Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

"Don't even think about going out to eat. I won't let you go out alone until the debt is paid off."

“It’s not unreasonable to charge you six pence for two meals a day at our house, that would be forty-two pence a week.”

"That way you'll have a shilling and sixpence left each week."

"Moreover, our family's wages are only paid after a full week of work, and advance payments are not allowed."

"Do you understand?"

The proprietress counted on her fingers. Although she wasn't very educated, decades of running the shop had made her mental arithmetic much faster than the average person. Even the awkward currency conversion of binary numbers didn't hinder her.

Hikigaya Hachiman silently calculated in his mind that even with an interest rate of one penny per day, he would only need eleven pennies to clear the debt after a week, which was less than a shilling.

There are seven pence left.

Chapter 56 The Tsundere type has become obsolete.

Sevenpence.

"Wow!" Hachiman Hikigaya exclaimed.

This proprietress's calculations are really precise.

In the end, he still only got a penny a day.

This time, however, I'll be able to pay off my debts, and they'll even provide room and board.

After hesitating for a moment, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded in agreement.

Having a place to stay is always a good thing.

It's safer than wandering aimlessly through the streets, isn't it?

……

"Why are you following me?"

Ye Hai glanced at Sawamura Eriri, who was cautiously following him.

"Hmph~ I'm not following you."

Eriri Sawamura raised her chin, her golden twin tails swaying gently behind her head, but her fingers were tightly gripping the hem of her skirt: "--but this road isn't yours, I just happened to be going that way!"

Ye Hai raised an eyebrow, looking at this proud girl who was clearly terrified but was trying to appear calm.

Her deep blue eyes scanned the dirty streets around her, and whenever a ragged passerby walked by, she would unconsciously take half a step closer to Ye Hai.

Ha, no wonder he's a golden retriever and a loser.

Saying things you don't mean is always the biggest weakness of the tsundere type. Many tsundere characters have had their men stolen by newcomers because of this.

Tragic is the only word to describe it.

His arrogance, however, led to his repeated performances.

"as you like."

Ye Hai shrugged and deliberately quickened his pace.

"wait wait wait!"

Eriri Sawamura hurriedly ran a few steps to catch up, but then realized her lapse in composure and quickly straightened her face: "Don't misunderstand, I was just afraid you would get lost."

"That would be very troublesome."

"However, if you ask me for a favor, I can certainly help you out. After all, I'm half British, and this is my home turf."

Ye Hai chuckled softly: "Heh, the British who have never passed an English exam?"

"If I told people that you are the daughter of a British diplomat stationed in Japan, I estimate that nine out of ten people would not believe it."

"I guess the other one will just think that your father's family is unfortunate, that his daughter can't even write English properly."

"You, you bastard!"

Eriri Sawamura was so angry that her twin ponytails stood on end, and her face turned bright red: "Who, who failed English! I just... just..."

She stammered, unable to speak, because what Ye Hai said was indeed true.

Despite her British heritage, her English was truly appalling; she often confused even the simplest tenses.

Speechless, Eriri Sawamura now only regrets that she didn't study English properly back then.

Now they've lost face even in another world.

Seeing her like this, Ye Hai sighed and softened his tone: "Alright, stick close. We need to find a place to stay before dark."

He was always kind to beautiful women.

It's definitely not because he's a pervert.

He wasn't involved in this mission; the Supreme God didn't even use him as an anchor point to draw upon the world's origin.

Therefore, this time, he will not be targeted by the world's will.

Ye Hai is working as a middleman this time.

As is well known, Ye Hai and Yukino Yukinoshita were rewarded with 3000 reward points for surviving for thirty days in the Resident Evil world.

However, the reward points for Hachiman Hikigaya and his companions surviving for thirty days were only one thousand.

So where did the remaining 2,000 points per person go?

Of course it went into Ye Hai's pocket!

This is a deal between Ye Hai and the God of Destiny: any future chosen ones sent in by Ye Hai will have two-thirds of their rewards taken away by him.

The remaining one-third will be given to these "reincarnators".

The main god will not suffer any losses in this transaction, and may even recover faster due to the increase in excellent "talents".

In fact, Ye Hai felt that he had been very merciful, considering that Boss Huang of Goose City wanted 70% of the profits!

He only wants 66.66%, which is more than 3 percentage points less than Mr. Huang.

