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

"Eh? Ah...it's over already. I wasn't asleep, huh?"

"Yes, I'll tell you when I've saved enough. According to the plan, I'll be away from here for a while. If you include the journey, it will take three days—"

Mitis paused for a moment. With her level 39 and the physique of a pure vampire, apart from the two-day round trip required for the march, it would not take a day at all to defeat the poachers. Half a day would be enough.

"—No, it'll only take two and a half days to be back. And I've already agreed with Gerard that we'll have a two-week break. After we get back, we'll continue training... practice."

At the end of the words, Mitis couldn't help but blush.

Rubbing her eyes, Ella stood up.

"You don't have to rush, Mitis. Didn't Mitis say before? We'll travel around the continent together after this is over. We still have plenty of time."

"I'm a person who values ​​time very much."

Although this only applies to certain aspects.

"As for me, I'll be leaving in the afternoon. What do you plan to do during this time, Ella?"

After thinking for a moment, Ella blinked.

"I think we'll continue searching for the spices we were looking for. Since Priestler has seen them, it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask Priestler for help in the Black Dragon Mountains."

“Is that so…”

Mitis's tone sounded a little regretful. With the dragon with a keen sense of smell by her side, finding spices should not be a difficult task. As a partner who had accompanied Ella in searching for spices for several days, this was a very normal feeling.

"It's Mitis, don't get careless and get hurt. Well, with Mitis's abilities, even if you can't defeat her, running away won't be a problem. But then I'll definitely teach her a lesson."

"Hahaha, if you can't even beat me, Ella, don't even bother trying."

Mitis burst out laughing.

"Hey, I'm serious."

I had indeed thought about using the "Terrain Search" to check for powerful enemies near the Black Dragon Mountains. Although the "Terrain Search" would almost freeze when searching a very wide area - roughly the size of the entire sea area, the Black Dragon Mountains are naturally not as large as the sea area, so there is no problem in doing this.

If there is anyone who is higher in rank than Mitis or who can threaten Mitis, she will go visit him first and eliminate all threats. She does not want to see Mitis come back with an arm missing or a scratched face. These are unforgivable crimes for a girl. Of course, maybe she is the only one who thinks so.

"Well, it won't be a particularly difficult operation anyway. Those adventurers' words have been verified using Judgment skills, and there's no falsehood involved. There's no need to worry about being misled by someone with ulterior motives."

"Will Nanako come too?"

"Of course, Nanako, as my adjutant, you'll be with me..."

Having said that, Mitis looked as if he had thought of something, with a mischievous look flashing across his brows.

"Could it be that Ella is jealous?"

"How is that possible? Even if we go by first-come, first-served order, it should be Nanako—that's not what I want to say. When is Mitis going to tell Nanako? I don't think I can keep the practice secret for much longer. It's better to speak up myself than to have Nanako notice and ask about it."

"Hmm... That's what I say, but it's hard to put into practice. I'll ask again when I have a chance. I hope Nanako won't cry."

"It's just practice, it would be weird if you were crying."

“Eh…”

Ella's words made Mitis lower her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Don't you feel anything special, Ella?"

"A special feeling? What do you mean?"

"No... nothing."

Mitis raised her head, and a mischievous expression appeared on her beautiful face without any gloom.

"Since we're lovers, shouldn't we do something special before parting ways?"

"Kiss... kiss?"

"That's too jumpy, isn't it?!"

"I have no idea about this!"

"Never mind, this isn't Ella's fault. I'm not entirely sure, but there should be a hug... a hug...?"

Mitis' tone was a little uncertain. Although it was her own suggestion, she felt very nervous. She felt that it would be difficult to answer regardless of whether the other party agreed or not.

After hesitating for a moment, Ella put her index finger on her chin and said.

"Hug? It's fine just like that... I've done it with Lotte and Angelique before."

Most of the time I would feel embarrassed when asking Lotte to be my partner, but Angeline didn't feel that way at all. She would often hug Lotte without saying anything to express her joy. Although it was very rude to say so, she did feel like she was raising a puppy.

“You’ve actually gotten used to it!?”

Mitis opened her mouth wide, looking very surprised.

Ella couldn't help but look away and scratched her cheek.

"Uh, no, I'm not really used to it, but I'm just not as embarrassed as I was at the beginning. Do you want to do it?"

Ella said this, opening her arms slightly. Compared to the inexplicably charming atmosphere she had felt when she was alone with Lotte, this relaxed feeling between friends felt completely free of any psychological burden.

"Well……"

Although it was her own request, Mitis suddenly became nervous and didn't know what to do.

Should I hug her? Wouldn't that be too rude, making Ella think I'm frivolous? But refusing now would be a waste of Ella's feelings. Even though Ella pretended to be calm on the surface, maybe she felt the same way inside, just trying not to show it. Mitis thought as she shifted her gaze back and forth between Ella's body.

"What happened to Mitis?"

Ella tilted her head and moved closer to Mitis's face.

"Wow!"

The big blue eyes that suddenly appeared in front of her scared Mitis so much that she screamed in pain.

"You're acting strange today...your face is red, do you have a fever?"

"Eh? No, it's nothing, it's just too hot. Um, it's too hot."

"So you're not going to try it after all?"

"what……"

A sigh of loss.

But to Ella's ears, it sounded like a sign of relief.

Ella withdrew her hands embarrassedly, holding them at her waist.

"Isn't it too sudden after all... Sorry."

“…No…the problem is on my side…”

Mitis subconsciously looked at Ella's retracted hand, and suddenly looked up as if she thought of something.

"Anyway, I'm going to go take out those pesky poachers. I'll talk to Ella when I get back."

"Yes, yes~ Come on."

