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

Chapter 32: Leklik's Visit

"S-Sorry! I'm leaving now!"

The homeless child, frightened by the guards, immediately stepped aside.

"Hello."

Reminded by Leklik, whose blonde hair was combed back, the guard seemed to remember something and immediately bowed his head to apologize.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Lekrik."

Ignoring the guards, Lekrik turned his head and continued walking into the square. However, just as he was about to take a step forward, he found that the agitated Ella came to him with Luty and Angeline.

"This is... Lord Lekrik?"

The unexpected development made Leklik look a little restrained. After waving his hand to signal the guards to retreat, he answered Ella in a kind tone.

"Um... Miss Ella, you don't have to use honorifics. I just happened to be passing by here."

Although from Ella's perspective, Lekrik didn't look like he was just passing by by chance, but since he didn't do anything to hurt the children and he had helped her before, Ella thanked him in a calm tone.

"Thank you, Mr. Leklik, for helping me deal with those people last time."

"Those are just minor matters. Don't worry about them, Miss Ella. I never thought that it would be Miss Ella who would lead the relief efforts here. Miss Ella is truly a kind-hearted person."

While speaking, Leklik glanced around at the homeless children who were looking at him with fear, with a look of obvious thought in his eyes.

Noticing this thoughtful look, Ella couldn't help but feel alert.

"Lakerick doesn't look like a bad guy, but are the nobles of the Kingdom of Barris so kind? I heard from Lotte before that there are no such nobles in the Kingdom of Barris... Could it be that he has some other motive? Speaking of which, his behavior from the very beginning was suspicious. He's clearly a complete stranger, yet he suddenly helps me. "

Thinking of what Camisia and Iris said last night, that Lekrik was a key figure between the aristocratic faction and the pro-king faction, Ella couldn't help but subconsciously have the urge to draw a clear line between him and her. Thinking about it carefully, whether it was the last rescue or the current behavior of asking herself not to use honorifics, this inexplicable enthusiasm was too suspicious for Lekrik, a great nobleman. It seemed like an act with some clear purpose.

Did he see through his demonic identity? Or did he actually know he was the Demon Queen? Even if the former was known, Lekrik shouldn't have personally intervened. If that were the case, it could only be the latter. But why didn't he just expose it? Was he trying to lower his guard first, then eliminate him when he wasn't paying attention? But wouldn't that lead to war? Could it be that Lekrik didn't consider the consequences?

Once she had this thought, she could never get it out of her mind. Naturally, Ella wanted him to stay away from her.

"That's not what Mr. Leklik thinks... Since Mr. Leklik is passing by, he must have something else to do, right? I'm sorry to bother you."

Perhaps he didn't expect Ella to say such a thing. A trace of surprise flashed across Lekrik's handsome face, and then he frowned at an extremely slight angle, as if thinking about something, and finally, he returned to a warm smile.

"Well, no, not really. My incident was just a small matter. Compared to that, I'm more interested in what Ms. Ella is doing. Can you let me try it?"

【Tsk, this is really difficult.】

Ella smacked her lips in her heart.

"But we've already completed the preparations, so there's no need to make another one."

"Lord Lekrik!"

When the guard heard that Leklik wanted to help with relief, an expression of panic immediately appeared on his face.

As Leklik's attendant, if he let Leklik do such rough work, he would definitely be severely punished by the head of the family when he returned. As long as he thought of those punishment measures, the guard felt so scared that his whole body was shaking.

Knowing why the guards stopped him, Leklik waved his hand, signaling the guards not to worry.

"I know. I'll explain this to my father when I get back."

Then he turned his gaze back to Ella, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the nun behind Ella who was using a long spoon to scoop stew for the children.

"—Since the preparations are complete, how about letting me try that?"

"But... Lecric is the eldest son of the Marquis of Ars. If others knew about this, wouldn't it affect his reputation as a noble?"

If I remember correctly, the Marquis of Ars's family is one of the six great noble families in the Kingdom of Paris, and it is the only one that is neutral. As the eldest son of the Marquis of Ars, Lekrik's every move will be watched by other forces. Doing something that only a low-level person would do casually like this will inevitably give people the impression that he doesn't consider the situation.

But Leklik didn't seem to care.

"No problem, I just wanted to try what Miss Ella is doing."

“In that case…”

Resisting the urge to drive Lekrik away, Ella stepped aside slightly and let the nun hand the long spoon to Lekrik, while being wary of the possibility that Lekrik might harm the slave children because of his disdain for the slaves.

Leklik weighed the ladle as if testing a weapon, then plunged it into the pot with a very stiff movement.

Including the elderly nuns around, everyone looked at the girl holding up the wooden plate with a mixture of surprise and worry. It was the first time these people had seen a noble do such a thing, not to mention that Leklik's identity was no longer just that of an ordinary noble.

The girl's hands holding the wooden tray were trembling slightly. If she hadn't been so hungry for food, if she hadn't been hungry all day, she would have definitely chosen to put down the tray and run away. In her impression, nobles were people who would kick and beat her if they were unhappy, even if she was just looking for possible food on the roadside and didn't offend the nobles. So now, the sight of Lekrik dressed in aristocratic clothes frightened her to the extreme.

