Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 69 Good stuff

A new week has arrived.

During these days, Ritas realized that he should not tease the bathing goddess casually.

Ever since he said that he might become a "star priest" after faking his death, the Bathing Goddess has been suspicious, always thinking that Ritas was hiding something. It took him a lot of effort to finally convince the Bathing Goddess that his words were just a joke.

However, there is nothing we can do about it.

Because only Ritas himself knows. Although he is now a different existence from the "Iron Maiden" in the game world, their life trajectories were exactly the same before they picked up the disc. Therefore, even if the "Iron Maiden" is not dead, he has no reason or opportunity to become a "Star Priest".

But the goddess of bathing had no idea how Ritas had spent the past twenty years.

When she received the invitation from the Dark Ethnic Group, the Bathing Goddess was very curious about Ritas's life experience, family situation, etc. However, since these things about Ritas were very complicated and he was unwilling to mention them, he always kept them vague.

Seeing that Ritas didn't want to talk, the goddess of bathing was tactful and didn't ask any more questions. But it was precisely because of the "fog" on these things that the goddess of bathing felt that Ritas was more and more suspicious.

In short, with Ritas's patient explanation, or perhaps the goddess of the bath's three-minute enthusiasm wore off, the topic of "Xiao Li, is there something wrong with you?" finally came to an end.

After this incident, the mystery of the "Iron Maiden's" death was brought up again after many days.

"Now, since it has been basically proven that no matter which line it is, the four organizations basically existed at the same time and were active in the same period. Then, it is obviously illogical to determine which organization killed the Iron Maiden based on which organization finally resurrected the Demon King."

One night, Ritas and the Bathing Goddess discussed this matter again.

"Well, although I don't want to admit it for some reason, more and more evidence is proving that the four organizations did not suddenly appear in the third year, but have been operating long before. Moreover, they are all in the same timeline. As for the 'Iron Maiden', no matter how it develops, she should have been killed by Malik of the 'Trickery Society', right?"

Ritas nodded.

Under normal circumstances, Ritas should not be able to avoid the assassination planned by the Trickery Society.

First of all, facing the sudden attack from the shadow, he probably couldn't react in time. Even if he could react, he would just try to gather magic at the first moment. And the existence of the forbidden magic field would make all his reactions in vain.

The question is, how powerful is the "shadow seed" that emerges from the shadow of someone else?

If the lethality is limited and he can escape back to the dormitory mansion while injured, then he might be able to activate some magic circles and magic tools in the mansion that are not affected by the forbidden magic area.

But even so, the possibility of him being rescued was not high, and the most he could do was to die with the assassin.

According to the information provided by the Bathing Goddess, although the Iron Maiden died tragically at the scene of her murder, the surrounding environment did not suffer any extensive damage, which means that she did not have time to escape back to the house.

"Speaking of which, how was the body of the 'Iron Maiden' dealt with?"

"Well"

As soon as the Bathing Goddess hesitated, Ritas knew what she was going to say.

Apparently, on this day, the goddess of bathing predicted Ritas's prediction.
"You can't blame me for this!"

So she defended herself in advance.

"Other lines are different from this one. It's just a game after all. It can't present all the details and information. Who knows whether the missing characters in the game were buried or cremated, and if they were cremated, which crematorium was used?"

After explaining, the Bathing Goddess asked,

"But you asked this question because you suspect someone has done something with your body?"

"It's the body of the 'Iron Maiden'."

After Ritas corrected himself, he continued,
"It's just a very scattered guess."

He sorted out some of the ideas that had come to his mind.
"Because, those organizations that ultimately won and planned to revive the Demon King all claimed that they had killed the 'Iron Maiden'. This is very strange. It's impossible that one of the steps in the ritual to revive the Demon King is to claim that the 'Iron Maiden' was murdered. They must have their own reasons for doing so. And considering that the dean disappeared after the death of the 'Iron Maiden', I think their actions are most likely intended to lure out the dean with this news."

"Hey~ Will Levis really fall into such an obvious trap and be fished out directly?"

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Ritas was silent.

Because he doesn't want to say bad things about others behind their backs.

He was unwilling to believe that his teacher's mind was really just a large field of flowers, so when various organizations joined forces in the academy, Livis had no reaction at all. He even suspected that Livis was the most hidden behind-the-scenes mastermind in the academy, brewing some conspiracy.

but now.
"The Trickery Society" and "The Forgotten Temple" obviously have nothing to do with Levis. "The Beast Empire" and "Darkborn" are also likely to have nothing to do with her.
Livis is simply another bathing goddess in this world.

"However, even if the purpose is to lure out the dean, the benefit of this matter itself is obviously not high. What benefit can the organization get from being sought for revenge by a 'sage' hiding in the dark? Unless they have to do so because the dean has something they want and need."

Ritas bluntly skipped over the Bathing Goddess's doubts about Livis.

"What is it? Wait, let me think about it for a moment. I remember you asked me a question before, asking what was in the academy that attracted four villain organizations to cause trouble here. Could it be that the thing in Levis's hand is what the villains want, and what is necessary to revive the Demon King?"

"There is a possibility."

Ritas nodded.
"So, if the dean took away the body of the 'Iron Maiden', then my guess would become more powerful. Because the tool that can revive the Demon King may also revive the 'Iron Maiden'."

