Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 76 The Messenger Arrives Again

"I always feel like the atmosphere is weird every time you record star patterns. Just last time, you even made a CG."

At night, on the way back to the dormitory, the Bathing Goddess sighed like this.

".I insist that the problem is not with me."

Ritas said with a frown.

Although he himself had no strange thoughts, he still felt that if he went to the tree house a few more times to record the star patterns, he would not be far from being caught.

"Do those star patterns have to appear in such an awkward position?"

"Awkward? Your back is already in good shape. Remember the Langna I mentioned?"

Ritas nodded.

Langna was on the list of star mark holders that the Bathing Goddess had provided, and was currently a senior student at the "Green Thorn" class.

"Her star mark is on her lower abdomen. In addition, there are also star marks on the inner thighs. Speaking of which, everyone's star mark seems to appear in different locations. Does this mean that although there may be some star mark holders in this world that we have not discovered, their overall number is limited?"

"Lower abdomen and inner thigh"

Although the Bathing Goddess rarely put forward valuable speculations, it was obvious that Ritas was in a state of confusion and just wanted to return to the mansion as soon as possible to write a letter to summon help.

"Although it's limited, there should still be a lot of them. After all, the size of the star pattern doesn't seem to affect its power. Therefore, those characters with star patterns on the back of their hands, foreheads, or even eyeballs are also very powerful. The human body is amazing, isn't it!"

"The eyeball is an unusual location."

Ritas, who had always believed that the star pattern might have been carved on purpose, seemed to feel a phantom pain just by imagining it.

"But the character with the star pattern on his eyeball might not be a good one."

The words of the Bathing Goddess suddenly stopped.

Because, when Ritas had already walked to the dormitory mansion, an even more abnormal scene appeared in front of him.

There is a black cat just in front of the iron gate outside the mansion courtyard.

A black cat standing upright, wearing boots, holding a crimson letter in its hands.

“.”「.”

In response to the surreal scene in front of them, Ritas and the Goddess of Bath fell silent at the same time. However, Ritas was preparing for battle, and it was a mystery what the Goddess of Bath was doing.

"I'm just a messenger. So please don't hurt me!"

The black cat in boots tremblingly handed the letter in the direction of Ritas.

And Ritas saw the wax on the envelope, and the seal on it was a pattern he had seen before.

Ritas took the letter from the black cat, and the black cat nodded and thanked Ritas repeatedly, then quickly jumped onto the swing and roof in the yard, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Darkborn."

Looking at the direction the black cat left, even without opening the letter, Ritas knew where this strange messenger came from.

"Um. Is it okay not to chase that black cat?"

Soon after.

Thinking that he already had a letter in his hand, Ritas might as well take the letter out of the mailbox as well, and returned to his room with a pile of letters.

"Even if I chase it, it's probably meaningless. It said it was just a messenger. And based on my previous experience, I don't think I can catch up with it."

Although this is Ritas's dormitory, since he has Miriam as his roommate, Ritas has not arranged any extra things in the house during this period.

Therefore, compared to Ritas who had just returned to the mansion, the black cat who had been waiting at the door for a long time was probably more prepared.

"That's right. Grenville can't be hospitalized anymore."

"."

It was as if if he chased the black cat, Grenville would be blown into the sky again.

Last time it was just an accident.
"Although the Bathing Goddess always says that the style of the 'Trickery and Dark Ceremony' is rather weird. But I think that the methods of the 'Dark Elves' are more treacherous."

Recalling the last encounter with the Darkin member disguised as a student, Ritas commented with a serious expression.

"Indeed. Generally speaking, cats are very cute. However, the moment I saw the black cat in boots, I could only feel a sense of absurdity. After it could speak human language, it was even more terrifying. How should I describe it? Is it a relatively fresh weirdness? However, this should not be the overall style of the 'Dark Evil'. It is better to say that the Dark Evil is quite unique among the four organizations. Basically, they do not have a unified style, and the organizational structure was also loose before the resurrection of the Demon King. So, it's just that the style of these Dark Evil that you meet and want to recruit you is like this."

Ritas waited patiently for a while.

Sure enough, the Bathing Goddess paused and added.

"By the way, I have never seen this group of 'Darkspawn' that are pestering you in the game."

After thinking "as expected", Ritas still asked about some information that the Bathing Goddess knew.

"Well, I don't know much about 'Darkspawn'. And this..."

"I do not blame you."

Ritas spoke first.

"You! Forget it. But I still want to defend myself. I want to fight the Darkin in the end, so I have to join the Golden Balance class. And how can I describe this Golden Balance? It's mediocre in every aspect. Therefore, it is also the least popular class in the game."

"Um"

Ritas hesitated for a moment.

First of all, he felt that the word "mediocre" actually fits the performance of the "golden" class. The students in this class are basically the children of wealthy businessmen. Although a wealthy family seems to be an advantage of the "golden" class, there are really few students from poor families in this aristocratic academy. Moreover, wealthy businessmen whose families are truly powerful and influential are more inclined to send their children to other classes.

In addition, the existence of the "golden" class itself is, to a certain extent, for the academy to raise funds and operate better. Therefore, naturally, there are very few students with outstanding talents in that class, and most of them are even below the average.

Therefore, if the academy had not added the Yew Fir class this year, the Golden Balance class would most likely have been at the bottom as always.

However, the first semester has not yet ended. Therefore, Ritas does not intend to judge the Golden Libra class based on past stereotypes.

"But, just talking about the later battles, there are no big problems. First of all, in the final chapter, that is, after entering the fourth year, the demon army that appears in each line is actually the same. Those miscellaneous soldiers are basically tree people and flower people. Only those elites or bosses can make some distinctions. It is precisely because of this "not too much difference" that I thought that although the demons of different lines look different, they should be the same."

