A Family Trip!

“Leon, I know it’s a little late to ask, but can we afford the bill? I didn’t ask how much it cost earlier...”

Once we’d finally finished ordering and had a moment to relax, Mom asked quietly.

“Don’t worry. Like I said before, I’m paying for everything today, so it’s fine. The ducal family gave me money, too, since they invited us to their residence.”

That was true. Richard-sama had actually given me money to buy clothes for everyone to wear at the ducal residence.

He must have wanted to make sure my family didn’t stand out in a bad way at the mansion. Richard-sama really was a wonderful person I could respect.

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. So you don’t need to worry, Mom. You too, Dad.”

“...All right. If you say so, Leon, I won’t worry about it. We might as well enjoy ourselves, then.”

“Exactly! It’s like a family trip, so we should make the most of it.”

As we talked, our food was brought out...