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

Chapter 51: Tovarsan

"Yes, that's right. Although I didn't quite believe it when Her Highness Elise first said it, I later discovered during our journey that it was indeed true."

After receiving another affirmative answer, Ella's facial features suddenly twisted into a strange state, an expression as if she had seen something absurd.

Although she had recently gotten used to the life of a young girl, she couldn't imagine marrying a man and having children like a normal woman. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't imagine the scene. It was rather that her brain was subconsciously resisting the act of "imagining". Ella was certain that she would never do anything to like men in the rest of her life. Even the "possibility" did not exist. In her opinion, this possibility was more terrifying than death.

Of course, this does not mean that I discriminate against relationships between two men. For me, if two men fall in love with each other, and if they are in love with each other, I might even bless them. But if it were me, I would decline the offer. I would never go in that direction even if I die.

Therefore, if Leklik really has that idea, it would be better for me to stay away from him as soon as possible. If Leklik makes a confession-like move, then I should decisively and sternly reject him - vague answers will only make the other party more painful, so it is better to be decisive.

If you think this way, you shouldn't have asked Leklik to smooth things over with the nobles before. Giving the other party a chance like this is completely an inducement.

「Well, I'll just leave Zeos City after today. Ah~ah, I never thought I'd be liked by a man. This is ridiculous no matter how you look at it.」

Feeling goose bumps all over her body, Ella immediately stopped thinking further about this idea.

Noticing that Ella's expression was gradually regaining composure, Iris snorted in confusion.

"Huh? It's over so quickly! I thought you'd scream in surprise."

"How could I possibly scream like that? There's no way I'd like a guy... a Lekrik!"

Considering that if I directly say "male", Iris might ask "why", it is easier to convince people by saying "Lakelik".

As expected, Iris just waved her hand with a lack of interest.

"Well, this is all to be expected. First of all, the difference in status is a problem. Moreover, Ella-chan already belongs to me... the 'Branch of Disaster', so we didn't say anything along the way. Now that Lekrik has the self-awareness to leave on his own accord, it's a good thing. If he tries to force something—"

Iris crossed her chest with one hand and covered her cherry lips with the other free hand. A hint of bright red sadism flashed in her lowered green eyes - her whole body exuded a biting chill, and this feeling of unease even made Tifarian put her hand on the golden rapier at her waist.

Snapped.

When the oppressive atmosphere reached its peak, Iris gently clasped her hands together and showed her usual faint smile that made it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

"Well, let's go see King Tovarsaen now. If that noble named Lekrik dares to do anything, Ella-chan, just leave it to me."

For some reason, Ella always felt that Iris was emitting a dark malice that she had been holding back for a long time. It was an atmosphere that made people not want to talk about this topic anymore.

On this basis, Luti gave chase with a smile.

"Your Highness Elise is right."

"interesting."

Even Tifarian grinned and smacked her lips like a bad girl, placing her rapier in the corner of the room—of course, she couldn't wear a weapon when meeting the king.

Seeing the tacit cooperation between the three, Ella could only remain silent as much as possible, lowering her head and following behind Iris and Tifarian - it was certain that if they continued, something really bad would definitely happen.

The four people remained silent as they walked through the well-lit palace corridor. Just like the last time they came, soldiers in full armor were standing motionless on both sides of the passage. The entire palace looked extremely solemn.

It didn't take long for Ella, led by Tifarian, to arrive at the bedroom of King Tosavaan. Perhaps due to the influence of Lekrik, she didn't encounter any obstacles on the way.

After knocking gently on the door and introducing her name, Tifarian pushed the door open and walked into the room. What came into view was a large area of ​​transparent glass serving as a wall and a large, ornately decorated bed. The high-quality blanket on the floor was also incredibly soft. It was completely worthy of being the king's bedroom - although it was much inferior to the room in the Demon King's bedroom that could accommodate hundreds of people at the same time.

Emperor Tovasan, who was sitting sideways on a chair by the window, with gray hair and an unhealthy red on his face, opened his eyes and looked at everyone, and spoke before anyone could react.

