Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 116 Moonlight Night
"Huh? What's wrong with Cake? Killing herself? Does she have that much free time?"

Although the Bathing Goddess' tone was full of doubt, it was obvious that she did not doubt Ritas's judgment.

"I don't know the specific reason why they caused this incident."

Ritas sat in a chair, leaning back against the backrest.

It seemed that he did not know his fatigue through the feedback from his body, but acknowledged it through some objective facts.

"However, planning this event itself is undoubtedly profitable. Just like the previous 'Lord Assassination Incident' that never existed from the beginning to the end. If someone dies in a shocking assassination, it is a tragedy and disaster. However, if someone can survive the assassination, it is also a rebirth with great energy."

"But what if this gets exposed?"

“So, this matter cannot be exposed.”

Ritas replied somewhat speechlessly.

Speaking of which, this incident is quite bizarre.

Initially, Ritas heard about Adeline's identity and the assassination from the goddess of baths, and was shocked. Then, he "processed" the information he got from the goddess of baths and returned it to her, which shocked the goddess again.

It was like he and the Bathing Goddess were practicing passing the ball or something.

"Ah, but now, isn't it completely exposed? With you here. Then, won't they come to silence you next?!"

The Bathing Goddess said anxiously.

".How can it be?"

In the past, at such moments, Ritas would probably stare at the white disc with a look of doubt about its intelligence. But on this day, Ritas, who had just "messed up", obviously could not have that sense of superiority.

"Not to mention that the Third Princess is in this academy because of the protection and permission of the dean. So to harm me is almost like digging one's own grave. More importantly, strictly speaking, they haven't done anything yet. Only after they actually stage an assassination, and I point out their actions and spread them, can it be considered a threat to them."

"Well, that seems to be the case. Now, what's the problem?"

The Bathing Goddess began to be puzzled again.

Just as Ritas said, even if he revealed the "future", as long as those things hadn't happened yet, there would be countless wiggle room. Moreover, when Ritas was with Adeline before, he basically spoke in riddles and didn't directly reveal anything.

The fire didn't come over here, so why was Ritas so worried?

"The problem is, Your Highness, it seems that you want to turn me into an 'accomplice'."

"Eh?"

"I can only say that today's situation was destined to some extent when I approached the princess to borrow her guards. At that time, I thought that no matter how much I owed the princess, I could pay it all off as long as I performed well in the assassination that was destined to happen. But obviously, I didn't know the Bathing Goddess well enough at that time."

Ritas sighed softly.

He thought he had a trump card that could completely crush the third princess. In the end, the trump card turned into a joker that dragged him into the river.

"If you keep being sarcastic, I won't say anything to you anymore—"

"I'm not blaming the Bathing Goddess, but I was indeed a little young at the time, although it was only a few months. In short, this self-directed assassination plan must have been something they had planned for a long time. And just when they thought that the plan was very complete and only needed to fill in some gaps before they could start implementing it, I came to their door."

Ritas recalled the scene at that time.

What kind of mood was the "Highness" who had his identity revealed feeling when he listened to him "assassinating here and there"?
"Tsk, they must be confused, thinking, 'Eh, is there something wrong with our plan?'"

"I think it's not too different. In any case, their original plan did not include the 'Lord Assassination' experiment and the 'Abandoned Color' incident. Although, the appearance of 'Abandoned Color' is also an unexpected element. But without the previous contact, Her Highness would definitely not have thought of making a big deal out of it. After all, the time when this matter will really ferment is not now, but after the princess is assassinated. By then, someone will start to investigate Her Highness's affairs during her time at the academy, and they will find out the terrible 'fact' that a criminal has even sneaked into the princess's dormitory. This means that Her Highness must have been persecuted to a great extent, and her defense force was extremely weak when she was hiding. In short, these 'facts' add a lot of rationality to the fact that she could be assassinated."

Ritas continued to sort out the wonderful development of the whole incident.

"However, in an originally well-planned plan, making unnecessary changes out of worry, and making changes on impulse, is undoubtedly irrational and dangerous. So, after calming down, I realized that I might be the planner of something stupid, so I made another move."

"What action?"

Ritas pointed at himself.

"Invite me to investigate the case."

As he spoke, Ritas wondered if he had realized all this at that time, whether there was still a way to get out of this.

"On the one hand, I have revealed their identities and I think I figured out their plans. On the other hand, to some extent, I am a 'standard'. So, if I didn't see through it, the paintings in the dormitory were 'fakes'. Then most people would not be able to find out either. But unfortunately..."

"You discovered it. Hey, not only did you discover it, you even talked about how you discovered it."

Now, after knowing the inside story, the Bathing Goddess looks back at Ritas's actions in the dormitory mansion and can only call them "masterpieces."

She felt a little regretful why she ran to take a shower in the middle of the show and didn't pay attention to Ritas's performance the whole time.

At this point, Ritas just spread his hands.
"Afterwards, the most crucial blow was that I even 'pointed out' the time when the assassination at the Magic Academy Exchange was expected to take place. If they had some doubts before and thought that there was a 10% chance that my words just happened to coincide with their plans and had no deeper meaning, after I told them the time, their doubts were dispelled and everything became certain."

“Pa, pa, pa—did you hear me clapping? Besides clapping, I was also giving a thumbs-up~”

From being somewhat worried about Ritas's safety at the beginning to now, the Bathing Goddess has personally experienced how Ritas stepped onto the "pirate ship" step by step, and her emotions have shown a wonderful sense of finding joy in suffering.

"So, An asked you to seize the 'abandoned prize', is it because he wanted you to show your loyalty or sincerity?"

