# 16
Sirius nodded, unsure if he understood.
Considering how quickly he nodded, it was clear that he was reacting without knowing what was being said.
However, it seemed like the conversation was continuing somehow, so it was okay.
“If you don't know what's going on, just nod!”
This is also what Deyarin taught me.
I was both proud and overwhelmed by the results I achieved.
But now I can't be satisfied there.
Welcoming the royal family requires more perfect preparations than that.
“Now, let's get started.”
Dearyn declared firmly.
Sirius stood after Darren and nodded again.
In order not to lose a single hair, she wore a cloth on her head and held a mop in both hands.
It was preparing for a complete cleaning.
Sirius wasn't very funny even though he was wearing ridiculous clothes.
Even though I was dressed like this, there was an atmosphere where I couldn't help but laugh carelessly.
Dearyn put Sirius and laughter aside tentatively.
I couldn't find the confidence to laugh.
'Let's give up being a sociable master and become a cold master who cannot be treated carelessly!'
That's how we decided on the policy.
But no matter how cold you are, I need you to help me clean up this grand palace.
After cooking, Dayaren left her conscience again and skillfully issued instructions.
“I am in charge of the entrance from the entrance to the first floor, and Mr. Sirius is in charge of the entrance from the stairs to the second floor. I will not search every room, so the most important thing is to polish the entrance that you can see as soon as you enter!”
"concept."
Originally, the people responsible for cleaning, the people responsible for gardening, and the people responsible for cooking were appointed separately.
That's what she heard from Dearyn when she first came to the palace.
Everyone will do the work, so the priestess only needs to take care of the warrior's wounds in a noble manner.
It was a very terrible scam.
But Robin had no intention of cheating.
It was just a miscalculation by the staff who didn't know much about the world and the members of the Eighth Division.
The chef is condemned for trying to poison him, while the rest of them are condemned for being so annoying that they throw a fit.
In the end, there was no one to improve this spacious palace.
Neither of them was someone very aware of organization.
Even if there was no one to clean and maintain it, there was no major inconvenience to life.
However, as a result, the spacious palace, which had been neglected for a long time, gradually fell into disrepair.
If this situation emerges as it is, the budget that has been reduced may be cut.
At the very least, she had to appear “reasonable” in the eyes of those in power.
Those who have always seen only good things in their lives can be so shocked by this natural impurity that they run away.
In order to meet their delicate needs, we had to at least get out of the animal pen.
“Let's go!”
Under Dyarin's courageous leadership, Ceres was steadily deployed.
Physical strength also shined in places like this.
Wherever his hand touched, it began to shine honestly.
The amount of cleaning that would have been unimaginable for Deyarin alone was easily carried out thanks to one person named Sirius.
But for a moment, Dearyn forgot the simple and ignorant loyalty to a man named Sirius.
“Wait, there isn't!”
“……?”
Dearyn motioned to Sirius, who had taken the trouble to lift the carpet and dust the cracks in the floor beneath it.
The momentum to wipe out all the dust and dirt in the world was as fierce as the battle stance.
“You can only do it where you can see it.”
"Understood."
“No……it’s not where you have to stop like this. Only places you can see without touching.”
"Yes."
It seems that Sirius still has a long way to go in learning the standard rules.
“Remember. Cleaning is arrogant.”
“Arrogant…….”
“Maximum visual impact with minimum work.”
"Yes."
Sirius' eyes sparkled.
If so, you can understand it immediately.
“Destroy the enemy as much as possible with the least amount of force.”
It was the basis of the fighting.
“…… Yes yes… Well, that’s true if you consider dust your enemy...”
The explanations tailored to Ceres' perspective were sometimes so harsh that I broke out in a cold sweat.
But now it's time to clean up without mercy.
Dearyn also had a solemn look in her eyes.
“As if we are targeting the enemy first, let us focus on the most visible dust and deal with the scoundrels.”
“!”
Sirius's eyes brightened sharply.
It was his specialty.
* * *
They said that since cleaning can never be perfect no matter how hard you try, you should do as much as you can and then give up.
“Wow, it's perfect...”
But the cleaning was completed perfectly.
Dearyn couldn't keep her mouth shut as she looked into the hallway that was so bright that she felt like she had to close her eyes and walk.
