Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 109 Courteney Elson

"Even if you wait in front of this ghost house, you won't get anything."

"That's right, why not join us? There's a lively bar over there, we'll treat you to as many drinks as you want!"

Under the starlight, Courtline, dressed in a long shirt and leather leggings, looked decidedly out of place in the height of summer. The prominent metal armor plates on her knees, the arm guards that blended seamlessly with her brown gloves, and the odd way she carried an umbrella at night all made it clear she was no ordinary person.

However, Courteney's beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament made the two people who approached her, who had ill intentions and ulterior motives written on their faces, completely ignore those fine details.

"Ghost mansion? This is my brother's mansion, so are you saying my brother is a ghost?"

Courtline said this while calmly gazing at one of the people who approached her.

Not only did he get a response, but he also found Courteney's voice pleasant, and the guy who approached him instantly became even more excited.
"Your brother. Ah~ You mean the previous resident of this mansion? Well, he actually lives with us now. So, why not let me take you along?"

The chatterer's nonsense suddenly stopped.

Because, without him noticing, Courtline closed her open umbrella and placed the tip of it against his throat.

"The security in this city is really bad."

It was not until Courteney spoke again that the man who had been chatting her up, who seemed to have been frozen for a few seconds, regained consciousness, stepped back repeatedly, and collapsed on the ground.

Touching her throat which seemed frozen, and looking at the tip of the umbrella which looked like a sharp blade, she suddenly realized that she was the one who had just walked on the edge of life and death, and she couldn't help but scream.

"Um, Mr. Kozato. Do you have some disease that kills you if you trigger a relationship plot?"

Not far from Ritas's mansion, the Bathing Goddess said speechlessly as she looked at Ritas who was as indifferent to the scene in front of him as usual.

The Bathing Goddess always felt that beautiful women were being harassed by guys who didn't look like good people. For Ritas, it was like a line of ants appearing under his feet, which was a good thing no matter what.

Not to mention coming forward at the first moment, it was already very good that Ritas was willing to take a few more glances.

"Is there anything I need to do?"

Ritas was confused and didn't know how to explain it for a moment, so,
"She is Courteney Elson."

"I know, I know who she is."

In Ritas's explanation, Courteney was just the daughter of his adoptive father's younger brother.

But in reality, the relationship between them is certainly not that simple.

Courteney Elson was quite naughty as a child. She was so naughty that she drove away a tutor every month and even drove her mother, who was responsible for teaching her etiquette, so angry that she fell ill.

Moreover, she seemed to have been influenced by some heroic biographies, so she had been clamoring to become an adventurer when she grew up.

So, Courtenay's father, who was really at his wit's end, thought that instead of letting his good daughter grow up to be an adventurer, he might as well send her to her elder brother to learn swordsmanship. Although it was also not very useful, learning to swing a sword was better than learning to find a cat.

It just so happened that the "Sword Saint of the Peaceful Era" had a daughter and an adopted son, but still couldn't find a suitable successor.

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Then, not to mention the hard days that Ritas had to go through, after learning swordsmanship for a few years, Courtline went to the magic academy.

It wasn't that she didn't have a talent for swordsmanship, nor was it that Sword Saint Roland wasn't willing to teach her. Rather, Courtline suddenly realized one day that learning swordsmanship in this era was hopeless.

After that, although Courteney spent six years, she barely graduated from the magic academy.

But this did not prevent her from successfully studying under the Sword Saint and graduating with honors from the Magic Academy.

As for Ritas and Courtline, besides being cousins, they are also senior and junior students under the Sword Saint, and to a certain extent, childhood sweethearts.

"But! Even if the person you should be worried about is the other person, you should show some concern. This is a question of attitude!"

"She can beat me with just one hand."

"So, it's not a rational issue, but an emotional one. No matter how strong a person is, no matter how mature and resilient they are, a girl still wants to be cared for!"

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Just as Ritas was talking to the Bathing Goddess.

Courteney Elson, who needed care, had already scared away all the people who tried to flirt with her.

"Long time no see, Courteney."

Under the night sky, Ritas was in front of his mansion, greeting the lady who was blocking his way.

“It’s been a while indeed.”

People change as they age.

This sentence is particularly evident in Courteney.

In Ritas's description, Courteney, who was a complete devil, has now become a reserved and quiet adult woman.

Courteney was obviously very happy to see her cousin after such a long absence. She might be able to suppress her excitement, but she couldn't help but smile unconsciously.

After getting off the suitcase and hanging the folded umbrella on her arm, Courteney carefully looked around at Ritas.

"Have you grown a bit taller? Do you still get such benefits as a professor?"

Courteney teased.

The last time she saw Ritas was in the winter when Ritas was seventeen years old.

At that time, Ritas was not even an associate professor, but there were some rumors that he would be nominated. At that time, Courtrine was still repeating a grade, and thought that just the rumor that Ritas was nominated as an associate professor was already amazing. She never expected that when she saw him again, he was already the third youngest full professor in the history of magic.

"According to the test, my growth period seems to last until I'm 25."

Ritas said seriously.

He had indeed grown a bit taller. Therefore, Courtline, who had always been taller than him since childhood, was now slightly below his line of sight.

"Tsk, I have to hold something in my hands to avoid feeling uncomfortable. I haven't changed my habit of feeling uncomfortable otherwise. What is this white disk? Is it Professor Ritas's new research findings or something?"

Courtline's gaze shifted to the white disk held by Ritas.

