Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 207 Clearance Record Board

In the world tree space.

Her Highness, dressed in a maid outfit, holding a magic wand that looks very similar to a cleaning tool, is actually doing the "cleaning" work.

She was setting fire, burning what was left of "Two-Way" to ashes.

"Is it really okay to let Lord An do these things?"

"Someone needs to do it. Since her blood can be reconstituted into new things, it is possible that her flesh can also be reconstituted into something else. I or we don't have the energy left to deal with another monster."

Ritas, with almost no blood on his face, spoke in a low voice.

"Besides, Ms. An might really like doing those things. Although, you can't tell from her expressionless face."

"Is it possible that if I can't see it, it means I don't like it?"

The Bathing Goddess complained and turned her gaze to the "Sin Blood Seal" that Ritas had been staring at. She couldn't quite tell the levels of those sin seals, but if nothing unexpected happened, that one should be the highest level "Blood Moon Seal".

“Tsk, did you become number 10 just by using this blood seal? The junior who was an apprentice a few days ago suddenly has a higher number than that department head ‘fireworks maker’. Did that pigeon faint immediately after seeing this?”

"No matter what, I won't use something so suspicious."

Ritas said, shaking his head.

Even if he found out everything about the "Blood Seal of Sin", he might still not use this "0010" blood seal.

First of all, the ability of this blood seal might be fixed. Then, even if Ritas took the risk to use it, he would only get an inexplicable ability that could explode at any time.

Secondly, Ritas didn't know whether the formation of blood seals with numbers was a common phenomenon.

If so, the infighting among the "Dark Elves" may be more serious and terrifying than imagined.

However, his strength is actually not matched with the tenth place.

After all, he couldn't expect that every Darkin member who came to try to seize the position would be the type whose power could be sealed.

"Indeed, this thing was imprinted on that guy's tongue before. So, if you use it, it can be regarded as an indirect exchange of body fluids."

"."

Is this the problem?

Ritas couldn't help but sigh that the Bathing Goddess's thought process was always so strange.

"Speaking of which, the Darkin member I saw earlier always gave me a very strange feeling. She seemed to be being manipulated."

"Have it?"

Although she was present almost throughout the whole process, she could not be considered as a bathing goddess who participated personally, and her feelings were not as strong and obvious as those of Ritas.

"Combined with what she said about 'gods', isn't it true that her condition is very similar to ours? Is there a 'Bath Goddess' that belongs to her alone?"

"Well, since you said so, let's give it a try. Come on, Xiao Li, blow yourself up."

".I reject."

"It seems not."

"really."

It was unknown whether it was because of his poor physical condition or because his vision had become more and more serious recently. Ritas seemed to be able to see a blurry young woman through the white disk, shrugging at him inexplicably and infuriatingly.

"If you insist, the 'god' of the Darkin member can see extremely far away places along the invisible thread. Moreover, it can actually influence the world here, such as leaving marks on the obelisk. At the same time, the one who carries the key to enter the World Tree Labyrinth should also be the 'god'. So, he is obviously much more useful than the Bathing Goddess. Even if it is really a similar model, the Bathing Goddess is at most his inferior product."

After thinking about it for a moment, Ritas gave a fair evaluation.

"Wow, you said I was a low-quality product, I'm really upset. Can you really not blow yourself up right here?"

"Regrettably, no."

Even if she is really dissatisfied inside, she will just complain a few words and then go take a bath.

There was only one thing that Ritas was 100% sure of.

That is, even if the Goddess of Baths really has the power to control others to their deaths, she will never use it.

Even though Ritas was always rigorous, this was the only time he could draw a conclusion without knowing the other person at all, or even being sure whether the other person really existed.

Or Bathing Goddess, better.

"So, this world tree space doesn't have fifty floors, and the outer maze doesn't have ten floors?"

"Yes. And, although I have not been to the 'Old Capital' myself, there probably aren't as many as thirty floors there."

After a simple repair, everyone, with no reason to stay, prepared to return to the world on the ground.

Originally, Ritas and the others could have rested for a while longer. However, after learning something from the Bathing Goddess, Ritas decided to leave early.

Before leaving, Ritas naturally wanted to ask all the questions he could.

Unfortunately, the two students who were the gatekeepers of the World Tree did not know much, so Ritas’s gains were very limited.

