Miss Danist was in quite poor condition, so Shade did his best to support her as they took two steps back. The library scene within the Star Sea was covered once more by the surging dense fog. After another two steps back, they passed through the open Holy Silver Door.
White Fog poured from the crack in the doors, enveloping them. Once the mist dispersed, the door summoned by the ritual vanished as well. The wordless Black Book and Yellow Moon Stone Slab fell onto the floor, while the gemstones, diamonds, and rare materials that had formed the ritual all turned to dust.
The ritual worth 400,000 Gold Pounds had ended completely just like that. Shade believed that although Miss Danist was very wealthy, she definitely could not casually perform this ritual again. And though Shade had obtained extremely important information through the ritual, if he truly had 400,000 Gold Pounds, he would not have been willing to spend that money for such information either.
Miss Danist still did not look well. Shade supported her back to Room One and had her sit on the sofa, then went to the study to fetch a small bottle of holy water. Only after Librarian Miss had recovered somewhat did he bring her hot tea mixed with Holy Water Essence.
Miss Danist had brought potions herself. With a pained expression, she drank a bitter brown potion, then took several sips of hot tea before some color returned to her face. Holding the teacup, she looked at Shade, with the cat sprawled across his lap:
"I'm truly sorry you had to see that just now."
"It's fine. Peering into knowledge always comes at a price, especially when it is a story recorded by the Moon."
He spoke while stroking the cat:
"You still don't