Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 122: Regular Characters of the Bathing Goddess Church
"Hey, do you even have newspapers in this world?"

Three days after the perverted trio was arrested.

On an ordinary afternoon during the summer vacation, the Bathing Goddess came to Ritas as usual to kill time.

Nowadays, the Bathing Goddess seems to be too lazy to even emphasize that the world on Ritas' side is a "special plot line".

"It has always been available, but most of the time I never ordered it."

Ritas, who was writing something at the desk, answered casually.

After realizing that he was not in good condition, Ritas took a half-day break. However, perhaps because he immediately resumed his usual "work and rest schedule" after the break, he now looked no different from usual.

"That's true. You have books printed in batches, so newspapers are no problem. But is this newspaper a daily newspaper? Spring City is not small, but for a city like this, there are only a few major events worth reporting every day. Most of these reports are just repetitive stuff. No wonder you didn't subscribe before."

After roughly scanning the contents of the newspaper, the Bathing Goddess suddenly had an idea.

"Since your printing skills are already very high, can you print the magic pages that can directly release magic in batches?"

"With the current level of technology, it is difficult to do. Because the steps of magic array and magic book pages are actually much more than imagined. Moreover, even if we overcome the difficulty of how to lock the magic particles into it without relying on a wizard, the inevitable loss of materials during the printing process will also make the cost of magic pages too high. As for books that only print the appearance of magic arrays for copying, they are already everywhere in the world."

Ritas explained.

"Tsk tsk. I thought it was a good way to make money. As expected, it's not that easy to thrive in another world."

The Bathing Goddess sighed.

But Ritas was a little puzzled. What could the Bathing Goddess do with the money she earned in his world?

"Xiao Li, turn the page."

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Ritas wanted to declare to the goddess of bathing that what he was calculating was related to a grand research, but after thinking about it, he silently turned a page of the newspaper.

"Oh - no wonder you bought a newspaper today even though you don't usually buy one."

After seeing the headline of the Spring City Daily that appeared after turning the page, the Bathing Goddess suddenly realized.

It reported that a few days ago, Professor Ritas and the Guard Knights worked together to capture the "Abandoned Color" gang who had been active in Spring City and Earls College these days.

At first, the Bathing Goddess thought that there was a photo attached to the report, but after she looked at it carefully, she felt that the thing that looked like a photo was most likely generated by magic.

Because there are too many factors above.

It successfully included the full moon in the sky, and also got the perverted trio into the frame. It even included Ritas, Courteney, Miriam, and Blake who participated in the operation.

The small box is so crowded that it makes people lose their sense of distance.

"Why does the report say that it was the Knight Commander of the Guard Knights who led the charge and made the first contribution? Didn't he do nothing?"

Looking at Blake, who looked like a skeleton in the photo but occupied a lot of space in both the photo and the report, the Bathing Goddess said with some dissatisfaction.

“There is no way.”

Ritas recalled the scene in which he realized that he had beaten the wrong person, and after the other guard knights arrived, Courtine hid behind him with her bloodstained hands behind her back, looking for help.

So, facing the guard knight who picked up the unconscious Blake and yelled, "Captain, what's wrong with you, Captain!", Ritas could only lie and tell the tragic story of the knight commander who was gloriously wounded after fighting a trio of perverts.

“Hmm? Who is this person hugging Miriam? And the person dressed as a Phantom Thief who is looking down at you from the clock tower with a smile in the corner of the photo.”

"Who knows."

Ritas also glanced at the photo in silence.

Inside, a beautiful woman dressed in a black butler's uniform, with a cheerful expression that said "I knew you could do it", warmly hugged Miriam.

This was not a fabrication of the photo, but a scene that actually happened that day. While the three perverts were being transported by the guard knights, this girl rushed out from the crowd and almost knocked Miriam down.

Ritas did ask Miriam, but Miriam just said something vague like "detective, assistant, thief" and other incomprehensible words.

"As expected of a hero. A hero with initiative. Just by looking away for a while, you can trigger some plot. Unlike you, who do nothing but fold the flag."