"I will!"

Nodding firmly, Mitis waved to Ella, and then blew up the curtain like a gust of wind and quickly left the tent.

No matter what, she must complete the task as soon as possible and come back within the agreed two and a half days, Mitis decided.

Chapter 38 Afternoon Tea for Two Women

*创世纪6187年6月28日 下午14:37分 卡洛镇郊外

Iris was sitting at the round table. Due to her identity as the Demon Queen, the configuration in Ella's and her group's tent had become richer. Although it was not high-end, it could be said to be acceptable. At least the tables and chairs had all been replaced with carefully polished ones.

Picking up the tea brewed by Ruthie on the table, Iris took a sip.

"What do you think?"

Although there was no answer, Iris was not angry at all and added with an expected expression.

"Camisia."

His eyes caught up with Camisia standing by the tent. Lotte had been here before, but after noticing that the two wanted to talk alone, she made up an excuse and left.

Camisia turned her head, and her crimson twintails danced like flames under the magic lamp.

"What's going on?"

"Hmm... sit down and talk."

"No problem."

Shrugging her shoulders, Camisia walked to the round table and sat down - not opposite Iris, but sitting 120 degrees in the direction of her.

Perhaps she was thinking about something, Camisia paused for a moment before picking up the teacup.

"What do you want to say?"

"What else could it be? Of course it's Ella-chan, you should know that."

Iris put away her lazy look. She knew very well that Camisia, like herself, had already anticipated the situation in the next few steps. It was just for some reasons - perhaps it was her personality, or perhaps she didn't want to interfere too much and hinder Ella's ideas. Of course, it was also possible that she was afraid that being too harsh would lower her own evaluation. But no matter what, judging from the conclusion, Camisia's approach was very correct, to the point of being impeccable.

In short, Iris always regarded Camisia as equal to herself, without any contempt for her.

"...I sensed what you were going to say. So you sent the head maid away so you could talk to me alone?"

"Of course, regarding the matter of Ella-chan—Mitis-chan, aren't you worried about letting Ella-chan stay with her like this?"

"Why worry?"

Camisia raised her eyes and glanced at Iris.

"You clearly instigated Mitis to take the princess to Carlo Town this morning, and now you're asking me if I'm worried about being alone with you. Can I take this as just wanting to chat?"

"So you figured it out? Well, I wasn't going to hide it. For me, as long as the ending is as expected, the process isn't important. There's nothing wrong with adding a little fun... But I don't think Camisia feels that way, right?"

"The princess's wishes are my thoughts."

Elise frowned slightly at the ambiguous answer.

"Even now, you still don't believe me? If you talk like that, Ella-chan will be unhappy, right?"

Although Iris knew in her heart that it would be very difficult to get Camisia, who hated the One God, to open her heart to her - the princess of the Divine Human Clan, the pinnacle of the race that was said to be closest to God - she had never expected that the process would take so long.

"I'm just stating the facts."

"...That's enough. I'm such an idiot for telling you this. Let me be frank. I have two requests for you."

Elise put down the teacup, her eyes full of seriousness.

"First, regarding Mitis-chan's secret, it's only a matter of time before it's exposed. Ella-chan's involvement is just a catalyst. No matter what, things will lead to the only possible outcome. What are you going to do?"

"I've already said that the princess's thoughts are my thoughts. If the princess wishes to change the outcome, the demons and I will not hesitate for a moment."

"That's exactly what I wanted to say."

A cunning look flashed in Iris's green eyes.

"Then the second question is, if Aira-chan is willing to help me in the end, will you also fight the demons?"

The help Iris mentioned was that sooner or later she would become the queen of the God-man race. Unlike other races, the God-man race was restricted by the rules set by their ancestors. Each king's term of office would not exceed twenty years at most. Therefore, the nurturing of the next generation was very important. It was easy to derive the condition that the heir must identify a partner when taking over the crown.

Based on Liz's preferences, she certainly didn't want to accept an engagement without knowing the reason. Moreover, she didn't like the opposite sex, so she would definitely not be recognized. If she was not a princess of the God-man race, but a princess of another race, she might be able to rely on the power of the ruler to forcibly change the rules. But unfortunately, in the God-man race's unique institution - the "Holy King Council", power is divided into two, and it is difficult to change everything by herself, so she must rely on external forces.

This is something that Iris has never told Ella until now. In addition to not wanting to put too much burden on Ella, she also wants to get as close to Ella as possible in a natural state.

The other people in the group may not be aware of this, but Camisia must be aware of it, so Iris came to find out in advance.

Iris's words made Camisia pause. Iris understood that this hesitation was not because of the second half of the sentence, but simply because she was thinking about the possibility of the first half.

As expected, Camisia pretended not to notice the foreshadowing she had laid, avoiding the possibility that "Ella would help her" was true.

"As long as Princess-sama is willing, the entire demon clan can die for her."

"yes."

Iris curled her lips in mock boredom—even though she was inwardly overjoyed, the fact that Camisia didn't refute her was already the best outcome. Not refusing meant there was still a possibility of agreement. Although this ambiguous answer made her very uneasy, as long as she could take the first step, she was already halfway to completion.

Of course, Camisia also knew that what she said would give Iris hope, but this was within her expectations. In the past, she might have refused outright, but now, Camisia had a new idea. Although it was a little difficult to achieve, it was not completely impossible.

That is, to make the beloved princess the one who secretly controls the God-man race, not by relying on violence, but by mutual consent and legitimate control.

"Having said that, the final outcome will depend on the princess's wishes. I'm merely fulfilling my duties as a subordinate. As long as the princess agrees to help Iris, even if I can't dismantle the Holy King Council, at worst Iris will owe me a favor... no—"