Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 159 Farce
Perhaps it was because the "family banquet" on this day was really important to Platina. Or perhaps Platina really didn't like the uncertainty of the things she was facing. In short, she was seriously worried about gains and losses on this day.

And when Platina saw that Ritas did come out from the side of the stage, she was relieved.

Just like when he came to the mansion before, Ritas walked towards Platina with things in both hands.

However, the figure of Ritas, which had looked a little funny from the side before, now made Platina feel a mysterious sense of oppression when she saw him from the front.

"Is this okay?"

Coming to the center of the stage, filtering out the sounds coming from below the stage, and handing the gift in his hand to Platina, Ritas asked in a low voice.

"Yes. Thank you very much for coming today, Professor Ritas. I will decorate my room with your gift forever."

Platina, who temporarily placed the gift on her lap, obviously did not have the unique skill of Ritas, who could make her voice come out clearly without moving her mouth, and could still keep her voice clear amid the noise outside. However, she had an iron fan that covered half of her face.

"Decorate the room. Are you sure?"

Ritas asked with a strange look on his face.

"Nature is certain."

Platina was a little confused. She didn't think that Ritas was testing her sincerity or anything, but she still gave a definite response out of instinct.

Compared with the preparation period and the grand scale of the overall process, there is nothing much to mention about the gift-giving session itself.

Ritas, who left the stage with Platina, came backstage on the other side of the stage.

In the corridor connecting to the lounge, Ritas and Platina passed by the six girls from Latras who were about to go on stage.

Looking at the six Latras girls standing in a small indoor flower garden, Ritas was sure that this was another weirdo.

In addition to the blonde hair that the Latras sisters had in common, there was another thing about this sixth girl that concerned Ritas. That was that for some reason, she was standing barefoot in the corridor.

Soon, the six women answered Ritas's doubts with their actions.

It's not that she doesn't wear shoes, but that she can't.

As the six women walked, flowers were blooming under their feet.

Following a burst of refreshing floral fragrance, a flower road made up of brightly colored flowers appeared on the path the six women were walking on.

"She is Godo Latras. Wherever she goes, flowers bloom."

Seeing that Ritas was somewhat concerned about the six girls, Platina beside him briefly introduced them to Ritas.

"It's a bit like the power of 'Star Mark', overflowing uncontrollably. And the name 'Godot' seems familiar?"

The Bathing Goddess said so, and Ritas was a little helpless about her memory.

Just recently, when he was explaining the execution stand, he mentioned the "Gothard Dynasty", an ancient country that had long since turned into the dust of history.

However, Ritas did not think that under normal circumstances, the name of Godor Latras would come from the Godor Dynasty.

After all, "Goduo" itself does not have any meaning, nor is it a surname or a name, it is simply a symbol of the kingdom.

Because Godo's feet were so eye-catching, Ritas and Platina stayed where they were and watched from a distance for a while.

The presenter of Godo's offering was an old man dressed as a butler, whom Ritas did not recognize at all.

Just like when Miriam appeared before, the guests were also confused as to "Who is this?" As expected, this presenter did not have any special identity, he was simply Godor's old butler.

After Platina's explanation, Ritas learned that the person who presented the gift to Godo at the last family banquet was also her old butler.

And Godo, who had not shown any "energy" at all, could still enjoy the sixth place in the Latras family. Ritas didn't know whether to say that the Latras sisters below the sixth place performed too badly, or Godo's own energy was strong enough.

After a while, Ritas temporarily separated from Platina in front of the lounge door.

As a member of the "People of the Stars", Platina has to ask their leader, Misli, for instructions on how to contact the "Church of the Bathing Goddess" headed by Ritas.

At this moment, Ritas is in the backstage section on the left side of the stage.

The difference between the backstage on both sides of the stage is that there are only Ritas and other tribute-giving performers and some other personnel on the right, while there are Latras’ sisters on the left.

However, since the Latras sisters who received the gifts would basically return to their rooms with the donors, the lounge, which looked particularly spacious, was now basically empty.

Or to be more precise, only Sylvie Latras herself.

In a corner of the lounge, Ritas saw the "doppelganger" that Olihar claimed could be completely hidden from others. In short, it was a shrunken puppet with only vaguely distinguishable limbs. Even the scarecrow was considered finely crafted compared to it.

Why bother with someone wearing a full-body white tights?
Shaking his head, Ritas walked into the lounge and came in front of Sylvie.

There is a huge crystal ball half a person's height in the lounge, reflecting the scene on the stage not far away.

Magic Projection Crystal.

This is a new type of magic tool that has become popular among some people in recent years and is used in small quantities. However, due to its many limitations, it obviously needs multiple rounds of improvements and modifications before it can be put into public use.

"Long time no see, Student Sylvie."

"It's been a long time since I last met you, Professor Ritas."

The huge lounge fell silent again.

Ritas noticed that Sylvie was squinting her eyes unconsciously. He remembered seeing Sylvie do this before on the first day of school.

Does this mean that Sylvie is alert or nervous?

Or maybe, both.

In the projection crystal, what is being performed is the tribute of Olihar Latras, one of the seven daughters of Latras.

And the person who dedicated the sacrifice to Olihar was undoubtedly the girl standing on the rack, Liz Ambler.

However, since Liz couldn't move on her own, Cecilia was accompanying her.

Just like when Misri presented the gift, Prince Grelo was also on the stage. There was nothing wrong with multiple people standing on the stage. However, there was only one person who would be identified as the presenter.

Moreover, anyone who has presented gifts to a certain Latras should not be able to present gifts to other sisters.

