Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 317 Floyd Elson

"What are you doing here?"

In her room, Charlotte warily watched the two girls who had come to visit her.

As one of the few people in this world who can mingle with Little Ritas, the Goddess of Bath and Millie have already been marked by Charlotte.

Seeing Xia Luoluo's unwelcoming expression, the Bath Goddess shielded her with her body and nudged Millie from behind, gesturing, "Hurry up and go for it." Millie, in turn, nudged the Bath Goddess back, as if asking, "How am I supposed to go for it!"

In the suddenly quiet room, all that could be seen were the smiling goddess of the bath and Millie standing side by side, while behind them, a war without gunpowder was being waged.

"What's going on with you guys? You're rubbing against other people's rooms. If you don't explain yourself, I'm calling for help!"

Unlike Little Ritas's villa, which was basically unattended, Charlotte could summon a whole truckload of bread-bread men just by shouting in her room.

"Oh, please don't get excited, Miss Xia Luoluo."

Left with no other choice, Millie and Charlotte ended up having a conversation.

With a quick glance, Millie immediately had an answer.
"Actually, we're here to apologize. No matter how things happened last night, we still, well, we stopped you. We were also a little worried that you might have gotten hurt or bumped into something."

After Millie finished speaking, she stared intently into Charlotte's eyes with a sincere expression and clear gaze.

Although this girl is somewhat special, she probably won't be as difficult to deal with as some of the older female students with particularly unique circumstances.

Upon hearing Millie's words, Charlotte first looked at the two of them suspiciously, then met Millie's gaze.

After a few seconds of stillness, Xia Luoluo, somewhat awkwardly shifting her gaze, muttered to herself.
"Oh, it's just something so trivial. You guys are quite polite."

And so, Xia Luoluo, who had easily let down her guard, invited the two of them to find a place to sit down in the room.

After taking their seats and exchanging brief pleasantries, the three began to chat casually, and the conversation quickly became warm and engaging.

They appeared to be the same age. Furthermore, Charlotte had always been quite alone at the Elson mansion.

The Elson style in the Cross Hall is a relatively traditional and old-fashioned swordsmanship school. Therefore, the style within the school reflects this. Or to put it bluntly, people don't really like the weak.

In addition, the title of "Sword Saint's Daughter" already created an inherent barrier between Xia Luoluo and others.

Therefore, the only person she was truly close to was Cortriñe, who was a relative and slightly older than her.

Charlotte was also eagerly anticipating Cortriene's arrival at the Elson mansion, but she didn't know what had happened at the branch family's residence. Cortriene had yet to arrive at the Cross Hall to receive Roland's guidance as promised.

Normally, during these rather boring times, Charlotte would bother the equally "lonely" Little Ritas. But precisely because Little Ritas was surrounded by the Bathing Goddess and Millie during this period, Charlotte had very few opportunities to establish a distorted sibling "relationship" with Little Ritas as usual.

As they chatted, the three of them couldn't help but talk about Xia Luoluo's strange behavior before.

"Miss Charlotte, what are these?"

"Just call me Xia Luoluo. I think that's what you've called me before? Why do you have to add some title today?"

Charlotte waved her hand, then looked in the direction Millie was pointing.

"Hmm, it's paint and clay. What's wrong? Haven't you seen it before?"

"It's not that I've never seen them before. It's just that these shouldn't be eaten, right? Or rather, you already realized you couldn't eat them after the first bite. So why did you take a second bite?"

Seeing that Xia Luoluo didn't think her previous behavior was embarrassing, Millie asked curiously.

"Why? Because if you change the shape and color, the taste might change, and you might even be able to eat it, right?"

Charlotte answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"." "?"

After exchanging a confused look with the goddess of the bath, Millie forced herself to continue.

"Since the ingredients are all the same, then no matter what shape it is shaped or what paint it is coated with, it should taste the same, right?"

"You have eaten?"

