Should I raise you too?

After thinking it over and making sure there were no omissions, Elisa made up her mind.

She opened the log.

Let me see what the manservant is doing now, whether he sent Eleanor the paper crane, when he's going to explore the "Forest Door," and whether he's come up with any new clues.

Simon lay on Eve's lap, looking up at the mountains above.

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"...?!"

What are you doing on my estate! It's still broad daylight!

Eve gently stroked Simon's hair, her soft hand closing his eyes in preparation for the meditation ritual.

"Simon is preparing to enter the explorable area - the small gate in the woods."

It turned out they were "traveling through the spirit world," and Elisa was relieved.

She flipped through the pages again, trying to figure out why the male servant had chosen Eve as his companion, and she soon found the answer.

It turns out Eve went there herself! She even said she received the ritual from me!

Fortunately, I had laid the groundwork beforehand that Miss Elisa would contact the Magic Mirror. At most, the servant assumed that the Magic Mirror was eager to tell Miss Elisa about the new ritual.

I have a feeling that this pseudonym is becoming increasingly dangerous.

"Following the steps taught by Miss Elisa, Eve skillfully guided Simon into a meditative state using techniques she had practiced with Miss Elisa."

Why am I mentioning Miss Elisa so much?

It's outrageous! It's as if my carefully trained wife has run off with my money and property to the male servant!

"Simon is entering through the small gate in the woods..."

A new screen appeared, displaying "Simon's Adventure Log".

"Explore the Area: The Small Gate in the Forest"

"Exploration Team: Simon, Eve (Support)"

"Exploration Condition (Not Met): Missing [Alysander's Finger Bone]"

This variant of the "spirit journey" ritual requires "finger bones"? The owner of those two finger bones is actually the Mad Queen Alysander?

Elisa took out the "finger bone" and pondered how to give it to the male servant. Should she throw it over with the "Mirror of Mist"? But Eve was still over there.

A notification appeared on the light screen.

"During area exploration, you can bestow items and guidance through the light curtain."

It can bestow items and provide guidance, it's practically like a god!

However, isn't giving away gifts a bit wasteful?

Miss Elisa looked at the "finger bone" in her hand, feeling a pang of heartache. She had traded two extraordinary items for this "finger bone" from the male servant!

How about we let it go this time, stop the manservant's exploration, and talk about it later? At least we can exchange the "finger bone" for some gold pounds from the manservant.

"Items can be retrieved after the area exploration is completed."

You should have said so earlier! It turns out it was just lending out items, so there's no problem now!

Elisa tried throwing a "finger bone" at the light screen. The "finger bone" disappeared, and the exploration conditions were automatically met.

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Lying on Eve's lap, Simon sighed inwardly.

I had hoped to take this opportunity to get a "finger bone" for free, but I didn't expect Elisa to be so stingy that I had to resort to Plan B and borrow it instead.

To enter the reward instance "Small Gate in the Forest," you need a "Finger Bone," which is a spirit realm transformed by the old dynasty.

“Mr. Simon, what did you see?” Eve’s voice rang out from above.

Simon closed his eyes and imagined the forest in the photograph, imagining himself lying among the trees.

In his imagination, he 'opened' his eyes and saw a dim sky and bare tree branches.

“I saw a gray sky and withered trees,” he sat up, looking at the path trodden through the woods, “and a trail.”

Simon surveyed his surroundings. Gray mist drifted through the woods, enveloping his body, seeping into his brain, and eroding his sanity.

The woods blurred, and my thoughts became hazy, as if I had fallen into the depths of a dream.

Eve's voice drifted from the sky, distant and faint: "Mr. Simon, will you take the path, or wait where you are?"

The moment the words were spoken, most of the fog dissipated, the dim forest became clear again, and thoughts became clear once more.

In spiritual meditation rituals, the guide's voice acts as a rope to prevent the explorer from getting lost, from falling into the unconscious dead sea, and from being assimilated by the spiritual realm.

“I’m walking along the path,” Simon said, looking down and trying to see the road beneath his feet.

In the spirit world, everything is in flux, just like a dream. If you lose focus even slightly, the scenery you saw will disappear.

Simon often runs this dungeon in the game, but this is the first time he's experienced it in first-person perspective.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the dim sky, the shadowy trees, and the figures that were barely visible behind them, and cursed inwardly.

Which bastard made this dungeon so awful!

Oh, it's just me. It's okay now.

……

Simon walks along the path

Elisa looked at "Simon's Adventure Log," which was shorter and clearer than "Simon's Log."

Simon encountered a projection from the spirit world, but he ignored it, and the projection disappeared.

A projection of the spirit world, a phantom of a spirit being; ignore it and nothing will happen. It sounds simple, but when faced with such a bizarre phenomenon, who can resist looking at it, thinking about it, or feeling fear?

If observed for an extended period, and if fear arises, one will be locked onto by spirit beings, and the projection will become a physical entity.

At this point, unless the guide speaks up immediately to awaken the traveler, a battle is inevitable.

Surprisingly, the male servant remained so calm, not disturbing the projection at all.

Simon found a blue door.

Here it comes! The blue door is still there!

Elisa stood up excitedly.

Simon pushed open the blue door and entered a pitch-black world.

"Blue Door told Simon: He answered €'s question, and then €'answered his question."

"The Blue Door's question is: How many ways are there to arrange the numbers 1-9 in a row such that the sum of any two adjacent numbers is not divisible by 3?"

Simon was stumped by the question and fell into deep thought.

Should Simon be given guidance and told the answer to the question?

Huh? Tell him the answer? Me? Me?

Elisa stared at the light screen in disbelief.

Are you overestimating me? If I could figure it out, would I have failed last time?

Moreover, is this question even harder than the last one? Last time, I could guess the answer and work backwards to get the correct number if I had enough time. But this one, I can't even guess!

Elisa picked up a pen and paper and tried to arrange the possibilities using exhaustive methods. She quickly discovered that it was a huge undertaking with an enormous number of possible arrangements.

How could anyone possibly calculate that? Even if you gathered a group of mathematicians and listed all the possible permutations, it would take a very long time!

Simon gave the answer: 12528. The answer is correct.

What?! You actually figured it out! And there are over ten thousand answers? How did you come up with over ten thousand in such a short time? It would take more than that to write over ten thousand words!

I used to think you were just a little more perceptive and knowledgeable than me. Turns out there's such a huge gap between us!

I look exactly like a curly-haired baboon!

Elisa was briefly depressed, but then she cheered up.

The servant has answered correctly; you may now ask Blue Gate a question!

Simon pondered what question he should ask Blue Gate.

Elisa immediately intervened, clicking on the light screen to provide 'guidance'.

Simon, guided by his teacher, decided to ask her a question.

Elisa set the "Exploration Log" aside and opened the "Simon Log" to see what the servant was thinking.

Miss Elisa felt a little guilty, after all, she had taken the opportunity to ask the manservant a question.

You didn't secretly curse me, did you?

Simon marveled at his teacher's power and mystery, how easily he could intervene in the spirit world.

It was indeed quite easy, but it relied on the power of this mysterious light screen.

Simon sighed, realizing that the teacher was indeed watching him constantly, perhaps even while he was in the restroom.