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

As Ella said this, she looked at Iris. Iris was not wearing any decorations to cover her dazzling silver hair. Therefore, Lucia, who was also a member of the God-man Clan, could tell Iris's identity at a glance. The silver content of their hair was completely different. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Lucia's hair was red, with only a few strands of silver mixed in. Compared with Iris's pure silver hair color, the two were not on the same level at all.

Like the purple eyes of the demons, the animal ears of the dragons, and the pointed ears of the elves, the characteristic of the gods is that their hair is mixed with silver. Except for the gods, the hair of other races cannot contain silver, so there will be no possibility of mistaken identification - unless they deliberately dye their hair with dye. However, if discovered by patrolling soldiers, the disguised person will be detained as a suspicious person. In places with strict criminal laws, it is not uncommon for them to be directly demoted to slavery.

The more silver hair there is, the more it proves one's talent in the use of magic. Although there are people with less silver hair but their levels are still above level 20, they are only a minority after all. What is certain is that people with more silver hair can achieve great success with just a little effort. Therefore, the way to select powerful people in the God-man Clan is also very simple. It is enough to just look at the amount of silver hair in their hair when they are young.

With the idea that "the more silver hair, the stronger", it's no surprise that Lucia couldn't help but show envy when she saw Iris's pure silver hair color. What's more, pure silver hair also symbolizes the royal family of the God-Human Clan, so this kind of idol worship becomes even stronger - of course, not as strong as that of the Demon Clan.

In comparison, the royal family of the God-Human Clan is viewed by the God-Human Clan themselves with the same feelings as humans have towards the royal family of their own country, which is just ordinary worship and respect. This is completely different from the feelings of the Demon Clan, who regard them as gods, saviors, saints who know both ancient and modern times, the only rulers, supreme beings, and the parents who gave birth to them.

Seemingly not disgusted by the admiring gaze, Iris leaned against the cushioned carriage and turned her gaze towards Lucia.

"Are you surprised to see me?"

"Hmm! My hands are shaking with surprise. I never thought someone like me could actually see Her Highness Fariaruchi."

As Lucia said, her hands, which were placed on the priest's robes, were shaking constantly, but Lucia didn't care about it and expressed her feelings directly.

Iris just smiled at this.

"Aren't we talking nicely? There's no need to be so nervous. Just relax like Ella-chan."

In front of outsiders, Iris presents herself as a gentle and considerate older sister, although in terms of age, Iris is at least four years younger than Lucia.

"……yes."

"I didn't feel anything at all before, but now it seems that Iris is really the princess of the God-man tribe."

Taking over the topic at the right time, Ella picked up the dessert on the small table in the middle. Perhaps because everyone was together all the time, there was no sense of distance between them. It was just like a conversation between friends. If it weren't for Lucia, she would never have had the real feeling that Iris was the princess of the God-man tribe - the kind of life that should be admired by everyone and give orders to her servants at will.

"Of course, isn't that right? Well, having said that, being a princess of the God-man tribe is certainly quite demanding. Also, what was Ella-chan doing just now?"

"I just went to deal with some thugs who wanted to cause trouble for Lucia."

"yes."

Elise shrugged and stopped talking. Obviously, this topic did not interest her.

"Oh, by the way, I'd like to stay in Semorabi for a while longer. Is that okay?"

"Since the senior has already said it, is there anyone who would refuse?"

"Little Ella, your questions in this regard are unnecessary."

Fukagan and Angeline answered in the affirmative, and then Camisia leaned forward to look at Ella, who was sitting on her right.

"Then let's stay in the city for a while. Princess, do you want to see the underground tower that the guard mentioned earlier?"

"Hmm, that place sounds interesting. Besides that, I'd also like to visit the church of the Hikalite Church."

"I understand. I will make the necessary preparations."

After placing her right hand on her chest and bowing slightly with a serious expression, Camisia looked at Shiz, who was sitting closest to the door. The latter was looking at Ella with fear.

