Chapter 5: The Day Before School Opens, A Clichéd Story (2)

  Because school doesn't start until tomorrow, there is no one in the classroom right now.

  No, there was someone inside. Eriol clearly saw a tuft of hair sticking out from under one of the desks.

  The crowd that was about to leave followed Eriol's gaze and also noticed something unusual.

  Ilya gestured for the three girls to retreat, then placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword (the standard-issue equipment from the academy) and slowly approached. When he was close enough, he suddenly drew out his sword and shouted loudly: "Who are you!? What are you sneaking around doing in the classroom!?"

  "Wow!" A figure jumped up high like an electrocuted frog, and only let out a long breath when he landed on the ground, saying to Ilya, "Don't scare people, Ilya. Although it's daytime now, you can still give someone a heart attack."

  "Barthol? You came out of the dormitory so early just to play hide-and-seek in the classroom?" Ilya asked, putting away his sword.

  "Of course not, I specifically came out to buy 'Secret Garden' magazine. After buying it, I've been reading it here."

  "What's with that magazine?"

  Bartle pulled out a roll of coarse sheepskin paper from his bosom, with green and red patterns printed on it.

  "Be careful not to let those guys from the student council find out, this is a secret..." Batru was whispering to Ilya when he suddenly noticed the three girls standing at the door. His eyes widened in surprise and after rubbing them hard, he rushed over to Erihija's side, half-kneeling down and exclaimed loudly, "Am I dreaming?! The third and eighth places on the school's top ten beauties ranking are actually standing right in front of me! Oh, like the noble and beautiful snow that never melts in the northern ice and snow sacred place, Miss Erihija Harris, I, Batru Hork, offer you my most..."

  "Pffft!" A dull thud interrupted Bartholomew's impassioned speech.

  "Hey, Ilya. Who's this boar?" Eriol asked, her hands clasped together, her right foot elegantly planted on Batoru's face.

  Cold sweat plus cold wind.

  "Uh, Aili sister?" Michelle ventured cautiously, "This classmate doesn't seem to have done anything rude, why..."

  "You can take a look at the magazine in Ilya's hand, and then you'll know. Ah, of course, I must declare that it's not very suitable for girls to read." As someone who has "been through it," Eliya naturally knows what kind of book this guy named Bartolo is reading, and she also understands what kind of person he is.

  Ilya, who was leaning against the railing of the waterside pavilion, curiously unfolded the magazine in his hand and flipped through a few pages before turning to Michelle and asking: "Michelle, are your measurements 92, 56, 85?"

  "Huh? Wuuuu~~~~~~!?" Mīxuě'ěr's face suddenly turned red like a cooked crab, and Aìlìxiyǎ even saw steam rising from her head. "Wh...why did Iriya know?"

  "It's all written here," Ilya said, waving the magazine.

  Even so, you're too blunt and tactless to ask directly like this!!!

  "Also," Ilya paused for a moment and asked again, "what are three dimensions?"

  It's awkward again.

  "The three sizes are the proud combat data of women!" At this time, Bartholomew under Eriol's feet seemed to come back to life and jumped out, "It is the truth that men dream of! It is the ultimate goal that countless girls strive for! It is..."

  Another dull thud interrupted Batru's impassioned speech once again.

  Alicia, who was pressing down on the back of his head so that his entire face was stuck to the floor, said with a look of disgust: "Shut up!"

  Li Hua, who had already had a preconceived notion about this magazine, took it from Ilya and flipped through a few pages, laughing: "So there's actually a beauty ranking list like this! And my Miesha is already ranked eighth just after entering school, that's amazing. Hmm, the investigation above is quite detailed. There are even pictures made with Condensation Technique. The three sizes, personality, etc. are all pretty accurate, and there are also guesses about her identity. What! There's even an analysis of pursuit difficulty in the back! This is simply unforgivable, whoever dares to make a move on my Miesha will be killed by me!"

