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

"Don't worry, these are soldiers directly under your command, Princess-sama. Just walk over without worry."

After hesitating for a moment and nodding stiffly, Ella tentatively took a small step towards the path formed by the intertwined guns and flags.

——Nothing unusual happened, except for complete silence.

In the oppressive atmosphere, seemingly dripping with water, Ella walked forward step by step. Only now did she realize how great a mistake she had made by not practicing etiquette properly. In this situation, even walking became a torture. Was this step too fast, undermining the dignity of a princess? Was this step too small, not being generous enough? She felt as if all these helmeted knights were staring at her... No matter what she did, it felt unnecessary. She could only try her best to keep her gaze fixed on other things.

At this point, it's not a good idea to mention that I'm not the Demon Queen... If the surrounding soldiers hear it, there's no telling what might happen. It's better to wait until I'm alone with Camisia before talking about it.

After a long and agonizing journey, Ella finally passed through the King's Road composed of guns and flags.

"Princess, we've arrived in the city. Will you return directly to the royal capital, Mistydin, or will you return to your mansion in Kepa City first? Considering the possibility of your return, I've already arranged for the guards to clean up your mansion. If you wish to return to the royal capital, please have the teleportation scroll ready. The honor guard is already on standby in the royal capital. I didn't have enough scrolls prepared, so I wasn't able to bring them along on this trip. This is my fault."

Huh? So much preparation already! Isn't this already a big deal? If this is considered negligence, then what exactly is considered perfection? However, although I really want to see what the honor guard in the other world looks like, if I have to go through the same route again, it's best to return to the mansion first. Besides, Lotte and Nina are already there.

Ella turned her head and glanced at the knights who were lined up to form the road before her. She sighed deeply. Too many things had happened today and her brain was almost overwhelmed.

"I feel a little tired. Let's go back to the mansion and rest."

"Yes, Princess."

Camisia clapped her hands, and the knights who had previously formed two long lines turned around in an instant with uniform movements, rearranged their formation, and moved behind Ella, guarding Ella like guards.

On the street, which was completely deserted except for Camisia and her group, Ella stiffly began to walk towards the mansion.

Chapter 26: Ten-Year Agreement

By night, although Park City is very hot during the day, it is hot enough to wear long sleeves at night.

"So, Princess, you truly have no memories at all?"

In the reception room, Camisia clapped her hands on the table and stood up excitedly. Across from her sat Ella, looking somewhat bewildered. Behind her stood Lotte, dressed in a maid outfit. Next to Camisia sat Menea, still in her magic robes.

At Ella's request, the dinner prepared by Camisia was not held as scheduled. To be precise, Ella avoided the dinner on the grounds that she needed to rest. She felt that she had not fulfilled her etiquette by just going through the motions. If she still had to attend the dinner invitation, then things might really be more than just embarrassing.

Although Camisia's somewhat excited questioning made Ella feel at a loss as to what to do, Ella still nodded and decided on the most important thing.

"Yes, I have no memories of being a demon princess, and in my memories, I've lived in a human country since I was born. So, it must be that Acting Demon Lord Camisia has made a mistake. After all, if a demon like Menea who can use purification magic can appear, then the appearance of another demon who can use healing magic wouldn't be surprising, right?"

"No, that's impossible. From the sample Ai Si brought back, the purity of your magic power, Princess-sama, is exactly the same as that of the Demon King-sama. No, it's even purer than that of the Demon King-sama. If you're not the Demon King, then the only other option left is that you're actually the One God."

Wow, no matter what, I can't be that Loli God - well, no, if we only look at my current strength and appearance, there is nothing wrong in saying that I am that Loli God. Of course, this point of strength is only in the mainland. If I have to take out the Loli God, I definitely have no chance of winning. After all, until now, I have no way to deal with the arrow of the Loli God.

“Ahem, ahem, well…”

I don't know how to explain it best. I haven't fully understood the system of this world yet. If I reveal my origins due to careless words, the result will definitely be something I don't want to see.

Until now, Ella hadn't told anyone that she was from another world. Not Nina, Iris, or even Lotte. It wasn't for any special reason, but simply to hide the fact that she wasn't human from this world.

"Forgive me for being presumptuous, Lady Camisia, but my master doesn't want to be a sought-after jewel. He simply wants to travel the continent as an ordinary person. Therefore, becoming the Demon King's successor will only confuse Miss Ella. If you can't provide sufficient evidence and simply make a conclusion based on the purity of magic power and the color of the eyes, anyone who didn't grow up in the Demon Territory would be baffled, right?"

