The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 259

Over at the Pope’s place, the Other Side node had been set up two minutes ago.

Ciel turned to look at the Grim Worm, suppressing the anger that was making her chest feel tight, and said coldly, “Aren’t you going to make a move?”

“Heh heh…”

A phantom voice echoed in Ciel’s mind. The Grim Worm said with a human-like voice, “Such delicious anger and fear… I must savor it. Are you in a hurry? If not, let me savor it a little longer…”

At this moment, the Grim Worm was like a true evil god, savoring and feeding on human anger and fear, maliciously manipulating the emotions of mortals.

“Make a move? You don’t need to make a move!”

Forte seemed to have heard Ciel’s words. He knew that it was extremely difficult for him to deal with that terrifying Other Side creature, and he could not bypass it to directly cause any harm to that red-haired young girl.

The Serpent Chain had already marked the time axis for his rewind. As long as he successfully rewound, he could eliminate that young girl in advance!

Before, he had been unable to find a target. But now, Forte, with a target, had the confidence and courage to directly kill the other party!

All he had to do was leave all the information about this young girl on the mark! He had already combined all the marks needed to accurately pinpoint this young girl!

“What.”

At this moment, the red-haired young girl’s cold voice came from a distance.

“Are you still planning to kill yourself? And then rewind?”

Ciel revealed Forte’s thoughts in one sentence.

Forte’s thoughts were not difficult to guess. Even the things he wanted to do, Ciel had already done them long ago.

Forte, like herself, was a product seemingly existing outside the timeline. The difference was that Forte relied on the “Uniqueness” Serpent Chain, while she relied on the system.

“Uniqueness” is not affected by the timeline. It can keep a certain segment of Forte in a specific period of time.

Using the system’s perspective to understand the ‘Uniqueness’ Serpent Chain makes it very easy to grasp.

Forte of the past, Forte of the future, Forte of reality, all proceed in parallel on different timelines and “simulated” parallel worlds.

And the Serpent Chain, on the other hand, intercepts the beginning and end of all timelines and all simulations, and collapses them within the same time point, just like the characteristics of “Uniqueness.”

It’s like twisting a section of a line together, forming a beginning.

It’s like Ciel’s save files, fixing an individual at a certain point in time. The Serpent Chain, on the other hand, fixes space and individual time.

Killing Forte is like breaking one of the timelines. It will naturally converge back to the origin point set by the Serpent Chain in the very beginning.

That is to say, as long as there is no simulation priority interference, if Forte dies, he will definitely return to the Vitalis Royal Dining Room on July 17th, 12:15:05 PM. This is an accurate time and space coordinate where the Serpent Chain converges.

If Forte had Ciel’s abilities, then he would definitely be able to be reborn at that time and space node, completely unharmed, just like having a save file.

But, he will be consumed by the side effects of the “Uniqueness” Serpent Chain, losing flesh and blood with each rewind. This means that his ability to seemingly rewind and resurrect infinitely is actually limited.

What Ciel is doing now is equivalent to placing an Other Side node at the origin of that time and space where the Serpent Chain converges.

Forte, who has rewound to the Vitalis Palace dining room at 12:15:05 PM, will be directly swallowed by the Other Side node. And across from the Other Side node, the only thing waiting for him is that pure white armor.

The moment the Other Side node was placed before 12:15:05 PM, the moment Forte did not notice this, he had already lost.

Not to mention that Ciel had already successfully summoned the Grim Worm. Forte’s only chance to turn the tables—killing Ciel—had also become a pipe dream at this moment.

At this moment, the Grim Worm beside Ciel seemed to sense something. Its phantom body was pulsating. The dark shadow beside it was shaking like countless black tentacles. A frantic anger from the Other Side was continuously piercing into Forte’s mind.

“You dare not deceive me…”

Forte’s face was contorted. Rage had completely burned away his reason. He felt the Serpent Chain still running in his mind. He fiercely raised both hands, hovering over the phantom piano keys before him. “You can’t deceive me! I’ve found you! I’ve already won!”

Thump——

The impact wave composed of violent piano sounds instantly formed, sweeping out in all directions like a violent explosion, from the inside out.

The frantic knights beside him were thrown off their horses by the air wave. Large numbers of musicians were directly blasted into a pulp by the sound wave. And Forte’s body, after twisting several times, turned into a spray of blood and fiercely exploded.

And Ciel, looking at Forte before her, was like looking at a ridiculous clown, waiting for him to receive his deserved punishment.

Before Forte’s eyes, the silver Serpent Chain erupted with dazzling light, enveloping his entire body. On the other side of his face, where there were no wounds, flesh and blood began to dissolve, forming unique symbols.

Each symbol seemed to be etched with Forte’s madness and hatred. The writing was extremely twisted.

Soon, Forte regained control of his body. And all his memories, except for the ones “saved” in that segment, completely vanished without a trace.

Soon, the silver light transformed into a bloody color. His body felt as if it was being torn into a completely different space. The spiritual alarm in his mind suddenly blared.

Rewind? But this time…