I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

What troubled him was Iris's next words.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing. If Aira-chan wants to pass the test successfully, it won't be as easy as you think. Let me tell you in advance, the test is a team battle because it will include battles between students. I'll keep an eye on Aira-chan then."

Iris blinked at herself as she said this - this also meant that Iris was not joking, but after all, Iris rarely joked about this kind of thing.

The more Ella thought about Iris's expression at that time, the more frequently she tapped the table with her pen.

If Iris were to block me, it would be difficult to pass the test without thinking of a plan in advance. Failure to pass the test would mean that I would have to stay in the academy for tutoring throughout the winter vacation, a result I didn't want to see.

"A third-tier magic caster?... Lotte is definitely more suitable for dealing with magic casters... There are very few third-tier attack spells with ranges exceeding a thousand yards. Lotte's longest range is three thousand yards. Considering the power dropoff, is the optimal range two thousand yards? But we also have to consider Iris's permanent defensive magic. So, by that calculation—it's definitely better to be closer."

Using a pen, she drew circles on a piece of white paper like she was drawing a map, representing the attack range. When she reached the one thousand yard mark, Ella paused, then dropped the pen as if giving up, slumped over the chair, and covered her face with the book.

Even with Iris's strength, third-level magic requires some preparation time. When Iris casts the magic, Luty only needs to walk away, but there will be another problem before that.

If Lotte were to be placed within a thousand yards of Iris, she would most likely be discovered by Iris's "Eye of Detection". If Iris then cast a tracking spell that marked her, she would be forced into close combat. Without sufficient speed, a head-on close combat with a third-level magic caster would almost certainly result in their group's complete defeat.

Even Angelini's agile close combat skills are not enough.

The reason why Angelica was able to force herself to use only defensive magic before was because she only knew the ice hockey attack skill. If it were Iris, she would probably directly use the "Wind Pestle" which is a large-scale, uninterrupted attack skill to suppress Angelica, and then there would be no way she could do anything.

Besides, Iris’s team must consist of more than just her.

Although it would be a good choice to bring in Ai Si from the Demon Clan, the team that Ai Si originally belonged to would definitely be disbanded because of the loss of Ai Si, a key player. This situation is even more painful than failing the assessment.

"It would be great if there was an assassin proficient in stealth... Well, never mind. I haven't been told the specific assessment method or terrain conditions anyway, so thinking about it now is probably useless. I might as well go out for a walk."

——It’s definitely not because I’m defeated by reality that I want to find an excuse to escape.

While thinking about this, Ella opened the door and walked towards the courtyard unconsciously.

Ever since she listened to the performance of the dragon girl named Lu Yue Shengan that night, Ella would subconsciously go out for a walk whenever she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and almost every time she went out, she would stop in front of the instrument called the "flamenco xylophone".

Although I have to admit that Shen Gan has a nice voice and looks cute, I don't have any other thoughts. I walked there unconsciously just because I had nowhere else to go.

As usual, I walked along the street following the sound of the guitar. Because it was already autumn, the stone houses looked extremely cold at night. There were not many people on the street, and it looked dead. If it were not for the magic lights on both sides of the street, it might be a scary place.

"Maybe there's someone hiding in the next alley."

Making this ridiculous joke, Ella continued walking.

Although the square of the portal is very close to her home, that is only relative. In fact, with Ella's slow pace, it is common for her to walk for half an hour.

I looked up at the sky, but didn't see any stars.

"Is it going to rain..."

The sky had looked a little strange since I was in the courtyard just now, and now when I looked up, the clouds were very thick.

I didn't go there for the piano music. If I just wanted to take a walk, this point would be enough. It would be bad if it rained.

Just as Ella was thinking this, raindrops began to fall from the sky.

“Wow!”

With a quiet sigh, Ella put her hands over her head and began to search the streets for a place to hide from the rain. She hadn't expected it to rain when she left, so naturally, she didn't bring an umbrella.

It has been autumn for a long time, but it is raining heavily.

I just found a building's eaves to hide under and wait for the rain.

Although it is a world full of magic, there is no way to deal with these trivial matters. Of course, there is no skill like "Umbrella" in "F.Wing", and no magic researcher in this world would develop such boring magic.

Using a magic shield may be able to keep out the rain, but it is only a simple elementary magic after all, and it will not move with the owner. If you want to use the magic shield on your head and walk home step by step, you must cast a magic shield with every step, but this method is too conspicuous, so it will definitely not work.

As Angelica said, ordinary magic casters simply don't have the ability to cast multiple magic shields at once. Even if they release them continuously, it won't be as easy as Ella. So if the ability is overused, things may become very troublesome. From then on, Ella has been much more careful when casting magic.

"I hope it ends soon..."

Ella sighed softly, and at this moment a figure came into view.

It was a guy who, like herself, did not bring an umbrella because he did not anticipate the rain. However, this figure seemed to be carrying a box that was more than one meter long. Due to poor visibility, Ella did not recognize the man until he walked in front of her.

"Fukan?"

Chapter 32: Lu Yue Shen Gan

"Ah... Is that you, Senpai?"

Although the conversation seemed fine, Fukagan stood outside the eaves as if he didn't take it seriously at all.

"What are you doing outside in such heavy rain?"

Ella pulled Shen Gan under the eaves.

"I'm all soaked!"

Looking at Shen Gan under the dim street lights, the summer uniform she was wearing was wet from the rain and stuck to her body. Although it would be tempting for an ordinary woman, it would feel a bit sinful if it was Shen Gan.

Without her usual pointed witch hat, the two cat ears on Fukagami's head drooped slightly, and she spoke in a tone that sounded more like she was bothered than embarrassed.

"Well, um... I think so."

