In front of Simone's room, Abel and Bianchi were standing with their mouths shut and their ears pressed against the door.
Louis watched the two from a distance.
Normally, he would have said something like, "What a rude thing to do," and told them to stop eavesdropping on other people's conversations, but Louis didn't do that.
He just crossed his arms, held his leg, and looked at them with a serious expression.
How long has it been like that? Louis opened his mouth quietly.
“How is the reaction?”
Bianchi tilted his head vaguely.
“Ha, really?”
"No."
Abel also spoke with a look of ignorance on his face.
“She likes it, but she's confused.”
"Ah."
Louis turned around to face the Grand Duke, forcing a smile. Another quiet chuckle was heard.
“Is Simone okay? I was waiting for you to come out.”
At his words, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess left the room without saying anything. They thought it would be better for them to hear the detailed story of the past month from their friends rather than from themselves.
As soon as the couple got out of the way, those who had been waiting rushed inside.
Abel's group, Geneon, Louis... Even Viscount Chaylor wonders when they became so close.
The servants also seemed eager to go in and talk to Simone, but when they saw the people entering the room, they were happy to postpone their turn.
When they entered the room, Simone greeted them with an unexpectedly bright smile.
“How have you all been?”
“Simone! Are you okay? How can you push yourself so hard by sleeping for a month?”
“Haha. I didn’t originally plan on it being that good.”
Simone lifted the cotton cloth she had kept nearby.
“You were determined to put me to sleep. You even covered my eyes with a cotton cloth. Thanks to that, I slept really well.”
Simone looked at Louis, who was standing at the door, neither able to come nor go, with a smirk on her face.
“You’re not coming, Your Highness? You’re not coming? Why aren’t you coming? Is there something bothering you? Why aren’t you coming? Yes? Yes? Yes?”
“...Calm down.”
“Was it by any chance Your Highness’s suggestion to have me lie down for a long time? Is the pattern drawn on this cotton cloth the royal family’s pattern? Did you tell me to lie down for a long time knowing how much I have suffered? Why aren’t you answering? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes?”
“...”
“Ah! This is refreshing! How can I be so refreshing? What bad luck.”
Wow, that's madness. Simone snickered as Louis, speechless, clenched his jaw.
“I'm joking.”
“...Really?”
“Yes, I heard that it’s been a month and the Demon King hasn’t been resurrected yet? Well, that’s for the best.”
If she hadn't slept for a month, she would have spent the month on constant standby without even recovering properly, worrying about the Demon King's possible resurrection.
Anyway, in the end, it's okay because it keeps raining, but the Demon King hasn't been resurrected yet and thanks to that, her physical condition has recovered a lot.
“So, come and sit down quickly.”
Louis barely managed to breathe a sigh of relief and sat down in the empty chair.
“I think you all know that I will be leaving the Empire soon and going to the Serk Empire.”
"How long?"
“I don’t know for sure, but it could take a month at most.”
The Grand Duke of Illeston's goal is for Simone to get away from here and enjoy complete rest, but the Emperor's goal may not be only that.
The Emperor was a very kind person to Simone, but he was not the kind of person to turn Simone, a national hero who could be of great help in such a dangerous situation, out.
Nevertheless, the Emperor hurriedly made a large-scale deal with the Serk Empire, and as a condition of that deal, he wanted to send Simone to the Serk Empire's necromancer training institute.
That would mean that he really wanted Simone to receive a good education there, see and learn a lot, and then return to the empire.
Although it is a short month, there will be much to be gained as she goes with the strong support of the Great Empire of Luan.
And this offer wasn't a bad one for Simone.
“I’m going to get as much out of it as I can while I’m there.”
The goal was not just to grow as a necromancer.
The group focused on Simone without interrupting her.
“First, we will go to the temple of the God of death.”
“A temple? Is there such a thing?”
Orkan frowned at Abel's question.
“Of course. The God of Death is a God who is placed below the God of Creation. The Luan Empire has considered the God of Death so taboo that they don’t even know that there is a temple there, but countries that train necromancers send necromancers there every year to pray.”
“A necromancer prays?”
Abel glanced at Simone. Simone shrugged.
“In other countries, necromancers are considered Saints or holy women chosen by the God of death.”
"I see."
Of course, Simone didn't go there to pray. She just went there to check something.
“And second, Anasis will figure out how to absorb the Demon King’s body.”
Orkan and Geneon responded to her words simultaneously.
“A method to absorb the Demon King’s body?”
“I was just thinking about it. What she’s after is to absorb the Demon King’s body and then use my body as a vessel, right?”
“Right...”
“But how is Anasis going to absorb something so strong? Not even a dead soul, but a being almost God-level.”
Orkan and Geneon's expressions became serious. Now that they think about it... There was a part where they had overlooked Anasis, thinking she would have some thoughts since she was so incredibly powerful.
