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...I suppose you're right.

Good evening, folks. I'm Leontuzzo.

As you can see, I was a little dinged up, but I'm out of the woods now.

I was actually there in the middle of the parade on the way to Court Square, experiencing this city that we live in together.

I'm sure little needs to be said about the impressive performance of Signorine Lappland and Texas.

But I wanted to see your faces, say a few things, and spend the night together with you guys.

Many things have changed in Nuova Volsinii over the past year, not least the completion of the Nuova Volsinii Port, the biggest cargo port in Siracusa.

Every connection it makes is like a pulse of the city, demonstrating healthy, robust vitality, supporting thousands of enterprises and hundreds of thousands of livelihoods.

We founded the country's first police academy, a new code of laws, and people are increasingly identifying with Nuova Volsinii.

This makes me glad and anxious in equal measure.

The city continues to face many problems that cannot be ignored. For example, the citizen credit system remains inconvenient, and there are many cases where it doesn't achieve its intentions.

We also understand that the uniqueness of New Urban Management Act makes it difficult for our citizens to receive the support they need for cases that span jurisdictions.

A year is a very short period of time. City Hall and the courts still have much to do.

What I want to ask is this: What is Nuova Volsinii to you?

That's also the question that I want to ask other Siracusans in Volsinii, Sicilia, Montelupe... what is Nuova Volsinii to them?

And what is this young city to neighboring Leithanien, distant Ursus, and all the other countries in Terra, for which change is a constant?

Are we a new possibility to them? Not just a different kind of violence, but something stronger, firmer, more close-knit, something worth talking to?

Will they understand that our strength comes from our most earnest desires, that we, and all the others gathered here today, can safeguard our hard-earned new lives?

That's what we have been trying to achieve over the past year.

There is no famiglia in Nuova Volsinii. The reforms associated with this saying doesn't rely on 'Siracusan' methods, as Siracusans know it—

A secret negotiation, an assasination in the dark, a purge of the city, a deadly struggle between famiglie...

All that has happened here, and all that will happen, will be viewed through the lens of the law.

We're giving a new order to our new life. The swamp that Siracusans used to take for granted will no longer faze us.

A friend once said to me that I'm walking down a thorny path.

He's right. But all the challenges that we have faced is exactly why Nuova Volsinii must continue to move forward.

For everyone who has been hurt on this path, for everyone who may be hurt in the future, I'm sorry.

But at the same time, I continue to extend an invitation to all the friends who have something to ask of Nuova Volsinii.

We shall trample the thorns together and make this brand-new, one-of-a-kind city better, little by little, until it's ready to usher in a new era.

As a matter of fact, a new era for Siracusa has already begun, a future filled with infinite possibilities.

Demetri gazes forward silently, at the silhouette of Leontuzzo outlined by the countless lights.

What can I say, Leon?

Saluzzo's wine isn't bad, but I prefer my own.

Bellone will find its way into this city, in my way, by your rules.

I promise that to you.

Demetri turns around.

The mayor's speech continues, but he has received the answer he was looking for. Demetri has accepted the invitation, or perhaps, the declaration of a very long war.

Enjoy the rest of the night!

And, the dawn of a new day.

<p=2>November 5th, 1100 8:10 P.M.</>

Is everybody here?

Look behind you. The whole street belongs to us... an awe-inspiring pack of wolves.

Good. No one should miss the Carnevale.

The weapons?

The secret weapon caches have been opened by the Don's orders. Guns, bombs, staves, crossbows... everything is fair game.

Good! But remember the most important thing—keep your mask on.

Nobody cares who's behind the mask, which famiglia they're from. Nothing you do will be punished.

Carnevale—Siracusa's greatest festival!

Cut down our foes! All the famiglie that oppose us will be swept aside! Nothing shall stand in our way in Siracusa!

What about the officials of the city hall? They're even worse than the other famiglie, those slugs that keep babbling about their lofty ideals.

The courthouse is right there behind us. They can sit and watch in that proud white tower of theirs... or get a crossbow bolt in their throat if they don't behave.

I like the sound of that!

Do you smell it in the wind? It's the smell of blood, just waiting for a chance to spill...

Tonight, there is no Grey Hall, there are no laws, no rules, no order. Tomorrow, there will be a new order in Siracusa, starting with this new city—

Alright, I think the speech has gone on for long enough.

I'm—er... Noemi! Trainee officer at the Nuova Volsinii Police Department!

Look around you! There is nowhere to run!

According to the New Urban Management Act, even members of the Dodici Famiglie must undergo a background check and standard registration prior to entering Nuova Volsinii.

Your previous acts of violence are on record, and the violence that you are planning will not go unpunished. Illegal ownership and usage of weapons is a serious crime!

Where do you think you are? Here, er, *ahem*...

Nuova Volsinii has no place for famiglie!

Cut!

I thought I had it all memorized. I don't know why...

There are only a few days until the Carnevale, Noemi. We need to finish this soon.

Sorry, I didn't think that my first task as a trainee would be shooting a movie...

Are you nervous because of the camera, or because the scene in front of you looks real?

If it's the former—look at these blokes here. I'm nervous that they'll let slip the names of their favorite pizzerias while trying to say their lines.

I worked at my papa's pizzeria before I started police school...

Anyway, you look good on screen and have a decent memory. You're the best one for the job.

If it's the latter—you're a graduate of Siracusa's first police academy. You're gonna have to stare into the eyes of the wise guys at some point. It's your job.

B-Both, I guess...

I promised Papa that I'd finish my training and become a cop. I'll get my job done, whatever it is!

Please let me have another go!

Alright, Venezians, here we go for another take.

*Moan*—

3, 2, 1, action!

...What do you think?

What answer would you like to hear?

Maybe the actors playing the mafiosi should act more intimidating? Show just how far Nuova Volsinii has come?

Or maybe you don't like how Venezia Trucking is involved in the filming? But at least they have not attempted to challenge Nuova Volsinii's New Urban Management Act.

They're just providing 'employees' as extras. They didn't even ask for ad space in the promotional video...

You know I'm not doing this because I like it.

I don't know, you look pretty happy in the limelight.

Signore! It's almost time to shoot your speech!

Be right there!

I-I'll make sure they know I'm just the Acting Mayor...

Not for long, though.

A grand festival, formal inauguration as mayor, a promotional video, your face in every corner of the city, so that no one would miss it...

We've talked about this, Lavinia.

We've done a lot in this new city. We've founded a new city hall, enacted the New Urban Management Act, and put into place policies that exclude the mafioso order...

But we have yet to face the big questions head-on—from Signora Sicilia, and the other famiglie that have designs on the new city.

Is there a better time than now?

Here, at the one-year anniversary of Nuova Volsinii, we have invited all citizens, even friends from abroad, to come to Nuova Volsinii.

We have revived the word Carnevale, which has not been used in the last half-century, and given it new meaning, in order to demonstrate...

This country can and will change the old things that bind it, and it starts with this city.

But how will painting a target on your back contribute to all that you've said?

We need a banner...

And the famiglie of Siracusa are waiting for a target that they can attack and harm.

Just because the famiglie have kept a low profile doesn't mean they've given up on controlling this city. They have their eyes on you.

...I'm not afraid of them.

I won't let them have their way, not again...