Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 176 New Courses New Dormitory
As Ritas walked into the classroom, the students who had been surrounding Kraft returned to their seats one after another.

Standing on the podium, Ritas, who had only intended to exchange simple greetings, looked at Miriam, Merci, Sylvie, Iris, and Xia Lu. He couldn't help but speak,

"It's been a long time since we last met, everyone in the Yewwood class. It's nice to see that you're spending the summer safely."

Looking back, Glenwell, who looked like the most troublesome one, was actually the most honest one in the class.

All we can say is that people who know Ritas and those who don’t have different perceptions of his words.

Just like the sentence in the first semester: "Six people are a bit too many."

So, when the other students were more or less smiling, Kraft, who was familiar with every book published by Ritas but actually knew the least about Ritas, mistakenly believed that Ritas had left a cruel trial for the students during the summer vacation.

After confirming that no students were absent, Ritas turned his attention to Kraft.

"I'm sorry, Cadet Schneizer. As your transfer student, I should have been responsible for some of the work. But since I am also..."

Ritas seemed calm on the surface, but he paused for two seconds as if he was stuck in the middle of his words.
"I just received the relevant notice not long ago, so I haven't fulfilled my obligations. And now, student Kraft, do you need to take some time to introduce yourself to the other students?"

In response to Ritas's questions, Kraft repeatedly said that he didn't mind and there was no need to wait.

"In that case, today I need to introduce to you the new students who have transferred to Yew Fir Wood Class in the new semester. Student Boudica, please come in."

"Yes, sir."

Following Ritas' words, the dark elf girl wearing the Yew Firwood school uniform walked into the classroom.

When facing Boudica, a petite girl with many distinctive features, the students of the Yewmu class made noises like "Wow~", and at the signal of Ritas, Boudica began to introduce herself.

"My name is Boudica, a former member of the Jungle Blade, a second-level ranger. For the next three and a half years, I will join the Yewwood Troop as a recruit."

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Seeing the confused looks on the faces of the other students, Boudica probably thought her introduction was too brief, so she added,
"My areas of expertise are night combat and long-range sniping."

"Does anyone want to ask questions to Student Boudica?"

Before Boudica could say more words that were inappropriate for the academy atmosphere, Ritas interrupted her decisively.

"Student Iris, please."

After scanning the few people who raised their hands, Ritas called Iris's name.

"Excuse me, Boudica, what exactly does a forest ranger do?"

Iris, who was in the news seminar, stood up and asked excitedly.

In response to Iris' question, Boudica was silent for two seconds and then replied with two words:

".Patrol the forest."

"Oh"

Iris sat back as if she had been poured with cold water.

"Then the next one, um, student Xia Lu"

In the following time, the students of the Yew Fir School asked Boudica some simple questions.

But no matter whether she was asked about her hobbies, interests, or background, Boudica was very frugal with her words and answered with only one or two words.

Moreover, her expression and tone did not change at all throughout the whole process, which made it difficult for the atmosphere in the class to become lively.

Kraft, who had been watching all this silently without raising his hand, was now filled with turmoil.

What's going on? Why don't these people ask the most crucial question?
Is it a tacit understanding? Are we deliberately ignoring things that cannot be touched?
But is there anything about that problem that cannot be touched upon? Rather, it is already “written” on the surface. Is it to hope that everyone in the academy will be blind?

After hesitating for a while, Kraft finally raised his hand.

"Cadet Kraft, please."

"Student Boudica, are you a dark elf?"

After asking this question, Kraft felt refreshed.

Ritas on the podium couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. In a class where no one knew what dark elves represented, a Kraft sneaked in. It was unclear whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
"No, I'm just a regular elf with a tan."

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Kraft was stunned.

It was not only because the dark elf in front of him seemed to be insulting his intelligence, but also because most of the students in the Yew Fir class showed an expression of "I see" in response to Boudica's answer.

So, is he the one with the problem?

"Well, even for the elves, aren't there some problems? According to records, the lifespan of elves is generally more than five times that of humans. Therefore, the growth and aging speed of elves is relatively slow, especially in childhood and youth. There is an age limit for admission to Earls College. And student Boudica looks about the same age as us, which means..."

