Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 279 Chief Formation
"I'd give it about seven out of ten for that acting. The lack of rehearsal was definitely a fatal flaw. The timing was also just average. I'm serious about the scoring; I won't show favoritism just because someone is on my side!"

After "Princess Qiu" and "Thousand Faces" escaped, Xia Luoluo and Wei Yin returned to their hiding place.

Charlotte, who had earned a perfect score of 10 simply by assuming the "Elson style" stance and remaining still, commented quite arrogantly.

Wayne simply responded with a gentle smile.

Is that enough?

After holding the sword in a rather strange posture for a while, Xia Luoluo felt somewhat uncomfortable and swung her right arm, asking a question.

As yet another "traitorous ninja" from the Elson family who has defected to the path of magic, the priceless sword at her waist is now basically only for decoration.

"That's enough. Thank you very much."

"So don't be so polite. But later, if you need to rescue your companions or anything, do you need my help?"

Previously, Wei explained to Xia Luoluo that she had joined a not-so-"stable" organization for various reasons. She, in turn, needed to remain in that organization for similar reasons. Therefore, she now needed to secretly return to the organization's base and rescue her comrades who had been captured and imprisoned by higher-ups, without disobeying orders or committing any substantial act of rebellion.

There is no doubt that Wayne concealed many specific details. However, perhaps it is precisely these obvious concealments that indicate that what she said is basically true.

After hearing such a fragmented explanation, the only one who might still be willing to help is Xia Luoluo.

"You've already helped me a lot, Charlotte."

Vivian shook her head.

"Are you sure you're okay? That organization does have some weirdos who attack others after hearing they're powerful. Making your name too famous before might have attracted them."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Like I said before, I'm usually surrounded by really capable people. They're just a few lunatics, not much of a problem."

Charlotte patted her chest, which she didn't know she had inherited from her father or mother, and assured them.

"Then I look forward to our next meeting."

"Okay! See you next time. Whether it's the Western Territory or Baiano, it's all my territory. Just find me when you get there."

After saying goodbye, Wayne began her "journey".

She opened the black, square suitcase again. This time, Xia Luoluo saw that the everyday items inside were gone, replaced by an unsettling cloud of black mist.

Then, Wayne stepped into the black mist inside the box.

Watching Wayne, though petite, was definitely not someone who could fit into a suitcase, she naturally slipped into the suitcase, leaving one arm free to close it, and then reached out from the gap to lock it. Finally, she didn't forget to wave a few times to say "goodbye."

Xia Luoluo could only be described as stunned.

Only after Wayne's figure completely disappeared, and the box itself twisted and deformed, as if sucked into its own center and vanished without a trace, did Charlotte regain some of her senses.

Although it feels like things have come to this point, isn't what this girl dressed in all black is showing a bit eerie?
Xia Luoluo subconsciously pressed down on the top of her head, where a few tufts of hair kept sticking out, and then let out a long breath.

That's right, Ritas's own sister, it would be scary if she were normal.

After watching Wayne leave, Charlotte stretched and then, hands on her hips, examined her own situation.

The roars of the surrounding monsters, the sound of something collapsing, and the screams and cries that were everywhere all rushed into her ears at once.

Hmm. Now is definitely not the time to worry about someone else's sister!
"Kurt! Kurt, where are you—"

Charlotte, who had been completely lost in the vast Erles Academy when she was being chased by monsters, cried out in panic.

"Two hundred and ten days!"

Somewhere in the academy, with this calculated sound uttered through gritted teeth, a sharp light slashed through the air, cleanly cleaving a giant worm-like monster in two.

The monster, which didn't even let out a wail, crashed heavily to the ground but didn't die immediately. It thrashed wildly in all directions, spitting out a large amount of dark green blood.

"Chief, what are you saying?"

"nothing!"

I was just saying how many days I'd spent in that unlucky class.

The top student in the elementary division is usually selected at the end of the second semester. However, in this year's Earls Academy elementary division, there was someone who had been recognized as the top student for less than a month after enrolling.

