Where have I seen it?
Simone, who had been searching her memory for a moment, pointed to the cat as if she didn't know.
“Open the door first.”
She doesn't know where she saw that cat, but it's dangerous for it to sit on the second-floor window sill.
The Illeston Mansion is so high that if you were to fall, you wouldn't even be able to pick up your bones.
"Yes!"
Anna quickly opened the window and gestured for the cat to come in.
Meow-
The cat glanced at Anna expressionlessly, then walked inside proudly.
Then he looked around and sat down next to Simone as if it was natural.
“I wonder if this is a cat you know...”
Simone shrugged her shoulders at the servants' words.
“I don’t know. Anyway, judging from the well-managed cat, it seems like it has an owner, so keep the door on the first floor open. He can always go home.”
“Yes! We will take care of the cat.”
Some servants couldn't take their eyes off the cat for a while.
Since it seemed like the servants liked small animals like cats, Simone nodded readily and focused on the doll.
'What should I do with this?'
Where should I put it? If it keeps chasing me like this no matter where I put it, then maybe it would be better to just let it go once like I used to?
Even if this doll attacks Simone directly, Simone can deal with it.
'The problem is that complete annihilation or absorption seems impossible.'
As Simone was thinking, Anna quickly noticed and asked.
“Simone, that doll... what are you going to do about it?”
“I don’t know. I’m thinking of burying it again and coming back later.”
“Burying again? Ha, but if you burying again, won’t it come back?”
“Even if I bury it again, even if the Grand Duke locks it in a box, it will come. But that doesn’t mean I can keep it by my side and sleep.”
Simone answered Anna, leaving the doll behind and heading into the room.
Kyaaaaah!
Then the cat hissed at the approaching servants and followed Simone into the room.
“Oh my, look at this guy?”
“I guess Simone is nice. Je can’t seem to be separated from Simone.”
Simone glanced at the cat climbing onto her bed, then went to the table and took out the amulet.
Then she stuck it on the doll.
“Let’s see how strong it is. I’ll bury it and come back.”
If burning, burying, or locking it up is not possible, what would happen if you wrapped it tightly with a talisman-like the exorcisms and seals I see on real broadcast media?
'It would be nice if there was even a little bit of damage.'
Simone returned to the mansion and buried the doll further away from where she had previously buried it.
“Hmm...”
After dinner, she lay down on the table, blankly watching the cat, who hadn't returned home yet, or rather, didn't seem to have any intention of returning.
Then the cat got down from the bed, jumped up on the table, and played with Simone, hitting his head with its front paw.
It was as if he was urging her to get up and do what she had to do. When Simone slowly raised her head and looked straight at the cat, the cat lifted its leg and started grooming itself as if nothing had happened.
'Where on earth have I seen this cat?'
Simone, who had been thinking, cleared her thoughts, pulled out the manual, and opened it.
The instructions said to bring in the doll and if something went wrong, the problem would be solved by sending the servant out with the doll.
These guidelines do not seek to lift the curse or find a solution, but rather to leave the person with the curse and throw it away.
What kind of curse is it that they have given up on solving and just left it alone?
And was the servant who was sent out with the doll safe?
Somehow I didn't think that would happen.
Simone spoke to Kaylee, petting the cat, who was still as if they were looking at an instruction book together.
“Kaylee, tell everyone to go to bed early today.”
“Yes? Why?”
“It’s dangerous.”
Kaylee's lips curled up in displeasure at Simone's words.
“It’s dangerous for you too, Simone. Please be careful. Don’t just blindly bump into things just because you have the strength.”
As she said that, Kaylee quietly followed Simone's instructions and left the room early with the servants.
If they hang around trying to protect Simone from danger, they might end up getting in her way.
Simone, who was left alone after the servants left, stroked the cat's head once more as it was still looking at the manual.
“Aren’t you going home?”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The cat meowed stubbornly and then came down from the table and naturally settled down on the bed.
I wonder when I saw you and how you started acting like it was your home.
