Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 167 Date

Just as Grenwell and Zoffy were staring at the unusually large white cat, a graceful figure walked out of the church.

"Ah, you two seem to be new faces."

She was a young nun whose entire body was wrapped in black.

"H-hello."

Zoffy, who thought that the Black Sister's words meant that she had discovered that this was his first time in the city, looked a little nervous.

And Grenville said "Hmm?" in his heart.

Although he had never entered this cathedral before, he had passed by it many times. He had never seen nuns inside before. So, if he had to say it, this nun was a new face.

However, the nun exuded the atmosphere that she had lived in this city for a long time and that this church seemed to be her private property.
Did I make a mistake?
"If you are curious, you can touch the white cat. Apart from being a little bigger, she is basically no different from an ordinary cat. You can even say that the biggest difference is that she is more approachable."

While Grenwell was puzzled, the voice of the black nun sounded again.

At this moment, the black nun, the white cat and Zoffy, who looked a little timid, were all looking at Grenwell.

And Grenville can't stand this the most!
Isn't it just petting a bigger cat?
Grenville strikes!

When he stood in front of the big white cat, Grenville couldn't help swallowing.

The giant's courage was stronger than expected. His hands looked miniature in contrast to the other's body and face.

But at the same time, when Grenville got closer, he realized that the white cat's fur was very soft and smooth. So, it must feel very good to touch.
At this moment, the toughness on Grenville's face (he thought it was) completely disappeared, and a relaxed expression appeared, as if he was completely unable to resist something cute.

but
Before Grenwell's hand touched the white cat, the white cat raised its paw extremely nimbly and slapped him in the face with incredible fluency.

"Ah ah."

Grenwell, who was completely stunned by the slap, unconsciously fell to the ground on her side in the posture of a weak girl, covering the slapped half of her face with her hands and looking at the black nun for help.

"Well, maybe the white cat was a little frightened and stressed when facing a stranger."

The black nun explained, as if she wanted to touch the white cat's head to comfort it.

Then, Zoffy and Grenwell saw the white cat open its mouth and bite the hand that the black nun stretched out.

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"Oh, the white cat is really naughty."

The black nun forced a smile and swung her arms gently.

"I'll play with you later, so just let me go now, okay?"

The black nun was sweating profusely as she pulled her arms hard.
“Well, please don’t misunderstand me. Although it looks like an extreme scene, it’s actually just a joke and it doesn’t hurt at all. Ugh.”

Then don’t cry!
Zoffy and Grenwell were speechless for a while, thinking the same thing in their hearts.

Even though they hadn't stepped into the church yet, they already felt that there might be something wrong with it.

"This is the baptismal font. You can use clean water to wash the dust off your hands. This is the confessional. If you have something you want to confess, you can talk to me or Father Isidor here. This is the book corner. Books donated by church believers can be borrowed and read at will. This is the prayer room. You can pray here at any time of the day. However, apart from praying, you are free to use it as long as you can keep quiet."

In the church, the black nun softly introduced the various public facilities in the Baptistery Cathedral.

However, Grenville, whose face had begun to swell, was not willing to listen.

That white cat can't even be touched, is that Miriam!
Glenwell didn't know whether he was secretly criticizing the white cat or his good friend. The only thing he could be thankful for was that the white cat didn't extend its claws when it slapped him.

Grenville had no interest in things like the church and gods, but Zoffy listened with great interest.

"Wow~ Is this actually a statue of a goddess? Sorry, I am being rude."

Zoffy, who came to the nave with the black nun, looked at the stone disc-shaped object on the altar with an expression of having gained new insights.

And Grenville felt that the statue looked particularly familiar.

"Ms. Zoffy, are you surprised that the statue is not in human form?"

The black nun, who looked completely different from the one who had just been bitten to tears by a big white cat and almost knelt down to beg the cat to let her go, asked with a gentle smile.

"Yes, some."

Sophie said honestly.

"I think it is normal for the statues of gods to not be in human form. Because, if the posture of gods is similar to that of humans, doesn't it mean that it is an image created by gods in cooperation with humans, or even to please humans? Therefore, in my opinion, the existence that looks like a human form and is almost indistinguishable from humans is most likely a human itself."

Listening to the words of the black nun, Zoffy nodded silently, thinking that they made sense.

After observing the "statue" that looked like a stone disc for a long time and not being able to see anything, Zoffy started talking about other things with the black nun.

When Zoffy asked about the doctrines of this church, the black nun looked at him with a very peaceful gaze and slowly shook her head.

"Our church does not have a clear doctrine, nor does it need one. As a god, the Bathing Goddess will not summon, teach, or bind people with doctrines, nor will she make exchanges or agreements with people. God just exists there, and people will gather together and become her believers without permission."

No matter how subtle the sound is, it will be clearly transmitted to the ears of others. No matter how remote the topic is, it will attract the attention of others. The black nun seems to be looking at some distant place.

"Fortunately, the Bathing Goddess is a tolerant and benevolent god. Therefore, even in the face of our unauthorized actions, she will not feel disgusted. Not only will she still bless us, but she will also come to our side from time to time, listen to our voices, and leave us precious oracles."

The Black Sister said this and opened her arms slightly towards Zoffy.
"So, Miss Zoffy, will you also join us in the love and mercy of the Bathing Goddess?"

In the end, Zoffy did not join the Bathing Goddess Church because she was pulled away by Grenville.

"Why are you holding me back, Glenn?"

Zoffy, who was taken out of the church, questioned Grenwell with dissatisfaction.

"So, it's because that church is too suspicious. It's hard for me to explain, but I can be sure that that church is definitely weird!"

The reason why Grenwell said this was not only because of the abnormal aura emitted by the white cat and the black nun, but also because he noticed other things when Zoffy was listening to the black nun's persuasion.

