Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 74 The Second Star Mark Record

After finishing a day's classes absent-mindedly, Noah finally made it to the end of school.

She had a very unhappy week after returning to school.

The academy environment itself seemed to remain unchanged from day to day, but in reality, it was changing rapidly. So, even though he had only been absent for a short time, upon returning to the classroom, Noah felt as if he had arrived in a completely unfamiliar place, with a subtle barrier between him and the rest of his class.

Furthermore, although Noah was the victim, many negative rumors about her had been circulating. These included, naturally, the gossip about relationships between men and women, a favorite topic among the aristocratic students. Noah could probably guess who was gossiping about her behind her back, but she couldn't do anything about it.

In addition, the disappearance of Filige Kota also cast a shadow over the entire Chicheng class. Although Filige was not the head of the Chicheng class, he was also a core figure in the class.

Noah let out a light breath, packed up her textbooks and other things, and prepared to get up and leave the classroom that made her feel a little suffocated.

And at this moment, a voice called her.

"Um, Student Greens, wait a moment."

Noah turned his head slightly toward the sound. The person who had been rushing towards him, upon noticing Noah was looking at him, suddenly shrank back a little and stopped.

"What's up, Cadet Brook?"

Noah asked.

This male student named Brook was a student who transferred to the Chicheng class in the second year of school.

"Well, my family's Chamber of Commerce has been exploring new directions recently, and they sent me some samples. However, these samples are clearly not designed for men. So, if Student Greens has something he likes, please contact us."

Brooke said as he took out a few exquisite jewelry boxes and placed them on the table between them. After opening them, they were filled with jewelry that looked very valuable.

"Is your chamber of commerce exploring new directions?"

In the past year or so, the Brooke family's chamber of commerce has "expanded" into hundreds of different new directions. From food, clothing, and daily necessities to jewelry and cultural relics, they seem to be dealing in everything.

Noah, of course, knew what Brooke was thinking, so her question was somewhat provocative.

"Uh yeah."

Brooke replied with an embarrassed look on his face.

".These are some beautiful items."

After hesitating for a moment, Noah restrained his aggression.

Although Brooke might have had some intentions of "taking advantage of the situation," Noah was still somewhat grateful that even during her recent bad reputation, she was still willing to talk to her as usual.

Noah, who wanted to decline Brooke's gift, saw a pair of hairpins lying quietly in a long jewelry box.

The hairpin is decorated with a few crystal flakes, which look like transparent cicada wings or petals.

Noah, having seen Merci grinning at a framed painting of flower petals, thought she might like this hairpin. Even more importantly, it came as a pair, and the color seemed perfect for women with long blue or green hair.
"Well, this one will do. Remember to send me the bill later."

As Noah spoke, he picked up the long jewelry box and became more and more satisfied with the pair of hairpins inside.

"No need for the bill. By the way, my family's chamber of commerce happens to run a restaurant in Spring City. Could you please have dinner with me?"

Brooke, who expected to be rejected as usual, was obviously thrown off balance by Noah's unusual behavior. When he spoke these words that he had practiced countless times, he saw Noah's back walking away.

"This"

Brook was stunned for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

However, thinking about it carefully, although today's events ended up being like him trying to sell something to his classmates, compared to before when Noah was reluctant to pay any attention to him, it was an improvement.

Thinking of this, Brook clenched his fists, and his eyes were filled with hope.
That day, Noah's steps were much lighter on the long road back to the tree house.

When Noah thought of the scene where Merci showed a happy expression after receiving the hairpin, his face was almost filled with the same happy smile.

However, as she walked, she stopped again.

Because then again, under what pretext would she give Merci a gift?
To celebrate the move to the new dormitory, she had already sent gifts and ordered a sumptuous dinner from the college restaurant.

How about waiting for a while and then celebrating one month of living together?
Hmm, it seems a little too contrived.

Faced with such grand celebrations, Merci didn't seem to be used to it or liked it very much.

The semester is almost over, so why not give Mercy a gift to congratulate her for getting good grades in the final exam?

This is based on good grades.
Noah thought of Mercy's dismal midterm exam results. While it seemed difficult for her to regress further given those meager numbers, unless her improvement was dramatic, it wasn't something to celebrate.

She was a little worried that if she really congratulated her, Merci would take it as sarcasm and burst into tears on the spot.

After thinking for a long time, Noah still couldn't find any suitable excuse.

She really hoped that Mercy could have a birthday every day or something.

After all, who stipulated that everyone can only celebrate their birthday once a year? For a kind-hearted girl like Mercy, it is not excessive to celebrate thirty or fifty birthdays a year, right?

Noah, who was angry at someone unknown, started walking towards the tree house again.

Not long after, Noah arrived at the tree house area and saw from afar that the main door of the tree house was ajar.

Although the normal route to Shadowmist Forest was through the treehouse, it wasn't an open area. Adventurers stationed in the forest would occasionally use the ladder connected to the skybridge when they needed to reach the academy.

Noah was muttering to himself that Merci was still so careless and was about to give her a good warning, but he saw the scene inside through the gap in the front of the tree house.

All that could be seen at this moment was Mercy's face, which was still near the main entrance. She had an expression that seemed to be a mixture of peace of mind, satisfaction and joy.

That was a look that Noah had never imagined before, a look that emanated from deep within his heart.

What on earth could make Merci so happy?
Noah walked quickly towards the tree house and pushed open the half-open front door.

Then, she realized that Merci had just been talking to someone else. The person she was talking to was a young professor who was still wearing a dark robe and holding a white disk in his hand on this hot day.

"Good afternoon, Cadet Noah."

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Well, Noah suddenly felt like he had been poured a bucket of cold water.

"Good afternoon, Cadet Noah."

