Thinking that Charlie was buying into his lie, Barlin promptly shook his head. "No, of course not, my friend! It's all true!"

Charlie laughed, shaking his head. "No, no, no. That's not what I mean."

Seeing the mischievous grin on his face, Barlin quickly asked, "W-Well, what do you mean?"

Charlie kept grinning as he replied, "You spent too much time cultivating that you haven't the faintest idea how society works.

Barlin's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly made an innocent face, "What ar