For example, a middle-aged bald man dressed as a priest who was biting his handkerchief hard in a dark corner behind a pillar while looking at the black nun who seemed to be emitting holy light, and muttered, "I was the first one to come to this church!"

For example, looking at the two young women with extremely pale faces doing handstand push-ups in the side yard of the church to exercise their muscles, and leaning against the wall near the main entrance of the church to observe the surroundings, and the vicious bald mercenary who was also biting his handkerchief hard in a dark corner and muttering, "It's obvious that I am enough to protect the church!"
In short, there is something wrong with this church!

"Even if you join and get the blessing of God, it can only make your skin smoother after taking a shower! Is it necessary to take such a big risk and join a church whose gains are visibly shabby?" This church is doing business, but it's not even willing to paint a good picture!

"But you won't lose anything by joining the church. There's not even a donation box in that church!"

"You run a church in this kingdom for no reason other than money. I can't imagine what they are trying to do to you!"

Glenwell, who was trying to persuade her earnestly, and Zoffy, who was dissatisfied and arguing, soon started arguing.

Grenwell was really convinced. Not only did he get hit in the face by a cat in this shabby church, but he also had a heated argument with his date on the date he had carefully prepared.

Just as the argument between the two was about to escalate, a figure wearing the Earls College uniform appeared at the other end of the road.

The two people who were originally very excited quickly and tacitly stopped arguing in front of outsiders.

Although Grenville unilaterally believed that it was probably not normal for a student to wear the college uniform all day during the holidays, he was very grateful to this classmate who stopped their quarrel.

As the figure gradually approached, Glenwell realized that this student was someone he knew.

"Craft? Oh! Long time no see!"

"It's been a long time since we last met, Cadet Grenville."

Hearing Grenville's greeting, Kraft, a student from the Orange Glow class, stopped.

Since the practical skills test, Kraft's interactions with the Yew Fir School students have become more frequent.

With the introduction of Miriam, who fought with Kraft at the time, Kraft and Grenville could not be called close friends, but they were not to the extent that they would ignore each other even if they passed each other.

"This direction, did you two just come out of the Baptistery Cathedral?"

After a brief introduction, Kraft looked in the direction of the church not far away and asked the two people a question.

"Um"

"It's not a very commendable thing to wait until the end of the holiday to come to this church or something like that."

Kraft pushed up his glasses, frowned slightly and said,
"As a church founded by Professor Elson, even if the professor himself is not here, his ideas and thoughts will be clearly engraved in every corner of the church. So, even if you don't go to the Baptistery Cathedral every day like I do, you should go there at least once a week, or three days."

Before Grenville could respond, Kraft sighed and shook his head.

"Forget it. At least Student Grenville knew to visit the church, unlike the other students in Yewwood School. Students Mercy Finn and Miriam were so lazy just because they joined the professor's seminar. It's really... There are so many opportunities that countless people in the world beg for, but they don't know how to seize them. Fortunately, I have a lot of time in the future to let you understand how lucky you are in your current situation."

Kraft said, and took out a few books from his arms like a magic trick, and stuffed them into Zoffy and Grenville respectively.
“I hope you can read the professor’s three books carefully. If you can find excellent and unique insights from them, you can write them down. Depending on the quality, I can exchange the first special edition with your signature at most.”

After saying that, Kraft politely said goodbye to the two of them, and before leaving, he left a provocative snort that sounded like "If you can do it, just give it a try."

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Zoffy and Grenville watched Kraft's receding back until he walked into the church, and then they came to their senses.

"Well, how should I put it? He shouldn't be a bad person, right?"

Holding three thick books, Zoffy asked uncertainly.

"possible?"

Grenville, who was also holding a book, was not so sure.

Speaking of which, the chief of this term is walking on the rack, and the second in command is like this.
Tsk.

Being a student with problems is actually pretty good.

Anyway, the blowing of Kraft, like a gust of "fishy" wind, did ease the atmosphere between Zoffy and Grenville.

After a little hesitation, they both spoke at the same time.
“Sorry.” “Yes, sorry!”

At this moment, the two people felt their telepathic connection and laughed at the same time.

"Glenn, there's no need to apologize. It's my fault. I was well prepared to avoid being deceived by the people in the city. But I almost joined a suspicious church anyway."

"No, now that I think about it, that church might not be that suspicious."

Through Kraft's words, Grenville finally realized why the statue on the altar looked so familiar.

Isn't that the strange thing the professor holds in his hand all day?

Rather, the rumor circulating in the college that the professor was tinkering with some church was actually true.
"Huh? You were so determined to stop me before. Now you say it's not suspicious?"

Faced with Grenwell's "unreasonable" change of attitude, Zoffy's face darkened and clouds began to gather again.

"Eh? No, that's not what I meant."

In short, it took Grenville a long time to finally convince Zoffy that their grade mentor was indeed multi-talented.

Not only is he a professor of magic, he can also be the head of the church, and he is also a good cook.

Near noon, Grenville and Zoffy arrived at the west city area of Spring City.

Before heading to the theater, the two planned to find a place to have lunch.

When passing a remote open space, the two heard from afar the shouts of some girls who seemed to be doing some kind of exercise.

Attracted by the shouting, Grenville looked over and found another familiar face there.

Moreover, unlike the previous time when he needed to get closer to confirm, he was sure who the person was from a long distance.

It was not an illusion caused by her aura, but a girl whose body was really much larger than that of an ordinary person.

"Glen Glen, over there! Wow, is this the big city? Do kids in the city grow up this big?"

Zoffy asked in surprise, as if he didn't see the normal-sized "city dweller" next to the giant girl.

For some reason, Grenville, who had a bad feeling in his heart, just said "hmm" vaguely.

(End of this chapter)