# 61
Deyarin closed her eyes and shook her head gently.
Is it possible that I fell asleep on my way back from the festival?
At that moment, nothing changed in Sirius who had always talked about marriage and love.
“Ha-ha-ha…”
Thanks to that, Dayaren's nerves suddenly relaxed.
Deyarin's nerves will be relaxed thanks to Sirius! That was something she didn't expect.
“How did you deal with the killers?”
“Some of them were eliminated.”
“The rest?”
“They ran away.”
It seems that the killers realized that they could not complete their mission.
But the situation was too bad for them to die after they stood firm and fought until the end.
“Where are we?”
“In a nearby house.”
At that moment, Dearyn looked around.
The walls were covered in spider webs and dust, and the ceiling was half collapsed, making it clear that this place was not a house where anyone lived.
This place had not been taken over by driving out its inhabitants, which impressed her once again.
Does our dog even know human duties?
“How long have you been here?”
“A few hours.”
Then Dearyn looked up through the open ceiling.
When she returned from the festival, the night was dark, but now the sky was getting brighter little by little.
“…Are they still looking for us?”
“There is no sense of it.”
"……Thank God……."
They apparently thought that searching for us would make no sense with the people who fled after the fight with Sirius, so they withdrew completely.
But we cannot rest assured and relax.
For now, they can regroup and start searching again.
If that happens, we will never be able to confront them.
“……Let’s move on from here.”
Staying hidden here will not solve the problem.
The safest place.
'Wherever we go, the danger will be the same.'
In the current situation, there is no one who can be trusted without a doubt.
Neither the Temple, nor Robin, nor the Third Prince.
The Temple is a self-interested group that may change its alliances at any moment based on its interests.
Now, because of the support they receive, they are treating us kindly, but it is possible that someone ordered our assassination while at the same time putting pressure on the temple.
'I have to be careful about the temple.'
Robin would have been a better choice.
At least, the human compassion he showed towards the members of the Eighth Squad was genuine.
Even though he was moving according to orders, he didn't seem like the type who could fake his emotions at every moment.
...And also, the truth can't be completely hidden after all that suffering.
...Even if he would be reviled and cursed like a dog.
'But everything depends on who is giving orders from above.'
It was clear that Robin was a high-ranking noble.
Even in the army, Robin had a high status.
It was not easy for someone to become a staff officer.
Not only does he need personal abilities, but also strong support behind him, because it is difficult to hold an important position without a supportive base.
The problem was that support base.
The person who could entrust Robin with the task of dealing with such a “crazy dog.”
Not knowing who this person is or which side he's on means that Robin can't be trusted blindly.
Because this person's will will be more important than the will of Robin himself.
No matter how much Robin tried to establish himself, he would never be able to override that person's orders.
Robin should be handled with greater caution.
The last thing left was the Third Prince.
'This might be the safest side, but…'
Nothing shows people's sincerity like money.
People consider even a cent precious when it comes to people they don't know.
...except for Ceres.
Ceres, with his presence, is an exception because he beautifies the world.
From this standpoint, the Third Prince had expressed his intentions quite clearly.
the money!
And even that money was a lot!
But there was a problem.
‘……There is no way to reach them.’
“……Let’s determine our destination along the way.”
At first, Dayaren decided to go into the city center, where there would be many people, hoping that they would not be able to carry out any plans in such crowded places.
Deyarin was thinking like this.
But the calculations are always a little wrong.
“……Wait. Step back. Close your eyes.”
Why?
In the roofless house, there were no luxuries like sheets or blankets.
Of course, you shouldn't have expected that.
It seemed as if Sirius had indiscriminately torn off the top of the clothing, just to see the shoulders.
Sirius turned obediently to Dearren's request.
But no matter how hard I tried, the clothes were clearly torn.
'How am I going to go out like this?'
Although it was torn and contaminated as it rolled through the mountains, its general shape remained preserved.
'I can only cover the top, but…'
Dearyn looked around to find something she could use for cover.
But what caught her attention was the top of the clothing that Sirius had taken off.
Those clothes had been torn by the killers' daggers, and had turned into torn pieces of cloth rather than clothes.
Even the blood stains on it made it look similar to the torn part of the dress that Deyarin was wearing.
Dearyn remembered that Sirius was also shirtless.
'If I go out into the street like this, I'll look like I'm promoting myself!'
If the killers were watching, she would look as if she were being challenged to fight, in completely inappropriate clothing.
After thinking for a long time, Deyarin decided to take off her underskirt and hang it around her neck.
I am in a very unfortunate situation.
She covered the upper part of her body with the petticoat, and the lower part with the torn dress.
It looked as if she had worn two different types of clothes together.
Even if she received severe lifelong punishments, she wouldn't be any worse off than this situation.
'Damn it, what is the meaning of life!'
Dearyn rose sadly from her place.
But at that moment, the world started spinning around her and she fell again.
"Oh? Why do I feel dizzy?"
“Remnants of the poison are still there.”
“……Oh, right.”
When she was lying down, the pain was just like flu symptoms, but when she got up, she felt dizzy.
Helping her body with sacred power to heal was like trying to fill a punctured bucket with water.
If you move quickly now, the poison could spread.
She couldn't wait quietly for the killers to come.
Events were taking place in an unstable situation, and Deyarin wondered, “What do I do now?”
As she scanned the place for anything that could help her, she discovered the safest and most comfortable means of transportation in the world.
* * *
“First, we have to get the money, so let's head to the temple. This way.”
Dearyn pointed in the direction while on Sirius' back.
Sirius turned into an excellent and silent horse, followed Dearyn's instructions and began to walk.
Although his vision was shaking slightly with the movement of his legs, the poison did not have much effect.
“I'm going in alone to get the money and stuff, and you have to stay hidden no matter what.”
"Understood."
“……You can do it, right?”
“I can do it.”
Despite her anxiety, when Sirius says he can do it, she trusts that he can.
He was the one who saved her life, and even with many injuries, he chose to run away carrying Deyarin instead of exploding in anger.
Our dog has become an excellent human being who can live well anywhere and in any situation.
He interacted wonderfully with the people at the festival and is sure to perfect anything he does wherever he goes.
…However, there was nowhere left to go now.
"Sirius, does it hurt?"
Dearyn asked worriedly as she touched the wounds on Sirius' back.
Sirius took three steps before responding.
"……painful."
Dayaren felt a sharp pain in her heart upon hearing this response.
The mad dog who was immersed in the fight and did not feel pain now became aware of pain.
He had become fully human.
But now it's back to being injured.
That was a wound she treated seriously.
Because of her grief, she unconsciously used her sacred power again.
Dearyn wanted to ease at least one wound, even if just a little.
“……Dyaren.”
"Yes?"
Dearyn raised her head upon hearing Sirius' call.
“There is someone approaching.”
“…First, get me down to those bushes.”
She doesn't know who's approaching, but if it's killers, she might just be an obstacle.
“Sirius, hide there and when I give you the signal, attack.”
Sirius nodded and headed in the opposite direction that Dearyn had indicated to hide.
If they both hid in the same place, the probability of being detected would be higher.
If Sirius was the one receiving the signal, he wouldn't listen to whatever little signal Dearren was giving.
It was a plan built on trust.
The sounds of horses' hooves echoed in the distance.
Dearyn held her breath and tried to focus to spot the face of the approaching person.
It would have been better for them not to be discovered and for someone to pass by without noticing them.
Shapes began to emerge from the distance, approaching rapidly, raising dust around them.
'What?'
Darren looked at the face of the approaching person and felt surprised.
He was an unexpected person.
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