I don't want to be an elf!

Mountains and rivers shattered, lakes and rivers evaporated, the earth melted into scorched soil, and apocalyptic red clouds covered the sky, scattering curses that wiped out all life.

Under the torrent of Black Candle Lord's magic, he exerted every ounce of strength and magic, his holy sword shattered, and he even used seven forbidden spells of the level of those that would destroy a kingdom, in order to barely kill that powerful enemy.

William truly felt the oppressive aura of a demon king reborn when Yatogami Tohka unleashed her attack earlier.

Of course, this is just a guess.

He has no substantial evidence to prove that Tohka Yatogami is really related to the Demon King clan from 500 years ago.

Therefore, William wanted her to stay in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse so that he could observe her up close.

If you were to look for someone in this world who knows about the Demon King, William would undoubtedly be in the top three.

Although he suffered many hidden injuries in past battles and almost lost his ability to fight, he had fought a life-or-death battle with one of the Demon Kings, Black Candle Lord, so he could definitely be called the person who understands the Demon King the most.

"Well, even if she really does have some connection with the Demon King, she probably doesn't pose any threat."

William silently thought to himself as he watched Yatogami Tohka, who was so moved by being allowed to stay that she was almost in tears.

"However, the days ahead are destined to be anything but boring."

Chapter Fifteen: Nephren Learns to Cook

A week passed quickly.

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened during that week.

The borders of the floating continent islands were unusually calm for a while, with no signs of the Sixth Beast appearing, allowing the Golden Fairies to enjoy a relatively long vacation.

Yatogami Tohka also took this opportunity to get along well with the Gold Fairies living there, and they became close friends who could talk about anything.

While this is something to be thankful for, taking too long a vacation on this desolate border floating island is not a good thing.

In the gazebo outside the mansion, Athena lay sprawled on the table, looking utterly bored.

"Hey, Nephren, let's go out and play."

In the gazebo outside the mansion, Athena said listlessly, "If this keeps up, I might go crazy."

"I do not have time."

Nephren stared blankly at the recipe in her hand, not even looking up, and said, "If you're bored, why don't you help Nigolan with some housework?"

"Do you think I'm some kind of domestic chores fairy? Of course I'd try to avoid that kind of thing every time I can!"

"Nigolan will be very disappointed in you if she hears this."

"No, if she heard that, she would only give me more housework."

"You know that, so why are you still saying that?"

"Isn't she here?"

As she spoke, Aiseya cautiously looked around, and after confirming that Nigolan was not in sight, she lay back down on the table.

In the past, she would have actually enjoyed this leisurely life quite a bit.

The Golden Fairy spent most of its life either on the battlefield or in the fairy warehouse.

If Athena had to choose, she would prefer to stay in the fairy warehouse.

After all, this is a place where you can play and live carefree with your friends without worrying about losing your life to the Sixth Beast.

However, since William and Yatogami Tohka joined the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, her life there has become increasingly boring.

The relationship between William and Ctholly became increasingly ambiguous, and even the other children noticed the atmosphere between them, let alone the adults.

Don't they even consider the feelings of other single, golden fairies?

During this leisurely time without military conscription, Chtholly's life was much richer than others'; although it was a period of leisure, it was anything but idle.

Besides the regular training, she spends her days practicing as a bride with Nigolan.

Knitting, learning to cook, cleaning...

I'm simply too busy to keep up.

Although Asea exclaimed that Chtholly had forgotten her friends because of her looks, she was actually quite envious.

But there's only one William, and she doesn't want to compete with her best friend for a man.

As for Nefertane?

Aiseya raised her eyes, looked at Nephren who was learning a new recipe, and sighed deeply.

“It’s fine if Chtholly wants brides to train and learn to cook,” Athena said. “Why are you getting involved? No man will eat your cooking anyway.”

Strange to say.

Nephren, whose only interest used to be reading, suddenly developed an interest in cooking for some reason.

