What should I do with this?
On the way back to the room, Simone looked serious and troubled.
If you hear the whispers, you'll go crazy. However, Simone currently does not have the skills to resolve the curse without facing it.
'Should I cover my ears?'
But Simone soon shook her head. She was already under the curse, so she would probably lose her senses just by looking at the shape of its mouth.
Even now, if she just imagines the situation back then, if she lets her guard down even a little, won't whisper quickly fill her head?
Simone doesn't want to feel that horrible feeling of going crazy in real time anymore.
In addition, this time, she won't be able to receive help from others. It's a curse that's much more difficult and dangerous to receive help than usual, as others will go crazy the moment they hear or see Simone.
'Then?'
What should I do?
Simone thought about it for a long time, but she couldn't come up with a good solution.
Is there a curse that can be solved by oneself without seeing, hearing, or receiving help from others?
"Hmm..."
Just throw it away as soon as you see it? Oh, that failed, really.
It was when Simone started to have vain thoughts in a situation with no answer.
“Simone!”
"Anna?"
From a distance, Anna was running towards Simone, lost in thought.
“Simone! Simone!”
"what's the matter?"
Anna stopped in front of Simone, took a deep breath, and hurriedly grabbed Simone's arm.
“I, I think I found it!”
“Found it?”
“It’s him, Lord Dan!”
Stop. Simone opened her eyes wide and grabbed Anna's hand.
“Lord Dan? Really? Where? How?”
“I was going to get some cleaning supplies! I heard a noise from an unused room, so I went closer and heard a young man’s voice.”
Anna has never spoken to Dan or heard his voice, so she doesn't know for sure if it's Dan's voice.
But one thing was certain: whether it was Dan's voice or another ghost's, she had to let Simone know.
“Voice? What did it say?”
Simone asked, carefully casting a mana over Anna.
Even though a small amount of death mana was spilled, it seemed that she was not a ghost but the real Anna, as she did not react much.
In the case of mental attack curses, she had to question everything.
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t hear it clearly. The door was thick, so the sound inside was mumbled. But it sounded like they were saying the same thing over and over again.”
Simone looked in the direction Anna had pointed. It was the first room she saw when she went down the back stairs where the servants came and went. There seemed to be something there.
Simone nodded with a smirk.
“You must have been scared, but you managed to figure it out so well. Thank you, Anna.”
Anna shook her head with a moved expression on her face at Simone's words.
“No! I have an amulet that Lady Simone gave me. I believed in it.”
Anna took the talisman out of her bosom and showed it to Simone.
Simone smiled broadly.
As expected, there are only two people with talents who are suitable to be servants of this cursed mansion.
'I need to hire her as a full-time employee as soon as this job is finished.'
She's sure that Anna's salary and treatment will be much better. Where else can she find someone who is always so supportive, cooperative, and brave?
Simone patted Anna on the shoulder and walked down the back stairs.
“Uh, Simone.”
“Anna, go back to your room. Just in case, Your Highness the Grand Duke of Illeston, you and Viscount Chaylor are not to come to me under any circumstances until I call you.”
“...Yes! Take care on your way back.”
A hint of hesitation crossed Anna's face, but she soon nodded and saw Simone off as she walked away.
It seemed like Simone was trying to solve this problem on her own.
It is extremely harsh for Simone to have to bear this curse alone, but it is something only she can do.
'All I can do, being powerless, is listen to what Simone says and be careful not to get in the way.'
Anna looked at Simone's back for a long time before turning around and walking away.
Simone came down the back stairs and looked around as she approached the first room.
It was very quiet here, even though the servants were usually out and about as if the Grand Duke of Illeston had taken care of it in advance.
That's why the sounds coming from inside the room were so audible.
...You...No...
A sound that sounds like mumbling.
But it wasn't the sound of a ghost. The presence felt beyond this door wasn't that of a ghost.
Person.
So it was Dan's.
Simone opened the door without hesitation. Then she froze, unable to take her hand off the doorknob.
“Who are you? You are not me. Who are you? You are not me... Who are you?”
Then, he was constantly asking questions to someone standing in front of him.
“...”
“Who are you?”
Simone's expression grew cold.
Who is the one facing Dan?
Who is that person who meets his gaze without avoiding it?
It was none other than himself reflected in the mirror.
Dan was looking at himself in the mirror and asking himself who he was as if he was asking someone else.
At that moment, the ghost's whispers began to fill Simone's head once again.
Who are you? Who ...
“Ugh!”
Shit!
Simone hurriedly backed away from the room and closed the door behind her.
It's like a bothersome curse!
She was trying hard to stay sane because of the ghostly whispers that would invade her mind if she let her guard down, but she found herself lost in thought when she saw Dan looking in the mirror and asking who he was.
Simone clenched her fists.
‘What on earth should I do..."’
She stared at the poor door for a while and reluctantly grabbed the doorknob again.
What can I do? I have to save him anyway.
'I can't leave him behind.'
