The next day, an invitation arrived straight from the Frey family.
She thought it would take at least a week, or at most a month, to convince Count Frey and his wife, since Marcel spoke in such a difficult manner.
[I'm so glad I was able to invite you before the amulet was torn.]
Simone snickered as she read the last sentence of the invitation Marcel had sent.
She was quite a strong-willed woman.
“Come to think of it, the mansion has been quiet lately.”
Simone turned her head to look at Kaylee at the voice coming from behind her.
“Until recently, something would happen almost every day, right?”
“That’s right.”
Simone took a sip of tea. The curse of the mansion was triggered randomly, and since Simone arrived, it had been going on so fast that it seemed excessive.
So, she used to be afraid to return to the mansion whenever she went out, but these days, the curse in the mansion has strangely been quiet.
Thanks to that, Simone has the luxury of taking on external requests, which is fortunate, but...
"Well."
Simone put down her teacup and looked around at her servants playfully.
“Is it really quiet?”
"Yes?"
“Just in case. Be careful. We might already be cursed-”
“Hey, don’t say weird things!”
“Simone, why are you scaring me!”
“Oh, sorry.”
Simone giggled and apologized for the employees' complaints.
Since they had suffered from so many outrageous curses, her pranks were not taken as jokes.
Simone smiled and picked up her teacup again. Then, for the first time in a long while, she opened the manual.
'It's half true.'
Now that Anasis' summoning has been successful, she is hiding somewhere.
Strangely enough, the mansion's curse is not being activated.
Simone honestly thought this peace was absolutely ridiculous.
'Even if we were to be more active, it wouldn't be enough.'
Killing people and taking their power for one's own.
The resurrection of the Demon King which was intended to be a sacrifice failed and he was revived in an incomplete state, so she thought he would start working right away to make up for his lack of strength.
So, she would look through the manual every now and then and think about it.
Is this peace the calm before the storm, or is it already a curse?
Because it's such an unpredictable world.
'Anyway.'
Bang.
Simone covered the instructions.
For now, let's focus on resolving the request.
Knock knock.
At that moment, a knock was heard on the door and the butler's voice was heard from beyond the door.
“Simone, your guest has arrived.”
“Oh.”
You came earlier than I expected, thanks to your peaceful personality.
Simone said with a sly smile.
“Anna, would you please open the guest door and reheat the tea?”
"Yes!"
Anna opened the door with a look of joy on her face. As soon as she opened the door, a thick smell of earth and grass filled the air.
Soon, light footsteps and an even lighter tone of voice were heard.
“How have you been, Simone?”
Simone sat and looked at him.
“Of course. Are you here to train? Abel.”
Our protagonist, Abel, was surprisingly unfamiliar with being alone without any companions.
Abel gave a vague answer and then came over and sat down across from Simone.
“What about the other colleagues?”
“Orkan and Bianchi? Orkan was called out again, and Bianchi seems determined to come down after breaking a rock.”
It seems that the three of them, who fought fiercely against the demons to stop the resurrection of the demon King last time, are staying in Luan for a while to recuperate and watch over the demons.
However, like the main characters, they were living a life where the purpose of recuperation was meaningless.
Orkan, the greatest wizard and renowned scholar in the Luan Empire, was called by the Empire whenever he had the chance to educate the scholars, while Abel and Bianchi were so angry that they had to let the Demon King be pushed aside by the demons and brought to the brink of resurrection that they went into the mountains to focus on their training.
Although they are always busy living, they still cannot refuse a request from a colleague.
At Simone's words that she had a favor to ask, Abel came down from the mountain and visited the mansion.
“What about food?”
“I haven’t eaten yet. Of course, you prepared a meal, right? Simone. I don’t eat without meat.”
Simone nodded and smiled at his words.
“I asked them to prepare only meat.”
“Ugh, as expected, you know us well... Oh, it’s just me today and not us? Haha!”
