Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 144 Meeting again
"Where can you escape to?"

Time goes back to three days ago.

Watching the zombies escape, Ritas, who could only lie on the ground for the time being, sighed softly.

It's finally over.

While sighing, Ritas also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Black Labyrinth had begun to collapse the moment the Skeleton Dragon was summoned, and Ritas's "Solar Eclipse" dealt a fatal blow, Ritas wasn't worried about being buried within the labyrinth. As long as he waited until the undead transformation was partially complete and his body could move, escaping the labyrinth wouldn't be difficult.

Moreover, at worst, he didn't have time to evacuate. As the upper wall of the maze became very "thin", the top of the underground hole was already very close to the ground. Flying upwards against the collapse should also be considered an escape route.

Reluctantly straightening up and sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ritas simply counted his remaining props and made a plan to escape from the maze.

And just then.

A crystal drop of water suddenly appeared in the huge empty air where no one was except Ritas.

At first, Ritas didn't notice this phenomenon until the water drops hit the ground, making a sound of water.

In the extremely dark space, in the extremely silent moment, there was an exceptionally clear and sudden sound.
Ritas, who was really shocked, turned his eyes to the direction where the water droplets appeared.

After the water drops landed, they formed a small pool. Then, the calm water surface began to ripple, and a figure slowly rose from the water.

Accompanying the water without letting any water droplets stain her white robe was a young silver-haired woman.

On her beautiful face, which should have been as delicate as a work of art, a scar that spanned almost the entire face became a huge flaw.

Mysterious Mage
After several months, Ritas once again saw the powerful figure that once appeared around Earls College.

Looking back, that experience in the Shadow Mist Forest happened shortly after the first semester started.

Facing the monster called "Nest Demon", Ritas could not think of a better solution except to summon the Tree Witch. The mysterious wizard who descended from the sky easily evaporated the Nest Demons with a magic. What impressed Ritas even more was that this mysterious wizard was not only good at destruction, but also repaired the destroyed forest afterwards.

Except for a few rare cases, Ritas has always had a low opinion of mages who only know how to destroy.

After that, matters concerning the Shadow Mist Forest and the mysterious wizard were always handled by Levis and the Silver Dragon Adventure Group she recruited.

Although it cannot be said that he has forgotten it, as time goes by, Ritas no longer feels that the things about the mysterious wizard are real.

She showed up again on arguably the worst possible occasion.

While Ritas was staring at the mysterious wizard with a tingling sensation on his scalp, the mysterious wizard also noticed his presence.

After meeting Ritas's gaze, the mysterious wizard's expression and actions underwent a series of drastic changes in a short period of time.

At first, the mysterious wizard, who obviously did not detect that Ritas was still there, uttered a short "Ah", then showed an expression of "Oh no", and quickly put the hood connected to the robe on his head to cover his appearance.

Then, looking at the current Ritas, looking at his body and face which were half black and were transforming into the undead, the mysterious wizard was slightly distracted.

Then anger and hostility began to slowly appear on her face.

“()!”

The mysterious wizard suddenly took out his magic wand, pointed it at Ritas and seemed to shout something.

However, no sound came out of her mouth.

Noticing this, she subconsciously held her throat with her hand, her whole body stiffened for a moment. Then, her expression changed again, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"?"

On the other hand, Ritas was completely confused throughout the whole process.

Facing a powerful wizard, when Ritas was pointed at by the magic wand, he was ready to use his last resort to escape.

But before the magical light on the scepter-like wand lit up, the mysterious wizard's anger and hostility disappeared.

The mysterious wizard, who seemed to have suddenly become unable to make a sound, opened his mouth again and again towards Ritas.

Perhaps she subconsciously wanted to convey something to Ritas, so she made some body movements while speaking and also wrote a few characters in the air with magic.

But soon, she seemed to realize something, stopped her actions, and gradually calmed down.

The question mark still lingered on Ritas's forehead.

