Ch.17 One Day in The Life of A Gate Guard

Chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp.

"... Hmm... Ah... It's morning..."

I wake up to the sound of sparrows alarm.

I tap my digital device to stop the alarm, then get out of bed and stretch my arms.

"Hmmmm... what should I have for breakfast?"

I heard my footsteps I head to the kitchen.

I open the magical fridge and look inside, but there are not many ingredients.

"Damn, I ate too much yesterday."

Yesterday, I used up a lot of energy chasing a suspicious person, and I got so hungry that I ate almost all the meat in the fridge. I was in the mood for a big meal.

I didn't go shopping before getting home, so the only ingredients left were mostly vegetables and bacon.

"Hmm... I wonder if this will be enough for the morning."

The job of a soldier requires a lot of physical strength. My current job is guarding the gate, but if there is a suspicious person I have to deal with them, and because of my skill, I might also be doing purchasing work, so I have to use my brain quite a bit.

It's quite hard.

But if you don't have it, you can't have it. I'll keep my breakfast simple: raw vegetables, bacon, and bread. There's nothing else like it.

I immediately heat a frying pan on the magic stove, place two slices of bread on it and cook it lightly. Once they are cooked to the right consistency, I remove the bread and place it on a plate.

Then, while the bacon, lightly sprinkled with pepper, is cooking, wash the raw vegetables and place them on top of the bread, then add the cooked bacon on top.

Finally, place it between another slice of bread and my sandwich is complete.

I poured some barley tea into a glass and brought it to the table along with the sandwich.

"Itadakimasu."

I eat my breakfast while watching the morning news on TV.

Wow, this bacon tastes good. Where did I buy it?

On TV, a reporter is reporting live that a large number of minimum slimes have appeared and caused a lot of trouble.

There's a guy behind the reporter slicing up a regular slime. His name is written on his head as Takemaru. He's one of the God-humans.

"Oops, I have to get ready."

I looked at the clock and saw that I had to leave the house in 20 minutes.

I quickly eat the rest of the sandwich and wash it down with barley tea.

I brush my teeth while dressed in the leather armor that is issued to soldiers, which could be called a uniform.

When everything was finished, it was time to leave the house.

"I'm off."

I greeted the empty room and went outside.

It's only 7am and it's a bit chilly even though it's summer.

I'm sure if I move around I'll get warmer, like that fighting boy on the news.

Unfortunately, I have work coming up soon, so I don't want to do anything that will tire me out before I even start.

I'll just have to be patient. It'll get hot after a while, whether I like it or not.

"Hey Kelly. Good morning."

"Good morning. Oh, I'll stop by again this afternoon."

"Sure. But is that okay? Isn't your girlfriend coming today?"

"Please stop, Gallo-san. She's not my girlfriend."

"Really? Oh well, if you come in the afternoon, I'll be waiting for you. Good luck with your work."

After replying to Gallo-sa , the owner of <Strength First>, an inn popular for their fried food set meals, I walked towards the west gate of my workplace.

"She's really going to come today. It's Saturday after all."

Recently, there's a woman who's been going after me.

I'm honestly happy because my age is the same as the number of years I've been without a girlfriend. However, she's been pushing me too hard, and I'm starting to feel a bit put off.

She's told me many times that she likes me and wants to go out with me, but I feel like something might go wrong if we were to date.

"Good morning, Kelly."

Hmm, I'm at work already. I've been thinking too much.

"Good morning. Thank you for your hard work on the night shift."

"Yeah. Then I'll let you take over."

"Sure."

I raise my hand and see my colleague off. I'll be working until the evening today, but I have the night shift tomorrow. I need to catch up on sleep.

Well, let's go to work.

"Next person, ID or entry fee? "

"Here, this is my ID."

"...Yes. You can come inside."

A person wearing a tall hat bows deeply as he passes through the gate.

That hat wouldn't suit me.

"Yes, next person---"

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It's 1pm. I've passed my job my coworker and am taking a one-hour break. I'm off to eat at Gallo-san's place.

"Phew. I think I'll eat something and get some sleep."

"Ah, there you are. Kelly-san."

"Ugh"

The girl I've been talking about has finally come. I guess today was the day she was going to come after all.

"That's terrible. What do you mean by "ugh"? Hey, Kelly-san?"

"N-no, maybe you're just imagining things? I never said that. Oh, I'm going to go get lunch. See you later."

I feel like her eyes were shining suspiciously, so I quickly made an excuse.

I already told Gallo-san I'd come, so let's get out of here quickly and go for lunch.

"Eh? Let's eat together with Mii-chan today, okay? Okay? Here, this is your special bento lunch from your beloved wife."

I instinctively accepted the insulated bag that was being handed to me and pressed against my body, which was said to be a bento lunch from my wife. Wait, I'm not her husband.

"Ah, haha... thank you every time... I'm not your husband though."

"What? Did you say something? Come on, let's go eat. Let's go to the park today."

