# 15
“……Master Robin?”
That monster was Robin.
Robin, who was lying on the ground along with the pieces of wood that were the broken door when he fell, barely managed to get up.
“Oh, my God.”
Robin moved shakily, making a dying sound.
Sirius looked at this and growled as if he was desperately trying not to attack.
I was more excited than usual because it was the first sighting of a human instead of a bird or cat in a long time.
The sound of Sirius's heartbeat filled Dearyn's arms as he hugged her waist.
“Calm down, calm down.”
“…….”
Sirius did not respond, but stiffened and remained still as if listening to Dearyn's words.
If I would have rushed it, I would have jumped away long ago.
Dearyn, who had been observing the situation for a little while longer, carefully let go of the arm holding her waist and stood on the other side of Sirius.
“Are you calm?”
Sirius nodded.
The tension and fear that filled my eyes calmed down.
Only then did Dearyn relax her shoulders and turn around.
“Why didn't you show up and come?”
"i paid."
Robin protested with a very sad expression.
"Then there's no way Sirius would feel that. You didn't do it on purpose, did you?"
“Why would I do that?”
“……Yes, but…….”
“He seems to have settled down a lot.”
Robin was the first to notice Ceres' anomaly.
Dearyn's eyes widened as Robin told her something she had no idea about at all.
Finally, our achievements were recognized objectively.
“The priestess seems to have become more skilled.”
“Does it look like…?…? And that’s noticeable…?”
“You seem like you've been through a lot.”
Deyarin was moved and nodded at Robin's consolation.
“I really did the best I could with my body, soul and faith.”
“It seems so.”
“It was pure effort that can't be replaced with anything.”
Deyarin was impressed, but did not want to miss this opportunity and strongly appealed to her for her hard work.
They provided pure work that cannot be replaced by anything else!
How valuable and “expensive” is the work?
“……? Oh, I won’t forget the appropriate compensation.”
Robin quickly realized what Deyarin was trying to say.
Only then did Dearyn lower her head with a benevolent expression befitting a priest.
“I just followed the governor’s will.”
However, if you give me compensation, I will be grateful.
Robin is also the ruler's will, so there's no need to compensate, right? I didn't say the same reckless thing.
“Then can we come in and talk?”
Dearyn checked Sirius' condition again and nodded.
* * *
“It is said that the third prince, Sevian, is visiting to cheer.”
"from?"
Deyarin asked again.
There is no problem with hearing. I just need confirmation because what Robin said doesn't seem realistic.
“Wasn't this project secret?”
“It cannot be a secret, even for the royal family that entrusted us with the project.”
"This is correct."
I made a mistake because I only talked to Robin and I felt that Robin was the best.
In the end, Robin only moves according to the orders of the Imperial Family.
“I'm busy with work, why...”
Dearyn whined, unable to hide her true feelings.
Robin was a person who was responsible for practical work, so he was able to say something easily.
However, the royal family spoke differently.
The more attention a person receives from a high-ranking person, the less desirable he or she is.
Since ancient times, bosses have been most grateful when they don't care what they are asked to do.
“I think they want to visit to encourage the people who are working hard on the front lines and to check up on how things are going.”
In other words, it's encouragement, and frankly, it's monitoring, and frankly, it's monitoring.
Dearyn let out a long sigh.
Taking care of Sirius alone is exhausting, but on top of that, you also have to deal with a boss.
“By the way, isn’t His Highness the Third Prince nine or ten years old?”
What kind of project will this child undertake?
When the Eighth Division operation began, the Third Prince had just been born.
What was even more surprising was that the Third Prince was aware of this strategy.
“The Third Prince has a guardian. His mother.”
"…… Yes."
It is understood that Charlotte, the third prince's mother, will take the lead.
There are three princes of the empire.
Each of the princes had different mothers.
The Empress, mother of the First Prince, died.
After that, Empress Fenelia, who was his mistress, ascended the throne.
She had already given birth to the second prince Enden.
However, there was also a third prince in the empire.
Charlotte was not officially given the title of Empress as there was already an Empress, but is publicly referred to as the Third Empress. And the third prince, Sifian.
The first prince had an accident and died after his mother died.
In the end, there are two princes and two empresses present.
She was so famous that even priests who were indifferent to worldly affairs knew that the two were fighting tremendously.
