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

"I'm planning to...use the end-of-term exam to cause a big scene. Otherwise, the Mark of Sin won't appear."

"Making a big scene? What about making a big scene? What about the damage caused?"

"What else can we do? We can't let that guy stay in the academy forever, right? The academy should bear the losses. One month's tax revenue from the inner circle will be enough."

"Well, since you, the headmaster, have said so, I can't say anything more."

"The Dean, huh..."

Muttering softly about this identity that was totally incompatible with his own, Wadong, like Iris, picked up the black coffee on the table and took a sip, but unlike Iris's reaction, Wadong's expression wrinkled.

"Hmm, how did you manage to drink something so bitter?"

"Bitter? I think it's just right. Bitter things can help clear the mind—that's just my preference, and it has nothing to do with this reason."

Wadong waved his hand helplessly and changed the subject.

"Where's that little Ella? The one who threw sugar in your coffee last time? Business has been so quiet since she stopped working here that I'm thinking of hiring her as a mascot. If you don't want to work, that's fine; just sit here."

"Ella-chan?"

When something interesting was mentioned, Iris put down the teacup in her hand.

"If I could hire her with money, I would definitely do it before you, you know? — Just kidding, this kind of thing can't be forced with material things. But having said that, I don't think Ella-chan would accept your offer. Although Ella-chan likes to be lazy, she wouldn't do something like taking money for nothing without giving anything in return."

"Huh? Have you understood this much already?"

Wadong's tone sounded like he was teasing, but in reality, only the two people present could hear the conversation, so it could only be considered a prank.

Iris didn't pay any attention to Wadong's funny tone, but rather accepted such easily misunderstood words as a matter of course, and curled the corners of her mouth slightly as if recalling a memory.

"Isn't this natural? I'm not the type to just sit back and wait."

"Oh, that's right, that's where the story ends for this time. Hmm—it looks like the protagonist has appeared."

Wadong stood up, stretched his terrifyingly tall figure, and looked out the window—that was Ella holding a golden, furry thing in her hand.

Chapter 30: Elise's Blonde Fantasy

It is now the second month after school starts. The autumn air is a little chilly in the morning, but this cannot stop Ella from getting up early - it has been a long time since she got up early, not because of school nor because of other things, but because she takes the initiative to get up early, with only one purpose.

——Give Iris a change of long golden hair.

It may sound scary to say it so bluntly, but the truth is that it is just a golden wig covering Iris's silver hair.

In order to prevent the golden hair that she had worked so hard to get from getting messy, Ella specially put it in a box.

Because it took some time to get ready after getting up, and it also took some time to go to Iris's mansion, it was already around nine or ten in the morning. Walking in the shopping street of the Holy Academy, Lotte looked a little worried.

"Why would you do this, Miss Ella? Her Highness Iris's silver hair is a symbol of the royal family of the God-man race. Wouldn't this anger Her Highness?"

"No, no, it's one thing whether Iris agrees or not, but even if she refuses, it won't be for this reason."

Holding the cardboard box in one hand, Ella waved her other hand as if to say don't worry.

Just as Iris understood Ella, Ella also had some understanding of Iris. Although it was not to the extent of a special investigation, it could be seen from the way she treated things that Iris did not take the fact that she was the princess of the God-Human Clan too seriously, and would only use it when it could provide convenience.

So there is absolutely no problem in replacing blonde hair with silver hair, but with Iris's proactive personality, whether she would allow me to provide her with such a dressing service is another matter.

"Iris-senpai's silver hair looks great on its own, doesn't it? If it were blond, wouldn't it be..."

Angelica glanced at Ella's golden hair wearing a sapphire crown.

"Little Ella, do you want a sister?"

"ha--?"

Ella opened her mouth and let out a sound beyond imagination.

"How could I possibly have the idea of ​​Iris being my sister? What on earth are you thinking, Angelina?"

Not to mention that I already have a sister. Even if I didn't, I would never have the kind of thoughts that Angelina said. No matter how I calculate the result, I will only feel that it is a disaster rather than warmth.

But it was obvious that Angelina did not understand the meaning of her words.

