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

"Aila-chan, do you want to go in first?"

"Eh? As for me... well, since it's already been set up, it's okay for me to go in first, right?"

Taking a deep breath, Ella walked towards the portal that was dug into the ground like a vertical shaft. Although the style was a bit strange compared to the portal of the Holy Academy - the usual portals were upright door-shaped devices - Iris would not tease her in this regard, so there should be no problem.

While thinking about these things, Ella jumped into the portal.

A world of flowing colorful light came into view, and then a feeling of vagueness and trance enveloped her whole body. However, this made Ella breathe a sigh of relief. For the portal, if there were no such abnormalities, it would be an abnormality worthy of attention. Teleportation magic itself was designed in this way.

"But isn't this transmission taking a bit too long?"

He couldn't help but reveal his inner thoughts. Normal teleportation magic only takes a few breaths at most, while the "high-level teleportation" or "short-distance teleportation" he cast wouldn't even take the blink of an eye. But the fact was that at least a minute had already passed.

"Using 'Terrain Search' on the teleportation magic doesn't reveal anything... If that doesn't work, I'll just use 'Advanced Teleport' to get back. Well, luckily I was the first one in."

While secretly rejoicing, he couldn't help but sigh slightly. No matter how he looked at it, this was an abnormal situation. He could easily escape from this crisis, but it was an unsolvable problem for others, not even Camisia.

"Shouldn't you consider letting me try first when encountering this kind of situation? Even if I can't resist, the Loli God will probably help me in the end, right? That guy seems to have been watching me from somewhere, otherwise he wouldn't have arrived so promptly when I was in the Demon Territory—No, let's not think about that."

He shook his head and dismissed the thought that the Loli God would help him if he encountered danger. After all, the Loli God was a god. Not to mention that the other party might be very busy, just the idea of ​​always relying on others was too much. He had been given such a high level - although this was caused by his own unauthorized drinking of the potion called "Light of God" in one breath - he should reduce his behavior that caused trouble for the Loli God.

As he thought of this, the world around him began to change. He felt the ground beneath his feet, and the trance unique to teleportation magic disappeared. A world filled with white light appeared before his eyes.

After five seconds of this scene, Ella couldn't help but tilt her head in surprise.

"Ah?"

The reason is that the world has always been this color, and it doesn't look like it's going to become real. Normally, there should be no white light after the teleportation magic ends, or the surrounding scenery will be revealed after the white light, but now there is no change at all, as if it has always been like this. It is somewhat similar to the room of the Loli God that was first entered, but there is a slight difference. The light in the Loli God's room is not dazzling, and this place can simply be described as holy light - a space full of sacred atmosphere.

Terrain Search

"Wait, isn't that the Loli God? Saint Eve's space?"

Although the range displayed on the "Terrain Search" is very small, it still clearly states that this is "Saint Eve's Space". In other words, the previous teleportation did not fail, but the destination had changed.

Subconsciously turning her head, she saw another black portal standing at the place where she came from - this was not a place where you could not leave once you entered. After confirming this, Ella breathed a sigh of relief, and the panic in her heart gradually subsided.

A soft hum escaped from his throat, and he placed his hand against his lips. His golden hair seemed to blend in with the world, so dazzling that it was almost impossible to see clearly.

"But what's the point of this place..."

If an undead creature entered here, it would definitely be purified in an instant, but other than that, there is nothing else worth mentioning here, except that the sacred atmosphere is extremely strong.

clang.

The crisp sound of metal falling to the ground reached my ears.

"Um?"

Frowning, Ella couldn't help but take a small step back.

"Holy Light Staff? Didn't I put it in storage?"

The sudden abnormal situation made Ella alert. Thinking of the curse effect of the Holy Light Staff and the fact that this was the space of Saint Eve, Ella even wanted to switch careers and leave immediately.

In order to confirm that there was no problem with the warehouse, Ella took out the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment from the warehouse and put it back in its original place - there was no feeling of stagnation.

“Is it the Holy Light Staff’s problem… Eh? Eh?!”