"Bath Goddess——"

"Uh, don't look at me. I don't know what's going on! Rather, the backgrounds of those hidden levels are quite similar. So, it's possible that one level was expanded into dozens of levels, and the enemies and values were filled in with feet. But those stone tablets outside the maze are all the same."

Faced with Filigree's answer, Ritas and the Bathing Goddess, who knew very well that the other party had no reason to lie, were confused by the obviously inconsistent information.

"And after all, is this the first floor or the last floor? It looks a bit like the first floor, and according to common sense it should be the first floor. But there is clearly a door to leave, and there is also a recording board."

The Bathing Goddess looked at a door in front of everyone, which was somewhat similar to the door they came in, but with more green elements and was a simple door.

"A clipboard?"

"Ah, that mirror mixed in with the vines over there. Rather, don't you think it's a bit awkward to see such an obviously man-made object in a space filled with natural colors?"

After being told this by the Bathing Goddess, Rita immediately felt that the mirror-like thing was very strange.

At the edge of the World Tree Space, where all kinds of thorns and vines were tangled irregularly, there was only one area that looked very flat. In that area, there was a huge mirror that was about 70% blocked, with a length and width of more than ten meters. Moreover, the mirror itself was dirty.

"What's that mirror for?"

"The answer is written in the name! In the game, it is used to register the team that has passed the level." "We are not sure about this either."

The voice of the Bathing Goddess and the voice of Filigree, who mistakenly thought that Ritas was asking him a question, mixed together.

"The clearing team is the team that clears the 50th floor of the 'World Tree' section. You can't change people in the middle, so only eight people can be recorded on that record board. And being on that record board should be a prerequisite for changing to a hidden job."

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas couldn't help but frown.

He suddenly thought of something absurd.

Since "clearing" or "leaving your name on the record board" is one of the prerequisites for changing jobs to "World Tree Gatekeeper", it shouldn't be.
Looking at Filigree and Engri right in front of him, Ritas realized that if they were in the game world of "Star Mark", these two students could indeed join the team at the same time.

Moreover, Ritas also remembered the abandoned mansion and the "hidden maze" that the Bathing Goddess had casually mentioned before, which can only be explored from the "Second Round" onwards.

With a feeling that was difficult to describe, Ritas moved to the "recording board".

After using a rather clumsy method to remove the vines and thorns with difficulty and polishing the mirror as much as possible, Ritas did not find anything on it.

Although he should have been disappointed, for some reason he felt relieved.

"It seems, there is nothing." "It's impossible, right? What are you expecting?"

The Bathing Goddess was a little puzzled.

And Ritas just shook his head and drove the unnecessary things out of his mind.

Soon, it was time to say goodbye.

Engri and Filigree used the little remaining power in the World Tree Space to open two doors for Ritas and others.

One leads to the outside of the maze, and the other leads from the outside to the ground.

"Is it okay? You're using the power here like this. Don't you still not know the rules of the power's self-recovery and the method of recovery?"

Looking at the golden door that was slowly forming, Ritas asked.

"It should be okay, right? Since this space has given us this authority, you can't blame us for using it. Moreover, if the power is exhausted, this space can be completely closed, which may be a good thing."

It was fine before, but after encountering a "two-way" invasion this time, Filigree deeply felt the state of the World Tree Space and to what extent it had weakened.

"In any case, I will ask the dean to see if we can establish a stable channel between here and the academy."

Ritas said, and couldn't help but sigh.

It can only be said that the "main gate" of the World Tree Space is closed, which is actually useless. Few people who come here come in through the normal door.

How come the alien space connected to the academy is full of holes?
At present, he could only hope that the Tree Witch would have great magical powers. After all, there were too many things that had not been explored in this mysterious space. In addition, there were people related to John who were eyeing this place covetously.

"Oh, Professor Elson. Although it's not right to ask others to do something like this, I can't leave here anymore, so if possible, please apologize to student Iris again on my behalf."

While Ritas was thinking, Filigree, who had been struggling for a long time, finally entrusted Ritas with this.

"Apologize to Elise? Is it because of the Magicball training match? Actually, you don't need to care too much about that. After all, you were controlled and influenced by Malik Azan at that time."

"However, there are also students who have been affected but have not taken any extreme actions."

Faced with Ritas's persuasion, Filigree himself seemed unable to agree.

“Maybe there are different levels of severity.”

