novelraw Chapter 158: Confession
Chapter 158: Confession
The Scarecrows charged in directly, completely skipping the Judgment process, and hung that group on a tree. This action also caused the parade that was supposed to be marching through the streets to shrink back.
After sending the lyrics to Cecelia, Loren went to the Church again to emphasize the danger of the Rainbow Plague before finally returning home.
First the Rainbow Plague, now the Zombie Virus. The God of Plague's movements were becoming more and more frequent. It seemed the Divine War's arrival had already become an inevitability.
[Name: Loren
Level: 32 (20%)
Strength: 10
Stamina: 33
Agility: 21
Intelligence: 34
Mana: 5360/5360Remaining Attribute Points: 0
Accessories: [Weeping Blood Wedding Ring] [Lurking Fangs] [Virtue Rings]*7
Blessings: [Truth Discernment] [Pluto's Mouth] [True Sight Eye] [Clear Conscience]
Curses: [Shattered Love] [Scorn of All Beings]
Talents: [Sensitive Heart] [Necromancy Affinity]]
A night passed, and the Vengeful Spirits Loren had released had taken quite a bit of action, directly raising Loren's level by two. However, Loren had no idea about the situation over there and could only wait to read the newspaper.
Such a major event was impossible for the newspapers not to report.
"I'm back."
When Loren returned home, it was already dark. Mirrorheart was cooking, and Anna suddenly became extremely attentive.
"You're finally back!"
She suddenly grabbed Loren's hand and pulled him inside.
"What's gotten into you?"
Even as Loren voiced his question, Anna's actions didn't stop. She kept pulling Loren towards the direction of his bedroom.
"There's a surprise in your room, go take a look quickly!"
After pushing Loren into the room, Anna directly closed the door, positioning herself to block it.
"Anna, what are you suddenly... uh... buddy, how did you end up like this?"
Seeing the scene inside the room, Loren was a bit stunned. He felt like he wasn't fully awake. How had a blonde-haired loli suddenly appeared in his room? But after taking a closer look, Loren realized it was Laila.
At first glance, Loren couldn't even connect the loli before his eyes with Laila. But based on Loren's understanding of Laila, he still recognized her.
Laila was wearing a long dress, sitting on Loren's bed. Her movements were very stiff and restrained, completely different from usual.
Her hands were clasped together, resting on her lap. Her feet, clad in white stockings, didn't know where to place themselves. Wearing high heels for the first time, she was very uncomfortable.
"Loren..."
Laila raised her head. Her emerald-green eyes held only Loren's figure, with no room for anything else.
Loren opened his mouth. Seeing Laila's expression so serious, all the teasing remarks he might have made were swallowed back down. He only said, "I'm here."
"Actually... I'm a Witch."
"I know."
Loren's answer made Laila stand up directly. Unaccustomed to the high heels, she lost her balance, but Loren caught her before she hit the floor.
"When did you know?"
Laila grabbed Loren's collar, but shame had already filled her heart, making her unable to look Loren in the eye.
"From the very beginning."
As soon as these words came out, Laila realized how ridiculous her disguise during this period had been, intensifying her shame.
"Whatever!
"Loren! I like you!"
"I know."
"Is there anything you *don't* know?!"
Laila, embarrassed and angry, jumped directly onto Loren. She had prepared for this confession for so long, yet Loren knew everything, making her feel like she had thrown a full-power punch into cotton.
"I lived with you before just for disguise, not because I wanted to spend more time with you!"
"Mhm, I believe you."
Loren still wore that same placid expression. Laila completely lost her composure.
"Ah!"
She shouted, directly throwing Loren onto the bed, straddling him and pinning his hands. And then... there was no 'then'.
Theoretical knowledge ultimately remained just theory. Even though she had taken so many lessons with Anna before, when it came to practical application, she had no idea how to proceed.
"Forget it, whatever!"
To prevent Loren from teasing her again, Laila forcefully blocked Loren's mouth. But due to her nervousness, she forgot all the other steps.
Laila grabbed her own collar and pulled down hard, but nothing really happened. The atmosphere became extremely awkward.
"..."
The two stared at each other. Laila had forgotten Anna's clothes were a bit tight.
In the end, she struggled for a long time before succeeding. The mood was completely gone, but Loren still got to experience what "not recognizing the true face of Mount Lu" meant.
Having gotten to this point, since Laila didn't know how to proceed, Loren had to step in to conduct the teaching session. With a clever application of force, the two of them directly reversed positions.
...
"Anna, it's time to eat. Why aren't you coming down?"
"Coming right away! Master Mentor has very important business and needs me to guard the door."
Anna pressed her ear against the door, revealing a meaningful smile.
Naclis didn't pay too much attention to Anna's unusual behavior. In Anna's eyes, Loren was the number one priority, everything else came second. It was understandable that she would skip a meal to guard the door for Loren.
Loren didn't come out during the entire dinner time. In the end, even Anna couldn't hold out and came down to eat, though she still stopped Naclis from going to check on Loren.
Naclis didn't find it too strange either. After all, Loren sometimes got so engrossed in research that he wouldn't eat for a whole day. As for Laila also disappearing from the dinner table, Naclis didn't mind.
It wasn't until nighttime that Loren finally emerged, and he came out alone. Mirrorheart had prepared a late-night snack for him before he even came out.
While he was eating, Mirrorheart also sat down beside Loren.
"When should I go up to tidy up?"
Even though they all knew the full story, Mirrorheart's sudden question still made Loren a bit awkward. He brushed it off casually.
"Tomorrow is fine."
"That's true. It's her first time, she has no experience. She probably can't handle such a high-intensity match."
"..."
Today, Loren had once again allocated his newly obtained attribute points into Stamina. His Stamina had undergone another qualitative change. Something like this happening was within reason and couldn't be used to say Laila was unskilled.
As for Mirrorheart, Loren still didn't know what her upper limit was.
[Level Up successful. Current Level 37. Obtained Attribute Points*5]
The sudden notification made Loren drop his chopsticks. He managed to grab Mirrorheart before she went to pick them up for him.
"Five levels in a row?"
He had just obtained five attribute points. This undoubtedly meant Loren had leveled up five times in a row. Immediately, Loren thought of a terrifying possibility.
"Did the Vengeful Spirits I released kill an Angel?"
The higher the level, the harder it was to level up. Loren was already in his thirties. If he wanted to gain that much experience at once, there was only one possibility.
He had killed an Angel.
However, it wasn't something completely incomprehensible. He had borrowed the power of so many Outer Gods, and killing Angels was something the Outer Gods were very happy to see. For their own interests, it wasn't strange for them to lend a hand.