"Well, it's hard to explain. If you join a certain church, you can hear the voice of the goddess from this disk."

In fact, Ritas was the one who wanted to know what the white disc was the most.

"Church? Goddess?"

Courteney looked at Ritas with a strange look.
"It seems that the rumors that studying magic too much will turn you into a weird person are true."

After Courtline muttered quietly, the room fell into silence. After not seeing each other for many years, the unfamiliarity and estrangement between Courtline and Ritas were inevitable.

If both of them have changed a lot, they can keep talking about these changes. Or if they haven't changed at all, they can immediately talk about the past that is worth remembering.

And it was precisely this feeling that there seemed to be a lot of changes, yet not much had changed, that created an awkward atmosphere between them.

Ritas, of course, can endure loneliness and embarrassment.

He can stand here like this for a day, and if someone feeds him, he can stand here for a month.

But, Courtline obviously couldn't.

Thus, in this tense atmosphere, Courtline, who was gradually changing in all aspects, finally cried out "Ah——" and used both hands to mess up her soft golden hair.

"promise."

When Ritas couldn't help but take a step back and even wondered if he was going to be beaten next.

Courteney stretched her arms towards him.

"?"

Ritas looked at Courtline in confusion, then placed two pieces of paper in her palms.

".What's this?"

"These are portraits of the two people who just accosted you. You can take them to the guards when you have time."

As a five-star good citizen, Ritas will naturally not easily let go of the villains who affect the city's security.

"Huh? Rather than being a guard or not, you came out to help me out when you saw it just now!"

Listening to Courtline's words and looking at her arm that still had not been retracted, Ritas scratched his head, took out the purse from his waist and put it in Courtline's hand.

".Who do you think I am? And if I dare to accept it, you will call the police and arrest me tomorrow, right?"

"tsk"

Seeing that Courtline was still dissatisfied, Ritas looked around and fixed his eyes on the white disc.

"No matter what, this disc can't do that."

Before Ritas could finish his words, Courtline took two steps forward and hugged him.

And after struggling subconsciously for a few times to no avail, Ritas finally just let out a helpless sigh.

"What are you sighing about? Are you so reluctant? It's a rare and touching farewell, and the atmosphere has been ruined by your pretense."

Hugging Ritas, Courtline took a deep breath.
“What a nostalgic feeling”

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Although Ritas did not respond, he undoubtedly felt the long-lost warmth both physically and mentally.

"We are no longer children, so I think it is better not to do things like this again in the future."

After a brief hug, the cousins seemed to have lost their previous strangeness and restraint after separating.

It is precisely because things like this happen from time to time that Ritas has to admit that everyone in the world has things they are good at and not good at.

Someone like him would probably never have imagined that a mere hug could dispel the awkwardness brought about by four years of separation.

Of course, even if he could think of it, he probably wouldn't do it.

"Oh? Our little Ritas has really become an adult, a big shot. Hehehe, since you despise it so much, you can just refuse."

Courteney said indifferently, thinking that Ritas was just covering up her shame.

In fact, if Ritas really had the ability to refuse Courtline's embrace, he might not have become a mage, but instead stayed in the West to become the next generation of swordsman.

"It was only just now that I suddenly realized that I haven't touched anyone for almost two years. Oh, it's really strange. Obviously, not much has actually changed. I am still in the same college, and the people around me are still the same age. However, I am no longer a student. After starting to work officially, I always feel that I can't become close to my colleagues around me."

The noble lady, who entered the society two years later than ordinary graduates, lamented the most ordinary things.

And Ritas naturally couldn't empathize with Courtline.

After all, he had touched the soles of someone's feet with his face not long ago.

"Isn't that why you change jobs so often?"

"You're so long-winded. Unlike big professors like you, we little researchers have a very hard life!"

Courteney said dissatisfiedly, turned around and picked up the suitcase.

"Let's go! I don't know what we've been standing at the door for. Ah, ah—I'm so exhausted. I realized I miscalculated the fare halfway through the carriage ride, so I had to walk the rest of the way."

".Where to?"

Seeing Courteney walking straight into his mansion, Ritas's eyebrows twitched.
"Ms. Courteney Elson, I sincerely believe that it's inappropriate for you to live in my mansion. Even if we both share the last name Elson, young men and women of similar ages, unrelated by blood based solely on hair color, living together will inevitably lead to gossip!"

"'Gossip'?"

Courteney looked around carefully.
"Why did not I see?"

"I don't want to ask why you came to Spring City during the holidays. But before the college assigns you a dormitory, I can pay for your stay in the hotel."

Seeing Courteney approaching him with an indifferent expression, Ritas added,
"It's a luxury hotel with a hot spring!"

As he continued to look at Courteney's expression without any motivation, he spoke again and again.
"Or I can go live there!"

At this point, Ritas suddenly regretted his decision to move out of the college dormitory during the holidays.

Miriam and other first-year college freshmen don’t need any space!
All I can say is that when Ritas gave the opportunity, he still had time to turn around and run.

But now that the best opportunity had been missed, Courteney hung a parasol and carried a suitcase in one hand, and with the other arm she hooked around Ritas' neck and dragged him towards the mansion.

Under the moonlight.

Ritas just stretched out his hand tremblingly to open the door of the mansion, then lowered his hands and head, and could only let Courteney drag him into the house. While sighing, the words came to his mind again.

It's so unfortunate.
(End of this chapter)