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

"I used to think Demon Kings were cool, but now I think being a hero and clearing levels to get rewards is more suitable for me. It's one thing for a Demon King to work so hard setting up a maze, but not get any support, and then he's scorned by everyone else. And the most unrealistic thing is that every Demon King actually gives the hero powerful equipment or a beautiful princess as a gift for defeating him. Isn't that weird no matter how you look at it?"

"Eh? There's no such story among the demons?"

Facing Lotte's wide-open eyes, Ella couldn't help but feel the urge to cover her face with her hands - she had forgotten that there was a species called "Demon King" in this world, so she waved her hand away.

"Uh, well, I'm talking about the plot in the storybook."

"Hmm... that seems to be the case. I used to think the Hero was the most powerful, but after hearing what Miss Ella said, I think the Demon King is the most powerful... He tries every possible means to achieve his goal, working tirelessly, and even prepares gifts to help the Hero grow."

"Is that so?"

"I see, Miss Ella is actually quite intelligent, isn't she? I've never heard of such an idea before."

It was as if he saw stars begin to sparkle in Ruthie's eyes. Unable to bear this reverent look, he quickly turned his head to the side.

Ah, no, please spare me that look. I shouldn’t show off my previous knowledge. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.

After repenting in his heart, he quickly changed the topic to the barrier.

"Let's talk about the barrier, barrier. Can Lotte tell what kind of magic circle I'm using?"

Placing his fingers on the rock wall and injecting a bit of magic power, the already drawn lines began to emit a faint blue light.

The so-called lava plank road is actually a man-made product. In the past, adventurers wanted to make it easier to cross the lava ocean, so they carved several holes of varying sizes into the rock walls surrounding the lava ocean. This allowed adventurers who couldn't use flight magic to pass through, but at the same time, it increased the death rate.

Adventurers who can use flying magic must be magic casters with certain strength, so even if they are attacked by monsters under the lava, they will not suffer a fatal blow. However, the existence of the plank road attracts a large number of adventurers with insufficient strength to challenge it, so they can only end up being attacked by monsters and killed.

Because she had been observing the magic circle, Lotte was able to answer Ella's question without hesitation.

"The basic barriers include four types: flight prohibition, body strengthening magic prohibition, curse nullification, and exorcism. But there are some things above that Lotte doesn't understand..."

"It doesn't matter. Simply put, they are the four types that Lotte mentioned. As for the things that Lotte doesn't understand, they are some additional functions I added to these barriers. For example, the spell that prohibits flight doesn't completely prohibit flight, but only works once for everyone who passes through the barrier."

Taking another magic stone from Lotte, Ella continued to outline the patterns.

He said that he had added some functions, but in fact he just directly copied the inherent barriers in the original game. He did not understand the principles of these magics at all, so he had no ability to improve the magic.

"Why just ban it once? Wouldn't it be better to ban flying all the time?"

Lotte clenched the several magic stones in her hands, frowned, and began to think about the meaning of Ella's words.

Here it comes! This is it! Here's the only thing I can show Lotte! This is the wisdom I've accumulated from past gaming experiences.

Seeing Ruthie lost in thought, he couldn't help but feel a little proud and coughed deliberately.

"Ahem, actually, this is a barrier I created specifically to test the courage of those who dare to challenge it. What will happen when the 'heroes' pass through here and discover that flight magic is disabled? They will definitely stop using flight magic, right? So this is a surprise for those 'heroes' who are cornered and have no choice but to fight to the death."

"I see... Miss Ella is indeed well-suited to being a Demon Lord."

“Ahahaha, is that so? I’d rather be a hero than a demon king—ah…”

While feeling proud of Lotte's praise, his hand shook accidentally, and the result was... the entire barrier was drawn wrong.

Hey, hey... no matter how you look at it, this is too much! I've been drawing this for so long! Damn it!

"Hmm? Miss Ella, this stroke looks a bit strange. Is this also an additional special function?"

What should I do? How should I explain myself?

