Siren Lullaby

The imperial doctor, who belatedly understood the situation, cried, kneeling in the spot.

"Hu hu— God Mare."

The imperial doctor is the one who was treating not only the imperial family in the palace. Who's also a high-ranking aristocrat and had seen this phenomenon several times. It was a phenomenon that occurred during the healing process when a person receiving God's protection became sick. People called it 'The Blessings of God Mare.'

Rubros dropped his head and clenched his fists as he confirmed with his eyes that she was a woman protected by the God Mare.

'I was... really trying to hurt the child of God.'

He tried to reveal the truth even while acting contrary to chivalry. But the result was this.

Rubros gritted his teeth in bitter disgust towards himself.

There was still a bruise on the woman's neck in the form of a handprint he had made. It was the result of not being able to bear the momentary anger. He was deliberately avoiding her gaze, but every moment the bruise on her neck came to mind, he was constantly blaming himself.

"Umm….."

Then, he heard tossing and turning sounds from the bedside. It was a minor sound, but Rubros picked it up sensitively. She was in a deep sleep and slowly opened her eyes.

"Umm…. where am I…. Ugh-!"

She was rubbing her eyes and trying to get out of bed. The woman grabbed the blanket, startled by the feel of the sheets sliding down her body. Then she hurriedly rolled her eyes and began to look around.

Then, when she found Rubros leaning against the wall at the entrance and looking at her, she screamed.

"Wh, What are you doing here—! Get out of here!"

Surprised by the new voice, The Imperial doctor hurriedly raised his body and stepped back. Rubros opened his eyes wide with surprise at other things than the screams she made.

'Did she know how to speak …….Imperial Language?'

When he didn't intend to move despite her resolute shout, the woman looked around mercilessly to find anything to throw. Only then did Rubros realize the woman's current condition and turned around.

"......I'll come back later."

Starting with him, The Imperial Doctor and The Maids who remained in the room also left their seats one by one to provide water and food.

* * * *

After everyone had left, Iran left alone in the room, groaning for a while, unable to control her startled feeling. It was embarrassing to have all of her clothes taken off while she was asleep, but when she thought he must have been watching her in the room. She was ashamed and angry.

But after her feelings subsided a little, she was able to analyze why this happened.

'Ah….! Hypothermia!'

Before she lost consciousness, she remembered that it was a little cold in the stone chamber. If you had hypothermia because you were in the cold for a long time, it was a fair treatment to take off your clothes and cover yourself with a dry blanket.

Even though it was a nursing department that she went to because of her aunt's coercion, Iran was a person who did her best in the given circumstances.

Due to the influence of her father, and being a doctor. She knew the basic countermeasures of how to deal with emergencies.

'Was I too hasty…..'

Iran felt a little sorry for shouting without looking at the circumstances behind it and the forthcoming. However, it was also briefly, soon after, the unsettling feelings came back again.

'What's wrong with that. It's already rude to be in a room with a naked woman, even though he's not a doctor!'

While she was still squealing, a woman in a maid's dress she had seen a while ago came into the room with a knock. Inside the cart, there were expensive teapots, teacups, and a muslin-like white cloth.

The woman pulled out a white muslin dress with a blue belt from the bottom of the cart, held it in front of Iran, and said in a polite voice.

"My name is Spia, the maid of the Coral Palace. I'll help you get dressed."

Even though she suffered from hypothermia, she was in good physical condition. It seemed that she could wear it alone, but Iran meekly changed clothes with the maid's help.

When she got dressed and came down from the bed. At This instant, a white ceramic cup held out in front of her eyes.

"It's warm water. When the goddess wakes up, they tell me to feed you first."

Iran, which was accepting the cup, thinking that it was a more advanced medicine than expected, stopped for a moment. Then she looked back at the maid with a curious look and asked.

"......Goddess?"

When asked by Iran, the maid asked back as if it were natural.

"Aren't you the child of God, protected by God Mare?"

She didn't know what God Mare was protecting, but with her expression. She seemed to regard herself as some great god. Iran, who was too lazy to explain separately, just nodded once.

Then, The maid poured out flattering words, saying it was an honor to serve the child of God.

Iran was well aware of this kind of human being. They are people who move thoroughly for their benefit. She was being polite to her now, but if it turns out that she was a sinful Siren, she would turn her back and try to sell her.

What she's already experienced so far was hard and painful enough.

Iran, who no longer wanted to deal with her, asked in a tired voice.

"I'm a little hungrier than expected, is there anything to eat?"

Although I was hungry, the reason was more powerful than that. I didn't want to hear the maid talking. Then the maid said with a happy voice as if to leave it to me.

"Please wait a little longer. I'll prepare a hot stew."