"I see."

Ritas nodded.

In the past, he might have criticized the careless character of the Bathing Goddess. But now, her requirements for the Bathing Goddess are very low.

"In short, the characteristics of the four organizations are mainly reflected in the third year. That is, the year after they officially debuted. Judging from their performance, the strongest individual combat power should be the 'Dark Elves'. Because, in their battles, the number of enemies on the battlefield is generally no more than five. Even in those key small boss and mid-boss battles, only one of them will appear."

"The two bosses that left a deep impression on me were one named 'Professor of Magic' and another named 'Bedtime Reading'."

Professor of Magic.
As a professor of magic, Ritas could vaguely feel the other party's mockery and malice towards the magic world just by hearing the name.

"This professor of magic is really hard to beat. Let's not talk about his stats, just his mechanics. He attacks the entire field and teleports, and he can move four times per turn. Well, I guess you don't understand. Anyway, it's hard to catch him and cause damage to him, and he keeps attacking us. In addition to these, there are many other mechanics. He knows a total of twelve types of magic."

"Let's not talk about these for now. The most disgusting thing is that after he reaches half health, he will enter the second stage and release clones at the four corners of the field at the same time. One of them is a physical body, but it is difficult to identify. The duration of the clone is limited. If you don't find the real body in time, it will be a deadly AOE for the entire field. This clone is not only far away, but also very strong. Therefore, basically the whole team must go together to defeat a clone within a time limit. If the team is trained very well and balanced, it may be possible to defeat two."

The Bathing Goddess began to complain incessantly that the Professor of Magic was indeed one of the most disgusting bosses in the history of games, and that the Demon King was much easier to beat than him.

After a long time, the goddess of bathing finished explaining how to fight the "Professor of Magic". Ritas, who had been listening to useless information for more than ten or twenty minutes, breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for the 'bedtime reading', it's also a particularly troublesome mechanic boss. It's really just a book, and when you open a page, it's a 'story field' filled with various elements. If you don't understand the mechanics, the whole team will be wiped out. However, it's much easier once you understand it."

The Bathing Goddess began to talk about the strategy of "Bedtime Reading".

As he listened to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas' brows furrowed.

Because, just listening to her description, this existence called "Bedtime Reading" seems to be able to frequently transform the surrounding environment into a small world that operates according to its own rules and will.

If the things that the goddess of bathing revealed about the "professor of magic" might be recreated in the real world, then the various things that were shown about the "bedtime reading" could only be described as unbelievable.

"Bath Goddess, are you sure that it wasn't an illusion during the plot or something like that? Rather, it was a real fight against an opponent who frequently switched worlds?"

Ritas asked, interrupting the Bathing Goddess's words for a moment.

"Well, since you asked so seriously, I can't guarantee it. But, there's no need to worry too much about it, right? After all, the other line is designed according to the game. So the various skills of the characters, as long as they look gorgeous and exaggerated enough to make people marvel, there is no need to consider rationality or anything like that. Just like in many games, mages can use skills like 'nuclear explosion'. As a result, a nuclear explosion hits someone and loses about a hundred drops of health."

The Bathing Goddess said nonchalantly.

But Ritas couldn't just listen and leave it at that.

Because, facts have proven that the phenomena in his world are comparable to those in the "Star Pattern" world of the game. So conversely, the possibility that things in the game world will reappear in his world.
Actually it is not small.

After explaining the intelligence about the "Dark Elves", at Ritas' request, the Bathing Goddess also took the opportunity to talk about the characteristics of other organizations on the battlefield.

"Generally speaking, the battles of the Trickery Society are just annoying. They either appear in the pitch black night, or in thick fog, making the visibility of the battlefield extremely low. Basically, if you don't use special props in every round, you can't even see where they are."

"As for the Beast Empire, one thing that stands out is its large number. Even on a battlefield without the Nest Demons, the Beast Empire's miscellaneous soldiers are extremely numerous, one after another. It's completely the opposite of the Darkborn. On the other hand, this should also mean that the individual combat capabilities of the Beast Empire are extremely poor, right? Except for a few good-looking commander beast girls and the more difficult Nest Demons, there are basically few people to remember. Even the elite monsters were killed by unknown AOE before they came to their senses."

"As for the Forgotten Temple, everything else is pretty normal. The biggest feature is that in some battles, enemy Star Markers will appear. The character with the star marks on his eyeballs that I mentioned before is the mid-boss in the Forgotten Temple."

"In the Forgotten Temple, are there any Star Mark holders who will appear on the battlefield?"

Hearing this, Ritas couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, didn't I say that before?"

"I never said that!"

Ritas couldn't help but hold his forehead.

If he had known about this earlier, would he have been able to identify the "People of the Stars" and the Latras Chamber of Commerce earlier and discover Engri's identity?
It still doesn't seem to work.

Before Noah's star pattern was forcibly activated, this series of clues was ultimately missing the most important link.

"So, Bath Goddess, what else did you think you told me that you didn't tell me?"

After calming down, Ritas asked calmly.

"Well, I am somewhat sorry. But, Professor Kosato, if I knew what I thought I told you but didn't, wouldn't I just think I told you?"

"."

What she said makes sense.

Ritas lowered his head slightly, pondered for a while, and organized the information he had obtained that day in his mind.

Overall
"The Darkspawn may be a more dangerous organization than I thought."

It can even be said that it is strange for other organizations to be on par with the "Dark Elves" in terms of individual combat power alone.

"So, you gave up the idea of trying to join?"

"Do not."

Ritas shook his head.
“I think I should join in.”

(End of this chapter)