Elisa picked up the [Finger Bone] and examined it closely. The bone was grayish-white, cold, and hard. It was a right thumb with two joints.
It looked no different from an ordinary finger bone, but when examined through spiritual perception, she could sense the power contained within it. This was a transcendent item associated with the domains of the [Spirit World] and [Departed Souls].
The [Finger Bone]’s previous owner, the late Butler Sheldon, had not been a transcendent, nor had he known anything about mysticism. The fact that he had been able to use the [Finger Bone] meant that the item itself contained a measure of spirituality. Transcendent items like this were quite rare.
I’ve been meaning to study the [Finger Bone], but my schedule has been rather packed lately, and I haven’t been able to find the time.
Every transcendent item had its own side effects. Using one without knowing what those side effects were was an extremely risky thing to do. However, both the butler and her male servant had already used the [Finger Bone], so there probably wouldn’t be any problems.
Elisa raised the [Finger Bone] and pressed the tip of the white bone against her forehead.
She felt an icy aura pour from the [Finger Bone] into her body. Her blood began to boil, instinctively trying to resist the foreign power, but she suppressed its restless surge.
The icy aura transformed her body, and she sensed that her physical form seemed to be shifting toward that of a [Spirit].
So that’s how the [Invisibility] works. Whoever uses the [Finger Bone] temporarily enters a state somewhere between human and spirit. Naturally, humans can’t see spirits.2
Hehe, the butler and my male servant weren’t able to draw out the [Finger Bone]’s full power. They only concealed themselves from sight so they could still be touched and still made noise. If I use its full power, I can turn into a complete [Spirit Form].
Still, I’d better not use its full power right now. The deeper I draw on it, the stronger the side effects will be.
When the butler and her male servant used it, their [Spirit Transformation] only reached about one-fifth. Elisa pushed hers to two-fifths. She slapped her palm against the coffee table without making a sound, then reached for the [Searl Daily]. No matter how hard she tried to grab it, the newspaper didn’t budge.
Going too far with [Spirit Transformation] wasn’t necessarily a good thing. Although she no longer made any sound, she also couldn’t interact with the physical world.
Speaking of which, how do I turn this off?
Damn it, not only did I forget to ask my male servant about the side effects, I even forgot to ask him how to use it!
No, even if I’d remembered, I wouldn’t have asked. That would undermine my authority as his teacher.
Anyway, the [Finger Bone]’s effect has a time limit. It’ll automatically wear off after an hour.
The ever-dignified Miss Elisa climbed out the window and began wandering around the estate.
The servants she passed couldn’t see her and simply went about their work. It was her first time seeing them in such a relaxed state, which she found rather novel.
No wonder my male servant likes using the [Finger Bone] to spy on people. This really is quite fun.
Elisa turned a corner and headed toward the servants’ quarters, where she found her target in the butler’s room.
There were two people inside: Miss Maria who had just been promoted to butler, and Simon, the personal male servant Elisa had prepared for her “father”.
Miss Maria had changed into a female butler’s uniform and was busy going over the accounts, while Simon was holding a notebook and writing something with a serious expression.
So even this slacker of a male servant has moments when he actually takes things seriously?
Elisa walked up behind Simon and leaned over to peek at his notebook.
I gave him too much credit. He’s not working hard at all. He’s drawing little doodles!
And they’re actually pretty good. The night sky, a pavilion, a well-endowed lady… Wait, isn’t that my teacher….no, isn’t that me?!
Miss Elisa had mixed feelings. The good news: my male servant is infatuated with me. The bad news: I catfished him.
After finishing the drawing, her male servant waited for the black ink to dry, then turned to the next page and continued drawing.
This time, he drew two animals: a large dog and a long-haired monkey, neither of which had eyes.
The drawings weren’t particularly realistic, but they captured their subjects remarkably well. Elisa even felt that they looked somewhat familiar.
Strange. Why do they look so familiar?
As she pondered this, her male servant set down his black-ink fountain pen, picked up another one, dipped it into a bottle of red ink, and added eyes to the large dog and long-haired monkey.