Seeing the stew boiling in the pot, Leklik frowned, then slowly and clumsily raised the spoon and poured the food in the spoon into the plate raised by the girl, and then.

boom--

The girl dropped the plate because she didn't hold it steady.

"Ah—I…I…I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, my Lord! I didn't mean it!"

After hesitating for a second because the food spilled on the ground, the girl immediately realized that before she was sad about losing her lunch, she should apologize to the noble - this would make the subsequent beating less severe.

In order to prevent Lekrik from hitting the girl with a long spoon, Ella took a step forward, but a momentary look of dissatisfaction flashed across Lekrik's face, and then he frowned and looked at the girl in front of him with her hands on her head - there was no sympathy for the girl in his eyes, but an expression of someone weighing something in his mind.

Putting the spoon back into the pot, Lekrik said to the girl with the same smile he gave Ella.

"Pick up your plate. I won't do anything to you."

Hearing this, the girl slowly raised her head and looked at the noble with a vigilant look - sometimes nobles would do this, saying soothing words to let the slaves relax their vigilance, and then kick them with their boots when they trust them - while reaching out and slowly picking up the dinner plate. Fortunately, Lekrik didn't seem to have any intention of abusing anyone.

But Ella did not miss the hint of dissatisfaction that flashed across Lekrik's face before. Now Lekrik was just enduring, and everything she did was to make her, the demon queen, relax her vigilance.

Lekrik raised the long spoon again and put another portion of stew on the girl's plate. After confirming this, the girl's face, which was originally full of tension, suddenly relaxed and she whispered to Lekrik in a dry and hoarse voice to thank him.

"Thank you... Thank you, noble sir..."

After saying this, the girl immediately took the plate to the corner and started swallowing desperately, while Leklik pulled the corner of his mouth meaninglessly.

Unable to bear this heart-testing behavior, Ella walked up to Lekrik.

"Mr. Leklik, please leave this little thing to us."

After hesitating for a moment and looking at the food scattered on the ground, Leklik's handsome face showed an embarrassed smile.

"Well, this is my first time doing something like this, so I made some mistakes. I'm really sorry for wasting Ms. Ella's kindness."

"No, Mr. Leklik is too polite. The fact that a noble like Mr. Leklik can help homeless children is something we are very grateful for."

After hearing Ella's words, Lekrik stroked his chin and muttered something in a low voice so that no one else could hear.

Ella, feeling this was important information, pressed the issue.

"Did Mr. Leklik say anything?"

"No, nothing. Well, I have things to do, so I'll leave now, Ms. Ella."

Lekrik smiled and bowed to Ella, but this was actually a good thing for Ella. The sooner Lekrik left, the sooner she could feel at ease.

With a genuine smile, Ella waved to Lekrik.

"Well, see you again."

「Well, I just hope we never meet again. 」

After Leklik left, the relieved children quickly finished their rice balls and stews, happily thanked Ella and the nuns, and helped dismantle the temporary sheds in the square. After finishing all the work, they left the square humming songs together.

"Ms. Ella, tomorrow's schedule..."

"First, deliver the letter from the Holy Academy to Emperor Tovasarn, and then leave Zeos City."

"OK."

After hearing Luti's obedient response, Ella frowned. With Lekrik around, it was not a wise choice to continue staying in the city of Jeos, so it would be more appropriate to quickly complete the letter delivery mission and take a detour to the Papal Congress.

Chapter 33 Letters forwarded on behalf of others

* February 1, 6187, 8:31 AM, King Jeos City

Unlike the cloudy weather some time ago, the sun came out in the city of Jeos today, which was rare. Although the winter sun was pale and weak, it could still bring some warmth. Many people moved chairs out of their homes and sat in front of the door to enjoy this moment of tranquility.

Now, Ella was walking with Lotte and Iris in the incredibly gorgeous King Jeos City.

The Royal City is the core part of the Kingdom of Paris. In addition to being the place where the necessary court meetings are held, it is also the resting place for the royal family. Therefore, the entire Royal City is built extremely luxuriously. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a place piled with decorations.

In order to leave the city of Zeos as soon as possible, Ella got out of bed early this morning - to be more precise, she was woken up by Iris - put on the platinum dress prepared by Camisia, and went to the Royal City of Baris with Iris and Luty.

It goes without saying that Iris's purpose in coming together was that as a representative of the Holy Academy, Iris had to accompany them, while Luty served as a guard and maid. As for why the others did not come together, it was because Camisia's strength was too outstanding and would arouse the vigilance of the people of the Kingdom of Baris. The arrival of Angelini and Shen Gan would only increase the number of people and would cause inconvenience, so only Ella and the other two came to the interior of the royal city.

The guard in charge of delivering the message led Ella into a palace inside the royal city.

Because wearing a mask when meeting the king was disrespectful, Ella took off the magic prop that changed her eye color to blue, and Iris also took off the golden hair made by Ella. Because the other party had confirmed the identity of the envoy of the Holy Academy, even though Ella and Iris were not human, they could enter the royal city normally.

