"About your hair. There's no need to hide it."
"But..."
"Yes, Abel is right. If anything happens, we will protect you."
The group built Simone's confidence and taught her how to use her powers.
As if responding to this, Simone, began to have no hesitation in showing her hair and revealing that she was a necromancer.
But that was four months.
On the night the group arrived at the second village of the Ruan Empire, Simone disappeared without a trace.
The party begins an investigation to find Simone, and soon hears a story about the cursed Grand Duke of Illestone's family outside the walls of the Ruan Empire.
It was an episode to show how great Simone's potential ability was. Although it was short, about 5-6 episodes, the Impact was strong enough to be counted in one hand.
As the episode centers on Simone, there are many occult elements and macabre descriptions, so there were many opinions that people's likes and dislikes were divided.
To conclude, Grand Duke Illeston kidnaps Simone to lift the curse placed on his family.
But Simone could not lift their curse.
"Well, I can't lift the curse, I don't..."
"That! You're telling a lie! Who else but a necromancer can lift this curse!"
"Yes, yes, necromancer! I just made a contract with the god of death and received the right to bind souls... I don't have the power to help you... Sorry..."
The episode ends with the Duke of Illeston despairing at Simone's words, and then the protagonist and her party rush in and save Simone.
Out of a total of 15 books, this character appears in the latter half of Volume 1 and the beginning of Volume 2, so she isn't very impressed, but as of now, Grand Duke Illeston is the only person who can save Seo Hyeon-jeong.
"There is no other way."
A person who needs Simone enough to carry out a kidnapping, and although he may have despaired of Simone's words, he did not pull out the sword at his waist until the end.
As much as Seo Hyeon-Jeong is disappointed, she plans to place her hopes on his human side for now.
'If even Grand Duke Illeston goes against my expectations, it would be better to just find a more comfortable way to die.'
"Ha, shit!"
Late at night, after seeing that the moon had set, Simone packed her bags. Simone's expression as she attempted to escape from the orphanage was quite solemn.
'You were the one who wanted me anyway, right?'
Even if, contrary to the description, he is a cruel character, if he is someone who needs Simone, he will keep her alive until her value decreases.
Yes, let's believe so.
Anyway, she was planning to go to Grand Duke Illeston to make a deal.
From now on, die
Let's die together
Jump off the roof
As she left the orphanage, the ghost followed her, always laughing and whispering about death.
***
This happened one morning in a noble family.
A young servant who brought face-washing water into Mrs. Illeston's room every morning suddenly disappeared.
The next day, the servant who had gone shopping, the coachman who had come to pick up the Grand Duke, the butler, and the secretary who was to come from the castle disappeared, leaving their clothes behind.
Grand Duke Illeston could not take this lightly.
Isn't It really strange that the people who had set foot in the mansion are disappearing one by one? However, no matter how much they investigated the cause, nothing came out and time just passed like that.
"You mean today too...?"
"Yes, Master. It is said that Master's tutor disappeared today, leaving his clothes behind."
"What the heck..."
The Grand Duke closed his tired eyes and washed his face dry.
Meanwhile, people continued to disappear.
Then one day.
Grand Duke Illeston discovered that the small tree that had been growing at the entrance to the mansion for some time now had grown far beyond his height and was extending towards the mansion.
"Lennon, what is the name of that tree?"
"I'm sorry, Master. This is a tree I don't know. Shall I ask the gardener its name?"
Grand Duke Illeston shook his head.
"It's okay. A tree whose name you do not know. That's amazing."
"Yes, Master. I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
"I was just curious about what type of tree grows so quickly. Anyway, it doesn't look good. Put it away."
"Yes, Master. "I will clean it up right away."
And the next day, Lennon, the butler, and the gardener disappeared. People keep disappearing.
Moreover, the Grand Duke, who had lost his old butler who had been with him for a long time, looked out the window, unable to hide his sorrow.
Then, his gaze caught a tree that had grown larger than yesterday.
'Dark red.'
Was that tree dark red?
He thought it was light brown when he first saw it.
Now it's like the color of human blood...
Is his memory wrong?
The Grand Duke left the mansion without realizing It and approached the tree.
At that time, the sound of something hard being chewed was heard from inside the tree.
"...Someone there."
The sound of an animal savagely chewing, crushing, and tearing meat. He was heard.
All the sounds came from the trees.
The moment the Grand Duke stretched out his hand as if possessed, thick branches wriggled and rushed towards him as if they were going to eat him, then moved away and soon disappeared.
