The residence of the Illeston Grand Duke family, located on the outskirts of the Serk Empire capital.
“I’m only going to be there for a short while on the weekend, so do I really have to do this?”
Simone looked completely exhausted as she looked around the room the butler had shown her.
If only the room had been bigger, she wouldn't have said that.
“If this continues, I’ll end up living here?”
Most of the things Simone used in the mansion were moved here. She must have had a lot of luggage when she came by boat, but it wasn't this much.
They guess these are things that were sent separately after she left the mansion.
Not only the objects, but even the furniture that Simone often used was moved, so it is natural to feel that it is excessive.
“Madam Florier has taken great care of you. I am sure you will miss your hometown if you stay at an educational institution far away. What a kind person you are.”
Was this excessive consideration taken to prevent Simone from getting homesick?
'I knew that Grand Duchess Florier liked me.'
Simone could sense that she treated her like a daughter. And that it had only gotten stronger since Jace entered the Academy and Simone was the only ward she had access to.
But even so, it was a sight that almost looked like a room in a mansion had been moved, and not only the room but the entire accommodation was filled with so many things that it reminded one of a move.
It seems that the Grand Duke and his wife intend to live here until Simone completes her education at the educational institution.
“Do you like the room? I heard the Empire put in some effort.”
Simone turned her head at the voice coming from the door. Louis was leaning against the door frame, looking at Simone. Simone smiled.
“It’s been a while, Your Highness. Did your dealings with Emperor Serk go well?”
“Just call me by my name. It’s uncomfortable.”
“What if the Crown Prince is uncomfortable with the title?”
“Abel and his party and Simone are exceptions. If you keep doing that, I will also respectfully call you heroes.”
It was something Simone said knowing that she was deliberately keeping the title to tease Louis.
“Oh, I understand. Don’t call me a hero.”
Louis walked into the room, looking at Simone who was exaggerating and frowning. Then he sat down on the table chair naturally and asked.
“Have you been doing well?”
It was a question that asked many things. Simone sighed as she sat down across from Louis.
“I can’t say that nothing happened.”
“Is this an issue I can address?”
“No. I already broke them all...”
For a moment, Simone flinched, then closed her mouth and rolled her eyes.
“Simone?”
“...”
Then, after glancing at Louis, Simone got up and headed for her luggage.
"Hmm?"
Why is she acting like that all of a sudden? Louis got up and asked Simone worriedly.
“What happened?”
Seeing Simone, who is usually unperturbed, being so frozen in place, it is clear that something has happened that is difficult to resolve.
For example, relationships with friends. Simone doesn't make a good first impression, and he expects there will be power struggles, just like in the Academy...
Jjang.
"...Hmm?"
Louis looked down at the pouches on the table. Simone, who had already taken several pouches from her luggage, put down three of the five pouches with a look of pity on her face and motioned for them to take them.
“What is this?”
“That... money...”
Louis glanced at the purse and asked.
“Why this...”
Why are you so anxious? Someone who values money more than anyone else is showing off three pockets full of money.
Of course, she seemed to hesitate about the other two out of the five bags she had brought, but she ended up not putting them down.
Simone raised the corners of her mouth awkwardly at Louis' suspicious gaze.
“Please... help me with the training.”
“Are you a trainee?”
What is that...? Louis, who was about to ask back, suddenly noticed something and widened her eyes.
“Did you... have an accident?”
“...”
“I told you not to cause any trouble because this is not Luan.”
“...”
“Accident before Abel?”
“That ‘before Abel’ is a bit harsh. He was the one who got the upper hand first...”
“...What are you talking about, a person?”
Serk's necromancers in the Serk Empire? Louis' face was filled with shock.
Simone thought about it for a while and then finally put down another purse from her bosom.
Jjang.
Louis looked at the purse with a confused expression.
It's not like Abel, and there's no way the Simone he knows would do that.
She is a person who thinks rationally rather than emotionally. Even if she is upset, she doesn't do anything that would be difficult to clean up afterward. But, isn't it almost impossible to clean up afterward if you beat up a citizen of another empire in another empire?
