Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

Chapter 186 The City of Faith, Istchi 4

Not long ago, the Rose Witch Emilia announced the execution date for Emnicia—after she returned home, death would be the inevitable fate awaiting such a heinous criminal as her.

To punish such evildoers, she, who has lost her memory, will regain all her memories in the moments before her death and feel fear and remorse for what she has done.

This is a common punishment for all great sinners who have forgotten the penalty of returning home.

Tomorrow, Emnecia will be beheaded in the central square.

Any resident of East is welcome to come and watch—and Emilia added that even non-residents of East are welcome to come, seemingly referring to Elena and her group.

"So, you've been planning ever since you left Emnesia, do you have a well-developed plan now?" Elena asked.

"You believe me now?" Avelia had wanted to tell them more to gain their trust.

“If you don’t believe me, Qin would have made a move from the beginning to let you sleep for a while,” Elena said. “He’s had you follow him all this time, which means he chose to believe you a long time ago…”

Then why did you... make me say so much?

Forget it—don't dwell on these things.

“Of course I have a well-thought-out plan,” Avilia said proudly, hands on her hips. “Tomorrow, you guys find a way to keep that bastard Emilia from arriving at the square on time for her execution—that way, according to the laws of East, as her sister, I will be the one to carry out the execution.”

She had to take into account that Emnicia had not yet regained her past memories.

For the magic that caused her amnesia to disappear, it must happen the moment she is placed on the execution rack.

There was nothing that could be done. This kind of magic, which could erase memories and even change beliefs, was a legacy magic of Ister, and to break such magic, a special magical tool was required—meaning that even if Emilia came alone, she could not break the spell on Emnicia.

Therefore, according to the procedure, Esther will only regain his memories of Emnicia in the moments before his death.

In other words, to rescue Emnicia, we must wait until she is executed and regains her memories.

“By then, I will abduct her and escape from this kingdom,” Avelia said.

This plan is absolutely flawless, a truly divine stroke of genius. The more Avelia thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Avelia, you are a genius.

“Hmm…have you ever thought about how difficult it would be to escape from here in East?” Elena interrupted.

She herself was definitely not confident, unless she had a zither to clear the way—that way she might be able to force her way through. Even so, she shouldn't even think about escaping unscathed.

Never underestimate others, especially your enemies.

Thinking too much of others is foolish, but in the end you'll find that the fool is just yourself, the clown.

No matter how powerful Avelia is, she's not at the level of a witch. It's simply impossible for her to escort her sister out under these circumstances.

There are countless ways to stop them. Unless you have superhuman abilities like Qin, then disregard my words.

"Hmm... I thought this plan was pretty good," Avelia said dejectedly.

The logic holds true, but it fails to meet practical needs.

"What should we do then?" Avilia placed her hopes on the two of them.

Well, after thinking about it for so long, this is the only idea you've come up with.

“Your general idea is correct, but why run away? Have we done anything wrong?” Elena said thoughtfully.

Shouldn't the one who did something wrong be the one running away?

Moreover, you've run away, penniless. Who am I supposed to ask for the money I owe?

“The key is indeed Emilia,” Elena said. “To catch the thief, first catch the king.”

"what do you mean?"

“That’s simple, we just need to make Emilia admit what she did,” Elena said with a smile.

How did the second half of your statement relate to simplicity? That old hag, that wretched woman, how could she possibly honestly admit her mistakes?

The people of this kingdom are inherently lacking in independent thought; they always just parrot what others say.

In their eyes, Emilia was the pillar of the kingdom, a saint who never made a mistake.

How could she possibly cut off her own arm?

“Of course she wouldn’t admit it willingly,” Elena said.

“But Qin and I will help her make the choice,” Elena added. “She may have never met a witch’s nemesis in her entire life. After all, she’s been isolated for so long, how could she know that there are always people more powerful than herself?”

The nemesis of witches?

What the hell.

Qin didn't reply to Elena, but Elena knew that he was tacitly agreeing.

Given the chance, in a one-on-one fight, no witch is a match for a swordsman meat grinder who is immune to control, has unparalleled speed, and infinite regeneration.

An ordinary person in Emilia's eyes.

But throughout the world, there are those who have connections to the heavens.

With myself, an unparalleled witch, as a backup, capturing Emilia should be quite feasible.

Once Emilia is in my hands, I can use all sorts of methods to make her confess. But there's one condition... the kingdom's legitimate knightly order must not interfere with Jean.

After all, Emilia is the only one at fault, so it's best not to involve others.

But if there's really no other way, and one's own interests come first, then one must also fight against those who are in the way—but this only increases the variables.

“Avelia, are you confident you can prevent the patrolling Orthodox Knights from showing up here?” Elena pointed to a location on the map of East that she had just taken out. “Just ten minutes.”

“That’s easy,” Avelia nodded.

As a high-ranking member of the orthodox knightly order, finding a reason to send the people here away shouldn't be difficult. The difficulty might lie in the fact that Emilia herself is capable of mobilizing the knightly order for close protection.

There was nothing Avilia could do about that.

“That’s fine then. Your task is to be at the execution site and watch, make sure the execution doesn’t happen, delay it as much as possible, and don’t go against the voices of the people. Leave the rest to us,” Elena said with a smile.

As a traveler, one should maintain an detached attitude towards everything.

After all, you can't change everything; you're just a witness.

But if all you learn to do in life is to observe from the sidelines, then life becomes too exhausting.