Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 59 Inactive Status

"I believe you have personally experienced that the overpowering power in your body, if not controlled, will cause great harm to yourself and the people around you. At the same time, this mysterious power similar to magic is easily coveted by those with ulterior motives. Our 'Tree Witch Research Institute' can help you control the power in your body, and we have also proved with practical actions that even if your power gets out of control, we have a way to stop it. And, most importantly, the president of the research institute, 'Tree Witch', is the president of the college, Livis Wind Chaser. So, at least in my opinion, joining the 'Tree Witch Research Institute' and cooperating with us is a good choice for you."

In the ward, Ritas, sitting upright, entered the negotiation mode. Placing facts before the other party and negotiating on the premise that the other party can recognize the current situation is Ritas' consistent negotiation style.

"You seem to be saying these things on the premise that I will continue to stay in the academy, Professor Elson. But what reason do I have to stay? My life has been in danger in this academy, I have been hurt by faculty and staff, I have been given suspicious drugs, and now I am forcibly under house arrest! I don't want to stay here for even a moment!"

"Uh"

What should we do? Noah’s words make a lot of sense.

"Besides, you don't need to worry about my safety. My family is naturally powerful enough to handle all of this. Rather, has my family been contacted about what happened in the academy? Do my parents know about my current situation? I need to state that I am not a resident of the Holy Kingdom of Libera, so the academy's recklessness will develop into an international incident!"

Noah continued to output.

The biggest difference between her and Merci was that she was not a special student of the academy, but a noble family who entered through normal channels. And, as she said before, she had no reason to stay in Earls College like Merci did, even if it meant some sacrifice.

"Finally, compared to the various conditions proposed by the Council and other research institutes, the conditions of the 'Tree Witch Research Institute' not only have no advantages, but also lack sincerity. I even feel offended!"

During the days when he was under house arrest in the ward, in addition to the sheriff of Spring City and others who kept coming to question him, the Branch Crown Council and their subordinate research institutes also frequently contacted Noah.

Apart from anything else, on this last point, Ritas felt that their "Tree Witch Research Institute" actually had an advantage.

At least, with him in charge, the research institute's research on Noah and Merci and other star mark holders will be mostly limited to recording and observation. It is not Ritas's dark speculation about other research institutes. It is foreseeable that those research institutes that offer higher prices will try to use Noah to obtain various results by any means.

He knows the industry very well.

However, the advantage of the Tree Witch Research Institute that "we are really good people" is not convincing enough with words alone. Moreover, it is difficult to reflect it in a contract that can be easily manipulated.

Ritas folded his arms and thought for a while.

Just as Noah and the bathing goddess beside him were waiting to see what Ritas would do next.

Ritas picked up the disc and prepared to leave.

He didn't have much enthusiasm to recruit Noah to the seminar and research institute. He came here because of Livis's request.

In addition, unlike Merci who was still a "fledgling" at the time, Noah in the advanced department was already in the state of an eagle soaring in the sky, and it was not the turn of an outsider like Ritas to worry about him at all.

Therefore,
"Even if Student Greens does not join the 'Bath Seminar', once your emotions are stable, I will find time to help you remove the restraining cloth and assist you in controlling the power in your body to the minimum extent. Although you are not a student of my school, this is also my duty as a school mentor. So."

Everyone has their own dreams in life, so live it to your fullest.

Just when Ritas's hand was on the door handle of the ward, noises began to come from the disc.

Unable to bear the screaming voice of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas added a word of recruitment for the Bathing Goddess at the end.

"Oh, by the way, student Merci. She is a beginner student who has the same star power as you. She has joined the Bathing Seminar. And, if nothing unexpected happens, she will stay here and join the Tree Witch Research Institute after graduation."

After he finished speaking, without noticing the slightly changing expression on Noah's face, Ritas just bent slightly and nodded as a goodbye, then left the ward.

After walking some distance out of the ward, Ritas sighed softly towards the white disc.

"Bath Goddess, has the time you've been spending here recently affected your normal life?"

Ritas said politely.

