Miss Witch's Devotion Has Gone… Twisted-Chapter 286: Cecilia’s Love

Gwen arrived early at the location agreed upon by Aisaco. It appeared to be just an ordinary manor, at most a bit remote, located quite far from the city.

Even if something were to happen here, the impact on the city wouldn't be too great.

Loren had also sent Gwen in advance to check the situation inside. The servants in the manor were without exception all Monster Hunters in disguise. Furthermore, the manor interior was set with many traps, even the walls were stuffed with explosives.

The defenses here were very tight. Loren even suspected that all members of the Bloodline Rebels were gathered here. However, even so, they were absolutely no match for the vampires. They couldn't even handle Ofemia alone.

A Vampire Marquis was already the pinnacle of mortal combat power in this world, equivalent to a seventh or eighth-tier Mage, and their physical resilience was far superior to that of Mages. They couldn't be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Even with ultraviolet light, if Ofemia wanted to escape, they couldn't stop her.

Gwen found a safe place to hide, waiting for the next day to arrive.

Loren also confirmed the location on the map. It wasn't too far from the previous large pit used for storing corpses, but it wasn't particularly close either.

So Loren guessed that the people in the manor were all bait, the real killing move was still hidden away.

However, Loren couldn't find Aisaco's figure here either, so he could only wait.

...

The undercurrents stirring among the vampires actually didn't have much impact on Loren's life. Today, Loren continued living his ordinary days, studying magic all day before falling asleep holding Lilith.

Gradually, Loren grew accustomed to this. Lilith was really comfortable to hold, fragrant and soft. Moreover, Lilith's body temperature was low, which conveniently helped cool Loren down.

By evening, Cecelia still hadn't crawled out from under the bed, forcing Loren to bring her dinner again.

The night passed without incident. Recently, Loren had been researching his own dreams. Previously, both the God of Dreams and Cassian had pulled Loren into dreams, which also gave Loren inspiration to study dreams.

Now, Loren could already manipulate Gwen within dreams. The cost was that Loren would sleep more deeply in reality, but that wasn't a problem. If something really happened, Loren would wake up immediately.

Gwen spent the entire night staking out near the manor. During this time, many people arrived, mostly vampires, but also many from the Church.

They also didn't enter, merely investigating nearby. Everyone knew the first to enter would be in the most danger.

It wasn't until the next day, when the last sliver of the moon finally became full, and the night of the full moon arrived, that the main vampire force finally came. Leading them was Duke Furad, whom Loren had seen before. Following behind her were the two Marquises, Ofemia and Selika.

There might be other Marquises here, but Loren didn't know them. In any case, the vampires sending a Duke showed they were giving Aisaco considerable face.

Of course, these people came here more for revenge and for profit. The previous rebellion had cost them a lot of money.

Gwen also infiltrated among them, wanting to see what exactly Aisaco was planning this time. At worst, the result would be Gwen using Void-walking to escape. Loren wouldn't even lose his puppet.

It was precisely at this moment that Loren's main body suddenly received a stimulus and woke up.

However, this time, the first thing Loren saw upon waking wasn't Lilith's eyes, but Cecelia's face.

"You're awake..."

Cecelia's face was radiant with a blissful smile, a flush of crimson appearing on her cheeks. She was lying beside Loren, her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Why are you next to me? Where are Lilith and Anna?"

Loren tried to sit up, only then realizing his body was tied up. Moreover, Loren discovered he wasn't in his own room now, but had been brought to an unfamiliar place.

And this place seemed to be a basement.

"Don't worry, they are safe. But now, you are mine... I don't want to share you with them..."

Cecelia sat up, gently stroking Loren's face, a sickly smile hanging on her lips.

At this point, Loren roughly understood the situation. Cecelia must have taken advantage of his deep sleep to steal him away. Anna and Lilith both slept very soundly, so it was highly likely they didn't notice his sudden disappearance.

Mirrorheart's perception was quite sharp, though. But even if she realized Loren had been taken by Cecelia, she wouldn't come to rescue him. After all, it was Mirrorheart who gave Cecelia the house key.

"Would you like to try the meal I made? I've always lived alone, my skills are pretty good. Can they compare to your two maids?"

Cecelia got up, brought a small cake over to Loren, and helped the tied-up Loren sit up.

Loren hadn't expected Cecelia to suddenly do something like this. Yesterday she was socially anxious and hiding under the bed, today she had kidnapped him. But this actually fit Loren's understanding of Cecelia quite well.

Regarding this, Loren guessed it might be because she saw his interactions with others yesterday, got jealous, and thus did something this extreme.

"Alright, quickly untie me. I have things to do."

At that moment, the vampires had already made contact with the Bloodline Rebels. They hadn't hidden their identities much. After the vampires realized they were the Bloodline Rebels, many chose to attack immediately. Many Bloodline Rebels died in the first encounter.

Facing the vampire attacks, the Bloodline Rebels didn't fight back. Instead, they began trying to placate the vampires, as if they genuinely just wanted to invite them as guests.

This situation almost blatantly indicated a trap. Loren feared Gwen might not be sufficient to handle this situation. He himself might need to rush over at any moment and also needed to be ready to protect the children at all times, so he really didn't want to waste time here with Cecelia.

If it were any other day, Loren could play along with Cecelia for a day, but today really wasn't the time.

Moreover, Lilith would probably feel anxious upon waking up and not seeing Loren.

"No, you are mine alone. We will be together forever and ever..."

Cecelia took a fork, scooped a small piece of cake, and brought it to Loren's mouth:

"We'll live like this. I'll take care of all your daily needs. You don't need to worry about anything, just stay by my side always.

"I won't let you go. I'll feed you when you eat, I'll carry you when you need to use the bathroom..."

Loren didn't open his mouth. The cake stuck to the corner of his lips, so Cecelia could only put down the cake first and carefully wipe Loren's mouth with a handkerchief.

But in the very next second, Loren directly snapped the ropes and successfully freed himself.

Cecelia had used only ordinary ropes, and her technique was quite simple, far inferior to Mirrorheart's. Loren didn't even need to use any abilities to break free.

"I have things to do. I'll play with you next time."

Loren pinched Cecelia's cheek, then turned and left.