“..."
Simone opened her eyes.
This time, again, it was the Emperor's bedroom. She touched the spot where the woman in the red dress had stabbed her and swore.
“Oh, shit. That hurt.”
It was quite a painful experience. The pain of the blades digging into her flesh in real time, severing brt muscles and nerves.
That death just now was the last.
Let's not think about dying again.
Simone sighed and fell down on the bed.
Lying down like this, the weather was nice. It felt like she was just spending an ordinary afternoon with nothing going on.
As Simone lay there for a while, exhaling, her honest feelings came out without her realizing it.
“...I want to stop.”
Tears welled up in her eyes. It wasn't just because of the pain of the death earlier. It was because Simone's life was so hard, and all the emotions that had been building up since she first opened her eyes at the orphanage burst out all at once.
Why do I have to go through all this trouble?
She's just going to die trying to lift the curse.
It was hard enough just to lift the curse of Illestone.
She should have just stayed still.
Why is she trapped here without even knowing how to get out...
But Simone soon stopped lamenting.
Regret, lament, and sadness were of no help to her current self.
It'll probably be the same even if she gets out of here.
This world is very cruel to Simone. She must run forward without whining to survive.
“Ugh.”
Let's be content with the brief respite that is given to lift the curse.
Simone jumped up from her bed.
'Let's give it a try. Let's start by finding our way back with the Emperor.'
Simone didn't leave the room right away this time either but instead looked around.
In fact, the reason Simone died again wasn't just because a monster was blocking her door.
That monster was so fast that it would kill her if she moved it, but if she timed it right and used the Death Mana, she could defend and attack it sufficiently.
However, the reason she died and came back to life again is because of the ‘variable’.
First of all, after hearing the Emperor's words about dying and coming back to life repeatedly, she realized that her return to life was not a coincidence.
For unknown reasons, Simone and the Emperor are experiencing an infinite regression where they die and come back to life in the same section.
But Simone thought that the basic principle of regression, where someone dies and comes back to life at a set time, was a bit strange.
It keeps regressing from the same point.
In terms of games, it's the concept of restarting from a previously saved save point, so the events that occurred at the first and second points in time had to be the same.
If Simone experienced something in the first time zone, the same thing should happen in the second time zone as long as she did not do anything differently, and if it did not happen in the first time zone, it should not happen in the second time zone.
However, the events that occurred in Simone's first and second time zones were completely different.
The first time, she went around and around the castle for a long time before she met the woman in the red dress, and she didn't even meet the Emperor.
On the other hand, the second time, as soon as she opened the door, she met the Emperor and the woman at the same time.
And just before leaving the bedroom, the clock that didn't fall the first time suddenly fell the second time.
What does this mean?
'I don't know why, but every time I go back in time, a variable appears.'
Then, as she repeats the regression, she can find out information that she didn't know before by using variables.
Therefore, Simone died once more to create a variable and learn new information.
Of course, it hurts a lot every time she dies, so this is the last time.
Simone searched the room aimlessly as she had done in the second time zone, waiting for the variables to arise in the bedroom during the third regression.
While she's waiting, let's recall the conversation she had with the Emperor earlier.
There was also a lot of information secretly obtained from the Emperor.
First of all, the Emperor was imprisoned here, and then when he woke up in another world, his illness disappeared and his body felt very light.
Simone was chased by a woman in a red dress, but while she was seeing the same monster, the Emperor said he was seeing an assassin in black.
What this meant was that what Simone was seeing was not a curse that had followed her here from Illeston's mansion, but something else that only Simone could see, something that looked different to different people.
Bam- clang!
At that moment, Simone suddenly stopped and looked back at the sudden sound of an explosion.
“...”
The clock on the nightstand had fallen and shattered, scattering glass everywhere.
Not only was it untouched, but it was a clock that was ten steps away from where Simone was.
It was the same in the second time zone. It fell and broke on its own without Simone even touching it.
