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

"Uh-huh."

Being looked at by Angeline with such innocent eyes, Ella began to repent for the rude thoughts in her mind before.

Open the lid of the tea and this time use an ordinary tea spoon that is placed on the table to stir it gently.

"This way, the tea will have a uniform concentration. If you don't stir it, it will always be light on top and thick at the bottom. Finally, use a tea strainer to evenly pour the tea into each cup and you're done."

Ella poured the tea into the two cups in front of her alternately and declared it done.

"That's it."

To avoid making the same mistake as Angelini, I'd better try it myself first. Although the color and flavor are similar to what I imagined, the actual taste might be something else entirely.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Fortunately, I met the passing standard.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Ella turned her gaze towards Angeline.

"Hmm~ Delicious! So Ella-chan is such a pro? This is even better than the one my teacher made. If I learn how to make it, I'm sure I'll be popular!"

"Princess, how is Black Tea's study going?"

I think I've finished my teaching work. Camisia's voice came from behind as she walked to the table.

"Miss Camisia, try this! This is made by Ella herself. I've never seen this brewing method before. It must be something Ella invented herself!"

"Uh, Princess, did you make this yourself? In that case, you can't be so careless."

Camisia made a strange sound and sat on the chair next to her. Angeline imitated Ella's actions and poured a glass for Camisia.

"Hmm—it really tastes wonderful. I wonder if the princess has such a talent... Could you please pass on the brewing method to the demons? How about naming it after the princess?"

Camisia showed an intoxicated expression and drank it quickly and elegantly without losing her manners.

"Eh? Named after me? Elelaya Brewing Method? No, no, no, that name is too weird no matter how you listen to it, right?"

Besides, I was just borrowing other people's knowledge. If there were other time travelers in this world, it would be too embarrassing to be discovered.

"But only this can symbolize your status. This delicacy, coupled with your name, will surely captivate men across the continent."

As she said this, Ella seemed to see a light flickering in Camisia's eyes.

——No, no, that's something only the demons would think...

"Yeah, I think so too! If we put little Ella among the elves, she would definitely become a dazzling existence."

Angelica echoed the sentiment, shaking the leaf-shaped teaspoon in her hand.

"I will immediately record the production process and send it to Dean, asking him to spread it to the entire demon clan as a new method. I believe that this brewing method marked with the princess's seal will be very popular."

——It seems that now they are two stupid races.

Since Camisia would definitely keep talking endlessly, Ella coughed twice and changed the topic.

"Ahem, it's almost time for dinner, right? How about we prepare dinner together?"

"Well, ahem, the princess is right. We haven't even had time to hire maids for the new mansion yet, so I'm going to go buy some ingredients so I can practice cooking later."

"Please let me regain my confidence in cooking! My cooking skills are much better than Hongcha~"

"In that case, please take me with you."

After Lotte finally appeared, Ella, Camisia, and Angeline stood up and walked towards the shopping street in the dusk.

Chapter 20: Thornless thorns?

Coming out of the mansion and passing through the somewhat noisy residential area, Ella and her group arrived at the flea market in the inner circle of the Holy Academy.

"You said you want to buy ingredients, but what exactly do you want to buy? If it's seafood, which is very expensive at the Holy Academy, I will refuse it, okay?"

Ella, dressed in a white priest's uniform, asked Angeline, who was walking in front of her with a sickle in hand and looked very excited.

Because the Holy Academy is located inland, seafood is usually preserved and then transported. If you want to eat fresh seafood, you must spend a high price to buy it in a specialized store, but this will put a lot of pressure on your wallet.

Although she now has the title of Demon Queen, she does not intend to use this thing that does not belong to her to gain convenience. For example, when Camisia bought a house before, she bought it without her knowledge.

Up to now, the gold coins Ella used in her daily life were all the gold coins left after Iris gave them to her last time. As for paying back the money, Iris had driven her back on the grounds that "returning the money would be an insult to her."

Well, now I owe you a favor. I'll find a chance to repay it later.

"Why would you buy those things? One of those seafood items could satisfy several of my quests. You're going monster hunting, monster hunting."

"Monster hunting? Does Ms. Angeline know how to process monster-related ingredients?"

Lotte tilted her head slightly, looking confused.

Monster meat differs from ordinary animal meat in that it requires not only more processing steps but also a certain level of monsterology knowledge to avoid encountering things like "poisonous bile" during the disassembly process. While Lotte knows how to disassemble some monsters, they are all relatively common, completely non-toxic monsters.

Without stopping to move forward, Angelica turned around.

