Is it possible for public opinion to change like this in an instant?
Of course, in Simone's case, the fame she had been building up until now exploded because of this war, but anyway.
Simone couldn't help but be amazed at the number of people who had gathered to see that one thing.
Until recently, the perception of necromancers was so bad that it was considered normal to abandon children with black hair when they were born.
As Simone stood there blankly watching them, the knights of the royal family who had been quietly following her took the lead and made way for Simone to pass.
Somehow, the knights who usually just stared at Simone wherever she went, whether she was running or jumping around the castle, kept following her today.
She thought this was the treatment given to a hero, but it seems they followed her as an escort because of the situation outside.
At the end of the path paved by the knights was a carriage bearing the emblem of the Illeston family.
Simone walked towards the carriage and looked around.
The people call Simone's name, extend their hands to her, and shout thank you for saving them.
Although she didn't necessarily step forward and hold their hands like a celebrity, she didn't feel bad.
Simone can feel that their perception of Simone and the necromancer has changed a lot. At least now she can confidently walk around without things like hair dye.
As Simone got into the carriage, the people waved high and the knights also paid their respects in their own way.
Their cheering continued until Simone's carriage was out of sight.
Illeston Mansion, which Simone arrived at after a long time.
As the carriage stopped at the entrance, the servants who had been waiting came running over to greet her.
“Simone! Oh my God, you’ve lost so much weight in the meantime!”
“Really...! His Highness the Crown Prince, I’ve never seen you like that! Don’t ever go to a place like a battlefield again!”
“Simone, I know we’re wrong, how much... sob...”
High-ranking nobles and Abel and his party, who are treated like heroes, can come and go from the castle at any time to check on Simone's condition.
But of course, the servants couldn't do that, so they could only wait patiently for Simone to return until she woke up.
There were quite a few people in the mansion who had received help from Simone, so the atmosphere in the mansion was very gloomy until news of her awakening was reported.
“I’m okay. Nothing hurts. How have you all been?”
Simone took a tour of the mansion, welcomed by the servants.
"Hmm!"
A satisfying sigh came out of her nose.
Maybe it was because the sun didn't shine enough or because of the curse, but strangely, no matter how much she cleaned and decorated this pretty mansion, it felt gloomy.
It was only after the curse was lifted that it began to show off its original beauty.
Has this mansion ever been so full of warmth as it is today?
The sunlight poured down gently, birds gathered at the fountain, and flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully in the light.
Everything was dazzling.
Perhaps on the day the curse was lifted from this mansion, everyone would have been overjoyed to feel this strange warmth.
“Stop it! Stop it!”
Kaylee, who had been standing behind with a displeased expression, pushed the servants back in annoyance.
“How long do you plan on keeping Simone here? She just got out of bed!”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I was just so happy and excited that I couldn’t...”
“Come in quickly, Simone!”
Simone was led into her room by the hands of the servants.
Her room looked exactly the same as before. Simone smiled faintly in a strange sense of delight and quickly sat down on the soft sofa.
“This is it.”
Yes, no matter how comfortable the Imperial Hospital may be, is it as good as home?
Familiar faces in a familiar landscape. In an instant, her mind felt drowsy.
Anna came to Simone with a tearful face and held her hand carefully.
“Simone, you really, really, really worked hard. And I’m glad you came back safely.”
“You were worried about me, right? I’m sorry. But I’m really fine. By the way, the curse has completely disappeared from the mansion, right?”
“Really! You started talking about curses as soon as you got here!”
Kaylee walked up to Simone, grumbling, holding the kettle.
“What’s wrong? I told you to just rest for a day. You can’t live like this! You almost died and came back to life again!”
It seems like she's been away for a long time. Even the sight of Kaylee nagging her and pouring her tea is now welcome.
Simone listened to Kaylee's nagging with one ear and lifted her teacup. Then she said.
“I’m glad everyone is safe and well. So, I have something to say, even though it’s sudden.”
“What do you want to say?”
The servants crowded around Simone.
Well, it certainly did look nicer on the new employees she hadn't seen before. Until just recently, they all looked like they had never seen the sun in their lives.
Simone said with a pleased smile.
“I plan to become independent soon.”
“...”
"...Ah."
"... Yes?"
Well, she thought this would be the expected reaction.
Because the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Illestone had the same reaction in the hospital room.
Simone said this without knowing the reaction of the servants who were looking at her with surprised and bewildered expressions.
“Now I have money, I have a place to make money, and the curse on the mansion is lifted. Right?”
“Well, that’s true, but...”
Still.
Still, this is too sudden.
Tears finally fell from Anna's already sobbing eyes.
Now that all the misfortunes are over, Simone can finally live a comfortable life, eating and resting, just as she had hoped.
Of course, everyone knew that Simone would leave someday. But at least they thought it would be after she became an adult.
Kaylee, who was speechless at Simone's bombshell remark, put down the kettle and asked with a serious face.
“Why did you suddenly think of something like that? You still have a long way to go before you become an adult. It wouldn’t be bad if you didn’t leave so soon.”
