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

With her purple eyes wide open, Mitis looked like she was about to cry. She grabbed Ella's sleeves tightly with both hands and looked at Ella from bottom to top with tears in her eyes.

"Mitis-senpai, before asking for your help, shouldn't you comfort me first?"

Fukagan, whose body was covered in dairy products, put down the wooden cup with an expressionless face.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'll clean Fukagan right now!"

"Haha—never mind. I can change my clothes myself. Mitis-senpai, just focus on your own business."

Shen Gan stood up, nodded slightly to Ella, turned and walked towards the stairs, apparently going to change clothes.

After watching Shen Gan disappear on the stairs, Mitis looked at Ella again with a pleading look. Ella put her hand on Mitis's forehead and pushed Mitis away.

"Iris said it was the Four Original Sins, it has nothing to do with Mitis. And at this point, even if Mitis wanted to—"

"think?"

"Ahem, even if Mitis wants to reveal her identity as the Mark of Sin, I won't let her get away."

“Eh? You’re so bold… Hey… Hey hey hey…”

Mitis's blushing face and silly smile made Ella push Mitis a little further away. Mitis seemed to have misunderstood what she meant. She meant that she would not let go from the standpoint of the master - in fact, she wanted to say close friend, but that would be embarrassing.

"Well, before heading to the Elf Territory, why don't we go back to the Sacred Academy? It shouldn't take long."

"Well, the sooner you hand it over, the better. It would be troublesome if people thought Ella-chan was trying to repeat the disaster of six thousand years ago."

"I'll let you explain Kiru's situation."

"Excuse me, Camisia. How about Angeline? If you want to go back to the Elf Territory, you can go back with Kiru."

"How could I possibly agree to that? I want to be with little Ella."

"Then it's settled. First, go to the Sacred Academy and return the Seal of Sin, then head to the Elves."

The conversation ended and Ella finished the bread in the basket. As if she had calculated this moment, a girl who looked only about ten years old appeared outside the inn. She had long white hair tied with a night ribbon, wore a rose-red dress, and had long hair tied with a night-colored ribbon.

"Ella!"

"Eh? Jinghua? Why are you here suddenly?"

Chapter 82 Epilogue

In his sight, Jinghua was holding the door frame with one hand and the other on his waist, walking towards him while breathing heavily.

"Hoo-hoo-I'm so tired. I finally found a chance to escape from those guards and immediately came here. Where's the water?"

"Use this."

"Thank you, Lotte."

After picking up the water cup and gulping down a few gulps, Jinghua wiped the corner of his mouth and sat down on the bench.

"Finally, I'm alive."

"Kyoka is a saint now, right? Why are you so embarrassed?"

Not only her hair and clothes, but even her nose and eyelashes were covered with snowflakes.

Jinghua blew on his frozen hands and then rubbed his ears.

"If I had known a Saint was such a hassle, I would never have become one. Every day, I'm either learning etiquette and wording, or meeting visiting nobles. And they even asked me to help rebuild the castle. Even though it's just using magic to condense bricks, is this really a Saint's job?"

After complaining all at once, Jinghua lay powerlessly on the table.

"Ordinary people still have more freedom in their lives. I want freedom, freedom!"

"Well, with the castle in such a dilapidated state and the invaded territories being returned, it's normal to be short on manpower. It'll be fine once this period of time passes, right? And if you complain now, it'll only make it more unbearable later, you know?"

Receiving visits from envoys from neighboring countries, clarifying the interests among the nobles, and eliminating conflicts between factions are all compulsory courses, and Ella has a deep understanding of this.

"Ah~ah, I just want to have a good sleep."

"If you don't mind, Miss Jinghua, you can rest in my room."

"Eh? Is this okay?"

Facing Lotte's tempting proposal, Jinghua's eyes lit up at first, then he lowered his head.

"Forget it. If everyone's working, I'd feel guilty slacking off at this time. Even if I wanted to sleep, I wouldn't be able to."

"Even so, you still managed to sneak out?"

Mitis asked with her head tilted, and her long pink hair flew into Ella's mouth. Ella reached out and brushed it away.

"Because I need to give the return gift to Ella, but I can't openly tell Oz that I want to see Ella. It would be terrible if Oz found out."

"Returning the gift... By the way, is Jinghua okay? And Miss Flower Fairy?"

When he regained control of his body and took his companions away from the royal capital, he immediately began to look for Jinghua. At that time, Jinghua was lying on the ground dying, and even his limbs had disappeared. If it were not for the identification skill showing that Jinghua could still be saved, he almost used resurrection magic on Jinghua. In addition, it must be said that Jinghua's appearance at that time left a psychological trauma on him - he had never seen such a bloody scene.

Jinghua waved his hand nonchalantly.

"It's all right now, Flower Fairy-san, too. Putting aside the fact that Flower Fairy-san was originally a plant, the effects of my 'Time Rewind' were unexpected. Even my hands and feet have recovered. I thought I'd be permanently disabled. And thankfully, I have Kuro's tears; otherwise, I'd definitely become undead. I must be very grateful to that person called Kuro."

"Yeah, I'm glad you're alright."

Ella nodded and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Jinghua still didn't know that Kuro was her sister.

After a moment's silence, Jinghua straightened his upper body and began to search for something in the shoulder bag he was wearing. Not long after, he found a large night-colored ribbon inlaid with white lace. This was what Ella used to tie her hair.

Putting both hands in front of Ella, Jinghua turned her blushing face to the side.

"This is the promised return gift for Ella. For some reason, the ribbon itself didn't get blown up, but the lace sewn on it disappeared, so I had to sew it again. Laugh if you want, I'm prepared for it."