“It’s simply performance art”

Looking at the scene on the stage, Ritas couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, Cecilia was pulling a rope on the rack, pulling Liz across the stage like a pet.

In the center of the stage, facing the girl in a white leotard squatting on a wide seat, the face of the rack was open and a palm-sized gift box fell out from it.

Because the gift box was stained with sweat, the outer skin was a little wrinkled. If you don't look carefully, you might think it was vomited while standing on the rack.

As for Olihar, he immediately picked up the gift from the rack, and then, with an extremely happy expression, he hugged the rack tightly and began to rub it.

The rack, which had existed in this world for who knows how many years, successfully turned half of Olihar's face and white tights into a black patch.

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Looking at the extremely abstract stage for both the protagonist and the presenter, Ritas couldn't help but sigh in his heart that some abstractions are innate and cannot be imitated even if you want to.

Even the second daughter in mourning clothes and the sixth daughter with flowers under her feet did not give a stronger impression than Olihar.

In comparison, the fourth girl Platina, who only holds an iron fan, has a rather weak personality.

She should try harder.

After the tribute was over, unlike other tribute-givers, Cecilia did not enter the backstage on the left side of the stage with the rack, but retreated from the right side where she came from.

Then, Olihar sat back in her seat in the center of the stage with confidence.

Because the projection crystal could not convey sound, Ritas did not know the specific content. However, judging from the picture, Olihar was probably sitting there, randomly pointing at the guests below the stage and chatting with them.

Faced with Olihar who showed an attitude that she would not leave the stage for a while, several members of the Latras family appeared on both sides of the stage and tried to take Olihar away.

Olihar first rolled around in her seat, and then took advantage of the spacious stage to play a chasing game with the family members who were chasing her.

"She should be buying time for you."

Staring at the stage, Ritas, who had never thought that Olihar could do this, had to admit in his heart that sometimes the Bathing Goddess's intuition about people was indeed very accurate.

Regardless of whether it was out of sister control or a twisted emotion of sister control, Olihar was undoubtedly trying to protect Sylvie in his own way.

"If I remember correctly, this family banquet is the stage for Latras to present his heir to the 'world'. And making a fool of yourself and acting ugly in such an occasion, the seriousness of the situation is not as serious as your 'behavior of resistance'?"

Taking his eyes away from the projection crystal showing the farce, Ritas stared straight at Sylvie and asked in a flat tone.

Sylvie still didn't answer, but just slightly turned away her eyes that had met Ritas's.

"Before, when you saw that Student Miriam became Miss Misley's devotee, and I became Miss Platina's devotee, did you feel relieved, or did you feel that your unrealistic but lingering fantasy was completely shattered?"

Ritas asked again.

This time, Sylvie frowned slightly.

"Please don't ask such binary questions with no correct answers based on your own assumptions, professor."

Looking up, Sylvie looked at Ritas with a sense of urgency in her heart.

However, anyone who looked at Ritas could only "give up" reluctantly in the end.

Because this professor can keep silent without blinking.

"This is indeed my question, and I apologize to you. I just simply hope that some of my doubts can be answered. And since I already have the answer to the previous question, let me change the question."

Listening to Ritas' words, Sylvie, who felt that her thoughts were completely seen through, swallowed subconsciously.

"We had already made an agreement to let me attend your birthday dinner as your guest. Why, Student Sylvie, did you change your mind midway?"

Ritas continued the conversation that he had hastily ended a few days ago.

After a brief silence, Sylvie pursed her lips and replied,
"Because the meaning of this birthday party has changed. Putting aside identity and status, a professor who comes only as an individual will not have any value in this party. Therefore, there is no difference between me and someone who does not prepare a gift."

On the stage, Olihar was finally captured by family members and carried away.

After saying these cold words, Sylvie simply turned around and walked towards the final stage that the Latras family had prepared for the youngest daughter.

On the stage of the family dinner.

The Latras heir, who was at the end of the line, slowly walked to the center of the stage.

She did not sit in the seat where she could become the "protagonist" on the stage, but just stood silently in front of the seat.

Although it was a little difficult to distinguish, Sylvie did not close her eyes. Instead, she squinted her eyes and faced the ground calmly. Gradually, she could hear the commotion of the crowd.

Bathed in many confused, puzzled, impatient and even contemptuous looks, Sylvie just stood there without saying a word.

That's it.
This is the end.
If Sylvie still had some regrets, it was that it was not until this day that she seemed to have truly known Olihal Latras for the first time.

Perhaps, if she hadn't distanced herself from Olihar because of her weird behavior, they could have at least become friends.
But at this point, it’s all good.

Anyway, there will probably never be a chance for us to meet again.

In addition, Sylvie was somewhat bothered by the presence of Miriam and Professor Ritas.

After all, it would be somewhat shameful to let people familiar with you see yourself bursting like a bubble.

However, this is fine.

Because if she left the academy at this point, the two people who knew the reason would no longer make meaningless explorations.

Thinking of this, Sylvie really closed her eyes this time.

She seemed to be able to hear it.

She heard the voices of the Latras family, whom she hated the most, finally convinced that she, the youngest daughter, was openly challenging the authority of the second daughter, so in order to prevent such a farce from continuing, they came to protect their castle in the air.
but,
The next moment, these sounds suddenly turned into screams from the guests below the stage.

Sylvie realized that the stage she was on had been shrouded in brilliant light since she didn't know when.

And in this light, she saw a figure with his arms raised high.

This figure, with a deep and high-pitched voice, ostentatiously presented himself to the "audience".

"My name is 'Yi Cai'——"

(End of this chapter)