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

Ella jumped down from the higher point of the cave entrance and moved towards the adventurers.

Of the four adventurers, only two elves remained conscious, while the other two demons lay unconscious on the ground. Ella walked around the adventurers lying on the ground, hoping to prevent them from mistaking her for someone trying to steal the results.

Stopping about three steps away from the other person, Ella glanced at the adventurer lying on the ground next to her, then shifted her gaze to the elven woman in front of her who was staring at her warily.

Surprisingly, the first person to speak was an elven woman covered in bruises.

"Who are you?"

"Well—I happened to be passing by here and saw that you seemed to be in some trouble, so I offered a hand. I'm not here to steal your things."

But having said that, probably no bad person would admit that he is a bad person.

As Ella thought this, the elven woman shifted her gaze to Menia and the others approaching from a distance. Could it be said that appearances can really be deceptive? The vigilance in the elven woman's eyes slightly decreased, and her grip on the staff loosened slightly.

"If you want a reward, you can take the lizard corpses. I just hope you can leave us a piece of the skin. My companions are seriously injured and need some money for treatment."

"Healing... 'Elementary Healing Technique'."

Golden light burst out from the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment in Ella's hand, covering the two fallen demons. After a few seconds, the wounds on the demon adventurers' bodies healed at an extremely fast speed. Ella could even clearly see the new buds wriggling on the skin. She slowly opened her eyes, and the two demons woke up from their coma.

"Is this... hell... Leafa? Why are you here too? Is it true... everyone is dead?"

Perhaps he had already determined that he would die before he fell into a coma, so this somewhat thin demon did not look sad at all - until he supported himself on the ground with his hands and then fell down due to exhaustion.

"Eh? What's going on? Isn't it said that after death, you won't feel pain? What's going on? Leafa? What's wrong with you?"

The skinny demon lying on the ground pointed at the blonde elven woman. The two must have a very good relationship. When the demon looked at the elf named Leafa, there was indescribable concern in his eyes.

"Elfa, this level of magic... This is a healing spell cast by a bishop-level priest! How did they do it?!"

"Healing? Bishop? Leafa, are we not dead?"

Another burly demon who stood up glanced around, paused for a second on Ella, and then locked his sight on the lizard nailed to the ground next to him.

"Shooting through a maze lizard... reward..."

"Ahem, no need for money. As a price, I'll take the bodies of three labyrinth lizards, including their magic cores. You can take the remaining one."

"Aren't you going to take the magic core and meat of that lizard? Even though the labyrinth lizard looks ugly, I heard the meat is delicious..."

"No, no, no."

Waving at the burly adventurer with his mouth hanging open, Ella turned and directed Nina and Lotte, who were on their way, to retrieve the dead labyrinth lizards. As for why there were only four labyrinth lizards instead of five, it was because the missing one had been damaged beyond recovery by Camisia...

As for the purpose of recycling lizards, it is not because I like something on the lizards, but I feel that if I don't accept anything, the other party may feel guilty for accepting my help for free. In this case, it is better to accept something that will make them feel that they have paid a certain price - although it is a hassle to dispose of the lizard's body afterwards.

The elven woman walked up to Ella and bowed her head.

"Thank you for your help. I am Leafa, an adventurer from Malbrune, a tribe of elves."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm Elelia from the Demon Tribe. Just call me Ella."

"It's not Elelaya, it should be Elelaya Nott Mistytin. Princess, you should always be aware of your identity."

"It's too troublesome to use such a long name every time you introduce me. And don't you think Mistydin and the like are a bit weird?"

"That's a name that symbolizes the Demon King, Princess-sama. Even if you don't like it—"

"So, why did the Demon King name himself after Mistydin, the symbol of Ragnarok in Norse mythology? Is that Chuunibyou?!"

"Norse mythology? Ragnarok? Princess-sama... I didn't realize you had a penchant for bringing your imaginations to life. While that's perfectly fine, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate in this situation... Could it be that, Princess-sama, you're someone who's obsessed with stories?"