At just the right moment, Lotte stepped forward to Ella's side and answered for her. Ella was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded, indicating that Lotte's words were exactly what she wanted to express. Seeing Ella's nod, Camisia coughed lightly, regained her composure, and slowly sat back in the soft chair.

"I lost my composure, Princess. Regarding evidence, I truly cannot offer much, but the purity of the magical power alone is enough to reveal the true nature of the bloodline. If the Divine Humans were to authenticate the princess, their methods would be no different than mine, with the sole addition of verifying the hair color to be pure silver. As a princess raised in a human environment, you and your possessions cannot comprehend this. I understand your confusion, but regarding your identity, please refrain from further doubts. Denying this would imply that you are not the Demon King's bloodline, a fate none of us demons can bear. We have already lost the Demon King, and we cannot allow his only blood relative to pass away again."

Perhaps because she was truly feeling sad, Camisia lowered her head deeply, and even her voice began to tremble.

"Even if Princess-sama chooses not to stay in the Demon Clan and wants to live a free life, we will not restrict your movements. No, we can do anything you wish. Even if you choose not to learn magic at all and just want to live like a normal civilian, marrying and having children, I can guarantee that no one will have any complaints against you. However, please do not abandon us like this. The Demon Clan cannot continue to use the false king as a substitute for the Demon King as it is now."

Camisia lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression clearly, but just by looking at her trembling red ponytail and her voice that sounded a little choked, one could understand that everything she said now was a sincere request.

Silence spread across the room, and an atmosphere that made it difficult for anyone to make a sound drifted among the four of them.

Ella lowered her head and clenched the hem of her dress with both hands.

Although he had prepared himself mentally in advance, he still didn't expect that the demons' need for the Demon King had reached such a deep level that even the ruthless acting Demon King Camisia would bow her head and sob to beg a girl like him who seemed to have no deterrent power at all.

This was already the worst possible situation. If she still refused to acknowledge her identity as a princess, then, whether it was out of her inner affection for the demons or out of her sympathy for Camisia, it would be difficult for her to refuse. However, if she acknowledged her identity as a princess, then the fact that she, who was not actually a princess, was being worshipped with the highest etiquette, although it seemed that there was no problem, the guilt in her heart would grow little by little as time went by, until one day, it would accumulate to a level that she could no longer bear and would explode - as for what form the explosion would take, it was hard to imagine.

Ella could only take deep breaths and hesitate between two extremely difficult choices. The hem of her dress, which she was holding tightly in her hands, had been twisted into a thin rope.

Tears... Tears, the thing I am worst at dealing with is probably girls' tears. And, to be precise, they can't be said to be girls' tears.

Ella turned her gaze towards Menia, who was sitting next to Camisia, looking at her with a complicated expression—an expression that seemed to urge her to agree quickly, but was also hesitant.

And Lotte frowned deeply, as if she was thinking about something.

Unable to get any suitable advice, Ella sighed and focused everyone's attention, including Camisia, on herself.

In this case, we can only choose a compromise method...

The hand she had been holding loosened, and Ella raised both hands, extending her index fingers and crossing them, placing them in front of Camisia - her delicate fingers seemed as if they could be broken with a slight squeeze.

"Ten years, ten years. If after ten years, Camisia, you can't find another way to prove that I am the Demon Princess, I will leave the Demon Clan."

Camisia's eyes dimmed instantly, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to explain something. However, before she could do so, Ella quickly said the next sentence.

"However, before that, I will serve as the princess of the demon clan. At the same time, Camisia, you must do as you said before—you cannot restrict my freedom. All my choices are entirely up to me. My existence is merely that of a spiritual leader. If you can agree with this, I have no objection."

Gradually, Camisia's dim eyes lit up again, as if she wanted to spit out all the unhappiness. She exhaled a long breath, stood up, and performed a ritual that represented the oath of her only faith, the Demon King, and nodded heavily to Ella.

"I will follow your instructions, Princess-sama—no, future Demon King-sama. Within ten years, I will find another way to prove my case that you cannot deny."

Chapter 27 Underground Maze

Opening her eyes, she found herself floating in a pure white sea. The soft sheets felt like soft sheets, the sunlight shone through the pure white fabric, and the brightness was so intense that Ella couldn't open her sleepy eyes. She twisted and turned in bed, the sunlight streaming in through the window still blinding her even with her eyes closed.

"I guess today will be a nice day too...peaceful, peaceful."

She didn't want to get up. It was still a little early for Ella, and she preferred to be woken up by others rather than getting up alone. This could be considered her own willfulness.

