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

"What is Jinghua doing?"

Perhaps because he was too immersed in his psychological activities, Jinghua was shocked when Ella patted his shoulder.

"Ah! Ah... It's Ella! I was so scared."

"Seeing Jinghua thinking so seriously, I thought it was a magic item."

"I just want to use my savings to buy some daily necessities. Even though I'm being helped by Ella now, we'll eventually be separated, so it's time to think about how to pursue a better life with my own abilities."

"What do you mean by a better life?"

Ella's question made Jinghua point to the large black ribbon tied at the end of her hair.

"I've never thought of such a thoughtful decoration before. Besides the decorations, it's also necessary to replace the dental floss with tooth sticks. It's really inconvenient in this world without a toothbrush."

Toothwood in this world refers to a specific piece of wood that is cut into finger-thick pieces, and one end is then kneaded into fibers to replace toothbrushes. However, due to its high cost and easy consumption, ordinary families still choose the more economical dental floss.

"Can't you just make one yourself? All you have to do is find the right kind of fluff, right?"

Jinghua is a person who is quite good at craftsmanship. The ordinary cloth clothes that Jinghua is wearing now are made by Jinghua himself.

"A toothbrush can't compare to clothes. If it were possible, they would have made it long ago—wait, why does Ella know about toothbrushes? Isn't that something that only exists in my world?"

“Ah… this…”

Ella rolled her eyes while searching for an excuse.

"That's because... yeah, because I use it all the time, like this."

Ella took out a wooden toothbrush for her own use from the storage. This was not an item from "F.Wing", but an item she had asked the demon craftsmen to make.

Jinghua was stunned for a moment, then opened his not-so-big lips.

"H-There's actually a real toothbrush? How much is it? I want one too. No, even the one Ella has is fine!"

"No, no, even if Kagamika is alright, I'd still think there's something wrong."

This feeling is like putting someone else's panties on yourself. No, it's even more unacceptable than this.

Ella's refusal made Jinghua excited and he took a step forward, grabbing Ella's collar with both hands.

"Damn it, did you buy it from the Demon Tribe? Is that so?"

"Yeah, but even among the demons, toothbrushes are rare."

At least before I left, toothbrushes were not yet popular.

Staring at Ella from bottom to top, the excitement on Jinghua's face slowly turned into disappointment, tears gradually appeared in his eyes, and his mouth was tightly pursed into a line. In the end, he couldn't help it anymore, Jinghua suddenly looked away, and his hands that were holding Ella's lapel were unable to let go.

"Hmm... never mind. Let's talk about that later."

"...Then I'll give you mine?"

Jinghua's aggrieved look made him feel extremely guilty, and he even felt like he was bullying Jinghua.

"No, Ella must think I'm disgusting, using someone else's toothbrush and all."

Although Jinghua's expression could not be seen clearly because he lowered his head, the movement of his hand across his face made Ella guess that Jinghua was wiping away tears, and the guilt in her heart suddenly deepened.

"Then... should I ask a craftsman to make another one for Jinghua?"

"No, I'll figure it out myself."

"Yeah."

Was it because he was angry that he didn't accept her proposal, or was it because he was too embarrassed to accept her proposal because he was not frank? Ella couldn't understand Jinghua's thoughts, but she was sure that Jinghua no longer paid attention to her and turned his attention to the stall in front of him.

"Oh~ Little girl, you finally agreed with your sister? What kind of library do you want to buy?"

Chapter 49: Hidden Intentions

The stall is run by a brown Kumi. His body is made of minerals, but he has two tufts of mustache on the part that symbolizes his mouth. It makes people sigh that this is a fantasy world.

"Ella is Ella, not my sister."

"Sorry, sorry, I mistook you for my sister. Okay, let's take a look at the goods here."

Is it a custom in the Kingdom of Kumheim to end a sentence with a "Ku"? But Olds didn't seem to have such a habit. Standing behind Jinghua, Ella pondered, perhaps it was a custom in the capital of the Kingdom of Kumheim. It only takes a few decades for the accents of different regions to begin to differ, and a few hundred years for them to completely evolve. It's just a suffix, so it makes sense.

"Miss, you wanted to buy this toothwood? It only costs five copper coins. If you buy it, you can get discounts on other items."

I accidentally did business.

Although it looks quite comical as it keeps gesturing with its spherical hands made of mineral, its brains are no less than those of a human businessman.

As evidence, Jinghua, who had obviously thought of retreating when he heard the five copper coins, showed hesitation again, frowning tightly, and his deep red eyes scanned the items on the stall from left to right.

After about a minute, Jinghua pointed at a few items.

"How much does it cost, including the tooth wood, the comb, this thin white cloth, and the needle and thread of the same color?"

"Including the discount, the total is two silver coin vaults."

"Two silver coins?! Isn't that a discount?"

"The thin cloth that young lady likes is a high-end product from the elves. One silver coin is a very cheap price."

The brown-haired Kumi twitched his beard, his gaze wandering between Ella and Jinghua, as if he had something else to say.

"Miss, do you need more?"

"If it's cheaper."

Is it so urgent?

