Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 9, Tutor Assistant

After being teased for a long time by the teacher who knew him well, Ritas finally turned the topic to business.

Over the past few days, Ritas and Merci had been very busy. They had been busy completing Merci's various procedures for dropping out, taking a leave of absence, and then re-enrolling, as well as arranging her accommodation at the academy.

Ritas lived in a shared dormitory with Miriam, while Mercy moved into Livis's tree house.

At this stage, only her former roommate knew about Merci's new dorm. Therefore, the rumor of a student living with the dean wouldn't spread for the time being. But sooner or later, everyone in the academy would learn of Merci's "special treatment," which would undoubtedly have an impact on her life at the academy.

However, from any perspective, Merci, whose blue flames could burst out of her body at any time, was not suitable to live in an ordinary student dormitory.

Therefore, what Ritas can do now is to find a perfect way to control the power in Merci's body as soon as possible.

Also, although Merci has moved into her "home", strictly speaking she has not completed the formal procedures.

Because, in addition to being the dean of Earls College, Levis has another identity, that is, the director of the "Tree Witch Research Institute".

Mercy will join the "Tree Witch Research Institute" as a special case as a "research subject". Therefore, Livis will become Mercy's supervisor like Ritas and ensure her life in the institute. And this connection is the reason why Mercy moved in.

"Here is the contract related to the research institute."

Ritas placed the two contracts on the table.

Livis picked up one and looked at it with interest, while Mercy turned to the last page and wanted to sign her name.

"I suggest you carefully review the terms first, Cadet Mercy."

"Oh well!"

Mercy began to read carefully, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Deputy Director, isn't there something wrong with this additional regulation?"

Levis, who had donned a monocle at some point, pointed at the contract and questioned.

The deputy director of the "Tree Witch Research Institute" was naturally Ritas. Ritas's "promotion" wasn't due to his talent, academic contributions, or Livis's preference for her students.

It’s simply that there are too few members in this institute, and they can be counted on one hand.

In the past, Livis was too lazy to manage the institute. Therefore, if Ritas was not promoted to management, the institute would basically be closed down.

"Mercy has the power to unilaterally and unconditionally terminate the contract. Our research institute isn't running a charity."

"So, Director, do you think this additional clause was added to prevent anyone from exploiting loopholes in the contract and distorting its contents?"

Ritas asked back unhappily.

"Hahaha, I don't know who it is, but I admit that it would be better to have a provision to prevent the worst-case scenario or force majeure. However, unilateral and unconditional termination is not acceptable."

Levis said so, and then began to bargain with Ritas.

During the bargaining process, if Ritas' words were reasonable and well-founded, then Livis' words could only be described as nonsense.

Fortunately, Ritas seemed to be quite accustomed to dealing with this situation.

Therefore, the regulations that finally existed to protect Merci became that in some extreme cases, Merci could choose to suspend the performance of this contract for up to six months.

After revising the contract, Livis signed it readily.

Looking at Merci who was almost fuming when reading those serious and complicated texts, Ritas couldn't help but ask again.

"Student Mercy, are you truly sure that continuing to stay in this academy is worth signing this contract and being subject to so many restrictions in the future?"

Before Mercie could answer, Livis spoke first, as if she was afraid that the student she had finally recruited would run away.
"Of course there are. Cadet Merci, I guarantee that in this academy, across the entire continent, you'll find the means to control the power within your body and utilize it. Furthermore, those restrictions, though they're said to be restrictions on you, are actually more of a protective measure. Sometimes, hurting others is more painful than hurting yourself!"

"Please respect yourself, Dean."

Merci turned to the last page of the contract again, and after thinking seriously for a moment, she slowly said,
"I think it's valuable enough, Professor Ritas. Sister Levis is right too. I need to stay in this academy. And, although it sounds a bit strange, I think I like this academy, so I hope I can stay!"

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Feeling that Merci had indeed made the decision of her own will, Ritas didn't say anything more and just nodded.

This is a magic academy with many problems, but it is not that bad.

After resolving most of the issues related to the research institute, Ritas and Livis' conversation turned to the follow-up of the previous incident.

"Including the fire in that mansion, I place all the blame on the assassin. So, my beloved disciple, you will soon receive the compensation you requested."

Levis said proudly.

Just as Ritas said before, Earls College is not Levis's private property, and Levis is just a manager hired by the college's operating elders council.

Although it is easy to hire someone, it is very difficult to fire them.

Therefore, the compensation that Ritas applied for was not paid by Livis, which was also the biggest reason why she was happy to help.

"What are you looking at? Am I wrong? Without that assassin, none of this would have happened. As for the whole process, it's not a big deal if those old guys don't know about it."

Livis calmly faced Ritas and Merci, who had complicated expressions.

"However, my beloved disciple, why is the amount you applied for so little? I remember that there were so many antiques and cultural relics in your mansion that you couldn't even put them all away. How come the amount of compensation is not as high as the cost of the magic circle?"

".Please don't ask about the details."

Ritas turned his face away and said.

If he had known this earlier, he would have written the amounts of those things higher.

It’s not that he’s short of money, it’s just that he doesn’t want others to know that he has been called the “King of Fakes” in some fields.

"As for the identity of that strange assassin, has the dean's investigation yielded any results?"

Ritas asked, half wanting to change the subject.

