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

The emperor paused, turned his gaze, and began to look for a suitable person in the hall. Mitis, who knew what this behavior meant, lowered her head and shrank her body, trying to make herself smaller.

But the fact is that this behavior has no effect. Since the tall Gerard, who was originally standing in front of Mitis, has already stepped out of the team, no matter how Mitis hides herself, she is extremely conspicuous.

Finally, the words that gave Mitis a headache echoed in her ears like a judgment.

"——Let Lord Envy and Lord Modyado go together."

The gazes in the hall became subtle, with frowns, pity, and gloating. These expressions mixed together to form a very interesting picture.

The reason was simple. Any noble would understand that Gerard hated non-human races. Even if Gerard would not openly reject the emperor's order in the court, he would certainly treat Mitis coldly on the road afterwards. Not to mention that the two of them were incompatible. If they were put together alone, it would be reasonable for them to fight.

Completely oblivious to this, the Emperor continued to add.

"Remember that Lord Envi's troops are all non-human races, and they should be very compatible with Lord Modyado. Although I heard that your personalities don't match, I hope that you can get to know each other better during this operation."

"Your Majesty... could you please find someone else?"

Gerard raised his head, with a hint of hesitation in his voice.

"Oh? Sir Modiado, is there something wrong?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that Mitis—Lord Envy is not up to the task. If you choose Lord Pei Shi or Lord Symos, the Commander of the Imperial Knights, I am fully confident that we can complete the subjugation."

Although Gerald's words were denying herself, Mitis didn't want to refute at all. She even felt that it would be better if Gerald's attitude was more resolute. The reason was not other than that. First, there had been many such rebuttals before, and she was too lazy to care about them. Second, compared to a momentary speech, she would rather not participate in this action. Gerald's presence made her feel physically uncomfortable. If she had to watch him eat during the journey, she would definitely starve to death on the road.

And this does not count the conflicts between soldiers. Although there have been no disputes or strange atmospheres between the soldiers under his command and Gerald's soldiers, if Gerald is not polite enough to them, the soldiers will definitely be resentful, and it will be another trivial matter to calm them down. There are so many things that make me feel overwhelmed just thinking about it.

However, the emperor's words instantly shattered Mitis's hopes.

"Lord Pei Shi and Lord Semos have other missions to carry out recently. Lord Envi is the best candidate right now. If you feel the troops are insufficient, I can add two additional magic chanter corps for you and Lord Envi to command."

"His Majesty……"

"What? Do we need additional troops?"

Things have come to this point, even Gerrard can't say anything more. If he leaves the new emperor with the impression that he is incompetent, it will be counterproductive. Gerrard can only accept it honestly.

"That is enough, Your Majesty. I will obey your will."

"Hahaha, that's good, that's good. Then, appoint Lord Modyado as the commander-in-chief of the army, and Lord Enwei as his assistant. During this time, we will wait for the advisors to discuss the details. We will set out in three days. Is that alright?"

"I will obey your Majesty's orders."

A beat later after Gerard finished speaking, Mitis also bowed her head helplessly.

"I will obey your Majesty's orders."

Chapter 4 Twintails?

*创世纪6187年6月19日 下午13:37分 布鲁泽亚帝国北部

The Bruzea Empire was unusually hot as July approached. It was afternoon now, and the chirping of cicadas mixed with the heat evaporating from the ground. The noise and the stuffiness made the inner impatience even worse. Beads of sweat kept flowing down the back, and even the front hair was stuck together. If it were a soldier wearing thick armor, he would surely feel like he was in a steamer.

Sitting under the shade of the tree, Ella vibrated her nostrils, sniffed the fragrance of grass mixed with the cool breeze, and then leaned straight against the tree stump.

Similarly, the others were also sitting under this towering tree that was at least a hundred years old. The summer heat made them lack the desire to communicate, and they just sat on the mats and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.

Ella squinted her eyes comfortably and stretched out her body.

[I made the right choice. I didn't travel in a carriage.]

Although the carriage was exceptionally comfortable and the space was not cramped, the feeling of stuffiness was unavoidable. Even opening the windows and using wind stones to speed up the air flow did not work. Moreover, since everyone in the group was disguised as ordinary humans, they could not individually put on the "healing miracle". In the end, they could only decide to stay in the shade of the trees and rest until the sun set.

As for the journey, thanks to the convenience of using the portal of the Holy Academy with the help of Iris, it is now only a short journey of about a week to the Black Dragon Mountains, so even if we walk slowly like this, there is no problem. If I have to say something, it is that the occasional passers-by make me feel a little embarrassed. I really can't accept the look in their eyes as if they are looking at some rare animal.

