Hate Me, Miss Witch!

Astral realm.

This is a dark and lonely world, with endless darkness.

Only the occasional twinkling stars became the only light in this world.

Suddenly, at a certain moment.

In the dark background, crystal cracks appeared one after another.

The next moment, the sky shattered.

In the overflowing starlight——

First there are high heels made of crystal.

Then there is the plain white dress, and the crown made of dark red rare metal, lingering around the snow-white neck.

The golden elf with long hair was floating quietly at the end of the void.

And in her left eye.

There is a flame that is as bright as mithril, mysterious and deep, and carries an indescribable ancient aura, slowly dancing in the glass-like eyes.

Every time the silver fire jumps, the surrounding space also fluctuates.

Waves rippled round and round.

Some fluctuations are extremely small, like an insignificant ripple in a pond.

Some are extremely powerful, like surging waves, distorting the starlight coming from distant places.

And the slender and thin figure of the golden elf drifted with the turbulent wave of space.

Her figure was swaying up and down, as if she would be swallowed up by the spatial distortion caused by the violent silver fire at any time.

However, at every critical moment, the golden elf was always able to grit his teeth and forcibly stabilize his body.

She knew very well——

What kind of existence is this flame in front of me that can distort space and set off waves of void.

"Silver Fire"

In other words, "the secret fire of the goddess of magic."

Even for mythical creatures, it can only be glimpsed through clues, but no living being has ever truly owned it.

Hidden in the deepest part of the star world, it is the oldest and most supreme mystery.

Even just to capture the traces of the Silver Fire, Hathaway wandered aimlessly in the star realm for five hundred years.

Although the dimensional void and the star realm are vast, there are still countless dangers lurking in them if you really want to wander there.

Star-devouring beasts that feed on small stars, world-traversing beasts that can freely travel across dimensions... Among so many astral creatures, their adult individuals are the last and legendary.

Among them, the kings of the ethnic groups are many powerful individuals who can compete with demigods.

Moreover - the setbacks and dangers from the outside world are only secondary.

The biggest obstacle is loneliness.

Whether they are humans or elves, in the final analysis, they are still standard social creatures.

Without the company of others, even a person who can relieve loneliness no longer exists... but wanders alone in the vast and uninhabited deep space.

Even just five years is enough to drive a sane adult into a lunatic.

What's more, it took a full five hundred years.

It would be okay if you could seal yourself or fall into a deep sleep. If you seal your senses and fall into sleep, those five hundred years will be just a moment of physical sensation...

However, in order to search for traces of the silver fire in the astral world, Hathaway forced herself to maintain mental concentration for five hundred years. Even when sleeping on weekdays, she had to allocate half of her mental power to Be alert to the outside world.

If she hadn't already broken through the limits of the throne, and her mental power had gone one step further and could form her own ocean, then her mental power would have dried up long ago... Even though her body was intact, she was no different from a dead person.

It can be said that during these five hundred years, Hathaway relied entirely on that obsession——

That longing for Xia Ya just persisted.

However, even so, it is far from complete.

Finding the secret fire in the star realm is just one of them.

Containing this ownerless silver fire and truly transforming it into one's own power is the biggest difficulty.

During the thousands of years since the independent material plane was opened up, powerful mythical creatures have found traces of the silver fire.

But in the end, without exception, those powerful ancient mythical creatures were swallowed up by the huge space cracks and void waves in the process of containing the silver fire.

Not even a trace of bones or remains was left behind, only a simple line of text was left, which became evidence used in future occult books to record the dangers of silver fire.

Compared with those powerful people who once tried to contain the Silver Fire, the golden elf named Hathaway did not have much advantage.

She had just broken through the boundaries of legend and reached the so-called throne.

When it comes to accumulation, it is still far behind those of demigods and even pseudo-gods.

What she had supported her across five hundred years, reaching the deepest part of the star world, finding the silver fire and trying to contain it.

From beginning to end, it was just an unwilling heart.

Other mythical creatures may still have concerns.

Even if the containment of the Silver Fire fails, they are still aloof gods and have ample escape routes.

However, Hathaway has nothing left.

Everything that belongs to that golden elf girl, laughter, sadness, lovers, and even all memories——

They were all buried on the day the Lost Island fell.

Buried in the deepest part of the abyss.

So, from the beginning, she had no choice.

There is no option to go back.

…

In the star world, any inconspicuous star has existed for tens of millions of years.

Because of this, the concept of time here is naturally different from that in the Western Continent, and it flows very slowly.

The stars are fading and being reborn.

The tides rise and fall, ups and downs.

I don’t know how long this cycle has been going on.

The next moment, the dark cracks that spread throughout the star world suddenly stopped at the same moment, along with the surging space waves.

Then.

Crack——

Accompanied by a crisp sound.

The sound of something breaking spread.

Then, after a ten-thousandth of a breath.

The scorching silver light burst out from the depths of the entire star world.

The majestic magic power, along with the deep mystery, turned into a huge wave.

With the distant depths of the star world as the source, it continued all the way.

It was transmitted to every corner of the star world.

Even in the main material plane, the false gods in the Western Continent who were busy competing for believers and using human countries as pawns to divide faith could also notice it.

After a few seconds, the surging waves slowly subsided.

The starry world returned to its original appearance.