At Camisia's reminder, Ella glanced at the people around her—they were all looking at her like she was a strange creature. The adventurers and Nina were fine, at least they were being subtle. But Menea burst out laughing, clutching her stomach, muttering things like, "I never thought Ella had a habit of acting out her fantasies." Then, it was Lotte who dealt the final blow. Although Lotte seemed the most normal of the group, that doting look, as if confirming something... Did she really think she was in the late stages of a Chuunibyou?!

Why? I'm the most normal person, I just wanted to explain the name, why did it turn out like this? And most importantly, what should I do next to escape this embarrassing situation...

Fortunately, the adventurer Leafa came to the rescue.

"Princess? Demon King? And this name... Could this be the Demon King's daughter who has been advertised in the labyrinth events, emerging from the seal, the first magic caster in the history of the demon race who can use auxiliary magic, the future Demon King of the demon race, Lady Eleraya Nott Mistotin?"

"Right, right, I'm, uh—I don't have a title that long. Let's recover our strength first. Healing spells can only heal damage taken, so you still have to rely on yourself to recover your strength. I won't use healing spells on the scratches Ms. Leafa has sustained. Using healing spells will drain the target's vitality, so please be patient with such minor injuries."

The difference between damage received and physical strength is expressed in "F.Wing" as HP and physical strength. However, Ella cannot express this directly with nouns, so she can only use another way of saying it. As for "healing magic consumes vitality", it was a rumor that Luti told her when she first arrived in Ryan Town. Although she has used it many times and has not seen any change, since there is such a rumor, it is better to believe it.

Leafa bowed to Ella again, but unlike last time, this time the other three adventurers did the same thing.

"It's alright. We are already very grateful that the Demon King can personally use magic for us."

I knew it would turn out like this after I revealed my identity... It seems I have to tell Camisia not to tell others about my identity casually.

Taking a step forward, Camisia plunged the greatsword, the Sword of Disorder, into the ground. Perhaps angry at the adventurers' reckless behavior of casually challenging monsters, her tone sounded quite lecturing.

"Your level shouldn't be higher than level five, right? Why would you choose to fight so many labyrinth lizards? And bring along a powerless porter?"

"this……"

Facing Camisia's accusation, Leafa seemed to shrink a little, so the thin-looking demon answered on Leafa's behalf.

"This was our first time adventuring in the maze, and we had originally planned to find a spot near the entrance with the fewest monsters to train, but it seemed the monsters at the entrance had been cleared out. Then, while searching for the monster, we discovered a 'Magic Element' and chased it all the way to this cave. When the battle began, we realized there was no way back."

Camisia sighed helplessly.

"As expected, if you want to gain experience, why don't you wait until tomorrow when the maze event starts? Aren't maze events more valuable for training? And that magic element, with your strength, it's impossible to catch up, right?"

Camisia's words made all the adventurers bow their heads without exception.

"I know you guys want to gain some experience in the maze first, so you can get a better ranking and get rewards in the maze event, but this event happens every year. Just be patient and wait until the next time, right? Countless adventurers have died just by carelessly entering the maze. You should all understand that, right?"

Seeing these adventurers being scolded was really pitiful, Ella changed the subject.

"Hey, let's not talk about this for now. Camisia, what is that 'magic element'?"

Chapter 41 Emergency! Loli girl Elelaya is caught in a terrible situation!?

She had heard the term "Magic Element" before in the clothing store in Ryan Town. The so-called Magic Element is the "House Fairy" in "F.Wing". It is a creature that can be seen everywhere in the game. However, House Fairies will change their lifestyles according to different living environments. So Ella was a little curious about the form of House Fairies in the maze.

"Magic essence is a spherical, transparent, glowing object. It makes a beautiful decoration when placed in a room at night. Its cute appearance makes it popular among nobles and wealthy merchants. Therefore, for adventurers, magical essence, a monster without any offensive power, is the best prey."

“Eh… is that so…”

Pushing back her golden hair that had drifted to the side of her face from running earlier, Ella shifted her gaze to Leafa.

"So, do you know which direction that magic element went?"

"It seems like it went to the second level of the maze. After entering from there, we encountered the maze lizard."

"Thank you, Camisia. Can you catch that mosu? I'd like to see it."

