Oh.
Simone let out a short exclamation.
You're willing to do anything, and you're offering yourself better conditions than I expected?
At best, she thought he would talk about money, but Simone never expected such words to come out of the mouth of Count Chaylor, who had always been so sly and dismissive of others.
'Of course, I had no intention of letting you pay for it with money.'
Simone intended to save him somehow, but when he offered her money, she refused and tried to make higher demands.
Because she now had enough money to go around.
As a high-flying socialite, he may be able to help Simone in ways other than money.
By the way, he said he would do anything from the start. As expected, there is no such thing as a trade-off when it comes to life.
Simone nodded with a satisfied smile.
“You must keep that promise.”
It should never be an answer that is given hastily with the thought that they will just live and see.
“If I fail to protect it, then you will be trapped in this mirror forever.”
Of course, Simone doesn't have that kind of power.
What would Count Chaylor know? In this situation, he would think that if Simone said she would lock him up, she would lock him up.
“Ugh!”
Count Chaylor nodded his head repeatedly in horror.
“Oh, I know, so hurry up and get me out!”
“Then from now on, you will do whatever I ask you to do.”
“I told you, I got it!”
“Once you get out of there, can we sign the contract in front of the Grand Duke?”
“...Do as you please. Now please shut your mouth and let me out.”
Simone stopped talking with a faint smile.
The Count, who was locked in the mirror prison, was shaking and answering with a grin, so scared that he seemed like he would faint if she delayed any longer.
Simone glanced back, carrying her luggage on her back.
“Your Grace, how long have you been trapped in the mirror? Has the thing that came out of the mirror already run away?”
Count Chaylor shook his head sharply.
“Oh, it wasn’t long ago. The monster ran away, but the Grand Duke’s mansion is so vast... I think it hasn’t left the mansion yet.”
He can't be sure since it's a ghost, but at least that's what it seemed like at the speed it was running at earlier.
Simone nodded and said.
“If it's still in the mansion, it’ll be over quickly. If it's already left the mansion, you’ll have to stay there for three days-”
“What?! Are you crazy-”
"What."
“...”
Simone kicked the mirror lightly with her foot.
“Don’t be angry. I said I wasn’t nice. Please be more polite when you speak.”
“...Ah, I see.”
Count Chaylor answered repeatedly, his face pale and his eyes looking at Simone.
“Okay... Okay... Be careful..."
“Well then, oh, there it is.”
While talking to Chaylor, Simone, who had been tilting her head and looking behind her, soon found someone and motioned for them to come over.
"Yes?"
To whom? Count Chaylor leaned to the side and glanced at the place where Simone had gestured.
“Huh? That person...”
Then, from behind the wall, a little distance from Simone and Count Chaylor, a silver-haired young man with a red face jumped out and approached her.
“...Aren’t you Prince Jace?”
Why did that guy suddenly pop out from behind the wall?
Count Chaylor's eyes widened as he did not understand it, but Simone welcomed Jace as if nothing had happened.
“S, Simone... I... I watched Simone...”
“I know. You happened to see it on your way by chance, right?”
As Simone tried to cover up Jace's actions, Jace nodded, his face reddening even more and looking like he was going to burst.
Simone snickered and made Jace look in the mirror.
“Look. Count Chaylor has been cursed and trapped in a mirror.”
“I, I... What should I do?”
Jace looked at Chaylor in the mirror with genuine pity, then turned his head to Simone.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
"Sure!"
Jace was delighted by Simone's immediate answer.
“I really hope Jace can help me.”
This is a task that would be easiest for Jace to handle, rather than Louis or Grand Duke Illeston.
“Then let me help Simone!”
Jace just watched as Simone's other colleagues would always go around with her and lift curses.
Jace spent each day longing to one day be able to help Simone with them.
His chance has finally come.
Simone smiled kindly as she looked at Jace.
“Thank you. So what should Jace do then?”
Simone began to explain to Jace what he needed to do.
Meanwhile, Count Chaylor looked back and forth between Simone and Prince Jace with a still questioning expression on his face.
Still, being locked in for a while has lessened his fear of this being a mirror world.
It seems like everything here is just turned upside down and no unknown strange phenomena are occurring.
That's why his head started spinning and he began to have doubts.
What on earth does Simone do? And what is her relationship with the Illeston family?
What kind of relationship is it that this young girl is being treated as a noble and roaming the mansion, and who is she that boasts that she can break the curse?
