Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 170 The Richest Family in the World

"Glenn, is it really okay for me to come here?"

In the "Oasis" restaurant located in the tallest building in Spring City, Zoffy looked up at the night view of Spring City through the window not far away and asked in a low voice.

"Of course, no problem. Don't worry, just leave it to me!"

Grenville spoke with great confidence, and a few drops of sweat flowed down his forehead.

The streets outside were brightly lit.

For other guests, such beautiful scenery may be an enjoyment, an atmosphere regulator, and a feast for the senses.

However, for students who are relatively financially strapped, this is a complete "horror".

Not to mention Zoffy, who felt like he had come to the wrong place when he came to a big city for the first time, Grenville, who had lived in the vicinity of Spring City for several months, also felt like he had strayed into a different space.

But now that things have come to this, Grenville can only calmly put on an expression that says, "What's the big deal? I come here often."

He opened the menu with somewhat stiff hands, and suddenly seemed to have turned into a severely myopic Grenville, almost sticking his face to the menu in an unbelievable way.

Aren’t these numbers a bit strange?
Grenville roughly calculated that he had about half a month's wages left, and he could buy two meals with it, and the only dish he could get was the cheapest dish on the menu called "Frost Curtain".

"Two servings of frost and frost curtain"

So what the hell is "Frost Curtain"? What on earth is this store planning to sell to customers at such a high price?

Grenville, who was roaring in his heart and had a somewhat tangled tongue, spoke to the waiter who came to the table.

When the waiter heard Grenwell's order, he was puzzled for a moment, but soon wrote down Grenwell's order very professionally, and did not ask any unnecessary questions such as "Do you want a drink?"

While waiting for the dishes, facing the extremely magnificent interior decoration, Zoffy and Grenville were even unsure whether they should whisper in such a high-end restaurant, so they just maintained a long silence.

It was not until the food they ordered was served that the two of them raised their heads at the same time and were stunned when they saw the food in front of them.

All I saw was a small pile of white sand-like things dotted on a palm-sized plate.

Regardless of whether this thing is more like a small dessert after a meal or a large-scale condiment, in short, it certainly cannot be used as a staple food.

As they stared at each other, facing Zoffy's confused expression, Grenville's face gradually began to blush, and a very unfriendly voice sounded,
"Hey, isn't this a high-end restaurant directly run by a noble? Why is there a guy who looks so poor over there?"

Looking in the direction where the voice came from, Grenville's face instantly became gloomy.

In the "Oasis" restaurant.

Wherever Grenwell's eyes went, he saw a chubby-looking young man who was surrounded by several young women.

Grenville had an impression of this young man.

If I remember correctly, he should also be a student of the "Golden Balance" class who enrolled at Earls Higher School of Magic this year. His name seems to be Sosom?

What is "Ge Jin" anyway.

The reason why Grenville could not remember the name of this Gagin, but could remember his last name, was because this Gagin always loudly claimed that he was a member of the richest family in the world.

Because the worlds they live in are so different, Grenville is not quite sure whether what Gagin said is true.

However, considering that he dares to say such nonsense like a catchphrase in an academy full of children of aristocrats and has never been corrected, it should be credible.

Of course, the wealth of the Ge Jin family obviously would not entirely belong to the young master of the Ge Jin family.

Overall, Master Ge Jin is a celebrity among this class of students.

But if Cecilia, Kraft and other top students were famous because of their excellence, then Master Gagin was famous because he was particularly annoying.

In addition to showing off his family's wealth, Master Ge Jin often brought some followers with him to swagger around and cause trouble. Negative rumors about Master Ge Jin were common in the "Golden Balance" class.

However, it was the first semester of the elementary department, so there was less communication between the students. Therefore, even though Grenville and Miriam had almost had some unpleasant experiences with Master Gagin in the academy, they were not hostile enough to provoke or ridicule each other.

After taking a closer look at the people around Master Gagin, Grenwell seemed to have found the answer.

