(EP.90)My House #1
090 – My Lovely Home #1
I didn’t mention much, but there were as many faculty members as the cadets in the Ark.
They were doing different things in their own positions. Of course, there were many amenities for them in Ark.
A training ground for faculty and staff only.
A staff-only restaurant.
Villa facilities for exclusive use only by professors and instructors and staff, etc.
Of course, not all faculty and staff were enjoying these benefits because they were not given free benefits and had to pay an appropriate price.
Without this, it could be said that, like Marmar, the faculty at the end of the school did not enjoy any of the above because they were far from the benefits provided by the Ark.
So did this bank.
“I went to the bank for the first time. It looks like real people are looking for money… !”
Marmar wags her tail from side to side with excitement in a bank with a clean marble floor lobby.
-Imp?
– The imp is coming to the bank.
-Isn’t that an accident?
The existence of such Marmar attracts quite a bit of attention. I thought it would be a good idea to finish errands quickly and get out of the bank to avoid getting into an argument.
“Next minute-.”
When the person in front of me has finished chores and steps aside. I was finally able to stand at the teller of the bank.
There was a girl with short blonde hair, wearing a white blouse and glasses, looking at me with a stern expression.
On his chest, there was a nameplate with the name ‘Economic Helper – Econoy’, and his short, pointed ears indicate that he was probably a nymph.
Because there are many people who are hired by the nymph quota system among the faculty.
The problem is that the bank clerk, Econoy, was yelling at me.
“Today, I can no longer get a loan… !”
“I haven’t said anything yet.”
“Then why are you here? !?”
“… … .”
He seemed very angry for a nymph. So, as I was embarrassed, Marmar, who was standing behind me, poked me in the back with her tail and spoke softly.
“Today is Sunday. The faculty members who go to work on Sundays are usually very angry.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
It must be stressful to work on weekends when others are off. But I don’t think it’s right to take anger out on customers like this.
I said nonchalantly.
“My name is Taeo Gospel. I heard that 10 million coins were deposited as dividends for the silver tier brooch.”
As I just said, I’ve been splitting my weekend hours down to the bank to find the 10 million coins dividend of the silver brooch.
The reason I’m looking for the money is to trade Marmar’s room today.
“Tae-oh, Tae-oh gospel… . Teo Gospel… .”
Economist Econoy pulled out a thick book and flipped through the list for a while. Maybe I’m looking for an account with my name on it.
After waiting for such a long time, Econoy said.
“It’s going to be a total of four minutes… !”
“Your name is Teo Gospel?”
“Yeah… !”
After all, the name Teo Gospel is quite common. What is the name given to the children entrusted by the church?
Suddenly, I remembered the existence of the book in the bag I was carrying on my back.
The name of Teo Gospel written with the saint’s name, Friga Nightfall. Maybe it’s not me, it’s probably just the same person.
“Please find a relatively recent deposit history.”
flutter, flutter.
As if turning the page for a while and found something, “Ah-!” Econoy exhales admiration. She said.
“Here, there is an account with the amount of 12.5 million coins… ! So, 10 million coins… .”
After brief identification, I was given a thick bundle of banknotes.
After becoming like this, I always received only a bundle of gold or silver coins, but when I tried to hold the bundle of banknotes in my hand again, the feeling was very different.
“In the future, it would be better to make a bankbook… ! Then things get faster… ! If you are interested in finance, there is a new passbook product. ?”
“That’s right. Marmar, shouldn’t you also make a bank account?”
“Bank book?”
After I pulled out 10 million coins, I made a bankbook with Marmar.
If I had to call it a bankbook, it was nothing more than a small booklet made of leather covers and parchment papers with numbers written on it.
“So the number written here is my money?”
Marmar kept looking at the words 10,000C written on the bankbook for the first time in her life as if it were a miracle.
“I thought I would open a bank account in my lifetime!”
“Then let’s go out and find a room. It’s a Sunday, so there’s a lot to do.”
I took Marmar and headed to the staff quarters.
* * *
If I had to pick the first three things that people need to live, it is definitely food, clothing and shelter.
What you wear, what you eat, and your personal living environment.
Perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say that everything that human beings live comes from these three factors.
In that sense, choosing a house was a very important and solemn task.
“I think this is good… !”
But Marmar shouted as if she liked the house from the first time she looked around.
A two-story row house exclusively for faculty and staff.
In a wooden building, five houses on each floor are dangling in aisle-type hallways, giving off a very lively feel.
The name of the building is “Fairy Paradise”.
In fact, I didn’t like it at all because it looked old and shabby.
“I like it here!”
But Marmar was saying that this place was good, as he had not seen any other places.
“Why do you like this place?”
“There is a second floor! I, Marmar, dreamed of living on a high floor!”
That’s right.
As I nodded moderately, the real estate agent who was listening to our conversation smiled contentedly, stroking his spiky beard.
