I don't want to be an elf!

She knew that Yatogami Tohka wouldn't actually hit the children; she only said that to give these naughty golden fairies a warning.

As expected, after hearing that Yatogami Tohka had gained the right to spank, the girls who had gathered around earlier fell silent.

This made her feel a little helpless.

Tohka Yatogami's first impression was enough to scare children, and now that Nigoran has said this, it seems that these children won't be playing with her for a long time to come.

The main quest requires her to become the princess of the Gold Fairy race, which means she needs to gain the approval of all Gold Fairies, including adult individuals like Chtholly and Nephren, but also these underage Gold Fairies.

She also planned to take this opportunity to get along well with these little guys.

It seems I'll have to wait for another opportunity.

Just as she was about to finish her breakfast, the sound of clashing swords came from outside.

She couldn't help but look out the window at the open space, where she saw the golden fairies competing early in the morning.

Chtholly and another adult golden fairy from the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, Aethea, were sparring with each other, both clad in armor and wielding ancient weapons.

William stood not far away, seemingly evaluating the two men's fighting style, occasionally pointing out areas for improvement.

“That’s how William instructs them to fight.”

Seeing that Yatogami Tohka's gaze was drawn to it, Nigoran explained while wiping the oil stains off her hands: "Just like William said when he introduced himself at the welcome party yesterday, he is a human from five hundred years ago. He is very knowledgeable about the use of ancient weapons, or rather, holy swords. He has been correcting their fighting methods these days."

Relic weapons are weapons that orc scavenging teams from the floating islands unearthed from lost human ruins after coming to the ground.

A century ago, these relics and weapons were called holy swords by humankind.

According to the history of the floating continent islands, human heroes, wielding these holy swords, fought their way through thorns and brambles, eliminating the demon king who intended to destroy humanity and nipping the seedlings of disaster in the bud.

However, the appearance of the Seventeen Beasts replaced the Demon King, completing the mission that the Demon King had failed to accomplish: the complete annihilation of human civilization.

The Holy Sword is one of the few legacies that human civilization has left to this world.

“In the past, these children only knew how to fight by burning their own lives to obtain magic power. But after William appeared, he showed the Golden Fairies a way to fight without using magic power and even with greater power than the ancient weapons.”

Nigolan watched as Chtholly and Athena sparred and adapted to the new fighting style below, and couldn't help but show a gratified expression: "The reason why the golden fairies have such short lifespans is because they need to burn their life force to exchange for magic power when they fight. Now that they have a new way of fighting, they can live longer."

"Is this a good thing?" Yatogami Tohka couldn't help but ask.

"Well... it's always good to be alive." Nigolan gave a bitter smile.

Just as the two were talking, seemingly noticing the gaze from above, Nephren, who was sitting on the lawn watching the game, turned around and looked at the cafeteria window.

Seeing Tohka Yatogami by the window, Nephren waved to her, signaling her to come down.

“After you finish eating, go down and practice with them,” Nigolan said. “You are also a Golden Fairy, so learning new fighting techniques from William will benefit you.”

"I understand."

Yatogami Tohka finished the eggs and ham on her plate in a few bites, then, with a piece of toast in her mouth, she ran to the lawn outside.

She walked over to Nephren, who was watching the game from the sidelines. She ate a few bites of toast, clapped her hands, and brushed off the crumbs.

Aren't you training with them?

“That was the original plan,” Nephren said, “but now that you’re here, we can train together.”

"Hmm."

Seeing that Yatogami Tohka had no objections, Nephren took her to William, who was training the other two Gold Fairies.

After explaining the situation, William immediately agreed.

The correct way to use relic weapons is not something he needs to keep secret; on the contrary, the more people who know it, the better.

"Speaking of which, where's your relic weapon?" William asked. "I didn't see you with any relic weapons when we arrived. Although we have extra armor, we don't have any extra relic weapons. Why don't you wait a bit, and have Chtholly and the others lend you one after they finish their training?"

"No need, I have my own armor and weapons."

With a thought, the Divine Armor Ten Forms and the Angelic Slaughtering Lord appeared.

Bathed in sunlight, her divine armor shone brightly, making her resemble a valiant and fearless Valkyrie on the battlefield.

Nephren and William were stunned by what they saw.

"Where did it come from?"

Nephren couldn't understand what she was seeing and took a few steps closer.

She tapped on the armor of the Divine Armor Tenth Form, but after searching around, she couldn't find any suspicious mechanisms, which made Nephren even more puzzled.

"Even if you ask, I still don't know," Tohka Yatogami said. "It's like breathing; it's summoned naturally. Can't you do it?"

"How could that possibly work? None of the golden fairies I've ever seen could do it."

