Hate Me, Miss Witch!

In the black tower, deathly silence returned.

Only Hathaway was left, with her long golden hair scattered, standing alone in this lonely tower.

Time seemed to be frozen in eternity, leaving only a small hourglass not far from her, where tiny grains of sand were constantly flowing.

There was a dead silence in the eyes of the golden elf.

After a long time, a faint light appeared in them.

"You are so willful, Teacher Xia..."

The voice of the golden elf was still cold.

But it was less naive and more hoarse and lonely.

"You just thought of everything and arranged everything on your own."

"You are always like this. Should I call it arrogance or male chauvinism..."

"Pretending to be confident, you took care of everything on your own, leaving all the risks and pressures to yourself, and leaving me a shortcut without pressure and danger."

She opened her mouth gently, feeling the unspeakable grief spreading in her spiritual world bit by bit, like waves spreading out.

"You think you can calculate everything in the world, everything, and you believe that everything and all changes will develop as you imagine."

"But you have never thought about yourself."

"Have you ever thought about...if you really sleep in the abyss forever, how should I deal with it-"

"How can I really live a healthy and happy life as you designed and wished."

"You have never thought about whether there will be someone worried about you behind you,"

"And..."

The corners of the golden elf's dry mouth moved.

"I'm not the vase princess you planned, who would stay quietly in the dragon's room like a trophy, and would only appear in the ending and cutscenes after the hero defeated the dragon."

"Of course, maybe in your eyes before, I was indeed such a vase."

"I was ignorant and naive, even ridiculously stupid, and I was in danger but had no awareness... Apart from being pretty and the emotional value provided by calling you Teacher Char, there was nothing else to recommend me."

"But - it's not like that."

"I don't want to be that kind of vase."

"I won't be so clumsy and clumsy forever, and I never want to be so clumsy forever."

"One day, I will no longer be a burden and a nuisance to you..."

"Instead, I can stand by your side with dignity and proudly say that I am your disciple, the proudest disciple."

She paused slightly.

Then, she stretched out her white fingers.

The light golden magic gathered at Hathaway's fingertips.

In the air, the ancient elf language was clearly outlined.

"The abyss you mentioned..."

"Or is it the so-called "inside of the world"? "

The corner of the golden elf's mouth suddenly outlined a tiny arc.

"If that's the case, then Teacher Xia."

"Don't blame me for ruining your plan."

Her eyes moved slightly.

Then, they locked onto the turbulent sea below the illusory tower.

The sky was bright.

The sea under the sun was a magnificent spectacle that Hathaway had never seen before.

However, at this moment, Hathaway's mind did not linger on it at all.

Instead, all her mind was invested in -

the blue sea, and somewhere on the sea surface.

An endlessly deep and dark side was slowly rotating, constantly driving tens of millions of tons of seawater. Above the turbulent black hole.

That was the location of the Lost Island.

But now, it has turned into a huge whirlpool above the endless sea.

The whirlpool swallowed the light, it was unfathomable, and it was difficult to see the true appearance of the bottom of the whirlpool.

However, Hathaway knew clearly in her heart that the Lost Island, the Elf King's Court, and Char were at the end of the whirlpool.

On the inside of that world, in the inner sea of ​​the star.

This whirlpool was the remnant of the previous fall of the Lost Island.

The golden elf took a deep breath.

Forced down In her heart, she immediately activated the magic of the sky, entered the whirlpool, entered the abyss, and was eager to meet Char again.

She knew very well that with her current self.

Relying on the status that was only at the peak of the legend, and had not even entered the boundary of demigod.

Even if she entered the whirlpool and came to the abyss, it would only cause trouble for Char.

Char had tried his best to get himself out of the control of the blood of the Elf King...

And if she really obeyed the impulse in her heart and did that, it would be I just failed to live up to everything Char had done for me, and I was handed over to the Elf King again as a handle that could be slaughtered by anyone.