Abel sat there sullenly, made some silly joke, and then suddenly asked,
“So? What do you want me to do for you?”
Simone's posture also became slightly more comfortable.
“I received a request this time.”
“Oh, I heard that. Louis told me. So?”
“I wish we could work it out together.”
"I?"
Abel asked back as if he was surprised. Simone let out a small sigh.
'Because I found out.'
No matter how strong Simone's power was, and no matter how excellent her abilities as a necromancer were, she realized that she was helpless in close combat.
So when she went to the occult conference, didn't she get beaten up so badly that she came out clinging to Louis in a near-death state?
Well, she wonders if she'll ever have to use force when visiting a noble family's mansion... Since nothing has gone as planned lately, Simone called him over to prepare for any eventuality.
There's no harm in being careful.
“There’s nothing big to do, just my escort... Since you have good insight, if anything seems strange, just tell me. That should be enough.”
“You can just do what Louis usually does? Why are you calling me instead of Louis? I think he’ll be a better match.”
Simone nodded at his words but shrugged her shoulders as if she had no choice.
“It would certainly be more comfortable to go with His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Wow, you still call him His Highness?”
“Of course. That’s why I can’t go with him.”
“...What are you talking about?”
Abel tilted his head as if he didn't understand.
It is more comfortable for Simone to go with Louis, who she has worked with many times, as she can rely on him more.
Besides, Louis was quite perceptive and would do whatever Simone wanted without her having to say anything.
However, this time, the commission was received from a noble lady, and the main setting will be the Count's mansion.
It might not have mattered in the past when Louis' face was unknown, but now the Crown Prince's face is publicly known.
“If I take His Highness with me, I’ll probably be treated uncomfortably and be treated with great care.”
“Oh, really? I guess you won’t be able to investigate comfortably.”
Strangely, the Crown Prince of a country would come forward to help a necromancer in a matter that isn't even a matter of state, and more than anything, Louis has been very busy lately.
“But these days, he's been spending all his time practicing.”
“What are you talking about? I’m busy too.”
"Why?"
“Training at the waterfall and all, hunting... beating up bandits and all...”
Come to think of it, there really isn't much to do?
Abel quickly understood and nodded.
“Well, it’s true that I have nothing better to do.”
At least Bianchi hides in the demon den and keeps watch.
Abel opened his mouth willingly.
“I'll help you.”
Simone smiled with satisfaction.
It's not that she asked him to do it because he has nothing to do, but he may not have the natural brute force or the wit to do it, but he has insight that surpasses Louis and Orkan.
It would be a great help.
And after a while, Simone and Abel headed to Count Frey's mansion.
“Welcome, Simone!”
Upon hearing the news of Simone's arrival, Marcel, forgetting all respect for a nobleman, ran out to the entrance, but then flinched and took a step back when he saw a tall, red-haired man behind her.
“Ah... Simone, are he the group that you were talking about?”
“Yes. That’s right, Young Lady. The adventurer named Abel.”
“Oh, Abel? Oh! It’s Abel!”
Marcel, who had been looking at Abel with a frightened face, greeted him with a start.
Wasn't the adventurer Abel the key figure who, along with Simone, prevented the Demon King's resurrection in the previous incident?
It was because Simone had such a great impact that Abel was also a hero of the Luan Empire.
In response to Marcel's greeting, Abel nodded his head slightly with an indifferent expression.
Marcel sweat profusely and fixed his gaze on Simone, who had an already fierce appearance and did not smile even once during the greeting.
“First... I’ll take you inside. Excuse me, but can I take you straight to my room?”
"Is it so."
Unfortunately, all Marcel could convince her parents to do in a short period was to spend some quiet time in her room.
Since it was the rule to introduce the mansion to guests who visited it for the first time, she was worried that Simone might be offended, but fortunately, Simone and Abel didn't seem to think much of it.
“Then come this way!”
Abel muttered quietly as he followed Marcel into the mansion.
