Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted

”What about Lilith if we leave?”

Loren was somewhat concerned. As a vampire, Lilith really wouldn’t fare well in places with sunlight.

During this period, Lilith had been hiding in Mirrorheart’s basement. Loren had spent a night making Mirrorheart’s basement a bit more cozy, converting it from a dungeon.

It really wouldn’t be easy to take Lilith with them if they left, but leaving her behind risked her feeling lonely.

”You could carry a box and bring Lilith along at all times.”

Mirrorheart offered a reasonable suggestion, but Loren wasn’t very receptive to it.

”Isn’t that déjà vu feeling a bit too strong...”

”Then let’s keep up with the times. You could continue using a suitcase, or simply carry a backpack. I believe Lilith wouldn’t mind.”

”This time it sounds like transporting a corpse...”

This was the reason Loren was reluctant to take Lilith. This place was too dangerous; even a bit of sunlight could kill Lilith.”Forget it, let’s leave at night, and bring a suitcase too, for double insurance...”

Loren finally made a decision. The distance to the Royal Capital wasn’t far, just a few hours’ travel. Setting off at night was completely feasible.

However, if they went this time, they probably couldn’t stay at Luna’s family’s inn. It would be best to buy a house with a basement.

Loren had never bothered with real estate before. He had long been prepared to flee; real estate was far less important than cash.

But with Loren’s current financial resources, casually buying one wasn’t a problem at all.

”You all pack up. I’ll go prepare the carriage.”

The only two magical beasts the shop Loren frequently rented carriages from had were gone because of Loren. He didn’t know if they had bought new ones by now.

He had talked about buying a car from the Uridia Kingdom, but Loren ultimately didn’t buy one. It was hard to transport it over, and the roads here were difficult to drive on.

”Could I maybe build an airplane?”

Loren had a sudden whimsical idea. He still knew the principles of airplanes. If he really wanted to build one, Loren wasn’t incapable, but it would be much more troublesome. He’d have to return to the Uridia Kingdom and use the tools there.

Of course, even if Loren wanted to build an airplane, it would be a crude version.

Moreover, compared to technology, Loren was more skilled at researching magic. If he really wanted to make an airplane, it would waste a lot of his time. Loren felt that amount of time was enough for him to tame a few flying creatures that could carry them.

Suddenly, Loren missed Noah a little. If Loren told him the principles, he could really produce an airplane in a very short time.

At this moment, Loren also realized he seemed to lack a research-oriented talent. If he really wanted to research something, he had to do it himself, which was inefficient. He didn’t even have anyone to discuss with.

Asking Noah to come wasn’t very suitable either. Loren’s positioning for him was as a bomb, to be used against the Orthodox Gods. He wasn’t very suitable to keep around for work.

However, Loren did think of another very suitable candidate: the Sloth Witch. She was also a research talent, but Loren currently had no clues about her. Finding her would depend on fate.

...

To Loren’s relief, that shop had acquired new carriage-pulling magical beasts. After the previous two were gone because of Loren, they had purchased two at a high price, just waiting for Loren to come rent a carriage again.

This shop was very savvy. After Loren caused the loss of their magical beasts last time, Loren had forgotten about them and hadn’t compensated them. Even so, they still chose to go all out to curry favor with Loren.

Loren wouldn’t be stingy about giving them benefits. When Loren left, he left behind a bag of gold coins. This money was enough for them to recoup their costs and even make a considerable profit. They couldn’t help but feel that choosing to curry favor with Loren was right.

The others didn’t have much to pack either. The vast majority of their luggage was in Scarlett’s space. All they needed was to carry a backpack for appearances’ sake. When they needed something, they could just have Scarlett take it out from the backpack.

However, the backpack still needed to contain some items, which tired Scarlett out considerably.

That very night, Loren prepared to depart.

”Take good care of the house during this time.”

Before leaving, Loren stroked Seraphina’s hair and instructed.

”Alright, Master.”

Seraphina maintained her smile and responded. Loren couldn’t discern her emotions at all.

”Goodbye.”

For some reason, Loren felt Seraphina was a bit pitiful, but he ultimately still chose not to take Seraphina with him. After all, she wasn’t a witch. Loren couldn’t trust her one hundred percent.

Even as Loren drove the carriage into the distance, Seraphina was still staring blankly into the distance.

”Are you very sad right now? Feeling that there’s ultimately still a barrier between you and the Master? At the same time, secretly jealous of Mirrorheart? The trust and favor Mirrorheart receives will always be more than yours?”

Flossie suddenly walked up behind Seraphina, patted her shoulder, and comforted her.

”Why would you think that?”

Seraphina glanced back at Flossie, her face still maintaining a smile. The most skilled psychologist couldn’t discern anything from her expression.

”I guessed. Did I guess right... hahaha...”

Flossie let out a burst of laughter. Seraphina’s expression still didn’t change as she spoke:

”You use the behavior of a jokester to conceal your true thoughts. On the surface, you don’t care about anything, but in reality, you’re very sensitive, very insecure, using laughter to cover up your pain. Am I right?”

When Seraphina finished saying this, Flossie’s laughter abruptly stopped, finally turning into a few awkward chuckles:

”Why would you think that?”

Flossie said the words Seraphina had just spoken, but the two’s performances were worlds apart. Seraphina’s smile hadn’t been affected by her own words at all.

”Because I can read minds. I can see everyone’s truest heart.”

Seraphina said this resolutely, as if what she said was fact.

What she said was bizarre, but Flossie instinctively felt she was telling the truth.

However, soon Seraphina’s tone became light again. After patting Flossie’s shoulder, she walked past her:

”You children like you always wear your worries on your face. You could learn from Mirrorheart. You know, she keeps that cute little face of hers tense precisely to prevent me from reading her mind. Hmm... though I can guess what’s in her head too. She’s probably fantasizing every moment about the Master abusing her.”

It seemed like everything Seraphina had just said was a joke, but Flossie felt a sense of strangeness, as if she was only now truly meeting Seraphina for the first time.

”Since you’ve suddenly undergone such a big change, it must really mean I hit the mark, right?”

Soon, Flossie adjusted her emotions and continued speaking with a smile.

Their smiles were different, even completely opposite extremes.

Seraphina didn’t reply, just walked into the kitchen and started tidying up. Corolla hid in a corner, trembling, not daring to participate in the conversation between the two.