Seven days already passed since the day Raymond's mother died.
Raymond is still clouded by the sadness of losing his mother but from the newspaper he coincidentally read, he know registration for entering Geraldine academy is about to get opened in two weeks from now.
if he want to participate in it, he must prepare as soon as possible to go to Rosenda the capital of sighurd where Geraldine academy is located. He can get to Rosenda in two days if he take magic train.
But getting into that magic train isn't that easy because it's ticket always get sold out so fast. So he must queueing as fast as possible to get that ticket.
He got lucky and get his ticket immediately, this ticket was returned by its previous owner because he has a change of plan. That person returned this ticket to get reimbursement money.
Actually he didn't want this ticket because if he use this ticket he must ride the train to Rosenda tomorrow and he is yet to prepare to go that early. But all of the ticket in the next three weeks already booked. So he didn't have any choice if he want to participate in Geraldine academy's entrance registration.
Right now Raymond is very busy preparing all the necessities he must bring to Rosenda.
*knock*knock*knock*
"Raymond, are you in the house"
Raymond heard doctor Rian voice outside of the house.
"yes, wait a minute doctor I will open the door for you"
Raymond opened the door and let doctor Rian come inside the house.
"please have a seat doctor, forgive me it's messy because I'm in the middle of packing out"
"oh it doesn't matter, it's normal to be messy if a man living alone in the house hahaha"
"ughh I'm really in the middle of packing out"
"oh is that so? if it isn't inconvenience can I know where are you going?"
"ugh I'm about to go to Rosednda.."
"what a coincidence, I come here also want to let you know that I will be moving my clinic to Rosenda, I will go to Rosenda a month from now do you wana go together?"
"uhm I already bought a ticket that will let me go to Rosenda tomorrow"
"why so fast? if I didn't come here now, I will not be able to know where are you because you didn't notify me about it before, do you still think of me as a stranger? this really hurt my feeling you know"
"uhm I'm about to notify you when I'm done with my packing"
Raymond told doctor Rian about how he got his ticket which make him a bit unprepared.
"is that so? hmm okay this is my card, in it you can find my new clinic location at Rosenda"
Doctor Rian give Raymond his new name card.
"hmm okay let's go packing, I will help you pack your stuff, four hands will be faster than two hands and you can have some rest before your travel if you done with your packing earlier"
Doctor Rian lift his sleeves prepared to help Raymond packing.
"erm I'm already done with my packing, doctor, you don't need to help me, you already help me enough with my mother funeral"
"what are you talking about? you don't need to feel burdened when the other want to help you okay, furthermore with me, I already know your mother long before you even born, she is my best friend okay, if you talk about it like that, I will be really sad Raymond"
"Raymond please don't think of me as a stranger, I already consider you as my family, if you continously treat me as a stranger I will be really really sad, so if it sint too much please consider me as a family just like I consider you as my family"
Seeing Raymond feeling troubled and unable to talk, doctor Rian talk again.
"okay it's okay if you didn't consider me as your family, forgive me for forcing myself to you like before, that was immature of me, you can consider me as anything as long as you are comfortable okay"
"ugh..*nod*"
Raymond feeling guilty but he is yet to trust doctor Rian completely even though they know each other for so long.
"okay please excuse me, sorry for disturbing your packing time"
Doctor Rian smiled and exited the house. Watching the back of doctor Rian getting far, Raymond decide to close the door and continue his packing.
1.320 gold money isn't by any means small amount of money. Just a gold of money can be used as living expenses for an average class family of three to life for a year without any worries.
Another example is the Baron Rudria who own this region and has numerous business in this region, he always bragging everywhere that Rudria barony have 300 gold income in a year, he is very proud of it.
1 gold is 1000 silvers, 1 silver is 1000 coppers, and 1 copper is 1000 penny's by the way you can buy a coarse bread for 3 penny's in this Rudria barony.
He didn't want his good relationship with doctor Rian to be ruined by this massive amount of money.
