Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 206 The Elson Phenomenon

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Somewhere in the world.

In a room where vines of various plants were arranged in an orderly manner like electronic circuits, a young blonde woman angrily "cleared" all the objects on the table with one click, roaring non-stop.

Perhaps she felt it was a shame to just sulk in the room, so the blonde woman kicked open the door and walked into the hall-like area connecting the rooms, cursing non-stop.

In the center of the hall, sitting on several rattan chairs surrounding a rattan table, an old man with a long beard that almost dragged to the ground was drowsy, but he woke up when he heard the woman's roar.

"What's wrong? Is it time to eat, Al?"

"I am not Al, sage."

Next to the old man, the blue-haired young man picked up the teacup, slowly swayed the black tea in it, and said with a smile.

The young man had a face that seemed carefully carved and a pair of extremely deep eyes.

"So, the meal isn't ready yet, Al?"

"So, I am not Al, sage."

The old man and the young seemed like parallel lines, and they kept repeating words that seemed to be related.

The blonde woman, who had already been unable to bear it any longer, shouted at the young man.

"It's all your fault John!"

Facing the sudden accusation, John just calmly drank a sip of tea, then looked at the other party with a gentle expression mixed with a hint of smile.

"Are you hungry too, Ms. Rani? But cooking is definitely not my job."

"Who is talking to you about that?"

The young woman known as Rani was still furious.

"It's all your fault for hiding the details about the World Tree. I raised this character for five years, and now he's dead!"

Rani's voice echoed in the hall, somewhat silencing it for a moment.

But soon, the same air continued to flow as before. While asking "Al" if the meal was good, the old man called "Sage" also started drinking tea. However, his trembling movements made it difficult to tell whether the black tea was poured into his mouth or into his beard.

“This is really a sad and regrettable piece of news.”

John shook his head in sympathy and continued,

"However, please forgive me for the fact that the area around Earls Academy is my 'private land'. So I can't reveal too many secrets. But my impression is that the 'maze' has lost most of its power, and there should be few things that can threaten Miss Rani's top 'character'. How could a character of 'Two-Way' be lost there?"

Facing John's gaze, listening to his soft voice, and feeling his gentle attitude, Lani, who always felt that she could not continue to lose her temper, simply pulled over a rattan chair and sat down, picked up a teacup and threw it to John.

"It's because I met your 'good friend'."

After John filled the tea and handed it back to her, Lani let out a breath of hot air as the warm tea flowed down her throat, and her emotions calmed down a little.

"Oh? I actually met Ritas in a place like that?"

"how?"

Seeing John, who seemed somewhat happy despite being surprised, Lani glared at him with dissatisfaction on her face.

"From Ms. Lani's attitude, it seems that you suffered a defeat against Ritas that you can't accept no matter what?"

"It's strange that he can accept it! Does he have no self-esteem or anything like that? Not only did he take it for granted that he led a group of people to beat up his opponent, but he also hid behind everyone with a clear conscience."

"And then, just when you thought he was the most useless of the bunch, he bares his fangs?"

"."

Seeing that John seemed to be getting happier and happier, Lanie, who was speechless, gave a warning look that said "you've almost had enough".

"Although I understand Ms. Rani's feelings, Ms. Rani should also respect my personal relationships. After all, Ritas is my only friend. And things like 'friends' are not strictly necessary. However, in order to avoid others showing sympathetic eyes to me, it is better to stock up on some."

"If he knew that he was a 'friend' for this purpose, he would probably be very happy."

Lani rolled her eyes sarcastically at John who was shrugging at her.
"What's up with that guy? He actually found a way to limit the 'power of stars' within a certain range."

"That's true."

For a moment, John's expression was a little subtle.

According to his understanding, Ritas had been in contact with the so-called "star power" for no more than a few months.

And within a few months, the other party found a way to restrict it. He didn't know whether to say "unbelievable" or "reasonable".

"Does he like performing so much? Since he has that ability, he should have more."

"If it's just my understanding of Ritas, he might not be performing."

John shook his head.

"As long as I've known him, he has always lived in a state where he has set many rules and restrictions for himself."

"Oh? He also thinks the difficulty of the 'game' is low, so he makes it more difficult for himself for no apparent reason?"

“Come to think of it, it’s also different from Miss Lani.”

John pondered for a while, and finally continued to shake his head. To be honest, he actually didn't know what was wrong with Ritas.

"Wait, since you said that he has been in this state since you met him, that means his current 'results' were also achieved under a more difficult state?"

Listening to Lani's words, John couldn't help but laugh twice.
"Perhaps. Moreover, even in that state, he created a very interesting anecdote after he emerged in the magic world. It is called the 'Elson phenomenon'."

"The Elson phenomenon?"

"Because Ritas is so talented in magic that others cannot understand him, some people began to look for the reason. The answer they finally found was the 'Witch's Apprentice' Sofia Elson." John paused for a moment and laughed again.
"And Sofia Elson is indeed Ritas's nominal mother. Therefore, all the people in the academic world who heard about this breathed a sigh of relief. Since Ritas inherited the blood of the 'Witch's Disciple' and was trained by the legendary wizard and even the 'Tree Witch' herself since he was a child, it is understandable that he could achieve great success and show dazzling talent at that age."

"Tsk, so he's a 'second generation magician'."

Rani, who had deep resentment towards Ritas, drank another cup of tea in anger.

"Yes, that's how Miss Lani feels. It's this attitude that caused the 'Elson phenomenon'. In fact, soon after the news about Ritas's life story spread, more accurate information began to circulate. Ritas is actually the adopted son of the Elson family. In other words, he does not have the blood of anyone in the Elson family. Moreover, he did not receive professional magic training before entering school. Otherwise, he would not have been exposed to magic too early and taught himself magic, which led to some hidden dangers."

