Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 411 The White Wings Gospel Church

"The public duel has already begun! There's no time to waste here any longer!"

Blake Elson, riding a white horse, shouted loudly as the streets, now empty due to the battle between Ritas and the other three, were empty.

After being repelled by the protective barrier erected by Ritas, Blake did not join the battle against opponents far above his own level. Instead, he chose to head towards the arena to gather information.

The heir to the Remo Elson lineage displayed a level of rationality and composure far beyond his years.

Hearing Blake's shout, Ritas's expression darkened further.

In Horo, his base of operations, such a riot broke out, yet Freud chose to ignore it and continue with the public duel. Was this due to arrogance, a sense of impunity, or some other reason?
Ritas had no interest in trying to decipher Freud's inner thoughts; he simply felt the urgency of time.

"It's a little different from what was planned, but since we're already in the city, let's just get started!"

"Understood~"

As a somewhat leisurely voice rang out, the fairy tale book containing Wayne flew out from Ritas's waist.

After the fairy tale book was opened, Wayne, dressed in a black dress, appeared before everyone with her long-lost suitcase.

Within the ruins of the Holy Maiden, after assisting Irene in creating a book, Wayne's power recovered considerably. However, Wayne herself wasn't entirely clear on what had happened. Normally, when she used a portion of her power to help others, she should have been the one suffering losses, her power level should have been worse than before. But, ironically, the situation was exactly the opposite.

In response, Wayne could only guess that her brother was secretly trying something again.

Thinking back, the situation was indeed rather strange. If the purpose was simply to use Irene's star-pattern power to activate the Saintess's Tablet, there was no need for her to reveal that book. Furthermore, it seems that neither Ritas nor she needed to contribute anything during the process.

However, because Ritas's status was too authoritative for both her and Eileen, neither of them showed any doubt.

Although Wayne wasn't entirely indifferent to what Ritas was up to, this secrecy was, in a way, part of Ritas's identity. She had accepted all of this before choosing to become his "sister." Therefore, she naturally wouldn't ask or say anything more.

In short, when Wayne was the fairy tale character "Wayne," her two suitcases had a total capacity of ten people.

So, after the suitcases were opened, people began to straighten out of their folded state.

On the other side of the battlefield, the middle-aged man stared in disbelief as people kept emerging from the suitcases.

Fortunately, he didn't try to acquire Ritas's book.
After realizing that Hecate was still up to something, the middle-aged man gestured to his companion to be careful.

The opponent is clearly using primordial-level power. Such strange power is often difficult to deal with upon first encounter. Therefore, with the opponent's abilities unknown and one's own abilities already somewhat revealed, rushing in rashly will only result in losses.

Furthermore, because Hecate had previously canceled her abilities, Miriam's holy sword and staff had returned to their original state, radiating an imposing aura.

With Miriam prepared, she will likely not be easily "disarmed" by Hecate as before.

While the two were observing, they saw that all ten people in the suitcases on Ritas's side had been released.

All ten were dressed in white hooded robes and wore gray masks. Judging from their physiques, they were all women.

Nine of them were dressed exactly the same, except for one person in the center, whose white robe was embroidered with gold patterns.

"Begin the rainmaking, Perf 'Holy Box'."

"Keep an eye on Hecate and the middle-aged man on the other side," Ritas instructed.

The girl named Pearl, who was pointed at by Ritas, trembled slightly before speaking with great excitement.

"You actually expect me to obey your orders! You evil heretic, Berengrom!"

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Seeing Pelph acting out regardless of the situation, Ritas tried his best to remain calm and kept giving Miriam meaningful glances.

"Please, Your Excellency 'Holy Box'."

With a slightly helpless tone, Miriam pleaded.

"There is no need to use honorifics for me, Your Highness. To you, I am nothing more than a vessel."

Perf, her face half-hidden by her hood, gave Miriam an incredibly warm smile. Then, she raised her hands to the sky and shouted,
"Pilgrimages, following His Highness the Son's decree, join me in praying for rain!"

If there exists a kind of "magic" in the Western Regions that can be ranked alongside Elson's family system, which has already become "magic," then...