What he was sure of was that he had not done anything, and he had no means to "silence" the mysterious wizard.

Just as Ritas was feeling a mixture of surprise, vigilance, confusion and other complex emotions, he was not sure whether he should use his last resort to escape.

From the far end of the great void, there was the sound of a howling wind.

The fierce hurricane that was hurtling through the sky came so quickly.

By the time Ritas and the mysterious wizard both caught sight of the figure, there was a "bang" and a huge ball of wind had already hit the ground, with the figure in it standing between the two of them.

As if the scene wasn't chaotic enough, Courteney officially arrived at the battlefield.

The moment she landed, the gust of wind around her dissipated, and Courtline turned her gaze towards Ritas.

"inside"

Courtline, who was originally happy because she found Ritas in the vast space at the first time, suddenly turned gloomy when she saw Ritas's tattered body, and the words she wanted to say also changed.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Turning her head, Courtline glared at the mysterious wizard.

"You're the one who beat my little brother into that state?"

Courteney's words made Ritas feel nostalgic. But now was obviously not the time to reminisce about the past.

Not her.
Ritas wanted to explain, but his hoarse voice caused by his physical condition made his voice unable to be heard very far.

Moreover, even if he shouted out, it might be too late.

I saw that Courtline, who was previously between Ritas and the mysterious wizard, turned into a shadow.

Ding.
As the sound of metal clashing rang out, Courtline's parasol had already smashed into the mysterious wizard's body.

"Kurt!"

In the big cave, Ritas shouted with his hoarse voice as hard as he could.

However, his voice was completely drowned out by the sound of the magic shield shattering. Courtline's attack was like a raging wave. The parasol, as big as a broadsword, danced in her hand like an ordinary longsword.

Faced with the Sword Saint's disciples who were approaching him, even the powerful mysterious wizard seemed to be in a panic for a moment.

The sound of magic shields breaking kept being heard. Apart from quickly replenishing the magic shields, the mysterious wizard was basically unable to do anything.

"Give me some pause."

It seems that the mysterious wizard has not lost the ability to speak, but his state is a little strange when facing Ritas. He frowned and pointed the magic wand in his hand at Courtline, as if he was going to fight back.

But Courtline's movements were obviously faster.

Suddenly, the parasol in Courtline's hand opened, and almost at the same time, the parasol exploded into a large number of fragments, piercing directly into the mysterious wizard's magic shield.

The mysterious wizard's magic shield, which was light blue, extremely thick, and almost spherical, was pierced by the fragments of the umbrella in an instant.

And Courtline's instant attack had not stopped yet. The ribs of the parasol separated from Courtline's sword and wand, and pounced on the mysterious wizard's face like a spider, trying to tie him up.

The mysterious wizard's wand shone brightly, knocking back the umbrella's attack. Courtline's crouching figure appeared behind the mysterious wizard.

In the dim environment, Courtline's entire face was shrouded in darkness. Only her right eye was visible, and this eye, already filled with rage, had shrunk to a point.

Courtline finished charging her energy by twisting her body, then stretched it with all her strength, unleashing a horizontal slash with both hands.

A heavy, sharp and swift sword flashed by.

At some point, Courtline entered the dual wielding state.

In her right hand is a long sword, and in her left hand is a long-handled wand.

The left-handed magic wand, which was used as a stick, broke into two pieces after breaking the last layer of the mysterious wizard's shield. The mysterious wizard, who had almost no defense measures, faced the horizontal slash of the long sword in his right hand.

In a flash, a dazzling blue light shone from the mysterious wizard's forehead.

The same blue color spread out from the mysterious wizard's body, blocking the sword attack while suddenly expanding towards the surroundings, pushing Courtline out.

Oops
Looking at the violent collision that occurred in less than half a minute on the battlefield, Ritas had a splitting headache.

In this state, Courtrine could not listen to words. So, let alone him speaking to stop her, even if he rushed over, Courtrine would just continue to duel with a person hanging on her body.

