I don't want to be an elf!

"I have no memories of the past, so even if you ask me, I can't give you an answer." Tohka Yatogami shrugged helplessly.

This is the advantage of having an amnesiac persona.

No matter what you ask, I can just answer that I don't know, I'm not sure, or I don't understand.

Swan had no doubts about this answer.

According to his investigation, it is understandable that Yatogami Tohka claimed from the beginning that she had no memories of the past and did not know her own identity.

Swan didn't consider the possibility that she was lying.

After all, if she really was a star goddess, she had absolutely no reason to lie.

"No need to apologize, there's nothing we can do about it."

Although he didn't get an answer, Swann wasn't disappointed. Instead, he asked expectantly, "I actually have a way to detect whether you are a Star God. Would you be willing to try it?"

"What can you do?"

"I have a friend named Black Candle Master."

Swan smiled slightly.

"As a former servant of the Star God, he, now the Earth God, should be able to recognize your identity."

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Black Candle Lord is one of the three earth gods.

He was also William's former rival.

Five hundred years ago, William fought the Black Candle Lord alone, destroying dozens of holy swords, consuming countless talismans, and using seven forbidden spells of the level of a doomed kingdom, barely managing to defeat him before he was petrified.

However, the Earth God is still the Earth God. Even though he is no match for humans for the time being, he cannot be destroyed so easily.

Just like the petrified William, the Black Candle King did not truly die, but fell into a deep sleep due to severe injuries.

When he awoke again, the young star god he had been protecting had been killed, and his other companions were nowhere to be found.

Because of the depletion of Star God fragments, humanity has degenerated into beasts.

Even his own body collapsed under the curse of the fallen kingdom, and his power was reduced to less than one-tenth.

Afterwards, having planted a curse on himself and altered his life form before his death, Swann discovered Black Candle, who was now just a head, while searching for William's remains, and formed a partnership with him.

Although they were once enemies, the humans that Swan wanted to protect had been wiped out, and the Star God that Black Candle wanted to protect had also been killed. In order to preserve the spark of civilization, they hit it off and together created the floating continent archipelago and the Golden Fairy.

In fact, Black Candle Lord contributed the majority of the effort.

The magic that keeps the entire floating continent archipelago afloat comes entirely from Black Candle Master.

However, he didn't like to be in the limelight, so all the credit was given to Swan.

And now, this former earth god still lives, living in seclusion on the second floating island.

After agreeing to Swan's request, the two boarded an airship and headed to the second floating island.

The first and second floating islands were not far apart, and with the airship traveling at full speed, they arrived in just a few hours.

Stepping onto the second floating island and entering a rugged, sharp-edged demon king's castle made of obsidian, Shiwan and Yatogami Tohka saw the current Black Candle Lord.

The body that should have been as large as a mountain had long since crumbled under William's forbidden spell, leaving only a giant's pitch-black skull.

Because he had lost the ability to move, Black Candle's head could only be placed in a wheelchair and pushed by orc maids.

Upon seeing the guests arrive, the flames of his soul leaped excitedly in the Black Candle Master's eyes.

"Oh! That's really strange. You're usually so busy, but you've come to see me again today."

"Don't flatter yourself, you big piece of trash. I came to see you yesterday because I had William with me, and I'm here today because of this child."

"Who is this? Is this your daughter?"

"How could I possibly raise such a grown daughter overnight! Besides, there is no other life form like me in this world!"

"a ha ha ha!"

The joke about Swann clearly pleased Black Candle, and the skull grinned and laughed.

Although it is unknown how a head can make a sound, as one of the three earth gods, even if its rank is not as high as that of the star gods and its strength has been greatly reduced, it is still an earth god.

"Since you brought this girl to my side, it means she must be very important, right?"

Kurozuki gestured to the orc maid pushing his wheelchair behind him, who then pushed him to Tohka Yatogami's side, looking her up and down.

Yatogami Tohka also looked on with curiosity, examining the talking skull as well.

"Humph......"

Black Candle Master revealed a thoughtful expression, his eyes, formed from the fire of his soul, trying to see through the appearance to understand the girl's true nature.

It was precisely because of this that, upon seeing the power flowing within her body and the pure and beautiful spiritual crystal, the soul fire in Black Candle Lord's eyes flickered with surprise and uncertainty.

"Girl, what race are you?"

"Don't waste your time, she has amnesia," Swan said calmly. "I brought her here to see if you could tell her race."

"Hehe, I see. You think this girl is a star goddess."

Black Candle Master withdrew his gaze and burst into laughter: "But you'll be disappointed, this girl is not the Star Goddess, though I can't deny that she is extremely similar to the Star Goddess."