A being of unknown identity. Its very existence was questionable.
Now that he has no one to lean on but Simone, her existence feels mysterious.
As Count Chaylor looked at Simone as if observing, Simone felt his gaze and finished explaining to Jace before looking at the Count.
“I’ll get it out to you as quickly as possible, so please wait there for a moment.”
“...What should I do?”
Simone explained to Count Chaylor what he had to do, as he seemed to have finally calmed down.
In fact, he pretended to be relaxed and that it was okay to waste time, but the situation wasn't all that relaxed.
The Mirror Curse itself isn't that difficult. The only problem is that another curse is triggered somewhere else at an unfortunate time.
Two curses occurred at once.
That was why Simone became so annoyed when she heard the news about Count Chaylor.
After warning Count Chaylor inside the mansion and returning to her room, he discovered that another curse had been activated.
It seemed like a difficult curse to break, so she decided to start by solving this after finishing her meal, but then he did something that she told him not to do, and ended up getting a curse that he could have avoided.
Therefore, this mirror curse had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
Before the other side's curse fully reveals its presence.
Simone finished explaining everything to Count Chaylor, who was making a blank expression while trying to suppress the frustration that was growing inside him.
Then Sumone gestured to Jace.
“Yes, now go. When you find it, do as I say.”
"Yes!"
Jace nodded vigorously like a dog obeying its owner and ran past them down the hallway.
And Simone moved too.
“Please wait here for a moment. I will send someone to move you to a safe place.”
“Yes, wait a minute!”
Count Chaylor called Simone over in a hurry. He looked very anxious.
“Simone... you said? Where are you going? Weren’t you with me?”
It's just too scary to be left alone...
Simone looked at him with a pitiful look as if asking what he was talking about.
“I’m busy. Please wait.”
Simone turned around sharply.
While Jace was searching for the monster or ghost, Simone had to have her servants close all the doors in the mansion and meet with the Grand Duke and his wife.
Mirror Ghost, shouldn't we be prepared to welcome that pesky guy?
“Heh... Heek! Hehehehehe! Hehehe!”
Somewhere in the gardens of Illeston Manor.
Someone was running like crazy, laughing out loud with his teeth exposed.
“It’s me... Hehehe! I’ve changed! I’m Chaylor... Hehehehe!”
He is the mirror ghost who just locked the real Count Chaylor in a mirror and became real.
It's been 200 years since he was born. The head of the Illeston family, whom he first met, noticed his existence early on, so no one made eye contact with him and he couldn't do his duty.
At that moment when he was giving up, the stupid outsider, Count Chaylor came in and made eye contact with him!
A golden opportunity to become a fake human and take the place of a human! The Mirror Ghost did not miss this opportunity and was able to switch places with Count Chaylor very easily as planned.
'Now, if I just get out of this mansion!'
As time goes by, he will become more and more like Count Chaylor.
He will soon become intelligent and everyone, including his family, will live their lives thinking the mirror ghost is a Count without knowing anything.
“Ehehehehehe! Ehehehehe!”
An achievement after 200 years. The ghost was so happy.
'But where the hell is the exit?'
The mirror ghost that was running while laughing turned its head quickly and looked for the exit.
It was a strangely large garden.
A situation where human-like intelligence has not yet developed.
He secretly thought that there would definitely be an exit if he went this way, so he ran in the direction his heart was leading him, but all he could see were trees and roses, not to mention the exit.
'Where should I go?'
Where is the exit? The mirror ghost stopped jumping and looked around.
The paths in the spacious rose garden branched out into many paths like a maze.
He hesitated about where to go, but this time too, he chose the path his heart wanted to take and started running.
Strangely enough, there was a strong attraction to only one path.
Should he say that he feels a strong presence as if tempting a mirror ghost?
The moment the ghost giggled and turned to follow the road, he quickly stopped walking when he saw someone standing on the road he had turned around.
“Huh? Your Grace.”
“...Yes?”
The mirror ghost was embarrassed but tried to move the muscles in his face that had been raised from smiling just a moment ago to make a human-like expression.
It must have been an extremely unnatural expression for a human, but the human in front of him seemed oblivious and came closer to him with a look of delight on his face.
“What brings you here? Have you finished talking with my father?”
A bold man who dared to block the mirror ghost's path.
It was Jace, the young master of this mansion.