But Simone didn't feel bad and lay down on the bed, avoiding the cat.
'I should have left it to Anna.'
Of course, the cat insisted on being taken care of by the servants, so there was no choice but to stay here, but if it were to come face to face with the doll tonight and find itself in a dangerous situation, the cat would be in danger as well.
The cat was already curled up and asleep.
Simone stared at him intently, shook her head, and got up.
“It won’t work.”
No matter what, it's unsettling to be in a dangerous place with a helpless animal.
Simone picked up the cat and got out of bed.
Meow- Meow-
The cat pushed Simone away with its paw as if it was stubbornly refusing to go, but despite the struggle, Simone opened the door while holding the cat tightly.
And then they froze.
Squeak- squeak-
She could hear the sound of an old clockwork turning.
Squeak- squeak-
The corners of its mouth are raised as its face, half of the paint blown off, is shattered.
Even though a solid doll couldn't smile, it smiled with a gold enamel on its face, still sticking the torn talisman on.
Hi?
“...”
Boom!
Simone hurriedly closed the door.
"Crazy."
Simone was so surprised that her heart sank for a moment and then came back.
'I just left it there?'
It really hasn't been that long since she buried it.
When Simone returned, leaving it buried, all she did was eat dinner and spend some time pondering the instructions.
In the meantime, the doll already arrived in front of the room, having passed the guard of the remaining employees?
Simone locked the door and looked at the cat in her arms. The cat looked at Simone expressionlessly, let out a deep breath, and eventually got out of her arms and climbed onto the table.
“Hey! Up, danger...”
In many ways, he was a very stubborn cat.
Simone looked back and forth between the door and the cat and eventually gritted her teeth and approached the cat.
Then she suddenly stopped.
There was no snow.
He was facing Simone with bright eyes as if he clearly knew nothing.
The cat's eyes were hollow, sunken, and pitch black.
“Uh... Uh...”
Uh?
This is unexpected.
Simone stood still, unable to move forward or back.
What is this? Was that cat a curse too? Did I accept the cat too easily?
The cat cried as she stood there, his head bobbing.
Waaaaa-
The warning cry was so loud it almost sounded threatening.
How could such a big sound come from such a small body? Simone quickly tried to cover the cat's mouth in case the doll caught him.
Shudder.
Simone had an uneasy feeling that something might be wrong with the sunken-eyed cat, so she stopped approaching it and covered her ears instead.
The crying cat was very noisy.
Is that cat a curse that I have to deal with too? Really?
It wasn't because he liked looking at Simone with such clear eyes and wanting to be with her...
Even as Simone licked her lips, the cat kept whining like a siren.
'By the way, what about the doll?'
Why has it been quiet since earlier?
If you think about the curses that have used physical force so far, the moment they see a person, haven't they tried their best to open that door, or rather, to break it down?
In fact, it was reported that when the doll came out of the box, it completely destroyed the box and the lock.
By now, it would be a curse that would make the doorknob snap or shake as if it were going to break open the closed door right in front of them, but right now, it was as quiet as a mouse.
There's no way it would give up that easily.
At that moment, the cat, who had been crying while looking at the door for a long time, suddenly turned its head towards the curtained window.
Then he started crying again towards the window, "Weaeng-"
Why was he suddenly crying while looking out the window? Simone also turned her head towards the window.
“..."
Shadows rippled outside the window.
Shake- shake-
Simone saw a silhouette in a dress swinging from side to side as if hanging herself outside the curtain.
A doll... Even if it was just a shadow, the shadow was very large and resembled a woman with messy, curly hair.
And this is the second floor.
Simone watched this quietly and approached without hesitation.
It's not something that can be avoided by avoiding it, and who else in this mansion would handle something like that if not her?
It's Simone's job to deal with the strange phenomena in the mansion.
How many ghosts have I seen so far? This isn't scary.
As Simone reached out and grabbed the curtain, the woman outside the window moved her body as if she was peeking around.
“Tsk.”
I was going crazy because I wanted to die. But I'm already dead.
