Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 21, Fairy Queen

At first, Mercy's attempts went well.

After about three attempts, changes began to appear in her body.

First, the hidden star mark on her chest was faintly revealed. Then, the ends of her hair began to move without wind, faintly transforming into waves that resembled flames.

But afterwards, Merci's attempts seemed to have suddenly hit a bottleneck and she could not make any further progress.

Moreover, Ritas observed several times that it was not so much that Merci was unable to release the blue flames, but rather that she would subconsciously retract them when the blue flames were about to take shape.

"This is obviously a matter of the heart."

Another bystander, the Bathing Goddess, came to a similar conclusion as Ritas.

"In the game 'Star Mark', Merce also blamed herself for hurting her companions when her power awakened and she went berserk. So, even after the Star Mark system was opened, it was restricted for a while. Since you think magic and Star Mark have similarities, the psychological impact should also be the same, right?"

After listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas thought for a while, and a line of words appeared on his hand, "In the world of 'Star Mark', how did Merci finally resolve these knots?"

"Well, what Merci cannot accept more than using her power to hurt others is watching her companions get hurt. So, in times of crisis, she should be able to break free and truly understand that her power can also be used to protect others."

The Bathing Goddess paused and then continued,

"Now that you mention it, I have an idea! For Merci, can you sacrifice yourself and be attacked by an assassin again?"

No.

Ritas decided to ignore the bathing goddess's advice.

Merci's situation was not yet so urgent that it required a solution full of deception and danger. Moreover, although Ritas did not know what Merci's power was like in the "Star Mark" game world, Merci's power was out of control in this world he was in, but Merci's outburst was triggered when he was attacked.

So, the same thing happened again. Either Merci would have wonderful patience and not be greatly affected, or Merci would collapse further.

"Let's stop here today."

Looking at the afterglow of the sunset beginning to spread over a large area, Ritas clapped his hands and spoke out.

"I can try again, Professor Ritas."

Merci, who was already out of breath, said with difficulty.

Perhaps it was because the power of the star pattern was stored in Merci's body, and when used, it would mobilize the whole body. Trying to use the power of the star pattern obviously consumed more energy and physical strength than practicing magic.

Mercy herself didn't realize that her clothes were soaked with sweat. Moreover, after leaving the state of concentration, she couldn't even stand steadily for a while.

Looking at Merci who staggered a bit and then simply sat on the ground gasping for breath, Ritas couldn't help but shook his head.

What he is least good at dealing with is the kind of people who cannot correctly judge their own situation, lack rationality, and think that everything can be made up for by perseverance.

Therefore, if it weren't for the relationship between mentor and student, Ritas would probably never choose to have any intersection with Merci.

"Student Mercy, you seem to have forgotten that the fundamental purpose of our special training is to ensure that your power does not get out of control. In this regard, you have done well enough."

Although it felt like all of Mercie's efforts had been wasted, the fact that Mercie couldn't release the blue flame even if she tried her best proved that she was completely "harmless" at this moment.

"So, don't rush. We have plenty of time to control and understand the power in your body."

After listening to Ritas' words, Merci calmed down and nodded.

To some extent, Merci was more concerned about Ritas, the tutor of Yew Fir School. She couldn't always spend her time on just one student, so she wanted to get results as soon as possible.

The "we" in Ritas' words, whether intentional or unintentional, made Merci feel at ease.

"Professor Ritas, it's Firefly!"

At dusk, by the Fairy Lake, dots of light were swaying in the air.

Although Ritas didn't understand, he thought it was nothing to be happy about just seeing fireflies. However, when he saw Merci, who had recovered some of her strength, running around the lake chasing fireflies with a smile on her face, he was somewhat affected by her emotions.

only.
“Aren’t there a bit too many fireflies?”

Just as the goddess of bathing said, within a short moment, the Fairy Lake was filled with densely packed light spots. In the air, on the ground, in the lake, in the woods, light spots were everywhere.

"This is this?"