Raymond wake up at 04:27, seeing it's still too early he decide to do light exercises and have breakfast at 07:00. His train will leave at 09:00 so he need to prepare his mental first, after all he is bringing large amounts of money. He didn't want to look suspicious and invite unwanted disaster.
Raymond arrived at station at 08:50 because he is walking to the station bringing large and heavy suitcase.
After waiting for a while, the train come and ready to leave for it's next destination, Rosenda.
this is the most nerve wrecking train ride for Raymond, he must always stay awake for two days of travel. He can't sleep, afraid of his money got taken away by someone. He always pretended to sleep whenever it's time to sleep to avoid looking suspicious.
The moment he arrived at Rosenda, Raymond searching for hotel immediately. The price doesn't matter the most important thing is the security. He already asked around to ask for the safest hotel here.
Raymond entered hotel with the name of Rose hotel, this hotel is owned by the headmaster of the Geraldine academy, the legendary dungeon explorer Leon geraldine.
According to citizens here this hotel is one of the safest place in Rosenda.
This hotel is very expensive, Raymond must pay 3 coppers for a day of stay. Raymond decide to stay in this hotel for four days.
He want to use two days to fully rest and restore his condition and another two days to look for more suitable place to stay, after all even if he have a lot of money, his money isn't infinite so he must use them wisely.
After resting for two days Raymond goes to hotel receptionist.
"hello Ms Katty, do you perhaps know some trustworthy real estate agent around here?"
In his two days stay at this hotel Raymond got to know Ms Katty the receptionist of this hotel she is kind and knowledgeable person.
"oh hi Raymond, you look a lot more refreshed than before, hmm real estate agent huh....oh I know, wait a moment I will write his address for you"
Ms Katty took her pen and write on a rough brown paper for a while and then give that paper to me.
"here take this, his name is Mr Johnson, if you said I'm the one who recommend you to him he will give you some better price, he is good friend of mine, he is kinda loud but he is trustworthy"
"thanks Ms katty"
"no problem no problem, you just need to invite me to your homecoming party when you get your desired house hahaha just kidding, please be careful on the way"
Ms Katty smiled at the leaving Raymond.
After walking for some times, Raymond found the address of the real estate agent.
*knock*knock*knock*
"excuse me is mister Johnson in the house"
Not long after Raymond knocked on the door a short, fat, and long bearded man opened the door for me.
"who are you kid?, I don't give any charity, you can ask another house if you want one, look at that green colored house, it's the house of Mr Smith he is philanthropist I'm sure you can get one from him"
This man pointed at a green house and told me to go to that house instead.
"uhm I'm here, want too meet with Mr Johnson the real estate agent, I'm interested to buying a house for me to stay"
This man looked at me suspiciously, sizing me from head to toes with his eyes.
"I come here recommended by Ms Katty, but if Mr Johnson isn't at home I will try another real estate agent"
'oh Ms Katty..'
When I'm about to leave thot man hold my wrist.
"why didn't say sooner that you're recommended by Ms Katty, please come inside please come to this shabby Mr Johnson's house young master"
'usually everyone recommended by that vixen Katty always rich people that stay in the Rose hotel'
'even though this kid didn't look remarkable if he is really recommended by Katty I'm sure he has money, no poor people is willing to stay in that damned expensive hotel even for a day'
"please take a seat young master, I will bring out some tea and cookies first"
Johnson smiled brightly and bringing out his tea and cookies to the table.
"so what is the requirements for the house you want to buy young master?"
"first don't call me young master, just call me Ray"
"okay young master Ray"
'arrgghh whatever' Ray thought to himself.
"I want a house that located close to Geraldine academy"
'ohooo this kid must be filthy rich, he must be someone who want to register as a new student of the academy, judging by how he want to buy house directly to accommodate his registration he must be really filthy rich'
'but I didn't notice any guard coming with this kid, it's either his guard is extremely skilled or he is just a naive rich kid, ohooo what do I do with this kid?"