"What's wrong?"

Being asked seriously by Camisia—Camisia didn't mean to intimidate, her serious expression was just a common one due to her serious personality—Hiss was startled and spoke slowly in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"Princess... Princess... Is Miss Elelaya also a princess..."

"Yes, the princess is the current Demon Queen, Eleraya Nott Mistotin."

“Is… is that so…”

It can be seen that Shitz is clearly trying to curl up into a ball. Lucia immediately explains on his behalf because she feels that Shitz's behavior is a bit rude.

"His previous master was a demon, so he behaved this way. I hope Miss Elelaya won't mind."

"The previous master was a demon... There are people like this among the demons too."

Just from looking at Shiz's face, one could tell what kind of treatment she had experienced. For a moment, the honest impression of the demons in Ella's mind could not help but dissipate a little. However, when she thought about it carefully, it was natural. How could a race be composed of all good people? Moreover, when she first entered the fortress city of Kepa, the previous owner of the house she bought was a person with ulterior motives. She remembered that he was executed by Camisia for embezzling public funds.

Ella's words made Camisia's brows twitch. It felt like she had finally brought a distinguished guest home, but at this moment, there happened to be a mouse jumping around. Shame and anger made Camisia purse her lips.

"I'll take care of it."

"Ah...you don't have to go that far."

"Miss Camisia, there's no need to do that. Although it may sound a bit harsh, there's nothing that can be done about Shizu. When I found that demon, he was very poor. His only way to make money was to hunt monsters in the underground tower. Shizu's face is like this because he hunted with that demon in the underground tower. After being poisoned, he didn't have the money to treat it in time, so he left the scars. It's not that the demon abused Shizu. And the reason I found Shizu was because that demon simply couldn't afford to support her, so he chose to let her go and let her live on her own."

Although Lucia didn't know what Camisia would do, she understood that it would definitely not be a good thing, so she immediately explained for the poor demon.

“Is that so…”

"Ah, that's right. So, there's no need to be angry anymore, Camisia. It's good enough that the demon didn't sell Shizu to someone else in exchange for food."

Whether it can be sold is another matter, but Camisia doesn't care about that.

"Princess, you can tell I'm angry..."

Because she now seemed to be caught in an atmosphere of being moved by something.

"Ahh... Let's not talk about that for now. Is there something Lucia is here for in Semirabi Castle?"

Chapter 22: Underground Tower (Part 1)

*创世纪6187年3月8日 上午09:03分 赛莫拉比城

The reason why he asked this was because the city of Semorabi of the Hikalite Church was located in the north of the Papal States, and when he parted with Lucia, she was still in the Holy Academy. If he wanted to go to the Enstanit Church, he would not need to make a special detour to Semorabi and could just go east. That was why he asked about the purpose.

Ella's words made Lucia look away from Iris, and the admiration in her eyes gradually calmed down. After a pause, she bit her lip and answered Ella.

"Does Miss Elelaya know about the underground tower in Semirabi?"

"Yes, I know. I heard about it from the guards when I entered the city. I remember it being a maze-like place, but it wouldn't produce treasures like a maze, right?"

The only two natural labyrinths on the continent were completely occupied by demons. The advantage of natural labyrinths was that, besides obtaining the demon cores and materials after killing the demons, they also produced a large number of rare herbs. Although there were also demons in the underground tower of the city of Semirabi, it did not produce rare herbs like the mazes did. It could not be said that there were none, but the number was so small that it could be ignored. Therefore, the term "underground tower" was used specifically to distinguish the maze.

"Yes, the underground tower has existed in the city of Semirabi for a long time, and because of this, Semirabi has attracted many adventurers. Although the underground tower is not as rich as the artificial maze in the nearby Holy Academy, it has the characteristic of generally low initial monster levels, making it very suitable for novice adventurers. However, some unusual things have occurred in the underground tower recently, so I came to Semirabi City to investigate."

