I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 111

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Chapter 111. Attack vs Defense (6)

“This is invalid! Ruins Wayne is! Mmph!”

Silvermoon Dormitory Supervisor Kruna was eventually silenced by the Principal’s gag magic.

At that sight, Ruin’s eyes gleamed and sparkled.

‘Good. With this, the supervisor is mine.’

From the beginning, the goal of all this was the supervisor position! The eyes of the refined gentleman flashed like a beast’s.

Sure enough, Ruin soon broached the topic to the Principal.

“The supervisor position will be vacant. The students will be anxious.”

The Principal immediately reacted. Come to think of it, Ruin had said he wanted the supervisor position. And he had promised to give it to him as soon as a spot opened up.

“Then would Professor Wayne take care of the students’ anxiety?”

At that smile, Ruin clenched his fist tightly behind his back in triumph.

That’s it, Principal. You’re really quick-witted and wise.

But the professors began to murmur.

“Who was the terrorist that the supervisor was working with?”

At those words, Ruin’s eyes sparkled as if this was the moment. Good. With this, I can deal with all the special-grade wanted criminals targeting my severance pay at once.

Ruin deliberately broached the topic to manipulate the investigation.

“Silver Moon Supervisor, Cruna Yeager, answer me. Did you perhaps work with someone who has an insect tattoo in an inverted triangle?”

The ones who were surprised by those words were actually the professors.

And for good reason – an insect tattoo in an inverted triangle!

“That’s the mark of a criminal, the symbol of a special-grade wanted criminal!”

“Is that true, Professor?”

“Yes. I have a good sense of smell, and I can smell it wafting from the Silver Moon Supervisor. This is definitely the scent of a special-grade demon. It’s the same smell I caught when the Wayne Family was dispatched.”

The professors murmured. If the Wayne Family, the watchdog family that tracks all kinds of spies and special-grade wanted criminals, was saying this, it must be true.

“And if it’s an insect…!”

Ruin smiled as if that was exactly it.

Right. With this, the Heroes’ attention will be focused on ‘that side’…

“As expected, Fire Butterfly is behind everything!”

Damn it. I’m telling you it’s not me!

“Fire Butterfly also had the ‘Mark of the Sinner’ on his body!”

No, that’s right but! It’s right but it’s not me!

Right, let’s seduce the Principal. If it’s the Principal, he’ll make a rational judgment…

“Wait. If he really tried to join hands with a Special Grade Wanted Criminal, and if we’re talking about a terrorist, there’s a high probability it’s ‘Toad’. He’s a famous terrorist after all.”

Oh! As expected of the Principal! That’s helpful! Right, so you guys track down Toad and make sure he can’t even get close to Haven…

“And if it’s Toad, I know he’s close with Fire Butterfly. Fire Butterfly might be behind it all.”

I’m not close with that guy!

Sure enough, the Silver Moon Supervisor shouted.

“That’s right. This is all Fire Butterfly’s doing…!”

Crack!

Ruin struck down on the Silver Moon Supervisor’s neck.

Should I kill this fabricator?

Ruin realized his mistake at the shocked gazes of the Professors.

“Th-there was a risk of escape so I took measures.”

“Ah.”

…Even so, taking down a high-ranking Hero in one blow?

Soon the Principal spoke.

“Being cautious isn’t bad. What with Fire Butterfly’s recent infiltration and all, he might have installed something in Haven. It wouldn’t be bad to do some cleaning on this occasion.”

Damn it. One mountain after another!

When the Principal was about to use ‘Possessed Fear Fire’, Ruin hurriedly stepped forward.

“There’s no need to burn down the whole house to catch one bedbug.”

“Huh? But… Gasp!”

Ruin grabbed the Principal’s arm.

At this, the Principal was startled and looked at Ruin’s hand. The spot where Ruin had grabbed was strangely pounding.

“Although your fire doesn’t burn allies, items are an exception, aren’t they? Haven has all kinds of weapons and medicinal materials gathered here. You would naturally avoid them, Principal, but if I were the enemy, I would rather use that to try to gather internal information.”

That’s why Ruin said.

“We can’t play into the enemy’s hands. And I believe victims should always be prioritized over culprits. So right now, treating Professor Eren and finding the Spirit Guardian is more urgent.”

