Simone, who returned from the palace, spent a whole day trying to calm her anxiety.
She spent the night without eating or sleeping properly, shaking her head in denial to the worried questions of the servants, and finally finally fell asleep.
And the next morning, Simone woke up feeling a lot lighter.
'Sleep is the best after all.'
Someone once told her that if she's feeling angry or sad, just goes to sleep and wakes up.
When she woke up as he said, half of the worries that had been weighing on her heart the day before seemed to have disappeared.
'Well, it'll work out somehow!'
“Hey, Simone... Good morning. Are you okay?”
On the other hand, Anna, who couldn't sleep because she was worried about Simone, tried to smile with her bleary eyes and greeted her.
Anna approached her slowly, keeping an eye on her every move as if he was anxious that Simone had not yet resolved her feelings.
What if you still can't resolve your concerns? How can I help you?
Anna's thoughts seemed visible.
Simone smiled and nodded.
“Good morning. Didn’t you sleep well? Your eyes are swollen.”
“Oh, no!”
Anna was startled and quickly covered her eyes with her hands.
“Isn’t that so? Come here.”
“No! No! I slept well!”
As Simone was giggling and trying to get Anna's hand down, Kaylee looked at her disgruntled and said.
“Simone, if you’re up, quickly wash your face and eat! Anna, quickly go to work. What if you’re fooling around during the busiest time?”
“Gasp! Yes!”
Anna carefully pushed Simone's hand away and disappeared into the distance, and Simone got out of bed with a pouty face.
Simone was just trying to cheer her up because Anna seemed like she was about to cry.
But Anna, why are the bags under Kaylee's eyes so dark?
'I guess you were worried?'
Simone stared at Kaylee's face, then chuckled. After washing her face, she headed to the table to start eating.
"Thank you for this food."
A quiet mealtime without Abel and his party. Abel and his party said that from today onwards, they will be spending more time in Rydel.
It seems that he is closely investigating the resurrection of El and the Demon King, and as expected, he will stay in the capital for a while and then head to the Kingdom of Skal.
'Can I say hello briefly when you come to get your luggage?'
People are creatures of adaptation, so the main characters' group visiting and making a lot of noise at every mealtime was both novel and annoying, but when they actually disappeared, Simone couldn't get used to this loneliness.
This quiet routine will continue for a while.
“Simone, what are you going to do after you finish eating?”
Anna, who had come closer, asked. She still seemed worried about Simone's feelings.
“Well, I haven’t decided anything yet. I’ll think about it while I take a walk in the garden.”
“You thought about it well.”
Kaylee said, pouring tea into Simone's cup.
“What’s going on? You were the first to mention going for a walk. Lately, you don’t even want to go out, let alone go for a walk.”
Oh, that's because Simone has a lot of things to do outside these days, so she doesn't really need to go for a walk in the garden and get some fresh air.
“Because my mind is complicated.”
When it comes to organizing complicated thoughts, there's nothing better than taking a walk.
Simone, who was about to give a vague answer and continue eating, suddenly felt that the surroundings had become quiet, so she turned her head to look around.
“...Huh? Why?”
All the servants who were doing their jobs, including Anna and Kaylee, were staring at Simone with pitiful expressions.
“Why? I’m fine. Why are you looking at me like that?”
Do you pity me? I'm the one who goes around lifting curses whenever I forget!
I feel sorry for myself too!
As Simone poured out her inner sorrow, the servants came rushing towards her.
“Lady Simone... Don’t push yourself too hard.”
“It’s okay! You can do it while taking breaks!”
“If the Grand Duke sends his butler to ask about Lady Simone, I will tell him that you are doing well!”
As expected, the only people she could trust were the room attendants.
Simone finished her meal by calming down the servants who were more distressed than she was.
The servants said it was okay, but in fact, Simone was planning to start lifting the curse right away.
It would be nice to take a break, but haven't she been so busy carrying out Marquis Barrington's requests that she haven't been paying attention to the mansion's curse?
Simone thought that the lifting of the curse had to be done consistently enough that she wouldn't be ashamed to eat and sleep in this mansion.
'Let's go for a walk and come back and look at the instructions.'
Simone smiled faintly as she looked at the roses in the garden, the fountain, and the little birds flying around it.
In fact, the gardens of the Imperial Palace and Viscount Delang were much more splendid, warm, and colorful, and were more pleasant to look at, but the gardens of this mansion had a strange sense of stability.