“It’s a great choice. Although this is an old building. It’s the perfect place for beginners to start. All the options are there!”
“An option?”
The realtor who climbed the stairs to my question is Room 1 on the 2nd floor. I opened the empty room and showed the inside.
Inside, there was a single window on the wooden floor, and a shabby but clean bed with washed duvets and old desks and stools were scattered.
what are the options
As I turned my head to see if there was any hidden secret door, the broker spoke with great pride.
“There are ceilings and there are walls. There are also windows. Of course, there is also a door. Isn’t this a full option? If you sign the contract now, we will also give you access to the communal water supply pipe for an additional 200,000 coins per month.”
At those words, Marmar trembled.
The moment when I wondered if the revolutionary anger of Imp Marmar with a red heart was about to explode in this thief-like state -.
“I love this place too!”
Marmar looked around this empty space and clapped.
“Then do you want to sign a contract?”
At the broker’s question, I shook my head while muttering.
“Wait. Let’s talk a little more first.”
“Then I will smoke one at the beginning of the year. Talk slowly, hehe.”
As the broker took a distant break to smoke a pipe, I asked Marmar to check the softness of the bed.
“Do you really like it here? Wouldn’t it be better to check other places as well?”
“It will be the same everywhere else anyway! And, I really like it here! You can’t look anywhere else!”
Marmar’s attitude was firm.
As if it was already decided to live here, people were already saying, “Put a portable brazier here. He seemed excited at the thought of arranging furniture and tools with the feeling of “installing a drying rack here.”
It suddenly reminded me of my old self.
The moment I left the orphanage and got my own room for the first time. At the age of 20, my heart was pounding with tension and excitement at the thought of facing the world anew.
“Marmar, do you really like it here? Don’t you regret it?”
“Hang it on my tail and I won’t regret it!”
“tail?”
“The tail of an imp is like life! The oath made to it is the highest oath!”
I see
I was reminded again of how much the Imps value their tails.
Because of that, I realized how wonderful and wonderful the wand of the imp tail that Marmar gave me.
“Look at this. There is a window on the second floor. There’s even a balcony! Growing flowers on the balcony and looking down at the people passing by, I think it would be great!”
Marmar went out to the balcony on the second floor and looked down.
I wondered if it would be a big deal to look down on the first floor from the second floor, but for Marmar, the tail didn’t stop and continued to sway from side to side.
“Then let’s make a contract here!”
At Marmar’s cry, the staff who was burning the pipe turned off the lights and strode towards us.
He grabs something from the pouch on his waist, unfolds the scroll, and begins to steam, saying, “Eh, um-.”
“Let’s go-. From walls, windows, ceilings, beds, blankets, doors to water pipes. Also, by doing this and that, it will be about 500,000 coins per month for a down payment of 10 million coins.”
“The down payment is 10 million coins… ?”
Marmar’s expression, which had just been filled with excitement and anticipation, hardened seriously.
It was my expectation, but I was surprised that the down payment for this shabby space was 10 million and the monthly rent was 500,000. It’s not a deposit, so you can’t get your down payment back.
The experienced broker inquired if he had read the expression.
“Can I give you some more time to think? Or would you like to explore another room more? There are places where the down payment is 5 million coins and the monthly rent is 200,000 coins.”
At that, Marmar’s expression brightened again.
“Where are you?”
“This is the second room next door. Would you like to see it?”
To Marmar who nodded, the realtor introduced him to the room next to Room 2.
Then there was a gloomy prison-like space with no windows and no sunlight coming in. Of course, there is no balcony. There’s no sink. There is no bed.
What did you make this room for?
A real window was an option.
I kept my mouth shut because I had nothing to say, so the broker said if he had read my expression.
“If there is a window, mosquitoes come in in summer. In winter the cold wind blows. In that sense, there are no mosquitoes and no cold wind. Instead, it’s a bit difficult to ventilate-.”
“Well.”
“Well, I’ll give you time, so let’s talk.”
The broker leaves his seat again.
He’s probably trying to smoke a pipe that hasn’t been burned before. So while the staff was away, I told Marmar.
“How are you here?”
“… Here, I think it’s better! Even if there are windows or balconies, only mosquitoes and bugs can get in!”
Marmar’s tail drooping down as he said that.
He had a very sad expression on his face, but he seemed to know well that he had no choice because he had no money.
Seeing it reminded me of my brothers.
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Children who had to learn to give up one by one before having dreams. Children who had to see the cool and fun things that appeared in TV commercials only with their own eyes.
When I thought of that, I suddenly became very sad, and I felt like I was about to burst into tears because of the sensitive fairy sensibilities.
Marmar’s mental state might become even more strange if he lived in a place like a prison cell like this. So I said to Marmar, who was looking at every corner of the room with sad eyes.
“Marmar, let’s go to the 10 million coin room next door. I’d love to be there. I will give you the money.”