After thinking for a moment, Camisia drew out the Sword of Disorder, and the twin ponytails behind her swayed as she swung the sword.

"No problem, but leaving you here like this, Princess..."

"That's not what I meant. I mean, we're all going together, it's a rare opportunity to explore a maze, but wouldn't it be boring to just go back like this?"

I feel a little speechless about what Camisia said. Although Camisia usually has the demeanor of a superior and speaks in a tone of admonition from time to time, whenever things involve me, Camisia will become a little off the mark. But I have no way to deal with such things. Even if I ask Camisia to use a normal attitude, Camisia will answer me with "I can't resist the aura of the Demon King."

While Ella was talking, Lotte and Nina were also preparing to recycle the lizard corpses. However, for some reason, Menea, who seemed unsuitable for this kind of work, was also helping to dismantle them. A single maze lizard could not be put into the dimensional backpack and could only be put in after being dismantled. This kind of work was usually done by Lotte during the trip. Later, when Ella discovered that she could gain a small amount of experience points by dismantling monsters, she called Nina to help. However, the dismantling process was too shocking for Ella, and she usually chose to avoid it.

"Ms. Ella, Nina and I will go and dismantle it."

"Well, go ahead. Kamisi and Lotte should come with you. If there are any other living lizards, you'll need to take action. Oh, and do we need to deal with Leafa's as well?"

"Eh? No, that's not necessary. We can't ask the Demon King to help with the spoils, so we can just leave it to ourselves. □▼△——『Blessing of Vitality』, Elfa, you and Caesar go collect it together."

Perhaps having regained some of her magic power from the conversation, Leafa used her staff to cast a fatigue-relieving spell on the other two demons still recovering their strength, and told them to join Lotte in dismantling the lizard. After preparing the tools, Lotte and Camisia dragged the maze lizard's corpse to the deepest part of the hall.

Now only Ella, Leafa and the elf boy hiding behind Leafa were left here. Sitting on a relatively flat stone, Ella focused her eyes on Leafa's pointed ears, which symbolized the elves. These pointed ears seemed to be a little different from her own pointed ears in her strongest state.

Noticing Ella's intense gaze, Leafa felt a little embarrassed, a blush forming on her face.

"Lord Demon King?"

"Eh? Sorry, that's rude."

Thinking that it was indeed impolite to stare at other people's physical features, Ella decisively chose to apologize.

"No, that's not true. It's just that... Elves can only choose one partner in their lifetime. We just met, and we're of the same sex..."

Leafa faltered, the blush on her face deepening under the light of the plants.

"Hmm? Wait a minute, Leafa, I didn't say anything just now, did I?"

Ella was certain that she hadn't said anything that could be misunderstood. The only communication she had with Leafa was that apology. But looking at Leafa's current behavior, it was as if she had just confessed her feelings to her.

"But didn't you just express your love to me using the elven etiquette? My tribe has urged me many times to find a partner. Although you look relatively young, but—"

"No, no, no, Leafa, you must have made a mistake. What is that elven etiquette? I have no idea!"

Ella, in a state of emergency, waved her hands in front of her chest at a speed invisible to the naked eye, and hurriedly explained. However, Leafa completely ignored Ella's words and continued to speak in that awkward manner.

"Since he's the future Demon King, he'll definitely become a powerful ruler. Even though there are already so many girls traveling with him, this also symbolizes the Demon King's charm... In that case, if a child is born—same-sex... there are some problems, but if we can use magical technology..."

"Wait, wait! So, what did I do to cause this misunderstanding?!"

"Demon King, I think it's because you were staring at Leafa-san's ears just now... This symbolizes a proposal among us elves."

The elf boy in a linen short-sleeved shirt who had been hiding behind Leafa answered Ella's question.

Hey, hey! So this is considered a proposal? Elven etiquette is so casual! Enough is enough. I need to stabilize Leafa first. Although this may be a bit rude, please let me do this!

Snapped.

Ella put her hands on the shoulders of the squatting Leafa. Because her body was touched, Leafa came back to her senses from her previous state of being immersed in her own world. She stared at Ella blankly. Almost in an instant, a blush spread from Leafa's neck to her ears.

