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

"...Please don't mind me."

Cellinina obviously heard Maria's words, but she quickly gritted her teeth stubbornly and decisively made an application to Maria.

She looked at Maria seriously and spoke seriously.

"I can be alone..."

"..."

Maria didn't reply.

On the other hand, Victoria's Secret gave its own answer.

"Miss Texas is also a distinguished guest of the Bellone family... If possible, I hope you can all go to the Bellone Manor together..."

Victoria's words were very flattering, but while she was speaking, she kept glancing at Maria.

It was obvious that he had received orders to bring Maria back.

After thinking for a moment, Maria looked at the stubborn Celinina beside her.

Finally, he nodded gently.

"can."

……

The group didn't waste too much time.

Less than half an hour later, everyone arrived at the Bellone family.

Cellinina was taken by several bodyguards to a nearby garden to rest, while Lavinia took the initiative to leave to look for Leontuso.

As for Maria...she was carefully invited into a hidden meeting room.

And here, two people were already waiting for her.

One was Bernardo, the head of the Bellone family, whom Maria had met.

As for the other one, he was a man with a depressed look on his face.

After noticing Maria's arrival, the two of them stood up almost at the same time to express their respect for Maria.

On the other side, Victoria left the room very tactfully and handed it over to a few important figures.

In the room... everything was quiet...

"So... you're the one looking for me?"

Maria walked quietly to the side, nodded to Bernardo, and then sat on a chair with her eyes slightly lowered.

"who are you?"

"...My name is Albedo, Albedo Saluzzo, the current head of the Saluzzo family."

The man drooped his shoulders, and his face showed none of the temperament that a patriarch of a large family should have. He just hung his head, looking very weak.

"My father is old Saluzzo, who passed away a few days ago..."

"Please grief."

Maria was a little confused. She actually didn't understand what the other person was talking about, but out of respect for the dead, she still spoke to comfort the other person.

The man also smiled bitterly, then silently raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him.

She was very beautiful... She had an elegance that almost emanated from her bones. Although her clothes made her look extremely sharp, it was not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to see that she possessed a wealth of upbringing.

This can be seen from Maria's calm sitting posture.

After observing for a while, she shook her head and continued slowly.

"Everyone was actually prepared for Father's departure...even though his departure was truly too sudden."

"But before my father left, I learned some news from him."

"...About me?" Maria tilted her head, somewhat curious.

But obviously, Maria guessed wrong this time.

What she had done was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the families in Syracuse. They would never pass down the fact that there was a man who single-handedly defeated most of the families in Syracuse and left in a swagger.

What old Saluzzo said was something else.

"I noticed... the current Miss Texas is learning from you, right?"

"Chelinina? Yes... Is there something wrong with that?"

"I hope... my children can learn from you."

We are all smart people, so there is almost no beating around the bush in the conversation.

In fact, even if Albedo wanted to maneuver, he had no room to maneuver.

After all, he was the one begging Maria, and Maria didn't need him.

"study?"

Maria frowned slightly.

Albedo on the side seemed very sincere.

"Yes... I hope that my child, Lapland, can study with you..."

"..."

"I'm not an outstanding person... In fact, I never thought I was a qualified heir. At least, under my leadership, the Saluzzo family can't maintain its top-tier status like it did under my father's leadership." The man said, lowering his head again.

But Maria probably understood what the other party meant.

The strength of the Syracuse family was not fixed, but was dynamically balanced depending on the leaders of each family.

Today, the only families in Syracuse that can be truly called first-class are the twelve largest families. Among these twelve families, Texas led by Salvadore and Saluzzo led by old Saluzzo are undoubtedly the largest and truly top-notch families.

Albedo obviously realized this.

He is a very smart man.

Or in other words, he is a very astute calculator.

He knew that it would be impossible for him to continue to lead the Saluzzo family to excellence, so he placed his hopes on the next generation and paved the way for them.

Judging from the current situation, the Texas family's remaining strength is far from exhausted, and the family members are still strong, so maintaining their strength for two or three generations is not a problem.

Although the relationship between Laplande and Celinina is not obvious now, it is obvious that for the two children, the interference of other factors is not obvious.

If the two children have enough friendship at this time, they will naturally be able to take care of each other when it is their turn to inherit the family in the future.

And judging by what Maria saw and heard in the future, the man had indeed done just that.

Although the relationship between Texas and Laplander is delicate, the two are indeed good friends who understand each other best.

only……

"I'm sorry, but I don't have any plans to recruit more disciples for the time being."

Maria shook her head and chose to refuse.

It's not that she has any preference for Texas, it's simply because she has something to do now.

In fact, if Maria had known about the existence of the behemoth of Syracuse, she would not even have accepted Texas.

In the face of the giant beast's threat, she must focus her attention on the giant beast.

Teaching disciples and so on... will have to wait until later.

"Is that really the case..."

The man was not surprised to hear Maria's refusal.

Rather, if Maria agreed very readily, he would have to doubt the ideas of his older generation.

Perhaps, Mr. Salvadore's vision is not always accurate.

But...it's impossible to make him give up.

It's not just about the future of the family...

More importantly, he needs to consider the present situation of his family...

The day when they...will officially go to war with Grey Hall won't be long...

……

"Chelinena?"

In the garden, Cellinina just came here and was about to continue her stretching exercises, but found that there was already someone sitting here.

A girl she had only met once.

"Lapland?"

Celinina tilted her head and looked at the other person.

She didn't think much about Lappland. From her perspective, the two of them had just had a few simple exchanges, and there was nothing worth remembering.

So I just nodded and didn't say much.

But obviously, Lapland didn't want it to end like this.

She frowned and took a decisive step forward.

"Chelinina... duel with me!"

"...Duel?" The little girl tilted her head. "Why?"

"I'm going to beat you!"

"……Why?"

"Do you need a reason to defeat you?"

"You can't beat me...and I don't know why we have to duel." Cellinina shook her head, obviously not wanting to get entangled with the other party too much.

On the side, Lapland saw that Celinina was unwilling to take action, so he gritted his teeth and took a decisive step forward.

"Don't even think about running away!"

She reached out, trying to grab Cellinina.

The speed has increased several times compared to before!

Such a big change made Celinina a little surprised.

How did she suddenly improve so much?

but……

Looking at the girl with a determined look, Cellinina was silent for a moment, then gritted her teeth silently.

This speed...

Much slower than Ms. Maria...

Chapter 227 Plan

Laplande seems to have an obsession with defeating Celinina.

Celinina didn't know why the other party had such an idea... After all, in her opinion, there was no special entanglement between her and the other party.

The two men had simply trained against each other a few times, and then won.

But Lappland obviously didn't see his victory that way.

Her strong competitive spirit made it impossible for her to accept losing to a girl of the same age as her...

And it’s not the kind of victory where both sides give their all and end up fighting to the death.

Cellinina is understated throughout.

This was even more unacceptable to Lappland.

So, even if Cellinina didn't want to fight at all, she was unwilling to let the other party go.

Instead, after a stern shout, he charged forward decisively.

But Lapland had never expected this.