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

"We have no slaves here. There are only companions and goods in the cart."

"Is that so? That's great."

The shop owner wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'll take the carriage to the backyard. You can wait on the first floor. My wife will receive you."

"Um."

Getting off the carriage, Ella drew aside the curtain, indicating that everyone could enter the inn. Because they were entering the city, the people in the carriage had already taken off their hoods and veils.

After taking a look at the hotel with black and green moss on the outer wall, Iris looked at Ella.

"Is this the hotel?"

"Well, I'm just staying for one night and will be leaving tomorrow."

"Well, it's better than camping anyway, but is there a place to shower here?"

Hearing the question, the shop owner, who was stunned by Iris's outstanding appearance, came to his senses.

"Ah...ah, if you need anything, you can go to the backyard, but you'll have to pay extra for boiling water."

"Really? No problem."

Iris shrugged and walked into the store. Following closely behind Iris, Ella and others also walked into the store.

Due to the lack of windows, the stone-built hotel was extremely dim and rather small. There were only six wooden tables on the entire first floor, and the aisle was barely wide enough for one person to pass through. The air was a mixture of the smell of stale leather and sour food, which made people frown. Even the reception counter was covered with greasy scratches and it was obvious that it was quite old.

The woman who should be the boss's wife was taking a nap against the wall. Ella knocked on the counter lightly.

"We are businessmen who would like to stay at the hotel. Which rooms should we choose?"

As if she didn't hear Ella's words, the slightly plump woman didn't respond at all and continued to lean against the wall.

Ella could only ask again.

"We want to stay at the hotel—"

"You can choose any room on the second floor facing south. I'll arrange dinner on the first floor. Money—"

Having said that, the woman opened one eye and glanced at Ella and the other seven with an impatient tone.

"That's three silver coins."

It was obviously different from the attitude of the shop owner sitting at the door, but Ella chose to answer tactfully.

"I've already given the money to the store manager at the door."

Hearing that the money had already been paid, the woman frowned - probably guessing that there was a discrepancy between what she and her husband said, but even so, the woman continued to speak without changing her expression.

"Three silver coins is the price for three days. How long do you want to stay?"

"Only tonight."

"Then go to the second floor. You can stay in any south-facing room, but don't go to the third floor. It's reserved for nobles."

Although she wanted to say that a noble would not choose to stay in such a shabby hotel, Ella suppressed the urge to complain and turned to walk towards the second floor of the hotel in the direction the woman pointed. As for the fact that Camisia glanced at the woman with a murderous look, it was better to pretend not to see it.

Walking on the weed-covered stone steps, Ella sighed softly.

"The environment here is even worse than that of the Kingdom of Barris."

"Isn't that natural? The Untermier Kingdom has only a history of less than a hundred years, right? The kingdoms themselves aren't particularly fertile lands."

Iris, who was also observing the inn, waved.

"It's a good thing there's no racial discrimination. In some countries, there are even rules that prohibit dragons or demons from entering hotels."

"...I can understand the demons, but why are dragons also discriminated against?"

"Because of the church, some churches advocate for human supremacy, so religious countries that use those churches as state religions have similar regulations. Generally speaking, the first to be excluded are the demons, and then the dragons."

Following behind Iris, Shen Gan sighed as if he was annoyed.

"Because dragons' ears are so different from those of humans compared to other races, they are considered aliens. Well, only some countries in the kingdoms have such regulations, so don't worry too much, senior."

"No, no, this is definitely weird. Aren't dragon ears cute? Why would you hate them?"

"Only Ella would think that."

Mitis, who followed Ella up to the second floor, gave Ella a strange look.

"No matter how you look at it, it's just part of my racial identity, just like my fangs and wings, the elves' pointed ears, and the god-men's silver hair. There's nothing special about it at all."

"Hmm... So that's what Mitis thinks?"

"It's not just me, it's the same for everyone else."

While speaking, Mitis turned slightly to look at the others. Just as Mitis said, no one, including Shen Gan himself, had any objection.

“…It just feels weird.”

This must be the impact of growing in a different environment. Ella couldn't help but mutter in her heart that if Mitis was born on Earth, she would definitely have the same opinion as herself now.

"Miss Camisia?"

"Master Camisia has looked unhappy since a while ago..."

Angelique timidly placed her hand on Lotte's shoulder. Camisia's expression was not only unpleasant, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that she exuded a dangerous aura.

Ignoring Lotte and Angeline's words, Camisia looked directly at Ella.

"Princess, I believe you should stay at the City Lord's Mansion."

"Huh? Wouldn't that attract attention and disturb others?"

It was precisely because he hated attracting attention that he rejected Camisia's suggestion of a "Demon King Parade" before setting off - wandering around among the demons with an army of tens of thousands.

Camisia lowered her head slightly and continued.

"I believe the shopkeeper should be punished. As the kingdom of Untermire was built by us, no one has the right to disrespect you."

"That's because she doesn't know I'm the Demon King. Besides, my goal is to have fun like a normal person."

