“Tch.”
The weekend has passed and it is morning again at the educational institution.
The classroom in the main building was so lively and noisy that it made you wonder when it had ever been quiet. Tiera, who was always looking at the familiar scenery, rested her chin on her pouty face.
'It was going perfectly.'
A whole week of 'work'.
This time, the target was Jane, who was notoriously timid, so she was confident that there was absolutely no way she would fail.
What was going well until the very end was ruined by an unexpected variable at the most crucial moment.
At first, she thought it was the work of an inattentive servant, but when she found out that he was Simone's servant, Tiera's mood became even worse.
'Simone or something!'
In the first place, why did a necromancer from another country come here and cause trouble?
“I’m dying from annoyance!”
She's been doing this for generations and she's never made a mistake. Since Tierra failed the first time, she's sure there will be a lot of pressure from the family next weekend.
“What’s wrong, Tiera? Since morning.”
Emmeline and Babyne approached Tiera. Tiera glanced at them, sighed deeply, and shook her head.
“No. Nothing.”
I can't even say this!
This is a secret that even the people who accompany Tiera do not know, and by extension, the secret of her family, the Duke of Ksaki.
So there was no one to be angry about this fucking failure.
Tiera glared at Simone, who was sitting a little ways away.
'I have to do something about that.'
Okay, let's admit it.
At first, Tiera just touched her because she was jealous. She heard that Simone was a commoner with no parents, and she didn't like the fact that she was treated so badly just because she was a first-generation necromancer.
A noble is a noble, a commoner is a commoner. Isn't it natural that a commoner born with low blood should be treated according to her station?
So it's true that Tiera blatantly touched Simone. But now it's not just for that simple reason.
'I don't know how long she'll be here, but if she keeps interfering with my work...'
This is really a headache. She didn't do it properly last month, so she absolutely has to do it this month, and if Simone stops her from doing it again, she...
‘...If only she could at least get kicked out of the organization.’
Crackle crackle -
The weekend has passed and it is morning again at the educational institution.
The classroom in the main building was so lively and noisy that it made you wonder when it had ever been quiet. Tiera, who was always looking at the familiar scenery, rested her chin on her pouty face.
'It was going perfectly.'
A whole week of 'work'.
This time, the target was Jane, who was notoriously timid, so she was confident that there was absolutely no way she would fail.
What was going well until the very end was ruined by an unexpected variable at the most crucial moment.
At first, she thought it was the work of an inattentive servant, but when she found out that he was Simone's servant, Tiera's mood became even worse.
'Simone or something!'
In the first place, why did a necromancer from another country come here and cause trouble?
“I’m dying from annoyance!”
She's been doing this for generations and she's never made a mistake. Since Tierra failed the first time, she's sure there will be a lot of pressure from the family next weekend.
“What’s wrong, Tiera? Since morning.”
Emmeline and Babyne approached Tiera. Tiera glanced at them, sighed deeply, and shook her head.
“No. Nothing.”
I can't even say this!
This is a secret that even the people who accompany Tiera do not know, and by extension, the secret of her family, the Duke of Ksaki.
So there was no one to be angry about this fucking failure.
Tiera glared at Simone, who was sitting a little ways away.
'I have to do something about that.'
Okay, let's admit it.
At first, Tiera just touched her because she was jealous. She heard that Simone was a commoner with no parents, and she didn't like the fact that she was treated so badly just because she was a first-generation necromancer.
A noble is a noble, a commoner is a commoner. Isn't it natural that a commoner born with low blood should be treated according to her station?
So it's true that Tiera blatantly touched Simone. But now it's not just for that simple reason.
'I don't know how long she'll be here, but if she keeps interfering with my work...'
This is really a headache. She didn't do it properly last month, so she absolutely has to do it this month, and if Simone stops her from doing it again, she...
‘...If only she could at least get kicked out of the organization.’
Crackle crackle -
Tiera found herself biting her nails without realizing it.
Even if Tiera wants to take action, Simone needs to be strong.
Considering what she showed in Dalian, Simone is probably one of the strongest among the first generation. On top of that, she is receiving care at the national level, so how can Tiera get rid of someone like that?
'I left a mark, but that doesn't make any difference...'
That was when.