Of course, this was because Simone was used to this place, and if other people had seen it, they would have said it was a cold garden with little sunlight, but anyway.
It was a sight that made her feel relaxed and drowsy just by looking at it.
Such a peaceful moment. In fact, Simone had been feeling intense gazes from behind her for a while.
'You're here again...'
Jace. Jace was watching Simone, who was hiding somewhere.
He's probably thinking about whether or not to approach her dozens of times.
Simone was smiling as she looked at the roses, the fountain, and the little bird.
In fact, it was not a smile that was pleasant to look at, but a vain laughter close to liberation.
'I was avoiding him.'
Simone avoided Jace when she was resting because she didn't want to get entangled in curses. Jace seems to have the power to attract curses, so just hanging out with him somehow got entangled in countless curses.
What should I do with this innocent young Master who knows nothing?
Of course, Simone knew that Jace wanted to be friends with her.
However, she avoided it as much as possible because she had to prepare herself mentally before talking to Jace.
"...Ha."
Simone hesitated for a moment and then looked at Jace. Jace flinched and slowly stepped back, then turned around as if trying to run away.
“Master Jace.”
Then, when he heard Simone's voice calling him, he stopped walking and turned around to look at her with a red face.
“I, that... I’m sorry. Since you’re... alone... I was thinking of talking to you... But I felt like if I were with you, it would be bothersome to you, Simone...”
Simone looked at Jace. He was holding a large instruction book in his arms, just like Simone's, and he was wearing a bracelet on his wrist that he had never seen before.
'Rosary... is that it?'
The bracelet looked like a common jade-colored rosary, but each bead had a faint sense of magical power. Perhaps it was a spell to suppress the power that would attract curses.
Someone must have mentioned Jace's strange powers to him.
Florier probably told him. Jace must have told Florier about what happened that day when he went for a walk with Simone.
'And it's time to know.'
It is time to learn about the curse of this mansion and his own powers.
Maybe that's why when Jace made eye contact with Simone, he didn't approach her hastily like before.
He just stood at a distance, fidgeting and watching Simone the whole time.
It looked like a scared puppy with its tail wagging.
Simone shook her head and gestured for him to come over.
“Come and sit down.”
He's wearing a rosary, so she guesses it's okay if they just stay here for a little while.
Since Jace didn't bring any servants, it seems like the rosary was somewhat effective.
As soon as permission was granted, Jace hurried over and stood in front of her.
“Excuse me...Is it okay...? Is it okay for me to stay by your side? I don’t want to cause any trouble to Lady Simone. Si, Simone...”
Jace hesitated and spoke cautiously.
“Because you are my savior...”
"Please..."
Please stop! Don't do that. Don't burden me with such burdensome words.
Simone was freaking out inside but smiled calmly at Jace.
“Don’t say that. I’m just another human being. And I’m an employee, receiving food, lodging, and money from the Grand Duke.”
“But still to me-”
“You were looking at the instructions.”
Simone quickly covered Jace's mouth and changed the subject. Jace then smiled brightly and held up the product's instructions.
“Yes! I’m learning how to avoid curses. I’m learning how to avoid them on my own. Up until now, my servants have helped me avoid danger. Now, I’m studying hard so that I don’t cause trouble!”
“Good. You’re doing well. You have to memorize it well. When...”
Because she might die.
Simone swallowed the words she was about to say without realizing it. These are not words she should say to someone who has just come back from the dead.
“Simone, I think I’ll be able to go to school soon. My mother said I’ll be taking the entrance exam soon.”
“Already?”
“Yes, I’m not sure, but...”
Jace smiled, not exactly unsure.
Are you confident?
Simone smiled along with him.
She's heard that the speed at which he catches up with the curriculum is no joke, but she can't believe he is already at the level of taking the high school entrance exam.
It seemed like he was naturally smart.
Simone was talking to Jace when she suddenly saw an unfamiliar figure and looked at it with a start.
'Is it a curse?'
You were with Jace, then?
But the figure Simone was looking at was not a ghost.
“...Who is it?”
Judging from their attire and actions, they appear to be nobles and their servants, but they are unfamiliar faces that Simone sees for the first time.
They were talking to the butler of the Illestons family with annoyed expressions on their faces.
As Simone tilted her head and stared at them, Jace followed her and looked at them, then let out a small exclamation of 'Ah.'
“That is Count Chaylor.”
“Count Chaylor?”
It seems that Jace knew about their visit.
“Yes. They are a family that we don’t have much contact with, but I heard they are a collateral family of our Illeston family.”
