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

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*创世纪6186年12月25日 上午9:11分 龙岛分岛『布洛里克兹』

Because of the Christmas of the One and Only God, on this day every year, most races on the continent will hold parades in the streets to celebrate. Although each race will choose different ways of celebration due to different customs, they generally express their respect for the One and Only God who saved the continent.

The celebration on Dragon Island is a live-action performance that recreates the scene of the battle between the one and only god and the devil. Although it is an annual routine program, it still attracts many people to visit the streets - even though the scorching summer sun makes it difficult to open your eyes.

After slightly lifting the curtain of the carriage and seeing the crowds of people on the street, Ella couldn't help but sigh.

"Wow, there are so many people here, aren't you feeling hot?"

"It's a rare holiday, and there aren't many entertainment activities on weekdays, so it's normal for this to happen. But Ella-chan, you knew it was so hot, so why did you insist on having a picnic in this weather? After all, picnics aren't something you should do in the summer."

Sitting across from Ella, Iris yawned lazily. The activities of the past two days had made Iris a little too relaxed.

"Well, staying in the hotel is boring. No one would notice if I set up a stall on Christmas. A picnic would be nice, Iris-senpai~"

"Haha, whatever you want."

Because they couldn't rent a carriage large enough for eleven people, the group had to split up into two carriages. On Ella's side were Iris, Angelica, Camisia, and Tila, and behind them were Lotte, Nina, and the other maids.

"But Princess, where shall we choose the picnic location?"

"Um... I don't know about that either. Since it was Fukaman who suggested it, I'll just have to see what Fukaman thinks."

Ella looked away a little embarrassedly.

I was the one who asked Camisia and the others to come together, but I didn't even know the location. Although this was partly due to my unfamiliarity with the local situation, it still felt somewhat irresponsible.

In fact, Ella felt subtly uneasy about this picnic.

I have never participated in this kind of activity. Even in the scenes I have seen in movies and TV shows, it is ultimately about everyone getting together and eating lunch - the only difference is that the location is changed from home to the wild. I have no idea how this can be considered an entertainment activity.

As the organizer of the event, if she couldn't make everyone happy, Ella would feel like a failure if she thought about it carefully. So the thought of anxiety naturally appeared in Ella's mind. What's more, this picnic was mainly to compensate for the fact that Shen Gan couldn't dance with her at the ball last time. If Shen Gan said "boring" with an expressionless face, Ella would really feel like a big failure.

——I hope that won’t happen…

Ella smiled bitterly and lowered the curtain, isolating the carriage from the noise of the outside world. Then, Camisia suddenly raised her head and snorted.

"Um?"

Feeling a little curious about why the usually calm Camisia would actually hum, Ella tilted her head and said in confusion.

"Hmm? Camisia, what happened?"

But Camisia just raised her hand to her lower lip and thought for a moment, and then she got rid of the state of doubt about something.

"My apologies, Princess. I lost my composure—it's nothing important."

"It's not important? There are probably very few things that would surprise Camisia."

"Well, I just didn't expect anyone on Dragon Island to try to invade the princess's cruise ship. I just activated a counterattack magic circle, so there's no problem now."

Camisia nodded seriously, her crimson twintails standing out against her white dress.

"Is that so... I'm glad you're okay. There are all kinds of people in the world, it's really annoying."

Ella subconsciously wanted to stretch, but because the carriage was too crowded, her hand touched Tila who was sitting next to her before she could reach out. After apologizing embarrassedly, Ella looked at the system time in her mind - it was already a little late.

Lifting the curtain covering the interior of the carriage, Ella called out to the hired driver.

"Please hurry up. We can't keep my friend waiting too long."

"There are too many people here, this is already the fastest speed."

As the driver spoke, a carriage came across the intersection and stopped in front of Ella's carriage. The driver tried to maneuver his carriage around, but another cart, pushed by a human and loaded with local fruit, blocked his path. Furthermore, the owner of the cart seemed to have lost control of his strength, causing the fruit to scatter all over the ground.

After a moment of silence, the originally noisy pedestrians were triggered into a chain reaction by the scattered fruits. People pushed and shouted at each other to grab the fruits scattered on the ground, paralyzing the traffic on the entire street. The coachman could only drop the reins and curse helplessly - Ella's carriage was surrounded tightly.

"Wow... Ella-chan, what should we do next?"

"Hmm... when something like this happens, the patrol guards will come and clear the situation, right? But it's not good to let Fukaman wait any longer, so why don't we just get out of the car and walk over?"

Ella frowned, and anxiously stuck her head out of the carriage, looking around, and then she saw a scene that was enough to make her stunned.

Various types of horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws poured in from the end of the intersection. Not only that, many people who looked like rogues from the black market also walked out of the deep alleys. Adding to the already crowded flow of people due to Christmas, the entire street was instantly blocked to the point where not even a soldier ant could pass.

