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

"May I have your name?"

"Ah...me?"

The girl, who had been keeping her head down, had never expected to be called by Ella. She shuddered all over and then raised her head nervously.

"My name is Lintelina Elderon, and my father is a viscount of the Bruzea Empire."

"Are you a noble? Why were you brought here by bandits? A noble should have guards, right?"

"Guard..."

A grayish look appeared on the face of the girl named Lintelina.

"They've all been killed."

According to Lintelina, she was captured by robbers when she broke into the underground tower because she was too playful. The guards were also captured alive because they were no match for the robbers. They died after being tortured. Only the guard who was released at the beginning and was responsible for conveying the message and asking for a ransom from the family on behalf of the robbers - to be more precise, various daily necessities, food, and weapons and equipment - survived. As for Lintelina herself, because she was a "valuable item", she did not encounter any other torture or bad things except poor food and clothing and not being able to take a bath.

The people here are all like Lintelina, and they are classified as "valuables". Sometimes the robbers will even let them out for a walk to ensure their health and make it easier to ask for ransom. This is why Lintelina knew that there was a slime trap on this street.

Of course, there are also women in the village who are not "valuable". Most of them will commit suicide because they cannot bear the humiliation when they are brought back. Only a very small number of people can survive. Even if those women can survive, they are all walking corpses, the type that has lost their self, no different from living dolls, and will not resist even if they are abused.

Frowning at Lintelina's narration, Ella walked to a certain spot and stopped.

"Is that so... As expected, these guys here are the unforgivable type. I was thinking of leaving them alone, but now it seems better to deal with them all - before that, let's ensure the safety of the others, 『Ice Freezing』."

The moment these words were spoken, an ice-blue mist covered the entire street. The crackling sounds of ice freezing were heard one after another. The world was surrounded by cold, and everything was frozen except Ella and her group.

"Is it a bit cold... 'Warm Blessing', hurry over."

After waving her hand and blessing the other women who were breathing out warmth with a "blessing of warmth," Ella, floating a foot above the ground, flapped her wings and rushed towards several other bases.

Chapter 63: Cleanup

With the help of the "Ice Freezing Technique", Ella and her group passed the trapped intersection in almost no time.

"Wait here for me. I'll go get the people out of the room over there."

Ella looked around and found that the corner she was in was less than ten meters away from the next room, so even if the girl hiding here encountered any danger, she would be able to get there in time.

Lintelina, the leader, nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"Yes, please rest assured, Master Entarosviel. I will keep them quiet."

"This is totally unconvincing... It would be better if there were warriors or magic casters among them."

That way, if Lintelina, Lucia and the others encountered robbers when he entered the room, they would at least be able to resist for a while and not become hostages.

『Advanced Appraisal』

Using detection magic to check the levels of these girls, Ella found someone who could be used as a fighting force.

"Are you a magic caster?"

Ella fixed her sight on Lintlina. The 'Advanced Appraisal' showed that Lintlina had reached level 8, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Her skill column also listed two first-level spells: 'Fireball' and 'Stone Lance'.

"To think that Entarosviel-sama could see it at once...it's fate that made us—"

For some reason, Lintrina's face flushed inappropriately, but since she hadn't washed for a long time and her clothes were tattered, it didn't have much impact on Ella, who often saw Lotte's smile.

When she found out that the other party had confirmed this, Ella immediately took out a simple long staff from the storage. This was a prototype she had made when she was learning to make magic weapons. In addition to its good magic transmission efficiency, it only had a first-level "Lightning" magic attached. It was the type that would be considered impolite to give to others.

"Hold it. If you're discovered, use this to attack."

"...It's actually a magic weapon! And the magic flowed through it as easily as if it were flowing through my body... This feeling is definitely better than even the secret treasures in the capital!"

After Lintlina injected magic power into the weapon Ella handed her, she was shocked to the point of being incoherent, as if the prototype short staff was a very precious item.

"Let's talk about this later. I'm leaving now."

"Yes, I will definitely protect your treasure!"

Lintelina's face was filled with gratitude and admiration, while the other girls showed a hint of disappointment, almost as if they were regretting that they were not magic casters.

「You actually said it was a treasure... It's just a prototype, there's no need to hold it so tightly. 」

Without getting entangled any further, Ella locked onto the two guards on the other side of the corner using the "Terrain Search" and launched a suppressive "stun grenade". Like a cannonball, a fist-sized yellow ball of light instantly flew out from Ella's side and accurately hit the opponent.

