Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 284 A Stepping Stone to the New World

The location of the foreign Arigold Magic Academy at Erles Academy.

For the teachers and students of this academy that reveres magical artifacts, even those who have personally ridden in the academy's giant airship still feel a deep sense of awe and emotion every time they see the "Ideal Core" take off.

Amidst a deafening roar that knocked over onlookers who were nearby, the colossal object, resembling a mountain range, slowly ascended into the sky.

A shadow that blotted out the sky loomed over the academy. Anyone who looked up could feel the oppressive force of the sky collapsing.

On the deck of the "Ideal Core", the seemingly childlike "Pioneer" Susola greets another "Four Wise Men" who will arrive with the storm.

Before Susola could wait long, Livis boarded the giant airship.

"Too slow, old man. It's because of your dawdling that some fools have developed unwarranted illusions on their deathbeds."

Landing steadily on the deck, Livis, facing the incredibly youthful-looking Susora, still kept calling her "old thing."

"Magical tools are always slow to develop."

Although he probably didn't understand what Livis was saying, Susora slowly responded, at least establishing a conversation between the two.

However, Livis wasn't quite sure whether Susola's reference to "slow to warm up" referred to the giant airship beneath their feet or Susola herself.

"Ready? Let's begin."

"what"

As Susora responded, his hands and feet began to transform into pipes, connecting to the deck below. His eyes, which had retained a sliver of spirituality, completely dimmed, and his body became nothing more than a tool.

Soon after, the Ideal Core roared even louder. All its engines were now running at full power.

Livis, who had floated slightly higher, also began her movements.

Almost simultaneously, hundreds and thousands of golden magic circles appeared in every corner of the Ideal Core ship.

The next moment, hundreds and thousands of golden chains emerged from the center of the magic circle, swiftly extending forward and piercing into the void.

The golden chain, connected at one end to the Ideal Core and seemingly searching for something else at the other, stretched rapidly, stretched, and stretched on. Finally, as if binding something satisfying, it came to a sudden stop.

"Time to put in the work, you old man!"

At Livis's command, the stern planks of the Ideal Core began to flip up in large numbers, revealing a dense array of propulsion nozzles.

Multicolored flames burst forth brilliantly from the thrusters. Even to the naked eye, one could sense that the Ideal Core was generating tremendous momentum, attempting to propel itself forward.

However, those chains, whose other ends were unknown, abruptly halted the progress of the Ideal Core.

In the sky, it looked like the Ideal Core, which had exerted too much force, was tilting and even showing signs of breaking.

Faced with this situation, the Ideal Core's various propulsion nozzles, which spewed out flames, sputtered intermittently as if signaling, expressing its dissatisfaction to Livis.

"I really can't help you."

After confirming that it wasn't that the Ideal Core was not contributing, but rather that its power was indeed limited, Livis shook her head and casually summoned a large number of magic circles.

Half of the magic circle was attached to the Ideal Core to reinforce it. The other half appeared at the propulsion nozzles.

With the support of numerous magic circles powerful enough to expand a single drop of water into a lake, the Ideal Core emitted an even more intense sound.

It was like a giant airship that was trying to pry open the entire world, spewing fire that could eclipse the sun in the sky, and frantically dragging the chains on its hull as it tried to "explore" forward.

Time passed second by second.

At a certain moment, the chains that had been firmly restraining the Ideal Core seemed to loosen slightly.

But it wasn't that the chain had a problem; rather, it was that the thing at the other end of the chain had finally been "dragged" along.

In an instant, a deafening roar shook the heavens.

Under the immense impact, the Ideal Core, which had barely trembled a few steps just moments before, began to soar into the sky, pulling smoothly along with the chains.

At the critical moment, more than a dozen large wings transformed from the sides of the Ideal Core. Livis, seizing the opportunity, continuously created spatial rifts in the air.

Snapped!
At the moment when the massive airship's drag force reached its limit, everyone in the entire Erles Academy, including those in the surrounding cities, clearly heard a cracking sound.