Simone let out a short exclamation.
You're willing to do anything, and you're offering yourself better conditions than I expected?
At best, she thought he would talk about money, but Simone never expected such words to come out of the mouth of Count Chaylor, who had always been so sly and dismissive of others.
'Of course, I had no intention of letting you pay for it with money.'
Simone intended to save him somehow, but when he offered her money, she refused and tried to make higher demands.
Because she now had enough money to go around.
As a high-flying socialite, he may be able to help Simone in ways other than money.
By the way, he said he would do anything from the start. As expected, there is no such thing as a trade-off when it comes to life.
Simone nodded with a satisfied smile.
“You must keep that promise.”
It should never be an answer that is given hastily with the thought that they will just live and see.
“If I fail to protect it, then you will be trapped in this mirror forever.”
Of course, Simone doesn't have that kind of power.
What would Count Chaylor know? In this situation, he would think that if Simone said she would lock him up, she would lock him up.
“Ugh!”
Count Chaylor nodded his head repeatedly in horror.
“Oh, I know, so hurry up and get me out!”
“Then from now on, you will do whatever I ask you to do.”
“I told you, I got it!”
“Once you get out of there, can we sign the contract in front of the Grand Duke?”
“...Do as you please. Now please shut your mouth and let me out.”
Simone stopped talking with a faint smile.
The Count, who was locked in the mirror prison, was shaking and answering with a grin, so scared that he seemed like he would faint if she delayed any longer.
Simone glanced back, carrying her luggage on her back.
“Your Grace, how long have you been trapped in the mirror? Has the thing that came out of the mirror already run away?”
Count Chaylor shook his head sharply.
“Oh, it wasn’t long ago. The monster ran away, but the Grand Duke’s mansion is so vast... I think it hasn’t left the mansion yet.”
He can't be sure since it's a ghost, but at least that's what it seemed like at the speed it was running at earlier.
Simone nodded and said.
“If it's still in the mansion, it’ll be over quickly. If it's already left the mansion, you’ll have to stay there for three days-”
“What?! Are you crazy-”
"What."
“...”
Simone kicked the mirror lightly with her foot.
“Don’t be angry. I said I wasn’t nice. Please be more polite when you speak.”
“...Ah, I see.”
Count Chaylor answered repeatedly, his face pale and his eyes looking at Simone.
“Okay... Okay... Be careful..."
“Well then, oh, there it is.”
While talking to Chaylor, Simone, who had been tilting her head and looking behind her, soon found someone and motioned for them to come over.
"Yes?"
To whom? Count Chaylor leaned to the side and glanced at the place where Simone had gestured.
“Huh? That person...”
Then, from behind the wall, a little distance from Simone and Count Chaylor, a silver-haired young man with a red face jumped out and approached her.
“...Aren’t you Prince Jace?”
Why did that guy suddenly pop out from behind the wall?
Count Chaylor's eyes widened as he did not understand it, but Simone welcomed Jace as if nothing had happened.
“S, Simone... I... I watched Simone...”
“I know. You happened to see it on your way by chance, right?”
As Simone tried to cover up Jace's actions, Jace nodded, his face reddening even more and looking like he was going to burst.
Simone snickered and made Jace look in the mirror.
“Look. Count Chaylor has been cursed and trapped in a mirror.”
“I, I... What should I do?”
Jace looked at Chaylor in the mirror with genuine pity, then turned his head to Simone.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
"Sure!"
Jace was delighted by Simone's immediate answer.
“I really hope Jace can help me.”
This is a task that would be easiest for Jace to handle, rather than Louis or Grand Duke Illeston.
“Then let me help Simone!”
Jace just watched as Simone's other colleagues would always go around with her and lift curses.
Jace spent each day longing to one day be able to help Simone with them.
His chance has finally come.
Simone smiled kindly as she looked at Jace.
“Thank you. So what should Jace do then?”
Simone began to explain to Jace what he needed to do.
Meanwhile, Count Chaylor looked back and forth between Simone and Prince Jace with a still questioning expression on his face.
Still, being locked in for a while has lessened his fear of this being a mirror world.
It seems like everything here is just turned upside down and no unknown strange phenomena are occurring.
That's why his head started spinning and he began to have doubts.
What on earth does Simone do? And what is her relationship with the Illeston family?
What kind of relationship is it that this young girl is being treated as a noble and roaming the mansion, and who is she that boasts that she can break the curse?
