"Grandma, I'm heading to the captain's house."
"Wait, wait, take these pastries for everyone to try. The fruit and syrup in them were bought with Point Vouchers I had your grandpa spend."
The family was not poor. Having retired as Basic Clerks from the Order God Church's Church Administration Building, the two elderly people had not faced much material pressure raising a grandson.
But that was only in terms of material living conditions. They were actually very poor when it came to Point Voucher income, as Ventura's Pollution problem had incurred heavy expenses since childhood.
Mr. Pavaro was an example of this. His two daughters' Pollution problem had nearly driven the Pavaros mad.
It was the same for Ventura's family. Their already meager savings had been used up early in his childhood, and they had incurred considerable debt. That did not even include the cost of training the child. From Purification through becoming a Divine Servant, material expenses were unavoidable.
Thus, from a very young age, Ventura had developed the habit of gritting his teeth and enduring his Pollution flare-ups, because he knew that once he cried out, his grandparents would have to go out and borrow Point Vouchers from their former colleagues and friends again.
To repay those Point Vouchers, his grandparents had to take tedious, mentally taxing work at the Church Administration Building even after retirement. Sorting certain documents and even stamping them required an infusion of Spiritual Power. His grandparents were only Divine Servants, and many times they had collapsed onto the floor from exhaustion.
Fortunately, everything changed after Ventura gained the appreciation of his Church School's principal. The principal secured many benefits for him, essentially covering the expenses of his alleviation treatments and training, and giving his grandparents room to breathe.
This time, Ventura had even