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

A girl in black Gothic clothing appeared, her long silver hair casually draped behind her, her delicate wings flapping constantly, and her purple pupils seemed to be about to emit flames.

“‘Hela’.”

He took out the magic technology that he had given to Lotte, which symbolized the god of death in Norse mythology, from the backpack beside the bed.

"[Magic-Destruction] mode activated."

A mechanical, inorganic sound uttered from Ella's mouth. Then, visible red light particles gathered from Ella's body to the patterns on Hela's gun body. Her right eye was close to the focusing and correcting sight at the top, and she adjusted the gun body to aim at the source of sunlight.

"'The Cutting Blade: The End'."

呲——

A sound like ice cubes being poured into hot oil was heard. With the approximately 80-centimeter-long Hila as the center, nine ominous dark red magic circles lit up one after another, rotating clockwise and counterclockwise. The entire room was filled with dark red light.

"'Heavy Strike'."

"[Heavy Attack: Double]."

"'Heavy Attack Triple'."

"[Heavy Strike - Extreme]."

""burst"."

"[Explosion: Double]."

"[Explosion Triple]."

"[Explosion Extreme]."

""destroy"."

After nine voices like the whisper of the abyss were spoken, a dark red arrow the size of a finger slowly flew out from the muzzle of the gun, and then the whole world dimmed.

A faint scent of lavender wafted into my nose as it was pressed against the gun.

"Hmm—Lotte? Eh? Eh? This isn't a game?! Oh no! No, no, 'Magic - Annihilation' mode, 'Judgment Blade - Annihilation'."

He picked up Hela again and followed the trajectory of the previous shot. Nine magic circles flashed on the gun body again, but this time the nine magic circles rotated extremely quickly and flickered in an extremely unstable state.

""accelerate"."

"'Acceleration·Double Level'."

"'Acceleration·Triple'."

"'Acceleration Extreme'."

"'Acceleration Extreme'."

"'Acceleration Triple Superposition Extreme'."

""dissipate"."

""collapse"."

"'Instant motion'."

After the last word was uttered, a beam of ice-blue light as solid as a substance spurted out from the muzzle of the gun. The light disappeared into the sky after a moment, and the wind pressure generated even made Ella feel that the entire venue was shaking.

After a while.

click-

The sound of an eggshell cracking.

With the trajectory of the launch as the center, an invisible pulse exploded in the sky more than ten kilometers away and quickly spread to the surroundings. All the clouds were shaken apart at a speed visible to the naked eye. The existence of this wave seemed to make even the sun tremble, and the light was so weak that people could not feel the heat.

Boom—a huge air wave began to attack the ground.

"Looks like... I've gotten into trouble again—oh yeah, 'Kuon's First Guardian'."

Ella looked up blankly at the invisible air wave exploding in the sky. After muttering to herself, she immediately fell down on the bed, covering her head with her hands and ears.

bang——

Thunder-like sounds rang out one after another, and finally, the air waves reached the assembly hall. The dilapidated walls could not withstand the impact and collapsed in an instant.

"Cough, cough, cough, fortunately, cough cough, my, the attack magic can automatically avoid people, cough cough, should I be thankful here..."

A small black figure with wings ran out from the dense dust with its hands covering its head.

"Ahem, come to think of it, Lotte's up a long time ago, so she should be fine... The villagers also used the Kuon-no-First Guardian..."

『Select the character as Swordsman』

"Ms. Ella?!"

As the pure white light symbolizing the role switch disappeared, a girl wearing cat ears and a maid outfit appeared on the other side of the smoke, running towards her with her purple twintails bobbing behind her.

"A-Miss Ella, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? If so, tell me right away..."

The girl ignored the hair stuck to her face due to sweat, and instead kept touching her body up and down, feeling an itchy sensation on her thighs.

"Hey? Lotte, where are you touching?!"

