Chapter 706: Mirrorheart’s Lesson

“What are you doing with the camera?”

Throughout the whole thing, Anna had been holding the camera and taking pictures left and right. Loren remembered that he had bought it for her back in the Uridia Kingdom.

The photos came out instantly after each shot, making it one of the most advanced cameras available.

“Taking pictures to show Naclis, of course.”

Anna raised the camera and aimed it at the three of them. She flashed a V sign, then rolled her eyes for good measure.

Seeing Anna make that pose, Reflection Naclis began copying her too.

Anna took several pictures in a row, then made a point of showing them to Loren.

There was no denying that Anna had a talent for photography. What a shame she wasn’t putting it to proper use.

“Maybe you shouldn’t show these to Naclis…”

Loren knew that if Anna really wanted to show Naclis, he wouldn’t be able to stop her, so all he could do was try to talk her out of it.

“Of course. Naclis is my dearest older sister. How could I be so cruel to her? I’m not going to show her.”

After saying that, Anna added in a low voice,

“Seeing the pictures by accident would make the shock all the greater…”

“…”

Loren had naturally heard that, but he didn’t say anything more. He had already made peace with it.

The night had been rather eventful, so Loren woke up later than usual the next day.

Anna’s stamina was absurdly good. Even so, she still made it to breakfast at her usual time.

“Good morning, Master.

“Would you like to eat first, take a bath first, or eat me first?”

Loren had barely stepped out of his room when he ran into Panike, dressed in her maid outfit. Her expression was still vacant, and she looked just as blank as she said those words.

“Did Mirrorheart teach you to say that?”

“Yes.”

When Loren asked, Panike admitted it at once. Mirrorheart stood nearby with the same cool expression as ever, as if it were no big deal.

“Forget it. To keep you from being led astray, I’ll teach you myself from now on.”

Loren sighed and sat down at the Dining Table. He casually settled Panike on his lap too. She was so small that she fit perfectly there.

“Mirrorheart, how far have you gotten with Panike’s lessons?”

“Now, if you just put food in front of her, she’ll eat by herself.”

[The original line has been censored. Those who know, know.]

“I’m asking about her cultural education!”

Loren suddenly slapped the table and scolded her.

Then Loren promptly made peace with it again.

“Sigh… Giving Panike to you to teach was a mistake…”

But if he hadn’t entrusted her to Mirrorheart, there weren’t many other Witches present who were suited to being her teacher.

Naclis might have been able to do it, but she was so taciturn that asking her to teach Panike would have been a bit much.

“Panike learns very quickly. She can understand what people say now, but she still can’t say very much herself.”

“So before teaching her to speak normally, you taught her those outrageous lines?”

“Yes.”

Faced with Loren’s accusation, Mirrorheart replied with a breezy “Yes.”

“Yes? You…”

“Forget it. At this point, let’s eat first.”

During the meal, Loren kept feeding Panike. She wasn’t very good with chopsticks, so she needed him to feed her, and she quite enjoyed being fed.

Without realizing it, Panike instinctively wrapped her arms around Loren, afraid he might slip away from her.

Her past was difficult to look back on. Her life had only just begun, and she couldn’t give it up.

“Once we’ve eaten, don’t go anywhere yet. I’ll teach you a spell, one I just invented.”

Heavenly Fire really was a spell Loren had only just invented. A spell that terrifying was naturally difficult to create.

Lately, Loren had also been pondering something. One of the Super-tier Magics recorded in the Dawn Princess’s diary was Apocalyptic Rain, and he was considering whether he could combine it with Heavenly Fire.

That way, Heavenly Fire could descend upon the entire world without the enormous cost of Apocalyptic Rain.

The Sin-Burning Flames had no temperature, and neither did Heavenly Fire. At most, they would affect people’s vision, so their impact on people’s lives wouldn’t be very serious.

Besides, Apocalyptic Rain wasn’t completely impossible to stop. Given enough time, Loren would eventually find a way to bring it to an end.

Before teaching Heavenly Fire, though, Loren first needed to explain the principles of magic to Panike.

Mirrorheart hadn’t been teaching Panike to play musical instruments lately, since she still couldn’t even speak fluently. At most, she could play the flute. The other instruments were out of the question.

While they ate, Loren casually began explaining the principles of magic to Panike.

After accumulating so much Fear, Panike’s stats had reached a new level. There was no need to worry that her Intelligence was too low for her to use magic.

As long as she could understand a spell, she could cast it.

Even if her technique was lacking, she could make up for it with her terrifying stats.

Still, expecting Panike to master an Eighth-Tier Magic like Heavenly Fire in an instant was asking too much. Loren would have to take it one step at a time.

By the time Loren finished explaining the principles of magic, the other Witches had finished eating too. Mirrorheart began clearing the Dining Table, and Loren took the opportunity to start explaining Heavenly Fire.

Mirrorheart couldn’t use magic, so listening wouldn’t do her any good.

Loren explained how to use Heavenly Fire, while Panike listened with complete concentration.

Heavenly Fire was so complicated that Loren spent a long time explaining it before he finally finished.

“All right, try it yourselves now. If there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me… What the hell?”

Loren had barely finished speaking when Panike raised her hand. The Sin-Burning Flames appeared in her palm.

A moment later, more flames emerged all around her and began falling steadily. The Sin-Burning Flames gradually turned into a miniature Heavenly Fire.

“Panike, you’re a genius!”

As he spoke, Loren lifted Panike up and kissed her on the cheek.

Luna, who had witnessed this, silently lowered her head. She had just tried it herself too, but hadn’t gotten the slightest hint of a result.

She had always been the least talented Witch. No matter what magic she learned, she was the last to master it. Even the evolution of her Arcane Ability hadn’t changed that.

Still, she wasn’t too discouraged. Loren had reassured her more than once that everyone had their own strengths. Her talent for magic might be poor, but her Arcane Ability stats were high enough.

Thinking this, Luna suddenly looked at Panike.

Loren had said before that Panike’s Arcane Ability stats were the highest. Luna suddenly realized that she seemed to be outmatched by Panike in both talent and stats.

“All right, that’s enough for today. I’m going to take a bath.”

Loren put Panike down and headed into the Bathroom. Before going in, he first checked where Mirrorheart was.

Panike glanced at Mirrorheart too. At Mirrorheart’s silent signal, she quietly followed Loren.

Seeing this, Loren simply picked Panike up. She was just a child who didn’t know anything, like Naclis had been in the past, so he didn’t think much of it.

Loren simply hadn’t realized that Mirrorheart hadn’t been joking earlier.