Lavian looked back without realizing it.
The moment he turned his head, he regretted why he had stopped walking and turned his head, but contrary to his thoughts, his head had already turned completely.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
The sound of breathing became rough due to tension. Lavian's eyes moved around to find the direction from which the sound came.
But all he could see was pitch-black darkness. He couldn't see anything threatening him.
“...”
Was it just loud and not threatening?
Lavian sighed in relief, still squeezing his pounding heart.
Occasionally, among the curses written in the manual, there were quite a few that were not that threatening if you just watched out for them.
That sound just now might have been the result of some kind of curse.
'But let's go back quickly.'
Lavian bit his lip and turned around. His body trembled.
'Anyway, I said it was a scary mansion.'
Thanks to the harsh training he received from a young age, where he worked for 7 years and his life was at stake, he has been able to overcome the curse without any problems.
The mansion seemed to attract a curse, so of course strange things would happen to him from time to time.
He's also had some unexplainable experiences, but they haven't been a major threat.
However, no matter how accustomed he becomes to it, he can't help but feel extremely scared and shudder whenever he experiences such phenomena.
“Ugh..."
Sometimes, when something like this happened, even the dark hallways he always walked through became scary.
The only silver lining is that bright moonlight is slowly streaming in through the hallway window.
The previously dark hallway was becoming noticeably brighter.
Lavian relaxed with his breath and lowered the lantern that he had unconsciously raised to his chest.
Then he quickened his pace and suddenly stopped.
"Uh..."
A small sound escaped from between Lavian's lips.
Shadows that can only be seen when moonlight seeps into the hallway.
It was a curly-haired figure wearing a wide dress that only nobles would wear.
The shadow of a person standing stiffly, wearing clothes and a hairstyle that should not have been in this mansion, stretched out and reached Lavian's feet.
One of the butler's jobs is to check on outsiders who visit.
He had to ask who it was, but Lavian couldn't.
Of course, a woman standing alone in a hallway in the middle of the night. How could she possibly be human?
'Oh, is that the woman in the red dress I've only heard about?'
In the instructions, they were told to run away as there was no way to deal with the woman in the red dress.
'Damn it...'
It seemed like the woman hadn't sensed Lavian's presence yet.
Then now would be the best time to run away. But what if the sound of running away catches her attention?
It was a situation where it was difficult to even take a step back.
Lavian once again thought that Simone was amazing. No matter how much you memorize the instructions, it is really difficult to deal with them skillfully when faced with a real situation like this.
But she has dealt with these situations skillfully time and time again.
In a much shorter time, she has encountered far more bizarre phenomena than Lavian, who has experienced the mansion's curse for seven years.
Move? Stop? Take off your shoes? Or should I just run regardless of whether it makes a sound or not?
It was when Lavian was at a loss and was just sweating profusely.
The shadow that had been standing still tilted its head as if it was wondering, then suddenly started running towards the other side of Lavian with its dress fluttering.
"Uh?"
Once again a strange sound came out of Lavian's mouth.
‘Where are you going?’
Although there was nothing to be seen but a shadow, the silhouette of the woman in the fluttering dress looked very exciting.
Lavian was very curious about what it was, but he didn't do the stupid thing of following it.
Long ago, before the curse of the Grand Duchess Florier and Prince Jace was lifted, there was a servant who, unable to resist curiosity, tried to enter the Grand Duchess's room and fell down the stairs to his death.
Although the memory was vague because it happened when he was very young, the young Lavian vividly remembered the events of that day because it was the first time he had seen a dead person.
Let's not be like that person.
Fear has a way of suppressing curiosity.
Knock knock knock
The woman's small, light footsteps gradually faded away.
Finally, when the sound of footsteps had completely disappeared, Lavian began to move again.
“Phew...”
Still, he's really glad he didn't come face-to-face with it. He wonder if Simone's amulet that he kept in his bosom really worked?
'Get to my accommodations quickly-'
Where are you? Where are you? Up the stairs to the second floor. Hello.