However, no one could describe what the shattering sound was like.

It doesn't look like a mirror, nor like ice, nor like a vase or plate.
If I had to put it into words, it sounded like the world was breaking apart.

Starting from a single point, a large area of ​​space in the sky shattered. And the objects bound at the other ends of hundreds of golden chains were faintly revealed from the massive spatial cracks.

That was a tree canopy.

Even a small portion of its canopy was larger than anything else in the human psyche. Compared to its immense size, the majestic tree that was the origin of Earls College was like a tiny twig.

At this moment, everyone in the academy stopped what they were doing and looked up at the astonishing act being performed by the two sages.

Even without anyone explaining, everyone simultaneously thought of the same thing.

World Tree.
Moreover, it is not a pseudo-World Tree that merely bears the name of the World Tree, but the true World Tree.

Susora and Livis actually dragged a part of the real World Tree into Ers Academy.

Looking at the radiant canopy of the World Tree, the onlookers' emotions quickly turned into panic.

Because even if the World Tree's canopy radiates an incomparably holy light, that much-needed covering of the entire Erles Academy would collapse, blotting out the sky, and no one could escape its wrath!
In the sky, the despair below was completely inaudible, or rather, even if it were heard, the two sages would not stop, continuing to send the Ideal Core cutting through the sky.

Ultimately, the World Tree canopy, seemingly having completely lost its power to resist, was dragged directly into and descended upon the academy.

The moment the World Tree descends.

Contrary to expectations, the human tragedy of everything being crushed to dust by the World Tree did not occur.

The World Tree itself, still bound by translucent golden chains, does not seem to possess a physical entity in the strict sense.

Therefore, when the World Tree descended, those dazzling lights simply overlapped with the real world.

Therefore, apart from the excessively intense light and the illusory scenery that made it impossible to see the surroundings, which temporarily deprived everyone in the academy of their sight, the descent of the World Tree did not cause any consequences.

But all of this is only temporary.

In the sky, the Ideal Core, having already completed its mission, was spewing thick black smoke from its blowholes due to its previous overexertion. The chains connecting the ship to the World Tree's canopy were also "loosened".

Then, just like a flower in full bloom, the World Tree's canopy "spread out," revealing its interior to the world.

It was a quiet space.

A space where mountains and water converge, lush and green, yet devoid of any trees. Some connect to rainbows, others to waterfalls. Many floating islands, their mechanics inexplicable, drift in the sky—this is the "World Tree Space" that Ritas and his companions visited at the beginning of the semester.

Along with the World Tree space came a dizzying sensation that made everyone sway.

People can clearly feel something being extracted from their bodies.
Magic particles.

The World Tree Space, which had no natural magical particles, began to absorb magical particles from its surroundings to replenish itself after descending into the mortal world, as if adapting to the laws of this world.

Initially, the absorption of the World Tree space was somewhat restrained. It had some impact on people within its range, but the effect was limited.

However, as ancient ritual magic circles began to appear on many of the floating islands in the World Tree space, the absorption of the World Tree space began to spiral out of control.

Under the blessing of those ancient ritual magic arrays, the World Tree space seemed to become incredibly greedy, frantically absorbing everything it could.

Apart from a small amount of "Star Mark Emblem" power that could take effect within the World Tree space, in an instant, all the power similar to magical particles detached from the host's body, gradually solidifying into a form that could be observed with the naked eye, surging towards the center of the World Tree space like a sky full of starlight.

It wasn't just within Erles Academy. A large area surrounding Spring City, including the city itself, became a power vacuum in a short period of time.

People who have been stripped of their "foundation" keep falling.

The ideal core, which no longer needed to operate at full power, became quiet.

In the deathly silence that spread out from Earls College.

The figure of the Tree Witch descended upon the center of the World Tree space.

This space, forcibly dragged from another dimension, has fulfilled its mission admirably.

It stripped away and nurtured a huge, dense cluster of energy that was undoubtedly "endless" for an individual.