"It's okay, don't worry. I'm not a mule. I took a school trip and took extra classes before, so I have to take some time off after I'm done. You think I'm clingy and annoying, right? You always make trouble when I'm not around! So for you, and for the sake of my Yew Wood class, the Bathing Seminar, and the cute girls in the Bathing Goddess Church, I have to keep an eye on you!"

Just by listening to the presentation of these organizations, those who don’t know would think that the Bathing Goddess’s sphere of influence is very wide.

"Besides, just like today, if it weren't for me, we would have lost a valuable talent like Noah-kun!"

The bathing goddess, who had previously clearly not had much affection for Noah, the "Queen" of the whip, suddenly began to call him "Dear Noah".

I don't know what in the previous conversations could have changed the goddess's mind. So, maybe it was because of her appearance?
To be fair, Noah's appearance is quite beautiful. Moreover, even with a pair of sword-like eyebrows and a dark face, she still looks beautiful, which shows that her facial features can really stand up to scrutiny.

"Bath Goddess, do you really think that you can attract Noah students to join just by saying that?"

Ritas asked in disbelief.

In his opinion, Noah was the only person he had met since the start of the school year besides Sylvie and Cecilia. After thinking about it, Ritas crossed out Cecilia.

In his opinion, Noah was the second "normal" student he had met since the start of the school, besides Sylvie. Apart from looking a little fierce and having a bad temper that made people wonder if Shadow hadn't cleaned up yet, Noah's words, actions and logic of behavior were so reasonable that it was unbelievable!

“Hehe, this is what you don’t understand. When Noah was hugged by Mercie, he was half-conscious and only made very soft sounds, so Mercie might not have heard it. However, I can tell from the shape of his lips! At that time, Noah was clearly saying to Mercie, “No, I can’t tell you.” Noah will become my loyal believer sooner or later, so I will keep this secret for her!”

"."

Bathing goddess, this day is also full of mysterious confidence.

However, Ritas thinks this is actually a good thing.

Even when faced with reality and mentioning family, future and even international events, the Bathing Goddess would still be naive, or perhaps a little romantic, thinking that such words would be enough to impress Noah.

Perhaps she can fill in some of the shortcomings of the extremely realistic Ritas.

"Speaking of which, isn't Levis-sama's current situation a bit bad? The Council actually dared to compete with her for people, and restricted the people she liked. They even had to write you a letter to recruit you or something."

Although their reasons were different, the teacher and student pair, Levis and Ritas, were obviously reluctant to "beg" each other.

"Maybe. The previous Summer Festival night exposed many problems in the academy. Whether it was the infiltration of the academy by unknown forces or the fact that the dean failed to arrive in time that night, her deterrent power has been greatly weakened. Both internally and externally. However, it should not be a cause for concern."

Maybe, right now, Levis is in some arena, wrestling with Noah's parents.

Once Levis has dealt with the family behind Noah, the current promises and inducements from the Council and other forces will ultimately become a joke.

Noah probably still can't escape from Levis's clutches.

Therefore, all Ritas needs to do now is delay a little bit and he has actually completed the task.

"I didn't expect that there are still 'wild' star mark holders in this world. Moreover, the star mark holders who are independent of the protagonist group will inevitably suffer the same fate as Noah, or even worse! So, I have decided! From now on, my Bath Goddess Church will take it as its mission to accommodate, accept, and help these star mark holders! Well! The reason why I can connect to this plot line must be to do these things!" "."

"Hey? Xiao Li, why don't you respond? You don't want to help me, do you?!"

".oh."

Ritas responded reluctantly.

He used to be somewhat moved by the words of the Bathing Goddess, but now he felt a little numb. After all, the Bathing Goddess had set too many new "goals" and too many new "ambitions".

Anyway, with the virtue of the Bathing Goddess, she should forget about this matter completely in a few days.
"how so."

On Saturday noon, Ritas was sitting in the black carriage provided by the college, one hand pressing on his temple while the other hand was trembling slightly while holding a document.

It was a document notifying the Bathing Seminar that it had been removed from the "inactive status" because the number of participants in the seminar had reached three.

“A bathing seminar.”

Advisor, Ritas Berengrom Elson (class advisor/professor of magic).

