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

"Ordinary identification magic?"

Jinghua's voice suddenly became higher-pitched, and the tone made Ella think of an adult.

"Even the people in the Colosseum couldn't tell that this was a god—"

"god?"

"Hmph, unlike you barbarians, I am a human being guided to this world by God."

With his arms crossed over his chest, Jinghua snorted coldly.

Ella couldn't help but ask.

"Guided by God to this world? Are you from another world?"

In an instant, Ella thought of what she thought of when she first heard the name Kanzaki Kagamika - the heroine of the otome game. If it is true that she is from another world as Kagamika said, then she might also be a resident of Earth.

[Was he accidentally injured as well? But he seems quite satisfied with being guided.]

Jinghua opened one eye and looked at Ella.

"That's right. Those magics were given to me by the God before he left."

Didn't I give you the potion called "Light of God"?

Although she wanted to ask this, Ella held back. In her memory, she seemed to have drunk the Light of God in one breath. If Jinghua had a share in it, Jinghua might blame her. What's more, telling it out loud would expose her identity.

"You've lost your mind, haven't you? Forget it, let's be frank. Tell us the spell to turn back time, and we'll grant you the wealth to live without worries for the rest of your life. If you keep it a secret, you'll end up back in the Colosseum."

"Impossible. Time reversal is a magic given by the gods. There's no such thing as a spell."

Jinghua refuted Iris without hesitation. Iris sighed and slowly stood up.

"Then, there's only one outcome. Level 9 strength doesn't make you a bodyguard, and your personality isn't great for a servant either... I've reserved three days of accommodation and board for you at the inn, but after that, you're on your own. Oh, and by the way, I advise you to return to your master immediately, or the slave contract will automatically activate once Mitis-chan's spell is over."

"Slave, slave contract?"

The moment he heard the slave contract, Jinghua's face turned ugly, and the arrogant look he had before disappeared in an instant.

"Where am I now?"

"The border between the Demon Tribe and the Untermil Kingdom, in the town of Bahamla in Earl Wood's territory."

Ella answered, standing up along with Iris.

"Bahamla Town... Bahamla Town... Isn't that quite far? It's at least ten kilometers away from Ide City. There are monsters and bandits along the way, so it'll take at least a day to get there. By then, the slave contract will have long been..."

Having said that, Jinghua, who was about to cry, immediately stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Iris's clothes as she turned around and prepared to leave.

"Why hasn't the contract been activated yet?"

"This is a secret between us. Also, can you please take your hands off me? I have no interest in you."

"You must have a way to suppress the slave contract, right? Is that right? Please, release my slave contract, and I will definitely find a way to repay you!"

Holding on to the hem of Iris's skirt tightly, Jinghua knelt on the ground with a thud. It was obvious that she had been tortured by the slave contract for a long time.

However, this would be the case for anyone. As long as the slave contract existed, the slave could not rebel against the master. At the same time, the slave could not stay too far away from the master without the master's permission. Once violated, the only outcome would be strangulation by the magic collar around the neck. In a sense, it was even more miserable than livestock - at least livestock had the possibility of escape.

"Can you please let go?"

"I really need your help!"

In order to get Iris to agree, Jinghua even changed to a respectful title, but Iris just frowned.

"There's no benefit in helping you. After all, we rescued you, but you didn't even show any gratitude. Do you think I'd do anything extra?"

"This... this is because I initially thought you were the same as those bastards... But, once I become a saint, I will definitely raise you to the ranks of nobility. Is that all right?"

As if grasping a glimmer of hope, Jinghua rubbed his knees as he moved closer to Iris, begging.

But Iris just looked at Jinghua coldly and slapped away the hand that was grabbing her skirt.

"If you want to beg for mercy, you should go talk to Ella-chan."

After saying this, Iris left the room and closed the door behind her.

After a while.

"……interesting."

A sly smile flashed across her face, Iris breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to walk towards Mitis's room.

With only the two of them left in the room, only Jinghua's soft sobs remained. Perhaps because he didn't want Ella to see it, Jinghua remained kneeling on the ground with his back to Ella, resting his head against the door.

