V1C10

a Few quiet days pass by while Matteo was enjoying his daily dates with Erica and Lilliana at random intervals since the two of them were deciding the days in a manner Matteo was not told about, however, on a peculiar raining day a black-robed man was standing in front of the school gate as if to wait for someone, Matteo kept his eyes on the man for a while before heading out fo the classroom under the excuse of feeling a bit sick, since Matteo was a model student the Teacher was not suspicious of him and allowed him to leave the classroom.

Unlike Matteo who left without the need to do anything, Erica and Lilliana deployed hypnosis magic to leave the classroom following after Matteo. "Matty!" Hearing Erica calling him Matteo turned to look at the blonde and silver-haired beautiful fiancee's of his coming after him, "I know you two are worried but I hope you two will keep a distance from that man while I will check it out okay?" The two them nodded while Matteo left the entrance of the school walking straight towards the black-robed man, however, was not showing any reactions but Matteo kept his vigilance up till he was a few meters away from the black-robed man. "We finally meet face to face little Campione"

Hearing the voice Matteo was feeling odd as it sounded close to that of an old man who lived for many years but the looks of the hand the person should still be young, so Matteo deployed undead detection only to realize he was facing an undead again. "Your the mad doctor who wants to create artificial Campione's? You should know it is impossible" the robed man began to laugh in mockery but a trace of happiness was there as well, Matteo was not sure how to face this doctor. "You know of me huh? I thought I removed all of the records about me" Matteo looked at the robed man, "Yeah, I don't know your name but the research reports are still there" The robed man nodded, "I see, well since we came this far it will only be fair to introduce myself!"

"My name is Giovanni Rossi! And I'm the genius researcher about Campione's" Matteo sneered "Genius my ass if you knew that it was impossible then why continue? There are laws that can't be broken to become a Campione" The robed man snickered "But you're the proof that there are other ways Campione's can be created" Matteo had a feeling his way of becoming a Campione was simply impossible to do as a mortal human but arguing with a stubborn old man would do him no good, "So what do you want with me?" The robed man quieted down before looking at Matteo with interest, "Come meet me in Romania, that is if you can catch me"

"And why should I chase after you?" The robed man chuckled, "Because if you don't, I will unleash the undead I have gathered over the years and have them explode all over Italy" Hearing this blatant threat Matteo was pushed in a passive position where he had to probe but if he probe wrongly he could cause this old man to become mad and rampage. Campione's were powerful beings but humans were not, so Matteo could only agree "Very well" The robed man chuckled happily before leaving Matteo alone looking at his back.

"Matty, what was that about?" Erica asked Matteo, he considered this for a moment before telling the girls what he spoke about. "So you will go to Romania?" Matteo nodded, "I have no choice, I will contact Salvatore to watch over Italy while I am gone so that means I will have to face that Battle Junkie in combat" Liliana felt pity for Matteo who did not want to face that sword nut, because of this event Matteo and the two decided to head home early where Matteo met up with his father.

"So it really is that old man huh?" Paolo spoke while collapsing on his couch rubbing his forehead, thanks for Matteo's timely intervention he managed to keep Salvatore in Italy but now Matteo will have to fly to Romania, "Yes, I already booked a flight together with the girls to Bucharest" Paolo nodded while calling Dante, "Contact Andrea and arrange a meeting so we can arrange Salvatore to be on stand by" Dante nodded before leaving, "Son, I hope you will be careful. You have done the correct thing to keep the old man occupied with the idea you're coming for him to keep Italy safe but you have to be careful as that old man studied the bodies of Campiones for a long time" Matteo nodded with a serious face.

When Matteo left the office to his room he realized the lights in his room was on which meant someone was inside but when he opened the door he saw Erica and Lilliana were packing his travelling bag for him. "Matt! This--- ah" Matteo gently patted since he knew this girl was being mindful about his personal space, "Thanks" Matteo gave his thanks to the two girls who assisted him to pack his bag so long although their flight was only in the morning and from the look of it, it will be a bit longer than two-hour flight to reach Bucharest, Romania.

