Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 226 Mission
mid-October.

The day of the "Magic Academy Exchange Meeting," which had been causing some unease among the students since the start of the semester, finally arrived.

Because the host institution this year, Erles Higher Magic Academy, has a very flamboyant headmaster, the academy will hold two more days than usual this year, for the opening and closing ceremonies.

The opening ceremony took place in the afternoon, but at midday, the students at Erles still had to attend classes as usual.

In the classroom of the Purplewood Class, the students who had gathered on time also saw the winged maid on this day.

"Professor Ritas will be a little late today because he has some matters related to the college exchange meeting to attend to."

Hearing Ann's words, the students generally thought, "It's only a little late, the professor has made progress."

"As you all probably already know, the exchange meeting will officially begin tomorrow—no, this afternoon. The academy will also temporarily suspend all classes. However, please remember that the exchange meeting is not a holiday. Therefore, you must abide by the academy's regulations and participate in the various activities according to the academy's arrangements."

"Yes."

The students of the Purplewood Class responded in unison to An's instructions.

"Then, Crawford, please stand in the corridor."

Upon hearing those familiar words, Kraft, who had already prepared himself mentally, stood up and resolutely said,
"No, please allow me to refuse!"

Soon after.

After finishing some work assigned by the academy, Ritas arrived late and saw a princess standing as punishment in the corridor from afar.

"May I ask what you are doing?"

All I can say is that the more Ritas tried to understand Ann, the more he realized that this person was simply incomprehensible.

“I lead by example in teaching my students the importance of saying ‘no’.”

"I see."

Although Ritas didn't understand anything at all, he still had an "I see" feeling.
"Then come on."

After saying that, Ritas walked into the classroom next door.

"And so the exchange meeting begins."

"Ah."

In the afternoon, the auditorium on the other side was bustling with noise and excitement.

Dean Livis specially invited many magical performers to present a gift at the opening ceremony of the exchange conference hosted by her academy.

To make the performance even more effective, Livis personally intervened, transforming only the area around the Great Hall into darkness.

In this temporary night sky, dazzling magic continuously blooms like fireworks, presenting a colorful and magnificent scene.

Perhaps Livis didn't initially intend to go this far.

There was indeed a visiting college that gave her a "baptism of fire".

Besides the organizer, Erls, the participating schools in this magic academy exchange program are:

The emerging magic academy in the Western Regions, the Bayano Military Magic Academy.

As its name suggests, the Blasche Royal Magic Academy serves almost exclusively the royal families of various countries.

The name doesn't quite sound like a magic academy; it's the Obsidian Magic Tower.

And the Arigold Magic Academy, which was the first and most advanced in the continent to invest in magical technology research.

The Arigold Magic Academy, which is rumored to have some connection with the once-powerful Godor Dynasty, actually arrived at Erles Academy this time aboard a giant magical airship.

When the trainees saw an object the size of a small mountain flying in the sky, its dark shadow looming down like a dark cloud, they couldn't help but show expressions of shock.

If the academy hadn't even sent "Root Laws" to maintain order, Ers and other students from the academy would probably still be marveling at the place where the magic airship landed.

"As expected, your world's technology tree is quite strange!"

This was the comment given by the Goddess of Bath after she saw the magical airship.

Not only did the goddess of bathing find it strange, but Ritas also felt that the existence of that airship was not right.

Ritas also has some knowledge of magical techniques, but he's not very proficient and can't break into the top 100 in the industry.

Based on Ritas's understanding of magical technology, the magical railcar represents the current limit of magical technology. Even relatively safe manned flying magical devices are likely still only in the theoretical research stage.

Therefore, the enormous magical airship was at least a century ahead of current magical technology.

More importantly, the goddess of the bath was also surprised by the existence of the magical airship. This indicates that the same thing did not appear in the "Star Pattern" game.

Although Ritas still doesn't believe that the world of the "Star Pattern" game can be used as an absolutely accurate reference, he still has some clues in his mind about why such differences exist.

Susola, the "Father of Magical Tools".