“Why…why are they all like this…”

Jinghua knew full well that when the slave contract was activated, she would be transported to the true underworld. With her own strength, she couldn't reach Ide City in a single day, and even if she did, she would be sent to the Colosseum. After her final battle with Ligermon, she realized that the Colosseum's promise of "freedom after ten victories" was merely a lie to give fighters hope and intensify their struggle; they had no intention of ever letting them leave the Colosseum.

Waiting to be strangled by the vicious contract? Or once again being ravaged by the beast? Neither of these was the outcome Jinghua hoped for.

However, just when Jinghua was in despair, she suddenly felt a human presence coming from behind her. Influenced by her habit of living in an unstable environment for a long time, she immediately turned around reflexively.

What came into view was a girl with dazzling blonde hair - she looked about the same age as herself, but Jinghua was sure that she was older than the girl in front of her. After her death, she was guided to this world by the gods and had memories of her previous world. Her mental age was definitely much older than hers.

"Are you okay?"

The other party handed over a handkerchief - it was dazzlingly white. This was the first time Jinghua had seen such a clean handkerchief since coming to this world, so he didn't dare to take it for a moment.

"I think I should understand your situation... wipe away your tears first."

There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes, as if he was considering something, but Jinghua couldn't be sure whether this hesitation was a disguise - the other party might just want to stand on his superior position and tease him. Jinghua had met such people before, or rather, Jinghua often showed false emotions in order to survive. For example, when he was first discovered to be a slave on the first floor of the hotel and was criticized, he deliberately put on a pitiful look that would arouse sympathy, but it didn't seem to work.

After hesitating for a while, Jinghua reached out to take the handkerchief, and wiped away her tears while being wary of Ella's beating.

"Let me first ask you about the saint Kanzaki mentioned earlier, and the matter of divine guidance."

"You, you are the maid of that man just now, right? Can you plead for me after I tell you?"

Although both of them have outstanding looks, Jinghua mistook Ella for Iris's attendant because of her attire.

Ella's expression became a little subtle, but in order not to embarrass Jinghua, Ella chose to avoid the previous question.

"As for the request for mercy... I think I can make the decision."

"No, please feel free to ask whatever you want!"

At this point, Jinghua also put aside his superior attitude - with the previous experience of Iris, Jinghua has realized that these people are not simple characters in the story who just believe what others say. He sat up straight with his hands on his knees, waiting for Ella to ask questions.

"Sitting?"

"Um?"

Ella's words shocked Jinghua. This was the first time Jinghua heard the term "sitting upright" in this world.

"No, it's nothing. Instead of sitting here, let's go over there and talk."

Ella pointed to the stone bed, and Jinghua quickly did as she pleased. The two of them returned to their original position, with one sitting on the bed and the other sitting on the wooden chair.

"First question, can you tell me about your past?"

"My past?"

"Well, let's start from where we were led by God."

Why are you asking this?

Jinghua had such a question in his heart. No one had ever cared about this issue before. It was rather that every time he said that he was from another world, he would be regarded as a lunatic by the people around him. The reason why he became a slave was also related to the fact that he had revealed that he was from another world.

But doubts are just doubts after all. Since the other party is willing to listen to the story, I am happy to tell it. This maid seems to be the type that is easy to talk to. As long as I gain her trust, I should be able to terminate the slave contract through her and ask the previous blonde girl to do so - no, if they both have blonde hair, maybe they are sisters?

Thinking of this, Jinghua's heart skipped a beat. He knew how rude it was to treat someone as a maid without permission without any explanation. Even if he was hated, he had no room for rebuttal. Thinking of the little time he had left, cold sweat appeared on Jinghua's forehead.

"Um...are you the sister of that lady from earlier? I'm so sorry for treating you like a maid without your permission!"

"Eh? No, I'm not Iris's sister."

“Is that so…?”

Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief.

"That--"

After tidying up his words, Jinghua began to tell the story of his arrival in this world.

