Marcel couldn't understand what was happening to her at the moment.
“Really, are you going in?”
Marcel's tone became increasingly stiff as she became increasingly embarrassed.
Looking at Simone and Abel, who are warming up as if they are about to go into the lake, she can't help but remain calm like before.
Of course, she's never been very calm until now, but at least up until now, Marcel has had courage.
The courage to be willing to sacrifice everything for future peace, no matter how painful and difficult it may be.
The courage to completely trust Simone and act boldly.
The events and actions of yesterday were the most challenging, proactive, daring, and dangerous day of the life of Marcel, who had lived her entire life as a flower in a greenhouse.
Nevertheless, the reason she was able to do as Simone was told was because she was sure that she would not die, no matter how dangerous it was.
“Simone, I appreciate your help with the request, but no matter how I think about it, this is too dangerous. I have to think about the safety of not only myself but also Simone and Abel.”
Marcel spoke firmly with a grave expression on his face.
Simone and Abel, who had been relaxing at her words, stopped talking and looked at her.
“Our safety?”
“Yes. I appreciate the effort you two are making for me, but this... I heard it was very dangerous yesterday too.”
Of course, it was very painful to be surrounded and tormented by ghosts every night in her room.
But she never really thought that she could die from this.
She's been suffering for over a month now, but she hasn't died.
They only harassed Marcel enough to keep her from dying.
They said the problem would be solved if she just endured it for a day or two, so there was no reason not to do it.
But this time it's different.
Millie brought Marcel to the lake and pulled her into the water.
Marcel really did come close to dying, and the two heroes of the Empire also had really dangerous experiences.
Marcel shook his head.
“I can’t risk my life doing something so dangerous. I’m sorry. I put the heroes in danger without permission.”
She couldn't take on the challenge of throwing her life and the lives of the heroes into the lake.
“I think this is the end of it. I will try to find another way to handle my problem. Thank you, Simone and Abel.”
Simone and Abel were so embarrassed that they didn't respond to her words.
Simone blinked without showing any sign of surprise and then spoke after a while.
“We’re fine. We cast a spell, so we’re not in much danger.”
But Marcel shook his head.
“No. But it’s still dangerous. This lake is too deep and cold. There’s no need to risk your life...”
“It’s not dangerous. If you’re really worried, we can go by ourselves first.”
Abel also nodded and expressed his intention to say that it was okay.
“We can breathe underwater. There doesn’t seem to be any particular danger, right?”
Actually, the incident last night wasn't that dangerous for him. It was just that Simone was out of breath.
But Marcel shook his head again.
“No, it’s really okay. I don’t think it’s necessary to go this far. Father will take care of everything.”
“...Father? I don’t believe what Lady Marcel says.”
“No. Trust me now. Please trust me. Oh, let’s go back quickly. If I stay in this dangerous place, Millie might come for me again.”
Marcel smiled brightly and said, "It's really okay."
“Thank you for your hard work because of me! Please go back now!”
Simone's expression changed.
“Are you laughing?”
At this, Marcel's face hardened. Marcel's eyes slowly lowered.
Marcel had always thought that Simone's red eyes were different from others and as beautiful as jewels.
But as the anger grew, it became so chilling that it made her body freeze.
No matter how polite a person is, a necromancer is a necromancer. Simone cannot hide her characteristic coldness.
Meanwhile, Simone was still glaring at Marcel.
“Lady Millie might be down there. Should we just go?”
Simone told her in detail what had happened the night before while Marcel was unconscious.
There was a mermaid, there was Millie, and there seemed to be a corpse that was thought to be Millie.
You're laughing as if everything was solved when I said that?
Marcel avoided Simone's gaze, not knowing what to do.
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it... Let’s stop talking about Millie here. Forget it, just...”
“I don’t know about anything else, but you want to know why Lady Millie came here to harass you. You want to save her?”
Then Marcel's expression changed.
