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

The carriage continued on the country road.

Chapter 7 Border Village

After driving on the muddy country road for nearly half a day, Ella and her group finally arrived in the territory of the Kingdom of Baris. Although they encountered two groups of thieves who wanted to rob them on the way, they were both dealt with by Camisia at the last second before they could act. Now they were tied up in a team with ropes and followed behind the slowly moving carriage.

According to the laws of the Kingdom of Paris, thieves can be killed on the spot if they are encountered. If they are captured alive, they can be taken to any town in the kingdom and handed over to the patrol team, who will give them a certain amount of silver coins as a reward. As for the subsequent treatment of thieves, they are usually demoted to slaves and sent to places such as mines or military bases that require heavy labor.

Naturally, these people were not worthy of sympathy, so Ella and the others did not care. It is worth mentioning that when Ella later discovered that there were many thieves lying in ambush on both sides of the road during a terrain search, those thieves remained on the sidelines. They were probably frightened after seeing the huge group of nearly forty people lined up behind the carriage, so they did not dare to take action again, even though Ella's carriage looked very ordinary after being camouflaged.

"Ms. Ella, the village is just ahead. Do you need to stay there?"

Lotte's voice came from outside.

Although Lotte's dimensional backpack contained insect repellent powder and various items to ensure survival in the wild, generally speaking, few tourists would choose to camp in the wild. There are too many unstable factors in the wild. In addition to poisonous insects, they might also encounter monsters and wild beasts that choose to attack humans because they cannot find food in winter.

After thinking for a moment, Ella lifted the curtain in front of the shed.

"Hmm... Let's stay there. If possible, I'd like to see how the people of Barris Kingdom react to people of other races."

"Are you an idiot, Aira-chan, thinking of trying something like that? It would be better to cover your purple eyes with a black cloth."

"Iris, you just want to see that kind of immoral look!"

For some reason, a subtle image of a girl with her eyes bound by a black cloth came to mind.

"Well, it was just a joke. Anyway, it's best not to even think about trying it, okay? If you don't want to be driven out of the village, the people of the Kingdom of Barris are quite harsh on demons."

While speaking, Iris put on the golden hair that Ella had given her before. Although it covered her original silver hair, it made her look more noble. Even if she was only wearing ordinary clothes, people could tell at a glance that she was not a commoner.

Acting with Iris were Fukagan, who wore a large hood, and Angelica, who let down her brown ponytails and covered her ears with her long hair.

Perhaps she had thought of something, and Camisia, who was wearing the magic item that changed her eye color, suddenly spoke.

"By the way, Princess, didn't you say before that you woke up in the Kingdom of Barris?"

"Eh? Ah... I think... yes..."

If I remember correctly, when I first explained my identity to Camisia, I said that I was already in the Kingdom of Barris when I woke up. Although it was not a lie, after all, I was already in the town of Ryan in the Kingdom of Barris when I came to this world, but how to explain my previous experience now is a big problem. Fortunately, Camisia did not pursue the matter.

Very concerned, Camisia squatted down beside him and kept pinching his shoulders and calves as if checking for any damage.

"Weren't you harmed by humans back then? The people of Barris treated the demons little better than slaves..."

"No, it's okay, Camisia, you're worrying too much."

Ella lowered her head in embarrassment at Camisia's caring attitude. Camisia knew that she was very strong, but until now, she was the only one who knew that she came from another world. Although she had told Lotte in the dream world, Lotte seemed to have forgotten this information in the real world.

"Is that so... That's good then."

"Ahahaha... Camisia also gained a lot of experience on Dragon Island."

"Even though I didn't feel anything, if you're the princess, you've said so, I guess you've gained a lot of experience."

Sitting back in her seat, Camisia took out two blue lenses from the black ribbon that tied her crimson ponytails. This was a magical item used to replace the color of the eyes. As long as it was placed near the eyes and magic power was continuously injected into it, it would automatically stick to the outer wall of the eyeball. Because it was not a magical hallucinogenic item but a physical color changer, even if someone used detection magic to search, it would not be detected. As a replacement, the disadvantage was that as long as the holder's magic power was exhausted, the item would lose its effect and fall off.

As for the increase in Camisia's experience points that Ella mentioned, it was when Camisia eliminated the sea dragon that landed on the island of Brorickz, which led to a 1% increase in experience points. Although it sounds small, it is a considerable improvement for Camisia who has reached level 62.

After taking the lens handed over by Camisia, Ella put it into the warehouse. Of course, she did not reject Camisia's kindness, but she really wanted to see the reaction of the people of the Kingdom of Baris. Last time, she passed by as a human and did not have a personal experience. Now that she is a demon, she has to face this problem. If she observes the villagers as a sample, when she meets the King of the Kingdom of Baris, Tovasan, as a messenger from the Holy Academy, she will have a rough idea of ​​the reaction of those nobles. After all, it is quite rude to wear a mask or something like that when meeting the head of a country. It is normal to be caught as an assassin by sensitive people - although this is just her imagination.