'Is there something?'
As Simone took a step towards the clock, this time the portrait on the sofa fell down and separated from its frame.
'...Uh?'
The picture frame has already fallen?
The portrait had fallen in the second time zone as well.
However, at that time, she fell down because she couldn't stand the vibration due to the knock on the door by the woman in the red dress, who was a variable in the second time zone.
'And now it just fell off for no reason.'
So this is the variable that occurred in this regression.
As expected, the variables increase as regression is repeated.
Simone turned around and headed toward the portrait, relieved that her thoughts were correct. Then.
WHISTLE! BUCK!
"Ah!"
A notebook, seemingly from somewhere, flew straight at Simone, hit her and fell down.
The other things had just fallen out, but the notebook looked like someone had thrown it there on purpose for me to look at.
'Isn't this too artificial?'
Is this what a poltergeist phenomenon is like?
Simone picked up the notebook with an expression that said she was suspicious of everything.
The moment she checked the contents, Simone's expression changed.
'This is...'
The corners of her mouth slightly rose as if she had noticed something, and she quickly walked over to the broken watch and picked it up.
Then he smiled with confidence.
The numbers on the clock are strange.
At twelve o'clock [1452]
At four o'clock [9653325]
At five o'clock [0]
At the seven o'clock position [2]
The nine o'clock position was filled with ridiculous numbers like [38287].
Simone checked the fallen portrait one last time.
The portrait, which had looked fine a moment ago, was completely tattered when viewed up close, including the face and accessories on the clothing.
As if it were a visualization of a blurry memory.
Simone looked out the window. It was still incredibly bright outside.
"Ah..."
Simone laughed out loud.
Now she understands.
The reason why the woman in the red dress who should be in the mansion appeared in the castle. The reason why she comes back to life in the same spot no matter how many times she dies.
A fallen clock, a picture, or a flying notebook were hints from somewhere that told her where this space was.
'I died and came back to life just to realize this!'
Simone laughed as if she had lost her mind, picked up the watch, and left the room.
Now that she knows everything, all she needs to do is find the Emperor and get out of there.
Simone, or rather Seo Hyun-Jung, when she was in high school.
Some things were popular at one time.
The first is the formula that makes dreams come true, 'R=VD'.
And the second was 'lucid dreaming', or simply put lucid dreaming.
Lucid dreaming. A dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming.
The concept was that if you recognize that you are dreaming, you can achieve in your dreams things that you could only achieve in your imagination.
Well, she heard that it is actually possible if you practice, and that there are quite a few side effects, but Seo Hyun-jung has not tried it.
However, since it was so popular, she knows a few stories related to lucid dreaming, one of which is RC check.
Here are some ways to check if this is a dream or not.
For example, if you bend your hand back sharply and your fingers touch the back of your hand, it is a dream. If your fingers pass through your palm, it is a dream. If you block your nose and can breathe, it is a dream.
And if numbers and such are not displayed properly, it is said to be a dream.
The notebook that Simone was looking at was the Emperor's diary.
When she opened the first page, the date at the very top was written as [3316322390085.112554.1542].
The numbers on the clock were also not normal, and the portrait was painted only to the extent she had recognized it when she first inspected the Emperor's bedroom.
In short, this place right now is a dream.
Simone and the Emperor were lost in a virtual dream created by the jewel.
'These guys from the Occult Society, what on earth is their purpose?'
That jewel is a 100% replica of Anasis's jewel and must belong to the Occult Society, just like the time of Viscount Delang.
What they trying to do by trapping the Emperor in his dream?
The reason is that once she wakes up from the dream, talks to her companions.
Simone glanced around the hallway and waved happily at a blond-haired man running towards her from afar.
“Your Majesty! I found out! Over here!”
For now, it seems like she needs to save the Emperor from his dreams, who is being chased by that crazy woman in the red dress.
