From the moment Simone opened her eyes again, a series of incomprehensible events occurred.
At the moment when she thought that she had finally regained control of her body, she saw the head of a corpse that made her feel nauseous just looking at it, and her own hand rubbing the magic stone on it.
“Whoaaaa!”
When Simone reflexively pulled her hand away in shock, the head of the whispering ghost had already been absorbed into the magic stone and turned into powder.
When she opened her eyes, everything had been neatly resolved, just as the unidentified man had said.
“Simone!”
“Simone, are you okay?”
“What was that just now?”
“...”
I don't know. What is going on?
Simone looked at the people while feeling her body.
There wasn't a single spot that hurt. There wasn't any injury. She didn't feel tired or like she had used up a lot of mana.
It seems like she came back pretty quickly, considering she had expected to be out of body for a while.
But why are all these people looking at me strangely?
Simone stared at them blankly and opened her mouth.
“What’s wrong with Kaylee and Viscount Chaylor?”
“...Don’t you remember, Simone?”
Anna said with a blank expression. Simone unconsciously shuts her mouth.
What is this? This anxiety. This gaze of people reminds me of the day after the film cut?
“What is it? Why are you doing that?”
At the sight of Simone, who seemed to know absolutely nothing, Grand Duke Illeston finally opened his mouth.
“Look at you now.”
Why am I like this?
If she collects just a little more, she will have at least the same power as Anasis right after being summoned.
Of course, quite some time has passed since then, and Anasis, who is hiding somewhere, has probably become much stronger, but anyway.
Simone began to count the days in her head.
'When is Jace coming to the mansion?'
On the day Jace visits, it might be a good idea to grab him and use his physique to rummage through the mansion.
At the moment when she thought that she had finally regained control of her body, she saw the head of a corpse that made her feel nauseous just looking at it, and her own hand rubbing the magic stone on it.
“Whoaaaa!”
When Simone reflexively pulled her hand away in shock, the head of the whispering ghost had already been absorbed into the magic stone and turned into powder.
When she opened her eyes, everything had been neatly resolved, just as the unidentified man had said.
“Simone!”
“Simone, are you okay?”
“What was that just now?”
“...”
I don't know. What is going on?
Simone looked at the people while feeling her body.
There wasn't a single spot that hurt. There wasn't any injury. She didn't feel tired or like she had used up a lot of mana.
It seems like she came back pretty quickly, considering she had expected to be out of body for a while.
But why are all these people looking at me strangely?
Simone stared at them blankly and opened her mouth.
“What’s wrong with Kaylee and Viscount Chaylor?”
“...Don’t you remember, Simone?”
Anna said with a blank expression. Simone unconsciously shuts her mouth.
What is this? This anxiety. This gaze of people reminds me of the day after the film cut?
“What is it? Why are you doing that?”
At the sight of Simone, who seemed to know absolutely nothing, Grand Duke Illeston finally opened his mouth.
“Look at you now.”
Why am I like this?
Simone, who naturally turned her gaze to her clothes, suddenly realized that she was covered in blood and shuddered.
“Huh? Ugh! What the...!”
Did I die and come back to life? What on earth did that damn ghost do to my body?
“Tch. I see you used the technique without any countermeasures! What kind of absurdly dangerous thing is that! Haven’t I told you this over and over again!”
Simone closed her eyes tightly.
Geneon had been told time and time again that all Necromancer skills were dangerous and should always be used with caution.
Grand Duke Illeston stood up as he saw Simone, covered in blood, being scolded by Geneon.
“If that’s okay, then fine. The situation is a bit crazy, so let’s wrap things up here for now. Kelle.”
"...Yes."
There was also the fact that the master was by her side, and Kelle, who had been sitting down, got up on wobbly legs.
Simone was so nervous that she didn't have any strength in her legs and her head wasn't working properly.
Grand Duke Illeston, who was handling the situation so well, seemed more amazing than ever.
