When she noticed, it was the fourth floor and Simone was standing there, swaying. As she recalled the instructions and was about to quickly go down, something was crawling up from below.
To summarize what Kaylee said, it was like this.
“It was dark and I was out of my mind... I couldn’t see clearly. But one thing I’m sure of is...”
Kaylee swallowed hard. Even as she spoke, goosebumps ran down her body and she felt speechless as she recalled that moment.
The situation that day was so urgent that she got body aches and was bedridden for two days.
In fact, she didn't really want to talk about that day. But Kaylee had no choice but to open her mouth again.
Because everyone, including her employer, the Crown Prince, and even Simone, was waiting for her to speak.
“She was a legless woman. She had long, flowing hair...”
Simone's gaze turned to her own manual.
[If you see Simone standing on the 4th floor, cut off her legs and die.]
Could the instructions to cut off a leg have something to do with that ghost?
“Then when you saw me on the 4th floor, I was just standing there shaking my body? Not doing anything?”
Then Jane said,
“At first, you were just like that... When Kaylee got her feet grabbed by the ghost with no legs, you tried to come closer.”
“How did you get out when your foot was caught?”
This time, Kaylee answered.
“It’s a talisman that Simone gave me. When I put the talisman on, the ghost’s hand that was holding my ankle fell off.”
"I see."
Simone smiled faintly. She wondered if the amulet would help other servants as well, and fortunately, it seemed to be effective.
She nodded as if she understood and got up.
“It was a great help. Everyone, I hope you all enjoy tonight. I’ll end our conversation here.”
At Simone's words, the people who had gathered got up and left the room to do their own work, and Simone also took her manual and left the study.
She was followed by Anna, Kaylee, Jane, Jace, and Louise.
“Simone, Simone, is there anything I can do to help you?”
“Not now. It would be nice if you could help the servants with surveillance at night.”
Louis asked.
“What are you going to do now, Simone? Resting until night?”
“I’m going to check to see if there are any instructions for the legless ghost that Kaylee mentioned earlier.”
Then Kaylee and Anna clenched their fists and said.
“We’ll help you too!”
Jane was still clinging to Kaylee as if she was afraid of Simone, but she said timidly, 'Me, me too.'
Why were there so many people following Simone?
"Ha..."
“Why are you sighing all of a sudden?”
Simone shook her head at Louis' words.
"No."
SHE just wondered when there started to be so many people following her.
'That's all burdensome.'
To put it simply, they were burdens, and to be precise, they were beings that had to be protected.
When Simone looked at them, she couldn't help but sigh.
Will she be able to protect them from this evil mansion and save up money to become independent?
In this place, it wouldn't be strange at all if anyone died.
Simone sighed again, then suddenly stopped, feeling something strange. Then she suddenly turned around.
“But why are you following me? And what brings you here?”
The first question was to Jace, the second to Louise.
Now that she's done talking, why does Jace follow her so naturally? And why is the Crown Prince, who should be helping the Emperor at the castle and solving the problems that have arisen since then, here again?
Especially, isn't it true that Louis has no more business with Simone?
At her question, Jace blushed and started talking nonsense.
“Ah, I, that...! I didn’t realize it... I guess you guys had something to discuss among yourselves, so I interrupted you. Sorry! I’ll go back!”
Then he quickly turned around and went back to his room.
Simone's gaze turned from Jace, who had run away, to Louis.
“Your Highness?”
Louis's reaction was a bit different from Jace's. As expected of someone very used to being in a social circle, he didn't show any sign of embarrassment and instead smiled slyly.
“I told you I went to work. Did you fire me?”
“There were no layoffs.”
Of course, since he is the Crown Prince, Simone can't use him like she used to, but she didn't fire him so she can still call him when needed. She doesn't plan on doing that either.
“So. So I went to work, but what do you say when your employees come to work?”
Simone did not accept Louis's prank and motioned for the servants to go first with a blank expression.
