The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 272

Imogen’s pupils flickered with a dazzling purple halo. Her eyes seemed to want to directly pierce through the red-haired young girl’s mind, attempting to directly invade her memories.

But the moment she plunged into the other party’s sea of consciousness, Imogen felt an inexplicable fear. The spiritual alarm in her mind let out a tragic, sharp shriek.

What’s going on?!

Almost instantly, the purple halo in Imogen’s pupils dimmed. She repeatedly took two steps back, looking at the young girl, who showed no signs of life, with some surprise.

She had never felt this way before when infiltrating to modify memories, but why this time…

Imogen felt that if she truly infiltrated to modify the other party’s memories, she would encounter something terrifying and unpredictable.

What is happening?

Before, it was just suspicion, but now Imogen was certain that this young girl definitely possessed “Uniqueness”… And, this young girl had even merged with “Uniqueness”…

How is this possible?!

That esteemed individual had put all their effort into creating such blatant slaughter in North Ansu, precisely to attempt to merge with “Uniqueness” during the final stage of Tier 5 advancement. “Uniqueness” was absolutely the final key to the complete Tier 5 ritual.

But why… this young girl before her, who was clearly just an ordinary person with an extraordinary encounter and previously easily controllable, had successfully merged with ‘Uniqueness’…

Something was definitely hidden in those blank memories… Unfortunately, now, she couldn’t even enter the young girl’s sea of consciousness, let alone see her other memories!

Is she Tier 5?!

No… impossible…

If she were truly Tier 5, how could she have used that esteemed individual’s drugs and her own abilities to “play” in Ansu City for so long…?

In that instant, Imogen’s mind was thinking frantically. She looked at the young girl before her with an unsettled expression. There was no longer any hint of the disdain she had felt before.

She recalled the Archbishop of the Divine Advent Church referring to the young girl as “Mother Goddess”…

Is a reconciliation still possible now?

To avoid alarming any transcendent, she had not yet attempted to acquire the memories of those Tier 4 transcendents. She had only gathered information by observing their words and actions.

Now, very clearly, the information Imogen had gathered was incorrect… This young girl had hidden her true strength from everyone.

If her strength was truly so formidable, then why would she pretend to be hypnotized by her?

Was all of this just a test?

Imogen felt completely unable to see through what the young girl before her truly wanted to do, and she wasn’t even sure if the young girl was truly dead.

At this moment, Ciel was also at a standstill.

Her gaze was fixed on the burning pink candle behind Mond and Imogen.

No matter which of her vision scenes she was in, she could see this pink candle… This was no ordinary object.

It might not even be a truly existing transcendent item or sealed artifact. It was very likely an ability activated by the other party’s “Nightmare.”

And the moment she entered the simulation, Ciel had already been affected by the pink candle, accepting the world it had “set.”

She had just used the pocket watch’s 【Echo of Time】. Once the time was up or she died, and the pure spiritual body state from 【Death Reversal】 disappeared after reviving, she would instantly enter a controlled state under the candle’s influence.

Because the pocket watch had just saved Ciel while she was controlled by the pink candle…

Her simulated self did not have the protection of “Uniqueness.” She only had the assistance of the sub-system, so she was directly hypnotized and had her memories probed by the other party. However, due to the existence of the sub-system, Imogen might not have probed anything important, which was why she dared to be so presumptuous.

Should she kill herself directly and return to reality after the rewind?

Mond had not yet left Ansu City. She could still find her and nip the problem in the bud… But Ciel was unsure if doing so would provoke Mond’s so-called “teacher.”

If it could be resolved, it was better to resolve it once and for all in the simulation… A simulation was for trial and error.

Ciel’s mental power was rapidly being consumed by 【Death Reversal】. She had to make a decision quickly.

Fortunately, before making a decision, she saw Imogen’s hesitation… Imogen seemed unable to use mental attacks to modify her memories anymore.

“If you want to talk properly,”

Ciel remained calm. A faint smile slowly curved on her lips. She said, “You’d best show some sincerity first and deactivate your ability… This body of mine truly cannot withstand this level of interference.”

“If you don’t want to talk… then I can only give up this life.”

Perhaps repeated conversations with the Pope of Order and other high-ranking individuals had made Ciel more proficient at pretending to be a high-ranking individual.

Ciel had undergone too many life-and-death tests, not to mention that this was only a Future Days simulation. She naturally wouldn’t be stage-frightened when “acting.”

Hearing Ciel’s calm words, Imogen, who had been somewhat indecisive, seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief.

She didn’t know what she had provoked. Her initial purpose was just to help that esteemed individual resolve matters, and incidentally play with the small toy that esteemed individual had given her… Imogen did not want that esteemed individual to know that she had caused trouble by playing.

Imogen causing trouble was a small matter. If she ruined that esteemed individual’s reconstitution ritual, then the problem would be huge.

“Heh…”

Imogen spread her hands, pretending to be relaxed. She said, “I have no intention of targeting you… I just wanted to play.”

Clap clap.

Imogen gently clapped her hands. The pink candle behind her instantly turned into dust and dissipated.

She was a Tier 4 “Listener,” so she could naturally discern whether the other party was truly saying these words without fear.

Then, to Imogen’s somewhat shocked gaze, a silver halo flickered around the young girl before her.

The original wounds were healing rapidly. The plant roots that almost filled her head were being quickly squeezed out. The young girl… was once again standing before her, completely unharmed.

An ability she had never seen before…

For a moment, Imogen even wondered if she had been dragged into some dream.

“Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I will be with you shortly.”

Imogen slightly nodded to Ciel. After letting out a soft breath, her body began to gradually disintegrate.

Every inch of Imogen’s skin began to crack, scattering like black dust, like a black mist monster existing only in nightmares.

And everything before Ciel’s eyes also began to gradually disintegrate. The ground shook…