Next morning Matteo awake with two girls dressed in pyjamas sleeping with him in the same room, although he was used to it, it was still something they had to hide from Paolo as he will have no idea how to face his father. "Morning princesses" Matteo gently kissed the forehead of Erica and Lilliana prompting the two of to wake up, "Morning hubby" Erica spoke with a seductive tone causing Matteo to pause for a moment 'She did not read the forbidden section books at the library did she?' He thought for a moment

"Morning Matt" Lillia rubbed her eyes, yawning while she climbed off the bed following Matteo out of the room while Erica took a little while longer since she was not entirely a morning person. When the three of them got washed and dressed, they enjoyed their last breakfast for a while together with Paolo, "I have already sent some men to Romania that will support you during your trip there so be vigilant" Matteo nodded

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Two hours and several minutes have passed since Matteo and the girls boarded the plane and landed in Bucharest, Romania. Although Matteo did not know where the doctor wanted him, he only knew the doctor required him to be in Romania and he chose Bucharest because it was close to the eastern borders of Romania so he can intercept the old man if he tries to escape once again. When Matteo and the girls left through the security check safely they were met by a massive crowd waiting for the people who just arrived to appear while some even held boards with names written on.

Matteo went to speak with one of the men who held a board with his name written on wearing a black tuxedo, "Young Master Blandelli" The chauffer greeted Matteo who appeared in front of him, Matteo nodded "Are you the one my father arranged?" The chauffeur nodded, "Yes, my name is Roberto and I will be your chauffeur during your stays in Romania" Matteo shook hands with Roberto before he called the girls over to introduce them to Roberto before the four of them left the area since it was getting crowded with how more and more people were approaching from the exit.

The airport was quite busy with people walking in different directions according to their needs, Matteo left their luggage on a trolley that Roberto was pushing for them while he led the way to the parking lot. "Have there been any sights of the undead?" Hearing Matteo's question Roberto shook his head, "None so far young master, however, more agents of the Bronze-black and Copper-Black knights have been coming to Romania to search for the wanted Giovanni Rossi, it is like this old man dissappeared the moment he step foot in Romania"

Matteo nodded with a serious expression, with no leads to follow will he have to blindly search? It was quite a predicament as Matteo was not certain if this old man will suddenly rampage at a place he will not be able to respond on time to contain it. "We will have to split up" Erica suggested but Matteo shook his head, "Too risky, this old man is an old acquaintance of your grandfather meaning he has knowledge of knights and their magics..." Just as Roberto turned to leave the parking lot an explosion occurred in the middle of the street when Roberto stopped, Matteo climbed out of the car moving swiftly towards the location where the explosion occurred.

What he saw was bodies blew in such a manner that it fell in the right places reading "Welcome to Romania", this was undoubtedly the welcoming message of Giovanni, Matteo silently cast several detection spells but he picked up nothing unusual and left since he did not want to get entangled with the authorities of Romania. "Matty, what happened?" Matteo gently caresses Erica's hair before taking the girls into the car with him, "It was Giovanni, it appears he used the undead he made as a method to monitor my arrival. Roberto, take us to the nearest hotel since it is going to be a long night" Roberto nodded while he started the car and took off before the area was surrounded by the police.

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"Kukuku, I see you finally arrived my guinea pig" Giovanni spoke while caressing the orb with such care that one might mistake him for being in love with Matteo who appeared on the orb for a while before it was cut off when the last undead died, "So how is the welcome ceremony?" Giovanni turned to speak with a middle-aged lady who wore a white robe over her scholar outfit, she appears to be in her thirties and gave off a faint aura of a god.

It was a Divine Ancestor that was currently helping Giovanni from the shadows, "Excellent, with this sample we can create a proper artificial Campione, unlike my failed attempt my previous self tried to make using lightning" The Divine Ancestor sighed at her previous self but soon recompose herself since they have much to do now that Matteo arrived in Romania they can finally get started. "Good Good! I can't wait to shove the results in the faces of those who called me a madman" The Divine ancestor sighed, "They're mostly dead by now" Giovanni who heard this felt his motivation sapped from his body as he looked blankly at the Divine Ancestor "Oh..."