Shepherd (8)
I don't want to hear anymore!
"Stooop!"
I shouted angrily, thrashing about, but it was pointless.
There was a glass barrier separating us, and knights were watching over me.
They restrained me.
"I can truly see your lack of upbringing. I heard your mother was shouting just like you."
"Huh?"
"Someone else came to visit her besides me. It’s Madame Pollet. She's now become a wealthy noble in the Capital, the leader of the one of the three major trading companies."
"Why... that woman!"
It's wrong.
The world must be insane!
"Ah, yes. I came here today to get you out."
"Huh..."
Does she have feelings for me after all?
Is she trying to bail me out with her money?
"Your behavior is bad, and they want you out right away."
"The surveillance here has also raised concerns, so they want you moved to another location."
"Huh? You are paying to get me out, right..."
It's almost like she’s saying I'm a nuisance.
"Why would I do that? I have nothing to do with you."
"It seems like the rumors about you being an empty-headed man are true."
What will happen to me after I'm thrown out of here?
Will I go to a better environment than here?
"Useless people and those with no chance of rehabilitation are sent to the graveyard."
"The graveyard..."
"More accurately, it's a facility for caring for those with mental illness."
"A facility..."
Am I going to be sent to such a place?
This can't be real!
"Your mother was also sent to that facility. Of course, she's not in her right mind."
"My Mother?"
"She tried to attack the visitors who came to see her... so she was sent to the facility. Isn't it nice? You can take care of your parent now, can't you? She needs assistance now."
"Wait! Taking care of my Mother..."
"You know so much about your mother, so you must be happy to be together until the end."
This can't be real.
Why do I have to take care of my Mother and end my life like this...
I can't bear such a miserable life.
"It's my final mercy. It would be better for you to work in the mine and take care of your Mother, wouldn't it?"
"No! Why do I have to take care of her... Besides, this is all because of that woman!"
That's right.
It's unfair that I'm the one living like this, and only I have to take care of her because she's mentally ill.
Am I going to end up taking care of her in the end?
This can't be real!
"It's already been decided."
The guards grabbed my arms and dragged me away.
"Stop... Noooo!"
And the facility they took me to was for those with mental illness.
The others there were all elderly women infected with diseases.
"Hurry up and clean up this filth!"
"Shut up! Why do I have to..."
"You useless piece of trash!"
"Aaaargh!"
Someone else who had been sent to this facility like me pushed me forward.
Ahead of me was the waste disposal area.
Am I going to be stuck here, unable to escape?
I can’t believe I’m going to spend the rest of my life here, without any dignity, treated worse than an animal...
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