# 62
While Dayaren was astonished, the person on the horse quickly passed by them.
"Ah! Hold him!"
It was too late to stop him by screaming.
“Don't kill him!”
Deyarin quickly added.
Sirius immediately understood the matter and threw a stone accurately.
The stone flew like an arrow and completely hit the back of the horse the person was riding.
“Eeeeh!”
The horse panicked, raised its front legs, and let out sharp screams.
“Ah, ah!”
The person on the horse's back barely managed not to fall, but was unable to get the horse back in motion.
As the horse stopped, Dearine emerged from the trees.
“Robin.”
"Ah?! Mrs. Dearyn? Ah! Were you safe?"
Fortunately, Robin did not pull out his sword upon seeing Dearyn.
But it was not possible to relax, because one always had to be careful in battles even from the rear.
Dearyn gave Sirius a silent signal not to come out and walked towards Robin.
Robin's eyes wavered wildly as he looked at Dearren as she approached.
“……It seems that you are not completely safe...”
“……No, these clothes, I mean...”
Even then, the feelings of embarrassment did not go away.
Damn.
If there were rights for the dead, his face would appear ashamed even after death.
“……Anyway, it looks like you got into a lot of trouble last night.”
“How did you know?”
“How could I not be recognized by these clothes?”
“Oh, right, but...”
“It appears that the incident occurred last night. There were simultaneous explosions in the residences of Unit 8 personnel.”
"What?!"
Deyarin jumped in astonishment.
When she was with Sirius, it seemed like Sirius was all of Unit 8.
But there were other members of Unit Eight as well.
Although most of them died, the people who survived must have been at least ten.
Did such events happen in ten places at once?
The sound that mixed with the sounds of the fireworks at the festival wasn't just the sounds of their house exploding.
“Because of the festival, the reports were delayed, and I only found out now. When I received the report, I came directly here.”
“Sirius, you can come out now.”
In such a situation, it was clear that Robin was on their side.
When Sirius emerged from the trees with an annoying hiss, Robin's face scrunched up.
“……Were you thinking of killing me if need be?”
Dayaren pretended not to hear and turned her gaze elsewhere.
There may be a temporary misunderstanding between people, which can be resolved and they continue to get along well afterward. Isn't it?
“First, let you go to a safe place.”
Robin was a person with a heart as big as the sea.
Thoughts of impending death were postponed until later due to the emergency situation.
“…However, how will we move on?”
There was one horse and three people.
We exchanged awkward glances as to who would run.
“……Support forces will arrive soon. You can use the horse from there.”
As Robin said, soon the sounds of horses' hooves were heard again.
Deyarin worried that they might be assassins and not support forces.
“Sir, Commander!”
When the arriving soldiers saw Robin, they saluted and got off their horses.
When the soldiers discovered Dearyn and Sirius' strange clothes, they couldn't hide their expressions for a moment.
Diaren felt very ashamed and hung her head down.
Indeed, there is a huge difference between individual thinking and real feeling when facing the world.
“Half the force will be on site to deal with the damage and investigation, and the other half will move with us.”
"Yes!"
“Get one horse out.”
Robin organized things clearly.
The priority was moving to a safe place rather than prolonging the conversation at this moment.
Deyarin rode with Robin on the horse.
A woman with panties around her neck and a shirtless man were clearly a strange sight for anyone to see.
“…and the upper clothes.”
Robin could not bear the situation and pulled military clothes from the two soldiers.
It was also strange to wear only top clothes on a naked body, but if you were on a horse and going fast, it could kind of be covered up.
This was not the case for Dearyn, who wore a soldier's uniform over her underpants.
“……Oh my God. ……Given the emergency, the governor will also be an excuse for his eyes.”
Human dignity was completely destroyed, but as a priest, it was difficult for him to bear this scene.
However, Robin acted flexibly as expected of someone who had lived on the battlefield for so long.
"……Thank you."
Diarin rode the horse as if she was crying with thanks.
Robin naturally tried to ride the horse behind Darren.
Since Robin was higher than Dearen in terms of status and rank, it was only polite for him to ride the same horse with her.
“?”
But before Robin could take the reins of the horse, he suddenly felt his body flipping in the air.
