Of course, she can understand the sluggish performance of the work.
For any novel, for any writer, when it becomes a full-length novel, there are ups and downs between them.
And the trigger for this novel's rapidly deteriorating condition was the World Tree episode.
It was after the huge episode where El's identity was revealed, Abel and his master met and awakened, and the important plot device for the Demon King was solved.
'Did he get a burnout after finishing the World Tree arc?'
The World Tree chapter is considered one of the best episodes in the novel.
The scale was large and there was a lot of emotion exchanged between the characters.
Above all, it was a story that could not be skipped even in one episode, including the scene where Abel awakens and wipes out the entire area near the World Tree.
However, after the World Tree arc ended, the novel began to fall apart as if it had lost its way.
There was no story, and well-built settings collapsed, dead characters came back to life, or characters who were alive and well were described as dead.
It's as if the writer who wrote the big episode has burned out. It's as if his love for novels has cooled.
It's clearly Korean and the sentences are bad, but the story goes off track, and she can't even understand it.
This little episode that came after the big one was, in a word, just garbage.
However, the reason Seo Hyun-Jung kept reading and paying for the book was because she was curious about the characters she had been attached to and the ending of the work.
'I hope it's not just a flash in the pan. Huh?'
As of now, it's definitely a dragon head and snake tail story!
Seo Hyun-Jung was finally able to finish the long and arduous journey after reading about 60 chapters.
It was only after reading the equivalent of two books that the writer's slump finally came to an end.
***
“...”
Simone's consciousness returned very slowly. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
She remembered that there was a huge hole in her abdomen and several broken bones, but Geneon's healing arts could revive even the dead, so she was fine without any pain.
I thought I would die and return to my original world, but only memories of the past came back clearly.
"Ha..."
It's annoying.
How could I have barely escaped death before I realized the clues to this situation?
The clue wasn't in this mansion or in this world.
It was in Seo Hyun-jung's memory.
“Simone!”
“Simone! Are you okay?”
While Simone lay quietly gathering her thoughts, the group gathered around her as if they somehow noticed that her eyes were open.
Judging by the familiar scenery, this is Simone's room.
It seemed that Simone had hurriedly moved here as soon as she collapsed.
“Oh, where does it hurt...!”
Jace asked stammeringly, his eyes red.
Simone shook her head.
Not at all.
A gurgling sound came out of her mouth.
He wasn't in pain, but her voice wasn't coming out very well. Then Jace started to cry even more and eventually lowered his head.
“I...I...”
“You're really safe... I killed that bastard.”
“That... Abel was so angry that he destroyed the demons and one side of the mansion was blown away. I’m sorry.”
“Simone, are you sure you’re okay? Your face is still pale.”
“Oh my! It’s okay! This body treated itself! How could it not be okay!”
Everyone surrounded Simone and poured out their worries.
Simone hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should at least smile and tell them that it was okay since her voice wasn't coming out well, but she gave up and got up instead.
Then, as expected, hands began to cling to her arms.
“Simone!”
“Simone, why are you getting up?”
“You shouldn’t get up yet. Even if the wounds are gone, you’ve just come back from the brink of death.”
Simone shook her head and spoke hoarsely.
“Okay, now. Let’s go. We don’t have time for this.”
"But..."
“Are you sure you’re okay? Your complexion is still...”
“If it doesn’t hurt, then it’s okay. Okay, then hurry up and-”
“What’s okay?”
Louis frowned and grabbed Simone's arm tightly. Simone glanced at her arm and then at Louise as if asking what he was doing.
Why is he so angry all of a sudden? She said she would move even though she didn't have the energy because it was an urgent situation.
Rather, isn't this a situation in which they should be thankful?
Simone opened her mouth.
“You wouldn’t tell me to take a break in a situation like this, would you?”
People died. Not just the people in the mansion, but the people of the imperial capital as well.
Where is the time to relax?
Louis, who was about to say something with a very frustrated expression on her face at her words, closed her mouth at Abel's actions of stepping forward and placing a hand on her shoulder.
Abel stood in front of Simone with an expressionless face.
“Oh, you’re saying I need to rest?”
“...”
When Simone glared at him, Abel raised his hand and pointed at her.
“You, you. You need to rest.”
“So the current situation is-”
“What's the situation?”
Simone opened her mouth wide, speechless. What is he talking about now?
Anyone can see that this is an urgent situation that needs to be resolved without rest!
But Abel still spoke firmly with a blunt face.
“Simone, those people are already dead.”
“...”
“If you try to hurry your steps while your body is still not fully recovered, you will only hurt yourself. Dead people do not come back.”
Abel's eyes sank a little more.
Abel fully understood why Simone was so impatient.
Abel also sent off many of his colleagues, and there were more than a few times when he was too emotional and impatient.
The more dangerous the situation, the more you need to think rationally rather than emotionally, but when someone close to you dies, your heart inevitably takes precedence.
What can I do? That's just the way humans are.
But even so, the dead do not return.
There is no reason for Simone to move around with her sick body.
“Do you think we are not good enough?”
Simone shook her head at Abel's question. How could she not trust them?
They are the main characters that Simone, no, Seo Hyun-Jung, watched over and cherished from the beginning to the end.
Then Abel nodded and said confidently.
“Then trust me and stay here with Geneon. We’ll figure this out.”
“That’s right, Simone.”
Bianchi also stepped forward. She, who always smiled sweetly and affectionately at Simone, looked determined and solemn today.
“You wait here. We’re used to this kind of thing.”
“That’s right, Simone.”
Orkan also stepped forward. The three of them looked like the main characters and their companions.
“If this isn’t a curse of the mansion as Simone said, then leave it to us and protect Prince Jace-”
“That’s not it.”
"...Yes?"
Orkan, who had been wearing a trustworthy expression, stopped when he saw Simone frowning and looking frustrated as if she was complaining about something.
Simone shook her head.
“So that’s not it.”
“Uh... what?”
“No?”
Abel and Bianchi also asked back with slightly relaxed expressions.
Simone sighed deeply.
“I found out the cause.”
She can't tell them though.
'Of course, it's much more serious than what I saw in the book.'
“So what I’m saying is that I’ll take the lead.”
The important thing is that she has a clue to this situation. If they slowly unravel the clue, they will find out.
How to solve this crazy situation.
Anyway, after organizing the various thoughts that came to mind due to the clue, Simone realized that there was only one place to go.
“You said you would take the lead, where are you going?”
Simone shook off Louis' hand that was holding her arm and said to Abel's question, who still had a puzzled expression.
“Where? Right here... ha.”
Simone's teeth chattered.
I'm finally going there.
“Occult Society. Going to the Occult Society.”
“...Occult Society?”
Why are you there all of a sudden?
Isn't that a place that needs to be subjugated? What does it have to do with this situation?
Wouldn't subjugation be a bit much in this situation?
The confusion disappeared from the faces of Abel and his companions, who all had similar thoughts, and a look of bewilderment was clearly revealed.
Simone said as she started walking.
“I’ll explain as we go since time is running out.”
“No, wait a minute. You have to tell me your purpose...”
Simone said as Bianchi followed her and muttered.
“I’m going to look for someone who disappeared from here at some point. He probably stole one of the curses from this mansion and went there.”
***
Square- Square-
The sky split open, the earth split open, and countless of the King's subjects poured out.
Soon their King will awaken.
The subjects began to slaughter all living beings in the world to offer them up to the King.
Hundreds and thousands of people were offered as sacrifices for the King's resurrection.
The soul flows and flows towards the King of the underworld.
.
.
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Eventually, the King of the Underground was resurrected.
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