“Everyone, stand back.”
At the Grand Duke of Illeston's direction, everyone except Simone moved away from the door.
Simone opened the door, making sure the people had moved away and raising mana in her hand.
“...”
The door opened wide, and at the same time, a hand was quickly extended. Simone looked straight ahead and opened her eyes wide.
No?
There was nothing in front of the door, just an empty hallway.
She thought she had knocked on the door so boldly that she had rushed in without fear, intending to destroy it all at once.
“There’s nothing....”
Simone looked back to tell them not to let their guard down, even though there was nothing there. But people's reactions were a bit strange.
They all stared straight ahead, more rigid than Simone, who had opened the door.
"Huh?"
Then Viscount Chaylor shouted with a pale face.
“Boss! Down! Down!!!!”
What's underneath? Huh?
Simone looked down without realizing it and stopped moving.
Before Simone noticed, blood was pooling at her feet.
“...”
Simone slowly moved her gaze along the path of blood flow. At the same time, the mana of death that rose from her hand also grew in a clump.
A corpse was lying on the floor. When people didn't react, it rolled over and opened its eyes, then stood up straight.
'That's crazy.'
There was no need to bring up the subject. Simone quickly extended her hand, which was now covered in black fog, to the corpse's face.
“Hey, Simone!”
It was an action without any hesitation, to the point where she couldn't say she was surprised even for a moment.
If I just touch that thing, it'll be over cleanly!
The corpse opened its mouth and smiled without showing any sign of fear.
who is this
...Uh?
Simone's hand, floating in the air, suddenly stopped and her mana subsided in an instant. Then, all of a sudden, Simone let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground, clutching her ears.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
“Simone!”
The Grand Duchess Florier called her in a voice almost screaming, but Simone did not hear her.
Instead.
...She can hear it. The voice of a ghost whispering in her ear without stopping.
The constant thoughts asking...
Simone was out of her mind as if her head and eyes were spinning.
What should I do? What should I do?
How and who should I do...
Then an extreme heaviness settled on Simone's shoulders.
Die
Ouch! The excruciating pain pressing down on her shoulder and the familiar grinding sound that drowns out the whispers.
Simone suddenly came to her senses at the sound of the old ghost's voice.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
Simone took advantage of the brief opportunity to quickly search through her wares.
Talismans, Geneon's snacks, and... magic stones!
Simone held the magic stone tightly in her hand and released her mana explosively.
In the past, this amount of mana would have been enough to break a wall or a piece of furniture, but now Simone was able to delicately handle even this amount of mana.
Simone absorbed all the released mana into her magic stone.
'Let's do it. No, I have to do it.'
Simone never tried this technique before, so she's not sure if she can do it right, but there is one way to get rid of it using mana without hearing the whispers.
'Possessed.'
It is giving one's body to the soul that has become Simone's slave.
The souls that have become dependent are souls that have sworn unconditional loyalty, so they will carry out Simone's wishes without the risk of their bodies being stolen.
The problem is that she has never done it before, so she doesn't know how to do it...
Originally, Simone was planning to give a brief report of the situation to Grand Duke Illeston, then practice a bit with Geneon before attempting it.
But she couldn't do that because she was suddenly attacked. So she might fail or make a mistake.
But even so...
'Anything will get better than this!'
Simone's eyes glowed red. At the same time, the faint breeze began to blow, causing her clothes and hair to flutter.
Simone, who was trying to hurriedly make her body submissive, suddenly felt that the presence of the person who was tightly embracing her body, not the magic stone, was slowly being absorbed into her.
Huh? Wait a minute... This isn't it? Huh?
'What are you doing?'
Grand Duke Illeston frowned.
Simone clutches her head in pain for a while, then suddenly jumps up and stands as if time has stopped.
The bloody ghost that had momentarily retreated from her mana approached Simone with an unpleasant smile, thinking that this was the right time.
'Damn it...'
Grand Duke Illeston gripped the sword at his waist tightly. It may not be possible to use a sword against that hideous thing, but he must somehow keep it from approaching...
That was when.
Duk.
The unexpected sound caused the strength in Grand Duke Illestone's hands to momentarily loosen.
The murderous intent that had been flowing from his eyes completely disappeared at the sight of the person collapsing before his eyes, and instead, confusion began to appear.
'What is this...'
At that moment, a sound close to a scream came out from the employees who had been calmly watching the situation.
“Simone!!!!”
Simone, who had been standing still, suddenly collapsed and fell into a pool of blood.
What the hell is going on? There was no attack. And then suddenly she collapsed?
In that short time, did she end up being consumed by the curse?
...Wrong. Simone, who was already cursed, was powerless against this curse.
Well then, it would be best to just run away from it for now.
“...Everyone, get ready to get out of here.”
The moment Grand Duke Illeston, unable to stand watching, draws his sword and tries to step forward.
Chulbuk- Chulbuk-
Simone, who had been lying with her head buried in a pool of blood, raised her upper body by putting both arms on the floor.
