The banquet was not particularly lavish, but its standards were high. Even the servers wore Order Clerical Robes.
This did not mean that Passio's grandfather had arranged for church members to serve as his household servants. Rather, his grandfather, Mr. Jemar, still held the position of vice principal at Saint Antis Higher Church School.
Whenever his household needed extra hands for a banquet, the Student Council officers could immediately organize people to come and help.
They were not assigned to it. They volunteered.
Passio's parents did not work in the Dinge District, so only his grandparents lived at home.
Following the customary formalities, Kallen and the others went with Passio to meet his grandparents. The two elders were very kindly, or at least appeared so, and were also very knowledgeable. They offered every young person words of encouragement and advice to keep striving, even choosing different words for each.
Once the formalities were over, those who liked socializing went to socialize, those who liked sampling food went to sample food, and those who liked peace and quiet found themselves quiet corners.
Kallen chose a spot by a window. Diagonally across from him, a band was playing soothing music.
Ventura brought over a large plate of food and asked, "Captain, are you hungry?"
Kallen shook his head.
"I noticed you barely ate anything at lunch, Captain."
"I drank too much coconut milk. I'm not hungry."
The coconut milk he had drunk during the day was not pure coconut juice but a beverage. It had not tasted cloying, but its sugar content might have been a little high, leaving Kallen still without an appetite.
"Are you sure you don't want any?" Ventura asked again.
"Try to eat a little more. Eat my share too."
"Yes, Captain!"
Ventura chose a table near the