“Don’t worry, Master, our servants will take care of watching over Simone.”
Kelle spoke to Grand Duke Illeston, who was leaning against the gap between the door connecting the study and the dark hallway and staring at the end of the hallway for a long time.
A strange instruction appeared in the mansion's manual. Simone asked them to keep an eye on it, saying she must have done it herself.
It was not easy to stay up all night watching over someone who might come to visit at any moment, so this kind of work could have been left to the servants, but their master and sub-master continued to watch until dawn without falling asleep.
“Don’t worry about it. I just want to see it and judge for myself.”
“But, Master...”
“That’s right, Kelle. My father and I need to know what’s going on in the mansion.”
"Master..."
The reason he is doing this is not because of that, but because he wants to follow Simone's instructions.
Kelle swallowed the words that were stuck in his throat.
Thanks to Simone, the long period of neglect and loneliness suffered by the Illeston family is finally coming to an end.
As exchanges with the royal family began to slowly unfold, the number of things the Illeston family was resuming or restoring increased.
Kelle had hoped that the Grand Duke, who was busy working without a moment to breathe and without getting much sleep, would get some sleep at night, but it seems that the master of Kelle has decided to stay up all night today, following Simone's words.
Kelle sighed as if he had no other choice and left the study.
“Then, Master, I will go and check on the situation of the servants watching near the stairs.”
"Yes."
Kelle walked past Grand Duke Illestone and toward the end of the hallway.
Since the owner was determined to see this situation to an end, he thought he would actively help and bring the situation to a close as quickly as possible.
A long hallway in the Illeston Manor. As you walk down the hallway, you will find the Grand Duke of Illeston's room and numerous other rooms of various uses. One of them is Simone's room.
A room Kelle usually passed by without paying much attention to. But today, just passing by Simone's room made him feel cold.
Kelle tried to ignore this ominous atmosphere and looked for the watchman Ruth, who was hiding somewhere and watching.
“Butler.”
Ruth, realizing that Kelle was looking for her, called out to him in a small voice.
Kelle paused, then approached Ruth without looking at all surprised.
“I came to see if there was anything worth reporting to the master. Is there anything?”
“Nothing has happened so far. Lady Simone’s attendant, Kaylee, who is in charge of the group, said that Lady Simone was lost in thought while studying the instructions and finally fell asleep.”
“It might be a long time before something happens.”
“Yes, I may have to wait a little longer, but why?”
Ruth said, looking at Kelle's impatient face.
This expression on his face was rarely seen except when his master, the Grand Duke of Illestone, wanted the work to be completed quickly.
“If it takes too long, it will be a bit difficult. The Master and the Young Master are not asleep yet.”
"Yes?"
“It seems like Simone, or something imitating Simone, is waiting for something to take action.”
“What should I do? The Master has been working so hard that he can’t even sleep properly these days, and the Young Master is in poor health, so he should go to sleep quickly.”
But that doesn't mean you can force an incident.
It was while Ruth was talking to Kelle, feeling sorry.
“Uh, uh, Miss Ruth.”
Behind Ruth, the voices of the servants were heard, tense and nervous. At their calls, Ruth and Kelle instinctively looked toward Simone's room in front of them and froze.
'Simone?'
Simone, dressed in pajamas, was staggering somewhere with her red eyes shining.
Kelle, no, not only Kelle, but all the hidden servants stared at her for a long time, frozen in place.
That person... Simone?
Kelle trembled without realizing it.
Is that Simone? No, I don't think so.
It was definitely Simone.
But in the dark hallway, her eyes glowed red as if they were bathed in moonlight. A cold gaze that made it hard to believe it was hers.
Above all, the aura and the sense of pressure felt from Simone, or rather, from something in the form of Simone.
None of them could be called Simone.
The servants, who had been frozen in place, lost sight of Simone even though she had already headed for the stairs, and only came to their senses when they saw other servants belatedly coming out of her room.
“Ugh... Gasp... Where did Simone go?”
“I missed her... What should I do?”