“Is there a reason for this?”
“To be honest, I didn’t hit anyone. I just scared them, but no one got hurt. Instead, Luan’s side will have to change the sparring room. Wouldn’t this amount of money be enough?”
Simone told him about what had happened at the educational institution. Louis, who was at first perplexed, seemed to understand to some extent as he listened to Simone.
The conclusion reached in that way is.
“You did well.”
“Oh, I see.”
He seemed quite uncomfortable. The more Simone explained the situation, the darker Louis' face became, and it reached its peak when the two boys subdued Simone by force.
Louis pushed away the purse Simone handed him.
"Yes, I understand. Take this.”
“Is that okay?”
Simone pulled his purse into her bosom with a flushed face. Louis nodded and leaned back in his chair.
“Anyway, some of the budget was set aside for accident recovery costs. And since something like that happened, isn’t it self-defense? Rather, Luan will formally protest to Serk about this.”
Oh, thank goodness. I almost lost a lot of money.
Looking at Simone who was feeling relieved, Louis asked a soft question.
“Aside from that, was there anything else that happened?”
“Um. There is, but I’m not sure yet.”
“For example, what...”
Simone shrugged. It's hard to even explain.
Nothing has happened yet, but it strangely feels like the calm before the storm.
It doesn't seem like there's any major danger yet, but it's not that there isn't one, it's that uneasy and uneasy feeling that you haven't noticed it.
Suddenly, Simone remembered Jane's words about receiving a strange question from Raina.
In fact, the old ghost had disappeared from sight for some time.
Simone hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.
“I’ll tell you when it’s sorted out. I think we’ll have to wait and see for now.”
Louis smiled affectionately.
“Yes, I’ll probably stay here for a week or so. I’ll help you as much as I can until then.”
At that moment, loud voices were heard from outside the room.
“No, I really can’t do it because it doesn’t suit my personality. Switch roles, really.”
“Stop complaining! Sometimes you have to do roles you don’t want to do, right? That’s the adventure you’re having with your colleagues. How long are you going to do only what you want?”
“That’s right, Abel. Up until now, you’ve only been able to do the roles you wanted to do, thanks to the consideration of your colleagues.”
The voices of Abel and his party grew closer, and then a loud crashing sound was heard. After a while, someone knocked on the door.
“Simone, are you there?”
“Yes, please come in.”
The door opened and Orkan came inside with his party.
“Excuse me. I just wanted to ask when you will be leaving.”
Bianchi poked his head out.
“I know where the temple is! If you want to leave, you can go there right away. But I think it would be better to go when it’s light. It’s in the middle of the mountains where there are quite a lot of animals.”
“We’ll leave right after breakfast tomorrow. Come in.”
The group came in and took their places in various places in the room. Simone's gaze turned downward.
“Nice to meet you, Geneon.”
"Yes."
Geneon came up to me proudly, wagging his tail, and climbed onto the table.
“I was wondering what my disciple was doing since I hadn’t heard from her for a week.”
Geneon's two eyes scanned Simone as if they were penetrating everything. When Simone made a face as if asking why, Geneon frowned as he saw something that seemed to be anger.
“What on earth have you been doing?”
"Yes?"
“What did you do to deserve this curse?”
Curse?
Simone and Abel exchanged glances. Even he, who had been with Simone all day except during class and while she was sleeping, had no idea what she was saying.
“What do you mean?”
When Simone asked, Geneon sighed deeply and pressed his foreleg against Simone's hand as if reproaching her.
“You have been cursed by the necromancer.”
“Me?”
“You didn’t know? How pathetic!”
Geneon said with a laugh.
“It’s a curse from someone weaker than you, so it won’t be very dangerous, but be careful. Well, in a way, it’s a good thing.”
"Are I okay?" Simone asked with her eyes. Geneon removed his foreleg that was pressing on the back of her hand and said.