First of all, on the surface, the second prince, Enden, acts like a crown prince, but he has never been officially crowned crown prince.
Charlotte and Sivian were currently favored by the Emperor.
The second prince Endean, who asserted himself through his authority and influenced public opinion, and the third prince Sevian, who was favored by the emperor. It was a perilous situation as no one knew in whose hands the succession would be.
In such a situation, the Third Prince was interested in the warriors of the Eighth Division?
The 8th Division are irreplaceable war heroes.
The emergence of an object, if done well, can cause a radical transformation in the social world.
For Charlotte, who is in a tug-of-war between favoring the Emperor and not getting a title, this will be a loss she does not want to miss.
‘So……quite simply……’
Between politics!
Dearyn wanted to lie down.
Taking care of just one dog is tough, but so is having to deal with a visit from a prince who is locked in a fierce battle for the throne.
What if I fall into it?
Deyarin values her life very much.
“My baby isn't ready yet, can we decline for safety reasons?”
M.M.: My child, you mean Ceres
In fact, even putting aside Dyaren's discomfort, Ceres was still too dangerous to visit lightly.
If you're really picky, it could lead to an accident.
Dearyn was boring now and didn't react very sensitively, but just looking at his reaction to Robin now, it was like this. There is still a long way to go to soothe allergies.
If this was the case for Robin, whose face was somewhat familiar to him, I had no idea what kind of reaction he would have from people seeing him for the first time.
Robin also scratched his cheek because of Dearyn's worry.
“That's right, from what I've seen, Sirius is the best.”
“……He’s the best?”
"She's so salty. She has the most human appearance. I was truly amazed and touched."
Dearyn looked at Sirius, who was quietly listening to the story beside her.
Well, now I don't throw out the bed because it's noisy.
When I saw him sitting like that and listening to the story, he looked completely human. Even though he was originally a human.
“Other dogs……what are kids like?...”
Deyarin asked, doing her best to cover up the almost unintentional honesty that came out, saying it was someone else's dog.
Robin was someone who had the ability to ignore such mistakes.
“I would be grateful if it flew away from the door. There were instances when they ran to the front gate of the palace and tried to pull the iron bar and swing it.”
“…….”
Dearyn looked at Sirius with a puzzled expression.
"…… Thank you."
To save me.
Sirius tilted her head in surprised gratitude.
However, as I learned, I handled it calmly and well.
"You're welcome."
Robin was deeply affected by this sight.
“I think it's safe to say that you should visit this house first!”
“No, I don't think this will work!”
“I think you can do it!”
Ceres was as variable and unpredictable as the weather on picnic day.
No matter how hard he tried to reconcile the two, no one knew when or where Sirius' sensitivity would explode.
The argument between the two peoples, which was based on speculation, ended with Robin's victory when he uttered the magic sentence: “Shouldn't you criticize?”
“I'm really not sure.”
I have no confidence and no motivation.
Since no one can be used, it will become a visiting event that Deyaren must take responsibility for from beginning to end.
Sometimes events are held in the temple where high-ranking people visit it.
How many people died each time this happened?
From organizing the environment to practicing the arrangement of events, the training continued without any sleep or rest.
When asked if I wanted to go to the battlefield or attend three visiting events, I couldn't decide which one to choose first.
Now I have to take responsibility for this alone.
With Ceres, which is not well controlled.
“Don't be too burdened.”
“You know that's the hardest thing.”
"This is correct."
Robin didn't even deny it.
* * *
“Don't you think it would be unfair if you were executed for insulting the royal family when you saved your life on the battlefield?”
“Always risk your life.”
"…… no……."
It was a stupid question to ask someone who had no idea that life was theirs.
Like Dearyn, Ceres did not live a lukewarm life.
It was a life where if I had to die, I would die immediately.
How do you teach self-love to someone like this?
Even if no one taught her, Dayaren took care of her own things first and thought of her own interests first.
Since the ruler told me to give love, I thought it was right to give it to myself first.
Especially in a collectivist society like the temple, one had to have such thoughts and feelings to be able to survive
As a human being.
“How many lives does Ceres live?”
“There's only one.”
“There's only one.”
“Everyone is one.”
"That's why everyone saves their lives. Because there's only one."
Sirius still blinked as if he didn't quite understand.
Dayarin was frustrated and offered honest advice.
“Use it sparingly while you have it.”
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