Ella, who had been silent all the time, looked inside the palace.

The lighting design inside the palace is very perfect. The sunlight, which is rare in the winter in the Kingdom of Paris, shines into the room, sparkling and extremely dazzling.

The spotlessly clean corridor was like a mirror, through which the subtle movements of the face could be clearly seen. Ella couldn't help but subconsciously think that if someone walked here in a short skirt, it would definitely be a feast for the eyes of the knights standing nearby who were responsible for guarding safety. However, this was just Ella's thought. The knights who were chosen to guard the royal city were all warriors with very high strength and quality. Even if they saw something of that level, they would turn a blind eye. What's more, wearing a short skirt was a rare type in the Kingdom of Paris.

The long walk stopped in front of a room door. The messenger bowed his head and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Ella and the other two should enter the room.

"Please wait here for a moment, Messenger. I will convey your request now."

"Um."

After nodding slightly, Ella walked into the room, which was a place similar to a reception room. Judging from the interior decoration, it inherited the country's gorgeous and luxurious traditions.

Since the guards closed the door when they left, this place can be regarded as a closed space. Ella relaxed the tension she had felt along the way and collapsed on the soft sofa.

"Huh—I should have asked Angelique to come with Iris. Why did you have to ask me to come along?"

"Because Aira-chan is the one who accepted the mission, right?"

Iris sat opposite Ella as if she didn't feel nervous at all, and turned her head to look at the city of Jayos outside the transparent glass window - the city of Jayos looked very vibrant under the sunlight.

"So, why doesn't Iris feel anything at all? Those knights are fine, but the maid's gaze is derogatory no matter how you look at it, right?"

On the way here, I met many maids walking through the palace. Although a few of the maids gave me a kind smile, most of the maids looked at me with disgust and kept their distance after discovering the purple eyes representing the demons.

"Those are all perfectly normal things, right? Just ignore them. Besides, those maids are just jealous of Ella-chan. They're just saying things like, 'She's a lowly demon, yet she's so beautiful!' Maids working in the royal city are all second daughters of noble families. It's normal for them to think they're superior to demons. Ella-chan's appearance has shaken their confidence, so it's only natural they'd be jealous."

Having said that, Iris paused. Although she could not rule out the possibility that some maids might have such thoughts, the above words were just said to comfort Ella. Once she thought about it carefully, it would feel like she was forcibly making up excuses, so it would be more appropriate to change the subject now.

After making her decision, Iris glanced around the room.

"...Is this reception room equipped with advanced defensive techniques? Very cautious, but I don't think I'll be able to see the king today."

"Eh? Why?"

Ella jumped up from the sofa. Iris had already told her the contents of the letter in the basement of the mansion. It was about one of the Seals of Original Sin - probably "Gluttony" from her knowledge - appearing in the Kingdom of Baris, and most likely in the hands of a noble in the Kingdom of Baris. Because it involved the internal affairs of another country, the Holy Academy had informed them of the matter in a letter, hoping that the Kingdom of Baris would resolve it themselves.

This is also the reason why there is an advanced defensive spell on the letter. The guards should have seen the emblem of the highest-level document engraved on the letter before, so Ella always thought that she would be able to meet King Tovasan today and leave the city of Jeos.

The person who answered was Lotte, who was sitting next to Ella and wearing "Hail of the Elves". Although there were various fruits and snacks on the low table, they were actually just for decoration and people who came here usually didn't eat them.

"Emperor Tovarsan is the King of the Kingdom of Barris. It would be difficult to meet him without an appointment. Moreover, the influence of the Sacred Academy in the Kingdom of Barris, located at the very edge of the continent, is very small. Even if I bring a letter engraved with the Sacred Academy's highest-level emblem, I won't be able to see him until at least tomorrow."

“Wow… The nobles of this country are truly hopeless…”

Ella couldn't help but feel that King Tovasan's actions lacked a sense of crisis, but since Tovasan was a king, he should have considered this possibility in advance, so King Tovasan might have other ideas that she couldn't predict.

Thinking this, Ella opened the "Terrain Search" and began to try to search for the location of Emperor Tovasan. During the process, she felt various defensive spells that obstructed detection, but these spells could not hinder the "Terrain Search". Instead, they were displayed on the "Terrain Search" as a dotted and line image.

"--Um?"

Chapter 34: Tifarian's Identity

"What's wrong?"

"No, nothing."

In response to Lotte's tilted head, Ella gave a nonchalant smile.

On the "Terrain Search", there are several light spots in the area that symbolizes the King's bedroom. The light spot in the middle that is suspected to be King Tovasan has neither HP nor physical strength at full value.

Was he attacked?

This thought suddenly popped up in my mind. After all, it was not uncommon for royal families to assassinate the king in order to fight for the throne. It happened both in history and in comics. However, King Tovasan's physical strength and HP did not seem to continue to decrease, so it should be just a minor illness. Those light spots around him should be characters like healers.

While comforting herself in her heart, Ella thought of another thing in her mind.