My mind is hazy.
It felt like I was traveling in a dream, with everything from my head to the sights and everything shaking as if I had been drinking too much.
'What was I doing?'
Anyway, it was a very hard and tiring day.
My shoulders felt heavy and I felt like I wanted to just put everything down and leave.
Yeah, just like now.
At that moment, Simone felt her consciousness being sucked into one place and accumulating in an instant.
Along with that, memories that she had slowly forgotten began to come back to her.
'Ah...'
Nothing was resolved yet.
'Why.'
Simone felt her eyes getting hot even though she had lost all sense of smell.
“...Mone”
She knew it was a dream, judging by the comfortable state of walking on clouds.
Simone, no, Seo Hyun-jung's life has never been easy.
“Si....Mone...”
But since she's already in this world, let's make her life a little easier. If Seo Hyun-Jung from the original world died and come here, the cause of death would have definitely been overwork.
No matter how much she does, it's just too much.
“Simone, wake up!!!!”
“Huh!”
The moment Simone was called by a voice loud enough to echo throughout the room, her still hazy mind suddenly came back to her.
Hey, where is this?
“What is this...”
As soon as Simone came to her senses, she frowned at the sight she saw and immediately swung her death mana.
An indoor space with a large pattern painted on it.
Abel, Bianchi, and Louis were fighting to protect their group from the hordes of corpses and demons rushing towards them.
“Simone! You’re awake!”
“Oh, you’re awake? You’re the first one to wake up.”
“I see Mana returned safely.”
They smiled in relief at the sight of Simone rising, then aimed their weapons at the enemies again.
And then he said.
“Once you’re up, get to work. Let’s take care of everything before Oran and Geneon wake up.”
"Uh."
Simone stood next to Abel. Judging from the royal emblems engraved here and there, this must have been a district of the castle, and as expected, the situation was much more serious than that of the Illeston Mansion.
Not only were the condition and number of corpses lacking but demons were also seen everywhere.
“Abel, Bianchi, Louis, step back.”
Geneon, who had come to his senses at some point, gave them instructions.
“Yes... I understand!”
The moment the group obediently put away their weapons and stepped back, Simone, with reddened eyes, reached out her hand and a strong wind blew, and explosive mana began to pour out like waves.
Kwaaang! Kwadduk! Boom!
...That was quite a long time. For quite a while. Continuously.
Kwaang! Ppuang! Kwadangtang!
“Oh, this is...”
Louis watched the black waves with a bewildered expression, then suddenly turned his head to look at Geneon.
'What on earth is going on?'
He knew that Simone had been taught by Geneon while she was recuperating at El's house.
So he expected that after her recovery, Simone's skills in handling her abilities would have improved to some extent.
'This is not a level of proficiency...'
It's just so damn strong.
A huge power at first glance. And yet, delicate mana control. It was surprising that two things that are difficult to coexist were together.
If she were just a simple magician, she would have been recognized as a magician directly under the imperial family just with her skills, even without any knowledge.
“Why do you look at me like that?”
The black cat, who was looking at this with pleasure, raised its chin proudly and glared at Louis.
“Didn’t you say she hasn’t done any practical training yet?”
“That’s right. But this child’s understanding is so outstanding. She follows along as I explain.”
Geneon spoke proudly of his disciple but also complained a bit.
“If you could quickly provide me with a training ground, I could make her the strongest necromancer in the world. Tsk, how can the Crown Prince of a country be this slow!”
“I’m sorry. It took quite some time to tear down the building and rebuild it.”
Louis smiled awkwardly and turned his gaze forward again.
The black wave made of black mana quickly annihilated everything it came across and then disappeared.
This wasn't the only surprising thing about Simone.
Before she knew it, she was holding a pitch-black magic stone in her hand.
It felt like an unnatural wind was blowing through this space, which was tightly sealed by walls, and opaque things swirled around her and settled there, seeping into the magic stone.
“Heh heh heh!”
Geneon smiled proudly.
“Now you’re doing it well without any awkwardness.”
All the souls that were here were absorbed into the magic stone and became Simone's slaves.
The soul of an ordinary human being may not be of much use, but it may serve as a stopgap measure to prepare for an unknown enemy like now.
“Ugh...”
And after a while, Orkan woke up belatedly.