Lavian froze. He had no choice but to stop walking again.
At the end of the hallway where Lavian was walking, in front of the entrance to the stairs leading to the second floor, a small object he had never seen before appeared.
'What is that?'
Frowning, Lavian tried to figure out what the small object was and soon realized what it was.
A doll, completely charred, with hair and clothes gone, was standing in front of the stairs, looking up.
A hideous sight. Although Lavian had never seen the doll in Simone's room, he could tell right away that it was the doll that had caused such a commotion.
Is this what it means when you get so surprised that your mind turns blank?
Lavian couldn't think of anything as he watched the doll as if it was trying to climb the stairs.
However, his body moved before he thought.
“Ugh, euaaaah!”
Lavian ran screaming. Thank goodness his room was nearby.
The doll, which had been looking up at the resounding scream, turned its head and fixed its gaze on Lavian, but he had no time to look at it.
“Damn...”
I'm in trouble.
Lavian felt as if his whole body was getting cold from the top of his head.
As he entered the room and was about to close the door, he made eye contact with the doll that had turned its head.
'I hope nothing happens?'
It has to be gone.
Haven't he been in many dangerous situations, knowingly or unknowingly, up until now? But even in those times, and even when Osasanisasao, who had cursed most of the servants, appeared, only Lavian got through it without any trouble.
This time too, it will be a crisis, but it will pass.
Lavian threw himself on the bed in a hurry without even washing up.
When he covered himself with the blanket over his head and tried to erase the eyes that had met his eyes from his mind, he was shivering.
Thud!
"Ah..."
He heard someone knocking on the door.
Lavian closed his eyes tightly and covered his ears. He could not hear or see anything.
How much time passed while he was shivering like that?
When Lavian slowly removed his hands from his ears, he could no longer hear any sound.
He lifted the blanket slightly, but there was nothing to see.
“Go, gone...”
Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual in the other butler lying on the bed next to him, in himself, or in this room, was Lavian able to feel relieved.
It seems that the doll wasn't targeting him.
It just knocked on the door and it didn't seem to show much interest.
'I'll report to Simone tomorrow...'
The next morning, Simone couldn't hide her shock.
“Why is it here?”
This morning was different than usual.
She, who always wakes up to the warm sunlight, woke up today startled by the screams of Anna and the servants.
When she woke up with a frown on her face at the noise, the servants had not even opened the curtains or brought in breakfast.
After staring outside the door for a while wondering what was going on and seeing the commotion, Simone opened the door and started screaming just like the servants.
The doll, which had been kept in a locked box by the Grand Duke of Illestone, stood in front of Simone's room, smiling and looking straight ahead.
“How is this...”
Did you break that box and come out?
Simone felt a chill at the sight of the blackened and damaged doll and snatched it away.
At first, at the head of the bed.
Let's burn it and come back. Next is the entrance, then in front of Simone's room.
It was as if it was slowly getting closer to the bed again, or to Simone.
Simone looked down at the doll.
'This is getting closer little by little, so what will happen in the end?'
There is a similar ghost story involving a doll in Korea.
One day, someone in the family picked up an old doll and threw it away because it was dirty. Then, the doll started calling and coming closer to him little by little.
'I'm Mary. I'm in the alley right now.'
'It's Mary. I'm in front of your house now.'
'I'm Mary. I'm behind you now.'
...a story called.
It's a very famous ghost story, but...
'How did it end?'
So what happened to the protagonist who met the doll?
What should I do with this doll?
Meow-
As she was contemplating, Simone turned her head at the sound of something coming from somewhere.
“Oh my, why is there a cat in that dangerous place?”
"Yes?"
Simone tilted her head. A black cat that looked familiar was sitting on the second-floor window, grooming itself.
“Do you know this cat, Simone?”
“Umm... no.”
I don't know that cat. Where have I seen it?
As Simone walked to the window in thought, the cat stopped grooming and stared at her.
