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Something was off.
Valkyrie Sophia was giving him a strange look.
Not only was her gaze off, but she also seemed to be amping up her divinity.
When Sophia had summoned her, she was just a faint phantom. Just now, the Valkyrie—who had been a phantom... Her divine body seemed to have become corporeal, and a suit of armor made from condensed divine power had appeared on her.
No...
Was she gearing up for real?
Was she actually going to hit him?
Didn't she have a conscience at all? Had she forgotten how he used to treat her?
"Just put on a show, don't take it too far."
[Don't worry, I'm getting into this... to fool Sophia. When I hit you later, I won't hurt you... don't run away, and don't dodge, I'll lightly hit you a few times then leave.
If you understand, Sophia is the Saintess of the War God Temple, and the War God... is my immediate superior. She summoned me, and if I return without accomplishing anything, I'll be punished by the War God.