I didn't think I'd be that surprised.
"Ah..."
Simone opened the curtains and looked at the woman outside the window with wide eyes.
A figure completely blackened as if burned. A tall woman with curly, disheveled hair.
Simone's eyes sharpened.
She's never seen this woman before, but she looks very familiar.
A fancy dress, one side of her hair flared and sparsely curled. If the cursed doll appeared in human form, would this be what it would look like?
The woman standing on the windowsill lowered her head so that she was almost at Simone's eye level, then smiled, revealing her blood-stained teeth.
Hehehehehe
Like the doll, half of her face was burned and peeled off in tatters.
The woman giggled endlessly, looking at Simone as if she were an interesting prey.
“...”
A ghost? No, it looked like a demon.
She was wearing a dress that had been reduced to rags by fire, and her eyes and mouth were both burned, and her peeling skin was dyed red with blood, and she was smiling wickedly.
It made Simone ominous and unpleasant in a different sense than Anasis.
The woman who had been laughing like that for a long time whispered.
Open the door, let's be friends
No matter how close the distance was, with only a window between them, her words, close to her breathing, sounded like she was whispering in my ear.
How can you just leave me like that? Let's have fun, Hyun-jeong. Open the window.
"...What?"
Didn't that thing just call my name?
Not Simone, but Seo Hyun-jung.
Hehehehe.
A woman's laughter pierced her ears. Even so, Simone could do nothing as she looked at her.
She just stares at women like she's possessed by a demon.
The woman spoke more excitedly to Simone as if her words had gotten through to her.
Just open the door. Let's play. I'll give you whatever you want.
Bang!
The woman's charred hand rested against the glass of the window.
I'll send you back home
At those words, Simone opened her eyes wide and looked at the woman.
Then she quickly chuckled.
“Send me back? How?”
How could a demon born of a curse do what even Simone herself couldn't do?
Of course, it was surprising that the ghost had figured out Simone's identity, but she was not just dumbfounded by the woman's words.
'If you know my true identity, then that means she's not just a ghost born from the mansion's curse.'
For example, a spirit that the Occult Society released to spy on Simone under the pretext of a curse, or someone with an extraordinary story and power, just as Simone felt.
'Is it not that the doll is moving, but that the soul is trapped inside the doll?'
If that's the case, then that doll must have some magical power, just like El said.
Simone stood still and listened to her breathing, just because she needed time to collect her thoughts.
How can I solve this without opening that door?
If she were to use force to attack it, she would first have to open the window and let the woman in...
She had been giggling and sweet-talking me into opening the door, so much so that it seemed like something big would happen if Simone even opened the window.
“Hmm...”
What should I do with that?
"Ah..."
Simone opened the curtains and looked at the woman outside the window with wide eyes.
A figure completely blackened as if burned. A tall woman with curly, disheveled hair.
Simone's eyes sharpened.
She's never seen this woman before, but she looks very familiar.
A fancy dress, one side of her hair flared and sparsely curled. If the cursed doll appeared in human form, would this be what it would look like?
The woman standing on the windowsill lowered her head so that she was almost at Simone's eye level, then smiled, revealing her blood-stained teeth.
Hehehehehe
Like the doll, half of her face was burned and peeled off in tatters.
The woman giggled endlessly, looking at Simone as if she were an interesting prey.
“...”
A ghost? No, it looked like a demon.
She was wearing a dress that had been reduced to rags by fire, and her eyes and mouth were both burned, and her peeling skin was dyed red with blood, and she was smiling wickedly.
It made Simone ominous and unpleasant in a different sense than Anasis.
The woman who had been laughing like that for a long time whispered.
Open the door, let's be friends
No matter how close the distance was, with only a window between them, her words, close to her breathing, sounded like she was whispering in my ear.
How can you just leave me like that? Let's have fun, Hyun-jeong. Open the window.
"...What?"
Didn't that thing just call my name?
Not Simone, but Seo Hyun-jung.
Hehehehe.
A woman's laughter pierced her ears. Even so, Simone could do nothing as she looked at her.
She just stares at women like she's possessed by a demon.
The woman spoke more excitedly to Simone as if her words had gotten through to her.
Just open the door. Let's play. I'll give you whatever you want.
Bang!
The woman's charred hand rested against the glass of the window.
I'll send you back home
At those words, Simone opened her eyes wide and looked at the woman.
Then she quickly chuckled.
“Send me back? How?”
How could a demon born of a curse do what even Simone herself couldn't do?
Of course, it was surprising that the ghost had figured out Simone's identity, but she was not just dumbfounded by the woman's words.
'If you know my true identity, then that means she's not just a ghost born from the mansion's curse.'
For example, a spirit that the Occult Society released to spy on Simone under the pretext of a curse, or someone with an extraordinary story and power, just as Simone felt.
'Is it not that the doll is moving, but that the soul is trapped inside the doll?'
If that's the case, then that doll must have some magical power, just like El said.
