Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 127 Little Servant

In the night of Lily of the Valley Town, a red-haired girl strolls on the bustling streets.

"Where on earth did you go, Liz?"

Looking around casually, Cecilia Windsor, a student in the Orange Glory class of the elementary department of Earls Higher School of Magic, let out a light sigh that seemed to come from the depths of her body and mind.

Lily of the Valley Town is one of the few towns where people will not feel inexplicably nervous or have a sense of crisis even after nightfall.

But this is not because the security in Lily of the Valley Town is so good, it’s just that in this small town, there is basically no difference between day and night.

Compared to the brightness of Spring, the city of night, the light emitted by Lily of the Valley Town at night is somewhat dimmer, but at the same time more colorful.

While walking in these colorful places, Cecilia got separated from her companions, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether it was her companions who were lost or herself.

Perhaps because of the many setbacks she has encountered recently, she has been in a state of confusion these days.

Looking back on her first semester, Cecilia had only one goal for the past few months, which was to get the first place in the Orange Glory class, and then use the first place privilege to transfer to the Yewwood class after the end of the semester.

This is a very simple and pure goal, but Cecilia, who works hard for it, also enjoys it.

At least, she knew what she wanted to do, which was much better than before.

Previously, she said that she wanted to escape her family's arrangement and fight the fate of having to marry someone she didn't know and didn't like, and she embarked on the path of an independent wizard. However, her overly ambitious goals only made her feel top-heavy.

Moreover, unlike most students in the elementary department, Cecilia, who entered the school almost at the age of sixteen, is much more mature than other students of the same level.

Therefore, she can see her current situation very clearly and clearly.

Although she said she had cut ties with her family, the treatment she enjoys today, and even her admission to Earls College, were all inseparable from the support and operation of her family.

As for the future, it is even more illusory, invisible and intangible.

Cecilia realized very deeply that the process that starts with escape is always filled with something called confusion.

The biggest confusion that currently shrouds Cecilia like a fog is Ritas.

Cecilia and Ritas' past is actually very superficial and short.

It was a wedding banquet between noble families.

As neighbors, Cecilia's Windsor family attended the grand banquet. In addition, the man of the wedding seemed to have an old relationship with the Elson family, so the rumored "Sword Saint of the Peaceful Era" also came from afar with his children to attend the banquet.

The so-called banquet, no matter how colorful it is, is still boring for children.

So, Cecilia, who was only four years old at the time, sneaked out of the banquet venue. Then, she met Ritas outside the banquet venue.

When Ritas was young, just like in the future, his eyes were particularly impressive.

At that time, both Ritas and Cecilia obviously had some misunderstandings about each other's identities.

Cecilia thought that Ritas was a servant who came to the wedding banquet. Because she had seen Ritas being ordered and scolded by a little girl who was about the same age as her or older. Even the reason why Ritas came out of the venue was that the little girl said that if he continued to stay in the venue, she would feel sick.

And Ritas naturally mistook Cecilia for a little boy.

When Cecilia was a child, her hair was a little sparse and could not grow long. In addition, the Windsor family she belonged to was aristocratic on the surface, but was actually very "rough" behind the scenes, otherwise they would not let a four-year-old child run away alone. Therefore, for a long time, she was almost raised as a boy.

Anyway, after the unexpected encounter outside the wedding venue, Cecilia took Ritas, the "servant", to explore the lord's mansion.

This was not Cecilia's first visit to the mansion, so she was familiar with everything. Ritas, who was taciturn and not used to saying no to others, could only act as Cecilia's "bodyguard".

After touring the mansion, Cecilia took Ritas and sneaked into the lord's library.

"Uncle Mutt is very cunning. He picked out some good-looking books and didn't leave them outside. He hid them and read them secretly."

After hearing what little Cecilia said, little Ritas, who thought the lord was hiding some unspeakable books, almost turned green in the face.

But soon, he discovered that the lord named Mute might be more upright than he had imagined.

Those books that were deliberately hidden so that little Cecilia or the children in the mansion could not read them were actually some magic-related books.

Then, in the following time, little Cecilia witnessed the "birth" of a genius.

Among the many books, she was most interested in a book that described the magic of light and shadow in detail. Even though she couldn't recognize all the characters, it didn't stop her from enjoying the illustrations in the book.

She tried to use those magics.

But for a child who has never been exposed to magic, it is impossible to cast any magic, let alone light and shadow magic.

But beside Cecilia, after looking through all the lord's books, Ritas began to use magic step by step.

In a small, dark room covered in dust, young Ritas and Cecilia seemed to have lost track of time.

As the sun set, Ritas successfully projected a brilliant light and shadow magic onto the wall, and Cecilia jumped up and cheered.

For little Cecilia, who had just come into this world, it was the first time she saw someone perform magic. It was also the first time she understood what a wonderful feeling it was to be happy for others from the bottom of her heart.

Although Cecilia, who later rummaged through someone else's house, was scolded by her parents and cried bitterly.

After crying, Cecilia returned to her own territory. After a few days, she missed the servant who had gone on the expedition with her. So she found her father and told him how talented and outstanding the servant she met was, even with a hint of bragging.

Faced with his daughter's "request" which was almost the first time, Cecilia's father was naturally very happy to satisfy it.

He is just a servant. After finding out which family he belongs to, you can just ask him to come or buy him.

But it would have been better if he hadn't asked. After finding out that Ritas was not a servant at all, but Ritas Elson, Cecilia's father's face turned black.

