The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch
Chapter 163 - "Subverter" is So Useful! (1/3)

Tara stood anxiously, head lowered, occasionally sneaking a glance at Ciel sitting beside her, then quickly averting her eyes, afraid of being noticed.

What to do, the Mother Goddess’s gaze is getting more and more terrifying...

Did I make the Mother Goddess unhappy?

Just as Tara was about to end her own life to apologize, the Mother Goddess’s voice sounded again. This time, the Mother Goddess’s tone seemed to have returned to normal.

“Tell me what you know about Ansu, for example, those few transcends you encountered just now.” Ciel closed the notepad in her hand and looked towards Tara.

There were only a few hours left, enough only for some minor destruction, not much meaning. There was also the possibility of being directly arrested due to unfamiliarity with Ansu’s faction relationships. Better to calmly pass the remaining time and get some information from Tara.

Tara had only glimpsed those few transcendents briefly while being evacuated into the city, mixed with the crowd at the station. She didn’t see them completely, but she remembered two of the figures.

The Mother Goddess was definitely not asking to know their identities or anything like that, more likely to see what she knew about them from her perspective.

So, Tara chose a person she was more familiar with and began to speak.

After pondering her words for a moment, she said, “Regarding Eleanor, the ‘Disciplinarian Saint’ from the Church of the Savior Goddess we encountered just now, I know quite a bit about her.”

“If we talk solely about her faith in the Church of the Savior Goddess, she is extremely loyal. But like most others in the Church of the Savior Goddess, she merely ignorantly reveres the new doctrine, viewing the Church of the Savior Goddess Holy See’s doctrine as the supreme truth, deviating from the original pure faith in the Mother Goddess.”

Saying this, Tara didn’t forget to criticize the Church of the Savior Goddess.

“We of the Divine Advent Church are extremely disdainful of their act of forgetting their roots. They even recognize people who don’t believe in the Mother Goddess but just follow the doctrine as faithful believers. What kind of logic is that?”

After pausing for a moment, seeing no other expression on the Mother Goddess’s face, Tara continued:

“She is the archbishop of the Judicator’s Court, and one of the main persons in charge of the Judicator’s Court. She presided over many purges against the Divine Advent Church, greatly damaging the feelings among the Mother Goddess’s believers. I heard that within the Judicator’s Court, they refer to her as the ‘Grim Worm Missionary’.”

“This time, seeing the projection of the real Lord Grim Worm, she should reflect on her previous mistakes...”

After pausing for a moment, Tara continued:

“As for the other white-haired man that servant Tara saw just now, he has no formal name, only an alias that circulates internally, called ‘Forte.’ He is a Tier 4 ‘Illusion Conductor,’ specifically responsible for handling large-scale riots and incidents of madness... This person has also disrupted many of our church’s activities.”

“Lord Grim Worm’s projection had little power left. Likely, this villain took action... and sent it back to the Divine Kingdom, because the servant also heard the echo of the musical notes just now...”

Tara considered her words before using the word “sent.”

“This person is very mysterious. Besides knowing that he is loyal to the Queen and is one of the founders of the ‘Royal Melody,’ the only other information is that he has lived for a very long time. Conservatively estimated, he is an old thing who has lived for at least 270 years.”

“There is also one who is likely from the Roswell family, merely a ‘Crown Guard’.”

“Disciplinarian Saint” Eleanor, “Illusion Conductor” Forte.

Both are Tier 4...

Eleanor is from the Judicator’s Court, likely following the “Avenger” subsequent path.

And Forte, who is in the Royal Melody, his path is very likely the “Musician” path monopolized by the royal family.

However, upon hearing that Forte was suitable for handling large-scale riots and incidents of madness, this immediately attracted Ciel’s special attention.

“Disciplinarian Saint” Eleanor was alright. She was from the church, maybe there was an opportunity to instigate her into becoming her helper.

But this “Illusion Conductor” Forte, just by the sound of it, was someone who could disrupt her plans.

Especially since he likely sent the Grim Worm back to the Other Side just now... This was the first time Ciel had seen anyone other than herself who could resist the Other Side. She had to learn more about him.

Must know yourself and the enemy to be invincible in a hundred battles.

Since Tara said she didn’t know Forte personally very well, Ciel waited for a while, then changed her question and asked, “How much do you know about ‘Illusion Conductors’?”

“The Divine Advent Church doesn’t have many records of ‘Illusion Conductors’ acting in the Holy Era... but the records of ‘Illusion Conductors’ in the Ancient Era are very detailed.”

“The Ancient Era was the Holy War Era. ‘Illusion Conductors’ were present in almost all records of the Old Ansu wars. Their magical music could make their own soldiers and transcendents fight without fear of death, unleashing great potential. It could also cause enemies to fall into mental weakness and fatigue.”

“In Old Ansu, there was an alias for ‘Illusion Conductors,’ which was ‘Battlefield Strongest Sound.’ Forte’s name is likely derived from this alias.”

“They are good at large-scale, long-range attacks, enhancing their own side, and dispelling negative mental states. However, once engaged in close combat, an ‘Illusion Conductor’ is just a punching bag.”

“To speak shamelessly... we of the Divine Advent Church have almost no way against ‘Illusion Conductors,’ unless we can get the ‘Illusion Conductors’ within the range of shadow manipulation. As for those with weak mental abilities like ‘Crown Guards,’ no need to mention, they absolutely cannot get close and can only be punching bags.”

“However, ‘Illusion Conductors’ are already very rare in the Holy Era, and compared to other mental attack type transcendents from other paths, ‘Illusion Conductors’ require higher talent. This makes the existence of ‘Illusion Conductors’ even rarer, basically not affecting our church’s activities.”

Tara spoke everything she knew about “Illusion Conductors.” Although she herself had little interest in transcendent research, she still had a relatively deep impression of existences that had shone bright in the Holy War.

At this moment, Ciel, after hearing Tara’s description, fell into contemplation.

Large-scale attacks, large-scale enhancements and dispelling... It did sound like a difficult existence.

Not only did it counter transcendents like “Crown Guards” who lacked means of breaking through defenses, but it might also have a significant impact on the “Instigator” path.

If an “Instigator” carefully planned a riot, and an “Illusion Conductor” played a lullaby on the spot, the “Instigator’s” plan would likely fall through directly.

Fortunately, the number of living “Illusion Conductors” is very small...

Wonder if an “Illusion Conductor” can enhance the effect of instigation... Really want to catch one to experiment.

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