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

As for Ella, who was greatly shocked by everyone's tacit cooperation, she was receiving Eve's comfort.

"It's okay. Record it and believe it."

Eve patted Ella's shoulder, probably meaning that she believed what was recorded. However, this made Ella even more sad, because Eve must have said that to comfort herself. Coupled with Eve's expressionless face and almost perfunctory tone - which seemed to be perfunctory at first glance - her already depressed mood suddenly became more complicated. In the comics, Ella would definitely have several vertical lines on her head, symbolizing bleakness.

Noticing that the conversation here had come to an end, Tila, who had been playing not far away, came to Ella holding a bunch of plants.

"Lady Ella, Lady Ella, I found the plant called 'Sansho' that you wanted last time."

"Um?"

Ella, who had buried her head in her chest, raised her eyes. Tila was holding a plant with countless small green fruits on its branches. The smile and expectant expression unique to a little girl made Ella come back to her senses and put on an adult demeanor.

"Hmm...let me see."

"There are thorns on the branches, please be careful."

"Yeah, no problem."

Carefully taking the foot-long branch from Tila's hand, Ella put her nose close to it and sniffed it.

It has a pungent aromatic smell, which is fine to the sense of smell. Combined with the short thorns on the branches, it is basically the same thing as Sansho.

"But you still have to remove the seeds and crush the shell to know for sure. I remember it's called Sichuan peppercorn in some places, right? Well, the different names won't affect the taste anyway, so it's better to just leave it alone."

"Miss Ella, is this the seasoning called Sansho?"

Lotte's voice came from behind, Ella turned around and shook the branch in her hand at Lotte.

"Yeah, that's it. It's absolutely delicious if used as a seasoning."

“Ahhhhhh, w-what is this!?”

Angeline picked a sansho pepper from the branch and put it into her mouth with tears in her eyes. Although it was not dried, it still made her feel numb when she ate it.

Ella took out the juice from the storage and handed it to Angeline.

"It's just a seasoning, not something you can eat directly. Since it's almost lunchtime, let's use yesterday's strange fish and Sansho pepper to make a dish. Hmm... although sashimi is supposed to be served with wasabi, if we don't have any, we'll have to use Sansho pepper. Angelini will provide the soy sauce, don't worry."

By the end he was almost talking to himself.

"Ah—Tira, how could you give the Yuyu Fruit to a noble as food…"

Seeing the sansho in Ella's hand, Alpha, who came in front of Ella after lagging behind Tila, suddenly showed a look of horror.

"But Lady Ella said she wanted this..."

Judging from Alpha's expression, it seemed that he regarded Sansho as something very inferior. Ella touched Tila's lowered head and looked at Alpha in confusion.

"Lord Alpha, is the San-Yu-Yu fruit an ominous symbol?"

Although Ella didn't think the fruit would bring bad luck, if there was such a custom in the local area, as a visitor, she would of course avoid doing anything that violated local taboos. The sansho pepper could be saved for later consumption after leaving Yoyo Island.

But the answer was not what Ella imagined.

"No, the truth is this, my Lord. The Yuyu fruit causes a poisonous reaction after consumption. Even in times of famine, the people on the island would not eat it. If the Yuyu fruit harms the body of the noble who saved us, I can't afford to pay even if I have ten of them!"

[Eh? Poisoning? That's just a seasoning, right? It does give your tongue a numbing sensation, but that's what makes many people addicted.]

I am one of those people. Sweet and spicy flavors always make me unable to stop, even though sansho should be classified as spicy.

Ella gave a helpless smile.

"Don't worry, Lord Alpha. If processed properly, the Yoyo Fruit can be turned into delicious food."

"My Lord, this is the Yuyu fruit. Not only does it taste terrible, but its aptitude as wood is also very low. Besides only growing on Yuyu Island, it has no other special properties. Please reconsider!"

Alpha was sweating and looked like she was about to cry. She really couldn't understand why Ella, a noble, would try to eat things that she had been told were poisonous.

"Well, Alpha will know once he eats it."

"Let me do it?"

Alpha's whole body trembled, and a timid look appeared on her mature face. When she was a child, she tasted it once at the instigation of her friends. It was a taste that she could never forget and she would never eat it again.

Ella smiled and nodded.

"Um."

"Since the noble sir has said so..."

Alpha swallowed his saliva, and like a warrior about to die, an expression of realization appeared on his face. He took a step forward, ready to take the sansho branch from Ella.

Ella moved aside to avoid Alpha's hand reaching for the branch, and tilted her head in confusion.

"Eh? I don't mean for Alpha to just eat it like that, you know?"

Chapter 57: Peaceful Daily Life and a Girl's Prayer

Since it was difficult to convey her true intention to Alpha verbally, Ella decided to explain it directly through actions. Although she had just eaten the breakfast made by Tila not long ago, because it was porridge and the portion was not very large, she felt a little hungry by noon.

Now the group is preparing for lunch.

"Ella, the stove is ready."

"Okay, I see. For firewood, let's use this."

The branches were difficult to light in the summer, so Ella piled the firewood stored in the warehouse next to the stove.

“Isn’t this stove a little too big?”

Looking at the rather impressive stove built by Angelini, Mitis tilted her head in confusion.

"To cook for so many people, you need a bigger stove. It's Mittis who's making such a fuss."

"But isn't the next dish sashimi? It shouldn't require a stove, right?"

This time it was Lotte who looked puzzled.

Angeline froze for a moment, then touched her brown ponytails embarrassedly.

"Ahahaha... well, sorry, I forgot about that."

"N-Never mind. Since Miss Angelini has already piled it up, it would be a shame not to use it. It's perfect for making stews."

Nanako, who arrived later, came out to rescue the situation. Unlike when she was in the army, Nanako was no longer wearing armor, but a very ordinary linen short-sleeved shirt.