Everyone joined in this chaotic feast. The noise, cursing, and neighing of horses rose and fell, just like a group of people learning musical instruments who had just gathered together to form a band that played randomly. The sound penetrated the eardrums and went straight to the brain, making people want to find a crack in the ground to hide for refuge.

Ella was certain that this must be the most chaotic scene she had ever seen since coming to this other world.

What made the chaotic scene worse was a sudden rainstorm.

The originally blue sky was covered by dark clouds in the blink of an eye. Before anyone could react, heavy rain poured down. Since there was no drainage system in the town, the foul-smelling stagnant water soon reached the ankles of people on the street. People in the circle kept squeezing out to avoid the rain, but people outside were still crowding into the intersection.

From a distance, one could see guards in armor trying to come in and clear the crowd, but the residents had no time to pay attention to them and just ran around randomly. In the end, the guards, who numbered less than ten, were also overwhelmed by the flow of people and no one knew where they were scattered.

The situation is now more than just bad. If someone had just arrived at the branch island of Brorickz, they would definitely think that there was a huge multi-party melee here.

With her mouth slightly opened, Ella shrank back into the carriage in embarrassment. Her golden hair, wet by the rain, stuck together, making her look a little downcast.

“Ah…ah…this…”

Even Iris looked a little surprised after seeing this scene.

"Even if it's the Christmas of the One God, this is too much. Has Dragon Island always been like this? Ella-chan, you'd better stay in the car and wait. If it rains, we can't go on the picnic. Let's go back after everyone disperses."

"But Shen Gan is still waiting for us at the City Lord's Mansion..."

Ella couldn't help but think of that time in the Holy Academy, when Shengan was wandering alone in the rain with a xylophone in his hand, his pitiful appearance getting even wet through his long straight brown hair and cat ears. If Shengan had still been guarding the door of the City Lord's Mansion in such weather - just imagining it, Ella felt a tightening in her heart.

——Even if I can’t go on a picnic, I have to tell Shen Gan.

Just as Ella stood up and prepared to go outside again, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted from the outside, and a figure walked into the carriage as if he didn't see the other people in the carriage.

Seeing the person coming in, Ella exclaimed in a voice that was a little off-key with surprise.

"F-Fenggan?"

"Hmm? Is it necessary to be so surprised, Senior?"

Shen Gan, who was still looking for a seat, looked up. He didn't look like he had just walked out of the rain - there was not even a drop of water on his body.

"Uh... uh, sorry... we agreed... but we can't go on a picnic..."

Ella lowered her head, her golden bangs wet by the rain covering her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.

After noticing the seat that had been vacated by Ella standing up, Fukagami moved over and sat down, sighing as if feeling bothered.

"Haha, it's not like I really want to go on a picnic—it doesn't matter whether we can go or not."

Hearing this, Ella, who had her eyes hidden behind her bangs, looked away.

——As expected... I should think of something more interesting...

Because Ella was standing in the carriage and looked too awkward, Shen Gan showed a dissatisfied expression, moved a little further into the carriage, and then pulled Ella to the empty half seat. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Ella's profile with some confusion.

"Are you disappointed, Senior?"

no answer.

After hesitating for a moment, as if avoiding something, Shen Gan turned his gaze from Ella to the corner of the car.

"...It's not like I really want to go on a picnic. Rather, it doesn't matter where we go... I just want to have a bento with Senpai."

"what……"

Ella, who had been keeping her head down, raised her purple eyes and looked at Fukagan, who had turned her face away.

Perhaps he was struggling with something in his heart. A slightly complicated expression could be seen from the side of Shen Gan's face. Then the complicated expression quickly faded away and turned into a helpless sigh. Shen Gan continued to speak in the same tone without any emotional fluctuations.

"This kind of compensation... is enough."

The carriage had become quiet, with only the noise of the people outside.

Chapter 24: Searching for Sea Beasts

The street congestion lasted until noon, but fortunately, the summer rainstorm receded halfway, and the water mixed with mud and sand only reached the ankles at most. Of course, except for the people in the carriages, everyone was covered with dirty water splashed by the crowd.

After the traffic jam ended, Ella and her group returned to the hotel and had lunch. The reason they didn't have a picnic as originally planned was that even if the rain stopped, no one would want to go out with the ground still wet. Moreover, the streets of Brorickz Island were not paved with cobblestones, so if you didn't pay attention to your steps, you might step into a mud puddle.

Now, Ella was alone in the room, burying her face in the pillow, moaning and rolling around on the soft white bed.

“Hmm… Umm… Ahhh! As expected, this still doesn’t work! I… I actually heard that kind of talk…”

Whenever Ella thought of what Shen Gan said in the carriage, "I just want to have a lunch box with my senior," her face would turn red uncontrollably. Although she seemed to remember that Iris said something that was easy to be misunderstood, she could not remember what she said specifically. All she could think of was Shen Gan's words.