"I just turned sixteen this year."

Boudica still spoke calmly.

"so"

Facing Kraft's relentless pursuit, Boudica breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Ritas.

"Sir, is this a unique military ritual to suppress new recruits?"

"I don't think so."

Ritas kept shaking his head and motioned for Kraft to sit down.

In fact, what Kraft said was right. A true elf might look about the same age as a human child at the age of sixteen. So, even though she was a little petite, Boudica was obviously over her age, and probably quite exaggeratedly so.

It is precisely these age issues that lead to the fact that even though the elves generally have magical talents and are not as rare as endangered animals on the continent, there are almost no elf students in any magic academy.

"That's about it for the question and answer session. Cadet Boudica, please find a seat of your own. And, this is not a troop, but a school. I'm not a superior, but a school mentor. And you're not a new recruit, but a junior student."

"Understood, sir!"

"."

Did the tanned elf really listen to him? Or rather, did she really intend to learn magic?
Looking at Boudica's back as she looked for a seat, Ritas couldn't help but sigh.

His eyes inadvertently swept over Grenwell who was sitting in the corner of the classroom.

I can only say that the fake "battlefield" has scary scars on its face, bright hair, calls itself a tough guy, and sits with its feet on the table. The real "battlefield".
Ritas looked at Boudica who was sitting upright in her seat, and Xia Lu who was always smiling.

So, what is wrong with this world?
"The new semester's schedule is roughly what I described before. This semester, new public courses are added. 'Meditation and Visualization', 'Basic Astrology', 'Magic Materials Extension', 'Ethics, Law and Society' and 'World Literature' will be held in different public classrooms. In order to avoid some possible problems, I will accompany you to the public courses in September."

"In mid-October, there will be a 'College Exchange' with the participation of five famous magic colleges for fifteen days. For the exchange, the college has set up a special enhanced dormitory area during the summer vacation. There are some conditions for living in the enhanced dormitory area, one of the important ones is that you must be able to enter the main competition of the exchange competition. Generally speaking, both the enhanced dormitory area and the exchange are related activities of the seminar. Therefore, for more detailed matters, I recommend that you go to the seminar you have joined to learn about it. As for the exchange, there is also a special exchange preparation department that will answer your questions. Of course, you can ask me if you really can't figure it out, but it is not recommended."

Ritas, who generally finds it troublesome, emphasized the word "not recommended". "In addition, the Elementary Department's 'Chief Election' will officially begin at the end of the month. Although there have been many rumors about the identity of the 'Chief' since last semester, I still hope that you can actively participate in the various activities of the academy. No matter what the results are, I believe they will become precious memories of your student days in the future."

"Well, the formal course will start tomorrow. After that, I suggest you deal with life problems. If you encounter problems that you cannot solve or have questions, you can ask my tutor assistant."

Ritas said this and looked sideways.

Hmm. The pulpit is indeed empty.

"Ask my assistant tutor or me."

As Ritas finished speaking, the metronome on the desk counted down to zero.

After explaining all the matters in class with a refreshed spirit, Ritas announced the end of the get out of class, picked up the white disc and left the classroom.

As soon as he walked out of the classroom, he met Adeline who was late, and an unknown maid.

Since she was not a familiar Ms. An, after hesitating for a few seconds, Ritas said to Adeline with a stern face,
"You're late, Adeline. Although we just dismissed, the students haven't all left yet, so if you have any announcements, you need to hurry."

After saying this, Ritas left in a hurry.

Adeline was pushed into the classroom calmly without saying anything. She just glanced around the classroom and turned her head to ask the maid behind her,

"Has the number of students in the class increased?"

Unlike Ms. An, the new maid, who was unaware of the situation of Mr. Yew Fung, just looked confused.

It was evening.

Ritas walked out of his office.

Obviously, his "emphasis" had no effect, and in the end, he was the one who solved all the big and small problems encountered by the students of the Yew Fir School.

