Simone headed towards the teleportation symbol within the mansion.
Since teleporting within the empire did not allow them to go outside the empire, they decided to teleport to the port and then take a ship from there to enter the Serk Empire.
'Yeah, but if you have a conscience, you should give him a week off.'
Simone, who was walking with a rather excited expression while talking about her conscience to a stranger, soon found herself looking disgusted at the sight in front of the teleportation room.
“What is that...”
A groan escaped her lips. There were large suitcases lined up in front of the room, more than Simone had prepared, and standing in front of them... for some reason, the Illeston couple, dressed in outerwear.
Something... feels uneasy.
Those two are dressed so well as if they're about to leave for somewhere? As if they're a set with Simone, who's dressed to go to the Serk Empire.
Simone's steps slowed down a little and she moved slowly. Noticing this, Grand Duchess Florier smiled faintly at her.
“Are you here? I’m glad the clothes I prepared fit you well.”
“Ah... Yes.”
“Can we go now? If we leave now, we won’t be back for a while, so take another look. If you need anything, we’ll send it to you.”
“Yes, thank you, Your Highness. But the allowance you gave me is more than enough. If I need anything, I think I can buy it there.”
After Simone's move to Serk was decided, she received a large amount of pocket money from the couple.
It was a large sum of money, incomparable to the allowance received when going to the nearby village of Hertin or the capital city of Rydel.
What's even more surprising is that the couple gave Simone this much money, calling it "a week's allowance." They decided to send Simone this large sum of money every week.
‘You’ve been making a lot of money lately...’
After the Grand Duke of Illeston returned to politics and stood by the Emperor, the restoration of Hertin Village and other previously suspended projects began again.
Unlike before, when they seemed to be tightrope walking on a red carpet, they are now at the starting point of achieving true wealth.
She didn't care at all, but now it seems like they don't feel burdened at all even if they give her this much pocket money.
“By the way, what is this?”
Simone turned her gaze to the luggage lined up like a mountain in front of the room. There were too many of them? I'm going to the dormitory, and you want me to take all of these with me?
Then, Grand Duchess Florier said with an expression of surprise.
“These are your clothes.”
"Yes?"
Simone looked at the bag in Anna's hand. My few clothes are all in there?
Then, the Grand Duchess Florier looked very apologetic.
“You don’t know how long you’ll be there. When you fell asleep and I was preparing to send you to Serk, I suddenly realized that you had very little to take with you. It’s my fault for not paying attention.”
No. You were always more concerned than necessary. It actually felt like a burden.
Even though Simone's reaction was subtle, Florier continued to blame herself.
“It’s impossible for all the clothes you’ll be wearing for a long time to fit into just one bag. And besides, there are other necromancers there too.”
“Right... right?”
“I hope you don’t feel intimidated there.”
Simone's expression softened.
“Your Highness...”
Meanwhile, Kaylee, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was trying hard to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.
Shy? Shy? Shy???
Simone?
'Oh, my.'
The servants of Simone's room had already experienced this once. On the first day they began serving her, Simone was quite shy, so she was acting quite coy at the time.
Nevertheless, she remembers consistently laughing and being indifferent to the harassing and nagging behavior of the employees.
Even though back then, unlike now, there was nothing to be accomplished and it was a situation where one had to be very careful, as one wrong word could result in one's head being blown off by the Grand Duke's sword.
Simone is intimidated like that? Who on earth could possibly intimidate her?
Simone would probably just kick her away.
But whether Kaylee thinks so or not, the Grand Duchess and Simone continue their conversation in a warm atmosphere.
“Thank you. But is that too much? I can’t carry that much luggage by myself.”
This is not a journey with servants. Only Simone and a few colleagues are accompanying her, and it would be difficult to move that much luggage.
“Don’t worry, we’ll move it for you.”
"...Hmm?"
What does this mean?
Simone's face, which seemed quite touched by the Grand Duchess's words of care, hardened slightly.
“You said you would move it?”
Simone's gaze slowly turns to the Grand Duke's attire. Come to think of it, these people were wearing going-out clothes, weren't they?
As if going far away.
Then Florier said as if it was obvious this time too.
“They say that when you entrust your child to an institution, a guardian must accompany them. We should say hello to them.”
“...”
When did I become the child of the Grand Duchess? No, I never was. Of course, the Grand Duchess treated Jace no differently.
As Simone's expression became strange, Florier smiled and said.
“It’s a metaphor. A metaphor. Anyway, for that reason, we will also stay in Serk for a while.”
Ah, so that's why there was this much luggage. She thought it was a bit much, but it seemed like half of it was the luggage of the Grand Duke's Department.
