Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 18, Poaching

"Hey - it's so cold!"

The small round shield that Miriam had created through defensive magic instantly turned into a sprinkler under the direct impact of the water column. Countless tiny streams of water passed through the shield and sprinkled directly onto Miriam's body.

It was only because Ritas withdrew his magic in time that Miriam was saved from being soaked.

"As a first-time performer of magic, this performance can be considered excellent."

As Miriam wiped her face with the hand that wasn't holding the wand, Ritas commented.

It's not that Ritas was afraid of undermining Miriam's confidence, but he was stating a fact.

Since the small round shield leaked a lot, most people would notice its flaws. But what Ritas noticed was that the small round shield not only blocked most of the water flow, but also that Miriam's defensive magic did not collapse directly after encountering the "leakage" that he had never expected.

"I know what the problem is, Professor. Can you let me try again?"

Miriam applied as she pushed her wet hair back with her hands.

After thinking about it for a while, Ritas responded "Okay".

There was no need to suppress Miriam's youthful nature. Ritas was only worried about the impact on the course.

However, it was also a valuable experience to see with one's own eyes the moment when a classmate who was almost the same as oneself learned magic and used it. Therefore, Ritas just asked the students to get behind the truth peep mirror and let them carefully observe the changes of magic particles.

Soon, Miriam uttered a defensive spell. His voice was lower than before, and he was obviously more focused.

Once again, Miriam's defensive magic was successfully cast, and the small gray round shield appeared again.

Feeling that each time Miriam generated a small round shield, it was not an illusion but was actually becoming more solid, Ritas's expression became more serious.

"I'm ready, Professor."

Hearing Miriam's voice, Ritas raised his wand again and attacked the small round shield with a stream of water.

This time, the small round shield blocked all the "attacks" almost perfectly.

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Just as Ritas took back his wand and wanted to say something to Miriam.

Suddenly, there was a sound of applause.

pop, pop, pop
"Student, the magical talent you have demonstrated is truly amazing."

With applause and words, a young blond man walked out from the corridor connecting to the teaching building.

"So, would you like to consider transferring into my class?"

In the magic training ground, everyone's eyes were focused on the blond man.

This blond man was wearing a mentor robe similar to the one Ritas was wearing, but there were fewer decorative patterns on the collar and shoulders.

"Teacher Malik Ezan, openly poaching students like this should be prohibited by school rules."

Ritas stared at Malik Azan with sharp eyes and warned him.

"I'm very sorry, Professor Elson. It's because the talent shown by this student is too dazzling."

Malik, who has a handsome face, smiled slightly and continued,
"I just can't bear to see him continue wasting his time and talent in a class like Yewwood."

Malik's words dropped the temperature in the room.

"Of course, I am not questioning Professor Elson's ability as Yew Fir's tutor. Rather, this is Professor Elson's first time as a tutor, so he may be somewhat inexperienced. Moreover, everyone in the academic world knows that Professor Elson's tutoring is just a process to get to the Hall of Wisdom. Presumably, the professor is not very concerned about the tutoring job itself, otherwise he would not have been absent for half a month at the beginning of the semester."

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"In comparison, although I am also very immature, I have at least successfully completed a round of mentoring work. By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the mentor of this year's 'Orange Glory' class, Malik Azan. Dear student, the words I said before are all from the heart and will always be effective. If you are worried about not being able to transfer to another class, it doesn't matter. You are welcome to join the 'Magic Ball Seminar'. I am a consultant there and can also provide you with help."

Malik said, turning to Ritas.
"Professor Elson, I think it's not against school rules to invite students for the seminar, right?"

"That's not the case, but your current behavior has affected the progress of my teaching."

"I'm really sorry. Professor Elson, please consider that I have no ill intentions and don't report it to the review committee."

Malik clasped his hands together, apologized repeatedly, finally winked at Miriam, and left.

Of course, he didn't come to the magic training ground to poach students that day, but Chenghui's class just happened to have a magic practice class. So, not long after, the students of Chenghui's class appeared on the other side of the magic training ground.

