The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 228
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“Your Highness Windsor, would you care for a dance later?”
“Heh heh… I sprained my ankle recently. Perhaps another time, Your Excellency Oppold.”
“Avena? Interested in a dance? Let’s not let the pianist’s efforts go to waste.”
“…”
In the banquet hall at this moment, a pianist was playing cheerful music. By a champagne tower, Oppold stood in front of Avena and Windsor, holding a champagne glass, smiling and striking up a conversation, and slicking back his hair, thinking he was very handsome.
Although he was indeed handsome, clearly, neither of them wanted to deal with him.
Soon, Avena seemed to see a familiar figure. She said expressionlessly, “I see a friend. Please excuse me.”
Windsor also followed Avena’s gaze and saw Ciel. She also followed directly, “Wait for me.”
Instantly, Oppold was left out in the cold.
Oppold frowned and looked in the direction they were walking.
He wanted to see which young man was more charming than he was, causing both beauties to leave him.
But when he saw that figure, just meeting that indifferent gaze, Oppold subconsciously took a step back. His waist directly hit the table behind him, and the champagne tower on the table swayed precariously. A few glasses at the very top fell and shattered on the table.
Looking at the champagne dripping onto him, the embarrassing stares made Oppold feel a little angry. He pursed his lips, quickly left the champagne tower, and gulped down the wine in his hand.
Meanwhile, Avena, who had already walked up to Ciel, looked at Ciel and asked, “Are you alright?”
She knew Ciel had gone to do something just now. She just didn’t know if Ciel had been successful.
“It’s alright.”
Ciel was still unsure if Forte had left. She just said ambiguously, “A small incident, but nothing serious.”
“That’s good…”
Avena heard Windsor’s footsteps following her and didn’t continue talking about these matters.
Ciel’s mind at this moment was not on the wine party. She was completely focused on whether the blood ritual could lure Forte away.
Moreover, she didn’t want Tara and Percy to be in trouble, because she would still need the power of the Divine Advent Church later… If she had to break into the Holy See of the Church of the God of Order to get information, she basically couldn’t do it by herself. She would need help.
Fortunately, after a while, before the wine party even transitioned to the dining room, a waiter with a tray walked up to Ciel.
“Miss Ciel, Your Excellency Lafayette is looking for you.”
The waiter slightly bowed before Ciel and pointed towards the entrance.
At the entrance of the banquet hall, the hunched but still imposing Lafayette was half-blocking the door to the banquet hall, watching Ciel.
Many people looked at Lafayette at the entrance with curiosity. After Ciel’s gaze met Lafayette’s, Lafayette retreated.
“Please excuse me.”
Ciel slightly nodded to Avena and Windsor beside her, then walked towards the entrance.
At this moment, Windsor was looking at Ciel’s back with curiosity.
She actually knew Teacher Lafayette?
That’s a pity…
Ciel walked to the entrance. Lafayette looked at Ciel and said nothing. She just turned and walked forward.
Ciel directly followed Lafayette. They continued walking until they reached the back garden. In the familiar glass house, Lafayette opened the door and led Ciel inside.
“This place can block out sounds from outside.”
Lafayette said after Ciel walked in and closed the door. “Forte has become curious about you.”
“Did he leave?” Ciel asked confusedly.
“I asked a maid. She said that after a musician told Forte something, Forte left quickly.”
Lafayette looked at Ciel before her and asked, “What should we do?”
The current Lafayette still firmly believed that she was part of a mysterious organization, and Ciel was her contact person. At this moment, she was worried about Ciel being exposed.
“Don’t worry about that.” Ciel shook her head.
Ciel knew Forte was being held back… At this moment, Forte absolutely could not ignore any information related to the Other Side. Such information would be treated by him as potential information to obtain complete “Uniqueness.”
“Do you know the location where the Church of the God of Order obtained the ‘Artificial Divinity’ plan? That Other Side node.”
Ciel looked at Lafayette before her and asked directly.
“I also don’t know the specific method to enter their Other Side node.”
Lafayette shook her head. But after thinking for a moment, she looked at Ciel and said, “But I know who knows this. Several people within the Holy See of the Church of the God of Order have this information… It’s certain that this node is located within the Holy See.”
“Who is easier to deal with?”
Ciel asked directly, “Someone from whom information can be directly extracted.”
“An Archbishop. I only met him once.”
Lafayette said, “In this plan, he is the lowest ranking, but he knows the most.”
“Does he have any special characteristics? To know so much information?”
Ciel asked.
This was very important. She had to figure this out.
“You should know about the Eye of Order, right?”
Lafayette didn’t wait for Ciel’s answer and directly stated the answer, “This is a top-tier sealed artifact… I even suspect it is a ‘Uniqueness,’ and that Archbishop is the only person who can be compatible with that ‘Uniqueness’.”
Another “Uniqueness”?
“Hasn’t there only been one ‘Uniqueness’ manifested recently?”
Ciel couldn’t help but ask.
There was Forte’s, and there was one in the Church of the God of Order… Are “Uniqueness” being sold in bulk now?
“The one that appeared recently is a ‘Uniqueness’ that has just been unsealed,”
Lafayette shook her head and said, “The one in the Church of the God of Order has been circulating since the Holy War era and has not been unsealed to this day.”
“The reason I suspect it is a ‘Uniqueness’ is because its power and influence already far exceed that of a general sealed artifact. It can no longer be described as a sealed artifact.”
“Monitoring all the Eye of Order Contracts… is precisely that sealed artifact similar to a ‘Uniqueness,’ the Eye of Order.”
Is that so…
That thing, even if it wasn’t a “Uniqueness,” was definitely related to the Other Side, because the influence of the Eye of Order Contract could not be blocked by time or simulation.
“Where can I find him?”
Ciel looked up into Lafayette’s eyes and asked.
“The Holy See.”
Lafayette shook her head. “He is under semi-house arrest at the Holy See. He cannot leave even an inch.”
So she had to ultimately go to the Holy See and kill her way in…?
“Do you need me to help you schedule a meeting? I should be able to do it, but it will take a few days.”
Lafayette asked.
A few days?
Ciel didn’t have a few days to spare.
“No need. Let’s wait for someone, and then…”
Lafayette: “And then?”
“Break directly into the Holy See.”
Ciel said calmly.
The follow-up path of “Ascetic” almost naturally countered the follow-up of “Detective.” She needed Percy to arrive to buy her time.
She just needed to know what it was, or directly come into contact with it.
As for how many people would die and what would happen afterward, that was not within Ciel’s consideration…
Even if rivers of blood flowed.
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