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

"Lotte, is there something on my face?"

"No, if there's anything wrong with Ms. Ella's appearance, it's my fault as a maid."

“Eh…”

"Um... Miss Elelaya, I know you have a very heavy workload as a Demon Queen, but could you please help the cursed? If it were you, you would definitely be able to resolve it easily! Just like last time at the Holy Academy, that calm, decisive, and profoundly wise look, I can't forget it even now—"

As she spoke, Lucia's eyes were filled with longing. Her hands holding the staff were clasped together tightly against her chest. The tightly pressed priest's uniform perfectly outlined the huge undulations of her chest, which was almost as big as Camisia's.

The person who made this dress must have worked very hard...

As strange thoughts popped up in her mind, Ella cleared her throat twice.

"Ahem, didn't I tell Lucia not to tell anyone about that?"

"Oh! I'm so sorry, so sorry! I was so happy that I forgot. Next time I'll remember not to say it."

Completely unaware of her role as an elder, Lucia kept bowing her head and apologizing to Ella, causing her long red hair, streaked with silver, to become disheveled.

"Well, since Lucia has promised, let's go and take a look. But let me be clear, I'm not sure I can see it clearly. Last time was just a coincidence."

After all, I was not born a doctor, so it is normal that I can't see it. But if I don't agree with Lucia here, I will definitely be begged by Lucia with pitiful eyes every day in the future.

"Yes! I'm very grateful that Miss Elelaya agreed!"

"Then Lucia will lead the way. Lotte will go find an inn and arrange accommodations."

"Okay, Miss Ella, I'll prepare dinner and wait for you when you come back."

"Yes, please."

Chapter 78: Spirits in Fruits and Vegetables (Part 1)

*创世纪6187年1月7日 下午14：07分 龙岛本岛『赫尔卡尔』

After a simple lunch, Ella, led by Lucia, came to a shabby shed made of branches and linen.

Now there are only Lucia, Tina and Ella here. Lotte was given the task of finding an inn and is not here, and Camisia was persuaded by Ella not to follow with the reason that "without Camisia, the safety of the young maid is difficult to guarantee." As for Iris, Angelica and Fukagami, they are not interested in treatment matters and choose to go with Lotte to find a suitable inn, with only Tina following them.

Ella began to check the terrain.

There were about a dozen people staying in the simple shed of less than 20 square meters. They were generally of low level, with only a few being adventurers or soldiers, and level 7 dragons. No one was found to be suffering from "mild miasma poisoning" or "eroded by the seal of original sin".

It seems that this is not a legacy left by Phoas.

Stopping at the curtained door, Ella looked at Lucia who was standing beside her with an expectant look on her face.

"Lucia, do you know when the Sea Curse began?"

"Hmm...it's said to have happened a long time ago, but the mortality rate was low, and since there was no chain curse, it wasn't taken seriously."

"Eh...it started a long time ago and it's not contagious..."

Reaching out to support Tina, who nearly fell because she couldn't stop in time, Ella lowered her head and fell into thought.

A chain curse refers to the property that when the cursed target comes into contact with others, the curse will be spread to the person being contacted. Because it is an indiscriminate curse, it is often used on enemy camps during war to affect the enemy's combat effectiveness. When applied to diseases, it can be roughly understood as the meaning of infection. If it is not contagious, it is enough to rule out the possibility of many diseases - even so, the remaining possibilities are still countless.

"Well, let's take a look first."

Thinking of the interior environment of this simple tent, Ella took a deep breath, reached out to lift the tattered curtain stained with oil, and walked into the room.

A dark, damp smell mixed with a faint musty smell entered my nostrils.

Suddenly, a ray of light came in, and everyone in the room focused their attention on Ella at the door. Perhaps because the gorgeous dress Ella was wearing was very dazzling in the sunlight, most people subconsciously squinted their eyes.

Ella let out a light breath without leaving a trace, shaking off the uncomfortable feeling of being watched, and took a step to the side to make way for Lucia behind her. Considering that Tina might feel uncomfortable with this scene, she let her stay outside.

"Oh, it's Bishop Lucia!"

After seeing Lucia appear in the room, everyone who had been silent and didn't know what to say suddenly smiled - although their faces seemed to be twitching.

"Yes, this one is from the demon clan—"

"I am Ella, a priestess affiliated with the Church of Enstarnit, just like Bishop Lucia."

