Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 33, Ur-Utura
"I am truly sorry for what happened yesterday, Professor Elson."

Although Ritas only reported his identity as a tutor, most people at Earls College knew this overly young professor.

“I really didn’t know why at the time.”

Filigree covered his face, looking quite painful.
"Therefore, I am willing to bear all the consequences of my actions and am willing to make amends as much as possible. Whether it is a formal, written apology or corresponding compensation, I have no complaints."

Filigree's words sounded quite sincere.

However, Ritas could not tell whether Filigree's performance was sincere or just a performance.

If it was a performance, there might be someone behind Filigree who knew the "rules" very well and was giving him advice.

In just a few words, Filigree tried to attribute all his actions to "impulsiveness".

"You may be talking about the incident with Cadet Iris. But what I want to talk about today is the bullying of Cadet Ngri Wilvedo that lasted for at least a week by you and another cadet, Mosang Banta."

The "Mosan Banta" mentioned by Ritas is the fat student who always appears with Filigree.

After hearing Engli's name, there was an obvious change on Fili's face.

"Student Engel, I'm not sure what Professor Elson is talking about."

There was a flash of surprise on Filigree's face, and he denied it directly.

"Last week, also on the weekend, also in a remote place outside the stadium, I witnessed you and student Banta repeatedly hitting student Engeli with the Elinger ball."

Ritas kept staring at Filigree's face and told him this fact.

Filigree, who knew that Ritas was not bluffing, became even more flustered. After struggling for a moment, he said stiffly,
"That's just Mosan and I training the new students of the seminar."

"Training? So far, there are a total of 17 new members joining the Magic Ball Seminar this year. So you, or the students in your advanced department, have conducted similar training for all the new students?"

"This this."

Filigree's lips moved frequently, but he could not utter a complete sentence of defense.

He obviously understood that for Ritas, who had a clear grasp of the number of new students, meaningless lies would only have a counterproductive effect.

"Ur-Utula."

Ritas suddenly uttered a strange word.

And Filigree was just stunned for a moment, completely not understanding what Ritas was talking about.

"This is the name of a ritual that originated around 130 years ago in the continental calendar. At that time, the inhabitants of the continent had just come into contact with magic. The Wu Gu tribe, which regarded magic as a power bestowed by God, was ahead of other forces on the continent in terms of magic research. The so-called 'Ur Utula' is a ritual of offering criminals to the gods for repentance, which is also a ritual of execution."

"During the ritual, the prisoner will be tied to a pillar in the center of the ritual field, and then the executioner will continue to cast magic from the surroundings until the magic ravages every corner of the prisoner's body, causing him to die completely."

"And don't you think that this ritual is quite similar to the 'training' for freshmen you mentioned? Moreover, an out-of-control behavior that was originally just a loss on the court, combined with this series of events, the nature and severity of the situation must be completely different from before."

After hearing what Ritas said, Filigree's face turned pale.

He believed that the mysterious "Ur-Utula" really existed.

However, there are too many actions that are similar to this ritual. If you insist, even the magic ball can be considered as two camps, performing the Ur-Utula ritual there.

But no matter how far-fetched this argument sounds, once his and Mosan's "training" of Engel is really defined as an ancient execution ritual, a series of events will be linked together. At that time, it will not be a matter of punishment by the academy, he will be convicted and imprisoned!

"Professor Elson, I think what you said."

"Perhaps student Keta doesn't know that after hundreds of years of changes, those witch tribes still live in the south of the continent, under the name of the Kingdom of Haigem. And student Mosan Bantu was born in the Kingdom of Haigem. Moreover, the surname Bantu is a very old surname in the Kingdom of Haigem."

Ritas said this meaningfully, and continued to stare at Filigree, not giving him any room to breathe.
"Afterwards, student Mosan Bantu will also be summoned by Genlusi, because he is also involved in the two incidents involving students Iris and Engel. I think that student Bantu, who has not yet been punished, will be very likely to take the initiative to tell everything and put all the blame on the 'accomplice' who is currently in a relatively weak position if he worries that his actions will be equated with the ancient and vicious Heigm ritual."

At this moment, Filigree's face looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His open mouth had been trembling for a long time, but no sound came out.

"So, it's not too late, Filigree Kota. If you have any deeper reasons for targeting Engel, now is your last chance to speak out."

Seeing that Filigree's psychological defenses had been completely broken, Ritas did not ask any more questions. He just sat upright, waiting for the other party to give the final answer.

After a long time, Ritas was surprised to see that Filigree's expression, which had been distorted to the extreme, gradually began to stabilize.

"I'm sorry, Professor Elson."

Filigree breathed a sigh of relief.

"If I have another chance, I will express my sincerest apologies to Cadet Iris."

"And Mosan and I are indeed only providing basic training on the magic ball to student Engel."

The conversation between Ritas and Filigree ended.

In fact, since Filigree insisted on not revealing the reasons why they were targeting Engri, there was no need for Ritas to continue the conversation.

".How should I put it? Is it my illusion? Ri-sama, sometimes you look more evil than those villain-like guys. As long as you start to talk nonsense, no matter who stands in front of you, it will be like a victim."

At the beginning of the interrogation, the goddess of bathing, who was still shouting to make Filigree look good, but gradually lost her voice in the middle, said weakly,

"Look at you. You fabricated an execution ceremony to intimidate people and put them in a prisoner's dilemma. And with your image! The couch across from you almost confessed!"

"I have not fabricated anything, nor will I deliberately deceive students out of malice. Moreover, precisely because everything I say is true or can become true, it is particularly powerful."