"But anyway, what's that constant noise? I've been hearing it for a while now."

Just as Ella had said, there was a constant knocking sound outside the window, and in the hallway, there was also a faint, but still audible sound of quick footsteps. It was probably this noise that had woken me up.

Maybe Luty is preparing something...

After lying in bed for a while, she found that no one came to call her. Ella sat up from the bed, walked to the window with her untied shoes, and pulled open the curtains.

——What appeared before my eyes was completely beyond my imagination.

The demon statue that had been placed in the center of the courtyard had disappeared, all the grass and trees had been removed, and the fences and iron gates surrounding the residence were piled in the corner like garbage. Looking into the distance, all the land showed signs of being plowed - no, rather than the kind of manually plowed land, it felt more like it had been dug out by a giant's hands.

Walking outside the window were the knights in black full body armor who were responsible for the reception. These knights were moving around in the courtyard carrying huge logs that came from nowhere. At the same time, there were countless people holding saws and hammers, working on piecing together the already formed wood. The sound of knocking on wood heard before came from here.

"What's this……"

Something completely beyond her imagination appeared before her eyes, leaving Ella speechless with shock. She didn't even do her usual makeup and just pushed the door open and walked out of the room.

A demon man dressed as a servant happened to be walking hurriedly outside the room. When he saw Ella, he immediately stopped and bowed to her.

"Good morning, Princess."

"Hmm, you are...?"

In Ella's impression, she should have never hired a male servant. The demon standing in front of her must be someone she doesn't know.

"I am the servant chosen by Lady Camisia. It is quite normal that you do not recognize me, Princess. My name is—"

"Let's talk about the self-introductions later. I want to ask, what are these people doing now?"

"My Lady Princess, we are currently constructing a new throne room within the existing mansion."

"Throne Hall? Wait, wait, is this the throne room in the royal capital of Mistin? Building a new one?"

If I remember correctly, the throne room is the most important building in the entire demon clan, and it's also where the Demon King handles government affairs... The significance of building a throne room here - is it to say that we are going to establish a new capital? I definitely didn't say such a thing!

"Yes, that is Lady Camisia's decision. In order to improve the environment of Kepa City, Lady Camisia has also arranged for people to go to the territories of the elves and the gods to negotiate and borrow magic casters."

As the male demon spoke, Ella clearly saw a fanatical look of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"Where is Camisia now?"

"Lady Camisia is currently in the first floor hall, directing the Royal Guards to build the throne room."

After quickly dealing with the demon, Ella didn't even change her clothes. She ran straight to the first floor lobby in her pajamas.

Building a royal capital specifically for oneself was too absurd no matter how one looked at it. And most importantly, based on what he knew about the economic situation of the demon clan, the amount of gold coins needed to build a royal capital would be enough to wipe out the demon clan's treasury.

As she walked through the corridor, faces she had never seen before kept passing by Ella, and without exception, all of them took the initiative to make way for Ella. Some of them were so powerful that Ella could not detect them at her current level.

After a while, Camisia, with red twintails and a dreamy white dress, was seen standing in the hall, discussing something with Lotte while holding a blueprint.

"Ka, Camisia, you want to build a throne room?"

"Good morning, Princess."

As if she didn't take the construction of the throne room seriously at all, Camisia simply bowed her head and greeted Ella.

"We'll talk about greetings later. First, tell me what you're doing right now, Camisia."

"Yes, Princess. Considering what you said yesterday and confirming with your chosen head maid, Lotte, I believe you may not wish to return to the capital, but will choose to settle in Kepa City. To maintain your dignity, as the only royal member of the demon clan, you cannot reside in such a simple house. Therefore, we have decided to rebuild a throne room."

As she spoke, Camisia showed Ella the drawings of the entire design.

"This is a preliminary design. Do you think it's suitable? We haven't started construction on the foundation yet, so even modifications shouldn't be a big problem."

Following Camisia's words, Ella naturally shifted her gaze to the drawings. However, after just one glance, Ella looked away - she couldn't understand it at all. All kinds of complicated lines and professional terms were mixed together. Just one glance made people feel dizzy.

Pushing the drawings aside, Ella put on a serious expression and asked the question that concerned her most.

"Camisia, tell me honestly, how much of a burden would the cost of building this structure be on the demons right now?"

"Burden? Princess, do you have some misunderstanding about our Western Demon Territory? Actually, aside from the water shortage, we're not as poor as we appear. The income from the underground labyrinth alone is enough to build the throne room. Hmm... perhaps it's because the first city you saw was 'Kepah'. In fact, in our Western Demon Territory, the closer you get to the east, the more desolate the city becomes, so it's understandable that you have this impression."

