Simone closed her eyes.
Sad cries could be heard from all directions.
The request was somehow resolved. Also, she rescued Marcel as Millie had wanted and returned Millie to her family.
Nevertheless, this heavy and complicated feeling did not seem to go away.
'Of course.'
No matter how well it is resolved, it is ultimately useless in the face of death.
It can never be pleasant.
Millie is still here, but unlike before, no one can see her anymore.
Millie, who had revealed her existence with a strong desire to save Marcel, had her wish fulfilled and her presence had become so weak that only Simone could notice.
Millie stroked the head of the crying Marcel as if comforting her.
She also approached her parents and stared at their appearance for a long time as if she wanted to not forget them.
Simone waited patiently for Millie.
A little later, Millie approached Simone with a face that had shaken off her foolishness.
“Are you okay?”
Millie nodded as Simone asked affectionately.
“Can you go? Can you stay longer?”
“It’s okay. Thank you.”
Millie was strangely indifferent to death as if she had already accepted it all.
It might not be strange for her to accept her own death, since it's been over a month since she died...
'Can it be premiered like this?'
Simone would never have tolerated this as Millie did.
She might have constantly looked back and resented why it had to be her, and eventually become a vengeful spirit out of resentment.
The sound of family and friends crying is so heartbreaking that even Simone, who has no connection with them, is moved.
But she smiled as if she had put everything down.
As if death had long since been accepted, and her last wish was simply to save Marcel and return to her family.
Simone smiled bitterly.
'I told you it's okay not to be dependent.'
Since Millie's existence is not part of the curse, she will be able to be annihilated and reincarnated as a human without having to become Simone's subordinate.
Even though it would be much more comfortable that way, the reason she chose to remain in this world as a dependent is probably because she still wants to see the relationships she cannot let go of even after death.
Even though Millie had given up on her foolishness and returned to the magic stone, it was Simone who was still foolishly taking in the funeral scene.
She couldn't move for a long time with her expression filled with a multitude of emotions.
“How can it be so futile... How are we supposed to live now, you punk...”
Millie's parents were sobbing and rubbing her cold hands and warming her body as if they couldn't let their daughter go.
That must be because that sight reminded Simone of the few connections she had left behind in her original world.
“Simone, are you going back?”
She could barely move a step after Orkan's question.
“I have to go. I have work to do.”
Simone's expression as she answered had returned to her original pouty appearance.
Orkan nodded, hiding his concern for her.
“Please leave the work here to me and go. Is it okay if you don’t go with Lady Marcel?”
“Count Frey has allowed me to visit on the condition that I do not bring Abel. I can go alone. It does not seem like I am in a position to take him with me.”
Simone said, nodding at Marcel.
The request wasn't over yet. Millie's visit to the mansion had been resolved, but the ghosts drawn by Marcel's spirit were still hiding in Marcel's room, so the harassment was likely to continue.
As soon as Simone got out of the funeral, she planned to immediately kill the ghosts in Marcel's room.
Orkan said, convinced but embarrassed.
“I’m so sorry. I should have taught Abel proper manners.”
“I understand. He's just not the type of person to listen well.”
Orkan nodded with a face full of resentment.
“That’s right. You know a lot about Abel!”
Of course. She probably knows more about Abel than Orkan.
Because she was the main character who once watched over the actions of the other person with affection.
However, even considering that he is the main character, he is very temperamental, so Abel starts the fight and Orkan takes care of it, and he always loses his temper.
This time too. Going to help Simone may not have helped, but it might have made him look bad to the client's family.
It is not easy for a hero of a country to be hated by the nobles, but Abel managed to accomplish this difficult task.
They weren't even Simone's employees, so in return for their help, they secretly received a considerable amount of money from the Grand Duke of Ileston...
What should I do, I feel sorry for Simone?
Orkan hesitated for a moment and then spoke cautiously.
“Or should I come with you? If it’s a ghost-catching job, I’d be more helpful than that bad guy.”
Then Simone tilted her head as if she had heard a strange sound.
“Why?”
"...Ah."
Orkan sighed softly.
Simone readily accepts help from Countess Louis Chaylor and Abel and his men in her work.
But that is only in areas where they are better than Simone.
Abel and Louis are the ones who use their strength and fight, Orkan, El, and Geneon are the ones who use their knowledge and magic, and Chaylor and Bianchi are the ones who use their information and socialize.
Since each of them has something that they are particularly good at, working together becomes relatively easier.
But that's not all, they weren't indispensable.
She still found herself doing more things on her own than with others.
When Orkan seemed to understand, Simone smiled and started walking again.
“I’ll ask Orkan to take care of things here. Please explain what happened so that the people of the Nikero family can understand.”
“Don’t worry. Explaining is what I do best.”
As Simone left the funeral parlor, Geneon walked beside her and clicked his tongue.
“Orkan, that kid is smart, but sometimes he seems to forget my existence.”
Orkan is in his mid-thirties. Geneon is probably the only one who calls him a 'child'.