"About a year ago, I died in my original world. When I regained consciousness, I found myself in an unfamiliar black space."

"Isn't it white?"

"No...it's black, cold, and there's nothing in it."

Was it really another god? Ella couldn't help but wonder if the treatment he received was very different from her own.

Finding that Ella had no objection, Jinghua continued to add.

"It was a long, long time before I finally met the god, the so-called One God in this world—a very old fellow. He said he wanted to experiment again, so he sent me to this world. Before I left, the god told me that I would be a saint in the kingdom of Kumheim. He also gave me a lot of magic and let me choose some conditions before reincarnating into this world."

"Choose a condition? Reincarnation?"

"Well, they asked me about my desired appearance and age. I'm not a baby, but already 11 years old when I arrived in this world. But since it's so different from my original appearance, I can consider it a reincarnation."

"Let me ask you something, was Kanzaki originally a man?"

Chapter 18 Kanzaki Kyoka

"Huh? It must be a woman."

Perhaps because he thought Ella's question was too stupid, Jinghua couldn't help but raise his voice. However, due to their different positions, Jinghua immediately coughed twice and changed back to honorifics.

"Ahem, just call me Jinghua."

"So you chose to be female because you were originally female? Well, if I could choose, of course I would, hahaha..."

"Do you need me to continue?"

In the past, at this time someone would stand up and say that they were crazy or something like that, so Jinghua felt a little unsure, but Ella's reaction was completely beyond her expectations.

"Please continue."

"Eh? Nothing you want to say?"

"What do you mean by 'I want to say'?"

"No, nothing. It's just that when I came here before, people always laughed at me and said I was crazy, but you didn't react at all, so I'm a little uncomfortable."

"Don't worry about my reaction. Just now, Jinghua said that he was directly reincarnated into this world by the gods. Since he is now in the Kingdom of Untermil, does that mean that he was sent here by the gods as soon as he gained consciousness?"

If that is the case, the Loli God is too careless. Since it has been said that Jinghua is the saint of the Kumheim Kingdom, then Jinghua should at least be sent to the vicinity of the Kumheim Kingdom.

【No, maybe that’s not the case?】

Unlike the situation where he was accidentally injured, Jinghua died of natural causes. Being able to reincarnate while retaining his memory is a gift in itself. It would feel a bit excessive to force the Loli God to send Jinghua to the designated location.

Unexpectedly, Jinghua shook his head.

"At first, I lived in a village near the Kingdom of Kumiheim. However, due to language barriers and differences in living habits, I couldn't go directly to the capital of Kumiheim. Furthermore, the gods told me that I could only be chosen as a saint if I went to the capital in the autumn of my second year in this world, so I wasn't particularly anxious."

"Wait, we can't speak the same language? What world is Jinghua originally from?"

In my case, the characters used in this world are no different from those used in my original world, so when I first came to this world, there was almost no adaptation process.

"Which world...is a place called Earth."

"Which country on Earth?"

"For now, everything will be under the jurisdiction of a unified government. Although there were many countries before, in order to resist invasions from other galaxies, all the countries united to form a unified government."

"Gurgle."

"What's wrong with you? You don't look well."

"It's nothing... Jinghua, don't worry about me."

While Ella held her forehead with her hand, she sighed inwardly. It seemed that Jinghua and she were not from the same generation.

A parallel world? Or perhaps a future Earth? Fighting off alien invasions and the like always feels like something out of a sci-fi movie. But since the gods ordered Jinghua to go to the capital of the Kingdom of Kumiheim in the autumn of the following year, that means Jinghua is the real Saint of Kumiheim, and Anjeni just stumbled in there by accident.

Finding that Ella had no intention of questioning, Jinghua retracted his forward leaning upper body, blinked his crimson eyes, and continued.

"There are many Kumi living in the villages of the Kumiheim Kingdom. Although they have many strange habits, they accepted me, an outsider, without any doubt. After learning common sense in the village for half a year, I decided to leave the village and head for the royal capital."

"What do you mean by strange quirk?"

Ella's question made Jinghua look embarrassed.