Yes, I forgot to somehow warn her about Svyatov, or rather, about his rank. On the other hand, why on earth? She's had enough of me telling her about a bunch of Warriors. In the end, I will be the one making all the plans. And to be even more precise, she will only defend, and I will only attack. By the way, I was calculating here somehow, and it turns out that in Garagarahebi, which includes fourteen guilds, each of which has about one hundred and fifty Warriors and fifty Veterans, there are more than two thousand fighters of the Warrior rank and, holy shit, seven hundred Veterans. I don't know about Teachers yet. But these are the forces of a small clan. Only in terms of quantity, however, and the calculation itself is very approximate, but as a fact. And although the guilds are scattered, you can be sure that if they sense an external threat, they will quickly gather into one fist. Actually, that's why Garagarahebi is considered an organization. Akemi said that she herself began to rise during the war with the dark clans of China. They broke them very badly then. The Chinese, I mean.
—Well, you're lucky," Akemi said enviously. — Even though he's a bore.
— This is not boring, this is thoroughness. And anyway, when did I get bored?
— Thank the heavenly spouses, not today.
— You are a harmful... girl, Akemi.
— And then! I'm like that! she lifted her nose.
— Yes, yes, yes. You better correct me if I don't understand something. It turns out that in terms of the number of fighters, if you don't take ordinary people, we are actually on an equal footing with the whole Snake codla?
— Uh ... it turns out like this, - Akemi was already surprised. — But I still won't deal with Antipov!
— Yes, and figs with him, — I thought. — But he arrived, you must admit, on time. So, in short, we need to change the plan.
"Are you sure?" With the current forces and the old plan, we will win the war one hundred percent.
— Yeah, and what is the probability of clashing later with the kind that we will substitute? This plan was good before, but now it is very risky.
— Whatever you say, okay. The fate of a weak girl is to follow her man," she folded her hands on her knees and lowered her gaze, "and the duty of a man is to show the way and protect his woman.
Just innocence itself, heh.
— So you don't mind changing the plan?
— If the new one turns out to be better than the old one…
— That's all right. I even, in connection with our recent conversation about the purpose for training my people, drew ... — I clicked my fingers. — ...the skeleton of the plan.
— Oh, intrigued.
At that moment Antipov entered the living room without knocking. After looking around us and sighing to something of his own, he said:
— I have warned my people, they are gathering now. So come on, man, explain where to move.
— How nimble you are, — I scratched my nose in thought, — you say there are fifteen of you in total?
— We need to get ready — just to gird ourselves. And yes, fifteen.
— Then let's do this. I'll call the right place right now, and they'll send a car here... a minibus. — Well, yes, there is such a thing in the Shidotemoru fleet, even two. — So that you don't have to spend extra kilometers around the city. And do not burn once again.
"It'll be even better," he said, kneading his chin. — Eh, I'm going to warn my people again.
After waiting for the captain to leave the room, he turned to Akemi:
— Do you think he should be privy to our plans? I mean, maybe let him sit here while we think out loud? He's... how much do you trust him?
— I trust Sergey. And he... they were like brothers — Naytov, Antipov and Romanov. Despite the fact that the latter was an aristocrat.
Not very definitely. However, if you recall, for example, the Stylist with Macleod…
—Then we'll wait for him," I said, taking out my mobile phone. "I think he'll be right back."
However, I managed to call and explain where the car should arrive. I even had time to dig in the bar. I didn't feel like drinking alcohol today, and Akemi's juice was represented by only two types — pineapple and grape. Only orange and grapes are worse. At least the juices themselves were of the highest class. Actually, Antipov found me at this very choice.
— Why are you so sad? — he asked, entering the living room.
—It's nothing," I replied, putting one of the bottles back, and pouring myself a glass from the second one. "You could have gotten something else," I said, walking past Akemi.
— Why? How will I seduce you then? She replied, and the captain raised an eyebrow.
"Trials harden," I said.
— Or they leave them in old maidens.
"Leave the poor kid alone,— Antipov remarked. — Look what a man, — he pointed to himself, — you can seduce him.
— Do I look like a zoophile? — she raised an eyebrow in response.
"You have no taste, woman.
— It's better this way…
—That's enough for you already," I said, taking a sip of juice. — Let's get to the point, Akemi.
— Well, come on. Get started," she said, settling back in her chair and crossing her legs.
Antipov, hearing the last words, froze for a moment in his chair, in which he had just sat down, did not even have time to lean on the back, and was about to say something, but noticing that no one was chasing him, he relaxed without saying anything.
