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

As if touching upon something unspeakable, Lotte's voice suddenly softened, and she smiled at Ella.

——After all… those friends were made for the purpose of obtaining information, and this was also a preparation for Miss Ella's strongest offensive magic.

Ruthie silently repeated in her heart what she had not said originally.

However, Ella didn't notice that Luti only finished her sentence. Instead, she was counting on her fingers and mumbling something, as if calculating something. Luti tilted her head and looked at Ella curiously. She found that Ella's delicate features were wrinkled together, as if she was troubled by something.

"Miss Ella, did something happen?"

Normally, I should be aware of everything that happens to Miss Ella. Of course, I'm not saying I'm a stalker, but whatever I do is centered around Miss Ella, and I usually follow her around. Things like this that might be troubling Miss Ella should be known to me—ah, speaking of which...

"Is it about living expenses?"

"Yeah, the money I earn from my part-time job is just enough to cover my tuition. I have to rely on my savings to cover my daily expenses."

As expected, it seemed that her guess was correct, and Luty breathed a sigh of relief.

"Didn't Ms. Ella say before that she wanted to find a side job? Which one have you set your sights on?"

“Well, this…”

Ella's open mouth suddenly froze, and her expression was as if she was saying, "Oh, I forgot about this, hahaha."

Lotte suggested while feeling a little amused by Ella's expression.

"How about trying an adventure quest? Didn't Miss Ella always want to go when she was in Ryan Town?"

After hearing Lotte's advice, Ella stopped and showed an expression of "I see, that's what I see." She looked like a thirsty traveler in the desert who had found an oasis.

"Ah! That's it! Uh...wait...let's forget it."

"Eh? What's wrong? Isn't this a problem?"

"Well, this is a bit dangerous, so let's forget it."

As if nothing had happened, Ella continued walking with small steps.

He had no problem with adventures, but at her current level, Lotte wasn't ready to handle any sudden dangers. He didn't directly say Lotte's level was too low for adventurer quests because he was worried that doing so might make Lotte feel like a burden, and thus make him more demanding of himself.

But Luty just laughed without caring.

"Should I say Miss Ella is too kind, or is she actually an idiot? This worry is completely unnecessary. Didn't I successfully help Miss Ella stop Blake in the arena yesterday? And considering Miss Ella's true strength, even if I were in danger, she would definitely notice it immediately, right?"

Having her inner thoughts guessed by Lotte twice in a row, Ella gave a wry smile.

"Well, that being said, is Lotte really alright? And you even called me an idiot. Damn it! I guess Lotte needs a lesson in maid self-discipline."

"Hahaha, that's true. Miss Ella always looks silly sometimes, but yeah, that's also cute."

It was very rare for Lotte to laugh out loud happily, and she even found herself a little funny.

Perhaps it was only until just now that the obvious hierarchy between Lotte and herself was broken.

He let out a long breath, throwing away the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"Alright, alright, let's go on an adventure next!"

"But first, we need to choose a mission and prepare the necessary items for the adventure."

"Well, let's go ask Uncle Wadong for a day off."

Having made their decision, the two walked out of the academy with brisk steps.

……

The Supreme Saint Academy's covert claim to be a "state" wasn't groundless; it truly possessed such power. All the necessary infrastructure, production facilities, enforcement, and even a welfare system lacking in most other countries existed. While the majority of resources were directed toward training students within the academy, some were still provided to the general public at the middle and lower levels.

Putting aside the harsh environment of the outer layer required for training various students, the middle layer, in addition to food, medicine, daily necessities, entertainment venues and residential areas necessary for life, also has places such as the "Magicians Association", "Magic Technicians Association", "Adventurers Guild" and various temples that share the same belief in the only God but have slightly different doctrines.

After leaving the inner circle of the academy where they usually stayed, Ella and Lotte came to the middle floor of the Holy Academy where the Adventurer's Guild was located.

"Uh, how should I put it? As expected of this place being known as the economic center of the entire continent..."

As soon as I walked out of the portal, a wave of heat mixed with various hawking sounds hit me in the face.

The open-air stalls on both sides of the road turned the street, which could originally accommodate four carriages running side by side, into a passage that could only accommodate one carriage. The food stalls and clothing stalls were close to each other, and some even stacked daily necessities and spice jars directly on top of each other. The mixture of various hawking and bargaining sounds turned the original tranquility of spring into a chaotic atmosphere.

If she had to compare this place with the flea market in Ryan Town, Ella could only conclude that "the only thing here is that the ground is cleaner than in Ryan Town."

While walking carefully through the crowd with Ruthie, he was careful not to step on others or be stepped on by others. After only walking for five minutes, he was pushed by the crowd and ran away without knowing where. Fortunately, Ruthie took the initiative to hold his hand and they did not get lost.

