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

Berg raised the question seemingly unintentionally. When Esther came to the group that was clearing out the fire goblins, she directly asked Mitis to accompany her, as if they had known each other for a long time. Cang Yan was responsible for supervising the Seal of Desire and had always been working hard to eliminate the Seal of Original Sin, so he would naturally pay attention to this matter.

"Me? Uh, Esther and I have a little history, so we know each other."

"Is that so? I thought Miss Mitis had participated in the mission to suppress the Seal of Desire, hahaha."

Berg's laughter made Mitis feel relieved. She did not have the courage to declare directly like Esther that she was the Mark of Original Sin. As for her connection with Esther, it was only due to the induction between the Marks of Original Sin. Although the Mark of Jealousy and the Mark of Desire had been friends in history, this was the first meeting between Mitis and Esther.

"Esther, despite being a Mark of Original Sin, doesn't seem to possess that aura at all. No wonder the academy deemed her a harmless Mark of Original Sin."

"Not only that, but Esther is actually the Elf Queen's wife, right?"

Ella's answer made Lotte blink, and everyone else also looked surprised. Marriages between nobles must produce offspring, so same-sex relationships were absolutely not allowed, let alone royal families like the Elf Queen who inherited noble blood - unless the Elf Queen could single-handedly overcome public opposition and establish a dictatorship.

"The Elf Queen's wife?"

"Hmm, it seems this marriage has caused civil unrest. Oh, right, Angelina should know something, right? Angelina?"

Unlike her usual way of sweeping across the dining table, Angeline now just lowered her head, as if thinking about something. It was not until Shen Gan, who was sitting next to her, hit Angeline on the head with a knife that she came to her senses.

"Eh? W-What's wrong?"

"Ella-senpai is calling you."

"Angelina-chan also has moments of sadness, which is rare."

"I wanted to ask Angeline if she knew about the civil unrest among the elves, but is there anything else on her mind besides that?"

"The elven civil unrest... I've always lived in the Queen's direct jurisdiction, so I don't know the specifics of what's going on, or what's going on... I just feel like Miss Esther gives me a very familiar feeling. Even though it's our first meeting, it's like seeing little Ella."

"Perhaps it's because Esther exudes maternal energy. Not only does she have strong healing abilities, but she's also rarely gotten into trouble historically. She's quite the anomaly."

Searching the memories in her mind, Mitis said with a thoughtful expression.

Although she wanted to complain to Mitis, "Are you saying I'm very maternal?", Ella understood that Mitis was probably trying to express a feeling of "kindness". Ester always had a smile on her face, and she was indeed easy to get close to.

"But since Miss Esther is the Elf Queen's wife, that means even if Miss Esther shows signs of doing evil, we won't be able to stop her."

Berg, who was in charge of supervision, frowned in embarrassment. To attack the royal family of a country was equivalent to declaring war on the entire country. With Cang Yan's strength, the result would only be the annihilation of the entire army.

Ella smiled wryly and pressed her hand down.

"Well, Berg was sent by the academy to monitor the Seal of Desire, not to destroy it. If anything happens, all he needs to do is report to the academy and he'll have fulfilled his duty. I believe the dean had this in mind when he sent you guys here."

"I hope things are as they appear on the surface. Miss Esther is truly in love with the Elf Queen and has no other motives."

The shield-class player Cang Yan sighed and ended the topic.

"Princess, is there anything that needs improvement in this artificial puppet?"

"Aside from its excessive power, which isn't really a flaw, there's absolutely no room for improvement. However, after battling the three Baphomets, some parts of the artificial puppet were damaged and require repair."

Bafomei's "Scythe of Annihilation" was too powerful. After the artificial puppet collided with it, many dents and defects appeared on its surface. One of its legs even became unable to move because the huge force destroyed the internal magic circuit.

"Yes, I will bring the artificial puppet back to the Demon Tribe later and have Dean improve it."

"No, no, no, there's no need to bother. Just leave it to me."

Ella waved quickly.

"I got permission from Dean to modify it a while ago, so I took the opportunity to try to modify it while repairing the artificial puppet."