Considering that her Demon King identity would create a sense of alienation among others, and that she had no intention of showing off, Ella quickly interrupted Lucia's attempt to introduce herself as the Demon Queen.

Lucia didn't seem offended by Ella's interruption, but instead looked at her with even stronger respect.

"Well, Miss Aire—Although she's an apprentice priestess, she possesses extraordinary talent in removing curses and poisons. Even I can't match her, so please don't be nervous."

"...So you're the priest who treated us. No problem. If Priest Ella asks anything, I'll answer truthfully."

After listening to Lucia's introduction, a man dressed as a sailor patted his chest. He had been silent before because Ella looked too petite and he mistook her for a noble lady who had gone to the wrong place. He was afraid that if he spoke out he would violate the dignity of a noble and be punished, so he could only watch from afar in silence.

After Lucia's introduction, everyone let down their guard against Ella, and one could even hear some people breathing a sigh of relief from the corner.

"Well, everyone, please sit down."

Ella gestured and asked everyone who was standing to sit down.

Since the terrain search can only show the general status and cannot obtain detailed information, Ella can only choose to use the identification skill.

『Low-level identification』

"Eh?"

"What happened to Miss Ella?"

"Uh... nothing."

Ella smiled at Lucia, who looked concerned.

The identification skills showed that these people were not in any abnormal condition, nor were they poisoned or cursed, but they were obviously not in a normal state. Whether it was from their pale faces or thin bodies, it could be seen that they were different from ordinary people.

"Could it be because my level is too low for the Appraisal skill to detect it? That's impossible. Even if 'Low-Level Appraisal' doesn't display all the information like 'High-Level Appraisal' does, it can still detect additional effects within level 50. Furthermore, it can even display the Seal of Original Sin. There's no reason it wouldn't be able to detect it."

Ella tried to use the identification skill again, and just like before, there was no abnormality on the display.

Considering that the identification skill might have lost its effect, Ella used it on Tina and Lucia once each, and the result was normal, which means that the problem could not be with the identification skill.

"Sure enough, I still have to ask slowly? If it's not an additional condition, then I can only consider it to be a problem with these people themselves, right? Like a genetic disease or something."

Ella couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. If it was a genetic disease, there would be no way to solve it.

There's no such thing as a genetic disease in F.Wing, so it's understandable that the identification skill can't find it. Rather, even if it were found, there's no way to cure it. Even the Archangel's Kiss, which was used on Lotte, only cleared all negative effects.

If she had to find a solution, Ella could only let the target die, and then use resurrection skills to revive him. With the ability to adjust everything in the body to the best condition during resurrection, she might be able to cure it, but there were two problems with this.

First, there was no way to be sure that resurrection skills could be successfully used on humans, and there would be no opportunity to test them. Since the mortality rate was extremely low, it was fine to just make do without risking life-threatening treatment. Anyone without psychological problems would think so.

Secondly, assuming the first problem could be solved, someone willingly became a test subject, and resurrection magic was successfully used, how would one, possessing this skill, be treated? Would it be treasured as a rare item by other powerful nations? Or would it attract a scramble from powerful individuals eager to resurrect their own relatives? Possessing magic that could resurrect was far more troublesome than magic that could cause death, and as long as one lived in the world of the living, no one would question it.

Although I am interested in whether people in the real world will maintain their original level after being resurrected or start over, and whether they will suffer from memory loss, there is no need to explore it since it comes at a high price. Of course, if I meet someone I have to save in the future, I can give it a try.

"Well, let's focus on the illness first. We can't rule out other possibilities."

Shrugging helplessly inwardly, Ella pretended to be serious and walked towards the man who had made the promise with a pat on his chest.

"Are you related to the people here?"

First, we need to rule out the possibility of genetic diseases. Since there are no convenient tools for blood relationship testing, it can only be done through questioning.

After hesitating for a moment, the man shook his head.

"No, but if there's an ancestral connection, I'm not sure."

"Where are the others?"

Ella looked at the other people in the room, and their answers were basically all denials. In addition, there were not only dragons here, but also many humans and demons. It was hard to imagine that it could be a genetic disease. Ella ruled out the possibility of a genetic disease.

"Isn't it a genetic disease or an infectious disease? Could it be a problem with the direction? It doesn't look like an extreme reaction like an allergy..."

