“I intend to settle this matter in the name of the Illeston family.”
"What?"
Grand Duke Illeston asks in surprise.
If allowing access to the imperial library was Louis's pretext, this was Simone's pretext.
Although Simone will neglect the Illeston family's curse lifting for a while, she will instead make the Illeston family play a huge role in solving the Emperor's problem.
This is a painting where Simone takes the talent and the Illeston family takes the credit.
Then, the situation will quickly become one where the Grand Duke of Illeston quickly approaches his return to politics, which he has been longing for.
In the original novel, the return of the Grand Duke of Illeston to politics was never discussed. In short, it was not accomplished until the end of the novel, but now it is quite possible.
Thanks to Simone.
Simone's offer to save the Emperor in the name of the Illeston family would be a golden opportunity for the Grand Duke of Illeston, but would he refuse this offer?
“Hoo...”
Grand Duke Illeston was a man who valued pride over honor and practicality over self-respect.
Look at the sudden change in his expression, he will seize the opportunity.
And after a while, he gave a positive answer just as Simone had expected.
“Do that. But the deadline is at most a month. Finish everything within that time.”
Simone smiled. A month would be more than enough time.
***
As Simone and Louis finished their icy conversation and came out, Abel and his group were crowded in front of the door. They got up in a hurry.
“Wow, you’re here?”
“Haha! I’ve been waiting for you...”
Louis raised one corner of his mouth in a mocking tone.
“Did you overhear?”
“The door! The door was so thick that I couldn’t hear anything anyway!”
Bianchi was flustered and tried to explain, but it seemed he was trying to eavesdrop anyway.
Simone laughed without realizing it. Anyway, the main characters are all wide-eyed.
She guessed he came all the way here because he was worried that the Grand Duke of Illeston might not let Simone go to the palace.
After all, the current situation in the imperial palace is dangerous.
“Anyway, what did he say?”
“Can you do that?”
“Your Highness, your expression didn’t look very good earlier.”
Louis smiled faintly at their questions.
“The Grand Duke has given his permission. We have been given about a month, which we know is more than enough time.”
The group jumped for joy at Louis' words.
Originally, they had planned to leave immediately after stopping by Rydel to see other parts of the Demon King.
However, they decided to work together to solve Louis' problem and to finish this Emperor's case.
Although it wasn't intended to be, the member composition was similar to the episode with the Emperor of the Luan Empire in the original.
Of course, she's saying this excluding some of the party members who haven't joined yet.
'The more people there are, the better for me.'
Anyway, as long as there are no death flags, the more companions there are to help Simone solve complicated problems, the better.
Before she knew it, Simone had arrived at her room.
“See you next time then.”
After saying a few goodbyes and going inside, Simone noticed that her group was waiting to go into the room with her.
Simone frowned and looked at the group instead of opening the door.
“...What is it?”
Then Abel tilted his head as if to ask what was going on.
“Haven’t you come up with a plan?”
“No grand plan? This time it’s the same. First visit for inspection, second visit for resolution.”
No matter how grandiose the plan is, nothing will go as planned.
It's much more efficient to set a goal and then work towards it flexibly. At least with this member composition, that's how it was.
Each and every one of them is skilled in handling crisis situations and carrying out missions.
The best way to plan a strategy is to first encounter problems during a field trip and then plan a solution.
Louis asked Simone's words.
“Shall we prepare a room so that you can investigate and resolve the issue at the same time?”
Then the group all waved their hands in various colors.
“Oh, no!”
"No."
"No."
“Louis, I appreciate your kindness, but I just want to sleep well.”
The opportunity to spend a day in the Imperial Palace is a special experience that not everyone can have.
When she thought about eating tact, they felt a bit of resistance, especially since they had trauma from their time as a writer at Delang.
Louis nodded, seemingly at a loss for words at the strong objections of Simone and her group.
"As you please."
As the conversation was coming to a close, Simone was about to open the door again when she turned around and looked at the group.
“There is no grand plan, but there are things that must be done.”
“What to do?”
