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

Yili's undisguised sneer came from behind.

"The Black Dragon Clan? Black dragons always live alone, right? Even if I kill you here, no one will avenge you."

"S-Stop joking. My friends...will definitely avenge you on our behalf in the future."

"Heilong-san was looking away when he was talking just now, huh? You don't really have any friends, do you?"

Angeline followed up on what Iris said. Although her tone did not have the feeling of deliberately teasing that Iris had, this naive straight talk made people even more sad.

In order to get the conversation on track, Ella took a step forward, placed her right hand on her flat chest, and began to introduce herself.

"I'm the demon healer, Eleraya Nott Mistytin. This time, I'm challenging Vera—if you'll allow me to call you that—to ask you about the mysterious monster you fought two days ago. I'm not trying to gain any more merit. As a pretext, I'm using the 'Elementary Healing Technique'."

Although he didn't expect his "Healing Technique" to be able to restore much health to a black dragon of this size, this behavior could at least prove that he had no hostility.

On the "Low-level Appraisal", the Black Dragon's HP was restored by more than 10%.

As for why Ella didn't say that the challenge was actually for the purpose of getting Dragon Fang and practicing cooperation, it was because either of these two reasons would be very rude, so Ella chose the statement that could create a way out for Vera. A white lie is sometimes necessary.

Hearing that he was not trying to increase his merits by killing him, and coupled with Ella's healing magic, the black dragon Vera breathed a sigh of relief, and after realizing his own loss of composure, he quickly coughed twice - an unusually human behavior.

"Nott? A familiar name... Well, you're right, little one. The battle just now was just a challenge. I haven't used my full strength yet. But even so, to be able to fight me to a draw, you must be strong among humans. As a commemoration, I will tell you the information you want."

Although Vera's voice sounded serious as an adult male, it looked extremely funny when he said this while being tied up with ropes.

He must be a very interesting guy if we communicate normally.

This thought suddenly came to my mind.

"The monster you're talking about is the cloud-like monster that appeared a few days ago, right?"

"Yes, it's a monster I've never seen before, so I'm quite interested."

Ella's words made Vera raise her head slightly. Even though she had experienced that level of battle before, she still showed no signs of weakness. At least her round eyes as big as trucks were staring at everyone.

"Indeed, even I, who have lived for three hundred years, have never seen a monster like that. Even with my current level 48 abilities, I couldn't last even a quarter of an hour against it. A rough estimate is that it must be at least level 50 or above."

"Above level 50?"

Ella looked at Camisia standing on her right, and the answer she got was a shake of her head. Camisia didn't know about this existence either.

Following Ella's question, Vera continued to add.

"Yes, that's right. Even when we used our strongest magic, 'Naraku Abyss', that guy didn't seem to be hurt. He must have some very powerful defensive magic."

"Is it possible that it's too high level so the magic won't work?"

"How is that possible?! Even if the powerful demon standing next to you was hit head-on by the fifth-level dragon language magic 'Naraku Abyss', he would have suffered considerable damage. Unless it missed or has defensive magic of fifth level or higher, it is impossible for it to be unscathed."

Vera asserted without any hesitation that Ella was sure that if he had not been bound by the Sword of Disorder, he would have flapped his wings excitedly.

"So, it's possible that someone with a high enough level could be immune to magic, but the Black Dragon just doesn't think anyone with that high a level exists... Just like when I switched to the Swordsman class, I was able to survive Iris's level 3 magic attacks. Well, let's just assume that the cloud monster has level 5 or higher defensive magic."

"What about its other abilities? Could it be a collection of undead creatures or something? It seems to speak human language, right?"

"It can't be an undead creature. Every attack of that monster has a disturbing effect on the mind, which is completely different from the negative life of the undead. If we hadn't used healing magic to eliminate it, that effect would definitely still be there."

Black Dragon's words made Iris lower her head and fall into thought.

"It's not undead, and it's at least level 50. It possesses a cloud-shaped intelligent monster that can negate fifth-level attack magic... Once the delivery mission is completed, report to the academy. Its appearance in the Kingdom of Barris is a good opportunity to tell King Tovasan. Oh, by the way, Ella-chan, this is yours. I just found it on the road. Valuable items like this should be stored properly."

Iris handed Ella a dagger that Ella had made before, with a rotating function.