Simone opened her eyes.
This time, again, it was the Emperor's bedroom. She touched the spot where the woman in the red dress had stabbed her and swore.
“Oh, shit. That hurt.”
It was quite a painful experience. The pain of the blades digging into her flesh in real time, severing brt muscles and nerves.
That death just now was the last.
Let's not think about dying again.
Simone sighed and fell down on the bed.
Lying down like this, the weather was nice. It felt like she was just spending an ordinary afternoon with nothing going on.
As Simone lay there for a while, exhaling, her honest feelings came out without her realizing it.
“...I want to stop.”
Tears welled up in her eyes. It wasn't just because of the pain of the death earlier. It was because Simone's life was so hard, and all the emotions that had been building up since she first opened her eyes at the orphanage burst out all at once.
Why do I have to go through all this trouble?
She's just going to die trying to lift the curse.
It was hard enough just to lift the curse of Illestone.
She should have just stayed still.
Why is she trapped here without even knowing how to get out...
But Simone soon stopped lamenting.
Regret, lament, and sadness were of no help to her current self.
It'll probably be the same even if she gets out of here.
This world is very cruel to Simone. She must run forward without whining to survive.
“Ugh.”
Let's be content with the brief respite that is given to lift the curse.
Simone jumped up from her bed.
'Let's give it a try. Let's start by finding our way back with the Emperor.'
Simone didn't leave the room right away this time either but instead looked around.
In fact, the reason Simone died again wasn't just because a monster was blocking her door.
That monster was so fast that it would kill her if she moved it, but if she timed it right and used the Death Mana, she could defend and attack it sufficiently.
However, the reason she died and came back to life again is because of the ‘variable’.
First of all, after hearing the Emperor's words about dying and coming back to life repeatedly, she realized that her return to life was not a coincidence.
For unknown reasons, Simone and the Emperor are experiencing an infinite regression where they die and come back to life in the same section.
But Simone thought that the basic principle of regression, where someone dies and comes back to life at a set time, was a bit strange.
It keeps regressing from the same point.
In terms of games, it's the concept of restarting from a previously saved save point, so the events that occurred at the first and second points in time had to be the same.
If Simone experienced something in the first time zone, the same thing should happen in the second time zone as long as she did not do anything differently, and if it did not happen in the first time zone, it should not happen in the second time zone.
However, the events that occurred in Simone's first and second time zones were completely different.
The first time, she went around and around the castle for a long time before she met the woman in the red dress, and she didn't even meet the Emperor.
On the other hand, the second time, as soon as she opened the door, she met the Emperor and the woman at the same time.
And just before leaving the bedroom, the clock that didn't fall the first time suddenly fell the second time.
What does this mean?
'I don't know why, but every time I go back in time, a variable appears.'
Then, as she repeats the regression, she can find out information that she didn't know before by using variables.
Therefore, Simone died once more to create a variable and learn new information.
Of course, it hurts a lot every time she dies, so this is the last time.
Simone searched the room aimlessly as she had done in the second time zone, waiting for the variables to arise in the bedroom during the third regression.
While she's waiting, let's recall the conversation she had with the Emperor earlier.
There was also a lot of information secretly obtained from the Emperor.
First of all, the Emperor was imprisoned here, and then when he woke up in another world, his illness disappeared and his body felt very light.
Simone was chased by a woman in a red dress, but while she was seeing the same monster, the Emperor said he was seeing an assassin in black.
What this meant was that what Simone was seeing was not a curse that had followed her here from Illeston's mansion, but something else that only Simone could see, something that looked different to different people.
Bam- clang!
At that moment, Simone suddenly stopped and looked back at the sudden sound of an explosion.
“...”
The clock on the nightstand had fallen and shattered, scattering glass everywhere.
Not only was it untouched, but it was a clock that was ten steps away from where Simone was.
It was the same in the second time zone. It fell and broke on its own without Simone even touching it.