"Permission? Since when did the princess need to ask Dean's opinion? Has the clan become so corrupted while I was away?!"

Camisia slammed the table and stood up, her purple eyes filled with anger. The weaker Cang Yan even showed fear at her imposing aura.

"Ka-Camisia, calm down! I was just asking Dean a question symbolically because he created this artificial puppet!"

Of course, he only said this to calm Camisia down. In fact, if Dean had not agreed to him at that time, he would never have had the idea of ​​transforming an artificial puppet.

"What do you mean?"

"Even if Dean didn't agree, I would still transform the artificial puppet. But after all, Dean wouldn't refuse my request, right? So things are not as Camisia thinks."

"...Is that so? I get it. I apologize for my inappropriate behavior."

Camisia bowed her head slightly and apologized to Cang Yan and the goblin maids who were frightened by her aura, but both of them moved aside and did not accept Camisia's greeting.

Just when the hall fell into silence, a voice suddenly sounded at the door, as if it had the magical power to relax people.

"Ah, what happened? A party isn't the place to be silent, you know?"

Ester, wearing a linen dress, walked into the hall. If people didn't know in advance that she had the Mark of Original Sin, they would have seen her as just a very beautiful and approachable elven woman.

"Seal of Desire..."

"I am the Holy Spirit of Water, Esther Malbrune. You may call me Esther. Although I bear the seal of original sin, I will never attack you. After all, you are all my master's friends."

"Owner?"

Berg and the others' confusion made Esther look at Ella with a smile.

"Although her strength and appearance are far from what they used to be, her aura remains unchanged. Has she weakened? Or is she, as the rumors on the continent say, actually the master's daughter?"

"You mean, the Seal of Original Sin was created by the Demon King?"

"I never said that. If my Lord heard me, I might be wiped out."

"Ester?"

Not only Cang Yan, but even Mitis frowned and looked at Ester. As the person involved, Ella looked at it all at a loss.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, a helpless smile appeared on Esther's pretty face. She clasped her hands together on the side of her cheek, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Cang Yan and the others, who were obviously dressed differently from Ella and her group.

"Could anyone not related to Master please go to the next room for a while? I have something important to say, and if it gets out, it will cause a very disturbing situation."

"this……"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to Master."

Although Berg was not hesitant about Ella's safety, Esther turned the topic to the direction that Berg was worried about Ella, making it inconvenient for Berg to stay here for other reasons.

After considering for a moment, Berg bowed to Ella.

"Your Majesty, Cang Yan has left first."

"Yeah, go ahead."

Ella nodded, and only after watching Cang Yan and the maids leave and close the door did Ester turn around and glance at Ella and her group.

"Then I will skip the preface and get straight to the point. Master, you are probably very curious about the origin of the Seal of Original Sin, but before that, there is something I must know. The envoy sent to the demon territory some time ago, Kiru, has already informed me of this matter. I am very grateful to Master for your help to the elves. May I ask where Angeline Malbrune is? I have something important to discuss with her."

Although her eyes were fixed on Angelica, the only elf present, Esther still chose to wait for Ella's reply.

"Before that, could you please tell me what the important matter is? This is my concern as a close friend of Angelique."

"Hmm... Although I've already decided with Ciel to announce this sooner or later, I still feel a little shy when it comes to saying it myself—no, I should say it with guilt."

Having said that, a mixture of uneasiness, anxiety and worry emerged in Esther's blue eyes. She slowly walked to Angelina who was sitting in her seat and stretched out her hands. But as if she was afraid that Angelina would reject her, her trembling hands froze when they were about to touch Angelina's shoulders. After a long pause, she slowly withdrew them and finally took a deep breath.

"Angeline is the child of Hill and I, our only daughter."

"……ha?"

Not only Ella, but everyone else present also had an expression of mixed surprise and confusion. Only Mitis, who also had the Mark of Original Sin, seemed to be thinking about something.

"Just so you know, Queen Hilde and Queen Esther are both women, right?"

