Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 347 Maybe we shouldn't go out.
In the heart of the fairytale world, beneath the golden apple tree.

The three women, Bath Goddess, Millie, and Charlotte, finally accepted the reality that Ritas had once again "left them."

"Let's start over! If we stay here any longer, the witch will come and get us."

With her hands on her hips, the Bathing Goddess gave a stern look, as if to say, "I really can't do anything with you guys."

Millie and Charlotte couldn't help but roll their eyes at the Bathing Goddess. They wondered who had been howling the loudest, "Little Ri, Little Ri," until just now. Judging from the previous scenes, someone unaware of the context might have thought Ritas had passed away or something.

"That guy Ritas is really infuriating under any circumstances. We finally had a chance to communicate, but in the end, he didn't say anything useful! What's worse, he even tried to shift the blame to us. It's not that he didn't want to talk, it's that we didn't ask!"

Standing up, Xia Luoluo let out a long sigh and said angrily.

"Indeed. I'm increasingly convinced that Xiao Li is the most outrageous riddle-maker!"

The goddess of the bath echoed the famous "Black Inside," but she still remembered her mission as the "White Inside."

"However, his silence is as good as his words. On one hand, his silence means he doesn't have any crucial information to pass on to us. It also indirectly confirms that our actions have been on the right track. On the other hand, his ability to contact us means he's keeping an eye on us. In other words, we can relax a bit and not worry too much. We can just rely on our instincts to continue conquering this world. Even if we make a huge mess, Xiao Li will definitely find a way to clean it up for us!"

Hearing the words of the goddess of bathing, Charlotte and Millie fell silent for a moment.

Besides being amazed that you could wash like that, I also started to think that the goddess of bathing had some truth to it.

"It's as if you had any concerns or restraint before."

Charlotte muttered, thinking that the Goddess of Bath and Millie had been quite unrestrained in the "Pigeon" area.

"But if we're talking about starting afresh, where should we go?"

Of the three, Millie, the youngest but also the most pragmatic, asked.

Of the four directions centered on the golden apple tree, the snow-capped mountain area has disappeared, and the town of Prista area is closed off. The remaining two areas are a wheat field and an endless plain.

Millie doesn't yet have a definitive answer as to what exactly happened to her, only vaguely gleaning something from Ritas's last words. Putting that aside, Millie feels that the wheat field area might have been the one that trapped her.

Therefore, according to the process of elimination, the direction they should head next is the plains.

However, this seemingly endless plain did not look like the right road at all.

"Hmm, let me think. Perhaps we can take a cue from Xiao Li's approach? Like, utilizing the mechanisms of this world to some extent. Millie, can you spin that golden apple now and unleash some powerful magic?"

"Is that even possible?"

"That's true. Xiao Li did so many research projects before he finally understood it."

"No, it's not a matter of how many times."

Millie gestured with her hands in the air, but due to her physical condition, she couldn't explain it.

Magic itself is not as easy to learn as one might imagine. Not to mention building a system based on magic that utilizes other forms of energy to achieve magical effects.

It can only be said that by consistently using Ritas as a sample, the "survivorship bias" of the Bathing Goddess has become extremely absurd.

"However, there aren't many Golden Apples left. So, it seems there's no room left for further research. Besides, there's the risk of having the account banned if we actually develop one. So, overall, it's not worth it."

So forget it.

Millie sighed and gave up on correcting the idea of ​​the Bathing Goddess.

Since the outcome is the same anyway, let her be.

"We've got a mechanism! Perhaps we can use the regional leader's mechanism to guide us!"

"?"

Amid the questioning gazes of her two teammates, the Bathing Goddess patted her chest confidently.

"Um...aren't you guys a bit far from me?"

Led by the goddess of bathing, the three "girls" once again headed towards the location of Prista Town.

On the way, seeing Charlotte and Millie standing several meters away from her on either side, the Bathing Goddess couldn't help but ask.

Faced with the goddess's displeasure, Charlotte and Millie merely glanced at her sideways and then sighed silently.

You know what I mean.
"Wow! Is it because of this body? Is it because this body belongs to Xiao Li? How could this be! What do you value, the physical appearance or the soul? What do you admire, the beautiful appearance purified by my noble soul or my inner self, as warm as the sun and as vast as the sky?"

"Who's in love with you!"

Xia Luoluo couldn't help but respond.

She was actually quite curious how the Bathing Goddess, who didn't even dare to speak to strangers, managed to shout out such a series of shameful words.

"Tsk, Xia Luoluo, haven't you realized yet? You want to marry Xiao Li, and this is your only and last chance! Aside from pleasing me and getting me to put my fingerprints on things like the marriage registration form using Xiao Li's body, what other chance do you have!"

"Wait a minute! Who asked you to meddle?!"

Xia Luoluo, who had subconsciously considered the proposal from the Bathing Goddess, blushed and angrily retorted.

At first, Millie couldn't help but smile as she watched the farce unfolding between Charlotte and the Bathing Goddess. But soon, her smile froze, and her expression gradually darkened until she was almost completely distraught.

Millie collapsed.

It presents a posture where the upper body is supported by the hands while lying on the ground.

How to do?
This is not the time to laugh at others!
It's worth noting that she and the Bathing Goddess had always lived together at the Elson mansion.

Moreover, the goddess of the bath wasn't exactly an honest person. Often, he would sneak into her bed at night and just sleep in her arms.

Besides that, there was also the time when she returned from training at the Cross Hall, and the Bath Goddess, noticing the smell of sweat, enthusiastically helped her wipe her body. And so on.
and.
And now, are we to say that the person who has been in close contact with her all along is, strictly speaking, "Professor Ritas"?

If only I had been more assertive back then. Don't believe the nonsense the bath goddess says, like "all women are like this."

