Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 386 A "One-Sided" Future
Because everyone else is so special, she is somewhat overshadowed. But in reality, Millie is also a rather unusual and special character in the fairy tale world.

The reason the goddess of the bath appears as a young girl is because she is using the body of Ritas. And the reason Ritas's body reverts to adolescence is because he is the "protagonist" of the fairy tale world, a "brother" close in age to Wayne. Therefore, when Wayne is the same age as her character in *Dorothy's Bedtime Stories*, she cannot have a brother who is already a young adult.

Why did Millie also revert to her childhood?

Similarly, the wheat field where Millie "respawned" looked like a rather small "region." However, not only did that region not have a regional leader, but according to the "script" of the fairy tale world, there were no slots allocated to wheat field regions.

Furthermore, Millie gradually gained the ability to use unique powers that were not ordinary magic within the fairytale world. Towards the final stage of the decisive battle, she even directly invoked the star-patterned power from Melsie—the Azure Flame.

The reason for all of this stems from Millie's star pattern.

Just like when she was at the academy, she could unconsciously absorb the star pattern power of the members of the "Bathing Seminar" and then subconsciously use it.

When she was drawn into the fairy tale world, her star mark actually absorbed some of Wayne's power and continued to release it.

To some extent, the existence of "Milly" is itself a small impurity in the rules of the fairy tale world.

Having understood all this, Millie felt that what she needed to do was very clear.

All she needs to do is continue to activate her star patterns, and then accumulate and devour the remaining world as much as possible, making it hers.

Millie wasn't really sure what the consequences would be if she actually did it, but she had a feeling that there wouldn't be any problems.

Or, to put it another way, if she were to completely allow her star mark to devour Wayne's power, it would lead to the worst-case scenario of the fairy tale world and its characters being destroyed together. She believed that Ritas would definitely stop her.

As for the benefits of her concentrating all her power on herself
Since Sofia's inability to save Vayne and Little Ritas, who could only survive in the fairy tale world, stemmed from the fact that her powers were fundamentally different from Vayne's, perhaps the solution lay in having the person burdened with this troublesome power become the one facing her current dilemma!

"Go for it, Millie! Although awakening in this kind of situation feels a bit awkward, for Wayne, for Sophia, and for Little Ritas! You can do it!"

"Bathing Sister"

Millie's expression was somewhat complicated.

It wasn't that she felt the Bathing Goddess was just talking without doing anything; she had simply gotten used to her style over time.

She felt that she wasn't really that familiar with Wayne and Sophia.

However, the final little Ritas did touch Millie's heart to some extent.

Her thoughts drifted slightly as she pondered whether Professor Ritas viewed her in the same way she felt about young Ritas.

Although the other party is a constant source of trouble, always causing problems, and is incredibly arrogant despite their young age, we can't simply ignore them when they actually run into trouble.
Of course, as a fellow "student," she's definitely much better than Little Ritas. At least, she won't cause the professor as much trouble.
Right?
In short, after sorting out her thoughts, and carrying the expectations of the goddess of bathing, Millie began to unfold the "star mark emblem" attached to her soul as much as possible, and then placed her hands on the ground.

Amidst cheers and exhilarating sounds, the dazzling light emanating from the giant star illuminated Millie.

Suddenly, the void at the edge of the fairy tale world began to transform into a large number of golden particles, which, as if attracted by the giant star pattern, drew elegant trajectories in mid-air and gathered together.

At first, everything went smoothly.

The scene before everyone's eyes clearly demonstrated how Millie's star pattern operated and how it devoured the power of other star patterns.

But gradually, the decomposition at the edge of the void and the absorption of the giant star pattern became incredibly slow.

Gold permeated the originally silver star pattern, as if it completely filled it, leaving no room for any other color to squeeze in.

".how so?"

Millie, feeling a strong sense of blockage, had beads of sweat on her forehead.

The fairytale world, already on the verge of collapse, has been shrunk to a sufficiently "narrow" size. However, Millie's power is still not enough to completely devour it.

"That's enough, Millie."

Beside Millie, looking at the star pattern that had already reached its limit, Ritas spoke up to offer some advice.

