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

The one who reacted was Lotte, who was making tea. Because of the summer sea breeze, Lotte's maid skirt and lavender twintails fluttered.

As if expressing her feelings to an old friend, Camisia took the teacup from Lotte and said thank you.

"Ah, yes. My golden cat eyes can store past memories, allowing me to live in this world with a youthful mind and body for a long time. To be honest, my mental age is only about 17 years old now, but Dean can't avoid this, so he is truly over 6,000 years old. If it weren't for his obsession with finding the previous Demon King, his emotions would have been worn away long ago."

"Is there no way to find another Golden Cat's Eye? If there's another Golden Cat's Eye, that would solve his problem, right?"

Although Ella was not fond of Dean, judging from what Camisia said, Dean was also a pitiful person, so she subconsciously asked this question.

"Copying the Golden Cat's Eye? Hmm... Impossible. I've searched for information on this topic in my spare time over the years. Whether it's creating a new Golden Cat's Eye or replicating it, it's beyond the reach of current technology. While magical technology seems promising, it can't surpass the convenience of traditional magic items. Even if it can function as a Golden Cat's Eye in some areas, the wear and tear of the material over time and the inherent recycling of magic power are insurmountable."

"yes……"

Ella nodded slightly and took a sip of an unknown drink that was quite refreshing in the summer.

Finally, Camisia opened the scroll completely and began to read the densely packed text on it.

"Um?"

After a cursory read, Camisia made a puzzled sound.

"Is that so... Dean, that guy, really posed a problem."

A little frightened by Camisia's fake but terrifying smile, Ella asked tentatively.

"What's wrong?"

"There are a total of twenty tasks listed on the scroll. It says there are three ways to make Dean surrender."

"Three? Mr. Mitsubaya didn't mention that at the time, did he?"

"Well, this is what's written on the scroll. Completing the first 16 counts as the first option, completing items 17 through 19 counts as the second option, and completing item 20 counts as the third option."

Camisia said as she placed the scroll on the table, then handed it to her.

Not caring about the scroll's whereabouts, Ella looked at Camisia.

"Does that mean that just fulfilling Article 20 will make Mitsubaya surrender?"

"Yes, that's right. But the only way to achieve Article 20 is to transplant the World Tree, the foundation of the elves' survival. However, putting aside the difficulty of transplanting, simply getting the elves to agree to this is impossible."

"Eh? Is it that difficult? What exactly is Article 20?"

Intensely curious about Camisia's question, Ella placed her hands on the table, leaned forward, and craned her neck to see the scroll in Lotte's hand as she sat next to her.

Lottie, somewhat amused by Ella's action, handed the scroll to her.

"I think... compared to the first nineteen, the twentieth one is the easiest for Miss Ella, right?"

Chapter 69: Advance Preparation

*Genesis 6186 August 16th at 8:06.01 AM, the Western Demon Fortress City of Kepa

Although it is summer now and the sun comes out very early, even so, at this time close to dawn, the sky is still only dim. The monsters on the banks of the Ankhshil River are still active, and the sounds of fighting for territory can be heard from the other side of the woods in the distance.

Using the Pestle of Heaven's Punishment in her hand as a walking stick, in order to prevent her dress from getting wet by the morning dew, Ella had to clear the branches that extended into the middle of the road every time she took a step, while also making sure her loose golden hair did not get caught on the branches.

Unlike before, today Ella did not wear the usual white healer's outfit, but changed into a blue long skirt. It is worth mentioning that this was not Camisia's request, but a piece of clothing that Ella took out from the warehouse and could play a special role.

"Ah."

"Miss Ella, wouldn't it be better to change it to 'Miracle of Healing'?"

"No, this is necessary right now."

Waving off Lotte who wanted to put the cloak on herself, Ella sneezed again.

"Ah, really, such a big temperature difference, that's terrible."

"Well, what Princess-sama is going to do soon is to change this place, right?"