“How can he possibly accompany you when I, a wizard far more excellent than him, am by your side!”
“You’re a great wizard, but you’re a cat, right? You were in pain for days because you put a sleeping spell on a living being.”
Geneon was forced to live as a mute cat for a while as payment for casting a few sleep spells on Marcel's spirit while Simone and Abel were in the lake.
“Shut up! Do you know how much I suffered! It was a really suffocating and horrible feeling that I haven’t felt in a long time!”
Geneon shouted, not wanting to even think about that time, and ran into the carriage first.
Simone chuckled and followed Geneon into the carriage.
But her smile faded as soon as the carriage door closed and they started off.
Emotions that become even heavier in the face of death.
This stuffy and complicated feeling completely turned into anger.
Of course, the ghosts in Marcel's room didn't kill Millie.
'Anyway, it's true that they tormented Marcel to death.'
In return, they will become the target of Simone's unrequited wrath and suffer until the moment of their subjugation.
“Are you here?”
Count Frey greeted Simone with an unwelcome expression, as expected.
Today, Marcel went to a funeral, so she can't welcome her.
However, it seems that Count Frey had no choice but to step forward as it was not something that could be left to the butler to handle the hero.
The only good thing is that Count Frey doesn't seem too upset just because Abel isn't here.
“Yes, it’s been a while, Count. How have you been?”
The Count's expression softened just a little as Simone greeted him politely.
As expected, Count Frey is a person who places great importance on manners.
“It would be polite to treat a national hero to tea, but given the circumstances, I would like you to finish what you have to do today and return quickly.”
“Of course. It won’t take long.”
Count Frey turned around and guided Simone directly to Marcel's room.
No matter how much he dislikes Simone, a hero is a hero.
Normally, the butler would have shown her to Marcel's room, but since the Nikero family, with whom he had been friends for a long time, had suffered a loss, he took on the role of apologetic for not being able to offer Simone a cup of tea.
Count Frey stopped as he walked down the hallway, suddenly remembering something.
“I’m sorry, but Marcel wasn’t feeling well, so I didn’t hear what you were doing in the child’s room today.”
“Is that so?”
Simone left the explanation of this incident to Marcel.
It was not a trivial matter that could be explained to her family by others, and it was also difficult for someone who was not even trusted by Count Frey to explain it and make him understand.
However, since Marcel's physical condition was very bad and she was still sad after waking up, the Count ended up not receiving any explanation from her.
That is, he did not know that Simone had saved Marcel and that she had come back here to save her again.
“So what I’m saying is, can I watch what you do in the child’s room?”
Sad cries could be heard from all directions.
The request was somehow resolved. Also, she rescued Marcel as Millie had wanted and returned Millie to her family.
Nevertheless, this heavy and complicated feeling did not seem to go away.
'Of course.'
No matter how well it is resolved, it is ultimately useless in the face of death.
It can never be pleasant.
Millie is still here, but unlike before, no one can see her anymore.
Millie, who had revealed her existence with a strong desire to save Marcel, had her wish fulfilled and her presence had become so weak that only Simone could notice.
Millie stroked the head of the crying Marcel as if comforting her.
She also approached her parents and stared at their appearance for a long time as if she wanted to not forget them.
Simone waited patiently for Millie.
A little later, Millie approached Simone with a face that had shaken off her foolishness.
“Are you okay?”
Millie nodded as Simone asked affectionately.
“Can you go? Can you stay longer?”
“It’s okay. Thank you.”
Millie was strangely indifferent to death as if she had already accepted it all.
It might not be strange for her to accept her own death, since it's been over a month since she died...
'Can it be premiered like this?'
Simone would never have tolerated this as Millie did.
She might have constantly looked back and resented why it had to be her, and eventually become a vengeful spirit out of resentment.
The sound of family and friends crying is so heartbreaking that even Simone, who has no connection with them, is moved.
But she smiled as if she had put everything down.
As if death had long since been accepted, and her last wish was simply to save Marcel and return to her family.
Simone smiled bitterly.
'I told you it's okay not to be dependent.'
Since Millie's existence is not part of the curse, she will be able to be annihilated and reincarnated as a human without having to become Simone's subordinate.
Even though it would be much more comfortable that way, the reason she chose to remain in this world as a dependent is probably because she still wants to see the relationships she cannot let go of even after death.
Even though Millie had given up on her foolishness and returned to the magic stone, it was Simone who was still foolishly taking in the funeral scene.
She couldn't move for a long time with her expression filled with a multitude of emotions.
“How can it be so futile... How are we supposed to live now, you punk...”
Millie's parents were sobbing and rubbing her cold hands and warming her body as if they couldn't let their daughter go.
That must be because that sight reminded Simone of the few connections she had left behind in her original world.
“Simone, are you going back?”
She could barely move a step after Orkan's question.
“I have to go. I have work to do.”
Simone's expression as she answered had returned to her original pouty appearance.
Orkan nodded, hiding his concern for her.
“Please leave the work here to me and go. Is it okay if you don’t go with Lady Marcel?”
