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

"It seems to be true. I saw a white light coming out of that girl's hand just now."

"Is that the white light coming from the girl's hand?! I thought it was a magic item that made the water clear."

"You're kidding... I'm the second demon who can use purification magic."

Almost everyone in the neighborhood began to gather in Ella's direction, forming a dense, black wall of people. During this brief moment, Ella was completely oblivious. Although she had sensed something was amiss when the burly man was talking to the vendor, she hadn't expected things to develop so quickly, to reach this point.

Half of her face was shaking exaggeratedly, and Ella began to feel that all the pores in her body were opened and sweat was flowing continuously.

"Um... I think you guys are seeing things."

"There's no doubt about it. It was definitely you. I saw it with my own eyes. It was you who cast the purification magic."

"No, no, I must be seeing things. Look, I don't even have a short staff with me. I don't look like a magic caster at all."

Ella quickly waved her hands in defense.

"Being able to cast purification magic without even needing a basic staff is beyond the level of Doshi-sama."

"The Demon King hasn't given up on us demons, has he?"

Eh? Why did it come to this?! Shouldn't they deny that I'm not a magic caster, just like they denied Lotte before?!

Just as Ella was still roaring in her heart, a demon man carrying large and small containers came running breathlessly from a distance and struggled to squeeze into the crowd.

"Saint, please use your purification magic to save my child. My wife is about to give birth and urgently needs clean water. I know this request is unreasonable, but please help!"

As he spoke, the man placed the basin filled with countless impurities in front of Ella, knelt on the ground with both knees, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Ella couldn't help but frown as she looked at the man who kept kowtowing in front of her.

Tsk… Now that things have come to this, I can't help but help. If it's something that requires a huge price to pay, even if I refuse, I won't have much of a psychological burden. But the problem is, using purification magic is completely free. In this case, if I don't use purification magic now and cause the other party to suffer an accident, I will definitely feel guilty for the rest of my life… I really have no choice but to use it.

He exchanged glances with Ruthie, who looked as if she was leaving the decision to him.

Ella sighed softly.

"Huh, okay, I agree. Take this and go save your wife. 'Purification'."

Under the gaze of many demons, a white light emanated from Ella's hand, and within a moment, the water that was originally turbid and almost gray turned into transparent water without any impurities.

"Thank you, Saint Lady. Thank you, Saint Lady. I, Keith, will never forget your help. If you need anything in the future, I, Keith, will do my best to help you."

After kowtowed three more times, the man named Keith ran out of the block with a face full of gratitude and a little blood on his forehead.

There was silence for two seconds.

"Ohhh! A new mutant has been born! And I just saved two lives!"

"Are all saints really kind?"

"Tsk, I've long been annoyed by the name 'mutant'. From now on, I'll just call you Saint Lady!"

"Alright! Long live the Saint!"

I don't know who started it first, but almost everyone started calling Ella that.

“““““Long live the Saint Lady!””””””

Amidst the jumping and excited cheers of many demons, Ella just huddled in her chair and spoke in a low voice.

"This fanatic feeling...something's a little scary..."

However, what Ella didn't expect was that this prophecy was actually fulfilled not long after.

Chapter 14: Purification Magic

It is now the second day since the demons discovered that Ella can use purification magic.

Getting up from the soft chair, Ella walked to the window of her bedroom, pulled open the curtains covering the floor-to-ceiling windows, glanced at the people outside the courtyard, then quickly closed the curtains, curled her lips, and sat back in the soft chair.

"Tsk, it's almost noon. It's so hot, can't we take a break?"

"Hmm...it's really not easy..."

Nina lay on the balcony, muttering to herself at the demons locked outside the iron gate.

"That's because..."

Ella seemed about to say something, but her voice trailed off after she'd begun. Standing behind Ella, Lotte, holding a metal plate in both hands, tilted her head slightly to glance at the crowd outside the balcony.

"Well, it was Miss Ella who chose to use purification magic. But these people are really determined. They've been waiting for Miss Ella since before dawn and haven't returned yet."

"It can't be helped. If I hadn't used purification magic in that situation, if that guy called 'S' had gotten into trouble, I would have never forgotten it."

"Anyway, the problem itself isn't a bad thing, right? So, Miss Ella, it would be best if you could go out and take a look."

In response to Lotte's words, Ella made an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, as if she had given up something, she drank the juice on the table in one gulp and stood up.

"Then let's go outside and take a look. But if they ask me to keep using purification magic, it will be a bit troublesome."

"How many times can you use purification magic at your current level?"

Because Nina didn't know Ella's own magical qualities, she naturally didn't know that casting purification magic didn't consume any energy for Ella.

However, Nina's words gave Ella an idea of ​​a good solution.