“Just give me enough food. Just give me enough food.”
She thought it would take at least a week, or at most a month, to convince Count Frey and his wife, since Marcel spoke in such a difficult manner.
[I'm so glad I was able to invite you before the amulet was torn.]
Simone snickered as she read the last sentence of the invitation Marcel had sent.
She was quite a strong-willed woman.
“Come to think of it, the mansion has been quiet lately.”
Simone turned her head to look at Kaylee at the voice coming from behind her.
“Until recently, something would happen almost every day, right?”
“That’s right.”
Simone took a sip of tea. The curse of the mansion was triggered randomly, and since Simone arrived, it had been going on so fast that it seemed excessive.
So, she used to be afraid to return to the mansion whenever she went out, but these days, the curse in the mansion has strangely been quiet.
Thanks to that, Simone has the luxury of taking on external requests, which is fortunate, but...
"Well."
Simone put down her teacup and looked around at her servants playfully.
“Is it really quiet?”
"Yes?"
“Just in case. Be careful. We might already be cursed-”
“Hey, don’t say weird things!”
“Simone, why are you scaring me!”
“Oh, sorry.”
Simone giggled and apologized for the employees' complaints.
Since they had suffered from so many outrageous curses, her pranks were not taken as jokes.
Simone smiled and picked up her teacup again. Then, for the first time in a long while, she opened the manual.
'It's half true.'
Now that Anasis' summoning has been successful, she is hiding somewhere.
Strangely enough, the mansion's curse is not being activated.
Simone honestly thought this peace was absolutely ridiculous.
'Even if we were to be more active, it wouldn't be enough.'
Killing people and taking their power for one's own.
The resurrection of the Demon King which was intended to be a sacrifice failed and he was revived in an incomplete state, so she thought he would start working right away to make up for his lack of strength.
So, she would look through the manual every now and then and think about it.
Is this peace the calm before the storm, or is it already a curse?
Because it's such an unpredictable world.
'Anyway.'
Bang.
Simone covered the instructions.
For now, let's focus on resolving the request.
Knock knock.
At that moment, a knock was heard on the door and the butler's voice was heard from beyond the door.
“Simone, your guest has arrived.”
“Oh.”
You came earlier than I expected, thanks to your peaceful personality.
Simone said with a sly smile.
“Anna, would you please open the guest door and reheat the tea?”
"Yes!"
Anna opened the door with a look of joy on her face. As soon as she opened the door, a thick smell of earth and grass filled the air.
Soon, light footsteps and an even lighter tone of voice were heard.
“How have you been, Simone?”
Simone sat and looked at him.
“Of course. Are you here to train? Abel.”
Our protagonist, Abel, was surprisingly unfamiliar with being alone without any companions.
Abel gave a vague answer and then came over and sat down across from Simone.
“What about the other colleagues?”
“Orkan and Bianchi? Orkan was called out again, and Bianchi seems determined to come down after breaking a rock.”
It seems that the three of them, who fought fiercely against the demons to stop the resurrection of the demon King last time, are staying in Luan for a while to recuperate and watch over the demons.
However, like the main characters, they were living a life where the purpose of recuperation was meaningless.
Orkan, the greatest wizard and renowned scholar in the Luan Empire, was called by the Empire whenever he had the chance to educate the scholars, while Abel and Bianchi were so angry that they had to let the Demon King be pushed aside by the demons and brought to the brink of resurrection that they went into the mountains to focus on their training.
Although they are always busy living, they still cannot refuse a request from a colleague.
At Simone's words that she had a favor to ask, Abel came down from the mountain and visited the mansion.
“What about food?”
“I haven’t eaten yet. Of course, you prepared a meal, right? Simone. I don’t eat without meat.”
Simone nodded and smiled at his words.
“I asked them to prepare only meat.”
“Ugh, as expected, you know us well... Oh, it’s just me today and not us? Haha!”
Abel sat there sullenly, made some silly joke, and then suddenly asked,
“So? What do you want me to do for you?”
