nyslfriends Chapter 51 Moving
Chapter 51 Moving
The generous and straightforward Zag immediately returned to the hotel to tell Mrs. Marsh the good news.
He could sense that if he didn't settle on a house soon, he would probably have to endure the "loving education" from this nominally elderly mother.
So even though the house that Brother Peter introduced wasn't perfect, Zag decided to choose it.
At least the price alone would satisfy Mrs. Marsh.
"Where? EP2? South District? Only 7 shillings a week? That's great!"
Mrs. Marsh was indeed extremely satisfied with the price. After all, in the South City, even renting an apartment building, a two-bedroom house with a private bathroom would cost at least 8 shillings. This house, which only cost 7 shillings, was not only detached but also had a sunken garden, making it a real bargain.
Zag nodded: "Yes, the zip code is EP2 0DS, it's on Domino Street, but it's the first building on the far east side, almost in the East End. And the house is a bit old, it hasn't been maintained for almost a year, it's very dusty, otherwise it wouldn't be this price."
"Brother Peter was originally going to ask for 7 shillings and 10 pence, but I tried to negotiate and he eventually agreed to rent it out for 7 shillings per week."
Mrs. Marsh was very pleased with Zag's frugality: "It's alright, it's alright, I'm just staying home anyway, the house can be cleaned slowly, but this price is really good. Even in Cabbage Town, it would be hard to rent a detached house for this price, especially one with running water and sewage. This is really great!"
"Yes, and it also comes with a small sunken garden, not very big, just this little bit," Zag gestured with his hand as he explained to Mrs. Marsh, "but it can also be used to grow something. I learned some techniques from Lily, David's wife, and since I'm currently working at an alchemy potion shop, maybe after it's set up, I can grow some things that can be used as magical materials, which will be a supplement in the future."
"Great plan! You've finally grown up and are no longer that noisy little kid who always wanted to go on adventures."
Mrs. Marsh seemed very pleased, so much so that her eyes were a little red.
This sudden, strange feeling left Zag somewhat bewildered. He awkwardly scratched his head and looked to Snowball, who was lying on Helford, listlessly playing with its tail, for help.
After receiving Zag's distress signal, Snowball reliably meowed, then pounced into Mrs. Marsh's arms and started meowing in a high-pitched voice.
The series of meows melted Mrs. Marsh's heart, but even Zag, who could understand Snowball's speech, couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times—
"Foolish Modo needs the great Snowball to take care of him! What a useless piece of trash! Especially you, you stupid dragon! Utterly stupid! You need the great Snowball to clean up your bird's nest when you rent a house! And when you go back to the inn, the great Snowball has to help you please your mother, you useless stupid dragon! And the stupid dog too! You're all useless! Meow!"
But Mrs. Marsh interpreted Snowball's string of scolding as a form of whining: "Little one, oh, how adorable! What's wrong with you? Hungry again?"
"Uh, maybe so. When we were looking at the house just now, it caught two birds. Maybe it was showing off to you?"
As he spoke, Zag carried the two tied-up birds in front of Mrs. Marsh, trying to distract her with the logic of a real cat.
"Wow! What an amazing kitten! You're so small, yet so talented! That's incredible!"
Mrs. Marsh immediately showered Snowball with praise, making Snowball's face beam with pride, its tail held high like a question mark.
Of course, this also allowed Snowball to successfully stop continuously attacking Zag and Helford.
"Now I finally understand what they meant by 'a doting mother spoils her child' when they were talking about it online..."
Zag muttered to himself.
Mrs. Marsh didn't hear Zag's words clearly and instinctively asked, "Huh? What did you say?"
"Well," Zag exclaimed, shaking the two plump birds in his hands, "I'll go ask the hotel kitchen to help me prepare them and roast them for me."
With that, he quickly left the room.
"Remember to tell the chef to use less salt; kittens can't eat too much salt!"
Mrs. Marsh's kind words made Zag stumble and almost trip over himself.
This is spoiling Snowball way too much!
……
The next morning, Zag settled Herford in, letting it carry most of the luggage and take Mrs. Marsh to the new house.
"Will this work?"
Mrs. Marsh didn't mind Herford carrying things, having already witnessed his abilities, but...
"Can coal briquettes find their way around?"
Zag replied, "He's very clever; he can lead you there just by smelling the scent, so don't worry! If you're really worried, just have him wait for me at the entrance of the Meretra Temple. I'll pack my things here and head over; it won't take long!"
Mrs. Marsh had no choice but to nod: "Alright, if Coalball can't find a place, I'll take him and wait for you at the Temple of Meretra."
To make it easier to carry—mainly to save money—Zag didn't hire a carriage to move. Instead, he wore the steel plate armor David had given him, and then carried the rest of his luggage on his back and in his arms, panting as he set off with Snowball.
Well... the reason I let Mrs. Marsh go ahead was because it was a bit embarrassing to travel while wearing steel plate armor.
Reality isn't a game. Wearing this thing while traveling is no different from wearing a full suit of mecha in the 21st century. The latter could at least be disguised as "cosplay," but in this era, even the guards of a lord don't wear heavy armor on a daily basis.
This is something you'd only wear on the battlefield! It's incredibly heavy!
"Snowball, can you get off me? Even though you're not heavy, at this moment, I can barely support even a straw."
Completely covered in steel plate armor, Zag was exhausted and hot, and soon he was covered in sweat. He had to talk to Snowball, who was perched on his shoulder.
"What a useless dragon!"
Despite making a fuss, Snowball still "kindly" jumped off Zag and followed beside him with small, quick steps.
It just kept meowing, "The great Snowball has never seen a dragon as weak as you!"
"I already told you, huff, huff, I'm not a dragon, huff, I'm just a dragonborn," Zag gasped, trying to explain. "And this body, huff, isn't my original body at all!"
He never mentioned the fact that his real body was much weaker than the body he had transmigrated into.
Snowball, neither giving an inch nor backing down, retorted: "Anyway, it's very weak!"
Zag decided not to bother arguing with a harpy: "Fine, lowly servant, hmph, lowly servant Zag, of course, is no match for, hmph, for the great Snowball's strength!"
Panting and talking to Snowball, they quickly arrived at the new house.
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[Snowball's Science Popularization Mini-Drama] The postal code of the Eternal High Kingdom is a code composed of letters and numbers, used to accurately identify addresses. It is usually divided into two parts: Outward Code and Inward Code, which are usually separated by a letter or a comma.
The outward code is the first part, used to indicate the approximate location of a city, town, or region. For example, in "EP2", "EP" indicates Eastern Port, and "2" indicates the specific postal district.
The introductory code is the latter half, used to represent a specific street or building, such as "0DS" which represents the street and house number.