Perhaps recalling the trouble Ella had gotten herself into when they were surrounded by thugs, Lucia kept curling her red hair, streaked with silver, and looked a bit embarrassed.

"Strange? What is that?"

Ella continued to ask.

"Some time ago, there were reports of undead creatures emerging from the underground tower. Since they were likely the souls of deceased adventurers, and since the incident happened within the territory of the Hikalite Church, the church didn't take it too seriously. But now, many adventurers are reporting that undead creatures are beginning to make their way to the upper levels of the underground tower and are actively attacking passing adventurers. There are even rumors that this is a sign of the arrival of the Undead Lord. Considering the potential danger, I came here alone to investigate..."

As Lucia spoke, her voice gradually became softer and her head lowered. Noticing this, Ella tilted her head and smiled bitterly.

"So Lucia came here without permission?"

"……Um."

"I see...Lucia really can't bear to see others get hurt."

"It's strange that this sentence came from Senpai's mouth alone."

"Eh? Why?"

As Ella didn't have any conscious doubts, Shen Gan just rolled up his deep blue eyes and gave Ella a blank look.

Without dwelling on this for too long, Ella continued to ask Lucia questions.

"Lucia is the bishop of the Enstanit Church, right? Wouldn't it cause trouble if she came to the Hikarit Church without permission?"

"As long as I don't try to win over believers, the Hikalite Church won't make things difficult for me. I've already confirmed this with them."

"Then how did Lucia get into the underground tower? She obviously doesn't have any offensive magic. If she encounters undead, it's okay, but if it's a monster, it would be very troublesome, right?"

The reason Ella said, "It's okay to encounter the undead," is because the undead are kept alive by negative life, so when encountering them, Lucia only needs to cast healing to cause considerable damage.

Because the carriage was a bit crowded, Lucia, who had been in the same position for a long time, twisted her body, and her huge breasts, which were comparable to Camisia's, shook.

"The first time I went there, a group of adventurers noticed my healing abilities, so I teamed up with them to explore underground. It's been like this ever since. Also, Shizu is very familiar with the underground environment because he often explored the underground tower with the previous owner."

"Is that so..."

Lucia's words made Ella feel a little worried. Fortunately, the adventurer who teamed up with Lucia was only interested in her level 16 healing ability. If Lucia had met an adventurer with malicious intentions, she might not have seen Lucia now. Thinking about it this way, Lucia's luck was actually unexpectedly good.

"Well... I'll just have to help Lucia from now on. Anyway, I just need to find out how the undead creatures came about. "

After making this decision in her mind, Ella began to search for the location of the underground tower on the "Terrain Search" - it was right in the direction they were heading, and there were many places similar to hotels nearby.

"Shall we go to the underground tower first?"

Without any objection, the group quickly arrived at the underground tower. Of course, it was impossible to bring the carriage in, so Ella could only temporarily deposit it in a hotel next to the underground tower.

"Wow, this is so lively."

Even before they entered the underground tower, the sounds of hawking and the symphony of metal reached everyone's ears.

"Angelina, wait."

"Look, look, little Ella! That's a skeleton! A skeleton is actually with a human."

Angelique skipped forward and pointed to a stall beside her. Perhaps hearing Angelique's shout, the hooded skeleton who was trading with the merchant turned around and looked at Angelique, and a voice so heavy that it was almost inaudible was heard.

"Miss, what's going on?"

"This is the first time I've seen skeletons and humans together!"

Unlike the imagined scene where Angeline would shrink back, Angeline told the Skeleton her inner thoughts with an innocent look. Realizing that this behavior would cause dissatisfaction among the Skeleton, Ella immediately stepped forward to apologize on her behalf.

"I'm very sorry to trouble you with my friend. This is her first time in Semirabi."

Ella's words made the skeleton pause for a second, then the skeleton raised its head, lifted its hood, revealing the skull that reflected a white light in the sunlight, its teeth kept opening and closing, and it laughed.