“Uh... my head. Uh, anyway, it looks like everything teleported okay?”
“Oh, my. How can the person who teleported be the last to wake up?”
Orkan struggled to his feet and shouted at Bianchi's sharp words.
“It’s only natural that the one who used magic would suffer the most damage!... Ah, ahem.”
Then, noticing Simone and Geneon's gaze, he regained his composure and looked around.
“It seems like we arrived safely. Well, we were taken to the Imperial Palace, but it’s closer to the Occult Society than running from the mansion, so let’s leave quickly.”
“Let’s leave quickly? That’s impossible, isn’t it?”
"...Why?"
Abel and his group shook their heads as they looked at Orkan, who still seemed to not understand the situation.
“Look at that. You don’t know anything because you wake up the latest.”
“Is it my fault? Is it my fault?”
“Orkan, did you know what happened before you woke up and decided to leave?”
As Abel and Bianchi took turns beating Orkan, Louis approached them and explained the situation to Simone and Geneon.
“Actually, before Lady Simone woke up, there were a lot more beings to deal with. And this place is far from the castle entrance.”
"Aha..."
“More than anything, I saw quite a few dangerous things that weren’t demons here and there...”
“Ah... Something like that?”
"Yes?"
Louis turned his head in the direction Simone pointed.
A silhouette of someone was calmly walking towards them between the corpses of the demons.
As everyone held their breath and watched, Jace, who was sitting next to Orkan, opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth with a trembling voice.
“Oh, Father?”
Grand Duke Illeston, with his corpse-pale skin, sunken eyes, and purple lips, approached the group, glaring expressionlessly.
“Why is the Grand Duke here..?”
“Dead... I thought he was dead...”
“Wait a minute, is this His Highness? The wound is gone?”
While everyone was in turmoil, Simone held Geneon in her arms with a calm expression.
“Don’t worry. How could that be the Grand Duke of Illestone?”
“But anyone can see that he is the Grand Duke of Illestone...?”
“Think about it. How fast would he have to run from the mansion the way we teleported? That’s fake.”
Simone strode forward.
“I told you, right? From now on, the living will die and the dead will come back to life. It’s strange, but I told you to ignore it all.”
Without hesitation, she burned the Grand Duke in front of her with black mana and trapped him in a magic stone.
“I think you really need to be more careful than that.”
Simone looked around and asked Geneon.
“What does Geneon think?”
Geneon spoke without even looking around.
“Wrong. This place is already occupied.”
“What do you mean by occupied, Geneon?”
At Louis' question, Geneon jumped out of Simone's arms and flew over Abel's head.
“Ouch! Geneon, I don’t care if you climb over my head or not, but claws please!”
“It means that they are already under the curse of the Occult Society. The cursed aura is prevalent. Those Society guys, where did they learn black magic?”
Louis frowned at his words.
“...They say that since ancient times, they have been bringing in unusual test subjects to conduct experiments and research.”
"Hmm."
“Perhaps this situation was born as a result of that experiment.”
“Oh, you guys. You can think about that when you go to the conference.”
Simone interrupted Geneon and Louis' conversation and made a come-hither gesture with her finger.
“First of all, let’s aim to get out of this castle.”
As soon as they arrived in the capital, they tried to storm the Occult Society, but it seemed impossible given the situation.
Simone can sense it too. The energy she feels from the castle is strangely similar to the energy she feels from Illeston Manor.
It wasn't like this when she came last time.
That means that this castle could have been a place filled with numerous curses, just like the current Illestone Manor.
'Even if nothing in the world is easy, I think it would be better to just live in the original world.'
Of course, it is not in the realm of will.
Simone sighed and gave instructions to her companions.
“Let’s do this. While we run to the entrance, Abel, Bianchi, and Orkan take care of the demons that rush in.”
"Uh!"
"Yes!"
"All right."
“Your Highness, please prioritize protecting yourself and your Lord Jace.”
"Yes."
Louis, who would normally come forward to fight together, obediently followed Simone's instructions and kept Jace by his side today.
“Si... Simone...”
“Master Jace, please take good care of yourself so as not to be a burden to His Highness.”
Simone picked up Geneon from above Abel's head and stood in front of Jace and Louis.
“Master Jace has a constitution that attracts curses. Geneon and I run to the entrance while dealing with the gathering curses.”
