"You're not her. Unexpectedly, the elf denied her.

"Yes, I'm not, but I'm also your child, mother. The pure white witch said with a smile.

"Where is she?" Orno's attitude did not back down in the slightest, her firm conviction affected everyone around her, except for Henry and Erica, who were more or less affected by this shocking scene, and almost forgot the purpose of their visit.

Adolphus was the most affected, and the reason why his heart was so shocked was that Henry naturally knew that the others could also guess a thing or two - they tightened the formation.

Although everything was peaceful, everyone clenched their weapons and looked serious.

"You're here to destroy her, aren't you?" the white witch's voice was still gentle, and she was mature and generous, completely untouched by the sight of a completely lifeless wilderness outside of this area.

It's more like a conversation on a quiet afternoon in a mountain garden.

And not the scene that a group of heavily armed and murderous people should expect.

Even the object was not the abominable black incarnation of what they had imagined—the place in the courtyard looked like the legendary saint and angel, she was so pure, as if all the good and beauty of the world had been condensed into human form.

"I'm here to put an end to this. Horno didn't answer directly, but the answer was sufficient.

The white witch was still smiling, but she gradually lowered her head.

"When the world was born, she didn't know what it should be. "——!" Adolphus raised his head, staring closely at the slowly speaking white witch through his helmet.

"She's a beginner baby who follows her instincts. ”

And the most primitive biological instinct is. ”

"Eat. The White Witch said this, and Horno shuddered at the keyword, and she clearly remembered what had happened to her mother and her people.

"Everything is new to her, she has a whole world to learn and a whole new world to explore. ”

"It's almost the same to kill!" the gruff Stephen interrupted the White Witch's words, but he was immediately speechless by a faint look from the other party.

"Life instinctively defends itself when attacked, and all the actions of a child are imitations of adults, and she has no good or evil meaning, and does not understand the morals of the human world or anything else. ”

“......”

"You-" The White Witch looked at Orno, "after you abandoned her Mother, she could only learn from the other creatures around her. ”

"Yes. She said with a sense of being above it, like a spectator of the world.

"From humans. ”

"The paper is initially pure white, so it can be dyed in any color. And this violent, chaotic, greedy creature that always simply succumbs to its own desires, taught her. ”

"It's violence and killing. ”

"Ridiculous! she's a good person, then!" cried Filippo, and Mira glanced at him, for if she remembered correctly, it was the first time a young man had spoken without stuttering in the presence of a pretty woman, and it seemed to him that the matter was more than his own shyness.

"You look angry. However, Filippo's easy maturity was also dissolved by a smile from the other party.

"Then what is the definition of a good man, young gentleman?" said the white witch, "You human beings divide everything into good and bad, and you must forcibly apply it according to your own morality, your own view of good and evil. ”

Because it is in line with the human view of filial piety, the crow feeding back has become a parable that has never been doubted, and no one has ever doubted its authenticity. ”

"Even insects have to be divided into beneficial and pests according to whether they meet their needs. ”

"When there is a war between two countries because of a feud, a general who slaughtered thousands of people is a great hero in his own country, but in the eyes of the enemy, is it the same?"

"Good and evil. She hung her head: "It's a very personal, selfish, one-sided view. ”

"In the end, it's just a rhetoric used to justify the act of taking someone's life. ”

"As long as it is for the sake of the country and God, then all sins are justice, and they can still receive medals and be praised as heroes with bloody hands, and they are unparalleled good people in the world. ”

"But I'm not like that with her. ”

"We don't use that rhetoric to justify ourselves. ”

"We just want to. ”

She raised her face and said word by word, "I just want to survive." ”

"If you treat her as a pure evil being, evil from birth, everything becomes easier to deal with, isn't it? The White Witch first retorted to Filippo, but at the end of her sentence she looked at Orno.

"......" The elf lowered her head, and Henry, who looked back at her, didn't say a word, and Mira's eyes widened: "Horno, you ......"

"So I said, don't feel sympathy for me. The elf smiled wryly, and she didn't need to explain anything more.

"She is a being who defy common sense, for she has power beyond the comprehension of any living being in this world. ”

"Because this power is difficult to control, cannot be controlled by anyone, so from the point of view of humans, even elves, she should be destroyed. ”

No one has ever been able to control this force in the past, and therefore no one will be able to do it in the future. ”

"You didn't even try, try, you didn't do it. The white witch said this, and Orno's body trembled again.

"You expect your daughter to come back from the dead, but you get more than that. ”

"What she has is the prototype of the world. ”

"It's unparalleled creativity. ”

"Shut up, damn it!!" Adolphus, who had endured it so far, raised his spear and threw it straight at the white witch in his rage, but the spear that flew at a rapid speed was crushed to slag by her raised hand and gently lifted it like an egg loaded to a stone.