Simone's posture also became slightly more comfortable.
“I received a request this time.”
“Oh, I heard that. Louis told me. So?”
“I wish we could work it out together.”
"I?"
Abel asked back as if he was surprised. Simone let out a small sigh.
'Because I found out.'
No matter how strong Simone's power was, and no matter how excellent her abilities as a necromancer were, she realized that she was helpless in close combat.
So when she went to the occult conference, didn't she get beaten up so badly that she came out clinging to Louis in a near-death state?
Well, she wonders if she'll ever have to use force when visiting a noble family's mansion... Since nothing has gone as planned lately, Simone called him over to prepare for any eventuality.
There's no harm in being careful.
“There’s nothing big to do, just my escort... Since you have good insight, if anything seems strange, just tell me. That should be enough.”
“You can just do what Louis usually does? Why are you calling me instead of Louis? I think he’ll be a better match.”
Simone nodded at his words but shrugged her shoulders as if she had no choice.
“It would certainly be more comfortable to go with His Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Wow, you still call him His Highness?”
“Of course. That’s why I can’t go with him.”
“...What are you talking about?”
Abel tilted his head as if he didn't understand.
It is more comfortable for Simone to go with Louis, who she has worked with many times, as she can rely on him more.
Besides, Louis was quite perceptive and would do whatever Simone wanted without her having to say anything.
However, this time, the commission was received from a noble lady, and the main setting will be the Count's mansion.
It might not have mattered in the past when Louis' face was unknown, but now the Crown Prince's face is publicly known.
“If I take His Highness with me, I’ll probably be treated uncomfortably and be treated with great care.”
“Oh, really? I guess you won’t be able to investigate comfortably.”
Strangely, the Crown Prince of a country would come forward to help a necromancer in a matter that isn't even a matter of state, and more than anything, Louis has been very busy lately.
“But these days, he's been spending all his time practicing.”
“What are you talking about? I’m busy too.”
"Why?"
“Training at the waterfall and all, hunting... beating up bandits and all...”
Come to think of it, there really isn't much to do?
Abel quickly understood and nodded.
“Well, it’s true that I have nothing better to do.”
At least Bianchi hides in the demon den and keeps watch.
Abel opened his mouth willingly.
“I'll help you.”
Simone smiled with satisfaction.
It's not that she asked him to do it because he has nothing to do, but he may not have the natural brute force or the wit to do it, but he has insight that surpasses Louis and Orkan.
It would be a great help.
***
And after a while, Simone and Abel headed to Count Frey's mansion.
“Welcome, Simone!”
Upon hearing the news of Simone's arrival, Marcel, forgetting all respect for a nobleman, ran out to the entrance, but then flinched and took a step back when he saw a tall, red-haired man behind her.
“Ah... Simone, are he the group that you were talking about?”
“Yes. That’s right, Young Lady. The adventurer named Abel.”
“Oh, Abel? Oh! It’s Abel!”
Marcel, who had been looking at Abel with a frightened face, greeted him with a start.
Wasn't the adventurer Abel the key figure who, along with Simone, prevented the Demon King's resurrection in the previous incident?
It was because Simone had such a great impact that Abel was also a hero of the Luan Empire.
In response to Marcel's greeting, Abel nodded his head slightly with an indifferent expression.
Marcel sweat profusely and fixed his gaze on Simone, who had an already fierce appearance and did not smile even once during the greeting.
“First... I’ll take you inside. Excuse me, but can I take you straight to my room?”
"Is it so."
Unfortunately, all Marcel could convince her parents to do in a short period was to spend some quiet time in her room.
Since it was the rule to introduce the mansion to guests who visited it for the first time, she was worried that Simone might be offended, but fortunately, Simone and Abel didn't seem to think much of it.
“Then come this way!”
Abel muttered quietly as he followed Marcel into the mansion.
“Just give me enough food. Just give me enough food.”
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