Well, she can understand why Grand Duchess Florier would act this way since she usually tries to protect Simone to an excessive degree, but what about the Grand Duke?
When Simone's gaze turned to the Grand Duke, the Grand Duke frowned but kindly explained the reason.
“I am your guarantor.”
...It was a very unfriendly explanation, but in short, he was saying that since he was going to take care of the procedure in his own name and leave Simone there, the Grand Duke of Illeston had to personally submit the documents and conduct the interview.
Oh, that's uncomfortable.
Simone looked extremely shaken, but just quietly climbed onto the teleportation symbol.
What should I do? They said we have to go together.
After a while, as the private wizard hired to teleport them started reciting the spell, the pattern slowly began to glow and they were instantly transported to the port.
When Simone came to, all the luggage in the mansion had already completed teleportation and was being loaded onto the ship one by one.
“Wow... motion sickness...”
She frowned and sat up.
Because of that bastard's mana sensitivity, every time she teleports, she loses consciousness for several minutes. As Simone was tapping her temple, someone spoke to her.
“Are you okay?”
It was Abel.
Simone lowered her hand to her temple and nodded.
“It’s okay. How’s Orkan? How’s Geneon?”
Orkan and Geneon also have high mana sensitivity, so like Simone, once they get on the teleporter, they won't come to their senses for a while.
“He woke up earlier than you and am discussing with Louis how to proceed. Bianchi is helping people move their luggage.”
"I see."
Simone got up and headed towards where Louis and Orkan were. Abel followed her.
The two people who were having a serious conversation showed a look of delight at Simone's appearance and made room for her.
“Simone, are you okay?”
“Yes, it’s just the aftereffects of teleportation. What is it?”
“The aftereffects are quite a headache. Anyway, welcome back. I was just deciding what to do there with Louis, or rather His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Orkan said, looking at the nobles around Louis. Simone nodded and asked.
“How far has the conversation gone? If something has been decided first, I will follow it.”
“Oh, yes. First of all.”
When Orkan looked at Louis, Louis opened his mouth.
“I’m planning on accompanying you right after you arrive at Serk, but since I’m going to be watching you, I don’t think I’ll be able to join you inside the educational institution. The same goes for Orkan.”
"Yes."
This is something that Simone had roughly anticipated. There are necromancers within the educational institution, of course, but there are also quite a few children of nobles.
Additionally, the Necromancer training institute is treated as a sacred and secret place managed and protected by the Serk Empire.
Therefore, it is absolutely forbidden for nobles who are not related to the Crown Prince or necromancer of another empire to wander around the interior without a reason.
Thanks to trade between the Luan Empire and the Serk Empire, she was briefly allowed to enter and receive education, but Orkan, a noble and renowned scholar of the Empire, as well as Louis, were forbidden from entering at all.
“So, His Highness will head straight to Serk Castle upon his arrival, and Bianchi and I will investigate a way to lift Lord Geneon’s curse.”
While Simone is attending classes at the educational institution, each of them will do what they can, and after class, they will all look for ways to absorb the temple of the God of death and the demon lord together.
“They say that fairies live in the Serk Empire as well. I have received a letter of introduction from Lord El, so I will discuss with him about the curse of Geneon.”
“Please.”
Simone, who was talking to them, suddenly felt that something was missing from the conversation and tilted her head.
“But what about Abel?”
“Huh? I’m here?”
Abel, who was behind Simone, spoke quickly and took a step forward. Simone waved her hand, saying that was not the case, and asked Louis and Orkan again.
“Everyone says they each do their own thing, but what about Abel?”
Listening to them, it seems that aside from group activities such as investigating methods to absorb the Demon King and visiting the temple of the God of Death, Abel has nowhere to go in their plan of activities.
He's the main character with the greatest power and the most activity, so what does he do?
When Simone asked, the corners of Louis' lips twitched involuntarily as he was talking seriously.
“...Phew.”
Why are you doing that all of a sudden?
Since teleporting within the empire did not allow them to go outside the empire, they decided to teleport to the port and then take a ship from there to enter the Serk Empire.
'Yeah, but if you have a conscience, you should give him a week off.'
Simone, who was walking with a rather excited expression while talking about her conscience to a stranger, soon found herself looking disgusted at the sight in front of the teleportation room.
“What is that...”
A groan escaped her lips. There were large suitcases lined up in front of the room, more than Simone had prepared, and standing in front of them... for some reason, the Illeston couple, dressed in outerwear.
Something... feels uneasy.
Those two are dressed so well as if they're about to leave for somewhere? As if they're a set with Simone, who's dressed to go to the Serk Empire.
Simone's steps slowed down a little and she moved slowly. Noticing this, Grand Duchess Florier smiled faintly at her.