Members: Mercy Phin (Junior Yewwood), Tabatha Emin (Junior Ivy), Noah Greens (Senior Red).

So who is this Tabatha and why hasn’t she quit the guild yet?
And Noah really joined in?
"Ahaha~ I told you, Noah-chan and I are destined to be together~ But, even though she had already decided to join, she joined secretly without telling us. Is she a tsundere!?"

"She was fine two days ago. How come she suddenly became ill?"

If it weren't for the fact that the words the Bathing Goddess asked him to convey might have worked, Ritas would really have suspected that Noah was poisoned or something.

Ritas suddenly began to observe the white disc carefully.

I always feel that when something has something to do with the white disc, the direction and tendency of development will become strange.

Could it be that this disc is spreading some germs that make people "bath like goddesses"?
"Xiao Li, I thought that Livis could read minds or something. But now I realize that your expression is easy to recognize when you are thinking about something rude!"

"what?"

Ritas was surprised.

He could actually be seen through by the Bathing Goddess. Has he really been infected?
While Ritas and the goddess of bathing were talking back and forth, there was actually another figure in the carriage, who was looking at Professor Ritas who was interacting with the disc with a curious look.

She was Mercy.

Recently, Mercy feels that her luck is very good.

First, she successfully mastered the preliminary method of using the Star Mark Emblem and saved the green-haired senior sister as she wished. Then, due to the loss of the Star Mark and her inner problems, she made significant progress in the practice of magic. In addition, the questions in the midterm exam happened to be all from the parts she had reviewed.

Even if all these "luck" were added together, the most important thing is now.

Because the incident happened soon after the school started, she was put in the "observation stage" because she could not control her power. Therefore, Mercy, who had been confined to the academy until now, was finally allowed to go to Spring City freely recently.

As Spring City had just been "unbanned", Ritas asked Merci if she wanted to go there together.

Merci naturally agreed within a second.

At the moment, in the carriage on the road, watching Ritas's "strange behavior", Merci did not feel bored at all.

On the one hand, she knew the existence of the Bathing Goddess and understood that there was nothing wrong with Ritas. On the other hand, she felt that Ritas was obviously different when communicating with the Bathing Goddess than when he was in class. So, she felt very curious about this.

Professor, where are you going to take me?

Mercy was very excited, and her face turned slightly red from time to time because her fantasy was too extreme or too far-fetched.

It was not until Ritas called out softly, "We're here," that Mercy, who was nearly drowning in her own imagination, woke up.

Led by Mr. Ritas, Merci stepped down from the carriage somewhat stiffly and saw a ruin in front of her.

Merci looked around several times and saw that there was indeed only a ruined building in front of her.

When the wind blew, a tile was blown off the top of the ruined building, and it shattered with a loud bang.

Just like Mercy's previous fantasies.

Um.
Something is wrong.

The bathing goddess was nervous.

Because on this day, she was finally able to have a formal conversation with "Mrs. Mercy", who had been pushing solo since she was born (it felt like).

It was fine before because of the emergency situation, but when she really came in front of Merci and knew that she could hear her voice, the Bathing Goddess suddenly became speechless.

Facing such a bathing goddess, Ritas, not knowing whether intentionally or accidentally, once put the white disc into Merci's arms.

It was not until the Goddess of Baths had not made any sound for a long time that he said hypocritically, "Did you make a mistake?" and then put the disc back on the altar in the "Cathedral of the Goddess of Baths" where the statue was always empty.

Just when the Bathing Goddess finally sorted out her mood and organized her words and was about to speak.

A figure, always hunched over, with his hands behind his back and walking at a leisurely, slightly shaky pace, walked into the nave of the church.

The red-haired girl, who habitually greeted Ritas in a familiar tone, was stunned when she saw Merci next to Ritas halfway through her words.

The blue-haired girl next to Ritas was also stunned when she saw Cecilia walking into the church with ease.

He stood up straight and set his face.

The two girls looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze.

The goddess bathing, who seemed to be forgotten on the altar, felt the tense atmosphere that seemed to cross the boundaries of the world.
For completely different reasons than before, he dared not speak out.

(End of this chapter)