Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 179 Three Faces of Life
After a few days, Ritas came to the mansion in the northern suburbs of Spring City again.

"How is it? When you get home, you don't see the bright hall and Courtene lying on the sofa. Doesn't it feel a bit empty?"

"How is that possible? We were discussing dormitory reinforcements at the academy yesterday."

Facing the bathing goddess's teasing, Ritas replied calmly.

"That's what you said, but the truth is, you just wanted to roll around in Kurt's bedroom bed because of the nice smell in the mansion!"

"She's been out for almost a week now, it would be terrible if the smell still lingers."

So, does the Bathing Goddess have some mission or indicator that must make him eager to move?
After casually agreeing with the Bathing Goddess and entering the study, the two of them reviewed the day's discussions with the "People of the Stars".

"I thought the Bathing Goddess would be more excited after I expressed my desire to participate in their 'artificial star pattern' experiment."

Recalling his past contacts with the Goddess of Baths, Ritas discovered that although the Goddess of Baths would often tease him about certain things, she would never instigate him to do anything evil.

“Hehehe, by now I’ve gotten more or less used to your inexplicably villain-like appearance, actions, and choices! This time, you must have been setting a trap for me. You definitely waited until I started yelling before expressing your desire to join in order to control the project and avoid more victims from those excessive experiments. Even more so, to speed up the success of the experiment and reduce the overall losses, right!”

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So he is so noble?

Ritas lowered his head slightly unconsciously.

"Although 'artificial' sounds a bit scary and like a bad thing, this is just a prejudice, right? If everyone can obtain the power of 'Star Mark' without any side effects, wouldn't it be quite convenient? Merci's power... well, the destructive power is a bit too strong. But the power of Noah, Tabatha, and White Cat can also be used in daily life, and it doesn't have to be used for fighting and killing."

The goddess of bathing thought about it and then said,

"Also, if you get involved, maybe we can cure those 'Star Martyrs'. Since you haven't seen it, you may not be able to imagine, but those failure lines on Misley's face are quite serious. You know, people who like to tattoo messy things on their bodies rarely tattoo anything on their faces. So, it's really pitiful to let a girl's face be permanently marked with a real mark, and she has to be careful not to accidentally use the power of the 'Star Mark' and die."

Continuing to listen to these familiar voices, Ritas always felt that once he lowered his head, it would feel extremely heavy when he wanted to raise it again.

Perhaps, it is precisely because the Bathing Goddess has no conflicts of interest with this world that she can show such pure kindness.
Thinking of this, Ritas breathed a sigh of relief and began to respond.

"No matter what we are going to do, it's too early to think about it now. I think 'artificial star pattern' is the core research of the Latras family or the Star People. So, even if they think I can play a role, they won't let me join easily. Unless I can further expand my influence there."

Ritas said rationally.

When he recommended himself to Platina, he naturally understood this. However, there are some things that need to be touched upon actively even if you know they are impossible, otherwise nothing can start.

"Yeah. I wonder if the 'artificial star mark' experiment has anything to do with the Latras family's strange customs. Speaking of which, according to Platina, the holders of the star mark emblem in this world have only emerged one after another since the appearance of the 'Morning Star' more than ten years ago?"

At this point, the goddess of bathing noticed that Ritas was staring at her carrier with a complicated look.

"Uh, you mean it's not my turn to ask, right? But it's not my fault! In the game, there really isn't any background explanation about this. It just says that the 'Star Mark' is a mysterious power that descended on this world in ancient times, which doesn't match the legend of the people of the stars at all!"

"How can it not match? If the brief background description of the game about the 'Star Emblem' is about the 'Star God' bringing power to the world, then everything is exactly consistent. And that's why the power of the Star Emblem has been dormant for such a long time."

"It's because of that 'false sky'!"

Ritas nodded and thought for a while based on the current information.

The situation where the "False Sky" prohibits the power of the Star Mark Emblem is very likely to exist.

Otherwise, the Star People or the Latras Family would not be so eager to start the "artificial star pattern" experiment.

In other words, the artificial star pattern experiment should have started eleven years before the appearance of the "Morning Star". Because, after that, the real "star pattern holder" appeared, and for the organization that just wanted to return to the starry sky, the existence of artificial star pattern users was no longer necessary.

What concerned Ritas was that in the game's timeline, the "artificial star pattern experiment" was apparently successful.

According to the development history of the game, before the third year, the four major villain organizations were probably underwater and in a state of war. Therefore, it is understandable that the "artificial star pattern experiment" was restarted in order to produce war weapons. But why did the experiment that failed before succeed as expected later?
Was it the blockade of the "False Sky" that included the artificial star pattern? Or was it that a key figure who could make the experiment a success appeared in the "Forgotten Temple" later?

Or maybe both.
So, in order to find this person who has no name in the game but is actually very important, Ritas believes that it is necessary for him to join the "Artificial Star Mark Experiment".

"Bath Goddess, could it be that 'false sky' means that the essence of our world is still a created game world? And does 'return to the starry sky' mean that the so-called star goddess brings the people in this world to the world where the Bath Goddess is?"

Compared to these speculations, the next question from Ritas really got to the point.

"Could it be that the Star Emblem of the Bathing Goddess world was released exactly eleven years ago when the Morning Star lit up?"

"!"

After Ritas's question, the Bathing Goddess made a sound as if her throat was strangled, and then disappeared for a moment.

When she returned again, the Bathing Goddess breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, no! The game 'Star Emblem' was released five, almost six years ago. Your question really scares me. It would be incredible if the timing really matches. Although I think about it carefully, I can't think of what's incredible about it, and I can't think of anything scary about it."