Camisia, who was walking in the front, seemed unaware of the cold. She turned her head slightly and glanced towards the end of the team intentionally or unintentionally.

"Right, Dean?"

Dean, who was still dressed as a magic caster, came to his senses when he heard someone calling his name. He withdrew his gaze from Ella—or to be more precise, from Ella's clothes.

"Uh... hmm, while the magical attire Princess is wearing is indeed an invaluable item, I don't think a single magical robe alone can allow someone not even level 20 to accomplish the task of changing the entire environment."

Perhaps this was a good start. Dean's address to Ella had unknowingly changed from "Lady Ella" to "Princess Lady." This was largely due to the dress Ella was wearing. Ella had chosen this dress to show it off to Dean, a magic enthusiast—in other words, to show off.

This long dress, called "Mana Source", although its defensive performance is not satisfactory, has a special effect - that is, it shortens the charging time of magic and enhances the user's magical perception.

In "F.Wing", magic that surpasses the ninety-ninth level and reaches the hundredth level is known as super-level magic. Compared to ordinary skills, this skill not only has an extremely long cooldown time, but also has an unimaginable charging time. In this case, the "Mana Source", which is completely ineffective at low levels, is the best defense for top magic casters. If you can prepare defensive magic in advance before using super-level magic, then it will be even more perfect.

However, unlike what you might imagine, the Mana Source is a very cheap item. Since there are so few top magic casters, the supply far exceeds the demand. Most of the time, this equipment is like the Angel Crystal, with a drop rate so high that players are too lazy to pick it up. Apart from the top magic casters, the only people who would use it are scammers pretending to be top magic casters and novices who don't understand the equipment configuration at the beginning.

[I didn't expect this piece of equipment to be so useful in this world. What a surprise...]

Noticing that Dean's way of addressing her had changed, Ella felt a little proud inwardly.

In order to cast magic in this world, it is generally necessary to chant spells - that is, the process of charging magic. Therefore, in the eyes of a magic caster like Dean who has surpassed the heroic realm, the Mana Source is simply an artifact-level weapon that is more precious than Hela. On the way here, Dean had been staring at the Mana Source worn by Ella. The look in his eyes was like a big man who had been imprisoned in a dungeon for more than ten years and suddenly saw a naked girl after being released from prison. Ella even had the idea in her heart, "If Dean's self-control was not strong enough, maybe Dean would come up and strip off my clothes and take them for research."

"The thought of being stripped of my clothes by a gray-haired old man is... a bit nauseating. Should I just listen to Lotte and change clothes temporarily?"

While Ella was still making her inner choice, Dean began to speak as if to himself.

"I didn't expect to actually choose the twentieth item. Although completing the first sixteen items will be more complicated, overall, it should still be relatively easy to do."

"If we complete missions like hunting sea dragons one by one, it will take decades before we complete them, right? Dean, don't apply your own sense of time to the princess."

Camisia glanced at Dean, who was at the end of the team, then turned around and swung the Sword of Disorder in her hand, cutting off the branches blocking the way.

Leaving aside Ella, Camisia and Dean looked like old friends. This was perhaps why some bards said that if the East and West hadn't split, the Demons would have become a nation as powerful as the Gods by now.

Dean tapped the branch-like staff he used as a walking stick on the ground.

"That's why I said that even if it means mobilizing the power of other races, connections and charisma are essential for a demon king."

"Have you not noticed after all these years? For us, the entire demon clan, just having the princess here is enough. And the princess doesn't have the ambition you imagine. Connections and leadership charisma are indeed important, but they can be demonstrated even without means like Dean. As the Great Sage, you know this, don't you?"

"Isn't it because we demons are so naive that we need to test your abilities, Princess?"

"What? Are you trying to say that the princess wouldn't be qualified under my assistance?"

As if she was very dissatisfied with Dean's words, Camisia swung the Sword of Disorder more violently to cut the branches.