Finally unable to bear the feeling of being squeezed out by the crowd, Ella grabbed Rudy's hand and moved closer to the roadside. Although there were many stalls along the roadside, the stall owners all had one thing in common: they would never set up in front of open stores. With this in mind, Ella found a random store and squeezed in.

"Wow, if it's like this every day, then people here will be exhausted just by shopping."

"Compared to the Academy Shopping District...it feels like I've entered another world."

Finally, they arrived at an open place where they could take a break from the crowd. Luty nodded in agreement, holding her backpack in her right hand while wiping the sweat from her forehead with her left hand.

After letting out a long breath, Ella moved her gaze to observe the room. As a result, she immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and couldn't help but shrink her shoulders.

"Uh... Lotte... maybe we're in the wrong place?"

The store he entered was a spacious room of about 300 square meters. Almost all the windows for lighting were closed, so the room was a little dim. However, even so, it did not prevent people from observing the expressions of the people inside normally.

The interior is divided into two floors. There are two counters on the first floor. In front of the counters is a hall with several wooden tables. Behind the counters are several bottles of cheap-looking things that may be wine.

Not far to the left of the counter, there is a wooden spiral staircase leading directly to the second floor. Although Ella cannot see it clearly from her current position, it can be seen from the balcony protruding from the second floor to the first floor that this is a place that can only be used by people of higher status.

Perhaps the hall was directly used as a dining area. The smell of various meats mixed with low-quality beer floated in the air, and the tables were almost full of people wearing different clothes. However, this group of people had one thing in common - they were all men. Just looking at this scene could make people feel violent.

At this moment, some people in the hall were looking in his direction, and not only that, the number of these people was gradually increasing.

I always feel like... there seems to be more sweat on my head.

"Hey, little girl, you're a little too young even for fun."

The closest man to him was a muscular man holding an oversized wine glass and talking to him.

After hearing what the burly man said, all the companions at the table burst into laughter.

"Isn't that what you like?"

"Tsk, that's only if they volunteer, okay?"

The burly man curled his lips and said angrily.

After hearing the other party's explanation, Ella felt relieved. Fortunately, this man was not the kind of character in the story who would provoke the protagonist as soon as he appeared. Although she did not have the awareness of the protagonist, this scene inevitably made her feel familiar.

The burly man held an animal's thigh in one hand and a wine glass in the other, which he placed on the back of the chair. The low chair immediately made a creaking groaning sound.

"Hey, you don't look like the one in charge. The one behind you with purple hair who looks like your sister is the one in charge, right? You're lucky to have met me. Listen to me, the Adventurer's Guild isn't a place for kids like you. Go back to where you came from."

"Eh? Is this the Adventurer's Guild?"

Chapter 38: Iris's Eye of Freya

"Yes, this is the Adventurer's Guild. This isn't a place for you little girls. Let's get going."

The burly man half-clad in leather armor raised a large wine glass and made a gesture to drive him and Lotte away, which made him feel a little embarrassed and a little funny at the same time.

I didn't expect to find the Adventurer's Guild by accident.

"Um...we're here specifically to find the Adventurer's Guild."

"Huh? Do you know what you're talking about, little girl?"

The wine glass held by the burly man trembled, and the overflowing wine in the glass almost spilled out.

"Well, I'm now a Mithril-rank adventurer."

Bang.

The wine glass made a loud noise when it fell on the old wooden floor, followed by bursts of sighs. I don't know if they were questioning what Ella said, or lamenting that Ella looked like a little girl but had reached such a level.

"Mithril-level...? You're no longer a novice."

"No, judging by his age, he should be able to reach Mithril rank simply by his level."

"But that's still much better than us. They must be students of the Holy Academy, right?"

"Aren't the students of the Holy Academy all wealthy nobles? It's strange that they would come to a place like the Adventurer's Guild, where only rough people hang out."

——Sure enough, there was nothing wrong with saying that she was a mithril-level adventurer. Ella secretly breathed a sigh of relief. According to Jayne's explanation in Ryan Town, adventurer levels were divided into four levels from low to high: white iron, mithril, mountain copper, and scarlet gold. Most adventurers could not reach the mithril level at all, so if she said that she was a mithril-level adventurer, it should have some effect.

Perhaps he heard the discussions of the people around him, the burly man bent down and touched his nose awkwardly, then picked up the wine glass that had fallen on the ground.

"Ahem, alright, alright, go ahead. I was wrong."

The originally noisy atmosphere in the hall suddenly quieted down, making the burly man's words seem unusually loud.

At this moment, all eyes were focused on Ella. The look in her eyes, as if she wanted to eat her up, made Ella take a step back.