"Could it be that Ella-chan feels she's inferior to Iris-san? I don't think that's a problem. Iris-chan is not only beautiful but also kind-hearted, and hmm... she also has that kind of foresight and composure, which is charming in every way. But isn't Ella-chan also adorable? While race is a big issue, isn't status just right?"

It seems that Angeline, who has had little contact with Iris, has a big misunderstanding about her.

Ella explained, resisting the urge to hit Angelique on the head.

"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to see what Iris would look like with blonde hair. Shouldn't a noble lady have blonde hair? That would make her look more noble, right?"

Although I don't know why Lotte looked relieved, since Lotte didn't say anything, I didn't want to interfere too much.

The reason why I woke up early was because I had the idea that "a noble lady should have blonde hair." This idea that spread from deep within my heart had made me want to put it into practice more than once. Of course, it was undeniable that this might have a lot to do with my previous experience.

After all, most of the exotic young ladies in comics are blonde.

So in the final analysis, this is just an action taken for self-satisfaction.

Soon, Ella arrived at the Wadong pastry shop where Iris was. Because she had seen Iris sitting in the corner through the transparent window, Ella took out the golden hair from the box, pushed open the revolving door as if she were at home, and walked into the shop.

"Ah, Aila-chan, you're looking for me this time because you're thinking about the job we talked about last time? I'll accept it no matter how much money you know?"

"That's not it, Iris, sit still and don't move."

Instead of sitting opposite Elise, he walked behind her.

Ella's rare commanding tone startled Iris, and then she immediately returned to her calm demeanor.

"Oh?"

Although I roughly knew what Ella wanted to do when I saw the golden ball in her hand, it was rare for Ella to take the initiative to find me, so I let her try it. Besides, it was not something that would cause any loss.

Thinking of this, Iris smiled faintly and let Ella play with her silky silver hair.

Although the performance here was very dull, the sparse students in the store on the other side had their mouths wide open, and their eyes were about to fall out of their heads in surprise.

"Hey, hey! Aren't those the Demon Princess and the Godman Princess?! I heard they were just friends, but I never thought it was real!"

"I think they've also added the 'Branch of Disaster' where you can freely visit the underground library? That's great... I wish I could go there too."

"Huh? You're actually thinking about those magic books? The Branch of Disaster is filled with rare beautiful girls, and I heard there aren't even any men. The focus isn't on the magic books at all!"

"This intimate scene now... is the Demon Queen changing Iris-senpai's clothes...? She's actually changing her silver hair, which symbolizes her royal status as a member of the God-man Clan, to gold. Won't Iris-senpai see her as an enemy?"

"No, it seems like Iris-senpai has tacitly agreed..."

Gradually, every student who came to the store stayed here and did not leave. For some reason, they all felt a sense of anticipation in their hearts, just like the feeling of waiting for the night-blooming cereus to bloom at night.

Although she had acquiesced to Ella's actions, she still wanted to understand why she did it. Iris asked Ella, who was standing behind her.

"Why would you have such an idea, Aira-chan? Changing my hair color to blonde, is that possible..."

I thought of Ella's golden hair that was so dazzling in the sun.

"Could it be that Aira-chan wants me to be her big sister?"

Iris felt an unnatural tremor in her heart, not because she was afraid of losing something, but because of a heart-pounding feeling.

"Huh? Why do you all think that? Am I really the weird one…"

Ella began to doubt whether her actions would lead to such a big misunderstanding.

In my opinion, this was just a simple matter like changing my hair color, and there was nothing extra to think about. But it was not only Angelini who thought so, but even Iris thought so...

Iris nodded slightly to Luty and Angeline standing next to her, indicating that they should sit next to her.

"Huh, that's not what you're thinking? I don't think it's a problem."

"No problem? All kinds of trouble will come, right? Even if the demons won't say anything, won't others criticize me? I heard some people in the Godman tribe say that they are dissatisfied with you and I being too close, Iris."

Ella lowered her eyes. Although it was Iris who came to her on her own initiative, no matter what excuses she made, she was the one who blamed Iris.

I seemed to hear the sound of Iris smacking her lips softly. This kind of obvious expression of dissatisfaction was rarely seen from Iris.

