Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 174: New Semester, New Atmosphere
It was the first day of September.

The new semester has arrived at Earls Higher School of Magic.

And early in the morning, from the unfolded white disc, the spirited voice of the Bathing Goddess was heard.

"Hey~ Xiao Li, good morning—"

"I said 'see you next semester' in a ceremonial way, but in reality, only one day has passed."

"Have we had similar conversations before?"

As a person who does not have a strong sense of ritual, it is indeed difficult for Ritas to feel any significant changes from the date change of just one day.

"Hey~ I feel like your summer vacation went by so fast. Especially you, you were always busy with this and that, it didn't feel like you were on vacation at all."

"Really? I remember that I took a good rest during that time. That is, the few days after I came back from Lily of the Valley Town."

After briefly reviewing this summer, Ritas replied.

"Xiao Li, no matter which world it is, it would not be so excessive as to count the period of coma as vacation."

After a moment's silence, he realized which period of time Ritas was talking about the Bathing Goddess, and said in a speechless tone.

In fact, Ritas rarely even gets enough sleep, so being in a coma for a few days can really be considered a "long rest."

"I was thinking about this before. You always stay in the treatment center. Although it's also because the opponents you meet are difficult to deal with, but most of the time it's because you don't take good care of yourself. It's not that you don't protect yourself enough, but when it's necessary or you have a choice, you seem to prioritize the option of getting yourself hurt. It seems that you think of your body as a card or a recyclable resource, and it's a very low priority one!"

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas, who was sorting the documents on the desk, stopped what he was doing and was silent for a moment, then said,
"Anyway, I will control it within the range that I can bear and recover in a short time. It shouldn't matter, right? Besides, my own body will never be too low in terms of priority. Or maybe it's because my opponent's understanding of these things is somewhat different from my own. Therefore, there are often situations where taking some risks decisively can bring multiple gains."

Taking the confrontation with "Corpse" as an example, "Ritas' Body" is indeed a useful card with many effects.

“Wow. None of the conscious magic tools here can say that! Anyway, you have to understand that my perspective is always on you, so it’s inevitable that I have some inexplicable sense of substitution. So, I’m also very unhappy if you just lie there all the time! Forbidden, from now on, you are forbidden to sacrifice yourself to summon high-level things!”

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If you are worried about him and don't want him to get hurt all the time, then just say no.
Ritas sighed softly as he listened to the Bathing Goddess's increasingly roundabout words.

"Originally, I didn't intend to get injured frequently between semesters. After all, as a class mentor, I can't always let my attendance days fall short of my rest days."

Following the topic raised by the Goddess of Bath, Ritas, who spoke these words, somehow felt that he had just established something called "Flag".

In the early morning, stroll along the paths of the college.

Both Ritas and the Bathing Goddess truly felt the situation in the academy, which was completely different during the semester and the holidays.

Obviously, since the summer vacation is relatively short, most of the students choose to stay in school. However, when they came to the academy during the previous summer vacation, they saw that the academy was basically empty.

I don’t know where those students were hiding at that time.

"Winter vacation is much longer than summer vacation. It's about a hundred days long."

The winter break at Earls College usually starts before the end of December. The school term starts in early April for all students except for the elementary students who start in mid-April.

On the one hand, there is indeed enough time, and on the other hand, most countries have the tradition of going home to celebrate the New Year, so there will be very few students staying on campus during the winter vacation.

"Hey~ On the first day of school, you're already thinking about winter vacation. There are some things about Xiao Li that are normal~"

Wasn't it you who brought up this topic?

While talking with the goddess of bathing, Ritas also exchanged "long-lost greetings" with the students who dared to greet him.

As for the Bathing Goddess, she was not surprised by the fact that Ritas could talk to several people at the same time without any confusion.

"If I remember correctly, the first thing to do at the beginning of the school year should be the opening ceremony, right? But you never attend this kind of ceremony, right?"

"Yes, I have never understood the significance of student assemblies such as the opening ceremony."