"At least I'm a Pokémon too! Even if I haven't caught any myself, I do know which monsters taste the best."

"Didn't I just say I've never caught one..."

“No, not having caught one is one thing, but I do know a bit about disintegration! —Ah, sorry.”

Because she didn't look ahead while walking, the sickle in Angelini's hand hit a passerby who was walking across from her. Fortunately, it only hit the obtuse angle.

A feeling of uneasiness rose in Ella's heart again. After the lesson of "Black Tea", she was determined to stop others from taking the first sip no matter what - although it was a bit unfair to Angelique, she had to go first.

With such determination, Ella looked at Lotte beside her and found that Lotte was looking at her with the same strange eyes that doubted Angeline's ability.

It seems I'm not the only one who has this idea...

Camisia, who was walking at the end of the group, seemed to be thinking about something and asked Angelini a question.

"Angelini, what kind of monster is it exactly?"

"It's the plant-type 'Thornless Thorn', huh? It's probably around level 7-9. It might seem low, but its flexibility and regenerative abilities are quite impressive."

"Hmm—this kind of monster, with its lack of offensive power but excellent defense, might be able to do it."

Camisia nodded, approving of the monster hunt.

"Has Camisia thought of anything?"

"Well, since your team has never organized a battle systematically, Princess, I'm thinking of using this opportunity to hone your team-fighting skills."

"Hey, Camisia isn't going to take action, huh? But a monster of this level should be easily dealt with."

Ignoring Camisia's wry smile, Ella followed Angeline, who had already walked far away and was about to be drowned by the crowd. Then Lotte also followed Ella in front.

"Well... in a sense, it's not a very difficult monster to defeat, but if we can't clear the surface area immediately, it's going to be very troublesome..."

Camisia's voice disappeared into the air along with the evening wind.

……

The outer ring of the Supreme Academy boasts numerous small environments, including deserts, grasslands, forests, and underground mazes. Naturally, the bushes are an integral part of cadet training. Monsters abound here, and since the Supreme Academy doesn't close these environments to the public, the abundance of monster resources here attracts many adventurers eager to profit. Of course, compared to the entire outer ring, the adventurers are unlikely to cause significant damage to the ecosystem.

With the terrain search as a warning, Ella enjoyed the forest atmosphere as if taking a walk in the bushes full of low shrubs.

At the front was Angeline, the warrior, followed by Lotte, who was in charge of fire support and suppression, and finally himself, the healer. Camisia, not participating in the crusade, was acting alone at the end of the team, far away from himself. This was a distance from which Camisia could rush out immediately even if he encountered an unsolvable problem.

"Angelina, it's already evening. If we don't find that monster, we won't be able to eat until night."

"I know! I remember it was nearby..."

According to Angeline's description on the road, the "Thornless Thorn" is a plant-type monster that is about two people tall. Its attack method is also very simple. It can only swing its fleshy vine-like stems and leaves to tie up the opponent, causing the opponent to suffocate to death due to the huge force. However, because this plant-type monster does not rely on hunting for survival, but grows by absorbing nutrients from the soil, so under normal circumstances, as long as there is no clear attack behavior, this monster will not actively attack passing creatures.

As for the edible part, it is the root of this plant that grows underground. It is said to be a material with a high flour content, which naturally makes Ella think of a plant called potato, but it should be called starch.

"What is Angelina going to do?"

"'Thornless thorns'? I just need to clear the ground. I've done this kind of quest before when I was forming a temporary party with other adventurers."

It seems that Angeline seemed to have misunderstood what she meant. Right now, how Angeline processed this ingredient was more important than how she conquered it. Angeline, who was able to create such a destructive liquid, must have, well... unique ways of making food.

"No, that's not it. I'm talking about the recipe for the 'thornless thorn'. Do you cut it into pieces and then boil it with seasoning?"

"That won't bring out the flavor at all. Just cut it into coin-sized pieces, skewer it, and grill it."

"yes……"

It seems to be a relatively normal method, but compared to grilling them on wooden sticks, I prefer the feeling of putting them piece by piece on the metal grill. The violent aroma of sprinkling salt, chopped green onions, and chili powder on the ingredients, and then pouring soy sauce on them, makes me can't wait just thinking about it. It's a pity that there seems to be no such thing as soy sauce in this world.

Ella shook her head, trying to drive out the taste that seemed to have lingered on the tip of her tongue, but unfortunately, it did not work as expected.

Ah~ah, I must find a chance to collect similar seasonings later.

Glancing at the terrain search again, red dots representing monsters and white dots representing adventurers began to appear at the edge of the map. Focusing on the red dots, the name "Thornless Thorn" appeared on them.