Visibly, the Staff of Holy Light began to change under the holy light. The golden tip of the staff slowly melted into a ball of water, and then collapsed inward at an abnormally fast speed, eventually turning into a small pendant in the shape of a pair of folded golden wings.

Squatting down and carefully picking up the wing-shaped pendant that the Holy Light Staff had transformed into, Ella placed it in the palm of her hand and examined it carefully.

"'Low-level Item Appraisal'—wow, from a Crimson Gold-grade item to a Mithril-grade item, isn't that a huge reduction, no matter how you look at it?"

A feeling of embarrassment emerged in his heart. Although the name of this pendant was still "Holy Light Staff" according to the "Low-level Item Appraisal", both its effect and rank had been reduced to varying degrees. The amplification effect on magic was only 7%, and the armor rank had also changed from Crimson Gold to Mithril, directly skipping the middle level of Orichalcum.

"Can we still return it to the Pope after it's become like this... I feel like this has escalated into a serious situation..."

The sudden change gave Ella a headache. She took away a scarlet-gold-level item, and when she returned it to someone else, it turned into a mithril-level item. Even if she said that the item had become like this, she would inevitably be considered a liar - rather than a fool or a joke. Ella even had the idea of ​​making a new Holy Light Staff and returning it to the Pope.

"Gununu... Anyway, I should go back and discuss this matter with Camisia."

Nodding vigorously, Ella turned and walked towards the portal behind her, then put the pendant in her hand into storage - failed.

"Eh?"

I tried again, but the result was the same as before, the warehouse did not respond at all.

I couldn't help but retract my foot that was about to step into the portal.

According to previous attempts, the warehouse can store non-living things and things that are not rooted in the soil - plants or houses rooted in the soil cannot be stored, but if the part rooted in the soil is cut off, they can be recovered - any other items, even fire or lightning can be stored in the warehouse, so the pendant's reaction now is really too strange.

Could it be that the pendant has become a living being?

I couldn't help but smile at my own strange idea. Since there was a value displayed on the "Low-level Item Identification", it proved that this was indeed an item and not a conscious creature, so the idea just now was completely a blind guess.

"Forget it. The curse effect is still gray and disabled. I'll discuss this with Camisia after we get out. Now let's get out of here. Let's record the coordinates of the space."

After writing down the location of "Saint Eve's Space" in the notebook in her mind, Ella stretched out her body, grasped the small pendant that could not be stored, and stepped into the portal again.

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In the empty room, there was only a silver-haired girl with a black ribbon tied in her hair. The girl snapped her fingers lightly, and the space that was originally filled with white began to be filled with tables, chairs and brewed black tea.

Sitting on a black-painted wooden chair, she reached out to pick up the hot tea on the table, but seemed to remember something and did not savor it carefully. Instead, she held it in front of her and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Are you satisfied with this?"

It was certain that there was no one else in the room except the girl, but this sentence did not sound like a soliloquy at all.

"Even after all that intervention, you're still not satisfied..."

Even though no one answered, the girl still sighed to herself.

"After all, that's the church that believes in me. While their actions were certainly a bit despicable, there's nothing we can do about it, right? And didn't you destroy the staff in time to neutralize the curse?"

There was still no answer, but the girl continued speaking with an expression that she found it very interesting.

"What's that person's name? Eve? Forcing one's will on a successor to ensure the continuation of the church—that's what fanatics usually do, right? Those who obtain the staff will gradually become spiritually affiliated with the temple. But since you've already broken the curse that imposed your will, there's no need to get angry. And more importantly, you actually left those obvious traces of human intervention—at least make the cross-section more similar..."

Because the long-sleeved Gothic clothing was a bit cumbersome, the girl couldn't help but move the cuffs upwards a little, and then slowly savored the steaming black tea in her hand.

"I know you're angry about someone trying to harm your sister, but you don't want to destroy the entire church, right? Hmm? Kill Eve? She's already dead, so don't embarrass me anymore."

The girl put the teacup back on the table, and various complex colors kept flashing in her purple eyes. Then she raised her hand, and a mirror appeared on the table that was just big enough to reveal the girl's face.

"Would it be better to change your hairstyle to twintails next time?"