“Jane, stop... Let’s stop this conversation!”
Simone, who had been talking to Jane calmly, hurriedly covered her ears with an embarrassed look on her face.
Huh? A twinkle in Tiera’s eyes.
Jane said to Simone with a puzzled expression.
“But, Simone, tell me what happened...”
“I didn’t know that was a ghost story! You can stop. I’m a little scared of ghosts.”
“Oh, I see. Yes. I won’t say anything.”
Tiera put down the hand that was resting her chin, straightened her posture, and listened to the conversation between the two.
Simone is afraid of ghosts?
Simone, who doesn't look scared?
Jane also told Simone that she thought the same as Tiera.
“That’s unexpected. I thought you wouldn’t be afraid of anything, Simone. You’re strong.”
“Being strong and being afraid are two different things. If you were just a normal soul, it might be okay... Oh, no, maybe it’s not okay.”
A smile spread across Tiera's lips as she listened to the conversation between the two.
“Tiera? Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”
“What? Oh, just. I just had a good idea.”
Tiera gave a vague answer to Emmeline's question and glanced at Raina. Raina then looked at Tiera with a blank expression, nodded slightly, and straightened her posture.
There's a difference between being strong and being afraid.
'Then there must be a way.'
Simone is right. There is something she is afraid of, and it is ghosts.
That was enough for Tiera.
“Simone, at this point... wouldn’t they have heard?”
Simone laughed refreshingly at Jane's whisper.
“Yes, I don’t know who it was, but I’m sure they heard it.”
At least if there is a culprit among the students in this classroom.
Simone is afraid of ghosts? That was probably as ridiculous as saying that Abel is rational, that Bianchi just passes by the money bag, or that Jace doesn't blush when he sees Simone.
What could be scary when all I've done so far is see and banish all kinds of ghosts and solve curses?
But the people in this organization don't know that.
The affairs of the Luan Empire were nothing more than the affairs of a distant country that they could hardly call their neighbors, and Simone was merely a necromancer from a great empire on another continent that had little history or rumors about it.
Here, it is difficult to know the rumors about the Illeston Manor, the details of the disaster that occurred there, or what made Simone a hero. Just as Simone does not know much about the Serk Empire.
That's why it was a lie that could be told.
In the first place, Simone was asked Raina's question before Jane, so why did she skip Simone and ask Raina that question?
After thinking about it, Simone came to the conclusion that it might be because the culprit was scared of Simone's strength due to what happened in the training ground.
If it's this strong, even a weak trick might not be able to achieve its goal, and Simone might find out about it and use it against it.
However, Simone wanted to track down the real culprit through Raina and to do so, she had to create an opening for the culprit to approach Simone.
If the culprit is inside, and he has been listening closely enough to Simone's conversation, he will surely approach soon.
And then night came.
“...”
Simone, who had been sleeping, slowly opened her eyes.
Her whole body felt heavy. It wasn't a feeling of fatigue, but as if someone was physically pushing her down. Not only that, there was also pain in her lower back. It felt like a thick rope was tying Simone's waist tightly.
Simone looked down at her body with expressionless eyes.
The blanket was bulging as if someone was lying on top of her, pressed against her body.
'You came.'
It's just like Jane said.
Another presence was clearly felt in the room where she should be alone. The weight and pain felt all over her body. However, there was no sign of fear in any corner of Simone's expression.
She threw back the blanket without hesitation. Then, a face appeared, white as snow, with her chin raised and her mouth smirking.
'... Is that Raina?'
At first, she couldn't tell it was Raina because her forehead was completely white and bloody, and there was blood and decay here and there.
This is probably Raina's true form.
Raina seemed to think Simone was frozen in surprise and grinned.
“..."
Should I at least yell out of courtesy? That way, it'll seem a little more realistic that I'm scared.
Simone, who was still half asleep and trying to speak, closed her mouth again.
'Let's close it. It's dawn...'
Let's not wake up other students who are sleeping for no reason.
Instead, Simone pretended to struggle a little, then pushed Raina away and hurriedly got out of bed and stood in front of the door.
Then, feeling a presence behind her, she unconsciously turned her body and flinched back.
"Ah..."
