In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

But Maria just spoke softly in her gentle tone.

"Just now... in the church, you actually didn't want to follow me, right?"

"..."

"You were in the church, and you actually wanted to leave with Salvadore, but you chose me in the end. Why?"

Maria's senses were sharp.

She realized that at that time, in the church, the girl was actually unwilling to follow her. As a child, she would rather stay with her family.

But even so, she still chose to follow Maria.

Why is that?

"..."

Cellinina was silent.

She did not answer Maria's question, but just lowered her head and said nothing.

Obviously, for these inexperienced children, when faced with questions they don't want to answer, they will only choose to respond with silence.

Maria shook her head.

"I do know some hunting techniques, but it's impossible for you to learn them."

"why?"

Hearing that Maria was about to give in, the girl hesitated.

She tilted her head, showing a bit of confusion, but she gritted her teeth even faster.

"I...I'm very smart...I can learn no matter how difficult it is!"

“…This is something that cannot be learned.”

Maria sighed.

It wasn't that she wasn't willing to teach the girl her skills, but simply, her skills were impossible for others to learn.

A hunter's hunting skills are unsystematic techniques.

That is a skill acquired through repeated death-defying battles with real swords and guns.

There are no rules, no constraints. Use everything you can to carve the habit of fighting into every bone, every muscle, and every inch of your nerve.

This technique is impossible to repeat and teach.

It is impossible to train without repeated death simulations.

Even if you teach a girl forcefully, she will just imitate you. She may even cause problems because she is too focused on the technique.

After hearing Maria's explanation, Cellinina not only did not understand, but became even more confused.

Since Maria's technology is so unique, then... why did my grandfather let me follow Maria?

What should I learn from Maria?

“You have to ask yourself this.”

Maria squatted down slightly, but even so, she was still a little taller than the girl.

"In the church, Salvatore also said that he is training you as his heir... So, what kind of person do you think can be considered his heir?"

"This……"

This time, the girl was really stunned.

Maria's question was one she had never considered.

What kind of person is the heir to the Texas family?

In fact, she had never considered how far she wanted to go... It would be better to say that her life so far had been planned. She would just do her best within the scope of whatever her family arranged for her.

But as for what the heir would be like...this question, which had no standard answer, made her a little overwhelmed.

Maria also roughly understood the girl's current problem.

At this time, Cellinina had no idea of ​​her own position. She was just a simple, confused girl.

I have to say, Texas at this time is indeed somewhat similar to when she was a child.

Once upon a time, she was just that girl who followed the routine.

However, her experience changed a lot of things for her.

And these are things that cannot be taught through words.

"Since you don't know, then take a good rest."

Maria shook her head.

"Learning without a purpose is just a waste of our time."

"But……"

Cellinina was somewhat unwilling.

She didn't understand Maria's guidance, and she was unwilling to think about who would be a suitable heir or what she should do.

She only knew that her grandfather, Salvatore Rei, was in awe of the woman in front of him.

He sent himself to the other person in the hope of growing.

And one's own growth must be greater than before to be worthy of such a person.

This means she needs to put in more effort and reduce more unnecessary wasted time!

So she desperately hoped that Maria could teach her something.

Even she didn't know what she could learn from Maria.

"You're anxious... but it's pointless."

Maria still shook her head.

Such an attitude made Celinina in front of him clench his fists.

She looked at Maria in front of her, and it felt like a fire was burning in her heart... but she couldn't ignite anything.

On the side, Lavinia, who had just rested, also came over.

She looked at the two girls, one big and one small, and hesitated for a moment.

She probably heard a lot of the conversation between the two people, but she was a little hesitant about such a question.

But after a moment, she looked at the book in her hand, her eyes gradually becoming firm!

"that……"

She took a step forward, attracting the attention of two people.

"Would you... mind talking to me?"

The girl turned her head and looked at Cellinina, then at Maria.

It's like consulting both parties.

Maria also agreed to Lavinia's request after thinking about it for a while.

After all, Lavinia and Cellinina are closer in age than herself, so communication between the two will be easier.

Moreover, Lavinia does have something that Cellinina lacks.

Your own goals

"..."

After looking at Maria and realizing what she was thinking, Cellinina gritted her teeth.

"I understand."

Nodding, she followed Lavinia out of the place.

Maria would not interfere too much in the conversation between the two girls.

It was out of character for her, and besides…she also had another grown-up girl to deal with now.

Turn your head and look out the window.

"I think peeping and eavesdropping are not what a lady should do... What do you think?"

"Hey hey hey..."

As Maria's voice fell, an awkward laugh came from the window.

Soon, a Sakota girl with a halo on her head landed silently on the edge of the balcony and looked at Maria awkwardly.

"Hey~ See you again."

Although she felt a little embarrassed to be discovered, that was just the woman's personality. After scratching her head, she looked at Maria again.

Maria was also a little curious about the other party's return.

"What are you doing here?"

"..." The Sakota girl didn't answer, but just smiled and looked at Maria, feeling a little embarrassed.

But when Maria saw the other person's appearance, she reacted.

"You knew already?"

Obviously, the girl was referring to the fact that she knew she was not the judge.

After all, the girl was still hungover early in the morning, but she still insisted on attending the meeting in the Gray Hall, which shows that the meeting is very important.

And my absence at this time... meant that the Sakota girl understood that she was not a member of the judges.

But Maria was still a little confused.

"Why are you coming here now? Is there something wrong?"

"that……"

Scratching her head, the Sakota woman felt a little embarrassed.

She didn't know how to explain the situation to the other party.

But looking at those plain grey eyes, she couldn't bring herself to lie.

It was as if these eyes had magical power, piercing her soul directly and making her feel that if she lied, she would be exposed in an instant!

After a while, she also sat casually on the bed beside her, as if she had given up on herself.

"Actually...I got an order."

"Order?"

"Yes, Father Agnel gave me the order himself." The Sakota woman nodded. "He said... he wanted me to observe your movements."

"My movements?"

After hearing what the other party said, Maria was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

"Are you monitoring me?"

"Although this is the case, there's actually no need to explain it so clearly."

The Sakota woman scratched her head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

After the meeting this morning, Father Agnier deliberately left her alone.

I thought that my performance today made the other party dissatisfied, but who would have thought that the priest would give me such a task?

When she asked the priest about his goals and background as usual, Father Agnir asked her not to ask too many questions.

This made the girl realize that the situation was probably not good.

But she didn't know what was wrong with it.

She simply speculated that Maria's identity and background were probably not simple.

After all, when Father Agnier gave himself the task, he repeatedly reminded himself not to do anything that would anger the other party, and when necessary, he should focus on the other party's condition.

The additional instructions that are given such importance really make people think too much.

This also made her not dare to drag Maria out for a drink and brag like she did yesterday.