Although he was holding the box containing the xylophone, he seemed to be so casual that he didn't seem to care at all, and let the xylophone get wet like himself.

"Although Fukagan is very powerful, it's still a bit dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night, isn't it?"

"Your words didn't seem convincing, did they?"

“Hmm—”

She couldn't help but be choked by Shen Gan's words. In fact, she was also walking alone at night. Not wanting to continue on this topic, Ella changed her words.

"Do you need me to take you back?"

"Uh, no thanks. After all, it's too embarrassing to ask a healer like you to send me back. I'm fine."

Shen Gan looked at Ella as if she was a weirdo, perhaps wondering why Ella, a healer, wanted to send an assassin home.

Because the rain-drenched look on Shen Gan's face was too immoral, Ella looked away and continued talking without noticing Shen Gan's strange look.

"Then let's wait until the rain stops before leaving. You'll catch a cold if you leave now."

"We'll talk about it then."

Hearing Shen Gan's indifferent tone, Ella couldn't help but feel a little angry.

It's not because I'm angry that the other person treats me like this even though I clearly care about him, but because Shen Gan's behavior of not cherishing himself is wrong.

"you--"

"This is my own business, it has nothing to do with you, senpai, right?"

"When bad things happen to people you know, they usually feel uneasy, right? Even if you don't want to, I'll take you home."

As if feeling helpless, Shen Gan sighed deeply.

"Even if I go back, I can't get into the house, so I'll end up going somewhere else."

"Can't get into the house?"

I can't help but think of some bad things like running away from home or being kicked out, but in the case of Fukagan, the latter is more likely. After all, as a noble, singing in the square late at night every day is something that would not be surprising no matter when he was kicked out of the house.

"Yeah, I lost my key."

He said something very extraordinary with a nonchalant look on his face.

"Where are the family members? A young lady like Fukagan wouldn't live in the dorms, right?"

"No one is home, and they won't be back tonight."

"Not even a maid?"

Generally speaking, even if the owner is not at the mansion, the housekeeper and maid who are responsible for cleaning and various chores should be there.

"no."

“Hmm—”

This is a bit troublesome...

Although staying in a hotel might be a good option, and Shen Gan didn't look like a poor person, it would be unlikely to find a hotel open at this time anyway - the hotels here usually closed at around eight or nine in the evening. If you had to find a hotel that was still open, it would probably be brothels and casinos, places that only operate at night.

But both of these places are terrible. Leaving the latter aside, if it is discovered that she went to a brothel, there will definitely be bad rumors the next day that "the Dragon King's niece actually went to a brothel to spend the night in the middle of the night."

"So where are you planning to stay tonight?"

I asked this question with the thought that maybe Fukagami already had a place to live.

"have no idea."

Fukagan hugged the box tightly, but her expression didn't let Ella know that she was in trouble.

"ha?"

"I was planning to spend the night on the streets."

Ella couldn't help but make a helpless expression at Shen Gan's ridiculous idea. She looked up at the sky. The rain had subsided a little, but it was not to the extent that people would rush home in the rain.

Seeing that Shen Gan seemed to want to leave, Ella pulled him back again, but before she could say anything, Shen Gan sighed deeply.

"I'm fine, senior, don't worry about me."

"Ah, really, there's nothing I can do. I'm sure you'll catch a cold if you keep going like this. Better come to my house for the night."

"Senior's house? But... there should be other people in your house, right?"

For some reason, Ella always felt that Shen Gan looked at her with a strange look, as if he had misunderstood something.

"It's okay, they're all asleep. Even though the other rooms aren't tidied, my room is still big enough. And that expression on Fukagan's face... what does it mean?"

"It's nothing. If you insist on me going to your house in the middle of the night, I have no objection."

Ella always felt that Shen Gan seemed to be thinking about something bad, and she became more and more worried.

Thinking of this, Ella looked at the sky again - the rain was a little lighter than before. Staying here and waiting for the rain to stop might be an option, but seeing that Shen Gan was now drenched in the rain, he would probably catch a cold after a long time. Ella decided to go home in the rain.

After taking off the coat she put on when going out, Ella put one side of it on Shen Gan's head. Shen Gan looked up at Ella with an expression of confusion.

"Let's just go back like this."

"that's all?"

"What's the problem?"

Thinking of how Ruthie always said she had a pleasant smell, Ella couldn't help but start to worry whether Shen Gan was talking about something related to smell. If so, that would be a bit... embarrassing.

"No, it just feels new and novel."

"Is that so...me too."

Ella had only seen the situation of walking home in the rain wearing the same clothes as others, but had never experienced it herself, not to mention that the person walking with her was a schoolmate who was younger than her.

"oh."

Shen Gan only answered with this one word, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking at the moment.

"Then hurry back and don't fall behind."

"That's right, senpai. A healer's physical strength is definitely weaker than an assassin's, right?"

“Uu ...

In this way, the two of them returned home with their clothes tied together, but the effect of this was not very good, so in the end both of them were soaked by the rain. But no matter what, it was always good to find a place for Shen Gan to stay overnight.

Chapter 33: A Thrilling Late-Night Adventure

I quickly returned home in the rain. Although I had clothes on, they were actually completely negligible.

Along the way, Shen Gan protected the xylophone more than herself. Combined with Shen Gan's previous behavior of not caring about the xylophone at all, Ella couldn't figure out whether Shen Gan really cherished the xylophone.

Because they definitely couldn't just go to bed like that, Ella took Shen Gan through the corridor to the bathroom door at the back of the first floor.

He reached out and took the xylophone box that Shen Gan was carrying and placed it at the door, then handed the towel hanging next to it to Shen Gan.

"Go take a shower first, or you'll definitely catch a cold."

"Where's Senpai?"

"I'll wash it later, Fukagan, go in first."