"Um... I'm glad Miss Ella is okay... You were so quiet I thought you were injured. So, what's going on here?"

After letting out a long sigh, Ruthie began to adjust her clothes, occasionally pulling down the hem of her skirt with her hands.

"I don't know. I just woke up and it's like this. Maybe there's some monster fighting somewhere, hehe..."

He forced a smile to evade Ruthie's question. Although Ruthie looked at his fake smile with suspicion, she did not continue to ask.

"Don't worry about me anymore. How are the villagers? Are they not hurt?"

"No, no. The kids were waiting outside for dinner. No one was inside. Also, that gust of wind was a bit strange. It dissipated on its own just before it reached us."

"Yeah, really? That's great, let's go take a look."

Without waiting for Luti's nod, she walked towards the villagers.

This square, which was formed by compacting the soil, occupied about half of the entire village. At this moment, countless children were looking at the sky with frightened expressions on their faces, but everyone was standing motionless around a large pot in the middle that smelled of food, as if their feet were stuck to the ground.

Judging from their appearance, the oldest was only fourteen or fifteen, and the youngest was probably not even in their double digits. However, they all had one thing in common: they were all pale and thin, and most wore something made by digging a hole in the cloth, stuffing their heads through it, and using a rope as a waistband. These children, with their bare feet on the ground, looked at him with eyes filled with fear, panic, and a hint of expectation.

Due to the magic he had used before, the sun's heat had dissipated a lot, and the wind began to be a little chilly. He could see a few younger children hugging their arms and shivering slightly.

This is really... Are these the only children left in the entire village?

I never thought that the scene I had only seen on TV would appear so realistically before my eyes. Because it was too dark last night and my attention was not on these children, I did not realize the problem. Now it seems that the reason why Ruthie gave more food than expected yesterday was because she noticed these children.

I didn't know what to say, I just stared blankly at the children standing in a circle in front of me on the dirt. Not long after, an old man who was probably checking whether the house was damaged came over.

"My Lord, you are not injured, are you?"

Are you calling me? I took a step back, making way for the old man. The old man looked at me with some gratitude, then looked up at the sky with a look of panic.

"I'm glad the noble isn't hurt. That wave just now... could it be the arrival of the Demon King?"

"Uh... no, how could it be the Demon King? And don't call me sir, just call me Ella. The old man is older anyway. By the way, are these the only people in this village?"

Feeling guilty, I didn't want to continue on this topic and chose to ask about the current situation first.

"Yes, Miss Ella. There are only these children and this old man left. Even though I am the mayor of this village, I am still the mayor."

“Where are the parents of these children?”

He pointed at the skinny kids who were afraid to get close to him.

"Because of bandits, wild animals near the village, and other reasons, he probably won't be coming back."

The old man who claimed to be the village chief looked at the children and then shifted his gaze into the distance, his cloudy eyes flashing.

"I'm so sorry, I accidentally touched a sore spot..."

"It's okay. Rather than bringing this up, I'm lucky to finally have someone to talk to."

Even without relying on identification skills, he could tell that the children in front of him were hungry, including the village chief. From his trembling hands, he could tell that the village chief was probably the worst off among the group. In addition, the bare roads they passed before coming to the village meant that they must have run out of food, so they must have eaten up even the weeds.

Looking at the boiling pot surrounded by children, Ella couldn't help but ask questions.

"Besides what's here, how much food is left from what Lotte gave us yesterday?"

"Is this the food that maid gave me? There's still half left, but looking at that natural disaster just now..."

The village chief's expression became a little complicated.

I always feel a little guilty...

"Lotte, give them half of the food in your backpack."

"OK."

Ruthie opened the dimensional backpack she had taken out from the gathering place, and took out batches of various dried meats and pasta and placed them on the ground beside her. She had asked Ruthie before, and she knew that there were dimensional backpacks in this world, so she didn't need to worry about this kind of thing causing trouble for her if seen by others.

