I learned that from my deceased Father.
[Oi, have you been guarding well as our substitute?]
[Yes, Rafal Burnex-sama]
I kneel and bow my head down to them. Even though these fellows are irritating.
[Here, your daily wage]
Rafal throws several copper coins to my feet. The other two behind him smile scornfully at me.
[Now, pick it up. Your wage today will decrease if you didn’t quickly pick-it up]
[Oops sorry. I didn’t know there was a hand in place like this. It was so dirty that it didn’t catch my eyes]
He laughed hard while stepping on my hand. Obviously he did that on purpose.
[Do not forget, we are willing to hire trashes like you. We can find your replacement as many as we want. Do you understand that? Is that difficult for low intelligence person like you?]
[Yeah, you seem to be slacking off lately. You are doing an honorable job in exchange of us. Usually a job like this doesn’t need to be paid, so you should appreciate being given money by our mercy. Do you not feel worthless picking it up?]
[It is as my older brothers have said. If you make a mistake, it will inconvenience us. I’ll feel bad executing you~]
Dammit. It has been five years, and yet their attitude of looking down at me like a slave hasn’t changed. If, I were resign from this guard job, I’m sure Rafal will rage and accuse me of some false charges.
[What a pathetic guy. You seem to not be doing your task as the gatekeeper well. We are feeding you food! Don’t embarrass the Burix Family!].
[What is that, like a maggot. It’s stinky and filthy]
Although my consciousness is faint, I heard the girl’s voice who is likely Memir thorugh my ears.
[Oi, get up. If you’re not standing guard as gatekeeper, we will get criticized by the other Holy Knights]
Rafal tramples my face while I am still lying on the ground.
[Get up quickly!]
[Rafal, stop it. He will die. He is one of people that we need to defend so you should not do that, that’s an act unworthy of a Holy Knight]
[Tsk… Today is Roxis Heart’s shift, huh?]
She ignored that and went forward, took my hand and raised me up. She wiped off blood flowing from my forehead with a handkerchief.
[Are you alright?]
[Yes, it’s just like usual. Thank you very much for your help, Roxis-sama]
[It’s alright, we are gatekeeper comrades so it’s natural. Then, let’s change the shift]
[If they try to do something like that to you again, then leave it to-]
[No, I don’t want to cause trouble for Roxis-sama. I’m already alright, so I’ll get going now]
[Master, bread and soup]
[Gotcha]
[How is it, the work as gatekeeper?]
[It’s severe]
[Is that so… I hope you won’t ended up like your predecessor]
After that the bar owner witnessed the master of the Burix Family stepping on the body of my predecessor who died during patrol and as such was no longer of any use to the house. He says that even now the scene is still burned bright into his eyes, with him, never able to forget it.
