Simone, who remembered the contents of the original work, was troubled.
Time passed and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Illeston's forgotten son, Jace, turned eighteen this year.
Even as he gets older, his condition shows no signs of getting better and is only getting worse, so not only Grand Duchess Florier but also Grand Duke Illeston, even if they don't say it, must be quite anxious.
'It would be better to take action before the situation gets worse. But...'
The problem was that to lift this curse, very strong, saint-level healing power was needed.
Unfortunately, although the Necromancers' power is very strong, they only possess pure destructive power. There is no such thing as healing power even if you wash your eyes and look for it.
'That's why Simone in the original story couldn't break Jace's curse.'
Because she has no healing power and she doesn't know how.
And now Simone was once again on the verge of death for the same reason.
'There are no saints or saintesses in the Ruan Empire now.'
Even if there is, if the child is born after being chosen by God, the empire will take him and protect him from the time he learns to speak, so he will not be able to easily meet Simone or the Grand Duke, who is shunned by the empire.
There were no adult-level healers, so in fact, there was no way for this curse to be lifted within the empire.
“...Hmm.”
'Then there is no other way than that.'
It was quite a nuisance, but no matter how much she thought about it, there was no other solution.
“Ugh...”
It's already dark.
Simone frowned as she ate the cake Anna brought her.
'It's dangerous, and to be honest, I'm not really sure, but-'
Then, a servant came up to her and asked worriedly.
“Simone, is the cake not to your liking?”
"No. The cake is very delicious.”
She's worried that this cake will be her last dessert.
"Ha."
Simone looked at the fork covered in whipped cream. The transparent diamond that decorated the tip of the fork sparkled.
Simone recalled a phrase from the original work.
[“They say it was held by an old woman from a village at the edge of the sea. Abel, I don’t know if it will be of any help to you, but at least our Ruan Empire doesn’t need such impure magic stones.”
Abel smiled slightly.
“Thank you, Louis. I just needed it.”
Abel and Louis. The eyes of the two people facing each other were full of trust in each other. ]
This is a phrase that appeared when Louis willingly handed over to Abel the legendary jewel that shook the foundation of the Ruan Empire.
Simone planned to get this magic stone faster than Louis and Abel.
The name of the magic stone is ‘Saint’s Desire’.
It was a gem famous for arousing desire even in saints who dedicated their lives to serving God without greed.
One day 300 years ago, a red gem sent by an anonymous person made the Saintess forget her identity and become intoxicated with brilliance.
It is said that when the Saintess fell into lust and used all her power to make the jewel shine even more, God took away her power and she was eventually kicked out of the castle and lived only looking at the jewel until she died.
After the Saintess's disappearance, the one who became active was the necromancer Anasis, a traitor to the Ruan Empire, and because of that, there were rumors that it was Anasis who sent the red jewel to the Saintess.
The jewel is said to have been thrown somewhere into the sea after the Saintess's death, and later in the work, it came into the hands of Louis, who became Emperor, and was given to Abel.
'Saint's Desire' was the only jewel that contained the power of a saint in the Ruan Empire, where there were no saints.
'Even if it was the power of a Saintess with a twisted desire.'
Anyway, a Saint is a Saint.
A person with the purest healing power, so much so that it can be said to be unique.
Simone doesn't know how much of the healing power of the Saint's power within the jewel is left, but if she adds even a small trace of Simone's power to it, she may be able to heal Jace.
Of course, wouldn’t it work like this?
Abel smiled slightly.
“Thank you, Louis. I just needed it.”
Abel and Louis. The eyes of the two people facing each other were full of trust in each other. ]
This is a phrase that appeared when Louis willingly handed over to Abel the legendary jewel that shook the foundation of the Ruan Empire.
Simone planned to get this magic stone faster than Louis and Abel.
The name of the magic stone is ‘Saint’s Desire’.
It was a gem famous for arousing desire even in saints who dedicated their lives to serving God without greed.
One day 300 years ago, a red gem sent by an anonymous person made the Saintess forget her identity and become intoxicated with brilliance.
It is said that when the Saintess fell into lust and used all her power to make the jewel shine even more, God took away her power and she was eventually kicked out of the castle and lived only looking at the jewel until she died.
