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

"Well—fine, but I won't sign a slave contract, and I won't keep her with me forever. I'll just find a place to settle her down and live well after I reach my destination. Is that okay?"

"If this doesn't bother Ella-sama, thank you, Ella-sama, thank you... Call me master now."

The old man put his hands together, kept thanking himself, and then quickly pushed his granddaughter who was standing next to him to his side.

"Master."

As if they had rehearsed this countless times beforehand, the girl knelt right in front of him, staring at him with wide eyes.

This is a bit unfair! To be looked at like this by a lolita... Am I a lolita complex?

"Ahem, ahem, don't call me that. Just call me like Lotte. Wake up. What's your name?"

"My name is Nina."

The girl did not stand up, but just raised her head, revealing her yellow face due to malnutrition.

Hmm - if I were healthy, I always feel like wearing bunny ears would be cute.

"Nina? That's a bit too common a name. Well, I don't know how to name things anyway, so just call her that."

He squatted down and helped Nina up. The feeling of being completely weightless made his heart tremble. If he didn't have the abilities given by the Loli God, would he be in the same situation at this moment? Well, let's think about these things later. For now, he just needs to be an ordinary person in another world.

"Lotte, take Nina to the venue so she can take a shower and change clothes. You can just use the water stone in your backpack."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

Lotte's voice seemed particularly happy. At first, I thought she would be unhappy because someone else took her job, but seeing how she wanted to keep Nina before, I guess I was just worrying too much.

Speaking of which, it seems that our agreement from yesterday was that we should use "niao" as the end of our sentences until we get to the academy. I'd like to remind you of this, even though it feels a bit hentai.

"Ahem, Lotte, did you forget that yesterday's punishment seemed to include the ending of the sentence?"

Lotte, who was holding Nina's hand, suddenly stopped, turned stiffly and looked at Ella with a somewhat forced smile.

"Yes... yes... Miss Ella... nya."

So...so cute!

I felt the urge to rush up and do something, but I quickly controlled myself. There were so many children here, and seeing how Lotte kept pulling down her maid uniform, she must still be wearing nothing. If it happened here... it would definitely be serious... I'd better try not to look in Lotte's direction.

"Um—can I join you for breakfast tonight?"

Ella looked at the big pot that the children were gathered around. Although it didn't look very good, she could smell the fragrance coming from afar. This must have been made by Ruthie while she was still sleeping.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the field became a little tense, and all the children turned their eyes to him.

Eh? What's wrong? You look so nervous.

"As long as Lady Ella doesn't mind these, it's fine. Please wait a moment while I find a cleaner stone."

The village chief turned around and was about to leave, then as if he thought of something, he turned back and warned the group of children.

"Don't be rude to Lady Ella. You have to wait for Lady Ella to eat first."

"No, no, I'll just sit here and eat with everyone. Can the village chief come too?"

"But if I leave you sitting on the ground like this, disrespecting a noble is punishable by death."

So the laws in the other world are so strict... Fortunately, Kmir was a gentle person before, otherwise we would have been in trouble. I couldn't help but feel scared about my attitude towards Kmir in the hotel at that time.

"I don't care about that. Let's just eat together."

Although the village chief repeatedly refused, Ella finally persuaded him to let the children have dinner with her. Breakfast officially began only after Lotte returned with Nina in an ill-fitting maid outfit.

“I’m starting.”

After putting his hands together with Rudy, he picked up the spoon. This habit was something he had enjoyed doing since he first started eating. Rudy followed him because one day, Rudy asked him what he was doing. He explained that it was a custom from his hometown, so Rudy started doing it too.

“I…I’m starting.”

Nina, who was wearing a maid outfit that was longer than her body, also imitated the two people's movements. However, her awkward look did not look quite right. But it was as if a fuse was lit, and the group of children around her also put their hands together and did the same.

“““““I’m starting.”””””

The mixture of different tones made Ella smile.

"Did Miss Ella encounter anything funny? ...nyan."

Holding the pre-portioned red stew, Lotte tilted her head and looked at herself.

