Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 166: This is what the city looks like
One day near the end of summer vacation.

In Miriam's dormitory residence at Earls College, two students from the Yewwood class were chatting casually.

"The holiday is about to end, so while we still have time, Glenn, how about we go somewhere to hang out tomorrow?"

Miriam, who was making lunch in the kitchen, suggested to Grenwell who came over to eat.

"Oh! Great. This whole holiday I was either working or you were busy with something. I can't even remember the last time we went out together."

Grenville said excitedly,
"Hehehe, now I have saved up a lot. Oh, that's not right!"

Grenville stopped talking halfway through showing off his savings because he remembered something important.

"Sorry, Millie! I almost forgot that I have something very important to do tomorrow. So."

"Are you going to the battlefield?"

Miriam said jokingly,

"I don't mind. If you don't have time, I can go with Senior Jupiter to that suspicious store she keeps inviting me to."

“Why did you go there when you knew it was suspicious?”

And who is that senior sister Jupiter?

Does this Miriam have a physique that attracts seniors? The number of seniors around her seems to be increasing.
Thinking this in his mind, Grenville looked towards the kitchen with some boredom.

There was a door between the dining room and the kitchen of the dormitory mansion. Miriam, who was cooking at the moment, did not close the door tightly, leaving a large enough gap.

And it was through this gap that Grenville saw Miriam's looming figure.

Miriam probably never had his hair cut since he entered school, so now his hair has grown almost to the length of his shoulders.

Usually, Miriam doesn't take care of her appearance, and her hair is messy and unkempt. However, when cooking, she needs to pay attention to hygiene.

So, he tied his hair up.

The neatly tied silver hair, the white neck, the virtuous figure wearing an apron and concentrating on handling the kitchen utensils, and the pleasant sweet scent that always permeates the air.

One time
"Glenn, what are you doing?"

When Miriam came out with the plate, she saw Grenville stabbing himself in the face with a fork.
“Are you that hungry?”

"No, it's nothing."

Looking at his classmates and friends who were no different from before, Grenville spoke calmly.

Well. It must be because I have been staying in a factory full of men's sweat and stench recently, and I rarely meet female students in the academy, so I can't practice the mysterious wind magic!
Thinking of this, Glenwell, who had no idea how long he had been in a trance, stabbed himself with the fork a few more times.

the next day.

Early in the morning, Grenville arrived at the main entrance of Earls College, pacing back and forth with a bit of nervousness and embarrassment on his face.

It was not until a familiar figure appeared at the end of his sight that Grenville breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zoffy! Over here!"

The one who came over was a girl with long wheat-colored hair, about the same age as Grenville.

Glenwell was just waving, but he immediately noticed the girl named Zoffy, who was carrying a large suitcase, so he quickly walked over to her.

"Why are you still carrying your luggage? Didn't you say you should settle in the hotel first and then come to the academy?"

Taking the suitcase from Zoffy, Grenville said in a slightly complaining tone.

"Well, although the letter you sent me, Glenn, has very detailed drawings, I'm still not very good at reading maps. Compared to the hotel, the academy is much easier to find. It's at the foot of the mountain and you can see it from a long distance! And,"

After handing the heavy luggage to Grenville, Zoffy stretched his body, then stared at Grenville and continued,

"Besides, this way we can meet Glenn earlier, right?"

The girl, with a few freckles between her small nose and exceptionally clear blue eyes, showed a quiet smile mixed with a hint of embarrassment.

Looking at the face in front of him, which seemed familiar even after several months, Grenville suddenly didn't dare to look Zoffy in the eye.

"Zoffy."

Just when Grenville mustered up the courage to say something in the exceptionally good atmosphere.

With a "whoosh~bang!" sound, a flower pot flew out from the wall of the college and hit the two people.

"Ah ah."

Sophie was obviously shocked.

"Are you okay, Zoffy? How could someone throw a flower pot around? Wait a minute, I'll go find the person who threw the flower pot!"

Although Zoffy dodged the splash of dirt from the flowerpot in time, Grenville still spoke angrily.

"Wait a minute, Glenn, calm down and don't fight with anyone."

"Don't worry, I'm just going to give you a warning."

Faced with Zoffy's slight obstruction, Grenwell simply put down his luggage and strode towards the inside of the academy.

At a place near the college gate, the aggressive Grenville heard a commotion coming from the direction.

Grenville found his target after crossing the bushes and looking at a rather messy lawn.

"You guys! Ugh."

After seeing clearly that the man was fooling around and throwing the flowerpot far away, Grenville felt as if someone had suddenly grabbed his throat, and his momentum suddenly weakened.