The slowly moving carriage stopped, probably arriving at the village entrance.

"Miss Ella, something seems strange."

"What's wrong?"

"They...seem to be warning us."

It seems that she was mistaken for a thief or something. I met quite a lot of thieves on the way here. The security in this territory is very poor. I remember that the village where I picked up Nina seemed to be nearby.

From the terrain search, it seemed that the villagers standing at the village entrance were all ordinary people below level 7, so Ella only asked Luti to accompany her to explain the reason.

Walk from the main road where the carriage is to the village next to it - this village seems to make a living from agriculture, but now the farmland looks messy, as if it has been trampled by monsters.

Standing at the entrance of the village was an old man who looked like the village chief and dozens of armed villagers. In their hands were weapons that seemed to be completely hastily assembled and were so crude that it was laughable - wooden sticks with sharpened tips, stone spears made by breaking stones and tying them to wood to use as sharp weapons. The only decent weapon was the longbow held by a man dressed as a hunter, but even so, Ella could easily block it with just a magic shield.

These people's eyes were filled with fear and timidity.

"What are you doing in the village? And who is that man behind the carriage?!"

Chapter 8: The Dragon and the Branch of Doom

Since some of them were covered in blood, they might have just finished a battle with something. It was normal for their attitude to be bad, although it made him feel dissatisfied.

The one who responded was Lotte standing right in front of him. His plan was to communicate using the human Lotte as a cover, and then appear to test the waters.

Lotte carefully chose her words in response, showing no dissatisfaction at her previous rude attitude.

"We are envoys from the Holy Academy, hoping to find lodging in the village for a reasonable price."

There was no emphasis on aristocratic status to force a stay, but rather exchanges based on an equal relationship.

Because Lotte was now wearing ordinary casual clothes and looked very decent, she did not look like someone with evil thoughts at all. She looked no different from the daughter of a traveling merchant, so the villagers relaxed their vigilance a little.

As a representative, the village chief with gray hair walked out of the crowd.

"It's fine for me to stay overnight, but could you please explain to me who those tied-up men are?"

"Those are bandits we subdued on the road. They pose no threat to you. There are six of us who need accommodation. As for the payment... is five silver coins okay?"

"Five, five silver coins?!"

There were sounds of surprise in the crowd. Five silver coins were more than enough for the cost of a place to stay. A typical hotel would only cost five to ten copper coins a night. In a village like this, three copper coins a night for a room was already a lot.

Nodding slightly at the villagers' reactions, Lotte thought for a moment before adding.

"Yes, but we need the best rooms, and we can prepare our own food."

"No, no problem... But those bandits..."

"Just leave those bandits anywhere in the square."

"Okay, but the village was just attacked by a black dragon, so it'll take some time to clean up..."

The village chief looked embarrassed and turned slightly to let Luti look behind him.

More than half of the houses showed signs of being charred, and some collapsed with only half a wall left standing alone on the ground. Some villagers also had varying degrees of injuries on their faces and hands. Although no crying was heard, they looked quite miserable overall.

"Black Dragon...?"

Muttering softly, Ella focused her attention on searching the terrain.

There is no one on the verge of death or dead in the village, and the most seriously injured still has more than 60% of their health. From this, it can be seen that the black dragon may not want to attack the village, otherwise, with the strength of these villagers, no one would survive. You know, even a young dragon has at least level 20.

Holding on to a glimmer of hope, Ella searched for nearby monsters—there were no black dragons, and the level gap between the two sides was too great, making it impossible to observe the terrain through retrieval.

In order to obtain more information, Luti continued to question the village chief.

"When did the black dragon appear?"

"...A day ago, a huge dragon roared and a strange sound suddenly came from the other side of the mountain. By the time we realized what was happening, the black dragon had already arrived and destroyed the village."

"Where did they go afterward?"

"Um... I'm so sorry, no one of us noticed."

Luti turned back to Ella. The mere sighting of a black dragon was already a serious matter, not to mention the mention of another powerful, unknown monster. In Luti's opinion, the best thing to do now was to leave the village immediately and head to the Barris capital of Jeos City. Then, she would report the news of the black dragon to the guards. Black dragons were a relatively rare species among dragons, and the Barris Kingdom would certainly send troops to eliminate them. Their fangs, scales, tendons, and bones were all potentially useful, even as strategic reserves. As for the unknown monster, the Barris Kingdom could handle it on its own.

After pondering for a moment, Ella looked at Lotte.

"Hmm... Let's go back to the carriage and discuss this with Camisia and the others."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

"Hey, wait."

