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

—I have a feeling Lotte will say something important next...

With an embarrassed expression, Lotte took light steps, turned around and faced Ella.

He hesitated for a moment.

"It's almost time for dinner. Have you finished your thoughts? I saw you were lost in thought earlier, so I didn't bother you..."

"Ah? Ah, it's alright, let's go now."

"Okay, I'll go get the maids ready now."

After a slow bow, Lotte walked towards the cabin.

"ha……"

Ella let out a long breath, and the fatigue that surged from her body made her feel as if she had used up all her energy for the day.

"Well... let's go eat first."

With a strange feeling that was hard to tell whether it was loss or escape, Ella slowly moved towards the cabin step by step under the slightly salty sea breeze.

Chapter 31: Dragon Island "Helkar"

*创世纪6186年12月27日 下午15:11分 龙岛本岛『赫尔卡尔』

Unlike the bay of the branch island "Brorrickz", the bay of the main island of Dragon Island "Helkar" has huge fortifications built on it. Ships that want to dock must pass through the gate sluice built at the entrance of the bay to enter the dock.

The city walls are engraved with exorcism magic circles that can make low-level monsters retreat. There are also giant city defense crossbows and magic cannons on the top of the city. The size of some of the magic cannons is even comparable to half of the Deep Sea Lord. Its majestic presence can be felt just by looking at it from a distance.

"Ms. Ella, we're about to enter the main island of Dragon Island. What should the Deep Sea Lord do?"

"The Lord of the Deep Sea, huh..."

Ella couldn't help but smile bitterly as she looked at the Deep Sea Lord who was slowly following behind the ship. Ever since she met the Deep Sea Lord yesterday, the Deep Sea Lord had been following behind the ship like a puppy that had been tamed for a long time. No matter what she handed to it, it would eat it in one bite. This included not only normal meat, but even vegetables that generally carnivorous monsters would never eat.

However, after feeding it just once, Ella gave up the idea of ​​feeding it, because no matter how much she threw in, the Deep Sea Lord would eat it in one bite, as if he could eat any amount, so Ella simply let the Deep Sea Lord find food by himself.

After simply conveying this sentence to the Deep Sea Lord, the Deep Sea Lord followed the stern of the ship and took the sea fish attracted by the Deep Sea Lord's singing.

Simply put, it is impossible to get rid of it no matter what.

On the way here, I also encountered some merchant ships, but after seeing the huge size of the Deep Sea Lord from afar, those people all turned around and ran away immediately. No one was willing to approach. Only a Dragon Island warship that seemed to be on patrol sent out a "Do you need help?" signal.

"We can't let them follow us into the bay... Even if we assure the authorities that there won't be any problems, no one will believe us. Let's just try to communicate."

Walking to the back of the ship, Ella waved to the Deep Sea Lord who looked up at her with his huge eyes.

"We are about to enter the main island of Dragon Island. Lord of the Deep Sea, please return to the ocean."

"Gurgle, gurgle."

The Deep Sea Lord spit out a series of bubbles and shook his head, causing chaos among the surrounding sea fish.

"Ahh, why do you have to follow me?!"

"Gurgle, gurgle."

This time, the Deep Sea Lord turned over in the sea, and the splashes of water even flew onto Ella's face.

Ella was a little amused by the Deep Sea Lord's coquettish behavior and looked at Camisia helplessly.

"Hmm—let's have the Deep Sea Lord stay here for now. Princess-sama won't be staying on Dragon Island forever, will she? I'll come out and pick him up when the time comes. Is that alright?"

As if he understood Camisia's words, the Deep Sea Lord kept shaking the lantern tentacles above his head up and down.

"Well...if you're willing, then that's fine. But I can't guarantee the time I'll be out, okay? Nod if you agree."

nod.

"Haha—senpai really found a pretty good pet."

Seeing that the legendary ferocious monster was so obedient, Shen Gan sighed deeply.

After casually dealing with this, Ella took out fresh animal meat from the warehouse and threw it down - this was the food that the Deep Sea Lord reacted the most to when she was fed previously. Judging from the Deep Sea Lord's constant rolling in the sea at that time, Ella judged that it must be finding it delicious.

"Then let's part ways here. Goodbye."

After saying goodbye to the Deep Sea Lord, Ella quickly led the large merchant ship with no one on board to the giant sluice gate at the entrance of the bay.

"Little Ella, there seems to be a small boat over there?"