"It's incredible that I can't find any clues. If I hadn't been there and found the suspicious things you mentioned, I would have thought you were hallucinating or something."

Livis raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Obviously, whether it's the pair of daggers, or the anti-magic, hiding in the shadows and other methods, they are not simple things. But don't worry. Even if those assassins are more powerful, they will only dare to attack when I am not within the academy, right?"

There was a strong sense of pride in Livis' words.

"Um"

Apart from anything else, Ritas believed that if something happened, it would still be in time for Livis to collect his body. "Dean, do you have any impression of the names 'The Trickster' and 'The Trickster Society'?"

"What's that? The second one, 'Trickery and Dark Rituals Society', sounds like the name of an organization. However, neither Trickery nor Dark Rituals are positive words. Would an organization really use such a name that sounds like an evil organization?"

Is "witch" a positive word?

Although he was complaining in his heart, Ritas felt that what Levis said made sense.

An organization whose name sounds abnormal and which no normal person would join will neither grow nor operate.

The truth is that existence itself is meaningless.

And since even Livis has never heard of them, it is possible that these people and organizations will really appear in about two years as the Bathing Goddess said.

Before evening came, Ritas left the tree house.

Standing outside the tree house, looking up at the towering giant tree, Ritas, holding the contract in his arms, sighed softly.

Although he felt that there was nothing wrong with what he did, he inexplicably felt that he had become an "accomplice" with the two people in the tree house.

Maybe it's because whenever something is related to Levis, she feels guilty.
On this day, before Ritas returned to the dormitory mansion, he had to visit someone else.

So he went to the third dormitory area.

"Long time no see, Professor Ritas."

"Long time no see, Mr. Said."

In front of the door of the third dormitory area, Ritas greeted the security guard Said.

For two people who used to see each other several times almost every day, not seeing each other for nearly ten days can indeed be considered a "long time".

"What happened to your mansion is truly regrettable. I never thought that the guillotine would be burned to ashes."

Said looked in the direction of where Ritas's mansion was originally located and sighed.

"Indeed. There's probably no other guillotine from the Lihan Dynasty that's been preserved as well as this."

Ritas was also quite heartbroken.

While he often receives counterfeits for small items, Ritas collects almost all large items, especially instruments of torture, that are genuine. This is largely due to the fact that no one buys or collects large items in the first place.

"I came here today to visit Researcher Adeline. Could you please show me the way, Mr. Said?"

Ritas said politely, paused and added,
"Researcher Adeline is my tutor's assistant, but she hasn't been in the class for a while."

Said is a passionate and enthusiastic doorman.

Without a specific reason, visiting someone's house generally requires an appointment in advance.

"Oh, I see."

Said touched his head, then walked into the guard room, took out a simple map of the third dormitory area and showed Ritas the way.

Adeline, now 23 years old, graduated from Earls Higher School of Magic four years ago. She joined the Leviathan Institute in the same year of graduation and obtained a magic teacher license last year.

On the way to Adeline's dormitory, Ritas went over Adeline's simple information in his mind.

Although Ritas hired Adeline as his assistant tutor about half a year ago after confirming that she would be the tutor for the new batch of students, he had not yet officially met Adeline.

The reason behind this is both complicated and simple.

Ritas is the third-youngest professor of magic in the history of magic and the youngest in this era. His talent is indeed dazzling, but for others, looking up to him is one thing, and working with him is another.

Almost 90% of those with magic teacher licenses were older than Ritas. Magic teachers themselves were composed of relatively outstanding individuals, most of whom were nobles.

This made it awkward for other licensed teachers to assist Ritas during his time as a tutor.

Moreover, everyone in the academic community knew that Ritas would only be a tutor for one term, which was not a good thing for the tutor's assistant.

In addition, Ritas's social network was small, which further reduced his options.

So in the end, after several months of open recruitment with almost no one coming for interviews, Ritas had no choice but to accept Livis's recommendation.

He knew that there was probably something wrong with the person recommended by his teacher.

But no way.

If he couldn't find an assistant tutor, the academy would assign one to him. And the person who assigned him was Livis. So, after all the twists and turns, there was still the same result.

Before arriving at the target's mansion, Ritas rang the magic bell.

Soon, a figure emerged from the mansion and opened the courtyard door for Ritas.

"Welcome, Professor Elson."

Standing before Ritas was a thin young woman with sharp eyebrows and a face dotted with freckles, giving her an overall cold expression.

The young woman tied her flaxen hair up, leaving only a small part exposed and most of it covered in a white hood.

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The reason why young women wear hoods, which are not common headwear, is because the hoods are a set with their outfits.

A young woman wearing a black and white long skirt maid outfit.

"Nice to meet you, are you the one?"

"My name is 'Ann'. I don't think I'm the one Professor Elson is thinking of."

Ann, who knew that the purpose of Ritas's visit was Adeline, clarified in advance,
"Also, to avoid misunderstanding, I need to state that I am not the young lady's maid. Like the young lady, I graduated from Earls College and am currently a researcher at the Leviathan Institute. Therefore, the young lady and I are just roommates and have not violated the school's regulations. As for my attire..."

The serious Ms. An said word by word,

"Just interest."

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You are calling her "Miss"!

As if she saw the doubt in Ritas's expression, Ms. An emphasized it again.
"Just, interest."

(End of this chapter)