Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 327 Faded Paint

Dusk.

Still in Xia Luoluo's room, the goddess of bathing, somewhat frantically, took out her painting, which had been revised countless times.

"How about it! Does it look like it now?"

"Hmm, I feel like the nose is a bit too upturned."

"You said it was too flat before, so I changed it to this shape, okay!"

The goddess of the bath, who was about to explode, took several deep breaths before gradually calming herself down.

At this moment, the person she is drawing is Sofia Elson.

Previously, in the family portrait that Xia Luoluo had shown, the "mother" was clearly missing. So, in order to fill that blank, the Goddess of Bath urged Xia Luoluo to draw Sophia as well.

After finally persuading the very reluctant Xia Luoluo to start writing, the two soon encountered new problems.

Charlotte's memories of her mother have become very vague, so she can't draw them.

Although the Goddess of Bath wanted to complain that with Charlotte's skill level, drawing Sophia carefully and drawing an eggplant casually would probably result in the same thing, after careful consideration, she didn't say anything like "just draw it casually."

On one hand, saying that is indeed inhumane; we should at least consider Xia Luoluo's feelings. On the other hand, if this painting really is related to the "mechanism," the Goddess of Bath suspects that if Xia Luoluo hadn't painted it sincerely, it might not have had any effect.

Thus, the situation changed to the goddess of bathing drawing a rough sketch of Sophia based on Charlotte's description, providing Charlotte with inspiration.

Painting in this way is destined to be unsuccessful. The information conveyed through language is inherently limited, and people are generally three-dimensional, appearing different from different angles. But paintings, on the other hand, are typically only two-dimensional.

So, it's not really surprising that Xia Luoluo is picky.

"Speaking of which, your paintings are actually quite good."

Although she hadn't yet been able to fully recall her mother's appearance, Xia Luoluo clearly liked the sketch drawn by the goddess of bathing.

Aside from not quite resembling Sofia and having a somewhat unique art style, the sketch undoubtedly depicts a beautiful woman.

"Hmm~ Everyone has some special talent!"

"The goddess of bathing said smugly."

In reality, the goddess of the bath never displayed this special ability. Besides the fact that she had always been able to connect to this world only through a disc, it was also because in front of Ritas, this little ability was really nothing to brag about.

After all, Ritas's magical paintings, which he could manipulate at will, were almost as precise and accurate as photographs, and the generation speed was also very fast.

Huh?
Since Ritas can perfectly recreate it, why not just have him draw it?

Thinking of this, he had planned to go to Little Ritas to paint Sophia's Bathing Goddess, but he stopped before he even stepped out the door.

Little Ritas has only been learning magic for a short time now, so he probably can't be as omnipotent as he will be in the future.

Furthermore, the goddess of bathing always felt that even Professor Ritas in the future might not be able to draw Sophia's likeness.
"Okay! We can team up from now on. You can be in charge of the drawing, and I'll be in charge of coming up with the stories!"

After admiring the painting of the Bathing Goddess for a moment, Xia Luoluo, with an expression as if she had come up with a brilliant idea, said the following.

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Is it possible that if she really wanted to create fairy tale picture books, she could make up the stories herself?

As she continued to listen silently to Xia Luoluo drawing her vision of a bright future, the Goddess of Bath sighed softly.

"So, there really isn't a portrait of Ms. Sophia in this mansion?"

"You've asked almost ten times already, and no! Mom doesn't like other people drawing her."

Xia Luoluo frowned slightly and said somewhat impatiently.

Upon receiving the same answer again, the goddess of the bath became increasingly puzzled.

Although she didn't see any cameras or similar devices at that time, the existence of magic and magical tools meant that leaving any images wouldn't be too difficult. Moreover, even using a relatively clumsy method like drawing would at least leave a "trace."

However, for nearly two months, neither the Goddess of Bath nor Millie could find anything related to Sophia in any corner of the mansion.

"Disliking being drawn" is clearly not a valid explanation for these reasons.

It feels more like someone is deliberately hiding these things.

really
"Besides the nose, the face might need to be a bit thinner."

