# 30
“Squawk squawk!”
Although Dayaren settled the situation, the two were unable to work things out.
The force of the ragged breathing coming out of the mouth was enormous.
“Calm down, let's calm down.”
Dearyn first approached Halt, who was in worse shape, and carefully placed his hand on his shoulder.
I was careful about touching him because I wasn't as close to him as Sirius.
While pouring Divine Power and observing, Halt showed no sign of calming down.
The whites of both eyes explode red.
There were also veins on his forehead.
I was so excited.
“Wait……be patient.”
Dayaren did her best to calm down.
The stop did not sink in easily.
Dayaren became anxious and thought of all kinds of ways to calm people down.
“There are no killers. Everyone collapsed. Look, there's no one attacking me, right?”
“Whoa, whoa...!”
Fortunately, it seems that Deyarin's words are slowly starting to be heard.
He stopped panting but raised his head at Dearyn's words.
The eyes that looked around slowly returned to focus.
‘……Oh.’
Dearren, who was watching Halt, at some point read the mixed emotions in his eyes.
He is afraid.
It was fear.
It was not just that he went on a rampage in response to hostility.
Because there was fear behind it, it drove me crazy.
When you're afraid, you can't even see the things you normally see.
Running wild was a reflexive defense to protect oneself.
Dearyn took a small breath.
“Was that?”
I grabbed something and found it to be a secret key.
Dearyn hugged Halt tightly with both arms as if to protect him.
The body, which was shaking violently, was trembling intermittently.
It was such a gentle tremor that you couldn't tell unless you hugged her tightly.
But Halt was clearly afraid.
“It's okay, you're safe now.”
“……Huh...”
"No one is attacking me. You don't have to fight."
“Dammit...”
Little by little, Halt's panting subsided.
Surprisingly, comfort was more effective than divine power.
“See, I did it.”
“Oh,……wow?”
For the first time, human words returned from Halt's mouth.
The crazy eyes were still there, but I managed to get the words out.
'Finished.'
The fact that the words came out means that reason has returned.
Deyarin kindly explained the situation in a soft voice, as if she were explaining it to a child.
"Yes, look at that thing lying there. Are all your eyeballs burned out?"
"Okay……."
"Even if you wake up, you will never be able to harm Mr. Halt. How can they attack when they have no eyes? Yes?"
“I won't hurt you...”
"Okay, it's okay now. It's safe."
"safety……."
He, who was blankly staring at the fallen assassin, stopped and slowly turned his head towards Dearyn.
It was so frightening that I flinched as I looked directly into the red, torn eyes.
However, Dayaren did her best to smile, remembering the hazard pay.
"Okay, okay, it's okay because we're safe now. You were scared, Mr. Halt."
Dearyn was as kind and comforting as she was treating our crazy dog Sirius.
I thought this crazy dog might get better this way.
Halt's eyes, which had been looking at Dearyn with a charming expression, rolled back and narrowed.
A moan escaped through clenched teeth.
“Huh…….”
It was a scream.
…… What? Crying?
"any?"
Diarine couldn't believe her ears.
Unpredictable behavior is more frightening than predictable insanity.
“Huh, Mr. Hart?”
"Yes……."
The sound of tears was like a child's whimper.
This was scarier than a mad dog.
“Ah, yes.”
"Hah! I'm scared!"
“Oh, I did, I was scared.”
Suddenly, Dearren hugged Halt's body tightly and patted his back.
I've done a lot for Ceres, but this was my first time holding Halt.
I can't believe this works for Hart either.
Could all members of Unit 8 improve if they were embraced in this way?
That was when Halt started to cry and opened his mouth to say his next words.
bubble!
My body was blown up.
“Oh?”
I lost Halt's body without knowing what was happening.
It happened so fast that Halt stopped crying.
Halt and Dearyn collapsed in an instant and looked at each other without understanding what was happening.
What. What happened?
At that time, a low roar came from Dearen's arms.
"I hate." (Ceres)
“It's my mother!” (Hart)
Dearyn was surprised to find Sirius being held by me instead of Hart.
Where on earth and why?
Sirius tightly hugged Dearyn's body, which was trembling in surprise, with both arms.
"Cake! Wait, I can't breathe...! Calm down...!"
This time, this child escaped.
Wasn't it loud? Do you usually tolerate this well?
“Unwrap your arms, relax your arms, and let's talk!”
