Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 238 Light Speed ​​Shura Field
Until about two months ago, Platina, the Latras family's representative in Spring City, had a minor concern. The "Oasis" restaurant, which had once been Spring's tallest building, had become deeply entrenched in the city. Therefore, the "Latras Estate," which also housed a restaurant and banquet hall, was no match for the "Oasis's" status, no matter what it did.

And guess what happened?

One day, I woke up to find that "Oasis" had taken off and exploded!

After inexplicably becoming beneficiaries, not only did the Guardian Knights occasionally investigate the Latras family under various pretexts, but even Platina sometimes suspected that there might be some mentally unstable radicals within the family who had taken such actions without authorization.

Once they were convinced that everything was simply "a gift from nature," and the disastrous events surrounding the "Oasis" takeoff gradually subsided, Latras Estate readily accepted the steady stream of orders.

On this day, "Latras Manor," whose name doesn't really sound like a restaurant, hosted a rather large private dinner.

At nightfall.

Several furtive figures appeared around the well-guarded Latras Manor.

"Are you guys serious about dressing up like this?"

Before arriving at Latras Estate, the four members of the "Bathing Seminar" met at the agreed time.

Noah, dressed in a blue evening gown, couldn't help but rub his forehead after seeing the outfits of the other three.

Since she wasn't particularly interested in the matter to begin with, and also had some personal matters to attend to in the city today, she didn't prepare with the others at the academy, but instead went directly to the meeting point.

"First of all, it's you! Why are you still wearing the academy uniform!"

Noah pointed at Miriam and asked unhappily.

"Professor Ritas once said that the uniform is the students' formal attire!"

Miriam said with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.

"Then why do you come here to cause trouble for him if you believe in his fallacies so much!"

"Uh"

It wasn't that Miriam couldn't reason with Noah, but he was a little afraid that Noah would whip him with his riding crop.

Rather, why should they have to be lectured by someone holding a whip?

"It's fine to wear your uniform as formal attire at a banquet that students are allowed to attend. But besides the Elson and Gabrielle families, the host of this banquet is also your country's third prince, Prince Grero. That makes it a very high-society social event. Since Spring City is right next to Earls Academy, there will inevitably be students at the banquet. But at least, don't let others tell you're a student in your appearance!"

"Isn't Senior Noah already out of the running?"

"What do you mean?"

Although from a distance, Noah appeared to be only half the size of Miriam, the aura emanating from the girl was at least ten times that of Miriam.

"Oh, hey~ So it was that guy Guerrero who hosted the dinner party."

"Don't talk like you know him so well!"

"And then there's Senior Noah. I've thought about it carefully, and strictly speaking, I seem to be a foreigner as well. So, Grero isn't a prince of 'our' country."

Miriam corrected.

Although the Holy King Church branch that sent him to Ers Academy was located within the territory of the Holy Kingdom of Libera, the Holy King Church was a transnational organization active in almost all the countries of the southern part of the continent, and Miriam was also from a place further south.

"Just shut up for now."

Seeing that Miriam seemed completely unconcerned even after his attire was pointed out as inappropriate, and who seemed to have an endless stream of twisted logic to spout, Noah sighed, deciding he didn't want to argue with him any longer.

She shifted her gaze to Tabasha beside her, then covered her face with her hands.

"Tabitha"

"Yes, yes, I'm here."

Raising her right hand high, as if answering a question in class, Tabasha responded with a fairly energetic air.

"Is that a bathrobe you're wearing?"

Looking at Tabasha in her grey nightgown, with its warm-looking fur trim, Noah was truly impressed.

She was only gone for a day, and someone actually went out on the street dressed like that!
"No, Noah, this isn't just a bathrobe. The salesperson said I could wear it outside too, so I bought it."

"As long as it's for sale, none of her clothes are unwearable in public! Besides, you clearly have a pillow tucked under your arm!"

That Miriam is one thing, but even Cricket Tabasha is trying to argue!

"Oh, this is a bag, not a pillow. Look, the zipper here can be opened."

As Tabasha spoke, she unzipped the white "bag." The space inside was quite large, but it was completely filled with cotton.