Cold, quiet, and unchanging.

And under the background of the starry sky——

Hathaway slowly opened her eyes.

Her left eye was no longer the beautiful light gold color before.

Instead, it was extremely deep and extremely hot.

Wherever her eyes looked, the space was distorted and steamed with silver light.

"First-class control."

"Concentrate."

Hoarse, emotionless words slowly sounded.

The voice was very pleasant, reminiscent of a girl's voice, but with a taste of vicissitudes and nostalgia, as if it had spanned a long time.

Today, she is no longer the golden elf girl who still had some innocence on the Lost Island.

Hathaway closed her left eye.

And the scorching silver light, along with the long-lasting space fluctuations, was slowly contained and calmed down.

"Teacher Xia..."

"You once taught me that no one can defeat a wizard who is armed to the teeth."

"In other words, that is... every wizard needs to have his own trump card and trump card."

Hathaway's left eye closed, and the remaining right eye was still the light gold color unique to the golden elves, beautiful as ever.

She looked at the boundless dark starry sky, lost in thought...

"And now I-"

"It can be said that I have my own trump card."

"From now on... my left eye will never be opened again."

"Unless, it is used to deprive others of their lives and annihilate the powerful enemy in the twisted magic of the sky..."

"Heh..."

The golden elf couldn't help but chuckle.

However, there was not much joy in that laugh when he had gained his own secret skills and a trump card.

Instead, there is an indescribable feeling.

"After all, I have been alone for a long time."

"If you were by my side, you would probably smile and clap your hands, and then say, "Master, you have finally graduated from my school."

"If that were the case, my mood would probably be much lighter."

"It's just like what you said."

"If you get a rare golden treasure from a treasure chest, but there is no companion to share the joy with.

"Then, no matter how rare the item is, it will still lack the joy it should have. "

She gently extended her white finger and tapped in the air.

The melodious ancient elven language came out of Hathaway's mouth, beautiful and with a hint of poetry.

The next moment.

The pale golden magic outlined the image of a simple book in the void beside Hathaway.

On the pages of the book, lines of mysterious and ancient words flowed through it, carrying a complex torrent of information.

"Hathaway. The Book of the Spirit World"

It can directly use its own spiritual power as a medium to establish a communication channel with the subconscious ocean of the spirit world.

Then, in the form of a book, directly retrieve the information answers you need to explore from the subconscious ocean of the spirit world, and turn it into an information flow on the so-called "Book of the Spirit World".

Hathaway's eyes reflected the thousands of flowing complex words.

Such a large amount of information is enough to easily burst the soul of a legendary warrior. For ordinary demigods, it will also exceed the mental load, bringing considerable backlash and sequelae.

However, Hathaway seemed to be at ease at this moment, and she didn't even frown.

These five hundred years were not wasted.

If it is said that when she walked out of the illusory black tower library created by Char for her, she had just surpassed the legendary boundary and came to the so-called throne realm.

Then after five hundred years of drifting, at the end of the long time of sedimentation and accumulation, in Hathaway's self-cognition, she has also reached the end of the throne.

And after completing the containment of the "Silver Fire", or the "Magic Woman Mysterious Fire", she has made a further step forward.

At this moment, after releasing all her might, leaving no room for error, Hathaway was not sure what kind of status she could achieve after completely releasing the power of the silver fire.

The only thing she could be sure of was one thing——

"Teacher Xia..."

"More than five hundred years ago, because you were worried about me, you chose to take on everything alone, and shouldered everything..."

"But from beginning to end, until you and the Lost Island fell into the abyss, you never revealed even a little information and plan to me."

"Of course I can understand your concerns..."

"At that time, I was too naive, too immature, and had unrealistic fantasies. If I discussed or revealed the plan with me, it is very likely that I would be detected by the old sun god because I could not hide my thoughts, and thus aroused the other party's vigilance."

"Or, to put it more simply and straightforwardly."

"At that time, I was too weak, so weak that if I was involved in your plan, I would only be hurt... So you had to go to great lengths to exclude me from the plan."

The golden elf stretched out his white fingers and tapped lightly in the star realm.

The magic power outlined a light golden outline in the void.

It was the appearance of a human boy, with black hair and black eyes, as if he always had a smile.

Hathaway stared at the figure of the human boy in a daze.

In the light golden right pupil that opened, a certain faint spirit was accumulating little by little.

Just like before a volcano erupted, it was quiet, but it could burst out violently at any time.

"But, Teacher Xia."

"People grow up, and elves are no exception."

"Now I should no longer be a burden..."

"But I can help you, be your helper, and stand by your side..."

"And..."

She opened her mouth gently and uttered a silent whisper.

"During this time of drifting in the star world, I thought about self-destruction countless times, and thought about falling asleep in the star world like this, and never getting up."

"But every time at the end, your figure appeared in front of my eyes."

"Because I have never forgotten the last words you left me."

"That is your expectation of me, and it is also the only motivation that supports me to complete this long journey in the star world."

Hathaway pursed her lips.

Then, a smile finally appeared on that cold face for the first time.

"It's not a simple relationship like that between master and disciple..."

"But, is it a step further?"

"Char..."

"Now I am qualified to be your "Master-chan."

"Can I become the heart-warming heroine in your story-"

"Have you taken it a step further?"