"Is it possible, are we going to... with so many people now... Demon Lord, how dare you..."

"Why would you think that? Listen, Leafa, I was looking at your ears out of curiosity, not because of some elven proposal ritual, got it?"

"So the Demon King likes this kind of play—I find it a little hard to accept."

No, Leafa has completely lost herself.

Releasing her grip on Leafa's shoulders, Ella picked up the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment, cast a sobering spell on Leafa to adjust her mind, then grabbed Leafa's shoulders again and shook them.

"Leafa? Do you understand what I just said?"

"Eh? Demon Lord, did you say something? Why are you grabbing me now..."

"H-No, nothing."

Seeing that Leafa seemed to have no memory of what happened before, Ella let out a long breath, as if she had just experienced a battle, and relaxed completely.

It seems that Leafa had indeed fallen into a state of mental confusion before.

Chapter 42 Maze Activities

Lotte added "Sharp Blade" powder to the dagger used for dismantling, and inserted the dagger into the softest part of the lizard's subcutaneous fat. Menia and Nina were in charge of the two lizards waiting to be dismantled nearby.

"Ms. Camisia, may I ask about the rules of the labyrinth?"

"rule?"

Camisia, who had been keeping an eye on Ella in the distance, paused for a moment, then turned to face Lotte and began to explain. Perhaps having heard the conversation here, the two demons not far away stopped what they were doing and shifted their gaze over here.

"It's not a complicated activity. Simply enter the maze and collect as many magic cores as possible to complete the mission. Your score will be determined based on the quality and quantity of the magic cores you collect. That's the rule. Also, since there are so many people registered, it won't be completed all at once. It'll probably be carried out in several stages, using an elimination system."

Because of the application of the magic powder of "Sharp Blade", the originally ordinary dagger became extremely sharp. Lotte only needed to apply light force, and the dagger cut along the belly of the maze lizard all the way to its tail. Although the disintegration technique was not skillful, that was also because Lotte herself was not a full-time hunter.

"Is that all? Can adventurers participating in the labyrinth activities form a team? Is it illegal to steal other people's magic cores?"

"Well—adventurers can choose to team up, but the winners of each round are only the top three people with the highest combined Magic Core levels. While teaming up can gain more resources, it also reduces the advantage when splitting the Magic Cores. It's even possible for two people to gain less resources than one, so most adventurers don't choose to team up."

Having said that, Camisia paused again, and her eyes became a little strange when she looked in the direction of Ella in the distance, as if she was confused about something.

"Miss Camisia?"

"Eh? Nothing much, I just saw that Miss Ella and that elven adventurer seemed a little agitated. Let's continue with what we were talking about. As for the seizure of the magic core, it's not against the rules."

Chi-

The dagger in Lotte's hand pierced through the lizard's tail and stabbed into the ground.

"If collecting monster cores is to increase adventurers' chances of survival when facing monsters, then this rule is to prepare adventurers for battles with thieves in advance?"

"Yes, that's right. Adventurers, who are also intelligent creatures, are far more dangerous than less intelligent monsters. One of the goals of labyrinth activities is to increase the survival rate of adventurers, and dealing with thieves who try to steal our achievements and destroy evidence is naturally part of this. The stronger the adventurers become, the greater the benefits for us in the Western Demon Territory."

The revenue Camisia was referring to was the tax adventurers had to pay to enter and exit the maze. The magic cores of the monsters within the maze were simply categorized into four levels: Iron, Mithril, Orichalcum, and Crimson Gold. With the exception of some special monsters, these corresponded to levels 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, and 31-40, respectively. Adventurers could take Iron and Mithril-level magic cores out of the maze after paying a certain amount of silver or gold. However, Orichalcum and Crimson Gold-level magic cores had to be surrendered to the demon clan leader, as per Mistin's regulations. Of course, the demon clan officials would also offer a fair price for their purchases.

Based on such regulations, from a long-term perspective, the stronger the adventurers are, the higher the benefits they will bring to the Demon Lord. In addition, such maze activities can attract a group of adventurers from other countries, so holding maze activities is almost a sure-win business.