"I hate."
“If you don't like it, I'll die!”
"…… I hate."
Although my strength decreased slightly, my arms did not give up.
Finally, Dayaren was able to breathe and relax her body.
After that, Sirius dug into Dearyn's arms with greater determination, as if he were going to penetrate her body.
I don't know how a dog feels...
* * *
Was holding Hart in my arms that traumatic?
Sirius had been obsessed ever since the assassination.
It is essential to eat next to each other during meal time.
Even when I go to the bathroom, he follows me to the door and waits for me.
If you don't stop him, he will follow you.
"Stay back. I'm sweating."
"I."
“It feels like flying.”
You have to push it until it falls.
Even if a puppy the size of your palm clings to you, you'll get tired if you do that all day.
Furthermore, the human-shaped dog that had muscles all over its body was so heavy that its physical and mental strength were being sucked out.
"the curse……."
It is possible to become obsessed with someone who is nice to you.
There were often people who showed an obsession with priests similar to that seen in caregivers.
This happens even if you offer a simple treat or pray for blessings.
In Sirius' case, since they spent all their time together under the same roof, eating the same meals, it was natural for them to become obsessed.
“Maybe I should leave it alone for now.”
This is progress and not just an attempt to kill people.
You can solve your obsession later, step by step, when you feel peace of mind.
However, Ceres' obsession did not end with clinging to Darren.
"Priestess. Are you bringing the groceries tomorrow?"
"Huh? Huh. Why?"
"This time, ask for some snake meat. It's been a long time."
“……Go to the park and eat.”
“This place is so clean you can't see any snakes.”
“…… No, I have to sell it to get it… Sirius?”
It was a really unimportant conversation.
But Sirius couldn't even bear that conversation.
He immediately ran over and hugged Dayaren.
“Wait wait.”
This guy's muscle mass is so dense that it instantly takes your breath away.
When Dearyn hung her face on her forearm, she could clearly see he stopped and his face scrunched up.
A nervous Dearren looked at Halt's notice.
"no."
“I won't take it from you, you bastard.”
However, he just stood still and did not attack.
And it wasn't just Sirius who changed.
Hart has also changed dramatically.
It was definitely different from before, when I used to think wildly that even grass or rocks caused problems.
Ceres' runner was a real runner.
A runner bares his true teeth for fear that Halt will take Dearyn away.
“Ah, I really don't like this kid's eyes.”
However, although he spoke harshly, he did not drive violently.
The poison was definitely gone.
Even if I had said the same thing before, it was more like the feeling of “I want to gouge out my eyes now, but I’ll hold back for once.”
Now, it was like, 'I don't like the way you look at me.'
This great difference began on the day that Deyarin burned out the killer's eyes.
"Are you well?"
It was said: If a person does something that he is not accustomed to, it is time to die.
Deyarin continued to check, half surprised and half worried.
“Are you going to be okay?”
“You look fine.”
“This is not acceptable…… Damn.”
He stopped talking while scratching the back of his head.
“?”
You end up talking like that with a tantrum?
You act like you're going to bite me right away and then back off?
Deyarin's mind was full of question marks because she couldn't believe it even after seeing it.
“Why are you holding back?”
"Yes?"
"I didn't go on a rampage on purpose. When I came to my senses, I realized I was running wild."
It's not that I didn't put up with it. You “can’t” afford it.
But I can bear it now.
Halt also thought about D'Arren's point of view.
"…… I don't know."
I didn't know that by thinking about it.
However, I have become clearly aware of my differences.
In the past, even the slightest stimulation would cause my eyes to turn white and my senses to go blank, but now my mind stays clear for a long time.
I was able to bear it because I thought: “I have to bear it.”
But as expected, I couldn't figure out why.
Dearyn looked at Halt, who was confused.
If he was right, it was after he killed the killer instead.
“Hostility and feelings of protection. Fear and stability.
Two conflicting words came together in Deyarin's mind.
Maybe.
Although it remains a hypothesis, the supernatural abilities of the Eighth Squad members may have arisen from fear.
Since everyone feels fear differently, Halt and Sirius' sensitive parts are different.
If Halt was sensitive to “hostility” due to “fear of being attacked,” then perhaps he was comforted by the sense of security of being “protected” by virtue of himself as a priest.
‘Then……?’
Sirius had a voice.
What did this mean?
The sound that scared him to death.
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