She spent the night without eating or sleeping properly, shaking her head in denial to the worried questions of the servants, and finally finally fell asleep.
And the next morning, Simone woke up feeling a lot lighter.
'Sleep is the best after all.'
Someone once told her that if she's feeling angry or sad, just goes to sleep and wakes up.
When she woke up as he said, half of the worries that had been weighing on her heart the day before seemed to have disappeared.
'Well, it'll work out somehow!'
“Hey, Simone... Good morning. Are you okay?”
On the other hand, Anna, who couldn't sleep because she was worried about Simone, tried to smile with her bleary eyes and greeted her.
Anna approached her slowly, keeping an eye on her every move as if he was anxious that Simone had not yet resolved her feelings.
What if you still can't resolve your concerns? How can I help you?
Anna's thoughts seemed visible.
Simone smiled and nodded.
“Good morning. Didn’t you sleep well? Your eyes are swollen.”
“Oh, no!”
Anna was startled and quickly covered her eyes with her hands.
“Isn’t that so? Come here.”
“No! No! I slept well!”
As Simone was giggling and trying to get Anna's hand down, Kaylee looked at her disgruntled and said.
“Simone, if you’re up, quickly wash your face and eat! Anna, quickly go to work. What if you’re fooling around during the busiest time?”
“Gasp! Yes!”
Anna carefully pushed Simone's hand away and disappeared into the distance, and Simone got out of bed with a pouty face.
Simone was just trying to cheer her up because Anna seemed like she was about to cry.
But Anna, why are the bags under Kaylee's eyes so dark?
'I guess you were worried?'
Simone stared at Kaylee's face, then chuckled. After washing her face, she headed to the table to start eating.
"Thank you for this food."
A quiet mealtime without Abel and his party. Abel and his party said that from today onwards, they will be spending more time in Rydel.
It seems that he is closely investigating the resurrection of El and the Demon King, and as expected, he will stay in the capital for a while and then head to the Kingdom of Skal.
'Can I say hello briefly when you come to get your luggage?'
People are creatures of adaptation, so the main characters' group visiting and making a lot of noise at every mealtime was both novel and annoying, but when they actually disappeared, Simone couldn't get used to this loneliness.
This quiet routine will continue for a while.
“Simone, what are you going to do after you finish eating?”
Anna, who had come closer, asked. She still seemed worried about Simone's feelings.
“Well, I haven’t decided anything yet. I’ll think about it while I take a walk in the garden.”
“You thought about it well.”
Kaylee said, pouring tea into Simone's cup.
“What’s going on? You were the first to mention going for a walk. Lately, you don’t even want to go out, let alone go for a walk.”
Oh, that's because Simone has a lot of things to do outside these days, so she doesn't really need to go for a walk in the garden and get some fresh air.
“Because my mind is complicated.”
When it comes to organizing complicated thoughts, there's nothing better than taking a walk.
Simone, who was about to give a vague answer and continue eating, suddenly felt that the surroundings had become quiet, so she turned her head to look around.
“...Huh? Why?”
All the servants who were doing their jobs, including Anna and Kaylee, were staring at Simone with pitiful expressions.
“Why? I’m fine. Why are you looking at me like that?”
Do you pity me? I'm the one who goes around lifting curses whenever I forget!
I feel sorry for myself too!
As Simone poured out her inner sorrow, the servants came rushing towards her.
“Lady Simone... Don’t push yourself too hard.”
“It’s okay! You can do it while taking breaks!”
“If the Grand Duke sends his butler to ask about Lady Simone, I will tell him that you are doing well!”
As expected, the only people she could trust were the room attendants.
Simone finished her meal by calming down the servants who were more distressed than she was.
The servants said it was okay, but in fact, Simone was planning to start lifting the curse right away.
It would be nice to take a break, but haven't she been so busy carrying out Marquis Barrington's requests that she haven't been paying attention to the mansion's curse?
Simone thought that the lifting of the curse had to be done consistently enough that she wouldn't be ashamed to eat and sleep in this mansion.
'Let's go for a walk and come back and look at the instructions.'
***
Simone smiled faintly as she looked at the roses in the garden, the fountain, and the little birds flying around it.
In fact, the gardens of the Imperial Palace and Viscount Delang were much more splendid, warm, and colorful, and were more pleasant to look at, but the gardens of this mansion had a strange sense of stability.
Of course, this was because Simone was used to this place, and if other people had seen it, they would have said it was a cold garden with little sunlight, but anyway.
