Grand Duke Illeston, who was talking, and Simone and Florier, who were listening, both had bad expressions.
'So backwards...'
Because she was hanging upside down and dying, she couldn't stand upright.
It is said that the woman was starved to death, but hanging upside down with a pregnant body must have been quite painful.
Even though she died so unfairly, she waited until Simone found Viscount Lawton and did not kill him as Simone requested.
Of course, she may not have achieved peace yet and may still be attached to Viscount Lawton, but that is none of Simone's business.
No, she actually wanted to harass him a little more, stop him, kill him, and then leave.
She felt very bad, but what could she do since it was Simone who asked Grand Duke Illeston to inform her of the progress.
"Yes. Thank you for telling me. Viscount Lawton or something. You’re not going to leave it like that, are you?”
"Of course."
Grand Duke Illeston smiled evilly.
“I plan to get everything I can and deal with it. Fortunately, even if he went crazy, he was really crazy.”
Viscount Lawton was so distraught that he voluntarily confessed his mistakes.
Viscount Lawton, who had gone crazy, said that Bam, the escort knight who accompanied Simone on her outing, secretly left her near his mansion in the early morning when there were few people around.
This was possible because the faces of the people who used Illeston Mansion were unknown.
He later heard from an informant that members of the Viscount family were using every means possible to keep Viscount Lawton imprisoned to hide his condition.
Grand Duke Illeston plans to make an official visit to Viscount Lawton for the first time shortly, using his title as Grand Duke.
And he will receive what Viscount Lawton promised to give.
To make amends for what the Viscounts have done, the Viscount family will have no choice but to listen to Grand Duke Illeston's demands.
Simone also grinned.
“I hope everything goes well.”
She received a notebook and heard a story about Viscount Lawton.
So is the conversation over?
The moment Simone got up again, this time Florier placed a small envelope on the table.
Simone sat down on the seat.
The corner of Simone's mouth twitched. Since they had a gloomy conversation just a moment ago, she's trying hard to keep the corners of her mouth from rising, but that's it.
'A small white envelope. It's just the right size to fit a banknote.'
It's money, money...
Simone looked at Florier. Then Florier said with a smile.
“It’s pocket money.”
Pocket money!
It was the allowance that Florier promised her when she came to her room a while ago.
“If you want to buy something, use this money to buy it however you want. If there’s something you want to eat, tell me.”
"Thank you."
Simone quickly took the envelope and packed it. Grand Duke Illeston got up from the sofa and headed back to his desk as if he didn't really want to give her pocket money, but he still seemed to agree with Florier's suggestion to give Simone an allowance.
'I'll have to ask Anna how much it is!'
Simone carefully collected the pocket money and left the study.
Behind her, Anna and the head butler Kelle followed and took the lead.
“I will take you to the master’s room.”
“'It's ridiculous to give pocket money to a street necromancer with no foundation!' What, you don’t say things like this?”
Today, Kelle was not angry at Simone, who scoffed at her sarcastically because of something he had heard.
“It’s true that I don’t like you. But I also know how important you have been to this family.”
"...”
“I am not an ungrateful person who does not recognize my benefactor.”
After that, the wrinkles of the old butler, who silently guided Simone to Jace's room, deepened.
How could he be as angry as usual at that girl who brought back the most precious memories of his master?
What Grand Duke Illeston said was right.
She is not a necromancer, an evil person who deserves to be executed.
A savior who came to save this mansion. benefactor. She is a precious guest.
“This is the place.”
The room that Kelle showed Simone was the corner room closest to Grand Duke Illeston's bedroom.
It was originally Grand Duke Illeston's private room, but it seemed to have been converted into a bedroom for Jace.
“He hasn’t woken up yet, so let’s talk at a distance so as not to disturb the treatment.”
"Yes."
“And Anna, you will wait here until Simone finishes her conversation.”
"Yes? Yes, yes! All right!"