It felt like I was traveling in a dream, with everything from my head to the sights and everything shaking as if I had been drinking too much.
'What was I doing?'
Anyway, it was a very hard and tiring day.
My shoulders felt heavy and I felt like I wanted to just put everything down and leave.
Yeah, just like now.
At that moment, Simone felt her consciousness being sucked into one place and accumulating in an instant.
Along with that, memories that she had slowly forgotten began to come back to her.
'Ah...'
Nothing was resolved yet.
'Why.'
Simone felt her eyes getting hot even though she had lost all sense of smell.
“...Mone”
She knew it was a dream, judging by the comfortable state of walking on clouds.
Simone, no, Seo Hyun-jung's life has never been easy.
“Si....Mone...”
But since she's already in this world, let's make her life a little easier. If Seo Hyun-Jung from the original world died and come here, the cause of death would have definitely been overwork.
No matter how much she does, it's just too much.
“Simone, wake up!!!!”
“Huh!”
The moment Simone was called by a voice loud enough to echo throughout the room, her still hazy mind suddenly came back to her.
Hey, where is this?
“What is this...”
As soon as Simone came to her senses, she frowned at the sight she saw and immediately swung her death mana.
An indoor space with a large pattern painted on it.
Abel, Bianchi, and Louis were fighting to protect their group from the hordes of corpses and demons rushing towards them.
“Simone! You’re awake!”
“Oh, you’re awake? You’re the first one to wake up.”
“I see Mana returned safely.”
They smiled in relief at the sight of Simone rising, then aimed their weapons at the enemies again.
And then he said.
“Once you’re up, get to work. Let’s take care of everything before Oran and Geneon wake up.”
"Uh."
Simone stood next to Abel. Judging from the royal emblems engraved here and there, this must have been a district of the castle, and as expected, the situation was much more serious than that of the Illeston Mansion.
Not only were the condition and number of corpses lacking but demons were also seen everywhere.
“Abel, Bianchi, Louis, step back.”
Geneon, who had come to his senses at some point, gave them instructions.
“Yes... I understand!”
The moment the group obediently put away their weapons and stepped back, Simone, with reddened eyes, reached out her hand and a strong wind blew, and explosive mana began to pour out like waves.
Kwaaang! Kwadduk! Boom!
...That was quite a long time. For quite a while. Continuously.
Kwaang! Ppuang! Kwadangtang!
“Oh, this is...”
Louis watched the black waves with a bewildered expression, then suddenly turned his head to look at Geneon.
'What on earth is going on?'
He knew that Simone had been taught by Geneon while she was recuperating at El's house.
So he expected that after her recovery, Simone's skills in handling her abilities would have improved to some extent.
'This is not a level of proficiency...'
It's just so damn strong.
A huge power at first glance. And yet, delicate mana control. It was surprising that two things that are difficult to coexist were together.
If she were just a simple magician, she would have been recognized as a magician directly under the imperial family just with her skills, even without any knowledge.
“Why do you look at me like that?”
The black cat, who was looking at this with pleasure, raised its chin proudly and glared at Louis.
“Didn’t you say she hasn’t done any practical training yet?”
“That’s right. But this child’s understanding is so outstanding. She follows along as I explain.”
Geneon spoke proudly of his disciple but also complained a bit.
“If you could quickly provide me with a training ground, I could make her the strongest necromancer in the world. Tsk, how can the Crown Prince of a country be this slow!”
“I’m sorry. It took quite some time to tear down the building and rebuild it.”
Louis smiled awkwardly and turned his gaze forward again.
The black wave made of black mana quickly annihilated everything it came across and then disappeared.
This wasn't the only surprising thing about Simone.
Before she knew it, she was holding a pitch-black magic stone in her hand.
It felt like an unnatural wind was blowing through this space, which was tightly sealed by walls, and opaque things swirled around her and settled there, seeping into the magic stone.
“Heh heh heh!”
Geneon smiled proudly.
“Now you’re doing it well without any awkwardness.”
All the souls that were here were absorbed into the magic stone and became Simone's slaves.
The soul of an ordinary human being may not be of much use, but it may serve as a stopgap measure to prepare for an unknown enemy like now.
“Ugh...”
And after a while, Orkan woke up belatedly.
