CHAPTER 20: POOR FORD

Myro saw a door above which symbolized a tree. Myro remembered that the old man who saved him earlier had the same badge as the emblem on this door. Myro was about to enter the door, but was immediately stopped by a surprised voice "How could you still be alive?".

Hearing that voice, Myro turned around in confusion. Myro saw a man in his 30s wearing a black robe. Seeing the mage, Myro learns that this mage is from the Dark Academy who tried to kill him in the forest during the previous test. Myro immediately smiled and said kindly "Sorry senior, but I don't understand what you mean? Why should I die".

The black robe mage immediately realized that he had said something wrong earlier. This black robe mage was one of the previous branch heads of the Dark Academy. It was he who sent a junior mage to kill Myro, according to the academy head's words. However, he shouldn't have questioned Myro's death, because that would make him suspicious. But it can't be helped, this black robe mage was very surprised to see Myro who was still alive when Myro was supposed to be fighting a junior mage that Myro couldn't possibly fight him.

"Sith, your Dark Academy hasn't changed for thousands of years. Still so cunning", suddenly a white robe mage with a tree badge appeared beside Myro. This white robe mage was one of the mages who tried to recruit Myro after Myro did an elemental compatibility test.

"Luis, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?", Sith who was a black robe mage who questioned why Myro was still alive before pretending not to know. The Sith pretended like he had never said that before.

Luis smiled sarcastically and said "Don't pretend you don't know Sith. It's not strange for you to question why a student doesn't die taking a test. The test taken to enter a magic academy isn't to make the students die. But you're saying as if Myro should have died. So the question is, did you do anything rotten to get rid of a talented student?".

Hearing Luis' words, the Sith turned pale and couldn't help it. After all, he did say that before and was heard by the people around him. Soon the students around were talking about it. After all, magic academies shouldn't be allowed to interfere and try to get rid of the students taking the tests. If a magic academy did that then it would be the same as challenging another magic academy.

Seeing the people around who were also talking about himself, the Sith's face grew even paler because he knew that if this matter was not resolved properly, the Dark Academy's name would be tarnished. If the academy head found out about it then he, the Sith would be severely punished. But right now the Siths didn't know what to say to settle this matter without tarnishing the academy's name. So, he could only stand there silently.

"What nonsense is your Magic Plant Academy talking about", immediately the head of the Dark Academy along with the magicians of the Dark Academy immediately walked over arrogantly. The head of the Dark Academy said again "It's better that you guys don't talk carelessly without evidence. If you tarnish the name of our Dark Academy with your baseless nonsense then we will gladly fight your Magic Plant Academy".

"Then how do you explain what the Sith said earlier?" said Luis with a gloomy face.

"The Sith had previously failed in an experiment so he became often hallucinating", said the head of the Dark Academy immediately making an excuse.

Luis was a little speechless and couldn't answer. Magicians from magic academies do experiment frequently. If the experiment fails then sometimes there will be side effects for the magician for a certain time. So Luis couldn't deny the words of the head of the Dark Academy.

Seeing Luis who didn't answer, the Head of the Dark Academy immediately smiled smugly and said "Don't accuse people carelessly if you don't have any evidence. Your Magic Plant Academy is the one who is so cunning. Because of the loss of the Elf Wand by our Dark Academy, you guys are always trying to slander us. Your Magic Plant Academy is really too bad".

"Hahaha.....you, the old fox from the Dark Academy still isn't capricious huh. You, the Dark Academy are really great at doing reality", immediately an old man in a white robe with a tree badge came out of the door followed by the magicians from Magic Plant Academy. The old man was the head of the Magical Plant Academy who had saved Myro before.

"What do you mean? Do you guys want to accuse us again? Then bring out the evidence", said the head of the Dark Academy gloomily.

"Proof, hehehe..... Then you see who it is", the head of the Magical Herbs Academy immediately took out a corpse that he kept in his storage device.

Seeing the corpse, everyone in the hot air balloon was immediately excited. The corpse that was released was a magician with a thin body and wearing a black robe. This corpse was the corpse of the junior mage who had tried to kill Myro earlier. Seeing the corpse, the faces of the magicians of the Dark Academy turned pale even the faces of the head of the Dark Academy became gloomy and knew that if this matter was not handled properly they would be in trouble.

"How? Still want to dodge again?", said the head of the Magical Herbs Academy with a mocking smile.

