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

"Iris, can you brighten the magic lamp?"

"Of course you can, but you have to conserve your magic power to deal with any unexpected situations."

"Isn't it because it might attract the monster's attention... then - 'Light'."

With a light snap of his fingers, a golden sphere emitting dazzling light appeared inside the passage, causing the three people, who were already accustomed to the darkness, to subconsciously close their eyes.

"So bright! Little Ella, you've ruined this rare adventurous atmosphere!"

"Well, this is more appropriate."

Ignoring Angeline's protest, Ella nodded. She still preferred this kind of clear view with an unobstructed view.

Since the terrain search showed that it would take quite a while to get out of the passage, Ella began to talk to Iris.

"The design of this passage doesn't look like it's being used to treat the royal family, does it? This eerie feeling is more like the entrance to an underwater labyrinth or a prison for prisoners?"

"Hmm? Does Aira-chan feel the same way?"

"Hmm... So I'm wondering if the legend is fake, and that the Arrow of Fire didn't actually seal the Undersea Princess, but rather an underground labyrinth or something like that—"

It was just a thought that came out of her mind, but it made Ella feel a chill on her spine. She had pulled out the Arrow of Fire without considering the authenticity of the legend at all. It was really too reckless.

But Iris just took back the magic lamp, transferred the Crescent Dew from her left hand to her right hand, and looked like she was fine with everything.

"Even if the legend is false, this can't be an underground labyrinth teeming with monsters, right? The only confirmed natural labyrinths on the continent are the Western Demon Territory and the Eastern Demon Territory. No previous records mention any underwater civilization possessing an underground labyrinth. Besides, the Demon King's followers back then wouldn't have used the Fire Arrows crafted by the Demon King for something like a seal."

“Eh…”

Ella nodded in agreement.

The first half of Iris's words alone were not enough to convince her, but the last sentence, "The Demon King's followers would not use the Fire Arrows made by the Demon King to seal the underground labyrinth," made Ella completely relieved.

Considering the demons' nature of regarding everything belonging to the Demon King as a rare treasure, a mere underground maze that poses no threat to the demons if left alone, compared to the Arrow of Fire made by the Demon King himself, is obviously more valuable. So the Arrow of Fire might really be sealing the last princess of the underwater civilization as the legend says. Apart from this, I can't think of anything else that can be equated with it.

Angelica, who had been pouting to express her dissatisfaction because Ella had ruined the atmosphere of the adventure, quickly returned to her normal self, tilted her head in confusion, and turned to look at Ella.

"I don't quite understand what you're talking about, Ella-chan, but if it's not an underground labyrinth, then it must be a prison, right?"

"...Prison? Speaking of which, Angelina, is it okay for you to walk backwards like this?"

"No problem, no problem."

"Prison?—That's a possibility."

"Hmm? Why are the royal family imprisoned? Normally, if it was the last princess, she would be sealed in the palace, right?"

According to legend, the last underwater dweller knew that his clan was going to be destroyed, so before the Arrow of Fire cast the final seal, he cast a spell to permanently freeze time on the underwater princess.

Since she is the last princess, she will not hide in prison no matter what. Even if she runs out of the palace to escape, she will not stay in a prison with only one exit and cannot get out once she enters.

In response to Ella's question, Iris simply waved her hand and said bluntly.

"Well, I don't know even if you ask me. There are so many possibilities, it's impossible to sort them out."

“Haa ...

Imitating Shen Gan's helpless look, Ella sighed and switched the Fire Arrow, which had transformed into an ordinary arrow, to her other hand. To be honest, a Fire Arrow of this length was a bit troublesome for her.

"Ah, we should be almost there. I can already see the light ahead."

Following the direction pointed by Angelica, Ella and the other two walked to the end of the passage and arrived at another location.

At the same time, the only light spot in all areas appeared on the terrain search, and the information written in the status bar was.

"Tina Maria Hake, Level 5."

Chapter 56: Undead Creatures

Seeing the information displayed on the terrain search, Ella couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

“How could this be…”

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

“No, nothing…”

Although the "Eye of Exploration" magic can also be used for exploration, there are obstacles in the middle at this distance. Even with Iris's level, Tina cannot be discovered, so Ella cannot explain to Iris.

——I didn’t expect it to be true... But the last princess is only level five, so it doesn’t matter even if she is released.

Whether in F.Wing or this world, the level of monsters a monster user can train is affected by their level. Higher-level monsters require higher-level monster users, so even releasing a level 5 monster user like Tina wouldn't be enough. At that level, even controlling the Deep Sea Flying Fish from Brorickz would be difficult.

"Hmm... I feel a little uncomfortable..."

Looking at the surrounding environment, An Jieni murmured softly.

Walking out of the passage, the three people arrived at a prison composed of countless metal fences and stone walls.

As time passed, only a pile of bones of unknown creatures remained in these countless low cages of all sizes. Through the metal fences, one could see the walls inside the cages with scratches from countless creatures' claws and neat indentations that looked like they were recording time. Broken bowls suspected of being used for feeding and chains that restricted movement were scattered everywhere. If one added the gallows and execution platform, one could easily imagine what kind of tragedy had happened here.

