Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 94 A More Magely Way

"This Murri Third Labyrinth is indeed a dying primary labyrinth. But now, this labyrinth has the characteristics of an intermediate or even advanced labyrinth. Moreover, all the labyrinth creations are in the stage of being born. Therefore, Professor Ritas reasonably suspects that an external force has been injected into this labyrinth recently, forcing it to evolve?"

Looking far away at the other side of the cliff, where the parasitic core of the labyrinth was suspected to be, the Bathing Goddess repeated the message relayed by Miriam.

"I can only say that Professor is still Professor no matter where he is. If it were me, I wouldn't have the time to dwell on why this maze has become like this. I would either focus on killing monsters or finding a way to escape."

"what"

Miriam echoed the words of the Bathing Goddess.

At this time, Mercy, Miriam, and Tabatha gathered around the disc, who could hear the voice of the goddess of the bath. Not far away were Professor Dodge, Kraft, and Sylvie, who was carrying the unconscious Cecilia on her back.

"They seem to be able to hear the sound of the disk and communicate with it."

Kraft's pale face was filled with a complicated expression.

Three is a magical number.

When Tabatha was talking to herself in the air, Kraft was sure that there was something wrong with her. When Tabatha and Merci were talking to something invisible at the same time, he began to doubt whether he had misunderstood something without authorization. And when Tabatha, Merci and Miriam were discussing with the disk, he was sure that there was something wrong with him.

"So, what exactly is that disk, Professor Dodge? How does it make a sound that only certain people can hear?"

"Um"

In response to Kraft's question, Dodge stroked his white beard and said,

"I'm not sure either, Student Schneizer. Maybe we're just too old to keep up with the times. Sigh~ Ever since magic tools became popular, I've lost track of what young people like."

"?"

Kraft looked at Dodge in confusion.

How come he was expelled from the youth group after only one semester?

Besides, the disc that can hear the goddess' voice has nothing to do with the era!
"But if it's 'parasitism', then isn't the logic of the parasitic core a bit strange? Shouldn't the purpose of parasitism be to absorb the nutrients of the host to feed itself? This parasitic core, on the contrary, transfers its own power to the labyrinth."

"Professor Ritas said that it is because the opponent no longer has the ability to think normally that he is easier to deal with. By the way, Professor Ritas also asked me to relay a sentence. The sentence was 'probably a terrorist disaster.'"

"Terror? I see. Did one of the Eight Disasters escape from the academy? Tsk, that ability to control others by attaching to their shadows can actually work on large creatures like the 'Labyrinth'."

The Bathing Goddess murmured quietly.

At this point, most of the mystery surrounding this maze incident has been dispelled.

In fact, the logic of the whole incident is very simple.

On the night of the Summer Festival, the "terrorist disaster" who escaped in the chaos planned this incident in order to take revenge on Ritas.

He parasitized and controlled the maze, and injected power into the maze in reverse, in order to completely kill Ritas within his own "body".

But if you look into the various aspects of the incident in detail, you will find all kinds of questions.

First of all, how did the Terrorist determine that Ritas would definitely come to the third maze of Muri?

For the freshmen of Earls College, the practical test itself is an activity that is not much more intense than a field trip. Therefore, the class mentors do not have to attend.

If Ritas's assistant instructor was not Adeline, it would be entirely possible that he would let someone else lead the team in his place.

Moreover, the Bathing Goddess remembered that Ritas said that the Murri Third Labyrinth was too "big" and not suitable for practical test. Also, the location of the practical test was only recently announced.

Secondly, even though Ritas rarely leaves the academy on weekdays, this opportunity to leave the academy and enter the maze is a rare one.

But does the terrorist have to be so eager to take revenge?

There is no saying that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. When it comes to terrorism, there shouldn't be much difference between taking revenge a day earlier or a day later.

Although at present, he has successfully trapped Ritas. However, the longer time drags on, the more obvious the sloppy plan of Terror's revenge is.

Not to mention the weak monsters everywhere in this maze, how come it seems that the only member of the "Trickery Society" is Terror himself?

On the night of the Summer Festival, two of the Eight Disasters were killed, and the influence of the Dark Rite Society in the academy and the surrounding towns was basically uprooted.