"Also, it seems that the riddles in the prophecy have nothing to do with my world. Apart from anything else, even if the Star Goddess came from our world, she couldn't possibly bring people from your world to ours. It's hard to explain, but this behavior basically proves that she is not from our world."

"so."

Since the Bathing Goddess had already brought out her "common sense", Ritas had no room for rebuttal and could only think that his guess was indeed not accurate enough.

Moreover, if we must say it, the credibility of the legends and prophecies of the "People of the Stars" is itself a mystery.

That was a legend and a prophecy! In comparison, the Bathing Goddess' words were obviously much more credible.

However, on the other hand, it is precisely because the contents of those legends and prophecies are more or less confirmed by what actually happened.

Plus the existence of "Bath Goddess" and "Star Emblem".

Therefore, Ritas truly developed a strong curiosity about the full picture and true appearance of the world he lived in.

"Other aspects may be difficult to verify, but there may be room for exploration of the 'false sky' and the 'morning star'. Especially the latter. If it is a special astronomical phenomenon that happened eleven years ago, some organizations may have recorded it."

After some sorting out, Ritas focused on these two items as the breakthrough point, which might be within his reach.

Come to think of it, for content of this level, can answers be easily obtained in the "Hall of Wisdom" which is said to gather all the wisdom in the world?

When Ritas thought of this, he found that he seemed to have entered a paradox.

If he wants to enter the Hall of Wisdom, he must complete four years of work as a class tutor. However, he is currently entering the Hall of Wisdom more to solve the problems he encountered during his four years as a class tutor.
So, in order to break this strange paradox, should he think about whether there are other ways to enter the "Hall of Wisdom"?
"Tsk, you're really good at finding yourself some insignificant work. Well, I'll just look around in the Star Pattern game to see if there's any relevant content. Of course, don't hold your expectations too high."

"Ah."

Ritas was quite confident that he had no expectations for the Bathing Goddess.

"In addition to these, regarding the matter of the student 'Langna', I would like to ask if the Bathing Goddess has any important information."

Compared to major events on a world scale, the troubles that the "Star Chosen" student Langna of the "Citizens of the Stars" has recently encountered are undoubtedly just trivial matters.

Langna is a student of the Greenthorn class of the senior department of Earls College.

Since last semester, she has been very famous in the college.

Because she was currently the most likely person to obtain the title of "Grand Mage" while studying at the academy. It was even possible that she would achieve this rare achievement within the year.

It was for this reason that Langna frequently traveled around the magic world last semester and missed many classes.

What really impressed Ritas about Langna was that when he was recording the star patterns in the bathing seminar, he always encountered inexplicable misfortunes. He asked the bathing goddess if anyone's star pattern appeared in a particularly embarrassing part of the body.

The answer of the goddess of bathing is "Langna".

Her star pattern will appear on her lower abdomen
"Langna? First of all, I need to make it clear that she is my wife!"

"Yes Yes."

The Bathing Goddess is still keen on taking advantage of the beautiful girls only verbally.

"Other than that, I don't think there's much to say. After all, in the game, she's in the advanced department, and the protagonist is in the elementary department, so there aren't many opportunities for them to interact. The few plots should be at the 'College Exchange' of that year. Only if the protagonist gets a good score in the top three or above in a certain competition at the College Exchange will the plot related to Langna be triggered. To some extent, it can be regarded as a sequel to the 'Magic Ball Seminar'. After all, at this point in the second semester of the first year, the protagonist's attributes are quite low, and there is only a few group competitions that can play a role."

"jump over."

"Ahhh? Xiao Li, you, you, I don't find your preaching explanations annoying, but you don't want to listen to what I'm saying about the game! Damn it. Anyway, we first met in competitions, and things got heated up at the commendation banquet at the closing of the academy exchange meeting. After meeting the recruitment conditions, she will appear in the invitation list when something unexpected happens in the third year. To sum it up, although there is not much plot, she is a T1 character with a good-looking portrait, strong performance, and the ability to open star patterns! The only drawback is that she officially joined the team too late, and there is no room to change the training route."

Ritas was silent for a moment.

So there is no important information?
However, he is about to become a great wizard and the recognized "ace" of Earls College. He will show his skills on the big stage in the near future. At the same time, he has been selected as a "star selector" or something like that.

Langna, who seems to be at the peak of her life, does not seem to be facing any troubles or setbacks.
The only thing worth noting is probably Langna's identity as a "Star Citizen". And the fact that Greenthorn and Green Ivy, two of the same lineage, have been seriously eroded by the "Star Citizens".

It seems that in the game world, another member of the villain organization has naturally infiltrated the protagonist team.

According to this trend, aren't undercover agents sent by villains the minority around the protagonists of the game world?
In Ritas's mind, the image of Miriam, who didn't care about anything and was attracting men everywhere, emerged.

I can only say that it is as it should be.

the next day.

The last day of the week.

In the early morning hours, Ritas picked up the unfolded white disc and walked out of his Spring City mansion.

And just at the main entrance of the mansion, Ritas encountered a familiar figure.

"Captain Black?"

Ritas called out from behind Black Hepburn, the leader of the Guard Knights, who was sneaking around the wall for some unknown reason.

But when Blake Hepburn turned around, Ritas couldn't help but frown.

Because, on his face, he was wearing a monocle that looked very incongruous.

"You are 'Carrier Pigeon'?"

"Yes. As expected of you, you recognized me, Mr. White Pope, at the first sight."

Nervously fiddling with the frame on his face, "Carrier Pigeon", a member of the third market development team of Shanda Ending Company, to which "Dark Ethnic Group" belonged, responded with a dry laugh.

(End of this chapter)