"If you open your head one day, you'll probably see the same thing."

Just as Noah was relieved that Tabasha was at least wearing shoes and not barefoot, Miriam moved closer and carefully examined Tabasha's attire.

"Um, Senior Noah, I think the reason why Tabisa's outfit looks like a bathrobe is probably because of the nightcap on her head. If she takes off the nightcap, it'll probably be no different from an evening dress."

Miriam suggested, holding up one finger.

"Don't you think the word 'sleeping cap' was already beyond saving from the moment it came into being?"

"That makes sense! I'll give it a try!"

Tabasha spoke leisurely, took off her nightcap, and then slowly put it into her "bag" as if in slow motion.

Noah was surprised to find that Tabisa's original nightgown was indeed still a nightgown after she took off her nightcap.

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If it weren't for the fact that his evening gown was too expensive and the ground was too dirty, Noah would have wanted to kneel on the ground, supporting himself with his hands.

After calming himself down and reassuring himself that it wasn't the first time he had met Tabasha, and that he wasn't the one who had embarrassed himself, Noah turned his attention to the last member, Melcy.

The reason Melsie hadn't participated in the previous conversation was because she was currently focused intently on the direction of the Latras Manor.

Although Melsie herself probably didn't know what the point of looking at it was, she absolutely had to find the vixen (a term from the Bathing Goddess Cult) who was trying to marry the professor!
"Mercy, well, I'm not questioning you. But really, don't you have any other casual clothes you could wear?"

Looking at Melcy, Noah asked in a rather delicate tone.

That day, Melsie wore a light-colored dress. However, the dress looked somewhat dowdy, especially the bodice, where a large red flower was embroidered on the chest. Noah, for the first time, was astonished to learn that a flower pattern could be stretched into such a way!

"Yes, I do. But...but this is my best outfit besides my uniform. My mom made it especially for me before I came to the academy! She said that if I were to attend a dance or something, I'd need a nice dress. Hehe."

As Melsie turned to respond to Noah's question, a nostalgic look crept across her face. Having been away from her hometown for over half a year, Melsie couldn't help but miss everything about it.

"I see. Since it was prepared by Mom, there's nothing we can do about it."

Noah nodded seriously.

"Senior Noah, I'm feeling a clear sense of being treated differently—"

Miriam's complaints were met with a fierce glare from Noah.

"It fit perfectly before I came to the academy. Have I really gained this much weight?" Melcy tugged at the collar of her top, which was so tight it was almost uncomfortable, and then pinched the fabric around her waist, which was just as perfect as before. She muttered to herself in confusion.

Although no one answered Melcy's question, it was not hard to tell from the somewhat subtle expressions on the three women's faces that they actually knew where the problem lay.

"There's nothing we can do now that things have come to this."

Looking at the three companions in front of him, who clearly came to the wrong place just by their appearance, Noah sighed.
"Anyway, let's go to the banquet venue first. Maybe it will be a unique dinner party, and you won't attract too much attention."

Noah deceived himself in this way, and then reached out his hand to the three of them.

"So, who among you brought the invitation?"

"Invitation?"

The other three almost unanimously repeated the word, tilting their heads slightly.

Noah also tilted his head, but in the opposite direction.

"Could it be that none of you, no, none of us, have an invitation to this banquet?"

Noah asked incredulously.

So what exactly did these three people prepare throughout the entire day?
"Hmm, can't we enter without an invitation?"

After thinking for a moment, Miriam asked.

"Nonsense! Do you think this is some kind of public place where you can come and go as you please? I've already said that the banquet is being hosted by a prince. If you can just walk in like that, what if the prince gets assassinated!"

Listening to Noah's words, Miriam muttered something like "Grero isn't so easy to kill," but the others weren't paying attention to him.

"If we go get an invitation now..."

"Leaving aside whether we can even get our hands on it, it's probably too late."

In response to Melsie's question, Noah shook his head and said softly.

"Captain Noah! How about we say we lost our invitations and try to sneak in?"

Who is your captain?

Noah was clearly very dissatisfied with Tabasha's proposal.

