Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 187 The Princess' Three Secrets

"So, why is this Ginny in that place?"

The Bathing Goddess' words sounded like a question, but she already had the answer in her heart.
"I know! She must have escaped from prison, right? The Guard Knights don't look very reliable, so it's normal that they can't be locked up. Or rather, from your description, her star pattern ability is similar to being able to pass through walls? People like this can't be locked up anyway."

However, in the face of the rare "reasonable and well-founded" argument from the Bathing Goddess, Ritas shook his head.

"I don't think Ginny escaped. On the one hand, no matter how negligent the Guard Knights were, they would not let the serious criminal named by 'His Highness' escape easily. On the other hand, even if Ginny really escaped, she had no reason to appear in the academy. Moreover, regarding the Star Mark ability, I have provided the Guard Knights with the 'Restriction Amulet'."

The so-called restriction amulet is essentially a piece of cloth soaked in "universal solvent" used by the members of the "Bath Seminar" to prevent the star pattern power from running wild.

However, since Noah was unhappy about everything, he was naturally unhappy about the sloppy and casual appearance of the pieces of cloth.

Therefore, Ritas took the advice and found time to improve it several times. Now it has become a limited amulet with decent appearance and a useful life of thirty to fifty days.

Of course, Ritas's restriction amulet was not provided to the Guard Knights for nothing.

Since the direct transaction was not appropriate for all parties, the Knight Guard decided to "reimburse" the money in installments.

After cooperating with the Guard Knights in several operations, Ritas was about to become their biggest creditor.

"Since he didn't run away, then Ginny..."

"Don't worry, Bathing Goddess. Perhaps someone will come forward soon and give you the answer."

As if in coordination with Ritas' words, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of their ward.

"So, apart from some malnutrition, she is in good health?"

"I suppose you wouldn't question the judgment of 'Tree Doctor', Adeline."

In Ginny's ward, the person who came in with a knock on the door was Adeline, Ritas's tutor assistant.

On this day, the one who traveled with Adeline was not the familiar maid Ann.

Unlike Ann, who was in a position of transcendence and could be present in any situation, the maid who temporarily replaced Ann sent Adeline to the room and then went to the corridor to wait quietly.

"By the way, you have been absent from all classes today without reason."

Now, it is already evening.

Although Adeline had an extremely bad attitude in the past, she was usually just late or missed afternoon tea time. However, after hearing what Ritas said, she pursed her lips slightly.

"I am very sorry, Professor Ritas. I have been delayed today by some personal matters."

Perhaps for others, this level was far from enough, but for Adeline, these words were already a very sincere apology.

As proof, the Bathing Goddess who was listening in on the scene couldn't help but let out an "Eh~?"

"That 'cake' is actually apologizing!"

Although, Ritas also felt that Adeline's attitude was rarely seen to be interesting. And, he thought that if he worked a little, he might be able to sign a contract like "no lateness, no afternoon tea in the future". But considering the other party's identity that could not be easily provoked, he still suppressed this thought.

"When we met her, there were some accidents, which caused her to be frightened to a certain extent. However, I think the reason why she is unconscious should have nothing to do with the shock. After all, there has never been a case of a person becoming a vegetable due to excessive shock."

Ritas used a word that came from the goddess of baths but was surprisingly appropriate.

"Since these are all judgments from professionals, I can't say anything more."

Adeline nodded slightly, then thought for a moment with a worried look on her face before speaking again.
"Compared to this person"

Although, the situation is somewhat different from before.

However, the fact that he had the nerve to say "Compared to this person" to someone who was still unconscious on the hospital bed proved that the person sitting in the wheelchair in front of Ritas was still Adeline.

"Her name is Ginny. And we didn't see anyone else at the scene besides her."

"."

Listening to Ritas's supplement, Adeline lowered her head and began to think again.

When she came back to her senses, she said the words that Ritas least wanted to hear.

"Professor Ritus, can I ask you for help?"