Just as Ella and Lotte were about to turn around and return to the carriage, a voice with a clearly questioning tone came from the villagers.

"Is that girl a demon?!"

"I saw... ominous purple eyes."

"That must be the demons! An evil race that only knows how to cast destructive magic!"

"Village chief, we must not allow the demons to live here."

"If you touch it, you will be cursed. The black dragon must be coming because of the demons."

The chattering sound rushed towards Ella like waves. No one spoke up for the demons, but this was an expected result. This was the atmosphere in the Kingdom of Baris. Camisia had warned about it before, so Ella could only choose to ignore it.

"Well...after all, it's better to wear a disguise from now on. I hope I won't be like this when I meet King Tovasan."

With a hesitant expression on his face, the village chief called out to Lotte, who was clearly dissatisfied.

"We can't provide the demons..."

"No."

Rejecting the village chief with a stern tone, Lotte followed Ella back into the carriage.

After stretching deeply, Ella sat back in her seat and leaned against the carriage tiredly.

“Ah~ah, I’m totally disgusted.”

"Senior, you deserve it. You still tried even after being warned by Camisia-senpai."

Shen Gan raised his blue-purple eyes, which were no different from his white eyes. However, compared with his previous expressionless look, this expression made Ella feel fresh.

"I can't help it. I just wanted to see how serious it was. But this isn't discrimination, it's outright hostility. Hostility. I feel like if I force my way in, I'll be speared to death by the villagers."

"I'll get rid of them all before then."

"...Lotte-chan's expression is a bit scary. Was what just happened really that serious?"

Even Iris was afraid of the aura of impending violence emanating from Lotte. She gave Ella a wry smile and a look that seemed to say, "Why don't you take care of it?"

Receiving the signal, Ella coughed lightly twice and placed her hand on the shoulder of Lotte, who was sitting next to her and exuding an ominous aura.

"Alright, alright, don't worry about it. Lotte was once a noble of the Kingdom of Barris, so this situation is to be expected."

"But--"

Even so, Lotte still had a feeling that she couldn't let go.

"Even if I don't want you to, does Lotte want that kind of bloody scene to happen?"

"this……"

"So just don't worry about it."

"Yes……"

Lotte lowered her head and agreed quietly, but this made Ella feel a little guilty.

After all, as Shen Gan said, this is just what she deserves. If she didn't want to experience the extent to which this country hates the demons, she wouldn't be angry. This is something she should pay attention to in the future.

"Well, Lotte-chan becomes like this whenever she talks about Ella-chan."

"Compared to this, it's more strange that Camisia-senpai didn't react at all."

Following Shen Gan's words, everyone suddenly realized that there was a more terrifying existence here than Luti - Camisia seemed to be completely unconcerned about this matter and sat upright in the carriage.

"Hmm? Why should I care? They're just ants. As someone in a higher position, you should understand."

Camisia sat so solemnly that Ella almost believed what she said. In fact, Camisia, who was leaning on her right inside the carriage, was trembling slightly, as if she would explode at any moment. The reason she didn't do so was probably because she didn't want to cause trouble for Ella, or because the other personalities in the "Golden Cat Eyes" were comforting her.

In order to prevent the topic from continuing, Ella brought up the question of the black dragon, and the one who reacted the most was Iris.

"It's a black dragon? How rare... With the current power of the 'Branch of Disaster', it should be able to challenge dragons below level 40. Want to give it a try? Lotte-chan is now level 20, and with that strange magic weapon, she can unleash power close to that of a fourth-tier attack spell. Angeline-chan and Fuka-chan are also level 20 and 21, respectively. With Lotte-chan and I as the main attackers, Angeline and Fuka-chan providing diversion, and Ella-chan providing backup, we should be able to do it."

"Eh? Eh? Challenging a dragon? No way. A dragon is the strongest creature of its level. We don't have anyone who can defend against a dragon's attack."

Just like what Ella said, what their team lacked most was a shield character. Asking Angelica and Shen Gan to be responsible for holding them back was too much of a stretch no matter how you looked at it. Once they were hit by the dragon's attack, the consequences would definitely be quite serious.

Iris waved her hand to signal Ella to be quiet.

"Well, don't say that for now. With Camisia here, we don't have to worry even if someone gets into danger. Now's a good opportunity to hone our teamwork, right? And as for the Shield Class... Ella-chan can handle it, right? If I'm not mistaken, Ella-chan can stack up 'Magic Shield' endlessly, right? As long as they don't get directly hit by Dragon Fangs that can penetrate everything or extremely powerful spells, they should be fine."

Or was Iris seeing through it?

Ella groaned in pain in her heart, but since she had already been discovered, she had no choice but to admit it. Iris didn't seem to want to delve into it, and besides, she would definitely keep this matter a secret along with the fact that she knew she was very powerful, so there would be no problem.