“You came here because you had something to say? Let’s take a walk in the garden.”
"Thank you."
Louis bowed politely, one hand on his chest, and the servants hurried past them and headed toward Simone's room.
Jane glanced at the two of them and whispered to Anna and Kaylee.
“Why is His Highness the Crown Prince here... Is he perhaps Simone’s lover-”
“Oh my!”
Kaylee covered Jane's mouth so that no one would hear.
“That’s not it. The two of them are in a relationship where they cooperate with each other when needed.”
“That’s right, Jane.”
Anna also agreed with Kaylee.
“Please don’t spread such rumors.”
If you see how those two usually work, you will never be able to have such doubts.
The two of them often clashed, but they maintained a relationship as trustworthy business partners, nothing more, nothing less.
“So why are you really here? Don’t beat around the bush by saying you’re going to work.”
“I received a reply from El.”
"Oh."
Already? Simone burst into laughter as if she was surprised.
Given El's personality of being cautious and not enjoying meeting people, she expected a reply to come a long time later.
After visiting the Imperial Library last time, Simone asked Louis to make an appointment to meet El.
It seems that Louis took care of this even though he was busy.
“What did you write down? If it’s a rejection, it’s a bit difficult. I’ve been feeling the importance of developing my abilities lately.”
“If you’re coming, come quickly.”
“What’s going on?”
Surprisingly, he accepted to meet the necromancer without much persuasion, of course, after Louis's hard persuasion, and he even told him to come quickly.
El? With that personality? What's going on? This is the result that naturally makes you think.
To summarize what Kaylee said, it was like this.
“It was dark and I was out of my mind... I couldn’t see clearly. But one thing I’m sure of is...”
Kaylee swallowed hard. Even as she spoke, goosebumps ran down her body and she felt speechless as she recalled that moment.
The situation that day was so urgent that she got body aches and was bedridden for two days.
In fact, she didn't really want to talk about that day. But Kaylee had no choice but to open her mouth again.
Because everyone, including her employer, the Crown Prince, and even Simone, was waiting for her to speak.
“She was a legless woman. She had long, flowing hair...”
Simone's gaze turned to her own manual.
[If you see Simone standing on the 4th floor, cut off her legs and die.]
Could the instructions to cut off a leg have something to do with that ghost?
“Then when you saw me on the 4th floor, I was just standing there shaking my body? Not doing anything?”
Then Jane said,
“At first, you were just like that... When Kaylee got her feet grabbed by the ghost with no legs, you tried to come closer.”
“How did you get out when your foot was caught?”
This time, Kaylee answered.
“It’s a talisman that Simone gave me. When I put the talisman on, the ghost’s hand that was holding my ankle fell off.”
"I see."
Simone smiled faintly. She wondered if the amulet would help other servants as well, and fortunately, it seemed to be effective.
She nodded as if she understood and got up.
“It was a great help. Everyone, I hope you all enjoy tonight. I’ll end our conversation here.”
At Simone's words, the people who had gathered got up and left the room to do their own work, and Simone also took her manual and left the study.
She was followed by Anna, Kaylee, Jane, Jace, and Louise.
“Simone, Simone, is there anything I can do to help you?”
“Not now. It would be nice if you could help the servants with surveillance at night.”
Louis asked.
“What are you going to do now, Simone? Resting until night?”
“I’m going to check to see if there are any instructions for the legless ghost that Kaylee mentioned earlier.”
Then Kaylee and Anna clenched their fists and said.
“We’ll help you too!”
Jane was still clinging to Kaylee as if she was afraid of Simone, but she said timidly, 'Me, me too.'
Why were there so many people following Simone?
"Ha..."
“Why are you sighing all of a sudden?”
Simone shook her head at Louis' words.
"No."
SHE just wondered when there started to be so many people following her.
'That's all burdensome.'
To put it simply, they were burdens, and to be precise, they were beings that had to be protected.