At this moment, in the middle of the lawn, a petite red-haired girl was riding on the back of a red-haired boy. She clamped the boy's legs with her arms and bent his lower body into an extremely incredible posture.

If I had to put it bluntly, it looked like a shrimp swimming on its back.
“Help! Help! Help! Please, please, please, please, please! I really didn’t mean it this time, Xia Lu! I really didn’t realize that the lining of that shirt was yours. I thought it was only my shirt that had no difference between the front and back lining! Aaaaaaa——!”

The red-haired boy slapped the ground desperately, grabbing the things at hand and throwing them randomly because of the pain. The mud mixed with green grass he threw just hit the face of Grenville who came to protest.

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"Ok?"

After realizing that a stranger had arrived, the "lady" who had her back to Grenwell suddenly glared at him.

Locked in Xia Lu's vicious gaze, Grenville couldn't help but straighten his back and swallow.

"Oh, isn't this Cadet Grenville? Long time no see. Are you having a good time during the holidays? By the way, what can I do for you?"

Grenville, who seemed to be locked by a ferocious beast, squeezed out a few words with great difficulty.

"It's not a good idea to throw away flower pots."

"I'm really sorry. I didn't expect there would be anyone around at this time. Since I disturbed student Glenville, Sunny will apologize."

If we put aside Xia Lu's current actions and posture, her smile is actually quite elegant.

“Eh? Me? Ugh, ahhhh, it hurts! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! I shouldn’t have thrown the flowerpot around! As retribution, I’ll be a flowerpot in my next life! So please, aaaaaaaaaa, forgive me!”

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Grenville couldn't imagine what kind of intense pain it must be to make Sonny make such a desperate confession.

"In light of Sunny's sincere apology, can you please forget what you saw here, Cadet Grenville?"

Faced with Xia Lu's always "kind" tone, Glenwell, who didn't want to be a backswimming shrimp, just nodded quickly.

"No conflict with others, right? Glenn."

"No no."

Outside the gate of the academy, after Grenwell came back, Zoffy, who had circled around him several times, asked worriedly. Grenwell quietly spit out a piece of grass that had run into his mouth along with the soil, and waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that it was okay.

"But he screamed so miserably."

Listening to Sunny's screams that were still echoing, Zoffy said suspiciously.

"Really not! After I got there, I found out that the person who caused the accident was an acquaintance of mine. We usually have a pretty good relationship. And they didn't do it on purpose, so I gave them a good lecture and didn't pursue the matter any further!"

Grenville didn't think he was lying.

As classmates, don’t he and Xia Lu have a good relationship!

At least, if a fight really breaks out, Xia Lu won't beat him like that. She will just beat him to the point of amnesia, and then she should stop.

"As for the scream, maybe he kicked his pinky finger. Ahem, anyway, let's go to the hotel first!"

Glenwell wanted to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible before Xia Lu changed her mind, so he picked up his suitcase and left.

after a while.

After storing the luggage at a hotel in the northern part of Spring City, Grenville pinched his wrist, which felt like it didn't belong to him because he had been carrying the luggage. "You must have been very tired on this journey, right? How about you take a good rest in the hotel today, and we will continue to visit Spring City tomorrow?"

Looking at the dusty Zoffy, Grenville suggested this.

"I'm just on my way to my destination, and I came to see you on behalf of everyone else. So, I won't stay too long, and I'll leave tomorrow."

Zoffy said, and walked to Grenville, lifted up her long skirt slightly to show it.
"Compared to those, will my outfit be weird? Can others tell that this is my first time in a big city like this?"

Sophie asked worriedly.

"Well, if I must say, the season may not be suitable."

On this day, Zoffy was wearing a white long-sleeved top and a lavender long skirt. From the edges of the top's shoulders that had not yet been completely eliminated, it could be roughly seen that this was a new outfit that Zoffy had specially prepared for today.

“It’s a bit stuffy indeed.”

Zoffy, who came from a relatively cold area, gently fanned himself with his hands.

When Grenville saw this scene, he knew it was time to show off what he had learned throughout his life.

After concentrating his energy, Grenville suddenly felt a refreshing breeze.

However, "wandless spellcasting" itself has the defect of being unstable, and he has also developed some bad habits.

As a result, the gust of wind blew up Zoffy's long skirt.

"Huh? Where's the style, Glenn!"

Soon, Zoffy realized that it was Grenwell who did it. He stopped Grenwell by hitting him lightly on the shoulder with both hands, complained, and asked,

"Really? You spent a whole semester at the magic academy, and that's all you learned how to use magic to do such childish pranks?"

"Uh"

At this moment, Grenville didn't know how to respond.