“Are you here? I’m glad the clothes I prepared fit you well.”
“Ah... Yes.”
“Can we go now? If we leave now, we won’t be back for a while, so take another look. If you need anything, we’ll send it to you.”
“Yes, thank you, Your Highness. But the allowance you gave me is more than enough. If I need anything, I think I can buy it there.”
After Simone's move to Serk was decided, she received a large amount of pocket money from the couple.
It was a large sum of money, incomparable to the allowance received when going to the nearby village of Hertin or the capital city of Rydel.
What's even more surprising is that the couple gave Simone this much money, calling it "a week's allowance." They decided to send Simone this large sum of money every week.
‘You’ve been making a lot of money lately...’
After the Grand Duke of Illeston returned to politics and stood by the Emperor, the restoration of Hertin Village and other previously suspended projects began again.
Unlike before, when they seemed to be tightrope walking on a red carpet, they are now at the starting point of achieving true wealth.
She didn't care at all, but now it seems like they don't feel burdened at all even if they give her this much pocket money.
“By the way, what is this?”
Simone turned her gaze to the luggage lined up like a mountain in front of the room. There were too many of them? I'm going to the dormitory, and you want me to take all of these with me?
Then, Grand Duchess Florier said with an expression of surprise.
“These are your clothes.”
"Yes?"
Simone looked at the bag in Anna's hand. My few clothes are all in there?
Then, the Grand Duchess Florier looked very apologetic.
“You don’t know how long you’ll be there. When you fell asleep and I was preparing to send you to Serk, I suddenly realized that you had very little to take with you. It’s my fault for not paying attention.”
No. You were always more concerned than necessary. It actually felt like a burden.
Even though Simone's reaction was subtle, Florier continued to blame herself.
“It’s impossible for all the clothes you’ll be wearing for a long time to fit into just one bag. And besides, there are other necromancers there too.”
“Right... right?”
“I hope you don’t feel intimidated there.”
Simone's expression softened.
“Your Highness...”
Meanwhile, Kaylee, who was listening to the conversation between the two, was trying hard to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.
Shy? Shy? Shy???
Simone?
'Oh, my.'
The servants of Simone's room had already experienced this once. On the first day they began serving her, Simone was quite shy, so she was acting quite coy at the time.
Nevertheless, she remembers consistently laughing and being indifferent to the harassing and nagging behavior of the employees.
Even though back then, unlike now, there was nothing to be accomplished and it was a situation where one had to be very careful, as one wrong word could result in one's head being blown off by the Grand Duke's sword.
Simone is intimidated like that? Who on earth could possibly intimidate her?
Simone would probably just kick her away.
But whether Kaylee thinks so or not, the Grand Duchess and Simone continue their conversation in a warm atmosphere.
“Thank you. But is that too much? I can’t carry that much luggage by myself.”
This is not a journey with servants. Only Simone and a few colleagues are accompanying her, and it would be difficult to move that much luggage.
“Don’t worry, we’ll move it for you.”
"...Hmm?"
What does this mean?
Simone's face, which seemed quite touched by the Grand Duchess's words of care, hardened slightly.
“You said you would move it?”
Simone's gaze slowly turns to the Grand Duke's attire. Come to think of it, these people were wearing going-out clothes, weren't they?
As if going far away.
Then Florier said as if it was obvious this time too.
“They say that when you entrust your child to an institution, a guardian must accompany them. We should say hello to them.”
“...”
When did I become the child of the Grand Duchess? No, I never was. Of course, the Grand Duchess treated Jace no differently.
As Simone's expression became strange, Florier smiled and said.
“It’s a metaphor. A metaphor. Anyway, for that reason, we will also stay in Serk for a while.”
Ah, so that's why there was this much luggage. She thought it was a bit much, but it seemed like half of it was the luggage of the Grand Duke's Department.
Well, she can understand why Grand Duchess Florier would act this way since she usually tries to protect Simone to an excessive degree, but what about the Grand Duke?
When Simone's gaze turned to the Grand Duke, the Grand Duke frowned but kindly explained the reason.
“I am your guarantor.”
...It was a very unfriendly explanation, but in short, he was saying that since he was going to take care of the procedure in his own name and leave Simone there, the Grand Duke of Illeston had to personally submit the documents and conduct the interview.
Oh, that's uncomfortable.
Simone looked extremely shaken, but just quietly climbed onto the teleportation symbol.
What should I do? They said we have to go together.
After a while, as the private wizard hired to teleport them started reciting the spell, the pattern slowly began to glow and they were instantly transported to the port.
***
When Simone came to, all the luggage in the mansion had already completed teleportation and was being loaded onto the ship one by one.