She must've heard me, but she ignored me. Ah, I'm being forcibly taken away again today.

I'm happy that she always makes something and brings it to me when she comes to see me, but she's also pushy and overbearing.

Even now, she's linking arms with me and saying we should eat together in the park, and we're about to start walking. If I just stand there like this, I feel like she'll drag me along.

"That bento is nice. I want a girlfriend too."

As I was going back and forth with her, a colleague who had witnessed the whole thing uttered that word.

"Hey, stop it. She's not my girlfriend."

"Oh, don't say that...it makes me sad."

"Kelly, you're saying she's just a casual fling? I don't think that's a good idea. Well, think it through carefully."

"No that's not what I... ha..."

My colleague patted me on the shoulder and told me to pull myself together, then went off to the checkpoint.

I simply told the truth, but my colleague misunderstood me unnecessarily. In fact, the misunderstanding was that this missyeru♡ was my girlfriend.

For some reason, my coworkers have the misconception that she and I are dating. I think it's probably because of the way she treats me.

Every Saturday and Sunday she would make something for lunch and bring it over, and on weekday evenings she would find me and come over to talk. It was a regular occurrence for her to hold my arm, and she often hugged me too. She even held my hand like a couple...

If you look at us from the outside, we do look like a lovey-dovey couple.

It's my own fault for not letting go, but I feel like something's been dug around me...

"What's wrong? Are you okay? Do you want Mii-chan to pet you?"

"N-no, it's okay."

She actually reached out to pet me, so I put my hand over to stokayer and tell her I'm okay.

But when I look at her, I really think she is a mysterious person.

I turn my gaze to the letters floating above her head. They say missyeru♡, her name.

Apparently, their race, the God-humans, was the last living creature created directly by God . The Pope of the Church of Fuyurona had said this at an international conference, according to a report on the TV news.

Since they're called God-humans, people thought they're a messenger of God or something, but that was not the case.

Apparently we were also created directly by God, so there's no particular respect for them or anything like that. They're treated the same as other races.

But there's one thing that I find strange.

Before we know it, they're there, and before we know it, they're gone. It's not a matter of speed. Some people have seen them disappear right before their eyes.

It seems that even the Fuyurona Church, which worships the gods, does not understand this either.

Apparently, documents that were said to contain similar information have been lost over the course of history, but the existence of such documents has been confirmed through catalogs.

The few remaining documents dating back several hundred years say that they disappeared five hundred years ago and their existence hasn't been confirmed for at least two hundred years.

Even when I asked the God-humans who sometimes disappear about it, they told me something strange about "logging out", so in the end no conclusion has been reached yet.

Since this is the case in the Church of Fuyurona, where many long-lived people live, it's only natural that we wouldn't find anything out if we looked into it in other countries.

"What's wrong, staring at me? Ah... a kiss? It's embarrassing to do it in front of other people, but I'm okay with it."

"That's, not, it!"

I turn my head away from her and deny it.

It's probably too early to kiss. Wait, why am I even thinking about this...

Everyone who passes through the gate has been staring at me for awhile now. Do you really enjoy watching people getting all lovey-dovey? It's not really lovey-dovey though! What am I trying to say!

Damn it. If I stay here any longer, I'll just attract more attention.

My colleagues' envious aura is getting stronger, so I should leave quickly.

"Come on, let's go."

"Yes."

She's complicated... I head to the park with Mii-chan linking my arm.

"Today, I have Kraken wieners and rolled eggs."

Seeing Mii-chan having fun, I sighed in my mind. I wish she wasn't so forceful.

As I moved my feet, I thought about something else, like how difficult it must be for an entire race to have their own name written above their heads.

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〘God-human〙

a fixed race given to all players that cannot be changed.

Documents state that they were the last race created by God.

They have no lifespan. They don't age. They are essentially immortal.

If you change your race from the initial setting of human, the notation and name of the race will change to God-(race).

In addition to choosing your own race, you can also choose randomly, and there are some races that can only be obtained this way. The probability of getting a rare race is quite low.

〘Human Race〙

The initial race set for the initial avatar before character creation.

It's the most common race in the game world.

They're skilled at almost everything and have an aptitude for most things, but they also tend to be a jack of all trades and master of none.

They have a decent lifespan, with some apparently living to over 100 years old.

They're not a rare NPC.

〘Home appliance items: Digital Device〙

Something created by human effort.

You can make calls as well as exchange messages.

There are also various other functions.

It's also possible to communicate with the messaging function in the menu screen made by God(AI), so you can use whichever is easier for you.

〘Magical and Electrical Products〙

In this game world, electricity flows like in the real world, but it's not the main source of electricity.

The majority of products use magical power, and most can be used by channeling magical power into them.

Electricity and magical energy are supplied to every home, so you can plug them into an outlet and use them, but you can also infuse your own magical energy or lightning magic into the products.

If you use too much force, it can cause an explosion.

Apparently, some thrifty people choose to do it that way.

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