Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted

Chapter 419: Group Division

“Cecelia, why are you squatting while eating?”

At the dining table, Laila suddenly asked.

“Oh, my butt hurts.”

Cecelia’s reply was very cold, but Loren felt a bit awkward.

Laila also understood what had happened, her face flushing slightly, and she didn’t press further.

With Loren and Cecelia’s efforts over this period, almost everyone in the Royal Capital had been affected by now. Next, all Loren had to do was wait, wait for the Mastermind Behind the Scenes to turn themselves in or get caught by someone else.

Thanks to Cecelia’s interference, the Clarity Potion was selling very well. The price was set very low, so even ordinary people could afford it.

The price of the Clarity Potion was just the cost of the raw materials, not even accounting for labor. And even under these circumstances, all the money from the potion sales went to Loren, with the Chailros Family leading the operation.

Under these conditions, the culprit had gone silent, making no further moves. Loren had no leads for the time being either.

So after finishing his meal, Loren planned to visit the academy. He had kept Casper waiting for so long; it was time to throw him a bone.Moreover, he would also look for Paqina. Perhaps Paqina had some brilliant plan; otherwise, they would really just have to wait for the culprit to turn themselves in.

Although Cecelia’s Arcane Ability was powerful, it wasn’t invincible. As long as someone was strong enough or had a firm enough will, they could still resist her resonance.

So, waiting for the culprit to turn themselves in was unlikely.

With Cecelia’s constraint, if the culprit made a move, they would definitely be discovered. They would most likely choose to endure.

Now that the threat had been completely neutralized, but Loren’s inner anger had not yet subsided, Loren was determined to find them.

Loren was vengeful and never kept his grievances bottled up.

After eating, Loren went straight to the academy. The teacher who was giving a lesson saw Loren and voluntarily left the classroom.

“Who will go get me a stool?”

Stepping onto the podium, Loren didn’t rush to start the lecture. Instead, he first glanced around the room, wanting to make himself comfortable.

“Me!”

Yvonne was the first to stand up. She eagerly carried her stool over to Loren and placed it beside him, then stood directly on her own seat.

“...”

This Yvonne really had a personality very similar to William’s; she was way too much of a bootlicker.

Lane, on the other hand, always remained neither humble nor pushy, completely different from his brother and sister. Loren was a bit curious if Lane was even their biological sibling.

After sitting down on the stool, Loren still didn’t rush to start the lecture. He swept his gaze over the classmates in the room. The family behind that Rumors-spreading Mastermind Behind the Scenes was very likely among them.

Even knowing this, it wasn’t easy for Loren to investigate. He thought of a very simple and crude method: tell each of them a different plan and see which one leaked out.

The problem was that it was hard to fabricate so many reasonable plans. But if he divided them into batches, it would be much easier.

The plans couldn’t be made up randomly; they had to have a certain degree of feasibility to be believable. The Mastermind Behind the Scenes wasn’t lacking in intelligence.

First, define a specific scope, then investigate carefully afterward.

“Thank you all for your help. The Clarity Potion successfully played its role and completely eliminated the effects of the cognitive modification...”

Before starting the lesson, Loren first thanked them, then got down to business:

“So, I still need your help with something. But before that, let’s have the class first. Divide yourselves into several groups; class will be conducted in groups later.”

“Now, let’s head to the playground first.”

Hearing about the group division, many classmates who were close to each other gathered together. As a result, Paqina was at a loss; she didn’t have many friends in the class.

Quite a few people wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Paqina and, through her, get close to Loren. But Anna didn’t give them that chance:

“Paqina, let’s be in a group together.”

Anna also casually pulled in Luna and the others. Anna hadn’t come here to listen to the lecture; she just wanted to see what kind of person Paqina really was.

Now, Paqina had passed Anna’s screening, and it was time to play wingwoman.

“Alright...”

Paqina had originally thought she would be left alone. As she looked at Anna, it was as if she were looking at a savior.

“Paqina, come with me to the office for a moment.”

Just as Paqina was about to go to the playground with the others, Loren called out to her.

“Yes, Master Mentor.”

Every time Loren called her alone, he taught her something very important. So much so that Paqina now looked forward to meeting Loren more and more.

Most importantly, Paqina had learned everything Loren taught her. Now, Paqina felt she was useful; she could help Loren with many things. For example, she had recently stayed up late making a ring for Loren...

The students were all waiting on the playground, but Loren was still taking his time as he led Paqina to his office.

The facilities here were extremely luxurious, and Loren was the only one there. Even the walls were soundproofed.

“Sit.”

Paqina sat down on the chair opposite Loren, her hands placed on her thighs, sitting upright and appearing very restrained.

Up close, Loren could see more clearly. Paqina’s hair was a complete mess, so much so that her ponytail wasn’t even tied properly, not to mention the dark circles around her eyes.

“Why are you so haggard? Didn’t I tell you to rest well? We have plenty of time; there’s no need to work so hard.”

Loren couldn’t stand seeing Paqina like this. He stood up, walked behind Paqina, untied her hair, and began to comb it for her.

The moment she felt Loren’s hand touch her hair, Paqina’s entire body went stiff, and she stammered:

“I... I want to prove that I’m useful!”

Paqina’s hair was flaxen, with a hint of white peach dye, very beautiful. But she didn’t wash it very often, so it wasn’t very smooth. Loren had to put in quite a bit of effort to brush it through.

“You don’t need to prove anything. In my eyes, you are the best.”

“...”

Paqina clamped her mouth shut, her body beginning to tremble. Yet she remained perfectly still, afraid of disturbing Loren’s movements.

“Wow, Master Mentor rarely combs anyone’s hair besides me and Older Sister. I never thought you’d get this opportunity.”

Anna exclaimed beside him in a theatrical tone, making Loren a little embarrassed, but it didn’t dampen Paqina’s excitement.

Her face flushed red. Loren could practically hallucinate steam rising from the top of her head.

Jessica stealthily nudged Luna with her elbow, hinting that the situation was dangerous now.

Luna held her hands primly in front of herself, saying nothing, but kept fidgeting with the ring on her ring finger.

Loren took out a new hair tie and tied Paqina’s hair into a neat ponytail. In an instant, Paqina looked completely refreshed and revitalized.

It was at this moment that Paqina began to show a hint of the Witch’s beauty.