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

"Even if you say so..."

"Senior, you're really nosy."

Shen Gan crawled into the quilt again, and the sound became muffled again.

"Well, good night. You have to get up early and go home tomorrow. It will be troublesome if Lotte and the others find out."

"Yes, yes. Good night."

I wish nothing happened that night.

With this idea——

Ella entered the dream world.

Chapter 36: Return to the Dreamland

Dreamland

A place so quiet and desolate that it even inspires fear—this was Ella's first thought.

Then he let out a long sigh. This was not the first time he had seen this scene.

The night was pitch black, grass was thigh-deep, and there was a stone path that was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side, leading to the end of the sight. Apart from the purple moon that had been shattered into pieces and scattered across the starry sky, this place was no different from the dreamland he had first seen - the moon was also shattered by Lotte with Hela at that time.

There was such a big commotion the last time I came here, Ella murmured softly.

"The Land of Dreams, huh?"

"Well, this is the Land of Dreams, but Lady Aira has come here twice. Is this fate?"

A somewhat sharp male voice sounded next to him, and a black cat's face slowly swam in front of him. Although he couldn't understand the cat's expression, just from the tone of the voice, he could tell that the other party might be very surprised.

"Cheshire Cat? Hmm... I know this dreamland isn't just any dream, but it still doesn't feel real."

Ella stood there and looked around carefully, then gently clenched her hands. The feeling was no different from the real world.

The Cheshire Cat is a resident responsible for guarding the Dreamland. When they first met, he turned himself into a slime, but that was just a joke by the Cheshire Cat. That's how the man and the cat got to know each other.

"It can't be helped. Most outsiders who come to the dream world for the first time will think it's just a dream. There are very few who can have such a high degree of compatibility on their first visit like Lotte-sama."

"Oh, by the way, where's Lotte? If I came to the dream world, Lotte should be here too, right?"

Because there was no one around except herself and the Cheshire Cat, and the Cheshire Cat mentioned Lotte, Ella couldn't help but wonder where Lotte had gone.

"Loudi-sama and your friends have already entered the Dream Realm. You are the last to arrive. However, being able to enter the Dream Realm has nothing to do with who you are. Your ability to enter and your companions' ability to enter are two completely different things. The fact that you two were able to enter together is more of a coincidence."

“Is that so…”

This means that under normal circumstances, Lotte and she would not go to the dream world together, Ella nodded.

"Did the Cheshire Cat just mention my friend? Is there someone else besides Lotte? And why is the Cheshire Cat here?"

"Well—I'm here because you happened to appear in the area I'm responsible for guarding. As for your friends, they are a brown-haired girl who looks about the same height as you, Ella-sama, and a woman with red twintails."

The Cheshire Cat thought for a moment and offered this response: the brown-haired girl and the girl with red twintails were probably referring to Angelina and Camisia. With so many people entering the dream world together, perhaps this was truly a dream. After all, such bizarre events could only occur in dreams.

"Are they in the Dream Kingdom now? Won't something unexpected happen if we let people from outside the Dream Kingdom enter like this?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Seeing the same old faces all the time is a bit tiresome, isn't it? It's fun to have strangers come in every now and then. It's been ages since anyone has come to the dream world, and four of them showed up today. It's something worth celebrating."

Perhaps the inhabitants of the dream world would be as kind as the adventurers of the Holy Academy.

"I'm glad they didn't cause any trouble. I thought there would be some kind of racism going on. So what's next? How should we find them?"

"Oh, it's fine if we just follow this road. It looks endless, but it's actually quite short. There's an illusion barrier at the border of the Dream Kingdom, so it looks endless."

"Well, I'll go find them first then. See you next time."

"That being said... Actually, it's just my clone standing here. My real self is probably chatting with Ella-sama's friends in the city."

The Cheshire Cat's face was just floating in the air, its tone sounding quite resentful, and it seemed to be muttering, "Next time I need to discuss the guarding rotation with my real body."

After waving to the Cheshire Cat, Ella turned around and prepared to walk in the direction the Cheshire Cat said.

