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

Confusion crossed Lucia's face.

"Well, that's right. The temple doesn't like seeing people outside the temple treating patients for free."

"Oh, that's it. I didn't come here this time because of this. To be honest, I hate this rule too. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have chosen to become a healer at the temple."

Lucia coughed twice, her expression changed to a serious one, and she bowed to Ella.

"I came here to ask Miss Ella about healing magic. I've been researching the illnesses in the slave market for a long time, but I haven't found a cure. But I just heard from someone in the slave market that Miss Ella cured four patients in just a few moments, so..."

"Eh, so does that mean Miss Lucia came here of her own volition?"

"Um."

Lucia nodded sincerely, her long red hair with some silver tints trembling slightly.

Considering what Lucia said before about joining the temple because of that rule, she might have been providing free treatment to the slaves. If that's the case, telling her about the Black Death might be a good choice. Moreover, by acting in Lucia's name, others won't realize that it was actually me who came up with the solution. This can also save possible trouble in the future - for example, when I just cast a purification spell among the demons before, it was regarded as the work of the Saint.

Stopping, Ella pointed to the bench where she could see Lotte training the girls not far away.

"If you don't mind, how about we talk here? It'll be easier to talk here than inside the house."

"Eh? Miss Ella, are you willing to teach me? I'd be delighted!"

The three of them sat down on the bench.

"Lucia, have you investigated that far?"

After hearing Ella's question, Lucia placed a fist on her chin and put on a thoughtful expression.

"I only know that the symptoms of this poisoning seem to be contagious, but sometimes they'll suddenly appear even when no one else is poisoned. I've speculated that undead creatures might be to blame, but when we sent the bishop to clear it out, we found nothing... So I'm wondering if this poison could be spreading through something else... The only treatment currently available is for a high-ranking priest to cast 'Holy Light Protection,' but that's a price most people can't afford, so the best way to deal with it is to have people 'baptized' beforehand."

Ella nodded at Lucia's inference. It seemed that Lucia had learned something about the true nature of the Black Death. However, before answering, she had something on her mind.

"What is this 'baptism' Lucia mentioned?"

"Wow, Ella-chan, you don't even know about baptism?"

"Baptism is a special magic that is only taught to healers when they join the temple. Although it is expensive, it guarantees that they will rarely get sick in the future. Therefore, even ordinary people will save up money to go to the temple to be baptized..."

"So Lucia also knows baptism magic?"

"Well, this magic is still fine. Uh--could it be that Miss Ella hasn't actually received baptismal magic?"

Lucia stared at Ella in surprise with her eyes wide open.

"In that case, please allow me to baptize you."

Standing up, Lucia raised her staff and prepared to use "Baptism".

Ella chose to acquiesce to Lucia's unauthorized actions because she was indeed very curious about the nature of the magic of baptism. In other words, she was interested in any magic that did not appear in "F.Wing". If she could understand the structure and learn it here - even if it was unlikely for her, she might be able to memorize the spell and teach it to Lotte - that would be a big win.

Improving Lotte's strength is also one of his goals.

"◆●◇——『Holy Protection』."

"Hmm? Wait, so baptism is the divine protection?"

If I remember correctly, Holy Blessing is indeed a skill that does not exist in "F.Wing", but that is because the effect of this skill is too weak, so it was simply merged into other holy attribute skills and became a by-product. For example, the "Holy Light Guardian" that I used before has the effect of Holy Blessing.

"So Miss Ella has heard of this?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Lucia, go ahead."

I felt a surge of emotion in my heart that I didn't know what to say. The baptism I had been looking forward to was actually this kind of abandoned magic...

Golden light spots gathered into Ella's body, and in the status bar, Ella found an additional "Holy Blessing" effect.

"That's it. Miss Ella will be more resistant to illness from now on."

"Ahahaha... Thank you, thank you. Um, regarding the symptoms of poisoning that Lucia mentioned, it's not actually poisoning, but an illness similar to a cold."

"Eh? Isn't it poisoned? But that black all over body is definitely a symptom of poisoning no matter how you look at it."

"Well... if there's a chance, Lucia, why not try using the spell 'Warm Blessing' on someone who's poisoned? It'll have the same effect as 'Holy Light Guardian', right?"

Feeling a little tired, Ella stretched out her body, but this behavior, which seemed a bit rude in front of the guests, did not make Lucia unhappy.

"If it's a warm blessing... even I can release it multiple times. Thank you, Miss Ella. I'll go back and study it now!"

