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

"Lavinia, these insights...are they all yours?"

Celinina suddenly asked.

Lavinia, who was talking beside her, was suddenly stunned.

The blonde girl looked at Celinina in front of her hesitantly, and for a moment, she was speechless.

"I...I just saw someone write about this in a book..."

"……is that so."

Cellinina shook her head.

She did not deny that what Lavinia said was very correct and reasonable... Those were truly valuable experiences summed up by countless predecessors with different experiences over decades of their lives. They were priceless treasures.

It is worth learning for everyone.

But... similarly, Celinina also has her own opinions.

The experiences of our predecessors may contain countless truths, but those are things that they gradually perfected as they matured in their own lives.

What use is there in having great truths for a group of children who can't even express what they want?

She did not deny that Lavinia's quotations from classics were correct, but... it was difficult to empathize with real things just by looking at the knowledge in books.

What Lavinia said made sense, but... I couldn't accept it...

At this time, she also noticed Maria who was already standing at the door.

Looking at the woman who looked exactly the same as when she left before, she thought for a while and then stood up slightly.

Stand in front of her seriously.

"As agreed, Lavinia can't convince me..."

"I won!"

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Fishing, fishing ...

Chapter 224 was said to be postponed, but it was written again. Does this count as being postponed?

“She didn’t convince me…”

Standing in front of Maria who had just returned, Cellinina's face was calm, but she couldn't help but feel proud in her heart.

She was not familiar with Maria, but she knew that her grandfather was a very outstanding person.

The attitudes of other families are the best evidence of this.

Since he respects Maria so much, it can be foreseen that Maria's recognition will be even more valuable.

She lets Lavinia convince her...but she isn't convinced.

This has already proved that my will is stronger than the other party!

So after seeing Maria return, she looked at her straightly with bright eyes.

In her opinion, Maria had no reason to refuse to teach her this time!

But... to her surprise, Maria just tilted her head and glanced at the girl a few times.

The gray eyes were a little confused.

Then, she slowly reached out her hand and gently rubbed the other person's head...

"Eh?!"

Celinina was suddenly stunned, then she took a few steps back with a blushing face and covered her ears.

"This...this..."

The seemingly calm girl couldn't help but panic at this moment, her little face flushed red and she stammered.

"This...can't be done."

"Ok?"

Maria was stunned for a moment by Cellinina's expression and reaction.

But after a moment, she slowly withdrew her hand.

"Don't you want me to praise you?"

"Eh?"

"Otherwise...why?"

Maria didn't quite understand.

In her opinion, the girl's words meant that she wanted her to respond to her achievements, right?

Then...what else can I do besides praise?

"But... although, it is true... but... but..."

The girl stammered, a little at a loss.

Obviously, although she didn't say it, the girl really wanted to get Maria's affirmation.

At this time, Maria spoke again very considerately.

"I know what you want."

Maria lowered her head.

"I won't break my promise. Since you want to learn combat, I'll do my best to teach you... But I hope you understand that I'm not a particularly outstanding teacher. I can only teach you based on my own experiences, which... inevitably involve various dangers. I hope you understand this..."

"……I know."

Cellinina nodded, her expression serious.

Then the small figure turned and left.

Maria looked at the other person's happy back, but after a moment of silence, she shook her head silently.

Obviously, this girl still didn't understand what I meant by training...

But...she will understand.

It was a matter of time.

After the other party left, Maria turned around and looked at the lost Lavinia beside her.

The yellow-haired girl looked depressed at this time.

Her tail hung down to the ground, and she held her book in her hands. A look of confusion appeared on her face, which was extremely rare.

This was actually within Maria's expectations.

As a theorist, Lavinia could not convince Cellinina... Of course, this was not entirely due to theorists' reasons.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Maria, I disappoint you..."

The girl spoke softly, her face troubled.

But Maria shook her head, then slowly knelt on one knee in front of the girl.

"You did what you could do... and that was excellent."

"But……"

Lavinia's expression was still somewhat conflicted.

She could hear Maria's words of comfort, but... from her perspective, she had volunteered with such confidence, but in the end, she hadn't gotten the job done...

This kind of thing... is really bad.

For a moment, Lavinia began to doubt her studies.

She didn't know whether what she was doing was right.

I have indeed learned a lot of knowledge and read a lot of books.

But...are these books really useful?

If it's useless, why should I continue to watch it?

If it works, then why can't I even convince a peer?

she does not know……

She doesn't understand...

She just felt that all her efforts over the years seemed to be in vain...

"So, this is what's confusing you?"

Maria shook her head. "But actually, from the beginning, I knew you couldn't convince her."

"Even though I have enough experience?" Lavinia was still a little unwilling.

She always felt that she should convince Cellinina... Although Maria herself said that she didn't have too many expectations of it.

"Even if you have enough experience." Maria's voice was calm, and her slightly drooped eyes were extremely clear.

"In this world, there is no such thing as one person convincing another. The only person who can truly convince a person is herself."

"Don't say you're just a child of her age. Even if you're a white-haired old man, your words are just words."

"Words are just a key. The so-called words that touch the heart are only enough to elicit the insights of those who already know all this."

“An old man’s feeling about time cannot be conveyed to a child.”

"I asked you to communicate with her so that she could clarify her own thoughts, rather than thinking according to her previous habits... She's a simple girl and won't lie. If she's confused, she'll admit it. Since she's still insisting, it means that what she's doing now is what she wants to do."

"I respect her opinion, too."

"But I didn't expect, Lavinia, that it was you who was confused in the end."

Maria said softly, thinking for a moment, and then took off her gloves.

The cold fingers gently cupped one of the girl's cheeks, allowing her wrinkled, bitter face to look at him.

Under the compassionate gaze, the girl's face slowly relaxed.

Maria also raised her thumb and slowly stroked the corner of the other person's eyes.

The soft touch gives girls a different feeling.

Gentle, comfortable...

"You're wondering why your knowledge isn't playing the role you imagined, right?"

Maria's voice was very soft, so soft that it could even be said to be gentle.

This made the girl who lost her parents early feel once again the gentle warmth that seemed to wrap herself up.

That is a great existence called mother.

"Um……"

Lavinia lowered her head and muttered.

"You study very hard, girl, but that only means you have more knowledge than others..." Maria said. "Abundant knowledge doesn't determine the outcome of negotiations."

"But..." Lavinia gritted her teeth. "What I learned is all about law. This knowledge should be the most universal and common rules... everyone should abide by it..."

"I've noticed that you've only studied books on law... girl." Maria shook her head. "Perhaps this makes you think your words are persuasive, but in reality, the law isn't omnipotent... especially in Syracuse."

"Rules aren't what you imagine, possessing a supreme magical power that forces people to obey simply by uttering them... In fact, ever since the day the rules were established, countless people have attempted to challenge them..."

"Then..." Lavinia's expression was very conflicted. "What is the meaning of the law?"

"I'm not sure what your purpose and motivation are for studying the law, but I'm certain that in the world I'm familiar with, the law exists solely to protect the weak." Maria calmly explained her doubts to the girl. "It does indeed achieve this. Often, it does play its role, deterring those lunatics... But it's not an infallible truth. There will always be those crazy people who push themselves to their limits and try to break the rules."

“You can’t do what you want to do just by learning the rules.”

After Maria finished speaking, she also held up the girl's face and slowly placed her lips on her forehead.

The unusual touch made the girl's body suddenly tense up. She stared blankly at the woman in front of her with her grey eyes wide open in astonishment.