Simone stood still and listened to her breathing, just because she needed time to collect her thoughts.
How can I solve this without opening that door?
If she were to use force to attack it, she would first have to open the window and let the woman in...
She had been giggling and sweet-talking me into opening the door, so much so that it seemed like something big would happen if Simone even opened the window.
“Hmm...”
What should I do with that?
Simone, who had finished organizing her thoughts, became calm in front of the ghost who was giggling as if she had never been surprised before.
If she runs away from the room, it's just bait, and the doll might still be waiting in front of the door.
But she can't stay like this forever. Besides, isn't there an eyeless cat wagging its tail in this room?
Simone exhaled once more and turned to the window.
Right. Good job. Come here.
Couldn't she apply detection magic?
Wouldn't it be possible to pass mana through a window and let it out, just like how she could detect something hidden by absorbing mana into a wall?
Simone hasn't practiced properly yet, so she can't manipulate mana in detail, but she should be able to expel it without much difficulty.
Phew!
Simone brought her hand up to the window as if to bang on it in annoyance.
Then the woman's eyes lit up and the corners of her mouth rose even higher as if she was interested.
The woman who had been staring intently at Simone suddenly hardened her expression at the sight of the black air streaming out the window.
The moment Simone notices the change in the woman and looks out the window with a little more force.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Simone turned her head at the sharp, echoing sound of a cat's cry.
The cat looked straight out the window and cried endlessly.
The eyes that were previously empty are now full and radiate an eerie blue light.
'Beam?'
If other people had seen it, they would have immediately picked up their weapons and become alert, but to Simone, who was accustomed to modern civilization, it was a sight that made her think, 'Lasers are going to pop out of his eyes.'
When Simone flinched and reflexively wrapped her body in mana to protect it.
Waaaa...
The cat ran towards the window, meowing like a siren.
"Uh?"
Simone reached out her hand towards the cat, then stopped.
'What is that...'
A familiar yet unfamiliar aura spread from that tiny body.
A huge, swirling force flowed out like a snake, passed through Simone like the wind, and knocked on the window.
Simone followed suit, turned her head, and grabbed the window in surprise.
"OMG!"
The window began to shake as if it was about to open.
Haha...
And the woman who had stopped laughing for a moment began to laugh again, the corners of her lips rising.
“Oh, no!”
No, this is not it!
There was no such thing as one side!
She wasn't just putting it in because it was cute!
She has no idea what's going on.
At that moment, Simone panicked and grabbed the window, shooting mana at the cat in a hurry.
"Ah...."
The window suddenly opened. At the same time, strangely, she suddenly began to feel dizzy.
Huh? That can't be happening.
It was such a sudden situation that she didn't feel any pain anywhere.
The moment she lost consciousness, the woman's behavior that caught Simone's eye was somehow strange.
The female ghost, who was ready to come in as soon as the window opened, clearly saw something and was startled. Instead of coming in, she backed away and fell off the window frame.
What the woman was looking at wasn't Simone. It was a little behind her.
Simone couldn't figure out what on earth she had seen that had her so frightened.
'My head....'
Simone opened her eyes and held her head in excruciating pain.
At some point, she seemed to have fainted... She woke up not on the floor, but on the bed.
Anna. How did I get up here?
Simone was curious but soon calmed down.
'Anna must have uploaded it for me.'
The warm morning scenery she always sees. It seems like morning came while she was unconscious, and although she doesn't know what happened, she thinks she got through the night safely.
'How?'
The cat didn't even know who she was, and eventually, the window opened, giving the woman a chance to come in.
"Ha..."
Even Simone herself thought it was a very pathetic response. She just kept saying 'Huh?', 'Huh?' and then fainted.
Simone grabbed her head and tore it roughly as she got out of bed.
Only then did he notice that the servants who had entered the room had forgotten to greet Simone and were huddled together in a corner.
“What are you all doing there?”
“...Ah, Simone.”
At Simone's voice, the servants turned around belatedly and greeted her with ambiguous gestures.
Simone tilted her head.
“What’s wrong? Everyone gathered there looks so unhappy.”
Even the meal that was always set up before she got up was left on the tray today.
“That’s...”
Simone approached them, frowning at the confused expressions on their faces.
“Come out, everyone. What are you all gathered around like that?”
She wonder what happened in the meantime.
“Oh, you’re not seeing it...”
Anna quickly stood in front of Simone and then looked at her with a sharp gaze as if telling her to get out of the way. Then she bit her lips and stepped back.
The other employees also didn't know what to do and just held on for a while before having no choice but to give up their seats.
And the sight she sees is...
"What..."
The expression "your head is getting cold" is used in situations like this.
Simone was more embarrassed, surprised, offended, and saddened than ever.
Then, some of the servants burst into tears that they had been barely holding back.
“Hey, why is he...”
The cat was dead.
Until yesterday, he was stubbornly occupying Simone's bed.
At night, he surprised her with a strange appearance, and today he died, vomiting blood as if he had been attacked by something.