It was the first time Kaylee's voice had been this quiet. Simone nodded.
“I can live until I become an adult. But since I'm going to be independent anyway, it’s better to settle down early. I have plans.”
“What’s the plan?”
Of course, as promised, until she becomes an adult, Simone's guardians are the Illestons.
If she ever finds it difficult to do it on her own, she plans to ask them for help without delay.
“I have a house in the capital, but it doesn’t look good to continue living here. I plan to stay in the capital and open a small shop.”
Of course, the scale is not small at all.
“...Are you really going?”
Leaving us behind?
Simone snickered as she looked at the servants whose thoughts were obvious.
“But no matter how much I think about it, I’m just used to having someone take care of me now.”
"...Yes?"
Huh?
What do you mean?
“But I’m also quite shy. I’ve heard that the capital is a place where you wouldn’t know even if you cut off your nose if you looked away for a second. So I can’t just hire any servant.”
“Simone?”
Uh?
The employees' expressions began to change.
“Would you like to come with me? To the capital. All of you gathered here.”
Of course, the Grand Duke's permission has not yet been obtained, but the Illeston family's prestige is now much different than before.
Since there will be no difficulty in selecting servants like before, the servants gathered in this room will readily allow Simone to work with them.
“Of course, it’s not mandatory. If you want to stay here, you can. Just go with those who want to go together.”
“I want to go!”
Anna shouted without hesitation and clung to Simone. Kaylee followed suit and said she would go, and most of the servants, except those with families, expressed their intention to go with her.
She thought they would have some worries since they had been there for a long time. It was very unexpected, but she felt happy because they seemed to have grown as attached to Simone as she did.
And that night, the Grand Duchess Florier came to see Simone.
“I heard the story. I couldn’t refuse your permission since you need trustworthy servants. They are capable children, so please take care of them.”
“Of course, Your Highness.”
As Simone had expected, the Grand Duke and his wife allowed the servants to be transferred to Simone's home. They gave permission as soon as the request was made, so there was no need for any persuasion or formalities.
Florier smiled bitterly and fiddled with her teacup after hearing Simone's answer.
Then, after a short while, she finally opened her mouth.
“Simone, do you know that our family cherished you?”
The slightly artificial smile that had been on Simone's lips throughout her words disappeared.
Simone pursed her lips and lowered her eyes slightly.
Her gaze turned to the teacup. She, too, spoke while fiddling with the teacup, just like Florier.
"Yes."
Actually, I knew it very well.
Although she had said with determination that she would become independent, Simone was not entirely comfortable with this decision.
Of course, in Simone's case, the fame she had been building up until now exploded because of this war, but anyway.
Simone couldn't help but be amazed at the number of people who had gathered to see that one thing.
Until recently, the perception of necromancers was so bad that it was considered normal to abandon children with black hair when they were born.
As Simone stood there blankly watching them, the knights of the royal family who had been quietly following her took the lead and made way for Simone to pass.
Somehow, the knights who usually just stared at Simone wherever she went, whether she was running or jumping around the castle, kept following her today.
She thought this was the treatment given to a hero, but it seems they followed her as an escort because of the situation outside.
At the end of the path paved by the knights was a carriage bearing the emblem of the Illeston family.
Simone walked towards the carriage and looked around.
The people call Simone's name, extend their hands to her, and shout thank you for saving them.
Although she didn't necessarily step forward and hold their hands like a celebrity, she didn't feel bad.
Simone can feel that their perception of Simone and the necromancer has changed a lot. At least now she can confidently walk around without things like hair dye.
As Simone got into the carriage, the people waved high and the knights also paid their respects in their own way.
Their cheering continued until Simone's carriage was out of sight.
***
Illeston Mansion, which Simone arrived at after a long time.
As the carriage stopped at the entrance, the servants who had been waiting came running over to greet her.
“Simone! Oh my God, you’ve lost so much weight in the meantime!”
“Really...! His Highness the Crown Prince, I’ve never seen you like that! Don’t ever go to a place like a battlefield again!”
“Simone, I know we’re wrong, how much... sob...”
High-ranking nobles and Abel and his party, who are treated like heroes, can come and go from the castle at any time to check on Simone's condition.
But of course, the servants couldn't do that, so they could only wait patiently for Simone to return until she woke up.
There were quite a few people in the mansion who had received help from Simone, so the atmosphere in the mansion was very gloomy until news of her awakening was reported.
“I’m okay. Nothing hurts. How have you all been?”
Simone took a tour of the mansion, welcomed by the servants.
"Hmm!"
A satisfying sigh came out of her nose.
Maybe it was because the sun didn't shine enough or because of the curse, but strangely, no matter how much she cleaned and decorated this pretty mansion, it felt gloomy.
It was only after the curse was lifted that it began to show off its original beauty.
Has this mansion ever been so full of warmth as it is today?
The sunlight poured down gently, birds gathered at the fountain, and flowers in the garden bloomed beautifully in the light.
Everything was dazzling.
Perhaps on the day the curse was lifted from this mansion, everyone would have been overjoyed to feel this strange warmth.