Ella looked into Lotte's eyes, filled with a thirst for knowledge, and couldn't help but feel a surge of pressure. She had originally planned to use "Time Rewind" to correct the barrier before continuing, but if she did that now—Lotte would definitely guess that she'd made a mistake out of complacency.

The heat from the lava made Ella even more anxious, and suddenly, the light bulb above her head lit up.

At this point - this is the only trick I can use!

"This is a test piece I left for Lotte. Your task now is to keep this barrier going. I'll prepare another magic circle similar to this one nearby, so don't stress yourself out, okay? This is just something I gave you to experiment with, so don't take it too seriously, okay?"

"Okay, Ms. Ella, I'll try my best to complete it."

Luty picked up the Philosopher's Stone in her hand and nodded seriously, then focused all her attention on the stone wall in front of her.

- Ruthie, please forgive me for satisfying my little vanity. I'm sorry.

Ella hid nearby, covered her face with her hands and pretended to cry, then stood up awkwardly and began to carve the barrier again.

Chapter 47: Iris's Third "Hunting"

*创世纪6186年4月27日 下午12：23分 至圣学院外圈

Walking on the edge of the uncovered Holy Canyon, Iris smacked her lips softly.

"I thought there was a new prey, but it turned out to be Ella-chan again."

When Iris discovered that the trap she had set in the Adventurer's Guild had been triggered, she immediately sent people to investigate. It turned out that the person who triggered the mechanism was Ella. So, her desire to hunt Ella, which she had originally given up on, was rekindled, and she began her third "hunting" operation.

She stuck her head out to take a look at the bottom of the Holy Canyon - the darkness that seemed to devour people invaded her vision, and Iris was shocked again.

"I don't know why they dared to go to the lava cave with only a healer who can't fly and an immature magic user. If they need money, they should just tell me directly. Forget it, let's catch up with them first. This will also allow us to continue with our previous plan."

Stopping at the edge of the canyon, Iris put on the black smock and the mask that concealed her cognition that she had prepared earlier, picked up the long staff and began to chant the spell.

"□●——『Fly』."

Then, without any hesitation, he jumped off the cliff.

Her body slowly fell down, and the wind blowing across the canyon brushed across her neck with a comfortable feeling that made her want to fall asleep. Iris turned her head to look at the sky on both sides of the crack.

“It’s still the same…”

Iris sighed softly. After learning flight magic, the first thing she did was fly up into the sky and look down at the world. For the first few days, no matter how many times she looked, she was always amazed. But now, this perspective has become the same as walking on land. It's no longer surprising. Perhaps everyone who can fly is like this, Iris thought to herself.

With the natural advantage of being a member of the God-man race, even if he doesn't deliberately manipulate the magic power, the magic power will move to where it should be according to his thoughts, so now he doesn't need to waste energy to control it when flying.

As a result, Iris was in a state of extreme boredom, and as long as people repeat the same thing, they can't help but turn their thoughts to other things.

"Ah~ah, so in the end, you still can't get rid of this curse?"

Naturally, he began to complain about the blessing that had accompanied him since birth—the Eye of Freya. Lately, he'd discovered that the scope of this so-called blessing had grown ever wider, attracting not only humans but even magical beasts. While this ability, in a sense, enhanced his charm, from his perspective, it was a profoundly troublesome curse.

As a princess of the God-man race and a leader in magical technology, normally, if one possessed just one of these qualities, there would be no reason for him to come to the Holy Academy to study. The reason he chose to come here was to try to see if there was anyone in the academy who was immune to this special ability.

However, she had already spent three years in the Most Holy Academy, and until now, she had not found anyone who was immune to this curse. As soon as this semester was over, she would graduate, leave the Most Holy Academy forever, and then return to the God-Human Clan to prepare for the coronation ceremony of the God-Human Clan's queen - it seemed very happy, but in fact, there was not even a person with whom she could truly communicate on an equal footing.