After speaking, Kelle went back immediately, and Simone knocked lightly on the door and went straight into the room.
"Excuse me."
Even though Simone opened the door and entered, no one turned their head to check her face.
Excluding Jace, there were a total of five people in the room, including the healer.
Everyone was only focused on Jace.
Simone said in a low voice as she approached them.
“I came looking for a maid named Claire.”
Then the servant who was right next to the man who appeared to be a healer flinched and looked back at Simone.
“I’m Claire... Uh...”
Claire stood up with a very confused expression and glanced at Simone.
Since she was wearing very nice clothes, she couldn't be the same employee, and there was no mention of guests coming to the mansion, so this person...
“Huh! Is it, by any chance, Simone?”
When Claire stood up and shouted, the healer nearby frowned and glared at Claire.
Simone smiled at her.
She looked very embarrassed and scared, just like when Anna saw her for the first time.
Well, it was a familiar reaction to Simone.
"Me... Are you here to meet me?”
"Yes."
Me? why? What did I do wrong?
Claire lives in the same mansion but works at a job where she never encounters Simone.
She had also heard that Simone was having an eventful day and was trying to break the curse, but she thought it had nothing to do with her.
But the necromancer, the person rumored to be shaking up the mansion, didn't just happen to meet her on the way, she came looking for her herself?
She's waiting for her right now with a cruel smile on her face?
I don't even know what's going on, it's just so scary!
“Uh... Why...”
"Why?"
"That is... Why... Me... Why me... Why...?”
“...I have something to ask.”
Hey, is this a big problem?
Claire was a much more timid servant than Simone thought.
While Anna is the type to hold back and attack even if she is scared, Claire seems to be the type to run away when she is scared and, if she can't even run away, she would rather faint.
“Ask...? To me...? W-what? I have nothing... Why me?”
“I heard you saw a portrait on a staircase.”
“..."
They've only just started talking, but Claire has already turned pale and looks like she's about to roll her eyes and faint.
She seems to think that she too has been swept away by the curse that she thought would be a story from another world if she followed the instructions carefully.
Actually, that is correct.
Today, Claire has to climb the stairs with Simone, reenacting the day's situation until the portrait appears.
But right now, if she said one more word, she felt like Claire would faint, so Simone kept her mouth shut.
Then, instead of speaking, she walked towards Jace, who was busy receiving treatment.
"Hmm...”
Jace originally had silver hair.
His hair, which seemed black at the time when he was seven years old, now turned out to be silver like Grand Duke Illeston's.
Fortunately, she heard that the crisis has been overcome, but he is still so thin that he looks dangerous. But now he looked like a person.
Simone looked at him and found the magic stone on his chest, the saint's desire, and stretched out her hand.
Then she poured mana into the magic stone. As in the past in the 3rd floor room, only enough mana was absorbed to provide maximum healing power and the power of the magic stone would not be inferior to the mana of death.
The healer who saw this breathed a sigh of relief and concentrated on healing again.
The color of the magic stone was already fading, so he was worried about a lack of mana.
Healers relied on this magic stone for much of their treatment, but there was a legend that those with magic power could easily be possessed, so no one was allowed to mess with it.
Simone asked.
“When can he wake up?”
“He's feeling fine now, so he’ll be up soon... Even if he wakes up, he won’t be able to get out of his hospital bed for a while, so how can he still be alive?”
When Simone thinks back to the day she first saw Jace, it's a miracle that she was able to save his life like this.
The healer looked at the necromancer, who was still absorbing mana into the magic stone.
Necromancer. A girl who should have been executed as soon as she was born.
Needless to say, he learned that necromancers are evil people.
The girl in front of him was not a villain, but an ordinary good person who knew the severity of life.
“Hey, me! Simone! Ready! Ready to speak! Ugh! It’s done!”
At that time, Claire shouted solemnly, and Simone lifted her hand from the magic stone and raised the corner of her mouth again.
“Then, should we just get out of here and have a long conversation?”
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