Seeing the food piled up like a small mountain next to him, the village chief's face was full of gratitude and surprise, and the children standing in the distance looked like they were drooling.

"Is this... is this okay? Giving us so many things... Ella-chan... doesn't Ella-sama need these?"

"No, I have other ways. I can only help you here. From now on, you have to rely on yourselves."

Ella looked at the surrounding environment and there didn't seem to be a complete road at all. If she gave the village chief gold coins directly, he would not spend them. Giving him food was the best option.

"This... this kind of kindness, we can never repay it..."

The village chief seemed to be about to kneel down, and Lotte behind him hurried forward to support him.

It was the same thing when I saw the slaves in Ryan Town before. Seeing these things in another world always makes me feel heavy. I let out a long breath, trying to lighten the weight in my heart.

"No need to pay it back. Just consider it a small favor I did on behalf of the lord here."

Ella waved her hand and was about to turn around and leave, but then she noticed that the old man was looking at her with a complicated expression, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it.

"Is there a problem?"

"If I make this request... I hope Lady Ella won't be angry."

"It's okay. If I can, I'll do my best to help."

The complicated expression on the old man's face became more intense. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke slowly as if he had made up his mind.

"Even if I'm a slave, I don't mind. I hope you can take my granddaughter away—"

Chapter 8 Children from Another World

"You're going to sell your granddaughter into slavery? Why would you do that? Is this food not enough? If that's the case, I can give you something else."

Ella felt a little surprised and looked at the village chief in amazement. She couldn't understand why the village chief would make such a request. Normally, the food she gave should be enough for half a year.

The village chief waved to the children gathered in a circle, and a short girl wearing oversized men's clothes and with long skirts came over timidly.

"This is my granddaughter... Actually, I had some selfish motives in letting my granddaughter follow Ella-sama—"

The village chief stopped talking here and looked at Ella's expression. Ella nodded and motioned for the village chief to continue.

"My granddaughter is the prettiest and smartest in the village. She will definitely not hold Master Ella back."

"In that case, wouldn't it be better to live as a normal person? Wouldn't it be ruined if I became a slave?"

The village chief glanced at Lotte who was standing behind Ella, as if he had witnessed something dazzling and felt a little embarrassed to speak.

"I spoke to the maid earlier, and she told me she was your slave, Master Ella. I thought it would be better for her to be in your hands rather than just burying my granddaughter in my care. Master Ella doesn't seem to treat her slaves any differently, even wearing such fine clothes... And just by looking at her conversation, I can tell she's well-educated..."

Without waiting for Ella to speak, the village chief took a breath and continued.

"And even if I could escape the village and avoid the bandits, the lord of the territory or other nobles would surely take a liking to my granddaughter... So please, Master Ella, accept my granddaughter. Even if I become your slave, it's better than being abused by others in the future."

The village chief hunched his back and bent over in a requesting gesture, and he didn't seem to want to raise his head, as if he was waiting for Ella's reply.

This is a bit difficult... Lotte at least has some basic magic skills, and I did lack someone to talk to during the journey, but this girl doesn't look like the type who is suitable for fighting. Although I won't let her encounter danger by staying with me, this means that I have to take care of one more person. This requirement is really difficult for me who pursues simplicity. I am not the type of person who will help someone without reservation when I meet him. For now, the right choice is to avoid as many troubles as possible.

"Feel sorry--"

I felt the breathing behind me quicken, and when I looked back, I found that Luty was quickly looking away.

Is he thinking of his past self? Or is this just pure sympathy? Lotte seems even kinder than himself, Hmm—in that case, I'll find a place to settle her down after we get to the academy, and leave the care to Lotte.

"Lord Ella, I will never cause you any trouble. Even if I have to work like a slave, please let me follow you."

The girl standing in front of him spoke for the first time, very seriously, her clear green eyes flashing with pleading.

The clear pupils flashing with the color of innocence gave him the final blow.