Speaking of Miriam, who would trigger something if she wasn't careful, Ritas couldn't help but stop writing and hold up his slightly aching head.

"But, although the photo is quite lively, this report is almost just praising you and the Knight Commander, isn't it? Even the Knight Commander is mentioned in passing, as if the fact that this matter can be resolved is entirely your credit."

The Bathing Goddess, who read the report carefully, obviously encountered new confusion.

"The Bathing Goddess's feeling is correct. This is the effect I want. Or, in other words, this is a report that was created at the request of me and the Guard Knights. The purpose is to promote my personal reputation."

Ritas said calmly.

"Eh hey hey? At this point, do you still want to be more famous? What do you want to do if you become so famous? Run for president? Do you want to be president?"

".It is to catch the real 'abandonment'."

Ritas, who was given a new nickname, replied after a pause.

“Huh? Are you still trying to capture ‘Qi Cai’? We’ve already captured three of them, is there anyone left? This ‘Qi Cai’ can form the Four Heavenly Kings by himself, is he an organization?”

"There should be only one person who truly 'abandons the lottery' from beginning to end."

Ritas sighed softly and combed the bathing goddess' hair.

The source of the matter may have to start from the "Dark Evil" organization.

Although, until now, Ritas still doesn't know who "Varanger" is, but it seems that he has the blood of a great sinner and has long been the recruitment target of the "Darkborn".

However, the "Dark Ethnic Group" is more like a general association, with various branches under it.

And finally, after various struggles, they successfully "acquired" the branch of Ritas, the son of the great sinner, an organization with the word "company" in its name.

Then, the "company" began to recruit Ritas. However, whether it was due to the characteristics of the organization or some other reasons, their recruitment method was very "tactful".

This euphemism resulted in Ritas having three more "blood marks of sin" in his hands, which were the dream of the bottom-level members of the "Dark Elves". And it was these sin marks that attracted "Qi Cai" and the three perverted brothers instigated by him. "'Qi Cai' is likely to be the leader of the three people, who can give certain instructions to the three people. These instructions are probably to make him famous. So Bart, who likes to leave his paintings on others, will leave the signature of 'Qi Cai' after completing the work. And the Guard Knights, who were eager to solve the case, arbitrarily included all three brothers in 'Qi Cai'. This is the result of the current error from beginning to end."

"So, the one who signed his name and drew on people was Bart. And the one who broke into cakes and other people's homes and drew on objects was 'Qi Cai'?"

“That’s about the difference.”

"Wow! This is so complicated. It turns out that there have been four perverts causing trouble in the city. Or rather, this incident is not over yet? The most important one hasn't been caught yet!?"

The goddess of bathing felt a bit overwhelmed. When she was catching the pervert, she was already very surprised when a triplet really appeared. She didn't expect that the triplets were just a "mid-BOSS".

"It's not that complicated. Anyway, if there are a few more reports like this and I accept an interview, then 'Abandon the Color' will pop up on its own once the opportunity arises."

After criticizing the Guard Knights in his heart, Ritas said this.

"Since you said so, I'll wait and see."

The Bathing Goddess, who had no interest in such perversions as "abandoning the color", was too lazy to even ask about Ritas's plan.

She remembered that Ritas had said before that those perverts who committed crimes frequently would be caught sooner or later as long as they committed enough crimes. Those traces would become a net that bound them. Although the incident of the three brothers was finally resolved after Ritas intervened, overall, what Ritas said was not wrong.

Other people’s “waiting” may be a passive procrastination, but Ritas’ waiting usually has a specific purpose.

"Speaking of which, the organization 'Darkspawn' is much lower than I thought."

Or maybe it was a word that Ritas didn't quite understand, and the goddess of bathing began to sigh,

"Well, those characters are all very unique if you put it in a positive way, and mentally ill if you put it in a negative way. So, I thought it was a very trendy organization, but it turned out to be like that."

The goddess of bathing sighed quietly at the other end of the disc.