After the Saintess's disappearance, the one who became active was the necromancer Anasis, a traitor to the Ruan Empire, and because of that, there were rumors that it was Anasis who sent the red jewel to the Saintess.
The jewel is said to have been thrown somewhere into the sea after the Saintess's death, and later in the work, it came into the hands of Louis, who became Emperor, and was given to Abel.
'Saint's Desire' was the only jewel that contained the power of a saint in the Ruan Empire, where there were no saints.
'Even if it was the power of a Saintess with a twisted desire.'
Anyway, a Saint is a Saint.
A person with the purest healing power, so much so that it can be said to be unique.
Simone doesn't know how much of the healing power of the Saint's power within the jewel is left, but if she adds even a small trace of Simone's power to it, she may be able to heal Jace.
Of course, wouldn’t it work like this?
Although it was Simone’s idea.
In any case, if she didn't want to be kicked out of the mansion, she had to seize at least this small possibility.
If Simone's prediction is wrong, she will be kicked out by an angry Illeston, similar to the original.
'But it's too simple for me to find it.'
In the original work, it was said that an 'old woman from a village at the edge of the sea' was holding it, but there are no other clues.
She thinks the old woman has quite a bit of trouble finding it.
Simone, who was worried, soon shook off her thoughts and headed to the terrace.
No. Is there really a need to go through the trouble of looking for it?
If she has to look for it, there is someone more qualified than Simone. A person who knows the geography and history of this place better than Simone, who does not know much about this world. The Grand Duke of Illeston.
If she says she needs it to lift the curse, he will get it for her without hesitation, whether he asks for it directly or from the Adventurer's Guild.
First of all, the 'Saint's Desire' can be achieved in this way...
'Even if it's not for the jewels, it's better to save people.'
To solve the curse in earnest, someone was needed to assist Simone.
She needs someone who is trustworthy and capable.
If she had to bring in a different technician every time she needed it, it would be difficult to hide Simone's identity, and above all, she wouldn't be able to trust their skills, so she thought it might be better to get someone by her side.
“Simone, is there anything I can do to help you?”
"Uh?"
“Oh, you don’t look good...”
Simone shook her head. First of all, she thinks she can ask Anna for non-dangerous tasks that don't require combat.
“I need magic hair dye.”
“Magic hair dye?”
Anna rolled her eyes and said brightly.
"Yes! I'll bring it. Now it will be possible to get it in the color you want!”
Because Grand Duke Illeston told Simone to do whatever she wanted.
“Luckily, Simone, we have a lot of budget, so I think we’ll be able to buy plenty!”
“Then, please make sure that whatever you buy is something that will last a long time. Because color doesn’t matter.”
“Yes, then...”
In any case, if she didn't want to be kicked out of the mansion, she had to seize at least this small possibility.
If Simone's prediction is wrong, she will be kicked out by an angry Illeston, similar to the original.
'But it's too simple for me to find it.'
In the original work, it was said that an 'old woman from a village at the edge of the sea' was holding it, but there are no other clues.
She thinks the old woman has quite a bit of trouble finding it.
Simone, who was worried, soon shook off her thoughts and headed to the terrace.
No. Is there really a need to go through the trouble of looking for it?
If she has to look for it, there is someone more qualified than Simone. A person who knows the geography and history of this place better than Simone, who does not know much about this world. The Grand Duke of Illeston.
If she says she needs it to lift the curse, he will get it for her without hesitation, whether he asks for it directly or from the Adventurer's Guild.
First of all, the 'Saint's Desire' can be achieved in this way...
'Even if it's not for the jewels, it's better to save people.'
To solve the curse in earnest, someone was needed to assist Simone.
She needs someone who is trustworthy and capable.
If she had to bring in a different technician every time she needed it, it would be difficult to hide Simone's identity, and above all, she wouldn't be able to trust their skills, so she thought it might be better to get someone by her side.
“Simone, is there anything I can do to help you?”
"Uh?"
“Oh, you don’t look good...”
Simone shook her head. First of all, she thinks she can ask Anna for non-dangerous tasks that don't require combat.
“I need magic hair dye.”
“Magic hair dye?”
Anna rolled her eyes and said brightly.
"Yes! I'll bring it. Now it will be possible to get it in the color you want!”
Because Grand Duke Illeston told Simone to do whatever she wanted.