If he hadn't known that the opening ceremony and other activities had already existed before Livis became the dean, Ritas would have thought that Livis had created those routines specifically to set up a stage for herself to show off.

"Maybe, for those managements, such a meeting is necessary? Although I'm not sure. Let's not talk about other semesters, there should be a lot of things that need to be explained to all students this semester. College exchange meetings, dormitory reinforcement, etc."

"That's true."

When it comes to the fourteen-day college exchange meeting that will be held in late October, Ritas feels a bit of a headache.

The magic academy itself was not a strict and well-defended place like a military fortress. The interior of Earls Academy was in a state of disrepair due to various reasons.

Just thinking about a place like this welcoming a large number of outsiders from other magic academies makes it seem like something is bound to happen.

Under the premise that the entire world may begin to collapse with Earls Academy as the source in a few years, this activity will obviously serve as a catalyst for a large number of villain organizations to infiltrate. If possible, Ritas wants to cancel it directly.

But the dean who actually has this authority cannot cancel it.
Even if Ritas seriously explained the pros and cons to Levis, Levis would adopt the mentality of "let them come on", making the situation worse.

Therefore, all Ritas could do was to make some plans and make the college exchange meeting end as peacefully as possible.

Thinking of the college exchange meeting, Ritas couldn't help but think of the "Princess Assassination Incident" that was supposed to happen during the exchange meeting.

Even though it was a coincidence, the actual situation now became that he had warned Adeline and her servant not to cause trouble at the exchange meeting.

Koritas himself was not optimistic that his influence could make the princess give up the plan she had been planning for many years.

"Hey~ Is this the tree house in autumn? It's full of maple leaves, it's pretty~"

As the Bathing Goddess spoke, Ritas came back to his senses and stared at the tree house that was already within reach.

Speaking of which, when did it all start?

Knowing that the world might be destroyed in a few years, he, the Bathing Goddess and Livis didn't take this disaster seriously.

Was it when he realized that due to Levis's active participation, the "Trickery Society" was about to disappear completely before it entered the official stage?
Is it when you realize that the "Beast Empire", which was originally ready to make a move, has been completely suppressed by the mysterious wizard and dares not even show its head?
Is it the time to realize that the so-called "Dark Ethnics" are ridiculous in many aspects, including their origin, members, organizational structure, and ideological concepts?
Is it when you discover that the "Forgotten Temple" hasn't even been built yet?
For a moment, Ritas felt that everything was surrounded by a sense of weirdness.

Is the "fate" of this world really so fragile?
It was just that he survived, and everything seemed to have changed completely.
"Ah~ My beloved disciple, how are you feeling today?"

Walking into the tree house mansion where most of the students had already moved out, Ritas saw Levis, who was also shaking her fingers and changing her clothes that day.

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

Ritas responded calmly.

"Come to think of it, Livis-chan seems to always ask you 'how are you feeling', is there any special reason?"

Listening to the voice of the goddess of bathing who seemed to join the conversation naturally, Ritas thought about it for a while. He was actually curious about this question, but Livis's answer at that time was "no reason".

"Dean, are you not going to attend the opening ceremony? Or rather, since the dean will be here to personally welcome the Elf Guard, is there no need for me to come?"

It was obvious that Ritas's sighting of Levis in the tree house was an accident.

"Of course I will attend the ceremony, but it's not my turn yet. Do I need to stay there during other people's boring time and let others watch me like a rare animal?" "."

This person may sincerely believe that the world revolves around her.
"Besides, distance is not a problem for me. So, when the time comes, I can just swipe my finger and get there."

"Teleportation magic is considered a forbidden spell. So, even if the dean is an exception, it is best not to use it for something of this magnitude."

Ritas said, “For now.”

"Then I'll give them an order to gather immediately where I can see them. By the way, tell them that the reason they have to make such a trip is because my beloved disciple does not allow my beloved teacher to use teleportation magic to save time."

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Seeing Ritas's helpless face, Levis chuckled happily twice.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. I asked you to come because there are two documents that I accidentally forgot to give to you."

"careless?"

Ritas looked suspicious.

