Miss Witch's Devotion Has Gone… Twisted-Chapter 244: Little People

Loren held Lilith's hand as they walked down the street. It was afternoon, and the streets were still quite crowded.

Anna promptly grabbed Loren's other hand, her movement so large and sudden that the others didn't even have time to react.

However, as the two youngest present, no one had any objections to this, nor did they see them as a threat.

The street was dazzling with all sorts of neon lights. Many homeless people hid in the dark corners. Uridia had regulations; these dirty people were not allowed to stand under the lights, lest they affect the beauty of the Uridia Kingdom.

The Uridia Kingdom was a major tourist destination. The domain of the God of Night and Thunder was also the sole production site for industrial products, so the Uridia Kingdom was very wealthy, but this had nothing to do with the lower classes.

Most tourists here were nobles and merchants. Only the commoners of the Bountiful Church had the means to travel.

Simultaneously, the Uridia Kingdom was also a major immigration hub. There were many job opportunities here. If you had no money, you could go work in a factory. People from other countries who couldn't survive would come here to work, so job positions here were gradually becoming insufficient.

Especially since those foreigners often offered to lower their wages voluntarily. Factories would definitely choose people with lower wages, forcing the native citizens of Uridia to lower their wages as well.

Originally, one person's work could support a family, but now it could only support one person, so no savings could be accumulated. Unemployment was practically equivalent to death.

But the Uridia Kingdom was not short of people. Countless people came here to work. The openness here was second only to the domain of the God of Plague, so many also considered this place their spiritual homeland.

Many people died every day, and people had long grown numb to it. That's why scavengers were especially numerous here. No one found it particularly strange that Loren held a few crows every day.

"Let's just drive..."

The hotel was in the city center, and the surrounding area was quite prosperous. Those not-so-beautiful things were hidden in the lightless, dark corners, blocked by some billboards, like the orphanage Loren had visited before.

So the place they were going wasn't far; they could walk there. But the scenes along the roadside were too miserable. Just now, Loren had seen a homeless person dead by the roadside.

Most of these homeless people were men. Female homeless people had other places to go.

Now, Loren's group had many people, and an ordinary car really couldn't fit them all. Fortunately, Ofemia had thought of this. The cars that came to pick up Loren were all extended-length, so this car could be used directly after Loren stole it.

Loren brought everyone to the clothing store. More than a shop, this place resembled a shopping mall, much more prosperous than the places Loren had visited before.

Lilith was still a bit taller than Anna and not that young, so Loren didn't go to the children's clothing store. She wasn't like Naclis, who could only wear children's clothes.

"See anything you like?"

Looking at the dazzling array of goods, Loren asked for Lilith's opinion, but she only cared about eating. Among food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, she only cared about food; the rest didn't matter to her.

Now that Loren was asking her, she couldn't really give a proper answer. Lilith felt buying these clothes was worse than going to eat.

"I'll take you to eat after picking out a few clothes."

Hearing this, Lilith became a bit more enthusiastic, but she still couldn't give a proper answer.

"I'll help Sister Lilith pick out clothes."

Anna volunteered, pulling Lilith and running off.

"..."

Loren didn't intervene. Anna was the most knowledgeable about fashion among them. Leaving it to Anna shouldn't cause any problems; there shouldn't be a situation like with Mirrorheart, where she came up with some inexplicable outfits.

Moreover, Lilith's age was indeed likely the oldest among them all. Lilith was already this big when Seraphina was a child, so Anna calling her 'sister' was indeed appropriate.

She had certainly forgotten her specific age, and Loren simply couldn't be bothered to ask.

While waiting for Anna, Loren took out a game console. It only had the simplest games, but it was better than nothing.

Naclis's gaze never left Loren. Just looking at him made her feel a sense of peace.

Starnight stood on top of Loren's head. When Loren had carried Movila back earlier, Starnight had almost gotten into a fight with Movila. In terms of pure combat power, Movila seemed to genuinely be no match for Starnight.

After splitting into crows, Movila's mana couldn't be used to cast spells, so magic was useless against Movila. To increase her combat power, Movila could only research her own Arcane Ability. Currently, Movila's research had made some progress. Although she couldn't directly turn into a bird of prey, she could transform into a raven, which was larger in size and had higher combat power.

"Master Mentor, we're back."

Loren heard Anna's voice, looked up, and saw Lilith in her new clothes.

Lilith was now wearing a black-dominated gothic-style long dress with complex decorations. Her exposed calves were covered by a pair of black-and-white striped stockings, and she wore leather shoes on her feet, along with a matching headdress.

The flower on her eyepatch was the finishing touch, completely showcasing Lilith's beauty.

"Truly adorable."

Loren acknowledged Anna's taste. Upon hearing Loren's praise, Lilith also revealed a smile.

Like Mirrorheart, Lilith usually didn't show much expression. Seeing her smile now felt quite novel to Loren.

"Let's go, time to eat..."

Loren was also a homebody. When he went shopping, he didn't know what to do besides buying clothes or eating. Even though they had just eaten not long ago, he still chose to go eat.

Lilith actively took Loren's hand. Her hand was small and a bit cold, making one want to hold it tightly and transfer their own warmth to her.

...

"Why are people fighting?"

Just as they arrived at the restaurant entrance, Loren saw two homeless people fighting nearby. Not far away, there was also a corpse. Loren wouldn't lose his appetite because of a corpse, but it would affect his mood.

Moreover, there had been a lot of incidents recently, and this situation also seemed a bit suspicious. Loren wanted to understand more about the current state of the Uridia Kingdom, so he decided to step in.

"Stop."

Loren shouted. The two homeless people immediately froze in place, not because Loren's words were so effective, but because he had fired a shot while speaking.

Although the Uridia Kingdom was a producer of firearms, guns were banned here. Haven't you noticed the Monster Hunters carrying crossbows? Was it because they didn't want to use guns? No, it was because they couldn't get gun licenses.

Without some background, it was impossible to get a gun. Firearms were a miraculous thing; they could instantly give the weak the power to resist the strong. The higher-ups of this country and the vampires knew what they were doing, so they would never let people get guns easily.

Loren firing a shot wasn't to say "I have a gun," but to tell them "My status is very high."