Waving her practice wand, Cecilia chanted mostly incoherent words. Yet, one powerful spell after another flowed from her hand.

For a long time, in actual combat, "academic mage" has not seemed to be a positive term. It is generally used to describe a mage who is rigid, inflexible, and follows a set formula, unable to cope with the ever-changing situations on the battlefield.

Aside from some issues with the lyrics, Cecilia was otherwise perfectly standard, and at this moment she seemed to be showcasing the superiority of an "academic mage".

Centered around Cecilia, a group of more than twenty students formed a mage formation.

At the center of the formation was an attack team centered around Cecilia, consisting of four individuals skilled in offensive magic. In addition to Cecilia, there were reserve members in the second ring of the formation.

The third circle consists of students skilled in enhancement magic. The fourth circle consists of students skilled in defensive magic and some special magic.

Under orderly command and coordination, the formations composed entirely of trainees displayed a formidable fighting power that even the members themselves found hard to believe.

All the students were fully gathering magical particles, fully preparing to cast their spells, and fully aiming to release them.

Aside from their slow movement, the mage apprentices' formation became a veritable meat grinder on the battlefield, leaving any monsters that charged at them with bloodied heads.

Why did things turn out this way?

During her ample respite, Cecilia muttered to herself, her lips twitching slightly.

The story begins with the chaos that started to emerge within the academy.

At the time, Cecilia was experiencing what was supposed to be a classic school story.

Several female students from the Orange Radiance Class summoned Cecilia to the back of the teaching building. They intended to settle scores with Cecilia for seemingly cutting herself off from the rest of the class since the beginning of the semester.

"We don't care whether you're a chief or not. If you continue to be so arrogant and look down on everyone, we have plenty of ways to make you regret it!"

Faced with the aggressive questioning of the female students, Cecilia simply played with her hair while twirling it with her fingers, wondering to herself why the semester wasn't over yet.

Then, just as the female trainees, who were already looking for trouble, were about to explode in the face of Cecilia's "cold violence,"...

As the ground trembled, a Nest Demon appeared before them without warning.

Although that nest demon was only small.

However, Cecilia was stunned as she watched the monster rapidly spitting out monsters and foul-smelling liquid, its overall shape resembling a giant fleshy flower bud.

Is this college really a place you can stay in?

Of the three female students who came to cause trouble, one's legs went weak and she sat down on the ground. The other two also looked ashen-faced. Suddenly...
"careful!"

A female student yelled and tackled Cecilia to the ground.

"What are you doing!"

Cecilia, who was still a little sore from the fall, couldn't help but grumble as she watched a spurt of venom, as thin as a finger, land at least twenty paces away from her.

"It'll be fine without me."

Although she wasn't hit by the venom, the female student, who probably felt she had been hit, spoke very weakly.

That's not what I meant.

"Look! Cecilia, I can hit really well now!"

On the other side, another female student who was not intimidated waved her wand and accurately attacked the small nest demon with fireballs.

This female student was the one who recklessly used magic in the maze at the end of the first semester, ultimately injuring Cecilia.

"Can you please stop irritating it!"

The small nest demon was just spitting out monsters, and the monsters it spat out didn't seem to have much interest in the students, as if it had other purposes.

However, after being hit by the fireballs a few times, the Nest Demon and the monsters it spat out were clearly enraged and changed their targets.

So the four female trainees had no choice but to flee for their lives.

During this time, the female student, who had been so frightened that her legs went weak, tripped and fell to the ground again.

The female student who had tackled Cecilia earlier was saying things that Cecilia couldn't quite understand, like "How can you always abandon your classmates!" and very "heroically" rescued her fallen classmate from the "front line".

After reuniting with her classmates, the female student, who had only fallen a few times, seemed to be leaving her last words as if she were dying. She whispered to Cecilia,

"Actually, Verosan and Ellie have always wanted to apologize to you, but they haven't found the opportunity and are too embarrassed to do so. They both admire you, so they just want to be friendly with you."