When Simone looked at them, she couldn't help but sigh.
Will she be able to protect them from this evil mansion and save up money to become independent?
In this place, it wouldn't be strange at all if anyone died.
Simone sighed again, then suddenly stopped, feeling something strange. Then she suddenly turned around.
“But why are you following me? And what brings you here?”
The first question was to Jace, the second to Louise.
Now that she's done talking, why does Jace follow her so naturally? And why is the Crown Prince, who should be helping the Emperor at the castle and solving the problems that have arisen since then, here again?
Especially, isn't it true that Louis has no more business with Simone?
At her question, Jace blushed and started talking nonsense.
“Ah, I, that...! I didn’t realize it... I guess you guys had something to discuss among yourselves, so I interrupted you. Sorry! I’ll go back!”
Then he quickly turned around and went back to his room.
Simone's gaze turned from Jace, who had run away, to Louis.
“Your Highness?”
Louis's reaction was a bit different from Jace's. As expected of someone very used to being in a social circle, he didn't show any sign of embarrassment and instead smiled slyly.
“I told you I went to work. Did you fire me?”
“There were no layoffs.”
Of course, since he is the Crown Prince, Simone can't use him like she used to, but she didn't fire him so she can still call him when needed. She doesn't plan on doing that either.
“So. So I went to work, but what do you say when your employees come to work?”
Simone did not accept Louis's prank and motioned for the servants to go first with a blank expression.
“You came here because you had something to say? Let’s take a walk in the garden.”
"Thank you."
Louis bowed politely, one hand on his chest, and the servants hurried past them and headed toward Simone's room.
Jane glanced at the two of them and whispered to Anna and Kaylee.
“Why is His Highness the Crown Prince here... Is he perhaps Simone’s lover-”
“Oh my!”
Kaylee covered Jane's mouth so that no one would hear.
“That’s not it. The two of them are in a relationship where they cooperate with each other when needed.”
“That’s right, Jane.”
Anna also agreed with Kaylee.
“Please don’t spread such rumors.”
If you see how those two usually work, you will never be able to have such doubts.
The two of them often clashed, but they maintained a relationship as trustworthy business partners, nothing more, nothing less.
***
“So why are you really here? Don’t beat around the bush by saying you’re going to work.”
“I received a reply from El.”
"Oh."
Already? Simone burst into laughter as if she was surprised.
Given El's personality of being cautious and not enjoying meeting people, she expected a reply to come a long time later.
After visiting the Imperial Library last time, Simone asked Louis to make an appointment to meet El.
It seems that Louis took care of this even though he was busy.
“What did you write down? If it’s a rejection, it’s a bit difficult. I’ve been feeling the importance of developing my abilities lately.”
“If you’re coming, come quickly.”
“What’s going on?”
Surprisingly, he accepted to meet the necromancer without much persuasion, of course, after Louis's hard persuasion, and he even told him to come quickly.
El? With that personality? What's going on? This is the result that naturally makes you think.
Louis responded to Simone's expression who seemed really surprised.
“He said he had somewhere to go, and that if it was important, he should come before then.”
“Where to go? Ah.”
Simone's mind began to recall the journeys of Abel and his companions in the novel.
It seems that Abel and his party have already reached the fairy village.
They see the World Tree in the Kingdom of Skal, and head to the Fairy Village to see the World Tree up close.
However, as it is a place with strong borders towards other races and foreigners, entry is denied, and the main characters are forced to run around trying to resolve this.
The one who helped at this time was El. He revealed his identity to them and helped them enter and exit.
That's the story, but it's also a bit earlier than the period in the novel.
Originally, before entering the fairy village, several sub-episodes unfold and after at least two or three months of hard work, they receive help from El.
This is probably because Orkan, who saw El manipulate dreams when solving the incident at the Imperial Palace, realized his true identity early on.
“I guess I should go quickly. I’ll go as soon as this matter is resolved. But I guess I can have someone tell you about it?”