After school, Ritas came to the tree house to study the Star Mark Emblem and saw Noah who came back a little later. Because the academic workload of the senior department is relatively heavy, the senior students usually finish school much later than the elementary department.

In response to Ritas's greeting, Noah just had a wooden expression as calm as an old monk in meditation. After glancing at him, he walked straight back to his room.

"This"

Is this student being impolite?
Or maybe it was that the students he had come into contact with so far had been too polite?
Confused, Ritas even blinked twice.

Not long after, the three of them reunited in a room in the tree house.

At this time, Noah seemed to be in a more relaxed mood. Moreover, she was very particular and changed into her home clothes.

Merci, on the other hand, was still wearing the school uniform. Or rather, she had been wearing the school uniform for almost the entire semester. However, that didn't mean Merci always wore the same outfit.

Considering Merci's strength, it would be easy for her to burn her clothes. So in the contract she signed before, Rita deliberately added a clause that the academy must provide her with enough uniforms.

"Good afternoon, Noah and Merci."

The voice of the Bathing Goddess came from the white disc placed on the table.

Noah, who was sitting in his seat with an impatient look on his face, leaned back slightly almost at the same time as he heard the sound.

".Can you please not make any sudden noises?"

As if trying to hide the fact that he was shocked, Noah said in a bad tone.

".I'll pay attention next time."

The bathing goddess, who always kept a low profile in front of the beautiful girl, spoke weakly.

It was only a few days ago that Noah learned of the existence of the Bathing Goddess.

Unlike the students in Yewwood, Noah, a true reflection of the aristocratic students at Earls College, rarely accepted adversity. So, upon learning she had been inexplicably assigned to a suspicious church, she naturally made a scene.

However, it was just a quarrel because Merci was also there.

Moreover, Merci also stated that she was a believer of the Bath Goddess and had received help from the Bath Goddess. In short, the Bath Goddess was a very good goddess.

Ritas didn't know whether Noah believed her words, but the goddess of baths was naturally very moved.

Rather than saying that Merci is a follower of the Bathing Goddess, it is better to say that the Bathing Goddess is Merci's loyal supporter.
As for the fact that there is actually a goddess from another world in the disc, Noah's choice is to question it.

Like Cecilia, she believed that this was a new type of magic tool created by the amazing Professor Ritas.

From Noah's reaction, Ritas also discovered something.

That is, the current attitude of Earls' students toward magical tools is very similar to the ancient people's attitude toward magic. After learning about the existence of magic, the ancient people classified all phenomena they could not understand as magic. Earls' students, on the other hand, tend to regard all props with magical functions as magical tools.

And there is probably nothing that can be done about it.

Although it had been quite a while since magical tools were invented and used, Earls Academy still used some magical tools that could improve daily life, such as magic lamps and magic bells.

However, Earls Higher School of Magic, a prestigious institution steeped in history and nestled against the World Tree, clearly hadn't yet forgiven the "new" concept of magical tools. Within the school, both the courses and seminars related to magical tools were largely unattended.

In addition, Ritas also thought that the Bath Goddess could be used to test members who would join the Bath Goddess Church or the Bathing Seminar in the future.

Those who easily believe that the Bathing Goddess is a goddess from another world can be classified as "Mercy type".

As for those who are unwilling to believe that the Bathing Goddess is a goddess, and think that it is Ritas or someone else who is behind this or using a trick, they can be classified as "Cessi."

Ritas thought about it and decided that this kind of action of categorizing people into different types was more for research purposes. So.
"Noah type."

From now on, members of the two organizations can be roughly divided into "Mercy Type" and "Noah Type" using the "Bath Goddess Test"!
"The reason I came here today is because I hope that Student Noah can help me record the pattern of your star pattern."

After a while, after having afternoon tea, Ritas got straight to the point.

And he saw that Noah at the table quietly moved a seat, trying to get away from the strange white disc.

This wasn't just because Noah was so vigilant and kept his distance from the unknown. It was also because, before, the Bathing Goddess had managed to make others feel disgusted with her from the bottom of their hearts with just a few words.

At that time, in order to make Noah let down his guard against her and prove that she was harmless, the goddess of baths suggested that Noah could use her whip to whip the white disc that looked like her incarnation.

At first, the suggestion was still at the level of "Hmm? Is there something wrong?", but as the Bathing Goddess' voice became more and more excited and passionate, the cry of "Come on!" kept echoing in the room.
Even Noah's eyes when looking at Ritas changed.

For the upright professor of magic, it was truly an unexpected disaster.

"Record. Do you want to use painting?"

Noah spoke hesitantly, and his eyes looking at Ritas were naturally full of distrust.

At present, Ritas roughly divides the awakening of star patterns into several stages.

The first stage is the dormant stage.

The second stage is the unstable stage after the star pattern goes out of control, where external forces and objects must be used to suppress the power.

The third stage is the stable stage where you have a certain understanding of the star pattern and can control it to a certain extent through methods similar to magic.

The fourth stage is the awakening stage where one can use the power of star patterns freely by one's own will, just like Merci.

As a student in the advanced department, Noah already had a certain understanding of magic and was much faster than Merci in mastering the power of the Star Mark. However, she was still stuck between the third and fourth stages.

Her Star Mark was stable enough that she could activate it to a certain extent, making the pattern appear. However, she still couldn't use the special power it brought.

And there is nothing that can be done about it.

Because of her cruel awakening method, her inner shadow towards the power of star patterns should be far greater than Merci's.

Furthermore, although Noah seemed to have a tough attitude, his inner toughness might not be stronger than Merci's.

"If possible, can I record the star pattern myself or ask Merci to record it?"

Noah's star pattern appeared on her back.

Although the back area is not extremely delicate, the extent of exposure is still more or less large.

So, she suggested very reluctantly.

(End of this chapter)