Anyway, with Simone's return, the people in the mansion started to move again.
There were so many questions, but one thing was certain: the curse was lifted, Dan had returned, and Simone was free from her endless thoughts.
“I was too careless, and as a result, I was very rude to His Highness the Grand Duke, the hero, and Viscount Chaylor.”
When Dan woke up, his face was noticeably paler than when he first arrived, and he said that he would study the instructions next time and return with Viscount Chaylor.
Kaylee, who had been unconscious for a while, woke up and was finally able to feel relieved when she saw Simone coming out of the shower in perfect condition.
The Illeston Manor quickly returned to its original routine.
Except for one person and one cat.
“What on earth is that guy?”
“I don’t know either?”
“You’re not hiding it?”
“Why am I hiding this from you, Geneon?”
Anna and Geneon told her everything that happened after her body was taken over by the nine-legged ghost.
But Simone didn't understand half of what they told her.
“I just made a mistake.”
If there had been some other plan, it would have been used a long time ago.
Simone simply wished that one of the servants she had absorbed into the magic stone would possess her body and kill the ghost by hearing the ghost's whispers on her behalf.
But by mistake, a ghost that had been following her since the orphanage took over her body instead of her subordinate's, and after that, she strangely lost control of her mana.
That's all, Simone did not do anything, and could not do anything.
But why is Geneon questioning this so seriously?
What took over my body was just a nine-foot ghost.
‘...Oh, come to think of it.’
While she was just floating around as a soul in her stolen body, Simone also heard a strange voice.
A voice that was heavier and more serious than any other voice, yet very affectionate.
It wasn't the usual hoarse voice of the old ghost she'd heard.
Even though it was the first time she had heard that voice, she strangely felt no doubt or curiosity about its existence.
When Simone was told to stay still, she stopped struggling to go out without a second thought.
'I haven't been able to use Mana since then.'
Since the voice of that being was heard.
'This is really strange.'
Even now that she's heard the whole story from Anna, she still doesn't feel any sense of wariness about its existence.
However, Geneon seemed to be displeased with Simone's composure.
“Be peaceful! I mean, have a sense of crisis!”
“Hey, Geneon, how many targets do you have to be wary of? Why are you wary of your own allies?”
“Friends?”
Simone nodded.
“I really don’t know his true identity. If he had such a strong soul as you said, Geneon, he would have told me a long time ago. But he saved us anyway, so isn’t he an ally?”
Simone spoke cheerfully and chuckled.
It seemed like a remark made lightly and without any plan, but it was true. There was no need to be wary of the unidentified entity right now.
The reason was simple.
After taking over Simone's body, things got more and more complicated due to the mental attack, and she resolved the situation.
After that, didn't she return the body without any major damage?
He is just beings who do no harm and do good.
Is it necessary to be wary just because he hasn't revealed his identity?
In this world, there are enemies such as the Demon King and Anasis. There is no need to create enemies that cannot be dealt with.
Geneon's expression gradually hardened.
'It's so complacent.'
Don't be overly cautious. But...
Simone can say this because her consciousness was not in reality.
It was a being with power that could never be taken lightly.
But Geneon didn't say anything further.
He couldn't be sure, but he had a vague idea what it was.
The reason was that Simone was so merciful to the powerful being who had taken her body. She was not a person who believed easily.
She's not the type of person who would easily think the simple and foolish thought, 'You're my friend because you helped me out.'
There is only one person in this world who can have such unwavering confidence as Simone.
God of Death.
I wanted to kill her and keep her by my side, but she wanted to live, so I changed his fate.
The voice of that being continued to linger in Geneon's head.
He spoke as if fate could be changed with a wave of the hand.
Who else but the God of Death can give and take away Simone's strength?
If that's the case, then it's understandable that Anasis and he felt different from each other than Simone.
Geneon stared at Simone.
'So you're saying that you're receiving not only the power of the God of Death but also his protection?'