"Ugh! Plop."

With just a muffled groan, the two guards were hit against the wall by the fast-flying "stun bomb" and fell into unconsciousness.

[This kind of power...it's more like a physical stun than a magical one, like slamming them against a wall or something. The level bonus is certainly terrifying.]

Even if it is possible that the other party has broken bones or fractures, of course, even so, he will not have too much mercy. According to Lintelina's description, these bandits have been listed as criminals by the Adventurer's Guild. If they are caught by the Semurabi officials, they will be executed immediately, so these are just extremely mild punishments now.

"That must have been a third-tier 『Holy Light Bullet』, right? They actually released it without even casting a chant—"

"Quiet."

Gesturing to silence Lintelina, who had fallen into excitement again, Ella rushed out the corner, walked to the room where the hostages were held, pushed open the door, and used the same method to chop down the wooden fence that restricted their movements.

The environment here is even worse than the room where Lintelina was imprisoned. Most of the girls inside are in a trance. Ella can even see something like human skeletons in the corner. Judging from their mental state, this room should be the room where "non-valuable" civilians and slave girls are imprisoned. In other words, these girls have all suffered some degree of atrocities.

"Thank you so much..."

Among the seven women, only one, who was tall in stature, could speak normally, and even this woman was in a weak state due to exhaustion.

"'Warm Blessing', 'Vitality Blessing', 'Basic Healing', 'Advanced Iron Wall Strengthening', are you feeling better now?"

"I-casting so many strengthening spells at once... Wait, wait! Sir, please don't use sobering magic on them!"

Considering that it would be difficult for these girls to move if they remained in a trance, Ella prepared to use "Blessing of Awakening", but before she could do so, the tall woman spoke up to stop her.

Ella fixed her gaze on the tall woman, motioning for her to explain.

"If they wake up now, they'll definitely suffer a mental breakdown because they can't accept reality. They can only wait until it's safe to recover..."

"Is that so? That's what they say. Then can you take them out?"

"That's no problem. Just tie a rope around their hands and they'll subconsciously follow whoever is holding the rope."

A bitter expression appeared on the tall women's faces. The reason they behaved this way was because the robbers usually treated them like this, and they had developed a habit of it.

"Use this. I'll keep you safe from now on."

"Thank you for saving my life, sir."

"Putting this aside for now, you were able to tell the magic I was about to use. Are you a magic caster?"

"No, sir. I'm a warrior who excels at using shields. I've only seen my former companions use magic."

"Your companion? Let me ask you first, is your companion still here?"

Ella glanced at the few remaining strongholds on the "Terrain Search".

"They...died in battle."

"Is that so? I wasn't trying to provoke you just now. I was simply thinking about your future."

Ella felt uncomfortable with the cold tone of Entarosphiel's voice, but since there was nothing she could do about it, she could only endure it for the time being.

Of course, as Ella said just now, the question about the companions was not to stimulate the shield warriors, but was simply to consider the future of these girls. No matter whether they were noble girls outside or civilian girls here, even if they were rescued, there was a high probability that they would have nowhere to go after they got out.

Let's not talk about the girls in front of them who have already lost their support. First of all, for the nobles, the glory of the family name is more important than life. Therefore, those noble girls are likely to be driven out by their families after they go out. Even if the robbers have not done anything to them, there will definitely be very few people who choose to believe them. The evidence is that according to Lintelina, there are not many noble girls who will actually be redeemed. Most of them will be abandoned by their families and eventually become playthings of robbers.

Perhaps she really didn't care about Ella's words. The female shield warrior sighed and used the long ribbon Ella gave her to tie the hands of the woman who didn't resist one by one.

"It doesn't matter, my lord. The fact that you're here is something we need to repay with our lives. How could I ask for anything else? And as you can see, I don't care about these things. Otherwise, I would be the same as them now."

"Then hurry up, there are others to save."

"...Could it be that there are still bandits out there?"

Judging from the Shield Warrior's tone, he seemed to be speaking so calmly because the bandits had been eliminated by the Semirabi army. Therefore, the Shield Warrior, who had originally relaxed, immediately showed a nervous expression.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of those bandits. Now get out of here."

"B-But, even if you say so..."

“Aaaaaa!”

