A peerless killer possessing a cat girl assassin from another world

"..."

Beatrice's words silenced Valeria once again.

While I admire the saint's persistence, I still don't quite understand her.

Some ideas are already ingrained; can they be changed by just one person's words? Impossible.

"In that case, try to prove it to me, Your Holiness."

"I hope that when you truly witness what I've described... you can still retain such an innocent heart."

"Well, I will."

Beatrice gave her a determined look, then turned and left.

......

"Come out."

After Beatrice left, Valeria pointed to the bushes in a certain direction and said something.

Then, Lin Mo crawled out from inside.

This surprised Valeria.

I thought it was someone else, but I never expected it...

"Brave warrior, what brings you here?"

Although that's what she thought, Valeria didn't show it on her face.

“Um… Miss Solarius, I’d like to explain what happened earlier.”

Lin Mo stammered as he explained his purpose.

"Oh? You mean the Hero's secret collusion with the vampires?"

"No, no, no, that's absolutely not true, I swear."

"Is that so? Since it's the Hero's explanation, there's no reason not to believe it."

Valeria gave a somewhat perfunctory reply.

In fact, she wouldn't hastily conclude that the hero and the vampire were colluding just because she saw them walking together.

Furthermore, she believed she knew far more about this hero than anyone else.

He lacked both the courage and the insight to collude with the vampires and plot anything.

"That's good...that's good."

Lin Mo didn't notice the perfunctory tone in Valeria's words and said with relief.

"However, since you, hero, have taken the initiative to seek me out just for an explanation, I think there must be more to it than that."

"this......"

Lin Mo, whose thoughts had been exposed, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"If the hero has any requests or orders, please feel free to make them. After all, this entire team is here to serve the hero and the Holy Light Pilgrimage, so please don't hesitate to ask."

That sounds nice, but in reality, this team is still following the Church's wishes, and Valeria is undoubtedly the Church's "mouthpiece" in the team... and perhaps also its "eyes and ears."

Lin Mo had no idea about any of this; he simply assumed that Valeria had truly granted him such a right.

"Since that's the case, then I'll bring it up then..."

"That's it, I'd like to ask you... to teach me..."

"Ok?"

Valeria truly hadn't expected Lin Mo to make such a request.

Lin Mo thought she hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated it:

"Miss Solarius, I would like to ask you to teach me swordsmanship."

“I heard you, there’s no need to repeat it a second time.”

"I'm just curious, why did you ask me to teach you, Hero? Was it really necessary?"

This time, Lin Mo could tell that Valeria was indeed mocking him.

“Miss Solarius, you don’t need to make fun of me. You already know what kind of person I am, because just a few days before I left, I was still receiving training from another Miss Solarius.”

As Ariana's student, Valeria couldn't possibly be unaware of the hero's story.

"It's truly admirable that the hero dares to admit his shortcomings."

"But the same question remains: why did you choose 'me' to teach you?"

Isn't that obvious...?

Lin Mo secretly grumbled to himself.

In the entire team, besides Valeria, who else could he turn to?

Leaving aside the others who don't use swords.

Between Fiona and Valeria, isn't it obvious who to choose?

Are you suggesting he kneel down and beg Fiona to teach him that arcane sword technique he can't even use?

But while he might think about it, he dared not voice such a reason.

"...Actually, it's because Ms. Solarius told me on the last day of training that the intensive training of just a few days wasn't even enough to build a foundation, and that if I wanted to continue improving, I could... I could contact you..."

Lin Mo originally wanted to say her daughter... but then she thought, what if they weren't mother and daughter?

After all, that woman never said those words...

"Really? My master said something like that?"

See? It's always good to be careful.

"Well, that's roughly the idea..."

It has to be said that Ariana holds a very high position in Valeria's heart. Even the lies that Lin Mo made up on the spot are taken quite seriously by her.

Valeria couldn't immediately discern the meaning behind Lin Mo's ambiguous answer.

Then I thought about it again...

It seems that this is not a difficult problem.

Since the brave man offered to learn the skill, it was a simple matter for me to do so.

If this unskilled warrior could, under my tutelage, acquire some self-defense capabilities, it would be entirely beneficial to the pilgrimage...

"it is good."

Valeria pondered for a moment, then looked up and said.

"You...agree?"

"As I said, since it is the hero's request, there is only one way to do it."

"Moreover, since my master has spoken, there is no reason not to teach him."

"However, if you want to learn swordsmanship, there are a few points that you need to pay attention to, hero."

"First, I think others don't know the hero's background yet, so when learning swordsmanship, we should try to avoid being seen by others."

Even without Valeria saying so, Lin Mo would definitely do it.

Although she may not be the only one who knows...

"Secondly, although I did not witness firsthand how my master taught the hero, I will strictly discipline the hero's every move according to the requirements my master taught me back then."

"If you find it difficult to endure hardship, please let me know in advance, Hero..."

What can you do if you can't endure hardship? You still have to push through...

Now the sword has fallen completely silent, not uttering a word. Who knows if it will still be of any use in case of danger?

We must prepare countermeasures in advance.

Having been a grueling high school student who had prepared for the college entrance exam, Lin Mo believed he had the potential to endure hardship... probably.

"third......"

Valeria looked at Lin Mo, or more precisely, at the body of Arno Reinhardt.

While not exactly frail, it wasn't exactly robust either.

If I remember correctly, the church's overall evaluation of the hero...

Except for his mental strength (E+), all other stats are E, making him no different from an ordinary person, or even weaker.

Valeria pointed to a large rock nearby and said to Lin Mo:

"Please, brave hero, lift this stone..."

......