The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 199 - Good Luck to You (1/3)

At the moment, Ciel was not suitable to appear directly in the West District.

While hiding herself, she was using the potion Adele had left her to numb her injured left arm.

Her left arm was almost completely necrotic at this moment. The original swelling had disappeared. The muscles inside seemed to have completely dissolved and died, losing all vitality.

If she continued to delay like this, pain, infection, inflammation, and kidney failure caused by myoglobin release could interfere with her subsequent actions.

She held the bone saw she had conjured in her right hand. Her teeth were tightly biting the bandage wrapped around her left shoulder, assisting in lifting her left hand. Then, little by little, starting from the shoulder, she completely sawed off her left hand.

“Ugh!!!”

Ciel tightly bit the bandage, avoiding biting her tongue from the excessive pain. Fortunately, her strength was great enough, and the process of sawing off her arm did not last long.

Her arm fell, dropping onto the cloth bag prepared on the ground. Ciel, panting, directly poured the potion Adele had left onto the severed end.

“Sizzle—”

A burning-like pain came from the severed end of her arm. Fine beads of sweat also appeared on Ciel’s forehead.

Only after the potion completely solidified, forming a layer of dark green scab at the severed end of her arm, did she wrap the severed end with a clean bandage and then injected herself with a syringe in the shoulder.

“Heh... heh...”

Ciel panted slightly and lifted her left arm. Then, a new arm, conjured from illusion, appeared before her—this was a creation of the dream twisted into reality.

Cannot waste it.

Ciel packed up the severed arm, putting every piece of cotton cloth that had absorbed blood from the ground into the cloth bag, and picked them up.

Next, she needed to release a little more blood...

The amount of blood could only be more than the last time, but definitely not less...

In the dark underground room, Ciel, alone, slowly took out her pocket watch. After taking a few deep breaths, she gently pressed it. Then she stepped into a wooden barrel, took out a sharp knife, and like before, quickly made several cuts on herself.

The cold feeling, as if death had arrived, once again washed over Ciel...

...

Ansu City, West District, Westminster District.

In front of the Archbishop’s Palace, Uris, with Tara and Amy, stopped in front of the Church of the Savior Goddess Archbishop’s Palace.

Tara looked at High Priestess Uris before her, secretly marveling.

As expected of Lord Mother Goddess... Just by teaching her a few words, the High Priestess of the Church of the Savior Goddess opposite obediently followed orders.

And next, they were going to meet an Archbishop...

Tara shifted her gaze to Amy and happened to see the somewhat worried look in Amy’s eyes.

Tara slightly nodded at Amy, but didn’t speak.

Amy the Saintess didn’t need to say anything. Tara would handle everything...

No true believer of the Mother Goddess would remain calm after seeing a divine servant. As long as Eleanor had even a shred of faith in the Mother Goddess in her heart, she would obediently accept the Mother Goddess’s “call” and accept the Mother Goddess’s “ascension” blessing.

“High Priestess Uris, Archbishop Eleanor asks you to come over.”

At the door, a church attendant ran up to Uris and said respectfully with a bowed head.

Uris slightly nodded and said, “Will you please lead the way for me?”

“It would be an honor.”

Uris turned her head sideways. She could hear the footsteps of the two people following behind her. At this moment, her heart was filled with endless apprehension.

The church... is about to change...

...

Outside Cecile Palace, the Queen’s Sword knights were arrayed at the entrance. A tall, handsome white-haired man got off a carriage and quickly walked into the palace.

“Where is Vita?”

He looked at the maid who greeted him and asked directly.

This time, he didn’t even use honorifics like “Princess” or “Your Highness.”

“Her Highness Vitalis is in the music hall...”

Before the maid could finish speaking, Forte directly bypassed the maid and quickly walked towards the music hall.

Soon, he arrived in front of the music hall door on the second floor. Listening to the grand and resounding music coming from inside, Forte directly pushed open the door and saw the figure sitting at the piano.