Simone clicked her tongue and opened the curtains.
“Open the door first.”
She doesn't know where she saw that cat, but it's dangerous for it to sit on the second-floor window sill.
The Illeston Mansion is so high that if you were to fall, you wouldn't even be able to pick up your bones.
"Yes!"
Anna quickly opened the window and gestured for the cat to come in.
Meow-
The cat glanced at Anna expressionlessly, then walked inside proudly.
Then he looked around and sat down next to Simone as if it was natural.
“I wonder if this is a cat you know...”
Simone shrugged her shoulders at the servants' words.
“I don’t know. Anyway, judging from the well-managed cat, it seems like it has an owner, so keep the door on the first floor open. He can always go home.”
“Yes! We will take care of the cat.”
Some servants couldn't take their eyes off the cat for a while.
Since it seemed like the servants liked small animals like cats, Simone nodded readily and focused on the doll.
'What should I do with this?'
Where should I put it? If it keeps chasing me like this no matter where I put it, then maybe it would be better to just let it go once like I used to?
Even if this doll attacks Simone directly, Simone can deal with it.
'The problem is that complete annihilation or absorption seems impossible.'
As Simone was thinking, Anna quickly noticed and asked.
“Simone, that doll... what are you going to do about it?”
“I don’t know. I’m thinking of burying it again and coming back later.”
“Burying again? Ha, but if you burying again, won’t it come back?”
“Even if I bury it again, even if the Grand Duke locks it in a box, it will come. But that doesn’t mean I can keep it by my side and sleep.”
Simone answered Anna, leaving the doll behind and heading into the room.
Kyaaaaah!
Then the cat hissed at the approaching servants and followed Simone into the room.
“Oh my, look at this guy?”
“I guess Simone is nice. Je can’t seem to be separated from Simone.”
Simone glanced at the cat climbing onto her bed, then went to the table and took out the amulet.
Then she stuck it on the doll.
“Let’s see how strong it is. I’ll bury it and come back.”
If burning, burying, or locking it up is not possible, what would happen if you wrapped it tightly with a talisman-like the exorcisms and seals I see on real broadcast media?
'It would be nice if there was even a little bit of damage.'
***
Simone returned to the mansion and buried the doll further away from where she had previously buried it.
“Hmm...”
After dinner, she lay down on the table, blankly watching the cat, who hadn't returned home yet, or rather, didn't seem to have any intention of returning.
Then the cat got down from the bed, jumped up on the table, and played with Simone, hitting his head with its front paw.
It was as if he was urging her to get up and do what she had to do. When Simone slowly raised her head and looked straight at the cat, the cat lifted its leg and started grooming itself as if nothing had happened.
'Where on earth have I seen this cat?'
Simone, who had been thinking, cleared her thoughts, pulled out the manual, and opened it.
The instructions said to bring in the doll and if something went wrong, the problem would be solved by sending the servant out with the doll.
These guidelines do not seek to lift the curse or find a solution, but rather to leave the person with the curse and throw it away.
What kind of curse is it that they have given up on solving and just left it alone?
And was the servant who was sent out with the doll safe?
Somehow I didn't think that would happen.
Simone spoke to Kaylee, petting the cat, who was still as if they were looking at an instruction book together.
“Kaylee, tell everyone to go to bed early today.”
“Yes? Why?”
“It’s dangerous.”
Kaylee's lips curled up in displeasure at Simone's words.
“It’s dangerous for you too, Simone. Please be careful. Don’t just blindly bump into things just because you have the strength.”
As she said that, Kaylee quietly followed Simone's instructions and left the room early with the servants.
If they hang around trying to protect Simone from danger, they might end up getting in her way.
Simone, who was left alone after the servants left, stroked the cat's head once more as it was still looking at the manual.
“Aren’t you going home?”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The cat meowed stubbornly and then came down from the table and naturally settled down on the bed.
I wonder when I saw you and how you started acting like it was your home.
But Simone didn't feel bad and lay down on the bed, avoiding the cat.
