Should I raise you too?

“Ophelia,” Mabel pulled on Ophelia’s arm, “come stay with us at the mansion tonight. Mr. Simon is here too, so you won’t be bored.”

“I have an event tomorrow morning,” Ophelia shook her head. “Maybe next time.”

Ophelia left with Lady Helen, while Elisa, Mabel, and Eleanor rode in a carriage driven by a valet back to Eleanor's mansion.

Late at night, Simon opened his eyes in bed, looked out the window, and saw a familiar chest.

Miss Eleanor has launched another night raid.

Chapter 71 What is meant by alternating night raids?

Eleanor guiltily picked up the fallen water glass. The last night raid was a thing of the past; she had forgotten that Simon liked to keep his water glass on the windowsill.

No, is this really just a habit? Eleanor suddenly realized something, turned her head to look at the bed, and sure enough, Simon had woken up and was leaning against the headboard watching her.

Simon and Eleanor tacitly avoided mentioning the water glass.

Elisa sighed. Eleanor had once again raided her own manservant's place at night, and had fallen into the same trap once more.

Even I would feel awkward for a while, let alone Eleanor. It was right for the valet to avoid the topic.

Eleanor's night raid was probably to inquire about the "Gateway in the Woods" ritual; I can even guess what their conversation would be like.

Elisa yawned, turned off the light screen, and planned to take a nap.

……

Eleanor inquired about the details of the ceremony.

Simon continued updating his log.

“Did Mr. Simon use any rituals? Which door did he enter through?” Eleanor pulled over the stool next to the bed and sat down.

“The first door we entered was the blue one,” Simon replied.

It really was the Blue Gate! We smart people always seem to fall into the same trap!

Eleanor laughed and said, "The blue door represents wisdom, which is too tempting, but the math problem is a bit of a struggle."

Simon agreed: "It took me several minutes to get the answer."

What?! You actually figured it out!

No, I don't believe it's true!

"After answering correctly, you can ask the Blue Gate a knowledge-based question, including one on mysticism, with a considerable reward."

They even mentioned the compensation; it turns out it was true!

Thinking about it this way, the reason Mr. Simon didn't remind me that the blue door was a math problem wasn't because he couldn't solve it and wanted to maintain his pride, but because he felt it wasn't too difficult and thought I could do it too?

Eleanor struggled to maintain her composure and managed a forced smile.

She racked her brains, trying to find a new topic. This topic couldn't go on, otherwise Mr. Simon would know that I hadn't been able to solve the math problem.

She suddenly realized something important and looked at Simon: "Mr. Simon, with whom did you participate in the ceremony?"

“A maid, not someone in the occult community, just using it as a meditation exercise,” Simon replied.

Eleanor narrowed her eyes at Simon's answer but did not press further.

Elisa woke up, glanced at the log, and scoffed inwardly.

If I were Eleanor, I would definitely suspect that the manservant was having an affair and had a new superhuman companion.

She turned off the light screen and looked at the door. She had been asleep, but the knocking woke her up.

Open the door, and Mabel is in the hallway.

“Elisa, is Eleanor here?” Mabel poked her head in, looking around. “I wanted to talk to her, but she’s not in the room.”

Eleanor is having a night raid on the male servant!

However, this cannot be said aloud.

Elisa replied, "Not here. What does Mabel want to talk about? May I?"

“Chatting doesn’t matter anymore. I think Eleanor is acting strange. I need to find her! Elisa, go to sleep first.” With that, Mabel quickly turned around and continued searching for her friend.

Elisa closed the door without saying she would go with Mabel. It would be fine if Mabel searched for Eleanor alone; if she joined in, it might escalate the situation and cause more trouble.

Moreover, with companions, Mabel would become bolder and might even break into the male servants' rooms at night.

If she were alone, she probably wouldn't have broken into the male servant's bedroom at night, right?

Thinking about Mabel running away from home by climbing over the wall, Elisa felt a little insecure.

Fortunately, Eleanor had finished asking all her questions and it was time for her to leave.

Elisa opened Simon's Journal to see if Eleanor had left.

Eleanor lay down on the bed.

"...?"

What are you doing?! I was only away from you for a moment and you're already in bed?!

Simon sat beside her and recited the ritual incantation.

It turned out they were performing the "Forest Gate" ceremony. Elisa breathed a sigh of relief.

She flipped through the history and saw that the valet had said he had an idea and wanted Eleanor's confirmation.

What were the male servant's thoughts? What were they thinking?

Elisa sat on the edge of the bed, took out cookies and black tea from the "Mirror of Fog," and stared intently at him.

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

"Exploration Team: Eleanor, Simon (Support)"

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

Elisa took out the finger bone and threw it in.

"Following Simon's directions, Eleanor walked through the woods and soon found a green door, where she hid and waited."

Hiding in front of the door and waiting?

By the way, during yesterday's ceremony, the male servants rested for half an hour at the eunuch's door while they were exploring. Were they waiting there as well?

What he wanted to wait for was... William's accomplice?

If William really had accomplices, then those accomplices would definitely know about this ritual. In other words, they might enter through the "small gate in the woods," and as long as they stayed there, they could spot the other party!

Why didn't I think of that?

Two hours passed, and Simon and Eleanor had gained nothing. The spirit world had become dangerous, so they stopped waiting.

The spirit world is not a place to stay for long. The longer you stay, the more likely you are to be targeted by dangerous spirit creatures.

To meet William's accomplices, besides waiting, you also need luck.

"Eleanor entered the green door"

"Eleanor lost the chess game"

Elisa smiled. Eleanor, like herself, had suffered a crushing defeat, which was truly delightful.

"As she was expelled from the Green Gate, Eleanor saw a spirit figure."

What?! We ran into each other at this time!

"Having escaped the spirit world and awakened, Eleanor was about to tell Simon the good news when Simon covered her mouth, pushed her into the bed, and then crawled into bed himself."

Elisa's eyes widened.

What are you doing, you male servant! Let go of Eleanor right now, her breasts aren't that big!

"A glass of water fell to the floor by the window, and Simon saw Mabel."

It turned out to be Mabel's surprise attack. Elisa breathed a sigh of relief, then sighed again.

The audacious Mabel did indeed raid the servants' bedroom at night.

This is outrageous! He's supposed to be my male servant, yet he was repeatedly attacked by my two friends at night! Is this right? Is this morally right?

Simon called out Mabel's name, and Eleanor, huddled under the covers, stopped struggling.

Simon sent a text message to Elisa, glanced at Eleanor under the covers, patted her through the covers to make her lie down, and said that with Eleanor's figure, it would be hard to spot her if she lay flat.

Mabel's arrival was too timely, but thankfully it came after the ceremony had ended and Eleanor had successfully obtained the information.

Eleanor's encounter with William's accomplices was not a coincidence, but rather the result of Lady Necklace's machinations.

Lady Necklace distorted time in the spirit world, turning an encounter with William's accomplices from a chance occurrence into an inevitability.

This is also why Simon chose to let Eleanor try it.

Next, all that's needed is for Mabel to leave so that Eleanor can draw her likeness.

Once you get this "finger bone," along with the "finger bone" inside the green door, you'll have collected four. These are the only finger bones scattered outside.

The remaining finger bones are in the hands of the relevant individuals.

“Miss Mabel, what are you doing?” Simon asked, looking at Mabel who had barged in.