He raised his head slightly, looking past the mountain road dozens of meters in front of him, and looked at the mountain that blocked a large area of ​​sunlight. There was no doubt that his position could be considered a strategic location. The road was blocked by dangerous peaks on both sides, leaving only a nearly 100-meter-wide flat road in the middle. Of course, he didn't care about this place. Now he just wanted to go to a place with stronger wind to cool off, such as the peak of the mountain about 400 meters high in his sight.

Ella opened the "Terrain Search" function.

"Um?"

I discovered something worth noting - there were densely packed light spots on the other side of the mountain, with no end in sight. There were so many of them that I felt like the "terrain search" had crashed.

For safety reasons, Ella quietly took out the Fire Arrow, enlarged the display range of "Terrain Search", and then took a small breath.

There was no doubt that the "terrain search" was not wrong, but it was indeed the case. An army of about 30,000 people was marching on the other side of the mountain. In addition to the ordinary magic casters mixed in the army, there were also nearly 2,000 magic casters protecting the center of the team. Even if he had not investigated the proportion of the empire's army, he could tell that this was a considerable force.

Subconsciously, my mind thought of the imperial army that Iris had mentioned two days ago.

“Wow… I just happened to meet you…”

"What happened to Miss Ella?"

Lotte leaned over, and the scent of lavender, which emerged from summer sweat, entered her nostrils.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Ella turned her head slightly.

"It looks like there's an army on the other side of this mountain."

"army?"

Ruthie continued to ask, but the posture of stretching out the upper body and looking up from the bottom was too subtle. In addition, the chest part of the casual clothes was very loose, so she would always see inside intentionally or unintentionally. For the sake of politeness, she could only tilt her head back slightly.

"Hmm... there are probably around 30,000 of them, including 2,000 magic casters."

"Thirty thousand soldiers? Including two thousand magic casters? Could this be the army sent by the Empire to suppress poachers?"

Lotte looked very surprised, with her mouth slightly opened, completely unaware of how much damage the snow-white neck exposed under the collar could do to her.

Swallowing unconsciously, Ella continued to answer.

"Yeah, that's probably right."

"The Empire only has seven magic chanter legions. Two thousand magic chanters are equivalent to sending two legions... If I hadn't known ahead of time that their purpose was to aid the Black Dragon, I would have suspected they were preparing to start a war."

Perhaps feeling tired from always sticking her upper body out, Lotte moved closer to Ella, the two of them coming close enough to practically touch each other—since it was summer, the slight stickiness of sweat could be felt.

If it were in the original world, Ella would probably feel disgusted by being on the train, but if it were Lotte, she would have a completely different idea - it wouldn't be bad to continue like this. The inexplicable lavender scent on Lotte was very charming, and the feeling of security made her even want to lie down and take a nap.

"If I make such a request, I'll probably agree... But Lotte is talking about serious matters right now. If I suddenly say I want to sleep, Lotte might feel like I'm disturbing her. I'd better finish what I'm saying first."

He unconsciously looked at Lotte's crossed legs - the thought of using her knees as a pillow filled his heart with joy.

"Miss Ella, Miss Ella?"

"Eh? What's wrong?"

"No... nothing, I just saw you were distracted and thought something happened."

There are mental attacks and curses in this world, so it is understandable that there will be such doubts.

Feeling a little sweat on the back of her neck covered by blonde hair, Ella reached out and wiped it.

"I wasn't attacked by a psychic attack, huh? I don't have a miracle cure, but psychic attacks have a range limit anyway. I can't be attacked all of a sudden."

"Yeah...that's true."

Watching Ella wipe the sweat off the back of her neck with a handkerchief, Lotte blinked, a strange light gleaming in her orange-red eyes.

"Is it hot right now, Miss Ella? How about tying your hair up?"

"Tie it up?"

Although she had not agreed yet, Luty had already taken out two white ribbons from under her skirt.

"It won't be so hot if you tie it up, right?"

"It's a good proposal..."

But tying your hair is really troublesome.

"Shall I help Miss Ella?"

Before Ella could deny it, Ruthie took action. Without Ella moving forward, she just stood beside her and combed Ella's blonde hair with extremely swift movements, quickly tying one side into a ponytail. Then, Ruthie moved to the other side and tidied her hair with the same movements. In less than two minutes, Ella's long straight hair was turned into two ponytails.

Taking the mirror from Lotte, Ella tilted her head left and right to look at it. Despite her mixed feelings, she had to admit that it was indeed very cute. The novelty even made her feel that the person in the mirror was not herself.

