The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 228

Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck…

Walking quickly towards the main hall, the sense of oppression from seeing Forte just now still lingered in her heart and had not dissipated.

Lafayette in this simulation had her memories thoroughly twisted by her simulated self using the “Subverter” save file in cooperation with Avena, but not too many of her past memories were changed… It just made her believe she had joined a mysterious organization.

Lafayette was with Forte now. Clearly, Forte would definitely notice something. If Forte was a bit more cautious, he might even directly call upon “Reborns” from the Royal Medical Academy to examine Lafayette…

If Lafayette was indeed found to have had her memories tampered with, then Ciel, who had met with Lafayette, was completely exposed.

In that case, let alone figuring out the Church of the God of Order’s Other Side node information, even whether she could survive 24 hours in this simulation was questionable.

Ciel now had two plans.

One was to completely ignore Forte, directly drink the “Physician” potion, find Adele and ask her for a sample of the dehydration virus—this was something Adele had created, so she would naturally have some left—and then directly spread the virus in the East District to prepare for switching to Tier 2 “Plaguebringer.”

[Translator’s Note: I changed Plaguebearer to Plaguebringer.]

The second was to activate the contingency plan, directly activate the blood ritual in the East District to attract the attention of the Church of the God of Order and Forte, and then take advantage of the chaos to bring Lafayette along and find the method the Church of the God of Order used to enter the Other Side node.

After walking just seven steps towards the door, Ciel already had a decision in her mind.

Potions, she knew the reconstitution rituals, and she had the simulation feature in hand. She could complete the reconstitution rituals and digest the potions at any time.

But information was not something that could be obtained in every simulation.

Furthermore, this was information that could potentially kill Forte.

The method her simulated self used to transfer using the door to the Other Side was feasible, but after the mad Tier 4 Forte came out, Ciel would ultimately still be within Forte’s sphere of influence—because Ciel and Avena both had to be present, constantly monitoring Forte’s mental state. Only at the very end could they leave.

If the method to enter the Other Side node held by the Church of the God of Order could be obtained, it meant that Ciel could enter the same Other Side space node as Forte from different locations…

She could even enter the same Other Side node as Forte from different times.

Transcending time and space, driving Forte mad…

This was a method that no one could possibly trace back to Ciel.

In her previous conversation with the Grim Worm, Ciel knew that the memories of Other Side creatures would not be affected by external time and space. It was more like a common “transfer station” in different times and spaces.

Ciel’s footsteps slowly stopped. She then turned and walked towards the back garden.

She would stay here, signal Tara, and then improvise.

As long as Lafayette wasn’t killed by Forte on the spot, Lafayette would definitely find her.

However, Ciel wasn’t sure if the blood ritual this time would be successful.

Because the flesh and blood used were basically from “Crown Guards” or transcendents of the “Detective” path. Although Ciel had also left some of her own blood, it might not necessarily be able to communicate with the Grim Worm.

Soon, Ciel saw the familiar glass house in the back garden. She went around the glass house and walked towards the fence.

This location… should be within Tara’s range.

Ciel took out her handkerchief and casually threw it down.

The soft white handkerchief fluttered down, covered by Ciel’s shadow.

About three seconds later, a pale white shadow hand emerged from Ciel’s black shadow. It directly grabbed the handkerchief and dragged it into the shadow, where it disappeared.

Ciel, who had not drunk a potion, could still clearly see that white shadow. Her mental state had already undergone an earth-shattering change compared to that of an ordinary person.

The message had been sent…

After taking a deep breath, Ciel turned and walked towards the banquet hall.

At this moment, the banquet hall was still filled with the sounds of clinking glasses and laughter. Except for Windsor and Avena, no one would notice Ciel’s disappearance. Even if Ciel returned now, it wouldn’t arouse any suspicion.

…

“Mother…”

Hearing the white-haired man’s soft address, Lafayette only felt a deep sense of suffocation.

“Heh heh…”

Lafayette’s mouth, wrapped in bandages, twitched. She spoke in a hoarse and aged voice, “Your Excellency Forte, how is it that you have time to come?”

“Are you preparing to leave?”

Forte looked at Lafayette before him and said slowly, “As long as you are willing, you can continue to be Windsor’s teacher. In Ansu, you will receive the best treatment, and the entire Royal Medical Academy will be at your disposal…”

“We are family…”

Lafayette slowly raised her head. Her eyes behind the goggles stared at Forte. She said nothing.

Family?

No.

Forte’s mind didn’t have the concept of family at all. Lafayette even doubted if he had any emotions.

The reason Forte had two children with Queen Vitalis was because Forte wanted the flesh and blood of his direct offspring to obtain a new body for himself… It was just unfortunate that both were girls.

And the reason he kept her around?

One was that she could help Forte repair the horrifying scars that periodically appeared on his body. The second was… she could serve as the initial test subject for Forte’s body-swapping plan.

Because Lafayette’s goal was also to replace her own body. This was a necessary procedure for a “Reborn” to advance further.

“You’ve gone too far this time, Forte.”

Lafayette slowly said, “You can’t control everything. You are too impatient.”

Lafayette’s words made Forte raise an eyebrow slightly. He was silent for a moment, then laughed.

“I can.”

This was Forte’s answer, brief but powerful.

Lafayette looked at Forte before her. A sense of doubt slowly rose in her heart.

Ever since Forte’s trip to the Other Side, why had his already not-so-cautious personality become so unbridled now? So confident… No, this was already arrogance.

What did he see in the Other Side?

Lafayette didn’t know what Forte saw, but she knew that Forte was still under the organization’s control… He couldn’t escape.

“Who was that girl just now?”

Forte looked at Lafayette before him, no longer beating around the bush, and asked directly, “If you don’t tell me, I will go and ask directly.”

This was a blatant threat.