In the ward, the conversation between Ritas and Adeline continued.

Ritas couldn't help but hold up his forehead, and sighed in his heart that even if he deliberately avoided someone's affairs, some things still could not be avoided.

"Are you looking for Ms. An's trace?"

"Yes."

"Then is it better to send out all the people to search? Although we cannot draw an absolute conclusion from Ginny's condition, the possibility that they encountered a special attack somewhere below the academy is still very high."

With a light sigh, Ritas gave up on running away from the trouble, and just hoped that the trouble would not become too troublesome.

Faced with Ritas's proposal, Adeline lowered her head and considered it for a while, then showed an expression of "give it a go".

"Because I'm preparing for something, the manpower I can use is very limited. Moreover, even if there is no problem with manpower, it will be difficult for us to intervene in what An is doing."

“Preparation.”

Hearing Adeline's frankness, Ritas realized that the master and servant probably had not canceled their plan to cause trouble at the "College Exchange Meeting".

"It has to be... Forget it, let's talk about this later. Since you can't intervene in Ms. An's affairs, why do you think I can intervene?"

"Because, whether it is about 'Star Marks' or 'Gods', Professor Ritas has much more information than us."

"Why?"

Feeling that she was being called out, the Bathing Goddess couldn't help but let out a puzzled sound.

"Is what Ms. An doing related to 'God' and 'Star Mark'?"

After hearing Adeline's name for "Star Mark", Ritas first confirmed that the princess' camp was most likely to have nothing to do with the "People of the Stars".

“It’s very likely.”

Adeline turned her eyes to the side, staring at Ginny who was unconscious on the hospital bed, and spoke softly as she looked at the faint star pattern appearing on her hand.

"I think that Ms. An is simply using Ginny's special ability to go to places that cannot be reached by normal means."

Ritas said without comment, and turned his eyes to Adeline.
"Your reasons for asking me are not sufficient. Besides, do you really think I will agree to your request?" "I think Professor Ritas may not agree, but at least he will not refuse. Because you are very clear about the special situation between us. So, you know that in an emergency like this, the number of people we can rely on is limited. Moreover, if we want to maintain the stability of this college, An must not get into trouble no matter what."

Looking up, Adeline's expression showed nervousness and uneasiness. It was obvious that coming to ask Ritas was her own decision, and it was also a decision that she needed to be fully prepared for.

"An said that perhaps your previous probing and approaching were just out of curiosity. But since you have discovered our secret and do not want to stand in the camp that is hostile to us, then you, Professor Ritas Elson, are our 'accomplice'."

"."

After being speechless for a while, Ritas shook his head.
"If it's just about finding Ms. An, I can give it a try."

After a while.

Ritas, Adeline, and a dozen of Adeline's attendants who were hiding somewhere unknown, came to the abandoned house from the day before.

The night before, Ritas, who had anticipated some developments, assisted Topa in moving the various "properties" she had collected.

However, even though Topal's loss was not great, she still needed to find a new place to build her fairy kingdom. And the Bathing Seminar lost a magical organ house that could automatically grow materials.

After exploring the organ room, Adeline's attendants hurriedly began digging a pit at the place where Ginny appeared the day before.

Ritas, who had retreated to a distance, used his usual "encryption" methods to answer the various questions raised by the Bathing Goddess.

"What riddles are you and Cake talking about? It's so mysterious. How many secrets do they have?"

"To summarize, there are three secrets. The first secret is already known to the Bathing Goddess. They are planning an assassination against themselves."

Ritas looked in the direction of Adeline, who was worried, and continued,
"The second secret is that Adeline's body is 80% healthy."

".Eh?"

For a moment, the bathing goddess didn't react too quickly and only provided the emotional value called shock.

"What do you mean? Healthy means she doesn't actually need a wheelchair?"

"Yes. Not only that, Adeline must have received rigorous training before. Although I can't see the details, her physical ability should be beyond most people."