To think that such an excuse could get in would be a gross underestimation of the security capabilities of the banquet organizers and the venue.

However, they couldn't think of a good solution for the time being. So, with the idea of ​​giving it a try, the four of them headed towards the gates of the Latras Manor. And, unsurprisingly, they failed miserably.

"Ugh! I'm so angry, I'm so mad!"

Not long after, the four who had been driven away returned to their previous meeting point.

In fact, the doorman and guards were very polite and patient. They carefully checked the guest list, even in the face of the four men's flimsy excuses. Only after confirming that the four men were just spouting nonsense did one of the guards, looking at the three men's inappropriate attire, reveal a mocking sneer.

Noah was furious about this.

When... well, until half a year ago, when had the eldest daughter of the Greens family ever suffered such humiliation!

Noah, who had initially been indifferent to the dinner party, was now getting worked up.

"If we can't even get in, that's a bit of a problem."

Tabasha said this, but her tone and expression showed no sign of trouble.

"Yes. We've already come all this way, we can't just stay outside all night. Hey? What are those ladies standing over there doing? One of them was even taken into the manor."

Miriam pointed to a row of elegantly dressed ladies standing neatly along the side of the main road, a little distance from the manor, and asked.

"Those ones."

Noah, who had actually noticed those people long ago, frowned when asked the question.

"It's like a temporary female companion or something."

The group of women who would appear outside the venues of social banquets were a group with a very bad reputation among the nobility.

For various reasons, those who wish to appear in aristocratic social circles often pay a heavy price afterward. And even after paying the price, they usually gain nothing, merely having a fleeting dream.

"A temporary female companion? Then there must be someone who needs a temporary male companion!"

Miriam's eyes lit up, and he began to walk.

"Hey, wait a minute! Those people aren't as simple as you think."

Because it was difficult to explain and had caused Miriam to misunderstand, Noah hurriedly tried to stop Miriam.

However, Miriam moved so fast that he practically teleported to the side of the road in the blink of an eye.

"Damn."

Noah gritted her teeth, intending to drag Miriam back, only to find that Miriam's "speed" far exceeded her expectations.

In just a few seconds, Miriam, who had just debuted as a "temporary male companion" on the side of the avenue, was already being harassed.

"Huh? Senior Lena? Were you invited to this dinner party?"

"Yes, yes, I also have some reasons. I wanted to get into the venue but was stopped. Eh? Are you inviting me to come with you? But Senior Lena already has a boyfriend. The security guard said that each invitee can only bring one companion. Uh, is it just her brother? But even if he is her brother, it's not good to just kick him out like that. And if I'm not mistaken, you seemed to have given him a stomach punch? Oh, the way your family shows how close siblings are. Hmm? Is someone calling me?"

"Senior Elsa!"

"Yes, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you outside the academy. In fact, even outside the academy, you two always seem to be nearby when I see you. I don't know whether to say you two are really close or just that we're destined to be together. Hahaha."

"Invited me to come? Well... that's what Senior Lena said before, and I haven't agreed yet. Um... could you two please stop pulling my arms?"

"Senior Eva? Good evening. I'm sorry, this doesn't seem like the time to talk to you. I... I wasn't attacked, but... I don't know how to say it."

"Senior Jupiter!?"

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Looking at the scene unfolding like a carnage at lightning speed not far away, and Miriam being dragged around in mid-air, screaming, Noah, Tabata, and Melcy remained silent for a long time.

Then they accepted the fact that their side had lost a key general before the "battle" had even begun.

“If I remember correctly, Professor Cortrienne should also be at tonight’s banquet. If we can find her, at least one of us can be brought in. However, we don’t know which door she will enter the venue from, so how about we split up for now?”

After making the sign of a cross for Miriam on his chest, Noah made this suggestion, and the other two students agreed.

However, when it comes to distinguishing between the main entrance, side entrance, and back entrance.

Melcy, who was stretching out her hand to feel the wind direction and muttering things like "it'll probably catch fire more easily if the wind is downwind," then chose the side door.
Noah always felt that their decision to split up might have been a mistake.

(End of this chapter)