I don't want to be an elf!

"The intelligence about the victory has been sent back."

Nephren stared into Tohka Yatogami's eyes and said earnestly, "Tohka, you will soon be a hero of the floating continent archipelago. Thank you for everything you have done for us."

Just as Yatogami Tohka was about to say "You're welcome," the system screen suddenly popped up.

[Main quest completed: Become the princess of the Golden Fairy Clan and lead them to overcome fate]

This concludes our performance.

The host can return to the settlement space at any time within 24 hours.

Yatogami Tohka: "?"

I initially thought it was some kind of random quest triggered...

But the main quest suddenly ended, what's going on?

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Author's Note: This volume is coming to an end!

The fairy I'll be playing in the next volume has been chosen—it's Miku!

Chapter Seventy-Four, let me say it again at the end.

Yatogami Tohka stared blankly at the system screen.

The counter-offensive on the ground has only just begun. She has only captured the capital less than ten minutes ago. The focus of the operation should be on the next phase.

But how did the main quest suddenly end?

Seeing the gazes around her, Tohka Yatogami, who was standing there stunned, gradually understood the reason.

To become a princess of the Golden Fairy Clan, one needs recognition.

It wasn't just the Golden Fairy's approval, but also the beastmen's approval.

Now, she single-handedly shouldered half the pressure of the battle to retake the capital. Her unstoppable presence on the battlefield left a profound impression on all the soldiers of the Pioneer, earning everyone's heartfelt recognition of her identity.

It's not just the soldiers here; probably even the people in the floating continent archipelago who just received the intelligence feel the same way.

This battle undoubtedly cemented the weight of her title, making it almost as significant as that of the Great Sage.

"Is this what they mean by plans not keeping up with changes?"

Yatogami Tohka scratched her head in a bit of a daze, pondering how she should arrange her time in the next twenty-four hours.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing that her expression was a little strange, Nephren asked.

For a moment, Tohka Yatogami didn't know how to answer.

After all, in her mind, it would be at least another month or two before she left this world.

The main quest will only be completed once she has conquered the territories of the various countries that originally belonged to the Earthly Civilization and established her title as princess.

Unexpectedly, after conquering just the capital city, everyone recognized her status.

It seems that both the golden fairies and the orcs have been living in the shadow of the Sixth Beast for five hundred years, and their bitterness and dissatisfaction have been bottled up for a long time.

This great victory allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

But precisely because of this, issues that were originally supposed to be considered a month or two later suddenly became urgent.

However, when faced with Nephren, Tohka Yatogami didn't know how to start a conversation.

After a moment of silence, the complex expression on her face disappeared, replaced by her usual sunny smile.

"It's nothing, I'm just hungry."

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Fifteen minutes later, Yatogami Tohka finally found William in the vast Imperial Capital.

Amidst the ruins, he stood before a long-destroyed building, with no one beside him.

"Finally found you."

Yatogami Tohka walked over and glanced at the building in front of her: "What are you doing in a place like this? It's dangerous to be alone. There might be one or two other people who have escaped."

"This is the Tower of Sages in the Imperial Capital, but it has long been destroyed."

William looked up at the building that had stood tall five hundred years ago but was now in ruins, and said calmly, "I just wanted to find a place to bury Swan's relics. After thinking it over, this place was the most suitable."

"Do you need me to help you dig a hole?"

"Please, my body really can't handle strenuous exercise."

"It's okay, it's a small matter."

As Yatogami Tohka raised her hand, a sphere of spiritual energy appeared at her fingertips.

With a gentle wave, the spirit ball flew towards the open space in front of the ruins of the Sage's Tower.

Upon contact with the ground, the energy ball exploded, creating a crater of moderate size.

William took out the cube containing the primordial curse from his arms and placed it in the pit.

He nodded to Tohka Yatogami, and after receiving the signal, she searched through the vast ruins around her and found suitable stones to completely bury Swan's belongings.

There was no grand funeral, no priest's prayers, and no tombstone inscribed with honors...

However, Swan doesn't seem to be the kind of person who would care about such things.

Buried here, quietly witnessing the counterattack of the floating continent archipelago, would perhaps be more in line with his wishes.

As the last stone was placed on Swan's grave, Tohka Yatogami and William raised their heads.

It seemed as if everyone could hear the applause coming from the depths of the universe.

It's unclear whether the sound was the clatter of rubble in the ruins, or the blessings and admiration of the deceased in the underworld for their great deeds.

When they tried to listen carefully, the sound disappeared.

After standing there in silence for a long time, William suddenly smiled.

It was as if he had let it go.

“Thank you for coming with me to his funeral,” William said. “Is there something you wanted to see me about?”

"Yes, it's something very important."

Turning her gaze away from the grave, Tohka Yatogami composed herself and looked solemnly at William.

Seemingly sensing the seriousness of the conversation, William paused for a moment.

But soon, he also became serious.

"I'm about to leave this world."

Even though William was mentally prepared, he was still startled by Yatogami Tohka's words, which came out of nowhere.

But he didn't panic. After a moment of calm, he asked in a deep voice, "Does anyone else know about this?"

“No, you are the first person I told. I didn’t even tell Lian.”

“You did the right thing. You are the backbone of the Pioneer Legion. If we had told them this at the very beginning of the counterattack, not only would their morale have wavered, but the floating islands would have also fallen into panic.”

William rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled, and asked, "Although I know you are a being from beyond this realm and will leave one day, why is this day coming so suddenly?"

"I'm sorry, this is not something I can decide," Yatogami Tohka said apologetically. "After this battle, I felt the fusion of the two spirit crystals within me deepen, and it seems that this world can no longer contain my existence."

“Hmm…” William chuckled bitterly, “So how much longer can you stay?”

"One day at most."

"Time is too short. Even if you come to me, I can't think of any good way to stabilize morale."

“I have a plan,” Tohka Yatogami said earnestly. “All we need is to find someone with prestige and strength who can replace me and lead the Pioneer Legion in the counter-offensive.”

"You mean...you want me to take your place?"

William guessed what she was thinking, but his smile became even more bitter: "I'm already a useless person, how can I have the power to make everyone submit?"

"I can use the Fourth Bullet to restore your body to its prime."

“Haven’t we already discussed this issue?” William sighed and shook his head. “To go back 500 years, we would need at least 180,000 fourth-generation bullets. Even if you have just absorbed a lot of time, it is definitely not enough.”

“There’s no need to go back 500 years,” Tohka Yatogami said confidently. “We only need to go back 2 years.”

"Two years? For..."

Just as William was wondering, a sudden realization dawned on him.

The fourth bullet can reverse the body's timeline.

Although his battle with the Black Candle Lord took place five hundred years ago, only two years had passed for him.

Because when you are in a petrified state, time in your body is frozen!

Thinking about this, William couldn't contain his excitement.

He had only lived on the floating islands for two years after being found by the scavenging team and having his curse lifted.

In other words, if Yatogami Tohka were to rewind his body's timeline by a little over two years, he could return to his prime!

The humans who defeated the earth god will once again descend upon this world as heroes.

This time, however, he was not driven by lies to commit the sin of betrayal in the name of glory.

Instead, they uphold hope and the future, create homes for the living, and become true heroes.

Without needing to say a word, Tohka Yatogami could still sense that he was ready.

"Clock Emperor, fourth bullet, ten shots in a row."

An ancient Roman clock appeared behind him, and black smoke from the number four entered the flintlock musket.

After the battle just now, she had gathered enough time.

Although we can't go back five hundred years, two years is still nothing.