Simone nodded and said.
“First, let’s check the Emperor’s room for any traces of the Occult Society.”
“The Occult Society?”
“Out of the blue?”
“It may be a bit out of the blue, but I said it just in case.”
Simone said with a very trembling expression.
“These days, there’s no place that doesn’t have something to do with the occult society...”
Strangely enough, they were often linked together. It was like the relationship between a warrior and a demon lord. So, it was something she said in a rather vague manner, but surprisingly, the intelligent Orkan nodded in agreement.
“That’s true. Occult societies have been particularly active recently.”
He also felt it. Any incident within the Luan Empire recently was connected to the Occult Society.
The Occult Society has always been a place that has done a lot of suspicious things, but it has never caused such blatant incidents.
They're been acting quite suspiciously lately.
Simone quickly opened the door as she saw Orkan's expression becoming increasingly serious.
As for the speculative conversation that is likely to be long, please do it among yourselves.
“Then I’ll go in now. Take a rest.”
Simone quickly went into the room and said goodbye to her companions.
A few days later, at the warmest hour of the day, Simone and Abel boarded a carriage bound for the capital city of Rydel.
As befitting those who go on an official mission in the name of the Grand Duke's family, today's carriage proudly bears the emblem of the Illeston family.
The carriage headed leisurely towards the imperial palace and soon arrived at the castle gate.
“Welcome. I’ve been waiting for you.”
As Louis had informed the people of the castle in advance, when they got out of the carriage, the Emperor's secretary, Count Rangel, came up to greet them.
“I will take you to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Despite their difference in status, Count Rangel welcomed them with a rather polite attitude, but he looked haggard as if he was deeply troubled by something.
When all the party members were unable to adapt to the castle and just quietly followed him, Orkan, the only one who was accustomed to going in and out of the castle, asked Viscount Rangel with concern.
“Thank you for coming to see me, but is it alright for you to leave like this? I heard that our visit is a secret from His Majesty the Emperor.”
Of course, it was a visit for the Emperor, but externally, they were guests of the Crown Prince who came to help with the Crown Prince's work.
Would it be okay for the Emperor's secretary to leave his seat and guide such people?
To Orkan's question, Count Rangel shook his head and said.
“It’s okay. After all, ‘that thing’ isn’t His Majesty. It doesn’t matter where I am.”
Everyone in the group paused at his words. It seems that it is true that most of the Emperor's associates working in the castle now know about the Emperor's business.
The Viscount took them into the castle and guided them to the Crown Prince's room through a place the Emperor could not reach.
"And..."
Simone looked around the castle and exclaimed in admiration.
She's never been there, but she's sure the interiors of historic European cathedrals and castles must feel something like this.
First of all, everything is big, wide, and tall. Even the statues placed in the castle hallways.
The grandeur felt from within was so great that she couldn't easily close her mouth.
The last time Simone visited here, she was amazed by just looking around the garden and wondering what it would be like to live in a place like this, but compared to the inside of the castle, the garden was just an appetizer.
Wow. Is this what they mean when they say life is turned around?
How could Simone have thought that she, who had been living in an orphanage and was almost sold to an occult society, would be sent to the castle by the royal family?
Coming here made her realize how hard she's worked.
“Oh! It’s Miss Simone!”
At that moment, someone approached her, calling her name in a welcoming voice. It was the Marquis of Barrington, who had not been seen for a while.
Unlike him who was very happy to see her, Simone didn't react much and only gave a polite greeting.
“It’s been a long time, Marquis Barrington.”
“Yeah, it’s been a long time. How have you been?”
“Of course. There’s still a lot of work to do.”
“Haha, even if it wasn’t my request, you’d always have a lot to do. The group still seems healthy.”
Marquis Barrington exchanged brief greetings with Abel and his party, then took over from his secretary, Viscount Rangel, and led them to the Crown Prince's room.
The last time she saw him was when she reported the death of Viscount Delang.
At that time, he had a sad expression as if the world had collapsed, but it seemed like he had somehow pulled himself together during that time.
