Chapter 683: The Difference Between the Reflection and the Original

"It's done..."

After busying himself for an entire day, Loren had finally created his first puppet.

What Loren needed now was mobility, the ability to search for things everywhere, or simply carry out assassinations, so the first one he created was Akali.

This is what she looks like, I can't be bothered to describe it.

The main reason was that Gwen and the others had suddenly gone off to become singers, which sparked Loren's sudden whim to put together an entire idol group, easy on the eyes and useful at the same time.

Now that Loren had money, although he couldn't go crazy piling on materials like when he made Orianna, what he produced this time was by no means inferior.

All the abilities Akali was supposed to have were incorporated by Loren, and he had even added some other ninja techniques.

The most crucial invisibility ability was also included by Loren, and it was direct optical invisibility, not even requiring the throwing of a smoke bomb.

At the same time, Akali's speed and damage were also terrifying. Loren estimated that she could instantly kill a Ninth-tier mage in a surprise attack.

This stat was terrifying. With Super-tier Magic erased, a Ninth-tier mage was the limit of humanity.

In other words, Akali could kill whoever she wanted.

And like the other puppets, Akali could also utilize Loren's own abilities, to the point that her own abilities could at most be considered a bonus.

Most critically, Loren had also added a self-destruct function to Akali, which could be activated in a moment of necessity.

Gwen and Orianna could do this too, but they now had consciousness, and Loren really couldn't bear to let them self-destruct...

Looking at Akali's body, Loren suddenly had another idea. Could he have Noah put together some high-tech equipment or something to install on the puppets?

For example, the laser eye that Loren had really wanted when he was alive, except back then laser eyes counted as combat prosthetics, and as a commoner, Loren couldn't use one.

It was just that now Loren's True Sight Eye was definitely far stronger than a laser eye. Although he himself wouldn't use it, the puppets could.

Loren silently noted this down, planning to mention it to Noah when the time came.

After testing Akali's abilities, Loren sent her out. He wanted Akali to go search for information on the Holy Spring Water and the other witches.

Having done all this, Loren yawned, planning to go back to his room and sleep.

Cecelia hadn't prepared a room for Loren, because she intended to live with Loren herself. But Loren was indeed somewhat exhausted and had no energy to deal with all that. He planned to just go straight to sleep, so Loren walked toward an empty room.

Loren had just lain down when he heard someone follow him in.

"Naclis...?"

After clearly seeing who had come in, Loren let out a sigh of relief and continued to sprawl on the bed.

"Mm."

Naclis responded, and lay down beside Loren. Loren casually wrapped his arm around her, and at the same time noticed that Naclis's body visibly stiffened for a moment, though Loren didn't pay it too much mind.

He had been very busy this whole time and really hadn't had much time to spend with Naclis. It was normal for her to want to keep him company today.

"Let's rest."

Loren held Naclis, his breathing gradually steadying, but Naclis was somewhat anxious.

Her mind was filled with wild thoughts, and in the end she finally made up her mind:

"You're just going to sleep like this? Not going to do anything to me?"

Hearing Naclis's words, Loren opened his eyes. He gently kissed Naclis on the forehead, and stroked her hair:

"Goodnight."

Afterward, Loren closed his eyes again.

Naclis was a bit anxious. Loren had clearly mistaken her for being clingy again.

But Naclis didn't continue trying to wake Loren, and simply nestled in his arms.

Truly, a night of no words.

When Loren woke the next day, Naclis was still in his arms. Naclis had woken long ago, and was simply enjoying Loren's embrace.

Loren smiled slightly and stroked Naclis's hair. But when Loren tried to get up, he discovered that his belt had come undone.

He looked at Naclis, but Naclis still wore a look of innocence.

Loren was very clear that Naclis couldn't do such a thing, and if anyone else did it, they wouldn't hide it either. The only one who could possibly do such a thing was Reflection Naclis.

But Loren still couldn't tell the two apart, and wasn't sure whether the one in front of him was the original, which made Loren rather awkward.

After hesitating for a moment, Loren finally asked:

"Naclis, is there any way to tell you apart from the reflection?"

Before Naclis could speak, the reflection jumped out:

"It's very simple. You can just try it out. If there's first snow, it's the original. If there's no first snow, it's the reflection."

"You..."

What Reflection Naclis said was a bit too shocking, so much so that Loren didn't react for a moment to what she was saying. Immediately after, Reflection Naclis began speaking shocking words again:

"However, this method is one-time only. You could also never touch her forever, and afterward just open it up to check for ma-"

"You... I don't want that!"

Before Loren could react, Naclis had already started rebutting her own reflection. Loren didn't even know which part she was rebutting, the never touching, or the opening up to check.

"Alright, alright..."

Loren glanced at Reflection Naclis. At this moment she wore lipstick, which made it quite obvious to tell them apart, except she could wipe off the lipstick at any time.

Seeing Reflection Naclis's lipstick, Loren immediately understood what had just happened. She had deliberately put on the lipstick.

Loren helplessly sent them both away, then checked his own situation.

Sure enough, just like last time, Reflection Naclis had left a mark on his body.

"Let me help you clean up."

At that moment, Mirrorheart jumped out from behind the curtain where she had been hiding.

"How long have you been hiding here?"

"Not long. I only hid in here after you woke up. I know you have the habit of using the toilet after waking up."

"..."

Loren glanced left and right, and ultimately agreed to Mirrorheart's offer.

...

Loren walked out of the toilet feeling refreshed, and then saw Naclis standing guard at the door, at this moment staring at her own shadow with dissatisfaction.

"Let's go eat first..."

Loren didn't say much, afraid of setting a bad example for Naclis. He simply patted her head and walked toward the dining table. Mirrorheart had already finished cooking.

During this time, Reflection Naclis had also returned to Loren's shadow.

Now Cecelia was already awake. Seeing Loren approach, she forcefully pulled Loren to her side.

Seeing this, the other witches were somewhat displeased, but since they were currently living in Cecelia's home, they didn't show this displeasure.

Anna was the calmest one. She silently ate her meal, a smile in her eyes as she looked at Loren and Cecelia.

"Is everyone here?"

When Loren sat down, Cecelia suddenly asked this.

Loren glanced around. Reflection Naclis also patted Loren's leg. Everyone was indeed present.

"Everyone's here. Why are you ask-"

Before Loren could finish, Cecelia directly sealed Loren's mouth right in front of everyone.