“I, I don’t want to save her anymore. Millie is dead! Yes, she is definitely dead. How can a living person risk his life to save a dead person!”
Was it because Simone's eyes were so cold? Every word she said felt like an interrogation.
Marcel continued speaking, her face still stiff.
'There's no need to do something so dangerous... Please help me.'
She desperately tried to ask Abel for help with her eyes, but he just watched the situation with a blank expression.
Rather than acting in a way that was intended to be something, it seemed like he simply followed along, thinking that Simone would be more thoughtful.
As Marcel fidgeted like a cornered rat and took a step back without realizing it, Simone opened her mouth with an evil smile.
“Trying to run away?”
"...Yes?"
Running away? Me?
Marcel asked back as if she didn't understand, but Simone just kept her expression blank and glared at her.
“You can’t run away. Young Lady has to stay here. I told you I’d save you.”
“What is that...”
Marcel looked at Simone with a shocked face.
Abel frowned. He had absolutely no idea what Simone had been saying all this time.
You're running away?
That could be true. She may have experienced something that would be shocking to an ordinary person yesterday, and she may realize that it is much more dangerous than she thought and want to get out.
You can't catch someone like that and say, "You're running away."
Simone must know this too. Why is she forcing Marcel to do it when she doesn't have to?
Until now, he had been watching Simone, thinking that she would be foolishly thinking about it, but... When Abel opened his mouth to call Simone, he thought that this was not the case.
“No!!!!! There’s nothing down there!!!!! I have to go!!!!”
Marcel's mouth fell open and he began to scream loudly.
“What, what is it...”
Abel stepped back in confusion, but Simone just watched him without any sign of surprise.
“Hey, what’s this? Wasn’t Marcel a person?”
Abel looked at Marcel with an expression of incomprehension. The sight of him shouting at Simone with his eyes and mouth wide open was bizarre, but just a moment ago, she had been completely human.
Marcel was alive and tangible. How could a ghost, even with its energy, transform into a completely human being?
How can a ghost be tormented and suffered by another ghost?
Even Marcel went so far as to socialize with the people in the mansion without any problems. It seems that the people in the mansion had no doubts about Marcel's identity.
Abel looked at Simone as if seeking an answer. Then Simone said calmly.
“I don’t know. I don’t know what happened. I just wondered if it was true.”
Why are there two bodies in the lake? And why does Millie keep coming back to Marcel?
Why did she have such a sad and desperate face on the subject that tormented Marcel so much?
Why did she say she had to go?
What could the bead be that the mermaid sent down to where the corpse was?
In fact, Simone can't know anything unless she goes down and check for herself. However, she just poked Marcel because she had a guess based on a few circumstances.
That's how easily Marcel got caught.
Simone doesn't know why Marcel is different from other ghosts she's seen so far.
But what was important now was that the person screaming with a broken face here was not a human being.
“I see.”
Fortunately, Simone and Abel's doubts were quickly resolved by Geneon, who came to his senses a little faster than they did.
Geneon nodded.
“She who is dead but not dead, who lives but does not live. This is what we call the soul that stands on the border between life and death.”
Usually, such souls are alive and therefore more energetic than other souls.
That is why they become targets of evil spirits who seek life, and sometimes people perceive them as if they were the same person.
Geneon looked at Marcel with a serious expression and his mouth wide open.
“Simone, as you said, Millie and Marcel could be together in that lake.”
Simone and Abel's eyes turned to the lake at the same time. The lake, which they had thought was pitch black, was now brightly lit by sunlight and was rippling with a sad brightness.
Geneon approached Marcel and sat down, putting some distance between them.
“And if my guess is correct, this child might be alive and not dead in that lake.”
He doesn't know how she's still alive after being submerged in that lake for a month.
Anyway, if Geneon's hypothesis is correct, Simone and Abel had to throw themselves into the lake today.
“Millie brought Marcel here not to kill her, but to save her.”
To pull the body down there out of the water.