"I already know your identities. No need to be polite. Princess of the God-man tribe, daughter of the Demon King."

"Really? I don't expect too much courtesy."

Iris shrugged. The relationship between the Gods and the Kingdom of Baris was almost equivalent to that between Camisia and the Deep Sea Lord. Even a child who had just learned to read could understand the difference in strength between the two sides. So Iris had no intention of paying her respects to Emperor Tovasan. Even if Iris was not as arrogant as she is now, the honor of being a princess of the Gods would not allow her to bow her head here.

As for Ella, she completely forgot about the formalities, so neither of them kowtowed as soon as they entered the door.

As for how Emperor Tovasan knew the identities of the two, it was because the Holy Academy had used the "message" magic to inform Ella before she set off. When Emperor Tovasan heard the news of the arrival of the Holy Academy's envoy, he immediately thought of the Demon Queen and the God-Human Princess who were the envoys sent by the Holy Academy using the "message" magic.

Without paying attention to Iris's words, King Tovasan began to cough. Tifarian immediately stood up from her kneeling position, took the steaming cup handed to her by the maid next to her, walked to King Tovasan and patted him on the back. Although Tifarian was feeling a surge of emotion about Ella's identity as the Demon Queen, now was not the time to show it on her face.

King Tovasarn, having recovered from his shock, turned his head, smiled back at Tifarian, and then faced Ella and the other two standing in the room.

"I heard from Tifarian that you are representing the Holy Academy, right?"

"Yes, the dean asked me to deliver the letter to you personally."

As she spoke, Ella took out a letter engraved with a red advanced defensive spell from the warehouse. Because it was a spell designed specifically for Emperor Tovasan, if one did not have Emperor Tovasan's seal, forcibly opening the letter would only cause the spell to activate and self-destruct.

Tifarian took the letter from Ella and handed it to King Tovasarn. King Tovasarn did not open it immediately, but put it into his sleeve and locked his eyes on Ella.

"You are the Demon Queen, right? Your Excellency Elelaya Nott Mistytin."

"Yes, may I ask what may King Tovarsaen do for you?"

As if thinking about something, Emperor Tovasan maintained a steady breathing and looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window.

"Actually... I'm wondering if it's possible to open up exchanges between the Kingdom and the Demons. Wouldn't that benefit both of us?"

Emperor Tovasan's sudden words made Ella a little confused. Even she knew that such an important topic was not something that should be discussed in this situation.

When Ella was about to answer, Iris took half a step forward.

"Before making any requests, shouldn't you ask us to sit down first?"

“…Sorry, I forgot that.”

Emperor Tovasan nodded to the people around him and gestured for the soft chairs to be brought out.

But when the attendants around moved out the chairs, a shining light suddenly appeared on the "Terrain Search" - Black Dragon Vera.

Ella tilted her head slightly in confusion. Why would a black dragon suddenly visit the human capital? Common sense suggests that while the power gap between humans and dragons is vast, if a dragon dared to destroy the human capital, it would be met with a punitive attack from human warriors. Historically, large-scale battles between humans and dragons had occurred. Later, to end years of war, both sides, under the mediation of the Sacred Academy, had signed a treaty. If a dragon invaded the human capital, the dragon clan would no longer protect it, and even if a human killed the dragon, they would have no further ties to the dragon clan.

Judging from the direction Vera is flying now, she is heading towards him no matter what.

"Did something unexpected happen? I remember Vera said she wanted to call her friends to take revenge on that cloud-like monster..."

Bang - boom!

While Ella was still thinking, a loud noise like a landslide resounded throughout the royal capital. A large black shadow covering the entire sky came into view, and the sound of the ground shaking and glass breaking sounded almost simultaneously.

Then a dragon claw covered with black scales broke through the glass and reached into the room. Before Ella could react, it grabbed Tifarian who was standing next to King Tovasarn without any hesitation, spread its wings and led the other black dragons to fly away from the royal capital.

“You’re… you’re kidding…”

Stunned by the sudden change, Ella could only mutter to herself.