“...... What the hell. Stephen shuddered again, and the others all looked solemn.

"Don't you understand?self-proclaimed holy knight?" she looked coldly at Adolphus, "As I said, what she has is the prototype of a world, her world created according to your world. ”

"Uh-" Mira and Filippo lowered their heads, surveying the small area like a warm spring, and then looked back at the deep, cold forest of death outside.

"Yes, you are in her world. ”

In this, everything is her will, and nothing can be against her will. ”

"Nonsense, it's as if you're saying that this blasphemous witch is—" Adolphus furious.

"God?" the white witch smiled slightly.

"Uh-" The paladin clenched his brains, but couldn't think of any words to refute him.

"By the very definition of human beings, there really is nothing wrong with that. ”

"She felt lonely, so she created friends with her. ”

"Because of the threat from the outside world, the malice of the human heart, and the hostility, these 'friends' of hers naturally need to be strong enough. ”

"Like her loyal dog, expanding the world and defending. ”

"Her territory. ”

It was an extension of her consciousness, they went as if she had been there, and everything they saw, heard, and felt was fed back to her without exception. ”

"This knowledge is very promising. ”

"I know almost everything. ”

“...... Unbelievable, unbelievable. Camilo lowered his head, and although he muttered the words, there was something else in his eyes.

Magicians are seekers, and they have an instinctive fanaticism for knowledge and the unknown.

"How the hell is this possible? It's like a creature out of thin air, and with your own consciousness, what the hell is this black magic—" "Mr. Camilo, please control yourself. Horno reminded, and the elf finally calmed down, and she lifted her face to look at the beautiful white woman who looked a little like her.

"So, are you also her creation?"

She asked, the white witch still smiling, but the smile suddenly stopped feeling gentle.

“....... Yes. ”

"For after the beasts, the fish, and the birds, she is still silent—" "This is the end of the quotation from the holy scriptures, and your disturbing practices are only useful to him." Horno interrupted her.

"......" The white witch lowered her head, and after a while, she sighed softly.

Have you ever thought so? ”

"If she wasn't what she is now, if she wasn't such a murderous and cold-blooded being. If she is as bright and beautiful as you are, like pure white, the embodiment of purity, like the crystallization of the love you yearn for. She said, "How good would that be?"

"You drove her away. ”

"Because she's not good enough, because she's an evil witch. ”

"So, if I wasn't, would my mother accept me?"

"I was born out of that idea. The white witch said, "Possibility." ”

She reached out and gently touched the head of the fawn next to her, who closed her eyes obediently.

The birds, the flowers, the streams, the warm sunlight on the ground, everything was so harmonious, just like the elven village where Orno once lived.

"......" No one spoke anymore, everyone was just silent.

"If she wasn't evil, if she hadn't killed her grandmother, if she hadn't killed your people, if she hadn't done so many wrongs. ”

"If she. ”

"Like me. ”

"Will you accept her?" said the white witch in a gentle tone, quietly staring at Orno with her purple eyes.

"......" The elf was silent and didn't answer, but it was enough.

“...... Yes, you see us as a mistake. She lowered her bright eyes: "A mistake that must be erased." ”

"After all, this is a sin that I must bear, and there is no such thing as an even if. Orno said: "The past has become an established fact, and it is not a question of whether I accept it or not, whether I can accept it or not. ”

"You're making excuses, mother. The white witch closed her eyes.

"Yes. Orno closed his eyes as well.

"I'm making excuses. ”

The stream suddenly stopped.

The splash of water remained in mid-air, the fawn raised its head, its long flapping ears stopped in an eerie position, the leaves stopped swaying, the wind stopped, and the melodious birdsong of the bird was gone.

All.

It's all still.

"Shhhh ”

"Rub-" The little unicorn approached Mira's side, and it showed a rather uneasy mood, but so did the Loan Maiden herself, "What the hell is going on?" She looked left and right, staring at Orno for a few moments, before finally falling on her teacher.

That was her last expectation. ”

"The reason she's been letting us go so far. The sage said in a steady tone.

"Now. ”

"Her dreams. ”

"Shattered. ”

"Bang-" Like a sudden colic in the beating of the heart, a huge shock wave came out of the whole white and beautiful scene.

"Hoohoo-" "Hoo-" The horses neighed and tried to flee, and people's hair and cloaks were blown in all directions.

"Dismount! the beast will not obey!" cried Stephen in a loud voice, and the frightened horse neighed and tried to turn around, for if he did not come down again, he would be seriously injured.

"Shh

“...... It's a pity. The white witch was silent for a long time, and then suddenly spoke again.

"It's a biological instinct to survive. ”

"You have denied our existence. ”

"Then I don't have any other options—"

"Everyone, get ready to fight!" Henry raised his greatsword and roared, and a spear radiating with dazzling light appeared in the white witch's hand when she reopened her eyes.