Simone said with a serious face.
“If I could figure out how to do that, I thought it might be possible for me, not Anasis, to absorb the Demon King.”
“...You, no way.”
“Are you crazy? Absorbing the Demon King?”
“If, if that’s possible...”
Simone laughed playfully.
“I’m not saying I’m really going to do it. I don’t do anything dangerous either. I’m just keeping the possibility open. And the third one.”
Simone suddenly stopped talking and looked at Geneon.
Geneon, frowning as if he didn't like something, nodded his head as if to ask what it was.
Simone smiled faintly as she looked at her cat teacher.
“I plan to find a way to lift Geneon’s curse.”
“...”
Geneon's tail, which had been wagging the whole time, stopped.
Simone pretended not to know this and told her companions.
“That’s what I’m saying. I don’t think I’ll be able to figure this out on my own in a month.”
But somehow she had a feeling that this month in Serk would be her last free time before the battle with Anasis.
So that it can be achieved without any problems.
“I want to go with everyone, but does everyone have time?”
Louis watched the two from a distance.
Normally, he would have said something like, "What a rude thing to do," and told them to stop eavesdropping on other people's conversations, but Louis didn't do that.
He just crossed his arms, held his leg, and looked at them with a serious expression.
How long has it been like that? Louis opened his mouth quietly.
“How is the reaction?”
Bianchi tilted his head vaguely.
“Is she confused...? She's suddenly asking what he's talking about...”
"No."
Abel also spoke with a look of ignorance on his face.
“She likes it, but she's confused.”
Louis frowned.
“Do you like it or not? Listen carefully.”
At those words, Abel unconsciously leaned a little closer to the door, then suddenly noticed something strange and took his ear away from the door. Then he glared at Louis with displeasure.
“Hey, if you’re curious, ask yourself.”
Louis approached Abel and Bianchi, who were already eavesdropping and began to secretly give them instructions.
Bianchi also looked at him with a disgruntled face.
“Why are you doing something you weren’t used to doing in the first place?”
Louis isn't the type of person to eavesdrop on someone's conversation. If he's curious, he asks directly, and if he can't ask directly, he doesn't even bother to ask, and he doesn't eavesdrop.
But, aren't the things he's been doing and acting so strange since a while ago?
“What is it? What are you so curious about? Tell me and I’ll eavesdrop and tell you.”
“Hey Bianchi, tell me straight? What brings you here...”
“Are you crazy? What did I tell you? Even between friends, you should be clear about money, right? Your Highness the Crown Prince, how about two silver coins?”
“Then that’s right.”
“Hey, that’s a lot of money for the Crown Prince! Ha, I have a conscience so I can’t buy it for that much!”
Huh? While Louis was staring at Bianchi in disbelief, Orkan, who was helping the servants organize the medicine, said helplessly.
“Both of you stop now. His Highness cannot help but be concerned. While Lady Simone was lying in bed, His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Illeston made the decision for her to go to Serk on their own.”
In short, the story is that the person who is most awkward facing Simone at this moment is Louis.
The Grand Duke of Illeston himself had initiated Simone's journey to Serk, and there was little chance that passing it on would cause trouble for Simone.
Although Simone is the type to speak her mind, she surprisingly follows the few instructions given by the Grand Duke of Illeston quite well.
But what about Louis?
As soon as he enters, he will probably be met with Simone's fierce gaze and cold protest.
Given the circumstances, it would have been Louis who directly carried out the Emperor and the Grand Duke's decision.
Bianchi giggled as he looked at Louis, who looked as if he was dying from embarrassment.
“At this point, isn’t Simone the real power in this country? Even after you become Emperor, don’t you think you’ll be called around here and there as Simone’s employee?”
Abel added his comment as if adding a note to Bianchi's words.
“If you’re told to do something, you have to do it. How many times has Simone’s life almost been lost because of that guy? If you have a conscience, you have to be an employee until the day you die.”
Despite the two people's pranks, Louis couldn't laugh or get annoyed easily.
Perhaps if they had seen how impatient Simone was in the Academy, they would never be babbling like that now.
Simone was so reckless that she even attempted to absorb the souls of the Academy ghosts right after fighting Anasis and running out of mana and energy, fearing that the Demon King might resurrect at any moment.
After fighting a battle where blood was shed and mana was used up, it wouldn't be strange if she died.
In fact, even Louis, who rarely showed signs of fatigue that day, could not hide his tired expression every now and then while finishing his work and had to stop and rest to barely move.
It was something like that, but Simone had a hard time enduring the fatigue.
But all that effort was in vain, and when she woke up after sleeping for a month, she was told that the Demon King had resurrected and that she was being sent to Serk.
The consequences will fall entirely on Louis.
That's why Louis was observing Simone's expression so closely.
Abel and Bianchi continued to giggle even though they knew what Louis was thinking.