"Assist? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Camisia, you're simply trying to make up for the Demon King's loss of over six thousand years of family affection. Isn't that already doting? And, after all, what kind of status do you hold in view of the princess? From what I gathered yesterday in Mistydin, the princess is already twelve years old, close to adulthood, and yet she hasn't even prepared a spouse yet—△■▼—[Magic Shield]."

Ding--

The sound of metal clashing was heard, and Camisia ran in front of Dean at some point, swinging the giant sword Sword of Disorder at Dean. However, judging from the fact that there was no magical light flashing on the Sword of Disorder, perhaps she was not serious.

Looking at the transparent magic shield in front of Dean, Camisia clicked her tongue.

"Your turtle shell is still as hard as ever."

"Your power, which lacks any feminine charm, remains the same as before."

"Well, you two should take a break. We're almost at our destination. If you keep making noise like this, Miss Ella won't be able to concentrate on preparing her magic."

"Well - just listen to Lotte-chan, Dean. And don't forget to apologize to Lotte-chan afterwards."

"It's not your turn to say. Besides, it's still unknown whether Princess-sama can actually accomplish the goal of 'turning the desert on the western demon border into a habitable environment for living creatures'."

"Who knows? I hope you won't beg the princess to teach you the secrets of magic by then."

Camisia sneered, retracted the Sword of Disorder into a single-edged sword, returned to the front of the team, gave Ella an apologetic smile, and resumed her previous task of leading the way.

Perhaps it was Kamisia's last words that hit the nail on the head. Dean's expression, which was originally about to continue fighting with Kamisia, suddenly froze. After glancing at the Mana Source worn by Ella, he subtly retracted his previous gaffe.

"Let's do it first."

Switching to a serious tone, Dean caught up with the team and headed towards their destination.

Chapter 70: Super-level Magic! Heart of Balder

Passing through the oasis-like trees by the Ankhhil River, Camisia brought Ella to their destination.

"Although this location is slightly off-center from the desert, it's close to the Unghir River, so I think it's the best place. Princess, do you wish to change it?"

"Yeah, no problem. Anyway, we should restore the vitality of the land first, and then restore the water quality, right?"

"That's true in terms of the process, but to accomplish all of this... even with the ultimate limit of what one person can do—level six magic—it's impossible. So, Princess, if you're not being childish, I won't make things difficult for you if you choose to complete the first sixteen tasks now."

As if saying something impossible, Dean stood by the river and looked at the desert full of yellow sand in the distance.

Ella was also looking out at the desert with Dean. As if she had thought of something, she turned to ask Camisia a question.

"Speaking of which, when I came to the Demon Territory before, I heard that this desert was caused by Camisia. Is this true?"

Although Ella was only level 17 in her healer state, she couldn't see the entire size of the desert through terrain retrieval, but just by visual inspection, she could tell that this piece of desert was large enough for people to walk for several days. The reason why the Western Demons and the border countries had never launched a war despite constant friction was perhaps because this desert was too difficult to arouse the interest of politicians.

"Eh? Princess, do you believe this story that the Barris Kingdom tells to children?"

"Ehhhh? Just kidding? But that's a pretty convincing explanation. Camisia used forbidden magic beyond the sixth rank, given by the previous Demon King, to stop the coalition's invasion. They repelled the coalition, and at the same time, they destroyed the ecosystem..."

Seeing Ella's expression of belief, Camisia said with a bit of a smile.

"If it's really me who caused this, then I can only die as an apology. Turning the Demon King's territory into a wasteland... This place is a desert not because of human intervention, but because it's been like this from the beginning. The people of the Barris Kingdom only say that to vilify the image of us demons. And in the final analysis—"

"After all, even if magic exists that can cover such a large area, its power cannot be so strong as to destroy the entire ecosystem."

Dean took over Camisia's words and sentenced him to death as if he was stating a fact.

"I see...politics is really scary..."