The room was filled with so many ghosts that even Simone was surprised. She didn't know when this room became so full of ghosts, but it seemed like Simone had been sleeping in this ghost den just a moment ago.
Ghosts hanging from the ceiling, tall ghosts wielding swords, ghosts with missing body parts, etc.
It was certainly a sight that would have terrified Jane or anyone else who had no experience and would have lost their senses and run away.
'It doesn't look like it's going to attack though.'
Maybe he wants me to get scared and run out of the room in a hurry?
Simone opened the door as quickly as they had intended and started running down the hallway.
As expected, the ghosts that filled the room began to chase Simone as if they had been waiting for her.
Simone ran away from them and looked around.
Since he uses so many dependent souls, he must be watching and controlling them from somewhere.
At that moment, a silhouette of someone was visible on the roof of the main building outside the hallway window.
Simone muttered softly, keeping her head upright and concentrating on running away.
"Who is this?"
Then, Abel's voice was heard from the pre-connected communication seat.
"Tiera."
“Tiera? The one who lost to me in that duel?”
"Yeah. Simone, just in case, don't turn your head toward that woman. If she finds out that you've discovered her identity, she might run away or act more aggressively."
"Yes."
Tsk.
Why on earth is that student acting like this?
Even if Tiera wants to take action, Simone needs to be strong.
Considering what she showed in Dalian, Simone is probably one of the strongest among the first generation. On top of that, she is receiving care at the national level, so how can Tiera get rid of someone like that?
'I left a mark, but that doesn't make any difference...'
That was when.
“Jane, stop... Let’s stop this conversation!”
Simone, who had been talking to Jane calmly, hurriedly covered her ears with an embarrassed look on her face.
Huh? A twinkle in Tiera’s eyes.
Jane said to Simone with a puzzled expression.
“But, Simone, tell me what happened...”
“I didn’t know that was a ghost story! You can stop. I’m a little scared of ghosts.”
“Oh, I see. Yes. I won’t say anything.”
Tiera put down the hand that was resting her chin, straightened her posture, and listened to the conversation between the two.
Simone is afraid of ghosts?
Simone, who doesn't look scared?
Jane also told Simone that she thought the same as Tiera.
“That’s unexpected. I thought you wouldn’t be afraid of anything, Simone. You’re strong.”
“Being strong and being afraid are two different things. If you were just a normal soul, it might be okay... Oh, no, maybe it’s not okay.”
A smile spread across Tiera's lips as she listened to the conversation between the two.
“Tiera? Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”
“What? Oh, just. I just had a good idea.”
Tiera gave a vague answer to Emmeline's question and glanced at Raina. Raina then looked at Tiera with a blank expression, nodded slightly, and straightened her posture.
There's a difference between being strong and being afraid.
'Then there must be a way.'
Simone is right. There is something she is afraid of, and it is ghosts.
That was enough for Tiera.
***
“Simone, at this point... wouldn’t they have heard?”
Simone laughed refreshingly at Jane's whisper.
“Yes, I don’t know who it was, but I’m sure they heard it.”
At least if there is a culprit among the students in this classroom.
Simone is afraid of ghosts? That was probably as ridiculous as saying that Abel is rational, that Bianchi just passes by the money bag, or that Jace doesn't blush when he sees Simone.
What could be scary when all I've done so far is see and banish all kinds of ghosts and solve curses?
But the people in this organization don't know that.
The affairs of the Luan Empire were nothing more than the affairs of a distant country that they could hardly call their neighbors, and Simone was merely a necromancer from a great empire on another continent that had little history or rumors about it.
Here, it is difficult to know the rumors about the Illeston Manor, the details of the disaster that occurred there, or what made Simone a hero. Just as Simone does not know much about the Serk Empire.
That's why it was a lie that could be told.
In the first place, Simone was asked Raina's question before Jane, so why did she skip Simone and ask Raina that question?
After thinking about it, Simone came to the conclusion that it might be because the culprit was scared of Simone's strength due to what happened in the training ground.
If it's this strong, even a weak trick might not be able to achieve its goal, and Simone might find out about it and use it against it.
However, Simone wanted to track down the real culprit through Raina and to do so, she had to create an opening for the culprit to approach Simone.
