The next morning, Simone woke up with a frown.
'I exerted myself a lot yesterday, but the side effects are so bad.'
It seems that in this world, using mana causes mental and physical exhaustion.
That too in a form that is not very cost-effective.
So, when she defeated Osasanisasaou, she fainted.
'I thought it would hurt when I used it that much.'
Even a bed in a mansion like a 7-star hotel is useless in the face of mana consumption.
Simone got out of bed, rubbing her shoulders.
“Ugh...”
“Are you awake, Simone?”
Anna greeted Simone brightly in the morning, but then looked worried as she saw her expression not looking good.
“Is your shoulder really sore? You threw a large flower pot at the mirror yesterday.”
“Yeah, I guess I couldn’t control my temper because my shoulder hurt and I was irritated.”
Actually, Simone is not very good at controlling mana, but whatever.
“Shall I call a healer?”
“That old healer? That’s fine. It’s not that bad.”
It'll get better if she just leaves it alone. In fact, Simone used to always have this level of poor condition when she was working at a company in her previous life.
As Simone sits down at the table, a sumptuous feast is laid out for her as always.
Simone looked around while eating.
A peaceful morning scene. Among the usual crowd of servants, the noisiest one was nowhere to be seen.
“What about Kaylee?”
Normally, it would be Kaylee who would nag her to get up quickly and eat before the food gets cold instead of rolling around in bed as soon as their eyes meet.
When Simone asked, Anna sighed and poured tea into the kettle, and then her face became sad again.
“Sister Kaylee said she’s taking the day off today. She said she’s not feeling well.”
“Kaylee? Does she have a cold?”
“Um, I don’t know. But her roommate said it wasn’t that bad, so don’t worry!”
“Really? If that’s okay, then I guess I should send the healer to Kaylee instead.”
It's a big deal that Kaylee is sick.
This is because Kaylee used to be picky with the servants, telling them that taking care of their health was the most important thing.
In fact, Kaylee was the one who did the most work in Simone's room, and she never showed any signs of being sick or tired.
“I hope she gets better soon.”
Simone said this, took a bite of her salad and took out the instructions.
The one hundred and first instruction she saw yesterday.
She's not sure what changed since she didn't solve anything, but let's check again.
Simone opened the last page of the manual, which contained the one hundred and first instructions, and stopped mumbling.
The hundredth time, when you see Simone standing on the fourth-floor stairs, run away. Then you will die.
One hundred and second, as soon as you see this text, go to the fourth floor.
There are new guidelines, and these are guidelines that no one has ever written down before.
Moreover, it was a directive that contradicted the previous one hundred and first directive, and further, the seventh directive, that the mansion did not have a fourth floor.
It's obviously a curse or the work of a ghost.
“Oh, it’s been added...?”
The servants standing next to Simone were startled and gathered a little closer.
As they were the servants who roamed the mansion the most and were most likely to be cursed, it was extremely disturbing that strange instructions kept being added to the manual.
“What should I do? When I look, it says... to come to the 4th floor...”
“You idiot! It was obvious they were lying! Who knew what would happen if you went to the 4th floor...”
“Why do we keep getting weird instructions?”
“Quiet.”
Simone closed the manual and quieted the anxious servants.
“I’m eating.”
At Simone's words, the servants quickly stepped back.
“Ah! I’m sorry!”
“I’m scared, stop!”
Simone chuckled and took another bite of her salad.
Simone is also anxious, but expressing her fear won't solve anything. She should calmly think about how to resolve it after finishing her meal.
“First, tell all employees not to follow these guidelines. And tell them not to look at the guidelines unless they absolutely have to until I say it’s okay because I don’t know what guidelines will be added.”
"Yes!"
The servants answered at once. They were really obedient children. They waved their hands quickly as if to tell Simone to do her job, and then returned to their seats.
'It was originally Kaylee who stepped in and gave it to me.'
'Aren't you guys doing your work? Simone is eating!'