'Is there something?'
As Simone took a step towards the clock, this time the portrait on the sofa fell down and separated from its frame.
'...Uh?'
The picture frame has already fallen?
The portrait had fallen in the second time zone as well.
However, at that time, she fell down because she couldn't stand the vibration due to the knock on the door by the woman in the red dress, who was a variable in the second time zone.
'And now it just fell off for no reason.'
So this is the variable that occurred in this regression.
As expected, the variables increase as regression is repeated.
Simone turned around and headed toward the portrait, relieved that her thoughts were correct. Then.
WHISTLE! BUCK!
"Ah!"
A notebook, seemingly from somewhere, flew straight at Simone, hit her and fell down.
The other things had just fallen out, but the notebook looked like someone had thrown it there on purpose for me to look at.
'Isn't this too artificial?'
Is this what a poltergeist phenomenon is like?
Simone picked up the notebook with an expression that said she was suspicious of everything.
The moment she checked the contents, Simone's expression changed.
'This is...'
The corners of her mouth slightly rose as if she had noticed something, and she quickly walked over to the broken watch and picked it up.
Then he smiled with confidence.
The numbers on the clock are strange.
At twelve o'clock [1452]
At four o'clock [9653325]
At five o'clock [0]
At the seven o'clock position [2]
The nine o'clock position was filled with ridiculous numbers like [38287].
Simone checked the fallen portrait one last time.
The portrait, which had looked fine a moment ago, was completely tattered when viewed up close, including the face and accessories on the clothing.
As if it were a visualization of a blurry memory.
Simone looked out the window. It was still incredibly bright outside.
"Ah..."
Simone laughed out loud.
Now she understands.
The reason why the woman in the red dress who should be in the mansion appeared in the castle. The reason why she comes back to life in the same spot no matter how many times she dies.
A fallen clock, a picture, or a flying notebook were hints from somewhere that told her where this space was.
'I died and came back to life just to realize this!'
Simone laughed as if she had lost her mind, picked up the watch, and left the room.
Now that she knows everything, all she needs to do is find the Emperor and get out of there.
***
Simone, or rather Seo Hyun-Jung, when she was in high school.
Some things were popular at one time.
The first is the formula that makes dreams come true, 'R=VD'.
And the second was 'lucid dreaming', or simply put lucid dreaming.
Lucid dreaming. A dream in which you are aware that you are dreaming.
The concept was that if you recognize that you are dreaming, you can achieve in your dreams things that you could only achieve in your imagination.
Well, she heard that it is actually possible if you practice, and that there are quite a few side effects, but Seo Hyun-jung has not tried it.
However, since it was so popular, she knows a few stories related to lucid dreaming, one of which is RC check.
Here are some ways to check if this is a dream or not.
For example, if you bend your hand back sharply and your fingers touch the back of your hand, it is a dream. If your fingers pass through your palm, it is a dream. If you block your nose and can breathe, it is a dream.
And if numbers and such are not displayed properly, it is said to be a dream.
The notebook that Simone was looking at was the Emperor's diary.
When she opened the first page, the date at the very top was written as [3316322390085.112554.1542].
The numbers on the clock were also not normal, and the portrait was painted only to the extent she had recognized it when she first inspected the Emperor's bedroom.
In short, this place right now is a dream.
Simone and the Emperor were lost in a virtual dream created by the jewel.
'These guys from the Occult Society, what on earth is their purpose?'
That jewel is a 100% replica of Anasis's jewel and must belong to the Occult Society, just like the time of Viscount Delang.
What they trying to do by trapping the Emperor in his dream?
The reason is that once she wakes up from the dream, talks to her companions.
Simone glanced around the hallway and waved happily at a blond-haired man running towards her from afar.
“Your Majesty! I found out! Over here!”
For now, it seems like she needs to save the Emperor from his dreams, who is being chased by that crazy woman in the red dress.
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