Charlotte's words interrupted the goddess of bathing's thoughts.

"If you say my face is too thin after this makeover, I'm really going to throw you!"

"you dare!"

In the room, where the atmosphere was neither good nor bad, the goddess of the bath sighed and continued to patiently accompany Xia Luoluo, making corrections to the woman on the drawing paper.

Night was falling.

Looking out the window at the scene where dark clouds seemed to be gathering, the goddess of the bath felt a sense of urgency.

However, no matter how much her heart ached, she still had to stay with Xia Luoluo and continue these actions, which were likely futile.

At one point, after urging the goddess of the bath to change a minor detail, Xia Luoluo stared blankly at the drawing paper in her hand.

"Could it be... that it finally looks like it!?"

The bath goddess, who had been tormented for half a day, couldn't help but show joy as she looked at Xia Luoluo, who was frozen in a daze.

But it was precisely at this moment.

Darkness completely enveloped the Elson mansion.

The "dark clouds" in the sky suddenly spread their wings fiercely, covering the sky and the sun with overwhelming force.

What followed was a thunderous roar.

Thunder rumbled incessantly, while a burst of white light illuminated the sky, revealing the pair of blood-yellow bird eyes that shone like stars.

Running quickly out of Xia Luoluo's residence, the Bathing Goddess stared wide-eyed at the enormous creature in the sky, her face filled with disbelief.

The creature in the sky was undoubtedly a "carrier pigeon," one of the regional leaders who had attacked them before.

However, unlike the scene presented before, the black mist monster bird, which looked like a small mountain range suspended in the air, seemed as invincible as another regional leader, "Tin Man".

"how so."

An overwhelming sense of terror welled up within him, and he couldn't help but whisper to himself.

Is this the moment that Little Ritas was talking about when he said "it's over"?

It seems they don't even want to give us time to despair.

In the sky, the giant bird, shrouded in black mist, suddenly swooped down. That was the direction of Little Ritas's residence.

boom!
It was a pure outpouring of power, crushing the area where Little Ritas and Millie were located. With a deafening roar, the entire Elson mansion trembled violently.

"Little Li! Millie!"

Although, as the giant bird swooped down, the goddess of the bath seemed to see what appeared to be a magical light shining at the point of impact.

But she didn't think that Millie and Little Ritas could stop a terrifying opponent whose size was even larger than a feather.

The goddess of the bath, her heart pounding, had no idea how long she had been lost in thought. But she eventually regained some of her composure.

In the current situation, even if she ran over and joined the battle, it probably wouldn't make any difference.

Therefore, she still needs to go down this path to the bitter end and continue to look for solutions from the core of everything, Xia Luoluo.

The goddess of bathing quickly ran back into the house.

Xia Luoluo was still staring blankly at her drawing paper, seemingly oblivious to what was happening around her.

Rather, the giant bird was already attacking Elson's mansion, but the rest of the people inside were nowhere to be seen.

The black mist emanating from it seemed to isolate the surroundings into an independent space where "characters from outside the stage" were forbidden from entering.

"Charlotte! Now that you've remembered what Ms. Sophia looks like, hurry up and draw her!"

Unable to wait for Xia Luoluo to return naturally, the bath goddess shook her arm anxiously and urged her on.

As Xia Luoluo's eyes gradually regained their senses, she looked at the Bathing Goddess and said in a weak voice...
"But... something is still missing."

"No! We don't lack anything!"

Even in urgent moments, the goddess of bathing never lost even the bare minimum of patience.

"It's perfectly normal that I can't draw Ms. Sophia. I've never seen her, so even in my imagination, I can't picture her. But you can! You definitely can! Because you are her daughter, and there are many aspects of her that no one else knows, aspects that she only reveals to you. Many things about her that are different from her usual self, only you know! Believe in yourself, you can perfectly draw everything about her—her figure, her appearance, even the radiance that shines within her, a radiance that only you know."

The goddess of the bath placed the paintbrush in Xia Luoluo's hand.

After a moment of stunned silence, Xia Luoluo nodded vigorously at the Goddess of Bathing.