That kid.
What a cruel fate you were born with.
Meanwhile, Simone rolled her magic stone over her hand without knowing Geneon's feelings.
‘Something... seems like the momentum has changed.’
The shape and color were not much different from usual, but the feeling was different.
It was so unnatural and so sudden that it was obvious.
'The mana absorbed by the magic stone has become much stronger.'
The power of the soul in the magic stone is proportional to the power of the mana absorbed.
Simone had absorbed quite a generous amount of power, so she didn't feel like it was lacking until now, but now she felt like the mana was so thick it was overflowing.
Just absorbing one more whisper curse wouldn't make it this strong.
'What did the old ghost do?'
Simone had no idea what happened to her body in this magic stone while her body was being taken away.
But.
Simone felt the mana filling the magic stone and smiled.
'That's good. If we just save a little more...'
Simone thought of Anasis, whom she had met some time ago.
She has never forgotten her presence for a single moment since her resurrection. Her aura was so intense that Simone would forget to breathe just by making eye contact with her.
If she had to compare Anasis to something, it would be God. It felt like she was looking up at a gigantic God she had never seen before.
The God Anasis looked down at her with eyes that were both alive and funny, and Simone felt like she was frozen in front of her, unable to move, like a fly.
And now, Simone felt a strength similar to that of Anasis that she had encountered that day at the Magic Stone.
“Huh? Ugh! What the...!”
Did I die and come back to life? What on earth did that damn ghost do to my body?
“Tch. I see you used the technique without any countermeasures! What kind of absurdly dangerous thing is that! Haven’t I told you this over and over again!”
Simone closed her eyes tightly.
Geneon had been told time and time again that all Necromancer skills were dangerous and should always be used with caution.
Grand Duke Illeston stood up as he saw Simone, covered in blood, being scolded by Geneon.
“If that’s okay, then fine. The situation is a bit crazy, so let’s wrap things up here for now. Kelle.”
"...Yes."
There was also the fact that the master was by her side, and Kelle, who had been sitting down, got up on wobbly legs.
Simone was so nervous that she didn't have any strength in her legs and her head wasn't working properly.
Grand Duke Illeston, who was handling the situation so well, seemed more amazing than ever.
Anyway, with Simone's return, the people in the mansion started to move again.
There were so many questions, but one thing was certain: the curse was lifted, Dan had returned, and Simone was free from her endless thoughts.
***
“I was too careless, and as a result, I was very rude to His Highness the Grand Duke, the hero, and Viscount Chaylor.”
When Dan woke up, his face was noticeably paler than when he first arrived, and he said that he would study the instructions next time and return with Viscount Chaylor.
Kaylee, who had been unconscious for a while, woke up and was finally able to feel relieved when she saw Simone coming out of the shower in perfect condition.
The Illeston Manor quickly returned to its original routine.
Except for one person and one cat.
“What on earth is that guy?”
“I don’t know either?”
“You’re not hiding it?”
“Why am I hiding this from you, Geneon?”
Anna and Geneon told her everything that happened after her body was taken over by the nine-legged ghost.
But Simone didn't understand half of what they told her.
“I just made a mistake.”
If there had been some other plan, it would have been used a long time ago.
Simone simply wished that one of the servants she had absorbed into the magic stone would possess her body and kill the ghost by hearing the ghost's whispers on her behalf.
But by mistake, a ghost that had been following her since the orphanage took over her body instead of her subordinate's, and after that, she strangely lost control of her mana.
That's all, Simone did not do anything, and could not do anything.
But why is Geneon questioning this so seriously?
What took over my body was just a nine-foot ghost.
‘...Oh, come to think of it.’
While she was just floating around as a soul in her stolen body, Simone also heard a strange voice.
A voice that was heavier and more serious than any other voice, yet very affectionate.
It wasn't the usual hoarse voice of the old ghost she'd heard.
Even though it was the first time she had heard that voice, she strangely felt no doubt or curiosity about its existence.
