The version of knack does not matter in this level as it's just bhop from start to end. I use purple knack for aesthetic. There is no movement speed differences between the knacks. If anything vampire knack would be slower because he's slowly losing relics.

My bunny hops are all perfect.

I get a big bug boost at 0:14

If you wish to tie this score you can't do a single double jump except for the required ones at the end or else you lose too much time. You can't take any damage from any enemies or you lose too much time. The bhop must be from start to finish with no interruptions besides the ending movement. If a bug bumps into knack and moves him backwards even just a tiny bit you can no longer tie this time.

If you wish to beat this time. Over the course of tons of resets i've discovered there are 6 instances where a bug can boost you forward. The very first bug, the bug that spawns on the right after 1st bug dies, the bug in the center at 0:11 can boost you, the boost I got at 0:14 and this is the biggest boost i've seen a bug give, at 0:17 either of these bugs can nudge knack forward never a large boost but a small one, and finally i've had the bug far left of 0:20 run over to me really quick and boost me before. As far as doing any of these intentionally and not by chance I don't think can be done without frame by frame input from something like a TAS. Which we won't see without a really good ps4 emulator on a PC. Which as of 2023 does not exist.