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

Mitis controlled the horse to approach the carriage, stretched out her hand and waved in front of Ella, and Ella immediately came back to her senses.

"Eh? Uh, ah...what did Mitis just say?"

"You're not listening at all. Now, Ella, why don't you come with me to take a look? This is a rare relic."

"You want me to go with you...ah."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and Ella immediately raised her head.

"Since the ruins are not far from the Black Dragon's lair, why not go and negotiate with the Black Dragon now? As long as I'm here, I'll definitely get a response immediately."

Mitis frowned slightly and fell into thought.

"Isn't this inappropriate? According to the plan, we should wait until we reach the town at the foot of the mountain, and then Ella and a few of us will go to negotiate."

"Just consider it an advance visit. Besides, didn't Mitis hear it the other day? Vera and the others said they'd host me with a grand ceremony. It would be bad if my identity as the Demon Queen was exposed. By visiting now, I can also tell Vera and the others about it beforehand."

"Mmm... In that case, Camisia, are you coming with us?"

The second half of the sentence was directed at the carriage.

Before Camisia could answer, Ella waved her hands, as if to stop the conversation, and interrupted.

“Ah——don’t bother Camisia. We still need you to come up with a plan for the demon clan we talked about this morning, so Camisia, just stay here and it’ll be fine.”

Camisia lifted the curtain of the carriage, with a puzzled look on her face.

"It's true that the plan Princess-sama mentioned is somewhat complicated... but I believe that your safety is the most important thing—"

"Ahahaha, no matter what, I'm really sorry to bother you with such a trivial matter. It's just something insignificant. Don't worry, Camisia. The plan is the most important thing right now."

"So, Your Highness, have you agreed to my request?"

There was an unconcealable excitement in his tone.

Of course, this wasn't Camisia's fault. The request Camisia was referring to was to confirm that Ella was the Demon Queen.

During this time, Camisia finally thought of a way to verify that Ella was the daughter of the Demon King. Since all the history about the Demon King had been erased, she would find someone who still remembered the history to verify it. As for those who knew the exact history, from the dialogue with the Seal of Wrath, the Seal of Original Sin was not affected by the memory erasure. Therefore, as long as the Seal of Original Sin could be defeated and weakened, and then mental control could be applied, the answer would naturally be clear at a glance. Under the influence of mental control, it would be impossible to be deceived.

But for Camisia at the moment, the significance of the verification is only to fulfill the agreement with Ella and let Ella deeply realize the fact that she is the Demon Queen. There is no other purpose. Now, except for Ella herself, the rest of the demons are all convinced that Ella is the Demon Queen. It is not only the purity of her magic power, but also the aura of submission that she exudes all the time. This is something that cannot be imitated at all.

As for that troublesome plan, it was to have Ella ascend the throne, becoming history's second Demon King. As long as they could successfully force the Seal of Original Sin to reveal the truth, everything would be resolved. Ascending the throne was only a matter of time. Of course, the demons already considered Ella the Demon King, so ascending the throne would be nothing more than a change of name; nothing would change.

Seeing Camisia's expectant look, Ella couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt.

“Yeah…yes…”

"Yes! I will give it my all!"

“…Please, Camisia.”

Mitis clapped her hands after glancing at Camisia who had lowered the curtain and returned to the carriage.

"Then—let's go now. Hang on tight, Ella."

Without warning, Mitis spread her wings and floated up from the horse's back. She grabbed Ella's shoulders, waved playfully to Lotte, and instantly accelerated into the air.

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"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!"

A scream that almost broke his throat echoed in the valley.

If Ella had not had this kind of experience of being carried in the air before, she would have been unable to control her tears. However, this cannot be blamed on Ella's timidity. It can only be said that Mitis lacks common sense in taking care of people. Whether it is Camisia or Iris, when flying with Ella, they would not fly in this posture of grabbing people's shoulders, which makes people feel extremely insecure. Only Mitis would adjust the strength of grabbing Ella's shoulders while bothering Ella to scream.

In Mitis's opinion, the reason why Ella screamed was entirely because she used too much strength, so she naturally relaxed her grip on Ella's shoulders. And it was precisely because of Mitis's sometimes tight grip and sometimes loose grip that gave people a sense of insecurity, as if they would fall down in the next second.

No matter who you are, you probably can't remain calm at such a time.

Because Ella's voice was so loud, Mitis couldn't help but loosen one hand and tried to plug her ears. The effect was very obvious. Ella immediately shut her mouth and stopped shouting, but the abrupt sound was like a chicken being strangled by the neck, giving people a very weird feeling.

Mitis looked down at Ella in confusion - the latter was pursing her lips and looking up at her with tearful eyes, as aggrieved as a cat drenched in the rain who was afraid of being thrown out by its owner.

"……Well?"

Unable to understand why Ella had such an expression, Mitis shrank her neck guiltily and asked timidly.

"Did I use too much force?"

While speaking, the hands that were holding Ella's shoulders relaxed their strength again. As far as Mitis herself was concerned, this force was as light as it could be. Even the word "close yet distant" to describe this force would be completely appropriate.

But the result was that Ella kept shaking her head.

"If you feel any pain, just tell me... Ella, don't force yourself, huh? What did Ella say?"

There was a very small, almost whispering sound in my ear, but I couldn't hear it clearly because of the wind during the flight.

"...on the ground..."

"On the ground? Do you mean on the ground?"

The response was a flurry of nodding like chickens pecking at rice.

If she had a free hand, Mitis would have scratched her head in confusion, but she really couldn't bear to take Ella to the Black Dragon Mountains, so Mitis could only obey Ella's wishes, slowly lowering the altitude, and finally landing on the ground.

