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

The old man made excuses with an innocent look.

"Uh, uh...ah...I swear to God I know nothing..."

"Tsk, your eyes are lying."

Just as Camisia was about to let the old man go, the young woman from before noticed that Camisia was grabbing the old man's chest.

"What are you going to do to my grandpa?!"

"Your...grandfather?"

After hearing what the female clerk said, Lotte looked at the old man with a wry smile.

"Yes, that's what she said."

"Eh, eh! I, I get it! I'll sell these fried noodles to you for just five iron coins each! That's already the cost!"

After hearing what the old man said, Camisia let go of the hand that was holding the old man's chest, and the young female clerk immediately put down the work in her hands and ran to the old man.

"Grandpa, are you okay?"

"Ahem, I'm fine. Rather than that, you have a guest. Open your heart a little before you go back."

"Using beauty to make money, understand!"

Unbuttoning a button on her chest, the young woman went back with a smile on her face.

Seeing this scene, even the usually reserved Ruthie couldn't help but smack her lips.

"What a dirty businessman..."

"It can't be helped. Life is tough. Alright, take the fried noodles you ordered."

After paying the corresponding silver coins, Lotte, holding the dimensional backpack containing Brorickz's fried noodles in both hands, walked slowly back to the inn with Camisia away from the crowd, and sighed deeply as if sighing.

"Whether it's good or bad... I've learned a lot in every sense..."

Camisia curled her lips, seeming to still be dissatisfied with what happened to the old man before.

"There's a saying among humans that travel is part of learning."

"Yeah...making a living makes you smarter..."

The two returned to the inn with Brorickz Fried Noodles. As for what Ella said later when she saw the fried noodles, "Why does this kind of thing exist in this world?", that is another story.

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*Yomi has reworked the plot of Volume 5, Chapter 4, today. It's a bit softer than the original, so readers can jump back and take a look. It's like reading an extra chapter with this brand new plot.

In addition, there are readers in the reader group who have written fan works for this book. Welcome to join the group and take a look~

Chapter 20 Conspiracy

*创世纪6186年12月23日 晚21:39分 龙岛分岛『布洛里克兹』

The room was lit only by faint candlelight, furnished with only the bare necessities of a bed and chair. Each piece looked old—not in the sense of collectible age, but rather on the verge of obsolescence. If one had to find a single valuable object in the room, it would be the palm-sized human statue that stood prominently in the room upon entering.

It was a statue of a girl with scales on her forehead, with a flaming arrow piercing her left breast.

If the statue were removed, the house would look like an ordinary bungalow.

This is the residence of Valais, the largest merchant on Brorickz, a branch of Dragon Island.

Valle, who has short hair and is over 40 years old, is standing under the statue, with his hands clasped in front of his chest like a believer, bowing slightly in prayer.

"Tap, tap, tap."

There was a knock on the door in the room. Judging from the rhythm of the sound, Valai knew it was one of his subordinates. After saluting the statue again, Valai whispered an order.

"Come in."

"Yes, Lord Valais—new merchants have arrived."

The man who came in lowered his head and reported in a respectful voice.

After hearing the report, Valai raised an eyebrow slightly and snorted coldly.

"Just do it the same as before. No need to report to me."

Just as he was about to turn around, Valai stopped there and pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.

"——Or is it that something special has happened?"

"Yes, yes, Lord Valais, the people coming this time should be a group of nobles."

"Hmm? Which nobles are you from? Are you not from the main island?"

Vale groaned in dissatisfaction from his throat. If the other party was a noble from Dragon Island, things would become troublesome. Although it was not impossible to drive them away, the process would definitely be much more troublesome. In this way, his plan would be delayed for a while. Vale could not help but start thinking about the countermeasures afterwards.

Fortunately, the content of the subordinates' report was not as bad as Valle had imagined.

"They're not merchants from the main island. The leader is a demon girl, probably a healer."