“Stop it! Stop it!”
Kaylee, who had been standing behind with a displeased expression, pushed the servants back in annoyance.
“How long do you plan on keeping Simone here? She just got out of bed!”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I was just so happy and excited that I couldn’t...”
“Come in quickly, Simone!”
Simone was led into her room by the hands of the servants.
Her room looked exactly the same as before. Simone smiled faintly in a strange sense of delight and quickly sat down on the soft sofa.
“This is it.”
Yes, no matter how comfortable the Imperial Hospital may be, is it as good as home?
Familiar faces in a familiar landscape. In an instant, her mind felt drowsy.
Anna came to Simone with a tearful face and held her hand carefully.
“Simone, you really, really, really worked hard. And I’m glad you came back safely.”
“You were worried about me, right? I’m sorry. But I’m really fine. By the way, the curse has completely disappeared from the mansion, right?”
“Really! You started talking about curses as soon as you got here!”
Kaylee walked up to Simone, grumbling, holding the kettle.
“What’s wrong? I told you to just rest for a day. You can’t live like this! You almost died and came back to life again!”
It seems like she's been away for a long time. Even the sight of Kaylee nagging her and pouring her tea is now welcome.
Simone listened to Kaylee's nagging with one ear and lifted her teacup. Then she said.
“I’m glad everyone is safe and well. So, I have something to say, even though it’s sudden.”
“What do you want to say?”
The servants crowded around Simone.
Well, it certainly did look nicer on the new employees she hadn't seen before. Until just recently, they all looked like they had never seen the sun in their lives.
Simone said with a pleased smile.
“I plan to become independent soon.”
“...”
"...Ah."
"... Yes?"
Well, she thought this would be the expected reaction.
Because the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Illestone had the same reaction in the hospital room.
Simone said this without knowing the reaction of the servants who were looking at her with surprised and bewildered expressions.
“Now I have money, I have a place to make money, and the curse on the mansion is lifted. Right?”
“Well, that’s true, but...”
Still.
Still, this is too sudden.
Tears finally fell from Anna's already sobbing eyes.
Now that all the misfortunes are over, Simone can finally live a comfortable life, eating and resting, just as she had hoped.
Of course, everyone knew that Simone would leave someday. But at least they thought it would be after she became an adult.
Kaylee, who was speechless at Simone's bombshell remark, put down the kettle and asked with a serious face.
“Why did you suddenly think of something like that? You still have a long way to go before you become an adult. It wouldn’t be bad if you didn’t leave so soon.”
It was the first time Kaylee's voice had been this quiet. Simone nodded.
“I can live until I become an adult. But since I'm going to be independent anyway, it’s better to settle down early. I have plans.”
“What’s the plan?”
Of course, as promised, until she becomes an adult, Simone's guardians are the Illestons.
If she ever finds it difficult to do it on her own, she plans to ask them for help without delay.
“I have a house in the capital, but it doesn’t look good to continue living here. I plan to stay in the capital and open a small shop.”
Of course, the scale is not small at all.
“...Are you really going?”
Leaving us behind?
Simone snickered as she looked at the servants whose thoughts were obvious.
“But no matter how much I think about it, I’m just used to having someone take care of me now.”
"...Yes?"
Huh?
What do you mean?
“But I’m also quite shy. I’ve heard that the capital is a place where you wouldn’t know even if you cut off your nose if you looked away for a second. So I can’t just hire any servant.”
“Simone?”
Uh?
The employees' expressions began to change.
“Would you like to come with me? To the capital. All of you gathered here.”
Of course, the Grand Duke's permission has not yet been obtained, but the Illeston family's prestige is now much different than before.
Since there will be no difficulty in selecting servants like before, the servants gathered in this room will readily allow Simone to work with them.
“Of course, it’s not mandatory. If you want to stay here, you can. Just go with those who want to go together.”
“I want to go!”
Anna shouted without hesitation and clung to Simone. Kaylee followed suit and said she would go, and most of the servants, except those with families, expressed their intention to go with her.
She thought they would have some worries since they had been there for a long time. It was very unexpected, but she felt happy because they seemed to have grown as attached to Simone as she did.
And that night, the Grand Duchess Florier came to see Simone.
“I heard the story. I couldn’t refuse your permission since you need trustworthy servants. They are capable children, so please take care of them.”
“Of course, Your Highness.”
As Simone had expected, the Grand Duke and his wife allowed the servants to be transferred to Simone's home. They gave permission as soon as the request was made, so there was no need for any persuasion or formalities.
Florier smiled bitterly and fiddled with her teacup after hearing Simone's answer.
Then, after a short while, she finally opened her mouth.
“Simone, do you know that our family cherished you?”
The slightly artificial smile that had been on Simone's lips throughout her words disappeared.
Simone pursed her lips and lowered her eyes slightly.
Her gaze turned to the teacup. She, too, spoke while fiddling with the teacup, just like Florier.
"Yes."
Actually, I knew it very well.
Although she had said with determination that she would become independent, Simone was not entirely comfortable with this decision.
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