Should I raise you too?

There's nothing I can do; servants are only free when their masters are asleep. I'd better be sensible and pretend I'm a little tired today, so I'll go to bed early.

Simon questioned Eleanor about the details of her actions, and through her words, he deduced that Eleanor had something to rely on, perhaps someone protecting her.

It's not surprising that she has someone protecting her; Eleanor must have a occult teacher, but it's unknown what level that teacher is.

Elisa took a bite of a cookie to replenish her sugar and speed up her thinking, when she suddenly heard a knocking sound.

The knocking sound came from the balcony. She stood up and opened the glass door to the balcony.

A white dove flew in from outside.

It was a reply from the teacher.

She closed the "Simon's Journal," removed the letter tube from the pigeon's leg, picked up a biscuit, and held it to the pigeon's chest.

A crack appeared in the pigeon's chest, and the crack transformed into a beak, which bit into the biscuit.

Elisa patted the pigeon's head and began to read the letter carefully.

……

"Well, have you figured anything out?" Eleanor whispered as she walked along the deserted courtyard path.

“No, there’s nothing strange about it, and no sign of madness.” Eleanor’s chest made a sound; it was a weak female voice.

"Can we rest assured about Mr. Simon now?" Eleanor asked.

“You can rest a little easier,” the chest replied. “Hurry up and remove the seal from me. I sense that you have lost something.”

"What!" Eleanor exclaimed in surprise. She looked around and quickly entered the mansion's bathroom.

After setting up a simple ceremony, she took out the necklace from her chest and performed a spiritual seal.

She grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Other extraordinary items at least have side effects after use, but yours has side effects just from wearing it! It's only been a short time and things have already fallen off!"

"I am not a supernatural object; I am simply dormant within this necklace. I am in poor condition, and my abilities are somewhat out of control. I apologize."

“No need for apologies, anyway, my ‘Object-Finding Ritual’ is already perfectly mastered.” Eleanor initiated the sealing ritual. “See you tonight, Madam.”

"See you tonight..." The necklace fell silent.

Eleanor put her necklace back on and checked her belongings. Her wallet, jewelry, handkerchief... everything was there. What did I just lose?

Eleanor lowered her head and looked the clothes up and down; the accessories on the dress were still there.

She finally lifted her skirt and froze.

It's gone! My left sock is gone!

It would be better to just drop your wallet!

She immediately used a "finding ritual" to search along the previous tracks.

The silver chain in her palm reacted quickly, pointing to the corner of the wall. She hurried over and met Simon's gaze.

Simon held Eleanor's socks in both hands and handed them back to her.

"Eleanor's Stockings.jpg"

Elisa had just finished reading her teacher's letter and writing her reply when she opened "Simon's Diary" and saw this shocking scene, complete with a picture!

She stared wide-eyed at the light screen in disbelief.

I've only looked away for a short while, what have you been doing behind my back? You've even taken off your socks!

Chapter 63 Miss Elisa is in a coma

It was a false alarm, and Elisa breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the male servant was using a routine "treasure hunt" to find Eleanor's socks.

A good pair of socks can be quite expensive; a custom-made pair can cost up to 15 shillings, making them quite a treasure.

Why does Eleanor lose her socks? Is she a barefoot fetishist? Is it a side effect of some extraordinary item? What extraordinary item did she use?

Elisa couldn't figure it out, and Simon hadn't analyzed it in his log, so she put the matter aside for the time being.

Eleanor quickly returned to the bedroom, and Elisa swept her feet; her socks were already on.

“I took a walk around the manor, and the scenery is really beautiful,” Eleanor said with a smile.

Elisa had mixed feelings.

You didn't even look at the scenery; you went to have a tryst with my male servant!

Damn it, the male servant even received a £30 deposit, while I, the victim, got nothing!

Sigh, well, on one side is one of my best friends, and on the other is my male servant. What else can I do?

Elisa pretended not to notice and continued talking to Eleanor.

As darkness fell, and Eleanor showed no sign of leaving, Elisa, following custom, offered her the place to stay.

