Listening to Noah's tragic experience, the man couldn't help but shed a few tears:

"What a pity, I have no money either. Otherwise, I would definitely give you your wages. Wait until next month, I'll definitely give you the money."

As he spoke, the man pushed Noah away and placed his hand on the doorknob. However, at that moment, Noah grabbed his shoulder:

"You said the same thing last month and the month before that... I don't want the extra, I just want one month's wages, enough for me to buy a boat ticket..."

"Don't push your luck, or I'll call the police. I owe other people wages for even longer, and they aren't in a hurry yet.

"I even provide you with meals. People as conscientious as me are rare nowadays. Speaking of which, how did you manage to starve yourself like this while I was providing meals?"

"The so-called meals you provided were only a single piece of black bread, which wasn't enough to eat. The older brother at the workstation next to mine has a wife and children at home. I gave all my bread to him, and I even found an excuse for it, saying I was a vampire and couldn't starve to death.

"But that older brother's wife and children died shortly before Christmas, and he soon died too. By then, you already owed him half a year's wages.

"Master Mentor hasn't been gone for long, and you've all already become like this."

Hearing this, the man's expression grew increasingly impatient:

"You already know about this, so why didn't you sell their family's corpses? Maybe the money you'd get would be enough for a boat ticket."

Actually, after Noah said he was a vampire, the man felt a moment of fear, but it lasted only an instant. A real vampire wouldn't possibly come to work, especially since Noah's eyes were blue, completely unlike the crimson red of a true vampire.

"My hometown values peace in the earth. In the end, I chose to bury them. Besides, corpses aren't worth much money now.

"What's more, this money is what you owe us. It should have been returned to us..."

Noah's tone was filled with pleading. At the same time, he also saw the toy in the man's child's hands:

"How about you give me this toy first? It happens to be worth three months of my wages. I'll return it and only take one month's worth, giving the rest back to you..."

Noah had already emphasized several times that he only wanted one month's wages. Yet, even so, the man had no intention of giving it to him, as if paying this one month's wages would bankrupt him completely.

"This toy is only worth a few coppers, it's not that valuable..."

The man still wanted to explain, but he was quickly interrupted by Noah:

"My memory is very strong, I never forget what I see. I believe only Master Mentor's memory is better than mine.

"I once saw the price of this toy in a shop window. At the time, many children were gathered around looking at it."

Hearing Noah wanted the toy, the child immediately hugged the toy protectively to his chest and started crying:

"No! Call the police quickly and have him arrested!"

"Don't worry, Daddy would never give your toy to anyone..."

The man patted the child's head and said softly. When he raised his head to look at Noah, his tone became extremely serious:

"Noah, if you don't leave now, I'll make you spend Christmas in prison."

"Is this your final choice then..."

As he said this, Noah seemed to lose almost all his strength. He opened his mouth and uttered four words:

"I don't want it anymore..."

"Good that you know. Now get lost."

Hearing Noah's words, the man immediately put on a haughty, arrogant expression, like a rooster that had just won a fight.

But Noah didn't leave. He remained standing in the same spot.

"Why aren't you leaving yet..."

These were the last words the man would ever speak in his life. Immediately after, Noah grabbed his throat:

"I don't want a single penny of my wages anymore..."

Noah gradually exerted force, squeezing tighter and tighter. His emaciated body erupted with incomprehensible strength. No matter how the man struggled, Noah remained unmoved.

Finally, the man stopped struggling, but Noah still didn't let go, not until he had completely snapped the man's neck, separating the head from the body.

Blood gushed out. Only then did the child react, but before he could even let out a scream, he met the same fate as his father.

His hand clutching the toy gradually lost strength, and the toy fell to the ground.

"Why aren't you all back yet... Ah..."

Inside the door, the man's wife walked out and then saw Noah, covered in blood. However, she also didn't have time to let out a scream.

Noah very naturally entered the house, began looting, and ignored the servants in the house.

For the sake of their own lives, those servants also ignored Noah.

Noah left. On the road, he encountered many homeless children, so he gave away all the money he had taken, keeping only enough for the boat ticket for himself.

"Merry Christmas."

The emaciated Noah said to the ragged homeless people.

...

"Merry Christmas!"

Loren began distributing gifts, directly stuffing two gifts, one large and one small, into Anna's hands.

"This is your birthday gift and your Christmas gift."

Anna eagerly unwrapped the gifts. One was a dessert Loren brought back from the Nofica Theocracy, and the other was a dress Loren chose for Anna.

Lilith also received the same dessert, and she immediately found a place to hide it.

"And yours, Naclis."

After taking the gift, Naclis felt puzzled:

"Why are there four?"

"Oh, these are birthday gifts for you and your Reflection. Both of you get the same things."

What Loren chose to give Naclis was a violin and a cute outfit. Through the Reflection, Loren learned that Naclis's hobbies were actually quite similar to Anna's.

The Reflection could copy the clothes Naclis was wearing, so Loren didn't really need to specially give her an identical set. But a copied one and one given by Loren held completely different meanings. Loren was also indicating that he didn't treat the Reflection as just a reflection, but regarded her as a real person.

Loren saw Naclis's shadow suddenly merge into his own shadow. He knew this was the Reflection coming to find him.

Afterwards, Loren continued giving unique gifts to the others. What he gave Scarlett was a pair of self-made glasses, sturdier and more aesthetically pleasing.

Loren had specifically chosen gifts for everyone. What he gave Luna was a carefully selected Night Magic. No one was more suited to Night Magic than Luna.

Laila received a brand new, latest model submachine gun, which Loren had the Falling Star Merchant Guild purchase for him. When she got it, she couldn't put it down, even wanting to take a shot at the light bulb. Loren understood that feeling.

Movila received a collar made by Loren himself. This time, that feeling of something being missing finally disappeared.

Loren was quite respectful of their wishes, as long as it wasn't some overly perverse request like Mirrorheart's.

As for Cecelia, Loren personally wrote another song for her. Although the process was a bit tortuous and a bit hasty, in the end, they still confirmed their relationship...

She had reached her breaking point after being cheated on and couldn't take it anymore...

The maids received magic scrolls personally made by Loren and infused with magic power. With these, even without magical talent, they could cast spells.

Such scrolls were extremely difficult to make and hard to buy, which was why Loren had originally chosen scrolls not infused with magic, since his mana was sufficient anyway.

As for Mirrorheart's gift, Loren still hadn't thought of a good one. Perhaps giving her a slap would be the best gift, but Loren couldn't stand it...