"That's the case now, but over a decade ago, due to the nature of the Mark of Original Sin, I was a male from the Orc tribe. After meeting and uniting with Ciel, I was forced to transform my body for various reasons, becoming what I am today. Angeline is a royal elven daughter born to Ciel before my transformation. I had originally planned to welcome her with a grand ceremony, but I didn't expect to meet her like this today..."

Even Esther didn't know what to do next. She had never cared about Angeline in more than ten years - although this was for Angeline's safety, but not asking was not asking, and this was an indisputable fact. Esther didn't even hope that Angeline would forgive herself and Hill. This was something that would take time to change. For Esther now, she only hoped that Angeline would not hate her.

"Angeline-senpai, let's get out of here first."

Although he spoke in a negotiating tone, Shen Gan didn't give Angeline any time to agree. He directly took the dazed Angeline away from the table. Ester could only watch this scene silently.

The entire side hall fell into dead silence at this sudden revelation of the truth, until Mitis folded her hands over her chest and spoke unhappily.

"Tell me what exactly happened here. I'm also Angeline's best friend. If this is because Esther abandoned Angeline for no reason, then I don't think there's any need for Esther to continue talking to us. We'll take Angeline with us."

"And there needs to be sufficient evidence to prove that Angeline is a royal family of the elves. You want us to believe it with just one sentence. Queen Ester wouldn't be that naive, right? The fact that the Mark of Original Sin can also give birth to an heir is truly concerning."

Iris narrowed her eyes slightly and rested her elbows on the table, while Camisia stood up, ready to enter combat mode at any time.

"……I see."

Esther took a deep breath and sat in the seat that originally belonged to Angelica.

"This story begins decades ago, when I first met Hill."

Chapter 42: Civil War among the Elves

"At that time, I had only recently regained consciousness when I appeared on the continent as an Orc. Although the memories left by the previous Mark of Desire clearly explained the world's attitude towards the Mark of Original Sin, I chose to reveal my identity as the Mark of Desire. Because the Orcs were a tribe of less than 5,000 people, and with the invasion of foreign enemies, the unity of the race made them accept me. Over time, I relied on my innate abilities and the pure bloodline I possessed when I was created into a physical body to become the Beast King who led the Orcs."

"Beast King..."

If Ella remembered correctly, the orcs in this world were not the traditional orcs in fantasy stories, but a race with animal characteristics in certain parts of their bodies. The closer their bloodline was to the Beast King, the more human-like their appearance was. Legend had it that the real Beast King looked no different from humans.

Esther paused and then continued.

"After becoming the Beast King, I, with my level 73 strength, led the Orcs to annihilate the monsters that had been attacking them for years. I also expanded the Orcs' range of activities. By the time I regained consciousness, I had already established contact with the elves. Due to the rarity of the Orcs, more and more elven adventurers came to the territory to learn about their history. In less than two years, word of my identity as the Mark of Original Sin spread to the elves and the United Kingdom further south."

"That would be bad."

Ella, who had already put down her fork, said worriedly. Esther nodded, with a hint of helplessness in her gentle expression.

"Well, just as the master said, because the Mark of Original Sin is an ominous existence, the nearby elves began to put pressure on the orcs. In order not to implicate others, I had no choice but to leave the orcs. It was then that I met Hill, who had left the elven capital to avoid his brother."

"Stay away from my brother? Remember the tradition of the elves is marriage between royal families. Doesn't that mean Queen Hildi doesn't want to marry my brother?"

Lotte asked as she replaced Angelica's plate for Esther.

"Just as this young lady said, Hill was unwilling to marry her selfish brother, but under pressure from within her tribe, she ultimately had no choice but to leave the elves. On the way to escape, we met, sharing the same fate."

"What a romantic encounter."

"Is that really what everyone thinks? I think it's romantic, too, but Ciel always refuses to admit it. He even says he never wants to experience a life of wandering again, even though he didn't say that in his sleep."

"Just talking in your sleep..."

Hearing this, Ella couldn't help but feel that the people around her were indeed the most dangerous, and if they were not careful, they would leak secrets that could not be told.