""

Have I been dragged into some strange situation?
Looking back at the monsters who had stopped chasing, Cecilia felt no emotion or feeling whatsoever. She even began to doubt whether her perception was vastly different from the other three.

"If I remember correctly, the students who went to see the 'Familiar' project should be nearby. Should we go and meet up with them?"

As the valiant Verosan spoke, he cast a pleading glance at Cecilia.

Cecilia was confused as to why she seemed to have become the one making the decision. Furthermore, the other three seemed to have forgotten that just ten minutes earlier, they had threatened to make her "tough."

In any case, seeing the academy instantly turn into a scene of chaos, going to a crowded place was never a bad idea. So, they agreed to Verosan's proposal.

Cecilia didn't expect that this was only the beginning.

After meeting up with about half of the students from the Orange Radiance class, the group immediately became chaotic and disorganized, like headless flies.

"Quiet! Please be quiet!"

At that moment, Ellie, with perfect precision, loudly stopped everyone. Then, she pushed Cecilia to the front.

"As you all probably realize, our academy is once again in danger!"

Don't ask why it's "again".

"And our mentor, we don't know where he went, he's still completely unreliable! But we can't let this cause chaos. Because...don't we still have the 'Chief'?"

Cecilia turned her head in surprise, looking at Ellie who was giving a passionate speech, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

"Everyone knows how excellent the Chief is. Despite so many changes in the class, our 'Orange Radiance' is still the best class in the elementary school, precisely because the Chief is still here! Think about it carefully, has the Chief ever made a single wrong judgment so far? She never makes a mistake even in exams, so her decisions must always be correct. Therefore, we should follow her lead!"

Although Ellie's logic was somewhat chaotic, there was no doubt that her emotions were on point.

In this time of widespread anxiety, what the trainees need most is probably this inspiring spirit.

Ever since.
Cecilia, who was inexplicably surrounded by people, became the leader of this group.

In the following time, leader Cecilia tentatively devised an action plan for everyone.

Go to the stronghold of "Genlusi".

As the academy's law enforcement organization, the Root Law Division should be the strongest in terms of overt combat power. Besides, the Root Law Division also possesses many legitimate wands and magical items. Therefore, even if all else fails, going to the Root Law Division's base will provide better equipment than a practice wand.

And so, the group from Orange Radiance Class set off.

At first, things were actually alright. Because, apart from a few scattered monsters, the other monsters didn't seem to have much interest in attacking the students.

However, at a certain point, the monsters suddenly went berserk, indiscriminately attacking everything around them.

Cecilia's party also encountered an attack by monsters.

The new students could only be described as a mob, and naturally, they were in complete chaos at first.

However, after Cecilia successfully defeated several seemingly ferocious monsters, the rest of the team began to gain confidence for some reason.

Faced with an increasing number of monsters that could suddenly appear from anywhere, Cecilia suggested that the students form an orderly formation.

With the help of her two "lackeys," Verosan and Ellie, the formation gradually became a well-organized square.

As the students gained more confidence, students from other grades and even other colleges who had drifted away were also gradually drawn into the formation.

Before they knew it, Cecilia's formation, which was almost in the center of the academy, had grown to a considerable size.

It was at this moment that Cecilia's group encountered Associate Professor Doug, the Green Vine Class instructor, who was leading some students and was being chased by monsters and looked disheveled.

"Professor Doug!"

After defeating the monsters and gathering with the students brought by Doug, Cecilia breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, she can finally get rid of it.
"Hehehe, it's precisely in times of crisis that we can truly see the outstanding qualities of our students, Chief! Although I'm an old man, casting defensive magic is still no problem!"

As he spoke, Doug blended into the outermost circle of the formation.

"Eh--?"

The leading contingent, numbering in the dozens, continued its advance towards Genlusi.

(End of this chapter)