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

Ella handed over two copper coins, and the young man took them embarrassedly, scratching his head.

"Honestly, this is the first time I've met such an easygoing employer. In the past, no matter how much I tried to talk, he would still make me do heavy work for a long time."

"Well, let's just call it luck today."

After smiling back at the young man's embarrassed expression, Ella and her group left the intersection.

"Why would you give me two copper coins? If it's just directions, wouldn't you just ask anyone on the street?"

Jinghua looked extremely distressed.

"That gentleman seems to have some trouble with his legs..."

"Well, he said before that he had some accidents and couldn't be a sailor. I think he was referring to the injury to his left leg. Although he disguised it well, it was still visible."

Of course, Lotte made her judgment based on experience, while I learned it through my identification skills.

"But even so, one copper coin should be enough. Ella is such a pushover."

"Well... didn't he tell us the location of the shop? It's a fair deal, isn't it?"

Topographic searches can only reveal where there are clothing stores and grocery stores, but cannot determine the credibility of the store owners, so this can be considered a risk-avoidance behavior.

Ella's words made Jinghua wave his hands, looking like he couldn't stand it.

"Let's just leave it at that. Shall we go to the grocery store first?"

"No, let's go to the Adventurer's Guild in front of us first."

Before coming, Jinghua said that she wanted to go to the Adventurer's Guild first, and the Adventurer's Guild was just a few steps away, so Ella said that.

After pointing to the Adventurer's Guild ahead, Ella took a step forward.

"By the way, why did Jinghua go to the Adventurer's Guild? Have you registered as an adventurer in the Kingdom of Kumheim?"

Chapter 39 Jinghua’s plan!

"I did think about registering as an adventurer, but there's no such facility in the village. I came to the Adventurer's Guild just to sell some monster materials."

"Monster material?"

Ella looked at the small bag Jinghua was carrying across her shoulder—it was something Jinghua had sewn herself. Jinghua had asked her if she had any unwanted coarse cloth during their journey, and since there was a lot of linen in the warehouse that had been left there at some point, she had given Jinghua a piece. Jinghua had simply taken a small piece, asked Lotte for a needle and thread, and sewed it into a small bag.

Because I thought Jinghua wanted to use the backpack to pack some personal belongings, I never asked Jinghua why he carried the backpack with him. Now it seems that I seemed to have misunderstood.

Jinghua nodded vigorously, and the ends of her white hair tied with a large black ribbon also danced because of it - the large ribbon was not tied at the back of the head like the Loli God, but was the type that was tied at the end of the hair to gather the hair together. Because it danced left and right as she walked, it looked very much like a tail.

"Well, I learned this from the merchant master when I was bored some time ago, but I never thought I'd be able to put it to good use now. Monster materials can be sold for a lot of money, right? When Ella and the others were making dishes on the road, those unwanted animal skins and bones were part of the monster materials. I felt it would be a waste to just throw them away, so I picked them up, dried them, and put them in my backpack."

"Eh? Drying? When..."

I have the impression that I have never seen Jinghua put anything on the roof of the carriage, and he usually sits quietly next to it.

"At noon, Ella, while you guys are cooking, you can put it by the fire to dry while you're on guard at night. I'm not sure if it'll still be useful after drying, but you can't leave wet monster materials on the carriage. It'll smell bad if it does."

“Hmm…”

"After selling the monster materials, I'll have enough money to buy cloth and thread at a clothing store, and then I can make clothes of my choice. Well, if there's any leftover, I can save it for later use. After all, these materials can be obtained without fighting. Yeah, I'll make a bigger backpack later so I can store more monster materials—Hey, hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

Ella wiped her eyes and sobbed.

"Nothing, I just thought Jinghua is indeed an adult."

Of course, if it were a normal adult, he would only feel admiration after hearing these words, but if the target was Jinghua, he would only feel pity and sympathy. Letting a girl who is only ten years old bear such a burden, the Loli God is really a guy with a bad taste - even though Jinghua's mental age is much older than her appearance.

"This sympathetic look is disgusting, put it away immediately."

"Yes……"

"But, once Kagamika-san returns to the capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim, you will be able to become a Saint."

Lotte's subtext was that it was okay not to be so frugal, but Jinghua shook her head.

"That being said, I don't think the plan will proceed as planned after violating the will of the God. We need to prepare for the worst. Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to become a saint, but there's no point in expecting something you can't force, right?"

"Miss Kagamika is very strong."

"That's a perfectly normal adult thought. Lotte's not good enough."

With his hands folded in front of his chest, Jinghua sighed maturely. It was just because of his cute appearance that other than making people want to pinch Jinghua's face, there was no other effect at all.