The attendants in charge of Simone's room, including Kaylee and Anna, who had been pretending to work while watching her, were talking nonsense with pale faces.
Kelle and Ruth got up and headed towards them.
“Kaylee, Simone is heading for the stairs. What happened?”
Ruth signaled to the other attendants to move quickly towards the stairs and asked.
Kaylee wiped the cold sweat off her hands and said.
“We sat quietly and watched so as not to disturb Simone’s sleep.”
Since the official working hours were already over and their work had been completed, the servants all hid under the table and watched Simone sleeping.
How much time has passed like that?
It was when the body, curled up under the table, began to ache and the servants began to move around slightly or turn their heads to look for another place to hide.
“Ugh...!”
One of the attendants under the table took a deep breath and hastily covered his mouth.
Simone, who had been asleep on the bed, sat up stiffly without any preparatory movements.
It was as if someone had pulled her with a rope. She stood on the bed, staring down at the table with her red-hot eyes.
Staring. For a long time as if counting the number of servants under the table.
“Ugh...”
The servants under the table had nowhere to escape her gaze.
They just kept their eyes shut, trembling and avoiding her gaze until Simone looked away.
After a while, as time continued without any change, Anna and Kaylee were the first to open their eyes, feeling strange, and only then did they realize that Simone on the bed was gone and hurriedly left the room.
“Is that so? Even you, Kaylee, noticed that Simone looked a lot different than usual?”
“Yes, it felt like... it wasn’t Simone.”
It's not just a problem of having no expression or having strange eyes.
The atmosphere, the behavior, the intimidation, everything felt like it was not Simone, but someone a little more dangerous.
“I see. I understand. Then you guys, quickly follow Simone. I will report this to the Master.”
"Yes!"
“Don’t get too close. You might get swept away to the fourth floor again.”
Kelle hurriedly sent his servants near the stairs and headed to the study of Grand Duke Illeston.
'Simone...'
Anna's face was filled with worry. Simone, who had been so strong earlier, looked as if she had been completely devoured by a ghost.
What if she's wrong? What if there's no way to fix it?
Anna, who was watching the situation but could do nothing, was at a loss with her sadness and worry and silently watched Simone on the stairs.
“Anna, it’s dangerous. Come a little further in.”
Kaylee pulled Anna, who looked like she would run out to save Simone at any moment and made her sit a little further inside.
Simone was now standing on the fourth floor, staggering and spinning around in place.
With this, it was confirmed that Simone on the 4th floor was not a ghost who had changed her appearance to imitate Simone, but the real Simone.
Kaylee shivered without realizing it.
Simone's red eyes, standing on the fourth floor, were strangely shining even though her face and upper body were not clearly visible due to the shadows.
Is it as if you are seeing the legendary necromancer, Anasis, right in front of you?
They say that just looking at Anasis makes your body freeze, and while it wasn't to the point where it was freezing, it was still quite intimidating.
If she made eye contact with her right now, she would probably be out of breath and not be able to breathe properly.
At that moment, Jane's arms, which were holding Kaylee tightly in fear, tightened.
"Jane?"
As Kaylee looked at Jane in surprise, Jane pointed toward the stairs with trembling hands.
“I, I...”
All eyes, including Kaylee, Anna, and the servants watching from the other side, turned to where Jane was pointing.
And then they all covered their mouths to stop screaming.
Blood-stained stairs. A legless ghost was crawling on its hands and knees toward Simone.
Knock. Knock.
Kelle spoke to Grand Duke Illeston, who was leaning against the gap between the door connecting the study and the dark hallway and staring at the end of the hallway for a long time.
A strange instruction appeared in the mansion's manual. Simone asked them to keep an eye on it, saying she must have done it herself.
It was not easy to stay up all night watching over someone who might come to visit at any moment, so this kind of work could have been left to the servants, but their master and sub-master continued to watch until dawn without falling asleep.
“Don’t worry about it. I just want to see it and judge for myself.”
“But, Master...”
“That’s right, Kelle. My father and I need to know what’s going on in the mansion.”
