The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest Chapter 271: Chapter 261: The Power Of Hope

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Chapter 261: The Power Of Hope Listen While Reading: Birds Fly Over the Mountain ----- Hope. By the very definition of the word, it is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. Or other times, grounds for believing that something good may happen. This is hope to me, or well, it could also be used to talk about something that could be the only hope of someone, such as, for example, surgery, that could be the last hope of someone... Things like that. But the {Heart of Hope} might be fundamentally different; the Heavenly Empress is obviously asking me something very serious here. Something important that I must need to answer correctly. “Hope, to me, are the dreams everyone carries, to accomplish their goals, and to carry on with the miserable lives we are given.” I went straight to the point with her. “When someone gives up hope, they give up on life, and everything becomes pointless. They no longer try and no longer move forward. They stagnate… and lose everything. Or perhaps they already lost it all.” Her sharp golden eyes looked at me straight into my own, and then she nodded, her white feathers shining brightly beneath the sunlight. “Good answer, but you could have added something more poetic to it, but I approve of it. Very dry interpretation, but it works,” she nodded. “For you, that’s what Hope is—just a feeling. But just as you’ve learned from the Heavenly Demon to transform Negative Emotions into solid, tangible power through Ki and Cultivation, the same applies to Positive Emotions or Feelings. And midst all of them, the strongest is, of course, Hope.” FLUOSH! Suddenly, her white-feathered hands flared with a golden flame, shining brightly, sometimes becoming almost silver, but most of the time remaining with the pure color of gold. “This is the power of Hope; it is both a refined form of Ki and also its own type of energy,” she explained. “I don’t produce it myself.” “Wait, you don’t?” I wondered. “The power of Hope will always be dependent on those that you protect. You might have great hope in yourself, but will that be it?” she asked. “Of course not. You must rally the masses; you must become their guide, their beacon of hope. Do you understand? The stronger your allies are, the more people rely on you, and the more people HOPE on you, the more of this power will bless you.” “But that’s… Wouldn’t that be…?” “Unreliable? Not at all; that’s where the {Heart of Hope} enters, a specialized organ made to endlessly accumulate the Essence of Hope and refine it,” she explained. “Even after so many people have died, the power of Hope remains within me, fueling part of my power. And everyone else is still alive; their Hope for a greater future and their trust in me are overwhelming. The fewer people there are, the greater the hope is for those that remain. It is sad, yes, but at the same time, it creates a balance where I have not grown weaker because of it yet, but because… of well, another circumstance you are already knowledgeable about.” “But how does this work exactly? You just make it happen, and you get it?” I wondered. “Of course not, dear,” she giggled. “It is a hard and very complicated process. You must first harness the Hope you possess and share it with those you love. The people you’ve brought. Aside from my goodwill, why do you think I’ve decided to take them? I was glad you brought so many people for the very reason I am explaining right now. They will become your Flames of Hope, and you must rekindle them to gain the Essence of Hope.” “E-Eh? I had no idea…” I muttered. “Wait, can you…?” “Naturally, your master will become the first to feed you with the power of Hope,” she nodded. “But before we start the ritual of initiation and before we forge a Heart of Hope, you first understand to a deep level what Hope entails and what it can be used for. Even more, what I use it for. And the reason behind it all. Why hope? Why me? How is this possible? I bet you are wondering many questions.