Still, in the cramped space of the stands, his massive build made things rather tight.
So Castard unceremoniously took Mousse's seat, then picked him up and placed him on her springy thighs.
Long used to this, Mousse shamelessly leaned back against the human sofa and tilted his head as he asked his sister, "You care about that little bit of prize money?"
"That little bit of prize money? You make it sound so easy, young master. Your sister only gets 300,000 Berries a month for spending money, and that's not even enough for cosmetics! Do you think Mom gives you whatever you want?" Charlotte Castard rarely showed dissatisfaction toward her favorite little brother.
Castard was actually quite broad-minded. Among their siblings, there were plenty who envied Mousse so much that they wished he would die in some accident. If not for their two eldest brothers doing their best to maintain a harmonious atmosphere, he might have died an unnatural death long ago.
Mousse understood that perfectly well. He only deliberately teased Castard after getting his way because they were close enough that he was not afraid she would hold it against him.
But Castard's next offhand remark still caught Mousse by surprise. "What? Sister Amande entered the competition too? She'll soon have an island and subjects of her own. Is she still short on money?"
As mentioned before, only five members of the Charlotte Family's second generation currently had their own flagship vessels, and those same five were also the only ones with islands of their own.
Although Totto Land residents were theoretically only required to pay a soul tax, once people no longer had to worry about food and clothing, they would always develop higher-level needs. Those needs naturally brought income to the various "ministers/island lords."
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