That is the equally ancient faith in the saint.

Over the course of more than seven hundred years, the Western Regions have not been without changes. Even the Elson family has faced the threat of annihilation several times.

But the seemingly fragile faith in the saint has never been extinguished. Furthermore, the faith itself is quite unified, concentrated within the most famous church in the Western Regions, the "White Wing Evangelical Church."

In the past, Ritas thought it was a miracle that the White Winged Gospel would maintain its unity and stability. After all, even most kingdoms couldn't remain stable for seven hundred years. But after learning about the existence of the First Sage within the darker side of the Saintess legend, many perplexing things seemed to have found their answers.

Furthermore, after learning of the existence of those holy weapons, Ritas determined that the White Winged Gospel was the "real deal."

In this era, the White Wing Evangelical Church's stronghold was located in a desert on the western edge of the region. It was a place not only lacking in resources but also facing the dark forest and monsters.

The reason why the White Wing Evangelical Church, which has a history of hundreds of years, is located in such a dreadful place is rumored to be because, about a hundred years ago, the saint's holy staff "Abyss" reappeared in the Western Regions.

The holy staff, having broken free of its seal, caused immense calamity at the time. To prevent the saint's relics from continuing to wreak havoc on the world, the White Wing Evangelical Fellowship, along with the holy staff, collectively migrated to a desert almost devoid of water.

Such a story is undoubtedly outrageous. Ritas naturally had many doubts about it.

When he asked how the White Wing Evangelists lived without water, he was told that the people in that area relied on regular rain prayers.

Hearing such an absurd answer, Ritas's suspicions about the White Wing Evangelical Church naturally intensified.

Then, not long ago, after setting aside the prejudice stemming from years of arguing with the White Wing Gospel, Ritas realized that many of the outrageous things the White Wing Gospel said might actually be true. Although he didn't know the specific reasons, the lineage of the saintess had essentially been severed. That's why some of the saintess's stone tablets were unearthed hundreds of years ago, while others were hidden in so-called "holy sites" in the south of the continent.

In other words, it is very possible that the destruction of another Saintess Slab in the Western Regions, which exposed the Holy Staff stored inside, could trigger a series of subsequent events.

Rather than feeling awkward, Ritas, the famous "anti-saint vanguard" of the Western Frontier, was thinking about how to make use of this ever-present, and certainly not weak, power that was often overlooked.

At the very least, if they happen to have a holy staff at the White Wings Evangelical Fellowship, they can secretly lend it to Miriam, which would greatly increase their fighting strength.

Although Ritas, under the protection of the Elson family, has been stirring up trouble and provoking the Gospel Church for many years, as the current self-proclaimed young master of the Elson family, he shouldn't actually be subject to execution by the Gospel Church.

Therefore, choosing to unite with the White Wings Evangelical Fellowship seems to be a better option than relying on some of the main branches of Elson who cannot be counted on.

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On the day he arrived at the White Wing Evangelical stronghold, Ritas, bound to a wooden cross with flames slowly burning below, sweat dripping from his brow, was convincing the Evangelicals that they must punish the “evil Berengrom”.

"As you can see, the Miriam students are the descendants, or even reincarnations, of Saint Marenu, who walk this path of time, shouldering the mission of saving the world!"

"As for the Church of the Holy Maiden, which is also the successor of the Holy Maiden, the Church of the Holy King has long regarded Miriam as the Holy Maiden's representative and the only candidate for the Holy King. They also handed over the Holy Maiden's legacy, which they had guarded for many years, to him without hesitation."

"But you! Not only have you taken possession of the saint's relics without permission, but you also refuse to acknowledge her descendants. Ask yourselves honestly, is the saint you truly worship? Throughout these long years, have you truly not merely been intoxicated by your own faith in the saint?"

“Even though she has long since departed from this world, the Holy Maiden still watches over all of this from the heavens! Just as your doctrine says, those who lack sincerity can never be saved!”

