The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 189

“They are quite actively working on this matter, but they are completely off track,”

Lucy said, sinking onto the sofa in frustration, “The divided Church of the Savior Goddess is already weak in Ansu City and can’t stir up much trouble. The situation in North Ansu has already overwhelmed them.”

It was likely based on this consideration that Lucy didn’t choose to contact the Church of the Savior Goddess but shared the information with the Redemption Society. Who would have thought the Redemption Society would actually back down.

After all, they were playing the role of victims in this incident. The public would not dislike the Ansu Physicians’ Association because of this matter; they would even sympathize.

The Church of the Savior Goddess, on the other hand, was different. As long as the North Ansu Great Famine was not resolved, their influence would weaken day by day.

Suddenly, Ciel thought of something and asked, “Is Adele still carrying the sample?”

“That ‘Plague Doctor’?”

Lucy sat slumped on the sofa and said, “Yes, she took everything with her. I offered to keep it for her at the time, but she said she had made some progress in her research, so I let her take the item.”

“It’s a good thing I didn’t have the sample. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t have been able to avoid the searches a few times before.”

Hearing this, Ciel’s eyes lit up and she asked, “What progress?”

“I’m not very clear. I don’t know anything about these things,”

Lucy shook her head and said helplessly, “Something that an entire Redemption Society couldn’t figure out. Her progress is probably limited, and she doesn’t have much time left to research either.”

Limited progress wasn’t a difficult problem…

As long as she could bring that progress back to reality, Adele could continue researching based on that progress… With a few more simulations and bringing back a few more instances of progress, Adele might actually be able to create something…

Ciel’s perspective on the matter was completely different from Lucy’s, because Lucy was only considering things in a linear timeline, while Ciel had more to consider.

Time jumping was her unique advantage.

“What about you? Did someone from the organization bring you out? What are you going to do next?”

Lucy propped her elbows on her legs, looked up at Ciel, and asked.

Ciel roughly told Lucy about what happened to her simulated self in Windsor’s palace, and also mentioned some things she had gleaned from Windsor.

“Damn it… none of these royals are human.”

Lucy listened to Ciel’s investigation and experience. She frowned tightly and couldn’t help but curse.

But soon, Lucy realized something and said, “You said you brainwashed a maid to kill Princess Windsor?”

“Yes.” Ciel nodded.

“Sigh…”

Lucy scratched her head, saying irritably, “She’s a transcendent, and she has sealed artifacts and transcendent items from the royal family. She definitely won’t die… But if you kill her on the spot, you definitely won’t be able to get away either…”

“But you’ve already angered the royal family. Princess Windsor definitely can’t protect you either. The Royal Orchestra will soon have the Queen’s Sword mobilized to hunt you down…”

Lucy tugged at her hair in distress. She seemed completely unable to think of a way to break this deadlock.

But Ciel didn’t have such worries. She only needed to consider what would happen within the next 22 hours.

These difficulties were like a tangled knot to Ciel. As long as she could find the first knot and how to untie it, she could gradually untie all the difficulties.

The most important thing was information and intelligence.

“Can’t you contact Avena?” Ciel asked.

Aside from Tara, the best place to get information now was Avena. She decided to find Avena first, then look for Tara.

Anyway, she would be leaving this world in 22 hours. She didn’t need to worry about the subsequent consequences.

“Avena Roswell… Miss Ciel!”

Lucy suddenly looked up and stared at Ciel.

“You have escaped now. By the time Windsor reacts, Princess Windsor or someone from the Queen’s Sword will definitely go to that Miss Roswell immediately—Miss Roswell is trying to find out information about the Royal Orchestra. Everyone knows.”

“You escaped. Besides me, she will be the biggest suspect… And, she, including me, doesn’t know you were with Princess Windsor…”

Ciel slightly nodded.

Then the primary objective now was to find Avena, take her to a safe place, and ask her about the situation.

Even in a simulation, Ciel didn’t want Avena to suffer any accidents.

After settling Avena, she would go and find Tara…

Ciel even suspected that Tara was secretly gathering forces to “break into prison.” This was the kind of thing she could do.

Finally, she would tell the high-ranking officials of the Church of the Savior Goddess the truth and test their reaction to see if there was any room for leveraging the situation…

Soon, Ciel had prioritized the things she planned to do next.

Ciel: “Is she at the Roswell mansion now?”

Lucy: “Yes.”

Ciel: “Let’s go find her.”

Lucy: “Okay, what is our team composition?”

Ciel: “Just the two of us.”

Lucy: “?”

Lucy’s face showed a bewildered expression. She looked at Ciel, her eyes hesitant.

Is she crazy, or am I drunk and misheard?

So many transcendents at the Roswell mansion, and she wants to go just like that, just the two of them?

One “Fate Holder,” one “Law Officer.” Are they going to charge headfirst through the “Crown Guards'” defenses?

Lucy stood up, about to say something, but she stepped on a wine bottle at her feet and uncontrollably stumbled forward. On the carpet, the sharp shards of the wine bottle she had broken earlier were scattered.

Too late to defend herself, the glass shards were going directly for Lucy’s eyes.

“Ugh—!”

A heavy gasping sound rang out. Lucy struggled to her feet from the ground, raising her hand to her eye, but she didn’t feel any wound.

Where she was standing was no longer the sofa from just now, but the center of the room from the beginning.

And Ciel’s figure was still standing at the door, calmly looking at Lucy, the pink halo in her pupils flickering.

“Let’s go, Miss Lucy.” Ciel said calmly.

“You are…”

Lucy calmed her pounding heart. With that one moment, she was completely sober. And she also realized.

The person standing before her was not Ciel at all, but someone from the organization.

It was that mysterious and unpredictable “Subverter” she had worked with before…

“Law Officer” plus “Fate Holder” won’t work, but replacing “Law Officer” with “Subverter”…

Anything is possible.

“Let’s go! Let’s do it!”

Lucy, seeing the possibility of winning the gamble, gritted her teeth and continued, “Give me one minute to get ready.”