A being of unknown identity. Its very existence was questionable.
Now that he has no one to lean on but Simone, her existence feels mysterious.
As Count Chaylor looked at Simone as if observing, Simone felt his gaze and finished explaining to Jace before looking at the Count.
“I’ll get it out to you as quickly as possible, so please wait there for a moment.”
“...What should I do?”
Simone explained to Count Chaylor what he had to do, as he seemed to have finally calmed down.
In fact, he pretended to be relaxed and that it was okay to waste time, but the situation wasn't all that relaxed.
The Mirror Curse itself isn't that difficult. The only problem is that another curse is triggered somewhere else at an unfortunate time.
Two curses occurred at once.
That was why Simone became so annoyed when she heard the news about Count Chaylor.
After warning Count Chaylor inside the mansion and returning to her room, he discovered that another curse had been activated.
It seemed like a difficult curse to break, so she decided to start by solving this after finishing her meal, but then he did something that she told him not to do, and ended up getting a curse that he could have avoided.
Therefore, this mirror curse had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
Before the other side's curse fully reveals its presence.
Simone finished explaining everything to Count Chaylor, who was making a blank expression while trying to suppress the frustration that was growing inside him.
Then Sumone gestured to Jace.
“Yes, now go. When you find it, do as I say.”
"Yes!"
Jace nodded vigorously like a dog obeying its owner and ran past them down the hallway.
And Simone moved too.
“Please wait here for a moment. I will send someone to move you to a safe place.”
“Yes, wait a minute!”
Count Chaylor called Simone over in a hurry. He looked very anxious.
“Simone... you said? Where are you going? Weren’t you with me?”
It's just too scary to be left alone...
Simone looked at him with a pitiful look as if asking what he was talking about.
“I’m busy. Please wait.”
Simone turned around sharply.
While Jace was searching for the monster or ghost, Simone had to have her servants close all the doors in the mansion and meet with the Grand Duke and his wife.
Mirror Ghost, shouldn't we be prepared to welcome that pesky guy?
***
“Heh... Heek! Hehehehehe! Hehehe!”
Somewhere in the gardens of Illeston Manor.
Someone was running like crazy, laughing out loud with his teeth exposed.
“It’s me... Hehehe! I’ve changed! I’m Chaylor... Hehehehe!”
He is the mirror ghost who just locked the real Count Chaylor in a mirror and became real.
It's been 200 years since he was born. The head of the Illeston family, whom he first met, noticed his existence early on, so no one made eye contact with him and he couldn't do his duty.
At that moment when he was giving up, the stupid outsider, Count Chaylor came in and made eye contact with him!
A golden opportunity to become a fake human and take the place of a human! The Mirror Ghost did not miss this opportunity and was able to switch places with Count Chaylor very easily as planned.
'Now, if I just get out of this mansion!'
As time goes by, he will become more and more like Count Chaylor.
He will soon become intelligent and everyone, including his family, will live their lives thinking the mirror ghost is a Count without knowing anything.
“Ehehehehehe! Ehehehehe!”
An achievement after 200 years. The ghost was so happy.
'But where the hell is the exit?'
The mirror ghost that was running while laughing turned its head quickly and looked for the exit.
It was a strangely large garden.
A situation where human-like intelligence has not yet developed.
He secretly thought that there would definitely be an exit if he went this way, so he ran in the direction his heart was leading him, but all he could see were trees and roses, not to mention the exit.
'Where should I go?'
Where is the exit? The mirror ghost stopped jumping and looked around.
The paths in the spacious rose garden branched out into many paths like a maze.
He hesitated about where to go, but this time too, he chose the path his heart wanted to take and started running.
Strangely enough, there was a strong attraction to only one path.
Should he say that he feels a strong presence as if tempting a mirror ghost?
The moment the ghost giggled and turned to follow the road, he quickly stopped walking when he saw someone standing on the road he had turned around.
“Huh? Your Grace.”
“...Yes?”
The mirror ghost was embarrassed but tried to move the muscles in his face that had been raised from smiling just a moment ago to make a human-like expression.
It must have been an extremely unnatural expression for a human, but the human in front of him seemed oblivious and came closer to him with a look of delight on his face.
“What brings you here? Have you finished talking with my father?”
A bold man who dared to block the mirror ghost's path.
It was Jace, the young master of this mansion.
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