"Underground labyrinth? Camisia, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

Chapter 28: Camisia seems a little strange?

Ella was confused about what Camisia said, because it was the first time she heard this word. When she asked Sika from the five maids before, Sika did not mention this matter, so it was natural for Ella to think that Camisia was lying to comfort herself.

"I'm not lying, Princess. Back when the continent was still undivided into specific territories, the Demon King led us to establish our nation within the continent's only two natural underground labyrinths. This is why, despite sharing the same faith, our territories are scattered across the continent. The vast number of monsters within the underground labyrinths provides excellent training grounds for adventurers, and the various magic cores and rare materials produced by these monsters also provide financial and equipment support for adventurers. With this in mind, the Demon King, for the future prosperity of the demon race, occupied the continent's only two underground labyrinths—of course, excluding the artificial labyrinth within the Sacred Academy."

“Is that so…”

In Ella's opinion, this so-called underground maze was more like a dungeon. But if that was the case, it seemed that this maze could not play any role other than cultivating powerful warriors...

As if sensing Ella's doubts, Camisia continued.

"Once we have the underground labyrinth, we can use the various benefits it offers to attract adventurers from other countries or warriors looking to improve their strength. Before that, we only need to set up defensive fortresses, turrets, and magical barriers to block the labyrinth, leaving only one entrance and exit. Then, we can set up checkpoints at this entrance and collect taxes based on the adventurers' gains in the labyrinth. This will not only help cultivate powerful adventurers, but also bring great benefits to the country. This is why I said that building the throne room will not be a burden on the country. However, compared to this, the management of the environment around Kepa City is more important—"

Perhaps realizing that she had mentioned something that Ella couldn't hear, Camisia suddenly stopped talking here and quickly changed the subject to talk about something else.

"By the way, Princess, are you interested in the labyrinth? While there's more to leveling up than just killing monsters, the underground labyrinth is faster for both gaining combat experience and leveling up efficiently, you know? Of course, I'll personally escort you and keep you safe."

Kill monsters and increase levels?... Camisia still doesn't know that I can't use offensive magic on living creatures.

After listening to Camisia's explanation of the demons' current situation, Ella still felt a little bit uncomfortable, but her guilt was somewhat alleviated. However, a new problem arose. How should she explain to Camisia that she couldn't use offensive magic against living creatures? If she chose to enter the maze, she would have to pass this level...

Regarding her inability to perform offensive magic, Ella simply felt compelled to change it within the academy, but she didn't take any corresponding action. Not being able to perform offensive magic wasn't particularly shameful at the Sacred Academy. There were people who simply cast support and healing magic for the team. On the contrary, precisely because such people were relatively rare, and because they specialized in a single skill and were therefore completely trustworthy, pure healers were more sought after, making offensive magic less important.

However, if this happened in the demon clan, which was quite talented in attack magic, it would be too embarrassing for a princess of the demon clan to not even have a single attack magic that could be cast on humans.

After glancing at the servants in charge of cleaning who were hurriedly passing by, Ella pondered for a while and looked up at Camisia, who was much taller than her. There were two spherical objects in her field of vision blocking her view of Camisia. After noticing the true form of the spherical object, Ella quickly lowered her head and coughed lightly in embarrassment.

"I can't explain this right here. Let's go somewhere less crowded. Ah, breakfast will have to wait. It's more important to go with me to explain this to Camisia first."

"Okay, Miss Ella."

"The place is chosen——"

The first thing that came to mind was the reception room, but Camisia was not a guest now, so it would be inappropriate to go to the reception room.

"Let's choose my bedroom. I'll feel more comfortable talking there. Is that okay with you, Camisia?"

Because she had seen Camisia's plump breasts when she looked up before, Ella avoided her gaze this time and no longer tried to look at Camisia's face. As a result, the decisive response she had imagined from Camisia did not appear. Instead, she seemed to be hesitant and said nothing.

"Hmm? You think the bedroom isn't a good place to talk? If that's the case, then we can go somewhere Camisia likes, but it has to be somewhere where there's no one else."

Like the ringing of a bell, Camisia instantly came back to her senses from the previous silence.

"No, no, no, that's not the case. It's an honor for me, Camisia Nott Tilum, to be able to visit the princess's room."

I always feel like there's something a little strange about Camisia. Is this something worth referring to yourself by your full name? And why does her tone, which seems like she's enduring something, feel like Iris? Hmm... Iris, that shouldn't be the case...

Thinking of some strange things, Ella shook her head and brought her thoughts back to reality.