"Is that so? That's really strange."

“Interesting…” William stroked his chin thoughtfully. “Could it be spatial magic? It’s been so long since I’ve seen that.”

Unlike Nephren, although he was also surprised, he had seen similar situations before.

Five hundred years ago, when humans were the dominant species on the continent, this kind of spatial magic that could conjure armor and weapons was already very popular.

Even he himself has used items related to spatial magic.

Back then, when he fought his nemesis, if he hadn't used spatial magic to bring several holy swords with him, he probably would have been killed by his nemesis long ago, without even having the chance to be petrified.

"But golden fairies shouldn't be able to use spatial magic," William thought to himself.

Judging from Nephren's actions, she had never seen the ability to conjure armor and swords out of thin air.

Or perhaps, only the Gold Fairy from the Fourth Fairy Warehouse had never seen spatial magic, while Tohka Yatogami from other Fairy Warehouses possessed such an ability?

Just like how only the Golden Fairy of the Fourth Warehouse knows the correct way to use the Holy Sword?

Or is it a special ability that only Tohka Yatogami, a Gold Fairy, can use?

And what's the deal with this strange sword?

Although one can sense the immense power contained within it, its appearance does not resemble that of a holy sword.

The Holy Sword is called a sword, not because it is a sword in nature.

The so-called holy sword is actually just a combination of various amulets with different abilities connected together to form the shape of a sword; its essence is a combined amulet.

Although there were many questions, William had no intention of asking them.

After all, he knew that Yatogami Tohka had lost all her memories, so asking her anything would be pointless.

"Since you won't get an answer anyway, why don't you two have a friendly spar and see what happens?"

After thinking for a moment, William said.

"Fighting is the best way for warriors to communicate. Maybe I can learn something from your fighting style."

Chapter Ten: The Inch-Stopping Challenge

Both sides were ready quickly.

Yatogami Tohka wields the Angel Slayer, while Nephren holds the Holy Sword Seal of Sania.

After they stepped back to a suitable distance, they both turned their gaze to each other.

William, acting as referee, slowly raised his hand after both sides were in position.

Then, he swung it down suddenly.

"start!"

At the referee's signal, both players acted in an instant.

Yatogami Tohka charged forward, while Nephren summoned butterfly-like fairy wings, flapping them and soaring into the air.

By retreating in an attempt to advance, Nephren dodged Tohka Yatogami's oncoming vertical slash.

Once she lost the momentum of her initial charge, Nephren immediately swooped down and brandished her holy sword.

"Qiang————!"

The two forces clashed, producing a metallic clang.

Feeling the power emanating from the sword, Tohka Yatogami raised an eyebrow.

"Clang clang clang clang clang—!"

The close-quarters melee combat, with its simple and unadorned strikes, stirred up waves of wind, blowing up sand and gravel.

Tohka Yatogami intended to use her strength advantage to force her way through, but she found that the more force she used, the greater the pressure from the sword became.

Despite having an absolute advantage in strength, Nephren wielding Insania was like a slippery fish.

With each clash of swords, the vast majority of the force was cleverly absorbed, used against her, and transformed into power to counter her.

"A friendly reminder: the fighting style I teach utilizes the Holy Sword's characteristic of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents, absorbing their power and then using it against them," William cautioned. "If you try to decide a battle purely through brute force, you'll only end up losing."

"There are actually swords of this type?"

"All holy swords are like this, except that the sword you are using now is probably not a holy sword, which will put you in a disadvantageous situation."

"It doesn't matter if it's not the Holy Sword, I'm very strong."

In a battle against the wielder of the Holy Sword, pure brute force will only lead to a disadvantage.

In that case, we won't need to use pure power.

Yatogami Tohka channeled her spiritual power into the Angel, causing the silver sword to glow with intense purple light.

"boom!"

The shockwave from the explosion of spiritual energy sent Nephren flying, tumbling several times in the air.

Having finally regained her balance with the help of her fairy wings, Nephren looked at her opponent and said expressionlessly, "It's just a competition, is it necessary to unleash such a massive amount of magic power?"

"Hmm?" Tohka Yatogami tilted her head, seemingly puzzled.

But soon, recalling what he knew about the Golden Fairy, he understood why Nephren had said that.

Although the Golden Fairies are a race that can use magic, the quality and quantity of their magic are extremely limited. Once they exceed the limit, they need to open the Fairy Corridor and exchange their life force for stronger and more magic.

Therefore, channeling magic into the Fairy Wings and the Holy Sword is the most cost-effective way to use them.

No Gold Fairy would release their magic power through sword energy like Tohka Yatogami did just now; such a method of using magic power is too extravagant for them.

Because without the Golden Fairy, one would feel they've lived too long.