The moment he turned his head, he regretted why he had stopped walking and turned his head, but contrary to his thoughts, his head had already turned completely.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
The sound of breathing became rough due to tension. Lavian's eyes moved around to find the direction from which the sound came.
But all he could see was pitch-black darkness. He couldn't see anything threatening him.
“...”
Was it just loud and not threatening?
Lavian sighed in relief, still squeezing his pounding heart.
Occasionally, among the curses written in the manual, there were quite a few that were not that threatening if you just watched out for them.
That sound just now might have been the result of some kind of curse.
'But let's go back quickly.'
Lavian bit his lip and turned around. His body trembled.
'Anyway, I said it was a scary mansion.'
Thanks to the harsh training he received from a young age, where he worked for 7 years and his life was at stake, he has been able to overcome the curse without any problems.
The mansion seemed to attract a curse, so of course strange things would happen to him from time to time.
He's also had some unexplainable experiences, but they haven't been a major threat.
However, no matter how accustomed he becomes to it, he can't help but feel extremely scared and shudder whenever he experiences such phenomena.
“Ugh..."
Sometimes, when something like this happened, even the dark hallways he always walked through became scary.
The only silver lining is that bright moonlight is slowly streaming in through the hallway window.
The previously dark hallway was becoming noticeably brighter.
Lavian relaxed with his breath and lowered the lantern that he had unconsciously raised to his chest.
Then he quickened his pace and suddenly stopped.
"Uh..."
A small sound escaped from between Lavian's lips.
Shadows that can only be seen when moonlight seeps into the hallway.
It was a curly-haired figure wearing a wide dress that only nobles would wear.
The shadow of a person standing stiffly, wearing clothes and a hairstyle that should not have been in this mansion, stretched out and reached Lavian's feet.
One of the butler's jobs is to check on outsiders who visit.
He had to ask who it was, but Lavian couldn't.
Of course, a woman standing alone in a hallway in the middle of the night. How could she possibly be human?
'Oh, is that the woman in the red dress I've only heard about?'
In the instructions, they were told to run away as there was no way to deal with the woman in the red dress.
'Damn it...'
It seemed like the woman hadn't sensed Lavian's presence yet.
Then now would be the best time to run away. But what if the sound of running away catches her attention?
It was a situation where it was difficult to even take a step back.
Lavian once again thought that Simone was amazing. No matter how much you memorize the instructions, it is really difficult to deal with them skillfully when faced with a real situation like this.
But she has dealt with these situations skillfully time and time again.
In a much shorter time, she has encountered far more bizarre phenomena than Lavian, who has experienced the mansion's curse for seven years.
Move? Stop? Take off your shoes? Or should I just run regardless of whether it makes a sound or not?
It was when Lavian was at a loss and was just sweating profusely.
The shadow that had been standing still tilted its head as if it was wondering, then suddenly started running towards the other side of Lavian with its dress fluttering.
"Uh?"
Once again a strange sound came out of Lavian's mouth.
‘Where are you going?’
Although there was nothing to be seen but a shadow, the silhouette of the woman in the fluttering dress looked very exciting.
Lavian was very curious about what it was, but he didn't do the stupid thing of following it.
Long ago, before the curse of the Grand Duchess Florier and Prince Jace was lifted, there was a servant who, unable to resist curiosity, tried to enter the Grand Duchess's room and fell down the stairs to his death.
Although the memory was vague because it happened when he was very young, the young Lavian vividly remembered the events of that day because it was the first time he had seen a dead person.
Let's not be like that person.
Fear has a way of suppressing curiosity.
Knock knock knock
The woman's small, light footsteps gradually faded away.
Finally, when the sound of footsteps had completely disappeared, Lavian began to move again.
“Phew...”
Still, he's really glad he didn't come face-to-face with it. He wonder if Simone's amulet that he kept in his bosom really worked?
'Get to my accommodations quickly-'
Where are you? Where are you? Up the stairs to the second floor. Hello.