"They must be here to collect customs duties."

After saying this, Camisia asked the little maid to drop the rope ladder and let the people on the small boat come up to check. Normally, if customs duties are to be collected, they should be collected according to the type and quantity of goods on the ship, so tax collectors must be allowed on board.

Naturally, before approaching the bay, everyone had changed from their swimsuits that exposed a lot of skin into their usual casual clothes.

The tax collectors climbed onto the boat through the rope ladder. When they saw that the boat was full of beautiful girls that were rarely seen in normal times, they opened their mouths in surprise. However, after being reminded by Iris' cough, these instantly turned into embarrassed blushes.

Because such a lineup would never appear under normal circumstances, the tax collector immediately realized Ella's noble status after blushing, respectfully stated his purpose, briefly checked the displacement of the cruise ship and merchant ship, collected the customs duties according to the standard, and left in embarrassment.

It seems that the tariffs are not charged according to the quantity and type of goods, but according to the displacement.

Passing through the raised huge sluice gate, Ella's cruise ship entered the bay.

In the bay, which is no different from a medium-sized lake, there are all kinds of boats of all sizes anchored, ranging from small fishing boats that can only carry a few people to large warships that are hundreds of meters long, including almost all types of ships in this world. Of course, those so-called warships are just specially treated wooden boats, not the steel battleships that only exist in Ella's original world.

There are boats coming in and out of the bay from time to time, and there are also bustling crowds of people on the dock. Just by looking from a distance, you can feel the hustle and bustle.

Looking at the approaching dock, Angeline couldn't help but tighten her grip on the giant sickle in her hand, which she hadn't used for a long time.

"Wow, there are so many people of other races."

"Dragon Island doesn't exclude other races, and there are merchants from all races..."

Just as Ruti said, Helkar, the main island of Dragon Island, is the largest and most populous island in Dragon Island. In addition, it has its own rules that do not exclude outsiders. It is a place where merchants of various races gather. The ratio of other races to dragons can even reach three to seven, which brings about the current bustle of Helkar.

Moreover, since it is approaching the active period of monsters, the prices in Dragon Island will be somewhat high during this period, so this period happens to be the time when there are the most merchants - no adventure, no gold coins. It can be said that the creed of merchants at certain times is very close to that of adventurers.

"Hey, look! Something's wrong behind that ship!"

"What's that? Waves?"

"No, those are sea fish! Why are there so many sea fish following that ship?!"

"Why not go grab some now? You can easily catch a whole lot with just one cast of the net."

"Will the people on the ship cause you trouble? There seems to be a large merchant ship behind that ship, which can only be used by wealthy people."

"Why don't you go over and ask first?"

"""good"""

They all agreed, and after seeing the sea fish following Ella's boat, the surrounding small boats rowed towards Ella's cruise ship together.

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*The character design sketch for Camisia has been finalized. The sketches for Angelica and Fuka are currently being revised with the artist. Here, Yomi will post a preview of Camisia's sketch.

Chapter 32: Marudo is in trouble again

The small fishing boats soon gathered behind Ella's cruise ship. Out of fear of the nobles, no fishing boat dared to block the front of the cruise ship.

Curious about this strange bustle, Ella looked at the fishing boat following behind.

Seeing what Ella was thinking, Iris, who was standing next to her, gave an answer.

"They probably want to wait until we leave before fishing for those fish."

"Hey, even if we fish now, it won't be a problem. What if all the fish swim away once we stop?"

"Being disrespectful around nobles without their permission will be punished no matter the country. Nobles take this seriously. Father once punished a commoner for this very thing."

Lotte put the valuable items in the cabin into the dimensional backpack one by one, while explaining with a wry smile.

Although it sounds very harsh, this seems to be the general rule on the continent. As long as you have noble status, you can enjoy preferential treatment in all kinds of things.

“That’s terrible…”

While Ella was sighing, a brave fishing boat began to approach Ella. Because Camisia had heard Ella say "It's okay even if you come over now", she did not step forward to stop it.

A young man shouted to Ella as he slowly slid under the cruise ship using a manual oar.

"My lord, do you still need the fish behind your boat? If not, could you please allow me to salvage it? I'll pay the corresponding price!"

The young man's dark face was filled with hope and anxiety, and he made a very sincere request.