Trying not to pay attention to those things, Ella suppressed the creepy feeling in her heart, swallowed her saliva, and while observing her surroundings, she took Angelina to the direction of the underwater princess.

In contrast to Ella and Angeline's discomfort, Iris remained completely unchanged. Her expressionless face offered no clues. Was she accustomed to this kind of situation and therefore indifferent? Or was she, despite feeling uncomfortable, forcing herself to appear calm in front of her junior schoolmates? Her expressionless face offered no real answer.

Following Ella and Angeline who seemed to be wandering around casually, Iris glanced around.

"This must be the prison of the underwater civilization. Even after six thousand years, it hasn't changed in Genesis. Well, Aira-chan and Angeline-chan, stay close to me, okay? Otherwise—"Wind Spirit Arrow"."

flutter.

The blue arrow with a gorgeous tail flame passed through between Ella and Angeline who were walking side by side, and pierced through the undead creature in front that was about to crawl up from the ground.

“Eh? Ehhhh!”

Ella's surprise made Iris shake the Crescent Dew in her hand helplessly.

"So, in places like this, souls that can't be liberated will inhabit objects and become undead creatures. While these creatures aren't very powerful themselves, sudden attacks can be quite troublesome. Ella-chan, it's best to use the 'Eye of Exploration' as you go. If possible, using a skill with holy attributes to help them re-enter the cycle of reincarnation would also be a good idea, okay?"

"Hmm... I'll give it a try."

Ella nodded. The reason why the undead creatures were not discovered by the terrain search was because she had added a blocking word "block all creatures below level three" in order to reduce the search volume. Just in case, Ella turned it back on.

If the opponent is an undead creature without life or intelligence, and only has the instinct to harm the living, then even if it is me, I should be able to use attack magic. Even if not, as Iris said, as long as I use skills with sacred attributes, even healing magic can cause damage to these undead.

What's more, these souls who have been trapped in prison for a long time also hope to be liberated.

As usual, Ella subconsciously waved the "sacred staff" in her hand, closed her eyes, and used the most basic sacred magic.

"'Basic Healing Technique'."

“Ella-chan, what are you holding in your hand—!”

——!

Without any warning, the entire prison was shining with an extremely strong golden and red light. This light was several times stronger than the light element she had used before. It was like looking directly into the sun in the summer. Ella felt as if her retina was burned.

At the same time, strange wind sounds began to be heard throughout the prison, like the growling of souls. However, that sound gave people a feeling as if expressing relief and gratitude.

The intense golden color that filled the field of vision and made people cover their eyes took five minutes to slowly dissipate.

“Hmm—”

“It hurts, it hurts… I can’t see at all!”

"Ella-chan, pay attention to the weapon you're holding before casting a spell!"

"Wait, wait, before that, is Angelica's eye okay?"

After regaining her vision a little, Ella found Angeline based on the impression in her mind and used the identification skill to confirm her condition.

If Angelina suffers permanent damage due to my mistake, I will have made a serious mistake.

Fortunately, Angelini's word "blind" seemed to be just an adjective, and she was not really hurt. After rubbing her eyes for a while, she became lively again - this strong recovery ability may be envied by many people.

"Angelina?"

"Yeah, I'm fine now, but if you're going to cast this kind of magic next time, Ella-chan, it would be better to tell me beforehand, right?"

Although her eyes were still red, Angelica smiled as if there was nothing to worry about.

"Hmm... I'm sorry, I thought you were holding the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment... but it turned out to be the Arrow of Fire. But are Arrows of Fire really that powerful..."

As far as he could remember, he had only used less than ten points of magic power at most, but this scene - the prison that was originally gloomy because of the undead creatures, instantly turned into a place without any oppressive atmosphere. All the souls that could not be liberated due to resentment were all purified by holy magic, making the whole space look much fresher - it was as if he was using skills in the state of Loli God.

"That's a massive amount of magical power accumulated within the sealing magic circle for over six thousand years. Simply tapping into that magical power will amplify the magic. Fortunately, Ella-chan didn't use any offensive magic, otherwise, I don't know what would have happened. Well, it's a good thing this way. If all the undead creatures are destroyed, we can move forward without any worries."

"Six, six thousand years?! I'd better not use Fire Arrows to cast magic from now on... But just now I thought I heard those spirits thank me."

Although he could be considered to have destroyed something with his own hands, he did not feel any guilt at all. Instead, he felt that he had done a good deed. This might be because when he had destroyed those undead creatures before, he had liberated those souls that were immersed in pain and unable to escape, and they expressed their gratitude to him.

As the light that captured his vision continued, he heard various voices expressing gratitude to him. Although it sounded a bit scary, he unexpectedly felt a warm feeling in his heart. Perhaps this was the result of the combined blessings of the undead.

The most common thing he said was a simple "thank you". Ella was sure that this was definitely not an auditory hallucination.

Of course, there is no basis for all this.

"Eh? Why didn't I hear anything?"

"Well, none of this is important. Let's hurry and find the princess at the bottom of the sea."

