"..."
"Perhaps she really is the founder of the Continental Magic Association, who stands at the pinnacle of human mages. Her existence stretches back to the distant Mythic Era, so long ago that even demons have long forgotten how terrifying she was."
"Just as Fern said earlier, she really was my teacher Flamme's teacher—and naturally, that made her my grand-teacher."
"Since she's an elf, she really is like a living grimoire, containing almost every spell in human history."
"After all, she's a figure from the Mythic Era. She's been alive far longer than I can imagine."
"That's why some people believe she's the goddess closest to being 'all-knowing and all-powerful' on this continent."
"I've seen it for myself. The sheer amount of mana she possesses is impossible to measure. The Demon King was no different."
"Still, we clashed quite a bit in terms of personality and ideals. She admired people with ambition and a strong drive to improve."
"To some extent, she even... longed for conflict and war, believing they were catalysts for magical progress?"
"I didn't agree with that."
"Also, she was obsessed with researching magic and firmly believed that magic should be 'special'—a mysterious power only a select few gifted geniuses could master. She really disliked the current trend of 'making magic accessible to everyone,' even though it was the direction of the times."
"We even argued about it back then, and nearly parted on bad terms."
"Because..."
"She was unwilling to teach magic to people she considered 'untalented,' even though she acknowledged that the age of humanity had arrived."
"At the same time, she strongly believed that 'magic should only be used as a tool for combat.' She seemed to disdain using magic for everyday life, support, or any other noncombat purpose."
"Besides, she had an exceptionally