"It should be about the same. If I remember correctly, the original words were 'I hope we can continue to cooperate in a friendly manner.' Besides, making a big fuss about 'Qi Cai' is probably a wrong move. But since this move has already been made, there is no point in regretting it. We can only try to make up for it by erasing the biggest flaw in this matter, 'Qi Cai' himself."

Planning an assassination of the princess or something
With such a big thing on his shoulders, Adeline and the others might not dare to touch Ritas, but if they touch a perverted criminal, they will surely be merciless.

"Wow. The assassination of 'Cake' was originally a small plot that didn't matter whether you participated or not, but how did it become like this on your side! Rather, 'Cake' actually had the brains to come up with these conspiracies? Her performance is just like using her own life to accuse the royal family of happy education. Yes, it must be An! Those plans must have been made by An. It doesn't matter if the lord himself is a little stupid, as long as the military advisor is strong enough. An must be the kind of senior talent carefully cultivated by the royal family, specially assigned to stupid princesses and stupid princes as an assistant and adviser. The maid identity is just an act!" Ritas was leaning back, fixing his eyes on the white disc, and couldn't understand how the goddess of the bath could dislike Adeline.
"Ann never said she was a maid, she only said that the maid outfit was a hobby. And since the goddess of the bath has already decided that Adeline... forget it."

"What are you doing? You're still talking halfway. I feel like the second half of your sentence isn't a good one. So, what are you going to do now? Continue to get involved in this incident, or just brush it off and cut ties with them?"

"Cut off? Is there an option like 'cut off' for something of this magnitude? In the eyes of Her Highness, I will only have two identities from now on: 'enemy' or 'accomplice'."

As Ritas was talking, he suddenly lowered his head and laughed softly, “Hehehe.”

".Professor Kosato?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking that this incident has developed into such a chaotic state. The person who is most depressed, confused, and even scared is not me. And I have such a headache now. Is that person's brain on fire?"

"Well, why don't you go to bed early today?"

The Bathing Goddess suggested this.

No matter who is the mastermind behind this assassination plan, this night is destined to be a sleepless night for him.

When night falls.

The northern part of Spring City.

In the dim alley, a figure wearing a gray cloak was moving quickly through the smelly passage.

"Hey! That suspicious guy over there, stop!"

Suddenly, a slightly hoarse voice was heard in the relatively quiet alley.

The man in gray robe stopped in cooperation.

"Raise your hands, then turn around slowly, and take off your hood. Tsk, it turns out to be a child."

Miriam slowly turned around amid the other party's disdainful voice, and was stunned on the spot when he saw the figure holding a lantern who called him.

"Hey, it's dark now, how can you wander around the city? I see you're still wearing Earls' uniform. Even if it's vacation time now, you're too relaxed. Do you know that there's a pervert going on in this city recently? With such a fair face, isn't it just a waste of trouble for us if you're targeted?"

The man wandering the alley with a lantern was obviously a law enforcement officer in Spring City.

However, when the law enforcement officer mentioned the word "pervert", Miriam pointed her finger directly at him.

"What do you mean? Tsk. What do you know? I'm dressed like this for a reason. Don't look at me like this, I'm actually the leader of the Guard Knights!"

Spring City Knight Commander Blake Hepburn said as he took a step forward.

Miriam took three steps back in an instant, shouted in a trembling voice with a little panic, "Don't come over!", and then took out the wand in her arms.

It's no wonder Miriam overreacted. It's really Blake's current outfit.
He wore a long curly blond wig, a bright red dress, and his face was covered with foundation that was at least half a finger thick.

Of course, Blake's women's clothing is not good-looking at all. Or rather, it is ugly to the point of being outrageous.

"Ah? Apprentice mages in the academy can't point their wands at others, right? Forget it. You probably won't be able to return to the academy today anyway, judging by the weather. I'll take you back to the Knights' base to spend the night, so you don't get attacked by perverts again."

"So you are the pervert!"

Miriam's wand was already shining.

"I told you there's a reason!"

Ever since "Qi Cai" had the audacity to go to the princess's dormitory and leave a painting, Blake has been under pressure again and again, to the point where he had no choice but to serve as bait himself. He was furious.

The reason why Blake hasn't had an attack yet is not because he is a good guard knight except for being an alcoholic, absent from his post, doing his job perfunctorily and having no ethics, but simply because he saw the purple lines on Miriam's collar.

This is most likely a student from the Yew Fir School.
I won't mention the famous professor in the Knights of Yewwood, who seemed to complain about the anthropomorphic concept.
Blake didn't know if his two hands and ten fingers would be enough to chop off if he accidentally angered the princess again.

"If you can understand, here are my credentials. Anyway, even if you don't trust me, don't continue to wander around this area. In a place like this, it's very likely..."

While Blake was patiently persuading Miriam,
"Ah ah--"

Suddenly a shrill scream was heard from the alley.

"Ok?"

In contrast to the hesitant Blake, Miriam, who heard the woman's scream, turned around instinctively and ran quickly in the direction of the sound.

"you"

Angrily, Blake ran two steps after him, but when she realized she couldn't run fast enough, she threw away her high heels, pulled up her long skirt, and quickly followed.

Full moon night.

Under the bright moonlight, Miriam followed the sound of the cry for help through the alley and came to a hidden open space. After seeing the scene in front of her, she realized that she had fallen into a trap.

There were no female victims in the open space, only three middle-aged men who looked quite similar.

One of them had a lining put over his head, one wore a dark long-sleeved coat in the middle of summer, and one's clothes seemed to be painted on.

"."

Just as Miriam looked solemn, the man in women's clothing came over from the alley behind her.

Instantly, Miriam, who was surrounded by four perverts, began to sweat on her forehead.
(End of this chapter)