"Sister Ela!"
Seeing Elashia, Sophia appeared extremely excited as she rushed over and threw herself into Elashia's arms.
Seeing Sophia become so lively now, Elashia was also extremely happy.
For her, nothing was better than being able to personally witness others' situations truly improve through her help.
Watching her sister directly rush into Elashia's arms, Cecilia behind her could only smile helplessly.
If it had been her in the past, seeing her sister's behavior, she probably would have directly scolded her sister's improper conduct.
However, the current Cecilia had truly recognized that Elashia was a quite gentle and kind person, and Elashia didn't care about so-called etiquette at all.
On Elashia's side, however, she suddenly realized something.
Sophia's illness hadn't been completely cured yet, so why was she already moving with such vitality?
This shouldn't be the case logically.
[Dead Wood Comes to Life]'s effect wasn't to strengthen people's bodies, but only to heal injuries on people.
Since treatment hadn't ended, why was Sophia already moving so freely?
Unable to figure it out no matter how she thought, Elashia summoned the system.
"Use Appraisal on Sophia."
[Understood]
[Character: Sophia]
[Status: Muscle Atrophy (Currently Healing)]
[Warrior Level]: 15
[Strength]: 240
[Agility]: 271
[Battle Techniques]: None Learned
Ah?!
She's only twelve years old! My God!
Elashia now finally understood why Sophia could move so freely even though her illness wasn't cured yet.
It wasn't that her illness was cured, but because of her own reasons!
Looking at Cecilia behind Sophia, Elashia couldn't help but sigh.
Is this the power of bloodlines in this world? Truly terrifying.
Reaching out to stroke the golden little bundle in her arms, Elashia smiled and said:
"After about three or four more treatments, your body will be fine. Is there anything you want to do?"
However, Sophia suddenly said something that made her sister's smile behind her immediately freeze!
"I've decided! After my body gets better, I want to become Sister Ela's Guardian Knight!"
?
Cecilia's heartbeat immediately skipped a beat.
What about me?
Before Elashia could react, the system notification came.
[System Task Issued]
[Task One: Give Sophia a reality check—"You're too weak to protect your sister." Task Reward: Horn (Weapon)]
[Task Two: Gratifyingly pat Little Sophia's head—"Good, you have the talent to become a knight. Sister Ela will leave her protection to you from now on~" Task Reward: Modao (Weapon)]
[Task Three: Put on a serious expression and say to Little Sophia—"That won't do. Sister Ela already has your sister~" Task Reward: Warrior Level +1]
Elashia looked at the task options and immediately eliminated Task One.
Never mind how she and Cecilia would explain after she said that—was that "too weak" comment serious?
Elashia had no doubt that after Sophia's illness was cured by her, beating up knights in the army with a girl's body wouldn't be a problem.
Task Two was quite good, but after looking at the reward and Cecilia's current expression, Elashia suddenly felt it might not be so good.
Although Sophia was just a little girl, when it came to knight topics, Cecilia might be somewhat sensitive. While children speak without thinking, the speaker might be unintentional but the listener might take it to heart—she couldn't damage their family relationship.
Elashia decisively chose Task Three.
Elashia tried her best to show a serious expression.
"That won't do. Sister Ela already has your sister~"
"Eh~"
Cecilia behind Sophia showed a somewhat pleased expression.
Although her sister couldn't really steal her job, hearing Elashia say that still made her very happy!
Elashia crouched down and continued stroking Little Sophia's head, smiling gently:
"But having this intention makes Sister Ela very happy."
However, after speaking, Elashia suddenly felt something wasn't quite right with her body.
Her body felt somewhat hot.
But she didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, her body had already been enhanced by the system, so she shouldn't get sick.
Elashia looked at Cecilia and said:
"Let's go inside first."
However, when Cecilia saw her, she showed a somewhat strange expression.
Why was the [Qi] in Her Majesty's body overflowing around her body after she said that?
This was obviously abnormal.
Logically, the [Qi] of warriors before awakening wouldn't overflow, and warriors after awakening should be able to control the [Qi] in their bodies.
Unless... Cecilia thought of the only possibility.
Your Majesty had just awakened?
Only warriors who had just entered the awakening process couldn't control the [Qi] in their bodies.
If left alone, Your Majesty might be in danger!
In the army, knight awakenings generally required guidance from veteran knights! Otherwise, there was a possibility of the body exploding and dying!
Cecilia immediately realized the situation was urgent!
But! Her sister and Elashia, who had no common knowledge about warrior awakening, couldn't be explained to quickly!
She needed to get her sister away first! Otherwise, she might interfere with her guidance of Elashia's awakening!
Cecilia thought for a moment and immediately said to Elashia:
"Your Majesty! I suddenly remembered I have some personal matters to discuss with you!"
Then she immediately gave Candice behind Elashia a meaningful look.
"Prime Minister Candice! Could you please watch my sister for a while!"
After getting Candice's agreement, before Elashia could even react, Cecilia immediately grabbed Elashia's hand and brought her into her room.
Leaving only Candice with a grave expression and Sophia with a smile that seemed to show her scheme had succeeded outside the door.
Candice had seen uncontrollable anxiety on Cecilia's face just now. She didn't know what had happened, but she knew it was probably something urgent related to Elashia.
Little Sophia was on a completely different wavelength.
Earlier, she had read in the latest volume of "The Villain Princess Won't Meet Her Guardian Knight" that the knight lady, who had been suppressing her feelings for the princess, finally stopped suppressing her emotions after another knight confessed to the princess. She asked the empress out and confessed her feelings under the moonlight.
So when she said to Sister Ela just now—"After my legs get better, I want to become Sister Ela's Guardian Knight!"
It was specifically to give her sister a push!
Plan successful!
Watching her sister hurriedly pull Sister Ela into the room, Little Sophia showed an Aunt smile that shouldn't belong to someone her age.