Although Iris said it was a valuable item, Ella didn't think so at all. She could make as many of these props as she needed. The rotating magic circuit was not complicated. If she wanted to engrave it in the dagger, she only needed to use a "fireball" to melt the metal, and then use airflow magic to hollow out a fixed magic circuit inside the dagger while it was being cast. Finally, she could use a mold to cool the molten metal into the shape of a dagger and inject "magic liquid" in time. A magic weapon was then completed.

Specifically, it is a method of using airflow magic to create tiny holes inside the dagger as it cools, and then evenly spreading the "magic liquid" into the holes.

Of course, all of this requires strong magic manipulation capabilities and the specific numerical assistance provided by "Item Appraisal". Ordinary magic casters simply cannot pay attention to changes in weapon temperature while carefully manipulating magic power. The airflow responsible for generating the magic circuit can easily produce temperature differences depending on the density. Therefore, if special attention is not paid to temperature changes and magic output is adjusted accordingly, the airflow will be unable to be maintained and the magic circuit will collapse instantly. In other words, no one else can do this except Ella. First of all, she is the only one who has the skill of "Item Appraisal" that perfectly displays all the numerical values.

As for when Ella demonstrated this technique to Iris based on the contents of the book, Iris asked Ella to explain in detail in an almost interrogative tone, that was another matter.

Chapter 18: Black Dragon Vera (Part 2)

Ella took the dagger handed to her by Iris and prepared to put it into storage.

"Hey, wait, what's that...?"

"Woooa! Don't scare me!"

At some point, the black dragon stretched its head in front of Ella. Perhaps because it had scared Ella, it felt embarrassed, so the black dragon retracted its head awkwardly and stretched out its front paws to touch its nose in a very human way.

"Ah, sorry, was that dagger yours, little one?"

Because its wings and lower limbs were tied, the black dragon could only extend one finger of its front claw to point at Ella.

"This one?"

Taking a slight step back, Ella displayed the dagger that she was about to store.

Ella was a little confused by the black dragon's request. Although this dagger was unique in the entire continent, it actually had no value. The so-called rotation only sounded powerful, but there would be many difficulties in actually using it. For example, when the dagger was rotated, the user would not be able to hold the dagger steadily, making it impossible to use it at all. At most, it could be used for throwing props. In this regard, with Lotte's Hela and the magic gun, it had no place to be used.

To sum it up, it's a very useless magic weapon, or even a failure.

However, when Ella took out the dagger, the black dragon's eyes immediately burst into a strong light.

"Yes, that's it. It's a perfect collectible. This kind of magic circuit is the first time I've seen one. No, the structure of this magic circuit is very different from ordinary magic weapons. It's something on another level... It's really interesting. Can you give it to me?"

"It's possible, but..."

Ella looked embarrassed. There was no problem giving it to the Black Dragon, but giving something of absolutely no value to someone she had just met seemed stingy no matter how she looked at it.

The black dragon hesitated for a second, and then its front paws disappeared into the void. As if taking something out of an air bag, it casually grabbed a handful of objects shining with various colors and piled them in front of Ella.

——A belt sewn with large imperial topaz, a glass lily emitting colorful light, a dagger made of light amethyst, protective gloves inlaid with emeralds, and a luxurious evening dress made of sun-crimson gold and divine crystal, with a deep red background and numerous pleats and lace. All kinds of precious props were piled in front of him as if they were free of charge. If there was sun in the sky of the Kingdom of Paris at this moment, this pile of props like a small mountain would definitely make the sun pale in comparison.

Black Dragon spoke hesitantly in the anxious tone of a child awaiting trial.

"Is... is this okay? We've accumulated quite a few treasures over the past three hundred years. In exchange... well, no, since this is a magic circuit I've never seen before, then—"

"Ah, no no no no, this is enough, this is enough..."

Noticing that Vera seemed to want to take out treasures from a place similar to a storage space, Ella quickly stopped her. Although it is never too much of a good thing, being too greedy is not a good thing either. She could have as many daggers as she wanted, which was completely incomparable to the treasure in front of her. Moreover, after all, her original plan was to give away the dagger directly. It was completely unexpected that Vera took out so many treasures.

Vera opened her mouth and laughed happily, and the sound made the leaves around her rustle.

"Oh! As expected of a healer, you don't have the greed of those adventurers. Take all these treasures. Did you make this dagger yourself or did you get it from somewhere else?"

"I made it myself. Since it's my first prototype, there might be some flaws."

"I made it myself... Wait, little one, are you saying you made this yourself?"

