The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 175

Berren City, Gem District, outside the door of No. 132 Opal Street.

Many pedestrians walked past Ciel from behind. She raised her hand and gently knocked on the door.

Knock knock knock—

Ciel took two steps back, waiting for the door to open.

No response.

Knock knock knock—

Ciel knocked on the door again.

Still no response.

Did she go out?

Just as Ciel thought Tara wasn’t home and was preparing to come back another day, the wooden door slowly opened a crack.

“L-Lord… Ciel?”

A weak voice sounded from inside.

Tara?

Ciel pushed the door open and walked straight in, seeing Tara, who was wearing a thin slip at the moment.

Her face, which had a slight baby fat, was now deeply sunken. Her eyes had extremely dark circles. Even her lips were completely pale.

Her dark green long hair was simply tied into a ponytail behind her. The hair at the end, which was slightly curled, was now somewhat withered and split.

Ciel closed the door after entering, helped the tottering Tara up, and directly helped her to the dining table. She frowned and asked, “What happened to you? Who did you fight?”

If Tara encountered someone and was spiritually injured to this extent, it likely meant Tara had been exposed.

“No… no fight… Lord Ciel…”

Tara struggled to straighten her back, her eyes shining as she looked at Ciel. “I… have been… following your instructions… staying at home… waiting for your news… Cough cough cough…”

Ciel: “…”

“So, you haven’t left the house all day?”

Ciel asked quietly.

“No… Lord Ciel…”

Tara looked at Ciel before her. The fear that surged in her heart made Tara feel somewhat exhilarated.

Mother Goddess’s power… seems to have become even stronger… That’s great…

At this moment, Ciel, hearing Tara’s reply, was completely speechless.

So she had been staying here all these days? Did she not go out to buy things after running out? Did she just survive on water all this time?

Just to follow her instructions, just to not miss Ciel’s possible visit?

However, Ciel never actually came in reality…

Okay, Ciel admitted. She had thought Tara had left or gone out before. This was a disrespect to Tara’s faith.

This stubborn mule! Adele knew to go find food when she was hungry!

However, looking at Tara’s current appearance, a plan slowly surfaced in Ciel’s mind.

Tara also wouldn’t change how she addressed her. At most, it could drop from “Lord Mother Goddess” to “Lord Ciel.” She wouldn’t drop it any lower.

If she were to be with her as a new friend, it would definitely arouse suspicion from others.

But if she were to be a personal maid, it wouldn’t arouse any suspicion.

Moreover, Tara currently looked like a North Ansu refugee.

“Tara, do you have a disguised identity in Ansu City?” Ciel asked.

“No… My identity doesn’t need a disguise… No one will know…”

Tara shook her head with difficulty. “I haven’t been to Ansu City much… And before… I mostly stayed in the monastery…”

Then the identity of a North Ansu refugee is perfect.

“From today onwards, your identity is a North Ansu refugee, do you understand?” Ciel asked.

“Understood… Lord… Ciel…”

Tara forced her chest out and said.

“Don’t talk anymore… You wait a moment. I’ll go buy you something to eat and drink.”

Looking at Tara before her, Ciel was both amused and exasperated. She got up and prepared to go out to buy some food and drinks for Tara.

Buy me… food?

Hearing this, Tara’s mind felt like a thunderclap had exploded.

Lord Mother Goddess is here to see me, and she’s even going to buy me food… Two wonderful things combined…

Thud.

Tara directly rolled off the chair. Completely unable to withstand it, she fainted.

Ciel: “…”

Ciel quickly went out. After finding a slightly plain dress for Tara to put on and slightly wetting Tara’s lips with water, she saw that Tara was still not awake, so she directly picked her up and ran towards Adele’s clinic, which was also in the Gem District.

Ciel had already thought of a story: she found a refugee child who insisted on following her, so she had no choice but to keep her as a maid.

However, Ciel would deliberately avoid having Adele check Tara’s teeth—she wasn’t sure if the “Physicians” now had any technique to determine age.

Five minutes later, inside Avena’s private clinic, outside Adele’s laboratory on the second floor.

Knock knock knock—

A knocking sound echoed. Adele inside put down the potion bottle in her hand and murmured, “What’s going on… No appointment today?”

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Ciel outside. In Ciel’s arms, a small girl with green hair was also curled up.

“Huh? Ciel?”

Adele saw that something had happened to the child before her, who was pale and emaciated. She asked, “What happened to her?”

Without bothering to catch up, Adele took the small girl and laid her flat on the lab bench.

“Found a child. Might be a North Ansu refugee.”

Ciel pointed to Tara on the table and said, “Might have fainted from hunger.”

“Hungry? That’s simple… You wait. I’ll dilute some nutrient solution…”

Adele over there had already started getting busy. And Ciel was still thinking about a question.

Would Tara’s acting be convincing?

She seemed quite skilled at acting when she played the Judicator’s Court before? It seemed she had quite a bit of practice before?