Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 62 The Eight Disasters
Ritas was still as prejudiced towards the adventurers.

However, since there was an adventurer among his students, he was more restrained than before, and only used the word "mingling" in a "reserved" way.

"Hey~ Did the hero go to the forest to level up in the end? But, the nest demons have been cleared out, are there still monsters in that forest for him to level up?"

"There should be very few. Even if there are some monsters, they will be dealt with by the Silver Dragon adventurers first."

Ritas shook his head.

Although Levis's deterrent power both internally and externally has declined due to previous events, her deterrent power against monsters is still intact.

"So what is he doing in the forest? Catching rabbits with the adventurers?"

"almost."

In addition to rabbits, you can also catch squirrels and the like.

The reason why Ritas knew Miriam's movements so clearly was not because he was worried that the suspicious Miriam would provoke some senior students again, so he followed her whenever he had time.

Simply speaking, in the Shadow Mist Forest, he has more sources of information.

Really.

"Is he going to change his job to become a hunter?"

Ritas and the Bathing Goddess both sighed softly.

They did not discuss the reasons why Miriam had been acting strangely recently, because they had already come up with the answer in their previous discussion.

Although there was no slicing, according to the "testimonies" of other students, Miriam was shot by the poison needle and fell to the ground within two minutes of chasing Engel.

So, it goes without saying what happened.

The only thing worth discussing is whether Miriam was ambushed by Engel or lost in a head-on confrontation.

And judging from the fact that Miriam is eager to become stronger
"He was beaten up."

The two agreed.

"I'm not blaming you, but if this continues, won't our hero be spoiled by you? But it seems that there is nothing we can do. Even if he wants to level up on his own, he can't find any place to practice. Let me ask you, Xiao Li, if I ask you to take care of it now, and if you have a reason that you can't refuse, what will you do in the end?"

After thinking for a while, Ritas replied,
"Using his poor midterm exam results as an excuse, I tied him up and brought him back to study."

"Ah! The hero is really useless. Sigh, now I can understand why the world crisis is not as important as school attendance. I can only say that your story is completely different from the other stories."

Now, the Bathing Goddess hypnotized herself and said that Ritas's side was a plot line and it would not get stuck anymore.

"In other lines, as long as you arrange the schedule and click, the hero's attributes will rise quickly. On your side, first of all, there is no environment for him to improve his attributes. And even if there is, Miriam probably won't accept a schedule of training basic stats six days a week without sleep and only sleeping for two hours on Sunday, right?"

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It’s a pity that Miriam in the game world was not tortured to death by those “gods” who controlled him.

"If we think optimistically, at least Merci's power is increasing much faster than in the game world. She can now control the power of the star pattern normally, which is almost a whole year faster than in the game world. So next, will Merci be the main force to fight against the end of the world brought by the resurrection of the Demon King?"

Waiting for a girl who will write the answers on the back of the test paper to save the world?

Just imagining this scene, Ritas found it absurd.

"I have always believed that the fate of the world should not rest on the shoulders of just one person, let alone a student."

"Indeed. And it's also quite abstract to let things happen knowing that something big is going to happen in a few years. So, Professor Kosato's next goal is to prevent the crisis of world destruction before it happens?"

If it was before, when the goddess of bathing said these words, her tone would be mostly teasing. It was like she knew that Ritas couldn't do it, but she still had to mention it. However, now Ritas felt that the goddess of bathing was quite serious.

On the one hand, the Bathing Goddess's view of the world is constantly changing. On the other hand, Ritas's elimination of the "Trickery Society" in the academy also made her see some possibilities.

"But it's really difficult. After all, if you really want nothing to happen, you have to destroy not one organization, but four. But there is almost no clue about the other three organizations. The Beast Empire seems to have just sent a few nest demons. The Darkborn inexplicably sent you an invitation letter, but it didn't even write the specific steps for joining. There is no trace of the Forgotten Temple."

"Bath Goddess"

"I know, I know! Normally, I should list the detailed information of these organizations, and then you should find a way to deal with them, right? I am working hard! I opened a new file, and it is almost the second year. By the way, speaking of the 'Tricky Ceremony Society', I found something. In addition to the big boss 'Tricky Master', the Tricky Ceremony Society has eight characters that are like mid-bosses, called the 'Eight Disasters'. Among them, the scarecrow killed by your teacher is the 'Insect Disaster' among the Eight Disasters. And, the big yellow-haired one should be one of the 'Eight Disasters' as expected. But there is something very strange among them."

Listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

Because he couldn't remember how long it had been since the Bathing Goddess had provided any useful information.

Feeling that he couldn't miss this amazing sight of the sun rising in the west, Ritas quickly took out his notebook and started recording it.

"The one that used the black mist was called 'Disease Disaster'. The one that used shadow-related abilities was called 'Fear Disaster'. Did you see the problem? The one that Big Yellow Hair used was actually the abilities of two of the Eight Disasters."

"In other words, one of the two extraordinary abilities Malik displayed was something he borrowed from someone else?"

"Yes, it's very likely. But I don't know which one is borrowed. When the Eight Disasters of the Dark Rite Society appeared, their first forms were all covered up tightly, and their second forms were basically invisible. But whether the Sinful Chalice was borrowed or the shadow was borrowed, it means one thing. That is, there may be a fish that slipped through the net in the Dark Rite Society's academy forces!"

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Ritas's pen slowly stopped recording, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak several times while looking at the disc.

"you"

"I'm sorry, I should have said it sooner."

Hearing the Bathing Goddess's good attitude, Ritas could only sigh helplessly.

But now, it doesn't matter. After all, the people of the Trickery Society act in a strange way and are difficult to catch. It's okay that the information about the Goddess of Bath is late for half a month. It's okay.
"If it's just speculation, I think the one who slipped through the net might be the 'terrorist disaster' side. The people who disappeared after the Summer Festival were not only Engel, but also Filigree Kota and a few other members of the Magic Ball Seminar."

"fee?"

"Little yellow-haired boy."

Ritas reminded.

"Ah~ Him. I've been following the Engel route lately, and I find this little yellow-haired guy more and more pleasing to the eye. Oh, what a pity."

The Bathing Goddess couldn't help but sigh.

It makes it seem like the person is dead.
Finding Fili is currently one of the important goals of Earls College because, unlike other missing persons including Engli, the nature of Fili's disappearance is different.

Since Filigree attacked Iris with magic after the magic ball game, the academy punished Filigree by suspending him from school and confining him for a period of time. Filigree disappeared during the confinement period.

In other words, the college lost the person right under its nose.

"Anyway, the results of that operation were actually pretty good. We killed two of the Eight Disasters, and if we round it off, we pushed back a quarter of the Dark Rite Ceremony!"

The teacher who taught the Bathing Goddess arithmetic should be very pleased.

"So, if we continue to develop, it is not impossible to truly eradicate the four villains." "The four villains?"

Ritas repeated in a low voice.

He always had a feeling that since in the game world, no matter how the four villains fought and oppressed each other, the devil could always be resurrected. So, the key to the problem might not lie with the four villain organizations.

Even if the Dark Ritual Society was completely destroyed before that moment came, it was possible that the Bright Ritual Society would emerge. Even if the Beast Empire disappeared, it was possible that the Insect Kingdom would appear.

If you don't know the details of the reason, process, purpose, and other details about the Demon King's resurrection and the end of the world, everything you do at this stage will be in vain.

However, it seems that the Bathing Goddess is really unreliable.

So how exactly is he going to get closer to the core of this "final event"?
"However, even if there is hope of preventing it from happening, I think we should not delay the training of heroes. If we do both, we will have some insurance in case something unexpected happens."

The topic went around in circles and finally came back to Miriam.

However, since even the Bathing Goddess, who is a god from another world, does not have an accurate answer to the question of how to train a hero, there probably is no one else in this world who can come forward to guarantee it.

What's more, unlike the game hero who has no self-will and can only be manipulated, Miriam may not be able to bear the pressure of having to save the world.

Moreover, as of now, even Ritas himself cannot feel the reality and oppression of the impending end of the world.

The Black Mist and Shadow Kill of the Trickery Society would indeed send chills down the spines of mages, and the Nest Demon of the Beast Empire was indeed an unheard-of powerful weapon.

But.So what?
According to Livis's original words, "They can't even capture a college, and they plan to destroy the world?"

Some of the words of the Bathing Goddess do make sense, such as the one about making more preparations just in case.

However, there are some differences between Ritas's plan and that of the Bathing Goddess.

His plan was to continue studying the mysterious "Star Mark Emblems". Then, if the situation changed again, he would gather all the members of the "Tree Witch Research Institute" again.

