I don't want to be an elf!

However, William had never heard of the existence of a person named Yatogami Tohka in the human kingdom.

Judging from her combat prowess during her sparring match with Nephren, her total magical power alone surpasses that of William, the former aspiring hero, by countless times, and she is comparable to the true heroes in the hero's party.

In fact, his total magical power might even exceed that of a true hero.

If such a person truly came from the same era as William, they would not have been overlooked when selecting heroes.

"Tohka, you just said that the strike that pierced through the mountain was only half of your power?" William asked to confirm.

“Hmm.” Tohka Yatogami nodded. “But I can probably use that kind of move dozens of times.”

"What do you mean?" William was taken aback. "Shouldn't it only be used twice?"

"How should I put it..."

With a wave of her hand, Yatogami Tohka's violent spiritual energy gathered into a sphere that easily obliterated the room: "Just like this, it's one or two tenths of the power I can control, but it doesn't mean I poured one or two tenths of all my power into it, just the part I can control."

The crowd looked at each other, none of them understanding what this meant.

Only William showed a hint of understanding, as if he comprehended her meaning.

"You mean, if you compare your body to a bucket, and the water stored inside to magic, but you can't use all the water at once, and you can only use a maximum of one cup's worth at a time?"

“That’s right, that’s right! That’s exactly what I meant!” Tohka Yatogami nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?" Athena finally lost her temper. "You really can use that move dozens of times? Just how much magic power do you have left to squander?!"

“This is unheard of.” Nigolan exclaimed in surprise, covering her mouth. “I’ve been in charge of this fairy warehouse for some time now, and I’ve never seen any golden fairy with such a vast reserve of magic.”

After receiving confirmation from Tohka Yatogami, William became even more certain that she was not human.

If she truly possesses the immense magical power she claims to have, then she could not possibly be human.

The characteristic of the holy sword used by human heroes is that it becomes stronger when faced with a stronger opponent, borrowing the enemy's power to fight against the enemy.

The fundamental reason is that humans lack magic power. Even as a hero, being able to use magic power to strengthen bones and muscles during battle is already considered to have an impressive reserve of magic power.

Holy swords, amulets, forbidden spells—only by relying on these could humanity gain the means to defeat the Demon King.

Even the mage in the hero's party, the strongest spellcaster with unparalleled magical skill, known as the "Polar Star Grand Sorcerer," needed the most efficient medium and the highest-grade staff to mobilize external magic.

Based on the situation during Tohka Yatogami's battle, she is clearly a warrior, not a mage.

The ability to manipulate magic without chanting or a medium, and not just any external magic but magic from within one's own body, is something no magician can achieve.

"If she's not a golden fairy and not human, then what could Tohka be?" Chtholly asked, voicing the question that had been nagging at her.

But none of the people present could answer the question.

The golden fairies live in a closed world and know very little about other races.

Although Nigolan had spent many years on the ground as a member of a scavenging team, knowledge of other races was not among the knowledge she needed to know.

Although William is a hero of the ancient humans, he only knows swordsmanship and cooking, and his real age is only eighteen.

They were all unable to answer Tohka Yatogami's question about race.

"To understand Tohka's true race, we need to start with Tohka herself."

Nigolan sorted out her thoughts and sat down in front of Yatogami Tohka: "Could you tell me about your earliest memories? Perhaps we can get some clues from them."

"My earliest memories..."

After thinking for a moment, Yatogami Tohka replied, "When I first opened my eyes, I saw yellow sand and rocks, as well as many ugly monsters."

"Is your earliest memory of encountering the Seventeenth Beast on the surface...? And then what?"

“After that, my memories would occasionally break down, and sometimes when I opened my eyes I would be in completely different places. Until one day I met the giant lizard, who thought I was the Golden Fairy and invited me into the spaceship,” Tohka Yatogami recounted. “I originally wanted to leave alone, but the giant lizard thought I was the Golden Fairy and persuaded me to work for the military, and then arranged for me to come here.”

"Do you remember how many years have passed since you started having memories?"

"Hmm... I remember experiencing two winters, so it's been about two years?"

"Two years? Only two years?"

"Yes."

“Although you have no memory and seem to lack some common sense, you are not unfamiliar with this world, are you?” Nigolan reasoned. “In other words, you should have lost your memory, rather than actually only being born for two years.”

“A reasonable guess,” William agreed. “However, the reason for losing his memory is definitely not personality disorder, which is a condition unique to Gold Fairies. Since Tohka is not a ghost, the reason for her amnesia must be something else.”

"Furthermore, even the military's first-class officer, Haiyanpi, did not know Tohka's true race, which suggests that Tohka's birth may have nothing to do with the military."

"But are there any forces in the floating continent cluster that harbor more secrets than the military?"