"I didn't realize before, Jinghua's sewing skills are surprisingly good. Did you learn it in your previous world?"

Ella pointed at the backpack that Jinghua was carrying on his shoulder. Now the three of them were walking with Jinghua standing in the middle and Ella and Lotte standing on either side.

"Well, being home alone was too boring, so I learned some simple housework. I heard that rich people buy robots—things called Kamijou Dolls in this world—to help with housework, but an old human like me can't afford them. Plus, I figured sewing skills would be a plus when looking for a marriage partner, so I studied really hard to avoid being laughed at by my peers for not finding a boyfriend. Haha, I didn't expect it to work in this world, too. Damn it! When I heard about the other world, I thought there would be super-powerful magic that could control the wind and rain."

Jinghua gritted his teeth in hatred and kept muttering to himself as if venting his resentment.

"The storyline of the other world should have been about becoming a hero and challenging the Demon King, returning home in glory and marrying the prince. At the very least, I should have successfully killed the Demon King but was betrayed by everyone, and upon escaping death, I picked up a boy with extraordinary magical talent and embarked on a road of revenge with him. But in the end, I became a slave. Should I thank that immortal god..."

"Wait, wait, is something wrong?"

Becoming a hero and killing the devil is fine, as this kind of story should be considered conventional, but marrying a prince and picking up a young boy is really hard to accept from my perspective.

"Maybe it's normal in otome games? No, no, even in otome games, men are supposed to be very manly, right? Being married to a woman, that's definitely weird."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Jinghua's question made Ella pause. Although she wanted to say something like "Shouldn't she be married to the prince?", she immediately changed her words because she was worried that it was because she knew too little.

"Doesn't Kagamika believe that men should date other men? If Kagamika were to marry her, wouldn't that be a normal story?"

“Ahh! This is the most crucial point! Why didn’t I think of becoming a man when I reincarnated? Damn it! If I keep going like this, I’m going to be single again!”

Jinghua held his head with both hands and shouted, his voice full of regret attracted a lot of strange looks from passers-by around him - it was a look as if they were looking at some kind of insect.

It was not until three seconds later that Jinghua noticed the disgusted glances from the people around him. For a moment, his whole body froze in place like a rusty machine. Only after the passers-by shook their heads and walked away did he finally slowly and stiffly return to his usual walking posture, lowering his head deeply, putting his hand to his lips and coughing twice.

"Ahem, I was so absorbed. Sorry."

"...I can understand that to some extent."

"I don't understand it at all... If it were the opposite sex, everything would be much easier, wouldn't it? Confessions and marriages, compared to same-sex relationships, everything would feel natural. If I were a man, I could—"

"That's it?"

Facing Lotte's dangerous words, Ella questioned cautiously.

However, Lotte just tilted her head slightly and gave a flawless smile in return.

"It's better not to have expectations for things that can't be realized."

"Well... Lotte is Lotte. I'd be upset if she became anything else."

"...That's true. I suddenly said something strange. I'm very sorry, Miss Ella."

His eyes wandered strangely between Lotte and Ella several times, Jinghua clasped his hands over his chest and sighed silently.

"Even though we've only been together for a week, I can tell a little bit. Is it really okay for you two to continue like this? As a bystander, I'm really worried."

"What do you mean by anxious?"

Stopping in front of the Adventurer's Guild, Lotte asked.

"Ah, never mind. I'm so lucky Iris and Camisia were able to watch this."

With a tone of self-deprecation, Jinghua quickly walked up the stairs to the Adventurer's Guild, but before pushing open the door, he suddenly stopped, puffed up his mouth and muttered to himself in thought.

"Hmm... I'd feel guilty not repaying such a great favor. So, I need to find a way to give him a push from behind. He's a BL manga artist, but he's the first to support me... That's definitely weird."

"Ms. Jinghua?"

Luty's voice came from very close behind him, and Jinghua turned around in panic.

“Eh? Ah, nothing… nothing, nothing!”

"I'm not asking anything, you know? I just wanted to say that it would be best for Miss Kagamika to stay with Miss Ella and me. Although the Adventurer's Guild has receptionists to maintain order, there are still those who cause trouble."

"I-I see."

"Well, after selling the monster materials, let's go to the clothing store."

"Yes, please."

After expressing gratitude to Lotte on the surface, Jinghua lowered his head and secretly curved the corners of his mouth into a strange arc in the shadows. His deep red eyes looked extremely creepy at this time, like the smile of the god of death.

"Just wait, I'm going to show you what I can do!"

Chapter 40: Preparations for Going Down the River

"No, these two are completely out of line."

