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

"Although I've heard this from other captains, Nanako thinks it applies to onee-sama very well. 'Confession is a process of repeated failures,' well, it's a little unconvincing. Those captains have hinted at onee-sama so many times, but they haven't succeeded once."

She wanted to laugh, but Mitis suppressed the emotion. She should be sad at this moment.

"Nanako, do you want me to try a few more times?"

There was still a hint of crying in his voice.

Nanako smiled back at Mitis, raised her rabbit ears, and reached out to touch Mitis's hair with some discomfort.

"Yes, I will also be there to help Onee-sama."

"...Actually, I've been keeping a secret from Nanako."

"secret?"

"I am Envy from the Seal of Original Sin, the Holy Spirit that can control monsters."

It was something she had been concerned about before, but now she said it out loud. Not only that, Mitis even had a feeling that Nanako would accept her.

"Fufu, is this onee-sama's secret?"

Nanako covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I'm serious. Look, this is the emblem of the Seal of Original Sin."

Mitis stretched out her left hand towards Nanako, with a purple circular pattern engraved on the back of her hand.

Without trying to peek at the emblem, Nanako grabbed Mitis's hand with both hands and placed it against her chest.

"What does it matter? Onee-sama is Onee-sama. No matter who she is or where she comes from, her heart won't change, right? If Onee-sama is evil, then aren't most humans more terrifying than the Mark of Original Sin?"

"but--"

"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will always be by Onee-sama's side."

Feeling a little embarrassed by Nanako's stare, Mitis slowly looked away.

Nanako continued to add.

"Besides, the Seal of Original Sin is pretty cool, isn't it? If I tell Ella-sama, it might become a highlight that attracts Ella-sama, right?"

"How is that possible! The mark of original sin is hated..."

The last thing he wanted to see was being disliked by Ella because of the Mark of Original Sin.

"Actually, I already knew that, huh?"

“Ella!?”

Hearing the sudden sound, Mitis stood up awkwardly.

"From the moment I first saw Mitis, I knew she was the Mark of Jealousy."

"Then why didn't you say it?"

Without asking how she knew it, Mitis was more concerned about why Ella didn't expose herself.

Walking step by step from the path to Mitis, Ella handed the diary to Mitis.

"Because Mitis seems like a pretty nice person, and this is something you dropped."

"Well……"

After carefully taking the diary, Mitis raised her head and asked timidly.

"Is Ella rejecting me because she knows I'm the Mark of Original Sin?"

Seeing the remaining tear marks on Mitis's face, Ella couldn't help but feel that she had done something wrong and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"No...it should be an honor for me to be confessed to by someone as beautiful as Mitis. The reason I refused was due to my own reasons...I've been hiding a lot of things from Mitis. If I agreed without her knowing these things, wouldn't that be cunning?"

"I, I don't care at all!"

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Mitis quickly stepped forward.

But Ella just lowered her head guiltily.

"When you really know this, Mitis will definitely regret it."

"No... Since Ella already knows my identity, I can tell her everything without reservation—"

Mitis had guessed a little about what Ella had concealed. It was nothing more than the fact that Entalosphiel actually possessed the ability to cast tenth-order super-level magic. Of course, there was another secret, but for her, a holy spirit who controlled monsters, there was no need to hide it at all.

"Actually, I know that Ella is the Demon King."

"Eh? Didn't I tell Mitis about the hidden secret?"

"I know, but Ella must have forgotten for some reason. From the first time we met, I felt a subtle sense of familiarity about Ella. Although my specific memories are a little fuzzy, Ella must be the Demon King - even if not the previous Demon King, then the Demon King's daughter."

"Huh? Wait, is Mitis basing this on the memories of the Mark of Original Sin?"

"Of course, this familiar feeling is undeniable. Furthermore, when I was with Ella before, I always felt like, 'This scene seems to have happened somewhere before.' After all, didn't I tell Ella back then? If anyone questions Ella's status as the Demon King, I'll be the first to silence them. The reason I said no one is more suited to the position of Demon King than Ella is because it's what Ella deserves."

If this is the secret that Ella is hiding, then let her defeat her completely. Mitis felt that she seemed to have seen the dawn of victory. She used to hate her identity as the Mark of Original Sin, but now she has changed her mind. If it were not for the extremely convincing existence of the Mark of Original Sin, she would not know the truth that Ella is hiding.

Perhaps Ella has always been troubled by whether she is a demon king and has to hide this from those around her.

"Wait, Mi-Mitis, you know what you're talking about—"

Before Mitis could speak, a figure in a dreamy white dress came between the two of them.

"As expected, I was not mistaken, Princess-sama—no, Demon King-sama, welcome back."

Camisia knelt on one knee excitedly, her face filled with ecstasy, and took Ella's hand to her lips, holding it carefully and tremblingly as if it were the most precious treasure in the world.

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Volume 9

postscript

It’s time to write the postscript again. Although nearly two months have passed, I still feel like, “Huh? Why is it time to write the postscript again? I just wrote it yesterday.”

Well, let's talk about what's happened over the past two months. First and foremost, I actually won the monthly top prize in February (applause)! Not only that, it looks like I'll be getting the top prize this month too!

As for what the prize money will be used for... probably it will be used for illustrations. The cover of the tenth volume promised on the first anniversary is in production and will probably be released on the 27th of this month (it didn't make it to the exact date, but there is a reason for this, Yomi will tell you later). It is a picture of Ella sitting on the throne, looking very sad (of course it's fake, actually very embarrassing). It's also nice to look bad occasionally.