“Hey, in some ways, hearing something from Simone can be a good experience.”
“That’s right. Where else would you have the chance to please others? It’s a rare experience for a Crown Prince, so take it in stride.”
Yeah, it's all my fault. It's my fault for having the wrong friends.
I wonder what kind of nice things they are saying to me.
As Louis sighed and turned to leave, the Grand Duchess came out of the room after finishing her conversation.
The Grand Duke was startled by the group gathered in front of the door, then turned his gaze to Louis, who was standing behind them.
“...What are you doing here?”
“Do you like it or not? Listen carefully.”
At those words, Abel unconsciously leaned a little closer to the door, then suddenly noticed something strange and took his ear away from the door. Then he glared at Louis with displeasure.
“Hey, if you’re curious, ask yourself.”
Louis approached Abel and Bianchi, who were already eavesdropping and began to secretly give them instructions.
Bianchi also looked at him with a disgruntled face.
“Why are you doing something you weren’t used to doing in the first place?”
Louis isn't the type of person to eavesdrop on someone's conversation. If he's curious, he asks directly, and if he can't ask directly, he doesn't even bother to ask, and he doesn't eavesdrop.
But, aren't the things he's been doing and acting so strange since a while ago?
“What is it? What are you so curious about? Tell me and I’ll eavesdrop and tell you.”
“Hey Bianchi, tell me straight? What brings you here...”
“Are you crazy? What did I tell you? Even between friends, you should be clear about money, right? Your Highness the Crown Prince, how about two silver coins?”
“Then that’s right.”
“Hey, that’s a lot of money for the Crown Prince! Ha, I have a conscience so I can’t buy it for that much!”
Huh? While Louis was staring at Bianchi in disbelief, Orkan, who was helping the servants organize the medicine, said helplessly.
“Both of you stop now. His Highness cannot help but be concerned. While Lady Simone was lying in bed, His Majesty the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Illeston made the decision for her to go to Serk on their own.”
In short, the story is that the person who is most awkward facing Simone at this moment is Louis.
The Grand Duke of Illeston himself had initiated Simone's journey to Serk, and there was little chance that passing it on would cause trouble for Simone.
Although Simone is the type to speak her mind, she surprisingly follows the few instructions given by the Grand Duke of Illeston quite well.
But what about Louis?
As soon as he enters, he will probably be met with Simone's fierce gaze and cold protest.
Given the circumstances, it would have been Louis who directly carried out the Emperor and the Grand Duke's decision.
Bianchi giggled as he looked at Louis, who looked as if he was dying from embarrassment.
“At this point, isn’t Simone the real power in this country? Even after you become Emperor, don’t you think you’ll be called around here and there as Simone’s employee?”
Abel added his comment as if adding a note to Bianchi's words.
“If you’re told to do something, you have to do it. How many times has Simone’s life almost been lost because of that guy? If you have a conscience, you have to be an employee until the day you die.”
Despite the two people's pranks, Louis couldn't laugh or get annoyed easily.
Perhaps if they had seen how impatient Simone was in the Academy, they would never be babbling like that now.
Simone was so reckless that she even attempted to absorb the souls of the Academy ghosts right after fighting Anasis and running out of mana and energy, fearing that the Demon King might resurrect at any moment.
After fighting a battle where blood was shed and mana was used up, it wouldn't be strange if she died.
In fact, even Louis, who rarely showed signs of fatigue that day, could not hide his tired expression every now and then while finishing his work and had to stop and rest to barely move.
It was something like that, but Simone had a hard time enduring the fatigue.
But all that effort was in vain, and when she woke up after sleeping for a month, she was told that the Demon King had resurrected and that she was being sent to Serk.
The consequences will fall entirely on Louis.
That's why Louis was observing Simone's expression so closely.
Abel and Bianchi continued to giggle even though they knew what Louis was thinking.
“Hey, in some ways, hearing something from Simone can be a good experience.”
“That’s right. Where else would you have the chance to please others? It’s a rare experience for a Crown Prince, so take it in stride.”
Yeah, it's all my fault. It's my fault for having the wrong friends.
I wonder what kind of nice things they are saying to me.
As Louis sighed and turned to leave, the Grand Duchess came out of the room after finishing her conversation.
The Grand Duke was startled by the group gathered in front of the door, then turned his gaze to Louis, who was standing behind them.
“...What are you doing here?”
"Ah."
Louis turned around to face the Grand Duke, forcing a smile. Another quiet chuckle was heard.
“Is Simone okay? I was waiting for you to come out.”
At his words, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess left the room without saying anything. They thought it would be better for them to hear the detailed story of the past month from their friends rather than from themselves.
As soon as the couple got out of the way, those who had been waiting rushed inside.
Abel's group, Geneon, Louis... Even Viscount Chaylor wonders when they became so close.
