Although Sonia had displayed an air in the battle against the Law Angel that could be called "Sword Opens Heaven," "One Sword Angel Kneels," and "Invincible With Me In The World," after chatting with Ash for a while, she fell asleep again.
To keep Sword Maiden's mother from worrying, Ash had no choice but to carry her back to the Serve Family and say goodbye to Martha. Honestly, the atmosphere was so awkward that Ash wished he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes and crawl inside—Martha knew Ash was the scumbag who had broken her daughter's heart, and Ash also knew that she knew. Yet Ash had come back to tell her, "Your daughter was already getting better, but after she came out looking for me, she fainted again, and now I'm going to take her away." Just sorting out the clues gave the distinct impression of a university student who had almost managed to climb out of the fire pit, only to suffer at the hands of the Heretic Leader again.
But Martha did not make things difficult for him. She only asked him to wait a moment while she went to make some snacks Sonia liked. When Ash swore he would protect Sonia, Martha merely smiled helplessly and said that as long as she was happy, it was fine.
Only then did Ash notice that Sonia, asleep in his arms, wore a faint smile. But even when they returned to Gospel, Sword Maiden still did not wake.
And it was not just her. The Witch, who theoretically had already completed the Six Wings Trial, also remained unconscious. Ash vaguely guessed it might be because of Vishy—the Drama Poet had said that the three of their trials had already been linked together, and it would only