Ye Hai didn't actually have to enter this world with them, but since it was his first time working as an intermediary, he came along to be on the safe side.

Eriri Sawamura was taken aback, not expecting this sharp-tongued guy to actually give her a way out.

She stole a glance at Ye Hai's profile and muttered softly, "...Who wants your fake kindness?"

But she unconsciously followed even closer, and even subconsciously grabbed Ye Hai's clothes.

"Hey, let go."

Ye Hai said without turning his head.

"No, no!"

Eriri Sawamura retorted stubbornly, "What if you get lost!"

"Scared?"

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Ye Hai asked without turning his head.

"Who, who would be afraid!"

Eriri Sawamura's voice rose noticeably by eight octaves: "I've seen plenty of scenes like this in games! It's just... but..."

Her voice suddenly trailed off: "The smell here...it's really awful..."

Indeed, the smoky, rotten smell of the slums was unbearable for this pampered young lady.

She covered her nose with a handkerchief, her delicate brows furrowed.

Eriri Sawamura had been to London before, but it was modern London.

It's not like here, where sewage flows everywhere and everything looks filthy.

"Hey."

Ye Hai suddenly stopped and turned to stare at her: "Do you know what kind of people Jack the Ripper killed?"

...... .. ...

Eriri Sawamura blinked: "A...a prostitute?"

"Yes."

Ye Hai looked at her exquisite JK school uniform with a meaningful expression: "And your current attire, in this era, is like having 'Come and kill me' written on your forehead."

Eriri Sawamura's face turned pale instantly.

She looked down at her elegant pleated skirt and black knee-high socks, then at the women on the street dressed in coarse cloth, and finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Then, what should we do..."

Her haughty exterior finally cracked, and her voice betrayed her obvious panic.

Ye Hai sighed, took off his coat and tossed it to her: "Wear this for now, it'll cover you up. Once we find somewhere to stay, we'll figure out a suitable outfit."

Eriri Sawamura took the coat, hesitated for a moment, and muttered softly, "...Thank you."

The sound was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"What? I didn't hear you."

Ye Hai deliberately picked at his ear.

"I said thank you! You idiot!"

Eriri Sawamura instantly reverted to her usual fierce demeanor, but her flushed cheeks betrayed her embarrassment.

She hurriedly put on her oversized coat, her golden hair peeking out playfully from under the hood.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out at the street corner.

Several drunken sailors were walking towards them. One of them saw Eriri Sawamura and his eyes lit up. He pointed at Eriri Sawamura's exposed blonde hair and whistled.

"Hey little girl, wanna grab a drink with us?" Fan.

Chapter 57 The Sailor Who Stirred Up Trouble

Eriri Sawamura instantly bristled, her golden twin tails almost standing on end.

She whirled around, her azure eyes glaring at them, and pointed at the group of sailors, shouting:

"You rude scoundrels! Do you know who I am?! My father is a British diplomat stationed in Japan! Dare to be disrespectful to me, believe me or not, tomorrow the Royal Navy will hang you on the mast and dry you into salted fish!"

She took a step forward aggressively, displaying the air of a noble young lady.

Although she is indeed the daughter of the British ambassador.

It's just not from this world.

One of the sailors was so startled by her sudden aura that he took a half step back, almost dropping the bottle.

Ye Hai glanced at Sawamura Eriri beside him in surprise. This girl had been acting like a coward just now, but why did she suddenly become so assertive?

"Ha! The diplomat's daughter, 'September 23rd'?"

The scarred sailor in the lead suddenly grinned maliciously, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "That's perfect, I haven't tasted the flavors of a noble lady yet—"

He didn't believe that the daughters of high-ranking officials would come to such a slum.

This young woman is definitely trying to scare people by pretending to be tough.

Just as Scarface reached out, Ye Hai flashed in front of Eriri to block him. He pressed his left hand on Scarface's shoulder, and a revolver appeared in his right hand, its cold barrel pressed directly against the man's chin.

"Her father might not be able to deal with you for the time being."

Ye Hai's voice was colder than the winter fog over the Thames: "But I can end you right now."

Scarface sobered up considerably in an instant.

He stood frozen in place, cold sweat trickling down his forehead, his Adam's apple bobbing laboriously beneath the gun barrel.

Upon seeing this, the other sailors immediately drew their flintlock pistols and daggers from their waists and fiercely surrounded them.