episode_0051
by fnovelpia“Ha… Why did it have to be me.”
The soldiers stood guard in front of the designated room, very tense.
Their mission is simple.
Waiting in front of Elisa’s room.
until when?
Until Elisa came out of the room door in the morning.
“Write. Okay. ”
This was not a mission to guard Elisha’s doorstep.
It was just an act to show that soldiers were guarding the doorway to Elisa’s room.
It was a mission to show Elisa Youngae that she would be treated well in the Bikken Territory, which was full of nothing but formalities.
It was not unusual for soldiers to relax and chat with each other.
Their role was not to prevent anyone from approaching Elisa Youngae’s room, but rather to simply stand there as decoration.
Since the knights, including Leona, were aware of these facts, they tended to let it go to some extent as long as it wasn’t too noisy.
“But aren’t we lucky that we don’t get harassed, except for the swearing?”
“Well, that’s right.”
So the soldiers whispered and talked quietly until Elisha got up.
Most of them were insults directed at passing knights who harassed them, who were women.
In a world where mana exists, it was safe to say that there was almost no difference in strength between men and women. Since even ordinary people could manipulate mana to some extent, the job of soldier was drafted equally by both men and women.
As such, it was quite a good thing for the female soldiers to guard Elisa’s room.
This is Geumnam’s district.
Even Wellington, the lord of the castle, would not have been able to come if he had not been told in advance.
There was no choice.
Those currently staying in the guest room include Elisa Soryu and Helen Wagner, and their titles alone are comparable to Wellington’s.
“Everyone be quiet.”
“Loyalty! Erika. There was nothing wrong with your work!”
“Yeah.”
Erica finally arrived when the time came and silenced the whispering soldiers, then waited solemnly for Elisa to come out.
Bam!
Finally, the door to Elisha’s room opened and the soldiers bowed their heads as usual.
“… .”
Elisa smiles after looking at those soldiers.
“Good morning everyone.”
“?!”
The soldiers’ eyes began to waver.
‘What the heck?’
‘Fucked… ‘
If it were normal, Elisa would have said something like, ‘Tsk. You little buggers. Get out of my sight right now. I told you not to leave these things in front of the door.’ But this morning greeting-!!
“, Elisa?”
Erica, who was in charge of today’s event and came out to greet her at the restaurant, also shook her eyes from side to side like crazy at the unbelievable sight.
“Let’s go.”
“Eh…? Oh, yes.”
If it were normal, Elisa would have looked at Erica with a displeased expression and made a ‘Tsk…’ sound.
But the sight of her going to breakfast escorted by Erica with such a bright expression was simply bizarre.
“Did the sun rise in the west today?”
“Okay… ”
As Erica moved away, the soldiers who had now completed their mission began to head back to their original posts, pinching their cheeks to check if this was real.
*
I feel like Elisa’s reputation among the common people has improved considerably these days.
It seemed that the soldiers who had been tense whenever she approached were now saluting Elisa in relaxed voices.
It wasn’t that they were being disrespectful. It was just that they were saluting their superiors out of respect, not out of fear.
I thought that now that I had solved Elisa’s problem, days would be a little easier for me…
A problem has arisen.
Doctor Gemini Weiss, who wears a plague doctor mask and magically conceals her body.
She said, Jemel Weiss.
The biggest problem for me right now is her.
“… … .”
Jemel Weiss looked at me as if he was dissatisfied with something as he sorted through his papers.
They even built a makeshift health center for her as she wanted to treat people.
Besides, just a few days ago, wasn’t I being praised as a saint for hiring the socially disadvantaged and giving them work?
But why are you looking at me like that?
“Head of Department. Didn’t you clearly tell me to clean the streets to prevent the Black Death? ”
“That’s right.”
After such an uncomfortable time, Jemel finally couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke to me.
“But I heard that people won’t be coming to work starting tomorrow.”
“That’s right.”
What is the story?
Tomorrow marks exactly six days since I started this business.
That is to say, it was the beginning of Saturday.
It was natural that people did not come out.
“Why on earth?”
“Hmm?”
I didn’t understand the situation. It was just a holiday, so they let people rest.
“Why? Of course not.”
“… .”
At my words, Jemel glares at me.
“Of course? You’re giving those poor people a glimmer of hope and then only making them work for five days?”
“Wait, wait a minute.”
Only now I realize what went wrong.
This is the Middle Ages.
Of course, there is no such thing as a set day off.
For most, it is standard to work without a single day off from spring to fall, except on rainy days.
Maybe I was too caught up in modern people’s sensibilities.
Forgetting this obvious fact, I told them that tomorrow would be a holiday without even giving them a proper explanation.
“I just gave you a short break. You can come back and work after two days.”
“If that’s true, go out now and tell those who are sad to come back and say thank you for everything.”
“… Okay.”
I was going to go out and give people a proper explanation even if she didn’t say anything.
But, because she was a noblewoman who cared about people and chose the difficult profession of a doctor, and because she was a capable female… I decided to let this level of whining go.
Of course, it was great that she pointed out my mistake, as a female who should be helping me.
The overly aggressive tone was a bit presumptuous, but… I decided to let it go for now.
*
Celine clutched the many silver coins in her hand tightly.
Today is the last day that my son Jang will earn this much money.
“The department head said that I don’t have to come in starting tomorrow!!”
Because the soldiers walking around were letting people know that today would be the last day of something like this.
Apparently, Alpha told the soldiers that starting tomorrow, people would have a holiday and they too could return to their barracks and enjoy the weekend.
There was a concept of a weekend, but the basic idea of the common people in this era was that there was no concept of a holiday.
Of course, the nobles practiced a five-day workweek, but there were also some who took a whole week off.
Anyway, the soldiers naturally thought that today would be the last day for those who participated in the environmental beautification project, so they simply announced the end to them.
“Sigh, but where did they give this opportunity to guys like us?”
“That’s right. He even gave me soap. He’s such a kind person.”
Even though they are commoners, those with disabilities are treated as undomesticated people, similar to slaves.
Alpha, who gave them soap on the first day and even gave them food without even taking their wages, was already a grateful person.
They only hired me for 5 days, but what the heck.
There are many cases where others steal a month’s salary, and it is not uncommon for them to run away without paying for the items they bought.
The welfare and decent wages they had received so far were enough to make them feel grateful to Alpha.
Those with slightly lower intelligence even praised him as a saint.
“By the way, have you found out about the next job?”
“I heard that there have been a lot of goblins in the forest lately… ”
“Ha! A man with no arms wants to lose his other arm too?”
“Well, I’m going to buy some sturdy armor with the money I earned this time.”
“… Armor… Well, I got a lot of money this time. It wouldn’t be bad to make a piece of armor and use it as a meat shield. If I collect more money by slaying goblins, ”
In any case, they must live while drawing a picture of tomorrow.
They began to exchange information while thinking about what to do next. It is common for these predatory underdogs to exchange information about where good jobs are available to avoid being exploited by others.
That’s why they are exchanging information more actively than ever.
Finding another job at any time was a matter of survival for them, so even though they were currently employed in the environmental beautification project, people knew a lot of information.
An active exchange of information throughout the workday.
Some people started to turn to goblin hunting, or if that was too difficult, to sewing for hire, which paid well.
“Wow-!!”
Thinking that this would be the end, people diligently collected the waste from the streets and brought it to a building called a water treatment plant.
“… … .”
The eyes of the people were glaring at those leaving behind trash as if they were quite dissatisfied.
“Tsk.”
Clicking his tongue slightly… .
Mana began to move around them and enter the cesspool.
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