Episode 1097
A new morning has dawned.
Simon, who had fallen asleep in bed after breaking up with Cernet, felt his eyes sparkle as soon as the sun rose.
‘It’s finally today!’
It is the first day of work at the Ghost Palace in earnest.
Simon, dressed in his Kizen school uniform and with the student council president’s coat wrapped around his shoulders, completed all preparations and set out for the visit.
And I’m waiting on the first floor early.
‘It’s late.’
Merida does not appear.
The other necromancers were coming down the stairs one by one to go to work at
the Ghost Palace, but Merida was getting a little nervous because she didn’t come.
‘If you think about Merida’s tendencies, maybe… … .’
There is a high probability that you are oversleeping. With that in mind, Simon went directly up to her third floor.
Knock knock.
I knocked on the door, but there was no answer.
“I’m sorry, Merida. “Excuse me.”
Simon pushed the open door and entered.
The bed was covered with a high blanket. There was no way a Kizen student could
be late on her first day of regular work, so Simone grabbed her blanket.
“wake up!”
Immediately, I pulled the blanket hard, but Merida was not in it.
Simon’s head naturally turned to the sky.
Go go go go go go!
Merida in pajamas is seen floating above the ceiling with her arms and legs dangling like a corpse.
The eyes are closed, as if slightly sleepy, and an enormous flow of magical power is seen that causes the surrounding air to fluctuate. There were dolls and toys floating everywhere.
“sorry.”
The servant who managed the lodgings sneakily came over and said something.
“I wanted to wake you up, but I couldn’t… … .”
“are you okay. “I will do something.”
Simon quickly spread a magic circle. Only Phantasus sleep users can wake up from
their sleep.
Soon, I stepped on the wall, jumped lightly in the air, and touched Merida’s back repeatedly to put her into a slip.
Simon, who got down to the floor with a light movement, spread his arms to the left and right and slammed his palms together with all his might.
match!
Then Merida opened her eyes with an ‘ah’ sound and fell from a high altitude. Simone caught her falling with her familiar movements.
Her hazy eyes turned to Simon’s face.
“Simon?”
“There are less than 10 minutes left until work time. “Let’s clean this up first.”
Merida, who suffered from chronic drowsiness even more after awakening, was the
type that required a lot of work. I learned a certain amount of ‘how to use Merida’ from Vice President Jane, who anticipated this situation.
I sat him down on a bathroom chair, put a toothbrush in his mouth, and quickly filled him with water in a bucket.
Still, when I give him a toothbrush, he moves his hand. I prepared all the supplies
and wet my hair with water. It felt like taking care of her younger sister.
Umm.
As she was brushing her teeth, she glared resentfully at Simon, but it was no use.
After washing her quickly, he carried her to the servant, as if carrying laundry. The
servant dressed Merida in her school uniform and finished straightening her hair. Simon came out of the room, leaned back in the hallway, and waited anxiously, checking the time on his watch.
“I’m sleepy.”
Finally, Merida, who had finished preparing and changed into her Kizen uniform,
came out in front of the gun. Her mint-colored hair, which had been like a magpie’s nest, was also neatly organized. Her servant also looked very satisfied.
“Then let’s go right away. late. Tenerife will be waiting for you.”
“huh.”
After answering that, she stood blankly with her arms raised.
Simon sighed softly.
“Can’t I walk on all fours?”
“Pantasus has always done this.”
“I’m not Pantasus senior, I’m Merry.”
She sighed, lowered her hand, and stretched out her arm towards the bed. The blanket flew and spread out in front of her, and she lay down on it and flew away first,
as if she was angry.
The servant who was watching said.
“It looks like my coworker is angry. Is it okay?”
“are you okay. “It will probably be released in a few minutes.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Simon’s chronic obsession with his older brother seemed to have resolved somewhat, but Simon thought that his foolishness had gotten worse in some strange way.
So I left the accommodation and arrived in front of the ghost palace. It was an eye-opening gigantic scale even when I saw it again.
Merida, who was waiting first, spoke in a loud voice.
“Reflect on the fact that Kizen student was late on the first day.”
“It’s because of you.”
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Simon, who said that, smiled and walked away. Merida also clung to her side as if
she had always done so.
On the way, we talked about Cernet, whom we met yesterday.
Since Merida had experience working together on missions in the past, she readily
agreed to the cooperative mission as if she did not view Cerne negatively.
First, the two of us had to explore the Ghost Palace and figure out what the atmosphere was like. After that, I was thinking of secretly bringing Cerne to the Ghost Palace.
‘By the way, there are a lot of people.’
There were many necromancers around Tenerife who came out of the villa and went to work at the Ghost Palace. They all have a pitch black goth look unified as a uniform.
As Merida woke up from her dozing off again and waited in line, it was their turn to enter.
The entrance process to the Ghost Palace was quite complicated. It is a thorough verification of identity, including identification, jet black and spirit verification, passwords that are different for each person, and passing through a verification magic circle. There was a reason Cernet couldn’t pass.
Soon after all the procedures are completed, a human hand pops out from the wall
of the ghost palace. He grabbed the hand and was sucked straight into the wall.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
I was able to enter the gorgeous and sparkling interior of the Ghost Palace.
People dressed in goth clothes were running around frantically with their hair flying. It was not uncommon to see gigantic ghosts or spirit summons following them here and there, probably because most of them were necromancers.