“Simone.”
The Grand Duke of Illestone stopped moving. Was she completely cursed and collapsed?
Soon, a strange atmosphere began to flow through the otherwise ordinary study.
thump thump-
In a space as quiet as a mouse, everyone was focused solely on Simone's actions. No, even if they didn't want to, they couldn't take their eyes off her.
The energy flowing out of Simone right now was so different from usual.
chulbuck-
Blood dripped from her waist-length hair. As she slightly bent her neck back, a blood-covered face flashed by.
chulbuck-
Simone sat up completely, staggered forward, and looked straight ahead.
Blood dripped from her hair and her dress, which was soaked with blood, onto the floor.
Viscount Chaylor tried to muffle the scream that was about to escape his mouth with his hand.
What the heck! Just watching this makes my whole body tremble, and it's so chilling that it feels like my bones will freeze!
The Viscount turned his stiff head and looked at Geneon.
Geneon also sensed something strange.
That is... the thick mana flowing out like fog from the bloody Simone is so sticky and huge that it can’t possibly be Simone’s.
He looked at Simone in shock and took a step back without realizing it.
That's an iceberg.
But the soul that entered that body did not seem to be the soul that had become Simone's slave.
'What the heck is stuck on it?'
Soul? There's no way a human soul could use such power simply by possessing a necromancer's body.
That power... is a power of a higher level than Simone, and even Anasis.
Geneon's eyes sank deeply.
'Simone, what have you done?'
At that moment.
“Haa, ha... haha....”
Simone laughed weakly and hoarsely, then ran towards the ghost in front of her.
"Die."
At the Grand Duke of Illeston's direction, everyone except Simone moved away from the door.
Simone opened the door, making sure the people had moved away and raising mana in her hand.
“...”
The door opened wide, and at the same time, a hand was quickly extended. Simone looked straight ahead and opened her eyes wide.
No?
There was nothing in front of the door, just an empty hallway.
She thought she had knocked on the door so boldly that she had rushed in without fear, intending to destroy it all at once.
“There’s nothing....”
Simone looked back to tell them not to let their guard down, even though there was nothing there. But people's reactions were a bit strange.
They all stared straight ahead, more rigid than Simone, who had opened the door.
"Huh?"
Then Viscount Chaylor shouted with a pale face.
“Boss! Down! Down!!!!”
What's underneath? Huh?
Simone looked down without realizing it and stopped moving.
Before Simone noticed, blood was pooling at her feet.
“...”
Simone slowly moved her gaze along the path of blood flow. At the same time, the mana of death that rose from her hand also grew in a clump.
A corpse was lying on the floor. When people didn't react, it rolled over and opened its eyes, then stood up straight.
'That's crazy.'
There was no need to bring up the subject. Simone quickly extended her hand, which was now covered in black fog, to the corpse's face.
“Hey, Simone!”
It was an action without any hesitation, to the point where she couldn't say she was surprised even for a moment.
If I just touch that thing, it'll be over cleanly!
The corpse opened its mouth and smiled without showing any sign of fear.
who is this
...Uh?
Simone's hand, floating in the air, suddenly stopped and her mana subsided in an instant. Then, all of a sudden, Simone let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground, clutching her ears.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
“Simone!”
The Grand Duchess Florier called her in a voice almost screaming, but Simone did not hear her.
Instead.
...She can hear it. The voice of a ghost whispering in her ear without stopping.
The constant thoughts asking...
Who are you? Who is who? Who is who? Who is who? Who is what? Who is who? Who is who? Who is who? Who am I? What does the word who mean? What was it? What did it say? What does who mean?
Just thinking back to the first time she was cursed, or even just seeing the ghost's face, makes Simone lose her mind in an instant.
Her mind spins wildly without her realizing it, and she becomes unable to do anything.
She was hit. Simone gritted her teeth, trying to push away the thoughts that were quickly coming to her.
'No.'
She can't break down here. Simone has people behind her who are there to help her.
If Simone misses the curse, those people will also be cursed.
If she wants to give them a chance to run away, she has to somehow stop the curses and hold on to her feet...
“Ugh...”
It feels as if her soul is being sucked out of her brain. Her head, filled with thoughts, starts to hurt so much that it feels like it's going to burst, and she can't think of anyone else.
If only she could come to her senses even a little bit... If only she had Florier’s dagger in her hand, she could have come to her senses even if it meant wounding herself...
Just thinking back to the first time she was cursed, or even just seeing the ghost's face, makes Simone lose her mind in an instant.
Her mind spins wildly without her realizing it, and she becomes unable to do anything.
She was hit. Simone gritted her teeth, trying to push away the thoughts that were quickly coming to her.
'No.'
She can't break down here. Simone has people behind her who are there to help her.
If Simone misses the curse, those people will also be cursed.
If she wants to give them a chance to run away, she has to somehow stop the curses and hold on to her feet...
“Ugh...”
