Chapter 16
The fairly nice mansion the Baron had prepared as payment for taking me in faded into the distance behind me.
Leaving wasn’t difficult—there wasn’t much to pack anyway.
Dad, I’m sorry.
It wasn’t that I was abandoning the Baron’s household.
But I’m smart enough to know... this is the best I can do.
What I left behind wasn’t the barony, but my blind desperation clinging to my father.
The Baron and his wife, and Juan too—let them all eat shit.
From now on, the entire paycheck is mine.
And today was payday.
As far as I knew, salaries were deposited in the afternoon.
Starting with this paycheck, not a single coin goes to the Baron. From this moment on, not a single penny.
I immediately headed for the Imperial Palace to change my salary account.