Also, if the "Church of the Bathing Goddess" can grow stronger, it may not be completely ineffective in two years.

"Oh, right, Bathing Goddess. You seemed to have said before that among the four major organizations, only the 'Forgotten Temple' has not shown any signs at all. But in fact, they have already started to act."

At the end of this conversation, recalling what the Bathing Goddess had said before, Ritas said this.

"Oh? Really? Did I miss something again?"

"Not really, it's just that the Bathing Goddess probably didn't notice. They are closer than you think, and easier to contact than you think. In fact, I have already made an appointment to meet them."

".Eeheheheheh?"

Amid the surprised voice of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas casually mentioned the date of the meeting with the "Forgotten Temple".

This is the last day of the week.

In the evening of that day, Ritas had another job to do, so he left the dormitory mansion.

However, he did not take the white disc with him, but instead "drove" the Bathing Goddess into seclusion.

Originally, Ritas thought that the Bathing Goddess, who had been playing the "Star Pattern" game for so long, could provide some useful information. But the Bathing Goddess's feedback made him feel that this goddess was a little scary.

Either afterwards, they would exclaim, "Ah, so that's how it is. Ah, the plot can develop in this way." Or they would yell at some insignificant people, "Ah, I've seen them in the game, they did this and that."
Therefore, in order to cultivate the Bathing Goddess's thinking ability, he deliberately did not tell her all the relevant information about the "Forgotten Temple".

"Wouldn't it be interesting if the Bathing Goddess could find traces of activity in the Forgotten Temple in the game'Star Pattern' world before this Sunday, just like me?"

He made such suggestions and also used some provocative methods.

In itself, since the villain plot will be concentrated in the third year of the game, if you don’t observe the details carefully in the first two years, you will not be able to get any information related to them.

But Ritas lives in the "first year". Many things have proved that whether it is lagging information or too advanced information, it is difficult to play a role in the ever-changing real time.

As for the strategies for conquering the "beautiful girls" that the Bathing Goddess offered to provide with a grin, Ritas had no interest in them at all.

Therefore, this time, Ritas hopes that through this method, he can encourage the Bathing Goddess to bring back useful information from the game world.

While he was thinking, Ritas had already arrived at the academy's treatment center.

Coming to Noah Greens' ward, where he had been before, Ritas knocked on the door.

"too slow!"

In response to Ritas, the "Queen" roared, who was also in an annoyed state that day.

"Good evening, Cadet Noah Greens."

When Ritas pushed open the door and walked into the ward, he was not attacked by the fruits in the fruit bowl that day.

He thought this was a good sign.

On this day, Noah's ward was also a sea of green. Although he had not actually measured it, Ritas was basically sure that Noah's hair had grown a lot more than a few days ago.

"Good evening! Before that, I had already joined the weird seminar last Friday as requested by the professor! Why did the professor come only today?"

It was obvious that Noah was more irritable when they were separated by a door, but he was more restrained when they were face to face.

However, she was almost driven crazy by the life under house arrest in the ward, and as she spoke, the anger she had suppressed gradually surged up again.

"Because weekends are holidays, not my working hours."

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Facing Ritas, who had a serious face as if he was saying some truth in the world, Noah didn't know why, but he didn't want to get angry anymore.

"Is it too late for me to regret it now?"

In response, Ritas simply shrugged.

"Speaking of which, why did Student Greens change his mind at the last minute? Given the trend at the time, I thought you would reject the invitation from the Tree Witch Research Institute."

Ritas asked with some concern.

Although, in his opinion, the fewer students there are in the seminar or in the class, the better. However, he will not deliberately push students away.

"Because... after I carefully thought about the conditions provided by other organizations, I found that they were so superior that they were suspicious. Since we are working together, the positions of both parties should be equal to a certain extent. And since those conditions are largely inclined to my side, it means that I am also put on the negotiation table, and they want to get more from me. I have a certain estimate of my own value, so if it is too different from my estimate, I will be suspicious and uneasy. In contrast, although the conditions of the contract provided by the professor are average, all the clauses are very strict, and there is almost no room for manipulation. Therefore, I believe that no matter how much time passes, the content of this contract will not deteriorate."

Ritas listened to Noah's somewhat intermittent and slightly far-fetched explanation and nodded slightly.

"I see."

Apparently it was because of Merci.

(End of this chapter)