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

The sound source was so close to Ella that she was startled. However, due to the influence of "complete concealment", the sound would not be transmitted to anyone other than the user, so this did not cause any commotion.

"have not seen you for a long time."

"Ah, long time no see. When was the last time we met? No, let's talk first."

After recovering from the shock, Ella turned her head towards the sound and saw Mitis standing at the entrance of the cave.

"What? It's Mitis. Jealousy should refer to Mitis, right? Is that how everyone in the Seal of Original Sin calls her? Judging from their relationship, it seems they're surprisingly good, right?"

Ignoring the two people's greetings, Ella was wary of the Seal of Greed located right below her. As long as the Seal of Greed showed any hostility towards Mitis, she would use the sacred pestle to bring down divine punishment on it.

Not long after, the Seal of Greed condensed into a gray human-shaped mist that floated down from the platform. Since the two people were talking very quietly, I couldn't hear it clearly from the ceiling.

"We should go down and take a look, but it seems that Mitis is not very interested in the Seal of Greed. She just keeps wandering around."

Ella descended in front of the Seal of Greed, waved her hand carefully, and after confirming that the other party did not notice her, she made a face at it and then ran to Mitis. However, Mitis also failed to notice her.

In the end, Ella could only eavesdrop on the conversation between the two out of boredom. Now she could somewhat understand why Zashiki-warashi in the comics was so happy when she found out that the protagonist could see her. This feeling of being able to only watch others' activities but not being able to be observed herself was really too boring.

"...I hope that after I obtain the black dragon's corpse, you can evolve it for me, and then I can start possessing it again."

Greed's words caused Ella, who was floating in the air, to stand upright.

"Hmm? A black dragon corpse? Could it be that the Seal of Greed is harassing the black dragon not for their treasure, but to obtain the corpse?"

Feeling disgusted, Ella silently labeled the Seal of Greed as a bad guy, and at the same time began to hope in her heart that Mitis would not agree to the Seal of Greed.

Seeing Mitis hesitate, Ella's heart began to beat fast.

"The price of evolution is my level."

"Eh?"

Mitis's words made Ella let out a light exclamation.

In "F.Wing", the Seal of Jealousy possesses the ability to summon monsters, control monsters, and evolve monsters. Even if the Seal of Jealousy in this world is different from that in "F.Wing", it should not have such a big side effect. You know, experience points in this world are not as easy to obtain as in the game. Not only is the exchange efficiency extremely low, but there are also very few monsters of the appropriate level. For ordinary people, it takes several years to accumulate each level.

『Advanced Appraisal』

After quietly apologizing in her heart for prying into Mitis's privacy without permission, Ella looked at Mitis's skill bar. It did say that it could evolve monsters, but apart from consuming magic power, it didn't mention that it would lower their levels.

[Is this a subtle refusal? It seems Mitis has no intention of cooperating with the Seal of Greed. It's indeed different from the other Seals of Original Sin...]

The stone in her heart was put down, and Ella couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and listened to the conversation between the two again.

By the light of the fire on the surrounding walls, Ella could catch a glimpse of triumph in Mitis's pink eyes, the dangerous look that snakes would have when they saw a frog.

"Wow... I didn't expect Mitis to have Iris's eyes... Is she setting a trap for the Seal of Greed?"

It wasn't long before Ella's question was answered.

Quickly retracting her previous cunning look, Mitis slowly spoke.

"In that case, I have a suggestion."

Chapter 56: Hidden Trap

"In that case, I have a suggestion."

"Oh? Tell me more."

"How about we team up?"

"Join forces?"

A hint of doubt appeared in the Greedy Seal's tone.

"How do we join forces? Let me be clear, I won't be in public until I've fully adapted to my new body."

"No, I need you to be in the public eye, but I will let you disappear with a reasonable excuse."

Hearing this, Ella couldn't help but frown. Considering Mitis's previous behavior of hating the Seal of Greed, she really couldn't understand why Mitis said that.

But doubts aside, the conversation between the Seal of Greed and Mitis would not end with Ella's frown.

"Disappeared? A reasonable excuse? Jealousy? You're still as confusing as ever."

"—My plan is simple. You desperately want the black dragon's corpse, and I need to achieve corresponding merits to become a high-ranking noble in the empire. Is that correct?"

"Well, regardless of your purpose, I just need the black dragon's corpse."

"Well, how about this? You reveal part of the Laplace Demon organization under your command, and I'll send people to wipe it out. Then you plant spies in advance and have your people deliberately reveal your current location—"

"Jealous, what on earth are you thinking!"