“Luckily, Simone, we have a lot of budget, so I think we’ll be able to buy plenty!”
“Then, please make sure that whatever you buy is something that will last a long time. Because color doesn’t matter.”
“Yes, then...”
Anna stopped what she was saying and let out an exclamation.
“Simone! If you don’t mind, how about we go together?”
"Together?"
"Yes! You will be able to choose the color you want!”
Anna looked somewhat excited.
“Simone, since you don’t know much about this village yet, wouldn’t it be helpful to lift the curse on the mansion by going out to look around the village?”
Simone couldn't understand at all what the correlation between looking around the village and the mansion's curse was, but she nodded.
"Good?"
There was something she already wanted to find out, so it worked out well.
Anna smiled happily.
“Then tell me whenever you want! I will prepare to go out.”
“Thank you always.”
Simone answered Anna and put down her fork.
“But before that, I have to meet Grand Duke Illeston.”
***
“It looks good.”
Simone visited Grand Duke Ilestone a week after destroying the first cursed tree monster.
It's been a while since he last saw her, and she seemed to have adapted very well to the mansion.
The skin and bones of the body have disappeared and the flesh has grown to a point where it looks just right.
The haggard face, rough skin, hair, terrible odor, and any traces of the hardships she had endured had all disappeared.
Who could recall the past from that appearance? Who would think that girl is a necromancer?
If it weren't for her black hair and red eyes, she would have been thought to be an ordinary girl who didn't have such disgusting powers.
“It’s all thanks to the Grand Duke. Thanks to your good care, I am eating well and sleeping well.”
“...Right."
The Grand Duke himself took care of everything for Simone, telling her to eat well, sleep well, and stay well, but she didn't know why he was in a bad mood.
“It’s already been a week since then. I guess you’ve thought about the full curse next time, right?”
“I’m here to tell you that. I have something to ask you.”
"Say it."
Grand Duke Illeston closed the book he was reading. Compared to before, he definitely seemed more proactive in cooperating.
“Please find just one jewel.”
"Jewel?"
“It’s a magic stone, to be exact.”
Magic stone.
Illeston's expression became serious at Simone's words.
Although magic stones appear to be beautiful jewels on the outside, they are very dangerous items, as some can be affected by the energy contained in the jewels just by touching them.
Some people burned up as soon as they touched the magic stone imbued with the energy of flame, others had no symptoms when they first touched it, but then fell ill and died in agony, and some even committed suicide after experiencing auditory hallucinations and hallucinations.
Simone needed something dangerous like that.
“What magic stone are you talking about?”
Illestone decided to listen first. Even if no one else knows, he now knows that he has to listen to Simone’s words until the end.
Simone said.
“The Saint's Desire. I need it to lift the next curse.”
Illeston tilted his head.
“Does that magic stone really exist?”
He couldn't help but be suspicious. This is because the saint's desire was a gem that exists only in legends and is not known to exist in reality.
But something that he doesn't even know exists is necessary to lift the curse?
“I know that’s a story from a legend. Even if it exists, it will be difficult to find it if you don’t know where it is.”
No matter how much it is within the Ruan Empire, the Ruan Empire is the largest country on the entire continent.
Who would do the foolish thing of looking for that little gem without any clues?
If it had been possible to find it, someone would have found it a long time ago.
The Saint's Desire is a magic stone with strong healing powers that is said to heal any disease or wound once you get it.
There must have been countless people who have desperately sought this for hundreds of years.
But Simone spoke firmly.
“The Lord of Death has spoken.”
"...What?"
“The Saint's Desire. It sleeps deep in the sea.”
The God of death is a piece of shit. All she had to do was spit out the words from the book as they came out of her mouth.
However, when talking about the God of death, Illeston's expression changed.
Necromancer. A person who contracts with the God of death to control the mana of death.
He has no choice but to believe that the only necromancer in the world has received revelation from the god of death.
“I know the approximate location. To lift the curse, you need that gem with healing powers.”
Simone spoke seriously as if she had heard the words of God.
“The curse was written at the end of the instructions.”
Illestone stiffened.
“To lift the curse of Her Highness the Grand Duchess and the eldest son of the Ilestone family, Jace Carl Ilestone.”
The name of someone whose existence was forgotten flowed from her mouth.
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