"Ok!"

As if entering her own world, Charlotte completely ignored everything happening in the outside world and began to concentrate on painting.

The goddess of bathing gazed into the distance at the location of the Little Ritas mansion, where the rising dust and constant loud noises made her clench her hands tightly in front of her chest, as if in prayer.

The fact that these earth-shattering sounds and images are still present means that the two are still fighting.

Hurry, hurry up, Charlotte.

The goddess of bathing had no idea how long she had been waiting.

Perhaps only a few points, after all, Xia Luoluo's hasty drawing style means it wouldn't take too long to complete.

However, this period was truly long and agonizing for the goddess of bathing.

Even though the golden apple she carried seemed to give her a sense of security, like a "safety net," the goddess of the bath was still worried about whether the golden apple, which hadn't been used for some time, would still be as effective as before, recalling the giant black bird that had cut across the sky and looked down on them, a scene of utter devastation.

"The painting is finished!"

Finally, Xia Luoluo's voice rang out like heavenly music.

Looking closer, even in this setting, the goddess of the bath couldn't help but show a troubled expression.

She still couldn't quite recognize the objects Xia Luoluo had drawn. But Xia Luoluo seemed to have a physical understanding of the phrase "shining radiance," so she used a dark yellow color to create an aura around the "Sophia" she had drawn that was hard to look at directly.

But in any case, has the Elson family portrait been completed?
"How come nothing happened!"

Although it has always been just a rough guess, there is no indication or evidence to prove that something good will happen after Xia Luoluo finishes drawing the family portrait.

However, now that there is no other choice, the Bathing Goddess, which looks like just an ordinary doodle, still gives one a chilling feeling as if they have fallen into an ice cellar.

"No, no, no, there's still one piece missing. Since you've already left a blank space, why don't you draw it in as well?"

Because of that guy.

Xia Luoluo still seemed oblivious to what was happening outside, only stammering awkwardly.

The missing member in this family portrait is undoubtedly the last member of the Elson family.

"To be honest, I don't know what happened between you and Xiao Li. I don't know what your growth process has been like. I am, after all, just an 'outsider'. So, I will not presume to try to mediate your relationship, let alone say things like 'don't hate him'."

"But your biggest unresolved issue with Little Riritas doesn't actually exist, nor should it!"

"because()--"

There is still no evidence, only some "guesses" based more on feelings.

But as soon as the goddess of bathing uttered those words, Xia Luoluo's pupils immediately contracted to a single point.

She was experiencing a violent shock that was upending her entire life.

The goddess of the bath, in a state of urgency, gave Xia Luoluo no chance to recover, and continued to attack.

"Besides, even if you had a grudge before, you were still willing to leave this blank space in the painting for Xiao Li, weren't you?"

"So! You've pretty much admitted it, haven't you, Xia Luoluo?"

Even though Xiao Li does have many flaws and annoying traits that make you grit your teeth in hatred, his strengths and the radiance he exudes still attract you—

"Wow ah ah ah ah!"

Under the continuous barrage of attacks from the Bathing Goddess, Xia Luoluo, who was no longer sure whether she was filled with shame and indignation or simply enraged, directly slapped her hand into the center of the Bathing Goddess's face.

"Stop, stop talking! I'll draw it, okay?!"

Charlotte began to quickly draw an abstract image of Ritas in the last blank space.

The goddess of the bath, who covered her face and remembered this grudge, placed her last hope on the scribbles on the paper.

I saw
As Xia Luoluo's painting gradually came to a close, the paint bucket beside her began to emit light.

The moment she finished painting all her family members, the paint in the buckets began to fade all at once, transforming from dirty colors into a bright sheen.

What was originally the most chaotic and deepest black paint bucket turned out to be spotless pure white paint with a faint fluorescent glow.

"This is it! And the drawing is pretty good, Xia Luoluo!"

The goddess of the bath, not forgetting to praise Xia Luoluo one last time, grabbed a white paint bucket from the ground, shouldered a paintbrush that had suddenly grown so large it startled Xia Luoluo, and hurriedly ran towards the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)