It seems that even though she hates her, she still feels attached to her because she can't hear the voice that should be heard naturally.
Knock knock.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and everyone's eyes turned to the door.
And there was a brief silence. It was the silence of waiting for the person who had knocked on the door to introduce himself.
But outside, there was only a timid knock again, and no other voices were heard.
Simone turned her gaze to Anna.
“Who said they were coming today?”
"Uh..."
Anna rolled her eyes and thought, then nodded as if something had come to mind.
“There’s a new servant assigned to Simone this time! She’s the first one here yesterday, so I guess she hasn’t really gotten used to the etiquette yet.”
“Oh, that kid that Kaylee was in charge of yesterday? Open the door.”
At Simone's words, the servant closest to the door opened it for her.
“Ahh...”
Jane, who was standing in front of the door, opened her eyes wide in surprise at the door suddenly opening.
He was a servant who looked a year or two younger than Simone.
She stood there dumbfounded, bewildered by the gazes gathering around her in the room, and only after the senior attendant told her to come inside did she finally move.
Jane looked around at the senior attendants who were all cowering, then looked at Simone and lowered her head.
“Oh, hello! Simone! Starting today... I am Jane, who will be serving Simone starting today!”
"Jane?"
“Huh? Oh! Yes! Jane... I...”
Simone tilted her head. It was her first time and she was still young, so let's say she was afraid of Simone.
'But isn't that not at the level of being scared?'
She was shaking so hard. Jane was visibly shaking all over as if she had been hit by Simone before coming here.
Simone quietly watched what the child did and what expressions she made, then suddenly asked.
“What’s going on?”
“Yes, yes?”
Then Jane asked back, looking extremely embarrassed.
Her behavior was so strange and unnatural that not only Simone but also the other servants looked at Jane strangely.
Simone got up from her seat and turned to Jane. She leaned closer and studied Jane's complexion.
“You look so pale. What happened? Who scolded you? Did Kaylee scold you?”
There are many servants that Kaylee scolds, but if they are young servants who are new to the job, they may be scared by Kaylee's loud voice.
However, instead of being comforted by Simone's soothing words, Jane's condition worsened and she even began to shed tears that were as thick as chicken droppings.
Simone took a step back with a shocked expression.
“You're crying...”
“Huh? Are you crying?”
“Jane! Where are you crying? Stop it. Stop it!”
“Hey, first of all, get the kid out of the room! Where would you cry in front of the person taking care of you?”
“I’m sorry... I’m sorry...”
It rang. It made the child cry.
'Did I make you cry?'
What? Why?
Jane spoke while crying as Simone's head was filled with questions.
“I’m sorry... I’m really... sorry... I, I... can’t work here... Ugh...”
Jane started to sob.
For a reaction that seemed to be simply 'I'm scared', the emotions were overflowing excessively.
Jane began to cry and beg Simone as if she were suffocating, and the servants, including Anna, panicked and tried their best to comfort and soothe her and get her out of the room quickly.
But Jane as if she had committed a mortal sin, knelt before Simone and begged to be allowed to work in another room.
“Hey! Seriously, what’s wrong? Do you think this is the orphanage you used to live in? You can’t change your job description just because you want to!”
“You really think you’re going to get in trouble with me soon!”
“Simone is such a good person, so...”
Meanwhile, Simone asked quietly with a face that still didn't understand.
“...Why? Why don’t you like working in my room?”
No, Simone not trying to argue, she was just curious.
Is this the first 0 confession or something?
It doesn't matter if she goes, but if she's so scared, it would be better to take on a different job. Simone wonders why Jane is so upset and makes a fuss about it.
She asked in a quiet voice, but fortunately, despite the noisy urging of the senior servants, Jane heard Simone's question and answered.
“Uh, last night... Sob, sob... On the 4th floor, Lady Simone and Sister Kaylee Ugh...With a ghost...Sob!”
The moment she heard those words, Simone's expression changed.