"Master..."
The reason he is doing this is not because of that, but because he wants to follow Simone's instructions.
Kelle swallowed the words that were stuck in his throat.
Thanks to Simone, the long period of neglect and loneliness suffered by the Illeston family is finally coming to an end.
As exchanges with the royal family began to slowly unfold, the number of things the Illeston family was resuming or restoring increased.
Kelle had hoped that the Grand Duke, who was busy working without a moment to breathe and without getting much sleep, would get some sleep at night, but it seems that the master of Kelle has decided to stay up all night today, following Simone's words.
Kelle sighed as if he had no other choice and left the study.
“Then, Master, I will go and check on the situation of the servants watching near the stairs.”
"Yes."
Kelle walked past Grand Duke Illestone and toward the end of the hallway.
Since the owner was determined to see this situation to an end, he thought he would actively help and bring the situation to a close as quickly as possible.
A long hallway in the Illeston Manor. As you walk down the hallway, you will find the Grand Duke of Illeston's room and numerous other rooms of various uses. One of them is Simone's room.
A room Kelle usually passed by without paying much attention to. But today, just passing by Simone's room made him feel cold.
Kelle tried to ignore this ominous atmosphere and looked for the watchman Ruth, who was hiding somewhere and watching.
“Butler.”
Ruth, realizing that Kelle was looking for her, called out to him in a small voice.
Kelle paused, then approached Ruth without looking at all surprised.
“I came to see if there was anything worth reporting to the master. Is there anything?”
“Nothing has happened so far. Lady Simone’s attendant, Kaylee, who is in charge of the group, said that Lady Simone was lost in thought while studying the instructions and finally fell asleep.”
“It might be a long time before something happens.”
“Yes, I may have to wait a little longer, but why?”
Ruth said, looking at Kelle's impatient face.
This expression on his face was rarely seen except when his master, the Grand Duke of Illestone, wanted the work to be completed quickly.
“If it takes too long, it will be a bit difficult. The Master and the Young Master are not asleep yet.”
"Yes?"
“It seems like Simone, or something imitating Simone, is waiting for something to take action.”
“What should I do? The Master has been working so hard that he can’t even sleep properly these days, and the Young Master is in poor health, so he should go to sleep quickly.”
But that doesn't mean you can force an incident.
It was while Ruth was talking to Kelle, feeling sorry.
“Uh, uh, Miss Ruth.”
Behind Ruth, the voices of the servants were heard, tense and nervous. At their calls, Ruth and Kelle instinctively looked toward Simone's room in front of them and froze.
'Simone?'
Simone, dressed in pajamas, was staggering somewhere with her red eyes shining.
Kelle, no, not only Kelle, but all the hidden servants stared at her for a long time, frozen in place.
That person... Simone?
Kelle trembled without realizing it.
Is that Simone? No, I don't think so.
It was definitely Simone.
But in the dark hallway, her eyes glowed red as if they were bathed in moonlight. A cold gaze that made it hard to believe it was hers.
Above all, the aura and the sense of pressure felt from Simone, or rather, from something in the form of Simone.
None of them could be called Simone.
The servants, who had been frozen in place, lost sight of Simone even though she had already headed for the stairs, and only came to their senses when they saw other servants belatedly coming out of her room.
“Ugh... Gasp... Where did Simone go?”
“I missed her... What should I do?”
The attendants in charge of Simone's room, including Kaylee and Anna, who had been pretending to work while watching her, were talking nonsense with pale faces.
Kelle and Ruth got up and headed towards them.
“Kaylee, Simone is heading for the stairs. What happened?”
Ruth signaled to the other attendants to move quickly towards the stairs and asked.
Kaylee wiped the cold sweat off her hands and said.
“We sat quietly and watched so as not to disturb Simone’s sleep.”
Since the official working hours were already over and their work had been completed, the servants all hid under the table and watched Simone sleeping.
How much time has passed like that?
It was when the body, curled up under the table, began to ache and the servants began to move around slightly or turn their heads to look for another place to hide.
