Chapter 626: Anna Has Grown Up
"How does she plan to cleanse this world?"
"I don't know. She might just kill every intelligent being on the planet. Nothing that crazy woman does would surprise me."
Mirrorheart was telling the truth, and Mirrorheart had never lied to Loren before.
"So, does she actually have that ability?"
Mirrorheart was talking about Seraphina wiping out all intelligent beings, which was a completely different league from Noah poisoning all of humanity.
"She does. It's only a matter of time.
"If you don't stop her, she'll succeed eventually."
"I see..."
Loren actually felt relieved instead. If he wanted to be technical, he too could kill every intelligent being on the planet, and it would likewise only be a matter of time.
In that case, while Seraphina was dangerous, she wasn't too dangerous. She was still manageable.
"Then how should I stop her?"
"Just give her a direct order. She won't disobey your command.
"Of course, you could also punish her a bit. Tie her up and leave her somewhere for a few tens of thousands of years, for example."
"Forget it..."
With that, Loren completely relaxed. As long as Seraphina remained under his control, everything was fine.
She wasn't a threat. If anything, she was an asset to Loren.
"Everyone, rest here for a while. We'll set out once Laila wakes up."
"Alright."
Perfect timing too. The journey had been long and tiring, and Anna and the others were exhausted.
Loren's Abundant Magic was becoming more and more refined now, and the wooden huts he created were quite comfortable, even the beds were soft.
Everyone rested there for a while. The next morning, Laila woke with a start. The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was search for Loren's figure. Loren knew she would do this, so last night he had slept right beside Laila.
"Loren..."
Seeing the familiar face, Laila finally let out a breath of relief.
She lay back down on the bed and hugged Loren tightly.
Danger could strike at any moment now, so Loren hadn't been sleeping deeply. The noise Laila made successfully woke him up.
"You're awake?"
Loren hugged her back, gazing at her with a gentle smile.
"You've been through a lot during this time. Now that I'm here, you don't need to worry about anything. I'll handle everything."
"Mhm..."
Laila wiped her tears away, then pressed her lips to Loren's.
At the same time, her hands weren't idle either.
Just at the critical moment, the room door suddenly burst open, and Anna and Veronica barged in:
"Master Mentor, Mirrorheart and we have prepared breakfast..."
Seeing Loren, Anna froze for a moment, then immediately understood the situation.
"Just as I thought. After the master reunites with other witches, this ritual is bound to happen..."
Veronica remarked with a sigh.
"You two..."
Seeing people walk in, Laila's face flushed bright red in an instant, and the tension made her body stiffen.
"Carry on."
Anna pushed Veronica out of the room, but before closing the door, she glanced back at Loren and Laila with a meaningful look.
"This... us... won't this leave psychological trauma on Anna?"
Laila instinctively treated Anna as a child, to the point where she forgot who had taught her all of these things in the first place.
"No, it won't. Anna is already an adult."
Loren's words carried more meaning than just Anna having come of age.
"That's true, after all, so much time has passed."
Laila completely relaxed, pressing her entire body against Loren's:
"By the way, who was that other woman?"
Regarding the sudden appearance of a beautiful woman beside Loren, Laila felt no ripples in her heart. She didn't even need to think about it to know this was just another witch Loren had picked up from who knows where.
"Oh, her name is Veronica. She's a witch. She was the one taking care of me right after I was resurrected."
It was just a pity that Laila didn't know about the Seven Sins witches, or Loren would have liked to introduce Veronica's identity as the Lust Witch to her.
The term "Seven Sins Witches" was mostly a human invention, though it had been recognized by the Witches' Church.
Loren wondered whether this world he had influenced would still give birth to such a title. If it did, then each sin would probably need to be reassigned, since the original designations didn't really fit perfectly.
Especially Veronica as the Lust Witch, considering she didn't even know the difference between men and women.
At this point, Loren was only missing the Wrath Witch to complete the full set of Seven Sins Witches. Loren remembered that every time the Wrath Witch appeared, she made quite a commotion, which made her fairly easy to locate.
"Is that so..."
Laila responded, then got back to business.
...
"Good morning, Master Mentor!"
When Loren and Laila came out, Anna greeted them again, which made Laila feel quite awkward.
"Good morning..."
Loren, on the other hand, felt no emotional turmoil at all. After all, if he could accept what Anna had done, there wasn't much left that Loren couldn't accept.
Even if Naclis pulled the same stunt one day, Loren felt he wouldn't be unable to accept it.
Anna's situation was already more extreme than Naclis's to begin with, and on top of that, Naclis had Reflection to give Loren a mental warning...
The more he thought about these things, the more sinful Loren felt, until he finally had to forcibly cut off his train of thought.
Their breakfast consisted of wild fruits and game meat. There weren't many seasonings here, so the taste was admittedly not great, but no one was being picky.
Laila ate with particular relish. Compared to what she had been eating during this period, this food was already quite good. At the very least, it was cooked.
It was then that Loren noticed Laila still carried the Heart's Scales he had made for her. However, the Heart's Scales had already turned into a piece of scrap metal, which was why Loren hadn't recognized it at first.
"You're still carrying this?"
Loren looked at the Heart's Scales and asked.
"Mhm. After all, it's something to remember you by.
"I even went to Scarlett to replenish the bullets at some point, but in the end, this gun still gave out..."
Indeed, the Heart's Scales was very sturdy. Loren couldn't even count how many durability-enhancing enchantments he had applied to it.
But unfortunately, the power of the bullets was too terrifying. Even the current reinforced Heart's Scales could only handle a few shots.
"Alright, I'll help you repair it when I have time...
"How is Scarlett doing now? Is she... holding up okay?"
Loren's biggest worry was Scarlett. She had some difficulty taking care of herself, and surviving alone without Loren and the others would be a struggle for her.
"She... at least she can take care of herself now..."
Mentioning Scarlett made Laila's mood sink. Loren could tell from that alone that Scarlett wasn't doing well at all.
"She's still in that dazed state, but it's different from before. It's like nothing in this world matters to her anymore.
"Sometimes she looks at other people and suddenly releases killing intent.
"She's jealous that others can be together with the people they love. I'm afraid she might kill someone at random..."
"Scarlett..."
Loren hadn't forgotten how Scarlett had once tried to trade her own life for his, only for Loren to refuse.