As for the Yew Fir class where the atmosphere remained tense after Malik's departure, Ritas heaved a sigh of relief and continued teaching.

As for Miriam, Ritas suggested that he stop using magic and calm down to experience the wonderful feeling of communicating with magic particles. Because, if a beginner uses magic too frequently, he may inadvertently enter an overload state.

Listening to Ritas's guidance, Miriam seemed to want to say something but hesitated several times, but in the end she said nothing and just accepted the advice.

On the other side, the other students, perhaps influenced by Malik’s words just now, seemed a little absent-minded except Merci.

"When using magic, it is very easy for beginners to fail or the completion rate of the spell is far below expectations. Moreover, even experienced mages may suddenly be unable to cast spells due to the surrounding environment or the magic particles' bad mood. But even in the most extreme cases, only defensive magic will definitely work. Even if it cannot take shape, even if the number of magic particles gathered is very small, even if the magic particles begin to repel each other, the caster can always obtain a certain degree of protection for himself."

"Defensive magic will never betray you."

Ritas repeatedly emphasized the importance and practicality of defensive magic, but the rustling sounds around him still reduced the effectiveness of his teaching.

Those are the students of Chenghui Academy.

Before their practical class officially began, they gathered at the edge of the drill field occupied by the Yewwood students and watched.

The students of the Orange Blossom School, who were born into noble families, did not show any attitude of ridicule or pointing fingers. They all just looked at each other with interest, as if they were watching a circus performance or watching animals in a zoo.

When Sylvie successfully used defensive magic for the second time, some students from Orange Shine School applauded.

But the applause did not make the students of the Zishanmu school feel happy.

Even Grenville seemed to be ashamed to recite the strange spell aloud.

When the classes at Chenghui class officially started, instructor Malik called all his students away, and the atmosphere at Zishanmu class became a little more relaxed.

However, this relief only lasted for a short time.

Because the magic practice class started by Chenghui's class has a completely different style from that of Yewshanmu's class.

Brilliant and colorful magic continued to emerge on the magic training ground on the other side.

All students in the Orange Shine class are skilled in using magic that is consistent with ordinary people's imagination of magic.

You know, until recently, most of the students in Yewwood class were "ordinary people". So, in their perception, it seemed that only the students in Orange Glow class used "real magic". In an unpleasant atmosphere, Yewwood class's full day of magic practice ended.

Previously, Ritas had specifically explained that "most wizards start learning magic after the age of fourteen." One of the reasons for this was to let the students of the Yew Fir School know that they were on the same starting line as the students of other schools.

But where is the fair starting line in reality?
Before the age of fourteen, students just cannot directly learn magic. Indirect learning, increasing one's magical knowledge, and various other methods can allow students from noble and wealthy families to directly advance to a place that ordinary students cannot even see.

The nature of modern magic means that things like bloodline are unlikely to affect a person's magical talents.

But nowadays, the thing called "magic" is still almost monopolized by the upper-class nobles.

Although the connections between the various classes in Earls College are not close and they basically operate independently, it is inevitable that students from the Yewwood class will meet students from other classes and feel the gap between them.

Ritas just didn't expect that this destined event would come so early, and they happened to meet the best freshman, Chenghui.

The gap between the two classes was not something that could be made up by Zishanmu classmate if he hadn't been absent for half a month.

So, now Ritas can only hope that recognizing the gap will have a positive impact on the students of the Yew Fir School.

Overall, Ritas felt that what happened that afternoon was not a completely bad thing for the Yew Fir School class, but.
“Aaaaah! I’m so angry. Why are those brats looking down on me? Challenge them! Challenge them!”

But the Bathing Goddess obviously doesn't think so.

"Good evening, Bath Goddess."

".Oh, good evening."

Before Ritas returned to the room, the bathing goddess, who was still talking to herself happily, became less arrogant after seeing Ritas in real time.

Maybe it was because they parted unpleasantly the day before and the Bathing Goddess said something like "I won't come for the time being", but she couldn't help but "come" that day, so her voice revealed a little discomfort.

"It seems that it's not just Miriam and Merci. The Bathing Goddess cherishes the entire Yewwood School."