As Simone approached the cat with a surprised look on her face, Kaylee looked at Simone and said.
“It couldn’t have been you, Simone. When we came in this morning, he was already dead.”
“...”
“What happened last night?”
If she runs away from the room, it's just bait, and the doll might still be waiting in front of the door.
But she can't stay like this forever. Besides, isn't there an eyeless cat wagging its tail in this room?
Simone exhaled once more and turned to the window.
Right. Good job. Come here.
Couldn't she apply detection magic?
Wouldn't it be possible to pass mana through a window and let it out, just like how she could detect something hidden by absorbing mana into a wall?
Simone hasn't practiced properly yet, so she can't manipulate mana in detail, but she should be able to expel it without much difficulty.
Phew!
Simone brought her hand up to the window as if to bang on it in annoyance.
Then the woman's eyes lit up and the corners of her mouth rose even higher as if she was interested.
The woman who had been staring intently at Simone suddenly hardened her expression at the sight of the black air streaming out the window.
The moment Simone notices the change in the woman and looks out the window with a little more force.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Simone turned her head at the sharp, echoing sound of a cat's cry.
The cat looked straight out the window and cried endlessly.
The eyes that were previously empty are now full and radiate an eerie blue light.
'Beam?'
If other people had seen it, they would have immediately picked up their weapons and become alert, but to Simone, who was accustomed to modern civilization, it was a sight that made her think, 'Lasers are going to pop out of his eyes.'
When Simone flinched and reflexively wrapped her body in mana to protect it.
Waaaa...
The cat ran towards the window, meowing like a siren.
"Uh?"
Simone reached out her hand towards the cat, then stopped.
'What is that...'
A familiar yet unfamiliar aura spread from that tiny body.
A huge, swirling force flowed out like a snake, passed through Simone like the wind, and knocked on the window.
Simone followed suit, turned her head, and grabbed the window in surprise.
"OMG!"
The window began to shake as if it was about to open.
Haha...
And the woman who had stopped laughing for a moment began to laugh again, the corners of her lips rising.
“Oh, no!”
No, this is not it!
There was no such thing as one side!
She wasn't just putting it in because it was cute!
She has no idea what's going on.
At that moment, Simone panicked and grabbed the window, shooting mana at the cat in a hurry.
"Ah...."
The window suddenly opened. At the same time, strangely, she suddenly began to feel dizzy.
Huh? That can't be happening.
It was such a sudden situation that she didn't feel any pain anywhere.
The moment she lost consciousness, the woman's behavior that caught Simone's eye was somehow strange.
The female ghost, who was ready to come in as soon as the window opened, clearly saw something and was startled. Instead of coming in, she backed away and fell off the window frame.
What the woman was looking at wasn't Simone. It was a little behind her.
Simone couldn't figure out what on earth she had seen that had her so frightened.
***
'My head....'
Simone opened her eyes and held her head in excruciating pain.
At some point, she seemed to have fainted... She woke up not on the floor, but on the bed.
Anna. How did I get up here?
Simone was curious but soon calmed down.
'Anna must have uploaded it for me.'
The warm morning scenery she always sees. It seems like morning came while she was unconscious, and although she doesn't know what happened, she thinks she got through the night safely.
'How?'
The cat didn't even know who she was, and eventually, the window opened, giving the woman a chance to come in.
"Ha..."
Even Simone herself thought it was a very pathetic response. She just kept saying 'Huh?', 'Huh?' and then fainted.
Simone grabbed her head and tore it roughly as she got out of bed.
Only then did he notice that the servants who had entered the room had forgotten to greet Simone and were huddled together in a corner.
“What are you all doing there?”
“...Ah, Simone.”
At Simone's voice, the servants turned around belatedly and greeted her with ambiguous gestures.
Simone tilted her head.
“What’s wrong? Everyone gathered there looks so unhappy.”
Even the meal that was always set up before she got up was left on the tray today.
“That’s...”
Simone approached them, frowning at the confused expressions on their faces.
“Come out, everyone. What are you all gathered around like that?”
She wonder what happened in the meantime.
“Oh, you’re not seeing it...”
Anna quickly stood in front of Simone and then looked at her with a sharp gaze as if telling her to get out of the way. Then she bit her lips and stepped back.
The other employees also didn't know what to do and just held on for a while before having no choice but to give up their seats.
And the sight she sees is...
"What..."
The expression "your head is getting cold" is used in situations like this.
Simone was more embarrassed, surprised, offended, and saddened than ever.
Then, some of the servants burst into tears that they had been barely holding back.
“Hey, why is he...”
The cat was dead.
Until yesterday, he was stubbornly occupying Simone's bed.
At night, he surprised her with a strange appearance, and today he died, vomiting blood as if he had been attacked by something.
As Simone approached the cat with a surprised look on her face, Kaylee looked at Simone and said.
“It couldn’t have been you, Simone. When we came in this morning, he was already dead.”
“...”
“What happened last night?”
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