The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch
Chapter 195 - Looking Forward to the Grim Worm’s Splendid Performance (1/4)

“What’s happening outside?”

“Princess Vita, I’ll go ask...”

Princess Vitalis, who was practicing music in the music hall of Cecile Palace, stopped playing the classical piece.

Since just now, the chaotic footsteps outside made it impossible for Vitalis to focus on the music. The other servants should know that no sounds should be made at this time... Perhaps there are visitors.

After waiting for a few minutes, the maid from earlier quickly returned, holding a letter in her hand.

Vita took the brown envelope with no signature or wax seal, and a bad premonition rose in her heart.

She directly tore open the envelope and took out a card from inside.

When she saw what was written on it, her shoulders slumped slightly. After a long while, she sighed softly.

“Windsor...”

Vita rubbed the words on the envelope, softly uttering the name.

Although their appearances were extremely similar, for some reason, her sister’s personality was almost completely opposite to hers.

Windsor was rebellious, liked to seek excitement, was bloodthirsty, and was completely mad... Finally, she had provoked someone she shouldn’t have.

“You may go. I want to be alone...”

Vitalis waved her hand towards the maid and said, “Tell everyone to keep quiet. I have no grievances with Avena and Avena’s friends. I will be fine.”

After the maid left and conveyed the instructions, and when everything around her returned to silence, she slowly raised her hands and placed them on the piano before her.

Slow, sorrowful music flowed from her fingertips. But at this moment, Vitalis, alone in the music hall, slowly curved the corners of her mouth.

Vita’s golden and red heterochromatic eyes slightly narrowed.

“Good riddance... scum...”

Her vermillion lips slightly parted. She softly spoke a few words, but they were covered by the music. No one heard them.

This was completely different from the sad appearance she had displayed in front of the maid just now.

But at the same time, she began to think about Avena.

She heard that Avena’s friend, who was captured by Windsor, had red hair and a name that sounded like Ciel... Red hair... Could it be a coincidence?

More than ten minutes later, the piano music gradually died down. Vita slowly withdrew her hands and rested for a moment.

But at this moment, an unusual sound of footsteps penetrated the “Echo Barrier” and entered her ears.

This was not the sound of any servant or Royal Guard’s footsteps. Judging by the sound... it was likely a person weighing around 55 kilograms... The stride length was quite large, indicating the person was at least tall...

Thump—

Vita gently pressed a key in the lower register on the left side of the piano. The lower notes with longer wavelengths echoed intensely from the piano, almost enveloping the entire palace.

Carefully sensing the chaotic echoes in the space, a rough image of a woman was pieced together in Vita’s mind.

Thump—

She pressed the piano key again. This time, the image of the woman in her mind was clearer.

Isn’t this... Commissioner Lucy?

Lucy from Deton Group. She had met her a few times before. She was someone who prioritized interests. As long as she was paid enough, she was relatively easy to get along with.

But their acquaintance was not to the extent that they would meet privately.

Vita had been away from Ansu City for some time, so she didn’t know about Lucy’s promotion to director, nor about her dismissal.

But there was one thing Vita knew very well.

That was, she was in trouble.

In this instant, everything Vita had been thinking about just now connected together.

Windsor’s death, Avena’s disappearance, the red-haired Ciel escaping... and then she was found.

She hadn’t even been back in Ansu City for long. She had just met with Mr. Forte...

In her conversation with Forte, she had just happened to mention seeing a red-haired “Subverter” collaborating with Lucy to kill another “Subverter” in Berren City... and it was an instant kill...

Originally, she had just mentioned it as a strange occurrence, but she hadn’t expected this matter to be connected to her...

Forte might have obtained some information from her conversation with him and then told Windsor. Windsor, in turn, gleaned this information by talking to the imprisoned Ciel. Then came the prison break and the subsequent series of events.

Otherwise, that Ciel hadn’t made any moves after being imprisoned for so long, yet she suddenly escaped shortly after she finished talking with Forte...

Everything had an answer in the echoes.

That “Law Officer” Ciel was the red-haired “Subverter” she saw...

But how did she deceive the Church of the God of Order, and even deceive Forte? Even Lucy from Deton Group was risking her life for her?

Behind that person, there was definitely a significant hidden organization.

The common people of North Ansu suffered disaster. The royal family and nobles were using this opportunity to eliminate dissidents. Under the power struggle and exchanges of interests between transcendent organizations, only the millions of civilians in North Ansu were being harmed.

This cannot continue.

She could probe what kind of organization this was and see if it could be the key to breaking the deadlock.

Soon, the door of the music hall was directly pushed open. Lucy, smelling strongly of alcohol, pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Vita at the piano.

At this moment, Lucy felt a sense of relief in her heart only after seeing Vita before her.

She hadn’t seen many Royal Guards along the way. It had scared her into thinking Princess Vitalis had already left Ansu City. Fortunately, the Princess was still in the palace.

“My apologies, Your Highness Princess. Someone would like to meet you. I hope you would do me the honor of accompanying me.”

Lucy slowly spoke, her hand in the pocket of her trench coat, gripping the special revolver inside.

Judging by Lucy’s appearance, this didn’t seem like an “invitation.”

She was probably prepared to kidnap her if she didn’t agree.

But at this moment, a chilling aura came from outside.