"No, it's nothing. I just think it's more fun to eat together."

"Really?... I think I'm a little... nya."

The two turned their gaze towards the children who were scrambling to eat the food in their bowls while staring at the still boiling pot.

"No need to eat so fast, take your time, there's still plenty—"

Ruthie put down her bowl and began to refill the food for the children who had finished earlier.

"Can I have a second bowl?"

I don't know who shouted, but the originally lively atmosphere on the field suddenly became crazy. Children who kept asking for a second bowl came to the front. As a result, in the end, Ruthie couldn't handle it alone, and she and the village chief had to go up to help.

It wasn't until I added ingredients to the cauldron for the third time that no one asked for another bowl. I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my sleeve. Although the "Swordsman's White Dream" didn't allow me to feel the outside temperature, sweating from exercise was unavoidable.

"Huh, it's finally over, huh? What happened to you guys?"

At some point, all the children nearby surrounded Lotte and him, their eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"You all, step aside. They want Lady Ella to take them with her. Don't worry about them."

"Is that so... Sorry, I can't take so many people with me. One is already my limit."

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he glanced around and looked at his child expectantly.

"Well, that's good. I can't trouble Ella-sama any further."

"Then, could Lady Ella stay here for a few more days?"

One of the children, a boy who looked older, asked for help.

"Yuzu, Nina is now Master Ella's slave. Don't overthink it."

The village chief frowned. Although he seemed to be scolding the boy named Yuzu, he was actually afraid that Ella would be angry and punish him, so he spoke up to protect him in advance.

However, the boy still looked stubborn.

"I know. I just want a time to say goodbye."

Hmm? Is this the legendary first love? It's time to help.

Thinking of what she had experienced in the past, Ella couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. Anyway, there were still a few months before the start of the Holy Academy, so it didn't matter if she stayed for a few more days.

"Alright, I'll stay one more day. You two young lovers should have a good chat."

The boy named Yuzu had a somewhat surprised expression on his face.

"Nina and I are not a couple, we are just siblings."

"Eh? Whatever, whatever, I'll let you stay one more day."

Ella waved awkwardly.

"Ella-sama looks only slightly older than Nina, but she gives off a surprisingly mature vibe."

This kind look unique to old people—please, can you please not look at me like a child? I’m already in my twenties after all…

"Alright, alright, that's all. Lotte and I are heading back to the assembly hall. Oh, by the way, the assembly hall collapsed in that earlier attack. Can you find us a new place to stay for the night?"

"No problem. How about the old warehouse in the village? It's been emptied out."

"No problem, then, Lotte, let's go. Nina can stay here, too."

"Yes, Miss Ella—nyan."

Lotte stood up and ran towards him, her lavender twintails dancing in the dim sunlight.

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*Lotte's character design has been colored! Here's a sneak peek at her upper body~

I was shocked when I read it myself. I wonder what other readers think?

Chapter 9: The Holy Academy

*创世纪6185年11月26日 上午9：27分 至圣学院领

The Holy Academy, located in the heart of the continent, although its name ends with the word "Academy", actually has a territory that rivals the entire size of the Kingdom of Paris. The entire territory is divided into three layers by towering walls: inner and outer layers.

The largest outer layer is called the "Outer Circle of the Holy Academy". It not only serves as a residential area for ordinary residents, but is also a complex area with deserts, forests, lakes, mountains and even underground mazes, which serves as a training place for students in the academy.

The area in the middle is called the "Inner Circle of the Supreme Sacred Academy". The circle is occupied by residential areas and commercial areas for ordinary people. At the same time, this layer is also the layer with the largest population in the entire territory of the Supreme Sacred Academy. It can even be said to be the most densely populated place in the entire continent. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the economic center of the entire continent.

The innermost area is where the "Supreme Sacred Academy" actually exists. The entire academy area is half the size of Honshu Island. It includes elites from all over the world, not only humans, but all intelligent creatures can study here. If the teachers of the academy are included, no one will question it even if someone says that the Supreme Sacred Academy is the strongest country on the continent.

