Creak.
Simone quietly closed the door to the basement room where Viscount Lawton was.
The woman standing upside down finally met the person she was looking for. She will probably let off steam and let it go.
Viscount Lawton will not be able to escape from that woman unless she is toyed with to the point of becoming a Saint.
“Are you okay?”
Louis asked worriedly.
She wasn't worried about Viscount Lawton, but she was worried about what would happen next.
No matter what mistake he made, if it became known to the world that Grand Duke Illeston had kidnapped him and imprisoned him, the Illestone family would suffer considerable damage.
It is obvious how much criticism a family whose reputation is already at rock bottom will be criticized for this.
And what if Viscount Lawton dies here?
Click.
Simone neatly locked the door to the basement room and turned around.
“It’ll be okay. It is Viscount Lawton who has more to lose by telling this.”
“That’s true.”
“The Grand Duke would have taken care of it. And she said she wouldn’t kill Viscount Lawton.”
Of course, the woman standing upside down did not say it directly. She just blinked her eyes in silence and waited for her time when Simone asked her not to kill her.
It won't kill him. Even if there is someone who follows him around and harasses him until he goes crazy.
"...Is it over?”
Only after closing the door did the hidden occupants begin to appear one by one.
Simone nodded to Kaylee, who was staring at the door as if she was seeing something unclean and left the basement.
“When the locked door opens, take out Viscount Lawton.”
"...How does a locked door open by itself?”
Of course, a ghost will open it.
No one answered Kaylee's stupid question.
“Sister, we’re going too.”
Anna quietly led Kaylee to Simone's room.
***
Simone and Louis headed to Grand Duke Illeston's study. In the study, the Grand Duke and his wife, who had already completed their duties, were waiting for Simone.
“Are we finished?”
Simone nodded.
“She will take care of the rest. Grand Duke, Grand Duchess, when everything is done-”
Grand Duke Illeston nodded as if he knew without saying anything.
“I’ll take care of the cleanup.”
Although the curse on the mansion had not been lifted and it would be a very troublesome task, Grand Duke Illeston seemed happy.
Even though it may have been forced, he seemed happy that he would be able to receive an investment he had never expected to receive smoothly.
“Anyway, don’t worry about the Viscount anymore. Let me ask him in detail what happened to that woman.”
"Please."
“Simone, you should now focus on your original purpose: lifting the curse.”
Simone nodded at the Grand Duchess' words, bowed lightly, and left the study with Louis.
“Thank you for your hard work, Wren.”
“What about this incident? It was easier than finding a legendary gem.”
Simone started walking towards her room. Louis also naturally walked along with Simone.
“The Viscount Lawton matter is over, what are you going to do now? Are you going to rest again?”
"What...”
“If you want to take a break, I’m leaving work.”
Simone looked back at Louis. Louis was pointing to his back with his hand as if asking if he could go.
At first, he tried to stick around to try to seduce Simone somehow. After finding out that his trick of subtly dragging her into the royal family's business through temptation was useless, he seemed to want to leave work quite early.
Simone glanced at him meaningfully.
"Why? Do you have anything to do after work?”
"Yes. Even after all this, I'm still busy. Didn't we talk about it at the adventurer's guild? I am the most skilled swordsman in the guild.”
Simone knows that without even hearing it. Because the original work fully described how capable he was.
However, he probably didn't want to leave work early because he was overflowing with requests from the Adventurer's Guild. Because he is not an adventurer for a living.
Probably going to meet the main character Abel and his group.
He will be working with Simone at the curse-filled Illeston Mansion to understand the strange phenomenon, and at the same time cooperating with Abel and his group, trying to directly resolve the imperial family's affairs.
'That's right. There was also an incident with the royal family.'
In fact, Simone's biggest goal is to lift the curse of this mansion and save money to become independent, but for Louis, maintaining the royal family is important enough to be his mission.
She feels bad for pretending not to know when he helps her so much...
'Shall I give you a hint?'
Simone thought for a moment and then shook her head.
To give a hint, he must first reveal his identity.
'If he's serious, I'll reveal it.'
Just as Grand Duke Illeston, who was very wary of outsiders, let a girl from the roadside whom he had never heard of into his mansion.
Let's tell Louis when he becomes desperate enough to reveal his identity and tell us the situation.
“I’m leaving work. If anything happens, I’ll call you again.”
"Yes. I may be away from the Ruan Empire for a while. I will leave the location with the Adventurer’s Guild, so if anything happens, please contact me there.”
It looks like he is planning to go far away with Abel and his group.
Simone nodded and Louis left the mansion without looking back.
And peace returned to the mansion again.
***
Two weeks after that.
“Shall we get to work now?”
Simone, who was rested enough to rest, voluntarily opened the instruction booklet.
She thought that in a week, the Grand Duke would not be able to wait and would urge her to do some work.
However, surprisingly, the Grand Duke and his wife left Simone to rest.
'Is it because I saved Jace?'
The reason Grand Duke Illeston brought Simone into his house in the first place was to save Jace and Florier.
