One hour after the contact, Theo arrived at the housing agency, where he found a red-haired female waiting for him. She wore the formal black suit outfit and tied her hair into a ponytail so they wouldn't disturb her while maintaining her youthful beauty.
When she turned around and found the student that called her earlier, she quickly rose and greeted him, extending her hand. "Hello, Sir. I'm Rica, the one on the call earlier."
"Ah, yes." Theo shook her hand and asked, "Thank you for receiving me here."
Theo didn't even have time to admire the lobby as she had asked him to sit down in the corner to talk.
"There are two places that meet your criteria. Since we have crossed the apartments out…" She opened the file and projected it to the screen in front of them, showing a few pictures. "We only have these two houses here. The left one…"
She continued talking, trying to sell him, but Theo had already found the house he was looking for. The reason Theo didn't go with an apartment was the price, size, and location. Surprisingly, he felt it was better to rent a slightly more expensive house instead of an apartment.
The two houses had backyards where he could practice with his clone while having enough room to relax inside.
The two houses were similar in characteristics and appearances, but the one nearer to the school was more expensive, so he needed to plan his finances a bit.
After learning them for another fifteen minutes, he chose the house near the school since he didn't want to waste so much time traveling just to save a few thousand Zils. The stronger he became, the easier it was to get money, thus the choice.
"I will take this one."
Seeing that Theo chose the more expensive one, she obviously felt happy and smiled more sweetly at him. "I understand. We can go to the house first to check everything."
Theo nodded and accepted her invitation. She guided him to the parking lot and stopped in front of a white car. The car design looked the same as the old cars, but there was no wheel below the car as the body touched the ground.
Theo came in and waited for Rica to start the engine before the car started floating a few inches above the ground.
Rica tried to make conversations with him like how Theo is a student and the reason for purchase, but she soon felt Theo was uncomfortable with it and stopped.
Unknown to her, she completely misunderstood Theo. Inside Theo's mind was how he needed to pay 41,200 Zils every month. It was a huge leap from his previous rent, but he felt it was money well spent.
After all, not only could he get a training field, the house area alone was around 400 square feet. He had planned for the next leap to be a few million Zils to buy a house.
When they arrived, Rica guided him to all the rooms and asked about his plan to move. She was slightly surprised to hear that Theo wanted to move as quickly as possible, but she still politely discussed the matter with him.
Theo paid a few more thousands to prepare the house as quickly as possible, which he could afford to spend. Rica then agreed to the terms and promised he could move in tonight.
On the other hand, Theo was satisfied with this house. The backyard was quite big and had enough space needed for him to fight his clone with some small movements. As for the house, it had two bedrooms and one bathroom with a kitchen and living room.
Theo wanted to make the first bedroom for sleep while the second was for his Control or Awareness Training.
The distance between each house was quite big, so they wouldn't hear the clicking sound of the fight that loud.
After reaching an agreement, they went back to the office and finished all the paperwork. Theo then left the building after Rica told him to return at 8 PM since everything would be ready by then.
ID: 280104977610
Name: Theodore Griffith
Balance: 171,800 Zil
Theo agreed and returned to his small apartment while lamenting how fifty thousand Zils just left his account within hours. But when he entered his room, he realized how small his room was. It was a mere 60 square feet room which was barely enough for one bathroom, one bed, and a table.
There were not many things that needed to be brought. Most of them were his clothes which could be fit into one bag. He then used another backpack for all the other things while carrying all his weapons in his other hand.
After that, he informed his landlord that he would be moving soon which the latter agreed and told him he would vacate the room one week later since it was the time he needed to pay the rent each month and wished him luck in his next place.
Theo thanked her and headed to his new house, finding everything was ready. Rica had been waiting for him in front of the house and presented all the documents after showing all the things that had been cleaned.
He was satisfied, started exploring the new house, and unpacked his items. For the first time, he ordered a bit more expensive food to celebrate his new house.
Meanwhile, in Eilric Family Mansion, specifically inside a steamy bathroom.
Alea tried to relax her body in the bath, yet, her loss in the previous match distracted her the whole time. She was embarrassed, thinking she would be chosen and asked Theo to get her, but there was one more feeling that hit her the hardest. It was the fact she couldn't see through Theo's problem.
No, the worst part might be her hand. She lifted her left hand out of the water and stared at it for a few minutes.
'If only I used my left hand, I might still be able to turn the situation around. Theo wouldn't have gone to the other team. And…'
Her hand was shaking when she recalled the fight, but the frustration surprisingly stopped that thought for a few seconds to the point the shaking stopped and Alea could clench her hand.
"Ha…ha…" Alea's stuttering laughter echoed in the bathroom. Facepalmed, Alea opened her mouth. "How could I not see it this whole time? It seems I'm still not good enough."