This child saw Simone on the fourth floor.
'I exerted myself a lot yesterday, but the side effects are so bad.'
It seems that in this world, using mana causes mental and physical exhaustion.
That too in a form that is not very cost-effective.
So, when she defeated Osasanisasaou, she fainted.
'I thought it would hurt when I used it that much.'
Even a bed in a mansion like a 7-star hotel is useless in the face of mana consumption.
Simone got out of bed, rubbing her shoulders.
“Ugh...”
“Are you awake, Simone?”
Anna greeted Simone brightly in the morning, but then looked worried as she saw her expression not looking good.
“Is your shoulder really sore? You threw a large flower pot at the mirror yesterday.”
“Yeah, I guess I couldn’t control my temper because my shoulder hurt and I was irritated.”
Actually, Simone is not very good at controlling mana, but whatever.
“Shall I call a healer?”
“That old healer? That’s fine. It’s not that bad.”
It'll get better if she just leaves it alone. In fact, Simone used to always have this level of poor condition when she was working at a company in her previous life.
As Simone sits down at the table, a sumptuous feast is laid out for her as always.
Simone looked around while eating.
A peaceful morning scene. Among the usual crowd of servants, the noisiest one was nowhere to be seen.
“What about Kaylee?”
Normally, it would be Kaylee who would nag her to get up quickly and eat before the food gets cold instead of rolling around in bed as soon as their eyes meet.
When Simone asked, Anna sighed and poured tea into the kettle, and then her face became sad again.
“Sister Kaylee said she’s taking the day off today. She said she’s not feeling well.”
“Kaylee? Does she have a cold?”
“Um, I don’t know. But her roommate said it wasn’t that bad, so don’t worry!”
“Really? If that’s okay, then I guess I should send the healer to Kaylee instead.”
It's a big deal that Kaylee is sick.
This is because Kaylee used to be picky with the servants, telling them that taking care of their health was the most important thing.
In fact, Kaylee was the one who did the most work in Simone's room, and she never showed any signs of being sick or tired.
“I hope she gets better soon.”
Simone said this, took a bite of her salad and took out the instructions.
The one hundred and first instruction she saw yesterday.
She's not sure what changed since she didn't solve anything, but let's check again.
Simone opened the last page of the manual, which contained the one hundred and first instructions, and stopped mumbling.
The hundredth time, when you see Simone standing on the fourth-floor stairs, run away. Then you will die.
One hundred and second, as soon as you see this text, go to the fourth floor.
There are new guidelines, and these are guidelines that no one has ever written down before.
Moreover, it was a directive that contradicted the previous one hundred and first directive, and further, the seventh directive, that the mansion did not have a fourth floor.
It's obviously a curse or the work of a ghost.
“Oh, it’s been added...?”
The servants standing next to Simone were startled and gathered a little closer.
As they were the servants who roamed the mansion the most and were most likely to be cursed, it was extremely disturbing that strange instructions kept being added to the manual.
“What should I do? When I look, it says... to come to the 4th floor...”
“You idiot! It was obvious they were lying! Who knew what would happen if you went to the 4th floor...”
“Why do we keep getting weird instructions?”
“Quiet.”
Simone closed the manual and quieted the anxious servants.
“I’m eating.”
At Simone's words, the servants quickly stepped back.
“Ah! I’m sorry!”
“I’m scared, stop!”
Simone chuckled and took another bite of her salad.
Simone is also anxious, but expressing her fear won't solve anything. She should calmly think about how to resolve it after finishing her meal.
“First, tell all employees not to follow these guidelines. And tell them not to look at the guidelines unless they absolutely have to until I say it’s okay because I don’t know what guidelines will be added.”
"Yes!"
The servants answered at once. They were really obedient children. They waved their hands quickly as if to tell Simone to do her job, and then returned to their seats.
'It was originally Kaylee who stepped in and gave it to me.'
'Aren't you guys doing your work? Simone is eating!'
