The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 146 - Orlando Republican Army (2/3)

“Mmph!”

Hearing Mayor John’s words, High Priestess Uris to John’s left, the only one not blindfolded and next in line to be questioned, suddenly struggled violently, shaking her head desperately.

Ciel glanced at Tara. Tara nodded at Ciel, indicating Mayor John was telling the truth. Then, Ciel said, “Let her down, she seems to have something to say.”

Hearing Ciel’s words, Tara took a step forward, but paused, turned back towards Ciel, knelt down halfway, and said, “Deepest apologies, Lord Ciel... This is your foolish servant’s mistake.”

“Originally, the target I was to capture was that Bishop, but she was too cunning. Although heavily injured, she still escaped... The ‘Radiance Bishop’s’ abilities are truly suited for escape—I absolutely have no intention of making excuses for myself, I am willing to accept any punishment.”

Tara’s face was full of shame. Hearing this, Ciel finally understood why Uris was captured.

Turns out they failed to catch Hugh, so grabbed Uris to make up the numbers, right.

This Uris is also quite unlucky, gets caught every time.

However, failing to catch the Church of the Savior Goddess Bishop, capturing the High Priestess was indeed the best choice. Besides the Bishop, this High Priestess before her would know more.

Ciel and Uris could be considered “old acquaintances” unilaterally. Ciel had many ways to make Uris listen to her, but under the current circumstances, Ciel’s previous methods might not be usable.

At this moment, Tara happened to remove the cloth strip stuffed in Uris’s mouth. Uris, now able to speak, slumped to the ground, quickly turned her face towards Mayor John, her face showing rare anger.

“This matter absolutely has nothing to do with the Church of the Savior Goddess! The Holy See would absolutely never do such things that place others in suffering!” Uris said angrily, even somewhat forgetting she was still in the Divine Advent Church’s territory.

The Church of the Savior Goddess was her bottom line. Hearing someone slander the Church of the Savior Goddess was absolutely intolerable to her.

But upon hearing Uris’s words, John directly retorted, “How could it not be you! Didn’t you support the workers’ demonstrations? Didn’t you threaten the mint factory manager? I know... Your Excellencies, it must be because the Church of the Savior Goddess’s almshouse in North Ansu was burned down, that’s why they retaliated like this!”

“These are completely different matters! Even if the Ansu government forbids us from aiding North Ansu, we would adopt other methods, impossible to assassinate!” Uris retorted fiercely, but no matter how she argued, it seemed the Church of the Savior Goddess couldn’t escape involvement in this matter.

However, looking at Uris’s appearance, she seemed to be unconditionally defending the Church of the Savior Goddess, yet completely unaware of what their higher-ups actually did.

After all, in the Divine Advent Church, a priest also couldn’t possibly know the secrets and actions further up. At least the position of Archbishop was needed to know some undisclosed information.

Grain Import and Export Association, Church of the Savior Goddess...

Neither suspect has been eliminated. Ciel noted this in her heart.

“John, you can go.” Ciel gently waved her hand.

The mayor seemed indeed caught in the middle, unable to influence the situation. In that case, just brainwash him and let him go, let him continue gathering intelligence for her, just like the fat merchant earlier, letting them become pawns of the Divine Advent Church.

As for Uris, Ciel planned to leave her for last, questioning her alone.

“Next.” Ciel looked at Tara, nodding slightly.

Oppold being captured was indeed perfectly normal.

Because this banquet was hosted by Oppold.

Regardless, Oppold himself had to provide an explanation.

Just as Tara controlled the white shadow preparing to lower Oppold, Uris, kneeling beside, turned her face somewhat blankly towards Ciel.

She remembered Ciel’s voice... the young girl who came to the Clock Tower Church a month ago and donated a large sum of money. Back then, Uris could feel her spirit was slightly off.

But she absolutely couldn’t imagine that the young girl, who seemed like just an ordinary person, could actually control so many transcendents of the Divine Advent Church, even command the Archbishop spoken of by other cultists...

Who on earth is this person...

This might be the highest-ranking person from the Divine Advent Church she had ever seen... She must find a way to survive, bring the news back to the Holy See...

“Ahem...”

After the rag in Oppold’s mouth was removed, he coughed twice, spitting saliva aside.

“Pah... damn it... do you know who I am?” Oppold raised his head angrily, meeting Ciel’s gaze that looked at him like dead refuse. Instantly, Oppold’s original arrogant momentum was suppressed.

When hanging earlier, he could only see the top of the young girl’s head. Only when the girl looked up could he occasionally see her face and eyes.

But when he truly met Ciel’s gaze, the fear seemingly from the depths of his soul still made Oppold feel a shiver in his liver.

What’s going on... she’s just an ordinary person, why do I feel afraid...

Moreover, the young girl’s gaze and the feeling she gave him made Oppold’s emotions, after anger and terror, carry a hint of anticipation.

He really wanted to do something now, anger the young girl before him, let her give him some punishment with that gaze... just like how she treated that fat man earlier.

Anyway, one cut, he wouldn’t suffer any harm at all, the rest is all enjoyment.

“You should know what I want to ask.” Ciel looked at Oppold, who was swaying, wanting to stand up, slowly saying, “Hope you don’t waste my time.”

“Heh...” Oppold barely maintained a half-kneeling posture, slowly saying, “What, investigating with such fanfare, capturing so many people... Among those attacked and killed, were there high-ranking members of your Divine Advent Church?”

“Then doesn’t this count as me rendering meritorious service?” Oppold spoke frivolously, seemingly having no intention of cooperating at all.

But Ciel didn’t indulge him.

Silver light flickered, “Deadly Blood Roland” was already held in Ciel’s right hand. Simultaneously, an exquisite silver stopwatch appeared in her left hand.

“Hehe, low-tier sealed artifacts can’t cause me...”

While Oppold was still speaking arrogantly over there, Ciel had already turned the “Overlimit Gear” on the stopwatch.

Click—