“...Why are you curious about that, Simone?”
"Uh?"
Kaylee frowned and glared at Simone as if she were dumbfounded.
"And...”
It's been a long time since she's seen that expression on Kaylee's face. But Simone knew from Kaylee's serious expression that Anna's words were true.
Kaylee seemed to be quite hated among the workers, and it seemed that she didn't just look at Simone with such disdain.
“Just what... I thought it would be good to resolve any disagreements between the people who help me in my room.”
Simone did not talk about the gossip behind people's backs but instead spoke to her step by step, just like Anna did. But what came back were Kaylee's irritating words.
“That is none of your concern, Simone! It's between us employees. Anyway, these!”
“Yeah, yeah...”
She thought they were very cooperative and on good terms for a while, but she guess she didn't want to find out.
Kaylee blushed and grumbled as she tried to leave.
“Just a moment, Kaylee.”
As Simone hurriedly grabbed Kaylee, Kaylee suddenly turned around to look at her.
"Why!"
"Yes. It's between you two, so I won't worry about it. But I have something to ask.”
“...What is it!”
“Is there anything among the users to harass people they don’t like?”
At Simone's question, several of the employees who were quietly spying on the two people flinched and trembled.
However, Kaylee pouted her mouth, rolled her eyes, and slapped Simone's hand away as if she didn't know.
“What is that! I have something to do and I have to go. Simone, go to sleep quickly!”
“...”
Oh, that cheesy thing.
Simone clenched her hand, which was wandering in the air, into a tight fist.
When she sees someone really talking, she feels like she wants to punch them.
Simone sighed deeply and stood up.
“Okay, I’ll sleep now.”
'I told you not to worry about it.'
Simone was receiving too little information, even though the parties wanted to ignore it and get more involved.
Even Anna avoided talking, saying this was none of Simone's business, so what more could she do?
Simone said to the workers who, instead of catching Kaylee leaving the room, glanced at her while pretending to be mopping.
“Everyone, don’t do anything stupid. If you have any complaints, speak out, and if someone is bothering you, tell me.”
***
Took-Too-to-to-to-to-to-duk-
Dark night. Kaylee, walking down the hallway by candlelight, cocked her sharp eyebrows.
"It's annoying..."
It wasn't that she was irritated by anyone in particular. She was irritated by Simone asking her what was going on with the servants that evening, by the servants avoiding her, and by the superiors pretending not to know.
Whirlwind.
The candles were blowing in the wind.
Yes, in fact, Kaylee had no friends in this mansion.
There wasn't really anyone she was close with. It was because she had a very rough personality and because she was in a position where she had to say the harshest things to people between her superiors and subordinates.
The older sisters she worked with disliked her for being harsh and rude, and her younger siblings felt very uncomfortable with her.
At least Anna managed to follow Kaylee, but after Simone came, even she was busy sticking around with Simone like a best friend and taking care of various tasks.
'I know too...'
Kaylee pouted.
He knows full well that the reason people distance themselves from her is because of the way she speaks and acts.
An intonation that seems to question everything. A tone of speech that seems to look down on others. An action that seems suspicious and distrustful of others.
But even though she knows it and has decided to change it, what can she do when the same behavior becomes a habit when she stands in front of people?
For Kaylee, who had lived like this her whole life, this was not an area of will.
Like all of the servants of the mansion, Kaylee was also from an orphanage and was forcibly brought to Illeston Manor.
The place where Kaylee lived was an orphanage where the director had already left the orphanage and the teacher and she, the eldest of the children, had managed to survive.
She lived for the children, to survive, tenaciously, always on guard so as not to be deceived by anyone, and sometimes not hesitating to do bad things.
Because she had to do that. Only then could everyone in the orphanage eat and live.
The habits and petty feelings from back then continued even after she moved into the mansion, and she hasn't been able to change them yet.
Naturally, the behaviors she learned at the orphanage were not welcomed at all in the mansion.
'I want to fix it too...'
It was okay for the employees she worked with to avoid her and dislike her.