"The leader is a child... Where is their caravan? There shouldn't be many free traders in the Demon Territory."

We will not let down our guard just because the leader of the other party is a girl who has not yet reached adulthood. On the contrary, if the other party is very young, we should be more careful, because caravans like this are often controlled by wealthy nobles.

From the beginning of his business career to now, Valai has suffered several losses due to underestimating the age of the other leaders.

In order to train their promising eldest sons, the nobles would usually send them out to sea as caravan leaders, accompanied by an experienced steward or maid as an advisor.

If one could know the size of the caravan in advance, one could also infer the other party's expectations for this trade and their noble status. This way, one could choose the appropriate countermeasures based on the situation.

But this time, the subordinate's report did not satisfy Valle - it was rather that Valle was a little surprised.

"Va, Lord Valais, their caravan consists of only eleven people, all women. There are six core members and five maids of lower rank. Judging from the ships docked at the harbor, they arrived on a large merchant ship and a vessel that looks like a pleasure boat."

"What? All women? And there are only eleven of them? Impossible. How can only eleven people operate two ships? One of them is a large merchant ship. There must be other people on board. Send someone to investigate. Also, are they all demons?"

"No, the leader is a blonde demon. The other main members are composed of demons, humans, dragons, and elves. They are from Heim Port in the Bruzia Empire."

The subordinate, who seemed to be very good at investigation, lowered his head and told all the information he knew in one breath.

Wallace turned around in thought.

"Is it the Bruzea Empire... That would explain the racial mixing issue. That country is considered one of the less racist places among humans—what are those people selling?"

"They are Gagami Melon and Buno Rolls. The cloth is Emerald Silk. The prices are five copper coins and five silver coins respectively."

"What? Five copper coins? Did you read that right? That normally costs at least three silver coins. How can it be so cheap!"

Valai frowned, suppressing the urge to kick his subordinate.

But this subordinate looked terrified and spoke anxiously.

"It's true, Lord Valais, those guys really only sold it for five copper coins!"

Seeing the panic of his subordinate, Valai calmed down. His subordinate was not the kind of person who would talk smoothly. That was why he chose him as his confidant. After calming down a little, Valai spoke.

"How many gagami melons and bueno cabbages are left in the warehouse? Take them all out and sell them for four copper coins and five iron coins. Also, if you have the chance, disguise yourself as an ordinary person and go buy back the gagami melons and bueno cabbages from them."

Although this is definitely a loss-making behavior, it is better to drive them away than to let these merchants make a profit here and then take root on the branch island to become competitors. Vale used this method to drive away the merchants before.

"Yes, but Lord Valais, buying back the Gagami melons might be difficult. That group has set a limit on how much each person can buy per day. If we were to disguise ourselves as ordinary people, the labor costs would already exceed the cost."

"Tsk, you have this trick up your sleeve? It's almost the One and Only God's Christmas, and with the sea beasts' active season approaching, the people on Dragon Island will be stockpiling supplies. Coming to Dragon Island during this time... that's pretty cunning. Forget it, let's investigate their routes for getting the supplies—"

Having said that, Valai's voice suddenly lowered. He walked out of the door, stuck his head out and looked around carefully. After confirming that there was no one there, he slowly closed the wooden door and spoke in a low voice.

"—If anything goes wrong, we'll take strong measures."

"Yes, Lord Valais."

The subordinate nodded and slowly left the room.

The conversation ended with the sound of the wooden door closing, and the room fell into silence again, with only the candlelight on the table swaying slightly.

After several minutes, Valais took a long breath.

Facing the statue of a girl enshrined high up, with a flaming arrow piercing her left chest, Valais, having regained his composure, clasped his hands together and bowed.

"May Lady Tina Maria Hake return to the light."