Fortunately, the maid walked away obediently.

Iran looked at the maid as she left the room, and as soon as the door closed, her expression hardened.

'If you want to use me, I can use you as well.'

I'm not going to be tricked anymore and in good faith. Malice will be repaid by malice.

It was unknown why God sent her here, but Iran was once again determined to enjoy the opportunity of life once again.

* * * *

After having a meal, Iran, who finished her bath with warm water, bit the maid by saying she wanted to rest.

Soon the day was getting dark.

Alone in the quiet room and dazed in thought, she got up from the bed and headed towards the window.

The heavy rain that had fallen before leaving the stone chamber had calmed down like a lie. At the very least, ponder if what had happened in the stone chamber was a dream.

'Now, what should I do.'

Iran, who's staring blankly at the distant night-sea through the window, was startled by her sudden thought.

'Ah, that's right! Delphi!'

As soon as she got off the ship, she was dragged away by soldiers. She completely forgot about Delphi. She thought that the dolphin might know something. But it was already too dark to go outside.

'Let's ask them to allow me to leave and see Delphi when the sun comes up tomorrow.'

Judging by the maid's attitude during the day, it seemed that she would no longer permit her actions, but the problem was who to ask. The only people she faced here were a maid who seemed self-interested and a man who strangled her.

'If I said I would go alone, it wouldn't work, would it?'

Just as she was alone agonizing over how to persuade them, she heard a cautious knock outside the door.

'Who is it? Could it be that the maid came again?'

She frowned at her annoying feeling, but on the other hand, it seemed like it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask questions at this time.

"Come on in."

But it wasn't who she thought it was when the door opened, and the person came inside. A man with dark red hair and reddish-brown eyes. The visitor was none other than Rubros.

"Would you... excuse me for a moment?"

* * * *

While only the sound of the burning wood remains in the fireplace could be heard from time to time. There was an awkward silence between them sitting opposite each other with a small table in between.

'What is it….. Didn't you come here because you had something to say?'

As soon as he came in, she thought he would bring up the business for coming here but somehow had not made proper face-to-face contact with her since he got into the room.

However, he did not intend to tell Iran about his business for coming here in the first place. Although it happened due to lack of communication, he was the man who strangled herself as soon as he met her and even locked her in a cold, dark basement.

Rubros was the first to put the silence that seemed to last forever.

"Your body…. Are you feeling better now?"

"I'm fine."

Iran deliberately responded in a cold tone. Her gaze was turned toward the window as if she did not want to see his face.

When he realized that she wasn't looking at him, Rubros raised his head carefully and began carefully inspecting her body. His gaze naturally raised and reached her neck, which he was concerned about.

Perhaps thanks to God Mare's blessing, her neck, which had been stained with bruises, had already become smooth. A sigh of relief escaped from Rubros's mouth when he saw it with his own eyes.

Iran, who glanced at Rubros, who was speechless again, realized where his gaze was headed and instinctively pulled up her collar.

"......Ugh!"

Iran's face turned red when she belatedly realized that she was wearing only a thin piece of silk nightclothes. No matter how much she mistakenly thought that he was the maid, she was ashamed to be in such a defenseless state.

'stupid…..! No matter how embarrassed you were. But how can you be like this?!'

In addition, she was one time again embarrassed at his rudeness when he came to the woman's bedroom in the middle of the night. But now that she's angry with him, it's none other than herself who allowed him to come inside.

Fortunately, noticing her uncomfortable feelings, Lubvos gaze quickly turned away from her. But what he said made her nervous again.

"You speak the Orcan Empire language."

"…….!"

At the unexpected words, she flinched slightly. To recall, she remembered screaming unconsciously and when she told him to go away.

Maybe he thought she was deliberately pretending not to understand what he was saying. Nervous, she clasped her hands on her lap and said.

"I didn't understand it from the beginning."

Iran opened her mouth before he misunderstood further. And then she spoke modestly to him, who still looked at her with suspicious eyes.

"When I lost consciousness in the stone chamber, God Mare gave me wisdom. So that I don't get into trouble again because I don't understand the language."

It's a lie.

Iran did not know the exact reason. Perhaps it was because he sympathized with Siren, but if he told the truth in front of that man now, he might try to strangle her again.

So, instead of telling the truth, Iran chose to use the God Mare to provoke his guilt. Fortunately, whether her decision was right, he soon cleared his doubts and nodded.

"How did you end up alone on an uninhabited island? There were no ships around the island."

Iran sighed instead of answering. She had forgotten about it for a while due to unexpected events; that was the question she wanted to ask. Until a dolphin named Delphi told her, she didn't realize she was already in a different world.

As he pressed her to answer with a silent look, Iran pressed one of her heads down and said resignedly.