After taking a shower and changing into her bathrobe, Eleanor lay on Elisa's bed and asked her about the islands.

Elisa glanced at her absent-minded face and knew it was time to deliberately faint.

"I'm really too sleepy today, let's talk tomorrow." Elisa pretended to be sleepy, lay down in bed, and closed her eyes.

Through the "blood" spell, she sensed Eleanor's movements.

Eleanor gently shook her, pinched her cheek, took out a talisman, and uttered a word in Hermes, "Sleep."

I've already gone to sleep on my own!

The mere "sleep aid" spell had no effect on her, of course. Elisa broke the sleep aid effect, slowed her breathing, and pretended to be sleeping soundly.

Eleanor patted her belly, relieved, and got up to go to sleep in the guest room.

The two young ladies fell asleep, and the manor followed suit, with the servants all returning to their rooms.

……

Simon climbed out of the window into the courtyard, met up with Miss Eleanor, and left the manor.

Miss Elisa lay on the bed, her chin resting on her hands, peeping at the male servant and her friend.

She sighed: "Although I know this is not an elopement, this scene is just too similar to the third-rate novels I read!"

Eleanor folded two paper horses, which she rode with Simon. The paper horses were just as fast as ordinary horses.

Origami, a kind of puppetry technique?

"Susanna's house is on White Rose Street. Simon and Eleanor happened to run into the patrolling police officers, and Eleanor used a paper crane to distract them."

Simon and Eleanor entered Susanna's house and sat in the corner to wait.

"...At midnight, the moon was half-hidden by clouds, and two dark figures broke into Susanna's house."

They actually came?

Elisa took out the "Mirror of Fog," ready to provide assistance at any time, and casually took a plate of cookies from the mirror.

Eating cookies and spying in the dead of night—how exciting!

"It was too dark and the distance was too great for Simon to see the intruders clearly, but he was certain that they were two women."

It was unclear whether the male servant was looking at her face or her chest.

The two used a key to open Susanna's door and entered her bedroom. Eleanor used a paper crane to track and observe, while Simon idly looked around at the beautiful scenery.

"Eleanor in her nightgown, her chest rising and falling slightly.jpg"

What time is it? Can't you be serious for once?!

"Eleanor recounted to Simon that the two intruders had set up a ritual beside Susanna's pillow, which was... a modified version of the object-finding ritual."

Oh open!

Simon grabbed Eleanor and tried to run away, but the two attackers had already caught up.

Traditional quest rituals are difficult to trace, but the modified ones are different. Quest rituals are among the most widespread rituals, with many wonderful and unusual variations.

That improved divination ritual was mostly for finding the person performing the exorcism. Heh, it's hard to be effective if the distance is far, but Eleanor just happened to be in the corner.

Elisa wiped her mouth clean and prepared for the rescue.

"Simon used the Scarab Badge, and the two attackers ducked, avoiding the flash."

Flashbangs aren't that effective either; experienced superhumans will quickly avert their gaze the moment the light flashes. The servant has learned his lesson this time!

Simon threw a handful of small copper coins. The flash illuminated the coins, and of the two attackers, the taller woman paused, while the shorter woman lunged at the coins.

To retract the earlier statement, the flash wasn't meant to be blinding, but rather to illuminate the small copper coin. Does this mean it wouldn't work if the recipient didn't recognize it as a small copper coin?

The short woman lunged directly at the copper coin; her rank wasn't high, probably first or second rank. The tall woman only paused, probably third rank.

"Eleanor threw out origami, and a group of paper figures surrounded the two attackers."

"The patrol officers heard the commotion and rushed over, shouting orders."

"The tall woman's hands were like knives, easily slicing through the paper figure. She pulled the short woman along and disappeared into a side alley. Simon drew his revolver and fired six shots at their retreating figures."

The officers shouted for help, and Simon and Eleanor hurried away.

Yes, it's a standard encounter between superhumans. Both sides demonstrate their abilities and then go their separate ways.