“…!”

At those words, the Principal looked at Ruin as if realizing something.

“I made a mistake. Thank you for your words.”

…Phew. Good. Now he won’t use fire.

“Then I’ll use fire only here to search for the Spirit Guardian.”

Don’t do it!

Ruin turned around with a creak as if fleeing.

“Huh? Professor?! Where are you going?”

“I’m going to search for the Spirit Guardian.”

“What?!”

“I can’t just stand by any longer with the students in danger.”

“!”

So please. Don’t do anything!

Ruin exited the dormitory with elegant Model Walking, but faster than anyone else.

「Thirty-Six Stratagems Retreat is coming through.」

‘Shut your mouth.’

More than that, those damn Special Grade Wanted Criminal bastards who made me do this kind of thing, I won’t let them get away with it.

* * *

Ruin’s footsteps became faster.

In fact, he had no choice.

‘The Spirit Guardian has left its post.’

That fact alone made cold sweat run down his spine.

‘That means Haven is currently open to the outside world.’

Especially now, Haven was in chaos. Taking advantage of that gap, there was no telling what Toad might do.

In other words, they needed to restore the Spirit Guardians first to prevent the Special Grade Wanted Criminals from infiltrating.

That’s why Ruin rarely used his ability. It was his original power, his authority as the Shadow King.

“Primordial dwellers who have existed since the beginning.”

As he began to speak, shadows writhed and rose from beneath his feet.

“The Shadow King commands you. Find the Spirit Guardians.”

With those words, all the shadows cast throughout Haven began to vibrate. Without language, they shared information with each other and instantly began their search.

The results came back immediately.

The presence was detected in the Ancient Labyrinth hidden beneath the Dormitory Warehouse. It was right near where Echo had been attacked not long ago.

Ruin used Misfortune to unlock the magic circle and descended underground, following the flow of magic power that pulsed like a heartbeat.

‘Hmm….’

An ancient stone corridor.

Faint curse power emanating from every wall.

And at the end of it, a wide circular chamber. There, Ruin witnessed a miserable sight.

Which is to say….

「They’re having a brawl」

That’s right.

The Spirit Guardians from each dormitory were brawling among themselves.

To be precise, Red Hawk, Golden Carp, White Owl, and Silver Dolphin were taking turns swinging claws, beaks, teeth, and tails at each other.

[Move! I told you this is my spot! Won’t you get lost?]

[Be quiet. You lack rational judgment.]

[Hehe, since it’s what those humans did, shouldn’t we put the responsibility on them? Kyah! Won’t you go away?]

[…Ah, …this is all because of the Silver Moon Supervisor. That human made us like this. But… why isn’t anyone taking responsibility…?]

Claws, beaks, tails, water splashes….

It was literally a bloody free-for-all between beasts.

At this bloodbath, Ruin’s eyes filled with disgust.

“…Are they fucking crazy.”

A moment of silence passed. As if they hadn’t even noticed Ruin entering this far, the spirit guardians from each dormitory only now turned their gazes.

[Who are you! How dare you approach the spirit guardians-]

But they didn’t get a chance to say anything more.

A chilling shadow spread from Ruin’s fingertips.

‘Butterfly Binding.’

With those words, golden needles shot up with a sharp sound.

Dozens of smoothly following needles flew toward the spirit guardians faster than light.

[Kuk?!]

[Kek!]

[Keuaak! What is this-]

The areas where the needles pierced began to freeze gradually, and as a result…

Red Hawk and White Owl became frozen chicken-

Golden Carp and Silver Dolphin became frozen fish…

When all the spirit guardians that had become frozen food fell silent, Ruin let out a sigh.

“Phew. They became quiet after being turned into fillets.”

In the end, the only survivor was Black Moon’s ‘Black Wolf.’

The wolf looked up at Ruin with golden eyes.

[…You’re really a crazy bastard.]

“Is that a thank you?”

[No. I was trying to warn you.]

Ruin raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Warn?

The Black Wolf slowly opened its mouth.

[A terrorist attack is about to begin.]

“If it’s about that, I already arrested the Dormitory Supervisor and stopped it, so there’s no need to worry-”

[No. You’re a bit late.]

“What?”

The wolf looked up at the sky.