Feeling like she didn't want to continue discussing this topic, Ella recalled the conditions written on the crumpled piece of paper.

"20. Transform the desert east of the fortress city of Kepa in the western demon territory into an environment suitable for living creatures."

With a light cough, attracting everyone's attention to herself, Ella took a step forward and walked to the edge of the river bank.

"Ahem, let's get started then."

"Humph, you're kidding me. Even if it's just for show, you should have drawn the magic circle first and then cast it directly—"

"Dean, you'd better stay here."

Camisia called out to Dean who was about to turn around and leave. Perhaps because Camisia didn't look like she was joking, Dean sighed and stuck his staff on the ground and left it there.

"For Camisia's sake, I'll stay here for now."

Without being distracted by the movement behind her, Ella held the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment in one hand, closed her eyes, and began to recall the most suitable magic to cast at this moment.

"'Hymn to the Goddess of Life'? That would only make the place covered in plants. The soil itself lacks vitality, and those plants would eventually wither. What about the Healing Song? While the Healing Song has the effect of 'restoring the vitality of all living and non-living things,' would a 70th-level spell be enough for that purpose... Should I choose the unlimited 'Elementary Healing'? The only additional effect that spell offers seems to be evolution. No matter how much the soil evolves, it's still soil, right? Hmm—in that case, is Super-level magic really the only option? But Super-level magic is too powerful, and wouldn't that show too much strength? It would be troublesome if they questioned my strength, so I'd better disguise it a bit."

After making a choice in her heart, Ella began to prepare to cast super-level magic.

『Choose your character as the only god』

『Change level to 999』

A white light emerged, and Ella's golden hair transformed into silver. However, unlike before, the small crown on her head and the "Mana Source" she was wearing did not disappear with the character switch.

Because she'd considered the costume issue beforehand, Ella had specifically experimented in her bedroom with switching between states without changing her original equipment. The result was that, aside from class-specific equipment like the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment and Miracle of Healing, which were automatically stored in her inventory, the remaining items could be kept or swapped out at her discretion.

"Well, as planned, for disguises, I'll use the second volume of the design book I gave Nina last time."

“Wha… what!?”

Perhaps it was because he saw Ella switching identities that Dean's shocked voice came from behind, but this did not stop Ella's actions.

After letting out a long breath, Ella took out the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment and the camouflage setting set from the storage. She did not just take out the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment for show as before, but actually used the staff as a medium to cast skills.

Holding the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment in one hand and a casually opened setting book in the other, Ella's slightly childish yet extremely serious voice came out of her cherry lips, uttering each word clearly.

"Then, activate it."

When the last word fell, the entire Pestle of Heavenly Punishment seemed to be ignited. Countless golden runes formed chains and began to revolve around the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment and Ella. The golden light was as dazzling as the sun in the dawn of the desert.

Then, huge blue magic circles began to emerge one after another under Ella's feet. These magic circles spread at an extremely fast speed, like metal rods vibrating at an extremely high frequency. A numbing buzzing sound was heard, and even the surface of the water was affected by this buzzing sound and began to jump continuously as if it was boiling.

Gradually, the continuously emerging magic circles began to float from the ground, constantly rotating with Ella as the center. The vision began to be filled with white. The entire desert was now filled with this white light brighter than the scorching sun. Then, the countless runes and magic circles that wrapped Ella into a sphere began to beat like a heart.

Bang bang, bang bang——

It seemed that all living things here could hear this sound from the bottom of their hearts. The wilderness, which originally had the faint sounds of birds and animals, had all become quiet. Now, the sound of this beating heart was the only melody.

Even with her eyes closed, Ella could still feel the power gathering throughout her body. She held up the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment, but because the power of the super-level magic had exceeded the limit that the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment could withstand, the original amplifying effect of the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment was completely ineffective. Now the Pestle of Heavenly Punishment was just a magic medium.