The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 182

Ciel now had a formal identity in the transcendent world—Senior Consultant for Deton Group—so she didn’t need to worry too much about meeting transcendents.

This identity could provide cover for many of her secrets, and Lucy was currently nearby providing support. It was a good opportunity to talk with the Tier 3 “Reborn,” Professor Ashford.

After all, even if they didn’t talk now, Ciel would still have to find him later to solve her sister’s disfigurement problem, as she didn’t know any other “Reborns.”

Knock knock knock—

After waiting for a moment, the reception room door was opened. The butler led Professor Ashford in.

Professor Ashford, upon entering and seeing Ciel and Lucy, was clearly a little surprised—he thought Avena wanted to see him.

After the butler left the room and closed the door, Professor Ashford slowly said, “My apologies for visiting at this hour. I am Ashford… Miss Silva, and this is…?”

He looked at Lucy, asking.

The young girl sitting opposite Lucy, although possessing an extraordinary demeanor, was clearly an ordinary person—because there was no trace of potion invasion on any part of her flesh and blood.

This was impossible for a transcendent.

Therefore, Ashford naturally assumed Lucy was the one who had requested this meeting.

“This is Miss Ciel, our Group’s Senior Consultant, and also Miss Avena’s close friend,”

Lucy slightly bowed towards Ciel and said, “It was this young lady who wished to see you, Your Excellency. I am merely present by chance.”

“Oh?”

Professor Ashford stroked his white beard, seeming a little surprised that he had misjudged. He looked at the red-haired young girl again and said, “Hello, Your Excellency Ciel. I am here to see Adele.”

Ciel showed a faint smile and pointed to the sofa beside them, saying, “I know. Please sit.”

“Miss Ciel, I will speak frankly.”

Professor Ashford sat down, basically knowing that the other party understood his purpose. He spoke directly:

“Adele has highly important research materials in her possession. I need to safely take her to the Redemption Society in Ansu City. This is the purpose of my visit. I wonder if Miss Avena is in?”

This was Avena’s domain after all. He needed to ask Avena’s opinion before taking someone away.

“What kind of information is it? Is it not safe enough to stay here?”

Ciel asked calmly, still wearing a faint smile on her face.

At this point, Ciel was basically certain that the Ashford before her didn’t know that they were leaving tomorrow. Ciel would naturally not reveal it proactively.

“Apologies, Your Excellency Ciel. This is internal information of the Redemption Society, and also an internal matter of the Redemption Society. Please forgive me for being secretive about this.”

Ashford seemed to sense a hint of Ciel’s meaning. He frowned tightly.

“No, no, this is not an internal matter of the Redemption Society. Adele has been kicked out of the Redemption Society. She is now an independent individual,”

Ciel shook her head and said, “Then, as an independent individual, she sold the item to Deton Group.”

“Now, this item is the Group’s asset. The Group has the right to decide how to handle this item.”

The old man brought up the Redemption Society. Ciel also directly brought up Deton Group to stand her ground.

“You can also buy it back, but the price is a bit high—of course, after we submit it to the Group, the price might fluctuate ‘slightly’.”

Lucy, although she didn’t understand what Ciel was talking about, also spoke up at the right moment, directly chiming in.

Anyway, she didn’t mention a price. As long as she named a price that was impossible to pay, the other party would naturally retreat in the face of difficulty.

After Ciel finished speaking, she waited for Professor Ashford’s reaction. But the expected anger or other emotions didn’t appear. Ashford’s tightly furrowed brows relaxed instead.

“Will the item be put up for auction at Deton?” Professor Ashford asked.

“Not necessarily.” Lucy replied.

“We are currently discussing this matter.”

“The item is already in your hands. You will follow the rules, won’t you?”

Ashford looked at Lucy and said, “Confidentiality regarding the item’s owner.”

“Of course. Anonymity for the seller. That is always our practice.”

Lucy smiled.

At this moment, Ashford also knew he wouldn’t be seeing Adele today. So he looked at Ciel and said, “Could you please convey a message to Adele for me, Your Excellency Ciel?”

“Yes.” Ciel slightly nodded.

“I will be returning to Ansu City tomorrow. Please tell her that I will definitely submit the leaves, but I will not use her name,”

Ashford paused for a second and continued:

“If she is still willing to be my student, have her come to Ansu City to find me. If she is still unwilling, I will exchange the reward from the paper for ‘Reborn’ potion materials and give them to her High Priestess Uris. If she lacks advancement materials, she can get them from her High Priestess.”

Professor Ashford stood up and took off his brown bowler hat, pressing it to his chest as he slightly bowed to Ciel. Then he put on his hat and said, “Thank you very much. My apologies for the intrusion.”

After that, Ashford nodded to Lucy and walked towards the door, seemingly preparing to leave.

This Ashford… seems to have no problems.

It’s a pity Tara isn’t here. She can’t detect if he’s lying.

Knock knock knock—

Just as Ashford reached the door, a fierce knocking sounded, making everyone present look towards the door.

“Come in.” Ciel said.

The knocking sounded urgent. It didn’t sound like the butler or a maid.

Soon, the door opened. Tara’s small figure appeared at the entrance. Ashford stepped aside slightly. Just in the flesh and blood of this little maid, he sensed the aura of a potion.

A transcendent? Working as a maid?

Roswell family or Deton Group? Are they so arrogant? Did transcendents actually agree to this?

Tara quickly walked to Ciel’s side and whispered in her ear:

“One is missing, the other two are normal…”

One is missing, the other two are normal… What is she talking about?

Ashford, who had just lifted his leg to step out of the reception room, stopped. He looked back with some curiosity and happened to meet the cold gaze of the red-haired young girl.

“Professor Ashford, please stay.”

Ciel slowly spoke, addressing Ashford, who was preparing to leave.

Instantly, Ashford understood what the maid meant by “one is missing, the other two are normal.”

Those were the “Physicians” who had seen the paper with him, members of the Redemption Society.

They were actually privately investigating members of the Redemption Society?

And… one is actually missing? He had just confirmed today that everyone was accounted for and hadn’t leaked the news. And just in the time it took for him to come out and find Adele, one was missing?