Vera's eyes widened to the size of trucks, her eyeballs looking like they were about to fall out of their sockets, and even her voice was out of tune.

"Yeah, yes."

"Phew—since this is my first time making it, it still has some commemorative value. I won't force you to take this dagger. It would be fine if you could just make me another one just like it."

It can be seen that Vera is very happy now, and the dragon claws are unconsciously digging the ground slightly. Although Ella had heard a long time ago that dragons like wine, gems and precious props, this is the first time she has seen it in person. The reason why dragons are targeted by many adventurers is not only because they can increase their own merits, but also because they have huge wealth hidden on their bodies. At least these beautifully decorated props in front of them are comparable to the props in "F.Wing".

Just like that, after Ella drank the lower-level magic potion to restore her magic power, she moved the crafting table out of the warehouse and began to make a dagger engraved with a rotating magic circuit. Since she wanted to see if she could increase the function, she added an additional "luminous" magic circuit with Vera's permission. Although adding multiple functions made the production a little more difficult, it was finally completed without any problems. It is worth mentioning that since there was still a lot of melted metal left at the end, Ella specially copied a lot of weapons with exactly the same appearance, such as longswords, spears, daggers, and arrows, which were equipped with rotating magic circuits.

During the process, Angeline even suggested making a rotating shield, but that just sounded cool. If used in battle, it would be useless except for making it easier for the opponent to penetrate the shield. But after all, these weapons might be attractive to arrows, but no one would really be willing to buy them, after all, the user would not be able to hold them steadily.

After finishing the work, Ella put the workbench back into storage, handed the dagger to Vera who had been untied, and also gave her a bottle of recovery potion from "F.Wing". It was difficult for the black dragon to use healing magic. She had collected so many precious props from the black dragon, and she always felt a little guilty if she didn't help.

"Thank you very much, little one. I'll thank you again after I find that guy and exact my revenge."

Vera, completely healed by the 'F.Wing', flapped her wings excitedly twice, and the strong wind she created even broke the few remaining trees around her.

Although she thought it was a good thing that Vera was so energetic, Ella really didn't think that the revenge he talked about was a rational act.

"Are you still going to challenge that monster? You've already been defeated once, right?"

"Ah, of course I won't be alone. I'm going back to the Black Dragon Mountains to find my good friends. This time, I have to defeat that guy."

"Oh, by the way, can I keep your dragon fang? I want to keep it to make magic items."

"Huh? When have we ever lost our dragon teeth? You must be mistaken, little one. How could we, the great black dragon Valar, have our teeth knocked out?"

Vera turned her eyes away and laughed to herself. It seemed that she regarded the loss of her dragon's tooth as a disgrace, so she didn't intend to admit it. It was surprisingly easy to understand.

Resisting the urge to complain, Ella waved to Vera who was about to fly away.

"Then I'll see you next time."

"Well, I look forward to meeting you again."

Vera flapped his wings violently, and the strong wind brought the grass flying in the air. Just like that, the sixty-meter-tall black dragon slowly disappeared into the sky.

Chapter 19: Jeos City

*January 30, 6187, 8:18 AM, Jaos City, Kingdom of Baris

The royal capital of the Kingdom of Paris, Zeos City, is located in the heart of the Kingdom of Paris. It is named after the name "Zeos" passed down by successive kings.

According to legend, the first king of the Kingdom of Barris was a brave man who fought against the previous Demon King on behalf of humanity. After the end of the Demon Age, he led the warriors who followed him to take root in the south adjacent to the western Demon Territory, thus establishing the current Kingdom of Barris. However, it is unknown whether this was actually the case. All of this is just a legend passed down orally by the people of the Kingdom of Barris themselves.

The city walls, constructed of the renowned sturdiness of "Ink Steel," stood unmolested in a location devoid of shelter. Originally, the area surrounding the city of Jeos was a forest, razed to the ground to prevent monsters from using the cover of darkness and the trees to approach the city. This proved highly effective, with monsters being shot down by arrows before they could even approach the town, making the patrols tasked with clearing out nearby monsters much easier. A thirty-meter-wide moat surrounded the city walls, and the only way for people to enter the capital was via the suspension bridge connecting the two banks.