Ritas thought for a while and then added,
"If this item really exists, it is very likely the legendary 'World Tree Fruit'. The World Tree in the legend is the source of all life, and the fruit of the World Tree has the effect of making the eater immortal. Although the World Tree in the academy is a fake, the fake World Tree currently seems to have some of the characteristics of the real World Tree. Otherwise, the 'World Tree Resin' would not have been collected. And the characteristics of the real World Tree may come from the World Tree Fruit."

When Ritas said this, his tone was still a bit complicated.

Things that he had previously regarded as myths and legends seemed to have become real history, and it was very likely that they were happening in a place very close to him.
Moreover, he had always felt that the Earls Academy's past of using a fake tree to claim that it was the World Tree was really like an abstract large-scale social experiment. But if the tree was fake, but there was a real fruit buried around it, then he, who had always criticized Earls's "World Tree Academy", was truly ignorant.

"Oh, so after the 'Iron Maiden' was assassinated, Livis wanted to use the World Tree Fruit to resurrect her beloved disciple. The villain organizations that also wanted to use the World Tree Fruit to resurrect the Demon King, only to find out after they took over the academy that the World Tree Fruit had been taken away by Livis. So, they claimed that they were the ones who killed the 'Iron Maiden' and lured Livis to seek revenge." "The dean has had the World Tree Fruit for two years, but has not been able to use it successfully. Perhaps this shows that the World Tree Fruit has a more special way of being used. And this information is most likely in the hands of those villain organizations. Therefore, they can be sure that the dean did not consume the fruit even if he got it. On the other hand, the dean may also want that information, so he chose to go there even though he knew it was a trap."

As for the results of Livis's battle with those villain organizations,
Judging from the final scene where the Demon King is always able to successfully resurrect, it seems that he is in great danger.

"Well, after all, although you have been complaining a lot, Levis is generally a good teacher."

"Goddess of Baths, a hundred evil deeds done by a man cannot be offset by just one good deed."

Ritas said with a serious face,

"But it's better than doing good things all the time but betraying and doing evil at the critical moment."

Ritas couldn't help but sigh.

In this world, perhaps only John, who can sympathize with him, can understand his extremely complicated feelings towards Livis.

"Now, shouldn't you remind Livis to take good care of the 'World Tree Fruit'?"

"From what I know about the dean, the World Tree Fruit is probably not in her possession right now. She usually sneers at myths and legends even more than I do."

Or maybe she thinks she is the only "legend"
"So, only when she has no other way out will she place her hopes on those illusory things. Only when she really has to use the World Tree Fruit will she go to the people of the Council and force them to tell her the whereabouts of the fruit."

The location of the World Tree Fruit may be traced back to the time when Earls College was established. However, it is basically impossible to record the events of that time in the books in the library. It is only passed down by word of mouth among the elders of the Council.

Therefore, if Levis wants relevant information, the process of pinning the "old guys" in the council to the ground, beating them and interrogating them is probably inevitable.

Once the villains occupy the academy, they will probably pin the council members to the ground, beat them and torture them for information about the fruit.

If you think about it this way, the Branch Crown Council is still a pretty dangerous place to work.

"Now that the academy is stable, the dean probably won't turn against the council completely because of some groundless rumors. However, I will still remind you when necessary. At present, at least for me, the best development is that I obtain the 'World Tree Fruit' and study it. After all, even if I know that the villain organizations' goal is the World Tree Fruit, it is impossible to just throw it out of the academy for safety."

In addition, Ritas also vaguely felt that if it was just a treasure, the "Fruit of the World Tree", it would not be enough to cause the four villain organizations to mobilize so many forces.

Since the demon king resurrected by each organization is not the same, then there must be four treasures hidden in Earls College?

It's useless to think too much.

At the moment, Ritas actually has a clue that may not be considered a clue.

That was Malik Azan’s final action on the night of the Summer Festival.

He finally came to the vicinity of the tree house area. Rather than trying to escape to the forest through there, it seemed more like he had some intention towards the area itself.

So, if you investigate that area carefully, you may get something out of it.

As it happened, Ritas was very familiar with the tree house, so he planned to find some time to look for something buried there.

To be specific, Ritas plans to wait until the summer vacation.

There is still a little more than a month before the holiday. There won't be many people left in the academy by then, and he will have time. Therefore, it will be more convenient in all aspects.

It's early summer.

As the weather gradually became hotter, the students at Earls Higher School of Magic began to change into their summer uniforms.

Early in the morning, on the way to the restaurant, Miriam heard a voice calling him from the bushes beside the avenue.

"Millie, this way, this way"

Miriam, who initially thought she was hallucinating, soon discovered Grenwell hiding in the bushes.

".What are you doing?"

"Shh, there's no one around right now, why don't you come and hide here? I'll show you something good!"

Although Miriam was in no mood to do stupid things with Grenwell, he could not resist Grenwell's urging, so in the end, he hid in the bushes.

As for Grenville, he was just now curious as to why Miriam didn't change into a short-sleeved uniform when the weather was so hot.

Anyway, shortly after taking position in the bushes, Miriam began to get impatient.

Two elementary school girls, dressed in their summer uniform short skirts, passed by the road.

Grenville looked solemn, muttering something, and then his eyes widened for a moment as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
call--

I saw a strange wind blowing, lifting up the skirt of a young girl.

"?"

Only after the girls who had complained coquettishly about "the naughty wind" walked away did Grenville proudly raise his thumb in the bushes.

"How about it?"

What how!
Next to Grenwell, Miriam looked at his angular profile, lost in thought for a moment.

How come even a silly boy like this can learn to cast spells without a weapon!
(End of this chapter)