Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 11, Harem King
"At first, I just opened the game to make up for the hurt in Star Emblem 2. But now that I think about it, I didn't really want to play Star Emblem 1. In general, it was a kind of... um... passionate behavior? So, if I hadn't entered this strange line, I would have stopped playing after a few days."

After thinking for a while, the Bathing Goddess said,

"Tsk, I don't know what you're talking about. If you talk to an AI, will the AI really understand?"

Ritas certainly couldn't understand everything, but he felt that it shouldn't make any difference to the goddess of the bath whether he understood it or not.

Because, before he spoke to communicate with the Bathing Goddess, the Bathing Goddess had already said a lot.

If bathing is the Bathing Goddess's greatest hobby, then her second-best hobby is probably talking to herself.

"Yeah, the game mode has completely changed. Even the character I control is no longer the protagonist. It's not fun to play at all. What on earth am I holding on to?"

Just when Ritas truly felt the resentment of the Bathing Goddess and was about to say something.

The bathing goddess, who seemed to be asking questions before, suddenly found the answer herself.

"I understand! That must be the case. I continued this in order to give the entire story of 'Star Mark 1' a better ending!"

"That's right. This line should be updated by the original producers after the palace fighting in 'Star Emblem 2'. They must want to make the story of 'Star Emblem 1' better. However, it is difficult to change the story with the hero as the protagonist. Therefore, the protagonist of this line is 'Iron Maiden'!"

"Think about it carefully. Many branches are happening at the same time. If the hero doesn't have the ability to split himself, he can only choose to change one branch. However, it's different if there is another 'protagonist' acting at the same time as the hero! Many tragedies caused by conflicts in choices and timing can be redeemed."

"I'm such a genius!"

Although Ritas didn't know how the Bathing Goddess came to this conclusion.

However, it is not a bad thing that the bathing goddess, who was a little depressed before, is cheered up.

"So, do you understand? Xiao Li!"

".What did you understand specifically? Or, what should I understand?"

It turns out that the Bathing Goddess was not talking to herself out of habit, but was talking to him.
"That's your mission! The reason you can change your fate is to help the hero from the side and make the world of Star Emblem a better place!"

"."

Could he not have this mission?
Speaking of which, Ritas feels that this bathing goddess who is talking about the "beautiful world" now really has some of the demeanor of a church god.

"Whether the hero can save the world and achieve a more perfect ending than a perfect ending, fifteen, no, eighteen jumps, it depends on you, Xiao Li!"

"Goddess, I have always wanted to ask this question. What do those 'ten ships jump' and 'eighteen ships jump' mean?"

"Hmm? You don't know? Hmm, how should I explain it? The origin of this word, well, it doesn't matter what the origin is. Anyway, you see, playing with ten women at the same time doesn't sound very nice, right? What bad intentions can a hero have? He just fell in love with ten women he was with day and night at the same time."

"what?"

Although Ritas had been vaguely aware of the meaning of these related words, he was perhaps unwilling to accept them. It was not until the goddess of the bath gave a practical explanation that he could not help but reveal a look of astonishment.

A time of spring.

Ritas, who was about to start his lecture at the podium, suddenly heard an earth-shaking roar coming from outside the window.

Turning around, I saw a giant dragon gnawing at the World Tree.

"Ah~ Trouble strikes again. Sorry, Professor, I need to take a leave and save the world."

Miriam, who appeared in front of him at some point, clasped her hands together and asked with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Remember not to be absent for too long. You didn't do very well in your last exam."

"Yes--"

Miriam responded by jumping out of the window intending to save the world.

With a sigh of relief, Ritas was about to resume his lecture, then he felt a kick in his calf.

Looking down, it was a little boy, about three or four years old. The little boy had silver hair and his facial features and demeanor were somewhat similar to Miriam's.

"Who is it? Who brought the child into the classroom again? Didn't we say that no outsiders are allowed to enter the classroom during class time?"

Ritas asked angrily. As soon as he turned his face to the students' daily routine, he heard a female scream.

"Professor, how can you look back at us? It's breastfeeding time now!"

The crying of the baby and the condemnation of multiple women made Ritas say "sorry" and turn his head to face the blackboard.

Ritas was trying to calm himself down and was thinking about writing something on the blackboard when he suddenly felt something soft hit the back of his head.

Taking it off and peering at it in his hands, Ritas saw that it was a diaper.

Looking at the diaper that should be in the "used" state, slowly spreading it out in his hands, Ritas felt dizzy and the world in front of him was spinning wildly.

then
He woke up.

Looking out the window at the gradually brightening sky outside, Ritas wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead with his hand.

Early morning on weekends.

Miriam tiptoed out of her room, looked around to make sure that there was no one in the corridor and the lobby on the first floor, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Miriam has been under a lot of pressure since Ritas moved in.

If he had known the situation would turn out like this, he would not have sought any special treatment and would have obediently shared a dormitory with other freshmen.

Ritas's status as a professor and mentor was too much of an oppressive force for Miriam, who was just a student. And Ritas's intelligence, which was widely recognized in the academic world, was another reason that made Miriam even more wary.

Bending slightly to make as little sound as possible, Miriam "touched" the door of the mansion.

then
"Good morning, Cadet Miriam."

"Wow! Ah. Good morning, Professor Ritas."

The sudden voice and the figure of Ritas who walked out from behind the pillar as the voice was spoken really scared Miriam.

What’s going on with this professor? Why is he hiding behind the pillar?

Miriam wanted to ask a question, but when she met Ritas's dignified face and his penetrating eyes that rarely blinked, she suddenly felt that she was not so angry anymore.

"You're out so early. May I ask where you're going next? Cadet Miriam."

Ritas asked.