Now that Jace has been saved, has the obsession with breaking the curse subsided?
Instead of urging her, he treated her like a guest and made sure she could rest comfortably.
Occasionally Florier would ask the employees if anything was going on or if she needed anything, but other than that there was no interference at all.
It seemed like Simone could rest for months like that, but...
'I also have a conscience.'
No matter how much Simone loved to rest, she couldn't enjoy luxury while eating and sleeping here in exchange for breaking the curse.
"Uh! Simone, are you finally looking for the next curse?”
As Anna asked loudly, the workers gathered around her with sparkling eyes.
"Yes. Now I have to do it slowly.”
"Wow! What curse are you going to break this time?”
“As expected, you are solving the curse in order, starting from the very first page, right?”
“What instructions are on the first page?”
Simone pushed the employees away as if she felt burdened.
They may be glad that it has been a long time since the curse was lifted, but after directly experiencing Simone lifting the curse, they showed great interest in strange phenomena.
“Well, I just thought it would be good to quickly get rid of curses that can be easily removed with a talisman.”
Simone slowly flipped through the instructions. If there was a heavy curse, such as a red tree growing that eats people or the existence of people being forgotten, she just didn't know how to solve it, but there would also be a curse that could be easily broken with an amulet.
Today, she plans to look for these curses and try to solve them lightly.
As Simone was looking through the instructions, she could feel the employees' heads turning to this direction.
As soon as Simone turns her head, the employees laugh and turn their heads.
It seems like they were curious and wanted to play a prank on Simone.
What the...
Simone chuckled and turned her attention back to the instructions.
Oh, there just happens to be a perfect guide to testing amulets.
Twenty-second, there are no paintings on the stairs of the mansion. If you find a portrait of a woman, go down the stairs immediately.
Seventieth, do not ask about the owner's physical condition.
“Stairs in the mansion, painting.”
As Simone mumbled, one of the maids said, 'Ah!' And she raised her hand.
“If it’s a painting on the stairs of a mansion, the person who saw it in person-”
“Aren’t you doing your work?”
“Ugh!”
The employees who had gathered around Simone were shocked and fell to the sudden shout.
Simone also flinched.
Kaylee was looking at the employees as if she felt pitiful.
The voice was so loud that it almost crumpled the instructions.
"You guys! Are you here to work or play? Go back to your seat quickly! Seri, you! Have you finished organizing the shelves? Uh?"
“Oh, not yet...”
“Do you want to get scolded? Go quickly! You're disturbing Simone! You too!”
Kaylee huffed, dropped all the occupants, and wiped the table as if nothing had happened.
'It was okay.'
Of course, it was a hindrance when reading the instructions.
'That's good. Let's take it slow.'
Simone opened the instructions again.
'Well, there was someone who said they saw the painting in person earlier, right?'
Asking that person to check his condition, and not asking about the matriarch's physical condition, is probably a directive to Grand Duke Illeston's unmoving shoulder, that is, the ghost clinging to his shoulder.
While Simone was organizing her thoughts about the curse.
A worker was standing still and glaring at Kaylee, who was working next to Simone.
He looked at Kaylee's every move with an expression full of irritation and anger, then suddenly turned his head away.
“Okay then, let’s go.”
Simone got up and took the amulet. Why bother taking time?
Oh, there just happens to be a perfect guide to testing amulets.
Twenty-second, there are no paintings on the stairs of the mansion. If you find a portrait of a woman, go down the stairs immediately.
Seventieth, do not ask about the owner's physical condition.
“Stairs in the mansion, painting.”
As Simone mumbled, one of the maids said, 'Ah!' And she raised her hand.
“If it’s a painting on the stairs of a mansion, the person who saw it in person-”
“Aren’t you doing your work?”
“Ugh!”
The employees who had gathered around Simone were shocked and fell to the sudden shout.
Simone also flinched.
Kaylee was looking at the employees as if she felt pitiful.
The voice was so loud that it almost crumpled the instructions.
"You guys! Are you here to work or play? Go back to your seat quickly! Seri, you! Have you finished organizing the shelves? Uh?"
“Oh, not yet...”
“Do you want to get scolded? Go quickly! You're disturbing Simone! You too!”
Kaylee huffed, dropped all the occupants, and wiped the table as if nothing had happened.
'It was okay.'
Of course, it was a hindrance when reading the instructions.
'That's good. Let's take it slow.'
Simone opened the instructions again.
'Well, there was someone who said they saw the painting in person earlier, right?'
Asking that person to check his condition, and not asking about the matriarch's physical condition, is probably a directive to Grand Duke Illeston's unmoving shoulder, that is, the ghost clinging to his shoulder.
While Simone was organizing her thoughts about the curse.
A worker was standing still and glaring at Kaylee, who was working next to Simone.
He looked at Kaylee's every move with an expression full of irritation and anger, then suddenly turned his head away.
“Okay then, let’s go.”
Simone got up and took the amulet. Why bother taking time?
Let’s go break the curse right now.
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