Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 172 The Last Day of Summer Vacation

"Oh my god. Is this possible? Where is this?"

Wherever the eyes go, it is a space that is unfamiliar but has some impression.

This space looks a bit messy because there are a lot of things piled up, but if you look closely you can see that every corner of the room is wiped clean.

The room as a whole demonstrates what is the standard of being messy but not chaotic.

“Let me look, let me look. In the slice. The very beginning! This is the room where Xiao Li started. Wasn’t this room burned down? Wow, something really happened! The file is really gone aaaaa——”

In the room, the round plate placed on the table kept emitting mournful and wailing sounds.

After Yuanpan shouted for a long time, the young professor slowly appeared in the room.

Looking at the classic wizard robe on Ritas, the voice coming from the disc became even more desperate.

“Kori-chan. Kori-chan——!”

In response to Yuanpan's call, Ritas just sat down at the table, put his hand on his forehead as if he didn't hear it, and was worried about something.

"Wow, wow, wow, what time have we returned to? Could it be that it's the time when I can't even hear Xiao Li's voice? What should I do?"

"Why don't you take a shower and calm down first?"

"No, no, it's like this before, which made Xiao Li's initial favorability very low. This can be considered an opportunity, a chance to start over."

After a long time, amidst the entanglement of the disc's sound, Ritas's attention shifted to it.

After seeing Ritas staring at the disc for a long time, he muttered in a familiar voice, "So what on earth is this thing?" The voice coming from the disc became even sadder.

As Ritas placed his hand on the disc, there was silence for a while, and then a slow sound came out of the disc.

"Ritas Berengrom, Professor Elson - please don't be surprised at hearing my voice suddenly. From now on, we will have countless times together. Wow, it turns out that I can't do it again."

"."

Listening to the whimpering sound coming from the disk, Ritas held it in his hands and was silent for a moment before speaking.

"You are."

"I am."

".Have you caught a cold? Bathing goddess."

“Uhuh? Hey hey hey hey? What did you call me!?”

Hearing this completely familiar name, the Bathing Goddess stopped wailing and her mood immediately became cheerful.

"If it's not a cold, then it could be something more serious. Did you have a stroke, Bathing Goddess?"

"You're the one having a stroke!"

After the Bathing Goddess replied angrily, she immediately started laughing “hehehehe” again.

It was the last day of summer vacation.

In the dormitory mansion of the third dormitory area, Ritas listened to the somewhat confusing narration of the Bathing Goddess and then sorted it out.

"That is to say, the Bathing Goddess connects to my world through a 'terminal' that requires electricity to operate. However, there was a large-scale power outage on the Bathing Goddess' side before, so there is the illusion that everything has been reset?"

"Yeah, that's about it. Who told you to move without informing me?"

The Bathing Goddess said dissatisfiedly.

"Is there any specific meaning in notifying the goddess? Besides, even if I wanted to notify her, I don't have the means to contact the goddess of bathing."

"That's true. But what's the matter with this old room? Wasn't it burned down by Merci before?"

The Bathing Goddess asked in confusion.

If it wasn't for the power outage and the sudden discovery that the scene had returned to the place a few months ago after returning online, the Bathing Goddess would not have lost her composure to that extent.

"If I remember correctly, we should have witnessed the reopening of this mansion together."

Ritas said doubtfully.

Rather than saying that the Bathing Goddess suspected that Ritas had dreamed back to a few months ago, it would be better to say that Ritas had been suspecting that the Bathing Goddess's memory would be reset every once in a while.

Same as fish.

"Oh, that's true. But you don't have to recreate the decorations as they were before they were burned, do you?"

"There are still about 20% differences, but I guess the Bathing Goddess doesn't remember it so clearly. So it's normal to mistakenly think it's exactly the same."

"It's an exaggeration to say that they are 80% identical, okay? What's wrong with you? It's a pity that so many things can be reproduced. Aren't there many antiques in it? Oh! Those are all fakes, so it's easy to make the same ones!"

"Well!"

Ritas made a rare move as if he was stabbed in the chest.

"Anyway, it's great that the file wasn't lost. If a file that took an hour to play was lost or damaged, it would be very sad. Not to mention that this file has been going on for so long, how many hours must it have been?"