If the culprit is inside, and he has been listening closely enough to Simone's conversation, he will surely approach soon.
***
And then night came.
“...”
Simone, who had been sleeping, slowly opened her eyes.
Her whole body felt heavy. It wasn't a feeling of fatigue, but as if someone was physically pushing her down. Not only that, there was also pain in her lower back. It felt like a thick rope was tying Simone's waist tightly.
Simone looked down at her body with expressionless eyes.
The blanket was bulging as if someone was lying on top of her, pressed against her body.
'You came.'
It's just like Jane said.
Another presence was clearly felt in the room where she should be alone. The weight and pain felt all over her body. However, there was no sign of fear in any corner of Simone's expression.
She threw back the blanket without hesitation. Then, a face appeared, white as snow, with her chin raised and her mouth smirking.
'... Is that Raina?'
At first, she couldn't tell it was Raina because her forehead was completely white and bloody, and there was blood and decay here and there.
This is probably Raina's true form.
Raina seemed to think Simone was frozen in surprise and grinned.
“..."
Should I at least yell out of courtesy? That way, it'll seem a little more realistic that I'm scared.
Simone, who was still half asleep and trying to speak, closed her mouth again.
'Let's close it. It's dawn...'
Let's not wake up other students who are sleeping for no reason.
Instead, Simone pretended to struggle a little, then pushed Raina away and hurriedly got out of bed and stood in front of the door.
Then, feeling a presence behind her, she unconsciously turned her body and flinched back.
"Ah..."
The room was filled with so many ghosts that even Simone was surprised. She didn't know when this room became so full of ghosts, but it seemed like Simone had been sleeping in this ghost den just a moment ago.
Ghosts hanging from the ceiling, tall ghosts wielding swords, ghosts with missing body parts, etc.
It was certainly a sight that would have terrified Jane or anyone else who had no experience and would have lost their senses and run away.
'It doesn't look like it's going to attack though.'
Maybe he wants me to get scared and run out of the room in a hurry?
Simone opened the door as quickly as they had intended and started running down the hallway.
As expected, the ghosts that filled the room began to chase Simone as if they had been waiting for her.
Simone ran away from them and looked around.
Since he uses so many dependent souls, he must be watching and controlling them from somewhere.
At that moment, a silhouette of someone was visible on the roof of the main building outside the hallway window.
Simone muttered softly, keeping her head upright and concentrating on running away.
"Who is this?"
Then, Abel's voice was heard from the pre-connected communication seat.
"Tiera."
“Tiera? The one who lost to me in that duel?”
"Yeah. Simone, just in case, don't turn your head toward that woman. If she finds out that you've discovered her identity, she might run away or act more aggressively."
"Yes."
Tsk.
Why on earth is that student acting like this?
She must have been well-educated and raised in a Duke's household. It seems like she wasn't taught in a Duke's household not to mess with foreigners because it could cause problems between countries.
“Oh, you idiot.”
Well, the family that raised that kind of kid isn't exactly normal.
'Anyway, we know who the culprit is, so let's just run away and catch her.'
As Simone was thinking, she headed to the corner of the hallway.
"Simone."
Abel's voice was heard once again.
“Why? I’m just trying to deal with these things now.”
"One more below, looking at you."
"Huh?"
Who else is there besides Tiera? Abel said as Simone reflexively turned her head to the window.
"Don't turn your head. She's watching you."
“Who is it?”
"This is Captain Sophenia.'
“...The director?”
Simone's feet stopped for a moment, then quickly started moving again.
"Yeah, the director is looking at you with a stern expression."
“Oh, you idiot.”
Well, the family that raised that kind of kid isn't exactly normal.
'Anyway, we know who the culprit is, so let's just run away and catch her.'
As Simone was thinking, she headed to the corner of the hallway.
"Simone."
Abel's voice was heard once again.
“Why? I’m just trying to deal with these things now.”
"One more below, looking at you."
"Huh?"
Who else is there besides Tiera? Abel said as Simone reflexively turned her head to the window.
"Don't turn your head. She's watching you."
“Who is it?”
"This is Captain Sophenia.'
“...The director?”
Simone's feet stopped for a moment, then quickly started moving again.
"Yeah, the director is looking at you with a stern expression."
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