After solving the problem with Teacher's body, everything seemed to return to how it was before.
Tsukasa's psychological state was still not confident enough.
She felt her current strength wasn't enough to defeat that mysterious Elf Patriarch; although the opponent's clone seemed weak before, a clone's strength
certainly cannot represent the Main Body.
Moreover, the opponent's clone was a special model equipped with an Anti-Magic Barrier; the reason she was able to win was entirely because the opponent didn't know she was immune to this barrier.
And she couldn't get much useful information from Teacher's side either.
Because Teacher didn't know how strong that person's true strength was. According to Teacher, that person always used clones and the Main Body had never appeared. From a psychological perspective, this behavior could be seen as a sign of the opponent's lack of confidence; it's very likely that the opponent's Main Body isn't very strong.
But this might also be something the opponent deliberately displayed, intentionally making people think using clones is a sign of cowardice, while the real trump card is actually the Main Body.
So now is not a good time to strike at the Elf Race; Tsukasa personally believes it's safer to wait until she has maxed out the level of 'Dusk' before taking action.
When the time comes, she could hide and fire a shot at the Elf Race's settlement, burning it to ashes along with the Elf Race's protective barrier; this kind of plan is what she prefers.
But one problem with this plan is that the Reincarnator classmates currently under the protection of the Elf Race would likely be killed by her magic, which would fail to achieve the mission goal of rescuing the Reincarnators.
Considering these issues, Tsukasa believes now is not the time to act.
Furthermore, she has to consider more than just how to break through the Elf Race; she also needs to consider the impact on this world after she does so. There's no doubt she would display her strength in this event, and her attributes and status as a Reincarnator would certainly be exposed.
Although her power hasn't reached the peak of this world yet.
Being able to eliminate the Elf Race would be enough to prove her danger. How would the Human Race and Demon Race view her then, as the dangerous person who eliminated the Elf Race?
There are simply too many things to think about regarding the elimination of the Elf Race. If the Elf Race hadn't provoked her first, she would never have made such a decision. She really doesn't like letting others know her true strength; she doesn't know how people would look at her if her strength were exposed.
"It's so troublesome, so difficult... Eidor, what do you think I should do?" The only one by Tsukasa's side she could vent these words to was Eidor. Others, including even Teacher, she couldn't trust, because only Eidor was as unattached to this world as she was.
Eidor wouldn't care if the Elf Race was eliminated.
Nor would she worry about her becoming stronger, because Eidor was once a supreme powerhouse. In her eyes, no matter how strong Tsukasa became, it would be difficult to threaten her, so she wouldn't be wary of Tsukasa's potential.
So she only dared to say these things to Eidor.
Eidor looked at the somewhat struggling Tsukasa. She knew Tsukasa didn't really want to get any advice from her, because Tsukasa was the kind of person who, once a decision was made, would carry it through to the end; it was impossible for her to give up halfway because of some difficulties. It's just that Tsukasa truly lacked confidence and always thought of herself as an ordinary person, so she would always feel great pressure when doing these big things, fearing she couldn't do them well.
"Keep it up. No matter when, I will support you from behind!"
Eidor used a magic spell that calms the mind.
Tsukasa exhaled, feeling her calmed mood, and said with some disappointment, "Yeah, even if I ask you, I won't get the answer I want. After all, the one who makes the decision is myself."
The reason she complained was just to have someone persuade her to give up, but thinking about it calmly, would she really give up? Could she really give up? No, because the conflict between her and the Elf Race is irreconcilable. According to the information from the prophecy, she is going to destroy the Elf Race. Even if she doesn't want to do it herself, the Elf Race, knowing that prophecy, will treat her as an enemy.
The problem doesn't lie with her.
It's not that she wants to destroy the Elf Race, but that the Elf Race is forcing her to destroy them. If she doesn't, she will be the one in danger. She simply has no second choice.
Tsukasa felt a scent of conspiracy behind this matter. This so-called prophecy felt like it was being manipulated by some kind of existence. Based on her past experience from novels and anime, so-called prophecies are almost always deliberately prepared to make the prophecy a reality. In some works, there are hidden figures who find such a future possibility and guide this future to happen through prophecy.
Another possibility is that the author has ordained that destiny should be so. The appearance of the prophecy represents the ending. The struggles of the characters in the book and the changes made to change the prophecy are actually all moving towards this already written ending. What the author wants to show the readers is the spirit shown by the characters during this process, and such works often like to use tragedy as a theme.
"To hell with fate!"
Tsukasa couldn't help but curse.
She didn't know if the current situation was one of the possibilities she thought of, but it was indeed because of this so-called prophecy that she was forced to find a way to eliminate the Elf Race. In their eyes, she was already the enemy destined to destroy their race. If she didn't eliminate the Elf Race, she would be eliminated by them.
She didn't have the strength to escape this prophecy and was destined to enter the game.
Now she was worried about which ending fate wanted: for her to eliminate the Elf Race as in the prophecy, or for the El-
-f Race to change the prophecy and eliminate her? If it's the former, it's fine, but if it's the latter, then her current situation is very dangerous. Moreover, the Reincarnator skills are powers bestowed upon them by the existence that reincarnated them. If that existence thinks she shouldn't continue to live... Tsukasa couldn't help but shudder.
"No, what I need to care about now is how to obtain power that guarantees a win. Although doing so might be a bit redundant, if I can win over the Human Race or the Demon Race to join me, the Elf Race will definitely not be able to recover in this battle, and this matter is not without room for operation."
She thought of the figures of Wakaba-san and the Hero's party.
If she could win over one of them, it felt like the win rate on this side would increase significantly.
I wonder if the Hero has gotten the Holy Sword yet?
And I wonder if I can snatch that sword?
If I can snatch this Holy Sword, then this battle will be secure.
I'll find some time to go to the Royal Capital and take a look.
Let's see if there's a chance to get the Holy Sword. If it can't be used, then I'll have to think of another way.
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