It seemed as if she would lose consciousness and collapse at any moment. However, Simone held on to her fleeting consciousness and watched the situation unfold until the very end.
She felt like she had to see how great the price of not being able to calm this situation was.
It's not Simone's fault that she missed Anasis despite her efforts.
But somehow she had a feeling that she would be the one to end this fight.
“This is miserable.”
Louis said in a resentful voice.
Many promising students who had not yet been able to realize their dreams died in large numbers, and even their bodies were torn and torn apart by skeletons, leaving them incomplete.
This sight would amaze even those who had no connection with them.
Could we have protected them if there had been more fighters?
Simone's eyes twitched.
'No, the result wouldn't have changed.'
Rather, the number of people who are attacked by skeletons will only increase.
"Your Highness!"
At that time, the imperial soldiers who arrived at the academy late stopped as they approached Louis, and were speechless at the sight of the gruesome sight.
“What, what the heck is this...”
Louis glared at them with a cold face.
“I told you to keep an eye on the academy. No matter what reason you give, you cannot avoid responsibility for sacrificing students by arriving late.”
Working with Simone always involves taking a certain amount of risk.
Moreover, since the students' lives were at stake this time, the Imperial Army was ordered to stand by and watch the Academy before departure.
If they had gotten here just a little earlier, they could have at least sent the students back from the dormitory and filled the place with soldiers to stop the skeletons early.
The knights and soldiers who had been looking around in vain with expressions that could not be described in words all knelt down.
“I will make no excuses. I will gladly accept my sins, so please allow me to carry out Your Highness’s orders until the situation is resolved.”
In fact, as soon as they heard the news that the students were being evacuated from the Academy, they tried to teleport to the Academy, but strangely enough, it didn't work.
It's as if someone had taken away the Academy's teleportation.
Although their arrival was delayed because they traveled on horseback, at least they knew that no horse was immune from death.
“Yes. Now is not the time.”
Simone, who was being supported by Louis as if she was clinging to him, calmed him down in a weak voice.
Louis tried to suppress his anger and asked Simone.
“What should I do?”
He said it indirectly because there were knights and soldiers, but it meant that from now on he would follow Simone's instructions.
Simone, whose condition was getting worse, spoke in a breathy voice.
“Demon King... Training...”
Louis understood this and gave orders to the knight.
“Some of you should remain and collect the bodies of the students. If any students have not yet been evacuated, send them back immediately.”
"Yes!"
“And the rest head to Lake Rydel, where the Demon King’s body is sealed. Easton!”
"Yes!"
Deputy Captain Easton raised his head and answered forcefully.
“You must return to the castle immediately and contact the ten remaining areas where the Demon King’s body is sealed, excluding Lake Rydel.”
The hand that was wrapping around Simone's shoulder became stronger without him knowing it.
“The Demon King may soon be resurrected by Anasis’ scheme. So, have your soldiers stand by and if you see any signs of this, send word immediately.”
"Abel..."
At Simone's muttering, Louis immediately gave instructions to Easton.
“And tell this news to the hero Abel and his companions.”
As expected, you understand perfectly...
Simone looked up at the sky, listening to Louis' voice giving appropriate instructions.
Dark clouds began to slowly gather in the clear sky.
When the Demon King's seal is released, the space-time of that area becomes distorted, and thunder, lightning, and rainfall.
As the seals on his dismembered body are released one by one, the area of rain increases, and when he is fully resurrected, the world will continue to rain forever, eventually leading to its destruction.
The fact that dark clouds began to gather without warning meant that the Demon King's resurrection had begun.
Simone was not sure where it started, but wherever it started, it was a disaster.
Unlike the previous prophecy curses, this one will not be able to be stopped early, since Abel is gone and Simone has exhausted all her energy.
Simone sighed deeply and muttered.
“Jace.”
Then Louis shouted.
“Whoever you are, go to the main building and bring Lord Jace of House Illeston! He is a student at this academy, so he should be there.”
“Yes, I will bring a healer with him for you, my lord.”
The knights who received his orders began to move in unison, leading the soldiers. Louis sat Simone down on a flat surface and asked her with concern.