  "Alright, this magazine isn't unsuitable for all girls to read. At least yuri girls can enjoy it with relish."

  "I remember, just now he said that the eighth and third are here......" Li Hua shifted his gaze to Eri, "Hehe, as expected of Little Eri who has 71 times of being hit on from the dormitory to the cafeteria."

  Does anyone usually remember how many times they've been hit on?

  Li Hua started reading and said, "Let me see what's written here. Hmm, 'Firstly, regarding the three sizes, since our lovely Eliya is still a loli, please don't expect much, and I couldn't measure it myself'. Oh, this magazine's writer is also a talent, able to estimate a girl's three sizes quite accurately."

  Alicia was covered in sweat: "I don't want to see this kind of person for the rest of my life."

  "Take another look at the back. Although she seems like a noble and elegant aristocratic lady at first glance, I can assure you that she's just maintaining an image in front of the public. Deep down inside, Eriol is definitely a straightforward and honest little girl, and I was convinced of it the moment I heard her sweet voice! So, all of you who are pursuing her must be prepared to suffer, okay? Uh, this I can understand, every time I try to hug Little Eriol, I get violently rejected. Waaaah~~~~"

  You're so arrogant when you write! Your whole family is arrogant! Please don't judge someone's character based on their voice!

  "Finally, it is the pursuit of difficulty analysis..."

  Alicia snatched the magazine from Li Hua's hand without hesitation: "Confiscated!"

  Li Hua's eyes immediately welled up with tears as she stared at Eriol.

  "Are you a pet dog whose bone has been confiscated by its master?!"

  In addition to the list of beauties and their pictures and profiles, there are more pictures of girls such as skirts being blown up by the wind, getting soaked in water magic class, and taking off their outer leather armor to cool down in martial arts class. I really don't know how they managed to get these...

  However, it's clear that not a single photo of the girls' dormitory is among them. Eriol couldn't help but think of Marlene-sensei, who stood at the entrance of the dormitory like an eternal ice wall, and smiled slightly.

  The book was ultimately destroyed by human hands.

  "Let's go." Eriol said to the other three.

  "What about Bartle?" Ilya asked, pointing at Bartle who was still lying with his face to the ground and might have fainted.

  "Do you know him?"

  "Uh, she's my classmate and roommate."

  "Alright, I understand." Eriol said solemnly, "Ilya, during school days, I absolutely will not go to your dorm as a guest."

  “……”

  I am a divider line

  Compared to the martial arts district, the scenery on this side of the magic district is extremely beautiful. The lush small forest, beautiful flower beds and exquisite small fountains make this place look like a certain theme park.

  In addition, many towering magic towers are also one of the landmarks here. That is where experiments and advanced elective courses in different departments of magic are usually conducted.

  What's left is this massive complex in front of us. This is the public teaching building, where all students' classrooms are scattered throughout the complex, and regular classes are also held here.

  "Wow, it's really big." Li Hua exclaimed after coming out of the first year A class of the Magic Department, "I almost got dizzy."

  "I almost got lost when I came here for the first time yesterday," Elisha said with a shrug, "so I prepared a map."

  "It's still early now, let's go and pre-study tomorrow's lessons first," Ilya said. "Mishelle, Eriol, do you want us to send you to the library?"

  "It's all right, I'm not a child." Eriol said with a shake of her head.

  "Wow! Little Aili looks so adorable when she acts mature!"

  "Don't see me off."

  After seeing the two off into the distance, Eriol said to Michelle, "Let's go to the library."

  The latter nodded.

  The library is located in the central part of the public teaching building. Because today is the last day of the one-week registration period, those who are supposed to register and return to school have all roughly entered the school, and there are already quite a few people inside.

  A short-haired girl, who looked only a little older than Eriol, flew up to the two of them with a huge book in her arms using floating magic: "Hello, I'm Larwence Kester, the third-year student librarian. Please show me your student IDs."

  "You look like you're going to be very busy today?" Eliya said as she handed over her student ID while glancing around.