Something like this has happened before, I wonder if the disaster didn't realize that Ritas is not someone you can mess with?

The Bathing Goddess wanted to shout out loud, "Don't come to see me off, there are only eight of you in total."

Moreover, even if the power of the Terror is really strong now, it can parasitize the maze and force the maze to evolve. Even, the power is so strong that the Goddess of Bath finds it very strange and does not match the "Star Mark" game at all.

But, is this revenge method using a maze also worth discussing?
With such a strong power, even the goddess of bathing can think quickly and come up with a dozen plans that can give Ritas more headaches.

Finally, this is the most critical or least critical point.

That is. Why Ritas?
From the perspective of the goddess of bathing, she naturally knew that the "culprit" was Professor Ritas.

However, from the perspective of his opponent, the Terror, should he really put all his hatred on Ritas?
You know, on that day, Ritas was active behind the scenes and did not appear on any battlefield.

Therefore, the disaster can be hated by the Guard Knights who captured the members of the Dark Rite Society and the Academy Law Enforcement Team who forced the big yellow-haired man to death. It can also be hated by the Lord of Spring City who cooperated with Ritas and Livis who personally destroyed the disaster.

The only thing is that it is most unreasonable to hate Ritas.

Of course, Horror may also know about the various disputes between Big Yellow Hair and Ritas. But in those disputes, Malik, who tried to assassinate Ritas, can be said to be a pure perpetrator. What kind of circuits are installed in Horror's brain to come to the conclusion that "it's all Ritas's fault"?

The Bathing Goddess does not think that the Terror is thinking of dealing with Ritas today and other enemies tomorrow.

Because the matter has become so serious that even if Terror successfully kills Ritas, he will most likely not see the sunrise the next day.

So, after summing up all the doubts, the Bathing Goddess always felt that behind this seemingly simple revenge drama, there was another big drama waiting to be staged.

But the Bathing Goddess didn't want to think about it anymore.

After all, even if she didn't want to think about anything, there would soon be an enthusiastic professor who would reveal all the answers to her.

"Well, let's hurry up and form a formation to the other side of the cliff and attack where the parasite core is!"

The Bathing Goddess said excitedly.

Seven people, seven in total, surrounded her.

Even if the unconscious Cecilia is excluded, there are still six people for the Bathing Goddess to deploy.

After three months, the Bathing Goddess seemed to have found the feeling of "chess" in a real different world.

But the good times didn't last long, Miriam's words extinguished the excitement of the bathing goddess.

"That... Lady Bathing Goddess. I think we shouldn't attack her." Not long after.

In the distance is the space where the parasitic core is located.

The dark tree-trunk-like things were intricately intertwined like veins, occupying a huge space, and looked out of place with the surrounding maze walls.

The Bathing Goddess's initial idea was to break the huge outer wall of dark branches, then go in and find something that looked like the core and destroy it. However, Miriam objected.

He thought that it would be very dangerous to attack the outer wall of the core directly. Even if almost all the forces of the labyrinth were used to surround and kill Ritas, there would still be some defensive forces left in such an important place as the core.

Therefore, if you just run over to destroy and break in, you will most likely encounter ambushes and danger.

Based on his understanding of Professor Ritas, he believed that the professor would not assign them a very dangerous task.

How exactly did Tas want them to deal with the parasitic core?

Just when the three people who could hear the sound and the goddess of bathing were at a loss, Tabatha suggested to find Professor Dodge to discuss it.

As a student of the Green Ivy class, Tabatha trusts her class mentor very much.

So, Professor Dodge also joined the discussion, and after asking Miriam and Merci some questions, he soon had some clues.

"Was the magic circle on this disc drawn by Ritas?"

"should be."

In response to Professor Dodge's question, Miriam answered uncertainly.

"Well, this magic circle, if I'm not mistaken. Just assume that I guessed wrong! I didn't see anything. Well, I can only say that he is indeed the dean's student."

Carefully observing the magic circle on the disc, Dodge's expression changed several times, and after mumbling to himself, he decided to "go blind".
"Naritas, didn't you also say that after you reunite, no matter what happens, don't stray away from this disc?"

"Yes."

Miriam nodded in response and looked at Dodge with some confusion.

