His mother had instantly noticed the ring on his finger the moment he walked into the house and asked about it.
Alex claimed that he had gotten it from a random roadside shop for five Zen. He said that the person said it was a storage device and was literally giving it away for the price of five Zen.
His mother shook her head after hearing this, thinking that her son had been scammed. She didn't scold him and only warned him not to buy things from such places in the future, as the sellers were very dishonest and usually sold fake things.
She thought Alex would realise the truth soon after he discovered that he had been sold a normal ring.
After the short matter about the ring was cleared up, Alex went to his room to wash up before coming down to help set up the table for dinner.
His father came later that evening, and they all had dinner together. Alex was asked during dinner if there was anything he needed since he entered the Adept mage rank.