Every day when Nigoran was teaching Chtholly how to cook, she would join in and learn alongside her, even studying more diligently than Chtholly, often taking notes in her little notebook.

It's one thing to join in the fun, but even during free time, they would spend the whole day studying recipes in the library.

At this point, the two adult golden fairies besides Athena were completely detached from her.

We used to play and chat together often, spending our time together.

Now, Chtholly has a boyfriend, and Nephren has a new hobby.

Only Athena had nothing to do all day, so she could only go and play with Yatogami Tohka.

"Hey, forget about cooking, let's go to the brown bear's den in the east and play with her cubs!"

"reject."

"What if you sneak off to play on other floating islands?"

"No."

"If this won't work and that won't work, then what do you want to do?"

"Learn to cook."

"Damn it..." Asya raised her dead fish eyes, "You can leave the cooking to Nigoran. No one wants to eat all the dishes you've learned."

"Who says nobody wants to eat it?"

"Eh? Is there any?"

Aisa paused for a moment, then straightened up.

As if she had just realized something, she stared at Nephren with an incredulous look.

"You, you, you, you wouldn't...!"

Asya covered her mouth, asking with a mix of unease and excitement, "You're not planning to steal Chtholly's man, are you? So this is the real Nephren, I misjudged you!"

Nephren finally closed the recipe book in her hand, turned her head, and quietly stared at Athena.

Just kidding, just kidding.

Aiseya shrank back and said slowly, "I know you won't do that, don't be angry."

Upon hearing this, Nefertari opened the recipe book again and continued studying it.

However, the oblivious Asya didn't give up on the conversation and shamelessly continued, "If it's not William, then who else could it be? Could it be me?"

"Didn't you spit it out after taking one bite when I cooked for you last time?"

"Haha...that's because it really tastes awful."

"That's true."

"Even Nephren herself wouldn't be able to stomach that kind of food, would she?"

"Ah."

“I don’t mean to discourage you, but you really don’t have any talent for cooking. If there’s anyone here who would like to eat your cooking, it’s only Tohka.” Asya laughed and said, “Tohka not only has a big appetite, but she also likes to eat everything. Nigolan said that we need to ask the merchant guild for more ingredients next month, otherwise everyone will go hungry.”

"..."

"Wait a minute." As if sensing something, Athena's expression became subtle. "Could it really be for Tohka?"

"Do you have any opinion?"

"It really is true! How come I didn't notice at all!" Athena grabbed her hair in shock. "When did you two start dating?! You usually do your own thing!"

"I only make her a late-night snack occasionally."

"Gurgle—!" Athena said unwillingly, "You actually secretly went after a newbie behind my back! I thought that among the three adult Gold Fairies, Tohka and I were the closest! That's so unfair!"

Because Chtholly and Nephren had been doing their own things and not playing with her these past few days, she started clinging to the newcomer, Yatogami Tohka.

She usually hangs out with Yatogami Tohka, and she's never seen Nephren and Yatogami Tohka exchange more than a few words. She originally thought she was making the best progress with the newcomer.

Unexpectedly, Nephren acted even faster, directly catering to her interests by learning to cook.

"Oh no, if this continues, I won't be Tohka's favorite senior anymore."

“I have no intention of competing with you for the position of Tohka’s favorite senior,” Nephren said calmly. “If you want to learn cooking, the recipes are right here, and you can learn anytime you want.”

"this......"

Asya grinned, then said with a hint of reluctance, "Forget it. Last time I almost set the kitchen on fire while cooking, and Nigolan has already banned me from entering the kitchen."

"Speaking of which, you're usually playing with Tohka at this time, right? What happened today?"

"Tohka seems to be looking for information with William in the library, so she doesn't have time to play with me."

What information are you looking for?

"Who knows."

Aiseya lay back down and said lazily.

"I will never go into a library in my life."

Only in Chapter Sixteen can it bloom

Inside the library.

The library of the Fourth Fairy Warehouse is not a very popular place.