I am the heroine's godfather!

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Loran silently wrapped her arms around him.

Yeah, that's good too. I've fought so many wars over the years, can't I at least enjoy myself a little?

Serena seemed to sense the commotion behind her, opened her eyes with a hint of helplessness, turned around, and hugged Loran, her crimson eyes filled with doting affection.

"Are you in such a hurry so early in the morning?"

"It's time for breakfast."

Loran tapped Serena's forehead, and Serena smiled. Then she lowered her head, her canine teeth becoming sharp, and gently pierced Loran's neck. Loran then felt a slight sting.

In fact, this damage was not enough to break through his defenses, not even the laws of nature, but Loran never put up any defenses against Serena.

After Serena finished eating, it was Loran's turn to have breakfast.

The sound of phoenix flutes stirred, and fish and dragons began to dance.

After things calmed down, the two lingered for a while longer before getting out of bed.

The weather has gradually turned cooler these past few days. It has already snowed in the imperial city of Isnar in the north, and although Enshia is located in the south, it is also getting a bit cold.

It rarely snows in Enshiya. Its winters are rather cold and damp. While it's not so cold that people freeze to death, the damp, cold winds are really unbearable.

Generally speaking, during the winter, the nobles of Enshi Yacheng stay at home and do not move around. Even farmers reduce their outings and stay at home. Only merchants still need to open their shops every day.

Counting the days, Charlotte's vacation is almost here, and Lorraine is also preparing to finish up the little gifts she made.

Felicia's gift will be given after school starts, while Loran has already prepared gifts for Olivia, Daisy, and Laura.

Yes, Laura will be coming this holiday too. St. Casta's winter and summer vacations are both two months long. Laura will stay here for the first month for special training, and then return to the Kingdom of Antaya for the Seven Gods' Birthday celebration in the second month.

The Seven Gods' Birthday is the grandest country within the church's sphere of influence, comparable in importance to Christmas and New Year in Loran's previous life—both are the most important festivals of the year. Generally, unless there's a special occasion, everyone goes home.

However, Lorraine had returned home only a handful of times in the previous ten years.

What a scoundrel! He has the time to spend the Chinese New Year but doesn't go home.

Lorraine hadn't told Charlotte and the others about her return, wanting to surprise the children. Therefore, Caroline went to pick them up again, but this time, Mia also went.

Loran was naturally not worried about Charlotte's safety. With two Tier 4 bodyguards, they could handle ordinary bandits, and even weaker Tier 5 bandits might not be able to defeat Caroline and Mia together.

As for stronger sixth-tier or even seventh-tier individuals? Such people would definitely be able to detect the Loran mark engraved on Charlotte's body, and no one would be so unwise as to attack someone who is an eighth-tier protector.

This is a public slap in the face to that eighth-rank person. Even if Loran and that person are mortal enemies, no one can say anything!

As for the Church of the Evil God? That's even more impossible. Several popes have been injured to varying degrees, and Adams won't be coming out for the time being. As for the remaining sixth-tier powerhouses, their appearance would definitely attract the Church's attention. As for the fifth-tier ones, Caroline and Mia can at least hold them off until he arrives.

Furthermore, with Loran constantly monitoring Charlotte's condition, there was absolutely nothing to worry about.

Indeed, that's the case. At least for now, no one would be so unwise as to target the Morganfleur family. Lorraine's identity has already been revealed to those with inside information.

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In Fallen Leaf City, Bianca covered her face as she looked at the intelligence report that had just been delivered.

Although she was the most powerful princess in Tria and the most likely to inherit the throne, she hadn't received any information because she and Charlotte were classmates. This current information was something she had to find out herself.

Now it's better not to have asked at all.

No one told me that this intelligence was about Charlotte's adoptive father, that teacher Loran, who was none other than the famous Lorian.

In that case, we can guess Claire's identity. Red-haired, half-dragon, powerful, and close to Lorian—there might be many who fit the first three criteria, but only one person fits all four, right?

It's definitely that red dragon Christine!

If that's the case, then the elf who lived with Teacher Claire before must have been the elf princess Estia, right?

Based on what she had seen, Bianca quickly deduced Christine and Estia's identities, which made her even more doubtful about life.

What, are all you powerful individuals just bored? Coming to Saint Casta as a group?

Sitting across from her, Felicia took a sip of her black tea and said with a smile, "Shocked?"

“Quite shocking.”