"This, this!"
Tootuk.
Something popped out between the hard, dark red branches and fell to the ground.
"..."
It was a human leg bone with no trace of blood or flesh.
Only then did Grand Duke Illeston realize that something was going wrong.
"Nonsense..."
It can't be like this.
Trees eat people.
He stepped back and took the entire tree into view. And then he hardened.
The tree he looked up at, without the Grand Duke noticing, was slowly bending down as if it would swallow him up, with both branches outstretched like long arms.
It looked like a human shape, like a bloody giant.
Since then, the main gate of Illeston Mansion has been sealed.
No matter what they did, they couldn't get rid of the trees, only the people would disappear.
It was a story that started 300 years ago.
***
"I finally found it."
Simone breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the drab entrance of the huge mansion.
It was quite difficult to find it based on the description in the novel that she couldn't quite remember, but as she got closer, she could immediately tell where the Illeston Mansion was.
At night, the town's largest mansion, lit up with colorful lights, was shrouded in deep darkness.
"That's amazing."
Simone let out a laugh without realizing it.
A red branch tree blocked the entrance to the Illeston Mansion.
Abel, the main character in the original work, called the tree a 'fishy tree' because the smell of blood was disgusting.
The first fundamental factor that gradually led the Illeston family to become isolated in the outer corner of the castle.
Generation after generation, the Illeston clan owners tried every possible way to get rid of the tree but ultimately failed.
'Even the main character was defeated without even being able to do anything in the beginning.'
The only thing he could do was break the branches that wrapped around himself and his colleagues.
Even that was regenerated, so the damage was zero.
"Whoa."
And Simone is now standing alone in front of that cursed 300-year-old tree.
But she wasn't scared at all...
After coming to this world, she became insensitive to something strangely strange, and above all, Simone's necromancer powers were much stronger than those monsters.
Simone slowly released the mana of death. Because Simone's power was so strong, Seo Hyeon-Jeong, who had no special training, was able to use it naturally.
The power of death that the protagonist Abel expected from Simone.
This power will subdue the strange plant and bring Simone safely into the mansion.
Simone watched for a long time as the tree felt threatened and retreated. Then she opened her mouth poignantly.
"Well, if you don't want to die, stay away for a while."
At Simone's words, the woman with nine arms let go of Simone, walked away, and disappeared.
He was a ghost who only listened to her when she was in danger.
"Whoa."
Simone sighed and took off her shoes and held them in both hands.
A tree that eats people, a tree that has not been able to do anything for 300 years.
However, this person actually has weaker abilities than you might think. No, he's a worthless guy, but he's got a good head.
'Actually, this is not a tree-'
Simone smiled softly.
At that moment, her energy began to strengthen. From Simone's fingertips, her skin gradually turned black, and a cool wind mixed with the energy of death blew.
'Open the way."
Right now, she can't get rid of this man-eating tree.
According to the original work, there is a set time to eliminate this. If it could have been removed now, it would have made a more dramatic appearance.
There is no other way, so for now, she can only be satisfied with safely passing the entrance the way Abel did.
Simone walked without hesitation.
Then, the tree branch, which had been slowly retreating while wriggling, began to raise its tip aggressively, then withered and retreated again and again.
'Easy. Too easy.'
It made her question whether the main character. Abel really had that much trouble with something like this.
'My strength is amazing.'
Simone once again admired her munchkin skills and entered a section completely overgrown with branches.
The bloody smell stung her nose.
But it wasn't just the role that was scary.
"Isn't this much worse than that old ghost?"
The old ghost over there is persistent. This is, well, cowardice.
She moved forward, roughly scrawling the branches and stems that came even a little closer with her shoes.
How long did it take to walk like that?
Soon the voices of frightened people were heard. At the same time, she felt the clear evening air, followed by the soft light of a lantern.
Simone escaped the monster tree and appeared inside the mansion.
"Oh my! How could someone come here..."
"Oh, it's a child! Master!"
Words full of astonishment poured out towards Simone. An expression of disbelief.
Simone took the risk of going head-on into the monster tree to get this reaction.
Simone spoke to them as if she were a mysterious girl.
Even though it's not a bad idea.
"I will lift the curse on the mansion."
Wouldn't it be better to live here as the savior of Illeston Mansion and live in comfort rather than sacrifice herself or starve to death?
She was the first guest to proudly enter the front door in 300 years.
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