"Mhm, of course..."
Ansu could only agree to everything, using the topic to expand his thoughts.
"Actually, not going back to the source of the Chosen One, the Church of Holy Light, aligns perfectly with my thoughts."
"After all, if we want to maintain our independence, we can't truly become great villains and jump too high, attracting fire from all the righteous forces, nor can we completely side with the faction of the righteous gods. We should forge a path that belongs solely to us."
A delicate shade of gray, nestled between black and white.
"Miss Witch, I imagine you've long been fed up with that so-called 'great ideal' of the Echoes of Truth, haven't you?"
For the sake of returning to that 'beautiful and pure' pastoral era of humanity—which was actually just a cruel world where all humans were treated as fodder and ants—they constantly commit acts of terror in the name of truth, bringing chaos and death to the entire world...
To put it bluntly, the elders of the Council of Elders really just want to be slave owners. Even those stingy factory owners in Benalu City are more progressive than them, and the decadent nobles in the Royal Capital would surely cry out, "You're too extreme!"
"Of course I'm fed up!" Celia sneered. "Hearing those guys' slogans all day long is annoying to death..."
"And people actually believe such stupid slogans? Whenever I see those foolish believers who've been brainwashed into dying for those old geezers, my stupidity-intolerance flares up. Several times I've wanted to send them to see the God of Magic ahead of schedule!"
Ansu quickly signaled Celia to stop; he felt the Miss Witch was even more extreme...
"In any case, the cult needs a complete overhaul." Ansu already had his own ideas. He smiled and added, "Also, Celia, since you've decided to walk this path with me, you should change that old temper of yours. Curb your killing intent. At least stop living like some future evil arch-villain..."
"Huh? Do I?" Celia blinked. "So in your heart... I'm the kind of existence that becomes a future arch-villain?"
Ansu nodded silently.
Celia burst into laughter. "How is that possible? I'm certainly not a good person, but I'm nothing like what you said... an arch-villain! You might as well be talking about my teacher or Barcas..."
Ansu looked at the Miss Witch, who was completely oblivious to her own destructive potential, and muttered silently in his heart.
If you truly became a villain, you'd be far more terrifying than Samantha or Barcas...
Celia laughed for a while, then looking at the helpless Ansu, she suddenly took his arm affectionately. "Fine, fine, don't worry. I won't become like that! From now on, I'll follow the respected Lord Chosen One and be a good person! I'll help an old lady cross the street every day and then help lost children find their parents. How does that sound?"
"Huh? For real?" It was Ansu's turn to be surprised.
He couldn't imagine either of those examples happening with Celia...
Even if it were helping an old lady cross the street, the Miss Witch would probably get impatient and just hurl her across with a spell...
"What do you think? Of course it's fake!" Celia giggled, comforting the speechless Ansu. "But you don't have to worry. I'll definitely control my temper in the future and try my best to listen to you~"
Ansu curled his lip. Just try her best...
Though changing her was nearly impossible, having such a guarantee was actually much better than before... After all, the old vile witch really did whatever she wanted. Asking for his advice would have been a fantasy.
Well... Ansu could only try to look on the bright side.
His 【World Ending Witch】 Modification Plan had entered a brand-new stage!
He wins!
After talking so much while standing amidst a floor of gold coins, the two finally got down to business. The current priority was how to take these things away.
Although the Church of Holy Light and the remnants of the demon army wouldn't find this place for a while, they definitely wouldn't feel at ease leaving these treasures and ancient texts here.
Ansu's system 【warehouse】 had limited capacity. Just like in a game, it was fine for some equipment and items, but it definitely couldn't hold this much stuff. So, he only picked out a few things he might need soon and stored them.
To continue using this treasure, they had to move it to a safe place and hide it.
Celia rummaged through the mountain of ancient texts for a long time before her finger finally stopped on a thick, old book. After flipping through it for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Ansu, I have a way!"
Ansu couldn't help but lean in as Celia explained, "This book records a very profound space magic—Void Corridor! This magic can open a small static domain anchored by the caster's will within the cracks of reality. Isn't that exactly like the kind of barrier we're in now?"
Ansu couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. If they could create a similar hidden space, they could transfer all of the demon army's treasure into it.
Celia continued to flip through the heavy ancient text. "As long as we successfully construct this barrier, the entrance can be locked and hidden with a secret key we both cast. Unless we both give permission at the same time, no one will be able to perceive it, let alone enter..."
"That's excellent!" As Ansu touched the ancient text, the 7th Circle Conjuration magic, 【Void Corridor】, appeared on his skill list.
"There's just one thing that's a bit hard to handle..." Even Celia, a magical genius, couldn't help but frown. "Because this school of magic has long been lost, a lot of knowledge needs to be learned from scratch. Ansu, you'll have to give me some time..."
Ansu thought to himself that he could actually help handle it. After all... even a magical genius like Celia couldn't compare to his simple, unadorned progress bar...
But just as he was pondering how to word his acceptance of this 'daunting' challenge, the magitech communication device in his pocket suddenly lit up.
Professor Duncan's voice came from the other side.
"Ansu, a group is approaching across the wasteland. There aren't many of them, but it's too dark for me to tell who they are."
After Professor Duncan finished speaking, Celia put away the magic text and hurried over.
"Coming at this time, it's either the Church or the demons!"
She frowned and said, "But for them to react this quickly is strange..."
"Never mind who they are for now." Ansu said quickly, "Let's head back and see the situation first."
Celia nodded, then led Ansu back to the teleportation node outside the barrier. A blue magical glow flashed, and the two quickly returned to the ruins on the surface.
Night had fallen by now. Seeing the two return, Professor Duncan approached with his weapon held high, his face full of alertness.
Ansu looked in the direction Professor Duncan pointed and saw seven or eight flickers of fire deep in the wasteland. This small group of uninvited guests was approaching on horseback.
Then, Ansu gestured for everyone to be quiet and quietly hid in the darkness, waiting for the group to draw near.
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