Drawing Cards in the Middle Ages to Rise in Ranks-Chapter 573 - 347: Valentina’s Interrogation

Walking into the pitch-black hallway, Lavinia shook the snow from the grooves of her boots at the threshold, preparing to go upstairs when her brow suddenly furrowed.

She smelled a faint scent of blood.

The source seemed to be right outside her room.

Golden thorn vines slowly appeared on her arm, before she headed to her room.

She discovered a young man, dressed as a student, leaning against the wall by her door.

"Potter?"

"Sister Nia!"

The boy's face was very pale, with simple bandages on his body, but the wounds had already seeped blood.

Lavinia crouched in front of him, her tone a bit anxious: "Potter, what's happened to you?"

Potter was the most favored student of her teacher, and he had previously studied with her at the Turin Law School.

The young man's mind was evidently not so strong; seeing this close sister, tears welled up: "Sister, the teacher shot himself."

Lavinia's heart skipped a beat: "What's going on? Tell me in detail!"

"The teacher left a suicide note for you, and before passing, he instructed me to deliver it to you."

"Come inside with me first."

Lavinia helped him up, twisted the door open with one hand, her heart already in turmoil.

She put Potter on the sofa, intending to bandage him first, but the boy stubbornly said: "Please, sister, read the teacher's letter first."

Lavinia hesitated and accepted the blood-stained envelope, opening it:

Nia.

Perhaps I no longer have the right to call you this.

I grew accustomed to wrongful accusations, helping those so-called friends, which allowed me to easily ascend to the position of Milan's chief prosecutor.

But this time, it's fabricated from nothing!

They want me to call white, black, to send an upright, kind person to execution grounds, without even a plausible reason.

Nia, you are my most outstanding student, always have been; you are righteous but not stubborn, kind yet never afraid to confront evil with thunderous means, this case can only be entrusted to you.

I beg you to clear the wrongful accusations from this innocent, upright, kind child.

I am an incompetent person; this is all I can do.

Consider it as penance for the sins I once committed.

Lavinia was silent for a moment and said: "I need to think about this matter for a while."

"For now... spend the night in the living room; I'll bandage your wounds, and tomorrow, I'll have a friend get you out of Piedmont."

"Having offended the family, where can I go?"

Potter smiled: "Sister, I'm already satisfied having delivered the teacher's letter directly to you."

"Go to the New Continent, go to Texas, they need people there, and they definitely won't compromise with the orthodox Wolf Race."

"Teacher, did you expect that I wouldn't sit idly by with this?"

She chuckled lightly, throwing the blood-stained letter paper into

...

"I only took my eyes off for one day, and you've stirred up big news again."

"Miss, it has nothing to do with me."

"Losa, you completely treated my warnings as mere sounds in the air, didn't you, boy!"

"Miss, I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

"Don't play dumb, I warned you not to provoke that girl from the Bologna Family, yet you turned around and invited her to watch the circus performance, dealt with that demonic giant, and even went off to have a sweet world for two!"

"Miss, I did it all for the family."

"Alright, even if you did it all for the family, why didn't you report back to me immediately after resolving the situation?"

Losa was silent for a moment, then bitterly smiled: "Alright, it's my fault, Miss."

"Tell me, what are you thinking? If you truly like this girl named Lavinia... wait, you seem to have only known her for two days."

"Miss, you've misunderstood, we're just like-minded; I dislike the current state of the Wolf Race. If Miss Chelina and I were more familiar, and without worry about implicating the family, I might already be in Texas."

"You do have quite the courage."

Valentina seriously looked at Losa, as if recognizing for the first time this man, always quiet within the family, who secretly honed formidable Martial Arts.

"Have you been cautious all these years, unwilling to show your strength, because you're thinking of rebelling against Yakxi someday?"

Losa remained silent.

Valentina assumed he agreed implicitly, warning: "Such words, don't easily say them out loud again in the future, or they'll cause trouble sooner or later; that girl from the Bologna Family is likely trustworthy, befriending her is fine."

Regarding Valentina's change in attitude, Losa was surprised, but did not inquire further.

Although this trip added Lavinia as a target, his initial goal remained unchanged; he still aimed to gain Valentina's acknowledgement, not intending to completely unleash himself.

"Anyway, today, count your contribution; what reward do you want?"

"This is merely my duty as a subordinate."

Valentina rolled her eyes at him: "Don't give me that routine, just say what you want."

Losa awkwardly smiled: "Could you advance next month's salary for me?"

"Where's your money?"

"I recall you're not one to spend lavishly; you've already run out of money?"

"Living in the city, even without extravagance, requires much spending. For instance, today leaving home wearing a fine coat meant I had to avoid walking to keep it mud-free, and opted to take a carriage..."

"Alright, I understand. I'll write you a note; go see Stot tomorrow. Also, I heard you clashed with Lamduo?"

"Yes, a bit; he likely sees me as useless pretty boy."

"Haha, does he mean I'm an idiot who promotes subordinates based on their looks?"

Valentina's gaze turned cold: "Don't worry, tomorrow I'll warn him not to trouble you again."

"Okay, business is done. Tell me, what's it like to face the Holy Spear?"

Why are you all so interested in Jeanne?

Facing his counterpart's curious expression, he thought for a moment, then answered: "Nothing special; the holy radiance was too glaring, couldn't see clearly what happened. The greatest feeling might've been fear."

A lie always requires a hundred lies to cover up; Losa could only speak succinctly.

Valentina exhaled gently: "This one first helped Basilicata defeat the Expedition Army in Texas, then went to Turin. Reliable sources say the Knight of Radiance has been away from the Holy Knight Order for some time, the Holy Church folks are frantically tracking her, soon they'll appear in Turin—Losa, do you think, is there a possibility to collaborate with her?"

"Collaborate?"

Losa replied while thoughtfully pondering.

He originally had two guesses; after summoning his followers away, logically, only a certain timeline's followers are gone, and he may still encounter Jeanne, Chelina on another timeline...

The second theory is, regardless of how many timelines, followers are unique; once summoned away, they won't appear again.

It appears now it's the second case.

"How come, you've seen this woman yourself, she didn't conveniently deal with you and that girl from the Bologna Family, this proves even a Knight of Radiance can collaborate."

"I only wonder what to collaborate on?"

Valentina snorted lightly: "There's no need to play dumb with me."

Losa paused, shaking his head: "Miss, if you're hoping for a Knight of Radiance to deal with the Wolf Lord, it's probably impossible."

"What inside scoop do you know?"

"I know some things but can't say."

"Rather honest."

Shortly after she spoke, she patted Losa's shoulder: "The residual holy radiance on you is subtle but can't escape my eyes."

"No matter how deep, how close your connection with the Knight of Radiance, remember your identity."

Losa nodded: "Miss, I am a man of Saluzzo, this, always can't be faked."

"Hmm."

Valentina snorted lightly, turning away.

"Prepare me a special water bucket; I need a bath."

"Certainly."

Losa replied.

Waited until Valentina went far, then summoned Elmer: "Prepare a hot water bucket for Miss."