Livis had absolutely no interest in what this ball of energy was supposed to be used for.

Because these powers already belong to her.

"Feel honored, you mediocre people, who were destined to lead unremarkable lives, have now become stepping stones for the 'new world'—"

With a joyful expression, Livis reached out her hand towards the ball of energy.

The incessant buzzing sound awakened Miriam, who had been unconscious.

Miriam awoke from her coma once again, clutching her throbbing temples.

If there was anything different from when he woke up in the seminar venue, it was that in addition to a terrible headache, his neck was also in excruciating pain.

"Damn it. What on earth is going on?"

For a moment, Miriam's memory was somewhat hazy, and the first thing she remembered was the scene of Meme grabbing her with a ferocious expression.

After looking around, he quickly found Meimei and Adela, who were also unconscious.

Therefore, his memory was correct. The three of them encountered the strange red-armored attackers on their way to find the old man Empa of the "Holy King Church".

So, how exactly did he survive?

Only then did Miriam realize that he was holding something hard in his hand.

Looking down, Miriam couldn't help but tremble slightly.

A sword, a sword that was both completely unfamiliar to him and yet "familiar" to him.

In an instant, Miriam remembered everything.

He hurriedly stood up and looked around. But his search only made him more confused, as he couldn't find the figure wrapped in bandages.

"What exactly is happening at this academy?"

On this day, Miriam, who had wondered about this question countless times, stared blankly at the scene before him, which could only be described as bizarre and surreal.

He couldn't tell if it was the original scenery of Earls Academy that had been embedded in a pristine, lush green space, or if that space had been embedded in Earls Academy. In any case, what he saw was a strange sight of nature and "civilization" overlapping in a disordered way.

At this moment, Miriam felt again the discomfort, like a tightness in his chest, that had been quite frequent during this period.

Even including yesterday, only about a day has passed. But every time he opens and closes his eyes, he sees unfamiliar and incomprehensible scenes.

What does this mean?
This demonstrates his ignorance and dullness. It shows that in the place where he has always lived, things are happening that could easily crush him. However, in essence, these things are "unrelated" to him.
Not only was he at the heart of the event, he couldn't even control his own "fate."

He is insignificant.

Miriam gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, feeling utterly disgusted by the powerlessness of being adrift in a vast ocean.

He couldn't control anything, which is why everything and everyone always excluded him and left him.
hum-

The buzzing sound that roused Miriam from his coma brought him back from the depths of his emotions, causing him to purse his lips.

It's a very magical buzzing sound.

Although the sound itself contained no information, it somehow allowed Miriam to know that someone was asking him for help or assistance.

"Is this the Goddess of Bathing? May I ask what happened?"

Temporarily suppressing his thoughts, Miriam asked the overlapping sky, which was also in a state of "mutation".

Unable to communicate directly with Miriam, the goddess of the bath kept drawing arrow-like objects, trying to guide him.

"Is this the direction? I understand, I'll try to get there as soon as possible."

Miriam, who could sense the extreme urgency in the goddess of bathing's various actions, replied with a light sigh.

He first checked on Adela and Meme, who were unconscious not far away. There was something strange about their unconscious state that Miriam couldn't quite put his finger on. But in any case, they weren't in mortal danger.

So, after dragging the two into a nearby building and settling them in, Miriam looked in the direction the goddess of bathing was pointing.

At this moment, he also had a rather strange sense of sensation.

Besides the inexplicably mutated academy, the inexplicably anxious goddess, the inexplicably unconscious students, and the inexplicably appearing bandaged man, here comes another inexplicable event.

This inexplicable thing came from his hands.

Even though it should be the first time he's held this longsword, whose blade doesn't seem to be made of metal and whose design is quite ancient, Miriam feels that he recognizes it.

Holy Sword, Karom
He silently called out the name of the longsword in his hand and brandished it.

Miriam's body transformed into a bolt of lightning.

(End of this chapter)