"Hmmmm... no matter how you look at it, it's too embarrassing! Fukagan actually said that in front of everyone..."

After stopping rolling on the bed, Ella slowly sat up from the bed. After calming down for a moment, she threw the pillow away as if giving up and continued rolling on the bed.

Naturally, Ella would not misunderstand Shen Gan's words as what Iris said, but even if it was a relationship between seniors and juniors - well, no, now they should be called friends - but even if it was a relationship between friends, when encountering such a situation, they would not say bluntly something like "Just having a bento with the senior is enough." For the time being, Ella still thought that she was a very introverted person, and even if she had that idea, she would never say such words.

"Isn't it better to find a chance to make amends? If a picnic isn't possible, then finding something else fun is fine. Fun... fun... I should probably ask that girl."

I am not familiar with the environment of Brorickz Island, so I can only ask the girl I rescued before who grew up here.

After making the decision, she set off quickly. Ella jumped up from the bed, straightened her clothes that were wrinkled from rolling around, put on the white crown that was placed aside, opened the door, walked through the corridor and stairs, and came to the second floor of the hotel.

They must be playing some kind of game or telling some interesting stories. The sound of girls' laughter could be heard from inside the slightly shabby door. The girl, her sister, Angelina, and two other maids lived in this room. The girl's sister had woken up from her coma last night.

——I always feel like I can’t disturb them…

Suppressing this feeling with a wry smile, Ella reached out and knocked gently on the door, and the laughter in the room stopped.

Because the entire wooden house was within Ella's rental area, there would be no one else here. Without asking who the visitor was, the door was directly opened by the elven maid.

"Ah... Master, good afternoon."

When the elven maid found that it was Ella who knocked on the door, she immediately suppressed the smile on her face, put on a serious look and bowed slightly. Through the open door, she could see that except for Angelina, everyone in the slightly crowded room stood up and looked at Ella.

"No need for that. Please sit down. I just wanted to ask if there are any interesting places on Dragon Island."

With a wry smile and a wave of her hand, Ella walked into the room with the stiff steps of a child who had done something wrong.

Realizing Ella's identity from the maid's response, the black-haired girl who had been attacked by a sea beast and was on the verge of death walked up to Ella and respectfully performed a not-so-standard salute - not intentionally, but because she had never learned etiquette, so she could only imitate it according to her memory.

"My Lord, thank you very much for your help. If it weren't for you, my sister and I would have died on the island..."

As she saluted, tears began to well up in the girl's eyes and her voice became sobbing.

"Before... before, I thought I would definitely die in such an ugly way... Thank you so much..."

Although interrupting the girl would seem a bit rude, Ella always had a feeling that the girl would say something to compensate her next. Given their current state of having nothing, they would definitely ask her to take them as slaves, which would be troublesome. She had no intention of managing someone's will.

Because of the girl's behavior, the atmosphere in the whole room became sad. Ella waved her hand, signaling the girl to stand up, and then changed the topic.

"Ahahaha... Don't be so serious. I came here to ask you a favor."

"What is it? As long as it is within my power, I will do my best for you, my noble lord."

The girl wiped the tears from her face and said with determination.

"It's not something that requires all my effort. I just wanted to ask if there are any interesting places on Dragon Island. Hmm - mysterious places are also fine."

"An interesting place?... I grew up here and never realized it was a fun place. But... I heard that the ball hosted by Lord Wedgway was fun."

"Dance..."

Looking at the girl lost in thought, Ella couldn't help but stick out her tongue in her heart. It would be better for her to avoid places like dances that require social skills.

"I know, I know! My Lord, there's a legend on Dragon Island about a magical sea monster that lives in the ocean and will carry anyone who falls into the water—Ugh!"

The girl who stood up had only said half of her words when her sister covered her mouth, pulled her back and scolded her harshly.

"How could we allow the noble who saved us to go to a place like that?!"

"Hmm? Uh ah, let her talk. I want to hear it too."

Just like a jungle hunter smelling the fragrance of his prey, Ella's purple eyes, which symbolized the demon race, lit up.

"Hmm! My Lord, there's a legend about a sea monster that possesses wisdom and will rescue people from the water and bring them ashore. However, none of the rescued people ever saw the monster, so everyone says it was actually the One and Only God who saved them... I think this would be quite interesting!"

"A sea beast would actually save people? Hmm—"

Thinking of this, Ella couldn't help but think of the first griffin that could even speak human language. If it was a monster that could be considered an intelligent creature, then maybe it was really possible.

If you can encounter and communicate with it, you may be able to obtain information about the strange fish you met before, which may be related to the Seal of Original Sin. Moreover, traveling together can also achieve the purpose of repaying Shen Gan, so it is a very good choice.

"Well, it's decided. Our next destination is to search for that sea beast. Once Camisia and Lotte return, we'll pack up and leave tomorrow. It's about time we head to the main island, too."

Chapter 25: Their respective tricks