Sophia turned around and looked directly into Hilde's delicate face.
"and then?"
"Make a fist."
"Yeah, I've tightened my grip."
"Then, hit me in the face as hard as you can."
"Huh??? Why... I, I won't hit you!"
"Hurry up, I want to know whether your strength has been improved because you are the Oracle. Don't worry, my body's tolerance is very strong. As long as you don't punch through the Hildre Wall with one punch, I will be fine. Come on!"
Hilde was ready. She bent down slightly, stretched her face forward, and closed her eyes. This was completely asking Sophia to hit her. Although Sophia didn't want to do this, Hilde said so. Sophia could only look at her fist, and finally took a deep breath, then raised her fist and punched out directly.
boom--! ! !
Hilde stopped only after crashing through five walls.
She climbed up from the pile of rubble and shook the dust and dirt off her head.
"Sissi!"
Sophia was about to run out of the house.
But Hilde stopped him in time: "Don't move, stay in the house, don't come out!"
"But……"
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Hilde felt her face burning. This was no longer a small matter... She originally thought that, as an oracle, Sophia had not awakened any actual abilities, which meant that her divine power should not be that strong. As a result, when Sophia's little pink fist came down, Hilde was lucky to react in time. When Sophia's little pink fist swung at her, she used her hand to block her face in time, buffering most of the force. As a result, she was knocked away.
Otherwise, Hilde's face would probably hurt even more now.
The sudden loud noise attracted a lot of people's attention.
Chapter 4, Section 2: The Power of Protecting Others
The first person to be attracted was Aspasia.
When she heard the loud noise, she rushed out.
"what happens!?"
As soon as Aspasia came out, she saw Hilde standing on a pile of rubble, looking dusty and dirty. Aspasia was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked up to Hilde and asked, "Sissi...what happened?"
"It's okay, I was just kidding and ended up breaking five walls..."
Hilde looked at the huge hole in front of her.
I don’t know what to say now.
This is the only reason I can use to fool people.
After Aspasia calmed down, she asked, "Are you guys playing so intensely?"
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"...Well, what should we do? All the walls have been smashed. However, the new palace will be completed soon. We should move into the new palace tomorrow. Otherwise, this house will be uninhabitable." Aspasia looked at the holes and said helplessly, "Alas, it will be quite troublesome to repair these walls. After that, we might as well just demolish this house and use it to build a more meaningful building..."
"Yeah, I think that's okay."
Hilde had no choice but to agree.
At this time, I could only grit my teeth and agree.
Fortunately, most of the palace has been completed. Although some small places have not been built, it is not a big problem to live in. Therefore, Sophia's punch is equivalent to helping Hilde move.
"what happened……"
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
At this time, other people also arrived at the palace one after another.
At the same time, officers rushed in with soldiers.
"Okay, nothing happened, you all can leave first."
Hilde couldn't say that he was knocked away by Sophia's fist, otherwise, he, as a king, would be too embarrassed. In the end, Hilde persuaded those who had gathered because of worry to leave. After they all left, Hilde breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mother, you should also go to bed early."
"Well...but, are you really okay?"
"It's okay, just leave this to me."
Hilde could only smile bitterly.
Alas, the current situation is really chaotic.
Hilde really didn't know what to say.
After calling everyone away, Hilde returned to her room and looked at Sophia, who was curled up on the bed. Sophia seemed very scared now. She hid at the foot of the bed and wrapped herself in a blanket, trembling all over. Hilde knew that after Sophia's punch just now, she must have been very scared. After all, she felt that she had hurt Hilde, and at the same time, she suddenly had a terrible power that she could not believe.
This is not a joke.
This is the power of a true oracle.
In fact, Sophia's strength is not particularly strong. The strength of the Thracian King is probably more than one order of magnitude greater than Sophia's. But the problem is that when Hilde was fighting with the Thracian King, it was impossible for her to stand in front of the Thracian King and let the Thracian King gather all his strength and hit her in the face. Because of this, Sophia's punch just now created such an effect.
Hilde has learned his lesson now.
anyway.
You can't just stand still.
Let Sophia take a punch like this.
This is no longer the soft little pink fist of the past, but the real One Punch Man.
"Okay, it's okay."
Hilde walked over to Sophia and patted her head gently.
"Do you think I'm hurt?"
"I, I actually..."
"Flew out?"
"Yup!"
"So... so what?"
“You’ll die!”
"I'm not an ordinary person. If I could be killed by your punch, I would have died long ago and would not have lived until now. Ah, anyway, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. I'm really fine... It's better to say that you should cheer up. This power is a gift from the goddess. You should cherish it and not be too afraid of this power, so..."
Hilde didn't know what to say.
