She definitely doesn't think Teresa is holding back, because the latter has more confidence in the Black Vatican Priest than she and Foster combined.
In this way, even if unwilling to believe, Lian has to admit that the reason Teresa said 'no' is probably only because...
"He's doing it on purpose."
Teresa watched the blue markers flickering on the sand table, chuckled and said, "It's a trap, though it's not very obvious, very much in his style, but the previous scout track was too indicative... haha, though I don't know why, apparently he has quite a bit of resentment against 'me' ~"
Completely unlike the previous timid look when frightened by Motan's (targeting Foster's) killing intent, the girl calmly pushed two pre-written instruction cards to Lian, her eyes flashing with a sinister light: "That's good, as a warm-up, this kind of skirmish is really too degrading. Senior Lian, I'll trouble you."
"Alright."