Only when he saw that the figure was alright, did Forte slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

The door was opened, the music stopped. Vita slightly frowned, turned her head, showing a hint of displeasure on her face.

“Why didn’t you knock? Your Excellency Forte.” Vita’s voice was cold.

“My apologies, Your Highness Princess. Please forgive my lapse... The situation just now was a bit urgent. I merely wanted to confirm Your Highness’s safety.”

Forte slowly spoke, while also scanning the music hall. He didn’t find anything unusual.

“This is Cecile Palace. The Royal Guard will protect my safety, Your Excellency Forte.”

Vita’s attitude towards Forte’s unauthorized intrusion seemed not very friendly.

“Princess Vita, please allow me to confirm one more thing with you before I leave.”

Forte placed his right hand on his left chest and asked, “May I ask why you... blocked my Echo Barrier just now?” ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

“Everyone has privacy, Your Excellency Forte.”

Vita said with a hint of impatience, “I refuse to answer that question.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Forte slightly nodded, exited the music hall, and closed the door.

Just as he walked out of Cecile Palace, a Queen’s Sword attendant quickly came to him, bowed his head before him, and whispered, “Your Excellency Forte, Archbishop Eleanor of the Church of the Savior Goddess just seemed to have gotten into a carriage and left.”

“Where to?”

Forte slightly frowned.

Someone from the Judicator’s Court? Where is she going at this time?

The royal family constantly monitored the movements of the Church of the Savior Goddess, especially people of Eleanor’s rank. Their travel was usually reported immediately.

By the time it was reported to him, it meant the other party had been gone for at least three or four minutes.

In the past, Forte wouldn’t have paid attention to matters like Eleanor’s departure. But at this sensitive time, he couldn’t overlook any detail.

“Towards the East District.” The attendant replied with his head lowered.

“Go, follow her. Bring a few more ‘Crown Guards.’ Find an opportunity to stop her carriage for a routine inspection.”

Forte quickly issued the command.

Although a few “Crown Guards” couldn’t shake the Tier 4 Eleanor, these “Crown Guards” represented the royal family. If they still wanted to continue preaching in Ansu, they had to cooperate obediently.

Having eliminated the danger from Princess Vita’s side, the next step was to put the entire city on lockdown.

“Contact Charles for me.”

Forte turned his head and said to a member of the Royal Orchestra beside him, “Seal the city.”

“Sealing the city... This will displease those nobles. Their cargo transport will be halted...”

The female musician lowered her head and asked hesitantly.

“What is our reason?”

“Highest alert, apprehending a fugitive.”

Forte slightly nodded and said, “The charge is... attacking a member of the royal family.”

This reason was enough to silence those nobles.

Forte left a small team of the Queen’s Sword, having them station here with Vita, to protect her safety and also keep an eye on Vita.

Vita was a smart child. It was precisely because she was too smart that the flaws she deliberately revealed were confusing.

The range of the Echo Barrier was very large, almost covering half of the West District, but its anti-interference ability was relatively weak. Even a Tier 2 “Sound Weaver” could easily create a vacuum that couldn’t be probed with sound.

Clearly, her reason for blocking the echo was far-fetched, and there were big problems. But as long as he confirmed that the “Subverter” wasn’t with her, that was enough. Forte had to quickly deploy defenses and apprehend the escaped “Subverter.”

Finding a “Subverter” in Ansu City, with a population of nearly two million, was like finding a needle in a haystack... But Forte would rather kill a thousand suspects than let one go.

Needle in a haystack? Then drain the haystack.

As long as he could find the person and make time rewind again, the problem of killing the wrong person would be solved.

Meanwhile, not long after Forte left, Vitalis immediately stood up and left the music hall.

“Sophia, prepare the carriage.”

She walked out of the music hall and quickly said to the maid standing by the door.

“Yes, Your Highness Vita... Where are we going?”

“Windsor Palace.”

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