Anyway, that’s it.
Isn't it natural that the Oracle has great power?
"but I……"
"Think about it, you have such great power, which means you can protect the people around you when facing danger. When I encounter difficulties, you can stand behind me and protect me. If you think about it this way, don't you think this is a good thing? So, let's face this matter well, don't escape, and don't be afraid. There is no need to escape from this matter, right?"
"Um……"
Sophia nodded helplessly.
It seems that she has to accept the status quo.
I'm afraid it will take some time.
However, Hilde became a little troubled.
Sophia's appearance really means that she has become an oracle, and an oracle means that she must be in contact with the gods. Now it is certain that the oracle who is in contact with Sophia can basically be ruled out as the most active Olympian gods, and it is very likely to be the Titan gods who have disappeared... However, among the Titan gods, there are very few gods with such complex runes, so Hilde thinks that this is a problem worth studying.
Perhaps, it is possible to access the original book of creation within one's own body.
Can provide many clues.
But speaking of the Genesis Library...
"Sophia, can you tell me something?"
"W-what?"
"That is, when you were dreaming, did you come into contact with anything related to the original book of creation?"
"No...ah, I remember now, the goddess once told me a word called...the key of darkness!"
"The key of darkness... the key... the key? The key!"
Hilde suddenly thought of something.
Isn't this key something that often appears in pairs with the Original Book of Creation in those ruins?
Is the full name of this thing the Key of Darkness?
Of course, relying solely on these, there is no way to confirm that the key in the ruins is the Key of Darkness. Perhaps, it is possible that these two things are not the same thing at all. We cannot jump to such a conclusion for the time being.
Chapter 4, Section 3: A sudden change in life
These things now seem to have made great breakthroughs, but these breakthroughs cannot solve the current confusion. The things that Hilde is confused about now, such as the key and the secret of the original book of creation, are still full of mysteries, and still cannot solve the series of situations he is facing now, so he still can't be anxious now, and wait and see if he can find more evidence later.
Hilde thought so.
Then he said to Sophia:
"Well, if you can't get rid of the horns on your head now, you'll have to go out with a hood on from now on."
"Then I might as well not go out."
"No, what nonsense are you talking about."
Hilde said angrily:
"Anyway, I'll make you a hood, and you can just wear it when you go out. It just so happens that I still have a large piece of the purple cloth Xerxes gave me, so I can use it to make you a hood and a cloak. This way, if you can cover the horns on your head, there won't be any problem."
"OK, all right."
Hilde said so.
Sophia could only nod in agreement.
So Hilde had to comfort Sophia to sleep first.
However, Hilde was confused now. Did Sophia suddenly need to suck blood to survive like she did when she recalled it? If that was the case, it would be a blow to Sophia. Hilde knew that Sophia would not be willing to suck other people's blood... So Hilde could only not tell Sophia about his confusion for the time being. If Sophia really had this problem, it would not be too late to consider it later.
Alas, Hilde really felt sorry for Sophia.
She meant it from the bottom of her heart and didn't want Sophia to become an oracle.
Strong power also means more responsibilities and things to do. This is not a good thing. In Hilde's mind, she doesn't want Sophia to be in danger. She only wants Sophia to live a happy and leisurely life, and to shoulder all the responsibilities by herself. But now... Since Sophia already has such power, it means that she will definitely not be content with peace.
Sophia is a girl who cares very much about others.
When you have this power.
She would definitely choose to help Hilde.
Hilde would never refuse this kindness.
Hilde didn't need to sleep. After Sophia fell asleep, she found the purple cloth, rummaged through the boxes and found the sewing box. She began to cut and sew the cloth by the candlelight. Hilde cut the cloth boldly according to the result she wanted. Every piece she cut was equivalent to hundreds of times the weight of gold. However, Hilde didn't care at all. She was thinking about how Sophia would look after putting on the hood.
"..."
Sophia woke up once in her sleep.
When she opened her eyes slightly.
But she saw Hilde sitting on a chair by the window, carefully sewing a hood with needle and thread, looking very serious. When Sophia saw this scene, she wanted to say something, but... just looking at this scene, she felt an indescribable touch. Now, she could really feel that Hilde's love for her might really be far beyond her imagination. So, Sophia closed her eyes again and continued to sleep.
Wait until early the next morning.
After Sophia got up, she put on the hood that Hilde had prepared for her.
"Hmm? That's just right!"
Although Sophia's hood is not exquisite, the overall size is very suitable. To be precise, it is not a hood, but a cloak that can cover the whole body. Sophia can even cover her whole body and only show her face. In addition, the wide hood also allows Sophia to lower her head without anyone seeing her expression. In this way, Sophia looks like a member of a secret church.