Although Camisia had good intentions, she really had no intention of comparing herself to the other party based on status. If she kept talking about her status as a demon king to show that she was superior to ordinary people, she would be no different from a dandy noble who liked to use her status to bully others.

Camisia hesitated for a moment and then bowed slightly.

"Yes, I was overthinking it."

"No, no... I understand what Camisia means. It's just that your identity should only be used when necessary. If something goes too far, even I would use it appropriately."

Of course, having said that, I still don't want this to happen. If the same thing happened to me - being suddenly told that the person I treated rudely was the Demon King - it would definitely bring me a psychological trauma-level shock.

Ella's words made Camisia smile from the bottom of her heart.

"I believe that even the King of Untermier would bow down to you upon learning your identity."

“Ah, ha, ha…”

Apart from laughing dryly, Ella couldn't find any other response. Fortunately, Angelina changed the subject for Ella in time.

Pointing to a room in the center of the corridor, Angelini pushed the door open with a bang, declaring that the room belonged to her.

"Little Ella, I want this room!"

"Well, if Angelina likes it, that's fine. But be careful not to make too much noise at night, or you'll get complaints from people around you."

"Complaint? What's that?"

Angelica poked half of her head out from the door, her sapphire eyes blinking and her long eyelashes trembling up and down.

"Uh...it just means knocking on the door and asking Angelina to be quiet."

"I see. I see. Do you want to sleep with me tonight, Ella? We rarely sleep together since we left the Holy Academy."

"Sleeping together? Um...it's too hot right now, no."

After thinking for a moment, Ella refused.

An Jieni pouted unhappily.

"Gunnunu... I can obviously use magic to cool her down. Little Ella is so soft when I hold her, and she rarely turns over. She also has a nice scent. I'll fall asleep quickly if I hold her. I'd pay for it, and I'd be happy with it."

"No, no, paying is even more unacceptable!"

It feels like some shady deal is going on.

Mitis on the side started to make a fuss.

"If you can pay, I can use gem coins as the unit."

"Wouldn't Mitis-chan already owe Ella-chan a lot of gems then? At first light, she could sneak out of Ella-chan's room or something."

"Huh? When did that happen?"

Ella opened her mouth blankly. Apart from the time on Youyou Island, she had no recollection of any other time.

Iris had a thoughtful expression on her face, put her index finger on her chin and tilted her head slightly, ignoring Mitis's hands that were waving in panic.

"It's been like this since the time we left the Demon Territory. Didn't Ella know about this? Ever since then, Ella's been getting up late every day, and everyone, including the maids, has assumed you've gone along with it, never mentioning it."

“…M!ti!s!”

“I, I don’t know anything!!!”

As she spoke, Mitis looked around, flapping her wings, trying to find a window to jump out of. Unfortunately, the hotel only had ventilation holes and no windows, so she could only run down the stairs the same way she came.

Of course, Ella didn't let Mitis run away just like that. Instead, she grabbed Mitis's wings that were exposed behind her back.

“Eh!”

Like a cat with its tail pinched, Mitis's whole body trembled and she went completely limp.

“Let go…”

"No, first tell me why you snuck into my room."

Ella was extremely determined and did not let go, but Mitis was not the type to confess easily. She turned her back to Ella, her eyes wandering left and right in the air.

"Because... because I remembered that I left something in Ella's room..."

"You're lying, right? You forget things in my room every day... It's fine if Iris sees it, but you actually do it in front of the other maids..."

Even if Mitis just quietly ran to her bed and did nothing, Ella couldn't help but feel her face getting hot when she thought of the maids watching her and Mitis lying together.

"I was wondering why I always felt so sleepy, and there was a familiar scent on the pillow and quilt. So it's you..."

Because of Mitis's lie, Ella increased the strength of her grip on the wings a little. Mitis couldn't help but groan again, her legs went weak and she leaned against the wall, and tears began to appear in her eyes.

“Ugh…”

"Um... Miss Ella, actually, Miss Mitis went to Miss Ella's room because she couldn't sleep."

Perhaps because she felt that Mitis was very pitiful, Lotte looked at Ella with an unbearable look.

"Eh?"

"Militis has already told everyone that she sneaked over at night to get Ella's blood."

Following Luti, Angelica also added.

"Because I fall asleep within seconds every time I take blood, I just sleep in Ella's room. The reason Ella stays up late is because of the vampire saliva."

"Although it's hard to believe, Lord Mitis did demonstrate it to everyone once."

Camisia nodded and added.

"Huh? A display? When was that?"

Ella couldn't help but imagine in her mind everyone watching her sleep - it was so embarrassing that she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"It should be after Eve-senpai left."

Fukagan replied with an emotionless expression.

"And Mitis-senpai always sleeps on the floor. It's really too much for you to treat Mitis-senpai like this."

“Hmm—”

Hearing this, Ella immediately let go, and Mitis also slumped down on the ground with her back against the wall, looking relieved, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath.

Angie murmured softly.

"Ella-chan is always being so assertive in strange ways, even though we're just sleeping together."

Angelica's words made Ella pause. She lowered her head embarrassedly and looked at the floor.