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

When Maria was discussing with everyone where to imprison Kal'tsit, Tracy was also present. It was only after he nodded that Maria put this person in a place no more than a hundred meters away from his sister.

but……

Theresa's behavior just now clearly showed that she didn't know about this.

"……I believe in him."

Maria's incident had not yet made Theresa silent, and the subsequent sentence made the girl even more silent.

She knew that Maria was reminding her that her brother was not completely open with her.

He also has things to hide.

But she still chose to believe him.

"We all hope that the Sarkaz will have their own future..."

"I've seen some countries where the spiritual leader and the actual leader are two different things."

Seeing the girl like this, Maria didn't know what to say.

After all, this is the other party's own choice, so the consequences will naturally be borne by the other party.

However, she still wanted to remind the girl.

If you really don't want to fall out with your blood relatives, perhaps it would be best to separate the actual leader from the spiritual leader.

only……

Looking at the kind girl with a stubborn face in front of her, and recalling Tracy's sharp look in the conference room, she roughly knew the result.

"Fate will eventually put you on opposite sides of the scale, Your Highness."

Maria said, shaking her head slightly, and prepared to leave.

Theresa also looked at Maria's resolute back in silence.

"Please wait..."

"Ok?"

Maria was also a little confused when she suddenly heard the other party calling her.

But when she turned around, the girl had sorted herself out, and that pure smile was on her face again.

At least on the surface there is no problem.

"Can you... stay with me for a while?"

"……Can."

Maria was silent for a while and thought about it.

The meetings she had to deal with today were basically over, and things were almost over. The only thing left for her to do was go back to eat, but...

Looking at the girl in front of her who was pretending to be strong, Maria still chose to agree.

But at the same time, she used a bone pen to slowly tell Lamaren that she might be back late today, then turned around and followed Theresa.

Although they were there to keep each other company, Kazdel didn't have anywhere good to go right now, so the two of them wandered around the castle for a while, and finally ended up in the study.

Outside, the sky gradually darkened.

Maria and Theresa sat on chairs around a table, doing their own things silently.

Maria is reading a book, and Theresa is sewing clothes...

On the table, the snacks had already gone cold...

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Ms. Maria..."

Perhaps because the constant silence made both of them a little uncomfortable, Theresa hesitated for a moment, then turned her head slightly and looked at the other person.

"Who...are you?"

There was no light in the dark room. Theresa and Maria sat side by side by the window where they could see the huge moon.

The girl, as white as a flower, looked at Maria's profile and asked softly.

"..."

Maria didn't answer immediately, she just continued to flip through the book.

"You want to discuss... something philosophical?"

"Or are you just curious about me?"

“…I think it’s both.”

Theresa also raised her head and couldn't help sighing.

Maria was still too mysterious to them.

There are more and more signs that Maria knows and possesses much more than she shows.

She was like an iceberg, and what they saw now might not even be the complete picture...

She still believed in Maria, otherwise she would not have invited Maria to such a private meeting.

but……

If possible, she also hopes to know more about the other person.

I can't say I know everything about my friends, but at least I shouldn't be completely clueless when it comes to asking questions to my friends...

"Ms. Maria...what kind of person are you?"

Theresa leaned back in her chair, looking up.

Maria also stopped flipping through the pages of the book, and after a moment of silence, she quietly closed the book.

"I have no idea……"

"Ok?"

"I don't know what I am..."

Maria sat in a chair, looking out the floor-to-ceiling window at the blue sky and the bright moon.

She could still only see a normal moon.

"You may have many opinions about me, but I'm no different from you... I don't know the news you don't have, and I often find it difficult to understand things you can't comprehend... It's just that I'm more in-depth than you in some things."

Maria said, silently looking at her fingers.

Her slender skin was smooth and delicate, and she didn't look like a warrior at all.

But who would have thought that Maria was actually a hunter who had engraved killing into her flesh and blood?

"My former race was called Cainhurst... and that's also my last name."

"In some ways, they're not much different from the blood demons you're familiar with, but the difference is... there are more people like Dukare over there."

"I was born and raised in a place like this... Strangely enough, my compatriots like to call themselves God's chosen people and proudly declare themselves Cain..."

"But I just see myself as a human being...a person who goes with the flow."

Maria silently put down her hand and gently lit the candle beside her.

The slender flame burned Maria's hand mercilessly, but the weak firepower could not even leave a mark on her fair skin.

Her body had already become incredibly strong.

Theresa also looked at this scene in astonishment. Almost instantly, she understood what Maria wanted to express.

Obviously, Maria's subsequent experiences must have been extraordinary.

But she was considerate enough not to ask, because she could see that Maria didn't really want to talk about the past.

So she just remained silent for a while and then lowered her head silently.

"Do you... have any regrets about your life?"

"I've encountered a lot of things so far, some of which I regret, some of which I was unable to do..."

Maria said this, lifting the pendant hanging on her chest.

That was the pendant that Lady Sicily gave herself.

The pendant that I should have taught my daughter...

"But I can't really keep reminiscing about it, so I choose to respond to those people with my own actions..."

"I consider myself a person... not a good person, not a bad person either."

"I don't know if just looking at what's in front of me is an answer, but I'm definitely tired of searching for my past."

Maria let out a deep breath, stood up silently, and looked at the other person.

How could she not understand Theresa's thoughts?

This ordinary girl, at her current age, is forced to accept responsibilities that she once dared not even think about... Even with so many people around her to help her, she is still confused about whether she can take on the responsibilities of her current identity.

This time, the communication with herself was not so much about wanting to understand Maria, but rather that the girl wanted to use Maria to figure out what path she wanted to take.

Maria also didn't mind taking some time to comfort the other person.

She walked forward silently, and in Theresa's astonished gaze, she slowly knelt on one knee in front of the girl draped in the moonlight veil, and lifted up one of the girl's hands.

"You may be confused and overwhelmed about your future, and you may not know whether you are suitable for this position...but these comments are not what you should be thinking about."

"Do what you should do in your current position. I won't tell you how to become a leader, but if this is just from a personal perspective, then please be a willful person and make every choice you make without regret..."

Maria whispered, and in the girl's dazed gaze, she gently touched the back of the girl's hand with her lips.

The moonlight scattered on her back, like silver-white armor.

Sharp, handsome, yet with a hint of gentleness that exudes a hint of coolness.

After a moment, she raised her head slightly and looked at the girl.

Theresa's face instantly turned red...

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Chapter 285 You smell like her...

The next day.

Maria's face remained calm as she woke up from her comfortable bed.

This is the same unfamiliar environment...but this time, the people around her are not the ones she is familiar with.

"call……"

The pink little lips slowly exhaled a little fragrance, and the fair and defenseless appearance made people a little shaken.

Maria just looked at the little girl sleeping beside her, shook her head, and then got up carefully.

She had a long chat with Theresa yesterday.

The girl had long been unable to bear the excessive pressure.

For a man who is only in his early twenties, the responsibility of the Demon King still seems too heavy.

In fact, her situation is worse than Lamaren's.

After all, Lamaren was chosen and trained since she was a child.

But in the girl's past, she was just an ordinary tailor.

Suddenly accepting Hei Guan's recognition disrupted all her original plans for the future.

It's also natural to feel confused and overwhelmed.

If it weren't for Maria's chapter, she would probably have some psychological problems that were difficult to suppress.

But after a night of counseling, the situation is much better now.

only……