While speaking, the girl stretched out her hands and grabbed her long, silky silver hair, parted it in the middle, and made it into two ponytails. However, this unnatural look was really unbearable, so the girl pouted and let it go.

"Let's talk about it later, but this is really boring."

The girl suddenly frowned, complete dissatisfaction revealed on her face, and there was also a hint of anger mixed in.

"boring."

The girl smacked her lips and flicked her fingers to throw the teacup away. The crisp sound of broken ceramics spread throughout the white space.

Chapter 18: The City of Semorabi

* On March 8, 6187, at 8:00 AM, the Hikalite Church led the city of Semorabi.

The territory of the Hicalit Church, located at the eastern end of the Holy Academy, is located in the northern part of the Papal States. Although the Papal States is nominally called a country, there is actually no unified Pope. It is a place that is more like a tribe than a country, and is made up of many religions.

In Ella's opinion, many problems would arise when different religions coexisted in one place, especially when there was no unifier. In fact, when Ella saw the distribution of the Papal States on the map - divided up by three larger churches, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. If it were on Earth, there would have been constant friction, but in the Papal States, it was limited to minor quarrels. Perhaps it was because the three churches shared the same belief in the same god and their doctrines were not far apart, which gave them a feeling of paying more attention to life within the territory than competing for space.

A carriage slowly drove into the city of Semorabi, which was under the control of the Hikalite Church.

"It seems quite peaceful here."

Sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage, Lotte narrowed her eyes slightly. Although the buildings in the city were not much different from those in the Kingdom of Barris, the overall atmosphere was completely different from that of the ancient and gloomy one. In addition to humans, the city residents also included other races, including demons. Occasionally, one could even see one or two skeletons walking among them. The faces of passers-by were filled with smiles, and the bards on the street were singing cheerful tunes. The hawking sounds of various vendors mixed together, making the city very lively.

Due to the narrow streets and crowded pedestrians, the carriage could only move at a slow speed, but this allowed Ella to observe the panoramic view of the city - the houses on both sides were mostly two-story stone buildings, and every few stone houses would leave an alley that was only suitable for one person to pass through. In addition, a brick building at least four stories high could be seen in the distance. Judging from the magnificent decoration on the surface, it should be the temple of the Hikalite Church that governs this place.

"But I was just passing by..."

Sitting in the driver's seat with Ruthie, Ella couldn't help but murmur softly that if possible, she would like to see the interior of the church. After all, it was the largest church in the city. It would be such a pity to just pass by without visiting it. Even so, she was considered a member of the Enstanit Church, and she didn't know if she could enter the holy temple of the Hikarit Church.

As for why they were able to reach the Dashikarite Church from the Dwarves overnight, this needs to be traced back to when Ella walked into the portal and the others followed her into the portal.

Except for Ella, everyone else arrived directly at the outskirts of the city of Semirabi. Therefore, Ella, who returned to the Dwarf Territory from the "Space of Saint Eve" through the portal, had to try to enter the portal again. However, this time was different from the first time. She was not sent into Eve's space again, but like other companions, she came to the edge of the city of Semirabi.

As for the strange space and the changes in the Holy Staff, they had discussed them during last night's camping trip. Almost no useful information was obtained, so they could only attribute these two things to accidents. Perhaps the Holy Staff was originally such a thing. Everything could only be explained by the Pope of the Enstanit Church. According to Camisia's description, the Pope of the Enstanit Church seemed to be an unexpectedly easy-going person.

Lotte tilted her head in confusion at Ella's previous words, causing her lavender twintails to sway from side to side.

"Miss Ella, do you mean to leave here immediately?"

"Well, we must first return the Staff of Holy Light to the Pope."

"The Church still doesn't know about Miss Ella's possession of the Holy Light Staff, right? They won't say anything if we stay a little longer on the road, and the academy has given us six months..."

Unable to hide her inner thoughts from Lotte, Ella scratched her cheek and replied with a wry smile. Lotte was acting this way because she wanted to see the church of the Hikarit Church.

"Well... since Lotte said so, let's stay in Hikarit Castle for a while. Besides, the underground tower I heard about when we entered the city seemed quite interesting."