"What?"
Grand Duke Illeston asks in surprise.
If allowing access to the imperial library was Louis's pretext, this was Simone's pretext.
Although Simone will neglect the Illeston family's curse lifting for a while, she will instead make the Illeston family play a huge role in solving the Emperor's problem.
This is a painting where Simone takes the talent and the Illeston family takes the credit.
Then, the situation will quickly become one where the Grand Duke of Illeston quickly approaches his return to politics, which he has been longing for.
In the original novel, the return of the Grand Duke of Illeston to politics was never discussed. In short, it was not accomplished until the end of the novel, but now it is quite possible.
Thanks to Simone.
Simone's offer to save the Emperor in the name of the Illeston family would be a golden opportunity for the Grand Duke of Illeston, but would he refuse this offer?
“Hoo...”
Grand Duke Illeston was a man who valued pride over honor and practicality over self-respect.
Look at the sudden change in his expression, he will seize the opportunity.
And after a while, he gave a positive answer just as Simone had expected.
“Do that. But the deadline is at most a month. Finish everything within that time.”
Simone smiled. A month would be more than enough time.
***
As Simone and Louis finished their icy conversation and came out, Abel and his group were crowded in front of the door. They got up in a hurry.
“Wow, you’re here?”
“Haha! I’ve been waiting for you...”
Louis raised one corner of his mouth in a mocking tone.
“Did you overhear?”
“The door! The door was so thick that I couldn’t hear anything anyway!”
Bianchi was flustered and tried to explain, but it seemed he was trying to eavesdrop anyway.
Simone laughed without realizing it. Anyway, the main characters are all wide-eyed.
She guessed he came all the way here because he was worried that the Grand Duke of Illeston might not let Simone go to the palace.
After all, the current situation in the imperial palace is dangerous.
“Anyway, what did he say?”
“Can you do that?”
“Your Highness, your expression didn’t look very good earlier.”
Louis smiled faintly at their questions.
“The Grand Duke has given his permission. We have been given about a month, which we know is more than enough time.”
The group jumped for joy at Louis' words.
Originally, they had planned to leave immediately after stopping by Rydel to see other parts of the Demon King.
However, they decided to work together to solve Louis' problem and to finish this Emperor's case.
Although it wasn't intended to be, the member composition was similar to the episode with the Emperor of the Luan Empire in the original.
Of course, she's saying this excluding some of the party members who haven't joined yet.
'The more people there are, the better for me.'
Anyway, as long as there are no death flags, the more companions there are to help Simone solve complicated problems, the better.
Before she knew it, Simone had arrived at her room.
“See you next time then.”
After saying a few goodbyes and going inside, Simone noticed that her group was waiting to go into the room with her.
Simone frowned and looked at the group instead of opening the door.
“...What is it?”
Then Abel tilted his head as if to ask what was going on.
“Haven’t you come up with a plan?”
“No grand plan? This time it’s the same. First visit for inspection, second visit for resolution.”
No matter how grandiose the plan is, nothing will go as planned.
It's much more efficient to set a goal and then work towards it flexibly. At least with this member composition, that's how it was.
Each and every one of them is skilled in handling crisis situations and carrying out missions.
The best way to plan a strategy is to first encounter problems during a field trip and then plan a solution.
Louis asked Simone's words.
“Shall we prepare a room so that you can investigate and resolve the issue at the same time?”
Then the group all waved their hands in various colors.
“Oh, no!”
"No."
"No."
“Louis, I appreciate your kindness, but I just want to sleep well.”
The opportunity to spend a day in the Imperial Palace is a special experience that not everyone can have.
When she thought about eating tact, they felt a bit of resistance, especially since they had trauma from their time as a writer at Delang.
Louis nodded, seemingly at a loss for words at the strong objections of Simone and her group.
"As you please."
As the conversation was coming to a close, Simone was about to open the door again when she turned around and looked at the group.
“There is no grand plan, but there are things that must be done.”
“What to do?”
Simone nodded and said.