But strangely enough, it felt quite strange when Simone asked this. It felt like a stab in the heart.
Kaylee's eyebrows, which had always been furrowed with a firm frown, lowered. Her lips, which had been stubbornly shut, became twisted as if she was holding back words that were about to burst out.
“...Ah, I’m tired.”
Let's go in quickly and sleep.
Feeling an inexplicable sense of helplessness, she quickly turned off the lights in the hallway and quickened her pace to return to her dorm.
At that time.
Osasani Sasarioni
Niorisasanisasao
Osasani Sasarioni
Niorisasanisasao
“...Huh?"
A voice came from somewhere. Kaylee stopped walking and looked around.
A small voice was reciting something without stopping.
'Here, no, this place?'
Osasani Sasarioni
Niorisasanisasao
Kaylee moved cautiously towards the sound of the voice.
Who is it? What? Who hasn't slept until this hour...
All the lights were off and the hallway was pitch black. Kaylee walked around, relying on the light of the lantern, one step at a time, looking around. She saw that the employees' break room had its lights on.
'They won't sleep again!'
Kaylee headed straight to the break room. The closer she got to the break room, the louder the voices she could hear.
Oh, O Sasanisasarioniniorisasanisasaosasaanisasaoni, please descend and become the guardian deity of this body. Then, please love this body, free it from all suffering, and punish those who have caused it suffering, and benefit this body. Oh, O Sasanisasarioniniorisasanisasaoni
“What is this...?”
What on earth are you talking about?
Kaylee just sat there blankly listening to their orders, unable to understand the situation.
Whirring-
The lantern she was holding was blown out by the wind.
Now, the only light in this space was the lamplight coming from inside the break room.
What is this ominous energy?
Should I run away? Or should I tear it down and stop it?
At that moment, an instruction appeared in Kaylee's mind.
Fortieth, do not curse others.
'That...That can't be...'
The moment the thought occurred to her, Kaylee moved reflexively.
Boom! Boom!
"Hey! Come out! Don't do it!"
She kicked hard at the door to the brightly lit room and desperately tried to stop the two people from casting their spells.
Can not be done. All you have to do is disobey the instructions and activate the curse!
She was not a timid person like Anna or Claire.
Then, as if Kaylee's efforts had worked, the spells coming from inside suddenly stopped.
“Okay, okay...”
Casting a curse on yourself? That's crazy.
Just as Kaylee raised her eyebrows again in relief and was about to storm into the room.
Kwadang!!!!
“Whoa! Wow! It’s a hit!”
A loud sound was heard from inside the room. It was a sound as if something was collapsing, or someone was intentionally throwing something heavy and knocking it over.
Kaylee was startled but grabbed the doorknob.
“What on earth are you doing inside! Why don’t you come out soon?”
The moment she grabbed the doorknob and tried to lower it, before even entering.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang! The doorknob went down on its own, and the door opened quickly, and a servant popped out.
“Huh!”
Kaylee was startled and let go of the handle and stepped back.
The servant who stood upright as if guarding the door after closing it was Lily, the servant who worked with Simone in her room.
“...What is it? What are you doing here?”
Kaylee, who had taken a step back in embarrassment, frowned and crossed her arms.
It was the servant who had been having constant friction with Kaylee for the past few days.
“I told you to go straight back to your room and sleep! What were you doing here? You! You did something strange!”
“...”
“Anyway, why don’t you listen to me? If you’re going to come into the mansion as a servant, you shouldn’t do things you’re told not to do!”
“...”
Kaylee, who was nagging as if she had caught something, stopped talking when she sensed something strange.
Lily stood upright, her eyes wide open, looking at her. Something about her pale appearance made her look different than usual.
“What, why are you looking at me like that...”
That moment.
“Osasanisasaoni has descended and is asking Kaylee a question.”
“...What?"
“Tonight, Lily, who was bullied by you, will commit suicide by falling from the roof.”
“...”
“What is the reason for this? Please answer the question.”
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