In addition, there will be an illustration of Ella wearing various clothes in the tenth volume, which is also in production~

Well, that’s about it. Then let’s talk about this volume. I really have a lot to say about this volume.

First of all, let’s talk about the title of the volume. Why is it called Martyrs of Destruction and Redemption?

"Where are the martyrs? I don't see any."

Yomi can only apologize here! Due to the atmosphere, Yomi ultimately chose to cut the content about the martyrs, which was about 50,000 words. Because the content was a bit depressing, and I received some feedback about this volume, after careful consideration, I decided to cut the heavy content. Of course, cutting it out will not change the ending. The finale will still be the same as what we see now, but the process will be a little more complicated.

As for what was cut out, Yomi will explain it here. It can be said that the reason why 1/3 of the content of this entire volume was written from the perspective of Mitis was for the final development of the martyr.

That's about it.

After Ella gave Mitis the javelin, she did not choose to follow Mitis, but thought that with the javelin she would have a 100% chance of winning. As a result, Mitis was hit by the black magic of forced awakening cast by the Seal of Greed before his death, and Mitis was forced to awaken.

Within the limited time of her rationality, Mitis realized that she would be heading towards a disastrous future, and this time would not be long. In order not to become a disaster or the person she hated, Mitis told others about her identity as the Mark of Original Sin, and decided to go to destruction in advance and accept the judgment of the empire.

During this period, Ella and others comforted Mitis once, and had an argument with her about her stubbornness (probably slapping her). However, Mitis still felt that she would kill Ella with her own hands, so she did not listen to Ella's advice.

There will probably be a sentence like this in it.

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"I said I would drive away those who doubted you back then. Now I think I've accomplished that, right?"

Although she was smiling, Mitis now gave people a very sad feeling.

"I am the Seal of Jealousy, so Ella is the true Demon King. I can guarantee that."

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Then that night, Gerard also came to see Mitis, and the following conversation probably took place.

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Under Mitis's surprised gaze, Gerard opened the magic lock of the cage, then turned his back to Mitis and cut a shallow wound on his arm with a short blade.

"The Viscount of the Bruzea Empire, Mitis Fred Envy, now the Seal of Envy, injured the Count of the Bruzea Empire, Gerard Modidor, who was in charge of guarding him, and secretly destroyed the magic lock and escaped."

There was a brief silence.

Without turning around, Gerard stood straight with his back to Mitis.

"You're not going to run away?"

"I didn't expect you would help non-humans."

Gerard snorted coldly.

"You may have some misunderstandings. I am only helping you out for the sake of the Empire. All the things you have done for the Empire in the past will now be purchased and sold."

Although Gerard said so, Mitis knew that this was not the whole reason. It might also be because she saved Gerard once when facing the Seal of Greed.

"Aren't you afraid? I am the Seal of Jealousy."

"At least you look much stronger than that monster. Although humans are divided into good and bad, I didn't expect the Mark of Original Sin to be the same."

"..."

Mitis was silent for a moment. If she wanted to escape, now was her last chance.

But what would happen if he escaped? He would eventually become a disaster, just in a different place. No one knew the danger of the Seal of Envy better than he did. If he was willing to put in the time, he could even evolve a group of monsters close to the realm of quasi-heroes.

Mitis, who was sitting in the corner of the cage, shook her head.

"Since I chose to stand trial, there's no question of running away."

"Does this come from the heart?"

Gerard, who had been standing still, finally turned slightly to the side.

"If I say that... of course I'd be lying. I still have many wishes that haven't been fulfilled."

"But you now?"

"I just had no choice."

"...I understand. In that case, I respect your choice. I will allow you to walk with dignity until the very end."

After locking the magic lock again, Gerard glanced at Mitis who was hugging her knees, and walked out of the prison without saying anything.

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Then comes the following paragraph, which takes place when Mitis is sent to the Uninhabited Valley to receive the multiple chanting magic from the Magic Chanter Corps.

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Sitting in the closed prison van, Mitis, whose hands were not tied as an exception, took out the recording crystal from the storage magic.

The slow movements reveal a reluctance to give up.

Inject magic power into the crystal, and the previously recorded images will soon appear inside.

——That's what Ella looks like when she's sleeping.

"I prepared this evidence just to defend you, but now it's useless..."

There was a hint of loneliness in Mitis's pink eyes.

"You should be doing your best as a Demon King now, right? Camisia will definitely be very happy..."

If possible, he would rather stay by her side, but it was probably impossible now. He had already made Ella angry once in prison before, so there was naturally no reason for him to pray for Ella to come and visit him at this time, not to mention that there was a legion of thousands of magic chanters guarding outside.

Mitis felt a knot in her stomach, the result of being too emotionally invested.

"It would be nice if I could see you in person at the end..."

Mitis's fingertips slid across the recording crystal, on which Ella was leaning quietly in a chair.

Unable to control herself, a tear dripped from the corner of her eye onto Crystal. The flood of emotion finally broke through the shackles. Her facial features twisted together, and she hugged Crystal in her arms, crying uncontrollably.

Just as she was adjusting her emotions, she suddenly heard screams of terror from outside.

"What is that!?"

"N-I don't know, Yunduo?"