Because Ella didn't consider the fish her own, and the pool on the cruise ship was already full to the point of being unable to hold them all, she readily agreed to the young man's request and agreed to a price of only two copper coins for the catch. When negotiating the price, she deliberately spread her voice around so that other fishermen could hear it.

So the fishermen quickly rowed over to Ella, and after paying two copper coins, they gathered at the stern of the cruise ship as if they were snatching something. The already bustling port became even more lively because of this commotion.

"This is the first time I've heard a nobleman so easy to talk to!"

"That seems to be the demon clan, right? As expected, the demon clan is our dragon clan's best ally."

"That's right, they've been helping us since the war with the underwater people."

The fishermen were excitedly casting their nets while discussing with each other that on Dragon Island, the demons did not seem to be an unwelcome race.

Angeline sighed softly as she kept taking the copper coins and putting them into her purse.

"I always feel that whoever marries Xiao Shenkan will definitely have an endless supply of money..."

"But the conditions for marrying her are quite good. As the Dragon King's niece, she must hold a title of earl or higher."

Camisia continued to add, seeming to have a very thorough understanding of this kind of marriage between nobles.

"And so far, that guy Fhos has probably arranged quite a few marriages for Fukagan."

"Fhoos?"

"Yes, Princess, Fios is the current Dragon King of the Dragon Clan. He is a man who is willing to sacrifice all other interests for the prosperity of the Dragon Clan."

Just from this one sentence, Ella had an image in her mind of a man with a square face and a very serious look, someone who couldn't be joked with.

——Now I can understand why Fukagan hates his uncle so much...

But before that, Ella still had one thing she cared about, and that was marriage. According to Shen Gan, she was only twelve years old now. Even if she was fifteen years old according to the adult standard in this world, there were still three years left, and the Dragon King Fuos must have made the arrangements before that... Ella always had a weird feeling that these were arranged at such a young age.

After expressing her thoughts, Ella received an even more surprising answer.

"If the Demon War had never taken place, Princess-sama would have started considering this matter by now. Back then, the Demon King would have personally selected the appropriate candidate. However, you are the Demon King now, so this matter must be decided according to your will—it's time, Princess-sama."

The cruise ship did not stop because of the conversation and soon arrived at the dock. After completing some formalities, everyone took the gangway to the streets of the main island "Helkar".

The clothes worn by people on the street are not much different from those on the islands. They all wear simple short-sleeved shirts. Most people's skin has become dark and dull due to long-term exposure to the sun and sea breeze.

Perhaps due to the overpopulation and the frequent trade, there were many emaciated children on the street—probably those abandoned or who had lost their parents in accidents. Furthermore, at least a third of the people on the street had gaunt faces, giving off a sense of frailty just by looking at them.

Trying not to pay attention to that, Ella turned her gaze towards Fukagan.

"How does Fukagan handle those things?"

"Those things?"

"Hmm...it's about the marriage that Camisia and I talked about earlier."

Although Shen Gan was right next to them at the time, he didn't show any intention of joining the conversation, so Ella didn't know whether Shen Gan was forced to accept it in the end.

It seemed that she regarded the marriage as a trivial matter. She didn't even turn her head to look at Ella beside her, and spoke in a flat tone that made it impossible to tell what she was thinking at the moment.

"Haha—are those things? Senior, you really have a strange interest in these things... No."

"Eh, no? I thought Fukama would say, 'Ah, it was too much trouble to refuse, so I just agreed, but I still don't even know her name.' Wait, so, is Fukama going to the Sacred Academy just to avoid marriage proposals?"

I remember Fukamaru saying that his uncle had placed him in the Supreme Saint Academy because he found him too much trouble to manage. But now it seems that was probably a lie. Keeping Fukamaru, who possesses the ability to evoke a protective instinct in people, around would definitely benefit him in many ways. For example, it would make him appear more approachable when they were together in public, and it would make marriage arrangements easier.

As if he was talking about something insignificant, Fukagami continued to answer in that emotionless tone.

"...You're underestimating me, Senior. I went to the Holy Academy simply to avoid getting tangled up in trivial matters. That's all."

"Ah, isn't that kind of euphemism just a cop-out? Ah~ah, Fuka-chan still hasn't grown up."

Iris, who had been listening, waved her hand and glanced at Shen Gan frivolously.

Shen Gan's only measure was to snort coldly.

"Hmph, I won't be like that two-faced person who uses lies to deceive others."

"People who are straightforward are more likely to get hurt, right?"