Ritas thought that after Courtline became a mage and encountered many hardships in the workplace over the years, this tendency to go berserk had disappeared.

But when he saw Courterine using her wand as a stick, he knew that no matter how much she controlled her temper, Courterine was still the same Courterine.

How could the situation become so bad in just a few minutes?
What should I do?
Use some force to calm Courteney down?

However, once this battle began, it would essentially be like forging an vendetta against the mysterious mage. If they interrupted Courtline's attack now, what would they do when the mysterious mage freed up his forces?
Ritas's brain was working rapidly.

This time, he really encountered a "problem".

On the other side, on the battlefield.

The mysterious wizard, who was really forced to be unable to use magic other than small magic, finally got a moment of respite through a strange power.

However, she knew that her previous actions would not be able to restrain the other party for long, and her expression did not show any relief at all.

Seeing this, Courtline shook off most of the extremely heavy water droplets just by shaking her already loose golden hair.

The mysterious wizard gritted his teeth slightly and did something that was very unconventional for a wizard.

She held the scepter-shaped magic wand tightly in both hands and held it in front of her chest. Then, a hilt formed by the surrounding water droplets appeared at the top of the magic wand.

Then, the mysterious wizard did something strange again. She changed the position of her lower hand, which was holding the hilt of the sword, into an underhand grip.

Looking at the mysterious wizard's actions, Courtline, who looked like a wild beast ready to pounce at any time, paused for a moment, then raised her eyebrows and made the same move.

Stand in front of you holding the hilt with both hands, with your upper hand holding it upright and your lower hand holding it reversed.

From this moment on, Courtline and the mysterious wizard's movements seemed to be synchronized.

They stood still at the same time, adjusted their breathing, and slowly lowered their swords to their waists.

Then, take a step at the same time and rush towards your opponent.

A sharp light flashed in the air.

At the same time, the two people turned into afterimages on the scene, and the sword lights of different colors crossed straight across each other.

After maintaining a similar thrusting stance for a moment, the mysterious mage took the lead. She brought the "sword" in front of her, looked at the four diagonal sword marks appearing on the aquamarine blade, and shook her head.

As the mysterious wizard's water-colored sword fell to the ground and turned into a pool of water, Courtline, who had just started to move, swung the sword in her hand, shook off the water droplets, and put it on her waist.

Courtline's darkened face began to slowly turn around, and the hostility gradually disappeared. She lowered her head and thought silently for a moment, then hugged her chest and tilted her head, her face full of confusion.

"What's going on? Ritas, why is she using Uncle Roland's swordsmanship?"

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As the most unqualified disciple of the Sword Master, Ritas obviously did not realize what the mysterious wizard was doing before.

However, he had roughly guessed it. It was not until Courtline confirmed it that he finally revealed his disbelief.

"how come?"

bang
It seemed that after witnessing the duel between Courtline and the mysterious wizard, the black maze finally collapsed under the heavy burden.

Although the upper wall was somewhat thin, a large amount of collapsed boulders and mud began to fill up the large cavity.

Ritas and Courtline, who had come together at the first opportunity, were surrounded by a glow of magical light.

Ritas's classic protective barrier was covered with three layers inside and three layers outside. In addition to the light of the protective barrier, the outermost layer of the barrier protecting the two people also emitted a water-blue light.

"I'm just sending you out. So, please don't cause any more trouble."

As the mysterious wizard's rather weak voice sounded, the huge bubble that wrapped around Ritas and Courtline began to float up into the sky.

The large amount of falling sand and stones did not cause any damage to the bubbles.

And from the cracks in the collapsed sand and rocks, Ritas saw the mysterious wizard who was also spreading bubbles and chose to stay where he was.

If Ritas saw it correctly, the thing shining like a magic circle on the forehead of the mysterious wizard should be the "Star Mark Emblem".

(End of this chapter)