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

"While it's possible to directly use the power of the environment to destroy it, that would allow it to counterattack before dying, consuming a large amount of magic power and causing unnecessary disasters. It's better to use a gentler method—slowly cut off the surrounding magic power and nutrients. That way, by the time it realizes I've recovered, it won't be able to resist much."

"It sounds scary..."

"I'm afraid you'd call me scary. I'll definitely change for the better. Please forget what happened just now!"

The voice sounded a little anxious, maybe he really thought so.

Ella felt a little smile.

"By the way, what's your name? You can't keep calling me 'you', right?"

The manager suddenly paused, looking a little depressed.

"I...I wasn't given a name. The previous master always called me the Administrator."

"Well, then, let's call me Mao, is that okay? My name is Elelia Nott Mistytin, so just call me Ella."

Although it cunningly adopted the name of a game character from the previous world, it sounds surprisingly natural.

The managers exude an atmosphere of joy.

"Ma, Maou... huh? Thank you very much. I'll use this name as my external address from now on. By the way, my Lord, you still have some magic power. It's already 3,000 points, right? Could it be that you've surpassed the previous master? No, the previous master could only output less than 1,000 points of magic power at a time... You're worthy of being called a god now!"

"Those are just minor matters, don't worry about them. Besides, I have something else I want to ask you. Since Mao can change the maze environment, that means he can sort the monsters into different rooms, right?"

"Yes, but the maze is so vast that it would take years to sort it all out."

"No need to summarize them one by one, just a small block will be enough. I want to bring my companions to upgrade later, and I need your help."

"Of course, it's no problem. It's my honor to serve you. Besides, I haven't seen Camisia in a while, and I wanted to meet her too—ah, it seems it's done."

After saying this, the blue crystal representing Maou suddenly burst into a brighter light than ever before. The blue light in the room gathered together as if it was about to materialize, completely unhindered, and turned into a beam of light that broke through the ceiling, as if to connect heaven and earth, and suddenly appeared above the entire city.

Immediately afterwards, with this blue beam of light as the center, circles of ripples of the same color spread out in all directions in the air, scattering the orange-red clouds reflected by the sunset.

"I, Maou, the manager of the underground labyrinth and the most advanced wisdom tool created by the Demon King, hereby announce that the Demon King Eleraya Not Mistydin has taken over the management authority and become our new ruler."

Chapter 26 Maid Karin's Meeting Minutes

*Genesis 6187 August 3rd 19:31 pm, Disaster Branch King City

This is a luxurious room illuminated by goose yellow lights. The simple and elegant decoration highlights the designer's ingenuity, while the scattered decorations show the owner's taste - this is where Dean reports government affairs to Ella.

Ella, having just arrived, sat down in the soft chair behind the desk. The maid standing by immediately took up her pen and began to take notes. While women were generally excluded from educational resources, there were rare exceptions. All maids serving the Demon King were rigorously selected to ensure they could understand and convey the Demon King's will at all times.

In addition to the top priority of loyalty to the Demon King, the rest include etiquette, linguistics, heraldry, pharmacology, magic theory, the use of magic props and even martial arts. Almost all possible aspects must be involved. Not only that, even if these maids pass the final selection, they must receive further education to avoid damaging the Demon King's face when traveling with him.

Among them, Karin, the maid in charge of tonight's affairs, stood out.

She is the ninth daughter of the Marquis of Bennet, and the last among many sisters. As a woman and the last one in the family, according to common sense, she would be arranged by her family to marry a poor noble from a remote area of ​​the same faction. Fortunately, the Marquisate of Bennet is a very wealthy territory, and even the ninth daughter like Karin is qualified to receive education. Therefore, she also became dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her family.

It is natural to be dissatisfied with your current life after seeing the outside world. Karin is not surprised. In order to change her destiny, she began to look for ways to gain freedom. The reality was not too difficult. When she was twelve years old, she finally found a way out.

That is to become a maid serving the Demon King.

Being able to work for the Demon King, her family members would never have the courage to say no to her. Once chosen, she would be able to escape the shackles of her family and become a completely free person. Although the term "maid" sounds low-status, in fact, the daughters of aristocratic families would eventually take this path - either become the wife of another aristocrat, or become a maid serving a noble family of higher status. There was almost no third choice.

Therefore, Karin began to work hard to improve herself without hesitation. She naturally took the required courses for a noble daughter, and even secretly asked other magic casters in the family for advice on magic theory without her parents' knowledge. After years of hard work, she finally became one of the more than 50 maids who could serve the Demon King at the age of fifteen - that is, this year.

