# 14
“Why why…?”
What's the problem again?
Dearyn was surprised by Sirius's unexpected reaction.
The person who did not care at all whether he was called Mr. Sirius, politely or informally, suddenly only reacted sensitively to “Mr. Sirius.”
"also."
“……Mr. Sirius?”
I think I'll do it because he asked me to, but...
Why on earth are you obsessed with “Sid”?
“Has anyone ever called you that before?”
“There was nothing.”
“……Oh? Really?”
Dayaren, who had been asking without thinking, quickly realized that it was not strange.
So far, Ceres has been in Unit 8 the whole time.
The 8th was a drone unit with no rank.
There was no one at the front who could give orders to the 8th Division. The 8th Division only followed orders from the capital. It was probably an order from someone high-ranking such as an emperor or a supreme commander.
Likewise, the members of the 8th Division were also unable to give orders or obey anyone on the front line.
There was no horizontal relationship worthy of the title “Master.”
One reason is that we didn't have a close enough personal relationship to call them by name.
“I'm going to have to sing a lot from now on until I get used to it.”
Dearyn repeated “Mr. Sirius” and “Mr. Sirius” with her mouth as if she was practicing on her own.
While I was practicing inside my mouth alone, Sirius looked at Dearyn.
"Why? Mr. Sirius."
As if I was joking, I added “Master” again and Sirius blinked.
"also."
"…… also?"
“Huh.”
“Mr. Sirius.”
"also."
“Mr. Sirius……Oh really. Haha.”
Deyarin laughed.
This was the first time I had smiled since entering this palace.
I even thought Sirius' innocent greed was cute.
It was like the laughter that explodes when you see a puppy holding a bone in its mouth and not letting go.
However, Dayaren hurriedly closed her mouth and tightened her expression.
What if the laughter is too loud?
However, instead of looking annoyed, Sirius made a request again.
"also."
“……Huh? Also……?Mister Sirius?”
"no."
Sirius slowly reached up and touched the corner of Dearyn's mouth.
“Oh……?”
"this."
“This?……smiling?”
“Smiling.”
Sirius repeated like the other words he had learned from Dearyn so far.
He smiles.
I didn't even know what that was.
There was no one smiling around Sirius. No one cried.
Facial expressions are meaningless in battle. I was trained to remove anything that was even slightly obvious.
At first, it was scary and difficult, I even cried.
I was thrown into a cold, bleak world with no memory and only three letters to my name.
However, in this case, you had to undergo endless painful training, and if you did something wrong, you would be beaten to death.
Some people I was training with died after being beaten like this and disappeared.
Meanwhile, Sirius was gradually forgetting his expressions and assumptions.
The other members of the Eighth Division around him also became expressionless beings like Sirius.
However, Dayaren used her facial muscles very well.
This was the first time I had seen someone like this.
It was amazing, and the laugh was loud enough to pierce my ears, but it wasn't annoying.
"more."
So I applied.
I wanted to hear more of that sound.
“Oh, um, yeah, yeah, yeah?”
But if you are told to smile and it makes you smile, does that mean you are human?
However, I tried to do what I was told to do.
We accept all types of orders. I lamented internally.
“No, that is. Just because you smile doesn’t mean you can do it alone...”
"then?"
"We usually laugh together. Sirius, you also need to smile a lot to fit in well in social circles, don't you?"
“…….”
Sirius became serious.
It was as dangerous and complicated as being ordered to jump into the enemy camp alone with bare hands, behead the general, annihilate the remaining soldiers, and then return without a scratch.
In short, the question was “How do you do it?”
“Hmm……Have you ever laughed before?”
Now, Dayaren's sense of awareness was very high.
She captured exactly what Ceres' silence represented.
“…….”
The silence that followed was one of confirmation.
Dearyn had never thought of a situation like this and couldn't think of a way to deal with it.
Oh my God, is there anyone who has never laughed?
Well, I understand why there was no time to laugh between training and killing people on the battlefield….
Dayarin's life was also difficult and harsh. Like Ceres, he rolled onto the battlefield.
However, if something was worth laughing at, I laughed and lived.
Even though I was tired and anxious on the battlefield, there was always something to laugh at.
Something like the incident of a frog entering the barracks and sitting on the face of a sleeping person. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw my fellow priest running on all fours in panic as if the enemy army had arrived.