"Do you have any clues about her race?"

“She is a very strange creature, no, she shouldn’t be called a creature, more accurately, a living being?” Black Candle Master carefully chose his words. “Although she looks like a creature with flesh and blood, her essence is… well, a very strange power.”

Upon hearing this, Tohka Yatogami raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Even the great sage Swan could not see through her true nature at a glance, but the Black Candle Lord, after seeing her for less than a minute, was able to vaguely discern her true nature.

It can only be said that he truly deserves to be called the Earth God, a deity who once created all things.

Tohka Yatogami, far from feeling threatened, was overjoyed.

Perhaps the person who can help her plan execute smoothly is not Swan, but also Black Candle.

Chapter Forty-Four: Clash of Ideas

The Black Candle Master's statement is indeed correct.

Tohka Yatogami cannot be considered an ordinary creature.

Although she is indeed flesh and blood and can die if killed, unlike other elves, she is not an elf transformed from a human.

"Her life structure is very special, different from humans, different from orcs, different from star gods and earth gods..."

Observing the spirit crystal within Yatogami Tohka's body, Kuroshi-kun revealed an expression as if he had seen a rare animal, and said with a tone of surprise and admiration, "If I had to give a similar example, then perhaps only the Golden Fairy is similar to her in nature."

The Golden Fairies are an artificial race born from the combination of Swann's necromancy and fragments of the Star God's soul.

Although the human hero killed the young Star Goddess, he was unable to shatter her soul fragments to a degree that humans could fuse together. Therefore, even after defeating the Star Goddess, humanity still faced extinction.

However, the fragments of the young Star God's soul remained.

Swann created the Golden Fairies using necromancy and fragments of the Star God. Each Golden Fairy has a fragment of the Star God within them, which is why they possess the appearance of the Star God and the ability to manipulate magic.

It can be said that the Golden Fairy is someone who possesses the power of the Star God, or even a part of the Star God.

This is very similar to the situation of Tohka Yatogami.

Ultimately, the Spirit Crystal is also a division of the Primordial Spirit, Mio Takamiya, into her own power, formed from her essence after countless refinements.

"You're saying her life structure is similar to that of the Golden Fairy?"

Upon hearing Black Candle's words, Swann became excited: "So, I can obtain from her the method to make the Golden Goblins even stronger?"

"You can say that."

Black Candle Master nodded, his thoughts wandering as he spoke, "Her existence is based on a pure crystal of power. If I can learn the method of refining this power, I can use the same method to refine the fragments of the Star God's soul..."

As he spoke, he began to hesitate.

He changed the subject of what he was about to say, and began to deny his own point of view.

“However, even if we can refine the Star God’s soul fragments to the level of the crystals within her body, whether they will be useful and how to use them remains unknown,” Black Candle Master said hesitantly. “After all, the two are only similar in nature; fundamentally, they are different powers.”

"Let's talk about this kind of question after we've learned a more refined approach!"

Seeing that there was a direction to move forward, Swann disregarded the likelihood of success and stubbornly said, "If William is unwilling to lend a hand, the only path left is to study the power crystal within her!"

"Then, let's not delay..."

Shiwan looked at Tohka Yatogami, who was standing to the side with a bewildered expression and seemed to be unable to keep up with the pace of their conversation.

He took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress his trembling voice as he said, "Child, may I make a request of you?"

"what?"

"For the sake of the future of this world, could you please allow us to conduct research?" Swan asked eagerly. "Perhaps you don't realize your own importance, but to us, your appearance undoubtedly gives this world a chance to get back on track."

Black Candle, standing to the side, watched Swan's fanatical demeanor and remained silent.

the study.

That's a nice-sounding name.

However, Kurozuki knew that if he wanted to thoroughly analyze the spirit crystal inside Yatogami Tohka's body and study it completely, he had to remove it.

However, the Spirit Crystal is the life essence of Yatogami Tohka; if it is removed, she will surely lose her life.

Black Candle Lord did not want to force anyone to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the floating continent archipelago, the future of this world, or the continuation of civilization.

Because he is the god of the earth, the only thing he cares about is his master.

However, his master was killed five hundred years ago.

His willingness to cooperate with Swan was simply to leave behind a memento and protect the last home of the Star Gods.

For Black Candle Lord, whether or not he could obtain the refining technology was actually irrelevant.

Because his battle was long over.

This is also why he has always lived in seclusion on the second floating island, quietly contributing to the maintenance of the floating continent archipelago.

But for Swann, his desire for refining techniques far exceeded that of Black Candle Master by hundreds of times.