# 75
This shouldn't have happened.
Instead of being a master, Sirius showed his face as a mad dog, and Dearyn shared in his madness as well.
All this in front of his employer, who spared no effort in helping him become a good master.
'I really want to be a dog...'
Because at least that wouldn't be embarrassing.
Then I can escape without suffering the consequences.
God, if you'll have pity on me now, make me a dog.
However, Diarren never became a real dog.
I've always thought about it, but it seems like the Governor is there but just asleep.
“Ah, I welcome Lady Shalott and His Highness the Third Prince. A, the matter is...”
Deyarin started to stutter and make excuses.
In most cases, saying something was better than being silent.
Even if those excuses were illogical, making the effort to provide an excuse was considered positive by superiors.
“Are you in the middle of training in the corridor?”
said Shalott, though she saw the scene, in a very kind manner.
Dayarin felt grateful for her kindness.
“Oh, haha. There was an accident due to a misunderstanding. Yes, it is an accident.”
"Ah...so it's an accident. Are you two okay?"
“Yes, we'll be fine!”
Even though they were not okay, they had to show that they were okay.
The most urgent matter was to separate the two entangled people to make the situation appear normal.
While the conversation was going on, Sirius continued to sit on top of the young man.
Dearyn quickly grabbed Sirius' shoulder.
“Sirius, come on, let’s go out and talk.”
Dearyn whispered and squeezed Sirius' shoulder.
Sirius looked at her carefully.
"…faster."
Deyarin's gaze turned sharp in the face of the crisis.
Please, don't keep acting like a stupid dog. Don't you see the situation? There, the employer, I mean, the person who pays us.
But this fact was known only to Deyarin. Sirius didn't care.
Diaren was the only one feeling stressed in this situation.
Sirius was just thinking about whether or not he should listen to Dearren.
“...Sirius?”
It seemed that if he felt upset, he would say, “I will not listen to Dyaren who does not love me.”
This shouldn't have happened.
Cold sweat trickled down Dayaren's back.
The employer is watching.
If they saw that she was unable to control Sirius after they made a mess, it could truly be the end.
'No, will this just be the end of me?!'
Sirius had not said that he wanted to be a master and shine in high society.
He was only doing it because it was what Dearyn wanted.
If the Master Making project is canceled and they fall into the countryside together...?
'Isn't that what Sirius really desires?!'
At the same time, Deyarin's paths to success will crumble.
There is also the priest who exploded with the palace and flew to the ruler's side.
If he had flown alongside the ruler, there was no reason not to send him to the countryside.
This was an existential crisis.
A feeling of crisis clung to her from behind her, as if it was roaring.
Dearyn decided to focus on calming Sirius down and getting him inside.
In order to do that, she had to ignore all conflicts and abandon her character.
Dearyn faced Sirius with a gentle smile and a voice as soft as wool.
“You, Sirius, felt a lot of pain, didn't you?”
“…?”
Sirius looked at Dearyn as if he saw a very strange being.
Dearyn knew very well how suspicious and strange she looked.
But she didn't stop.
"Were you in so much pain? That you couldn't take it? Right?"
“...yes...”
I finally managed to get an answer.
Indeed, even a mad dog can respond to kindness.
Deyarin continued with a gentle threat.
"Ah, that's right. But the hallway is full of people and cold, isn't it? Let's stand up and head to the room. Would you like to tell me how hurt you were in there?"
“….”
"Shouldn't we? Let's go in, okay? Come on, be nice."
Dearyn gently cupped Sirius' head and pulled him slowly.
That was true.
Thanks to the gentle voice and the hand that cradled his head, Sirius responded.
Sirius' body gently backed away from the young man who was on top of him.
Dearyn let out a long sigh of relief and quickly extended her hand towards the young man.
"I'm sorry, I was really shocked, weren't you? Are you okay?"
But before the young man could take her hand, Sirius struck Dearyn's hand hard.
The young man's hand wandered in the air.
“Please!”
Dearyn focused her eyes firmly.
Sirius did not escape her gaze, but faced it directly.
“Dyaren would say I love someone else...”
"Ok! Right, Sirius should be lifting you, not me. So, here, take his hand."