Karin couldn't help but recall the expressions on her parents' faces when they learned that she was selected. Their faces were full of surprise, and their mouths were so wide open that they seemed like they could swallow an egg. She would never forget it for the rest of her life.

If they knew that she was standing right behind the Demon King, they would surely pepper her with questions like the young maids did. Karin couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Topics related to the Demon King always became the focus of gossip, and everyone, whether ordinary people or upper-class nobles, had the same attitude towards this issue.

After all, the Demon King always stayed in the royal city of the Western Demon Territory, and very few people had seen him. In the Eastern Demon Territory, even her own father, the Marquis, had never seen him. Thinking of this, Karin couldn't help but secretly pray for the previous Demon King. She must have chosen this path because of the Demon King's secret protection.

"Demon Lord, do you have any instructions?"

The words of the great sage Dean brought Karin back to her senses. She immediately picked up a pen and prepared to start recording the conversation on the expensive paper placed on the wooden board.

Be concise and get to the point...

She mentally repeated her tips on recording meetings.

"It's not quite that level of instruction... Where's Camisia?"

"Camisia went to the west at noon. The envoys from the Kingdom of Barris, Princess Tifarian, arrived."

"Is that so? I understand."

Although Karin couldn't see Ella's expression, she had a feeling that she must be thinking about the future of the demons. Ella's voice sounded like she was thinking about something.

This meeting was not proposed by the Great Sage Dean, but the Demon King took the initiative to find the Great Sage Dean and Camisia, so it must be a major event concerning the future of the demon race. Karin couldn't help but feel that the quill in her hand was unusually heavy.

"I came here mainly to tell you three things. If Camisia isn't here, Dean can tell her for me later."

"Yes, Demon Lord."

"First, let's talk about the slums in the Branch of Disaster."

"D-Did the Demon King know?"

Dean's voice sounded a little trembling, perhaps because the Demon King had hit a sore spot. Karin had been there once by chance, and that kind of hell was definitely not a place for demons to live.

Since the back of the chair blocked most of Ella's body, Karin could only judge from the position of her hands and feet that Ella had raised her left leg - and she looked very comfortable with it.

"Well, I went out earlier to check on the children I brought from there. It looks like they've already been relocated. Was it Dean who did that?"

"Yes, I heard from the guards this afternoon that, under your orders, those children will be temporarily housed in the royal city. Could they be the ones living in the ruins in the west district?"

Karin didn't hear Ella's reply, but judging from the way Dean wiped his sweat, Ella probably nodded.

The great sage is truly both in pain and in happiness.

Karin began to envy Dean in her heart, and wanted it to be her turn to be on duty again, at least in a dozen days. Being summoned like Dean - seeing the Demon Lord every few days - was such a happy thing that she wanted to faint. In fact, just staying behind Ella like this, Karin felt like she was about to lose control of her body. The attraction from the blood made her fall down all the time.

"What are your plans, Demon Lord?"

"That's exactly what I want to tell you. I want to set up an institution called an orphanage to take in children abandoned by their parents and those with disabilities. We also need to find a way to deal with the slums. Dean and Camisia will discuss the plan."

"Once the results of the discussion are in, I will personally hand it over to you for a decision. However, Demon Lord, regarding this institution called the Welfare House you mentioned, I'm afraid it will be difficult to operate."

"You mean the funding?"

"Yes, the Demon King probably intends to implement this policy throughout the entire Demon Territory, right? While it can utilize the savings accumulated over thousands of years in the short term, it won't generate effective benefits in the long run, and it will only breed those who seek to profit from it."

Should I say he's truly a great sage? I simply can't understand how profiteering people profit, but the Demon King will surely understand. I just need to record it honestly.

Karin began to put the proposal for establishing an orphanage on paper.

"Well, regarding the benefits, I want to educate these children, and those who excel can be promoted to sergeants or civilian officials. As for the funding, I'll discuss it later."

"Education? Just basic education. If we can cultivate talented individuals, it will certainly reduce losses. However, regarding the level of education and accommodation, please lower the standards, Demon Lord. It would be best if we only provide basic food and shelter, and education only covers basic common sense. For talented individuals, we can send them to study at the academies within the territory for free."

The words of the great sage made Karin nod. The reason for doing so was very simple. First, it was to reduce costs, and second, it was to cut off those who took advantage of loopholes to eat and drink for free. As long as there were loopholes, there would be people who would try to exploit them. This was the nature of living things, and it had to be restrained by rules.