[Right now Pride has moved to target the entire continent.]

“!”

At that moment-

An alarm sounded from Ruin’s Frix.

[Warning! Derelin Military Academy emergency magic collapse.]

[Warning! Belandis Military Academy defense line annihilated.]

[Warning! Tirneate Military Academy barrier lost.]

[Warning! Kalefre Military Academy communication cut off.]

[Overall damage estimate updating, casualty count increasing in real time…]

It was the worst news that came through the professor communication circuit.

Ruin furrowed his brow at the reports exploding simultaneously from each region. It wasn’t for any other reason.

‘The fact that other military academies were attacked means, could it be-‘

He left the transport of the frozen fillets to the shadows and hurriedly escaped to the surface.

Sure enough, the sky was already burning. A massive magic circle was rising between the clouds, and ominous smoke was spreading out.

That wasn’t all.

Squelch.

A sticky, viscous object appeared from the center of the seal mark.

Shortly after, someone with long hair emerged from within it.

“Ahahaha!”

Laughter that sounded like enjoying a pleasant party.

It was Toad.

Soon a mocking shout directed at the Union echoed out.

“Berserk Magic? Aren’t you underestimating Pride too much?”

He spread both arms in the air, his long hair fluttering.

“The Union is doomed from this very moment. And Haven, you’re no exception either!”

At the same time, a massive magic circle exploded in the sky above Haven.

KWAAAAANG!

A storm raged. Haven’s defense barrier shattered, and the dormitory building shook violently.

“Aaahhh!”

“Kyaaahhh!”

The ground cracked, and fireballs and their fragments poured down from the sky.

But that was only the beginning. From the center of the magic circle in the sky, a disgustingly writhing mass was swelling up.

A filthy lump whose color and form defied description. The amount of magic power emanating from within it was something anyone could feel.

‘The moment that thing explodes, Haven is finished.’

But that was only for a moment-

Onto the rooftop. A sun-like being leaped up.

“Ah, it’s the Chairman!”

“We’re saved! The Hero has come!”

The brilliant radiance of golden hair. The Union’s last bastion leaping up through the air.

‘The Hero, Elaine.’

Without a moment’s hesitation, he swung his sword toward the massive magic circle.

“Be torn apart.”

With that cold murmur. A massive flash struck the magic circle.

However, at that moment the professors were soon shocked.

“?!”

The magic circle was intact.

The Hero’s strike, which they thought would tear it apart in one blow, had been neutralized before the magic circle.

‘This can’t be. The Hero’s strike doesn’t work?’

‘Why!’

Even the Hero was rarely perplexed.

No, that wasn’t what was important.

The professors began deploying defense formations throughout Haven, but the direction the real bomb was heading was somewhere else entirely.

“The bomb! It’s falling toward where the students are gathered!”

“What?!”

“It’s falling toward the dormitory!”

Terror swept through the students. Someone screamed, someone’s legs gave out. In that panic, the professors turned their heads, telling them to calm down.

“It’s alright! All students are wearing Guardian Badges distributed by the Union Military!”

“With just the badges, protection shields will automatically deploy!”

“Check if everyone is wearing their badges! Quickly!”

That’s when it happened.

A desperate message arrived through Ruin’s Frix.

[Guardian Badges, all in deactivated state.]

[All Continental Military Academies, barrier deployment failed.]

“…What did you say?”

[Belandis Military Academy, badge protection failed. Second defense line collapsed.]

[Derelin Military Academy, badge malfunction, 37 students missing.]

[Tirneate Military Academy, defense line completely destroyed.]

[Kalefre Military Academy, Prophet dead.]

Shocking news struck through the Frix.

The Guardian Badges…aren’t activating?

“Is that true?”

“Yes. All the other Military Academies report their badges didn’t activate!”

“What?!”

If that’s true…

At that moment, the Toad in the sky laughed mockingly one last time.

“Union. Such good children. To have such blind faith in those little toys the state handed out.”

And finally the bomb fell.

The students standing on the surface, no, anyone who could sense mana could tell. That wasn’t the kind of bomb you could survive by dodging.

‘There’s no time.’

The Staff Officers, professors, everyone fell into despair.

But that’s when it happened.

Among the students, a familiar light of defense rose up.

It was ‘Frix’.

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