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Soon magicians from various other magic academies also came. After all, this matter has violated the rules that were made by the previous magic academy association and for magic academies who violate and don't want to be punished then the other magic academies will not stay silent and will immediately act together to fight against the magic academies that violate them. Especially at this time, the Dark Academy's arch-nemesis, the Light Academy mages, was already prepared to pounce on the Dark Academy mages fiercely. Seeing the situation getting worse, the mages of the Dark Academy immediately became frightened and prepared to take out their wands and wield them while being hidden under cloaks. Prepare to attack.

"What? Why would the junior mages of our noble Dark Academy do this", said the head of the Dark Academy in awe as if he was completely shocked and didn't know this.

Seeing the attitude of the head of the Dark Academy, the magicians from all the other magic academies looked at him strangely. The magicians wondered in their hearts "This time, what scheme will this old fox play?".

"Hah..... I see now", the head of the Dark Academy immediately said again angrily and walked towards Ford quickly.

Ford was surprised to see the head of the academy who came to approach him. Before Ford could speak, he was immediately slapped by the head of the Dark Academy. Everyone on the scene immediately became confused and wondered in their hearts "What happened? why did the academy head slap his own deputy?".

After slapping Ford, the Head of the Dark Academy immediately said "Ford, that's your student right. How dare you do such a rotten thing in secret without the knowledge of the academy. You're ruining the dignity of our glorious Dark Academy."

Hearing the academy head's words, Ford immediately said hastily while enduring the pain from the slap on his face "Head, you're wrong. That corpse is indeed my student. But I don't know why he did it...".

Before Ford spoke again, he was immediately slapped by the head of the Dark Academy again. "Enough Ford! I don't want to listen to your explanation anymore. You have ruined our Dark Academy's name".

The head of the Dark Academy immediately turned around and said to the people around "Everyone especially Myro, on behalf of the Dark Academy I'm the head of the academy apologizes for the actions of my deputy Ford. I didn't expect Ford to do such a foul thing. Therefore , I as the head of the academy will certainly provide a satisfactory explanation for all of you. All the magicians here can testify that this afternoon Ford will be punished with a hundred lashes which will be carried out by the head of the Academy of Bright Light so that Ford feels pain according to the mistakes he made Then he will also be imprisoned for 5 months to reflect on the mistakes he has made. And all of Ford's wealth will be given to Myro as compensation because if without the rescue from the head of the Magical Plants Academy, Myro will definitely suffer injustice by Ford. So all of Ford's wealth will be given to Myro. I don't think everyone will I object to this punishment".

Immediately the other academy mages fell silent. The punishment of a hundred lashes would be very painful for a mage. Let alone the head of the Bright Light Academy who did it. It was because Ford had the element of darkness that when he was whipped by a whip made of light magic by the head of the Bright Light Academy. Then Ford will feel more severe pain. Because light is the enemy of darkness that can do more damage to the elements of darkness. But everyone thought it was appropriate. Because if it was true what the head of the Dark Academy said then Ford had indeed committed a grave crime and so he deserved such a punishment. Especially the disappearance of Ford's fortune. Senior mages must have had a lot of wealth after all, after all, Ford was the vice principal of the academy who should have had a lot of wealth.

Ford was immediately startled and said frantically while crying towards the head of the Dark Academy "Wait chief, I didn't do.....".

Immediately the head of the Dark Academy slapped Ford in the face again and said loudly "Enough Ford I don't want to see your disgusting face! Hah..... With this punishment maybe you can realize the mistake you made. You guys take Ford to jail now for be lashed this afternoon."

The head of the Dark Academy said to the surrounding magicians. Soon 5 witches dragged Ford to prison. While being dragged Ford was still screaming and twitching trying to free the witches who were dragging him "Wait a minute, I'm innocent. Head listen to me, I didn't commit that crime at all".

No matter how Ford screamed, he was still dragged into prison with no one to help him. After all, everyone thought no thief would admit that he was a thief. So it's only natural that Ford lied to get away with it. The head of the Dark Academy shook his head and sighed sadly as if he was very disappointed in Ford's attitude. The mages from the Dark Academy who knew the truth just stared at Ford sadly. Meanwhile, the witches from the Dark Academy, who didn't know the truth, looked at Ford angrily because they thought Ford was ruining the name of their Dark Academy.

But no one knows the truth except the head of the Dark Academy and the branch head of the Dark Academy.