Feeling a little happy, Ella gently covered her left breast with one hand, and waved the other hand casually to Angeline. The delicate features hidden under her blonde hair showed a faint smile, and she walked towards the last legacy of the underwater civilization - the underwater princess, "Tina Maria Hake", with footsteps that echoed in the prison corridor.

Chapter 57: The Undersea Princess Imprisoned in a Birdcage

The prison in the underwater ruins is an underground facility with a cross-shaped appearance. In addition to the necessary exit facing the south, there is a place for the general public on the other side of the north, which is similar to a public execution platform. All those who commit serious crimes will be publicly beheaded on the execution platform. Of course, this does not mean that the people in the prison will have a chance to escape from the execution platform. In fact, the execution platform has a special design that allows light to enter, but people cannot escape.

Since the prison did not have complicated passages like a maze, Ella quickly brought the other two to the execution platform.

"There's a magic lamp here? Ella-chan, take down yours."

Following Iris's instructions, Ella waved her hand to cancel the light magic, and the entire execution platform appeared before her eyes.

This is a picture like a fantasy world.

A transparent plank road about a hundred meters long is suspended in the sea. Unlike the scene we saw when we came here, the seabed here seems unusually vibrant. Brightly colored fish swim among the coral reefs about tens of meters below our feet. They look like dazzling spheres acting as light sources, hanging in the sky in the distance. Looking down along the light source, we can find the remains of what is suspected to be an underwater civilization city - although it is a little dilapidated, it is still very spectacular.

But this is not the most eye-catching thing. What attracts the most attention is that at the end of the transparent plank road, which is about 100 meters long, there is a room made of pitch-black fences. Except for the fact that its size seems to be able to accommodate at least hundreds of people, its appearance is no different from that of a birdcage.

With eyes wide open, Angelini pointed at the girl sitting in the cage with her back against the bars.

"Little Ella, is there someone there?"

"...Of course I saw it, but...why was it in a birdcage?"

According to the instructions on the terrain search, the sleeping girl sitting in the cage should be the last princess of the underwater civilization, Tina Maria Hake. But why Tina, the last princess, is in a birdcage is a bit strange no matter how you look at it.

【Well, anyway, let’s go over and take a look. 】

For safety reasons, Ella first cast defensive magic on the three of them before approaching them step by step, taking as light a step as possible.

Since there were no traps on the transparent plank road, Ella quickly walked to the birdcage.

The girl lying in the birdcage was obviously in a state of deep sleep, her long hair the same color as the sea casually spread on the ground, and her gray long skirt, which was damaged due to the passage of time, could only cover the key parts of her body - considering that the clothes could still maintain their shape after six thousand years, it might be a dress woven with magical materials - she looked like a sixteen-year-old human girl, with slender arms and bloodless lips. Just looking at her gave her a sickly feeling, and the girl's quiet appearance at the moment made people feel reluctant to disturb her.

"Those scales on the forehead are probably the symbol of the underwater people, right?"

Iris frowned slightly and pointed thoughtfully at the other end of the birdcage - the diamond-shaped scales hidden in the girl's hair.

Like the purple eyes of the demons and the silver hair of the gods, the symbol of the underwater people is the scales on their foreheads. Among the underwater people, the scales of married women and all men are red, while the scales of unmarried girls are blue.

So judging from the color of her scales, this girl named Tina should belong to the latter.

"Well, what should we do now? If we don't have a key to this cage, we'll have to ask Camisia to open it, right?"

Ella fiddled with the black lock hanging on the birdcage, which was carved with intricate patterns. Judging from her identification skills, it was made of a material called "God's Crystal". According to the knowledge taught in the Holy Academy, although Ella could no longer remember the specific ranking, she had a vague impression that God's Crystal was a mineral that was above Crimson Gold and several levels higher.

"Is this the 'God's Crystal'? Such a precious metal is wasted here. Does that mean the underwater people value their princess very much..."

"Well, I haven't experienced royal life, but isn't Elise-senpai also a princess of the Godman tribe? Using the 'God Crystal', which only requires a small amount of doping to make weapons indestructible, on a princess of the tribe, isn't that normal? Both Ella-chan and Elise-senpai are very important figures in their race."

In Angelini's opinion, the identity of a princess alone is enough to make her use the "God's Crystal", but Iris's previous words seemed to be unexpected, which made people feel a little confused.

Lifting the Crescent Dew, Iris used attack magic on the black lock, but the magic seemed to be absorbed by the lock and disappeared without even making a sound.

Elise smacked her lips softly.

"Angeline-chan, you're probably thinking this way because you're used to seeing Ella and me. For most races, there's more than just one princess. It's not uncommon for a king to have dozens of daughters, so marrying off princesses as tools for political alliances isn't unusual. Compared to something like the 'God's Crystal', where a country can only produce a tiny amount of materials each year, a princess who's at the bottom of the hierarchy and can't claim the throne is just an insignificant figure."

"Ella-chan and I are both the only descendants of our race's royal family. We have the absolute right to inherit the throne, which is why we are protected by our race with all our might. According to records, there were nearly a thousand people with royal blood among the underwater people at that time, so there is no reason to attach so much importance to this princess."