Bianca sighed, "I knew Professor Loran's identity was not simple, but I didn't expect it to be this complicated."

"If nothing else happens."

Felicia looked at Bianca: "In San Casta, besides me and the principal, you are the only one who knows the teacher's identity."

"Nobody else knows?"

"Ah."

Felicia nodded and chuckled, "I can guess what those nobles are thinking. Since the teacher hasn't told Charlotte about his identity yet, we'd better not add anything unnecessary."

"Do less, make fewer mistakes; this is the way to survive when facing the eighth level."

"But why did Ms. Loran keep it from Charlotte?"

"I do not know."

Felicia shook her head: "But the teacher must have his own plans."

In reality, Lorraine was just habitually hiding it at first, but now he just hasn't found an opportunity to confront Charlotte.

"Anyway."

Felicia looked out the window. Downstairs, Charlotte and her companions were being greeted by two maids, one in blue and one in orange.

"Since the teacher didn't tell them, we shouldn't act rashly."

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"Oh, Sister Mia, what brings you here too?"

Laura said excitedly, and Mia chuckled: "It was the old... the old housekeeper who sent me. He was worried that Caroline might run into trouble."

Daisy narrowed her eyes. The old butler? Would Miss Mia address Morgan Fleur's butler that way?

But if it wasn't him, then who was it? Old man? Teacher? Master?

Wait, could it be?

Daisy keenly sensed something.

No, no, no, it's just a suspicion for now. Let's not tell Charlotte and the others yet. What if I'm wrong and they get their hopes up for nothing?

Poor Mia had no idea that a simple slip of the tongue had aroused Daisy's suspicion.

Chapter 231 When hijacking a ship, you must first realize whether you can handle the situation.

However, compared to Daisy, the others were not so perceptive; none of them noticed Mia's slip of the tongue, which relieved Caroline.

If Charlotte and the others find out beforehand, they'll probably be punished by having to clean the house when they get back.

"Miss Olivia, have you missed me?"

Mia crouched down and greeted Olivia. She liked Olivia a lot—after all, who wouldn't like a cute, doll-like girl who was both sensible and pretty? And Olivia's aloof and emotionless demeanor was exactly what Mia liked.

"Mia, it's been a long time."

Olivia greeted them, then sniffed and frowned: "You have... on you."

"Ah ah ah."

Mia quickly covered Olivia's mouth, forgetting that Olivia had a very sensitive nose. While signaling Olivia to keep it a secret, Mia laughed and said, "Oh dear, I accidentally ate some herring can. I cleaned it with magic, but the smell is still there."

Miss Daisy's eyes sharpened.

This must be because Teacher Loran is back, right? Olivia must have smelled Teacher Loran's scent, which is why she's wondering about this, right?

Hmm, but why didn't they come to pick us up?

Perhaps it's because Professor Lorraine wanted to give us a surprise.

As expected of Miss Daisy, she easily guessed Lorraine's thoughts.

Laura looked disgusted: "Sister Mia, why are you eating that kind of thing? It smells so bad!"

Mia chuckled awkwardly; she didn't actually like this food either. Mia didn't care much about the appearance or smell of food, after all, she had experienced a period of wandering before joining Morganflore.

However, canned herring was not to her liking. It would have been fine if they were surviving in the wilderness, but now Mia was the maid of the esteemed Earl Morgan-Fleur!

However, in order to keep Loran's secret, Mia had no choice but to endure the damage to her reputation.

Caroline continued to speak ill of her: "Yes, I've talked about her, but she just can't shake her gluttonous habit."

Mia was seething with hatred. She couldn't understand how Caroline, with her beautiful face and 38-degree mouth, could say such cold words! She even went so far as to kick someone when they were down!

I'm furious!

Unfortunately, Mia couldn't defeat Caroline. Both were fourth-tier warriors, but Caroline, renowned for her speed, held the advantage in surprise attacks. To counter Caroline, Mia had practically become a defense specialist; even ordinary fifth-tier warriors couldn't easily break through her defenses. However, her speed in deploying defenses still needed improvement, so in sparring with Caroline, she often couldn't even unleash her defensive magic before being defeated.

However, once Mia unleashes her defensive magic, the sparring match is practically a victory for her. After all, Caroline has invested almost all her skill points into speed, and Loran, who taught her swordsmanship, is also a believer in speed above all else. Therefore, Caroline's attack power is somewhat weak at lower levels, only reaching the level of a typical fourth-tier character.

