The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 109 - The Most Desperate Day (1/2)

Boom—!

A flash of lightning tore through the night sky, emitting a deafening roar, illuminating the stacked cloud layers above Berren City.

Lucy leaned back in the VIP lounge of Deton Manor, looking towards Berren City in the distance. The clouds there churned, thunder roared loudly, like a hurricane bearing down.

But Berren City was just an inland city. Light rain was common, but thunderstorms of this magnitude were rarely seen, perhaps once in decades.

Acid rain, however, was plentiful.

Lucy reached into her pocket, retrieving a small, exquisite rectangular snuffbox inlaid with fine gems and enamel.

She gently tapped the outside of the box, causing the fine tobacco powder mixed with some transcendent materials inside to gather in the semi-circular tray at the center of the box. Then, she pushed open the lid, lightly pinched a pinch of snuff with her right hand, and brought it under her nose.

In this era, snuff was one of the most popular social items in Ansu high society. Not only were snuffboxes increasingly exquisite and expensive, but edicts were even issued in neighboring countries regarding the proper way to take snuff.

That red-haired Judicator should be dead soon... Then the “Strong Luck Coin” would return to her in an extremely “coincidental” manner—getting rid of this sealed artifact wasn’t that simple.

However, giving this item to the other party could be considered repayment for saving her life. Lucy felt she had a clear conscience. If she truly died, it could only mean her luck wasn’t very good.

Hurry up and end this day...

Lucy currently had two hours of rest time. At six in the morning, she had to appear punctually in the underground sanctuary for those unnecessary investigations, otherwise, calamity would strike again...

She still hadn’t figured out why, despite clearly following the rules, she still encountered an absurd calamity a few hours ago.

Sigh...

Lucy gently kneaded the snuff, half-lying on the sofa, took a deep breath. Just then, a knock sounded abruptly at the door.

Knock knock knock—

“Open up, Judicator’s Court.”

“Cough cough cough cough cough cough—”

Lucy choked so hard she almost couldn’t catch her breath, coughing violently, tears streaming down her face.

No! Sister!

Are you serious? Do you know how dangerous you are right now?! You still came?!

Lucy hastily closed the snuffbox, stood up, casually wiped her tears and nose with a handkerchief, quickly walked to the door, and opened it.

“No, Your Excellency, you... who are you?” When Lucy saw the shorter, white-haired little figure wearing black robes at the door, she was stunned.

Whose kid is this?

Why is there another, even smaller, little one?

Are all of you in the Judicator’s Court like this?

“Gusi Ashwood.” The girl looked up expressionlessly at the bewildered Lucy.

Her black-gloved palm opened before her. An exquisite black-silver pendant slid down her palm, finally caught by the black chain wrapped around her fingers, swinging gently below her palm.

The moment she saw the emblem, Lucy straightened her back and asked in a low voice, “May I ask if you are here to...”

At this moment, Lucy, seeing the other party’s serious expression, already faintly sensed their purpose.

She was different from the Judicator’s Court member who just happened to save her... Her expression looked like she was genuinely here to cause trouble for her.

Moreover, she also looked somewhat more professional than the previous Judicator girl.

“You should be aware of the cooperation matters agreed upon between Deton Headquarters and my church.” “Gusi” spoke smoothly and quickly:

“The cultists at Deton Headquarters have been thoroughly cleared out. Now, we begin investigating all employees of all other branches... You are the manager here, correct, Lucy Silva.”

“Please cooperate with the Judicator’s Court’s investigation.”

As expected...

After this incident, the headquarters had been scrutinizing every employee, rooting out many people from the Divine Advent Church—even capturing members of other hidden religious groups.

This storm finally reached her.

But this Judicator before her... looking at her always made Lucy’s eyelids twitch, giving her a bad premonition... Her premonitions were usually accurate.

“Yes, I am the manager here, Lucy Silva.” Lucy spoke, deciding to temporarily stabilize the Judicator before her. She said, “You may conduct any investigation on my employees... However, I apologize, it is inconvenient for me to undergo investigation recently.”

“Hmm?” Gusi’s tone rose slightly, her voice seemingly filled with dissatisfaction, as if she were about to explode and kill someone the next second.

Lucy also knew that to avoid the other party, she had to provide a reasonable explanation, otherwise, the other party might directly resort to force and conduct a lie detection test.

“You can see for yourself, Your Excellency Gusi.” Lucy said, “I suffered fatal injuries, misfortune encountered while investigating the cult of the Divine Advent Church. My current physical condition requires proper rest.”

“Moreover... your colleague, the Judicator Excellency who saved me, she was already able to save me. Doesn’t this prove I don’t need additional scrutiny?”

A Judicator came before?

At this moment, Tara, under the alias Gusi and disguised hair color, felt a trace of cold sweat break out on her back.

How come I don’t have this intel? The “nail” didn’t report this to me. At least before today, no Judicator had come to Berren City or Deton Manor.

Could it be they just arrived coincidentally not long ago? That’s terrible timing...

“Where is she? Where.” Tara didn’t panic, calmly continuing, “I need to understand the details with her.”

“She...” Lucy wanted to say she was likely dead, but after thinking, changed to a more tactful phrasing, “You should be able to see news about her by dawn.”

Lucy’s words made Tara keenly sense that she seemed to have some reason for being unable to undergo scrutiny.

To complete the Mother Goddess’s mission, Tara decided to take a gamble.

Tara reached out, took out a simply styled pocket watch from her bosom, glanced at the time, and said, “Mm, it will be morning soon. Then I’ll wait here.”

Hearing Tara’s words, Lucy, already mentally exhausted, felt like the sky was falling. freewёbnoνel.com

She wouldn’t dare sleep while being watched by this Judicator.

“You can try finding that Judicator... Aren’t you supposed to be acting together? As long as you find her, you’ll know I wasn’t lying,” Lucy sighed and said, “I’ve stayed here for over a month, I’m not going to run away.”

“This is a precaution, Miss Lucy.” Tara looked at Lucy and slowly said, “My creed is to never let a single cultist slip through... Please understand.”

Here it comes, here it comes, the classic creed, classic belief, classic faith, classic obsession.

Lucy had heard more than once that people from the Church of the Savior Goddess’s Judicator’s Court were stubborn as mules. Encountering this situation herself, she still felt somewhat helpless.

“Your Excellency Judicator,” At this moment, a flicker of anger rose in Lucy’s heart. She said, “I respect you, hence I address you as Your Excellency. I do not object to your investigation. You may investigate other employees first, instead of disturbing me like this during my rest time.”

“I am a senior investigation commissioner of the Deton Group. If you wish to investigate me, please present the Group’s official document, thank you.” Towards the end, Lucy’s tone was clearly somewhat impolite. She was, after all, a core member of the Deton Group, not someone who could be pushed around by an investigator from any random organization.

“Here.” An envelope sealed with golden chip wax was produced by the Judicator before her and handed over.

“Huh?” Lucy looked at the letter, stunned for a moment.

They actually have it?

Lucy took the envelope, tore it open directly, unfolded the letter paper. The letterhead was indeed addressed to her.

Information, date, seal... All the information was there. The attachment in the envelope even included an Eye of Order contract with the main text redacted, to prove the girl’s words were true.

“Sigh...” Lucy turned helplessly, walked towards the inside of the room, and said, “Please come in. Ask whatever you want, quickly.”