The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 254

The new simulation dates have been refreshed…

Ciel took a deep breath. She slowly closed her eyes, fully focusing on the red light in her mind.

“Kill him.”

1 second… 2 seconds… 3 seconds…

Time passed minute by minute. Just as Ciel was about to question the red light in her mind again.

Buzz——

A sharp buzzing sound echoed in Ciel’s mind.

Silver light instantly filled her vision. It was as if Ciel was quickly enveloped by a silver space. Her mind simultaneously felt a dizzying sensation.

Ciel lost all control of her body, just as when entering a simulation… But soon, she regained all perception of her surroundings…

She fiercely opened her eyes. She instinctively stood up directly, but swayed slightly due to the feeling of dizziness.

The silver light before her quickly dissipated. Familiar objects gradually appeared around her…

This is…

Deton Member Hotel…

In Ciel’s eyes, a phantom watch face appeared before her. Beside the watch face, there was also a phantom silver system panel.

【12:15:08】

This is the time…

Ciel didn’t have time to adjust her perception abilities at this moment. She felt the red light still present in her mind and ran towards the desk, swaying.

I remember… it’s right here…

She almost directly collided with the desk, then quickly pulled open several drawers, rummaging through them. Soon, she pulled out a map—this was a tourist map for esteemed guests in the suite. It completely recorded the attractions and shops in Ansu City that had collaborations with the Deton Group.

“Have Little Left mark the location.”

Ciel quickly contacted the pure white knight through the red light.

At the same time, Ciel had already taken out a pen and directly placed it on the map.

Ciel’s heart was extremely tense at this moment. Every second that passed, Forte’s location could change… She couldn’t allow too many variables. She wanted to pinpoint Forte’s location accurately in one go.

“It’s alright, Lord Ciel…”

A phantom metallic sound echoed from the depths of Ciel’s mind. It directly said to Ciel, “I have already pinpointed that human’s exact coordinates after the temporal disturbance for you…”

Was it the pure white knight who helped? Not Little Left?

Ciel paused slightly, then quickly said, “Location.”

After comparing with the map, half a minute later, an absolutely accurate location was marked by Ciel. Moreover, the pure white armor also accurately described the specific location to Ciel.

Vitalis Palace… Royal Dining Room…

Ciel slowly sat down. Her body felt as if it was about to go limp. Only now did the feeling of exhaustion slowly surface in Ciel’s heart.

The rewind in reality… was completely different from the rewind in the simulation…

In the simulation, Ciel felt that the rewind was just like restarting a simulation. There was no discomfort at all. It even felt somewhat familiar to Ciel.

But being forcibly rewound in reality, every single minute and second caused Ciel’s mental power to plummet. And the silver light enveloping her body was like it was helping her to resist the effects of the time rewind, protecting her.

This was the first time Ciel had experienced the rewind of the Serpent Chain in reality…

Fortunately, the time… the location, Ciel had already confirmed. This was the most crucial thing…

The most important thing now was to confirm whether Forte was actually at Vitalis Palace just now… Compared to Little Left, Ciel still didn’t trust that pure white armor that much.

She didn’t know why it would voluntarily replace Little Left to help her pinpoint Forte’s location… Offering help without reason must mean something is up.

Ciel kept a watchful eye.

Phew…

After the dizziness subsided slightly, Ciel tiredly stood up.

Forte will place his main efforts on the Church of the God of Order and the Church of the Savior Goddess… Right now, I am safe.

Moreover, the time Forte rewound to… was exactly the time she returned to reality after killing Forte in the simulation for the first time and undergoing several rewinds, which was that simulation that spanned over a hundred days.

The starting point of the rewind was set at the time Ciel returned to reality… It was also reasonable.

The most important task now is to set up the trap for Forte…

Knock knock knock——

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Ciel’s shoulder trembled slightly. She turned to look at the door. After a while, the memories of that day gradually resurfaced in her mind.

Is it… Avena?

“Please come in.”

Click——

The door was opened. Avena walked in from outside.

She glanced at the uneaten lunch on the table, then looked at Ciel and asked, “Don’t you like the food here, Ciel?”

“Ciel?”

Avena looked at Ciel’s eyes at this moment and the bloodshot whites of her eyes. Her expression was a little nervous.

“Didn’t you sleep well last night? Your mental state is very weak…”

Avena walked towards Ciel.

This sentence was different from the memory, but it was also about her mental state… In a little while, Lucy will also come, and will also ask about lunch…

Ciel raised her hand and rubbed her temples. This rewind actually made Ciel feel as if she couldn’t distinguish between simulation and reality… She could mostly understand how Forte felt when rewinding.

No wonder he went to such lengths to create a perfectly correct memory and preserve it as a living notebook…

At this moment, Ciel also realized the importance of the spiritual notebook to herself.

This is a memory anchor, which can help her quickly locate correct memories—especially in her mind’s state of memories from different times overlapping.

“I’m fine.”

Ciel shook her head, lost in thought.

Avena looked at Ciel, who had lowered her head again and fallen silent, feeling slightly confused.

This was the first time Ciel had “neglected” her like this… What had happened?

…

Meanwhile.

Vitalis Palace, during the royal luncheon, several well-known figures were sitting around the dining table, listening to the Queen, who was seated at the head of the table.

Clang——

The sound of a teacup falling onto a saucer attracted everyone’s attention.

A white-haired man, sitting ramrod straight, fiercely stood up and raised his right hand to press it against his left cheek.

His left index finger began to slowly wither and crumble. Large areas of flesh on his face also began to decay and fall off little by little. His originally handsome face began to become distorted and terrifying.

“Cough cough…”

Forte gasped violently, coughing. A trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

He moved his right hand away, trembling slightly, and saw the bloodstain on it.

Feeling the familiar dull pain and dizziness in his mind, as well as the unfamiliar, phantom roars of countless monsters, metallic buzzing…

Three times…

Third rewind?

Third rewind, and I sacrificed part of my internal organs as a warning?

It has reached the most critical moment…

“I… I apologize, Your Majesty, I am feeling a little unwell today…”

Forte’s voice was a little hoarse. He quickly left his seat without waiting for the Queen’s reply. Charles, beside him, looked at the wound on Forte’s face and slightly narrowed his eyes.

Thump——

Forte, in the carriage, was still coughing violently. He slammed the wooden panel in front of the carriage and said, “To Windsor Palace!”

“Cough cough…”

This is an absolute crisis. To deal with it, he must activate more unconventional contingency plans…

Digging three feet deep, he would rather kill a thousand innocent people than fail to eliminate the source of danger!