'I should have left it to Anna.'
Of course, the cat insisted on being taken care of by the servants, so there was no choice but to stay here, but if it were to come face to face with the doll tonight and find itself in a dangerous situation, the cat would be in danger as well.
The cat was already curled up and asleep.
Simone stared at him intently, shook her head, and got up.
“It won’t work.”
No matter what, it's unsettling to be in a dangerous place with a helpless animal.
Simone picked up the cat and got out of bed.
Meow- Meow-
The cat pushed Simone away with its paw as if it was stubbornly refusing to go, but despite the struggle, Simone opened the door while holding the cat tightly.
And then they froze.
Squeak- squeak-
She could hear the sound of an old clockwork turning.
Squeak- squeak-
The corners of its mouth are raised as its face, half of the paint blown off, is shattered.
Even though a solid doll couldn't smile, it smiled with a gold enamel on its face, still sticking the torn talisman on.
Hi?
“...”
Boom!
Simone hurriedly closed the door.
"Crazy."
Simone was so surprised that her heart sank for a moment and then came back.
'I just left it there?'
It really hasn't been that long since she buried it.
When Simone returned, leaving it buried, all she did was eat dinner and spend some time pondering the instructions.
In the meantime, the doll already arrived in front of the room, having passed the guard of the remaining employees?
Simone locked the door and looked at the cat in her arms. The cat looked at Simone expressionlessly, let out a deep breath, and eventually got out of her arms and climbed onto the table.
“Hey! Up, danger...”
In many ways, he was a very stubborn cat.
Simone looked back and forth between the door and the cat and eventually gritted her teeth and approached the cat.
Then she suddenly stopped.
There was no snow.
He was facing Simone with bright eyes as if he clearly knew nothing.
The cat's eyes were hollow, sunken, and pitch black.
“Uh... Uh...”
Uh?
This is unexpected.
Simone stood still, unable to move forward or back.
What is this? Was that cat a curse too? Did I accept the cat too easily?
The cat cried as she stood there, his head bobbing.
Waaaaa-
The warning cry was so loud it almost sounded threatening.
How could such a big sound come from such a small body? Simone quickly tried to cover the cat's mouth in case the doll caught him.
Shudder.
Simone had an uneasy feeling that something might be wrong with the sunken-eyed cat, so she stopped approaching it and covered her ears instead.
The crying cat was very noisy.
Is that cat a curse that I have to deal with too? Really?
It wasn't because he liked looking at Simone with such clear eyes and wanting to be with her...
Even as Simone licked her lips, the cat kept whining like a siren.
'By the way, what about the doll?'
Why has it been quiet since earlier?
If you think about the curses that have used physical force so far, the moment they see a person, haven't they tried their best to open that door, or rather, to break it down?
In fact, it was reported that when the doll came out of the box, it completely destroyed the box and the lock.
By now, it would be a curse that would make the doorknob snap or shake as if it were going to break open the closed door right in front of them, but right now, it was as quiet as a mouse.
There's no way it would give up that easily.
At that moment, the cat, who had been crying while looking at the door for a long time, suddenly turned its head towards the curtained window.
Then he started crying again towards the window, "Weaeng-"
Why was he suddenly crying while looking out the window? Simone also turned her head towards the window.
“..."
Shadows rippled outside the window.
Shake- shake-
Simone saw a silhouette in a dress swinging from side to side as if hanging herself outside the curtain.
A doll... Even if it was just a shadow, the shadow was very large and resembled a woman with messy, curly hair.
And this is the second floor.
Simone watched this quietly and approached without hesitation.
It's not something that can be avoided by avoiding it, and who else in this mansion would handle something like that if not her?
It's Simone's job to deal with the strange phenomena in the mansion.
How many ghosts have I seen so far? This isn't scary.
As Simone reached out and grabbed the curtain, the woman outside the window moved her body as if she was peeking around.
“Tsk.”
I was going crazy because I wanted to die. But I'm already dead.
Simone clicked her tongue and opened the curtains.
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