Chapter 51: What about the trust between people?
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"Demanding an intelligence fee from the Emperor, you are absolutely the first person in the history of the Witte Empire to do so."

Half an hour later, at a small restaurant near the school, the two princesses and I were sitting across from each other, not very politely stuffing our faces with food.

They claimed it was a celebration banquet, but in reality, it was just to spend some of the money I had just earned.

Damn it, those two old folks actually gave me a card with 100,000 gold coins in front of Anne, causing me to tragically be asked to treat them now.

But it's a good thing Mary is back in her lab dealing with the things she got from the dragon's tomb, otherwise I might end up paying out of pocket.

Honestly, are princesses trained as food reserves? There's just too much food here, isn't there?

These two are definitely here to trick me. Just look at the mountain of dishes in front of them, they look like beggars who haven't eaten for days. Luckily, these two changed into plain clothes before coming out, or who knows what others would think if they found out these two were princesses...

But it seems like the manager completely avoided looking in this direction. I think he probably already knows the identity of these two, after all, they are princesses, so it's not strange to recognize them.

But these two in front of me have absolutely no self-control, I wonder if the emperors know this and sent them with me, planning to eat back what they spent.

"I say, you two."

I looked at the two princesses still 'fighting'.

"Are you really planning to finish all the food here?"

When I said this, I clearly saw the hand of the manager behind the counter pause while wiping the plates, and a hint of panic appeared on his face.

"Impossible, our stomachs can't possibly be that big."

Princess Anne directly picked up a piece of steak and bit into it.

Hey hey hey, even though I'm not very clear on your etiquette, what's the difference between your way of eating and that of a barbarian?

Well, in the end, it's not my worry, I better act like I didn't see anything.

"Alright, once you finish eating hurry back, I still need to arrange a place for Nana to stay... Oyado, is the room next to yours empty?"

"Well, there's only a bed inside, so if someone needs to stay, we'll have to buy some daily necessities."

Oyado said while sipping her drink, but her gaze was fixed on Nana.

"Well, that's fine. Later I'll accompany you to buy some daily necessities. Based on the current situation, I don't think we'll have classes in the near future."

"Hey hey! I want to go too!"

Princess Cher immediately raised her hand.

"Well, I'll go too."

Princess Anne next to her also nodded.

Seeing the two of them excited, could it be that princesses also enjoy shopping? Although my shallow experience tells me that most girls probably like shopping, but...

"Do you need to buy anything? You shouldn't lack anything, right?"

As soon as I said this, they immediately shook their heads.

"Of course not, although we have everything we need, there might be some nice clothes or something to find on the streets! So, we can't miss this opportunity."

Is it true? So you guys are planning to pay for it yourselves? But I don't see any money on you now. Am I going to end up footing the bill again?

Well, looks like I will have to send the bill back to their house later, or I will be bankrupt sooner or later.

I looked at them and nodded helplessly.

"Alright, let's go. Do you two plan to eat here until tomorrow?"

"Yes, yes."

Both of them immediately answered and the speed of them eating with their hands became faster.

Oh my, they can still eat this much?

I looked at their appearance and chuckled helplessly, then walked towards the counter.

"Boss, how much is it?"

"In total... 374 gold coins, buddy, I see you're having a hard time, so I'll give you a ten percent discount."

My goodness, this guy just ate up the monthly salary of several middle-class workers, how generous.

And this kind boss, I almost wanted to give him a hug.

What a kind person! This is what a good person looks like!

If everyone could just understand each other like this, the world would be so much better!

"But, next time, try to bring the princess here during peak hours, so I can increase my traffic, uh, then I'll give you a twenty percent discount."

Looking at the sincere look in the boss's eyes, I also smiled.

Isn't trust between people the most basic thing? Give me back my touched feelings!