The Siren's Lullaby (Isekai Book 2)

Finding Mavis

>>Enri

I knew I kept it from everyone, so I didn't have the right to ask anyone for help either.

She was my responsibility and I have to look for her on my own. I kept her secret even from her since I felt that was the right thing to do.

But I never would have guessed that she would expose herself like that for my sake.

My heart throbbed every time I thought about it.

For me, there was a warm feeling inside my chest, she did it to save me.

I looked straight ahead.

I have to find her no matter what!

My only guess at finding her is through rivers. It's the best place she can hide. With her mother gone, she either went home to that house or to the river in the forest.

I wasted no time in going to the house first but found it empty.

Still, I was expecting that so I rushed to the forest.

I hope she doesn't randomly swim away somewhere thinking she doesn't belong here or that people will harm her. I won't let anyone harm her!!
As I kept a keen eye around in the forest I noticed something and stopped dead in my track.

The hell...

I looked back.

"Why are you all here?" I folded my arms in the dead empty forest, where there was no sign of anyone, "Come out!!" I yelled and then my knights slowly came out into view.

They all kept their heads down as if they were shamed but didn't say anything as they assembled in front of me.

"Why are you all here?" I repeated the question and then calmly waited for an answer.

"To help you find Mavis," Rose said.

"After you all scared her away?" I glared at them and they all flinched.

"We didn't mean to scare her!" Nana said, "We just asked her a question..." All the knights agreed.

I continued to glare at them.

"Captain! We really have no bad feelings for her!"

"That's right, she saved your life!"

"We won't be prejudiced with her!"

"Didn't you all hate demons?" I asked calmly.

"Sirens aren't really demons."

"Yea, they're a separate category."

"But she's still far from human." I answered.

"It doesn't matter!!" They replied, "It doesn't matter at all!!" They all agreed.

"Besides, it's been two years since the peace treaty. We can live in harmony with a demon."

"But Mavis isn't a demon!"

"It doesn't matter if she's a siren. She's one of us!"

"In fact, we'll even protect her from any harm!!"

...
I wasn't expecting this from them. Are they really concerned about her? Maybe they've all grown attached to her.

"You don't think she's dangerous?" I asked.

"No!!" They answered in unison.

"How can someone so pure like her be dangerous!" I noticed that they all were quite desperate.

"We adore her!!"

"And you adore her." There was a random comment in there that left me bewildered.

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