If others knew about my extravagant worries, they would probably say that I don't cherish the happiness I have.

"Well, whether they're happy or not is something only they themselves know."

No longer thinking about these messy things, Iris waved the long staff in her hand, and her whole body began to fall rapidly. After a while, she reached the ground made of various stones.

According to the information I knew in advance, the lava cave should not be far away from me.

"○◇——[Airflow]."

A slight breeze passed through the bottom of the crack, sensing the location of the lava tube through the airflow. Within a few minutes, the location of the tube was reflected.

Prodding her staff into the ground, Iris walked slowly, not because she didn't want to speed up, preventing Ella from advancing further while simultaneously capturing her, but because she had no choice but to do so outside the Holy Academy. Although she was the head of the third grade and the most powerful of the academy, she couldn't ignore the threat posed by the various magical beasts stalking the outskirts. In this unobstructed environment, the constant appearance of large flying beasts like harpies, pelicans, and giant eagles would be a significant threat. Human vision is limited, so if you let your guard down, you could easily overlook a surprise attack from above. Furthermore, no one could guarantee that they wouldn't be fatally attacked, so they had to move slowly.

"This heat... is here?"

Finally, I arrived in front of the lava cave.

He walked directly into the cave without encountering any obstacles. Although the heat inside the cave made him feel very uncomfortable, if it was only this level of obstruction, it would not be a problem for him.

In order to save mana, just be patient and don't use magic to relieve it for the time being.

Shaking off the unhappiness lingering in her heart, Iris quickly walked to the plank road directly above the sea of ​​lava.

"I didn't see Ella-chan... Did she already walk ahead? Or..."

With a foreboding feeling in my heart, I subconsciously shifted my gaze to the sea of ​​​​molten lava—there was no movement at all. Then I glanced at the rock wall, but there was no sign of fighting either.

"They should have made it through safely, so—wait."

Just as she was about to use flying magic again to directly cross the sea of ​​​​lava, Iris's innate magical perception allowed her to sense something unexpected. Instead of flying, she stretched out her foot and stepped on a support point on the rock wall closest to her, and then knocked on the rock wall a few times with her long staff.

"This feels like a magic trap? They can't even hide the magic fluctuations?"

He murmured softly, as if thinking about something, and then continued to knock on the rock wall with his long staff, but this time the knocks felt more like a test.

There was no sign of the trap being triggered.

—In other words, it's not a trap that only activates when you step on it? But if it's a barrier that disorients you, then I can't confirm it.

The long staff cannot serve as your third eye.

Try to inject magic power into the staff, and then inject the magic power into the barrier through the staff.

Huh? There's no resistance at all. Did the person who set the trap not only fail to mask the magical fluctuations, but also fail to employ even the most basic "magic encryption"? If so, then this trap is only effective against ordinary adventurers, right? What could possibly be the purpose behind setting a trap in such a dangerous place? Could it be—the "that" warned about in the enrollment contract?

Chapter 48: Duel between Magic Chanters

Thinking of the ultimate purpose of the Holy Academy's existence, Iris couldn't help but shake her head slightly.

Impossible. If it was "that person", he would not have chosen such a circuitous means to achieve his goal. Instead, he would have directly attacked head-on when the academy was most heavily guarded. Wait... If the other party was really "that person", then the destruction of the holy pillar of the academy's east church some time ago would make sense.

Keeping one foot on the suspended support point of the rock wall, Iris injected magic power into the barrier while falling into deep thought. If it really was "that" who appeared in the academy, then the academy's special team, which had been silent for a long time, would have to be reorganized.

"Hmm? After exploring everything, there's no resistance? While the barrier's arrangement is something I've never seen before, the general limitations can still be discerned..."

The injected magic power feeds back to himself, making his originally complicated thoughts suddenly clear.

"Really? I thought it was really 'that' that showed up, but it turns out it's just some idiot who forgot about the magic code? Uh—I think there was some information earlier that Ella-chan didn't do well in theory. Could it be that this was actually made by Ella-chan? Well, if that's the case, it makes sense. But then again, even though it's their first adventure, these little guys are still wary of other adventurers."

