Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 245 The Breakfast Table at the Ritas Residence
Looking at Charlotte, who remained unchanged despite the years that had passed, Ritas thought that spraying some water in her face would create a very interesting scene.

However, considering that he might have to hide for several years, Ritas gave up the idea of ​​showing off his sense of humor.

Although it happened in a strange and hard-to-describe way, Charlotte seems to have calmed down somewhat now. Therefore, Ritas wants to cherish his right to use this mansion.

"Long time no see, Xia Luoluo."

"How long? Didn't we just see each other yesterday?"

"Yesterday's meeting was less of a reunion and more of a ritual to never speak to each other again."

"Hmph, that cricket Ritas, actually going on a blind date like a human being. Even if the heavens allow it, I won't allow it!"

"And who are you? Speaking of which, since you have time to wait for me here, why don't you take a good look at your hair? Are you planning to let your bangs grow back on their own?"

"Ah! Damn it, how come it's sticking up again? Don't look this way, don't look."

Due to some unexpected events, or rather, accidents.

After many days, the brother and sister, who had not seen each other for many years, finally began to have a normal, or rather, normal, conversation at Elson's house.

The younger sister made a gesture of shooing him away in disgust, while the older brother looked away with even more disdain. This was a common sight in the Elson family of the Western Frontier.

"Since you believe Wayne isn't your biological sister, wouldn't it be better to explain now?"

The Bathing Goddess, who had been online the whole time, hadn't bothered them before because she saw Ritas and Charlotte chatting "happily."

"Logically speaking, it's practically impossible. So, even with a miraculously low probability, there's still a possibility that she has no chance of admitting her mistake."

"Ugh, are we really going to give up this rare opportunity to mend the rift just because of that astronomical probability?! Don't suddenly become serious when things are weird. Even if you're just saying sweet nothings!"

Even the goddess of bathing was somewhat impressed by Ritas.

Although Xia Luoluo is indeed a bit... something else, the discord between Elson and his sister may just be proof of the saying "it takes two to tango".

"Hey~ Just like Kurt said, you talk to yourself in front of that disc every day. Is there really a goddess residing in this thing?"

Since Ritas didn't deliberately avoid her, Charlotte curiously approached after hearing Ritas talking to the disc and held out her hand in a "let me see" gesture.

"Be careful, don't break it."

"I'm not a child! I can hold this disc with one hand, two fingers, or even just one finger, let alone two hands!"

For some reason, Xia Luoluo actually started lifting the white disc with only one finger, and unsurprisingly, she lost her balance in less than three seconds.

Fortunately, Ritas reacted quickly and caught the falling disc.

"You should know that this is the vessel of a god, right?"

"Oh, my hand slipped. You, you, you never slip up!?"

"."

That's why Ritas fell silent.

It was because while Xia Luoluo was being unreasonable, the Goddess of Bath was also muttering things like, "That's so nice, I want a sister like that. Ask Xia Luoluo if she needs an extra older sister."

All I can say is that he still cannot understand the emotions of the goddess of bathing.

Because the goddess of bathing herself and the people around her all have such a disrespectful attitude towards the "gods".

Therefore, recently Ritas has become somewhat confused about what kind of concept gods are in this world.

“It’s not that I’m simply dwelling on that vague possibility. It’s because the ‘Darkin’ organization itself is somewhat special. The things they worship and the source of their power are ‘blood.’ So, it’s possible that she or they possess a method to find people connected to them by blood.”

"I see. Now that you mention it, it seems quite possible. But with such a useful method, wouldn't it be better for them to open a company that does family tracing and paternity testing? They wouldn't have to be fighting and killing all the time, doing all that shady stuff."

"Are those industries profitable?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect even Professor Li to have moments of ignorance. It just goes to show that those industries not only offer opportunities to make money, but incredibly, massive profits!"

Even after Ritas arrived on the first floor of the mansion, he and the goddess of bathing continued their previous conversation.

The goddess of bathing probably didn't even realize that she had been unknowingly deceived.

The likelihood that Wayne is Ritas's real sister has no direct relation to whether Ritas is willing to fabricate a lie to mend his misunderstanding with Charlotte.

"Isn't Kurt at the mansion?"

Ritas glanced around the lobby on the first floor, intending to discuss the seminar with Cortriene, but couldn't find her anywhere.

"Kurt? Fernandez came by earlier, apparently saying she'd accidentally forgotten her blind date or something."

Having no interest in Ritas's conversation with the goddess of bathing, and unable to hear the goddess's voice, Charlotte, who had kept some distance from Ritas, answered from the far end of the corridor.

"What do you mean? Why are you only bringing this up now? What does it have to do with Kurt's trip?"

Ritas wasn't surprised when Fernandez came to him.

After all, Fernandez was the one in charge of organizing and arranging this dinner for the Elson family.

All I can say is that Fernandez came to see Cortrienne quietly instead of throwing a tantrum, which is already a testament to his good temper.

"Oh, it's because that blind date is still waiting for Kurt at that manor."

"?"

real or fake?

In this generation of Gabrielle, the younger sister is Rita, and the older brother seems a bit off. Is there really no future for this family?
Before he could figure this out, Ritas realized that it seemed only the Elson family had no right to worry about others.

At this matchmaking dinner, Cortrienne stood up her fiancé, and then "instigated" her students to disrupt the event. From then on, they were practically unpopular figures in aristocratic social circles.

They were considered lucky, like Xia Luoluo.
Fortunately, there weren't many people left at the time, so there weren't many witnesses.

Otherwise, if his prized disciple and adopted son "die" in social circles, while his beloved daughter "passes away" in the entire society, Roland would probably rush to Spring City overnight.