In fact, he also had high expectations for Millie's attempt. So, he had been quietly doing his best to help Millie accomplish this "feat".

Unfortunately, reality is cruel.

Some things cannot be compensated for by talent or "specialness".

“I remember the Goddess of Bathing divided ‘Star Patterns’ into four stages. Above those four stages, other Star Patterns of the same origin are gathered, and then they are reforged and sublimated with immense power. After removing the excess parts, that is the realm of ‘Primordial’ power. Although your Star Pattern is very special, so you may be able to skip many stages, you have only just come to know its existence and are at most in the second stage. It is really too much of a stretch for you to reach the power of the sixth, seventh or even higher stages.”

Lowering his gaze slightly, Ritas pondered for a moment before speaking fairly,
"However, even if you can't reach it now, that's not your problem. It's that you've been given too little time to grow."

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Millie didn't respond, she just gritted her teeth.

In fact, she sometimes sensed it too. She always seemed to encounter setbacks at the wrong time that she shouldn't have to go through.

It has been like this since Engels' time.

Clearly, if there were enough time, or even not a very long time, just a slightly "future" version of her, she would have been able to make sure she had no regrets back then.

Can be biased.
She'd had enough of this humiliating feeling!
Even if she grows up quickly afterward, so what? Opportunity never waits for her!
Suddenly, the huge star pattern behind Millie expanded another circle, and lightning began to flash around her.

It seemed her star-like markings were once again devouring some of the golden particles that made up the fairytale world. But even if it wasn't Ritas, everyone present could see that this wasn't a good thing.

Millie's power is on the verge of going berserk.

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After closing his eyes slightly, Ritas didn't try to persuade Millie any further, but simply started turning the pages of the illusory book in his hands.

He didn't need to deliberately stop it; he only needed to redirect all his power to Sophia. With no one to absorb Millie's power, it would naturally stop.

This time, Sofia, standing next to Ritas, did not do anything to cause trouble, but simply waited silently for the final moment to arrive.

"Well!"

Seeing this scene, the goddess of bathing was anxiously spinning around in the air.

In any case, she didn't want Ritas to make that choice.

Just as seen in Cortriñe's memories, even the most resilient person has vulnerabilities. And, with constant abuse, cracks will eventually appear.

It's not just testing the strength of glass that ends in it shattering; testing the hardness of steel or even diamonds will inevitably result in damage.

No one knows the limits of Ritas's mental state, despite his claim of being "without feelings." In his past life, the "mother" figure he was meant to be was either a monster-delivering servant or a scumbag like Dolores or "Black Widow." Although he had long since passed his childhood, he miraculously encountered Sophia, a being who calls everyone "children," in this illusory world.

Is it really possible that such an encounter must end with Ritas personally killing and sacrificing the other person?

How could something so cruel happen?
Why would you say you want to bring a "good ending" or a "true ending" to Ritas, who always brings "ordinary endings"?
In the end, not only did they bring nothing, but they're also about to drag Millie down with them!

Seeing Millie about to go berserk with her star pattern, and seeing Ritas focusing the particles from the book in his hand onto Sophia, the Goddess of Bath felt tears welling up uncontrollably.

Is there really no other option?
No, now is still not the time to give up.

Think. There's still time to think!

From the goddess's cotton-like soul body, two slender arms stretched out, tightly embracing what appeared to be her head.

With her mind a complete mess, she truly had no idea what else she could gain through thinking, or what information she could provide to Ritas.

Ritas seemed to have already foreseen Millie's power and the consequences it would bring.

So what else in this fairy tale world is unknown to Ritas?
Ah!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

The goddess of bathing suddenly shouted loudly.

In her frantic state, as if her body were on fire, she actually remembered something that Ritas might not know, or rather, something he was unsure about.

At that time, Ritas was locked in a standoff with the "Wanderer" atop the tower.

Just this matter.
do not care!
"Wait! Wait a little longer, Ri! 'Professor of Magic'! Ri is the 'Professor of Magic'! One hundred percent!!!"

