The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 121 - Suicide Experiment and "Assassin" Ciel (4/4)

A faint fruity fragrance filled Ciel’s mouth. The cool potion flowed down her esophagus bit by bit, completely absorbed before reaching the stomach.

Ciel closed her eyes, quietly waiting for the side effects and whispers to arrive.

Having drunk so many bottles of potion, Ciel had long gained experience. At this moment, she had already concentrated her spirit, prepared for confrontation.

One second, two seconds...

One minute, two minutes...

Time passed minute by minute, second by second.

The anticipated cold or burning sensation didn’t appear in her internal organs. Drinking that bottle of potion felt just like drinking a bottle of water.

She even suspected, did Avena secretly swap the potion for fruit tea?

Were the transparent scales inside actually just thinly sliced fruit pulp?

Ciel, with her eyes closed, slowly looked up, sensing the vague abilities and usage methods suddenly appearing in her mind, as if instinctive. Only then did she open her eyes in surprise.

Hmm?

Finished?

Just like that?

Ciel raised her hands. Translucent scales covered her hands, protecting every inch of her fingerprints and skin. Only then did she confirm she had really drunk the potion.

Where did Avena buy the potion? Such good effect? Let alone side effects, couldn’t even hear a single whisper. Must be very expensive, right?

Ciel took a deep breath, walked directly to the window, crawled into the quilt, held her breath, and tightly covered her ears.

Only under this condition, shielding out surrounding environmental sounds, did Ciel hear the faint whispers in her mind, almost drowned out by the wind and her own breathing.

Compared to the frantic whispers from potions drunk before, these whispers could even be described as “well-behaved.”

As if not daring to speak loudly.

Knock knock knock—

At this moment, knocking sounded from the door.

Ciel emerged from the quilt, her hair slightly messy, but she didn’t tidy it, just retracted her ability and opened the door directly.

Opening the door, Lichie stood there holding a bowl of steaming hot soup, smiling, “I tried it beforehand this time, the taste is definitely fine... Although still quite different from yours, try it?”

Ciel hesitated for a moment, then reached out, took the meat soup, drank it down in one go, and said, “Delicious.”

“Careful, it’s hot... Are you okay?” Lichie hadn’t finished reminding her before Ciel had already downed the entire bowl of meat soup.

“Thanks.” Ciel handed the empty bowl back to Lichie and said, “I’m going to sleep for a bit.”

Then, amidst Lichie’s somewhat puzzled gaze, Ciel directly closed the door.

What’s going on...

Ciel raised her hand and looked at her own hands.

Just now, when she saw Lichie, even when drinking the meat soup, the initial emotions had vanished without a trace.

Emotions like being moved, happiness seemed to have distanced themselves from Ciel. Even when looking at Lichie, she felt like looking at an unrelated stranger.

This situation made Ciel feel uncomfortable—but only uncomfortable.

Did the “Assassin” potion cause her emotional deficiency?

Can’t stay long.

Ciel took the “Substitute Death Relic” from the table, directly opened the window, climbed onto the roof, and jumped down from the other side of the street.

Scales already covered the poison in her mouth. The crystal wouldn’t be easily broken anymore. And whenever she wanted, with just a thought, the scales would instantly crush the crystals containing the poison and awakening potion.

She hung the “Substitute Death Relic” around her neck and hurried towards Tara’s residence. The “Assassin” potion seemed to have enhanced her inherent 【Dexterity】 considerably, allowing her running speed to exceed human limits.

The place she lived wasn’t far from Tara’s, both in the Gem District. Soon, Ciel arrived before Tara’s door.

The moment she stood before Tara’s door, Ciel’s skin keenly sensed over a dozen gazes fixed upon her.

This was the super sensory ability brought by “Assassin.”

Knock knock knock—

Ciel knocked on the door. Soon, Tara’s door opened. Tara, currently wearing a black dress, also saw Ciel, her eyes instantly lighting up.

“Lady Ciel~ Please come in~” Tara made way for Ciel to enter the house. Before Tara could speak, Ciel spoke directly, “Are all your confidants here?”

As expected of Mother Goddess... Nothing can be hidden from Her.

“Yes, Lady Ciel, I brought many confidants.” Tara nodded.

“Have them kill Oppold and Lucy, retrieve their sealed artifacts ‘Evil Eye’ and ‘Strong Luck Coin,’ now.” Ciel directly issued the command. And at this moment, Tara also noticed something slightly wrong with Ciel.

Mother Goddess’s human vessel... drank a potion?

And it wasn’t “Avenger” or “Ascetic”???

Tara took a deep breath, suppressed the joy in her heart, and said, “Congratulations Lady Ciel for retrieving part of your power... Tara will arrange the task you assigned right away.”

Tara lowered her head, slowly walked past Ciel, then rushed directly out the door, beginning to brief her brought confidants on the mission objectives and assign teams.

Ciel turned her head, looking at the gradually darkening sky outside.

This time, she didn’t wait until the last few hours but started the plan to attract the feather sealed artifact just a few hours after the simulation began.

The “Substitute Death Relic” could seal a spiritual body for about 24 hours. Ciel had no time constraints at all. Sealing early or sealing late made no difference; the difference lay only in the success or failure of the idea.

She didn’t need to spend mental energy waiting. If she failed, she had to immediately devise a new idea and start the next simulation.

Even if she really failed and got possessed, staying longer inside the feather, Ciel could also learn what it was saying.

Regarding Old Ansu script, the current Ciel could already understand simple conversations. Even if there were unfamiliar words, she could compare and translate after returning to reality.

After all, she could perfectly memorize those words and wouldn’t forget.

Time passed minute by minute. Less than 1 hour after Ciel gave the order, Oppold’s head, along with a blue-purple stained “Evil Eye,” was delivered into Ciel’s hands.

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