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

"This is a drug that can make people lucky, try it, Angelica."

"Guh... It doesn't look like something you can drink. Well, if it's something given by Ella-chan, it must be good, right?"

"Um."

After confirming that Ella nodded to her, Angeline drank the potion in one gulp.

"It seems like nothing's changed... Let's give it a try."

With anticipation written all over her face, Angelica sat up straight again, picked up the fishing rod, and her aqua-blue eyes kept blinking.

——If you only look at the surface, Angelini is still a very beautiful elf. Of course, you can only look at the surface.

Sticking out her tongue in her heart, Ella turned back to Shen Gan.

"Fukan, who is that 'Lord of the Deep Sea'?"

"Ah, that one is a—"

"Princess, the ship that approached us earlier has returned. Um—I apologize for not wanting to interrupt your conversation."

Camisia walked behind Ella to report the news. She seemed to realize that she had interrupted Shen Gan and immediately bowed her head slightly to apologize.

Facing Camisia's polite behavior, Fukagan shook his head, and his long straight brown hair swayed left and right.

"It's nothing particularly important, there's no need to be so polite, Camisia-senpai."

"Um."

Nodding to Fukagan, Camisia turned her gaze back to Ella.

"Princess, what should we do next?"

"Perhaps he has changed his mind. Let's stop and see what his intentions are."

Trying her best to keep a straight face, Ella spoke calmly.

Although she already knew that the other party wanted to buy magic cores, fresh water and food from her, if she just said "the other party is here to buy things from us", it would be like a prophetic statement. Even if Camisia didn't doubt it, Iris would definitely be suspicious. After all, besides Lotte, Camisia was the only one in this world who had a slight understanding of her strength, and Camisia's understanding of her own strength was only "only slightly higher than hers."

Just saying something like a prophecy would definitely make Iris, who only knew her own superficial strength, suspicious, and then she would use various methods to test her like she did during the academy assessment.

"Don't you need to prepare for defense?"

"Eh? Ah, ah, I'll leave these matters to Camisia. As long as Camisia thinks it's okay, it's fine."

"Yes, I understand."

After placing her right hand on her chest and bowing, Camisia turned and left, but Ella did not look relaxed. Instead, she had a thoughtful expression.

Before, when I didn't think about the crew members, I didn't pay attention to it. But now, when Camisia mentioned them, I always felt like my heart skipped a beat, just like the bad premonition of forgetting to turn off the faucet when going on a long trip, and the whole room was flooded.

——What did I forget?……There was nothing wrong with the whole process.

If you think about it carefully, the behavior of pretending to be a god is no different from when he first appeared in Ryan Town. In fact, apart from his gender, even his tone is exactly the same.

"Forget it, let's get ready for the meeting. Does Lotte have any formal wear ready? Let's go to the cabin and change."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

Shaking off the ominous premonition that suddenly invaded her heart, Ella put down her fishing rod, walked into the cabin and began to prepare for the meeting.

Chapter 10 Negotiation

After Ella changed her clothes, she quickly completed the negotiations with the Marudo merchant ship. Now both parties are standing on the deck discussing the specific details.

"Thank you for your help, Master Mistetin."

Marudo, who came to Ella's cruise ship from his merchant ship via a rope, bowed respectfully. Since the two were not familiar with each other, he only called Ella by her family name.

"Help?...I just agreed to negotiate."

She had only agreed to let Marudo bring two guards to her ship, and she had not done anything else unnecessary. The sudden offer of help made Ella a little confused.

"No, no, for someone of your status, equivalent to that of the king, agreeing to meet with you is already the greatest kindness..."

——Ahh, here we go again… That’s why nobles always talk so much.

Trying her best to appear expressionless, Ella resisted the urge to interrupt Marudo and listened to every word he said. However, Fukagami seemed quite bored by the situation. He whispered to Camisia that he would go back and rest first, and then went straight back to the cabin.

Marudo didn't finish his opening polite words until the little girls behind Ella began to yawn uncontrollably.