"Thank you very much for your concern, Professor Elson. However, I also need to face my own weakness. My family, the Kota family, is one of the few families on the continent that can inherit the title of 'Knight'. The outstanding ancestors of the family have always been praised as the knight among knights. Therefore, I have also taken it as my responsibility to maintain the honor of the family and the knight since I was a child."

Filigree Kota said slowly,

"Brave, loyal, strong, elegant. I have always believed that I possess the qualities necessary to be an excellent knight. But the truth is that the beliefs I thought I was following were only fueling my blindness and distorting the arrogance of my self-esteem."

When Filigree said this, he let out a light breath and turned the pain and self-blame in his heart into a bitter smile.
"I can only say that I should be thankful that it was just a training match and not a real knight duel. Otherwise, even if I died in the duel, I would not be able to wash away the stigma I brought to 'Keta'."

After listening to Filigree's words, Ritas was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.
"I have no obligation to convey your message, nor do I have the qualifications to forgive you on behalf of others. So, when you are able to leave here, go and express your apology or confess yourself."

"leave here?"

Hearing Ritas's refusal, Filigree's face was full of bitterness, and he showed a confused look in the second half of his words.

Although it felt casual, Engri, who had been pretending to be stern beside the open door, also cast his eyes over after realizing that Ritas was not just talking.

"You are still alive, so there will always be a way. I just don't know how long it will take."

Ritas did not make any clear promises. Because even though he had not neglected the matter between the two, he had not gained any progress or good news.

Hall of Wisdom
Ritas thought again of this holy land of knowledge that everyone in the magic academic world would extremely desire.

"But don't worry even if it takes a year, two years, or even longer. Since you haven't learned much in the advanced department, it is also the responsibility of the academy to some extent. So, as compensation, I will let you transfer to my class and start from the beginning."

"The professor's classmate?"

These words were completely beyond Filigree's imagination, but they moved him miraculously.

After making some uneasy movements, Filigree regained his composure and smiled candidly.

"If that really happens, I will have to call my current classmates seniors. So, it's better to wait until they graduate."

If there was a choice, Filigree would definitely not deliberately let himself spend too much time in his current state for such a ridiculous reason. But he still said this because he didn't want to force Ritas who really wanted to help them.

"Although I cannot accept the commission from Filigree, I do have a request that I hope you can accept. That is, in your spare time, I will try my best to guide Engel's studies. Next time I come here, I will bring a full set of teaching materials."

“Are you serious!?”

Before Ritas could finish speaking, Engel, who could no longer hold back his stern face, couldn't help but shout out.

His stunned look silently accused me of, "I've become like this, and you still want me to study?"

"Serious? What's the difference between being serious and not serious when urging students to complete their duties in their spare time? I must tell you that student Miriam has made great progress as a mage compared to before! If you can't keep up, you can only call him senior from now on."

"Well, I hope you will give me your guidance in the future, Engel~"

"You, you, me. Tsk."

Seeing that Ritas and Filigree decided many things in just a few words, Engel hesitated for a long time and finally just muttered "Why did you mention him?" and turned away with a dark face.

"finished?"

After finishing his conversation with Engri and Filigree, Ritas came to An's front side.

The sight of An, who still had one wing hanging from his waist, made Ritas' eyelids twitch.

Trying his best to avert his gaze from the single wing that made him feel particularly uncomfortable, Ritas looked at Merci who was carried on An's back.

The girl who always tried her best, on this day, really used all the strength hidden in her small body. After confirming that she no longer needed to exert her full strength, she seemed to have completely lost her support and fell asleep.

Both professionally and personally, Ritas had very complicated feelings about this student who was accidentally involved in the whole incident.

But no matter what, he needed to say "thank you for your hard work" to Merci.

Wait until she wakes up.

"I remember you seemed to have something to say to them before?"

Turning his attention back to Ann, Ritas asked.

"It was there before."

An looked at the two of them, who already had no estrangement between them, even though they didn't need her to apologize on Filigree's behalf, and said lightly,

“But that’s no longer necessary.”

So, after temporarily resolving any remaining matters, Ritas and his group once again passed through the ancient door where many mysterious remains still remained.

And soon after Ritas and his group left.

In the World Tree space, a few lines of text vaguely appeared on the mirror-like "Clearance Record Board".

If you look closely, you will find that the first few words look very much like "Miriam".

But soon, these words disappeared quietly.

When the gatekeepers of the World Tree returned, the mirror was the same as before: quiet, decayed, and empty.

(End of this chapter)