The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 189

Thud—

Windsor’s body fell limply. Her lifeless eyes looked at the face of the person behind her. Her pupils constricted slightly. A surge of fear welled up in her heart.

But it was already too late for regret.

The next second, the throwing knife was plunged directly into her pupil, piercing her eyeball and reaching her brain. Brain matter splattered.

In just an instant, Windsor became a gradually cooling corpse.

And Avena was staring blankly at the red-haired young girl standing behind Windsor, tears welling up in her eyes.

She didn’t dare to call out Ciel’s name for fear of being heard. She quickly stepped over Windsor’s corpse and directly threw herself into Ciel’s arms.

The real touch, the real temperature, the real scent… This embrace that Avena had longed for day and night. Now that it had actually arrived, it made her wonder if she was dreaming.

Suddenly, Avena seemed to think of something. She broke free from Ciel’s embrace, rolled up Ciel’s sleeve and looked at her arm, asking nervously, “Ciel, are you okay? Did Windsor do anything to you…?”

“It’s alright. Sorry, I stayed there a little longer to get information,”

Ciel cupped Avena’s face with both hands and said softly, comforting her, “You know, I can leave whenever I want. No one can stop me.”

Ciel certainly didn’t have such divine power. This was just to comfort Avena.

Avena, crying, directly kissed Ciel on the lips. The two embraced tightly.

But at this moment, a not-so-timely voice sounded at the door.

“Well… this is probably not the time for kissing, if I may say so. We need to leave quickly.”

Lucy, standing at the door keeping watch, interrupted the two’s kiss.

At this moment, Avena recovered from the joy of seeing Ciel again. She quickly lowered her head and looked at the corpse on the ground.

Avena quickly regained her composure. She forcefully pushed Ciel away and quickly said, “Ciel, immediately buy boat tickets to ‘New Territory Continent.’ It broke away from the Ansu Federation a long time ago. The anti-Ansu sentiment is highest there. The royal family’s reach doesn’t extend there.”

Saying this, Avena quickly knelt down and pulled out the dining knife stuck in Windsor’s corpse. She quickly wiped off all the places Ciel had held with her clothes, then held the knife herself and stabbed Windsor a few times with all her strength, letting the blood splatter onto her face.

After doing all this, Avena finally stood up, panting, looked at Ciel, and said, “Leave this to me. I can handle it… Miss Lucy, please take Ciel out of here… Please.”

A hint of pleading was already in Avena’s voice. She knew very well that someone had to stay here… Otherwise, the royal family would frantically search for people, and no one would be able to escape.

And Avena, naturally, hoped Ciel could leave and live the rest of her life somewhere the royal family couldn’t find her.

“Hurry. I see the Holy Law Judgment Group’s carriage.” Lucy urged from the doorway.

“Sorry, Avena. I’ll explain later.”

To avoid wasting time, Ciel looked at Avena and said softly.

Avena seemed to realize something. She took a step forward, about to say something, when she heard a crisp snap of Ciel’s fingers. Everything before Avena’s eyes vanished without a trace.

The corpse, the dining knife, the blood, Ciel, Lucy… Everything she had just seen disappeared without a trace, leaving only her standing in the room alone, as if everything just now was just a dream.

Dreaming?

Avena, the “Psychiatrist,” immediately realized what had happened.

“No no no… Ciel… don’t…”

Avena quickly searched the room for a weapon she could use to commit suicide, but found nothing. Soon, she rushed to the window, opened it without hesitation, and jumped down directly.

But as soon as her body touched the ground, it was as if she had landed on a soft trampoline. The ground deeply indented and then bounced her up… Even though something so contrary to common sense happened, even though she realized this was a dream, she couldn’t escape the dream in a short time.

This was not something an ordinary “Dream Thief” could do…

Avena, who was now unconscious, had been carried by Ciel and was on a carriage. They almost brushed past the “Missionaries,” but no one noticed anything unusual here.

Ciel, holding Avena, and Lucy, following beside them, were like invisible people, unnoticed by anyone.

Lucy sat at the front of the carriage and drove the horses to a gallop, rushing towards the most chaotic East District, the Holy Church District.

That was the poorest and most chaotic area in Ansu. It was also the territory of the Church of the Savior Goddess. And Lucy had previously arranged for Tara and the others to hide here, planning to secretly arrange for them to leave the city after the curfew was lifted.

The carriage carrying them drove into the Holy Church District. No one would think that this ordinary carriage, which was no different from any other, was unusual.

But as they passed through a sparsely populated alley, the carriage pulled from the dream instantly disappeared. Ciel landed steadily on the ground and followed Lucy, who was ahead.

“Follow me, quickly.”

They turned left and right in the chaotic and dark alleyways. The environment here was even more dilapidated compared to Clock Tower Alley, but Ciel actually felt a little more at ease.

This was a familiar environment to her.

Soon, Lucy stopped in front of a dilapidated shack. After confirming that no one was around, she knocked on the door rhythmically.

Slowly, the wooden door was opened. The door was opened by a very old man. Upon seeing Lucy, he slightly bowed and stepped aside, and Lucy, bending down, ducked into the shack with Ciel. They found the tunnel hidden inside the shack and went down directly.

The old man who remained above slowly closed the door, then concealed the tunnel again.

“This used to be an underground casino. I discovered this place during an operation to crack down on illegal gambling. After taking it down, I had an old subordinate buy this place. I saved his life. He can be trusted.”

Lucy explained as she led the way. The air here smelled of mold.

Only when they reached the very bottom did the space suddenly open up. It looked like a large wine cellar, and there were several ventilation pipes leading directly to the ground above.

Although relatively spacious, the living experience here definitely wasn’t good.

“They are staying in those few rooms over there. The largest one is connected to the underground sewer and has been converted into a laboratory…”

“Mmm…”

At this moment, Avena in Ciel’s arms let out a whimper and slowly woke up—she had finally broken free from the double layer of dreams and regained consciousness.

“Help me wake them up, please.” Ciel said in a low voice, looking at Avena in her arms.

“Okay.”

Lucy didn’t hesitate. She went to those rooms and started opening them one by one, looking for the people.

She had gone all in. She could only follow this path to the end.