I am a witch, I must suppress all enemies

Further east from the south is the territory of the demons and a barren land that is nothing but ruins, called the wasteland.

Liana and Claire walked in front.

"The Elf God told my clan that the situation in the south has been temporarily stabilized by the intervention of some gods from the southern sanctuary, who have stopped the northern nation's army of zombies on the other side of the sea."

"Wow. Those guys are pretty responsible. I really want to applaud them. So?"

Liana asked, "If this disaster were to end, and the north were completely depopulated, while the south was fully populated, what do you think would happen?"

"War, plundering resources, that sort of thing. That's not too hard to guess, right?"

Claire shrugged.

What does the war in the secular world have to do with her? She just wants to play badly, or focus on practicing magic.

"Aren't you worried about your country?"

Claire said pretentiously, "I'm a stranger. How can I have a homeland? Does being born in Carlisle mean I have to risk my life for the Church?"

"I don't fit in with them in terms of ideology."

Liana was wondering what "stranger" meant, and when she heard the word "out of place", she suddenly burst out laughing.

"Out of place? Are you also a demihuman? Oh, yes, you're a witch. But your culture is the same, right? So you should be considered a fellow tribesman."

Claire knew what she meant.

In the stories made up by some secular people in the past, extraordinary people were often regarded as superior to ordinary people, or even as a completely different race from humans.

Based on this idea, the authors began to play the trick that those who are not of the same race must have different hearts, and then performed a series of epic stories.

However, people with special abilities can only release fire or cold air, which is something that mortals in Cattelan can do with some simple machines, even without the use of magic devices.

Therefore, the difference between people with special abilities or extraordinary people and ordinary people is like some people are born with long arms and great strength. Why should they be expelled from the human race because of these differences?

The oldest philosophers defined humans as animals that can use language, have complex social organizations, and develop technology. Or, humans themselves are creatures with a transcendent spirit.

According to this ancient definition, anyone with intelligence can be considered a member of the same clan.

Even extraordinary people cannot escape the shackles of "human nature".

The extraordinary people treat mortals like pigs and dogs, but it is just a kind of self-righteous superiority. In fact, their spirit is not even half as far ahead of the wisest among mortals.

Thinking of this, Claire couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

She once mistakenly believed that her loneliness and alienation were caused by her spiritual realm surpassing that of ordinary people.

However, this indifference is her nature and a "crux" of depression.

And this alienation is not because of one's reincarnation into this world, but has continued from the previous life to the present.

"You're right. I'm a witch, and I'm from the same race as them. There's no fundamental difference between me and humans or demihumans."

Liana saw Claire's distress and said, "But there's something wrong with you. You can't feel warmth. You only want to master supreme power and then imagine that one day you will have all the happiness and joy."

"Yes. But I don't think it's a problem, or some kind of mental illness. This is just who I am," Claire said.

"You've met so many people, and you genuinely want to protect them. Is this out of a sense of responsibility?"

Claire retorted, "No. I don't feel it's a responsibility. This is what I want to do."

"Then why avoid them?"

Liana turned around and looked at Nanoha and the other girl who were almost cuddling together and whispering.

Claire shrugged. "I'm not used to this kind of pretentiousness. I have clear goals, a combat mindset, and I act quickly... In short, don't talk to me about love."

"Why? You look very male."

"You're right. But I don't think there's a distinction between men and women. I feel like I've transcended that."

"If a person sees through many things, or feels that she has seen through many things, then to her, all entanglements and fate are insignificant little things," Claire said.

Then he glanced at the two people behind him. "One is a poor girl abandoned by her mother and bankrupt in love. The other is a righteous girl with self-destructive tendencies who wants to save others even if it means destroying herself... These two are truly a match made in heaven."

Liana laughed and said, "You really are like an old elder of our elf tribe. You're aging prematurely, but you're missing out on a lot of fun."

Claire sighed and said, "A person's spirit shouldn't be judged by age."

"Some people, even when they are old, still live with the trauma of their childhood. They never grow up and often become hysterical. Their seeming maturity is merely the growth of worldly experience, not a spiritual leap."

"But for those who have transcended and continued to experience, and even savor, this trauma, it's different."

"Like you? What have you been through before?" Liana asked.

"Secret!" Claire opened her arms and breathed in the air of the Elf Forest.

"What happened yesterday cannot be retained, nor can it be changed. But it has shaped me into who I am now. Living in this world like this, I just want to be myself!"

Just as Claire shouted this.

A sound like invisible shackles breaking came from her body, followed by a golden light.

Claire clenched her fists. "Haha, it really works. I'm about to break free from his suppression."

"Hemer, your path isn't necessarily the right one! You think you can use righteousness to suppress my path and make me doubt myself."

"However, whether it's your way or my way, there's no difference between high and low!"

Nanoha was shocked, "So what you said is true!"

In this short while, Claire had already reached the realm of freedom.

She only needed to transform her Tao and principles into Tao patterns, cast them into immortal Tao scriptures, and use the bridge of great freedom to cross into the gate of heaven in one step.

At that time, I was on the same starting line as Hummel.

Liana led them to a magnificent tree house, the residence of the Elf Queen. Surrounded by vines and flowers, the tree house looked mysterious and majestic.

The queen was already waiting at the door, her long silver-white hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall.

"Long time no see, Claire." The queen's voice was gentle yet powerful.

"I've learned your purpose through my plant senses. You want to go up the mountain, right?"

"Yes, beautiful queen," Claire said.

"But our clan's ancestral god has issued an oracle, refusing to meet with anyone."