  "Hehe, I'm used to it. Besides, the ones who are really busy are the teachers, I'm just an assistant." Larwen smiled and said, "Alright, here are your student IDs. If you want to borrow books to take a look, please register with the teacher at the desk over there."

  "Okay, thank you."

  After Larwen flew away, Eriol and Michelle agreed to meet at the entrance at 12 o'clock to have lunch together, and then went their separate ways to find books that interested them.

  Because she had already grasped the principles and basics of magic last night, Eriol decided to try learning some beginner-level spells. So she picked up a introductory book on wind-elemental magic. She chose wind-elemental magic for a reason, because she had once been struck by lightning by a certain lolicon, and her affinity for the wind element was much higher than that of other elements.

  The six basic elements of this world are wind, fire, water, earth, light and darkness. The advanced spells of these six categories are thunder, flame, ice, rock, holy and evil. Heavenly Thunder is the highest level of thunder system magic, it can be imagined how attractive Eriol's body is to the element of wind.

  So this quality-transcending little loli (old man?) had already self-taught the two basic spells "Wind Blade" and "Wind Shield" by noon, and accumulated a certain amount of magical power through meditation - all without anyone's guidance.

  "Ellie, how's your preview?" Michelle asked on their way to the cafeteria.

  "It's fine, at least I've figured out some issues with wind magic." Eriol said with a nonchalant smile.

  "Hmph, no wonder you're a genius who could enroll at 12 years old. I still don't even understand the basics of magical meditation."

  You're already much better than others, I see many freshmen still reading books on magic principles.

  Two people chatted as they walked through a small grove of trees that was considered a shortcut. It should be the secret meeting place for couples in the academy, basically no one walks there, even the path is a small trail trampled by some couple.

  Several young men wearing gray robes walked towards them, surrounding the person in front with a crowd of stars. He was a guy who looked like a noble at first glance, with an arrogant expression that could be described as "asking for a beating" in Eli's dialect. A handsome face was completely ruined by his condescending and hateful expression towards commoners, a classic image of a spoiled young master from the legends.

  It's obvious that he is a noble student who has just entered school.

  Alicia knew how easily trouble could be stirred up by the two of them, so she pulled Michelle aside to let them pass.

  But some people don't appreciate it.

  "Oh, look who we've met! Aren't you the two ladies, Eriol and Michelle, who just made it to the top today?" The leading noble student smiled as he approached, "I'm Donnerson George. We happen to be heading out to a restaurant off-campus for lunch, would you do us the honor of joining us?"

  Miharu unconsciously took a step back. Eriol then stepped forward half a step, stretched out her left hand and shielded Miharu behind her - apparently she wanted to protect this beauty, but it seemed she forgot that her height was not enough to block Miharu, and she herself was also a little beauty - only to see Eriol say coldly: "Sorry, we have an appointment at noon."

  Damn it, I knew this cliché of a young master forcing himself on a beauty would appear sooner or later. Now that Li Hua Yin and Eliya are both gone, what am I supposed to do?

  "Don't be so cold. I'll take you two to try the signature dish at that high-end restaurant. Please!" Although Donnason was still making a elegant and aristocratic invitation gesture, Eriol believed that if she refused, this guy would wave his hand and have those drooling thugs behind him tie her up the next moment. As for how to avoid the attention of the academy teachers and students after being tied up, that was no longer Eriol's concern.

  She knew she couldn't be knocked unconscious by these guys in front of her, otherwise both she and Misha would be in danger.

  Although I won't be able to use internal Qi to attack for now, at least I can use it to boost my strength. These guys in front of me obviously don't know martial arts either, or they would be in the Martial Arts Department. Comparing physical strength alone, I can win!

  However, just as Eriol had made up her mind to live up to the reputation of a "violent loli", a completely emotionless mechanical voice echoed in her mind, instantly making her feel like she was being struck by lightning.