"Ah, senpai."

A different voice, different from the Cheshire Cat's, appeared from behind.

"Eh? Fukagan?"

Looking back, I found that it was Fukagan who had no expression of surprise at all. He must have just entered the dream.

Compared to Ella's surprised expression when she first came to the dream world, Shen Gan seemed much calmer, but his tone sounded quite helpless.

"I didn't expect to see you in my dreams. Maybe I was thinking too much before I fell asleep? But I've never seen this cat before. I didn't expect my dream to be like this..."

"Ah, Fukagan, this is no ordinary dream..."

"Is that so? Let's just leave it at that."

Hearing Shen Gan's casual tone, Ella felt a little helpless.

How to confirm that the dream world is not just a personal dream, but a real world, was something that Lotte and I had discussed at the beginning. The answer was that there was no way to confirm this in the dream world except to leave the dream world and confirm it face to face in reality.

Even if you use ordinary methods to get the other person to tell you what they like, it won't work because of the reasoning that "this is my dream, so I will know everything I know about dreams."

But speaking of this, Ella couldn't help but think of the time when she came out of the dream, and the real world did not retain the memories in the dream world. In this way, perhaps the dream world is a separate memory.

Ella waved to the Cheshire Cat who had been circling around Shen Gan, looking him up and down.

"Does the Cheshire Cat know that memories from the dream world cannot be saved in reality?"

"Oh, well, you'll forget about this at first because you're not used to it, but it will get better over time. It's just that in the dream world, even if your body is asleep, your mind won't get enough rest. Tomorrow will probably be a very tiring day for everyone."

The Cheshire Cat looked a little embarrassed as he said this.

"How do we get out of here?"

Although I got out without realizing it the last time I came here with Lotte, if I don't find a way to get out on my own, wouldn't it be very troublesome if I get trapped here? I don't know how fast time flows here compared to the real world.

If the time in the real world stops after entering the dream world, there is no problem. However, if the time is equal, it will be a big problem if you cannot wake up because of this and sleep for several days in a row.

“Uh… no…”

As if afraid of Ella's reaction, the Cheshire Cat retreated timidly behind Shen Gan, using Shen Gan, who was watching his conversation in silence, as a shield and continued to explain.

"No, but maybe I just don't know! Maybe Master Kuro knows a way out!"

Ella smiled wryly at the Cheshire Cat's behavior, feeling a bit amused and helpless.

"Why are you so scared? This isn't your problem. It's impossible that you pulled us into the dream world, and that's why we ended up there."

"Hmm... Indeed, the method of entering the dream world has always been a mystery. I'm glad that Lady Ella understands."

"Well, well, we can't think of anything to do here, so let's go to the Dream Kingdom and find Lotte and the others."

Ella waved to Shen Gan.

"What a noisy dream..."

Feeling very troubled, Fukagami sighed and followed Ella.

Chapter 37: Elelaya Became a Vampire?!

After confirming that Shen Gan was following her closely, Ella walked towards the Land of Dreams, stepping on the stone slabs one by one. Just as the Cheshire Cat said, after only a few minutes, she arrived at a place emitting magical fluctuations.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the illusion barrier. While the surface is identical to the surrounding stone slabs and thigh-high grass, it's instantly noticeable with magical perception. This kind of barrier isn't uncommon in F.Wing, but this is the first time Ella has seen one in this world.

Thinking of what the flute player of Hameln said, that death in the dream world also symbolizes death in the real world, Ella hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and walked into the barrier.

There was nothing unusual, not even the unique sense of distortion that comes with space teleportation. Only the light changed from night to day.

Ella let out a sigh of relief and looked around, only to find that Shen Gan had arrived in the Dream Country before her. Thinking that Shen Gan treated this place as an ordinary dream and therefore didn't care about the possible dangers, Ella couldn't help but smile bitterly.

When he was about to talk to Shen Gan, he found that Shen Gan was looking at him with a strange expression on his face.

“…Senior, you look…”

"Eh? My appearance?"