"It's not far away..."

"There seems to be a fight between adventurers ahead. Do we need to take a detour?"

Lotte, who was walking in front of Ella, turned around and asked.

"No, no, this area is the hunting ground of the Thornless Thorn. There won't be any other monsters here, so you'll definitely find Thornless Thorns if you go there. Lotte, you're worrying too much."

"Won't the other adventurers suspect you're trying to steal the prize?"

Thinking of the unspoken rule in the maze that adventurers who don't know each other can't get close to each other, Ella couldn't help but ask Angelina who interrupted the topic.

But Angelina hummed twice confidently.

"No, there are so many thornless thorns that even adventurers can harvest them without a shortage. On the contrary, I'll be invited by other adventurers to join their expeditions. Besides, I'm a fairly well-known elf among adventurers, so those guys will definitely recognize me."

Without any worries, Angeline picked up the sickle, waved to the remaining three Ella, and began to walk towards the other end of the jungle, where the adventurer's roar came from.

Chapter 21 Adventurers on the Hunt

It took about two minutes to rush from the bushes to the hunting ground where the adventurers gathered. Now, in front of me was a hunting ground with sparse broad-leaved plants and a "thornless thorn" about two people tall every few meters on the ground.

"Wow, it really looks like it's alive."

Looking at the thornless brambles with long stems and leaves constantly wriggling not far away, Ella couldn't help but sigh.

Although these were things we knew beforehand, seeing them with our own eyes was another matter entirely.

"And there are so many adventurers... They all seem to have the same kind of weapons? The designs are a bit strange too."

Lotte, who was on guard duty, was watching the adventurers holding strange swords fighting against the thornless thorns.

Among adventurers, there are many who use longswords as weapons, but there are very few teams like this where everyone uses the same weapon. Adventurer teams are usually composed of members who can make up for their own shortcomings. If all members use the same weapon, the defects will be too obvious and it will not be suitable for completing complex and changeable mission commissions.

What's more, the adventurers were not holding ordinary long swords, but something that looked more like a sickle sword than a long sword.

At this time, Angelica jumped out like a commentator.

"These longswords are weapons that adventurers prepare to more easily harvest thornless brambles. It's difficult to harvest all the above-ground parts of a thornless bramble in one go, so they need to inflict as much damage as possible without triggering its regeneration ability. Longswords aren't as effective as sickle swords in this situation, so everyone prefers sickle swords for hunting."

"After inflicting as much damage as possible, what should we do? Shouldn't there be some other preparations?"

"Yes, Ella is right. The rest can be left to magic casters who can use large-scale attack magic. Second-tier spells like 'Fireball' from a fire caster and 'Great Wind Blade' from a wind caster can clear the ground of Thornless Thorns in one go. However, since magic casters in adventurer groups are usually only first-tier, it's necessary to deplete the health of the Thornless Thorns beforehand, and then use spells like 'Small Fireball' and 'Wind Blade' to deliver the finishing blow."

"Hey, the division of labor among adventurers is just as clear as the teachings at the academy..."

Just as Angelica said, Ella saw red flames appearing in some adventurer teams. It seemed that a magic caster was completing the final blow. However, judging from the terrain search, the HP of the thornless thorn was rapidly recovering. It was probably because the magic caster's magic power was insufficient, or the adventurers' HP had not been reduced to the limit by the pre-consumption.

Present were several adventurer teams ranging from level 7 to 15, numbering nearly a hundred. Most were warriors in simple cloth, with a few magic casters as well. The highest-ranking team, consisting of level 15 warriors, even had a healer in aquamarine priest uniform.

Ella, who was outside the circle, turned her gaze away and looked at the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment in her hand.

"In that case, Angelique will take the vanguard, and Lotte will deliver the finishing blow with Hela's 'Fire Direct' to complete the destruction, okay? I'll help with various support spells, okay?"

"No problem, but Ella, you have to use the 'Eye of True Vision' to keep an eye on the Thornless Bramble's health. If it reaches the limit, tell me to stop attacking immediately."

"Um."

Ella nodded.

Compared to using the 『Eye of True Vision』, which only allows you to observe the target's health for a few seconds at a time, my own terrain search allows you to observe continuously without consuming any mana...

"Then it's time to head into the hunting grounds and start looking for prey."

As if infected by the scene of so many people hunting together, Angelica looked more energetic than usual.

As soon as she entered the battle zone, Angeline was stopped by a short-haired adventurer in his thirties who was waiting nearby.