This is a good idea... How could I have forgotten this? If I set my ability to only use purification magic a limited number of times per day, wouldn't that give me a long period of freedom? It would not only fit in with my ability to use purification magic, but it would also alleviate the demon leader's difficulties to a certain extent. More importantly, it wouldn't require so many people to pester me to use purification magic every day. Killing two birds with one stone.

It's just that regarding the usage limit of purification magic, I have to set it at a reasonable level. Too much and I'll appear overpowered, too little and it'll seem like I'm deliberately hiding my strength. In that case—

"Nina, how many times do you think I can use this at my current level of 17?"

Attracted by Ella's question, Nina changed from lying on the balcony railing to standing up and thinking.

"Eh? Master... As a healer, and with a magic weapon of the rank of 'Heavenly Punishment Pestle', given the ten-point magic cost of purification magic, you should be able to use it about 25 times, right?"

25 times? Maybe we can increase it a little bit.

"Actually, I can use it 30 times a day, you know?"

"30 times?! As expected, the master's strength is beyond Nina's imagination."

"Ahaha, really? It's not a big deal."

Ella walked up to Nina and touched her head a little embarrassedly, making Nina look like a kitten basking in the sun.

Led by Ella, Nina and Lotte left the bedroom, crossed the main hall and courtyard on the first floor, and came to the maids who were persuading the demons to leave on both sides of the iron gate. Ignoring the demons' sudden uproar outside the door, she spoke to the two maids who were working.

"You guys go back first, and leave the rest to me. Thank you for your hard work."

Two maids wearing the same style of maid uniforms as Lotte bowed to Ella and Lotte respectively and left the courtyard.

The maid outfit was made by Ella out of personal interest, having found a "house fairy" in the city of Kepa who possessed the skill to quickly craft clothing. In this world, not only did ordinary noble maids lack standard uniforms, but even those of the great nobles were strictly practical. Ella was completely dissatisfied with this, so she specially ordered a batch. Of course, the cat ears were a privilege only Lotte possessed—though they were rarely used.

Turning her attention to the demons on the other side of the iron gate, Ella took a deep breath. Feeling it would be rude to speak to them through the iron gate, Ella asked Lotte to open the door, and she and Nina took a few steps back. However, contrary to her expectations, the expected rush of people in as the iron gate opened didn't appear. Instead, the demons stood quietly outside, showing no intention of entering the courtyard. Even the previously noisy chatter quieted down during the time the iron gate was open.

"Eh?"

The demon's unexpected behavior made Ella exclaim in surprise. Then, when she realized that everyone's eyes were on her, Ella quickly coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment.

"Ahem, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Um... We would like to ask the Saint Lady for help in purifying the water..."

As expected... Fortunately, I've prepared myself mentally. But then again, aren't you going to change the name "Saint Lady"? Anyway, this name is too strange, isn't it? Even if I call her "Lady Ella," I can get used to it.

Well, forget it. I'd better tell them the number of purification times I can use every day and use them up early so that they can leave early.

Ella placed a hand under her lips, a thoughtful gesture.

"Well, it's not impossible, but—"

"Ah, we will give you a certain amount of compensation."

When Ella said the word "just", the demon standing in the front hurriedly supplemented the reward.

"Eh? Even if a demon uses purification magic, there's still a fee?"

Ella was a little surprised that her attention was attracted by something unexpected.

But come to think of it, the man I first met outside the city of Kepa seemed to have said something like "the profits from using purification magic belong to the individual." At that time, I thought it was something like a certain amount of allowance that would be paid out every month, and I never expected it to be such a direct method.

The man standing in front nodded.

"Yes, apart from the monthly water purification mission, Master Doshi also charges a certain amount of fees during normal times."

"Well, okay then, can you let me prepare? Also, I can only use purification magic about 30 times a day, so don't come to me again after you use it up."

"Thirty times?!"

The man opened his mouth in shock.

"What's wrong?"

"Duo, Duoxi-sama's limit for using purification magic is about fifteen times a day! Thirty times or something..."

"Ah, this limit is entirely due to the divine staff I used, so let's not discuss it for now. Organize the team and complete the purification ritual first."

"Yes! Saint!"

While the man turned around to organize the team, Ella couldn't help but smile awkwardly - fifteen times?... It seems that she set the ability value too high.

Chapter 15 Menia Doshi's Questions

It was noon in the city of Kepa in the middle of summer, the hottest time of the day. The golden sun, emitting a dazzling light, seemed to be releasing scorching heat with the intention of roasting everything.

Menia Doshi was currently sitting in a private carriage, heading to the residence of a demon named Elelaya. Thinking of her purpose for the day, Menia lifted her short pink hair and donned the silver crown personally bestowed upon her by Camisia, the Acting Demon King of the West. This crown symbolized a special status—a mutant.

"It's equivalent to the status of an earl, huh?"

In a carriage alone, Menea whispered softly.