“Count Frey has allowed me to visit on the condition that I do not bring Abel. I can go alone. It does not seem like I am in a position to take him with me.”
Simone said, nodding at Marcel.
The request wasn't over yet. Millie's visit to the mansion had been resolved, but the ghosts drawn by Marcel's spirit were still hiding in Marcel's room, so the harassment was likely to continue.
As soon as Simone got out of the funeral, she planned to immediately kill the ghosts in Marcel's room.
Orkan said, convinced but embarrassed.
“I’m so sorry. I should have taught Abel proper manners.”
“I understand. He's just not the type of person to listen well.”
Orkan nodded with a face full of resentment.
“That’s right. You know a lot about Abel!”
Of course. She probably knows more about Abel than Orkan.
Because she was the main character who once watched over the actions of the other person with affection.
However, even considering that he is the main character, he is very temperamental, so Abel starts the fight and Orkan takes care of it, and he always loses his temper.
This time too. Going to help Simone may not have helped, but it might have made him look bad to the client's family.
It is not easy for a hero of a country to be hated by the nobles, but Abel managed to accomplish this difficult task.
They weren't even Simone's employees, so in return for their help, they secretly received a considerable amount of money from the Grand Duke of Ileston...
What should I do, I feel sorry for Simone?
Orkan hesitated for a moment and then spoke cautiously.
“Or should I come with you? If it’s a ghost-catching job, I’d be more helpful than that bad guy.”
Then Simone tilted her head as if she had heard a strange sound.
“Why?”
"...Ah."
Orkan sighed softly.
Simone readily accepts help from Countess Louis Chaylor and Abel and his men in her work.
But that is only in areas where they are better than Simone.
Abel and Louis are the ones who use their strength and fight, Orkan, El, and Geneon are the ones who use their knowledge and magic, and Chaylor and Bianchi are the ones who use their information and socialize.
Since each of them has something that they are particularly good at, working together becomes relatively easier.
But that's not all, they weren't indispensable.
She still found herself doing more things on her own than with others.
When Orkan seemed to understand, Simone smiled and started walking again.
“I’ll ask Orkan to take care of things here. Please explain what happened so that the people of the Nikero family can understand.”
“Don’t worry. Explaining is what I do best.”
As Simone left the funeral parlor, Geneon walked beside her and clicked his tongue.
“Orkan, that kid is smart, but sometimes he seems to forget my existence.”
Orkan is in his mid-thirties. Geneon is probably the only one who calls him a 'child'.
“How can he possibly accompany you when I, a wizard far more excellent than him, am by your side!”
“You’re a great wizard, but you’re a cat, right? You were in pain for days because you put a sleeping spell on a living being.”
Geneon was forced to live as a mute cat for a while as payment for casting a few sleep spells on Marcel's spirit while Simone and Abel were in the lake.
“Shut up! Do you know how much I suffered! It was a really suffocating and horrible feeling that I haven’t felt in a long time!”
Geneon shouted, not wanting to even think about that time, and ran into the carriage first.
Simone chuckled and followed Geneon into the carriage.
But her smile faded as soon as the carriage door closed and they started off.
Emotions that become even heavier in the face of death.
This stuffy and complicated feeling completely turned into anger.
Of course, the ghosts in Marcel's room didn't kill Millie.
'Anyway, it's true that they tormented Marcel to death.'
In return, they will become the target of Simone's unrequited wrath and suffer until the moment of their subjugation.
***
“Are you here?”
Count Frey greeted Simone with an unwelcome expression, as expected.
Today, Marcel went to a funeral, so she can't welcome her.
However, it seems that Count Frey had no choice but to step forward as it was not something that could be left to the butler to handle the hero.
The only good thing is that Count Frey doesn't seem too upset just because Abel isn't here.
“Yes, it’s been a while, Count. How have you been?”
The Count's expression softened just a little as Simone greeted him politely.
As expected, Count Frey is a person who places great importance on manners.
“It would be polite to treat a national hero to tea, but given the circumstances, I would like you to finish what you have to do today and return quickly.”
“Of course. It won’t take long.”
Count Frey turned around and guided Simone directly to Marcel's room.
No matter how much he dislikes Simone, a hero is a hero.
Normally, the butler would have shown her to Marcel's room, but since the Nikero family, with whom he had been friends for a long time, had suffered a loss, he took on the role of apologetic for not being able to offer Simone a cup of tea.
Count Frey stopped as he walked down the hallway, suddenly remembering something.
“I’m sorry, but Marcel wasn’t feeling well, so I didn’t hear what you were doing in the child’s room today.”
“Is that so?”
Simone left the explanation of this incident to Marcel.
It was not a trivial matter that could be explained to her family by others, and it was also difficult for someone who was not even trusted by Count Frey to explain it and make him understand.
However, since Marcel's physical condition was very bad and she was still sad after waking up, the Count ended up not receiving any explanation from her.
That is, he did not know that Simone had saved Marcel and that she had come back here to save her again.
“So what I’m saying is, can I watch what you do in the child’s room?”
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