“Ugh...!”
One of the attendants under the table took a deep breath and hastily covered his mouth.
Simone, who had been asleep on the bed, sat up stiffly without any preparatory movements.
It was as if someone had pulled her with a rope. She stood on the bed, staring down at the table with her red-hot eyes.
Staring. For a long time as if counting the number of servants under the table.
“Ugh...”
The servants under the table had nowhere to escape her gaze.
They just kept their eyes shut, trembling and avoiding her gaze until Simone looked away.
After a while, as time continued without any change, Anna and Kaylee were the first to open their eyes, feeling strange, and only then did they realize that Simone on the bed was gone and hurriedly left the room.
“Is that so? Even you, Kaylee, noticed that Simone looked a lot different than usual?”
“Yes, it felt like... it wasn’t Simone.”
It's not just a problem of having no expression or having strange eyes.
The atmosphere, the behavior, the intimidation, everything felt like it was not Simone, but someone a little more dangerous.
“I see. I understand. Then you guys, quickly follow Simone. I will report this to the Master.”
"Yes!"
“Don’t get too close. You might get swept away to the fourth floor again.”
Kelle hurriedly sent his servants near the stairs and headed to the study of Grand Duke Illeston.
***
'Simone...'
Anna's face was filled with worry. Simone, who had been so strong earlier, looked as if she had been completely devoured by a ghost.
What if she's wrong? What if there's no way to fix it?
Anna, who was watching the situation but could do nothing, was at a loss with her sadness and worry and silently watched Simone on the stairs.
“Anna, it’s dangerous. Come a little further in.”
Kaylee pulled Anna, who looked like she would run out to save Simone at any moment and made her sit a little further inside.
Simone was now standing on the fourth floor, staggering and spinning around in place.
With this, it was confirmed that Simone on the 4th floor was not a ghost who had changed her appearance to imitate Simone, but the real Simone.
Kaylee shivered without realizing it.
Simone's red eyes, standing on the fourth floor, were strangely shining even though her face and upper body were not clearly visible due to the shadows.
Is it as if you are seeing the legendary necromancer, Anasis, right in front of you?
They say that just looking at Anasis makes your body freeze, and while it wasn't to the point where it was freezing, it was still quite intimidating.
If she made eye contact with her right now, she would probably be out of breath and not be able to breathe properly.
At that moment, Jane's arms, which were holding Kaylee tightly in fear, tightened.
"Jane?"
As Kaylee looked at Jane in surprise, Jane pointed toward the stairs with trembling hands.
“I, I...”
All eyes, including Kaylee, Anna, and the servants watching from the other side, turned to where Jane was pointing.
And then they all covered their mouths to stop screaming.
Blood-stained stairs. A legless ghost was crawling on its hands and knees toward Simone.
Knock. Knock.
Blood poured out of the ghost's severed body without stopping, pooling, and flowing down the stairs.
“Hey, Simone-eup!”
“I told you to be quiet?”
Kaylee covered Anna's mouth with her hand as she tried to call Simone in a hurry, and she also watched the situation with a frightened expression.
Kaylee now knows.
That day, the legless woman was after Simone, not Kaylee.
What is Simone doing while the legless woman climbs up each step, staring at him?
Kaylee turned her gaze to Simone and unconsciously tightened her grip on Anna's mouth.
A skinny, bloody woman with very long arms appeared above Simone and wrapped her arms around Simone's shoulders.
It was as if she was trying to protect her.
“Hey, Simone-eup!”
“I told you to be quiet?”
Kaylee covered Anna's mouth with her hand as she tried to call Simone in a hurry, and she also watched the situation with a frightened expression.
Kaylee now knows.
That day, the legless woman was after Simone, not Kaylee.
What is Simone doing while the legless woman climbs up each step, staring at him?
Kaylee turned her gaze to Simone and unconsciously tightened her grip on Anna's mouth.
A skinny, bloody woman with very long arms appeared above Simone and wrapped her arms around Simone's shoulders.
It was as if she was trying to protect her.
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