Lavian froze. He had no choice but to stop walking again.
At the end of the hallway where Lavian was walking, in front of the entrance to the stairs leading to the second floor, a small object he had never seen before appeared.
'What is that?'
Frowning, Lavian tried to figure out what the small object was and soon realized what it was.
A doll, completely charred, with hair and clothes gone, was standing in front of the stairs, looking up.
A hideous sight. Although Lavian had never seen the doll in Simone's room, he could tell right away that it was the doll that had caused such a commotion.
Is this what it means when you get so surprised that your mind turns blank?
Lavian couldn't think of anything as he watched the doll as if it was trying to climb the stairs.
However, his body moved before he thought.
“Ugh, euaaaah!”
Lavian ran screaming. Thank goodness his room was nearby.
The doll, which had been looking up at the resounding scream, turned its head and fixed its gaze on Lavian, but he had no time to look at it.
“Damn...”
I'm in trouble.
Lavian felt as if his whole body was getting cold from the top of his head.
As he entered the room and was about to close the door, he made eye contact with the doll that had turned its head.
'I hope nothing happens?'
It has to be gone.
Haven't he been in many dangerous situations, knowingly or unknowingly, up until now? But even in those times, and even when Osasanisasao, who had cursed most of the servants, appeared, only Lavian got through it without any trouble.
This time too, it will be a crisis, but it will pass.
Lavian threw himself on the bed in a hurry without even washing up.
When he covered himself with the blanket over his head and tried to erase the eyes that had met his eyes from his mind, he was shivering.
Thud!
"Ah..."
He heard someone knocking on the door.
Lavian closed his eyes tightly and covered his ears. He could not hear or see anything.
How much time passed while he was shivering like that?
When Lavian slowly removed his hands from his ears, he could no longer hear any sound.
He lifted the blanket slightly, but there was nothing to see.
“Go, gone...”
Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual in the other butler lying on the bed next to him, in himself, or in this room, was Lavian able to feel relieved.
It seems that the doll wasn't targeting him.
It just knocked on the door and it didn't seem to show much interest.
'I'll report to Simone tomorrow...'
***
The next morning, Simone couldn't hide her shock.
“Why is it here?”
This morning was different than usual.
She, who always wakes up to the warm sunlight, woke up today startled by the screams of Anna and the servants.
When she woke up with a frown on her face at the noise, the servants had not even opened the curtains or brought in breakfast.
After staring outside the door for a while wondering what was going on and seeing the commotion, Simone opened the door and started screaming just like the servants.
The doll, which had been kept in a locked box by the Grand Duke of Illestone, stood in front of Simone's room, smiling and looking straight ahead.
“How is this...”
Did you break that box and come out?
Simone felt a chill at the sight of the blackened and damaged doll and snatched it away.
At first, at the head of the bed.
Let's burn it and come back. Next is the entrance, then in front of Simone's room.
It was as if it was slowly getting closer to the bed again, or to Simone.
Simone looked down at the doll.
'This is getting closer little by little, so what will happen in the end?'
There is a similar ghost story involving a doll in Korea.
One day, someone in the family picked up an old doll and threw it away because it was dirty. Then, the doll started calling and coming closer to him little by little.
'I'm Mary. I'm in the alley right now.'
'It's Mary. I'm in front of your house now.'
'I'm Mary. I'm behind you now.'
...a story called.
It's a very famous ghost story, but...
'How did it end?'
So what happened to the protagonist who met the doll?
What should I do with this doll?
Meow-
As she was contemplating, Simone turned her head at the sound of something coming from somewhere.
“Oh my, why is there a cat in that dangerous place?”
"Yes?"
Simone tilted her head. A black cat that looked familiar was sitting on the second-floor window, grooming itself.
“Do you know this cat, Simone?”
“Umm... no.”
I don't know that cat. Where have I seen it?
As Simone walked to the window in thought, the cat stopped grooming and stared at her.
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