"...So, for this request for assistance, I hope Master Mistin can provide us with some fresh water and food. It would be even better if you could provide us with magic cores. Ah, of course, we will give you the equivalent in gold coins..."

After Marudo finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Ella with an expectant look.

"The equivalent in gold coins..."

According to the price he paid for the fruits and vegetables at the Holy Academy, a box of fruits and vegetables was five silver coins. He heard that fruits and vegetables from inland areas were rare items at sea, so they should be able to be sold for around seven silver coins. If the price Marudo mentioned was similar to this, then he could just sell it to him for seven silver coins.

But before that, I have to ask Marudo if he wants it. After all, the food I saw the crew carrying at the port was mostly air-dried meat and black bread, and fruits and vegetables were pickled before being carried up, so fruits and vegetables might be foods that are hated.

——If only I had prepared some dried meat and bread, I could have sold the dried meat and fruits and vegetables together. Well, you can't force something if you don't have it, so let's give it a try.

Ella frowned, crossed her arms over her chest, and pretended to be distressed.

"But I only have fresh fruits and vegetables here..."

"New, fresh fruits and vegetables?"

As if petrified, Marudo froze in place, even his expression frozen with his mouth slightly open.

——Are you disappointed as expected? Well, as long as I can sell it at the original price, it's fine. Although it feels a bit like taking advantage of the situation, I only have fruits and vegetables that can be sold in large quantities, so there's nothing I can do about it.

Ella sighed slightly.

"Well... I know you guys don't like fruits and vegetables, but these are all I have..."

"No, no, it's normal for someone of your high status to only prepare these. You don't have to belittle yourself. However, if you want to purchase a large amount of fruits and vegetables, you need to discuss it with my housekeeper."

"Really? If you decide to buy it, even if the price is lower, that's fine. Honestly, the remaining reserves are more than we can eat."

"Can you lower it a little? I-I understand. Please give me some time, Master Mistin."

"Um."

Nodding to the visibly shaken Marudo, Ella felt someone tap her on the back. Turning around, she saw Iris looking at her like she was an idiot.

Because Marudo was discussing something with his steward not far away on the deck, so as long as he spoke in a low voice, they would not hear him.

"Ira-chan, if you just tell people you have a lot of stock, isn't that giving them an opportunity to lower the price?"

"That being said...but if we don't lower the price, it won't sell at all, right?"

"Hmm? Ella-chan would think of something like this? Where did that silly Ella-chan go? Could she be possessed by an undead creature?"

As she spoke, Iris very seriously took out her staff and used the "Eye of True Vision" on Ella, but of course there was nothing unusual.

"Huh, you actually came up with this idea yourself?"

After seeing the serious expression on Iris's face, Ella suddenly felt like several anger marks from comics appeared on her head.

"Hey! That's so rude! Any normal person would think of something like that!"

“That’s true, but Aira-chan is not normal. This kind of—”

"Master Mistetin, we have made our decision."

Just as Iris was about to say something, Marudo, who had finished discussing things nearby, walked up to Ella, holding a purse that looked heavy in both hands.

"Lord Mistydin, I hope you can provide us with a month's supply of fruits and vegetables... The price will be based on the price of two gold coins per box of fresh fruits and vegetables in Heim Harbor—no, fresh fruits and vegetables are even more expensive at sea now. If the standard price per box is three gold coins, then according to your previous offer of a lower price, can you sell it to us at two gold coins and nine silver coins?"

"Eh? Uh, ahem, no problem, Lotte. I'll leave this to you."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

Having said this, Lotte didn't leave immediately. Because all the fruits and vegetables were stored in Ella's "warehouse", she could only go to the cabin with Ella to take inventory after the conversation.

Are fruits and vegetables so expensive in Heimport? At the Sacred Academy, they're only five silver coins. That's almost six times the price. If that's the case, are fruits and vegetables unexpectedly rare at sea? No wonder Marudo looked surprised when he heard they were fresh. Wasn't that a sign of surprise more than disappointment? Wait, so what Iris meant earlier was that she suspected the price was too high and she saw me lowering the price to make it easier to sell?