— First of all, I would like to clarify something. Tell me, if I attack one of the bosses of your guild, what will the Snake do?
— An interesting question. Actually, people like me sit in their seats to solve such problems. But you're not going to take over territories, are you?
— No, of course not.
— So, this is a personal conflict. He won't raise the whole guild against you. They will also call you an alarmist. But he can't come to the rescue himself — it's impossible. If the victim of the attack does not ask for help, then he will have to wait for the conflict to end.
— But this, as I understand it, will not happen.
— The one you hypothetically attack should also call for help... let's say, loss of reputation. However, life is more expensive. So he will run to the Snake, but not immediately, and when it becomes clear that there is no strength left. But then everything is much more interesting..." she said and fell silent in thought. I didn't bother her. Now she's actually thinking, not playing on her nerves. Antipov did not interfere either. — What the Snake knows about our acquaintance, we take as a fait accompli. So?
"Personally, I doubt he hasn't figured it out yet.
— But you don't take over the territory ... — she tapped her finger on the armrest of the chair. "If I were him, I'd set one of my loyal bosses on you." I wouldn't risk climbing myself. And to let everyone down on you... they wouldn't understand him.
—Heh, I wouldn't risk it," I grinned.
— You shouldn't do that. — A reproachful look in my direction. — To make it clearer to you, I'll paraphrase. Even I wouldn't risk it. To climb on their own, and therefore risk them, on someone who dealt with one of the bosses quickly enough? No, I don't need such happiness.
— But then it turns out that he also loses the second one.
— This is if you do nothing. He will send an intermediary to you after the attack on the first one. Just to test the waters. He will make symbolic demands, and that's it. But after the second, and even then not immediately, an ultimatum will be presented.
— And what? What's the point if he can't attack himself?
— If you do not fulfill the requirements, he, hiding behind the disrespect shown to the guild, will unleash all his forces on you. And he will take part himself. And by the way, after that I won't be able to support you anymore. Then everyone will turn on me.
— Like you don't respect the guild either?
— Yeah, which means everyone who is in it.
— And what prevents him from doing it right away? Even at my first attack? He knows about our connection.
— Logic, Syn. No one will support him. It will immediately become clear to everyone that this is his personal showdown. Even not so, it will be clear from the very beginning. But later it will not hurt the eye so much. At first, he will simply be laughed at, accused of raking in the heat with someone else's hands. But after you beat up as many as two bosses, it may well be an accusation that you imagine yourself to be who knows who and do not put the guild in anything. Really, everyone won't climb on you
anyway
bosses, but I can't help either. In short, how is there... an awl for soap. Either I'm without you, or you're without me.
— But in the second case, I will have time to erase two enemy units, — I said, thinking about something else.
— You'll have enough leftovers. Although if Koyama gets involved in this case...
— No, no, no. No Koyama. — I already jumped up. — These can not be dragged in any way. I'll get a coat of arms later. Everyone will squint at this family, they say, I'm their protégé.
— In my opinion, they will give it to you anyway.
— But they will take a very long time. Yes, and they will try to tie it to themselves.
— Yes, why on earth? the beauty exclaimed.
— A month ago I would have answered — and why not? I have enough resources for the appearance of such a desire on their part. I trust them, of course, but... there is me, and there is the clan. The old man's choice is easy to predict.
— This is a month ago, and now?
— Ancestral lands. — I did not mention about my father, "kamontoku" and the fact that they would not want to let a person go with him. Not out of distrust, but just too lazy to explain everything.
— Oh, right. And I forgot somehow.
Antipov is now clearly surprised by what he has heard. Looking at him, it seems that a mannequin is sitting in the chair. He's probably trying to keep an eye on his face. But, alas for him, army upbringing and all that.
"Okay, let's leave the Koyama clan alone. We settled on the fact that I can't cope with the remaining forces of the Snake alone, and you can't interfere. So you have to intervene before your head's ultimatum.
— As if in response to such interference, new enemies will not be snatched away. Have you forgotten about the neutrals? However, that's okay. It is far from a fact that this will happen. Another thing is when to interfere? Too early, and the Snake's losses will be too small, then it's pointless to start all this. And if I'm late... uh... I won't be able to intervene at all. Ho-ha-ha, and you know, if I were in the Snake's place, after the ultimatum, I would still be dragged into this case. Everyone would not have taken up arms, but half of the neutrals would have gone over to his side for sure. And then we will be very sad.
— That is, wherever you throw, there is a wedge everywhere? Antipov asked.
— Exactly, — Akemi nodded her head.
— Ha, and what will you come up with now, strategist? The captain smiled. But somehow, without malice and malice.