"Are you unhappy about me getting too close?... We can't just ignore it. One of the admission requirements for the Holy Academy is that you can't be racist. This situation—we need to deal with it."

As she spoke, Iris placed her hand to her ear, as if casting a "Message" spell on someone.

Although the Holy Academy has such a rule and it is a condition for admission, there are bound to be some who slip through the net - there are quite a few who behave normally upon admission but reveal their true colors once they are officially enrolled. The academy has no way to deal with these people because no matter what they do, they can get away with it as long as they pretend to be the same as they were when they enrolled. The only way is to produce clear evidence like the recording crystal - unfortunately, this method is not feasible in any way.

"Okay, that's it. Iris's new look is complete!"

Looking at Iris, whose hair had changed into long golden hair like a waterfall, Ella nodded with satisfaction and placed the mirror in front of Iris.

Her long golden hair was casually draped over her black dress. Her originally deep green eyes now appeared unusually clear, and her elegant aristocratic temperament was particularly dazzling because of her golden hair.

However, because her own aesthetic taste may be very different from Iris's, Ella cannot be sure whether this is in line with Iris's wishes - self-satisfaction is one thing, but if it cannot make the person feel satisfied, it is not very satisfactory.

“Hmm—”

Facing the mirror, Iris could make strange groaning sounds, and every time the tone of her voice changed, Ella's expression would repeat itself from expectation to happiness to disappointment and then back again.

Some unexpected things make people unable to stop.

“Hmm—”

This process lasted for about ten seconds before the person involved noticed the teasing behavior.

"Iris! Are you doing this on purpose?!"

He gritted his teeth and yelled at Iris, who accidentally smiled in the mirror. No matter how you looked at it, that expression was still her usual teasing look.

As if to calm Ella's anger, Iris raised her hand and waved, then stood up.

"Well, Aira-chan looked so cute that I couldn't help myself. Hmm—I really like your blonde hair. I'll wear it like that today, but I need to go back and change into something that goes with your hair color."

"Eh? I just wanted to take a look, I don't intend to let Iris wear it all day, okay? As for the wig, even though it's not summer anymore, it's still going to be hot, right?"

"Do I look like someone who can't help it?"

Iris turned around, touched Ella's head, and then blinked one eye playfully.

Ella moved away from Iris's hand and showed a complicated look.

"It's not a question of whether I can tolerate it or not..."

"Alright, alright, it's time to go back to the mansion and change. Would you like to come with me, Ella?"

"Well……"

He hesitated for a moment. Although he wanted to refuse, as the instigator, it would be rude not to go at this time. If we had made an appointment in advance...

Ella nodded.

"Okay, but don't do anything weird."

"Ah, did I do anything? Desserts and such are optional. I'll just cancel all the reservations for today."

"I-I want to go too!"

After hearing about dessert, Angelica also raised her hand.

"sure."

Iris responded to Angeline with the gentle smile she usually had at the academy.

So throughout the whole day, Wadong's request to Iris to investigate the Seal of Original Sin was postponed. As for Wadong's complaints... probably only he could hear them.

Chapter 31 Cutscene

* October 24, 6186 Genesis, late at night, Ella's bedroom at the Holy Academy

“Ah~ah, what should I do now…”

Sitting at the desk, Ella supported her head with one hand and tapped the wooden table with a pen in the other hand, making a tapping sound.

Although the warm colors used to decorate the entire room could somewhat relieve stress, it was clear that the current situation did not help Ella at all.

The trouble is because of Elise.

In the morning, the instructor announced the conditions for the final exam - the exam will be conducted in a combat format, and each person can form a team of up to five people, with no restrictions on grade level.

Naturally, Ella's team includes Lotte and Angeline. Then, because everyone in the academy can be mixed, Ella went to the third grade to invite Iris, a magic caster. However, the result was beyond her expectation. Iris's answer was a rejection.

"If I were to join, the exam would be a breeze. A top-tier healer and a super-ranged wizard would give you excellent results. Plus, if I were to join, first place would be a sure thing. I'm rejecting you."

Although Iris rejected him, it was just an unexpected incident and not something that caused him any distress.