With his hand on his forehead, Jinghua lowered his head and followed Ella and Luti. Now the three of them have bought what they need and are on their way to the merchant ship at the port.

During this period, no matter what Jinghua did, the two would use extraordinary methods to destroy Jinghua's good intentions - for example, while Ruthie was waiting outside the clothing store, they secretly encouraged Ella to buy some gorgeous clothes that Ruthie would not normally wear for Ruthie, but Ella directly bought all the ready-made clothes in the store. For example, when they went to the fruit store, they righteously asked Ruthie to recommend fruits to Ella, but Ruthie accurately found all the fruits that suited Ella's taste, and even gave detailed instructions on how to eat them.

Of course, under normal circumstances this is an impeccable and even very sweet daily life, but for these two people, this is exactly the problem. As a daily love comic artist, Kagamika knows this very well.

If there were glasses in this world, Jinghua would probably push up his glasses at this moment and act like a reasoner.

"So-called love isn't this rational, respectful thing! Be a little more willful, a little more willful!"

If Ella picked the wrong clothes or Lotte chose food that Ella didn't like, that would be the result she hoped for. According to their personalities, even if the other person picked the wrong thing, they would just accept it with a troubled expression and a smile. This feeling was the catalyst that brought them closer.

And if one party unexpectedly expresses that they want something else, that would be even more wonderful - as long as one party expresses a clear intention to ask for it, love will burn fiercely like sparks meeting the dry and cold air blowing across the fields, but -

"Let's put Ella aside. Lotte knows Ella too well. It's completely impossible to advance. In this situation, Lotte should be the one taking the initiative. No, remember Mitis keeps mentioning Ella. But is that actually the legitimate relationship?"

"We're almost at the port. If Kagamika doesn't follow us, we'll get lost, okay?"

“Ah, I see!”

Ella's reminder immediately pulled Jinghua back from her personal world. She took a few quick steps forward and followed the two people in front.

It was almost noon and there were not many people walking around on the dock. You could see gray smoke rising from the wooden boats moored on the shore, and the aroma of fish dishes wafted in the air, making your mouth water.

Guided by the terrain search, Ella quickly found her separated companions - they were standing on the deck of a merchant ship and waving to her. There was also a man who looked like the captain of the merchant ship among them. Although she had only met him once by the river, Ella was deeply impressed by his enthusiastic attitude.

Following the wooden planks lowered by the merchant ship, Ella and the other two walked onto the shaky wooden boat, which was about thirty meters long.

"How was it? Did you get cheated?"

"How is that possible!"

Ella responded to Iris's joke angrily and took out a list from her pocket.

"In addition to fruits, dried meat, and vegetables, I also bought some cloth that might be useful. Well, I also bought some clothes, if Iris is interested."

Ella shrugged. Ever since they were at the Holy Academy, Iris had only let her servants cut clothes according to her own designs. She was the type of person who had very strict requirements for clothes, and ordinary ready-made clothes would never interest her.

"Really? With Lotte-chan here, this result is reasonable. By the way, do you want to try it?"

Iris took a plate of something that looked like dried fish from Angelini. Its yellow and black appearance looked like pickled fish.

"Ohh! It's dried fish! Can I eat it too?"

"Of course, this was originally meant for you guys, Kagamika-chan."

"Then I won't hold back."

Jinghua carefully reached out and picked up a dried fish. It was less than the size of a palm and could be eaten in just a few bites. After quickly finishing it, Jinghua noticed that Ella and Lotte had not taken any action yet.

"Are you not going to eat, Ella? You haven't had time for lunch yet, have you?"

"I just can't accept the food Iris offered me..."

"Ah, Aira-chan figured it out. This is actually the bait the crew uses for fishing, right? Just scatter this dried fish in the river, and it won't take long for fish to bite. Since the dried fish are actually dead fish that have rotted and necrotic and are floating on the river surface, there's no need to worry about the cost."

"vomit."

For a moment, the sound of Jinghua's throat moving could be heard. If he could vomit it out immediately, Jinghua would definitely have vomited all over the deck. Ella thought so. Jinghua's face had now turned blue-black. He was pressing his chest against the railing at the edge of the deck, with half of his body leaning out of the boat, as if he wanted to vomit what he had just eaten into the river.

"Iris-senpai's prank is quite subtle."

"Evil woman."

"Iris was just joking. Those dried fish were normal food given to us by the captain."

Angelica and the other two who were standing nearby told Jinghua the truth. It is also worth mentioning that the captain, who was standing about two meters away from the crowd, showed a very subtle expression after hearing what Iris said.