Even Merci, who was a little slow, realized that something was wrong.

“Don’t worry”

Ritas' words were interrupted by a sound coming from the lakeside.

It was a solemn hum, somewhat like the sound of an organ.

As the buzzing sound became louder, the surrounding fireflies became exceptionally brighter, and a figure appeared above the lake.

"Good traveler, I am the queen of the fairy kingdom"

She was a beautiful blonde lady wearing a green dress and an exquisite silver crown on her bunted hair.

"My kingdom is being invaded by monsters. My people are suffering."

The biggest feature of this blonde lady is that she is only the size of a palm. Her other special feature is that she has two pairs of transparent wings behind her, and she is always floating in the air.

“Eh? What’s going on? How did the Fairy Queen’s plot get triggered?”

"The Goblin Queen?"

When the Bathing Goddess and Mercy could not hide their surprise and delight.

Ritas just kept an indifferent face.

"Brave travelers, I beg for your help. I pray that you will lend a helping hand to my people and my country—"

As she spoke, a holy halo emerged behind the "Fairy Queen", further highlighting the compassion and kindness on her face.

"professor."

"Bring the disk closer, bring it closer! I want to see the life-sized Fairy Queen up close!"

Obviously, the Bathing Goddess and Mercy, who have no resistance to cute things, are already half-succumbed.

Only Ritas still had a face like a stone statue. "A request for help from the Fairy Queen? No problem."

Ritas took a few steps forward and faced the Fairy Queen head-on.

"Thank u"

"See that barrel, Your Majesty?"

Ritas pointed to several wooden barrels displayed next to the wooden house. These barrels were used to fetch water and were about waist-high.

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"As a reward, I need ten barrels of 'Morning Rain Dew', ten barrels of 'World Tree Resin', and thirty ingots of 'Fairy Scale Powder'."

Ritas said this in a calm tone.

For a moment, the Fairy Lake was silent.

It seemed that at this moment, even the chirping of insects in the dense forest disappeared.

"that."

The Fairy Queen forced a smile.
"Good traveler, I am from the Fairy Kingdom"

"Ten barrels of morning dew, ten barrels of World Tree resin, and thirty ingots of fairy scale powder. Oh, and one hundred pairs of shed fairy wings and two hundred jars of nectar."

Ritas didn't waver at all and asked for more.

At this moment, even Merci, who had absolute trust in Ritas, couldn't help but show a confused expression. The Bathing Goddess screamed and said something like "How can you blackmail the Fairy Queen?"

Merci was fine, but the violent storm from the Bathing Goddess made Ritas tilt his head and try to keep his ears away from the source of the noise.

After looking at Ritas for a while, the smile on the "Fairy Queen"'s face became more and more forced, more and more stiff, and more and more dangerous.

She exhaled lightly, circled around Ritas's face several times, and suddenly she showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
"So you are the little devil from the tree witch's house!"

Who is hers?
Listening to the Fairy Queen's slander, Ritas almost used magic to hit her.

After a while, the Fairy Lake was no longer filled with the "holy" sounds and lights, and the true nature of the "Fairy Queen" was revealed.

Perhaps she misunderstood that Ritas was holding the disk to provide a seat for herself. She sat on it directly, then put her right foot on her left leg, bent over and put one hand on the knee of the raised leg, and with the other hand, she took out a green rod from behind her back. (It is a plant root)
Holding the green stem in her mouth, the Fairy Queen raised her chin twice towards Ritas. Ritas frowned, but still helped her light the green stem. (It is a plant root)
The Fairy Queen took two puffs of the slowly burning green stem at the other end, exhaled white smoke, and flicked the ashes from the burning tip of the green stem. (It is a green and healthy plant root)

"I didn't expect you were still alive. I haven't seen you for a while, but you've grown up a lot. And from the way that girl addressed you, it seems like you've become a professor?"

Even though she was trying to suppress her voice, the Fairy Queen still sounded clear as she spoke.