"Before that, let's meet each other first. Boudica~"

Following Levis's call, Ritas saw a very strange phenomenon.

I saw that the space in the shadow of the previously empty closet suddenly began to gradually become three-dimensional, and finally the "shadow" on the surface fell off like a piece of gauze, revealing a petite human figure.

After seeing the figure clearly, Ritas looked even more surprised than the mysterious way he appeared.

"Isn't it said that there are security issues in the academy? So, I got an elven guard here. There are twelve people in the guard. The captain is not in place for the time being because of some trivial matters. Their identities in the academy are specially hired inspectors, but except for Boudica, it is probably difficult to catch their figures at ordinary times."

"Dark elves?"

Ritas, who hardly listened to Levis's nonsense, looked at the girl named Boudica in astonishment and said.

Pointed ears, red eyes, and tan skin all over.

Boudica is apparently the dark elf clan that only appears in rumors today.

The reason why Ritas was so surprised was because the dark elves were a "completely extinct race."

Dark elves were once part of the elves and the elven kingdom.

According to the records of the elves, the dark elves began to gather together at a certain time, believing that they were the superior individuals evolved from the elves. Then, the dark elves rebelled.

The records of the dark elves said that because of their differences with the elves, they were subjected to centralized management and oppression by the elves, so they rose up in resistance.

In short, after the dark elf rebellion, the elves split into the dark elves.

Then, during the continental war, the dark elves stood against the human alliance.

It was an extremely brutal war, and many races disappeared from the continent.

Among them, the dark elves were the ones that disappeared most completely.

Because, it is rumored that at the end of the war, the queen of the dark elves used the secret method of the ancient elves to burn the lives of all the dark elves in exchange for huge power. She made a final desperate struggle.
"My beloved disciple, it's not polite to address someone you just met like that."

Livis seemed to be very satisfied with Ritas's surprise, and said with a smile,

"and"

“I’m tanned.”

The dark elf Boudica spoke expressionlessly, then turned her delicate face, which was as meticulously carved as the stereotype of the elves, towards Livis.

"From now on, you will be under the command of your beloved disciple in all matters. So, call him 'Sir'."

"Yes."

Boudica responded, then turned to Ritas,

"Report to the commander, I am just an ordinary elf who has a tan due to long-term outdoor training!"

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What a liar! This is it!
Ritas, who was just looking at the two elves, one black and one white, lying in front of him with an incredulous look on his face, almost broke down when he heard a hilarious "puff" coming from the disc in his hand.

They can't even fool the Bathing Goddess!

"Anyway, that's it."

So what?

Speaking of which, where on earth did Levis, this big figure of the elves, find the dark elves that were supposed to be extinct!

Aren’t there generations of blood feuds between elves and dark elves?

Ritas realized that every time he thought he was used to the teacher's outrageous behavior, the teacher would always give him new kinds of shocks, so he took the documents handed to him by Livis.

"Aha?"

After briefly scanning the contents of the document, Ritas's facial features almost wrinkled together.

Because this is a document that has been signed by the dean, Livis, and it indicates that Boudica has transferred to the Yewwood class as a transfer student.

"No. You should at least ask for my opinion."

Ritas originally wanted to say, "Are you sure you understand that you are running a magic academy and that the purpose of your studies is to learn magic?", but when he saw Boudica, who was strictly speaking his student, in front of him, he resisted the urge to say something that seemed to question whether dark elves could learn magic.

"Wait. How come there are two copies of this same document?"

Just when the headmaster, Levis, was challenging the endurance of her beloved disciple.

In the auditorium where the opening ceremony was being held, a student was late.

The arrival of this student, who was somewhat famous in the elementary department, attracted a lot of attention.

Only some careful students noticed that the uniform this student was wearing had some subtle changes compared to before the summer vacation.

In the following time, amid many puzzled looks, the student slowly moved to the square formation where the Purple Fir Wood student was.

"Please take care of me from now on."

Kraft Schneizer, the recognized "second place" in the elementary department, pushed his glasses somewhat stiffly and said this to the students of the Yew Fir class.

(End of this chapter)