It feels as if her soul is being sucked out of her brain. Her head, filled with thoughts, starts to hurt so much that it feels like it's going to burst, and she can't think of anyone else.
If only she could come to her senses even a little bit... If only she had Florier’s dagger in her hand, she could have come to her senses even if it meant wounding herself...
Simone was out of her mind as if her head and eyes were spinning.
What should I do? What should I do?
How and who should I do...
Then an extreme heaviness settled on Simone's shoulders.
Die
Ouch! The excruciating pain pressing down on her shoulder and the familiar grinding sound that drowns out the whispers.
Simone suddenly came to her senses at the sound of the old ghost's voice.
“Ugh... Ugh...”
Simone took advantage of the brief opportunity to quickly search through her wares.
Talismans, Geneon's snacks, and... magic stones!
Simone held the magic stone tightly in her hand and released her mana explosively.
In the past, this amount of mana would have been enough to break a wall or a piece of furniture, but now Simone was able to delicately handle even this amount of mana.
Simone absorbed all the released mana into her magic stone.
'Let's do it. No, I have to do it.'
Simone never tried this technique before, so she's not sure if she can do it right, but there is one way to get rid of it using mana without hearing the whispers.
'Possessed.'
It is giving one's body to the soul that has become Simone's slave.
The souls that have become dependent are souls that have sworn unconditional loyalty, so they will carry out Simone's wishes without the risk of their bodies being stolen.
The problem is that she has never done it before, so she doesn't know how to do it...
Originally, Simone was planning to give a brief report of the situation to Grand Duke Illeston, then practice a bit with Geneon before attempting it.
But she couldn't do that because she was suddenly attacked. So she might fail or make a mistake.
But even so...
'Anything will get better than this!'
Simone's eyes glowed red. At the same time, the faint breeze began to blow, causing her clothes and hair to flutter.
Simone, who was trying to hurriedly make her body submissive, suddenly felt that the presence of the person who was tightly embracing her body, not the magic stone, was slowly being absorbed into her.
Huh? Wait a minute... This isn't it? Huh?
***
'What are you doing?'
Grand Duke Illeston frowned.
Simone clutches her head in pain for a while, then suddenly jumps up and stands as if time has stopped.
The bloody ghost that had momentarily retreated from her mana approached Simone with an unpleasant smile, thinking that this was the right time.
'Damn it...'
Grand Duke Illeston gripped the sword at his waist tightly. It may not be possible to use a sword against that hideous thing, but he must somehow keep it from approaching...
That was when.
Duk.
The unexpected sound caused the strength in Grand Duke Illestone's hands to momentarily loosen.
The murderous intent that had been flowing from his eyes completely disappeared at the sight of the person collapsing before his eyes, and instead, confusion began to appear.
'What is this...'
At that moment, a sound close to a scream came out from the employees who had been calmly watching the situation.
“Simone!!!!”
Simone, who had been standing still, suddenly collapsed and fell into a pool of blood.
What the hell is going on? There was no attack. And then suddenly she collapsed?
In that short time, did she end up being consumed by the curse?
...Wrong. Simone, who was already cursed, was powerless against this curse.
Well then, it would be best to just run away from it for now.
“...Everyone, get ready to get out of here.”
The moment Grand Duke Illeston, unable to stand watching, draws his sword and tries to step forward.
Chulbuk- Chulbuk-
Simone, who had been lying with her head buried in a pool of blood, raised her upper body by putting both arms on the floor.
“Simone.”
The Grand Duke of Illestone stopped moving. Was she completely cursed and collapsed?
Soon, a strange atmosphere began to flow through the otherwise ordinary study.
thump thump-
In a space as quiet as a mouse, everyone was focused solely on Simone's actions. No, even if they didn't want to, they couldn't take their eyes off her.
The energy flowing out of Simone right now was so different from usual.
chulbuck-
Blood dripped from her waist-length hair. As she slightly bent her neck back, a blood-covered face flashed by.
chulbuck-
Simone sat up completely, staggered forward, and looked straight ahead.
Blood dripped from her hair and her dress, which was soaked with blood, onto the floor.
Viscount Chaylor tried to muffle the scream that was about to escape his mouth with his hand.
What the heck! Just watching this makes my whole body tremble, and it's so chilling that it feels like my bones will freeze!
The Viscount turned his stiff head and looked at Geneon.
Geneon also sensed something strange.
That is... the thick mana flowing out like fog from the bloody Simone is so sticky and huge that it can’t possibly be Simone’s.
He looked at Simone in shock and took a step back without realizing it.
That's an iceberg.
But the soul that entered that body did not seem to be the soul that had become Simone's slave.
'What the heck is stuck on it?'
Soul? There's no way a human soul could use such power simply by possessing a necromancer's body.
That power... is a power of a higher level than Simone, and even Anasis.
Geneon's eyes sank deeply.
'Simone, what have you done?'
At that moment.
“Haa, ha... haha....”
Simone laughed weakly and hoarsely, then ran towards the ghost in front of her.
"Die."
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