Moreover, at this moment——

The world wall that was shaken and pierced by the Holy Spear has healed.

Without the power of the Holy Spear,

Even if it is a genuine mythical creature, or even a true god——

It is extremely difficult to cross the intact world wall and enter the abyss that no one has ever set foot in before.

However, since it is only extremely difficult, it means——it is not impossible.

Maybe it doesn't exist in the main material plane.

However, in this vast and endless sea of ​​stars, the infinite continuous multiverse, and the countless folding and overlapping secondary dimensions——

There must be something other than the Holy Spear that can penetrate the wall of the world.

"By then..."

"Xia Ya, I..."

The golden elf's soft muttering to himself was not finished yet.

At this moment, nothing has been achieved yet, and she can't do anything yet.

No matter how promising you are, it will be nothing more than meaningless Haikou.

She turned around gently and cast her gaze behind her, at the square of illusory bookshelves in the black tower that Xiaya had created with her heart.

Then, Hathaway's eyes became indifferent and indifferent little by little.

All the longing, confusion, and ignorance that belong to women——

Including hearing Xia Ya's last words, which were almost the same as a confession, the joy and excitement of "the person I like also likes me" were all restrained.

Because she knows that now she doesn't have time to be dragged down by these feelings.

If at the end, Char cannot return smoothly from the deepest part of the abyss——

Then all the joy and ups and downs of my heart at this moment will eventually turn into boundless despair.

And Hathaway didn't want to experience that despair.

She didn't want to be the vase princess in the bard's story who would only silently look up at the night sky from the safety of the rear, praying for the brave man on the expedition and praying for his safe return.

She wanted to be a variable that could interfere with the final outcome, even if the extent of her influence was insignificant.

Therefore, at this moment, the golden elf... does not miss, sigh, or lament the time of spring and autumn.

Concentrated his energy.

Calms the ripples of longing.

Not only thoughts, but also emotions are blocked together, as if frozen into ice.

Then, step by step, the golden elf walked into the black tower, the illusory and boundless library.

This was the last gift that Xia Ya left for her.

It carries all the knowledge that Char knows, not only the thousands of original spell books accumulated by later generations in the field of magic and arcana for countless years, but also a big book that contains all taboo and occult knowledge. pavilion.

If you want to become stronger in a short period of time, break through the legendary boundaries, and even get rid of the backhand left by the Elf King in your own Elf bloodline.

He even discovered other ways to shake the wall of the world and enter the abyss besides the holy spear.

So--

This library is Hathaway's only opportunity.

Of course, this process will be long.

Far away from the prosperous world, losing all intelligent creatures that can communicate, guarding a pile of books in a large library, and being alone and lonely.

"It's really fickle--"

"I."

The golden elf spoke a silent whisper.

If it were someone else, it wouldn't be long before a person would be so lonely that he would go crazy or even lose his mind, making it impossible to survive anymore.

But for Hathaway, this is just the most simple and unpretentious daily life in her life of nearly a thousand years.

She has long been accustomed to loneliness and being with loneliness.

However, all this changed a year ago.

A human boy named Char briefly illuminated her life.

Bringing light to the Golden Elf allowed her to peek into the bright world in an instant, and feel the fireworks of the human world that she had never experienced before.

"Having seen the light in your eyes, it will be hard to get used to the darkness again..."

She gently reached out her hand.

As if it was the last nostalgia, I touched it gently——

Above the frozen distant vision magic water curtain, there is the face of the human boy.

The next moment, the water curtain collapsed, and the far-sighted magic was touched.

The golden elf never looked back and walked into the depths of the big library.

…

The long river of time is the fairest thing in the world.

It never stops because of anyone or anything, it just flows forever.

For Hathaway, the incident on the Lost Island almost changed her entire life.

However, for the Western Continent, for the vast multiverse—

A small movement at the edge of the endless sea is nothing more than an insignificant ripple.