Mitis immediately supported Ella who was about to fall and said in panic.

"Eh? Wait, wait, isn't Ella feeling unwell?"

Ella breathed rapidly to adjust her condition. Feeling weak all over, she used Mitis's shoulders to keep her footing on the ground and wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.

"...Mitis...has no...experience?"

"ha?"

Chapter 28 The Shy Girl

"ha?"

Ella's words left Mitis a little confused.

"Experience? What kind of experience?"

"...Mitis has never led anyone before? In terms of flying?"

"Huh—, so that's what you mean? I thought it was some bold statement."

Although Ella leaning on her shoulder made her very uncomfortable - even on a breezy night, the sticky feeling of summer sweat was still very uncomfortable - but considering that she was the culprit who made Ella like this, Mitis could only endure the discomfort.

"I've only taken care of Nanako before, and in other situations I've always asked someone else to do it for me."

“…As expected.”

"What do you mean by 'as expected'? Nanako has never screamed like Ella before."

Mitis raised her eyebrows, with a hint of complaint in her tone.

"So that's the difference, isn't it? Nanako and I are completely different. Didn't Mitis say that Nanako has special feelings for Mitis? That's why she didn't think it was inappropriate even with that uneasy posture just now. I thought Mitis was going to throw me out."

With a long sigh, Ella, whose heartbeat slowed down a little, left Mitis. She really didn't want to experience that situation again.

"How could it possibly be thrown? But I didn't expect Ella to scream over such a small thing. I thought I grabbed her shoulders too hard—"

"Huh? Are you trying to shirk responsibility by saying that?"

"The Demon Queen is afraid of heights. Isn't this due to Ella's lack of training? Besides, a normal king wouldn't show it even if they were afraid."

Mitis waved her hand, feeling annoyed.

"Or has Ella never experienced this before? The demons really dote on the Demon King."

"'Spoiling' or something like that? That's a weird way of describing it. It's true that I'm overly loyal... but no, that's not the point. In the past, Camisia was very... very..."

Ella couldn't help but start to hesitate. When Camisia took her with her, she usually held her hand or simply held her under her arm, and neither of these two things was appropriate to talk about here.

Mitis, who was completely unaware of this, asked.

"Is everything alright?"

"Ah! Anyway, I didn't use that position."

"I have no idea what Ella is saying. You can't just tie me up with a rope, right?"

After imagining herself flying in the air with Ella hanging below her, Mitis couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ella frowned immediately.

"Hey, hey! That's really rude!"

"Hmm—ahem, don't worry, I won't do that. But what should we do next? If Ella doesn't tell me, I'll just keep doing it the same way, okay?"

"I feel like Mitis is starting to take a turn for the worse..."

"So, the training is paying off, isn't it?"

For some reason, Mitis looked very surprised, and the wings behind her kept flapping.

"You're talking about training... What on earth does Mitis usually do?"

"It's a secret~"

With a playful wink of her left eye, Mitis walked behind Ella.

"Ella just mentioned that your posture is unstable, right? You mean you're feeling insecure? If that's the case, how about just carrying you from behind?"

Having said that, Mitis stretched out her arms and passed them under Ella's armpits.

"Eh? Wait! What are you touching?!"

"Hmm... Ella is just a child after all. She's completely clueless. So pitiful."

Mitis sighed to herself, but the response she got was Ella twisting and struggling.

"Hey, I mean, we can't fly with this."

"With this posture... aren't you ashamed, Mitis?!"

Ella struggled to free her arms, got out of Mitis's embrace, and walked to the position opposite Mitis.

Mitis blinked.

"Shame? Why?"

"You're completely unaware... Ah, that's enough. I should tell Mitis instead."

Ella clenched her right fist to her lips and coughed twice. She suppressed her inner shame and explained the method word by word.

"——Actually, all we need to do is hold hands."

"——!"

In an instant, like a burning red cloud, Mitis's cheeks were covered with crimson.

"Hold, hold hands?"

Ella couldn't help but feel angry and amused by his hesitant look.

"You hugged me without hesitation just now, why are you shy about holding hands?"

"This... this is a matter of ritual, just like going out in your underwear versus going out in your swimsuit."

"I don't think anyone would go out in a swimsuit..."

As if she had thought of something, Mitis suddenly looked up.

"Could it be that Camisia has been holding Ella's hand and flying all this time? That's too weird, isn't it?"

"Huh? Why is that weird? Putting aside the fact that it's necessary to fly, holding hands itself isn't anything special, right?"

Now, no matter how you look at it, I am a woman, so I can't understand why Mitis is shy. From my point of view, holding hands between girls is nothing big, it's just natural, although only occasionally, but Angelica and Ruthie sometimes do it, and even Shen Gan will take the initiative to extend her hand under special circumstances, so there is nothing strange about it. Even if there is embarrassment, it should be my side. It would be weird for Mitis to be so shy.

“It’s not strange… Nanako sometimes does that too…”

Then Mitis raised her head, with a hint of nervousness and hesitation in her eyes.

"But, but, we're lovers now, right? No, shouldn't we have some rituals? Like, go shopping together on the street, and then hold hands quietly and awkwardly on the way home. Just doing it casually like this... isn't it weird?"

[…So that’s what you’re concerned about.]

Ella sighed inwardly. Although she was now Mitis's love training partner, she actually didn't have any feelings for him at all. So far, the two of them had only talked to each other frequently, without any further communication. They looked like ordinary friends.

Ella waved.

"That's Mitis's misunderstanding. She must have read too many storybooks."