Ella reached out and touched her face—there was no change in the touch, but because Fukagan didn't seem like the type to joke around, Ella used the fact that in the dream world, one could use imagination to create things that existed in the real world, and created a small mirror.

"what……"

I opened my mouth slightly, wanting to say something but found that only "ah" sound came out.

The person in the mirror wasn't the blonde, purple-eyed demon healer, but a figure whose facial features remained the same, but with silver hair and red eyes, and two distinct fangs showing through his teeth.

--vampire.

In an instant, the mind imagined the identity represented by this appearance. At the same time, there came a touch from behind that could only be felt in the Loli God state - wings. They were not the familiar pair of pure white wings as dazzling as an angel, but black little devil wings like a bat.

“Eh? Ehhhhhhhh!? Why did you become like this?!”

I tried to touch the pointed tooth with my hand, and just a light touch gave me a feeling of being pricked by a needle.

"This appearance—it's strange, but it's just a dream."

"B-but it's a vampire?!"

"So you're such a fussy person, Senior."

"If it were Fukagan, that would be the same..."

Ella stopped talking mid-sentence.

I always feel that even if it was Shen Gan, Shen Gan wouldn't be as surprised as I am...

Waving her hand helplessly, Ella turned her attention to the land of dreams.

Although the dream world can create objects that exist in the real world through imagination, that is to say, I can change my appearance back to its original state through imagination, but because my imagination is not as detailed as Lotte's, I cannot change it back through imagination.

But... what about switching states? If I try to switch back to a healer now, will I turn back into a blonde healer? In this situation, even if Fukagami sees the white light symbolizing the job switch, it can still be explained as a "dream."

Thinking this way, Ella began to try to switch jobs.

『Choose the role of a healer』

White light enveloped his entire body, but his appearance did not change. Although his personal information interface stated that his occupation was a healer and his race was a demon, he still looked like a vampire.

"accelerate"

A blue light surrounded his body, and it seemed that the acceleration magic could be used normally. In other words, apart from his appearance, his essence had not changed.

"Tsk, never mind. It's no big deal anyway."

As long as you can switch careers, there won't be any big problems.

Comforting herself in her heart, Ella turned her gaze towards the interior of the Dream Country, and then she stood there in a daze.

"pretty……"

After a long time, he murmured a word of praise.

In front of him was a spacious circular square with a fountain. The streets paved with white bricks were spotlessly clean, and the surrounding buildings were all one- or two-story stone buildings. Unlike the stone buildings he had seen in the real world, the houses here were all made of red tiles and white bricks, and the walls were engraved with intricate but not flashy patterns.

The sky was no longer the shattered purple moon, but a golden sun emitting soft light. The light blue sky with only a few clouds looked exceptionally clear.

There were some people sitting in groups of three or four in the square - mostly elderly people with gray hair and children who looked about eight or nine years old. They were feeding some birds with food around the pond, creating a peaceful atmosphere like that of a small town.

An old man who was very close to Ella spoke to her.

"Oh...you two ladies are from outside, right?"

"Eh? Yeah, yes, she and I are not residents of the dream world."

Because the Cheshire Cat said that the residents of the Dreamland are all kind-hearted people, Ella revealed her identity right away.

"What an honest girl... Most outsiders will lie about living here. I understand why you might be wary of someone who's just arrived for the first time, but it still makes you feel a little uncomfortable, hehe."

The old man stroked his gray beard with his hand and said with a smile, but because there were too many wrinkles on his face, his facial features were squeezed together when he smiled, which looked a little weird.

"Since you're so honest, I'll tell you some common sense about the Dream Land. Judging from your appearance, you're probably a vampire, right? Vampires are quite troublesome creatures in the Dream Land, so you'll have to be careful from now on."

Not quite understanding what the old man meant by trouble, Ella blinked.

"Trouble? What exactly is it?"

Subconsciously, I thought of the situation where Angeline was bullied because she didn't know auxiliary magic. If that was the case, it would be better to go outside the Dreamland and talk to the Cheshire Cat. Although strength is not a big problem, it is always uncomfortable to be pointed at by others.