Because it involves the Holy Spear, and even the partial remnants of the Creator of the Glory Era——

A few days after the incident, on the endless sea, the majesty of mythical creatures walking around the world could be glimpsed from time to time.

No one knows their purpose.

Perhaps he is still loyal to that glorious era, loyal to the Creator of that era, the Master of the Throne of Heaven.

Or maybe, it's just that he covets the power of the holy spear and covets the remaining divinity.

But in the end, no matter what kind of intentions the mythical creatures came to the endless sea, they ended up with nothing.

Without the help of the holy spear, even the true god can only stare at the dark whirlpool above the endless sea and the door leading to the abyss in a daze.

Everyone knows that it contains great secrets and great opportunities, but they have never been able to enter it.

And they have never discovered Hathaway, the last remnant of the Lost Island in the main material plane.

Long before these mythical creatures descended from the gods, Hathaway had already taken the illusory black tower and used the magic of space to transfer to the star realm and the dimensional void.

Strange to say.

Clearly in Char's expectation, Hathaway, who had gotten rid of the curse of her bloodline and left the Lost Island, should be able to bask in the sunshine openly and truly feel the beautiful world.

But for the golden elf.

To Char, the lost island was like a cage, shrouded in eternal night——

That is, her entire world, her entire world.

The golden elves who lost the Lost Island also lost their place of residence.

Only by drifting between planes could she briefly recall every bit of her time in "Char's Little Flying House" and feel a little of the warmth of that "home". .

There is no concept of time in the star realm and the void.

And that small hourglass has been turned over countless times.

In the silent illusory library, the golden elf finally slowly opened his eyes again.

Around her, countless ancient books were opened at the same time and suspended in the air.

All the mystery was dissipated and turned into ordinary books again.

And such a scene also means——

In this library, all the forbidden knowledge and all the arcane scriptures have been completely understood by Hathaway and she has memorized them all.

This is a great achievement that Charya himself did not expect.

Even for himself, he simply asked Yui to copy the database from the Black Tower, White Tower, and Foresta Empire's library, and then asked Yui to query it when needed.

The knowledge he truly mastered himself did not reach even one tenth of it.

"It's really... a long process."

In the silent library, the golden elf with long hair looked around.

Her appearance has not changed——

However, in those pale golden eyes, the childishness and youthfulness that previously belonged to the girl have completely faded away——

Instead, there is a dead silence that no one can see through, like a ghost story.

"I finally found it, Teacher Xia Ya."

"Come to your side and be your way to help."

Until the words Xia Ya were mentioned.

The golden elf's beautiful pale golden eyes, which were as dead as dead wood, had just become vivid and full of life again.

"Silver fire."

"Or according to Teacher Char... "The secret fire of the goddess of magic"? "

She spoke silently to herself.

Among the secret records in the Great Library, apart from the Holy Spear, it is the only taboo thing that can directly interfere with the World Wall itself.

However, even the records in ancient books are unclear.

Wandering in the deepest part of the star world, it has never been obtained by anyone.

Even its existence itself only exists in the deduction using fragments of rules and cannot be determined.

There were once mythical creatures who went to the depths of the star realm to pursue traces of the silver fire, but in the end there was no news.

But, for Hathaway——

From the beginning, she already had a choice.

Hathaway took one step forward.

Along with the ripples of starlight, the golden elf's silhouette quietly disappeared into the illusory black tower.

Relying on the knowledge left inside the Black Tower, she has broken through the boundaries of the demigod.

Of course, according to the description of the information Char left behind, she did not utilize divinity and did not embark on the road to becoming a god. She should not be called a demigod, but the so-called "throne".

But, that’s just it——

But it's not enough.

"Use five hundred years of wandering in the star world to reach the true "realm of space." "

"Acquire the power that is comparable to thousands of troops."

Her figure disappeared into the depths of the star world, and only her unfinished words echoed in the empty black tower.

"That's when the time comes, Teacher Xia."

"You are no longer fighting alone."