On the streets of Turin.
The crowd was growing larger.
It seed like even the workers who were still at the factories had taken a half-day off, leading their children and families, grasping their ager wages, and cautiously stopping by snack stands or jewelry stalls.
"You can look around, but don't be too obvious about your intentions, it's too conspicuous."
"What should I do then?"
"Follow ."
The judge lady apparently had no experience being at the forefront of an investigation, nor did she know how the Bologna Family had trained her in her childhood. Such strong combat talent surely wasn't cultivated just for clerical roles, right?
A mont later, Lavinia, holding roasted nuts wrapped in paper, looked sowhat bewildered at Losa.
"Eat, it's best to eat while walking."
"Isn't that a bit rude?"
"Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Holy Mother wishes for everyone to relax, you should follow her teachings."
"Did the Holy Mother say that?"
"I don't know, but that's what the Holy Mother in my mind would say—today, you should take a break, eat whatever you want, play whatever you want, instead of fasting, bathing, repenting, and reciting scriptures."
Lavinia's brows eased, and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted: "Hearing your description, the Holy Mother seems much more approachable."
She crushed a nut and put it in her mouth, savoring its rich flavor.
"It seems your faith is working."
On the streets, the Saluzzo Family mbers could already be frequently spotted, disguise or not, their unique bloodline aura couldn't escape Losa and Lavinia's notice.
"Better to believe it than not."
Losa shrugged: "If sothing happens, Lamduo couldn't bear such consequences."
The Saluzzo Family's power was concentrated in the Northern Apennines, and over the years, so small families, relying on the Yakxi Family's backing, had encroached upon a lot of their territory, Bologna being one of them.
If even Turin, neighboring Saluzzo, fell to the Yakxi Family, even if the family didn't punish Lamduo, he wouldn't be able to face himself.
In comparison, the Bologna Family had fewer worries.
"More and more people, are they all going to see the circus performance?"
"All for the Dragon Rider defeating the Giant performance, after all, both the giant dragon and the giant are legendary creatures."
"Are there really Dragon Knights?"
Lavinia frowned, very skeptical.
Dragon Knights have always been a rare profession, firstly because dragon species are often fierce and unruly, not easily tad over so food; secondly, fighting on dragon-back often restricts the knight's fighting ability, making it less than the sum of its parts.
"I doubt it."
Losa shook his head: "In recent years, the most famous Dragon Knight is the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, who rides a Land Dragon, it's hard to believe that this circus could have such a person."
"But since they dare to advertise like that, at least they should have a fake Dragon Knight appear, or furious audiences would make them regret it."
The minimum ticket price of thirty Lira was already equivalent to days of expenses for many families in Turin, not a small amount.
At the ticket booth, long lines had already ford at the three ticket windows.
"So many people!"
Losa couldn't help but click his tongue.
Lavinia broke open a nut, curiously looking around: "Just queue slowly, if you're tired, you can sit over there for a while, I'll buy two tickets later."
Losa smiled bitterly: "I thought I should be the one saying that."
Lavinia asked, surprised: "Why?"
"Well... it's hard to explain, forget it, let's wait together."
"Hmm..."
Lavinia responded, becoming thoughtful: "Maybe, perhaps, we don't have to wait."
"Why's that?"
"I saw soone I know."
"Stay here, don't move."
Lavinia instructed, then walked into the crowd.
A mont later, she returned to Losa, holding two tickets sowhat nervously and said: "Can you give a one hundred Lira bill?"
"Oh, sure."
Losa obediently handed over the money, feeling equally uneasy as there were only 200 Lira left in his pocket, and the Centurion's allowance for the new month was still uncertain when it would be issued.
She stuffed the tickets into Losa's hand and went back into the crowd, only to return to Losa a mont later.
"I ran into a junior, I told him that there was likely going to be an incident at tonight's circus performance, so he sold the tickets to at the original price."
"Quite worth it, both these tickets are in good spots, near the front."
"So what do we do now, just wait?"
"We could buy so more snacks."
"I'm not that much of a glutton... isn't there anywhere else you want to eat or visit?"
"I already toured around when I ca to Turin yesterday."
Losa shielded Lavinia, and they squeezed out of the crowd, encountering a group of people cursing and fighting, as always, there were those who disregarded rules and tried to cut in line.
"Losa, you treated to nuts, I should have offered you a coffee or a drink in return."
Lavinia seed to hesitate for a long ti before mustering up the courage to say.
"But, I have no money left."
"Although I still have a hundred Lira bill, it's my al money for the month, sorry, how rude of ."
Losa, amused, said: "No need to be so formal, friends understand each other's difficulties—I'm just curious, does your workplace pay that little?"
Lavinia, sowhat distressed, said: "It's related to your suggestion last night, I plan to use most of my salary to rent a mansion in the suburbs to help the holess get through the winter."
"How could one person's salary be enough for that?"
Lavinia said sowhat urgently: "I know that no matter how hard I try, there are only a limited number of people I can help, but I'm doing my best, and I think that's enough."
"You don't need to be so eager to defend yourself..."
Losa smiled bitterly: "The more eagerly you defend yourself, the more it shows that although you understand such principles, you still feel guilty for not being able to help more people—if that's the case, why not consider my suggestion from last night?"
Actually, in Losa's view, Lavinia was already doing more than most people of this era who considered themselves good.
"Anyway, I won't be doing anything illegal with you."
Lavinia said firmly.
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