The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 123 - "Fate Renegade’s Touch" and Reminiscence (3/5)
An inexplicable sense of pressure made the flame in the cage sway slightly.
Most importantly, Ciel truly held leverage that made the other party unable to resist.
After a while, a weak voice sounded in Ciel’s mind.
Using standard Ansu script.
“You... what exactly do you want?”
Listening to this illusory, weak voice, completely lacking its previous imposing manner, Ciel knew this might be due to the tour in the Other Side.
Finally behaved.
But listening to this question... the other party still seemed quite unconvinced.
What do I want? Shouldn’t that be my question? What do you want? Why did you target me?
Just as Ciel wanted to ask, she saw her fingers begin to flicker abnormally, like a virtual projection losing power.
“Tch...” Damn 【Temporal Disorder】...
Interrogation like this, clearly most suitable for the “Instigator”...
“Instigator” is so useful! Next time I’ll use Instigator to enter the simulation again!
“Instigator” is so useful! Next time I’ll use Instigator to enter the simulation again!
“Instigator” is so useful! Next time I’ll use Instigator to enter... fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Ciel continuously repeated this sentence rapidly in her mind, trying to hypnotize herself.
But following a flash of silver light, Ciel’s inner repetition also vanished.
Sky-blue long hair draped over Ciel’s shoulders. Wearing a slightly larger shirt and plaid skirt, Ciel now sat on the blood-stained sofa, like a gentle and refined young lady.
For Ciel, only a brief flash of silver light passed before her eyes, without any major impact.
Without Kitty, “Gambler” Ciel wouldn’t be affected by cultists.
She looked at the birdcage in her hand and said, “That should be my question.”
“You should introduce yourself first and clarify why you targeted me.”
“This way, I can consider whether your future destination is back inside the sealed artifact, or heading to the Other Side.” Ciel spoke clearly, her eyes glancing at the “Strong Luck Coin” left on the table by Tara earlier. An urge to grab it instantly surged in her heart.
For a “Gambler,” this thing was truly irresistible.
However, Ciel managed to control her inner impulse well and didn’t directly reach for the coin.
After waiting for a while, perhaps the sealed artifact compromised. Ciel’s mind finally received a response.
“‘Fate Renegade’s Touch’... That is the name of my current vessel.” That voice had calmed down, seemingly ready for proper communication.
“Fate Renegade’s Touch”? Vessel’s name?
Ciel reached into her pocket. Although the save file changed, the items weren’t taken away. The quill pen was still in her pocket.
Is this the sealed artifact’s name?
It said vessel... Isn’t it the spirit born from the sealed artifact itself?
“What is the ability of ‘Fate Renegade’s Touch’?” Ciel asked.
“I can use it to search for the person whose fate line has changed the most recently... Use ‘Fate Renegade’s Touch’ to adjust the fate line, making it proceed in the direction I envisioned.”
“Once the locked person’s actions deviate from the fate line I adjusted, she will encounter misfortune. Conversely, strong luck will favor her.”
“Each time the fate line is altered, it consumes the blood line ink inside.”
Being locked onto by this thing without knowing... truly impossible to guard against.
In the previous simulation, Lucy almost died due to deviating from the fate line. Her presence saved Lucy’s life.
Oppold also relied on his powerful and numerous sealed artifacts to gradually figure out the rules, but he had no way to break the situation either.
Moreover, the fate line could be altered at will... After the locked person fully adapted to the changed fate, dialing the fate line back would instantly turn the original luck into misfortune.
“Side effects?” Ciel asked. This was what she cared about most.
After a while, a response came in Ciel’s mind.
“The blood line ink has never run out. I don’t know the side effects either.”
Ciel took out the quill pen, looked at the blood line ink tube, still about half full.
No side effects until this thing runs out?
But Ciel wouldn’t try it lightly.
Generally, the more powerful the sealed artifact’s effect, the more severe its side effects usually were.
When the blood line ink ran out and the side effects erupted concentratedly, it would be too late for regrets.
This kind of thing, whose result could be known in the system store after returning to reality, Ciel had no intention of gambling on.
So, was it because her fate underwent a huge change that she was locked onto...
This locking method was fundamentally impossible to guard against...
Although unable to accurately lock onto the person, it didn’t exclude the possibility that others might search for her based on fate changes in the future.
“Since you said this sealed artifact is just a vessel.” Ciel refocused her gaze on the quill pen. “Then what is your true identity?”
After Ciel asked this question, the voice in her mind completely quieted down.
After a long time, a faint, low roar sounded in Ciel’s mind.
“(Old Ansu) I am a god!”
“(Old Ansu) I am a deity who has survived countless eras, mastering authority... And you are just a vessel carrying my fragment...”
After roaring another segment of half-understood Old Ansu script, the relic inside the cage began burning fiercely again. This time, the other party seemed completely unwilling to cooperate anymore.
Ciel frowned slightly.
Previously, Ciel only speculated. Now Ciel could almost conclude that this spirit’s mental state... seemed not quite normal.
Its tone was sometimes arrogant, sometimes revealing humility, often muttering things to itself. Only after Ciel threw it into the Other Side and brought it back did it calm down slightly.
But upon mentioning certain key questions, such as what exactly it was, the other party would fall back into an uncooperative, frenzied state.
Ciel only understood a little of the other party’s words.
The other party’s spirit and consciousness were extremely powerful. If it broke free, it would be enough to suppress her immobilized.
Judging from the current performance, the other party completely refused to cooperate this time.
It seems it no longer cared about being thrown into the Other Side.
A mentally unstable spirit... This wasn’t good news for Ciel.