There was a hint of anger in the voice of the Seal of Greed, and the excited tone almost made Ella swing the giant hammer in her hand.

"Calm down, Greedy, and listen to me."

After flapping its wings, Mitis took a step towards the cave entrance and continued to replenish.

"Once you reveal your position, we will naturally mobilize the majority of our forces for a general attack. By then, I and other elite troops will also arrive. All you need to do is pretend to be eliminated by our combined siege."

"Your merits are increased, but what good do I get? And are you sure your people won't pose a threat to me?"

"Are you afraid?"

Mitis asked back.

"Hmph, for the sake of our mission, this is something we must clarify."

"Let's just leave it at that—let's get back to the topic. The strongest of the people I brought here are only those who have just entered the realm of quasi-heroes. There's no way they can harm you who have already entered the realm of heroes. As for benefiting you, it's just something I can do easily. I can use my ability to control monsters to control the black dragon to fly out of the Black Dragon Mountains, and then use evolution magic to become a tool for you to possess. It's simple, right?"

"Tsk, you thought of all this from the beginning? After all, even if I don't do anything, you can still accomplish this, right?"

"Do you think I will help you unconditionally?"

After a moment of silence, the Seal of Greed exhaled.

"Alright, I agree to your terms. As long as it helps me achieve my goal, Laplace's Demon will do anything."

The conversation between the two made Ella think. Mitis must have her reasons for saying this. Given that she hates and distrusts the Seal of Greed, what is the purpose of giving this suggestion?

After a moment, a conclusion that stunned Ella came to her mind.

——Mitis wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the Seal of Greed.

The so-called subsequent rewards were nothing but a blank check. As long as Mitis could take the opportunity to destroy the Seal of Greed in one go under the pretext of acting, the subsequent rewards would naturally not be fulfilled. As for the so-called achievements, in Ella's view, they were nothing but Mitis's clumsy lies. After all, Mitis once told her that she would resign from her viscount position after returning to the empire and go on adventures with her. In that case, wanting to increase her achievements would become an excuse, unless Mitis was lying to her, but Ella didn't think Mitis would do that at all - there was no motive.

But that creates new problems.

Why would Mitis want to eradicate the Mark of Original Sin, a member of her own race? If she simply disliked him, there would be no need for violence; simply staying away would be perfectly fine.

"Hmm...let's just listen first."

Knocking her head in distress, Ella continued to focus on the conversation between the two.

Seeing the prey take the bait, Mitis suppressed her joy and said with an all-knowing expression.

"Having said that, there are a few key points you must pay attention to, otherwise it will affect the execution of the plan."

"What's the point?"

"First of all, regarding your fake death, the final blow must be delivered by me. Do you understand?"

"Well, this will both highlight your achievements and allow me to pretend to be dead and disappear, right?"

"Yes, but in order to avoid being seen, you must show up with your real body. I will avoid your vital points when I strike the final blow."

The black mist on the Seal of Greed fluctuated noticeably, and it looked quite shaken.

"No, I can't completely trust you."

"What? You think I'll kill you? After accepting the will, all the Marks of Original Sin work towards the same mission. You should be well aware of this, right? I don't have to deliberately erase you."

Mitis glanced at the movements of the Seal of Greed, and after confirming that there was no danger, continued to replenish.

"Besides, if I miss this opportunity, I won't need your help anymore. You can work on the matter of the black dragon's corpse on your own."

"Wait—I need some time to think about this. Let's put this aside for now."

Seeing that Mitis was about to leave, the voice of the Seal of Greed immediately became tense. Although he thought of a way to force Mitis to surrender, he really didn't dare to try it. The Seal of Jealousy was the most difficult and dangerous existence among the Seals of Original Sin. In addition, this place was close to the Black Dragon Mountains. If he failed to get rid of Mitis in one blow, he would most likely be greeted by the wrath of all the black dragons.

Mitis retracted her steps.

"Is that so? Then, next, to make you appear easy to deal with, you'd better evacuate all your servants. Otherwise, it will be hard for the outside world to believe that a mere 30,000-man army can defeat the Mark of Sin and his servants. Not only that, you also have to pretend to be injured."

"Hmm... that's no problem. Being a servant doesn't affect my strength, and my injuries are obvious from the conversation, so there's no need to fake it."

"I'm glad you understand. Regarding the third point, regarding how the information was leaked..."

