Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted

Chapter 318: Returning to the Academy.

When they returned home, Jessica saw the smile on Luna's face and immediately knew Luna had gained much from this trip. She quietly gave Luna a thumbs-up.

"Jessica."

Just then, Loren suddenly called Jessica's name. Jessica instantly snapped to attention, thinking her little gesture had been discovered.

No matter how approachable he was, Loren's status was undeniable. Jessica only now realized she had been somewhat disrespectful to Loren recently, not even bowing when she saw him.

"Is there something, Master Mentor..."

"Today is Monday. Shouldn't you be at school?"

Hearing this, Jessica's expression instantly froze. As the nation's highest-level academy, Gedlan Royal Magic Academy had relatively relaxed student management, but attendance was still tracked. Jessica skipping class without reason would indeed affect her evaluation.

"I..."

Jessica panicked. She had already missed the entire morning; it was far too late to remedy.

She felt deep regret. These past two days, she had been so focused on helping Luna that she forgot about her own affairs."Jessica..."

Luna felt a pang of guilt. In a way, she had gotten Jessica into this.

"It's fine. I'm going to the academy later anyway. I'll explain it for you while I'm there."

"Really... Master Mentor..."

In that moment, Jessica deeply understood why Luna liked Loren. He was simply too reliable. No matter what happened, Loren could handle it with effortless ease.

Perhaps using his wisdom, perhaps using his status—regardless, Loren just got things done.

"I'll rest for a bit first, then go this afternoon."

Loren sat down at the dining table. Anna was still eating there. She had been there when Loren left, and she was still there when he returned.

"Anna, which do you think is better? Here or the old house?"

"Here, of course. The beds are bigger here, and I get to sleep with you every day."

"..."

Anna didn't even look up while speaking, as if such a question required no thought.

When she said things like that, Luna and the others didn't react much, simply treating it as childish innocence.

Loren, however, had some objections. With so many people sleeping together, he had no private space. Mirrorheart had been listless these past two days and needed some... nurturing.

But since Anna preferred it here, Loren let her have her way. At worst, he could just go to the bathroom. The villa was so big anyway; simply clearing out a few rooms as designated spots wouldn't be difficult.

Besides, the house did have a basement. Mirrorheart had already started renovating it these past few days.

"Then let's move. We'll go back another day to move my laboratory over..."

With Anna's opinion, there was basically no need to ask the others.

On one hand, their thoughts aligned with Anna's: moving house wasn't a big deal if it meant sleeping with Loren every day.

On the other hand, they all doted on Anna, each more than the last. If Anna wanted to move, they would never oppose it.

Of course, he still had to ask one more thing.

"Where's Scarlett?"

They definitely had to bring Scarlett when moving, but Loren hadn't found her at home.

"Scarlett went out with Mirrorheart. They said they were going to buy equipment to renovate the basement."

"..."

Loren vaguely remembered that he wanted the basement to be a room for Lilith, not for Mirrorheart to turn into some Mickey Mouse clubhouse.

As they were talking, Mirrorheart and Scarlett happened to return, each carrying a large bag.

Loren felt a sense of relief. When shopping outside, especially for large items, Scarlett's Arcane Ability wasn't very convenient to use.

The things they brought back now were likely everything they had purchased. Loren pulled a candle from Mirrorheart's bag. Her bag was full of many candles.

"Why did you buy so many candles?"

Loren's new house was large and would indeed consume many candles, but Loren had already installed light bulbs here long ago. They didn't need candles at all.

Moreover, Mirrorheart had bought ordinary candles.

"My healing ability is strong..."

"Alright, shut up."

Loren felt he had asked unnecessarily. Nothing normal would ever come out of Mirrorheart's mouth.

"Thank goodness you didn't buy any other equipment back."

"I plan to make that myself. We have the raw materials anyway."

"Luna, Jessica, let's go to the academy. I'm feeling a bit mentally exhausted."

Loren had a headache and planned to go out to clear his mind.

"Okay!"

Jessica was a bit excited. Now she also had the chance to return to school with the Master Mentor. She was determined to experience how powerful it felt to bully others by relying on a powerful backer.

...

"Master Mentor!"

The gate guard literally jumped when he saw Loren. Trembling, he opened the gate for Loren, then sprinted to where the school administrators were to inform them of Loren's arrival.

"Normally, he doesn't even give us commoner students a proper glance. This is the first time I've ever seen him like this."

Jessica wished she could take out a camera and photograph the gate guard, but unfortunately, she couldn't afford such an imported item from abroad.

"He saw you with me. He'll probably treat you with great respect from now on."

Loren led them straight to the classroom. However, since someone had already seen Jessica with Loren, there was no need for him to say anything specific.

Even if Loren didn't say anything, the school would give Jessica some special treatment. Skipping class? They would naturally assume she was helping Loren with matters beneficial to the Church. They'd be eager to add points, not deduct them.

Still, Loren intended to have Jessica make an appearance before everyone. She had always been very good to Luna, so Loren was quite grateful to Jessica. If he could help, he naturally would.

Loren pushed open the classroom door, feeling the gaze of everyone upon him. Loren was used to it by now.

Among the students, Loren didn't see Sylvia's figure. He guessed she was probably being punished by her family.

The old King might have doted on his youngest daughter, but the new King would not.

"I'm here to bring Jessica back to class. She was with me all morning, so she couldn't attend."

"Also, I'm here to borrow some laboratory equipment from the academy. I'm setting up a lab in my own home."

"The lab equipment is this way. Please, follow me..."

This class was relatively important, and the instructor was a high-ranking member of the academy. But upon seeing Loren, he decisively abandoned the lesson.

When weighed against his own future prospects, he knew very clearly which was more important.

"Then I'll trouble you."

Loren gave a slight nod, as if taking the academy's equipment directly was the most normal thing in the world.

Jessica and Luna stayed in the classroom. Jessica wasn't as timid as Luna; she reveled in the astonished looks from everyone, especially the gazes from those few nobles.

She lifted her chin and led Luna to their original seats.