The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 251

In an instant, Erigma felt that all their years of research into the Other Side had completely gone in the wrong direction… they had wasted their efforts.

The door to the Other Side, which she regarded as a treasure and a top secret, could be created by the other party with a casual gesture

Other Side creatures, which caused all the Saints, Saintesses, and even herself to be on edge as if facing a formidable enemy, were as docile as a cat before the other party.

For a moment, Erigma felt as if her worldview had collapsed a little. A sense of unspeakable powerlessness even welled up from the bottom of her heart.

What she had strived for her entire life, someone else could accomplish with ease… Not collapsing only meant her mental fortitude was exceptionally high.

Ciel raised her right hand and subtly lowered her palm. Little Left, following Ciel’s gesture, crouched before her.

Ciel looked up at the Pope sitting not far ahead, who was staring intently at Little Left, and asked, “Do you have any more questions?”

“No… Not anymore…”

The metallic buzzing sound seemed a little weak. Erigma weakly lowered her shoulders. She looked up at Ciel.

“I am not entirely confident in killing Forte.”

Erigma looked at Ciel. “You know clearly that his strategic mind is terrifyingly deep. He also has a hidden intelligence network that I haven’t discovered yet. No assassination plan can escape him.”

Erigma was not lying. If it weren’t for Forte’s forceful suppression, Ansu would have already been a religious state. But he had almost outlasted the Church of the Savior Goddess and kept the Church of the God of Order tightly constrained.

At least the current Erigma couldn’t think of any way to kill Forte without him discovering it.

Furthermore, after Forte’s death, the redistribution of power in Ansu was another major issue that couldn’t be avoided—if not handled properly, a large empire could directly weaken or even split because of it.

Although the Church of the God of Order very much wanted to control Ansu, they did not want to control a weakened Ansu.

“I have a way to kill him.”

Ciel said, “I can make him fall into a deep coma.”

“But the task of executing him will be yours—at the same time, you will need to throw him, while he is on the verge of death, into the Other Side node I create.”

Hearing this, Erigma was slightly stunned.

“No need for combat?”

She asked.

“No need for combat.”

Ciel nodded.

“If I can see Forte in a deep coma,”

Erigma paused for a moment, then continued, “I will make a move.”

She didn’t know why the task of executing Forte was being assigned to her, but this wasn’t a difficulty for Erigma.

The most crucial point was that she wanted to know Ciel’s purpose.

What exactly was Ciel’s purpose in killing Forte?

“I need to know your purpose.”

Erigma looked at Ciel and asked, “Do you want to control Ansu?”

If Ciel was killing Forte to control Ansu, then for the Church of the God of Order, it was indeed just changing a partner. She could still strive for the rights of the Church of the God of Order with Ciel.

What she was worried about was if Ciel had other intentions for Ansu…

A mysterious powerhouse who skillfully controlled sacrifice and the Other Side, an empire without a ruler…

It was difficult not to link these things to sacrifice.

“No,”

Ciel shook her head. “It’s a personal grudge… He stole something from me.”

The young girl’s words were light, but Erigma wouldn’t think so.

It seemed that Forte had something in his possession that this young girl desperately needed… In that case, there should be no need to worry about the possibility of the empire being destroyed…

Erigma wasn’t afraid of order collapsing. As long as she was there, order wouldn’t collapse. What she was afraid of was Ansu Empire having no living people—this also didn’t align with the doctrines of the Church of the God of Order.

“Then the aftermath for Ansu…”

Erigma tentatively asked.

“It has nothing to do with me.”

Ciel shook her head.

“Understood.”

Erigma nodded.

Looking at the people from the Church of the Savior Goddess standing behind Ciel, she could tell that the Church of the Savior Goddess had sought cooperation with this young girl even earlier than herself.

In the future, it might still be a situation where the two churches stood side by side, but it should not be as antagonistic as before—however, this didn’t matter.

Because Erigma’s ultimate goal in seeking power was to perfect her “Artificial Divinity” plan and summon the great entity of the Church of the God of Order.

Now that she could directly summon that entity, everything else seemed somewhat dull.

“I represent the Church of the God of Order.”

Erigma stood up and extended her right hand towards Ciel before her. “I agree to this cooperation.”

Ciel stood up, looked up at Pope Erigma, and extended her right hand. Their hands met.

“Pleasure working with you.”

Ciel said.

From now on, everything is ready, lacking only the East Wind.

Control Forte’s movements, control Lafayette, and then, while Lafayette is helping Forte stabilize his mind…

Have Pope Erigma ambush the unconscious Forte, then throw the dying Forte into the Other Side node she creates, making it convenient for Little Left to remember his aura.

After Little Left kills Forte in the Other Side, reality rewinds. Have Little Left pinpoint Forte’s exact location…

There is almost only one chance to kill Forte in reality. The next time, Forte will become wary of Lafayette and Pope Erigma.

First, he must be successfully located and killed once. Following that, by using a Past Days simulation that can reach that specific time point, an Other Side node must be set up. Killing Forte again within that simulation will make him rewind to that moment, ensuring he is infinitely dragged into the Other Side node…

An infinitely looping death…

There is one more thing Ciel must do.

That Pure White Knight that the system had “warned” her about.

Ciel needs to see it again.

Little Left alone cannot kill Forte in the Other Side—and the Grim Worm needs to be summoned beforehand to kill Forte in the simulation.

The means of killing in the simulation will have to rely on that Pure White Knight… Ciel doesn’t have that much mental energy to search for other powerful Other Side creatures. After all, not every Other Side creature will be friendly to her.

When should she set the time for communication?

Reality? Or simulation?

Ciel no longer wanted to bear the mental pressure of summoning that Pure White Armor.

Can Little Left… find that Pure White Knight in the Other Side?

Ciel slowly lowered her head, looking at the docile Little Left crouched on the ground, her thoughts swirling.