“Are you okay?”
Simone nodded. It was okay even if it wasn't okay. She still had work to do.
“If I just rest a little...Ha, wa...”
She must have been exhausted from the battle, it's so hard to even say a word.
“The healer will be here soon. Get treatment from him and go to the mansion-”
“Once you get treatment, you’ll be able to move again.”
"... Yes?"
Louis frowned in embarrassment without realizing it.
Are you going to do something now that things are like this?
You can't even walk properly, your mana is completely depleted, and you're barely able to hold on to consciousness?
Simone smiled and said as Louis grinned.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
“Are you in your right mind?”
“I said... and he did it right away.”
Simone touched her forehead.
“Actually, I’m not hurt anymore. I just need to recover my mana.”
Louis' gaze turned to Simone's forehead. The wound on her forehead that had been bleeding profusely when she fell head first earlier had disappeared as if it had been washed away.
For some unknown reason, this also seems to be part of the wild power she used earlier.
“Isn’t that mana the problem?”
Louis said, sounding frustrated. A necromancer who uses mana is out of mana, so what else can he do here?
“Then the reason you called Jace earlier...”
“Of course, I called him so we could move together.”
“This is driving me crazy.”
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, there are knights here too, so you must be careful what you say.”
“Is now the time for puns?”
Simone smirked as she watched Louis crying.
“Don’t worry. Necromancers are more resilient than you might think.”
“Please focus your eyes and speak.”
“Crown Prince.”
“...”
Simone smiled and looked at him. Louis unconsciously shut his mouth.
“You can take as much rest as you want. Don’t you know what’s really urgent right now?”
Simone raised her head. Following her gaze, Louis also raised his head and looked at the sky.
Dark clouds and rain start to fall little by little. It was a sign that could be considered a symbol of the Demon King.
Louis shut his mouth at the sight of Simone's expression, which he saw for the first time.
She seemed very impatient as if she shouldn't be here even for a moment.
“If the Demon King is resurrected in this situation, it’s over.”
It's not that Simone doesn't want to rest. No, regardless of whether she rests or not, she's on the verge of fainting.
However, the reason she tries so hard to stay conscious and keep moving is because she is originally a courageous heroic person, and it is not because she does not know that her life is precious.
Because she read a novel about this world.
Because she knows what the consequences of the Demon King's resurrection will be, and what will happen if the malevolent Anasis devours it.
She moves because she knows there is nowhere to run to to live and protect her loved ones.
“Once one seal is released, the resurrection will proceed quickly. Before that, we will gather as many souls as possible and head to the place where the signs of resurrection begin.”
One day? Two days? Dark clouds have already begun to cover the sky, so if they can buy even just one day, that would be fortunate.
Think back to the time of the curse of the prophecy. Less than half a day after the demon King showed signs of resurrection, he began to rise again and Abel and his party barely managed to stop him.
“...Okay. Then I guess I should get up first.”
Louis rose with a slightly sunken face. He understood what Simone meant.
If there was not even a single day to spare, then he should have been doing what he had to do as the Crown Prince instead of worrying about Simone here.
“After gathering as much power as possible, we will join Abel and his party and immediately head to the area where the signs were seen. Before we depart, I will connect with Simone via the communicator. If we have completed our preparations at the same time, we will depart together.”
Simone nodded. Louis bowed, placing his hand on his chest.
“Please be careful. Please.”
“Oh, I told you to do it yourself.”
With those words, Louis turned around and a while later, Jace and the healer arrived here.
The healer immediately began to examine Simone's condition.
“Simone, are you okay?”
Simone nodded and smiled at Jace's worried question.
“Once my mana recovers a little, I’ll go to the main building.”
“Can I come with you?”
“Master Jace must be here.”
Jace's constitution is such that he attracts souls. It may be a very annoying constitution for the person involved, but it was quite helpful to Simone.
“It’s an academy, so there must be quite a few ghosts, right?”
Wasn't school originally a place where all kinds of ghost stories constantly came out?
If there is a constant stream of ghost stories, then some of them may be true.