“I will take this opportunity to tell you how to break this type of curse.”
“I’m only going to be there for a short while on the weekend, so do I really have to do this?”
Simone looked completely exhausted as she looked around the room the butler had shown her.
If only the room had been bigger, she wouldn't have said that.
“If this continues, I’ll end up living here?”
Most of the things Simone used in the mansion were moved here. She must have had a lot of luggage when she came by boat, but it wasn't this much.
They guess these are things that were sent separately after she left the mansion.
Not only the objects, but even the furniture that Simone often used was moved, so it is natural to feel that it is excessive.
“Madam Florier has taken great care of you. I am sure you will miss your hometown if you stay at an educational institution far away. What a kind person you are.”
Was this excessive consideration taken to prevent Simone from getting homesick?
'I knew that Grand Duchess Florier liked me.'
Simone could sense that she treated her like a daughter. And that it had only gotten stronger since Jace entered the Academy and Simone was the only ward she had access to.
But even so, it was a sight that almost looked like a room in a mansion had been moved, and not only the room but the entire accommodation was filled with so many things that it reminded one of a move.
It seems that the Grand Duke and his wife intend to live here until Simone completes her education at the educational institution.
“Do you like the room? I heard the Empire put in some effort.”
Simone turned her head at the voice coming from the door. Louis was leaning against the door frame, looking at Simone. Simone smiled.
“It’s been a while, Your Highness. Did your dealings with Emperor Serk go well?”
“Just call me by my name. It’s uncomfortable.”
“What if the Crown Prince is uncomfortable with the title?”
“Abel and his party and Simone are exceptions. If you keep doing that, I will also respectfully call you heroes.”
It was something Simone said knowing that she was deliberately keeping the title to tease Louis.
“Oh, I understand. Don’t call me a hero.”
Louis walked into the room, looking at Simone who was exaggerating and frowning. Then he sat down on the table chair naturally and asked.
“Have you been doing well?”
It was a question that asked many things. Simone sighed as she sat down across from Louis.
“I can’t say that nothing happened.”
“Is this an issue I can address?”
“No. I already broke them all...”
For a moment, Simone flinched, then closed her mouth and rolled her eyes.
“Simone?”
“...”
Then, after glancing at Louis, Simone got up and headed for her luggage.
"Hmm?"
Why is she acting like that all of a sudden? Louis got up and asked Simone worriedly.
“What happened?”
Seeing Simone, who is usually unperturbed, being so frozen in place, it is clear that something has happened that is difficult to resolve.
For example, relationships with friends. Simone doesn't make a good first impression, and he expects there will be power struggles, just like in the Academy...
Jjang.
"...Hmm?"
Louis looked down at the pouches on the table. Simone, who had already taken several pouches from her luggage, put down three of the five pouches with a look of pity on her face and motioned for them to take them.
“What is this?”
“That... money...”
Louis glanced at the purse and asked.
“Why this...”
Why are you so anxious? Someone who values money more than anyone else is showing off three pockets full of money.
Of course, she seemed to hesitate about the other two out of the five bags she had brought, but she ended up not putting them down.
Simone raised the corners of her mouth awkwardly at Louis' suspicious gaze.
“Please... help me with the training.”
“Are you a trainee?”
What is that...? Louis, who was about to ask back, suddenly noticed something and widened her eyes.
“Did you... have an accident?”
“...”
“I told you not to cause any trouble because this is not Luan.”
“...”
“Accident before Abel?”
“That ‘before Abel’ is a bit harsh. He was the one who got the upper hand first...”
“...What are you talking about, a person?”
Serk's necromancers in the Serk Empire? Louis' face was filled with shock.
Simone thought about it for a while and then finally put down another purse from her bosom.
Jjang.
Louis looked at the purse with a confused expression.
It's not like Abel, and there's no way the Simone he knows would do that.
She is a person who thinks rationally rather than emotionally. Even if she is upset, she doesn't do anything that would be difficult to clean up afterward. But, isn't it almost impossible to clean up afterward if you beat up a citizen of another empire in another empire?