It was not until much later that Cecilia understood why her father wrote a letter of visit with sweat all over his forehead, and then ran to the western part of the kingdom almost overnight to apologize. It would be fine if the children of the Elson family who were not yet of appropriate age did not show magical talent, but it was scary if they showed extraordinary talent.

It is hard to imagine what the consequences would be if this child became just like everyone else in the future, or even lost the ability to use magic.

When Cecilia's father went to "put out the fire", Cecilia was naturally scolded and cried again at home.

However, she also knew the little servant, whose name was Ritas Elson.

Time passed, and several years later.

Cecilia never forgot the little servant. Moreover, she would talk about him from time to time when she was talking to others. She wanted to show off to others that there was a magic genius that she had discovered!
At first, people who knew about this incident just regarded Cecilia's words as a joke.

But when Ritas entered the magic academy early as an exception and completed his studies at an astonishing speed, and gradually became famous throughout the kingdom and the magic community as a researcher, the words that Cecilia always said were no longer a joke.

Well, it became a lie and a delusion.

But Cecilia didn't mind.

No matter what others say, "I was the first to discover such an amazing child!" This fact cannot be erased by anyone.

Uh, Ritas isn't a "kid" anymore?

It doesn't matter!
In short, Cecilia began to actively collect information, rumors, reports, books and everything else related to Ritas. Once she found out where Ritas was going to attend an academic event or give a speech, she would travel thousands of miles to get there.

As Ritas's reputation grew, Cecilia also felt a sense of pride that the treasure she had treasured for many years was finally being admired by the world.

But at the same time, the feeling that the treasure that originally belonged to her had become everyone's property also made Cecilia feel an inexplicable loneliness.

And there was nothing Cecilia could do but to continue as before, silently "guarding" the treasure in her heart, and continue to emit an even more dazzling light.

However, as Ritas gradually became an associate professor, he was expected to become the third in the history of magic and the youngest professor of magic in modern times.
Is his brilliance a little too strong, is he growing a little too fast?

One day, Cecilia suddenly realized that the person who used to be her servant was now completely out of her reach, and she began to wonder.

Soon after, Cecilia was entangled in the affairs of her own family and the affairs of the nobility, and she no longer had the energy to pursue other things.

The fire that had been burning silently in my heart for a full ten years began to die down.

Although it started with a small thing, there is no doubt that Ritas' influence on Cecilia was strong.

Without those influences, Cecilia might not have rejected the marriage arranged by her family, or regarded the identity of a wizard as her vague future vision, and she would not have chosen to come to Earls, a magic academy far away from her own territory, when looking for a place to escape.

At first, Cecilia didn't have any extra thoughts. She just felt like she was on a pilgrimage.

Although Ritas is not the most influential graduate in Earls' history.

But after arriving at the academy, Cecilia was surprised to find that Professor Ritas was a tutor at Yewwood School.

Isn't it said that those who serve as tutors in these magic academies are using this as a stepping stone to be promoted to associate professors? Why would a genuine professor serve as a tutor?
As an ordinary student, Cecilia obviously didn't know much about the various rules in the magic world. She only took the rumors she heard from some unknown channel as the truth.

However, these did not prevent Cecilia's heart, which was almost extinguished, from becoming restless again.

Although Professor Ritas unexpectedly returned to Earls College to resume his post, the distance between the Orange and Yew classes was greater than Cecilia had imagined.

Cecilia tried a few times, but she only found that the invisible gap between the classmates was deep and wide.

forget it.
Even if they were close, the gap between students and instructors, trainee wizards and professors of magic, was so great that there was no room for imagination.

The fire in Cecilia's heart began to flicker again.

Then, that day, she escaped to the abandoned church.

And faced with the guidance of a fate that might actually exist, he concealed his inner panic and nervousness that was completely different from what he showed on the outside, and mustered up the courage to take a step forward.

After one semester, everything seemed to be going wrong.

During and after the practical test, Cecilia encountered many things.

For example, Cecilia didn't want to pay any attention to the female students who behaved extremely badly in the maze and then bit her and Kraft like mad dogs.

What she cares about is.
Why was the final exam cancelled!
During the midterm exam, Cecilia was deducted one point. Although she thought it was unlikely, with a probability of less than one in ten thousand, in order to prevent herself from being dragged down by that one point and failing to become the top student in the class, Cecilia made great efforts in the second half of the semester, and the teacher who deducted her points came to her to reflect on her mistakes.

Then the exams, the exams
After waking up from the hospital bed, Cecilia wanted to go to the exam despite her sick body, but she fell ill again for several days after hearing the bad news.

After fully recovering, it was time for vacation.

A friend of Cecilia's had come to Earls College specially to visit her, and seeing that she was incredibly depressed, he invited her to go to an interesting town with him.

And getting separated from good friends was just an opportunity, or the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The continuous setbacks made Cecilia, who was depressed, face the things she had always wanted to ignore.

The temperature difference between her and Ritas, the sense of distance and many other obvious things.

She has always used the difference in status between herself and Ritas, the different grades and other factors as a protective color for herself.

But in reality, does the problem really lie here?

She always persuaded herself that everything would be fine as long as she transferred to Yewwood School. But was it really so?
Cecilia recalled that after waking up in the ward, she asked questions and sorted out what happened after she fell into a coma in the maze.

Although the information obtained from other people's perspectives might be biased, she could feel the gap between herself and those Yew Fir students.

(End of this chapter)