It seems that even though she hates her, she still feels attached to her because she can't hear the voice that should be heard naturally.
Knock knock.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and everyone's eyes turned to the door.
And there was a brief silence. It was the silence of waiting for the person who had knocked on the door to introduce himself.
But outside, there was only a timid knock again, and no other voices were heard.
Simone turned her gaze to Anna.
“Who said they were coming today?”
"Uh..."
Anna rolled her eyes and thought, then nodded as if something had come to mind.
“There’s a new servant assigned to Simone this time! She’s the first one here yesterday, so I guess she hasn’t really gotten used to the etiquette yet.”
“Oh, that kid that Kaylee was in charge of yesterday? Open the door.”
At Simone's words, the servant closest to the door opened it for her.
“Ahh...”
Jane, who was standing in front of the door, opened her eyes wide in surprise at the door suddenly opening.
He was a servant who looked a year or two younger than Simone.
She stood there dumbfounded, bewildered by the gazes gathering around her in the room, and only after the senior attendant told her to come inside did she finally move.
Jane looked around at the senior attendants who were all cowering, then looked at Simone and lowered her head.
“Oh, hello! Simone! Starting today... I am Jane, who will be serving Simone starting today!”
"Jane?"
“Huh? Oh! Yes! Jane... I...”
Simone tilted her head. It was her first time and she was still young, so let's say she was afraid of Simone.
'But isn't that not at the level of being scared?'
She was shaking so hard. Jane was visibly shaking all over as if she had been hit by Simone before coming here.
Simone quietly watched what the child did and what expressions she made, then suddenly asked.
“What’s going on?”
“Yes, yes?”
Then Jane asked back, looking extremely embarrassed.
Her behavior was so strange and unnatural that not only Simone but also the other servants looked at Jane strangely.
Simone got up from her seat and turned to Jane. She leaned closer and studied Jane's complexion.
“You look so pale. What happened? Who scolded you? Did Kaylee scold you?”
There are many servants that Kaylee scolds, but if they are young servants who are new to the job, they may be scared by Kaylee's loud voice.
However, instead of being comforted by Simone's soothing words, Jane's condition worsened and she even began to shed tears that were as thick as chicken droppings.
Simone took a step back with a shocked expression.
“You're crying...”
“Huh? Are you crying?”
“Jane! Where are you crying? Stop it. Stop it!”
“Hey, first of all, get the kid out of the room! Where would you cry in front of the person taking care of you?”
“I’m sorry... I’m sorry...”
It rang. It made the child cry.
'Did I make you cry?'
What? Why?
Jane spoke while crying as Simone's head was filled with questions.
“I’m sorry... I’m really... sorry... I, I... can’t work here... Ugh...”
Jane started to sob.
For a reaction that seemed to be simply 'I'm scared', the emotions were overflowing excessively.
Jane began to cry and beg Simone as if she were suffocating, and the servants, including Anna, panicked and tried their best to comfort and soothe her and get her out of the room quickly.
But Jane as if she had committed a mortal sin, knelt before Simone and begged to be allowed to work in another room.
“Hey! Seriously, what’s wrong? Do you think this is the orphanage you used to live in? You can’t change your job description just because you want to!”
“You really think you’re going to get in trouble with me soon!”
“Simone is such a good person, so...”
Meanwhile, Simone asked quietly with a face that still didn't understand.
“...Why? Why don’t you like working in my room?”
No, Simone not trying to argue, she was just curious.
Is this the first 0 confession or something?
It doesn't matter if she goes, but if she's so scared, it would be better to take on a different job. Simone wonders why Jane is so upset and makes a fuss about it.
She asked in a quiet voice, but fortunately, despite the noisy urging of the senior servants, Jane heard Simone's question and answered.
“Uh, last night... Sob, sob... On the 4th floor, Lady Simone and Sister Kaylee Ugh...With a ghost...Sob!”
The moment she heard those words, Simone's expression changed.
This child saw Simone on the fourth floor.
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