"Is this true?"

The Bathing Goddess felt as if she were listening to a fairy tale.

“Oh my god, isn’t she so determined? Even though there aren’t many plots about her, she spent four years in a wheelchair in the game world!”

"From the limited perspective of the game, it may not be easy to see. However, after visiting the places where they actually live, there are actually many loopholes."

Ritas recalled the scene when he first visited Adeline's dormitory mansion.

"In short, Adeline's disguise was too much. Even though she is a princess, many things will be done with the care of others. But there shouldn't be things designed only for disabled people everywhere. That mansion doesn't look like it was designed for people with leg problems, but more like it was designed for people with whole body problems and no autonomy at all. Moreover, since Ms. An will also live in that mansion, the furniture and furnishings in Ms. An's part shouldn't be converted into 'disabled-only' ones."

Ritas paused for a moment and concluded,
"So, it's not so much a mansion prepared for people with disabilities. Rather, it's an imaginary mansion suitable for people with disabilities."

"Hey, there is such a thing. How come I didn't see it? Now I remember, no wonder you suggested to them to go to the home of someone with real mobility problems to see what it feels like."

Ritas nodded.

"Wait. I feel like something is not right. Since Adeline is pretending to have problems with her legs and feet and deliberately showing her disability to others, it means someone has been watching her. So when did she go through rigorous training to gain extraordinary physical abilities?"

The Bathing Goddess noticed it "keenly".

"It's not like you're being watched 24 hours a day. If you're willing, you'll always have a chance. However, there's really no need to train at the risk of being exposed. And this question is related to the third secret between them, which is also the biggest secret."

Ritas said, breathing a sigh of relief.

Even though he was sure that no one except the goddess of the bath could hear him, he still felt a strange sense of tension when the words came to his lips.

"Antonio is probably the third princess of the Holy Kingdom of Libera, Adelina Angelia ser Ventria."

"."

“What the hell!!!!”

The Bathing Goddess's extremely shocked screams kept ringing in Ritas' ears.

"Wow"

“Waaaaaa——”

“Oh my god! I don’t know why I’m so shocked, but oh my god!”

This day was undoubtedly the most shocking day for the Bathing Goddess after she was connected to the other world.

Although, through Ritas's extremely unique perspective and height, the Bathing Goddess had previously learned many secrets buried in places that could not be seen in the "Star Mark" game.

But all these secrets combined are not as shocking as this one.

Because, even though she is a supporting character, Adeline is a regular and long-lasting character in the game, and she witnesses the entire journey of the "protagonist" in many plot lines.

In the game, it was surprising enough that Adeline was revealed to be the "third princess". But what was even more surprising was that this identity was actually fake!

Even when she knew that the "master of extraordinary talents" who hid his works in various corners was Ritas, the Goddess of Bath was not so incredulous.

"Inhale. Exhale—inhale. Exhale—"

"Now that you've said that, I think back to the various behaviors of 'Cake' and Ann, and it suddenly makes sense. I can only say that 'Cake' itself is quite a show. A princess who was oppressed and had to hide in the academy, and whose body is disabled, should not be so arrogant no matter how you think about it."

"."

These words coming from "afterwards" really make sense no matter how you put them.

With such emotion, seeing that the Bathing Goddess not only accepted his words very easily, but also believed in his speculation as the truth, Ritas began to worry about the goddess.

How about trying to lie to her next time and telling her that I’m actually the king of Holy Libera?

"No, no. Now is not the time to review the past words and deeds of Adeline and Ann! After all, Ann is the real third princess of Libera. So. The current situation..."

"Yes, it is just as you can see and imagine, Goddess of Bath. Now, we are facing a situation where Her Highness the Third Princess and Ginny, who was specifically recruited, are operating underground in the academy. And then... they have been missing for many days."

Ritas said with a sigh.

In every sense, he encountered a big problem this time.

(End of this chapter)