The magnificent suspension bridge, which could accommodate up to ten large carriages running side by side, was locked by dozens of chains made of mithril and orichalcum, each as thick as an adult male's thigh. To cut these chains, at least fourth-level offensive magic was required. Normally, even a mithril-level adventurer - at least level 20 - would be considered very wealthy if he had at most one mithril-made weapon. These chains contained not only mithril, but also orichalcum. If they were put on an underground auction house, the organizers would definitely publicize it for several years, let the news spread throughout the continent, and attract all the soldiers, adventurers and collectors to auction them.

In front of such a city wall, an inconspicuous carriage slowly stopped.

Because it was embarrassing to block the endless stream of passers-by in front of the suspension bridge, the driver of the carriage loosened the reins and let the horses move to the side.

After a brief pause, Lotte exhaled gently, and the warm white mist that was produced instantly dissipated in the dry and cold air of winter. Although the Kingdom of Baris was cold, it rarely snowed, and on ordinary days, it would only drizzle at most.

"Ms. Ella, we've arrived in Zeos City."

Lotte shouted into the carriage in a voice that no one else could hear.

It was obvious that they only needed to explain this on the suspension bridge leading to the royal capital, but they deliberately stopped just to let the people in the car prepare their disguises. The Kingdom of Baris does not welcome foreigners. Compared with the enemy country to the east, the human empire of Bruzea, the irrelevant foreigners are even more disgusted by the people of the Kingdom of Baris.

In response, a golden figure emerged from the carriage. She was not wearing a bright and ostentatious golden outfit, but had satin-like golden hair that produced dazzling halos in the sun. To match her long hair, she had a pair of large aqua-blue eyes embellishing her exquisite face. If the girl had not been wearing only an ordinary white-green long dress, probably everyone who saw her would have stopped to stare. In fact, the moment the girl came out of the carriage, she indeed became the focus of everyone present.

A girl named Ella sat in the driver's seat of the carriage.

"Just go in, we're ready."

"Um... Miss Ella, if you just sit here..."

Following Lotte's words, Ella glanced around. Although not all of them, nearly half of them were looking at her, and the number was rapidly increasing in the form of whispers.

"Hey, look over there, where's that noble?"

"I don't know, but are noble carriages this ordinary? This one has a roof compared to an ordinary carriage."

"Perhaps she's a minor noble from a remote area who happened to come to the capital to participate in the princess selection."

"That's not entirely certain. She's dressed like a commoner. What if she's the daughter of a merchant?"

"Could it be that the daughter of a noble family deliberately dressed up as a commoner? I've heard before that some children of noble families enjoy experiencing the lives of commoners."

"It's a pity that the election has already passed, otherwise Lady Tifarian would have had a powerful enemy."

"Don't talk nonsense. The requirement for the election is that the girl must be without parents. Be careful if the blond noble hears—"

"Yes... yes, we just need to watch."

"Ah, it's not our destiny, it's not our destiny..."

After being reminded by others of their unrestrained words, the crowd suddenly quieted down. Some people coughed awkwardly to cover up, while others left the crowd awkwardly, as if they were afraid of provoking something. However, they all had one thing in common, which was to glance at Ella from time to time.

Shrinking her neck timidly, Ella looked at the nondescript clothes she was wearing, then shifted her gaze back to Lotte's face.

Although it wasn't the first time she was the center of attention, this was the first time since Ryan Town that she was immediately talked about. Ella had a feeling that she would never be able to adapt to this kind of gaze. After all, she dressed like this because she didn't want to attract attention. But now she was completely unable to understand this situation. As far as her own aesthetics were concerned - although it felt a bit strange to say this - Lotte, who had been sitting in the driver's seat, was not inferior to her in appearance.

The extremely thin twin ponytails the color of wisteria, the orange-red eyes that seem to be finely carved, the skin as white as cream, the small nose tip and the slightly upturned cherry lips, no matter which one of them is picked out, can be called perfect, and Loti has all these advantages concentrated in one, not to mention the gentle smile that seems to be able to accommodate everything. If God had to let him choose one of the Loli God and Loti as a partner, then he would definitely choose Loti. As for whether it was influenced by his personality, there is no way to say.

"What's wrong?"

Lotte, who had been stared at by Ella, turned her head away a little embarrassedly. Realizing her own impoliteness, she felt even more embarrassed than Lotte herself.

[What the hell are you doing thinking about these things, Ella?!]

After a brief inner thought, Ella put her half-clenched right hand to her lips and coughed twice.

"Ahem, no, nothing. I think we have to queue to enter the city, right? Let's go and queue first."

"Um."