Perhaps thinking, Ella did not answer immediately, but made a low sound of thinking - at first it sounded like she was troubled by something, but Karin certainly did not think about it that way. Whether it was the rumors or the reform measures she had witnessed with her own eyes, they all reflected the unparalleled wisdom of the Demon Lord, so the Demon Lord must have thought of something deeper.

"Leave these to Dean, but the standards can't be too low. You can also add one more clause: Childless families and nobles who want to cultivate talent will be allowed to adopt children from orphanages, but their family circumstances must be assessed beforehand. Furthermore, orphanages that are short of staff and accommodation will be allowed to place children with families willing to raise them. However, the orphanages must regularly compensate the foster families with silver coins. This will alleviate some of the pressure, but I'm not sure about the specific amount of gold coins to be invested, so let Dean send someone to formulate the rules."

"So you've already thought of this. Indeed, this is an unquestionable plan, and I will strictly implement it. However, I beg you to retract your last words—you don't have to lower your opinion just to consider my feelings."

A touch of emotion flashed in Dean's eyes. Karin couldn't help cheering for the Demon King in her heart. The master she served was such a wise monarch. There was probably no one happier than herself in the world. Karin felt like she was floating in the clouds.

No, no, I have to write down what I just said. But I think I heard the Demon King say, "It's just the rules of Earth." The rules of Earth? What are those? Is it the Demon King's plan for the future? In that case, Earth refers to our demon territory, right? Speaking of which, I heard someone earlier worrying about what the unified name should be after the East and West merge. Could it be that the Demon King has already decided on the name "Earth"?

Without showing her thoughts on her face, Karin recorded the conversation while thinking about the deeper meaning behind every step Ella took.

As for the establishment of the welfare home, it was probably to create talents with a strong sense of belonging to the demon clan. Karin had heard from the people in her father's territory that people who grew up in slums usually tend to be ruffians and robbers. Therefore, if they can be educated from a young age and given the ability to distinguish right from wrong, there will be fewer and fewer evil people. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the development of the demon clan. Although it cannot create obvious wealth, it is an invisible treasure.

[Even the God-human race doesn't have such facilities. The Demon King is truly a wise and benevolent monarch.]

With Ella's wave, the first topic ended.

"Then let's talk about the second thing——It's about the maze manager. Does Dean know about the maze manager?"

"Well, the Labyrinth Manager was a wisdom tool created by the previous Demon Lord. However, it disappeared after the Demon God War. I remember that the Manager could use the underground teleportation array installed by the Demon Lord to travel freely between the Eastern and Western Labyrinths."

"Yes, Dean should have seen the blue light before. That was the signal from the maze manager. I found the manager again in the maze - he should be called Mao now."

"Only one day? Demon Lord, Camisia and I once went deep into the labyrinth, close to the 70th floor, but we didn't see any trace of the manager—Mao. How could you…"

【Seventieth floor!】

Karin almost screamed out loud. The most attractive thing about the Demon Territory to outsiders was the existence of a natural maze. As a landmark industry, even she, the ninth daughter of the family, knew what was inside the maze.

About six hundred years ago, an adventure group claiming to be the strongest on the continent sneaked into the underground maze in an attempt to reach the deepest part of the maze, but the ending was extremely tragic. Including logistics and reinforcement teams, a team of nearly a thousand people entered the maze, but in the end only less than twenty people survived. According to the survivors, they were ambushed on the 65th floor by a team of nearly ten bone dragons led by a level 60 bone dragon.

That number is more than enough to annihilate even a small country. Since then, the area beyond the 60th floor has been known as the Death Level, and no one dares to set foot there. But now the great sage Dean said that he and Camisia had gone deep into a place close to the 70th floor. Karin had no idea how powerful they were.

But what shocked Karin the most was not just this. As Dean had just said, even with the combined power of Dean and Camisia, they could not find the person called the Maze Manager in the maze. Presumably, the Maze Manager should be in a deeper location. This meant that the Demon King had gone to a realm during the day that even the two strongest demons could not set foot in. Not only did he possess unparalleled wisdom and a kind heart, but his strength was also unfathomable.

Karin couldn't help but feel her knees go weak, and her body seemed to be about to kneel down uncontrollably. Standing in front of such an adult, even breathing became a luxury.

