The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 279

Avena’s unconditional support made Ciel feel even more relaxed.

The current Ciel probably knew more than anyone else in Ansu about the Society of Merriment members in North Ansu.

Meanwhile, Imogen and her group knew nothing about Ciel—this was Ciel’s advantage in information asymmetry.

How to leverage this information asymmetry to expand her advantage was something Ciel excelled at.

Weeks ago, Ciel might have chosen to avoid conflict directly, but her mindset was gradually shifting now.

Since the system said she would inevitably be exposed to the gaze of certain entities, she had to prepare herself first and no longer face problems with her old mindset.

She had to convert the “cards” in her hand into substantial aid, allowing her to better deal with potential future enemies.

To prevent outsiders from arbitrarily harming her, the internal environment of the place she resided in must first be an impenetrable fortress.

The Church of the Savior Goddess, the Church of the God of Order, the Redemption Society, the Roswell family, the Deton Group… these factions were intricately linked to Ciel. Among them, except for the Redemption Society and the Deton Group, the other factions could form strong bonds with Ciel.

The current Ciel already had a good idea in mind.

She wanted to facilitate the merger of the Church of the Savior Goddess and the Divine Advent Church, but first, she had to gain the support of the Church of the God of Order to prevent them from reacting negatively to the merger of the Savior Church.

The Roswell family and the Church of the God of Order had no extreme opposing conflicts with the Society of Merriment members firmly established in North Ansu. However, the Church of the Savior Goddess truly hated the Society of Merriment members in North Ansu.

Because North Ansu was the stronghold of the Church of the Savior Goddess, and the people there primarily worshiped the Church of the Savior Goddess. If the Society of Merriment continued to cause trouble, the most anxious would be the Church of the Savior Goddess.

And the church merger was to give the Church of the Savior Goddess a sword, allowing them to cast aside their worries and focus on dealing with the Society of Merriment in North Ansu.

This would shift the Society of Merriment’s main conflict from the repeal of the 《Corn Laws》 to the Church of the Savior Goddess, confusing the Society of Merriment’s focus and buying Ciel time.

And with the time gained.

Ciel would accelerate the collection of all paths.

The ultimate goal of the Society of Merriment members was merely to integrate “Uniqueness.”

This was a higher-level matter, and Ciel still knew very little about “Uniqueness.”

During the time gained by the Church of the Savior Goddess, Ciel would do her best to activate the Old Days simulation as quickly as possible.

She wanted to actively engage with the deepest secrets of the transcendent realm, hidden by the system.

Why had Ciel never seen the so-called Ascenders appear? Why were there powerful beings far beyond Tier 4 in the Other Side? Why was the Other Side so powerful, yet didn’t directly erode and invade reality?

Why did the system say she could create paths in the Old Days? Why did it say Old Days simulation could change reality?

Only by activating Old Days could Ciel clear the mist ahead, see deeper things, and answer these questions…

Perhaps by the time she solved these mysteries, the Society of Merriment in North Ansu would no longer be such a great threat in her eyes?

This time, Ciel would actively embrace the mystical.

“Oh, by the way, Avena, there’s something you might find useful. Just a moment…”

Ciel remembered something. She walked to the desk, sat down, took out a brand new notebook, and began writing in it.

“What is it?” Avena seemed a little curious. She walked behind Ciel, placed her hands on her shoulders, and watched what she was writing.

But when she saw what Ciel was actually writing, Avena’s pupils slightly constricted.

Tier 3 “Soul Walker”… Tier 4 “Nightmare”…

This is…

The reconstitution rituals and potion formulas for the subsequent paths of “Listener”?!

Where did Ciel get this information?

Before, at Deton Manor, Avena had often inquired about these subsequent path rituals and formulas, but Deton Manor simply didn’t have these high-tier subsequent paths.

Before Avena returned to the Roswell family mansion, Charles had also been spending his time looking for subsequent information about “Listener,” but after searching among many transcendents, the answer he received was always that it was best to directly transition to “Subverter” at Tier 3…

That’s why when Avena returned to the Roswell family mansion and asked Charles if there were any subsequent paths for Tier 2 “Psychologist,” Charles replied that he was still searching and didn’t directly mention transitioning paths.

Regardless, the Roswell family, being “Detectives,” still stood on the side of Order. Nearly half of the family members also believed in the Church of the God of Order, while “Subverter” was a path completely opposed to Order…

If Avena were truly to complete the “Subverter” reconstitution ritual, and if this became known to the family members, it would definitely cause a split within the family.

The daughter of the leading family head betraying Order to embrace Chaos? No one would dare to continue being loyal to this family.

But now, Ciel directly placed the reconstitution rituals and potion formulas for this path before her, giving Avena the feeling of dreaming for a moment.

This surprise was a bit too great…

Avena looked down at Ciel, who was still writing, her heart feeling a little bitter.

Originally… finding potions was something Ciel had been asking her to do ever since they met…

At some unknown point, Ciel no longer needed to rely on her. She could even collect higher-tier potion formulas that Avena herself couldn’t find…

This feeling left Avena with a slight sense of emptiness.

What else could she do to help Ciel?

With Lucy Silva around, Ciel wouldn’t even lack money now… If this continued, it would be as if Ciel was giving unilaterally… Avena didn’t like this feeling.

Avena took a deep breath.

There was no point in dwelling on this now… Since Ciel had already pointed out a path for her, she would strive to follow it and make herself strong enough to help Ciel.

Avena looked at what Ciel was writing and soon fell into thought.

After Ciel finished writing, she looked back at Avena. She seemed to notice Avena was thinking, so she didn’t disturb Avena, but quietly waited for Avena to think for herself.

After about a few minutes, Avena slowly spoke.

“I don’t quite understand…” Avena’s gaze shifted from the notebook to Ciel.

“What’s wrong?” Ciel asked.