No One Gets Past This Gatekeeper: The Unwanted Warrior Guards His New Post: Volume 1 by Kametsu Tomobashi

Author:Kametsu Tomobashi [TOMOBASHI, KAMETSU]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13: After the Battle

The long night was finally over. The morning sun rose over the mountain ridge, its light enveloping the city. As the bright glow flooded across the field in front of the gate, the scattered corpses of the undead army crumbled to ash and vanished.

Having vanquished the opposing forces, we received a hero’s welcome upon returning to the city proper—the other guards immediately came rushing over.

“We heard that the four of you routed the undead army all by yourselves! We thought you were crazy for going out there...but we couldn’t have been more wrong!”

“Thanks to you, they weren’t able to lay a finger on the Capital whatsoever—this is the first time we’ve ever gotten through something like this without any losses!”

“If I’m being honest, I wasn’t a big fan of you at first...but you’re a true guardsman. With you on our side, we’ve got nothing to be afraid of.”

Everyone showered me with words of praise, even the people who had only given me cold glares in the past. Perhaps they were all just that jubilant over the fact that they had managed to weather the attack safely; at the rate things were going, I thought they might start tossing me up in the air in celebration.

Commander Bolton called out to us. “You did one hell of a job out there, all of you. I had a feeling you could handle being on the front lines at the main gate, but damn, ‘handling’ it was an understatement! I couldn’t have even imagined things playing out this way.” He rubbed his chin, a wry grin on his face.

“I credit everyone in the squadron for giving it their all,” I replied.

Hearing this, Spinoza snorted. “Gimme a break. You did most of the work out there, takin’ every single damn attack from that army.”

The commander suppressed a laugh.

“What the hell’s so funny, huh?”

“It’s just that this is the first time I’ve ever seen a compliment come out of you, Spinoza. Wondering if it might start snowing outta nowhere, tomorrow...”

“Y-You shut up! That wasn’t even a compliment!” Spinoza spat out brusquely, blushing in apparent embarrassment at being called out like that.

Seira smiled like some kind of goddess. “With Sieg by our side, I feel safe when I fight—like we’d be victorious no matter what decides to attack us!” she said. “He is our pillar of strength.”

“Hey, now, don’t overdo it,” I responded out of reflex.

“It looks like you get uncomfortable when people praise you,” Fam chimed in with a giggle. “I don’t suppose you have much experience with people doing that, then?”

“Yeah, something like that.”

She hit the nail on the head. When I had still been in my adventuring party, they had done nothing but bad-mouth me; praise was nonexistent. Being so accustomed to their constant abuse, hearing kind words left me ill at ease.

“In that case, I’ll take it upon myself to shower you with praise. Wow, you’re so amazing, Master Sieg. You’re so wonderful, hold me. You’re just so cool.”

“That was the most stilted acting I’ve ever heard.

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