"The Bathing Goddess has been coming here a little too often, and more and more."

"None of your business!"

Although she said so, the Bathing Goddess was also quite unbelievable.

At first, she was quite anxious about the real-world speed of Ritas. Even if it took more than ten minutes to move between the various facilities in the academy, she felt like being in prison. Not to mention when Ritas was doing boring things such as classes, office work, and research.

She used to have no interest in those daily routines and just wanted a skip button to jump directly to the key plot points and then show off her skills.

But now, even if Ritas was concentrating on writing some symbols that she could not understand at all, the Bathing Goddess could calmly watch him silently for a long time.

"Anyway, this is good news for me. I couldn't find the save or auto-save settings before, so I didn't dare to turn it off. God knows how much extra electricity it costs to keep the 'Terminal' open all the time."

"It may be a low-probability event that we were able to successfully connect this time. No one can guarantee that the next time the power goes out, we won't go back to the beginning."

"Ugh, you, you, you think it's fun to scare me!"

Hearing the Bathing Goddess's protest, Ritas lowered his eyes slightly.

If I have to say, yes.

"Damn it, just to be on the safe side, let's keep it open. Okay, let's not talk about my side of things. But you, are you really going to move back here? I thought you were going to live with Miriam forever."

"How can it be"

If nothing else, it would be impossible for them to live together after Miriam graduated.

No, that's not the problem.

When Miriam was mentioned, or the dormitory he and Miriam had shared for a semester, Ritas got a headache. "What's wrong? You seemed to be worried about something before you mentioned it."

The reason why Ritas didn't react when the Bathing Goddess made a big fuss was that, on the one hand, he had become immune to the Bathing Goddess's noise, and on the other hand, he was really worried about other things.

"Then that's because"

After hesitating for a moment, Ritas decided to talk to the Bathing Goddess.

That happened a while ago when he returned to his former dormitory to get his personal belongings.

As soon as he entered the room, Ritas heard the sound of water coming from a deep floor, and smelled the fragrance of shower gel when he went up the stairs. After packing his luggage and finding that Miriam was not in his room, Ritas naturally thought that the person taking a bath was Miriam.

In order to prevent Miriam from thinking that the dormitory had been robbed, Ritas planned to say hello to Miriam.

When he came to the bathroom on the first floor, Ritas saw the silhouette through the translucent light with extremely low visibility.
"Eh? A silhouette of a girl?"

The fact that the bathing goddess was so shocked after hearing the description is enough to show how shocked Ritas was at the time.

"Um, is it possible that you misunderstood? I remember that when I met Miriam before, her hair was also quite long."

"But it won't be so long as to almost touch the knees, will it?"

"Maybe it's a bath towel or something, and it's connected to the hair. It's a silhouette, so it's hard to say."

"Then how do you explain that she is obviously smaller than Miriam?"

"Yeah, it shrinks. Eh~ Xiao Li, you didn't know that? People sometimes shrink when they take a bath~"

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If this were true, the Bathing Goddess would have shrunk and disappeared long ago.

"Bath goddess, do you really want me to describe it? It will be embarrassing for both of us. Are these female characteristics?"

"Tsk, from your tone, the girl taking a shower in your dormitory is pretty good looking? People in your academy are all well-nourished! Forget it, I won't argue with you. I guess she is a senior school girl that Miriam found from somewhere. So, what next?"

"There's no such thing as then. We can't just wait there for her to come out."

“Oh, Xiao Li, you ran away. Hahahaha, Professor Li, you can only run away in such a situation. Can’t you think of other solutions? But it’s true, if you two really met, it would have been an accident. Uwaa, what a pity! If I had been online earlier, I might have been able to catch up!”

While the Bathing Goddess was filled with regret, Ritas covered his face with his hands resting on the table.

"I think the worst imaginable situation is unlikely to happen. Miriam just lent the bathroom in the dormitory to the unknown female student."

"Hmm. Although I personally think that no matter how big the problem is, Miriam could indeed have encountered a situation where a senior was splashed with mud by a passing carriage near the dormitory and then kindly asked to use the bathroom to go out. And if something really impure was going to happen, Miriam wouldn't be out of the dormitory. He should have run away to avoid suspicion? But, to be on the safe side, wouldn't it be better for you to supervise him?"