Faced with Millie's righteous argument, Charlotte retorted without backing down.

Millie hesitated for a moment before finally giving in.

I hope you find a satisfactory outfit soon.

Seeing Millie "defeat", the Bath Goddess also asked a question out of curiosity.

"If you find a decent combination, Xia Luoluo, are you planning to eat clay every day from now on?"

"?"

Millie turned her head and looked at the bath goddess who had asked the question, her expression subtle.

Because of the formidable presence of Xia Luoluo, it was impossible to notice her; the question about the Bathing Goddess was quite bizarre.
"Huh? Why do I have to eat dirt every day? I'm the daughter of a great nobleman."

"That"

You insist on finding out how to sculpt clay, what colors to use, and what to make it taste good.
The goddess of bathing never voiced her doubts.

"Forget about this clay thing. Tell me what you really want from me. It's definitely not about apologizing or anything, which is why you've been acting so suspiciously."

After changing the subject from clay and having a cup of tea, Xia Luoluo changed her previous playful demeanor and went straight to the point.

Charlotte's unexpected sharpness startled Bath Goddess and Millie, who had previously completely regarded her as a fool.

The two began exchanging glances again.

Millie's gaze held caution. She felt this was probably a very important issue. If she couldn't come up with a reason that would satisfy Xia Luoluo, she likely wouldn't choose to help them. In fact, getting close to Xia Luoluo in the future wouldn't be as easy as it was this time.

The goddess of bathing looked on with encouragement.

Go Millie!
"."

Compared to Charlotte, Millie genuinely felt that the Bath Goddess was the one who really needed to be dealt with properly!
"I didn't expect you to find out. Actually, it's like this..."

Millie took a deep breath, her mind racing.

What is the best bait for Xia Luoluo? What kind of bait can make her let down her guard and take the bait as easily as a fish?
Got it!

"It's because of the little cough, it's because Ritas is just too hateful!"

"!"

Upon hearing Millie's words, Charlotte's eyes lit up.

Without a doubt, she took the bait.

"That Ritas guy is really infuriating! I've been diligently teaching him magic, and he's always complaining. A few days ago, he even said to me, 'You have nothing left to teach me, I'll do it myself from now on.' Listen to that, how could anyone say something so outrageous!" In Charlotte's room, Millie angrily denounced little Ritas.

Her acting seemed so real, and her resentment was so genuine.

because
Everything is true.

Thinking about it carefully, Millie only attended Earls Academy for two semesters in total. Even including the summer, she only received instruction from Ritas for about eight months.

Meanwhile, at Elson's mansion, Millie taught little Ritas for two months.

And Little Ritas learns very quickly.
So, little Ritas, who was already studying music theory on his own, really didn't need Millie's instruction anymore. And Millie really didn't have anything left to teach him.

"I know, I know, that guy is made entirely of 'excess'!"

Suddenly, Charlotte, who was completely in sync with Millie's emotions, began to recount Little Ritas's countless "crimes" in a long and detailed manner.

Gathered together, they cursed Little Ritas for a long time, so long that even the Goddess of Bath wanted to say, "Weeping day and night, can you cry like a thief?" Millie, who had been letting the fish that had taken the bait swim around for a long time, began to reel in her line.

"So, I was thinking, if you, Charlotte, also want to learn magic, I'll teach you magic from now on. Together, we'll surpass that guy Ritas in a short time! Let him properly repent for his arrogance and haughtiness!"

"it is good!"

Xia Luoluo nodded vigorously, instantly becoming Millie's "second disciple".

Although she hummed in agreement, she still felt something was off.

But forget it!

Since it will ultimately make Little Ritas pay, nothing else matters. Bring on any magic or spell it may be.

And so, the three girls who were enemies the day before formed a common camp to "defeat Ritas" (?).

The goddess of the bath, who witnessed this scene, simply felt that Millie had perhaps complicated a simple matter, needlessly creating trouble for herself.

Night time.