Dodge just smiled bitterly, did not explain Miriam's doubts, and spoke again.
"Your judgment is correct. Ritas really doesn't want you to attack the parasitic core head-on. Since it is a 'parasitic' core, it is separate from the main body of the maze. Then, let's use a more wizard-like method to solve the problem. Hoho, excuse me~ I haven't asked the goddess for her opinion yet."

The bathing goddess naturally doesn't mind.

She had heard about "Teacher Dodge" from Ritas, and she had a good impression of the old gentleman. In addition, she had no idea what to do.

Moreover, even though he was initially somewhat unhappy about the "stealing" of command power, his dissatisfaction disappeared after Dodge politely sought his opinion.

Just like that, under the command of Professor Dodge, the group began to get busy.

"The key lies in the strength of student Finn. Ritas' original plan was to have you burn the parasitic core and escape. But now that we are here to help, we should do it better."

On the flat ground was a large stone pot that Dodge had made with simple magic. Sylvie, who was squatting beside the pot, was concentrating on maintaining the flame underneath it.

Not far away, Kraft was grabbing the mud monster with his face turning pale and blue.

He was originally unable to do this job because he had used too much magic that day and his physical condition was close to the limit.

In response, Professor Dodge observed for a moment and then said tactfully, "Student Xiunaize, wouldn't it be faster and less labor-intensive if you just grabbed it with your hands?"

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With a very reluctant expression, Kraft, who had been bravely fighting against monsters with magic since he fell into trouble, tried it reluctantly.

It really is easier!

The mud monsters captured by Kraft were constantly thrown into the pot.

Professor Dodge, who modestly said that he "knows a little bit of everything", was using basic alchemy to continuously refine the mud monster into bottle after bottle of black oil.

Miriam carefully took the bottle of black oil and poured it onto a huge rock.

After the boulder turned completely black, Tabatha, who had not spoken for a long time and looked more like a sleepwalker than awake, used the power of her star pattern to reduce the weight of the boulder.

The lavender mist she released had the ability to shave off weight.

The Bathing Goddess always felt that Professor Ritas would suffer from insomnia because he wanted to know the reason behind this phenomenon.
After the boulder floated up, Merci, who had been gathering her strength for a long time, released a high-intensity blue flame, igniting the entire boulder into a huge blue fireball.

Finally, Miriam, who was also prepared, waved the magic wand in her hand, releasing a strong gust of wind that blew the "light" boulder away.

The huge rock wrapped in azure flames streaked across the sky like a meteor, and finally crashed into the outer wall of the maze with a "bang".

It's a pity that this gust of wind did not successfully deliver the boulder to the area where the parasitic core was located.

"Sorry, everyone."

"Don't worry about it, Cadet Miriam. This area is mostly filled with large rocks and monsters. We still have many opportunities to try."

Voices of comfort came back from everyone, among which Professor Dodge's tone was the most relaxed.

"By the way, student Miriam, when you cast magic, you can try to add some body movements. For example, when you cast the gust of wind, imagine that you have a rapier in your hand, and then use the strength of your waist to thrust the blade straight forward and stab it out!"

Professor Dodge said, holding the wand in his hand and demonstrating.

Dodge held the wand in front of his chest for a moment and widened the distance between his feet, and his momentum suddenly changed.

When his thrust was completed, although he was holding a magic wand in his hand, the students around him felt a sense of neatness and sharpness.

Professor Dodge, who made a straight thrust that seemed to cut the air in half, looked so majestic that he didn't look like an old man at all.

but.
click -

His waist wasn't cooperating.

“.” “.” “.”

In the sudden silence, the only sound could be heard of Dodge kneeling on the ground, holding his old waist with one hand and pounding the ground with the other.

"That's it. By the way, if you're just using alchemy, a practice wand is enough. So, in this emergency, as a class instructor at Earls Higher School of Magic, I allow you to use the regular wand 'Twilight'. Student Miriam."

Dodge stood up shakily and exchanged his wand with Miriam's.

Not long after, after a series of processes, a floating blue flame boulder was placed in front of Miriam.

Miriam took a deep breath to calm her heart and slowly closed her eyes.
(End of this chapter)