There were three distinct types of people around Master Ge Jin. One was the group of followers in work clothes. Another was a few young women who looked like prostitutes even though they wore luxurious clothes and had delicate makeup. The last type, or the only one who was out of tune with everyone around her, was a female student from the "Chenhui" class.

Glenwell didn't even know the name of the female student from the Orange Glow class, but he did have an impression of her.

At the beginning, during the maze incident, facing several students of Orange Blossom Academy who were still in danger and had a temper tantrum, Grenville, who was concerned about the overall situation, took some rather drastic measures. Among them was this female student.

Perhaps it was because of Grenwell's action that when all the students who were active in the maze incident were praised and admired, only he was constantly gossiped about behind his back, and his reputation in the academy declined a lot.

"Are they acquaintances too? Glenn."

Sophie asked quietly.

In fact, she probably had the answer without Grenwell's answer. After all, compared with the real "acquaintances" that Grenwell had met frequently that day, the feeling and atmosphere given by these people in the restaurant were completely different.

Glenwell stared at the Orange Hui female student who was suspected to be the source of the conflict, until she gently turned her head and looked away.

"What? At this prime time, you occupy a seat in this restaurant, but only order the cheapest dish?"

Master Ge Jin's mocking voice rang out again, causing the surrounding followers to laugh exaggeratedly.

In fact, their seats had always been quite noisy. However, Zoffy and Grenville were too nervous to notice the situation around them.

"Let me think, is your name Grenville? Although you seem to be a barbarian who relies on some special relationship to stay in the academy, it seems miserable to talk with you. But it's not good for me to see a fellow academy fellow be so pathetic. Come on..."

As Master Gagin said this, he pushed a plate with the meat on it onto the corridor.

"You're welcome, it's just dog food, plenty of it."

Master Gagin raised his chin towards Grenville with an arrogant smile.

The mockery of Grenville did not stop there.

Even though Grenwell had not responded, Master Gagin continued to speak foul language wantonly and ostentatiously with his followers.

At a certain moment, Glenwell, who had been enduring all this time, suddenly clenched his fists and was about to stand up from his seat in anger. This was because the attack from Master Gekin and his group had shifted from him to Zoffy.

However, Zoffy reached out and held Grenville's fist first, then shook his head with an unusually calm expression.

Looking at Zoffy like this, Grenville suddenly felt that he had never been so cowardly in his life.

Looking back on this very important date for him, although he had been preparing for it long ago and had worked a summer job for it, he still failed the whole day.

Moreover, it was not because he kept encountering strange acquaintances, as he complained, that he failed. Even without those encounters, it was still foreseeable that he would mess up everything.
"back"

At this point, Grenville felt that the only thing he could do was to take on all the responsibilities and at least get Zoffy out of this dangerous place. However, the simple words "Let's go back" were so heavy at this moment.

"Go back, Professor!?"

Grenville bit his lip and squeezed out words from between his teeth. He raised his head and suddenly saw a ray of light at the end of the hall.

Glenwell wasn't sure exactly when Ritas appeared in the Oasis restaurant.

Because, in general, this professor is elusive. And even if he sees that his students are in trouble, he may choose not to help them.
"It's been a long time since we last met, Cadet Grenville."

As always, Ritas, holding a white round plate, briefly stopped at Glenwell's dining table.

Grenville clearly saw a flash of helplessness on Ritas's face. This made him further convinced that if he hadn't taken the initiative to speak up, the professor might really ignore it.
When Professor Ritas Elson, who was well-known to everyone at Earls College, showed up, Master Goggin, who had been so wanton and unbridled before, immediately shut up. And then, his followers stopped making noise.

It was understandable that such a situation occurred. Even outside the academy, as a teacher, Ritas still had a natural power of suppressing students.

However, to outsiders, Ritas seems to have a special magic.

A kind of magic that can easily quiet the surroundings.

"It's been a long time since I've greeted you."

After seeing Ritas, Glenwell, who had unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief at first, immediately tensed up again out of habit.

