Meanwhile, Ciel walked down the outer corridor, contemplating her plan.

She wondered if there was a way to set up the required blood array for the spiritual summoning in Deton Manor beforehand.

As for the cultists inside, they were no longer a major threat in Ciel’s eyes.

This wasn’t arrogance or inflated ego on Ciel’s part.

As long as she could transform into “Judicator,” she could practically walk sideways through the entire Deton Manor. Before the arrival of that cultist Bishop on the 23rd, no cultist in Berren City could claim to beat Ciel in terms of combat power.

This confidence stemmed from Ciel’s repeated massacres of the Deton Manor cultist circle.

Moreover, she had one more heavyweight item she could redeem to ensure her absolute safety—it just couldn’t be seen by Avena and Adele, especially Nia, to avoid potential misunderstandings.

That item was the 【Sadhana Emblem】, the emblem originally exclusive to Divine Advent Church Bishops, which prevented attacks from cultists bearing the “Sadhana Mark.”

She had obtained it in the last simulation.

Now, she just needed to spend another 20 Fate Points to redeem it, but first, Ciel had to free up some space in her already full inventory.

Currently, Ciel’s inventory had only four slots, containing 【Eye of Order Contract】, 【Radiance Bishop’s Letter】, 【Deadly Blood Laurel】, and 【Echo of the Silver-White Timebinder】.

The previous 【Other Side Page】 had been taken out during the simulation and stuck onto “Instigator” Ciel’s mask, unable to be removed.

That mask Nia gave her, perhaps because the 【Other Side Page】 was attached, cost a whopping 100 Fate Points to redeem.

The price was too steep; Ciel definitely wouldn’t redeem the mask. If needed later, she could just spend 5 Fate Points to redeem a new 【Other Side Page】.

To redeem the 【Sadhana Emblem】 now, she had to clear one inventory slot to ensure it wouldn’t normally be discovered.

After thinking for a moment, Ciel decided to take out the 【Echo of the Silver-White Timebinder】 and carry it on her person.

It was Ciel’s exclusive sealed artifact; others couldn’t use it even if they obtained it.

Just carrying the pocket watch had no side effects, making it a much better option to take out than other items that would cause trouble if discovered.

Most importantly, Ciel had used this watch for three years. The recent period without it indeed felt somewhat unfamiliar.

A silver light flashed. The familiar, exquisite antique silver pocket watch appeared in Ciel’s hand. She casually slipped the watch into the right pocket of her skirt, fastening the chain’s delicate clasp to her belt.

Ciel slipped her hand into her pocket, feeling the slightly cool watch, the familiar sensation bringing her peace of mind.

Finally, Ciel directly redeemed the 【Sadhana Emblem】 from the inventory.

Having redeemed the letter she wrote to herself earlier, her Fate Points dropped to 192. Now spending another 20 for the 【Sadhana Emblem】, Ciel’s Fate Point balance fell to 172.

The redeemed 【Sadhana Emblem】 appeared directly in her inventory. Whether it would work just by being in the inventory, like the 【Eye of Order Contract】, Ciel would have to test herself.

By now, Ciel had reached the manor entrance. She looked back and saw that the light in Avena’s room on the third floor was now off, while the study light was on instead.

Having slept with her already, Avena definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight and would probably read all night. As for Adele, she would surely be dragged to sleep on the study floor or sofa, needing to stay close to Nia.

It seemed Avena had listened to her and wouldn’t act independently. As long as they didn’t act recklessly, they wouldn’t introduce more variables into Ciel’s plan.

At times like this, Ciel thought the “Instigator’s” ability was quite useful. With just a simple suggestion, amplified by the system skill, the first-tier Avena and Adele basically had no ability to resist.

The cool night breeze blew gently. On the empty streets in the early morning hours, Ciel walked forward while reopening the letter, starting to review the list.

To ensure the Divine Advent Church didn’t notice her at all, Ciel couldn’t personally carry out many actions. The more she did, the more unintentional traces she would leave behind.

For this, she needed an inconspicuous “proxy” to prepare everything for her.

And she only needed to initiate the spiritual summoning at the critical moment.

This person definitely couldn’t be Kitty.

If something happened at Deton Manor, Kitty, as the cultist administrator for this area, would be a prime target for investigation. The Divine Advent Church would definitely discover something from her remaining blood and bones.

Ciel searched through the list for a suitable candidate, but after flipping through hundreds of names and addresses, she couldn’t find anyone suitable.

Although the cultists Kitty recruited came from all walks of life, due to fear of exposure, none were high-ranking individuals. Instead, they were servants of high-ranking people or secretaries in companies.

Furthermore, the Divine Advent Church’s choice of recruits was rather intriguing.

Most people on the list had criminal records, and many were desperate individuals. Reading the brief descriptions of some, Ciel even suspected they had antisocial personality disorder.

Under the Divine Advent Church’s baptism, they returned to normal society, lurking as hidden cultists, passing intelligence to Kitty.

Ciel recalled that “Radiance Bishop” Braque was originally a wicked pirate sailor but was similarly recruited by the Divine Advent Church.

Their recruitment logic seemed very different from the Church of the Savior Goddess.

Could there be another Reconstitution Ritual for “Ascetics” within the Divine Advent Church?

Or perhaps those who were originally evil were simply better at digesting the “Ascetic” potion?

Ciel skipped the first few pages of the list and looked directly at the marked transcendents at the back.

The ordinary cultists on the first few pages were mostly managed by the seven first-tier cultists. They didn’t know about the higher-up Kitty, nor that the Berren City Divine Advent Church stronghold was Deton Manor on Creek Hill outside the city.

Moreover, their identities wouldn’t grant them access to Deton Manor.

If Ciel wanted to brainwash and then eliminate a helper, she had to choose from those first-tier transcendents.

Ciel remembered clearly that some flesh and blood remained from Kitty after the spiritual summoning, but those first-tier transcendents were almost completely sucked dry by the spiritual being.

Having one of them work for her, then during the final sacrifice, the spiritual being would erase all traces for her.

If the Divine Advent Church really found remains among the corpses, they could only trace it back to the Other Side.

Soon, Ciel selected a very easily instigatable target.

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