The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 223

“I can help you wash up five thousand times to repay this debt.”

Ciel said seriously, “I can’t say how good the technique is, but the service attitude is definitely first-class.”

Avena: “…”

You’re getting all the good deals, aren’t you?

“Miss Lucy got far more than that from you. The position of Deton Group Director is not a peerage. It can’t be bought with money either.”

Avena shook her head and said, “You are too generous, Ciel.”

Due to her personal experiences, Avena would consider gains and losses more when doing things. In Avena’s view, many of the things Ciel did were like charity, wasting many opportunities to make money.

Of course, when it came to Ciel, Avena also wouldn’t consider gains and losses.

What Avena said was true. Ciel had not thought about money for a long time—she had developed the habit of asking Avena for money whenever she was short.

After giving the check to Ciel, Avena didn’t stay in Ciel’s room anymore. She returned to her own room, saying she was going to meet with a few gem merchants she had talked to in Berren City to discuss cooperation.

After Avena left, Ciel directly changed into the Deton Group uniform and put on the silver chip mask.

Now that her identity was that of a Deton Group employee, she couldn’t neglect this disguise when going out.

This layer of skin could help her avoid many unnecessary troubles. Deton Group still had influence in Ansu City, and it was a neutral consortium, so it wouldn’t provoke anyone.

While changing clothes, Ciel opened the system store and glanced at the items she had brought out.

【【Sadhana’s “Hope” Sacred Contract】】

【Fate Points: 10】

【【Forged “Salvation” Scepter】】

【Fate Points: 50】

50?

Is this a robbery?

Even if there were inlaid transcendent materials, it shouldn’t be this much, right? This is already the price of half a bottle of potion!

The Sacred Contract also costs 10 Fate Points?

This thing is even more expensive than the “Other Side Pages”?

Even though it’s just a byproduct of a high-level sealed artifact.

Ciel temporarily did not redeem these two items, because she had to first figure out how to deal with Mond’s matter.

Ciel took a moment to glance at the simulation interface.

Future Days was a standard three days later, while Past Days simulation was one hundred forty-seven days ago… It seemed Future Days was the only option.

There’s still a chance to make mistakes. That’s good.

The journey to find Adele would serve as a time to recover mentally and think of a solution.

Ciel, dressed in her clothes, took her employee card and the check from Avena and put them in her left pocket. She put her pocket watch in her right pocket and walked directly out the door.

“Good morning, Lord Ciel.”

At the door, Tara, who had been waiting outside, slightly bowed and greeted her obediently.

“Let’s go.”

Ciel didn’t say much. She called out to Tara, who was wearing a simple maid dress, and walked towards the door, taking her onto a dedicated carriage of the Deton Group and heading towards Adele’s home.

When leaving the hotel, Ciel could feel that although the police at the door were gone, there were noticeably more lurking reporters. It was likely caused by Avena spreading the word. Many people wanted to find a big scoop and report on the gossip of high society.

A beautiful Duke’s daughter who had been away for several years. Even digging up a little bit would be very eye-catching… For example, that she eloped for love or something. The public liked to read about these things.

However, they had no interest in Ciel, who walked out of the hotel. There were many people dressed like Ciel going in and out of the Deton Membership Hotel. There was nothing worth paying attention to.

Ciel took the carriage directly to St. Itherine Garden in Mayfair District. The place where Adele lived was not the high-end villas around the park, but a three-story apartment building across the street—though the entire building had been rented out.

Although it was morning, one could still see many maids going up and down, helping with moving things and cleaning. Among them, Ciel saw Adele’s figure—Adele at this moment was wearing a slightly small maid uniform, diligently wiping the rust off the black iron railing on the outside of the building.

The hem of the slightly small maid dress almost reached Adele’s knees. Although the maid dress did not have a corset, her waist, tied with a white apron, was so slender that an adult’s two hands could almost meet around it. However, the white apron and the black maid dress on her upper body were held up high.

It was as if she had secretly worn Tara’s maid uniform.

The carriage stopped in front of the door. Ciel got out of the carriage with Tara. She stopped in front of Adele and said, “You… what are you doing?”

Adele, who was working diligently, turned around when she heard the sound. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked at Ciel, smiling foolishly.

“Ciel? What are you doing here!”

Seeing Ciel seemed to make her very happy.

“Why are you cleaning?” Ciel asked.

“I don’t know. I just arrived and saw them gathering and distributing maid uniforms. I also got a set and was assigned a task.”

Adele looked at Ciel and blinked.

Ciel: “…”

Could it be that after moving in, and being seen by the maids sent by Lucy to clean, they thought she was also sent to help clean…?

And then, Adele actually put on the clothes and happily started helping out?

“You truly have a selfless heart.”

Ciel didn’t know what to say and could only make a sarcastic remark.

If Lucy came over and saw Ciel’s friend being ordered around like a maid, Lucy would probably feel like the sky was falling.

“Is that so? Hehehe…”

Adele heard Ciel’s “praise” and shyly scratched her slightly flushed cheek with her index finger.

“Actually, it’s fine. Just helping clean my new house. I used to help out a lot when I was a child. I never caused any trouble.”

The first part about helping out a lot was likely true. The second part about never causing trouble was probably made up—because Ciel had heard the correct version from Uris a long time ago. Adele as a child was a troublemaker.

Her experiences in the orphanage and the education from the Church of the Savior Goddess and the Redemption Society meant that even after becoming a transcendent, Adele didn’t feel any different from ordinary people and wasn’t averse to this kind of “low-level” labor—in this regard, she was somewhat similar to Ciel, both coming from the lower class.

Except Ciel wouldn’t be as… well… pure as Adele.

“Your Excellency, are you here to…”

Seeing Ciel’s attire, a middle-aged man wearing a proper uniform, who looked like a butler, quickly came forward and slightly bowed before Ciel.

They were all from the Deton Group. He naturally knew what the silver chip mask represented. At the top, there were the Directors’ assistants, and at the very least, people from the think tank.

“Don’t stand in front of Your Excellency. Go do your work, child.”

The butler said to Adele beside him. Although his tone was gentle, one could still sense a hint of dissatisfaction, as if complaining about Adele’s lack of tact.

“I’m here to see my friend.” Ciel said.

“Your friend is…”

“The owner of this house.”

“Oh, oh.”

The temporary butler nodded repeatedly. He said, “I apologize. I haven’t met that person yet. They seem not to have arrived.”

“She’s arrived.”

Ciel pointed to Adele beside her, “She’s cleaning.”

The butler was slightly stunned. He slowly turned his head to look at Adele, who was shyly hiding behind Ciel. In an instant, his face froze.

Oh no! My job!