After arriving at a place with no people, Loren took Caroline and took flight. Today his speed was considerably faster than yesterday, so much so that Caroline hardly had any chance to speak.

To avoid the wind, Caroline simply burrowed into Loren's clothes.

After a day of flying, Loren finally brought Caroline to the edge of the Whispering Woods. The rest of the way, it wasn't convenient for Loren to enter; he would likely discover the witches' hiding spot.

"Alright, you'll have to walk the rest of the way yourself."

Loren waved goodbye to Caroline. He wasn't particularly worried about her safety. Although there were quite a few Magical Beasts in the Whispering Woods, protected by the Secret Witch, this was one of the few unpolluted places. The Magical Beasts here were just ordinary ones, at most a bit stronger.

Caroline's Arcane Ability was more than enough to handle these. There were no humans in the Whispering Woods, so she could use her Arcane Ability without any restraint.

The Whispering Woods was the most suitable place for Witches to live besides Loren's House. Here, they didn't need to hide their identities at all and could freely use their Arcane Abilities.

Before leaving, Caroline pressed Loren's hand onto her head.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely make my family understand you."

"Mm, I believe you."

Loren revealed a smile and stroked Caroline's hair.

Caroline stayed in place for a long time before reluctantly bidding Loren farewell and turning to enter the Whispering Woods.

The Whispering Woods covered a vast area and was protected by magic. Others who entered would simply get lost and then exit from the entrance again.

The Witches were truly kind-hearted; even so, they didn't let people who mistakenly entered the Whispering Woods die.

Over time, the Whispering Woods also became a forbidden zone. Humans would detour around it, so much so that no trace of people could be found within a very wide radius nearby.

However, this was a good thing for the Witches.

The Witches in the Whispering Woods would occasionally come out to search for other Witches and bring them back. It's just that the probability of finding a Witch was very small. Even if there really was news of a Witch, by the time they arrived, they were most likely a step too late.

That's why a situation arose where the number of Witches in the Witches' Church wasn't even as many as those on Loren's bed. Logically, Loren shouldn't have encountered so many Witches either. Regarding this, Loren could only sigh at fate.

Witches were the darlings of the world; fate always favored them. Perhaps fate also believed that meeting Loren was the best choice for them.

"Goodbye. Perhaps the next time we meet, I'll have the ability to confront the Church openly."

Loren turned and left, waving a hand over his shoulder towards Movila.

"Mm, I believe in you."

Caroline kept staring at Loren's retreating back until Loren flew into the air and completely disappeared from her sight.

...

On the way back, it started snowing again, forcing Loren to find a place to rest temporarily.

"It's snowing. Christmas is almost here, and Anna's birthday is also approaching..."

Seeing the snow, Loren suddenly thought of Anna's birthday.

It was on a certain snowy day that Loren's life trajectory changed. If it weren't for Anna and the others, Loren would probably have killed who knows how many people by now.

Loren casually found a shop and sat inside, admiring the snowy scenery outside.

Soon, the food Loren ordered was brought to him. Loren took a bite; the taste was indeed good. Perhaps it couldn't compare to Seraphina's cooking, but it was much better than the restaurants in the Gedlan Kingdom.

"I should bring Anna here for a visit when I have time."

Come to think of it, having transmigrated for so long, this was Loren's first time coming to the Nofica Theocracy. The amount of plot that happened here was actually much more than in the Gedlan Kingdom, it's just that the territory was larger and travel wasn't very convenient.

Moreover, the combat power level here was higher. The Loren from the beginning couldn't reliably kill everyone here, which was why he hadn't come for so long.

Now it didn't matter anymore; Loren could easily kill anyone here.

Koranda was considered a strong individual within the Nofica Church, and Koranda, who possessed the Justice Card, was completely powerless against Loren, which was enough to illustrate Loren's current strength.

"I remember there's a copy of the Dawn Princess's Diary in the magic academy of the Nofica Theocracy..."

It's just that this diary had been destroyed before the game's plot began, and Loren didn't know its specific location.

"I'll go look for it when I have time..."

Loren's fingers tapped on the table as he pondered.

He planned to visit the Eternal Dark Abyss after Christmas. He didn't know how long this trip would take. Even Loren could only enter once, so once he went in, Loren would have to obtain sufficient benefits before coming out.

"Let's go home first..."

Loren had also been away for several days. Anna had basically never been separated from Loren for this long since she was born.

But now she had grown up a bit and wouldn't cry just because she couldn't see Loren. She was like that when she was little; Loren couldn't leave her line of sight.

After casually eating something, Loren found an inn to stay at temporarily, planning to leave the next day.

...

There wasn't much light in the Whispering Woods. Walking on the dark path, Caroline didn't feel afraid.

A few beastly howls came from the distance, but upon sensing Caroline's approach, these beasts fled in a panic. They didn't even need to see Caroline; the scent on her made these beasts tremble with fear.

When Caroline had nothing better to do before, she had beaten them up quite a bit, giving them all psychological trauma.

"We're here..."

From afar, Caroline saw some lights. As she got closer, a wooden hut appeared before her eyes.

This was the address of the Witches' Church. Seeing the hut, Caroline felt a bit scared. She had been missing for so long; she would definitely get scolded when she returned...

But she had to go home eventually. Summoning her courage, Caroline pushed open the door. Inside, the Witches stood respectfully to the side. Sitting at the wooden table in the center was a red-haired woman.

She wore trousers with very loose legs. Below the trouser legs were feet wrapped in black stockings, with high heels casually dangling from her toes.

"Older Sister..."

Seeing her, Caroline appeared somewhat flustered. Before she could speak, Caroline didn't rush to explain herself.

Caroline was very anxious, while the red-haired woman was extremely composed. She pushed up her glasses, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip. Every movement exuded a mature charm.

She leaned back in the chair, causing the sweater on her upper body to puff up, lifting the Inverted Cross pendant on her chest.

"Caroline..."

"Yes! Older Sister!"

Seeing Caroline's nervous appearance, she instead revealed a smile.

"You don't need to be nervous. I know what you went out to do."

"So I couldn't hide it from you after all..."

The red-haired woman didn't respond to Caroline. Instead, she put down the teacup and turned to face the gathered Witches.

"Our days of hiding and moving around are about to end. Very, very soon..."

On her face bloomed a smile Caroline had never seen before, even a light seemed to sparkle in the depths of her eyes.