"We're here."
The carriage, which had been running for a while, finally stopped after hitting a stone ledge, and soon the door opened.
Simone didn't get out of the carriage right away, but sat down for a while and looked out at the scenery.
A garden filled with dazzlingly warm sunlight and beautiful, colorful flowers.
Although it was a much darker color than the Illeston mansion, built of muted bricks, it seemed to shine even brighter in the sunlight.
The Duke of Ileston's mansion doesn't receive much sunlight. The Viscount Delang's mansion was smaller and more modest, but the sunlight made it look more splendid and warm.
As Simone was looking around the mansion, someone suddenly reached out a hand.
“Miss, would you like to get off?”
It was Louis again, with his signature sly smile.
He smiled faintly and held out his hand as if to say that he would escort her from here on out.
A fresh, sun-kissed beauty and soft blond hair. Simone thought as she looked at that fox-like smile.
'Here he goes again.'
Sometimes, whenever there's a chance, he tries to seduce her and change the genre to romance fantasy.
Let me say this again: the person inside Simone's body is Seo Hyun-Jung, a full-fledged member of society.
Even though the underage Crown Prince showed off his good looks, Seo Hyun-jung just said, “Wow, he’s handsome!” without any excitement as if she were seeing an idol much older than her.
“What are you doing? I thought you were asking me to escort you since you were staying still.”
Simone pushed Louis' hand away and got out of the carriage.
“I was just watching. It has a different atmosphere from the Illeston Mansion.”
“Come to think of it, Lady Simone, you’ve probably never seen a noble’s mansion other than the Grand Duchess of Illeston.”
“Yes, it’s sunny here. It’s always chilly there because the sun doesn’t shine that well.”
There is a certain warmth to it, but that is more an atmosphere created by the servants than the atmosphere of the mansion itself.
Louis followed her, putting his hands behind his back and the ones Simone had pushed away, and said.
“This place is bright but very quiet.”
"I know, right."
Simone nodded in agreement with his words.
The garden is so pretty, but there isn't a single bird chirping, and there aren't any fountains or anything like that that would make noise.
Moreover, the servants seen through the main gate also seemed to pass by as quietly as mice, not even opening their mouths.
'It's like a family with a high school senior preparing for the college entrance exam.'
As Simone and Louis gazed at the mansion, Orkan approached them and explained the reason.
“As the Marquis of Barrington said last time, the Viscount Delang is said to be very sensitive to noise. He gets angry at even the slightest noise, so I heard that he removes everything that could make noise and is even careful about the sound of his footsteps.”
“Wow, that must be really uncomfortable.”
Abel frowned and grumbled, and Simone wiggled her eyebrows and walked away.
“Well, since that’s the case, let’s be careful. Let’s be as quiet as we can ‘moderately’ and then if Viscount Delang gets angry, we’ll go home, you know.”
Fighting ghosts is also a stamina-draining affair. You have to run, yell at them to dodge, and tell them what's going on here.
Even in Illeston's mansion, aren't there quite a few instances of people running around and turning the entire mansion upside down?
If she has to endure the temper of the Viscount Delang in an urgent situation, she plans to just get out.
Facing and eliminating strange phenomena, and life being more important than money, if you are too concerned about the sound to focus on the phenomenon, you might end up dying.
In that case, it would be better not to accept the request.
While Simone and her group were chatting in front of the main gate, a man who appeared to be a butler approached them with very quiet steps and greeted them.
“Are you Simone and her party? I heard about your visit. I will take you inside.”
The servant was not unusual, even though the master was known to be picky. The butler knew that Simone was a commoner and a necromancer, but he treated her like an ordinary guest and guided her into the mansion.
"Uh?"
As soon as she left Illeston's mansion, the nine-foot ghost who had clung to Simone, slipped away as soon as she set foot in Delang's mansion.
'What's going on?'
Everywhere Simone went, she'd barely let go of Illeston's manor.
The carriage, which had been running for a while, finally stopped after hitting a stone ledge, and soon the door opened.
Simone didn't get out of the carriage right away, but sat down for a while and looked out at the scenery.