Although, after getting to know Professor Ritas, Grenville knew that the professor was not as dangerous as he had initially imagined. At least, he was much gentler than the "lady" who would actually ride on someone and beat them.

However, when it comes to the person he fears the most in the academy, it is still Professor Ritas.

Moreover, even if he subconsciously called out to the professor, would the professor's appearance really make the current situation better?

"It is said that Cadet Grenville was involved in the 'abandonment' incident during the summer vacation. So... um, are you okay?"

"!"

not good at all!

Grenville's face turned green in an instant.

The evening when he encountered the "abandoned lottery" in a remote alley was definitely the evening he wanted to forget most in his life!

He had finally forgotten what he saw that day, and his psychological trauma was also showing signs of healing, but his memories were brought back again!

Sure enough, this professor
"Oh? Student Grenville, you actually ordered 'Frost Curtain'? It seems that you are unexpectedly a gourmet."

Just when Grenville began to regret calling Ritas, Ritas became interested in the food on the table.
"Although this dish is little known because of the fact that 'it's hard to imagine what it is from the name', for some diners who pursue gourmet food, it is a dish that cannot be missed and is the hidden signature of the chef of this restaurant. In addition, because the raw materials are scarce and difficult to preserve, this dish is limited to a weekly basis. You two are lucky enough to be able to order it at this time."

"Is that so?"

Listening to Ritas's explanation, Zoffy looked as if he had learned something new.

Glenwell also looked surprised, and after a long time he focused his attention on the food he ordered.

"However, 'Frost Curtain' is also a dish with some flaws. Aside from the fact that the amount is too small even though the raw materials are scarce, its taste is different from its refreshing appearance. It is very rich. Therefore, it will taste better if it is diluted in soups and other foods like seasoning. However, doing so will destroy its unique taste. In addition, the coldness is not something that everyone can accept as part of a meal."

As Ritas spoke, he took out two large-sized eggs from his bag.
"In order to make up for those deficiencies, or to complement the dish itself, I have suggested many times to provide a simple, large portion, light but delicious dish with the 'Frost Curtain'. But obviously, they did not take my advice."

As he spoke, Ritas first placed the white disc on the table of Grenville and Zoffy, and then performed his Gachapon stunt.

Under the random magic, the high-speed rotating and heated Gu Gu eggs made a harsh noise and a refreshing fragrance.

These two successfully attracted the front office manager of the Oasis restaurant.

"E-Professor Elson! Why... We have already clearly added a rule in the restaurant's rules that 'food cannot be brought in from outside'!"

The middle-aged man who wiped his sweat with a handkerchief said to Ritas with a sad face. It was not difficult to hear two points from his words, one was that Ritas was a frequent visitor here, and the other was that Ritas had caused trouble in the restaurant.

“Instead of bringing in dishes from outside, I brought in the raw materials and made them.”

As the noise stopped, Ritas's egg-and-salad dish was ready.

"You are not allowed to make it! From now on, customers are not allowed to bring in raw materials to make dishes in the restaurant!"

"Oh? Your restaurant actually has such detailed rules, but... there is no rule to protect diners from being harassed?"

The restaurant, which had been filled with whispers, became quiet again.

Ritas and others looked at Master Gekin and his group, Grenville and Zoffy, as well as the front office manager who seemed to have his throat suddenly strangled.

However, Ritas did not take advantage of the situation to elaborate on something else. He just placed the two prepared eggs next to Grenwell and Zoffy's plates respectively, and then took back the white round plate and held it in his hand.

"Your restaurant shouldn't have more detailed rules that prohibit me from making dishes out of the raw materials I substituted in and then giving them to people I know, right?"

"No no"

The front office manager just smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"In order to prevent the situation from becoming further complicated, I will temporarily take my leave today. Please tell Chef Keverin that I have no opinion on his cooking, but I am disappointed with some other things."

Ritas, who had remained calm from beginning to end, left after saying this.

(End of this chapter)