Should I apologize? Should I laugh like a mischievous kid? Or should I be shy about Zoffy's affectionate gesture?

Moreover, he couldn't answer the questions clearly.

Because, after a semester of advanced studies, the only magic he could perform was this kind of magic.
The fight lasted for a while before it finally subsided.

"There's still some time until noon and the theater opens. Is there any place you want to go before then, Zoffy?"

Grenville asked after taking out a pocket watch and checking the time.

"Are you going somewhere? Apart from buying some special products for everyone, there doesn't seem to be any special place we need to go."

Sophie said, looking around.
"What's that fancy-looking place over there used for?"

Following the direction that Zoffy pointed, Grenville looked for a long time, then revealed a look of realization.

"If I remember correctly, it was a church."

"Hey, it's actually a church."

When he passed by there briefly before, Zoffy thought it was a small palace or exhibition hall just from the appearance.

“Do you need a ticket to get in there?”

"It's not necessary, right? It's a church after all."

Glenwell said uncertainly.

Although he often passed by this church in the northern part of the city, which became more luxurious every once in a while, he had never been inside.

"Then let's go there!"

After hearing that no tickets were required, Zoffy made the decision immediately.

"Eh? Going to church? Are you sure? What's so fun about church?"

"Let's go, let's go. I also want to see what the church in the city looks like."

Facing Grenwell who showed hesitation, Zoffy went around behind him and pushed him towards the church.

On the way to the church, Zoffy kept looking around. She seemed to be curious about everything in Spring City.

Compared with her attire, Zoffy's actions more clearly revealed the fact that it was her first time in a big city.

However, Grenville did not remind him.

Because, in his eyes, city dwellers, country folk, and the like were all insignificant things. Even Spring City, the kingdom's premier city, was only a little bit of a novelty at first.

Overall, nothing to worry about.

"Over there. Glenn, look over there. There are students from your academy walking with something strange."

"Strange? What's so strange about that?"

Grenville, whose eyesight was obviously not as good as Zoffy's, only saw what Zoffy said after a while.

In the distance, there really was a girl wearing the uniform of Earls College, walking leisurely on the street with an old, slightly rusty "Iron Maiden" with a pair of wheels, led by a rope.

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Grenville, who thought he had seen it wrong, rubbed his eyes and looked again carefully.

He read that right.

And because the other party was walking towards them, Grenville recognized who the student Earls was when he got closer.

Isn’t this the famous “chief” in Chenghui’s class?
“Isn’t that really weird?”

Zoffy asked again, tilting his head.

"It's not strange. It's just the 'Iron Maiden'. You can see it everywhere here. There's one in our classroom, too."

Grenville, who inexplicably developed some rebellious psychology, spoke with gritted teeth.

Just when Zoffy couldn't help but make a "Wow" sound with his mouth, a slightly intermittent muffled sound came from the "Iron Maiden" who had already come to the nearby side.

"No, Iron Maiden. Yes, the rack!"

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Faced with the correction, Grenville and Zoffy did not say much, but silently made way for the passing "Chief" and the rack.

"It really is a big city. Everyone's pets have such unique personalities!"

After a while, Zoffy, who continued to walk towards the church, couldn't help but sigh out loud.

"Uh-huh."

Is this a problem in big cities and small rural areas?

No, before that, was that thing a pet?

Did it speak? It definitely spoke!
Grenville shouted in his heart, and suddenly he felt as if he had just come to Spring City from the countryside.

"Wow! There's a really cute cat over there!"

Just as Grenwell was shaking his head, trying to erase the strange scene he had just seen from his mind so as not to affect the rest of the day's schedule, Zoffy discovered something new.

The cathedral, with its exceptionally gorgeous and magnificent appearance, is not far away.

On the green altar on the side of the church, there is a snow-white cat lying in the shadow and taking a nap.

As a mercenary (odd job) who grew up in a mercenary group, although not as often as adventurers, Grenville has seen a lot of cats. And to be fair, the white cat next to the church is indeed cute to the point of being rare.

But compared to cats, Grenville still felt that Zoffy, who was still excited about seeing a cute cat, was more
and many more.

Is there something wrong with this white cat?

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As Grenwell and Zoffy got closer and closer to the church and the white cat, they finally arrived at the church door and fell silent again.

"As expected of a cat from a big city!"

After getting closer, he stared in amazement at the huge monster not far in front of him. Even among tigers and leopards, it was considered a relatively large monster. Zoffy sighed again.

"Well, all the cats in the city are like this."

Grenville, whose mind was already somewhat confused, echoed in his sleepy voice.

(End of this chapter)