  "Trigger task 'Protect Mihua'. Please protect Mihua from being kidnapped without using internal Qi, defeat Tangnason and his subordinates or hold on until the teacher arrives. Completing the task rewards a primary-level Thunder spell 'Lightning Arrow' and a secondary-level Mage's Wind magic. Once Qi is used, it will be considered as task failure, and the penalty for task failure is that Qi cannot be used for three hours."

  "What the heck is this! This isn't some kind of infinite loop world! How can there still be tasks?! And what's with these ridiculous task restriction conditions?! Not allowed to use Qi? If I use Qi, the task fails? If the task fails, I won't be able to use Qi? You might as well just say that if the task fails, I'll get taken away along with it!"

  "Not, not, not, my dear sister." At this time, Lockley's voice echoed in Eriol's mind, "This is not the world of that cycle, and I am not that shining sphere. This task is just to add a little excitement to your peaceful life."

  I can already imagine you smiling secretly at this moment.

  "Alright, this is actually my training for you."

  Die quickly, you lolicon devil!

  "I'm telling you, Michelle." Eriol didn't turn around, still standing in front of her, "Just wait a bit and you'll be running desperately backwards while screaming for help at the top of your lungs."

  Donnerson's face turned ugly as he frowned at the words.

  "Why didn't you shout? Wouldn't two people's voices be louder?"

  "Because," Eriol said, swinging her staff in a circle and gripping it tightly across her chest, "I'll stop these guys here!! Run!"

  At a critical moment, fortunately, Mochi didn't get another attack of natural foolishness and listened to turn around and run.

  Tangnason waved his hand and the claws behind him pounced together: "You've successfully provoked me, little girl. I'll teach you a good lesson later."

  "Do you know? I actually... hate the word 'training' the most! Wind Blade Technique!!" Erischia raised her staff, and a green whirlwind howled towards the foremost ruffian.

  That poor kid let out a miserable cry as he was slashed open with a bloody wound on his chest and flew backward.

  The outcome was a foregone conclusion. The ones fighting were all freshmen, none of whom had ever attended a single lecture on magic, so basically everyone was an ordinary person and not a magic apprentice. But among this group of people, there was such a freak who learned meditation in one night and learned primary magic in the morning, so the power comparison immediately became skewed.

  Moreover, this freak's spiritual power is off the charts, she can maximize her limited magical powers to create the most devastating spell damage.

  Everyone was stunned.

  "Damn it! She's casting a spell! Let's go together, don't give her time to cast!" Tangnason roared back to his senses.

  Even if it's a low-level spell with a short cooldown, there is still a casting interval. After taking down three thugs, the remaining two finally rushed to within five meters of Eriol - this was already the standard close-range distance for warriors against mages.

  Tang Nansen couldn't help but reveal a triumphant smile. Unfortunately, it didn't last for three seconds before turning into an expression of shock.

  Two thugs' batons were all aimed at Eris's vital points, and if she was hit, she would definitely pass out immediately without using her aura to strengthen her loli physique. This was also why Donarson laughed earlier, thinking he could catch the little loli who was good with her hands soon. But a layer of cyan semi-transparent oval shield shattered his proud mood instantly.

  Although the wind shield looked like it would shatter at any moment - in fact, Eriol had no extra magical power to reinforce the shield as she was preparing the remaining three people's Wind Blade - but it actually blocked the attacks of the two thugs, giving her time to cast a spell, which was enough.

  One on one. Magical loli vs ordinary pervert.

  Donnerson beat a hasty retreat with great self-awareness.

  "Mission accomplished, Donnerson and his minions have been defeated. Rewarding 'Lightning Arrows' and Wind Magic."

  Eriol felt something extra in her mind, and the wind magic that had just been depleted quickly recovered, then exceeded its original total amount, stopping only after a while.

  And with that, this clichéd bridge section comes to an end.

  So when Misha, who was almost in tears, arrived with several teachers, all they saw was a little girl standing in the middle of the wounded, smiling at them.