"Everyone, the rise of a new city and the birth of a new order have made me realize that our nation, Siracusa, is winning once again. In fact, we've won so much that we don't know what to do with ourselves anymore." The crowd below erupted in an uproar.
"So many people have secretly come to me and begged, 'Please, sir, we've won too much. We can hardly take it anymore. We Siracusans aren't used to winning. Before New Volsinii appeared, we were always losing. But now we've won too much.'" On the platform, the mayor and the chief justice struggled to keep straight faces.
"Every time, I tell them, no, no, no, you'll keep winning. You'll win by a landslide. Siracusans will win more than ever before."
"Because New Volsinii will prove it! Siracusa will prove it!"
The moment the speech ended, thunderous applause broke out. Countless people quietly shed tears, and New Volsinii descended into celebration. As the new head of the Saluzzo family, Torio, stepped down from the platform amid cheers, his subordinates crowded around him and asked, "My lord, have we Siracusans really won too much?"
"By the Wolf Mother, how should I know? I only know that our Saluzzo family has made out like bandits."