Lucia's eyes lit up as she stood up and bowed deeply to Ella.

"Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet. Actually, if you take precautions against this disease, you won't have any problems. My current advice is to get rid of the rats and clean the room. If you pay attention to hygiene, it should be much better."

Although I think it would be better if you could maintain the habit of taking a bath every day, the conditions here do not seem to allow this, so I only gave the above two suggestions. The main source of transmission of the Black Death is fleas on rats, so you only need to do these two points.

"Yes, I understand. Although it may be difficult to implement, it should be possible if I discuss it with the slave owner Hana. As for the temple, since I am a clergyman, doing this will also increase the reputation of the temple, so it should be no problem."

"That's good... Oh, and don't tell me that I told you."

"Why? Publicizing this would probably increase Miss Ella's reputation, right?"

I don't want this so I won't tell you...

Thinking of this, Ella forced a smile and came up with an answer that seemed better.

"Wouldn't it be bad if Lucia wasn't allowed to continue her research if they told the temple that I wasn't the only one responsible?"

"Hmm... This is indeed troublesome... But it's okay. Once I become a bishop, I'll definitely spread the word about Miss Ella's achievements!"

Lucia nodded seriously. Ella subconsciously wanted to touch her head to comfort her, but Lucia seemed to be much taller than her, so she had to give up.

"Well, I'm really looking forward to that day."

"Well! Well then, Miss Ella, I'll be leaving now."

"Wouldn't you like to come in and sit down?"

"Thank you for your kindness. I haven't finished my work yet, so I have to go. I will definitely come to see you next time with a gift! Goodbye."

"Ahh, bye."

Ella smiled back at Lucia, who kept turning back and waving at her even as she walked toward the gate, and let out a long breath.

"Well, that day will probably take a long time...it will definitely be difficult for us to meet by then."

"Are you talking about that priestess, Ella? She should be a high-ranking priestess now, right? I remember those adventurers were saying there was a busty older sister vying for the position of bishop in the temple."

"Eh? Isn't that quite promising?!"

"Well, Ella-chan, you're going to be famous soon. Ah~ah, I'm so envious."

What Angelina didn't know was that her waving and sighing had already dealt a fatal blow to Ella.

Chapter 55 Final Examination

* On the morning of December 15, 6186, in the Holy Academy teaching area

As winter approaches, the weather at the Holy Academy begins to get colder. Although it's not snowing yet, it's cold enough to produce white mist with just a breath. Most of the students have changed into winter uniforms, but even so, you can still see many people standing outside stamping their feet.

"Ah~ah, it's not snowing, why is it so cold?"

Ella kept blowing on her hands and curled up into a ball.

"And why choose this time for the final exam? Is the dean deliberately making things difficult for us? I should have changed into that healer costume earlier."

"Well, as long as we pass the test this time, we'll have a long enough winter break. Then, even if Miss Ella spends the whole day by the fireplace, no one will say anything."

Wearing the battle-suit "Hymn of the Elves", Lotte carried a dimensional backpack on her back, and Hela was also stored inside it.

Angelica was the only one in the team who looked fine. She held the giant sickle and looked expectantly at the people lined up in front of her.

Today is the day of the final exam. If I fail the exam, the consequences will not be that I will be held back, but I will have to take remedial classes for a long time, which means I will definitely miss many holidays at the end of the year and the beginning of the year.

I think any student would be unwilling to accept this kind of result.

"Come to think of it, Ella-chan has leveled up too. Just yesterday, Camisia-san told her she hadn't leveled up all semester, and yet she's leveled up today. Could it be that Camisia-san's words have a blessing effect?"

“Ahahaha… that should be it…”

Ella raised her head, turned her gaze to Angeline, and responded with a wry smile.

Now my level is not the original level 17, but the higher level 18. As for the reason for the upgrade... before, every time I switched careers, all the values ​​including experience points would return to the initial position, so I had never been able to upgrade.

But no one mentioned it so far, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Until yesterday at dinner, Camisia suddenly said, "It seems like the princess hasn't leveled up in a long time. According to her talent, it shouldn't be so slow." I immediately reminded myself that it would be weird if she didn't level up, so it would be better to increase her level.

So, Ella spent the entire night casting magic at the air to gain experience points. Although hunting monsters was the fastest way to level up, she could also gain experience points by constantly using magic. In addition, Ella could cast magic without chanting, so it only took one night for her experience points to increase from 0% to 100%.

It is worth mentioning that in order to avoid the situation of switching identities afterwards and returning to the healer profession and being downgraded, Ella deliberately tried to switch professions again and found that although the experience points and other values ​​were reset to zero, the level was still 18 and did not change.