"Then let's go find an inn first."

"Um."

After nodding in agreement, Ella began searching for the inn's location on the "Topography Search" app.

"Come to think of it, remember Camisia saying that the Hikarit Church was once part of the Enstanit Church, right?"

"Yes, the split into two churches happened a long time ago. The book says that although both churches believe in one God and accept all races, they split because of some different philosophies. The Hikalite Church worships only one God, while the Enstanit Church worships the Saints in addition to the One God. Besides this, the Hikalite Church also has a rule that prohibits the construction of statues. Other than that, I don't remember much about the rest. If Miss Ella wants to know, I think you can find it in the book."

While speaking, Lotte began to search in the dimensional backpack behind her, but this made Ella a little embarrassed.

"Eh? You don't have to be so serious."

I just mentioned it casually and didn't mean to delve into it. After all, I didn't want to understand anything about religion. It was really incomprehensible that everyone who believed in the same God was divided into so many sects.

As she tried to stop Lotte, a blip appeared on the Terrain Search screen, signaling a familiar face. Ella immediately returned the reins to Lotte. She had been sitting in the driver's seat because she wanted to learn how to drive a carriage, and leaving the task to Lotte was becoming too much of a burden.

"Wait, Lotte. Drive the carriage to the next intersection and turn right."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

Without asking what was happening, Luti immediately began to move through the streets with skillful techniques.

The person who appeared on the "Topography Search" was Lucia. Under normal circumstances, Ella would definitely choose to take a detour. Although doing so was rude, considering Lucia's clingy ability, there was no other way. After experiencing the Black Death and scurvy, Lucia had already regarded herself as a healer who could easily solve any problem.

The reason why Ruthie was chosen to go there now was because Lucia must have encountered some trouble - Lucia was now staying in a complex alley with another light spot. In addition, there were dozens of other light spots around them. If it were just that, Lucia might be saving the poor or slaves, but judging from the fact that the health points of the light spots with Lucia were constantly decreasing, they must have been harassed by the local thugs. The person with reduced health points should be a guard-like role.

"Could it be that she was expelled from the Hikarito Church? Lucia and I are both priests of the Enstanit Church..."

"Miss Ella, is this the place?"

"Well, let's stop here."

While Lotte parked the carriage on the side of the road, Ella explained the reason to the others in the carriage, and then ran into the alley with Lotte and Shen Gan, who was the best at infiltration.

Chapter 19: Lucia's Crisis

*创世纪6187年3月8日 上午08:11分 赛莫拉比城

The group of people in front of her made Lucia take a few steps back.

Even Lucia, who was completely focused on healing magic, knew that these people with bulging chests, strong arms, and malicious smiles on their faces were definitely out to cause trouble for her, or perhaps they had their eyes on something of hers—gold coins or bodies. As someone who frequently walked around the slums, she was well aware of this.

In the past, there would definitely be slaves coming out to help him drive away this group of people, but this is not the Holy Academy, and the only slave he has helped is the one next to him, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he is in crisis now.

Thinking of this, Lucia pulled the girl who had run in front of her without permission back to her side.

"Hitz, come back."

"but--"

Shiz turned around with an anxious look on his face, trying to persuade Lucia.

The girl with long black hair, golden eyes and wearing a linen cotton coat was a slave he had recently rescued. When he met this slave, she had been abandoned by her master on the roadside and was lying on the ground dying. After rescuing the slave, he found her master and when persuasion failed, he had no choice but to buy back the ownership of the slave with his own money - he really couldn't bear to see someone starve to death on the roadside.

After rescuing the girl, he originally planned to let her return to a normal life, but the girl refused to leave him. In the end, he had no other choice, and he really lacked an assistant, so he chose to let her stay by his side and named her Shiz.

But now it seems that leaving her behind might be a wrong decision. If there are two of them and they encounter danger, it will be a disaster for both of them. She can't let Hitz stop these men in front of her while she escapes alone.

Thinking of this, Lucia hardened her gaze and stared at Shizu with her golden eyes.

"If you don't want me to kick you out later, then go ahead."