She waited for a while, until the smell of perfume at the door dissipated a little, then she walked out, walked out of the tunnel, passed through the palace, and came to the back garden that belonged to her alone.

After passing through the dark woods that looked like a jungle path, she came to the huge glass birdcage. Through the glass, she saw Charles standing inside and looking at a notebook, and her mood eased a little.

Then she took a step and walked directly towards the birdcage.

……

Avina was forced to return to her family, Lizzie hid in the Redemptionist sanatorium in a coastal city, and Adele and Amy hid with the help of Tara...

In just 100 days, the small group that Charles had thought was indestructible was instantly shattered. Almost everyone around him left and hid, Nia died tragically, and he himself was imprisoned...

This is really the worst possible outcome...

The Windsor Princess was easy to deal with, but that white-haired man was so strong...

He was supposed to be sent to the Holy Law Tribunal of the Church of the God of Order for trial, but was intercepted by Windsor.

As for Qiang Yin, he could have ignored Windsor's orders and taken him away directly for interrogation or handed him over to the Holy Law Judgment Group, but he didn't do so.

Did he...discover his own "uniqueness"?

Or is there something else?

Moreover, Charles in the simulation seemed to have met the Queen's consort, the Prince, who was a Prince of Pharos and was not granted the title of "King".

His hair is gray, while the Queen's is golden. Even if they go back several generations, there is no gene for gray hair, but Princess Windsor has gray hair...

Therefore, Charles in the simulation suspected that Princess Windsor was the daughter of the Queen and Qiang Yin.

Of course, it is impossible for Qiang Yin not to hand over Charles to the Church of the God of Order because of this. Windsor's interception of himself is more like his acquiescence. The purpose may be to use himself as a bargaining chip to negotiate with a certain force.

These forces could be the Society of Redemption, the Society of Pleasure, the Church of the God of Order, or even the Church of the Goddess of Savior.

After all, getting myself is equivalent to getting information about the remaining samples...

The royal family even dared to blow up the members of the Redemption Society in the Royal Medical Society, and was able to use the Pleasure Society to carry out a bloody purge of Bei'an Su. Charles would not be surprised by anything they did.

But the most important thing now is that she must remove herself and the people around her from all these events so that none of this will happen in reality.

She couldn't possibly be anyone's bargaining chip, nor did she want the people around her to be treated as lambs to be slaughtered at the negotiation table...

If she couldn't stop it, she would just overturn the table.

She has some experience in flipping tables.

click-

When the door opened, Charles put down the notebook in his hand and turned to look at the person who came.

It's Princess Windsor.

"Dear~"

A sticky sound of clips came out of the princess's mouth, and Charles almost immediately thought of the previous scene, and a sour feeling rose in his stomach.

But at this moment, Charles had a smile on his face.

"What's wrong honey?"

Ciel's pink pupils flickered, sparkling with stars.

This address made Windsor freeze in place. After hesitating for a long time, he took a few steps forward.

Has Ciel finally gone mad? Why is he so unplayable?

She had not yet enjoyed the pleasure of twisting and breaking down the other party's resistance bit by bit... This sudden contrast was a little unacceptable to Windsor.

It’s like you bought a box of building blocks or a puzzle, and after a lot of effort you couldn’t put the first piece together. Then when you went out to change your clothes and came back you found that the puzzle had already been put together by someone else.

This is a fatal blow to someone like Windsor who likes to put "puzzles" together.

"Who are you? You're not Ciel at all!"

Windsor's face was filled with anger. She walked quickly to Charles and stared into her eyes.

Did the negotiation fall apart after just one sentence? What a bad mentality.

Charles looked at Windsor, who was a little frustrated, and the smile on his face became even more presumptuous.

But the next moment, Charles's face had returned to its cold expression, and he slowly said, "Can you let me go now?"

It turned out to be an act... She was just acting because she wanted to...

Seeing Charles's eyes at this moment, Windsor's somewhat out-of-control face slowly regained its composure. She put on a smile again, shook her head, and said: "That won't do... You don't belong to me completely yet, that won't do..."

As if remembering something important, Windsor walked around Charles and sat on the chair beside her. He looked up at Charles and said, "By the way, Qiangyin asked me to tell you a few things~"

She wanted to see Ciel's emotional breakdown after hearing the news, she was looking forward to it.

"whats the matter?"

Charles continued to remain indifferent, slowly taking half a step back and away from Windsor.

"Your protector, Ms. Lucy Silfa, has been removed from her position as director. You no longer have any protection."

"Oh."

Ciel just nodded calmly, not seeming to take it seriously.

But at this time, Charles fell into deep thought because of Windsor's words.

Lucy?

She was actually removed from her position as a director to help herself? She chose my "organization" instead of the board of directors of the Deton Group?

It seems that Lucy's luck is really bad. After all, there is really no "organization" behind me. I am just alone.

If you choose to join me on the same boat, you will definitely experience all kinds of extremely dangerous events, and the only benefit is being able to survive.

At this time, Windsor also noticed Charles' indifferent expression, and she secretly complained in her heart.

The information given by Qiang Yin is really useless.