It's highly likely that this exaggerated thing was created by one of the Four Sages, who also had little presence in the "Star Pattern" game world.

"So, let me confirm again. Of the Four Sages, 'The Thoroughbred' Ominas uses labyrinths to simulate the workings of the world. 'The Spirit of All Things' Artinia controls the Temple of Wisdom. 'The Pioneer' Susora can create magical artifacts that are at least a century ahead of their time. And what about 'The Tree Witch' Livis?"

"She's incredibly violent when she hits people."

The Tree Witch's disciple replied calmly.

Ritas has no chance of attending the opening ceremony or anything like that.

All conferences and ceremonies were a waste of time in Ritas's eyes.

"How should I put it? With so many potential bombs teetering on the edge of their seats, is it really alright to start this exchange meeting like this?"

On this day, the goddess of bathing, who was once again moved by her own world, asked casually as she walked with Ritas on the way to the foreign guests' dormitory area.

"Goddess of Bathing, is it possible that time flows in my world? It's not that I have to resolve all the previous events before the next one begins. Nor is it that problems only come looking for me when I'm not busy?"

Clearly, Ritas, who was usually in a somewhat irritable mood, retorted with a less than irritable tone.

Currently, the college faces numerous problems.

Inside, there's a "big fish" caught through unintentional words exchanged between "two parties." There's also the Third Princess, who's probably up to something, and the Dean of the Academy, who at least tacitly approves or may even be fueling it.

Outside, there's also the "Grand Closing Company" and its high-ranking "Darkborn" members, who are gathered in Spring City, also looking to make some kind of splash.

At the same time, there's no rush, but the "World Tree Maze" will eventually need some work done. As for Ritas personally, he also has a lot to do.

The "Star Mark Emblem," shrouded in mystery yet inextricably linked to those around him, remains a potential threat. John, who occasionally makes his presence felt, is also a thorn in Ritas's side.

As for minor matters, let's not mention things like entertaining Susola, which is something that could be done either way.

During the exchange meeting, there were three people he had to meet.

The first one was naturally that renowned aspiring archmage. Since both the academy head and the "Star People" had entrusted him with a task, he naturally had to go.

The second person on the list is "Meme," whom Ritas has never met before. In a way, this is a request from the goddess of the bath. Even though he never says it out loud, requests from the goddess of the bath always have a very high priority for Ritas.

The third one was alright; it was Serian, a researcher whom Ritas personally invited by letter.

Most importantly, despite being burdened with many other commitments, Ritas did not want to neglect his duties as a mentor. He believed that, for whatever reason, he could not voluntarily find an excuse to abandon his mentorship.

That would be truly putting the cart before the horse.

All I can say is that with the reservation schedule already packed, the sudden appearance of the "younger sister" ignited Charlotte's fury once again. It truly dealt Ritas a heavy blow from a bizarre angle.

If Wayne were just an ordinary person, this wouldn't be so bad.

However, her identity as the "daughter of original sin" intertwined some previously independent events, complicating matters.

"Tsk, you seem to be in a bad mood today, my dear disciple~"

"."

"So what's the point of being stubborn? Just admit that Wayne is your biological sister, right? Then, tell Charlotte and Kurt that Wayne didn't come to destroy this family, but to join it. And then get the information about the 'Darkborn' from Wayne, the real mole, so that Livis can wipe them out. All problems solved, easy and simple!"

Unlike Ritas, who is always thinking about many things, the Goddess of Bath is only interested in the chaotic scene at the Elson family's house.

"If only it were that simple. Putting everything else aside, doesn't the Goddess of Bath think that if I fabricated a lie and accepted this identity when I knew Wei Yin wasn't my sister, what would happen when that lie was exposed? That would be the real problem."

Ritas composed himself and spoke calmly to the goddess of the bath.

Although the goddess of bathing often says things that lack common sense, Ritas doesn't hold it against her. In fact, to some extent, even such a proposal is beneficial to Ritas.

