�Of course! We�ve both been doing well. Well, maybe a bit too well, perhaps? Look at your mom. She ended up becoming so pretty that you almost ended up having a younger brother.�

�Honey, what are you blabbering on about in front of our son?�

Shirone smiled ruefully.

His parents were much thinner compared to when he left.

How would they be able to eat properly when they were busy worrying about their child everyday?

When he considered those thoughts, he choked up again.

Suddenly, Vincent became curious.

At first, he was very nervous thinking something had happened to his son. But after seeing Shirone�s relaxed form, he felt like nothing bad had occurred.

�So, why were we brought here? If you finished your work, you should have been allowed to come home right away. Surely they aren�t stopping you from going back, right?�

�No, no. It�s nothing like that. It�s just that I managed to take advantage of a nice opportunity.�

�Hm? A nice opportunity?�

Shirone told them the story of what had happened this morning.

He was able to tell them the story without any trouble because he had already put together an outline of how he should tell the story in his head.

But from the listener�s standpoint, the story was so mind-blowing that it left them speechless.

As Vincent continued to listen, he became more and more astonished.

To be honest, he stopped listening to Shirone past a certain point.

He couldn�t comprehend what his son was talking about.

He became friends with the youngest young master of the Ogent family? And that same person promised a knight�s oath to him? Furthermore, the family accepted it and allowed them to carry on being friends?

The story continued to break apart his common sense, it felt like thunder was reverberating inside his head.

When the story came to an end, Vincent scratched his head in silence.

He knew he was a smart and bright kid. But even so, this story made no sense.

Maybe something went wrong inside his brain? Did he go delusional after being tormented here for a long time?

�Shirone, be honest with me. This dad can, and will, do anything for you. What in the world happened to you? Who the heck made you like this?�

�It�s all true, dad. Why would I lie about something this?�

�Okay! You are not a liar. So tell me, who bullied you?! Who treated you harshly?!�

Vincent was genuinely angry.

He�s heard of numerous cases where commoners were wrongly entangled with nobles and became forever handicapped.

Even Shirone thought the story was ridiculous, but he couldn�t think of a better way to explain it to them.

While he was stuck between a rock and a hard place, trying to think of a way to answer, the Ogent family entered the reception room.

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