"It's not that there are perverts or anything like that. It's just that the descendants of criminals were discriminated against as a matter of course and had a miserable childhood. In order to protect innocent people in the same situation, the founder of the 'Dark Descent' formed an organization that only existed for the descendants of criminals. It was originally a good thing. However, the whole organization started to worship sin blood. The more serious the sins committed by the ancestors, the higher the status in the organization. It's putting the cart before the horse no matter how you think about it! Moreover, the scene in the organization where people brag to each other every day, 'Hey, third-rate, my third-rate dad once committed such and such a serious crime' is really embarrassing just to imagine."

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas felt that the real situation in the "Darkborn" was not so outrageous. However, it was indeed very sad and ridiculous.

First of all, the sins of the ancestors were not their own deeds. Secondly, such things are not worth publicizing or being proud of.

"That's terrible."

Although there are always many problematic comments, the Bathing Goddess of the Goddess of Goodness is generally speaking a good person. This is how she evaluates the "Darkborn".

"Xiao Li, listen to me. We don't want to join the 'Darkspawn'! Mom won't let you play with those bad kids!"

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The corner of little Liritas's mouth twitched.

If his mother was really like this, he might have become corrupted during adolescence.

"Indeed, I don't need to join the Dark Elves. I can achieve a similar effect by controlling some agents. This is also the reason why I want to capture Qicai. By capturing Qicai, I can show Her Royal Highness the Princess that I am at least not hostile. On the other hand, I can use him to make some 'exchanges' and gain the power to deal with the three brothers."

Of course, what Ritas said is only an approximation of the ideal situation.

"Eh? You're not going to let those perverts go?"

"Let them go? I'm only giving them what they want and asking for something in return. It's just an experiment, and I can't be sure whether those sin seals contain huge risks. It just so happens that I have three sin seals, and they also have three brothers, and they are three brothers with special abilities. Speaking of which, I don't know if the 'company' will send more sin seals by messenger after I use up these sin seals. If they are willing to send them continuously, then I might be able to obtain an army with all activated sin blood."

Ritas took out a sin seal, twirled it around his fingertips, and spoke as if jokingly.

"Although I think you are most likely joking. But, I am really looking forward to whether the 'company' will be able to break down if you keep doing this."

The goddess of bathing said without hesitation,

"Besides, if it's just this level, it's not considered crossing the line."

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas recalled the full moon night a few days ago, when he was about to stimulate Bart's potential to test the upper limit of the "Mark of the Blood Moon", and the Bathing Goddess' words stopped him.

In Ritas's opinion, there is no problem in doing anything to a criminal.

He has always followed the rules of the world and has been protected by them. Therefore, there are many things he wants to do, but they are also restricted by the rules and he cannot let go.

But criminals are people outside the "rules" and are those who voluntarily give up the protection of the rules.

No matter what the reasons were for their fall, since they chose that path themselves and took the initiative to appear in front of Ritas.

In Ritas's eyes, they were recommending themselves to be "experimental animals."

At that time, facing Ritas, who had a very strict set of logic and principles, the goddess of bathing did not say anything complicated, nor did she debate with him about things like "rules". She just said one sentence.

"You may not be able to see it yourself, but your current face is not suitable for being a teacher to young children."

So, what kind of face is that?

What kind of face should a person who can be a teacher have?

Ritas didn't know.

However, he was rarely persuaded.

Coming back from the brief memory, the bathing goddess was still nagging.

"Remember, Xiao Li, even if those people have committed crimes, it is not your job to judge them. And even if you are qualified to judge them, you should punish them accordingly instead of torturing them for other purposes. And even if you can torture them, you can't...ah! In short, you can see that this step requires so many layers of armor to work, which means that more extreme behavior is absolutely not advisable, do you understand!"

"Since the Bath Goddess is so worried about their safety, why not let the three brothers stay in the Baptismal Cathedral and become priests of the Bath Goddess Church."

Ritas said half teasingly and half seriously.

“Eh? I don’t want to do that! After all, what world has three bald middle-aged perverts as permanent characters? Wake up!”

The Bathing Goddess couldn't help but scream.

Seeing that Ritas seemed not to have listened at all and started to get busy again, the Bathing Goddess was obviously really panicked.

(End of this chapter)