“Is there a reason for this?”
“To be honest, I didn’t hit anyone. I just scared them, but no one got hurt. Instead, Luan’s side will have to change the sparring room. Wouldn’t this amount of money be enough?”
Simone told him about what had happened at the educational institution. Louis, who was at first perplexed, seemed to understand to some extent as he listened to Simone.
The conclusion reached in that way is.
“You did well.”
“Oh, I see.”
He seemed quite uncomfortable. The more Simone explained the situation, the darker Louis' face became, and it reached its peak when the two boys subdued Simone by force.
Louis pushed away the purse Simone handed him.
"Yes, I understand. Take this.”
“Is that okay?”
Simone pulled his purse into her bosom with a flushed face. Louis nodded and leaned back in his chair.
“Anyway, some of the budget was set aside for accident recovery costs. And since something like that happened, isn’t it self-defense? Rather, Luan will formally protest to Serk about this.”
Oh, thank goodness. I almost lost a lot of money.
Looking at Simone who was feeling relieved, Louis asked a soft question.
“Aside from that, was there anything else that happened?”
“Um. There is, but I’m not sure yet.”
“For example, what...”
Simone shrugged. It's hard to even explain.
Nothing has happened yet, but it strangely feels like the calm before the storm.
It doesn't seem like there's any major danger yet, but it's not that there isn't one, it's that uneasy and uneasy feeling that you haven't noticed it.
Suddenly, Simone remembered Jane's words about receiving a strange question from Raina.
In fact, the old ghost had disappeared from sight for some time.
Simone hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.
“I’ll tell you when it’s sorted out. I think we’ll have to wait and see for now.”
Louis smiled affectionately.
“Yes, I’ll probably stay here for a week or so. I’ll help you as much as I can until then.”
At that moment, loud voices were heard from outside the room.
“No, I really can’t do it because it doesn’t suit my personality. Switch roles, really.”
“Stop complaining! Sometimes you have to do roles you don’t want to do, right? That’s the adventure you’re having with your colleagues. How long are you going to do only what you want?”
“That’s right, Abel. Up until now, you’ve only been able to do the roles you wanted to do, thanks to the consideration of your colleagues.”
The voices of Abel and his party grew closer, and then a loud crashing sound was heard. After a while, someone knocked on the door.
“Simone, are you there?”
“Yes, please come in.”
The door opened and Orkan came inside with his party.
“Excuse me. I just wanted to ask when you will be leaving.”
Bianchi poked his head out.
“I know where the temple is! If you want to leave, you can go there right away. But I think it would be better to go when it’s light. It’s in the middle of the mountains where there are quite a lot of animals.”
“We’ll leave right after breakfast tomorrow. Come in.”
The group came in and took their places in various places in the room. Simone's gaze turned downward.
“Nice to meet you, Geneon.”
"Yes."
Geneon came up to me proudly, wagging his tail, and climbed onto the table.
“I was wondering what my disciple was doing since I hadn’t heard from her for a week.”
Geneon's two eyes scanned Simone as if they were penetrating everything. When Simone made a face as if asking why, Geneon frowned as he saw something that seemed to be anger.
“What on earth have you been doing?”
"Yes?"
“What did you do to deserve this curse?”
Curse?
Simone and Abel exchanged glances. Even he, who had been with Simone all day except during class and while she was sleeping, had no idea what she was saying.
“What do you mean?”
When Simone asked, Geneon sighed deeply and pressed his foreleg against Simone's hand as if reproaching her.
“You have been cursed by the necromancer.”
“Me?”
“You didn’t know? How pathetic!”
Geneon said with a laugh.
“It’s a curse from someone weaker than you, so it won’t be very dangerous, but be careful. Well, in a way, it’s a good thing.”
"Are I okay?" Simone asked with her eyes. Geneon removed his foreleg that was pressing on the back of her hand and said.
“I will take this opportunity to tell you how to break this type of curse.”
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