The dog and monkey instantly seemed to come alive with two pairs of red eyes staring straight into Elisa’s crimson ones.
“……”
The nerve! Who are you making fun of?!
Damn male servant! When you draw my teacher, you make it all atmospheric and beautiful, but when it comes to me, I turn into a red-eyed golden retriever and a crimson-eyed baboon?!
Elisa raised her fist, tempted to give her male servant a punch.
At two-fifths [Spirit Transformation], although she couldn’t interact with physical objects, she could still affect the spirits of living people. If she punched him now, she would strike his spirit directly, and it might hurt even more than an actual punch.
However, that would alert her male servant and cause him to activate [Spirit Vision]. His [Spirit Vision] probably wouldn’t be able to make out her appearance and would only reveal a blurry human silhouette, just like what had happened with Susanna, but she still didn’t want to risk it.
Miss Elisa decided on a different form of revenge. She stayed right beside her male servant and shamelessly spied on his every move from every possible angle.
Once he finished drawing, her male servant put away his notebook and headed out to flirt with the maids. Following him, Elisa saw the kitchen maid Nora for the first time.
As expected of the maid who had single-handedly set off the incident that brought down the previous butler. Her astonishing bust took Elisa completely by surprise.
Forget Simon….even Elisa herself wanted to give them a squeeze just to see what they felt like.
After spending a while in the kitchen, Simon set off again. This time, he headed for the servants’ bathroom.
Elisa had never been to this place before. After entering and spotting the bathtub, she suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly turned around, only to find that her male servant had already closed the bathroom door.
While in [Spirit Form], Elisa couldn’t interact with the physical world, which meant she couldn’t open the door herself. The bathroom window was shut with the curtains drawn, so she couldn’t escape through there either.
Even worse, while in [Spirit Form], she couldn’t directly use [Blood] spells. Spirits didn’t have blood! And she hadn’t brought any other talismans with her.
“!?”
Under Miss Elisa’s horrified gaze, her male servant slowly began undoing the buttons of his clothes.
[Simon knew that tomorrow would be an exhausting day, so he decided to take a relaxing bath to prepare himself for what lay ahead.]
[He quickly began undressing.]
Put your clothes back on! What are you trying to show the innocent Miss Elisa?!
Help! Let me out of here!
Elisa’s mind raced as she desperately searched for a solution. She could forcibly cancel her [Spirit Transformation], but doing so would cause too much of a disturbance, and for that brief instant, her figure would be exposed right in front of Simon.
I don’t want to become some perverted young lady who spies on her male servant while he bathes!
After thinking it over from every angle, the best solution somehow turned out to be quietly waiting for her male servant to finish his bath and then following him out.
Come to think of it, it’s just a body. I’ve never seen one before, but there’s nothing to be afraid of!
Elisa, oh Elisa, you’re a mature lady now. You need to learn how to stay composed!
The mature Lady Elisa folded her arms and calmly regarded her male servant, her gaze carrying a scrutinizing air.
Her male servant removed his shirt, revealing the defined muscles around his waist. Lady Elisa instantly reverted to young lady Elisa and covered her eyes.
Nope, I can’t stay composed!
I’m way too close to my male servant. Spying on him like this makes me feel incredibly guilty!
We almost ended up as mother and son, for goodness’ sake!
Just as Elisa was on the verge of breaking down, her male servant suddenly stopped.
“Soap,” he muttered. He put his clothes back on and opened the bathroom door.
While he went to get the soap, Miss Elisa covered her face and hurriedly fled the bathroom.
[After getting the soap, Simon enjoyed a nice, relaxing bath.]
Sending the new log entry, Simon thought to himself that after this little lesson, Elisa probably wouldn’t turn invisible and follow him around again….or at least, she wouldn’t follow him for long.
With her hovering around him, there were plenty of things he couldn’t do.
This young lady really could endure a lot. The golden retriever and baboon hadn’t angered her enough to leave, and Nora’s huge breasts hadn’t embarrassed her enough to flee. In the end, I actually had to sacrifice my own body before she finally agreed to go.
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