Chapter 52: Chase

"Hey, hey, now's not the time to be standing here!"

While Ella was stunned, Iris slapped Ella's back with uncontrolled force.

"You and Lotte go find Camisia, and I'll go after Vera."

The momentum that seemed to be about to knock her away made Ella suddenly come back to her senses. She immediately realized the meaning of Iris's words and grabbed Iris, who had already taken out the Crescent Dew and was about to use the "Fly" magic.

"Vera is a black dragon in the quasi-hero realm!"

"Of course I won't fight it. I'm just leaving a mark on the road so you can follow me."

"No, I'll go. Iris will go inform Camisia."

Gathering courage in her heart, Ella stared at Iris with an irresistible look filled with strong will.

Not to mention that Vera's level is far superior to Iris's. First of all, the opponent has more than just Vera's dragon. It is too dangerous to let Iris go alone. If the two sides fight, even if Iris uses "Spirit Conjuration", she will not be able to win. Although I don't know why Vera took Tifarian away, now is not the time to think about those things.

From under the palace came the cries of countless knights and the screams of maids. The sounds of furniture being knocked over and armor colliding mixed together. The fact that a giant dragon had descended upon the royal city was so shocking that the entire city of Zeos was in an uproar for a moment.

At the edge of his vision, he could see King Tovasarn being protected by the knights who had rushed into the room, and he was issuing a series of orders in an old voice.

"...Have 'Crimson Gold Asta' come to see me. No matter the cost, I will bring Tifarian back!"

[Crimson Gold Asta? Griffinmon seemed to have mentioned this name when I first came to this world...]

If he remembered correctly, the strongest adventurer team in the Kingdom of Barris was 'Asta of Scarlet Gold'. But even so, he still didn't think they could defeat Vera and his companions. Rather, they couldn't even fight. The outcome would only be a crushing defeat. Although compared to the elite warriors of the Kingdom Army, the adventurers were better able to cope with the complex environments when fighting monsters, that was only a difference of 1000 and 999 in the face of the overwhelming power of the dragon, which could already be considered a margin of error.

Stared at by Ella's eyes full of strong will, Iris's green eyes kept flashing with thought. In her opinion, if it were Ella who went, it would be impossible for her to even catch up. In this situation, if she said she wanted to replace herself, either her brain was burned out or she had some hidden cards that she didn't know about.

In this way, although Ella is usually an absolute fool, she can always give unexpected answers at critical moments. This was the case at the Holy Academy and on Dragon Island. However - can I really believe it?

This was not the first time that Iris had to make an important decision in such a short time. She had encountered many such situations in the God-Man tribe, but this time she did not want to leave the choice entirely to her rationality - that is, to reject Ella's proposal and insist on going on her own. There was always a voice in her heart comforting her that letting Ella replace her was the best outcome.

Of course, there was also the option of ignoring Tifarian and just delivering the letter and leaving to complete the mission. However, this option was rejected at the beginning. Of course, he could not go. Tifarian had no relationship with him. If he had to say it, it could only be a fragile relationship like a companion or a sister who had changed her identity. But even if he did not leave, Ella and Luty would definitely choose to rescue her. Later, with the help of Camisia and others, he would eventually have to help.

Although Ella seems to be asking for trouble, this is exactly what Iris likes about her. It is a trait that Iris does not have. If Iris were to like a guy with the same personality as her - arrogant, likes to play tricks on people, and is suspicious, just imagining it would make Iris feel sick. This is what is called homophobia.

In this case, it is useless to continue to worry about it. Iris smacked her lips in dissatisfaction. What she should do now is to find Camisia and believe in Ella's trump card.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you, Ella-chan. Camisia and I will come find you right away. Remember to use a communication item when you stop, and if possible, use Message magic."

"Yes, Lotte is with me."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

Lotte nodded nervously.