“Uh... my head. Uh, anyway, it looks like everything teleported okay?”
“Oh, my. How can the person who teleported be the last to wake up?”
Orkan struggled to his feet and shouted at Bianchi's sharp words.
“It’s only natural that the one who used magic would suffer the most damage!... Ah, ahem.”
Then, noticing Simone and Geneon's gaze, he regained his composure and looked around.
“It seems like we arrived safely. Well, we were taken to the Imperial Palace, but it’s closer to the Occult Society than running from the mansion, so let’s leave quickly.”
“Let’s leave quickly? That’s impossible, isn’t it?”
"...Why?"
Abel and his group shook their heads as they looked at Orkan, who still seemed to not understand the situation.
“Look at that. You don’t know anything because you wake up the latest.”
“Is it my fault? Is it my fault?”
“Orkan, did you know what happened before you woke up and decided to leave?”
As Abel and Bianchi took turns beating Orkan, Louis approached them and explained the situation to Simone and Geneon.
“Actually, before Lady Simone woke up, there were a lot more beings to deal with. And this place is far from the castle entrance.”
"Aha..."
“More than anything, I saw quite a few dangerous things that weren’t demons here and there...”
“Ah... Something like that?”
"Yes?"
Louis turned his head in the direction Simone pointed.
A silhouette of someone was calmly walking towards them between the corpses of the demons.
As everyone held their breath and watched, Jace, who was sitting next to Orkan, opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth with a trembling voice.
“Oh, Father?”
Grand Duke Illeston, with his corpse-pale skin, sunken eyes, and purple lips, approached the group, glaring expressionlessly.
“Why is the Grand Duke here..?”
“Dead... I thought he was dead...”
“Wait a minute, is this His Highness? The wound is gone?”
While everyone was in turmoil, Simone held Geneon in her arms with a calm expression.
“Don’t worry. How could that be the Grand Duke of Illestone?”
“But anyone can see that he is the Grand Duke of Illestone...?”
“Think about it. How fast would he have to run from the mansion the way we teleported? That’s fake.”
Simone strode forward.
“I told you, right? From now on, the living will die and the dead will come back to life. It’s strange, but I told you to ignore it all.”
Without hesitation, she burned the Grand Duke in front of her with black mana and trapped him in a magic stone.
“I think you really need to be more careful than that.”
Simone looked around and asked Geneon.
“What does Geneon think?”
Geneon spoke without even looking around.
“Wrong. This place is already occupied.”
“What do you mean by occupied, Geneon?”
At Louis' question, Geneon jumped out of Simone's arms and flew over Abel's head.
“Ouch! Geneon, I don’t care if you climb over my head or not, but claws please!”
“It means that they are already under the curse of the Occult Society. The cursed aura is prevalent. Those Society guys, where did they learn black magic?”
Louis frowned at his words.
“...They say that since ancient times, they have been bringing in unusual test subjects to conduct experiments and research.”
"Hmm."
“Perhaps this situation was born as a result of that experiment.”
“Oh, you guys. You can think about that when you go to the conference.”
Simone interrupted Geneon and Louis' conversation and made a come-hither gesture with her finger.
“First of all, let’s aim to get out of this castle.”
As soon as they arrived in the capital, they tried to storm the Occult Society, but it seemed impossible given the situation.
Simone can sense it too. The energy she feels from the castle is strangely similar to the energy she feels from Illeston Manor.
It wasn't like this when she came last time.
That means that this castle could have been a place filled with numerous curses, just like the current Illestone Manor.
'Even if nothing in the world is easy, I think it would be better to just live in the original world.'
Of course, it is not in the realm of will.
Simone sighed and gave instructions to her companions.
“Let’s do this. While we run to the entrance, Abel, Bianchi, and Orkan take care of the demons that rush in.”
"Uh!"
"Yes!"
"All right."
“Your Highness, please prioritize protecting yourself and your Lord Jace.”
"Yes."
Louis, who would normally come forward to fight together, obediently followed Simone's instructions and kept Jace by his side today.
“Si... Simone...”
“Master Jace, please take good care of yourself so as not to be a burden to His Highness.”
Simone picked up Geneon from above Abel's head and stood in front of Jace and Louis.
“Master Jace has a constitution that attracts curses. Geneon and I run to the entrance while dealing with the gathering curses.”
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