Judging from the fact that Ritas showed no surprise at her appearance when he contacted them before, she had indeed been completely exposed long ago.

And under such circumstances, these additional experiences followed.
After she gets out of this damn world, how is she supposed to face Professor Ritas?
"Ughhhhhh!!!" Just imagining Ritas standing in front of her was already unbearable for Millie, who started to hold her head in her hands and randomly throw grass she had pulled from the grass forward.

Millie's sudden breakdown caused both the Bath Goddess and Charlotte to stop bickering.

"What's wrong with her?"

"Well, we'll need to ask to know the specifics, but barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's because..."

The goddess of the bath lowered her head and glanced at the hands in front of her that often groped Millie.
"It's because people sometimes 'die' in rather unusual ways."

A short while later.

The goddess of the bath and Charlotte finally managed to persuade Millie, who was sitting on the grass with her knees drawn up to her chest, tilting her head and saying, "I don't want to leave this world," to return to the closed-off town of Prista.

On the way, Xia Luoluo and Millie avoided him like the plague, not even giving him a chance to touch them, let alone take advantage of him.

To be honest, the goddess of bathing regretted it.

I should have known better than to ask those questions.
Xiao Li isn't the type to joke around. When he says he'll regret it, he probably really means it.

Being able to be close to beautiful girls was one of the few forms of "salvation" for the Bathing Goddess in this bizarre world. And now, even that last, humble pleasure has been taken away!

It seems the only way is to replenish Cortriene's "energy" while she's still unaware of this information after rescuing her! Hehehe
"Is your bath girl really okay? She's drooling."

"It's alright. In fact, it's when she's not bleeding that people are more worried."

With a detached, monk-like expression, Millie gazed at the azure sky and answered softly.

"Tsk, it feels like I'm only saying this now. But, is there really nothing wrong with her goddess persona? Generally speaking, shouldn't goddesses provide various forms of assistance, guide and help people overcome difficulties and fight against calamities? She... let alone help, she's more like a liability. That guy Ritas only gave up his body to protect her, right?"

A few days ago, Xia Luoluo might have felt that she, having been rescued by the two men, had no right to complain.

but now.
Alas, the goddess of bathing.

"It is only natural that gods, though deities, do not possess great power. Because if gods truly loved humanity and possessed great power, they would not simply watch the tragedies and injustices that occur in the world every moment without doing anything. Therefore, of the three conditions—the existence of gods, the love of gods for humanity, and the possession of great power by gods—only two are destined to be in effect simultaneously."

"I see. So, she is a goddess who exists and loves the world but does not possess great power? What you said makes a lot of sense. Where does it come from?"

After Xia Luoluo nodded, she asked curiously.

It wasn't that she looked down on Millie. It was just that Millie, who looked and was actually a young girl, didn't seem like the type to talk so eloquently about things like gods and come up with profound theories.

"This is the doctrine of the Church of the Bathing Goddess."

No wonder.

As they talked, the town of Prista came into view.

Just like when we came before, the town was surrounded by a blood-red, translucent barrier, completely separating the interior from the fairytale world.

The process of reviewing the experiences in the snow-capped mountain area and communicating with Ritas took up a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, at this moment, dusk is approaching.

"We've arrived. Now it's time to tell you your plans."

"Heh heh~ The plan is simple. It's about using Kurt, uh, let's call her 'Tin Man'. Cough, the plan is to use the Tin Man's tendency to actively hunt me down to make her break through this barrier from inside the town!"

As if she had devised some ingenious plan, the Bathing Goddess said with a smug look on her face.

"...That's all?"

Charlotte scratched her head. She couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with the plan, but she also couldn't quite put her finger on what was right.

"Would the Tin Man actively hunt down Sister Yu? Hmm, it seems so?"

After thinking about it for a moment, Millie felt that the idea of ​​the Bathing Goddess might be feasible.

Before they arrived in Priesta, rumors of a serial killer circulated throughout the town, and numerous related cases had occurred. However, since their arrival, aside from the few attacks they were present at, the notorious serial killer in Priesta has not committed any further crimes.

While the specific reasons still need to be investigated, if the serial killer is indeed the Tin Man, she may have truly targeted the Bathing Goddess.

Judging from the Iron Man's performance in the battles against Floyd and Roland, it's quite possible that she could directly cut through the barrier blocking them.

"Even if this plan is feasible, what will happen after the Tin Man breaks through this barrier? Didn't you say her strength is about the same as the Sword Saint? Let alone the three of us, even if thirty of us were tied together, would we be a match for her?"

Xia Luoluo scratched her head, puzzled.

"Well, what if the barrier breaks? We'll deal with that later! Young man, we have to take things one step at a time. Don't be too ambitious. Focus on the present and we'll talk about the future when the time comes."

The goddess of bathing, clearly without much consideration, said this.

Perhaps the goddess of the bath was more cautious before. But now, knowing that Ritas is "behind" her, she has indeed begun to let loose, just as she declared.

"Anyway, we don't have much time today. Let's try it out according to Sister Yu's plan. Even if the worst happens, I can take this opportunity to observe the particles that the golden apples have turned into."

Millie voted in favor.

She had seen those golden particles before. But merely seeing and observing them have different meanings.

Especially after learning that those golden particles might be able to replace magical particles to some extent, Millie's vision and gaze will change significantly compared to before.

"Alright. Let him pass away for now."

Rather than lacking her own opinions, it's more like she's easily persuaded. Xia Luoluo, whose thought process depends on the last person she speaks to, didn't raise any further objections.

While waiting for the "Tin Man" to arrive, Millie slowly walked to the edge of Prista town, closed her eyes, and gently placed her hand on the cool, smooth, blood-red barrier.

Face yourself
This is advice left to her by her teacher.

(End of this chapter)