“Was Fernandez really that big before? He seemed to have a bit of trouble even getting through the door.”

"It's not that exaggerated."

"By the way, I'm hungry, but I don't want to eat out. So let's go make something, Ritas."

".OK."

Shortly after, in the mansion's dining room.

Since he was probably the least coordinated one, Ritas naturally wouldn't insist on making meals a ritual, forcing everyone to put down what they were doing and gather together at mealtimes. Even though he was the one preparing breakfast for everyone. However, after smelling the aroma wafting from the dining room, everyone currently in the mansion gathered around.

"Ah, what a good night's sleep!"

Miriam, who was the first to arrive at the restaurant, stretched with an unusually stiff body and, with bloodshot eyes, exaggeratedly expressed her feelings.

Sitting at the dining table, Miriam cautiously observed Ritas for a while, and finding nothing amiss, she breathed a sigh of relief. She then went into the kitchen, put on a scarf, and began preparing breakfast.

After Miriam arrived in the kitchen, Melsie, peeking through the crack in the slightly ajar kitchen door, watched as Ritas and Miriam, one tall and one short, stood side by side, working together harmoniously to complete various tasks. Melsie's expression was somewhat grave.

Miriam's incredibly skillful movements, and the extraordinary chemistry between the two.
One of Melcy's unruly tufts of hair suddenly stood up.

No, no, how can we sound the alarm for a male trainee?
Melcy patiently suppressed the tuft of hair.

"Um, I'll help too."

"No!" "It's not necessary!"

Before the two in the kitchen could answer, Noah and Tabata, who were not far from Melcy, called out first. Even Tabata, who always looked sleepy, seemed more alert at this moment.

"woo"

Melcy, who had just stood up, sat back down dejectedly.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, my head hurts even more. So, what exactly happened last night? I can't remember a lot of things."

Noah, his lips pale, pressed his hands against his throbbing temples as he spoke weakly.

"Hahaha, don't worry about it, Noah, I can't quite remember either~"

"It would be a huge problem if I were like you! Waaah!"

Unable to contain his annoyance at Tabasha, Noah let out a mournful cry before looking at Melsie with pleading eyes.

Mercy just gave a dry laugh.

"Um... everything will be alright. Hang in there!"

"what?"

"There's really nothing to worry about. You actually sing quite well. So why won't they let you sing?"

Xia Luoluo, who had somehow gotten hold of a bag of nuts, cracked them open and asked casually.

What sounds good and what doesn't?

Noah, whose mind was beginning to conjure up fragments of memories, broke out in a light sweat.

"Please rest assured, young lady! Even if you become famous, it will definitely be for good reasons. So, if they really won't allow you to sing, that's fine too. You can do it at the manor if you wish."

"And who are you?!"

While Noah was utterly astonished to see a completely unfamiliar face, Ritas and Miriam had almost finished preparing breakfast for the day.

At the breakfast table, after taking a couple of sips of the light soup with a spoon, and watching the figure wolfing down his food across from him, Ritas felt that this game of "whoever complains first loses" was about to end.

"Um... although my question is a bit vague, so it might be difficult to answer. But, Miss Olihar, what exactly are you doing?"

Looking at Olihar, who had so naturally blended into their group the night before, so naturally came to stay overnight, and was now so naturally eating the breakfast he had made, Ritas finally couldn't resist.

If An simply came to stay the night, that would be one thing. But An has connections with most of the people currently living in the mansion.

But Olihar Ritas is really hard to understand; what kind of nerve does she have?

“Orihal? Professor Ritas must have mistaken me for someone else. I am Orihal!”

Olihar, who had been using her left hand to create illusions with the cutlery, raised her right hand, which had been under the table.

Her right hand was still wrapped with a small, spherical shrub.

Ritas's eyebrow twitched.

Just as Ritas was pondering whether this situation should fall under the jurisdiction of the Guard Knights, Melcy, standing beside "Tree Lihar," hesitated for a moment before speaking as if she had mustered up her courage.

"Professor... I... I will definitely take responsibility and take good care of it. So, it's fine just at the seminar venue. Can I keep the tree Lilyhar?"

".?"

What exactly is this child saying?
After a moment of mental blankness, Ritas regained his composure and asked what had happened.

In short, as the head steward of the Latras family in Spring City, Platina recently handed over the management of the Latras Manor to Olihar, who had been idling around all day after the family banquet.

then
Then came yesterday.

It can only be said that the fact that Miriam and the others were able to cause so much trouble so smoothly, without encountering much trouble afterward, suggests that Olihar, besides being sent flying into the sky to burn, also contributed a considerable amount of effort.

"Platinum is terrifying when she gets angry, so I'm afraid to go back. Treelihar is homeless, please help Treelihar!"

Bathed in Ritas's barely suppressed "Are you sick?" gaze, Olihar wailed.

"Don't worry, Melcy, don't bother with this blockhead. If you want to keep her, go ahead! If it doesn't work out, just leave her with me, I'll take care of her."

Charlotte, who had met "Tree Lihar" with Melcy the day before, said very loyally.

"What do you mean 'leave it with you'? You should be returning to your own academy in about ten days!"

"Then I'll take it back to the Western Border to raise!"

"I"

Seeing that Charlotte would never back down an inch when facing him, Ritas composed himself and placed his hopes on Olihar.

"Miss Okuki Rihar, are you sure you're okay with things going this way? Don't you realize you're being treated like a pet?"

In response to Ritas, Olihar gave him a thumbs-up.

"Don't worry, it won't be too much trouble. It's been raining a lot lately, so I'll find some loose soil to take root in, and photosynthesis will last me a long time—"

Ritas was no longer listening to what Olihar was rambling on about.

The professor, holding his forehead, simply complied.

(End of this chapter)