"Hahaha, it's okay. I like this feeling. This is all thanks to the church. I don't care."

Angelica's behavior seemed to make the other party very happy. Seeing this, Ella could only smile and pull Angelica behind her. After chatting for a while, they continued on their way.

"Haa ...

Ella patted her chest and complained to Angelini, but there were so many people walking around that her complaint was quickly drowned out by the crowd. After all, even if Ella continued to educate her, Angelini's straightforward character would not change - unless a major accident occurred, but there was no sign of such a change so far.

Chapter 23: Underground Tower (Part 2)

As Lucia said, the underground tower is a place that breeds all kinds of monsters, so it attracts many novice adventurers. These adventurers stay around the underground tower for a long time, and various merchants also take root here.

Directly above the underground tower is a square that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Countless people of various races gather in the square. Most of these people have scars on their bodies, and some are even those who have just been injured. They sit in rows on the roadside waiting for their companions to bandage them with bandages, blood oozing from their wounds, cold sweat and expressions of pain appearing on the faces of these adventurers. For them, these things will accompany them throughout their lives. If they don't get used to them soon, it will only make the road ahead more embarrassing. Therefore, some adventurers are proud of the scars on their bodies, and will not seek removal from high-ranking priests even if they have enough gold coins.

Trying her best to avoid running into these adventurers, Ella walked forward cautiously step by step.

"Has it always been like this here?"

He asked Lucia who was walking beside him. At the front of the team were Camisia and Lotte, followed by Ella and Lucia, then Angelique and Fukagan, and Shizu and Iris.

"Well, most teams can't afford to hire priests, so when they get injured in the underground tower, they can only use the simplest bandages, and they won't start treating the wounds until they reach the surface."

“Ah… that’s really harsh…”

It really looks a bit too bloody. Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to understand why those adventurers took the initiative to invite Lucia. With a level 16 healer as a backup, the vanguards will feel more at ease when taking damage. After all, most of the adventurers here are only in the single digit level.

Not only that, these adventurers were only wearing the most basic protective gear. No, it couldn't be considered protective gear at all, as they only had pieces of wood and broken bones sewn on their clothes. The weapons they held were all sharpened wooden sticks and simple stone axes. Not even a person wearing a cotton coat could be seen - cotton coats in this world were clothes that only the rich could wear.

Thinking of this, Ella couldn't help but look back at Shitz. Shitz was avoiding pedestrians who might be hit at a clever angle, for fear of dirtying the cotton coat given to him by Lucia.

[…Using the Archangel's Kiss should restore my appearance, just like Lotte did back then. However, that would require switching roles, and I can't let Shizu see Ntarosviel's appearance… Let's talk about this later.]

"My Lord, would you like some water? A pot is only three copper coins."

"Did you bring any food, my lord? It will only cost two copper coins."

"Here are torches for lighting, my lord, for one copper coin."

"Your Excellency, since you appear to be unarmed compared to a torch, this staff made of mountain vines will surely suit you perfectly. It only costs five silver coins—"

"Kid, are you kidding me? How could a noble like to use something like a branch like you as a weapon?"

In the end, the adventurer's complaints made everyone around him laugh out loud, and the boy ran away with a red face because of shame. This scene made Ella smile.

"It's really lively...even busier than the market at the Holy Academy."

Of course, no matter how much she smiled, she would naturally refuse the children who came up to her to sell things. She didn't need these things, so there was no need to buy them. Even if these children looked a little thin, since their parents were still alive, she didn't have to worry about them unnecessarily. Compared to this, she cared more about those children squatting in the corner and shivering in the cold wind.

"Who are those children?"

"They are orphans whose parents are no longer around or have been abandoned by their parents. Since they have no place to live or work, they can only do manual labor, like helping adventurers who enter the underground tower carry the corpses of monsters."

"Is that so...? There are also demons..."