Ritas said with some dissatisfaction.

You are making up stories. Who are you looking down on?
Moreover, how can we have the nerve to say that the Bathing Goddess is an evil god who always uses torture instruments to punish students, that he is evil and weird.

"but."

Although it was not so exaggerated that the sofa confessed, Filigree did not tell the reason in the end, which still surprised Ritas. Filigree lost his ability to think due to fear for a while, but he did not expect that he could recover later.

As expected, the students in the advanced department are more difficult to deal with than those in the elementary department?

If Grenville were on the other side, he would probably confess everything within three sentences.

"But things are getting more and more confusing. Did you notice that the little yellow-haired boy has been expressing his willingness to apologize to Iris in person? But he has never said anything about apologizing to Engel."

"Isn't it because, by apologizing to Ngri, he is admitting that he was at fault and engaged in bullying?"

Ritas thought it was strange that the Bathing Goddess was fussing about such a matter of course.

"Is that so? I think the relieved look on the little yellow-haired boy's face at the end was because he had awakened some kind of 'hero mentality'. He thought that since he was going to be punished anyway, he might as well take it all on behalf of others. For his little fat friend, and even for Engel."

Ritas paused for a moment, then frowned slightly.

The words of the Bathing Goddess do make some sense. If Filigree were in a state of "possible punishment" and still had room to beg, his heart would be much more fragile.

But... it's said that a guy who couldn't stand losing and attacked with magic from behind awakened his "hero mentality" and is still protecting the person he bullied.

This matter still sounds too outrageous.

"But speaking of which, do people who play magic ball tend to have bad tempers? Look at that fat and thin monk, and then look at Engel."

While Ritas was thinking, the goddess of bathing began to sigh about other things.

"I can only say that it's a good thing you didn't intervene last week. Otherwise, you would have been the one that Engel grabbed by the collar and scolded."

What the Bathing Goddess was talking about was, of course, the small conflict that occurred outside the court after the Moneyball game.

However, Ritas felt that no matter how violent Engel was, he would not dare to touch the college instructor. Of course, he would not slap Engel either.

Regarding the conflict that Ritas still can't figure out how it happened, the Bathing Goddess's comment is that it was "youth".

Just as Ritas has his own set of principles, logic and ways of operating, boys and girls of that age also have a set of principles, logic and ways that are completely different from those of adults.

Ritas doesn't need to understand, nor does he want to understand.

It can be said that if their class was not so small, a conflict between two people could affect the learning environment of the entire class. Otherwise, Ritas would not want to pay attention to such a farce.

"But Miriam's reaction was also strange. The slap was too smooth, it was simply a reaction to stress. Also, is it because I mostly saw slices? Why does it feel like there is no interaction between Miriam and Grenville, who she has the best relationship with?"

"Is this the case?"

Ritas asked in confusion.

"You don't understand. Boys of that age are always arm in arm with each other, and they want to tie themselves and their friends together with a rope. And there is no physical contact between them."

Is it possible that he was once "a boy of that age"?
Ritas complained in his heart.

Although, in Earls, an aristocratic magic school, male students would not run around arm in arm, but despite his complaints about the goddess of bathing, Ritas still planned to pay attention to it.

He didn't think that the Bathing Goddess's observation skills were so outstanding or sharp, he just knew where his own shortcomings as a "human" lay.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships, emotional people can see that something is wrong at a glance, but Ritas may not be able to see it until he dies.

However, what about the "overly irritable" members of the Moneyball seminar, Miriam's abnormal lack of contact with others, and the increasingly confusing Engley incident?

How come an interrogation that was conducted to solve a problem, after reviewing the case, more doubts were raised?
As he was about to leave, Ritas saw John arguing with another person at the door.

"I'm sorry, Master Ai Zan. Only faculty members related to the 'Sincerity' class of the Higher Education Department can go to see Filigree Kota now. Your words..."

"In addition to being the instructor of the Orange Glory class, I am also a consultant for the Magic Ball Seminar. Filigree is a member of the seminar, and the cause of the incident is also related to the sport of Magic Ball. So, I think I am qualified to meet him."

"Well, a consultant for the seminar. This is a very delicate position, Teacher Ai Zan. The academy has nearly 300 seminars of all sizes, and the consultants are also numerous and diverse. I'm not sure if you really have this power."

"If I don't have it, why does Professor Elson have the qualifications? Someone saw him enter the office building before."

"There are more than just conversation rooms in our 'Genlusi' building. Professor Ritas, um, he might be here to drink tea."

"Hehehe"

John, who was blocking the visitors, seemed to have eyes behind his back. He put his right hand behind his back and made a few gestures to Ritas on the other side of the corridor.

After seeing this, Ritas chose to leave through the side door.

On the outskirts of this area, Ritas saw Malik Aizan, who had no way to deal with Genlus' "gate god".

“Ah! Is that the big yellow-haired guy over there trying to poach Miriam? Why is he everywhere?!”

It seemed that the bathing goddess, who had a special prejudice against blond men, screamed when she saw Malik.

"Mmmmm, no matter how many times I see this big yellow-haired guy, he still gives me such an annoying feeling. He actually bullies other people's students in front of others. That's unforgivable! Oh, by the way, he seems to be Chenghui's mentor. So if that's the case, then that's the case!"

The voice of the goddess of bathing continued to rise.

"The head of the Bath Goddess Church, Xiao Li! The great Bath Goddess gives you a noble command!"

"Go! This semester, recruit the best student in Orange Class, Cecilia, into Yew Class!"

"."

Ritas just silently put the disc that made the noise into the package around his waist.

(End of this chapter)