After a full day of magical training, the Bath Goddess and Millie returned to their residence.

As soon as she entered the room, Millie, who was already exhausted, collapsed onto the bed and didn't move.

"Millie, I'm hungry, can you make me something to eat?"

"You can lick your own palm, Sister Yu."

"Eh--?"

Seeing that Millie was too exhausted to pay attention to her, the goddess wondered if it was her turn to sneak off to Little Ritas's place late at night to steal food.

It can only be said that, despite his many personality flaws, Little Ritas is undoubtedly an excellent student.

Therefore, Millie's teaching during these two months can be described as relaxed and pleasant. In fact, seeing a student make rapid progress in a short period of time gave her an indescribable sense of accomplishment, misunderstood that she had a talent for teaching, and awakened the peculiar attribute of "wanting to teach".

Therefore, Millie took the initiative to suggest to Charlotte that she also teach her how to use magic.

Unfortunately, Charlotte and Little Ritas are at two completely different extremes.

In just one afternoon, Millie seemed to understand why the future Baiano Academy, despite pooling all its faculty resources and struggling for seven years, still couldn't get rid of Charlotte, this formidable figure.

Besides having poor comprehension and learning abilities, Xia Luoluo's thinking is also exceptionally imaginative.

It's like thinking that if you change the shape and color of clay, the taste will be different. About 70% of what she did was beyond Millie's comprehension.

Sometimes, Millie felt that Charlotte's way of thinking was like that of a child who never grew up.

"Since you're tired, let me go hunt in the wild and get some food, then we'll get some rest. You still have to teach tomorrow."

The bath goddess, who witnessed Millie's difficult journey, said considerately.

It's fine if she doesn't say anything, but if she does, Millie will feel even more desperate.

If the suffering of this day can bring some useful things in return, then it's worth enduring it.

The crucial point is that it hasn't happened yet.

When the goddess of the bath seized the opportunity to ask Xia Luoluo if she had any fairy tale books, Xia Luoluo replied that she had donated all the fairy tale books she had finished reading. And, among those books was indeed the one featuring the carrier pigeon and others.

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Millie immediately looked at her with pity and said, "Charlotte, you have no magical talent," before turning to run away.

As a result, Charlotte shouted, "How can you be so realistic!" and then grabbed Millie.

Although those fairy tale books have already been donated and getting them back is impossible—it's too embarrassing—Charlotte can buy a new copy for the Goddess of Bath and Millie if they're interested. And since that particular book is special, it might be impossible to find it now, but that's okay. She can take the two of them to the orphanage where the books were donated to look for it.

but!

There is still one problem.

During this period, things weren't very peaceful at the Elson mansion. So, for safety reasons, Roland left an order before he left, forbidding Charlotte from running around.

Although Roland is usually easy to get along with, when he gives orders seriously, he is ultimately the Lord of the West.

Therefore, even the ordinary butlers and attendants dared not disobey Roland's orders.

unless
“If Uncle Freud takes us, I should be able to go to the city too.”

Xia Luoluo said this.

Several days have passed.

Millie's days of unbearable pain resulted in Charlotte not sparking the slightest bit of magic.

Even so, Xia Luoluo showed no signs of frustration or inferiority. This impressed Millie.

Perhaps this is why Millie has been able to stay by his side through this farce.

Then on this day, several new guests arrived at the Elson mansion.

Among them was Floyd Elson, whom Charlotte referred to as "Uncle Floyd".

The previous head of the Elson family had three wives and seventeen children.

Cortrienne's father was the second oldest, Roland was the fourth, and Freud was the fifteenth.

Besides Roland, the "Sword Saint of Peacetime," the most famous person in the Elson family is Freud.

Around noon that day, Xia Luoluo and the Bathing Goddess, along with Millie, were preparing to go to the fortress city to find the fairy tale book that seemed deliberately difficult to locate. Finally, they met the young man known as the "Shadow of the Sword Saint."

(End of this chapter)