He didn't understand at first why his body was rising into the air, and when he realized it, he had already fallen to the ground.
“What are you doing?!”
Robin shouted angrily, forgetting all about Squad Eight.
In the presence of the soldiers, he flew off after receiving a strong kick from Sirius.
But Sirius, like a beast, growled lowly and looked at Robin sharply.
"……I don't want……."
"Ah, ah! Robin! I'll ride with Sirius!"
Dayarin quickly took the initiative to resolve the situation.
She should have been quicker to remember the details.
She had to say first, “Sirius, come here.”
Our dog had a huge feeling of jealousy…….
"Sirius, stop howling and get here. Get up quickly."
“…….”
Our kind and obedient dog complied precisely with Deyarin's command.
He jumped onto the horse without paying any attention to Robin who was lying on the ground, and sat down tightly behind Dearen.
“……I, I, I…….”
Robin was gritting his teeth, but he couldn't say anything more.
He was a member of the 8th Company who were attacked throughout the night and wounded.
Fortunately, he was calm thanks to Dearen, but if he was provoked further, a major brawl with weapons might occur.
The most important thing in the world is not reputation or honor, but life.
“……Let’s go.”
Robin got on the horse and immediately started running.
In parallel with his setting off, Sirius also began galloping with the horse.
Soldiers surrounded the place.
Thanks to Sirius, who was extending his arm as if to embrace Dearen from behind, and the surrounding soldiers, Dearen's dire state was almost unnoticeable.
Dearyn curled up in Sirius' arms, completely hidden.
Sirius's wide bosom was large enough to completely conceal Dearen, without even a single hair showing.
“Oh, thank God……”
Riding a horse always requires alertness and caution.
A horse that is excited by anything may surprise you at any moment.
Because he is a living being and not just an object, his reactions cannot be predicted.
Therefore, the mind must be alert when riding, but for a moment Deyarin felt that she was at her safest moment.
There was nothing of the assassins chasing them, the fights, or the palace explosion.
Even the question of where to go now, which had been puzzling, was resolved.
Finally, I was relieved that they had survived.
“But where are we headed?”
Robin was leading the horse silently and diligently, without indicating the destination.
Riding on the horse so fast made it difficult for Dayaren to even talk.
The surrounding soldiers were on alert for any possible attack, making the atmosphere unsuitable for any conversation.
If Dayaren had tried to say something, it would have made the atmosphere even more tense.
Robin took the road that went around the city instead of going straight into the city centre. This road was less crowded and was convenient for speed.
Dearyn thought they had another house they could head to, like their previous one, so she followed him without thinking.
But after a while of walking on the outer road, Robin turned to the road leading to the city center.
'What?'
Deyarin's expectation of a different direction made her freeze in place.
Even with no one to trust but Robin, facing the unexpected situation sparked a lot of thoughts like 'Is...?' and 'Is it possible that...?'.
“Sirius.”
Dearyn's appeal to Sirius was very low-key.
Although the voice was a whisper, Sirius heard it clearly.
Sirius' body on her back moved slightly, a sign that he heard her.
“If we feel something strange, we should immediately flee to another place.”
"I know."
Sirius answered calmly.
His voice, which was as calm and casual as in previous times, made Dearyn's tense shoulders relax again.
In fact, with someone as experienced in combat as Sirius, it was useless for her to remain tense and frozen.
Although Sirius seemed unreliable at times, Sirius, the soldier from the Eighth Squad, was truly reliable.
“We've made it all the way downtown?”
As Deyarin surveyed the increasingly familiar sights, she began to feel curious rather than nervous.
This street was known to anyone living in the capital, it could not be unknown.
All the shops here combined, it is the most expensive place in the capital in terms of house prices.
Here, an assassination attempt means a declaration of war and not just an assassination.
That's why this place is thriving.
"Ah?! Is it possible?"
Dyaren collected all the late surprise possibilities.
Robin, after crossing the main street, headed towards the road leading to the Imperial Palace.
'Is it possible?!'
The soldiers followed him, and Dearen and Sirius also entered the road leading to the Imperial Palace together.
And the surprise was right.
Robin introduced the Imperial Palace as his new headquarters.
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