"Hill and I were both strong enough. Although we were homeless due to the elves' pursuit, we were able to survive. This lasted for a year. Finally, due to our carelessness, we were surrounded by the elves' pursuit. They were private soldiers led by a noble. Their goal was to deliver Hill to her brother Adil, thereby gaining Adil's trust and obtaining a higher position when Adil ascended to power."

"Is Ciel's brother a bad character?"

“People who want power are like this.”

Iris answered Ella's question, and Ester added with a wry smile.

"That's right. Hill's brother, Adil, is a selfish man, willing to sacrifice even the lives of his loved ones for power. According to the information recovered after the war, Adil's original plan was to capture Hill and imprison him, imprinting a curse upon him, causing him to suffer a long-term lack of magic power. Once he had a child, he would secretly dispose of Hill to prevent a power grab."

"Complete scum."

Mitis clicked her lips and brought the unpleasant topic back on track.

"So, how are you doing after being surrounded, Esther?"

"Because the nobles surrounding us supported Adil, and after believing we had no chance of escape, they told us some secrets about Adil—including how he had given the then Elf King a chronic psychotropic poison, manipulated the Elf King into issuing a decree designating Adil as the next Elf King. After hearing this, Hill decided not to flee but to attack his brother, determined to restore the then Elf King, Hill's father, to his original form."

"And defeated the pursuers?"

"Although there are slight differences from what the master said, the overall situation is the same. In his rage, Hill beheaded the noble while he was not paying attention. Then, about two thousand private soldiers attacked us. Hill's strength alone would have been a problem, but they were unaware of my presence and were not fully prepared. They offered no resistance and were defeated by me."

It sounds a bit exaggerated, but it is easy to understand by analogy with Camisia. Ordinary soldiers pose no threat to Camisia. If there were no magic cannon, even if Camisia stood there and allowed the attack, it would be impossible to break the defensive barrier formed by magic, not to mention a terrifying power that could split mountains.

"Since Hill was determined to raise the banner of rebellion, I, as his friend, decided to help him. The 2,000-man army was highly valuable, so I didn't kill them to silence them. Instead, I captured them, branded them with contracts, and made them Hill's first army.

Things were much simpler after that. In direct combat, I used magic to weaken the enemy army, and then Hill led his soldiers to clean up the mess. While capturing the towns, Hill reformed the old system, winning the support of many of the people. His army grew stronger like a snowball. After about twenty years, Adil, who was defeated in the decisive battle, was finally slain by Hill, and the civil strife ended.

Although Esther narrated the story in a very calm tone, Ella could imagine the epic twists and turns in it. If it was arranged in detail, it would probably make a very good movie, Ella thought, but she quickly diverted her attention to another problem.

"What about Angelina? If the civil war lasted twenty years, Angelina should have been born right when it started, right?"

"Well, that's why we didn't give Angeline much care. We were in the center of the war and it was impossible for us to always keep Angeline with us. In addition, Adil sent countless assassins. Considering Hill's safety, I originally planned to let Hill give up giving birth to Angeline, but Hill firmly refused me and proposed a plan to foster Angeline with a trusted servant.

Although the servant serving as Angeline's parents was assassinated during the journey, reinforcements arrived in time, and Angeline escaped unharmed. Since then, we have only secretly protected Angeline, refraining from further interference. It was only recently, after the civil unrest was quelled, that we dared to acknowledge Angeline's status. This recall is also to allow Angeline to inherit Hill's position."

"Let Angeline-chan inherit the position of the Elf Queen..."

Iris's expression grew subtle. Regardless of the truth of this story, Angeline's personality wasn't suited to leadership. She'd seen this before in the Kingdom of Kumi. Rather than being a saint in Kumiheim and being cared for by maids, Angeline preferred the adventures of the outside world. Like Ella, Angeline disliked being bound by outdated rules. If it weren't for the occasion, Iris would have even jokingly suggested that Ester and Hildy would have been better off having another child than Angeline inherit the throne.

Everyone had the same idea as Iris on this point, but no one said it out loud. They just looked at each other with strange expressions.

In order to change the subject, Iris coughed lightly.