First, she needs to get Dan away from that mirror. This may not be the solution, but at least she can stop thinking for a moment as the image of herself facing her disappears.
If you feel like it's hard to come to your senses, you should at least sing a song.
At that moment.
“Ugh!”
Something heavy settled on Simone's shoulders.
“What the heck, all of a sudden-”
Die
Oh, it was a ghost.
"...Huh?"
Simone turned around in surprise. The ghost, still looking horribly, had its head hanging on Simone’s shoulder and was muttering, “Die, die.”
Why him all of a sudden?
Of course, she knew that he had been coming into the mansion since the Simone incident on the 4th floor, but he was still a ghost who was reluctant to come in unless absolutely necessary.
“I was surprised.”
What kind of wind blew in today? Anyway, it's fickle.
Simone lowered the doorknob, thinking calmly. At that moment, the nine-foot ghost wrapped its arms around Simone's neck more tightly.
Die
“Ouch! Ah! It hurts!”
This caused Simone to stop her hands and turn her head towards the nine-foot ghost.
Who are you? Who is who? Who is what? Who are you? Who is who? Who are you? Who are you?
Dan's voice was heard from very close to the door.
Simone slowly took her hand off the doorknob. Dan was speaking from very close by.
Probably right in front of the door. Just a stone's throw away from Simone as she opens the door.
It's dangerous. If she opens this door now, she'll be caught.
Simone, who had quickly made a decision, slowly backed away and left the place.
“...This is driving me crazy.”
It was clear that Dan had been completely out of his mind.
Dan is completely devastated, and Simone is barely hanging on, without any help from anyone.
This is truly a headache.
However.
A smile appeared on Simone's lips.
She remembered.
How to break this situation.
This curse is very similar to some urban legends.
1. A horror story you shouldn't know.
It is a myth that there are thoughts that people should never think or imagine, and if they do, they will go crazy.
2. Gestalt collapse
This is an urban legend that is popular in Japan. It is a phenomenon in which repeating the definition of a specific word or object actually causes confusion.
For example, if you keep using the same word over and over, the word may suddenly feel unfamiliar.
The reason why a ghost story she had heard when she was in elementary school suddenly came to mind was because when she saw Dan asking who he was while looking in the mirror earlier, Simone was reminded of a ghost story she had seen when she was young.
It was a horror story that said that if you look in the mirror every day and ask yourself, "Who are you?", you will eventually lose your ability to know who you are.
On the way back to the room, Simone looked serious and troubled.
If you hear the whispers, you'll go crazy. However, Simone currently does not have the skills to resolve the curse without facing it.
'Should I cover my ears?'
But Simone soon shook her head. She was already under the curse, so she would probably lose her senses just by looking at the shape of its mouth.
Even now, if she just imagines the situation back then, if she lets her guard down even a little, won't whisper quickly fill her head?
Simone doesn't want to feel that horrible feeling of going crazy in real time anymore.
In addition, this time, she won't be able to receive help from others. It's a curse that's much more difficult and dangerous to receive help than usual, as others will go crazy the moment they hear or see Simone.
'Then?'
What should I do?
Simone thought about it for a long time, but she couldn't come up with a good solution.
Is there a curse that can be solved by oneself without seeing, hearing, or receiving help from others?
"Hmm..."
Just throw it away as soon as you see it? Oh, that failed, really.
It was when Simone started to have vain thoughts in a situation with no answer.
“Simone!”
"Anna?"
From a distance, Anna was running towards Simone, lost in thought.
“Simone! Simone!”
"what's the matter?"
Anna stopped in front of Simone, took a deep breath, and hurriedly grabbed Simone's arm.
“I, I think I found it!”
“Found it?”
“It’s him, Lord Dan!”
Stop. Simone opened her eyes wide and grabbed Anna's hand.
“Lord Dan? Really? Where? How?”
“I was going to get some cleaning supplies! I heard a noise from an unused room, so I went closer and heard a young man’s voice.”
Anna has never spoken to Dan or heard his voice, so she doesn't know for sure if it's Dan's voice.
But one thing was certain: whether it was Dan's voice or another ghost's, she had to let Simone know.
“Voice? What did it say?”
Simone asked, carefully casting a mana over Anna.
Even though a small amount of death mana was spilled, it seemed that she was not a ghost but the real Anna, as she did not react much.
In the case of mental attack curses, she had to question everything.
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t hear it clearly. The door was thick, so the sound inside was mumbled. But it sounded like they were saying the same thing over and over again.”
Simone looked in the direction Anna had pointed. It was the first room she saw when she went down the back stairs where the servants came and went. There seemed to be something there.
Simone nodded with a smirk.
“You must have been scared, but you managed to figure it out so well. Thank you, Anna.”
Anna shook her head with a moved expression on her face at Simone's words.
“No! I have an amulet that Lady Simone gave me. I believed in it.”
Anna took the talisman out of her bosom and showed it to Simone.
Simone smiled broadly.