Ella blinked her purple eyes. Under normal circumstances, Jinghua would definitely turn around and leave after hearing the price of two silver coins. This was the first time she bargained like this, so it must be quite necessary.

Ella's eyes were fixed on the white silk.

『Low-level identification』

[Hmm? It's just ordinary silk.]

The piece of silk in front of him was only less than half a piece of length. Judging from the marks on the cutting, it should be the leftover part after someone had used it up. Although the price of two silver coins was indeed far lower than the market price, it was not necessary to buy it, unless Jinghua urgently needed to use this cloth to make clothes. But the fact was that Jinghua had already made several sets of clothes to cope with the winter when he was on the ship, so there was no need to purchase more.

Kumi looked embarrassed.

"This is the cheapest price."

"Hmm... Buying it would use up all my savings, but..."

"Can I help you?"

In order to make up for the mistake of making Jinghua cry, Ella, who was standing behind Jinghua, tilted her head and tried to look at Jinghua's face, but Jinghua just glanced away angrily.

"unnecessary."

"Yeah."

Although it was an expected result - after selling the first batch of monster materials, Jinghua was no longer willing to accept her financial help - Ella was still a little surprised. She thought Jinghua would seek help from her in difficult times.

"Well, this kid is very stubborn. It would be strange if he agreed."

As soon as Ella finished her thoughts, Kumi had a new reaction.

"If you don't have enough money, there are other payment methods."

"Another payment method?"

His eyes lit up, and Jinghua looked back at Kumi, who was leaning against the wall in a leisurely posture, with anticipation.

Kumi just opened one eye - although the eye was represented by a hole, he was strangely able to close his eyes - and glanced at Yin Hua secretly.

"Just give me the ribbon on your or your sister's head and I'll give you whatever you want for free."

"Ribbon?"

Jinghua reached out and touched the black ribbon that held her long white hair together.

"But this is something Ella gave me... No, can I make you another one exactly like it?"

"No, no, I only want a ribbon that has been worn by a beautiful girl. I can hold a scented ribbon and smell it all day without getting tired of it."

While speaking, Kumi twitched his nose twice and his eyes turned into the shape of hearts.

"Ouch."

Although Ella couldn't see Jinghua's expression, she could roughly guess that Jinghua must want to say "pervert". Just as Ella was about to take Jinghua away, a slightly plump middle-aged woman appeared behind Kumi, who was still immersed in beautiful memories.

"Stop it, you idiot!"

Bang.

The slightly plump woman raised the hammer high and smashed it hard on Kumi's head without any hesitation. Then, Kumi, who was originally chattering, broke into pieces.

"what……"

“Eh…”

Jinghua and Ella could only stare at the scene blankly, but soon the middle-aged woman turned her attention to Ella and Jinghua opposite her. However, what was a little different from what they had imagined was that the middle-aged woman's originally very angry face gradually turned into a forced smile.

"I'm so sorry, my husband has caused you so much trouble."

"Eh? Are you a couple?"

"Ah, is this your first time in the Kingdom of Kumiheim? Marriage between humans and Kumi is quite common now."

"I think I heard Olds say that before, but is it really okay to just smash it like that? Will it make your husband mad?"

Ella looked at the brown fragments scattered on the ground.

The woman's actions made Ella's mouth twitch involuntarily - after looking at the debris on the ground where Ella pointed, the woman immediately kicked it a few more times, and nodded to Ella with an apologetic look on her face.

"I'm so sorry. I should have been the one selling these. I was just going home to get something, so I asked my husband to look after them. I'm so sorry for leaving a bad impression on you two. This idiot has always liked collecting ribbons worn by girls. If he keeps this up, he'll end up in the dungeon sooner or later."

It's really a fantasy that she can say without changing her expression that her husband is going to the dungeon.

Ella stuck out her tongue inwardly.

"As apology for my husband harassing you, please pick whatever you like. But please don't tell the guards about my husband harassing you..."

【It turns out I'm still worried.】

If she didn't pick one, it might make the woman feel uneasy, so Ella bent down and picked up the tooth wood that Jinghua wanted from the stall.

"I'll take this one."

"Where's the white-haired lady over there?"

"Why did you choose toothwood... This is such a disgusting feeling... Never mind, I'll just choose this cloth. Can you sell me another needle and thread of the same color?"

"Needle and thread and cloth originally belong together. Please take them, young lady. I'll leave your husband's affairs to you."

The woman bowed deeply to Ella and Jinghua.

"Then we'll take it without hesitation. See you next time~"

After waving to the woman, Ella turned and left first, followed closely by Jinghua.

After about three minutes, Ella deliberately slowed down her pace and looked carefully at Jinghua who was slowly walking to her side.

"Kagami-ka?"

no answer.

"Kagami-chan?"

Still no answer.

"Little Mirror Flower~"

"What are you trying to say, Ella?"

"Ahahaha, Kagamika hasn't said anything. I thought Kagamika was angry or something. Um, this is Chiba."

Ella handed over the tooth wood she had held before. Jinghua frowned hesitantly at first, then snatched it away.

Seeing that Jinghua was willing to accept it, Ella couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Does this mean you're feeling better?"

"Not really."

"You're obviously laughing!"