After a moment's silence, Ritas sighed and took the initiative to speak.

How come after returning to the dormitory, he still has to take care of the goddess's feelings?
"Humph~ Of course, compared to you, a mentor who talks a lot about rules and obligations, I truly love the students of Yew Fir School as if they were my own children."

"Grenville too?"

"He doesn't count."

The Bathing Goddess answered in seconds.

Although Ritas felt that Grenwell was a bit miserable, the fact that he asked this question meant that he had understood the style of the Bathing Goddess to a certain extent.

"Hey, Xiao Li, that yellow-haired guy is just bullying your student in front of you. You should be more firm no matter what you say."

Once the conversation was over, the Bathing Goddess returned to her usual mode.

"If you're talking about Mentor Malik Ezan, he didn't actually say anything wrong."

Ritas said, shaking his head slightly.

The most indefensible thing is always the truth.

"Although it is difficult, it is not necessarily a bad thing if Miriam can really transfer to the Orange Glory class. It is true that I have no experience as a mentor, and it does not mean that I am suitable to teach others just because I have a lot of knowledge. And Teacher Ai Zan."

He at least showed a vision similar to that of Ritas.

Miriam's magical talent is indeed visible to the naked eye. But this talent is not reflected in the amount of magic particles he summons, nor in the speed at which he learns magic. Instead, it is reflected in the fact that he can easily improve his magic.

No matter what stage a wizard is at, making the magic he can use better is always the most difficult task.

Take beginners as an example. They will have a strong impression of the magic they cast for the first time. And this impression will more or less become an obstacle. So instead of improving their magic, it is better for beginners to learn a lot of different magic to dilute the impression of a single magic.

In fact, Ritas had already noticed Malik's existence.

Malik did not appear when Miriam showed his powerful magic particle attraction, nor did he appear when he mastered magic in a short period of time. Instead, he chose to appear after Miriam strengthened his defensive magic twice.

This timing can prove many things.

"Stop, why are you still speaking for Huang Mao? He is obviously trying to poach you out of hostility towards you, not because he really likes Miriam."

"Malice towards me?"

Ritas was puzzled.

"Are you a little slow in this regard? You see, he's already been a mentor for the second time at such a young age. So, when he was a mentor for the first time, he must have been given the title of the youngest, right? But now, you, a freak, are much younger than him. And he looks particularly narcissistic, so he must have regarded you as a competitor because you took away the halo that originally belonged to him."

There is absolutely no evidence, the Bathing Goddess is only speaking based on prejudice and conjecture.

But when Ritas listened, he felt that it made some sense.

"Does Professor Ai Zan regard me as a competitor? But I have never regarded him as a rival. After all, he has achieved very outstanding results in his work as a mentor for Cheng Hui, which is why he has the opportunity to be selected as an associate professor."

"And I am already a professor of magic."

".Wow, you suddenly showed such a hateful face."

"Also, I have reported his actions today to the 'Branch Crown Council'. Regardless of whether he is hostile or malicious towards me, he will pay the corresponding price for his behavior that crossed the line."

Ritas said calmly.

He was not familiar with Malik in the first place, and Malik even came to disrupt his teaching. The other party didn't really think that he could really get forgiveness by just putting his hands together and asking for help, right?

"Eh? You really did it? When you were in school, you must have been the type who always reported to the teacher and was bullied by other students!"

The Bathing Goddess said, unable to hide her surprise.

"Since I have always followed the rules, I should be protected by them and can use them reasonably. This is fair and a right I should have."

Shrugging his shoulders, Ritas did not confirm or deny the Bathing Goddess's guess.

His situation was rather special, and his mentor at the time was even more special, in many ways.

But then again.

It wasn't until the voice of the Bathing Goddess sounded that Ritas realized it.

Although everything has its reasons and nothing can be done about it, he actually cannot look at the things that happened this afternoon very rationally. Moreover, the reality that there is a huge gap between the Yew Fir Wood class and other classes makes him feel more depressed than he imagined.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have felt that the voice of the Bathing Goddess, which he had always considered to be very noisy, would make his heart feel much more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)