It seems like... I accidentally did something very smart?

"Master Mistin, regarding fresh water and magic cores, please..."

"Ah, about this, just tell Lotte and Camisia directly. I suddenly remembered something else, so I'll leave now."

As if afraid of something, Ella waved at Marudo.

——We were lucky this time, but it might not be so easy next time. It would be better to leave it to Camisia and Lotte.

Ella nodded in agreement, then raised her foot and prepared to walk towards the cabin.

Then, Iris's question came from behind.

"Wasn't Viscount Marudo's merchant ship showing signs of sinking earlier? How did it suddenly recover?"

"Pure silver hair? Could it be... you're a royal from the Kamito tribe?! Ah, regarding the shipwreck, it was actually the messenger of Kami-sama who helped us."

Chapter 11: What can you catch with a max luck value?

"what……"

The moment Marudo mentioned the messenger of God, Ella remembered what that "bad premonition" was.

——I forgot to warn Marudo not to tell this to anyone.

For a moment, Ella stopped walking towards the cabin with trembling feet. Her expression was like a child caught eating snacks. She looked timidly at Iris who was talking to Marudo.

"Miss Ella, are you feeling unwell?"

"Uh, n-nothing."

Responding mechanically to Lotte, Ella moved back to her original position step by step.

"A god... Although according to the records of the God-man Clan, there is indeed a single god, but the one helping you is a 'messenger' - I've never heard of such a thing. Is this an illusion?"

Iris lowered her head slightly, her eyebrows furrowed in thought.

"No, it can't be an illusion."

"But that guy has no reason to help you."

Because of the Demon God War, Camisia has never been interested in the One God, and even calls him "that guy" instead.

Camisia's words made Maru pause.

Indeed, as a descendant of the nobility, he had always believed in the Empire, unlike ordinary sailors who became believers in various churches. How could he, who had never worshipped the One God, be saved by the One God? This was a question worth pondering, but...

The facts are before him. It was indeed the apostle of the One and Only God who helped him in times of crisis.

Marudo remained respectful, but his tone was a little more impatient.

"But it was indeed the One and Only God who saved us."

"Huh, is that so? Let's just say that. There are plenty of merchants who want to use the name of the One and Only God as a trademark."

Iris sneered and waved her hand.

If there was one race on the continent that believed most in the One God, it would be the Godmans, whose very name contained the word "God." Camisia and I were partners, and the demons' dislike of the One God was understandable and natural. We could just ignore it and live in peace.

But the human in front of him was different. Not only did he not respect the One God's act of saving the continent, but he also tried to use the name of the One God to promote himself. If the old-fashioned elders of the God-man race knew about this, they would definitely punish this noble severely. However, his behavior of just sneering at it was still rational.

However, this behavior was a stronger stimulus to Marudo than direct punishment, and his face suddenly turned red.

“Yes, it’s true! It’s really the apostle of the One and Only God who came to help us. There’s also—”

Interrupting the conversation at a crucial moment, Ella turned around and stretched out her hands horizontally as if to stop Iris.

"Ahahaha... Let's just leave it at that. If Iris keeps pestering you, you'll ruin my positive image, okay?"

If Marudo continued like this, things would undoubtedly get complicated. Marudo was definitely going to mention the Absolute Zero he'd used to fill the hole in the ship's bottom, but he'd used that magic in the lava caves of the Sacred Academy before, and Absolute Zero wasn't part of this world's magic system. So, Iris would definitely suspect him, since he was the only one who could use that magic.

"Hmm? What's wrong with Ella-chan today? You're acting so strangely."

“Uh, is there…?”

Ella raised her head and looked at Iris, who was much taller than her, with a wry smile, and stopped trying to push Iris away.

"Please allow me to address you as the princess of the Godman tribe—"

——Being checkmated.