After the brief conversation, Ella turned her gaze towards the bustling open-air amphitheater.

Almost half of the students from the entire Holy Academy were standing here, from the first to the third grade, covering all kinds of professions. Due to the assessment, everyone gathered in groups of three or four. The instructor sent by the academy stood on the stage and repeated the rules of the assessment.

Even though so much time has passed since the start of school, the team still only consists of Luty, Angeline and myself. Iris said she wanted to be a rival so she wasn't here, and Shen Gan was here because I didn't invite her at all - a level 20 assassin like Shen Gan must have his own team.

"Little Ella should have gone to the temple last night, right? How's things going there?"

"Lucia—no, it's Bishop Lucia now. Bishop Lucia insisted on giving me the title of the sage who cured the Black Death. To avoid attracting too much attention, I had to join the temple as an apprentice priest, so that others would think the credit belongs to the temple."

Ella waved her hand. Lucia's pleading look at that time gave her a headache for a long time.

"I really don't understand what Ella-chan is thinking... But then again, is it really necessary to read a rule so many times? The academy really takes it seriously."

"That's only natural. Maybe he read it so many times just for Angelina."

"Little Ella is really going too far!"

Angelica pretended to be angry and reached out to pinch Ella's face, but Ella easily dodged it.

"Well, stop messing around. Let me repeat the rules. You just need to collect enough quest items within three days and successfully pass the finish line. The assessment area is the entire Holy Academy, including the teaching area, the inner and outer circles. The end point of the quest is the east gate of the outer circle underground maze. In other words—"

"Will Iris-senpai ambush us there?"

"Yes, that's right. With Iris's abilities, a fight is almost inevitable, so we need to find a way to deal with her in advance. Collecting quest items is secondary."

"Defeat or something like that? That's practically impossible, right? Elise-senpai is a third-level magic caster."

Angelica looked at Ella with surprise, as if saying, "Are you crazy?"

Blowing on her frozen hands again, Ella fell into thought.

What Angelini was talking about was the problem that had been bothering her for a long time - how to break through Iris's blockade and bring a certain number of mission props to the finish line - during this period of time, she thought about it for a long time and only came up with one answer, which was to let herself and Luty hold back Iris, and then let Angelini, who was the fastest, rush to the finish line with the mission props.

But this brings up another problem. Iris may have already thought of such a response, so she will keep a close eye on Angelini and attack her from the very beginning. As long as Angelini holding the task item is caught, it will be equivalent to failing the assessment.

Although it is possible to put the task props on myself or Lotte, but no matter how I think about it, I have a feeling that Iris has guessed my thoughts, as if Iris has used magic that can read my thoughts on me, and there are always eyes staring at me.

"Hmm... it would be nice if we had assassins or something like that join us. A strong shield warrior would be fine too."

"Although Ella-chan's defense is impressive, that magic shield was perfectly countered by Iris-senpai's magic."

"There's nothing we can do about it. The level gap is too big. Well, we can only think of a solution after the exam begins. The instructor has already left, so it's about to begin. Let's get ready."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

"Yes, yes~"

……

Arena VIP Room.

"Is this plan really okay? It even includes the inner civilian areas."

Wearing a dark magic robe, Iris sat in front of a table with a huge map drawn on it, picked up a pen and tapped it lightly.

"We have already made evacuation preparations in advance, and the losses will be borne by the academy."

Although he said that the problem had been solved, Wadong's constant pacing revealed his inner anxiety.

"This won't solve the problem now, okay?"

"Of course I understand that compensation and the like are no problem at all. But to do what we're doing now, using the excuse of arranging quest items to have the students search the academy to force them to reveal a method for destroying the Sacred Pillar's 'Seal of Original Sin'—well, that's too dangerous."

"Haha, that was your plan, right? Besides, after such a long time, the Seal of Original Sin hasn't appeared yet. It must have escaped a long time ago, or the destruction of the Holy Pillar was just an accident."

Hearing Iris' irresponsible words, Wadong stopped and looked at Iris with some suspicion.

"That's not funny coming from a young lady."

Seeing that Iris ignored him and looked outside the arena, Wadong fell into thought. Normally, Iris would never express such unfounded suspicions, so if she said this now, it must be because she had discovered something.

"Have you discovered anything?"

"Who knows? The exam has begun. I'll go do what I need to do. Dean, please prepare to deal with the Mark of Original Sin that may appear at any time."