"It's vacation time after all. Besides, I haven't found out what happened, and I can't find out."

Because one of them was in the bathroom, and Ritas was not found on the other side,
"So, I posted the school rules that explicitly prohibit male-female interactions in Miriam's room and the second-floor corridor. So, if something does happen, it should be able to help prevent it."

"As expected of you."

The Bathing Goddess sighed.

And Ritas made a decision in his heart.

It wasn't for any reason, nor was it because he recalled a nightmare scene. He simply thought Miriam was a student with great talent and was also a formal member of the "Bath Seminar".

Therefore, for the "College Exchange Meeting" next semester, let Miriam live in the reinforced dormitory after school starts.

"Hey, Xiaoli Xiaoli, what on earth are you writing about all day long?"

At night, the goddess of bathing, who had just returned from her bath, saw Ritas busy at the table for a while and asked.

"Nothing special, just a rough summary of the current information. For example, 'Star Citizens', 'Grand Ending Company', 'Bath Goddess Church', 'Bath Seminar', in addition to the information obtained from exploring the area around the tree house, 'Elf Guards', and personal information such as Misli Latras and White Cat."

"Eh? So many? Or rather, some of the information may have overlooked me!"

".Is it possible that I won't report everything I do to the Bathing Goddess? Or maybe it would feel weird if I did so."

"That's true. You're not busy all day for nothing. You have more time in a day than most people."

The Bathing Goddess, who was not sure how many days Ritas had not rested, said so, and after a moment of silence, she continued,
"Um, the new semester starts tomorrow, right?"

"Yes."

"So we'll talk about the troublesome things tomorrow! One more day is not a big deal, why don't you just come and chat with me today!"

"?"

Ritas didn't quite understand the Bathing Goddess's logic, but he didn't refuse immediately.

Because, one day is not a big deal. And. Thinking about it carefully, although he often jokes with the Bathing Goddess, the conversations always have some clear purpose.

When was the last time I chatted aimlessly with the goddess of bathing?
"Bath Goddess, is there anything you want to talk about?"

Putting down the feather pen in his hand, Ritas relaxed his face which was unconsciously wrinkled and asked the goddess of bathing.

"Eh~ Even if you throw the topic to me, how about we talk about my affairs? You see, although you have been hiding a lot of things, I have basically learned about your affairs through various channels. However, you know almost nothing about my affairs. It's not fair, right!"

“It’s not unfair.”

Ritas felt that the Bathing Goddess did not want to chat so much as she wanted to talk about something.

Perhaps it was the previous "loss of schedule crisis" that caused her to be particularly clingy now.

"Well, let's start from the world where the Bathing Goddess lives."

"My world? You've brought up a big topic right off the bat. How can I describe my world? It's like the magic tools in your world have evolved to the extreme at a high speed, and even developed a sense of self-awareness. And because of the help of super-powerful magic tools, it's very convenient and easy to just survive, but at the same time, these conveniences and ease bring many problems. For example, those magic tools can do everything, so what we pursue is not to do better than magic tools, but to be different from magic tools. As long as it is produced, manufactured, and created by "people", it will be considered more valuable regardless of quality. And how can these values be over-protected? People in our world may have "overdone it". So, in the end, it became a world that sometimes makes people feel breathless."

As the Bath Goddess told her story, Ritas lay down on the bed as she requested and gently closed his eyes.

"The Bathing Goddess has been obsessed with this world. Is it because she doesn't like her own world? If there is a chance, would the Bathing Goddess want to descend to this world?"

"Well, let's not talk about whether the word 'obsessed' is accurate. If you really want to know whether I like it or not, I probably do. After all, it's nice to be able to hang out with pretty girls! But it's different from what I imagined. Surviving in your world may be difficult. And if you think about it, your world may be destroyed in a few years! Here, at least I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I don't have to worry about any danger."

"It's just like what those people say, couples are happiest when they are in love."

"Perhaps, the reason why I think your side is so beautiful is because I can only look at you but cannot touch you."

"Tsk! How did you fall asleep?!"

"never mind."

"Good night, Xiao Li, see you next semester."

With the gentle words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas fell into a peaceful dream.

(End of this chapter)