A garden filled with dazzlingly warm sunlight and beautiful, colorful flowers.
Although it was a much darker color than the Illeston mansion, built of muted bricks, it seemed to shine even brighter in the sunlight.
The Duke of Ileston's mansion doesn't receive much sunlight. The Viscount Delang's mansion was smaller and more modest, but the sunlight made it look more splendid and warm.
As Simone was looking around the mansion, someone suddenly reached out a hand.
“Miss, would you like to get off?”
It was Louis again, with his signature sly smile.
He smiled faintly and held out his hand as if to say that he would escort her from here on out.
A fresh, sun-kissed beauty and soft blond hair. Simone thought as she looked at that fox-like smile.
'Here he goes again.'
Sometimes, whenever there's a chance, he tries to seduce her and change the genre to romance fantasy.
Let me say this again: the person inside Simone's body is Seo Hyun-Jung, a full-fledged member of society.
Even though the underage Crown Prince showed off his good looks, Seo Hyun-jung just said, “Wow, he’s handsome!” without any excitement as if she were seeing an idol much older than her.
“What are you doing? I thought you were asking me to escort you since you were staying still.”
Simone pushed Louis' hand away and got out of the carriage.
“I was just watching. It has a different atmosphere from the Illeston Mansion.”
“Come to think of it, Lady Simone, you’ve probably never seen a noble’s mansion other than the Grand Duchess of Illeston.”
“Yes, it’s sunny here. It’s always chilly there because the sun doesn’t shine that well.”
There is a certain warmth to it, but that is more an atmosphere created by the servants than the atmosphere of the mansion itself.
Louis followed her, putting his hands behind his back and the ones Simone had pushed away, and said.
“This place is bright but very quiet.”
"I know, right."
Simone nodded in agreement with his words.
The garden is so pretty, but there isn't a single bird chirping, and there aren't any fountains or anything like that that would make noise.
Moreover, the servants seen through the main gate also seemed to pass by as quietly as mice, not even opening their mouths.
'It's like a family with a high school senior preparing for the college entrance exam.'
As Simone and Louis gazed at the mansion, Orkan approached them and explained the reason.
“As the Marquis of Barrington said last time, the Viscount Delang is said to be very sensitive to noise. He gets angry at even the slightest noise, so I heard that he removes everything that could make noise and is even careful about the sound of his footsteps.”
“Wow, that must be really uncomfortable.”
Abel frowned and grumbled, and Simone wiggled her eyebrows and walked away.
“Well, since that’s the case, let’s be careful. Let’s be as quiet as we can ‘moderately’ and then if Viscount Delang gets angry, we’ll go home, you know.”
Fighting ghosts is also a stamina-draining affair. You have to run, yell at them to dodge, and tell them what's going on here.
Even in Illeston's mansion, aren't there quite a few instances of people running around and turning the entire mansion upside down?
If she has to endure the temper of the Viscount Delang in an urgent situation, she plans to just get out.
Facing and eliminating strange phenomena, and life being more important than money, if you are too concerned about the sound to focus on the phenomenon, you might end up dying.
In that case, it would be better not to accept the request.
While Simone and her group were chatting in front of the main gate, a man who appeared to be a butler approached them with very quiet steps and greeted them.
“Are you Simone and her party? I heard about your visit. I will take you inside.”
The servant was not unusual, even though the master was known to be picky. The butler knew that Simone was a commoner and a necromancer, but he treated her like an ordinary guest and guided her into the mansion.
"Uh?"
As soon as she left Illeston's mansion, the nine-foot ghost who had clung to Simone, slipped away as soon as she set foot in Delang's mansion.
'What's going on?'
Everywhere Simone went, she'd barely let go of Illeston's manor.
Simone continued walking and looked up at the mansion again.
A mansion that still exudes a bright and warm atmosphere. What's lurking inside might be a more difficult problem to solve than you might think.
As Simone and her party entered the mansion, the servants who had been moving busily but stealthily all turned their attention to them.