Floating directly between Ritas and Sophia, who seemed to be performing some kind of ritual, the goddess of bathing screamed at the top of her lungs.

"A magic professor in Little Li?"

Ritas glared at the bath goddess who had come to cause trouble and spout nonsense again, his serious expression suggesting he was about to utter a stern rebuke.

But a moment later, Ritas froze, his mouth still slightly open.

Yoshihisa
Are you sure? One hundred percent?

"Yes! One hundred percent! No, one thousand percent! Ten thousand percent!"

The goddess of bathing spoke with a resounding voice.

At this moment, Ritas's brows, which had been furrowed with a slightly fierce expression, began to slowly relax. But then, even those unfamiliar with Ritas could see the obvious annoyance creeping onto his face.

"Why didn't you say something so important sooner!"

Once again "interrupted," Ritas slammed the illusory book shut in his hand and angrily rebuked.

"Oops! I just remembered! I'm so sorry—!"

Perhaps it was the first time the goddess of the bath had been angered by Ritas, and she couldn't help but wail in a sobbing voice. But even as she continued to wail, there was a hint of joy in her voice, a joy that seemed to have found a way out of the darkness.

A short while later.

At the newly convened "war council," Ritas, seemingly suffering from a headache, remained silent for a long time, clutching his forehead. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the illusory "Dorothy Bedtime Stories," and felt that this book was probably incompatible with him, and he would never even reach the end.

"It's about time you explained things to us, isn't it? Although we haven't known each other for long, I can already sense how close you two are. So, you don't need to use secret codes that only you two know to show us~"

Sensing the oppressive aura emanating from Ritas, a pressure born of his intense will, Sophia, feeling much of her energy dissipate as if deflated, began the conversation in a relatively relaxed tone.

"Is it possible for the young professor to help us?"

Although she felt her guess might be wrong, Millie still tried asking anyway.

"Hmm... Indeed, that little guy possesses very special powers. But most of those powers only work within this world. So, no matter what his identity is, it's unlikely he can help us in the real world, right?"

Sofia analyzed.

Having already taken enough time to process his feelings, Ritas explained with a slight sigh.

"Simply put, the Goddess of Bath has the ability to see a 'partial' version of the future. However, precisely because the future seen through this ability is limited in perspective and may change depending on what is happening now, or cause the Goddess of Bath to make a misjudgment, it cannot be taken as a complete reference in many situations."

Ritas casually explained the source of the information about the goddess of bathing in a way that was both true and false.

Faced with the Bath Goddess's spirit form, which paused for a moment before nodding repeatedly, Wayne, Millie, Charlotte, and Sophia all wore expressions of disbelief.

It's as if it's saying that the goddess of bathing actually possesses "goddess-like" abilities. It's also as if it's saying that a goddess with precognitive abilities could end up like this?

"Hmm, this goddess is in a very good mood right now, so I won't pursue your offense!"

The goddess of bathing was indeed in an excellent mood.

Because Ritas's timely cessation of hostility reaffirmed her belief that "Little Ritas can still be saved." Given a wider range of options, Ritas would never willingly choose the coldest path, even if it might be the smoothest.

"Ahem, in short, in the 'partial' future seen by the Goddess of Bathing."

After clearing his throat, Ritas began to speak slowly. He first glanced at Wayne, then placed the motionless black butterfly above the illusory book.

"The 'bedtime reading' made by Wayne, and the 'professor of magic' made by 'Ritas' of this world, will appear at Erles Academy more than two years from now."

Ritas paused in his speech.

The reactions of the crowd to these rather inexplicable words seemed to reflect the speed at which their brains were processing information.

Although somewhat puzzled as to why the "future" seen by the goddess of the bath was being explained by Ritas, Sophia instantly understood the meaning behind their words.

Then, a little later, Millie and Wayne also looked surprised and confused.

Only Xia Luoluo still couldn't figure it out.

"In other words, at least two years later, although they appeared in the real world without any concealment, like 'primordial' power aggregates, they were not wiped out."

Seeing Xia Luoluo's furrowed brows and her head practically steaming, Ritas had no choice but to add another sentence.

(End of this chapter)