Miriam thought it was a little strange at first, but then she thought, although Ritas's accent was strange, it was normal for a roommate to casually ask "Where are you going?"

"I plan to go to Spring City, Professor Ritas."

"Spring City?"

Miriam saw that Ritas's brows were furrowed.

"Well, I remember that the academy should allow students to go out on weekends and other days off, right?"

Miriam, who had just enrolled and was a little worried that her actions were not in compliance with the regulations, asked cautiously. "Of course it is allowed. However, I personally do not recommend that student Miriam go to a relatively unfamiliar city alone."

Ritas said so.

Miriam came from a country in the southern part of the continent. Therefore, she was unfamiliar with everything around Earls College. Although Miriam was wearing the college uniform, there would probably be few people in Spring City who would bother her. But there were definitely risks.

"Don't worry, Professor Ritas. I am not myself."

"with who?"

"Uh"

Ritas's frown suddenly deepened, and the sudden tone and deep voice made Miriam hesitate for a moment.
"With Cadet Grenville."

When Grenwell's name was mentioned, Miriam's mind naturally flashed the tall figure of the thorny mercenary. To be honest, Miriam would be a little uneasy going to Spring City by herself. However, with Grenwell by her side, she could only say that she felt full of security.

"so."

Just like the slight illusion of change in the previous moment, Ritas's expression had now relaxed.

"Um, can I ask how Professor Ritas spent his days off when he was a student?"

Seeing Ritas's brows relax, Miriam asked boldly.

"study."

"Eh?"

“No matter what the occasion, ‘learning’ is a meaningful and valuable way to spend time.”

Ritas said seriously, looking at Miriam expectantly.

And Miriam.
Just a dry laugh.

After a conversation that made Miriam worried about their future cohabitation, Miriam walked out of the mansion and planned to go to the agreed place to meet up with her classmates and go for a walk in Spring City.

After walking a long distance, Miriam still felt as if someone was staring at her, so she looked back.

I saw Ritas, who had also walked out of the mansion, standing under the porch of the mansion.

Is the professor always staring at me?

Miriam, who couldn't see Ritas's face due to the shadow, thought so and waved in the direction of the mansion.

Ritas did not react.

Is this really an illusion?
Miriam didn't think much about it, just shook her head and left.

And the other side.

Ritas stared at the direction where Miriam was going, and only withdrew his gaze when he could no longer see him.

"Hey, Xiao Li, what are you doing~"

The voice of the bathing goddess sounded just right from the disc.

"Good morning, Bath Goddess. It's rare to hear your voice in the daytime."

In addition to this time, Ritas heard the voice of the Bathing Goddess once more in the morning, which was the day Mercy dropped out of school.

It seems that the Bathing Goddess only appears during the day when she is energetic and motivated.

There is no need to mention the time when Merci happened, but this time... perhaps it represents that through yesterday's conversation, the mood of the Bathing Goddess changed from cloudy to sunny.

In reality, Ritas felt he had done nothing.

The Bathing Goddess simply lost motivation and became depressed on her own, and then burned up again on her own.

"Tsk, you're not going to change your name of 'Bath Goddess', are you? Forget it, I won't bother with you, an AI. What are we going to do today?"

"Following the Hero Miriam?"

Ritas replied subconsciously.

"Huh? What are you following him for?"

"I have a question, Bathing Goddess. As it stands, you cannot control the 'brave man'. You can only let him act freely according to his own will. Can he still achieve the feat of stepping on, uh, ten ships?"

When it was his turn to speak, Ritas realized that what the Bathing Goddess said made sense.

The phrase "ten ship jumps" is much easier to say.

"Oh? That's an interesting question. Let me think about it. Although ten ships may not be enough, most of them should be fine. After all, after a few fixed plots, the heroine's role will have a good impression of Miriam. Besides, isn't there a general sign now? In two years, Miriam will grow up to be a handsome guy who is so handsome that he glows. He should be able to capture a lot of people just by relying on his face."

"Besides, the freedom of "Star Mark" is mainly reflected in the team matching and the many branching options. It is not the kind of freedom to do whatever you want. In other words, everything is within a certain framework, and the triggered plots are fixed. The difference lies in whether the player chooses them or not. In addition, Miriam is not the kind of dumb protagonist."

"So, rather than saying that the players trained Miriam to jump ten ships, it's more like Miriam, who was originally capable of jumping ten ships, was guided by the players to the path of jumping ten ships."

The Bathing Goddess probably didn't notice at all, because the more she spoke, the more solemn Ritas's expression became.

"Xiao Li, are you worried? Even without you, the hero can jump up without your help. Don't worry, don't we agree that it will be not ten ships, not fifteen ships, but eighteen ships!"

Who made an agreement with you!

"As expected, let's go and secretly protect Miriam today. The people in Spring City are too mixed, and if we are not familiar with them..."

"Stop, stop. How can you be so overprotective? Don't worry, this is only the first semester. There won't be that many dangerous incidents."

"But."

"No, but! Where did you get this Pokémon with insufficient intimacy? Why don't you listen to your trainer's commands at all!"

The Bathing Goddess, annoyed by Ritas's nagging, shouted.

And Ritas took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

All I can say is that the nightmare he had last night was so intense that he completely lost his composure and judgment that day.

If you think about it carefully, Miriam has only been in school for two weeks. Such a short time is not enough for him to embark on the journey of becoming a harem king.

After Ritas returned to normal, he and the Bathing Goddess officially began the day's actions.

"Xiao Li, you haven't forgotten our goal, right? If you have, it's not impossible to review it again."

"As I've mentioned many times, 'Star Emblem' is a game with a lot of branching options. Among these branches, the most basic, classic, and most disturbing one is the one that appears once every semester."

"'Forced to choose one or the other'."

(End of this chapter)