Chapter 84 - 12. Letter
Fisher’s rental house was situated in a particularly nice part of Saint Nali. Below the district where he lived, many workers who labored in the factories resided, with about five to six people cramming into one room, the people of one floor sharing a single communal washroom.
Yet Fisher’s rental was on the second floor of the three-story detached house in front of me, which was owned by an old woman named Martha.
Fisher used the key from his wallet to unlock the door, revealing the brightly lit room inside. He took off his hat at the entrance, where a white-haired lady wearing an apron and presbyopic glasses, her back hunched, was coming toward him.
She sized up the gentleman at the door for a while before exclaiming in surprise,
"My goodness! It’s Fisher, you’re back from the South Continent!"
She came over and embraced Fisher, who also hugged her frail body. "Mother Goddess bless, I can’t even bear to think of such a place. I heard from Mrs. Chris next door that the South Continent is full of wild beasts and monsters; it must have been very dangerous for a fragile scholar like you to go there."
Fisher smiled helplessly, and Renie, who was behind him, also peered out to greet the woman in front of her,
"You’ve also brought Renie back, that’s wonderful... I just made a mushroom soup, we can have a nice meal tonight."
"Thank you, I’ll go upstairs and clean up a bit first; I haven’t been back in a while, and I guess it must be dusty up there."
"Don’t worry, I’ve been taking care of your room for you all this time. A lot of things are missing from your room; did you take them to the South Continent?"