Simone will take Jace with her and gather all the real ghosts that have become ghost stories.
She felt like she had to see how great the price of not being able to calm this situation was.
It's not Simone's fault that she missed Anasis despite her efforts.
But somehow she had a feeling that she would be the one to end this fight.
“This is miserable.”
Louis said in a resentful voice.
Many promising students who had not yet been able to realize their dreams died in large numbers, and even their bodies were torn and torn apart by skeletons, leaving them incomplete.
This sight would amaze even those who had no connection with them.
Could we have protected them if there had been more fighters?
Simone's eyes twitched.
'No, the result wouldn't have changed.'
Rather, the number of people who are attacked by skeletons will only increase.
"Your Highness!"
At that time, the imperial soldiers who arrived at the academy late stopped as they approached Louis, and were speechless at the sight of the gruesome sight.
“What, what the heck is this...”
Louis glared at them with a cold face.
“I told you to keep an eye on the academy. No matter what reason you give, you cannot avoid responsibility for sacrificing students by arriving late.”
Working with Simone always involves taking a certain amount of risk.
Moreover, since the students' lives were at stake this time, the Imperial Army was ordered to stand by and watch the Academy before departure.
If they had gotten here just a little earlier, they could have at least sent the students back from the dormitory and filled the place with soldiers to stop the skeletons early.
The knights and soldiers who had been looking around in vain with expressions that could not be described in words all knelt down.
“I will make no excuses. I will gladly accept my sins, so please allow me to carry out Your Highness’s orders until the situation is resolved.”
In fact, as soon as they heard the news that the students were being evacuated from the Academy, they tried to teleport to the Academy, but strangely enough, it didn't work.
It's as if someone had taken away the Academy's teleportation.
Although their arrival was delayed because they traveled on horseback, at least they knew that no horse was immune from death.
“Yes. Now is not the time.”
Simone, who was being supported by Louis as if she was clinging to him, calmed him down in a weak voice.
Louis tried to suppress his anger and asked Simone.
“What should I do?”
He said it indirectly because there were knights and soldiers, but it meant that from now on he would follow Simone's instructions.
Simone, whose condition was getting worse, spoke in a breathy voice.
“Demon King... Training...”
Louis understood this and gave orders to the knight.
“Some of you should remain and collect the bodies of the students. If any students have not yet been evacuated, send them back immediately.”
"Yes!"
“And the rest head to Lake Rydel, where the Demon King’s body is sealed. Easton!”
"Yes!"
Deputy Captain Easton raised his head and answered forcefully.
“You must return to the castle immediately and contact the ten remaining areas where the Demon King’s body is sealed, excluding Lake Rydel.”
The hand that was wrapping around Simone's shoulder became stronger without him knowing it.
“The Demon King may soon be resurrected by Anasis’ scheme. So, have your soldiers stand by and if you see any signs of this, send word immediately.”
"Abel..."
At Simone's muttering, Louis immediately gave instructions to Easton.
“And tell this news to the hero Abel and his companions.”
As expected, you understand perfectly...
Simone looked up at the sky, listening to Louis' voice giving appropriate instructions.
Dark clouds began to slowly gather in the clear sky.
When the Demon King's seal is released, the space-time of that area becomes distorted, and thunder, lightning, and rainfall.
As the seals on his dismembered body are released one by one, the area of rain increases, and when he is fully resurrected, the world will continue to rain forever, eventually leading to its destruction.
The fact that dark clouds began to gather without warning meant that the Demon King's resurrection had begun.
Simone was not sure where it started, but wherever it started, it was a disaster.
Unlike the previous prophecy curses, this one will not be able to be stopped early, since Abel is gone and Simone has exhausted all her energy.
Simone sighed deeply and muttered.
“Jace.”
Then Louis shouted.
“Whoever you are, go to the main building and bring Lord Jace of House Illeston! He is a student at this academy, so he should be there.”
“Yes, I will bring a healer with him for you, my lord.”
The knights who received his orders began to move in unison, leading the soldiers. Louis sat Simone down on a flat surface and asked her with concern.
“Are you okay?”