"Miss Ruby, you keep pretending to be the Fairy Queen."

After Ritas started talking to the fairy lady named Ruby, Merci beside him was completely stunned. Not only Merci, who was not very experienced in the world, found it difficult to understand the situation in front of her, but the goddess of bathing was also completely motionless.

"What what what. Cough, cough cough cough cough! What pretense! I am the real Fairy Queen!"

Ruby emphasized angrily that it was just because she was excited, and she was definitely not choked by the plant roots.

"That's right. The kingdom is smaller, the people are smaller, and the power of the goblins is weaker."

"And it hasn't been recognized by the Fairy King's Court yet?"

"That's all you know!"

Ruby said angrily.

"After all, where has that tree witch been recently? There's obviously something wrong in the dense forest, but she doesn't care about it. What does she think I want from this broken forest that makes me open a fairy kingdom here?"

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Come to think of it, it seems that the headmaster, Levis, has been absent from his post again. However, due to his complicated feelings towards his teacher, Ritas did not want to be curious about this matter at all, and did not even want to find out about it until Ruby mentioned it.

"Something went wrong in the jungle?"

"you do not say."

Ruby took another puff of the plant root and said with a sad face,

"About four days ago, some traces of monsters appeared on the edge of the kingdom. This has never happened before. So, I asked Topa to investigate, and Topa never came back. I don't know if she got lost or lost her way."

Listening to Ruby's words, Ritas roughly outlined the scope of the "Fairy Kingdom" in his mind. Since this scope is only about one-tenth of the entire Shadow Mist Forest, the monsters can be said to have appeared quite close to the academy.

"Then just when I was extremely troubled, I saw you guys practicing magic here. And it sounded like there was a 'professor' here, right? So I wondered if I could ask you for help. I didn't expect that the professor was a little kid like you. Remember professor? It seemed like a very impressive title. Has it been so long since we last met?"

"Not too long. Anyway, your commission is to investigate the movements of monsters and find Topa?"

"Hmm! Kind professor~"

"Then the reward."

"whispering sound."

Hearing that Ritas was willing to help, Ruby, who briefly turned back to her innocent and lovely face, spat fiercely when she heard the "reward".
"I can't possibly give you what you want, can I? Ten barrels of Dawn Dew and World Tree Resin. What do you want with all that? Taking a bath? Thirty ingots of fairy scale powder? Gather all my people and rub them into ashes, and see if you can rub out that much! At most, two drops of Dawn Dew, one drop of World Tree Resin, and a small bag of fairy scale powder!"

Ruby bargained with Ritas with a face that looked like she was bleeding and struggling in pain.

Ritas didn't say anything, but just stared at Ruby indifferently. His eyes, which rarely blinked, stared at Ruby for a while before he shrank his neck slightly.

"Okay. I can give you ten drops of Dawn Rain, three drops of World Tree Resin, a bag of Fairy Scale Powder and twenty pairs of shed fairy wings. Dawn Rain will lose its effect the next day, and it's almost dark now. Even if you take more, it will be useless. We don't usually collect World Tree Resin. It's very laborious to collect and it's useless. You know that the tree is just a little bigger, not a World Tree at all. As for the fairy wings, twenty pairs that are well preserved are already good! How many times does a fairy shed its wings in its lifetime? As for nectar, this alone is really not enough. If the nectar is not enough, I may not be the queen next time you see me!"

Ruby gritted her teeth and made her offer carefully.

Apart from wanting to say "No next time, never", Ritas didn't particularly want to bargain.

The first three items were mentioned by the goddess of bathing, which aroused his curiosity. The last two items were just added on a whim. It was already a good harvest to get some fairy wings.

In this way, Ritas reached an agreement with the "Fairy Queen" who seemed to be in pain on the surface but had a cunning look on her face and a strong desire to perform.

After sending Merci back to the tree house, when night fell, Ritas once again entered the Shadow Mist Forest.

(End of this chapter)