Simone hesitated at this, but Abel and his group, who always continued to walk with conspicuous steps, seemed accustomed to these gazes and passed them over as if it were nothing.
Samone often forgets this because she's used to living in the mansion of the Grand Duke of Illeston, but necromancers are magicians who have been wiped out from the empire.
Moreover, the problem with the strange phenomena in this mansion is not so serious as the servants perceive, so Simone's presence would be extremely unpleasant and scary rather than welcome.
And the person who commissioned the work, Viscount Delang, also felt this way about Simone.
“You are that necromancer.”
The lobby can be seen directly from the entrance of the mansion. Viscount Delang stood on the stairs located in the center of the lobby and looked down at Simone and her party.
“Wow, there really are so many people coming. I didn’t hear from Marquis Barrington that so many people would come?”
Simone's first impression of Viscount Delang was absolutely the worst.
He never came down the stairs and seemed to regard Simone and her companions as new servants he had accidentally encountered while sneaking in.
In fact, Illeston only treats the commoners Simone and her servants well, but the appearance of Viscount Delang is similar to that of most nobles.
'Hmm.'
Simone kept her mouth shut. She really didn't like it.
Although she was possessed by a character from this world, she had no intention of conforming to the evil customs of class society.
"What?"
When Simone and her party stood there blankly without saying hello, Viscount Delang frowned.
As the butler who had been guiding her looked at her with an uneasy expression and the icy atmosphere continued, Louis, unable to stand it any longer, stepped forward and spoke.
“I have something to tell you, so come down-”
At that moment, Simone slowly moved towards the Viscount Delang.
“...Simone?”
Viscount Delang glared at Simone. Simone was climbing the stairs where Viscount Delang was standing, crossing the line that should have been kept.
Louis and Abel exchanged glances and followed Simone up the stairs.
The corner of the mouth of Viscount Delang twisted as if she was annoyed by her sudden behavior.
The stairs on which the Viscount Delang stood were stairs built so that only the nobility and those of higher rank could ascend them.
A commoner, and a detestable necromancer at that.
“This is incredible. Get down here quickly-”
“Hello. My name is Simone and I am here to assist you. These are my colleagues.”
Simone held out her hand as if to shake hands. Viscount Delang did not take her hand but instead glared at her disapprovingly.
“...This is as far as I can tolerate your antics. Get down.”
“First of all, I have something to tell you about this request and a favor to ask of you, so I’d like to talk to you. Where is the meeting room?”
"Ha..."
Viscount Delang sighed deeply. His tired, sunken eyes were filled with annoyance, and he signaled to his butler to get Simone and her party out of his sight.
The butler quickly stepped between Viscount Delang and Simone, and as expected, Simone's hand was pushed away by the butler's body.
“Simone, I will show you where to stay.”
The butler spoke, and Viscount of Delang, whose figure had been hidden behind him, belatedly answered his words.
“I will allow you to stay here for the time being, as requested by the Marquis of Barrington. However, I will not accept any further conversation or requests.”
"...Ha."
“I will do my job as quietly as possible and disappear, as much as I can.”
A situation where the entire group was completely ignored.
The stern words of the Viscount Delang caused a chill to spread throughout the already quiet mansion.
At that time.
“Phuhu!”
Someone burst into laughter. Everyone in the Delang family looked toward where the laughter had come from.
Abel, the muscular and most shabby of Simone's group, said with a smile.
“Oh, that’s so cool. So that’s why you said that, Simone?”
Simone had told them not to include the character of Viscount Delang in their plans to investigate the strange phenomenon, and that if he was uncooperative, it was not important and they should just go back.
It was with this very situation in mind that she said this.
When you are ignored to this extent, let's not face the strange phenomenon with an ambiguous attitude and watch what happens.
A strange phenomenon is literally a strange and bizarre phenomenon. You never know what might happen, so be careful and watch out. If you rush in, you might die.
Abel and his party knew from countless experiences that human life could disappear as easily as a piece of paper.
Simone said something as she watched Abel laugh out loud.
"Let's go."
At her words, the group turned around without hesitation and began to leave the mansion.
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