She was clearly a saint, but she only prepared such a mediocre gift. Jinghua even wanted to crawl under the table.

Blinking, Ella carefully took the ribbon from Jinghua.

"Is this a return gift... She can even hand-sew lace. Kagamika will definitely make a very virtuous wife."

"Hey, saying something like that in this situation—no, shouldn't Ella be laughing!?"

"Eh? Why are you laughing? Isn't Jinghua doing it beautifully?"

"That's not the problem... This only cost less than a silver coin."

"But there's only one copy in the world, right?"

Gold is only one factor in measuring the value of an item. While most people might think that if it's not expensive, it doesn't reflect how much one cherishes it, but for Ella, the thought is what matters most. Furthermore, with the wealth stored in the warehouse, as long as it can be purchased with money, it's not a problem at all.

Jinghua was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses, reached out and patted his face, his eyes wandering on the faces of Ludi and others at the dining table.

"No wonder you're able to capture so many beautiful girls. If you didn't know Ella was a natural, you'd definitely think that was intentional. You're truly sinful."

"Huh? I just said what I really thought. Um—now put it on."

"Let me help Miss Ella."

"Um."

After handing the ribbon to Lotte, Ella continued to look at Jinghua.

"We'll be leaving the Kingdom of Kumheim for the Holy Academy in a few days. Before we go, is there anything Jinghua would like? I can't say I have everything, but I think I can find something with similar functions in my storage space. Oh, and by the way, the battle suit that Angeline gave you must be damaged, right? Just get a new one."

"……hug."

Without thanking Ella, Jinghua just lowered his head and mumbled something in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible.

"Hold, what do you mean?"

"that is--"

"Ms. Ella, it's already tied up."

Before Jinghua could speak, Lotte handed the mirror to Ella. The night-colored ribbon was tied on her long golden hair. The presence of the white lace swept away the original monotony, presenting a very harmonious beauty as a whole.

"Ohhh! It might sound shameless to say this, but it's so cute!"

"Hmm."

Although he was praising Ribbon, Jinghua was not so happy.

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you promise to give me a present?"

"Ah, sorry for suddenly changing the subject. As for the battle suits—"

"No... that's not necessary. I think..."

As if the words were on the tip of his tongue but he forced them back, Jinghua looked back and forth at Ella, Luty and Mitis with hesitation, his hands constantly reaching out and retracting.

Ella asked curiously.

"think?"

"Hug...I want to hug Ella!"

“Huh?”

"What are you talking about?! I just want a hug."

"Hey, is this a simple request okay?"

In his opinion, Jinghua was just a girl of about ten years old, and he would treat her like a relative's child, and he would not feel as embarrassed as he did when facing Lotte.

"Alright, stop talking! Just sit still."

"Uh, well, sit still. Even if you want to go a little overboard, it's totally fine if you want to sit on my lap, okay?"

“Who would go to that extent?!”

Although he vaguely heard Mitis next to him whisper "I", Jinghua just pretended not to hear it. After taking a deep breath, he pushed Mitis aside, sat in front of Ella, and then slowly hugged her.

——The touch is warm but not too soft. If I had to make a metaphor, it's like hugging a heater, and there's also a strong scent of green apples. The blonde hair playing with the neck also gives an itchy feeling.

Jinghua rested his chin on Eila's shoulder, and put his hands through Eila's armpits, hugging Eila's back tightly, so that he and Ruthie, who was sitting behind Eila, were face to face. Then, as if to merge with Eila, his body, which had become zero distance, squeezed towards Eila again, and hooked his hand at Ruthie, which was hugging Eila's back, to signal Ruthie to come closer to him. Then he stretched his neck, moved close to Ruthie's ear, and whispered in a mosquito-like voice that Eila could not hear.

"You have to learn how to attack, otherwise you'll be snatched away like this. Instead of giving everything, why not ask for a little reward, ok?"

Jinghua's words made Luty slightly widen her orange-red eyes, and she looked at Jinghua's mischievous smiling face with confusion and a little surprise.

"Jinghua? Are you okay? You're holding me so tightly it's hard to breathe."

"Alright, alright, that's fine. Also, I want a combat suit too!"

Jinghua quickly let go of Ella and stood up, then reached out to Ella.

"Yes, yes, let's use this. It's not as effective as the 'Miracle of Healing', but considering the size that will fit Kagamika, this is the best we can do."

"As for me, anything is fine. Well, I've done what I need to do. Once things in the kingdoms are resolved, I'll go find Ella. I'm sure she'll be surprised then, okay?"

"Well, even if Jinghua doesn't come to me, I will come to Jinghua."

Although she was concerned about what Jinghua had said just now - that he had said that the issues of the kingdoms had been resolved instead of the Kingdom of Kumheim, Ella thought that it must have been a slip of the tongue.

After accepting the star-blue magic robe, Jinghua took a deep breath and bowed to Ella and other companions one by one.

"I'll try to find a chance to escape before Ella leaves. Goodbye."

"Yes, it's in the morning three days later, at the South City Gate."

"I understand."

While waving to Ella and her group, Jinghua walked towards the hotel door. When she was about to walk out, she suddenly turned around and smiled at Ella with red eyes.

"Thank you, Ella, for helping me become a saint. Also."

Jinghua turned her gaze towards the other girls who were also looking at her, tilted her head slightly, and winked playfully.

"Sing for love, girls!"

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*End of Volume 11

postscript

It’s been more than two months since I wrote this postscript, but it feels like it just happened a short time ago.