"I've always wanted to see Miss Ella with her hair tied up in twintails, and today I finally got my wish. She's even cuter than I imagined!"

"Even if Lotte says so..."

It seemed as if stars began to shine in Lotte's eyes, and Ella's complicated emotions became even more intense.

"Miss Ella thinks it's beautiful too, right?"

“That’s true, but Lotte actually described such a simple thing as a ‘wish’, even though I would have agreed if you had just told me directly—”

Realizing that there was something wrong with this sentence, Ella subconsciously twirled the ends of her twin ponytails with her hands and continued to add.

"Only occasionally, occasionally."

"Hehehe, I knew Ella-san would say that. So, can I hold you, Ella-san? ...You'll be so soft if I hold you while I sleep."

The voice that said the second half of the sentence was so soft that it was completely inaudible. She could only hear Lotte whispering something. Considering that she had heard Lotte say during nap that she wanted a younger sister, Ella hesitated for a moment.

"Lutee rarely asks for things, so it seems like it's okay to agree to it? It's summer now though... I hope I don't sweat..."

But it was obvious that he had already felt his back getting wet. If Ruthie were to hold him up, she would definitely be able to feel it. Not only that, it might even get on Ruthie's clothes.

A feeling of embarrassment instantly filled her heart, and the speed at which her fingers twisted her hair increased. Ella turned her head away.

"I can't hug you now."

Imagining Lotte's disappointed look, Ella quietly turned her eyes and looked at Lotte with a subtle movement that Lotte probably wouldn't notice.

「If you really do show that kind of expression, I might allow you to do it once...」

However, the latter did not show any disappointment, but murmured thoughtfully with a slightly red face.

"Hmm... indeed, although Miss Ella smells like fruit right now and I feel like taking a bite, if Miss Ella finds out that I'm actually sweating... putting aside the rudeness, I really... want to crawl into a crack in the ground..."

Ruthie seemed to be thinking the same thing as herself, which meant that both sides were considering this issue.

I couldn't help but find it a bit funny, but I couldn't ignore the fact that I was sweating, so I just shook my head - my golden twintails swayed left and right.

"Next time, next time. But then it seems like Iris will be the only one who doesn't have twintails."

After standing up, Ella walked towards the shade of the tree. She now had the same standard twintail style as Camisia. Lotte was considered a bottom ponytail. Although Fuka's twintail was asymmetrical, it was also considered a twintail. As for Angelica, it should be called a shawl twintail.

Because Ella stood up and walked behind the shade of the tree, the people sitting behind the shade of the tree were able to see Ella's current appearance.

Iris had the expression of someone who had discovered a new toy, Angelica clapped her hands quietly, and although Shen Gan's expression didn't fluctuate much, one could still see the surprise in it. As for Camisia, she was completely stunned, with a heart symbol that only appeared in comics in her eyes.

“Ah…ah…Princess?”

"Camisia, mind your image."

It was rare that Iris kindly reminded Camisia, who had now unconsciously walked in front of Ella. Judging from the hands she stretched out to Ella, she would have picked up Ella in the next second if Iris had not reminded her in time.

Coming back to her senses, Camisia immediately withdrew her hands and quietly wiped the corners of her mouth.

"Princess, why did you suddenly tie your hair up? Uh, no, I don't mean you look ugly. I'd say you look much better now than before—Um, no, I didn't say you looked ugly before, but now you look younger... Oh no, more, cuter."

The impact was so strong that the man became incoherent.

Even Fukagan was amazed by Kamisia's state.

"This is the first time I've seen Camisia-senpai lose his composure like this."

"Yes, Teacher Camisia is always so handsome, but now like this—Little Ella's killing power is even more terrifying than the Mark of Original Sin."

"If other people on the mainland knew about this, they would be so surprised that their eyes would pop out of their heads."

After saying this, Shen Gan sighed.

"Senior, you lack self-awareness."

the other side.

Ella took a step back due to Camisia's overly excited behavior.

"K-I already know what Camisia is thinking, but this is only happening now. It will return to normal when the weather cools down..."

A look of regret could be seen on Camisia's face.

"Only in summer?"

To be honest, Camisia was even considering whether to replace the completed statue in the Demon Clan with the current twintail style.

Ella nodded, confirming Camisia's question.

"Yeah, but if it weren't for Lotte, this decision wouldn't have been made."

"I saw that Miss Ella seemed to be troubled by her hair problem, so I offered my help... After all, I just wanted to see how Miss Ella looked now."