“Really, are you going in?”
Marcel's tone became increasingly stiff as she became increasingly embarrassed.
Looking at Simone and Abel, who are warming up as if they are about to go into the lake, she can't help but remain calm like before.
Of course, she's never been very calm until now, but at least up until now, Marcel has had courage.
The courage to be willing to sacrifice everything for future peace, no matter how painful and difficult it may be.
The courage to completely trust Simone and act boldly.
The events and actions of yesterday were the most challenging, proactive, daring, and dangerous day of the life of Marcel, who had lived her entire life as a flower in a greenhouse.
Nevertheless, the reason she was able to do as Simone was told was because she was sure that she would not die, no matter how dangerous it was.
“Simone, I appreciate your help with the request, but no matter how I think about it, this is too dangerous. I have to think about the safety of not only myself but also Simone and Abel.”
Marcel spoke firmly with a grave expression on his face.
Simone and Abel, who had been relaxing at her words, stopped talking and looked at her.
“Our safety?”
“Yes. I appreciate the effort you two are making for me, but this... I heard it was very dangerous yesterday too.”
Of course, it was very painful to be surrounded and tormented by ghosts every night in her room.
But she never really thought that she could die from this.
She's been suffering for over a month now, but she hasn't died.
They only harassed Marcel enough to keep her from dying.
They said the problem would be solved if she just endured it for a day or two, so there was no reason not to do it.
But this time it's different.
Millie brought Marcel to the lake and pulled her into the water.
Marcel really did come close to dying, and the two heroes of the Empire also had really dangerous experiences.
Marcel shook his head.
“I can’t risk my life doing something so dangerous. I’m sorry. I put the heroes in danger without permission.”
She couldn't take on the challenge of throwing her life and the lives of the heroes into the lake.
“I think this is the end of it. I will try to find another way to handle my problem. Thank you, Simone and Abel.”
Simone and Abel were so embarrassed that they didn't respond to her words.
Simone blinked without showing any sign of surprise and then spoke after a while.
“We’re fine. We cast a spell, so we’re not in much danger.”
But Marcel shook his head.
“No. But it’s still dangerous. This lake is too deep and cold. There’s no need to risk your life...”
“It’s not dangerous. If you’re really worried, we can go by ourselves first.”
Abel also nodded and expressed his intention to say that it was okay.
“We can breathe underwater. There doesn’t seem to be any particular danger, right?”
Actually, the incident last night wasn't that dangerous for him. It was just that Simone was out of breath.
But Marcel shook his head again.
“No, it’s really okay. I don’t think it’s necessary to go this far. Father will take care of everything.”
“...Father? I don’t believe what Lady Marcel says.”
“No. Trust me now. Please trust me. Oh, let’s go back quickly. If I stay in this dangerous place, Millie might come for me again.”
Marcel smiled brightly and said, "It's really okay."
“Thank you for your hard work because of me! Please go back now!”
Simone's expression changed.
“Are you laughing?”
At this, Marcel's face hardened. Marcel's eyes slowly lowered.
Marcel had always thought that Simone's red eyes were different from others and as beautiful as jewels.
But as the anger grew, it became so chilling that it made her body freeze.
No matter how polite a person is, a necromancer is a necromancer. Simone cannot hide her characteristic coldness.
Meanwhile, Simone was still glaring at Marcel.
“Lady Millie might be down there. Should we just go?”
Simone told her in detail what had happened the night before while Marcel was unconscious.
There was a mermaid, there was Millie, and there seemed to be a corpse that was thought to be Millie.
You're laughing as if everything was solved when I said that?
Marcel avoided Simone's gaze, not knowing what to do.
“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it... Let’s stop talking about Millie here. Forget it, just...”
“I don’t know about anything else, but you want to know why Lady Millie came here to harass you. You want to save her?”
Then Marcel's expression changed.