‘This is the first floor central hall, the only safe zone in the Ghost Palace.’
Simon’s eyes sparkled as he was finally able to properly tour the headquarters of the 4th Legion.
“Come on-!”
Again and again.
At that time, the sound of shoes clashing on the stairs of the central hall rang out.
A tall woman, about 2 meters tall, with gray skin and traces of stitches here and the
re, was walking with a bright smile on her face. She wears a long dress and a strong
spirit rises around her.
This is the ghost princess, Tenerife Echeverria.
She laughed heartily.
“Isn’t it against etiquette to make the lady wait from the first day?”
Simon, who heard those words, put his hand on his chest according to etiquette.
“Sorry for keeping you waiting… … .”
“I am-“
At that time, Merida came out in front of Simon.
“I’m late. “There’s nothing wrong with Simon.”
Simon’s eyes widened, and Tenerife burst out laughing.
“I know~ That student Ikel scolded junior Pollentia to be more alert.”
After saying that, she spread her arms.
“Welcome once again to the Ghost Palace, the front line of the front lines!”
Then, people wearing goth clothes around them clapped their hands and whistled
to welcome them. Simon also smiled and waved at them.
In fact, today is the first day of proper mission.
The active Ghost Princess Tenerife decided to personally guide the ghost palace. Simon and Merida followed her and listened to her story.
“Shedding season will soon begin! “The new princess candidates selected from the
city are also undergoing training smoothly.”
“If you are a candidate for princess… … .”
“These are children who will take over the job of suppressing the ghost palace only
during the molting period. “I want you to personally remove the ghosts so that the
Ghost Palace can be stabilized while I am away.”
She said.
“Normally, we don’t use external personnel, but this is a slightly special case. ah!
Have you guys ever been to a dungeon? “Is there one?”
Simon and Merida nodded at the same time.
“There was a time when the school took a test in a dungeon, and I personally went
there a few times.”
“Great! What do you think is the first iron law of dungeons?”
Merida, who had been listening quietly, suddenly answered.
“Dungeons are a separate world, and you have to reset all your common sense.”
Tenerife clapped its hands.
“As expected, they are the smartest people on the continent! Very good! ”
The Ghost Palace is a kind of dungeon that was overlaid on the palace of the kingdom in the past.
It only has the appearance of an old palace, but is not a palace. She said it’s easier
to think that what we see from now on are things from another dimension.
“The ghost palace is from the 1st to the 5th floor! “We are now on the first floor!”
Tenerife explained excitedly.
“If you go into the danger zone, you will see that extraordinary and unusual things
will happen. Ghosts keep popping up too. “If these are not removed in time and left
unattended.”
She opened her palm.
“The room is saturated with ghosts. We call it the ‘Red Room.’”
“okay.”
“The red room has now become like a bomb pouring out ghosts. The ghosts packed into the room eventually come out of the ghost palace thanks to an abnormal phenomenon. Of course it causes a lot of damage to the continent! “It’s our job to stop
that!”
“understand.”
Again.
Tenerife, who was walking ahead, stopped.
In front of you, you can see a mirror with a strange appearance made of spirits.
“… … .”
Tenerife’s expression changed strangely. Simone and Merida also stopped and looked in the mirror.
‘Who is it?’
Beyond the mirror, a woman was asleep in a chair. The woman in the mirror was
beautiful, but it somehow gave me goosebumps.
“This is my real body.”
“ah… … !”
“Use this mirror to check if the main body is in good condition. My body is on the
third floor of the Ghost Palace, and I am doing my best to suppress the power of the Ghost Palace. “I walk around with just my soul in a shell, and my body is working
even at this very moment.”
Simon took a closer look at the woman in the mirror.
Sleeping like a princess in a fairy tale, she had tube-like things sticking out of her arms, and there was also a pipe hanging from her mouth that looked like it was supplying nutrients.
And her physical condition didn’t seem to be very good. There were red spots all over her arms as if the capillaries were dilated, and her body was also thin.
It was natural. Because I was sitting there the whole time, extracting spirits without lifting a finger. It was a somewhat solemn sight.
“You need to return to your original body before your condition worsens.”
Tenerife continued speaking in a calm voice.
“The body and soul are powerfully connected. Right now, the main body’s fingers
and toes are paralyzed, and this homunculus can’t move a few of its fingers either.
“Isn’t it amazing?”
She pretended to make a fist with her hand, but some fingers were still extended.
Simon thought for a moment and said.
“Can someone break into where the princess’s body is?”
She shook her head.
“I’m the only one who can go to my room on the third floor. Everyone else gets lost in the palace and wanders around. My body is in the deepest part of the third floor. Rest assured.”
“thank god.”
“Now, it’s better to go once than to say it a hundred times, right? “Shall we begin now?”
She pointed to the door in front.
“Haunted palace adventure!”
* * *
Same time.
The area outside the Ghost Palace.
[I told you to just trust me, right? The geography here is crisp.]
The person wearing a robe said that and turned around.
[Here, let’s put aside our individual values for salvation and cooperate.]
Behind him stood a man with a strange atmosphere.
Pure white hair.
white robe.
And then the man with shiny eyes yawned once.
[Do you agree with me? Savior Kylovanian.]
“… … okay.”
Kilovanian, who was sniffing, frowned
“It smells familiar. “There’s someone I know here.”