"what?"

Lani, who was indeed in sync with the group of people experiencing the "Elson phenomenon," showed an expression of disbelief.

"Then, the 'Elson phenomenon' broke out. Due to the excessive investigation of scholars, the things about Ritas were soon determined to be proven facts. However, even so, a large number of people were unwilling to believe that a civilian orphan who had no noble birth and did not receive elite education from birth and was almost dead on the street would become the most dazzling star in the magic world at that time. Therefore, no matter how many facts were in front of them, they still firmly believed that Ritas inherited the blood of Sofia Elson and was 'Elson' from the beginning to the end."

John spread his hands.

"Besides, it's okay if these are just people who turn a blind eye to the facts. There are also many people who have started to weave conspiracy theories. For example, Ritas is indeed Sofia Elson's child, but because he is not born to Sofia Elson and her current husband, he is an illegitimate child, so such a complicated adoption method is used. For example, the reason why the Elson family had to adopt Ritas is because he is actually a person of more noble status. For example, the heir of a fallen royal family, or simply the heir of the 'Tree Witch'"

Listening to John's story, Lani felt that the self-deception surrounding Ritas was simply absurd to the extreme.

"The final result is that only a few people are convinced that Ritas is just an 'ordinary person'. You have to know that those people in the magic world are almost at the highest level in the world, or they think they are at the highest level. And objectively speaking, they are also the smartest group of people. But it is that group of people who firmly believe that Ritas Elson definitely has noble blood and must have received top-level inheritance. Even when the facts are right in front of them, they stubbornly turn a blind eye to it. All of this, combined with the 'Elson phenomenon' that has probably not subsided to this day."

Long after John finished his narration, Lani, who had been in sync with the "public", sneered and said,

"How foolish and ignorant. Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't fall into that ridiculous Elson phenomenon."

Before Lani could finish her words, she saw John scratching his face with a helpless smile.

"Have you not"

"Of course, I am different from those people in the magic world. I just suspect that Ritas is the 'abnormal' of this world."

John's voice gradually became lower.

"As you know, when the world as a whole is distorted by external interference, the world or 'fate' will instinctively perform actions similar to self-repair. And in this process, some 'abnormal' existences will be born. I have always suspected that Ritas is the existence born from the 'abnormal'. However, according to my investigation, he is obviously not..."

John put away the smile that had always been on his face.

"So, I fell into the 'Elson phenomenon'. Because I was unwilling to accept that in such a 'small' world, a 'normal' person as 'abnormal' as him could really be born in nature."

"No, I will never accept it."

There was a strange stubbornness in John's voice as he emphasized his words again.

"Although, Ms. Rani has sacrificed the 'character' she has worked so hard to cultivate. But if you look at it from a positive perspective, at least she didn't reveal too much information. Although, when in the open, Ritas will automatically put shackles on himself and is easy to deal with. But if he turns to the dark side and does everything he can, it will be very troublesome. The most important thing is that Ms. Rani probably doesn't want to see the 'Tree Witch' drinking tea here after she walks out of the room."

Some time later, in a strange hall somewhere in the world, John comforted Lani who was "hurt" in her heart.

"Humph, she is not worthy of calling herself a 'witch'."

Although her words expressed disdain, the uncertainty between Rani's brows showed that she really didn't want to drink tea with the "Tree Witch".

"so."

"I know, I know. Isn't it just that you shouldn't go to the 'World Tree' to make yourself uncomfortable for the time being? Do I need you to tell me? The characters I can 'cultivate' are all characters with 'Star Power'. Before I figure out how your damn friend disabled the 'Star Power', I won't send the characters I cultivated with great difficulty to another place!"

"Should Ritas die? It's better not to let him die. If he 'dies', it will be more troublesome than if he were alive."

John said, adding meaningfully,
“Perhaps, Miss Lani will have a chance to experience this soon.”

"Long-winded."

Lani just clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction and stood up to leave, but soon she suddenly remembered something and sat back down.

"Oh, right, that stone tablet. When I went there, there was already the number 'Ⅱ'. So, I added 'Ⅲ'."

"three?"

John frowned slightly.
"No wonder. Recently, I feel like there are more and more weird things in this world. They really are an eyesore."

John, who was always gentle, showed a rare aggressiveness. He lowered his head and began to think.

What interrupted John's thoughts was a series of "bang bang" sounds coming from above their heads.

"Oh, Al, is the meal ready?"

Like the old man who wanted to eat after waking up again, John and Lani also raised their heads and looked towards the top of their heads.

It was a translucent container-like object filled with a large amount of light green liquid.

And inside that vessel, a golden object emitting fluorescent green light was beating regularly.

"You actually integrated the power of the 'Life Fruit' into the 'Desire Core' to create a 'Heart'. As expected, you are the most mentally abnormal one."

The more Rani looked at the golden object, the more she felt that its beating sound was like the sound of a sacred bell.

She didn't want to look at it any longer, because just looking at that thing would cause an irresistible desire to emerge from the depths of her heart, and she would feel a thirst as if all the moisture in her body was evaporating.

However, she found it difficult to take her eyes off it.

“Only by truly ‘creating something from nothing’ can one escape the limitations of ‘fate’.”

John, who was also staring at the golden object, had much milder symptoms than Lani.

"Now that I have the 'heart', what I need is a container to temporarily store it."

John whispered to himself,

"I don't know if there will be a suitable body, such as the body of a sword master, a sage, or a witch."

"It just fell right in front of us."

(End of this chapter)