It was a sight that made her feel relaxed and drowsy just by looking at it.
Such a peaceful moment. In fact, Simone had been feeling intense gazes from behind her for a while.
'You're here again...'
Jace. Jace was watching Simone, who was hiding somewhere.
He's probably thinking about whether or not to approach her dozens of times.
Simone was smiling as she looked at the roses, the fountain, and the little bird.
In fact, it was not a smile that was pleasant to look at, but a vain laughter close to liberation.
'I was avoiding him.'
Simone avoided Jace when she was resting because she didn't want to get entangled in curses. Jace seems to have the power to attract curses, so just hanging out with him somehow got entangled in countless curses.
What should I do with this innocent young Master who knows nothing?
Of course, Simone knew that Jace wanted to be friends with her.
However, she avoided it as much as possible because she had to prepare herself mentally before talking to Jace.
"...Ha."
Simone hesitated for a moment and then looked at Jace. Jace flinched and slowly stepped back, then turned around as if trying to run away.
“Master Jace.”
Then, when he heard Simone's voice calling him, he stopped walking and turned around to look at her with a red face.
“I, that... I’m sorry. Since you’re... alone... I was thinking of talking to you... But I felt like if I were with you, it would be bothersome to you, Simone...”
Simone looked at Jace. He was holding a large instruction book in his arms, just like Simone's, and he was wearing a bracelet on his wrist that he had never seen before.
'Rosary... is that it?'
The bracelet looked like a common jade-colored rosary, but each bead had a faint sense of magical power. Perhaps it was a spell to suppress the power that would attract curses.
Someone must have mentioned Jace's strange powers to him.
Florier probably told him. Jace must have told Florier about what happened that day when he went for a walk with Simone.
'And it's time to know.'
It is time to learn about the curse of this mansion and his own powers.
Maybe that's why when Jace made eye contact with Simone, he didn't approach her hastily like before.
He just stood at a distance, fidgeting and watching Simone the whole time.
It looked like a scared puppy with its tail wagging.
Simone shook her head and gestured for him to come over.
“Come and sit down.”
He's wearing a rosary, so she guesses it's okay if they just stay here for a little while.
Since Jace didn't bring any servants, it seems like the rosary was somewhat effective.
As soon as permission was granted, Jace hurried over and stood in front of her.
“Excuse me...Is it okay...? Is it okay for me to stay by your side? I don’t want to cause any trouble to Lady Simone. Si, Simone...”
Jace hesitated and spoke cautiously.
“Because you are my savior...”
"Please..."
Please stop! Don't do that. Don't burden me with such burdensome words.
Simone was freaking out inside but smiled calmly at Jace.
“Don’t say that. I’m just another human being. And I’m an employee, receiving food, lodging, and money from the Grand Duke.”
“But still to me-”
“You were looking at the instructions.”
Simone quickly covered Jace's mouth and changed the subject. Jace then smiled brightly and held up the product's instructions.
“Yes! I’m learning how to avoid curses. I’m learning how to avoid them on my own. Up until now, my servants have helped me avoid danger. Now, I’m studying hard so that I don’t cause trouble!”
“Good. You’re doing well. You have to memorize it well. When...”
Because she might die.
Simone swallowed the words she was about to say without realizing it. These are not words she should say to someone who has just come back from the dead.
“Simone, I think I’ll be able to go to school soon. My mother said I’ll be taking the entrance exam soon.”
“Already?”
“Yes, I’m not sure, but...”
Jace smiled, not exactly unsure.
Are you confident?
Simone smiled along with him.
She's heard that the speed at which he catches up with the curriculum is no joke, but she can't believe he is already at the level of taking the high school entrance exam.
It seemed like he was naturally smart.
Simone was talking to Jace when she suddenly saw an unfamiliar figure and looked at it with a start.
'Is it a curse?'
You were with Jace, then?
But the figure Simone was looking at was not a ghost.
“...Who is it?”
Judging from their attire and actions, they appear to be nobles and their servants, but they are unfamiliar faces that Simone sees for the first time.
They were talking to the butler of the Illestons family with annoyed expressions on their faces.
As Simone tilted her head and stared at them, Jace followed her and looked at them, then let out a small exclamation of 'Ah.'
“That is Count Chaylor.”
“Count Chaylor?”
It seems that Jace knew about their visit.
“Yes. They are a family that we don’t have much contact with, but I heard they are a collateral family of our Illeston family.”
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