“First, let’s check the Emperor’s room for any traces of the Occult Society.”
“The Occult Society?”
“Out of the blue?”
“It may be a bit out of the blue, but I said it just in case.”
Simone said with a very trembling expression.
“These days, there’s no place that doesn’t have something to do with the occult society...”
Strangely enough, they were often linked together. It was like the relationship between a warrior and a demon lord. So, it was something she said in a rather vague manner, but surprisingly, the intelligent Orkan nodded in agreement.
“That’s true. Occult societies have been particularly active recently.”
He also felt it. Any incident within the Luan Empire recently was connected to the Occult Society.
The Occult Society has always been a place that has done a lot of suspicious things, but it has never caused such blatant incidents.
They're been acting quite suspiciously lately.
Simone quickly opened the door as she saw Orkan's expression becoming increasingly serious.
As for the speculative conversation that is likely to be long, please do it among yourselves.
“Then I’ll go in now. Take a rest.”
Simone quickly went into the room and said goodbye to her companions.
***
A few days later, at the warmest hour of the day, Simone and Abel boarded a carriage bound for the capital city of Rydel.
As befitting those who go on an official mission in the name of the Grand Duke's family, today's carriage proudly bears the emblem of the Illeston family.
The carriage headed leisurely towards the imperial palace and soon arrived at the castle gate.
“Welcome. I’ve been waiting for you.”
As Louis had informed the people of the castle in advance, when they got out of the carriage, the Emperor's secretary, Count Rangel, came up to greet them.
“I will take you to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Despite their difference in status, Count Rangel welcomed them with a rather polite attitude, but he looked haggard as if he was deeply troubled by something.
When all the party members were unable to adapt to the castle and just quietly followed him, Orkan, the only one who was accustomed to going in and out of the castle, asked Viscount Rangel with concern.
“Thank you for coming to see me, but is it alright for you to leave like this? I heard that our visit is a secret from His Majesty the Emperor.”
Of course, it was a visit for the Emperor, but externally, they were guests of the Crown Prince who came to help with the Crown Prince's work.
Would it be okay for the Emperor's secretary to leave his seat and guide such people?
To Orkan's question, Count Rangel shook his head and said.
“It’s okay. After all, ‘that thing’ isn’t His Majesty. It doesn’t matter where I am.”
Everyone in the group paused at his words. It seems that it is true that most of the Emperor's associates working in the castle now know about the Emperor's business.
The Viscount took them into the castle and guided them to the Crown Prince's room through a place the Emperor could not reach.
"And..."
Simone looked around the castle and exclaimed in admiration.
She's never been there, but she's sure the interiors of historic European cathedrals and castles must feel something like this.
First of all, everything is big, wide, and tall. Even the statues placed in the castle hallways.
The grandeur felt from within was so great that she couldn't easily close her mouth.
The last time Simone visited here, she was amazed by just looking around the garden and wondering what it would be like to live in a place like this, but compared to the inside of the castle, the garden was just an appetizer.
Wow. Is this what they mean when they say life is turned around?
How could Simone have thought that she, who had been living in an orphanage and was almost sold to an occult society, would be sent to the castle by the royal family?
Coming here made her realize how hard she's worked.
“Oh! It’s Miss Simone!”
At that moment, someone approached her, calling her name in a welcoming voice. It was the Marquis of Barrington, who had not been seen for a while.
Unlike him who was very happy to see her, Simone didn't react much and only gave a polite greeting.
“It’s been a long time, Marquis Barrington.”
“Yeah, it’s been a long time. How have you been?”
“Of course. There’s still a lot of work to do.”
“Haha, even if it wasn’t my request, you’d always have a lot to do. The group still seems healthy.”
Marquis Barrington exchanged brief greetings with Abel and his party, then took over from his secretary, Viscount Rangel, and led them to the Crown Prince's room.
The last time she saw him was when she reported the death of Viscount Delang.
At that time, he had a sad expression as if the world had collapsed, but it seemed like he had somehow pulled himself together during that time.
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