Shaking her long purple hair, Nanako added with a smile.

"This is the first time I've heard of sashimi. I'm a little unsure about eating it raw without grilling it."

“I… This is the first time I’ve heard of this…”

Alpha, who was sitting next to them and looked uneasy, said so. It seemed too dreamy no matter how he looked at it, to let the nobles prepare lunch while he sat there. If he went to help, he might cause trouble for Ella, so he could only watch from the side with a nervous look.

"I was also worried when Ms. Ella first told me about it, but it became okay after I got used to it."

"Lotte is the type who always needs to dip it in sauce, even though it's delicious just by putting it in your mouth."

"Compared to me, Angelina and Ms. Ella are the outliers, right?"

For Lotte and the others, it was difficult to swallow the uncooked fish fillets directly. They had to dip them in the soy sauce that Angeline learned to make among the elves.

As if remembering something, Ella suddenly clapped her hands.

"Oh, right, remember, Tila can't eat seafood. Although yesterday's strange fish probably can't be considered seafood, it's better not to try it. If we have a stove, stewing meat would be good. Hmm—the raw material is the meat of the needle-pierced demon pig."

"Thank you, Master Ella."

"Not only fish, but also stewed meat..."

Alpha's low murmurs always made Ella feel like stars were in her eyes, but considering that it was difficult for people in this world to eat fish - there was no technology to farm fish - it was probably understandable.

"Then let Tila's maids prepare the stew, and Lotte, Fukagan, and I will prepare the sashimi."

"Is Aira-chan going to join us? The last time we had sashimi was on Dragon Island, but I remember they had to fillet the fish, right? Wouldn't that be too difficult for Aira-chan?"

The reason why Ella can't use offensive magic is because she subconsciously doesn't want to hurt others, so Iris was surprised by the fact that "Ella dissected the fish". You know, even now, Ella can't accept the process of dismembering animals.

Taking out the chopping board and kitchen knife for fish from the storage, Ella waved her hand confidently.

"It's just fillets, so it's not a problem at all."

What he had in his hand now was only palm-sized fish meat, not a whole live fish, so he had nothing to worry about.

Ella's words made Fukagan, who was about to cut, roll his eyes.

"Even the last time you caught an octopus, you asked us for help."

"Ahahaha... I can't really handle types with lots of legs."

"Eh, eh eh eh?! Tila, what is this? It can actually light a fire without flint."

While Ella was slicing the fish, Alpha's exclamation came from the team responsible for stewing the meat.

Startled by Alpha's cry, Tila turned around and followed Alpha's gaze to the needle-shaped magic item in his hand.

"This... this is a magic item given to me by Lady Ella. Just pour magic power into it and it will light a fire."

"Magic items? Just for starting fires? I've never been to the outside world, but aren't magic items supposed to be weapons used for combat?"

"Lady Ella found using flint too tiring, so she made magic tools for us maids."

"Is the outside world like this?"

Although he only saw the magic props and Tila's clothes, Alpha had a feeling that Tila, as a maid, lived a better life than himself, the lord. Especially the healthy look on Tila's face, which was a color that no other person of the same age on the island had.

There must be meat in every meal.

Alpha thought so. If it were not the case, it would be impossible to explain the face without any signs of hunger. And judging from the skin and clothes without any dirt, he must be able to take a bath and change clothes every day.

Tila answered while adding firewood to the already lit stove.

"I know that this is only the case in Lady Ella's family. The other nobles seem to be very strict. Lady Ella is a very kind person. Not only did she cure our illness, she also let us live in a very luxurious house."

"There are so many delicious things!"

"And there are teachers who teach us magic."

"When the soldiers hear that we are maids serving Lady Ella, they look at us with respect."

Perhaps because their conversation was overheard, the little maid girls nearby also echoed with their cute eyes wide open.

"Soldier... Is Lady Ella a noble of high rank?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Alpha realized his mistake. Although Ella only mentioned it briefly when introducing herself, the status of someone named "Nott" was definitely not low.

"Of course, Lady Ella is a demon—"

"Elu!"

Covering the mouth of the human maid named Elu from behind, Tila made an apologetic expression to Alpha.

"S-Sorry, Lady Ella doesn't like to talk about identities, so I can't tell Miss Alpha."

"It's nothing. It's not Tila's fault. I asked unnecessary questions."

"The sashimi is ready~ I've also crushed the dried sansho peppers with magic power and added them to the soy sauce."

Holding the prepared sashimi, Ella placed it on the tablecloth on the grass along with a small dish of dipping sauce. Although there would be many insects on the grass in summer, there was no need to worry because insect repellent powder was sprinkled around.

Those who were free soon came to the tablecloth to taste it.

After picking up a piece of pink fish with bamboo chopsticks and dipping it in soy sauce, Iris placed her other hand under the chopsticks to prevent the fish from falling to the ground.

"Hmm—it's more delicious than the flying fish from Dragon Island. It doesn't have that earthy smell anymore."

"It melts in your mouth just by putting it in your mouth. It's so delicious!"

"I feel like my body is becoming light."

"No, no, Lotte, I'm not just becoming light and airy, I'm actually floating!"

"Eh?"

Ella's exclamation made Lotte turn her attention to herself. Just as Ella said, she was sitting on her knees, floating a finger's distance from the ground.

"Eh hey hey! M-Magic?"

"It's probably because of the meat of the Calamity Beast. Eating it grants a short-term effect similar to the 'Floating Technique'. Lotte-chan should be familiar with this feeling."

“Ah… I’m sorry, I lost my composure…”

Iris's words brought Ruthie back to reality. She blushed and lowered her head. This kind of loss of composure was really inappropriate for a lady.