Chapter 21: Christmas Eve Promise

*创世纪6186年12月24日 上午10:21分 龙岛分岛『布洛里克兹』

Due to its location, Dragon Island was still in summer even on Christmas Eve. People walking on the street kept pulling at the fronts of their jackets in an attempt to stay cool, and tried to stay in the shade under eaves and trees. Unfortunately, the streets were so crowded that only a few could walk on the edges, leaving most people squeezed in the middle of the road.

There is just one place that is cooler than the others even though there are a lot of people.

Touching the huge icicle next to her, a woman who looked to be in her thirties sighed.

"Magic caster-sama, what a convenient profession! I've heard that only the great nobles can afford this kind of service, where you can use ice even in the summer."

Taking over the woman's words, another male magic caster in a magic robe nodded and looked at the blonde girl with the eyes of a student looking at his most revered teacher.

"To be able to create ice blocks of this size so effortlessly, he must be a magic caster who has reached the realm of quasi-hero. It would be a lifetime honor to be able to learn from such a powerful person."

As if in agreement, the others nodded to each other.

"Not only did they create it, but they also allowed us to stay here for free."

"What a kind-hearted noble you are."

"I have to go there and buy some gagami melons as a token of my gratitude."

"..."

"..."

"...What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"

"You're standing here without buying anything? Even if the noble didn't say that those who don't buy can't enjoy the ice, you don't even express your gratitude for such a kind gesture?"

"S-Sorry, I'll be there right now! Your Excellency! Please give me ten servings of Gagami Melon!"

"Sorry, the maximum order per person is three."

Tilting her head and smiling in response to the man who hurriedly ran up to her, the maid Tila picked up three gagami melons from the stall, put them in a paper bag, and handed it to the man.

"Please keep these. Here are your three servings of Gagami Melon."

“Ah… thank you, thank you!”

Stunned for a moment by Tila's smile, the man took out two silver coins from his pocket and handed them to Tila, then turned and left embarrassedly.

"Hey sir, three servings of Gagami Melon for only one silver coin and five copper coins, huh?"

The man, looking up at her with caring eyes, turned around and blushed instantly. He scratched his head and murmured "Ahhh" softly, but finally waved to her and turned away.

"The extra five copper coins are a gift to you, little kid."

Placing the silver coin on her small palm, Tila turned around with some distress and looked at Ella who was constantly taking fruits and vegetables out of the dimensional backpack - in fact, it was Ella who was using the dimensional backpack as a cover to take them out from the warehouse.

"Ms. Ella, this..."

"Hmm? Another gift? Tira, please accept it. Remember to share it with the other maids later."

"Yes~"

After putting two silver coins into the shared cash box behind the stall, Tila selected five copper coins from it and put them into the white ruffled pocket on the front of her maid uniform, making a crisp jingling sound.

In fact, this kind of behavior of giving extra copper coins as a "return gift" has happened many times this morning. At least, Tila now has nearly a gold coin in her pocket.

Finally, after taking out today's portion of fruits and vegetables from the storage one by one, Ella took the towel handed to her by Shengan, stood up straight, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and let out a long breath.

"I'm so tired, I'm finally done..."

"Compared to what Lotte-senpai is doing, your current job is already pretty easy."

Following Shen Gan's gaze, Ella looked at Ruthie, who was busy selling fruits and vegetables at the stall, and raised one corner of her mouth slightly in a wry smile.

"Ahahaha... Yeah, if I were to go there, I'd definitely make a mistake. But there are a lot fewer people today than yesterday, even though it's Christmas Eve."

"Haha, that's probably because you didn't investigate your opponent at all, senpai."

Unlike in the past, today Shen Gan was not wearing the usual uniform of the Holy Academy, but an orange-yellow long skirt made up of a lot of lace and pleats. The hem of the skirt was only about a finger's length from the ground, which was the extent that it would get dirty if you were not careful. Ella had seen this outfit before at the ball organized by Wadong in the Holy Academy. In other words, Shen Gan wearing this dress meant that she was going to attend an important place.

"Fukan, are you wearing something fancy? Are you going to an event?"