- I will monitor the situation and then set off to make sure the employees don't catch on.
- Be careful, everyone. Even if nothing happened so far, things may change after you notice something.
When you first enter a place, no matter what the novel, it's as quiet as being in the eye of a storm.
Then, when the truth behind the strange suspicion is revealed, incidents start to blow up like a whirlwind.
Since this is a novel where the same principle applies, the main characters must have experienced that quite often.
They knew from experience that they should be careful with each other, even without Simone having to warn them.
At first, she didn't really want to get involved with the main characters, but now that they're working as a team, she can't help but trust them.
That's probably why supporting characters in novels tend to become colleagues and collaborators with the main characters whenever they meet them.
Because if they become her colleagues, they are the people who will definitely achieve her goals, and if they become her collaborators, they are the people who will definitely bring satisfactory results the next time she asks for help.
“Okay, be careful. In the meantime, I’ll try to use the detection spell on the wall again.”
- Okay.
- Simone, please be careful too.
Simone disconnected from the radio and turned back to the wall.
First, they've found out everything they needed to know about the room of Viscount Delang, and now it's time to find out who the owner of the room over there is.
She started tapping the wall with her palm, then closed her eyes and began to use her sensing magic.
The mana, absorbed by the wall and slowly spreading out, soon discovered a hidden room and slowly enveloped the space, drawing a shape.
As Simone poured her mana a little deeper into the room, a black-and-white image of the room appeared in her head.
You're finally here
“...”
The woman's red eyes fill Simone's head.
Simone hurriedly tried to pull her hand away from the grotesque sight that looked as if only the eyes had been magnified with a convex lens, but strangely, her body did not move.
Her whole body was frozen, like someone who had been faced with an unbearable fear, and she couldn't even breathe.
Eyes that are red like blood, not just the black part of the eye but also the white part of the eye.
In the black-and-white vision in her head, only those eyes were glaring red at Simone.
My kids are successful
The woman smiled, seeming very happy.
'Crazy. What do I do?'
Simone's heart was pounding like crazy.
What should I do? Is that a ghost? Or a god-like Osasanisasao?
No, it doesn't matter if it's a ghost or a God. Just looking at it is enough to make her body freeze with a sense of intimidation and fear.
It was as if time had stopped.
The current Simone could never beat the ghost.
The woman who had been laughing out loud for a long time, with Simone's head still tightly wrapped around her, suddenly stopped laughing and this time let out a deep sigh.
But you foolish children, it is not enough to summon me as a mere few dozen humans.
The woman staggered backward and walked away.
Now Simone could see the sight of the room that had seemed comfortable with the woman, and the bloody pattern that was so bloody in comparison.
The woman opened her mouth again and staggered off somewhere.
It's just a shame that I can't have your body now and disappear.
“...”
It's a shame to go this way, so should I at least scare you?
...What?
Simone, who had been unable to come to her senses for a while due to the voice ringing in her head, soon became frightened and started frantically struggling to move her body.
The place the woman staggered towards was a large hole in the wall of the Viscount's room.
The woman smiled broadly and slowly put her head first into the hole.
'I am in danger.'
All Simone can see is the black and white living room. Her nerves and mana have all stopped, so she can't even see the original scene.
A cold sweat formed on Simone's forehead and a muffled scream escaped her throat.
What the heck happened? It was like she was paralyzed and couldn't move no matter how hard she tried.
Haha...
The woman's giggling laughter continued in her head. Eventually, it reached the point where she could hear it in her ears.
Bam.
Someone tapped Simone on the shoulder.
“Simone?”
“Ugh!”
As soon as a physical force was applied from outside, the body moved as if it had been released from the scissors.
Simone quickly pulled her hands away from the wall and took a deep breath.
She didn't know when they came in, but the group was looking at Simone with concern.
She thought she was going to die, whether it was a dream or not.
“What happened?”
“I just felt a strong energy coming from here. Did you encounter something beyond the wall?”
Simone nodded to them briefly and then hurriedly went to the other side of the bed to check inside the hole.
“...”
Inside the hole, or rather outside the hole, was just a garden.
Simone finally came to her senses as the cool wind came in through the hole as if nothing had happened.
'Ah, so this is what they meant by trying to scare me.'
What a welcome.
"...And."
What the fuck, who's that woman?
The emotion that came after feeling extreme fear was anger.
“Phew.”
“Simone, are you okay?”
“Simone, what happened?”
“First, please sit down. Calm down for a bit and I’ll explain right away.”
Okay, let's calm down for now. Right now, they need to quickly resolve this matter and get out of this mansion.