"Oh, Sister Mia, you should also make things easier for Sister Caroline."

Anna started lecturing her, and to avoid being exposed, Mia, though furious, had no choice but to obediently agree.

Damn it, doesn't anyone doubt the truth of what I'm saying? Is the impression I give you that I eat everything?

sodayo (lacking compassion)

Charlotte and her companions boarded the Morganfle family's private ship and were expected to arrive in Enshia in about a week.

Fallen Leaf City isn't close to Enshia; it took Loran almost a month to bring the children there. However, when Caroline came to pick up the children, she traveled on the Morganfleur family's magic ship, which was extremely fast and traveled entirely by water, making the journey much shorter than Loran's.

Traveling south by boat, the journey should have been uneventful until we reached Enshiya. However, after three days, the boat entered a wide river, large enough to accommodate more than a dozen large ships side by side. Approaching a port city, we slowed down, intending to disembark and buy some things. Suddenly, we heard shouts and curses coming from outside.

Caroline frowned and gestured for the captain to slow down. She and Mia stepped onto the deck.

A faint light shone in Mia's hand; she had already prepared defensive magic. Charlotte and the others watched from the sidelines, knowing they shouldn't go out and cause trouble; they should leave any problems to the adults.

Several grappling hooks landed on the sides of the deck, and a group of men dressed like pirates jumped aboard.

This ship has been hijacked.

Caroline frowned and stared at the newcomer.

They were all ordinary people, with no fluctuations of battle aura or magic on them... The only one with some magical fluctuations was the burly man at the head.

The burly man with green curly hair, carrying a large sword, stepped forward, flames igniting in his hand: "Look closely, little wench! I'm a magician! If you know what's good for you, hand over your valuables right now!"

He glanced at Caroline and Mia, then licked his lips: "And you two, stay and keep me company for the night, and I'll spare your lives!"

Mia snorted coldly: "Don't you even look at yourself in the mirror? How dare you try to take advantage of your great-aunt?"

"Looks like you're going to have to suffer the consequences instead of accepting the offer of a polite toast!!!"

The pirate captain, who had been about to utter some threats, was startled by the sudden burst of flames, his face instantly contorting in horror: "A magician!!!"

"Watch closely, this is what magic is!"

Mia casually tossed out a few spells, instantly immobilizing the hijackers. During their conversation, the two had already assessed the hijackers' strength; to put it bluntly, Charlotte alone could wipe them all out. The only one with any magical fluctuations was someone who wasn't even a first-tier mage.

Mia felt it would be beneath her to fight these people. After all, she was a fourth-tier Silver-level expert! In Laura's small country, she could be a knight commander!

"Please, sir, spare my life! I have elderly parents and young children to support, I had no choice but to do this!"

The pirate leader immediately begged for mercy. Mia sneered and asked, "Tell me the truth, have you ever harmed anyone in your line of work?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Ah."

Mia's face showed deep disdain: "A bunch of lies."

She had long seen the vengeful spirits clinging to these people, and how could she not know that they had harmed many? Too lazy to say anything more, she waved her hand, and magic threw them off the ship. A dark shadow appeared beneath the ship, and a huge piranha opened its blood-red maw. The hijackers could only let out weak cries.

Caroline frowned: "With so many merchants coming and going here, why would there be a ship hijacking? It's really illogical."

Chapter 232 Reunion after a long absence

Despite a few minor hiccups, the overall situation was relatively smooth, and Caroline and Mia escorted Charlotte and the others to Enshia.

Anna returned to the princess's residence first; she hadn't seen her sister for a whole semester and missed her dearly. Charlotte, Daisy, Olivia, and Laura, on the other hand, went to the Morganfloor Earl's mansion.

Although Loran hasn't officially declared it yet, in the eyes of the upper echelons of various countries, Enshiya is already considered Loran's territory. With an eighth-tier individual residing here for so long, how could anyone in this place have more influence than that eighth-tier individual?

Obviously it is impossible.

The Morganfle family, which was already renowned, has now become an absolute taboo in Enshia and even the entire Isnar aristocratic circle.

Although the church has restrictions on the eighth rank, these restrictions only mean that the eighth rank should not attack ordinary people indiscriminately. If you provoke someone, even if they kill you, no one can say anything.

The strongest in the mortal world, the first tier below the Saintess, this is the eighth rank.