Frowning slightly, Ella began to recall the symptoms Lucia had mentioned before.

[Remember, even with healing magic, it only lasts for a while. After a while, it will relapse. Also, your teeth will bleed...]

Ella, whose vision was blocked by her golden hair, blinked. It seemed as if something flashed through her mind. She caught the inspiration at the right time and asked the next question.

"Aside from the bleeding teeth, are you feeling any other discomfort?"

"Yes, I'm experiencing frequent pain in my elbows and knees... At first I thought I bumped into something while sleeping, but it's happening to other people besides me. Priest Ella... Is this the curse of the sea?"

The man looked at Ella with anticipation. As the main labor force in the family, if a person like him could not work for a long time, it would have disastrous consequences for the whole family.

"What did you eat when you were sailors?"

"It's black bread and bacon, Priest Ella."

"Just to ask, are you all sailors by profession?"

"No, Priest Ella, only some of the people here are sailors. Some of the dragons are residents of other islands, and there are many people outside who are only slightly cursed and are not here."

Another short woman answered on behalf of the man.

“Mmm…”

However, this answer made Ella feel as if she had spent a long time thinking about the problem and finally found out when she verified the answer that she had been solving the problem in the wrong direction from the beginning.

Chapter 79: Spirits in Fruits and Vegetables (Part 2)

I initially thought that since this was an island, there would be many sailors as a profession. Plus, the food was black bread and pickled meat, with no fresh fruits or vegetables, so I naturally thought it was scurvy, which led to the previous question about their professions. But now it seems that this is not the case. There are not only sailors here, but also many residents from other islands.

Living on the island, even slaves can have access to vegetables and fruits. In the market on her way here, Ella had seen many slaves snatching fruits and vegetables that vendors didn't want.

Her thoughts were stuck in a dead end. Looking at the people in the dilapidated room looking at her with hope in their eyes, Ella couldn't help but feel like running away with her head in her hands.

【Ahh, this isn't the time to give up! 】

When Ella was shouting in her heart, she suddenly felt a cold touch on the side of her face. She subconsciously turned her head to the left, and what caught her eye was a round fruit the size of her fist, which was purple in color.

"Your Highness, Ella, this is... a gift a friend gave me just now. Please accept it... I heard it's delicious..."

Tina lowered her eyebrows, looking a little embarrassed.

"Friends? Ah, I see."

The friend Tina was talking about should be the friend she found outside just now using her talent for communicating with animals. While thinking, Ella raised the mysterious fruit and took a bite in Tina's expectant eyes.

"Ah—uh, eh? Isn't this a tomato?"

"tomato?"

Not only Tina, but Lucia and everyone else in the room looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Lucia was the first to speak.

"Ms. Ella, this is a plant that the locals call a devil fruit."

"Devil Fruit? This one is quite delicious, isn't it? Lucia, you can try it too, right?"

Although eating too much will cause discomfort to your teeth, the sweet and sour taste can at least be considered delicious. Later, Tina should ask her animal friends to find more of this fruit and try to make ketchup.

A surprised voice sounded in the room.

“How could he… actually eat it so calmly…”

Following the sound, I saw that a large number of dragons were moving away from me who was licking a tomato.

"Huh? What's wrong with you guys?"

"Don't worry, Priest Ella. These dragons from the branch islands have a habit of considering fresh fruits and vegetables as unclean. They must be pickled before eating."

Keeping the tomato in her mouth, Ella's purple eyes blinked several times in succession. She quickly swallowed the sweet and sour flesh in her mouth and let out a surprised exclamation.

"Wow, your meals here aren't just meat and pickled vegetables, are they?"

"Meat... Priest, you're kidding! We're the ones being helped, so we're grateful for the food. How could we possibly be craving meat? The temple elders, to accommodate our taboos, have chosen only black bread and pickled vegetables. They're delicious, but it's truly embarrassing to have these sailors share these pickled foods with us."

The dragon from the island lowered its head, as if feeling ashamed for having burdened the sailors.

"No, no, no, that's not true. You're too polite, big sister. We ate these on the boat as well. Don't worry about it."

"what……"

Having listened to the entire conversation, Ella froze.

It really is scurvy! And there's even a habit of not eating vegetables. What kind of weird custom is this?

Resisting the urge to shout out her thoughts, Ella put on a forced smile and quietly pulled Lucia out of the makeshift tent.