When Simone was told to stay still, she stopped struggling to go out without a second thought.
'I haven't been able to use Mana since then.'
Since the voice of that being was heard.
'This is really strange.'
Even now that she's heard the whole story from Anna, she still doesn't feel any sense of wariness about its existence.
However, Geneon seemed to be displeased with Simone's composure.
“Be peaceful! I mean, have a sense of crisis!”
“Hey, Geneon, how many targets do you have to be wary of? Why are you wary of your own allies?”
“Friends?”
Simone nodded.
“I really don’t know his true identity. If he had such a strong soul as you said, Geneon, he would have told me a long time ago. But he saved us anyway, so isn’t he an ally?”
Simone spoke cheerfully and chuckled.
It seemed like a remark made lightly and without any plan, but it was true. There was no need to be wary of the unidentified entity right now.
The reason was simple.
After taking over Simone's body, things got more and more complicated due to the mental attack, and she resolved the situation.
After that, didn't she return the body without any major damage?
He is just beings who do no harm and do good.
Is it necessary to be wary just because he hasn't revealed his identity?
In this world, there are enemies such as the Demon King and Anasis. There is no need to create enemies that cannot be dealt with.
Geneon's expression gradually hardened.
'It's so complacent.'
Don't be overly cautious. But...
Simone can say this because her consciousness was not in reality.
It was a being with power that could never be taken lightly.
But Geneon didn't say anything further.
He couldn't be sure, but he had a vague idea what it was.
The reason was that Simone was so merciful to the powerful being who had taken her body. She was not a person who believed easily.
She's not the type of person who would easily think the simple and foolish thought, 'You're my friend because you helped me out.'
There is only one person in this world who can have such unwavering confidence as Simone.
God of Death.
I wanted to kill her and keep her by my side, but she wanted to live, so I changed his fate.
The voice of that being continued to linger in Geneon's head.
He spoke as if fate could be changed with a wave of the hand.
Who else but the God of Death can give and take away Simone's strength?
If that's the case, then it's understandable that Anasis and he felt different from each other than Simone.
Geneon stared at Simone.
'So you're saying that you're receiving not only the power of the God of Death but also his protection?'
That kid.
What a cruel fate you were born with.
Meanwhile, Simone rolled her magic stone over her hand without knowing Geneon's feelings.
‘Something... seems like the momentum has changed.’
The shape and color were not much different from usual, but the feeling was different.
It was so unnatural and so sudden that it was obvious.
'The mana absorbed by the magic stone has become much stronger.'
The power of the soul in the magic stone is proportional to the power of the mana absorbed.
Simone had absorbed quite a generous amount of power, so she didn't feel like it was lacking until now, but now she felt like the mana was so thick it was overflowing.
Just absorbing one more whisper curse wouldn't make it this strong.
'What did the old ghost do?'
Simone had no idea what happened to her body in this magic stone while her body was being taken away.
But.
Simone felt the mana filling the magic stone and smiled.
'That's good. If we just save a little more...'
Simone thought of Anasis, whom she had met some time ago.
She has never forgotten her presence for a single moment since her resurrection. Her aura was so intense that Simone would forget to breathe just by making eye contact with her.
If she had to compare Anasis to something, it would be God. It felt like she was looking up at a gigantic God she had never seen before.
The God Anasis looked down at her with eyes that were both alive and funny, and Simone felt like she was frozen in front of her, unable to move, like a fly.
And now, Simone felt a strength similar to that of Anasis that she had encountered that day at the Magic Stone.
If she collects just a little more, she will have at least the same power as Anasis right after being summoned.
Of course, quite some time has passed since then, and Anasis, who is hiding somewhere, has probably become much stronger, but anyway.
Simone began to count the days in her head.
'When is Jace coming to the mansion?'
On the day Jace visits, it might be a good idea to grab him and use his physique to rummage through the mansion.
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