After all, no matter how meticulously Ritas thought things through, there would inevitably be some oversights or things he hadn't considered. Furthermore, the process of refuting the Bathing Goddess's proposal also allowed Ritas to reorganize the information he currently possessed.

Regardless of the quality, as long as there is an exchange, there will be some gains.

“We don’t know anything about Wayne, and based on the information we have, Wayne cannot be a ‘harmless’ being.”

Hearing the seriousness in Ritas's tone, the Goddess of Bath also put away her frivolousness and thought about it carefully.

Then I realized that it really was true.

Putting aside the fact that she's a "beautiful girl," their current information about Wayne is basically limited to the fact that she's a Darkin member with a high Sin number. And high-ranking Darkin members often fight each other for Sin blood.

In this situation, it is clearly unlikely that Wein would be a law-abiding and virtuous person.

Furthermore, even setting aside the high-ranking individuals, the "Darkborn" are an organization that worships sin and blood, and are almost entirely composed of mentally ill people.

And thinking about it carefully, no matter what kind of relationship it is, Wayne's behavior of rushing into Ritas's arms the first time they met doesn't seem normal at all.

"Indeed. Wayne is dangerous, extremely dangerous! If we lied to her and got caught, it would be disastrous. But, there's absolutely no possibility that she really is your sister?"

"No."

Ritas said with certainty,

"Do I need to reiterate my basic background?"

"Uh, sorry, no thanks."

Previously, Ritas had become impatient with the teasing of the goddess of bathing, so he briefly recounted his experiences before being adopted by the Elson family.

All I can say is that I was too displaced and wandered around. After listening to the story of the Bathing Goddess, I couldn't sleep well at night.

Ritas's biological parents were a pair of adventurers who grew up together and then formed an adventure party.

Then, when Ritas was three years old, they were eaten by monsters together.

Because Ritas spoke so casually, the goddess of bathing didn't quite realize what had happened when she heard it.

For the goddess of bathing, who lived in a highly developed civilized world, she simply couldn't understand how her parents could have been eaten by monsters.

At first glance, she even felt that it was somewhat absurd that such a short passage could describe the lives of two people, so absurd that it made her want to laugh.
After the death of his biological parents, Ritas was initially adopted by relatives of his father's side. However, before their deaths, Ritas's parents had incurred a large debt to support their adventurer's guild. As a result, almost a year later, Ritas's first adoptive father was driven to his death by creditors who were not actually his. Ritas, naturally, ended up in the hands of that gang of bandits.

The bandits seemed to want to sell Ritas to a wealthy person, but they were wiped out shortly afterward.
It was precisely because of Ritas's childhood, which was constantly accompanied by the deaths of those around him, that he eventually became the "cursed child".

In short, according to Ritas, he remembers his family situation very clearly. Furthermore, because he was adopted by his father's relatives, he is also very familiar with their circumstances.

Leaving aside the possibility that Ritas's biological father, whom he despises, might have inadvertently committed a "mistake" and created an illegitimate daughter, etc.

Even if she did exist, that illegitimate daughter would have no chance of finding Ritas.

Unless there is testimony from Ritas himself, it is virtually impossible to trace Ritas Berengrom Elsen back to his family of origin.

Furthermore, Ritas never knew that his unfortunate father had a sinner ancestor whose first or last name was "Varang".

Therefore, Ritas was particularly certain that Wayne, or rather, that there were no direct relatives of his in this world.

"Now that you mention it, doesn't she seem scarier than your sister, Wayne?"

"."

Who said no?
"However, I did want to get information about the 'Darkin' from her. But, since that day, neither Wayne nor the carrier pigeons have been seen."

Even without the "Darkborn," Ritas was curious as to why Vi would have such a misunderstanding.

It wasn't until the carrier pigeons and the others disappeared that Ritas realized his current connection with the "Darkborn" and the company was far too shallow and weak.

Fortunately, when the carrier pigeon conveyed the message that Wayne was coming, it also mentioned something else.

That is, the company had a task assigned to their Third Market Development Department.

"It seems I, the 'White Pope,' should go and carry out the mission assigned to me by the organization."

(End of this chapter)