The corners of her mouth under the mask curled up slightly, and a playful look flashed in Iris's green eyes, as if she saw a hamster struggling in a cage.

"□▼□——『Decipher』『No-fly barrier·Dispel』『No-body enhancement barrier·Dispel』『Nullify curse·Dispel』『Exorcism barrier·Dispel』"

After a series of instructions, the shadow of a circular magic circle appeared faintly on the rock wall where there was no trace of anything, and then disappeared into the air without making any sound.

"Ella-chan should really study more in magic theory. But Lotte-chan got full marks in theory, so why didn't you remind Ella-chan? Well, let's catch up first. □●——『Flight』"

Since the magic circle had been broken and there were no other magic circles reacting, he could now fly without restrictions. He exhaled lightly and flew close to the rock wall while imagining what kind of clothes he should wear for Ella in the future. Then -

"What?"

Without any warning, a barrier with patterns much more complex than the previous magic circle appeared on the rock wall that did not react to any magic. At the same time as the magic circle appeared, Iris fell face down into the sea of ​​​​lava.

cheated!

This was the first thought that flashed through Iris's mind. The reason why the first magic circle was so obvious was to lure her into being deceived by the second magic circle. This must be one of Ella's plans.

Under normal circumstances, Iris would never relax just because she broke a spell and then be thrown off balance by the opponent's subsequent combo. However, today, Iris was too eager to hunt, and was misled by the information that "Ella's theoretical performance was extremely poor," which led to the current result.

While feeling regretful, Iris began to prepare her next strategy. She would not sit and wait for death just because she could not use flying magic.

"○◇◆——『Strong Airflow』."

He wrapped the staff around his back and cast a spell. The strong wind pressure pushed his body, slowing down his descent and leaving enough time to chant the next spell.

After that--

"●○◆——[Airflow Compression]."

Then, in order to help herself keep her feet on the ground in the air, Iris used her long staff to knock on the rock wall. Finally, when she was only five meters away from the sea of ​​​​lava, she adjusted her position and stopped.

There was no object under Iris's feet, it was as if there were pedals in the air.

"Phew, thank goodness there are things like air pedals, otherwise we'd be completely helpless against this kind of no-fly magic. But then again, Aira-chan can actually create a magic circle that even I can't detect? I'm getting more and more interested."

Instead of feeling angry because she fell into this trap, Iris under the mask made an interested expression, then waved her long staff continuously and began to use the air pedals created by magic to walk towards the plank road step by step.

"Tsk, you only have half your magic power left? That's the downside of air compression. Let's think of a way to improve it next time."

He walked directly onto the plank road without encountering any danger, and then honestly used the support points on the plank road to slowly move to the location where the magic circle appeared before - even if he didn't maintain elegant manners, he had to save a little magic power. This was his creed as he always focused on practicality.

What kind of magic circle will it be this time?

Keeping her posture clinging to the rock wall, Iris tapped the magic circle with her staff as before to test it - just like the previous magic circle, there was no physical counterattack, but there was no magical sensation transmitted through the staff either. She did not dare to let her guard down, as she did not think this would be the kind of thing that would become ineffective after just one trigger.

"△■▼——『Magic Shield』"

Only after the magic shield between herself and the magic circle was fully deployed did Iris dare to inject magic power into the long staff to decrypt the magic circle.

"So, you've managed to not only 'hide' your magic power, but also 'encrypt it' this time? Hmm—that's what makes it feel like a challenge."

This was the first time that Iris had encountered such a tough opponent since she became the head of the academy. Her previous opponents would often surrender on their own initiative before the actual battle because of their innate curse. This situation had not happened for a long time.

"Ah, Aira-chan, this fighting spirit that's ignited in me...don't just give in like that, okay?"

If someone around Iris saw her like this, they would probably be fascinated by this serious expression they had never seen before.