I wasn't laughing because there was something great that required me to laugh.
“First, raise the corners of your mouth.”
Sirius looked at Dearyn as if he had no idea.
Dearyn placed her fingers on either side of Sirius' lips and pulled them up.
“Like him.”
“Is that smiling?”
It was strange to hear him say that with only the corners of his mouth raised.
"…… i don't think so."
What can I do if I only raise the corners of my mouth? There is life in my eyes.
Even if you force an expression on the face, it won't be a smile.
In particular, what Sirius was doing seemed like a killer's obsession with committing murder.
“Um……well, let’s think of something funny.”
Deyarin thought for a moment and thought of something funny.
“Don't you think I'm a little funny when you look at me?”
“?”
“I'm having fun.”
“?”
Sirius only had a question mark in his mind.
First of all, I don't know what fun is, and I don't even know why Deyarin calls herself fun.
It wasn't funny at all.
Sirius wandered through an endless maze.
Dearyn smiled, making a cup with her hand under her face.
“Why, if you are beautiful and handsome, you will smile just by looking at your face. The face is the funniest.”
“…….”
“…….”
Dearyn lowered the cup in despair.
Or not, why are you looking at me with such deep eyes…….
It would take a little longer to find Sirius' smile.
* * *
There are things that even children can know instinctively.
Things like beautiful things, interesting things, likes and dislikes.
Because I was a child, it was a pure feeling that I felt without any bias.
It was easy to teach young children the standards of the world.
In Sirius' case, even his original feelings had been erased through training.
It was more difficult to bring back things that had been erased than to create something that never existed.
“I am not the ruler!”
Creating something from nothing is the job of the ruler.
Dearyn was almost overwhelmed by the excessive workload on her shoulders.
Sirius was nothing beyond imagination.
He was an empty person.
Only now I know what I like and what I don't like. However, it did not progress to any high-level reactions or expressions.
“There is no need to be a witty and sociable master.”
But just by looking at him, this expressionless expression does not belong to you.
If he had the Northern Duke's coldness, I would have considered it so, but I was devastated because his eyes were strangely obedient.
The look in your eyes is full of life and obedience. Does this make sense?
Dearyn faced those incomprehensible eyes and aroused the sacred power that was pouring into her.
“Where is it uncomfortable?”
"no."
"Don't just say it. It doesn't hurt at all. If I said it hurts, you wouldn't feel it. If you have a feeling, please tell me."
"…… unavailable."
Since he took a little longer to answer this time, it seemed like he tried his best.
The shock is almost gone now.
Except for the deep scars, the minor wounds disappeared smoothly.
Aside from the eyes, his appearance looked like a mature boy.
“Isn't that enough to complete my look?”
People will hold poetry writing contests and concerts at parties.
After all, since it's time to announce that you're from the 8th Division, wouldn't you rather be a little harsh?
Now that I'm no longer mad that it's a bit noisy, I think it's time to finish the work....
I had the desire to pretend not to notice and ignore the trick that was surreptitiously appearing.
At that, Sirius raised his head.
Dayarin's anxiety also expanded at the same time.
“Why, again, what!”
If Sirius was like this, something would definitely happen.
Light no longer emits when leaves or daryan are present.
However, it still reacts sensitively to the presence of animals such as cats or mice that sometimes crawl up on it.
Thanks to Dearyan's sacrifices, five cats have already been saved.
This time, Dearyn strengthened her mind and body and hugged Sirius' waist in advance.
“If you want to go, take me with you.”
I already thought so.
Sirius jumped up without difficulty, holding Dearyn pinned to her.
Darren closed her eyes tightly and imagined a body floating through the window.
It was difficult at first, but after doing it a few times, it became worth it. It was fun sometimes.
I have now learned that even if a person falls out of the window, he will not die.
explosion!
But this time she didn't fall out of the window.
Instead, the door collapsed.
"any?"
I opened
Deyarin's eyes trailed off and she began to understand the situation.
Did he go into the house instead of out the window this time?
Sirius recognized the presence even if he was just wandering near the building. The fact that Sirius remained still until he approached the door meant that he was a fairly fast animal….
Dearyn took a closer look at the person who passed her during her visit.
"any?"
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