As if to more quickly break down Charles's psychological defenses, Windsor slowly spoke, adding fuel to the fire:

"Amy Hastings, Adele...you know these two people, right?"

"They have the sample, don't they?"

"Don't worry... they won't be able to hide for long. Their bodies will be with you soon."

However, this exaggerated statement only earned Charles a nonchalant "Oh".

Windsor took a deep breath. She no longer planned to use the information given by Qiang Yin to shake Charles' psychological defenses. She planned to use her own method.

But for the queen, she still had to tell everyone what Qiang Yin said.

"Also, my sister seems to have seen a red-haired 'subversive' who looks similar to you in Burren City... Do you know what it is?"

Windsor spoke casually, not holding out for much hope. He just hoped it would be over quickly so he could continue looking at the beautiful Charles... and continue to imprint his image in her mind...

Her sister...saw...the red-haired "subversive"...

In the city of Buren?

Ciel's pupils trembled slightly.

The simulated self has never returned to the city of Burren.

It is naturally impossible for one to be seen using the "Subverter" save file in the simulation.

The only time I could see the "Subversive" Charles in Burren City was in reality, and that was around the time I killed the Key Man...

And it’s not a simulation, it can only be seen in reality… There is only one place where you can witness it, and that is the lakeside dinner.

But that day, there was no news about the princess attending the banquet. How could the princess go to a small town in the central region to attend a banquet of a minor noble?

White hair... Could it be...

In an instant, a figure holding a baton appeared in Charles' mind.

That orchestra conductor?! She's a princess?!

In reality, I was witnessed by the royal family...

And this has become an unchangeable fact!

Ciel's heart rate slowly rose.

Windsor, who was sitting at this moment, raised her brows, which had been lowered, and looked at Charles again, grinning and asking, "Are you... nervous? My dear."

"I don't know any 'subversive'..."

"Charles" took a few steps back in panic, with a hint of fear on his face, and even a drop of cold sweat running down his cheek.

"Oh? Her Highness just returned from her covert tour. She told me this herself. How could it be false?"

Windsor stood up and moved closer to "Charles", with a smile on his face gradually brightening.

Concealing his identity, he just returned from the tour... In other words, as long as we catch the princess, we can prevent the royal family from finding out, right?

Charles stood aside, watching Windsor approach his phantom step by step with cold eyes.

She already understood the situation pretty well.

How to break the deadlock is the key.

Charles walked around Windsor, walked slowly to the door, and pressed the bell.

Windsor was so immersed in the environment that he was completely unaware of the blocked noise. When a maid opened the door, Windsor was still taking off his clothes and climbing onto the bed.

"Your Highness, may I ask for your instructions?"

The personal maid walked up to Charles and said respectfully with her head bowed.

"What Windsor? Silly boy."

Charles reached out and cupped her face, making her look directly at him. "You are the Windsor."

"I……"

The maid's brown pupils were gradually invaded by pink, and she looked in the direction Charles pointed.

"Look, isn't that your beloved Ciel?"

Ciel leaned over to her ear and whispered, "You can finally kill her now."

After patting the maid's shoulder, Charles straightened his clothes a little and walked straight out of the glass birdcage. As the door behind him closed with a click, the sound inside was completely blocked out.

pat-

Ciel snapped his fingers, and reality and dreams gradually overlapped, and her face and clothes became like the personal maid just now.

This is an illusion that will deceive anyone who has seen the personal maid.

Charles walked into the palace. Through the gate, she could see the heavily guarded outside world, and even saw the members of the Queen's Sword who were on patrol.

But Charles walked straight towards the door in front of everyone. Any ordinary guards who had their eyes on Charles would involuntarily look away, and the patrolling members of the Queen's Sword would not care at all about the stay or departure of a maid.

She walked out of the princess's mansion openly.

"system."

Ciel muttered to herself, and the system's countdown appeared in front of her.

23 hours left...

Charles decided to go to Lucy's residence first to find Lucy, ask her about the changes in Anzu City during this period and the obstacles she encountered when trying to rescue herself, and by the way, find out about Tara's information.

Charles in the simulation also didn't understand where Tara was going at this time.

Ciel was not familiar with the roads in Anzu City, but she remembered the address on Lucy's business card - she never missed a text message.

She rode in a carriage to Lucy's luxurious residence.

A servant came towards Charles, but without saying a word, he simply opened the door.

He had subconsciously regarded Charles as a distinguished guest from his memory who did not need to be notified. The "subversive" could already influence ordinary people without using words, and this little trick was too easy for Charles.

After asking the maid about Lucy's location, Ciel came to the door of the master bedroom on the third floor, reached out, and opened the door directly.

As soon as the door opened, Charles smelled a pungent smell of cigarettes and alcohol. Various expensive wine bottles were scattered on the floor, and in the middle, there was a tall, short-haired woman wearing a golden nightgown, holding a bottle and drinking it violently.

The woman who was drinking was Lucy. Her body was shaking at this moment. It was unknown how much she had drunk, or how many days she had been drinking.

"Lucy."

Ciel looked at Lucy and spoke calmly.

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