When Dearyn saw Sirius' mouth open, she quickly put the young man's hand in Sirius's.
What Sirius wanted was for Dearyn not to hold another man's hand.
Even though she forcibly grabbed the young man's hand, she didn't have any other feelings about it.
“We have to help him get up quickly, right?”
Dearyn encouraged Sirius as she stroked his back.
Sirius felt something uncomfortable, but he wasn't able to pinpoint his exact feelings, so he listened quietly.
“Oh, wick!”
When Sirius squeezed the hand he held, the young man was suddenly lifted up as if he were something heavy.
The young man pressed his terrified heart.
While he was screaming love, he was attacked in the middle of the corridor, and his sudden lifting experience made him dizzy.
Then Deyarin intervened again.
“Do you have any injuries?...Are you okay?”
“Yes? Ah…”
The poor young man's mind was far from reality.
Deyarin started cleaning up the mess with painful feelings.
She wanted to escape, but she was under the surveillance of her employer, who was more terrifying than the governor.
Plus, if we can quickly fold this incident and escape, Ceres' social life will be on the brink from the beginning.
It's better to be considered weird than to be known as a crazy dog, so this could be a good ending.
...But the tears fell.
“I showed an ugly appearance before I could properly salute the Third Prince’s friends.”
“Ah, that's fine... but who...?”
"Oh! I was so confused that I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Deyarin."
“Ah, yes, Miss Dearyn. Nice to meet you. I’m Olance.”
Although it was difficult to be very welcoming in such a situation, Ulans was the polite young man of the picture.
Olance did not ask me sharply, “So where did you come from?” And go beyond that. This was a kind of mutual respect to avoid embarrassing things. If only our little dog could learn this much, I wouldn't wish for anything else.
“This is Sirius, my old friend.”
“Ah, so he's your friend.”
“Yes, Mr. Sirius has recently been in emotional shock... and has suffered a major injury to his heart. That is why his health condition has deteriorated...”
Oh, this wasn't just a feeling of guilt, but a strong feeling of collapse.
However, Dayarin continued to lie steadfastly.
“Lady Charlotte heard about his condition and found it sad, so she invited us to the Imperial Palace so that he could eat good food, see beautiful things, and meet wonderful people so that he could recover...”
At this moment, Dearyn glanced at Charlotte. Charlotte nodded her head in agreement with the beautiful play that Deyarin had woven. Deyarin wanted things to go well with this project, and Charlotte was willing to cooperate on this.
After Diaren gained Charlotte's support, she began to deliver a more precise and sensitive performance.
“I told him not to talk about love because just thinking about that word hurt him, but from the outside we heard or, or, or...”
Hema: I forgot his name here
“It's Olans.”
“Ah! After hearing Ulanance’s beautiful confession of love, the heart that was locked inside exploded… poor thing.”
Although the ruler forbade lying, the temple taught the priests how to lie well.
It was expressed as a “circular road to the truth” rather than a lie, although this was itself a lie. Thanks to this, Deyarin was able to continue with boldness and confidence, and even conjure tears while narrating an emotional odyssey.
“Ah… how painful…”
Fortunately, nobles were sensitive and vulnerable people when it came to love. In the rest of the aspects of their lives, they had neither tears nor mercy (especially regarding the caliphs), and perhaps this is why they were obsessed and clinging to love to the point of madness.
Playing with love was the only entertainment that filled their lives. The stories of love and the hurt of separation that Deyarin told were for them an everyday matter and the greatest event they could share.
Thus, no one questioned Dayarin's words and they accepted her story completely.
Even if it was a lie, it didn't matter much. Other people's love stories are always the most exciting.
“So, it's normal for this to happen...”
“Ah, now I understand why he was locked in his room...”
“Painful love devours body and soul.”
“I wonder, who is the person who caused this painful separation and left him behind?”
It's two homes.
This is the one that stands before you now, embracing the head of this poor young man whose soul and body were destroyed due to separation.
People were completely oblivious to this fact, and continued to show sympathy for Sirius. Even Olans, the lover who was involved in all of this, felt emotional and almost cried.
Deyaren's performance was amazing.
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