When Menea was bestowed with the crown by the Acting Demon Lord, Lord Camisia, she had issued a notice stating that whoever wore the crown, wherever she went, would enjoy the privileges of a demon earl. However, for Menea, the status of earl held little allure; her only wish was to purify the waters of the Unkhsir River.

I was born in a very poor border town. Although there was nothing special about it, I didn't feel any inconvenience because I had lived in that environment since I was a child. Until I was seven years old, my parents died of a strange disease just three days after the onset of the disease. According to the pharmacist in the demon clan at that time, it was because they drank the river water during the "Black Tide" period that they contracted the disease. Although the "Black Tide" no longer appears due to the governance of Lady Camisia, I have always hoped to find a way to completely purify the Ankhsir River.

Menia once tried to learn alchemy, but alchemy, which requires delicate magical operations, is not suitable for Menia, a demon. The violent magic power of the demons is simply unable to meet the requirements of such precise operations.

Then Menia studied herbology and magic, which did not require magic, in an attempt to purify the river water by using herbs or cultivating special monsters. Unfortunately, she failed. After trying various methods without success, when Menia finally felt that the demon race was truly hopeless, she accidentally discovered that she could use purification magic.

Menea began to travel throughout the western demon territory, purifying the water needed for daily life. Gradually, word spread of Menea's ability to wield purification magic, despite being a demon, to the acting demon king, Camisia. Camisia personally sought Menea out and bestowed upon her the silver crown. Finally, to repay Camisia's kindness and fulfill her original wish, Menea chose to purify water in Kepa, the fortress city closest to the east and the most severely affected by water shortages.

As if she had been reborn, Menia was respected by the demons in Kepa City and was called "Lady Doshi". In the end, she was even gradually transformed into "Lady Saint". Of course, Menia did not disappoint this kindness. While purifying domestic water for residents every day, she would go out of the city every month to purify the entire water source upstream of the river.

Although the effect of purifying the entire water source was not obvious at the beginning, it can now be achieved. After using the purification magic, within a period of time, it is only necessary to filter the river water and let it settle for a period of time, and then the upper layer of clear water can be used - at least floating oil and the like will no longer appear.

Yesterday, Menea heard that another mutant, known as the "Saint Lady," had appeared. While this wasn't necessarily a bad thing, and could even be considered a precursor to achieving her wish sooner rather than later, Menea felt a sense of loss. So now, Menea must investigate this new "Saint Lady" to see if she was actually cheating and pretending to be a mutant.

Menea lifted the curtains that blocked the window, confirmed her current position, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh, a demon who grew up in the human world can use purification magic, and it sounds like his magic level is much higher than mine? He doesn't even need the most basic short staff to use purification magic. I always feel a little suspicious. Could he be an undercover agent sent by the human country to subvert our faith? But submission to the Demon King is buried in the demon's blood. Absolute obedience to orders is impossible to change. Humans must know this. Is he really just an ordinary demon? Well, we will know after seeing it."

The carriage stopped, and Menia opened the curtains again, just in time to see Ella using purification magic in the distance.

Ella sat at a table under the shade of a tree. Behind it, two lines of people waited for purification magic to be performed. A closer look revealed that the two lines moved forward at almost the same speed. When one shifted their gaze to Ella at the front, one could clearly see her using both hands to cast purification magic, simultaneously purifying the water in two containers.

"You can actually use purification magic with both hands simultaneously without using a staff as a medium! And with a container this size... What a terrifying magical manipulation ability..."

As an ordinary demon who couldn't use purification magic, it was understandable that she couldn't see the difficulty of this, but Menia knew it very well. You know, even when wearing the crown given by Camisia to improve the efficiency of magic power, Menia could only purify a small bucket of water without using a staff as a medium. What Ella was doing now was completely beyond Menia's imagination.

Menia was even certain that some special means must have been used. At the very least, one of her hands must have a magic item that could use purification magic. It was just that Ella's disguise was too good, and she was too far away from the place where the magic was cast, so she couldn't see clearly, so she couldn't be sure that Ella had indeed used the magic item.

"Just wait here for me. I'll go check it out now."

Menea instructed the coachman and jumped off the carriage. Her short pink hair fluttered in the hot air as she walked towards Ella wearing a blue robe, rare in Kepa City and worn exclusively by magic casters.

Menia's unconcealed actions were discovered by the surrounding demons. All the demons who discovered her looked at her with respect and took the initiative to walk to the side of the road to make way for Menia.

"Oh~oh! It's Master Duoxi! Master Duoxi has come to see the Saint Lady!"

"You must be here to impart knowledge to the new Saint, right?"

"A clash between the old generation Saint Lady and the new generation Saint Lady?!"

Attracted by the last sentence, Menia turned her head and glanced at the demon who spoke.

"You, you just said I'm from the older generation? If I remember correctly, I'm only 14 years old right now?"

The demon being questioned showed a terrible expression and quickly bowed his head to apologize.