“I, I don’t want to save her anymore. Millie is dead! Yes, she is definitely dead. How can a living person risk his life to save a dead person!”
Was it because Simone's eyes were so cold? Every word she said felt like an interrogation.
Marcel continued speaking, her face still stiff.
'There's no need to do something so dangerous... Please help me.'
She desperately tried to ask Abel for help with her eyes, but he just watched the situation with a blank expression.
Rather than acting in a way that was intended to be something, it seemed like he simply followed along, thinking that Simone would be more thoughtful.
As Marcel fidgeted like a cornered rat and took a step back without realizing it, Simone opened her mouth with an evil smile.
“Trying to run away?”
"...Yes?"
Running away? Me?
Marcel asked back as if she didn't understand, but Simone just kept her expression blank and glared at her.
“You can’t run away. Young Lady has to stay here. I told you I’d save you.”
“What is that...”
Marcel looked at Simone with a shocked face.
Abel frowned. He had absolutely no idea what Simone had been saying all this time.
You're running away?
That could be true. She may have experienced something that would be shocking to an ordinary person yesterday, and she may realize that it is much more dangerous than she thought and want to get out.
You can't catch someone like that and say, "You're running away."
Simone must know this too. Why is she forcing Marcel to do it when she doesn't have to?
Until now, he had been watching Simone, thinking that she would be foolishly thinking about it, but... When Abel opened his mouth to call Simone, he thought that this was not the case.
“No!!!!! There’s nothing down there!!!!! I have to go!!!!”
Marcel's mouth fell open and he began to scream loudly.
“What, what is it...”
Abel stepped back in confusion, but Simone just watched him without any sign of surprise.
“Hey, what’s this? Wasn’t Marcel a person?”
Abel looked at Marcel with an expression of incomprehension. The sight of him shouting at Simone with his eyes and mouth wide open was bizarre, but just a moment ago, she had been completely human.
Marcel was alive and tangible. How could a ghost, even with its energy, transform into a completely human being?
How can a ghost be tormented and suffered by another ghost?
Even Marcel went so far as to socialize with the people in the mansion without any problems. It seems that the people in the mansion had no doubts about Marcel's identity.
Abel looked at Simone as if seeking an answer. Then Simone said calmly.
“I don’t know. I don’t know what happened. I just wondered if it was true.”
Why are there two bodies in the lake? And why does Millie keep coming back to Marcel?
Why did she have such a sad and desperate face on the subject that tormented Marcel so much?
Why did she say she had to go?
What could the bead be that the mermaid sent down to where the corpse was?
In fact, Simone can't know anything unless she goes down and check for herself. However, she just poked Marcel because she had a guess based on a few circumstances.
That's how easily Marcel got caught.
Simone doesn't know why Marcel is different from other ghosts she's seen so far.
But what was important now was that the person screaming with a broken face here was not a human being.
“I see.”
Fortunately, Simone and Abel's doubts were quickly resolved by Geneon, who came to his senses a little faster than they did.
“It's a living spirit.”
“A living spirit?”
“She who is dead but not dead, who lives but does not live. This is what we call the soul that stands on the border between life and death.”
Usually, such souls are alive and therefore more energetic than other souls.
That is why they become targets of evil spirits who seek life, and sometimes people perceive them as if they were the same person.
Geneon looked at Marcel with a serious expression and his mouth wide open.
“Simone, as you said, Millie and Marcel could be together in that lake.”
Simone and Abel's eyes turned to the lake at the same time. The lake, which they had thought was pitch black, was now brightly lit by sunlight and was rippling with a sad brightness.
Geneon approached Marcel and sat down, putting some distance between them.
“And if my guess is correct, this child might be alive and not dead in that lake.”
He doesn't know how she's still alive after being submerged in that lake for a month.
Anyway, if Geneon's hypothesis is correct, Simone and Abel had to throw themselves into the lake today.
“Millie brought Marcel here not to kill her, but to save her.”
To pull the body down there out of the water.
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