Even Ritas felt a little overwhelmed by the pile of trivial matters.

Fortunately, almost all the problems were one-off issues caused by the start of school, and he would be relatively relaxed afterwards.

In another world, the bathing goddess, after a busy day, also came over to "Yahoo" after "get out of class".

"What a pity! I missed Boudica and Clara's transfer to another class, and I didn't get to keep the slices. It should be fun just thinking about it."

Maybe it was because she had asked for leave too many times before, although the goddess of bathing really wanted to stay and witness the morning of that day, she finally went to work honestly.

“Not interesting at all.”

Ritas said with a sigh, looking a little tired.

Boudica, who seemed to be out of place in the academy in every way, did not cause any trouble. It could even be said that she "disappeared" after class and no one could find her.

However, Kraft, who is an excellent student in all aspects, is unexpectedly difficult.

Until recently, Kraft, who came to Ritas' office in the afternoon, was still wondering whether Boudica's admission to school was normal.

Ritas felt that this student might be a bit stubborn. Or, if he wasn't stubborn, there wouldn't be Levis' signature on his transfer application.

However, it is really not pleasant to be in a state of "not being able to express one's pain" and being pushed down by a stubborn mind.

But even so, Ritas doesn't think that Kraft's personality is a completely bad thing.

At least, when it comes to magical research, they tend to be pretty stubborn people when it comes to getting results.

"Are you going to move again next?"

“It’s not a move, it’s just adding another temporary residence.”

After twisting his stiff neck, Ritas stood up.

Since he was also one of the managers of the newly added fortified dormitory area, he had to live there for most of the semester.

Of course, his newly rebuilt dormitory mansion would not restrict him and he would make good use of it on weekends or holidays.

"Will you live with Courteney in the new dormitory?"

"How can it be"

The enhanced dormitory area is also divided into male and female areas. Courteney will only live in the female area with Merci, Tabatha, Noah and others.

"Come to think of it. You two young single men and women lived together for a summer, and nothing really happened. Obviously, you are just cousins in name only, not related by blood at all."

The Bathing Goddess sighed.

Looking back on Courteney and Ritas's cohabitation life, the Bathing Goddess felt that there was really no drama between the two.

Apart from the slight awkwardness when they first met, the two of them were just like an old married couple. No, they were like an old married couple in the period of burnout.

Even when we moved out, there was no sense of ceremony or anything.

One day, Courteney moved out, and Ritas said "Oh", and then moved out a few days later.

If you don’t know, you might think it was an exceptionally peaceful breakup scene.

"So-called blood relationship is actually a very subtle concept. When something really happens, it probably won't have a suppressive effect. So, when it doesn't exist, it won't promote anything either."

"Hey~ Xiao Li, you know it very well~ I thought you would avoid topics like this."

The Bathing Goddess said meaningfully.

"Oh? I'm talking about 'fighting'. When a fight really happens, it won't stop because of blood ties, nor will it come without restraint because of the lack of blood ties. Bathing Goddess, what are you talking about?"

"Uh, cough, cough, I, I was talking about fighting too! You two hot-blooded young men have lived together for over a month and you haven't had a fight yet!"

Instead of teasing Ritas, the bathing goddess who was caught just tried to cover it up by shouting loudly.

Night falls.

In front of the main gate of the fortified dormitory area on the north side of the college, Ritas and Miriam, who was carrying her luggage, met unexpectedly.

"Um. Do we still have to share a dormitory?"

"Yeah. There aren't that many dormitories overall, and the 'Bath Seminar' is a bit overrepresented in the women's dormitories."

Ritas nodded, with an expression that said "there is absolutely no inside story here", and spoke calmly.

After taking a quick look around and seeing the many dormitories and houses that were obviously empty and without lights on, Miriam wanted to say something but stopped herself several times. However, all her words turned into silent sighs in the end.

Forget it
Anyway, it’s just until the college exchange meeting is over.

Besides, it is also quite pleasant to have someone cooking for you.
Thinking of this, Miriam, who moved into the new dormitory with Ritas, officially started her college life in the new semester.

(End of this chapter)