“Wow... motion sickness...”
She frowned and sat up.
Because of that bastard's mana sensitivity, every time she teleports, she loses consciousness for several minutes. As Simone was tapping her temple, someone spoke to her.
“Are you okay?”
It was Abel.
Simone lowered her hand to her temple and nodded.
“It’s okay. How’s Orkan? How’s Geneon?”
Orkan and Geneon also have high mana sensitivity, so like Simone, once they get on the teleporter, they won't come to their senses for a while.
“He woke up earlier than you and am discussing with Louis how to proceed. Bianchi is helping people move their luggage.”
"I see."
Simone got up and headed towards where Louis and Orkan were. Abel followed her.
The two people who were having a serious conversation showed a look of delight at Simone's appearance and made room for her.
“Simone, are you okay?”
“Yes, it’s just the aftereffects of teleportation. What is it?”
“The aftereffects are quite a headache. Anyway, welcome back. I was just deciding what to do there with Louis, or rather His Highness the Crown Prince.”
Orkan said, looking at the nobles around Louis. Simone nodded and asked.
“How far has the conversation gone? If something has been decided first, I will follow it.”
“Oh, yes. First of all.”
When Orkan looked at Louis, Louis opened his mouth.
“I’m planning on accompanying you right after you arrive at Serk, but since I’m going to be watching you, I don’t think I’ll be able to join you inside the educational institution. The same goes for Orkan.”
"Yes."
This is something that Simone had roughly anticipated. There are necromancers within the educational institution, of course, but there are also quite a few children of nobles.
Additionally, the Necromancer training institute is treated as a sacred and secret place managed and protected by the Serk Empire.
Therefore, it is absolutely forbidden for nobles who are not related to the Crown Prince or necromancer of another empire to wander around the interior without a reason.
Thanks to trade between the Luan Empire and the Serk Empire, she was briefly allowed to enter and receive education, but Orkan, a noble and renowned scholar of the Empire, as well as Louis, were forbidden from entering at all.
“So, His Highness will head straight to Serk Castle upon his arrival, and Bianchi and I will investigate a way to lift Lord Geneon’s curse.”
While Simone is attending classes at the educational institution, each of them will do what they can, and after class, they will all look for ways to absorb the temple of the God of death and the demon lord together.
“They say that fairies live in the Serk Empire as well. I have received a letter of introduction from Lord El, so I will discuss with him about the curse of Geneon.”
“Please.”
Simone, who was talking to them, suddenly felt that something was missing from the conversation and tilted her head.
“But what about Abel?”
“Huh? I’m here?”
Abel, who was behind Simone, spoke quickly and took a step forward. Simone waved her hand, saying that was not the case, and asked Louis and Orkan again.
“Everyone says they each do their own thing, but what about Abel?”
Listening to them, it seems that aside from group activities such as investigating methods to absorb the Demon King and visiting the temple of the God of Death, Abel has nowhere to go in their plan of activities.
He's the main character with the greatest power and the most activity, so what does he do?
When Simone asked, the corners of Louis' lips twitched involuntarily as he was talking seriously.
“...Phew.”
Why are you doing that all of a sudden?
Simone frowned and turned to Abel, who was kicking the ground with his lips sticking out.
What? Why?
When Simone saw Orkan, Orkan smiled faintly and said.
“Because he’s a bit of an idiot. He’d be in trouble if he started a fight with a fairy or said something weird. I heard that students at the necromancer training institute can only bring one escort and servant each.”
There are nobles among the necromancers, and it is said that this is a set rule.
After a while, Simone, who understood the meaning, bit her lip and suppressed her laughter by tightly pressing the corners of her lips that were slowly rising.
So, what Orkan meant was that since Abel was of no help in the current situation, he would be used as Simone's bodyguard and attendant.
“Well... I know that Simone is having a hard time, but from my perspective, I feel quite relieved that there is someone who is managing and supervising that guy.”
Abel's lips pout a little more at Orkan's words.
What? Why?
When Simone saw Orkan, Orkan smiled faintly and said.
“Because he’s a bit of an idiot. He’d be in trouble if he started a fight with a fairy or said something weird. I heard that students at the necromancer training institute can only bring one escort and servant each.”
There are nobles among the necromancers, and it is said that this is a set rule.
After a while, Simone, who understood the meaning, bit her lip and suppressed her laughter by tightly pressing the corners of her lips that were slowly rising.
So, what Orkan meant was that since Abel was of no help in the current situation, he would be used as Simone's bodyguard and attendant.
“Well... I know that Simone is having a hard time, but from my perspective, I feel quite relieved that there is someone who is managing and supervising that guy.”
Abel's lips pout a little more at Orkan's words.
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