After I gave Sub-Baron Ravioli the chance to make a "wise decision," I followed through with my promise to take Chloe on a picnic.

We headed to a small hill near Florence—a place I'd often visited with my family as a child.

"We're going to a place where I used to go with my parents and brothers," I told her.

"Really?"

"Well, we only went about once a year. Both my parents were usually too busy to go out more often."

Chloe gave me a look of sympathy, clearly moved. In Korea, family trips and outings are more common, and …