The so-called Holy King Church's claim that Miriam is his successor is, of course, just Ritas's wild fabrication. How could he increase the Evangelicals' sense of urgency without creating a hypothetical rival to compete with them for the "Holy Son"?
The White Wings Evangelicals didn't really react much to Miriam's questions or his desire to retain control of the wand. After all, while they weren't exactly dependent on rainmaking for survival, the wand was mostly a burden for the Evangelicals.

But Ritas still needs to say that, because the fire below is indeed burning quite fiercely.

In conclusion, because the Evangelical Fellowship had always targeted Ritas, a heretic among heretics, rather than the "Son of God" who had come to them willingly, Ritas and his group successfully persuaded the Evangelical Fellowship.

For the sake of their inner beliefs, the "pilgrims" living in the barren and cruel desert are far more fanatical than imagined.

Thus, with the identities of the Holy Lance, the Holy Sword, and Miriam confirmed, it seemed that Ritas didn't even need to forcibly bind himself to Miriam; the Evangelical Church displayed an attitude of blindly obeying Miriam's commands.

While it's impossible for Miriam to gain complete control of the White Wings Evangelical Church, the church's leadership wouldn't truly relinquish all its power and accumulated resources to a suddenly appearing "holy son."

However, at the church level, the Evangelicals sent a person with limited power but great symbolic significance to assist Ritas.

"Holy Box" Purlf.

The so-called "holy box" is a unique position within the White Wing Evangelical Fellowship. Its duty is to preserve the relics of the saints.

In other words, Perfumer, who held a transcendent position within the church, was actually a prop, a vessel—specifically used to hold the holy staff.
At this moment, Perf, who had no complaints about her status as the "sacred vessel" and proudly called herself the "vessel," was already preparing for a rainmaking ceremony with the pilgrims she had brought.

"To summon rain, a human sacrifice is needed—"

Perf hinted, no, indicated, as she tossed a dagger to Ritas, gazing at him expectantly.

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Ritas, who naturally wouldn't actually commit suicide, and who already knew the order of the rain-making ritual, took out a bag of beast blood from his waist and sprinkled it around.

"whispering sound"

Disappointed, Perfume turned her gaze away and began chanting along with the other nine pilgrims.

The ten voices resonated, causing the beast blood on the ground to glow slightly, and initiating an ancient ritual.

Ritas's gaze lingered on the rusty bell carried by three pilgrims. He suspected that this bell, the core of the ritual, was a relic left behind by the saint, part of the sacred procession.

But he had no evidence, and the White Wings Evangelical Fellowship wouldn't admit it. And given the current alliance, he couldn't easily investigate the matter.

The rusty clock began to emit a loud, muffled thud that could be heard throughout the entire city of Horo.

They were either residents of Horo, soldiers who came to Horo with other members of the Elson family, or even border rebels under Freud's command.

In the various queues, people took out white cloths symbolizing "white wings" and wrapped them around their bodies after hearing the bells. Then, like the pilgrims and Perfumers, they raised their hands to the sky in various parts of the city.

As the ceremony proceeded successfully, dense dark clouds quickly filled the sky. And in an instant, a torrential downpour began, falling wildly from the heavens.

"Please, Your Highness, Holy Son"

After the rainmaking was successful, Perf, kneeling on one knee, took the "Holy Staff Abyss" from her bosom and held it up in front of Miriam with both hands.

As the "sacred casket," Perfu naturally kept this sacred weapon close to her body.

Even though her inner self was Irene, she felt a little awkward when she received the holy staff and felt the lingering warmth of Miriam on it. Only then did she begin to activate the staff.

After acquiring three holy weapons and comparing them, Miriam realized that each weapon had a different "personality".

Unlike the indifference of the Holy Sword and the fury of the Holy Lance, Miriam felt a surge of joy from the Holy Staff.

A surge of joy, sealed away for hundreds of years and trapped in arid lands for a century, yearns to be released.

"Then there's no need to endure. Show yourself everything!"

Regardless of whether the other party could understand, Miriam raised his holy staff high and shouted loudly.

Just like when the Holy Lance burned the ruins of the Holy Maiden, the Holy Staff also went into a berserk state, unleashing all the energy it had accumulated.

In an instant, towering waves began to surge throughout the city, starting from where Miriam was located.

(End of this chapter)