This works.
Stagnant dirt, old dirt, etc. were unable to withstand Sirius' stamina and strength and collapsed.
There was nothing that couldn't be achieved with endurance and strength.
Except smiling.
“Now that we've finished the entrance, let's tidy up the room.”
It is impossible for guests who came to see the place to come back after just looking at the lobby.
You should also introduce Ceres's room by saying, "This is the room where the warrior resides."
Until now, Sirius had been living in the room he had destroyed.
A room without windows or doors, and only the bed remained.
Moreover, everything from the tablecloth to the curtains was torn.
“Hmm, it looks like a haunted house.”
Dearyn admired the familiar sight of the haunted house and placed her hand on her waist.
Since I had boundless confidence in Sirius's physical strength and strength, this seemed like nothing.
“Get to work.”
"the job."
“Let's take out the trash first.”
At Dearyn's words, Sirius carried the broken furniture outside.
Broken furniture was collected with the intention of using it as firewood.
Ceres also showed outstanding strength there.
I used my bare hands to assemble the broken furniture with firewood.
“Oh, as expected!……No, not that.”
Dayaren, who had been clapping admiringly without thinking, quickly came back to her senses when she saw that the master had become distant from him.
“Today is the end of the firewood industry. Forget it. Get it out of your head!”
"concept."
I did not feel relief until I repeated my prayers several times.
When the cleaning was finished, Sirius' room was empty.
It was the largest and most spacious room, but with the furniture gone, all that was left was an empty “space.”
“Hmm…….”
Dearyn slowly looked around the room and found Sirius standing behind her.
Sirius remained as still as always.
However, the empty picture and the empty room caught my attention.
He looked lonely.
Of course, if you ask, you will be asked what unity is.
There are people whose loneliness has seeped into their bones without them even realizing it.
Sirius was just someone whose emotions were blocked and forgotten, but he wasn't someone who wasn't there from the beginning.
No matter how blocked you are, your emotions will be hidden somewhere deep inside you.
“Let's choose a room other than this one.”
It would have been a shame to leave him so far, but Dearren made an extreme choice.
“If you stay in an empty room like this, even a normal person will become strange. People should act like humans.”
However, all the furniture in this room was destroyed.
The only advantage to this room was that the bed was large and spacious, and it was located in the far corner, making it a little less noisy.
Sirius didn't lie in bed for long anyway. This means you can just use a different bed.
The noise was something to get used to, not something to avoid.
In this sense, Deyarin announced that she would look for another room.
“I get it.”
Sirius followed Dearyn's words.
I've always been stuck in this room, so I wondered if I was attached to it, but that didn't seem to be the case.
It was just his room, his private space, so he was stuck there.
“Have you seen all the rooms in this house?”
"no."
Ceres was "delivered" from the front to the palace.
They were drugged from the front and taken unconscious. When I opened my eyes, I found myself in this room of the palace.
This was the method the members of the Eighth Division always used when moving somewhere.
Since I could not control my nerves, which became more acute during movement, I made them move in this way.
After moving in, they were locked in their own rooms.
When you move this way, you become tense even when you are unconscious. So, as soon as I opened my eyes, I started running alone in my room.
To prepare for this, the 8th Division member's room was just a “space.”
There is nothing, just an empty place.
There was a lot in the rooms of this palace.
Every wrinkle in the thin curtains unnerved me.
My anxiety increased when I couldn't see the square corners of the room.
It seems that the attack will come from under the legs of the table.
It seemed that the blade was visible through the fluttering cloth.
So I couldn't take it and smashed it.
“People should live in rooms that look like human rooms.”
Sirius had no opinion to express in response to Dearyn's argument, so he remained silent.
I thought that was it.
All I had to do was live in whatever room was assigned to me.
But Deyarin never left her that easily.
“Let's look at them one by one and choose the room we like the most.”
It was one of the most difficult tasks for Sirius.
I learned the concepts of like and dislike, but it wasn't easy yet.
K
Choosing one is tough, but choosing “best” was something where the difficulty level of the problem went up like crazy.
Sirius became serious, but Dearyn looked happy, as if she were choosing her own home.
“What about this room?”
“Hmm…….”
Sirius moaned bitterly in front of the room Deyarin had chosen.
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