Without even saying hello to King Tovasarn who was constantly issuing orders, Ella, Lotte, and Iris jumped down from the broken French window that occupied an entire wall. This height wasn't particularly difficult for Iris and Lotte. The former could just use the "Fly" magic, while the latter could use the "Pedal" spell, a melee non-chanting magic that could be learned at level 20. Although it was much less flexible than "Fly," it had the advantage of allowing even beginners to easily lead others for a stroll in the air.

"Then let's say goodbye here. If you encounter any danger, run away immediately. Got it?"

Iris warned Ella with a serious face.

"Yeah, trust me."

With a wave of her hand, Iris ignored the no-fly barrier that was about to be deployed over the royal capital, and got out of it just before the barrier closed. At the same time, Lotte brought Ella and landed in the flowers in the center of the palace.

The sudden commotion caught the attention of the soldiers running around in the garden, but before they could part the flowers, Ella had already switched to the role of Loli God and used "Group Concealment" and "Short-Distance Teleportation" to leave the royal city.

Looking at the flowers that had obviously just been crushed, the leading soldier frowned.

“What the hell just happened…?”

"Captain, shall we go to the main hall first?"

"Ohhh, next we have to fight that damn black dragon."

Putting this matter behind him, the leading soldier organized his troops and hurriedly ran towards the main gate of the palace.

……

After leaving the royal city, Ella, flying high in the sky with the advanced version of the "Flying" magic - "Wings of Hermes", opened the "Terrain Search". The range that could be explored in this state was already so large that she didn't want to go into it too deeply. The light spots of the black dragon Vera and his group, including Tifarian, were found with just a glance - Vera and Tifarian were already in her friend list.

"To the east, huh... We haven't strayed too far, so we should be there soon. But the question is, why did Vala capture Tifarian? Could she be under the control of the true 'Sloth' Mark?"

Thinking of this, Ella began to search for the Mark of Original Sin in the "Terrain Search", but found no signs of the Mark of Original Sin. Although she could not rule out the possibility that the Mark of Original Sin could escape her search, she still felt more at ease knowing that Vera was not controlled by the Mark of Original Sin. At least Tifarian was not hurt now.

Turning off the 『Terrain Search』 that occupied most of her field of vision, Ella looked at Lotte, who was being held by her.

"Tifarian isn't in any danger right now. Should we speed up now?"

"Yes, Miss Ella."

Chapter 53: The Black Dragons in Trouble

After Lotte agreed, Ella and the others caught up with the flying black dragons in the blink of an eye.

For some unknown reason, a total of five black dragons gradually slowed down and finally landed at the bottom of a mountain valley that stretched for several kilometers between the city of Geos and the Marquisate of Ars.

Is it time to take action?

Ella couldn't help but feel anxious - even though she couldn't understand what the connection was between Tifarian and the black dragon.

She quickly brought Lotte to a place not far from the black dragon. While using monitoring magic to gather intelligence, Ella was ready to stop the black dragon at any time.

Vera picked up Tifarian's clothes with her dragon claws, stared at it carefully for a long time with wide eyes, and her facial expression gradually twisted into a weird shape.

"Vera, is it okay here? It's very close to the city of Zeos."

A black dragon with a deep scar on its face walked up to Vera, and together with Vera, stared at the unconscious Tifarian with wide eyes - because Tifarian kept struggling on the way, Vera was afraid that she would fall from the air, so she deliberately used magic to make her fall into a coma.

"Don't argue for now. Let me take a closer look."

"Hey, hey, hey, we're helping you even at the risk of being attacked by humans."

"Tsk, you bastard, don't you think humans will be interested in you if you don't go to the capital? Even if we don't attack human kingdoms, they will still secretly attack us if they get the chance."

Valar's words made the other four dragons laugh so loudly that the huge echoes even caused the snow-capped mountains in the distance to collapse.

Vera's companions were not laughing at Vera's ignorance. On the contrary, what Vera said about humans still looking for opportunities to hunt dragons even if they did not attack the human kingdom was actually true. The dragon's entire body was made of rare materials, and the value of a dragon was enough to drive even the nobles crazy. Therefore, the so-called agreement between the dragon and human races was only observed superficially by both parties.