At this time, on a country road a few kilometers outside the outer circle of the Holy Academy, three small figures were slowly moving forward carrying something.

“Ah~ah, I’m so tired…”

Ella used a rapier that was half her body taller as a crutch to walk. She hung half of her body on the rapier as if she had used up all her strength. Because she had always maintained her level at 11, her physical strength was not much higher than that of an average person. She looked up and complained to the two people walking in front of her.

"Why don't you take a break?"

"Haven't we only walked a few steps? Miss Ella is clearly at a high level, but her stamina isn't keeping up."

Compared to Ella, Lotte appeared completely fine. Previously, Hela, who had relied on Ella's magic to lift her, could now carry her on her back for a while after two months of training. As for the punishment she'd received at the border village of Barris, she'd already undone it when she'd acquired her new companion, Nina.

"There's nothing I can do about it. If only I could train like Lotte..."

For the past two months, Ella had discovered something deeply distressing: she couldn't improve her physical fitness through exercise like a normal person. It wasn't that she couldn't improve, but whenever she changed her level and then back, the maximum stamina she'd gained through exercise would be reset to zero. While this minor issue wouldn't be a big deal in a truly dangerous situation, it was incredibly troublesome in this situation. She and Lotte had discussed numerous solutions, but none of them could avoid this outcome, ultimately leaving it to play.

"Exercise? Don't make it sound so scary, Ms. Ella. I haven't grown any muscles or anything like that..."

"Alright, alright, Nina, can you still walk?"

When she heard someone calling her, the girl who was originally wearing a maid outfit and walking with her head down raised her head.

Two months have passed since she left the village, but Nina's timidity has only improved a little. Not only is she quiet, she is even afraid of being abandoned almost all day long. Although she has been emphasizing that she should just communicate normally like Lotte, this problem has not been solved.

Her green ponytail swayed, and unlike when she was first received, Nina's face had returned to a healthy state. Although she was still petite, she was no longer in the state of wanting to faint after walking a few steps like in the first few days.

Nina's clear green eyes looked at him.

"Hmm...it's okay. Master, do you need my help with your backpack?"

"Uh—no, no, let's just keep going."

How could I let myself go empty-handed and let a kid who is so much younger than me carry two backpacks?

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made everyone carry their own luggage..."

"So, Miss Ella, didn't we agree on this before? Providing food for three people with just one backpack seems suspicious no matter how you look at it. Even a dimensional backpack doesn't have the nearly unlimited capacity of the one Miss Ella brought out. We're almost there, Miss Ella, so please hold on a little longer."

"Yes, yes, has Lotte been to the Holy Academy before?"

"No, but can't we see the city wall from there?"

Lotte pointed into the distance with her long green-gloved hand.

“…Ahh, let’s go.”

After walking for about an hour and a half, the three finally arrived at the foot of the city wall.

Looking up at the pitch-black behemoth before him, he wondered, this was truly a magical world. They could even create walls stretching for tens, even hundreds of kilometers, at least thirty meters high. Even in his own world, no country could possibly create something like this, right? However, this city gate seemed a bit strange.

"Hmm? Why is there no one here? Such a big city gate, and there's no one guarding it?"

"Yes, but it seems like the Holy Academy doesn't need this gate at all. Should we go in first?"

"Let me go in front, and Nina will stand in the middle."

The three of them changed their formation. They did this because Ella always felt that there was something strange deep in the city gate in front of them. If they encountered danger, it would be easier for her to deal with it if she was in the front, although her own sense of danger had no reaction at all.

She took a slow step forward, and perhaps noticing that her movements were different from her usual casual ones, Lotte also became alert.

The passage formed by the ten-meter-thick city wall gave people a feeling of oppression. Because the surroundings were so quiet, the tapping sound of footsteps on the ground could be clearly heard.

Eight steps, nine steps.

Perhaps it was a magic that obscured perception. Although I had reached the end of the city gate, I still couldn't see the scenery ahead clearly. Only the light shining through illuminated the ground.

Finally, he reached the thing that looked like a huge curtain and reached out to touch it, then glanced back at Lotte and Nina.