Should I wait until later when there are fewer people? No, no, no, that's not right, Ella. Now is not the time to think about this. The priority now is to find adventure missions and try to eat less "Angel Crystals".

In order to ensure that tomorrow's dinner would not be the kind of food she hated, Ella mustered up the courage to take a small step forward.

—Hey, hey, seeing that look once is enough! Why are you chasing me?

Resisting this gaze, Ella quickly walked to the front counter with Lotte and shouted in despair.

"Excuse me, are there any quests here suitable for Mithril-rank adventurers?"

"Yes, what kind of mission would you like to take?"

Faced with his rude shouting, the counter staff did not show any surprise or disgust, but responded with the professional smile he usually gave when working.

uh...

Even though he knew the other person was giving him a professional smile, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed by his previous rude behavior. He coughed twice to cover up his mistake, and then responded in a gentle manner.

"As long as it's suitable for my level, I'll choose whichever mission pays the most."

"Please wait a moment while I check."

Sure enough, the Adventurer's Guild, the continent's economic center, was worthy of being called. Although it looked quite old, and the interior decoration wasn't well-maintained, the staff didn't pull out a stack of papers filled with quests from a drawer and have you flip through them. Instead, they used a small control panel-like object to inject magic power into it.

This kind of control panel... could it even be considered magical technology? Although I'd long ago learned from Lotte that magical technology existed in this world, except for the one I already carried, the magical technology I'd seen in other worlds was all bulky and inefficient in terms of mana transmission. In my opinion, it wasn't magical technology at all, just magical tools.

This small piece of metal in front of him, which looked only the size of a palm, was the first time he had seen it. Its compact appearance reminded him of a product called a "mobile phone" in his original world.

"Well, are you shocked? This thing was developed by the 'Magic Engineers Association' within the Holy Academy. It's said to have been designed by a princess of the God-man tribe named Iris, the next God-man queen."

"Huh? Iris? The princess of the God-man tribe? The next queen?"

Ella couldn't help but be frightened by the burly man who had run up behind her with a smug look on his face.

Although he had a very high opinion of Iris's status, he never imagined that Iris was actually at the level of a princess of the Divine Race.

—If that's the case, then Iris's graceful demeanor in every move could be explained... Uh, wait, remember in the setting of "F.Wing," all princesses of the God-man race are favored by the "Eye of Freya," right? This trait, similar to Diarmuid's teardrop mole in Celtic mythology, or even more violent, attracting even the same sex, is truly troublesome. Iris is truly having a hard time with it.

Instead of feeling regret for not possessing this ability, she inwardly celebrated her good fortune—if she were blessed with such a power, she'd be completely overwhelmed. But then again, she hadn't shown any signs of being attracted to Iris at all. I wondered if the settings in "F.Wing" applied to everything in the other world. Just in case, she'd better take Lotte and try to avoid Iris as much as possible.

"Lady Iris has been a great help to our Adventurer's Guild, haven't you? While this magical technology ultimately cost money to purchase, the value it offers is completely different than the money spent. I'm starting to think I should suggest that the Guild Master pay Lady Iris a bit more."

The staff member explained while operating the metal plate in his hand, and his expression was exactly like seeing his dream lover.

No, no, no, no, it seems like you've been bewitched by Iris's innate curse.

Although Ella had the urge to stick out her tongue, she thought that if she did so in a place full of men, there might be unimaginable and terrible consequences waiting for her, so she chose to respect herself.

"So what kind of mission did you find for this little girl?"

For some reason, the burly man behind him seemed even more anxious than himself. He put his hands on the counter and started tapping it with his knuckles.

"Don't worry, don't worry. We have them, right? They are 'Gathering Ice from the Sacred Valley,' 'Exploring the Secrets of the Sacred Black Hole,' and 'Deciphering a Forbidden Book No One Has Ever Understood.' My dear adventurer, which one would you choose?"

Chapter 39: The Unreadable Forbidden Book and the Accidental Trap

The smile of the staff member in front of him made him feel like he had fallen into a trap. Among the three tasks, except for the last one, "Deciphering the Forbidden Book", which seemed to be harmless, the other two were the kind of commissions that would make him feel troublesome just by looking at them.

After a little consideration, Ella chose the last mission that seemed to be less dangerous.

"Um... what is this mission about 'Deciphering a forbidden book that no one has ever been able to understand'?"

"Well, this is a routine event at the Holy Academy Adventurer's Guild. Adventurers of all levels are welcome to participate. Anyone who can decipher the contents of this forbidden book will receive a reward of 10000 gold coins from the quest client, okay?"

It seemed that he completely ignored the staff and was selling things to Ella unilaterally. Faced with this scene, the staff just watched with a wry smile.

"10000? There won't be any danger, right..."