As expected, there are only two people with talents who are suitable to be servants of this cursed mansion.
'I need to hire her as a full-time employee as soon as this job is finished.'
She's sure that Anna's salary and treatment will be much better. Where else can she find someone who is always so supportive, cooperative, and brave?
Simone patted Anna on the shoulder and walked down the back stairs.
“Uh, Simone.”
“Anna, go back to your room. Just in case, Your Highness the Grand Duke of Illeston, you and Viscount Chaylor are not to come to me under any circumstances until I call you.”
“...Yes! Take care on your way back.”
A hint of hesitation crossed Anna's face, but she soon nodded and saw Simone off as she walked away.
It seemed like Simone was trying to solve this problem on her own.
It is extremely harsh for Simone to have to bear this curse alone, but it is something only she can do.
'All I can do, being powerless, is listen to what Simone says and be careful not to get in the way.'
Anna looked at Simone's back for a long time before turning around and walking away.
***
Simone came down the back stairs and looked around as she approached the first room.
It was very quiet here, even though the servants were usually out and about as if the Grand Duke of Illeston had taken care of it in advance.
That's why the sounds coming from inside the room were so audible.
...You...No...
A sound that sounds like mumbling.
But it wasn't the sound of a ghost. The presence felt beyond this door wasn't that of a ghost.
Person.
So it was Dan's.
Simone opened the door without hesitation. Then she froze, unable to take her hand off the doorknob.
“Who are you? You are not me. Who are you? You are not me... Who are you?”
Then, he was constantly asking questions to someone standing in front of him.
“...”
“Who are you?”
Simone's expression grew cold.
Who is the one facing Dan?
Who is that person who meets his gaze without avoiding it?
It was none other than himself reflected in the mirror.
Dan was looking at himself in the mirror and asking himself who he was as if he was asking someone else.
At that moment, the ghost's whispers began to fill Simone's head once again.
Who are you? Who ...
“Ugh!”
Shit!
Simone hurriedly backed away from the room and closed the door behind her.
It's like a bothersome curse!
She was trying hard to stay sane because of the ghostly whispers that would invade her mind if she let her guard down, but she found herself lost in thought when she saw Dan looking in the mirror and asking who he was.
Simone clenched her fists.
‘What on earth should I do..."’
She stared at the poor door for a while and reluctantly grabbed the doorknob again.
What can I do? I have to save him anyway.
'I can't leave him behind.'
First, she needs to get Dan away from that mirror. This may not be the solution, but at least she can stop thinking for a moment as the image of herself facing her disappears.
She's just going to bring Dan out very quickly.
“Whew... As fast as possible.”
“Whew... As fast as possible.”
If you feel like it's hard to come to your senses, you should at least sing a song.
At that moment.
“Ugh!”
Something heavy settled on Simone's shoulders.
“What the heck, all of a sudden-”
Die
Oh, it was a ghost.
"...Huh?"
Simone turned around in surprise. The ghost, still looking horribly, had its head hanging on Simone’s shoulder and was muttering, “Die, die.”
Why him all of a sudden?
Of course, she knew that he had been coming into the mansion since the Simone incident on the 4th floor, but he was still a ghost who was reluctant to come in unless absolutely necessary.
“I was surprised.”
What kind of wind blew in today? Anyway, it's fickle.
Simone lowered the doorknob, thinking calmly. At that moment, the nine-foot ghost wrapped its arms around Simone's neck more tightly.
Die
“Ouch! Ah! It hurts!”
This caused Simone to stop her hands and turn her head towards the nine-foot ghost.
Who are you? Who is who? Who is what? Who are you? Who is who? Who are you? Who are you?
Dan's voice was heard from very close to the door.
Simone slowly took her hand off the doorknob. Dan was speaking from very close by.
Probably right in front of the door. Just a stone's throw away from Simone as she opens the door.
It's dangerous. If she opens this door now, she'll be caught.
Simone, who had quickly made a decision, slowly backed away and left the place.
“...This is driving me crazy.”
It was clear that Dan had been completely out of his mind.
Dan is completely devastated, and Simone is barely hanging on, without any help from anyone.
This is truly a headache.
However.
A smile appeared on Simone's lips.
She remembered.
How to break this situation.
***
This curse is very similar to some urban legends.
1. A horror story you shouldn't know.
It is a myth that there are thoughts that people should never think or imagine, and if they do, they will go crazy.
2. Gestalt collapse
This is an urban legend that is popular in Japan. It is a phenomenon in which repeating the definition of a specific word or object actually causes confusion.
For example, if you keep using the same word over and over, the word may suddenly feel unfamiliar.
The reason why a ghost story she had heard when she was in elementary school suddenly came to mind was because when she saw Dan asking who he was while looking in the mirror earlier, Simone was reminded of a ghost story she had seen when she was young.
It was a horror story that said that if you look in the mirror every day and ask yourself, "Who are you?", you will eventually lose your ability to know who you are.
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