Hearing this, Ella completely confirmed Mitis's purpose - Mitis said this in order to eradicate the Mark of Greed. Although thinking along the lines of Mitis's words, it might indeed mean cooperation, as long as it is clear that Mitis hates the Mark of Greed and has told it several lies, it is easy to infer Mitis's true purpose.

"I don't know why Mitis did this, but since the Seal of Greed is after the Black Dragon's corpse, we can't just sit there and do nothing. Let's help Mitis a little bit from now on."

With a gentle wave of her hand, Ella muttered her decision while continuing to listen to the detailed plan.

As for the fact that all the members of Laplace's Demon had actually been eliminated by herself, Ella completely forgot about it.

Chapter 57: Action Begins

*创世纪6187年7月16日 上午9:21分 黑龙南部

More than half a month has passed since Gerard and his companions arrived at the Black Dragon Mountains, and the weather is still as hot as before. If it was just dry heat, they could still endure it, but in the Black Dragon Mountains, which is similar to a primeval forest, the sky is clear in the morning, but by noon it has turned into dark clouds and thunderstorms. The humid and hot feeling not only makes people feel depressed, but also affects their normal life.

Not only did the food and clothing get moldy, but even the stored spare weapons were prone to rust. Coupled with the mosquitoes and other poisonous creatures living nearby, the soldiers who had adapted to the dry climate of the empire suffered terribly. However, as ordinary soldiers, they had no choice, so they could only vent their dissatisfaction in another way.

——That is to curse the poachers.

If poachers hadn't attacked Black Dragon, they wouldn't have had to come to this damn place, so they were always looking forward to bringing the poachers to justice with their own hands. If it weren't for the strict military discipline, some of the restless elements might even choose to sneak into the mountains and try to catch one or two poachers to vent their anger.

Of course, this only applies to the soldiers in the previous few days. Now, they are in high morale.

There was only one reason—Gerald had declared two days earlier that he was preparing for the final assault. This was a rare opportunity to vent their fury, so naturally they were willing to carry it out. Since that day, these soldiers had meticulously cared for their weapons and armor, to the point where they could clearly see faces in them.

The army of more than 10,000 people lined up together created a solemn atmosphere that made Ella, an outsider, nervous.

Standing on a hillside a little further away from the army, Ella couldn't help but murmur as she shielded herself from the scorching sun with her hands.

"Ten thousand sounds like a small number, but I didn't expect it to look that big..."

"Of course. Aside from the baggage train and some who were struggling with the climate, all the other soldiers were assigned to this operation by Gerard. What Ella saw now is only half. The advance team had already set up an ambush in the southern part of the mountains a few days earlier."

After handing over the command to Gerard, Mitis sneaked out and answered Ella's doubts.

Lowering her hand that was blocking the sunlight, Ella shifted her gaze to Mitis beside her.

"By the way, is it okay for Mitis to appear here?"

"The mission has already been arranged in advance, so sneaking out is nothing. Besides, since we've already come this far, Gerard won't send anyone to call me back, right?"

Mitis stuck out her tongue pretending to be relaxed.

"...Gerald will definitely use this excuse to harass you when you get back."

"Let's talk about that later. I called Ella out alone this time because I have something to tell her."

"Explain?"

Ella blinked and saw her own shadow swaying in Mitis's slightly discolored eyes.

Affected by the vassalization, during this period of time, Mitis's originally pink eyes began to gradually turn purple. Although Mitis herself had no complaints about this matter and was even very happy, she always felt that she had done something wrong.

Noticing the sadness in Ella's eyes, Mitis waved her hand helplessly.

"Didn't I tell you, Ella, don't worry about it? Setting aside the fact that becoming a minion doesn't affect me much besides turning my eyes purple, if I hadn't done that...that day, I wouldn't be where I am now, right? Ultimately, it's all my own fault. And since becoming a minion, my five senses and control over my magic power have significantly improved, so that should be a good thing."

"That's true, but won't Mitis gradually turn into a demon? As a vampire..."

"It's fine to be a vampire, it's not like I'll lose my vampire abilities. And wouldn't it be cool to have the characteristics of two races? I might be the only one in the entire continent, right?"

"Hmm."

Seeing that Ella still couldn't let it go, Mitis could only sigh as if giving up.

"Forget it, I'll explain it to Ella when I get back. Now let's get down to business. This operation might not go smoothly, so if Ella notices anything amiss, I hope she'll immediately have Camisia take you away."

"Didn't we dispatch three legions of magic casters? That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Although he already knew all of Mitis's plans, saying it out loud would reveal the fact that he knew Mitis was the Mark of Original Sin, so he could only put on an ignorant expression.