"Of course there are, for example, the Orlando Trading Company, and for example... the most mysterious figure in the floating continent islands, the Great Sage."

Nigolan sighed.

"However, their secrets are beyond our reach."

Chapter Fourteen: The Demon King's Clan

While the two were speculating about Tohka Yatogami's identity, she remained silent.

At this point, keeping silent is the best option.

She herself was certainly aware of her identity.

An elf.

Moreover, she is a pure elf. Unlike the other elves who were originally human, she is the only one among the ten elves who was born with her own will due to the spirit crystal.

In some ways, she's even more like a fairy than the Golden Fairy.

However, the concept of elves does not exist in this world.

No matter how they guessed, they could never guess her true identity.

The group discussed for a while longer.

However, since Tohka Yatogami provided too little information to form any reasonable speculation, they had to give up.

“However, if Tohka weren’t a Gold Fairy, she probably wouldn’t be able to stay here,” Nigoran said regretfully. “It’s such a pity that she can’t stay even though it’s the first time a new member has joined.”

"Huh?" Tohka Yatogami was taken aback. "Why?"

"Because all the islands associated with the Golden Fairy are forbidden zones for other races."

Only after being reminded by Nigoran did she remember the treatment of the golden fairies in this world.

Because infiltrating the Golden Fairy race so easily, she forgot that the Golden Fairy race was forbidden to be contacted by outsiders.

If they are really kicked out of the fairy warehouse, the difficulty of completing the main quest will increase significantly in the future.

The main quest requires her to become the princess of the Golden Fairy. Although it is not necessary to stay in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, she must at least have contact with the Golden Fairy in order to complete the quest successfully.

If Tohka Yatogami's non-Golden Fairy identity were discovered by the upper echelons of the Floating Continent, according to the laws here, she would definitely be excluded from the list of Golden Fairies.

If the people of this world were more cruel, they might have imprisoned her and studied her strength and body.

Of course, even if they really wanted to do that, they wouldn't be able to succeed.

Yatogami Tohka isn't like Honjou Nia, an elf who loses all resistance when chained up. Even if you chain her with ten chains, she could easily break free.

But if that were to actually happen, her relationship with the floating continents would be completely severed.

At that point, let alone becoming the princess of the Golden Fairies, she might even have to draw her sword against them.

This is not the situation she wanted to see.

"Can you treat me as a golden fairy?"

Yatogami Tohka blinked, looking pitiful, and said, "I like it here, can you please not send me away?"

Seeing her looking like a puppy about to be abandoned, Nigolan showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

She could understand why Tohka Yatogami wanted to stay.

After losing his memory, he appeared on a dangerous surface and fought against the Seventeen Beasts for two years. He encountered the Second Division of the Winged Army and almost got into a fight. After narrowly escaping this ordeal, he finally found a safe place to live.

However, this peace was short-lived, as he was once again forced to face the unknown future because he was not a golden fairy.

This is definitely something that Yatogami Tohka, whose mental age is probably similar to that of a child, would not want to face.

“Why don’t we just let Tohka stay?” William suddenly said. “Even the military treats her like a golden fairy and sent her here, so there’s no need for us to tell them the truth. We can just keep playing dumb.”

"Tohka is indeed a good girl, and I hope she can stay if she can."

Nigolan pondered for a moment, then looked at the adult golden fairies: "This is your home, what are your opinions?"

“I think it’s great to have a new member joining. Even if Tohka isn’t a Gold Fairy, we can still be friends,” Chtholly said.

“I hope the newcomers will stay! It feels like it would be a lot of fun!” Asya said with a grin.

“Stay here,” Nephren said succinctly.

“Alright, since everyone wants Tohka to stay, I won’t report this to the military,” Nigoran said helplessly. “You guys better watch yourselves and don’t accidentally spill the beans about Tohka.”

Everyone expressed that they understood.

Seeing that she wouldn't be kicked out of the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, Yatogami Tohka breathed a sigh of relief and gave William, who had spoken up first to plead for her, a grateful look.

William smiled slightly, indicating that it was nothing to worry about.

His desire to keep Yatogami Tohka in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse also stemmed from his own selfish motives.

After ruling out the possibility that she was either human or a golden fairy, her true identity became even more mysterious.

Leaving her in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse was driven by both curiosity and vigilance.

Yes, vigilance.

Although no one else knew what race could possess such a vast reserve of magic power, William had a few clues in his mind.

However, he had no intention of telling anyone about this conjecture.

Because even he himself is not yet sure.

William's gaze toward Tohka Yatogami deepened.

He had once witnessed a race that used magic with the same unbridled abandon as she did, unleashing astonishing power capable of splitting mountains and cleaving rivers with every gesture.

The Demon King Clan.

To this day, he still vividly remembers the scene of his battle with the Black Candle Lord.