It is really hard to imagine how outstanding the Demon King's partner will be in the future. No, such a person does not exist in the world at all. No one can stand by the Demon King's side. This unparalleled ruler was destined to rule others from the moment he was born. No man can make him bow his head.

So what the other maids said was true? The Demon Lord doesn't like men, or something. Now it seems it's not that he doesn't like men, but that no man is worthy of his affection... The Demon Lord must be very lonely, but with a gentle presence like Lotte-sama, there will definitely be no problems. Ahhh... What's going on with this excited feeling?

Karin thought back to the head maid Lotte. Although she was very dissatisfied when she first learned that Lotte was the head maid, when Lotte showed her superb skills as a maid and a smile that could resolve everything, Karin's dissatisfaction disappeared completely. The gentle temperament revealed in her every move was something she could never learn no matter what.

At this moment, her thoughts were running across the grassland like a wild horse. She thought of Ella giving her orders in a majestic tone, of herself being honored and admired by her family because of Ella's orders, and of Ella, the Demon King, spending afternoon tea with those girls who were incredibly beautiful no matter how you looked at them - at that time, she might be lucky enough to stand by and serve snacks. If the Demon King could look at her even more, she would be so excited that she would not be able to sleep all night.

[Ahhh… so happy that I will be punished…]

"Your name is Karin, right? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Eh?"

Ella's voice rang in her ears like thunder. Karin was startled and an unnatural tone of surprise and doubt appeared in her voice.

"Even if you said 'eh'... you were distracted, weren't you?"

As if her soul had left her body, Karin felt reluctant to focus her sight forward. Although she knew that focusing would allow her to see the Demon King clearly, given the current dire situation, that would most likely be the last time she saw the Demon King.

Being distracted is a big taboo for a maid, not to mention that she is a strictly selected maid to serve the Demon King. Her every move not only represents herself, but also the other maid companions and the former head maid who is in charge of the assessment. Her misconduct here may very likely make her family lose face.

But no matter how much she didn't want to, it had already happened. Karin felt that past scenes flashed before her eyes - how she worked hard to become a maid, how she looked for a way out when she learned that she would be married off to a remote nobleman, how she was excited all night about today's shift. All the things in her life flashed by quickly like a kaleidoscope.

When her memory became blurry, she finally focused her sight on the girl in front of her who turned around in the soft chair, wore a silver crown, had luxurious blonde hair and clear eyes, and wore a white dress with lots of pleats and lace.

Karin opened her lips, which had already stuck together. Her throat was so dry that it felt like smoking, and she made a hoarse sound that she couldn't believe.

"Ten...thousand years of apologies... Demon Lord..."

"If you're not feeling well, you can rest first, right?"

Resting first probably meant never coming here again. Karin understood the deep meaning behind this.

Although she already knew the reality, she still couldn't accept it. If there was really something wrong with her body, she would definitely put the blame on the physical discomfort without hesitation. But just now, there was no doubt that it was her fault. She was distracted at the critical moment and on her first day on duty.

Seeing Karin lowering her head and not responding, Ella continued to add.

"It's okay to wait until you're better before going on duty."

"What do you mean by good health...?"

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Karin looked up.

——I hope I won’t say “When I think you’re feeling well”.

Ella scratched her head in confusion.

"That's when Karin feels she's recovered. Honestly, even though there are three shifts a day, standing all the time is a bit tiring. I think I should sit down next time."

Karin suddenly felt her vision blur uncontrollably, her nose felt sore, and she subconsciously covered her face with her hands to prevent Ella from seeing her ugly appearance.

"Thank you, Demon King..."

Having said that, even if she didn't continue, she knew that Ella's words were undoubtedly sincere. Not only did she not blame herself for being distracted, she even wanted to relieve the pressure on her group. Karin was sure that even the only god was not so kind. If angels were holy spirits that brought comfort to mankind, then the demon king in front of her was undoubtedly the same as angels, no, he was far superior to angels.

"No, no... Why are you crying all of a sudden? Did I say anything too harsh?"

"No, Demon King, you must be the greatest king."

Karin couldn't help sobbing softly, but for her now, this was the best way to vent. If it was the benevolent ruler in front of her, he would definitely forgive her magnanimously.

“Suddenly mentioning this…”

Feeling a little overwhelmed, Ella looked around and stood up.

"As expected, we should ask someone to take your place temporarily, Dean. We can discuss this tomorrow after Camisia arrives. Let's put it on hold for now."

"Yes, about this maid..."

"Just pretend you didn't see anything, Dean. Now let her rest."