Simone nodded. It was okay even if it wasn't okay. She still had work to do.
“If I just rest a little...Ha, wa...”
She must have been exhausted from the battle, it's so hard to even say a word.
“The healer will be here soon. Get treatment from him and go to the mansion-”
“Once you get treatment, you’ll be able to move again.”
"... Yes?"
Louis frowned in embarrassment without realizing it.
Are you going to do something now that things are like this?
You can't even walk properly, your mana is completely depleted, and you're barely able to hold on to consciousness?
Simone smiled and said as Louis grinned.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
“Are you in your right mind?”
“I said... and he did it right away.”
Simone touched her forehead.
“Actually, I’m not hurt anymore. I just need to recover my mana.”
Louis' gaze turned to Simone's forehead. The wound on her forehead that had been bleeding profusely when she fell head first earlier had disappeared as if it had been washed away.
For some unknown reason, this also seems to be part of the wild power she used earlier.
“Isn’t that mana the problem?”
Louis said, sounding frustrated. A necromancer who uses mana is out of mana, so what else can he do here?
“Then the reason you called Jace earlier...”
“Of course, I called him so we could move together.”
“This is driving me crazy.”
“Your Highness the Crown Prince, there are knights here too, so you must be careful what you say.”
“Is now the time for puns?”
Simone smirked as she watched Louis crying.
“Don’t worry. Necromancers are more resilient than you might think.”
“Please focus your eyes and speak.”
“Crown Prince.”
“...”
Simone smiled and looked at him. Louis unconsciously shut his mouth.
“You can take as much rest as you want. Don’t you know what’s really urgent right now?”
Simone raised her head. Following her gaze, Louis also raised his head and looked at the sky.
Dark clouds and rain start to fall little by little. It was a sign that could be considered a symbol of the Demon King.
Louis shut his mouth at the sight of Simone's expression, which he saw for the first time.
She seemed very impatient as if she shouldn't be here even for a moment.
“If the Demon King is resurrected in this situation, it’s over.”
It's not that Simone doesn't want to rest. No, regardless of whether she rests or not, she's on the verge of fainting.
However, the reason she tries so hard to stay conscious and keep moving is because she is originally a courageous heroic person, and it is not because she does not know that her life is precious.
Because she read a novel about this world.
Because she knows what the consequences of the Demon King's resurrection will be, and what will happen if the malevolent Anasis devours it.
She moves because she knows there is nowhere to run to to live and protect her loved ones.
“Once one seal is released, the resurrection will proceed quickly. Before that, we will gather as many souls as possible and head to the place where the signs of resurrection begin.”
One day? Two days? Dark clouds have already begun to cover the sky, so if they can buy even just one day, that would be fortunate.
Think back to the time of the curse of the prophecy. Less than half a day after the demon King showed signs of resurrection, he began to rise again and Abel and his party barely managed to stop him.
“...Okay. Then I guess I should get up first.”
Louis rose with a slightly sunken face. He understood what Simone meant.
If there was not even a single day to spare, then he should have been doing what he had to do as the Crown Prince instead of worrying about Simone here.
“After gathering as much power as possible, we will join Abel and his party and immediately head to the area where the signs were seen. Before we depart, I will connect with Simone via the communicator. If we have completed our preparations at the same time, we will depart together.”
Simone nodded. Louis bowed, placing his hand on his chest.
“Please be careful. Please.”
“Oh, I told you to do it yourself.”
With those words, Louis turned around and a while later, Jace and the healer arrived here.
The healer immediately began to examine Simone's condition.
“Simone, are you okay?”
Simone nodded and smiled at Jace's worried question.
“Once my mana recovers a little, I’ll go to the main building.”
“Can I come with you?”
“Master Jace must be here.”
Jace's constitution is such that he attracts souls. It may be a very annoying constitution for the person involved, but it was quite helpful to Simone.
“It’s an academy, so there must be quite a few ghosts, right?”
Wasn't school originally a place where all kinds of ghost stories constantly came out?
If there is a constant stream of ghost stories, then some of them may be true.
Simone will take Jace with her and gather all the real ghosts that have become ghost stories.
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