While the conversation was going on inside the house, a woman's scream suddenly came from outside. If Ella heard correctly, the source of the voice must be Lintelina.

"Tsk."

Clicking her lips heavily, Ella glanced at the shield warrior and turned around.

"Just stay here, I'll be right back."

By the time the shield warrior reacted, Ella had already rushed into the air above the street.

A group of about ten bandits appeared in his field of vision. As for Lintlina, who had been ordered to hide in the corner, she was standing in front of the female team, protecting the others with the simple short staff she had given her. Judging from a man in the bandit group whose body was charred and whose hair stood up, the scream just now seemed to be caused by Lintlina activating the short staff's inherent magic, "Lightning".

"Asshole, when did you get out? You even stole our magic weapons!"

"Wait, do we have this kind of magical weapon here?"

"Never mind all that. Just capture them first! After all this time, we haven't received any ransom. They must be worthless, abandoned by the family. The boss wouldn't say anything even if they were used as toys."

Perhaps it was the last sentence that aroused the sadistic nature of the robbers. The robber who was about to say something immediately shut up and turned to look greedy.

"No, don't come over here!"

Lintelina, standing at the front of the team, raised her long staff in front of her body with trembling hands, as if this would give her courage, but this weak lamb-like resistance only aroused the interest of the robbers.

"Hmm? You weren't this scared when you used magic just now. Magic weapons either consume too much inherent mana or have a limit on how many times they can be used. I'm curious how you hid the staff that imbued you with 'Lightning', but you definitely don't have the ability to fire a second shot now, right?"

The skinny bandit who seemed to be the leader of the group—although all of them were so thin that they looked like human beings—waved his hand.

"Get on with it!"

"Don't come over here!"

Lacking any means of attack, Lintelina could only close her eyes and pour magic power into the staff again, hoping that the staff could send out a second lightning bolt to buy time.

Just as the bandit said, after the last shot, Lintelina had confirmed that the "Lightning" housed in the staff had a limited number of uses, that is, it could only be cast a certain number of times per day, and it would take some time to recover after each cast - the reason being that the staff had not consumed much of her magic power at all. As for why the bandit said there was no second shot, it was because for "Lightning", an unstable magic that was extremely difficult to engrave into a magic weapon, generally speaking, it could only be cast once a day at most.

呲味——

But what made the robbers open their eyes wide was that the blue-purple ball of light still flew out from Lintelina's long staff, accompanied by a hair-raising sizzling sound, and hit the team leader directly at an unavoidable speed.

“Ah!”

"Success?"

In contrast to the convulsing bandit who fell, Lintelina looked at the long staff in her hand with an incredulous look.

"T-This must be an orichalcum-grade, no, crimson-grade magic weapon!"

"No, no, this is just a casually crafted sintered iron-grade weapon."

While whispering to herself in mid-air, Ella cut into the middle of the battlefield at the right time. When they found that there was suddenly one more person in front of them, the robbers who were already in a panic immediately took a few steps back.

"Hey, hey...where did that guy come from?"

"It seems like it's empty, empty..."

"'Fly'? Isn't that a skill only used by level 30 magic casters? That city lord Sadler actually hired a Crimson Gold-rank adventurer to come after us!"

"Calm down! How could there be anyone else at level 30 in Semurabi besides Sadler himself? If I remember correctly, a magic caster specializing in wind magic can use 'Fly' as soon as they reach level 20!"

Because of the last person's words, the bandits who had originally wanted to retreat suddenly calmed down, weapons in hand, and spread out in all directions as if to surround Ella.

"Call the boss! We can't handle a level 20 person!"

After they finished speaking, the robbers blew something like a whistle, and the shrill sound immediately spread around.

"Hehe, when the boss comes, even you won't be able to escape."

Feeling a chill from the gaze that seemed to be licking her, Ella frowned.

The reason why I let the other party act just now was just to see if there was anyone with special talents here, but judging from the current situation, the other party’s biggest reliance should be the level 23 person who was rushing over on the map.

Ella breathed a sigh of relief and murmured in a non-confrontational tone.

"This saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one."

——Of course, this is also the setting of Entarosphiel, who has an arrogant attitude that is equal to her strength.

Ella's words made the bandits' faces turn red with anger.

"What did you say?!"

"Let's end it like this, 'Stun Bomb - Continuous Fire'."