El tells him to hurry. The Crown Prince is coming to deliver this. It can't be anything but a great loss.
Then Louis shrugged.
“I told you I had to go to work. Well, that’s true, and I need some time to catch my breath.”
In short, he said he stopped by because he was busy with work and wanted to rest.
Simone nodded in agreement with his words, laughing in disbelief.
It was a good thing she had something to say to him anyway.
“I’d like to stop by the palace briefly before going to El. Is that okay?”
“Is it because of library use?”
“No, that’s not it-”
Louis' expression became strange. Simone's face had somehow become evil and mean.
That expression. It was exactly the look you get when you catch someone off guard, before doing something incredibly absurd.
Simone said.
“I have to make a contract.”
“Huh? Why is the contract being made in the Imperial City...”
“I thought that if I pretended to know the royal family and signed a contract with an overwhelmingly great place, I wouldn’t be able to keep it and not be able to do anything.”
"That's the Count of Chaylor," Simone smiled.
“I don’t know who it is, but it seems like he’s a pretty ugly person.”
“Yeah, kind of.”
“Yes, that is good. His Majesty was already asking about Simone’s well-being.”
Louis readily agreed, and Simone's expression became even more sinister.
After some time had passed, Louis returned to the castle after his walk with Simone.
After Louis left, Simone sat in the garden to check for any instructions regarding the legless ghost, then returned to her room around sunset.
After having dinner, chatting with the servants, and going about her daily routine as usual, it was time to...
It's night.
“He said he had somewhere to go, and that if it was important, he should come before then.”
“Where to go? Ah.”
Simone's mind began to recall the journeys of Abel and his companions in the novel.
It seems that Abel and his party have already reached the fairy village.
They see the World Tree in the Kingdom of Skal, and head to the Fairy Village to see the World Tree up close.
However, as it is a place with strong borders towards other races and foreigners, entry is denied, and the main characters are forced to run around trying to resolve this.
The one who helped at this time was El. He revealed his identity to them and helped them enter and exit.
That's the story, but it's also a bit earlier than the period in the novel.
Originally, before entering the fairy village, several sub-episodes unfold and after at least two or three months of hard work, they receive help from El.
This is probably because Orkan, who saw El manipulate dreams when solving the incident at the Imperial Palace, realized his true identity early on.
“I guess I should go quickly. I’ll go as soon as this matter is resolved. But I guess I can have someone tell you about it?”
El tells him to hurry. The Crown Prince is coming to deliver this. It can't be anything but a great loss.
Then Louis shrugged.
“I told you I had to go to work. Well, that’s true, and I need some time to catch my breath.”
In short, he said he stopped by because he was busy with work and wanted to rest.
Simone nodded in agreement with his words, laughing in disbelief.
It was a good thing she had something to say to him anyway.
“I’d like to stop by the palace briefly before going to El. Is that okay?”
“Is it because of library use?”
“No, that’s not it-”
Louis' expression became strange. Simone's face had somehow become evil and mean.
That expression. It was exactly the look you get when you catch someone off guard, before doing something incredibly absurd.
Simone said.
“I have to make a contract.”
“Huh? Why is the contract being made in the Imperial City...”
“I thought that if I pretended to know the royal family and signed a contract with an overwhelmingly great place, I wouldn’t be able to keep it and not be able to do anything.”
"That's the Count of Chaylor," Simone smiled.
“I don’t know who it is, but it seems like he’s a pretty ugly person.”
“Yeah, kind of.”
“Yes, that is good. His Majesty was already asking about Simone’s well-being.”
Louis readily agreed, and Simone's expression became even more sinister.
***
After some time had passed, Louis returned to the castle after his walk with Simone.
After Louis left, Simone sat in the garden to check for any instructions regarding the legless ghost, then returned to her room around sunset.
After having dinner, chatting with the servants, and going about her daily routine as usual, it was time to...
It's night.
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