Simone squeezed her eyes shut, tried to suppress her anger, and picked up the diary of the Viscount Delang that was on the desk.
“Hey, wait a minute! What is this?”
“Oh my God! This is crazy. What did he write here?”
“Is this what Viscount Delang is like?”
The group, who had been worrying about Simone, discovered the desk late and were startled to the point of faintness as they added their words one by one.
The desk was covered with an unknown writing, probably written by the Viscount Delang.
While they were making a fuss, Simone managed to calm herself down and get the group's attention.
“Yes, that’s right. That must have been written by Viscount Delang. If this diary is not a mistake, then. Now, would you please take a look here?”
At Simone's words, Louis and Abel's group turn their gaze to Simone.
“This is the diary of the Viscount Delang. It contains the full story of the Delang family’s secrets.”
Simone opened the diary in her hand and read the necessary parts.
“It’s a diary that was cut off a whole year ago.”
[Duke Barrington came by a little while ago and spent a short time with us.
Since I was busy creating educational materials and Duke Barrington was busy carrying out the imperial edict, we usually made appointments months in advance to meet, but today he suddenly called for an unexpected visit for some reason.
Still, how fortunate I am to have prepared a meal to treat him to before it is too late.
Duke Barrington, who came to me looking somewhat anxious, suddenly asked me for help.
A great delusion has descended upon the empire, and to solve it, we must learn about the strange phenomenon.
He asked me if I knew anything or if I had no way of finding out anything since I was gaining knowledge in all aspects.
I couldn't say anything to him.
My knowledge was certainly vast, but I knew absolutely nothing about the paranormal phenomena he needed.
But I know people who know such knowledge well.
I intend to make time to visit there soon for my old friend, the Duke of Barrington.]
When Simone read the first part of the diary, the group still seemed unsure of what the significance of the diary was.
“Marquis Barrington, he asked Viscount Delang for a favor, too.”
“Who are these people who are well-versed in the knowledge of strange phenomena?”
Simone turned the pages of the diary and blurted out to Abel.
“There is a representative group that knows a lot about strange phenomena. There is one place.”
"Where?"
Abel asked back as if he didn't know, but the other group's faces hardened as if they knew where it was.
His Grace, he has made a dangerous choice.”
Bianchi said with a rare serious expression.
Simone nodded and turned the page in her diary to the next section to read.
“Next, I’ll read it right away.”
[The occult society where only rumors were rife.]
Simone read up to this point and looked at Abel as if asking if he knew where it was now.
Abel let out a short 'Ahh' and chuckled.
“Okay, okay.”
Only then did Simone nod and continue reading the diary.
[An occult society where only rumors were rife. It was a place where cruel experiments were secretly carried out.
As a noble of the Luan Empire, I also have an aversion to that strange group and a vague fear of it, but since it was a request from my only close friend and the matter he brought was very serious, I thought it would be the first and last time I stepped forward.
A secret occult society. It was an ordinary place with more ordinary people than you might think.]
Simone stopped reading again, not to check if the group understood, but out of frustration.
An ordinary space with ordinary people?
They are usually ordinary people. They probably pretended to be good people to Viscount Delang, just as they were kind to the director of the orphanage and tried to take Simone away as if they were directly contradicting the rumors.
The people of the seemingly ordinary Occult Society continue to conduct rumored cruel experiments deep underground in the ordinary-looking facility.
Simone, who knew this fact by reading the novel, was very frustrated with the writing in the diary.
The Viscount put his feet into a dangerous place and then he felt safe thinking that it's normal.
Orkan, Bianchi, and Louis, who knew the truth about the Occult Society, also had quite anxious expressions.
“Please continue reading.”
Simone continued speaking after Orkan's words.
[When asked if they knew about the strange phenomenon and if there was a place within the empire where the strange phenomenon was occurring, they said that the strange phenomenon was occurring all over the world, but they did not know of a specific place where it was occurring.
Instead, he handed me a pebble-sized gem, telling me that there was a way to directly summon the strange phenomenon.
I thought this gem would be helpful to Duke Barrington, so I brought it to the mansion and made an appointment to meet with Duke Barrington right away.
I hope this will be of help to him and my lord.]
After Simone finished reading the second part she had selected, she immediately turned the diary over to the next part.
Judging from the reactions of the group, it seems like they are gradually realizing something, so there is no need to explain it further.
'And the next chapter is here.'
Because this is the part that will confirm their uneasy suspicions.
“I’ll read it right away.”
Simone read the diary indifferently.
[I keep hearing the sound of ...
“Please save me. Please save me.”
Simone, who had finished reading the third part, slowly raised her head.
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