The servants also seemed eager to go in and talk to Simone, but when they saw the people entering the room, they were happy to postpone their turn.
***
When they entered the room, Simone greeted them with an unexpectedly bright smile.
“How have you all been?”
“Simone! Are you okay? How can you push yourself so hard by sleeping for a month?”
“Haha. I didn’t originally plan on it being that good.”
Simone lifted the cotton cloth she had kept nearby.
“You were determined to put me to sleep. You even covered my eyes with a cotton cloth. Thanks to that, I slept really well.”
Simone looked at Louis, who was standing at the door, neither able to come nor go, with a smirk on her face.
“You’re not coming, Your Highness? You’re not coming? Why aren’t you coming? Is there something bothering you? Why aren’t you coming? Yes? Yes? Yes?”
“...Calm down.”
“Was it by any chance Your Highness’s suggestion to have me lie down for a long time? Is the pattern drawn on this cotton cloth the royal family’s pattern? Did you tell me to lie down for a long time knowing how much I have suffered? Why aren’t you answering? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes? Yes?”
“...”
“Ah! This is refreshing! How can I be so refreshing? What bad luck.”
Wow, that's madness. Simone snickered as Louis, speechless, clenched his jaw.
“I'm joking.”
“...Really?”
“Yes, I heard that it’s been a month and the Demon King hasn’t been resurrected yet? Well, that’s for the best.”
If she hadn't slept for a month, she would have spent the month on constant standby without even recovering properly, worrying about the Demon King's possible resurrection.
Anyway, in the end, it's okay because it keeps raining, but the Demon King hasn't been resurrected yet and thanks to that, her physical condition has recovered a lot.
“So, come and sit down quickly.”
Louis barely managed to breathe a sigh of relief and sat down in the empty chair.
“I think you all know that I will be leaving the Empire soon and going to the Serk Empire.”
"How long?"
“I don’t know for sure, but it could take a month at most.”
The Grand Duke of Illeston's goal is for Simone to get away from here and enjoy complete rest, but the Emperor's goal may not be only that.
The Emperor was a very kind person to Simone, but he was not the kind of person to turn Simone, a national hero who could be of great help in such a dangerous situation, out.
Nevertheless, the Emperor hurriedly made a large-scale deal with the Serk Empire, and as a condition of that deal, he wanted to send Simone to the Serk Empire's necromancer training institute.
That would mean that he really wanted Simone to receive a good education there, see and learn a lot, and then return to the empire.
Although it is a short month, there will be much to be gained as she goes with the strong support of the Great Empire of Luan.
And this offer wasn't a bad one for Simone.
“I’m going to get as much out of it as I can while I’m there.”
The goal was not just to grow as a necromancer.
The group focused on Simone without interrupting her.
“First, we will go to the temple of the God of death.”
“A temple? Is there such a thing?”
Orkan frowned at Abel's question.
“Of course. The God of Death is a God who is placed below the God of Creation. The Luan Empire has considered the God of Death so taboo that they don’t even know that there is a temple there, but countries that train necromancers send necromancers there every year to pray.”
“A necromancer prays?”
Abel glanced at Simone. Simone shrugged.
“In other countries, necromancers are considered Saints or holy women chosen by the God of death.”
"I see."
Of course, Simone didn't go there to pray. She just went there to check something.
“And second, Anasis will figure out how to absorb the Demon King’s body.”
Orkan and Geneon responded to her words simultaneously.
“A method to absorb the Demon King’s body?”
“I was just thinking about it. What she’s after is to absorb the Demon King’s body and then use my body as a vessel, right?”
“Right...”
“But how is Anasis going to absorb something so strong? Not even a dead soul, but a being almost God-level.”
Orkan and Geneon's expressions became serious. Now that they think about it... There was a part where they had overlooked Anasis, thinking she would have some thoughts since she was so incredibly powerful.
Simone said with a serious face.
“If I could figure out how to do that, I thought it might be possible for me, not Anasis, to absorb the Demon King.”
“...You, no way.”
“Are you crazy? Absorbing the Demon King?”
“If, if that’s possible...”
Simone laughed playfully.
“I’m not saying I’m really going to do it. I don’t do anything dangerous either. I’m just keeping the possibility open. And the third one.”
Simone suddenly stopped talking and looked at Geneon.
Geneon, frowning as if he didn't like something, nodded his head as if to ask what it was.
Simone smiled faintly as she looked at her cat teacher.
“I plan to find a way to lift Geneon’s curse.”
“...”
Geneon's tail, which had been wagging the whole time, stopped.
Simone pretended not to know this and told her companions.
“That’s what I’m saying. I don’t think I’ll be able to figure this out on my own in a month.”
But somehow she had a feeling that this month in Serk would be her last free time before the battle with Anasis.
So that it can be achieved without any problems.
“I want to go with everyone, but does everyone have time?”
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