I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 115

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Chapter 115. It’s Been a While? (3)

Two eyeballs.

Toad screamed as both of them burst out completely.

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!”

Dark red blood poured out as Toad’s body flew backward and crashed down. He crawled on the ground and retreated backward.

‘Damn it, why! I even removed the leash! I’m stronger now, so why!’

Terror struck him. This wasn’t simply losing in battle. His very existence had been trampled.

That guy was a nightmare from the past. He could never win, and always had to follow like a shadow.

And it was the same now. In front of him, he was still just a ‘junior.’

‘Fire Butterfly… still a monster!’

He groped through the air with his blood-covered face.

“Gate! Open the gate, please…!”

He sent a signal to someone with his trembling arms. Soon a gate was forcibly opened and he pushed his body through with all his might.

But Ruin didn’t chase him. No, he didn’t even look at him.

‘…Ah, miscalculation.’

Too much blood was flowing.

His heart pounded twice, three times. Loudly thumping. His head felt dizzy as if his heart had stopped doing its job.

In the end, Ruin decided to just lie down since everything was bothersome.

Thud!

Then, a small club frantically tapped his face. It was Ginseng Guy. His leaves were missing and even what remained was covered in bite marks.

「Seed! Quickly use the totem! Quickly, now!」

‘I don’t even have the strength to move a finger. Why don’t you use it for me?’

「How can I use it! I can’t use it unless you request it, you fool! That’s the rule!」

Ah. This is really why our Shadow Race gets called inferior.

‘A totem I carry around to help me doesn’t have voice recognition, doesn’t have auto activation. Now it’s just a screaming root.’

「Seeing you make sarcastic remarks in this situation means you’re not dead! Thank goodness!」

‘Does he want to die…’

His senses were already growing dull.

Using the Power of Misfortune was originally like this. His power twisted the world at the cost of destroying his body. On top of that, physical damage too.

‘…Still, it’s fine. This much will heal if I sleep…’

Actually, this worked out well. He hadn’t been sleeping properly lately due to preparing for classes. He might as well sleep at this opportunity.

His eyelids closed on their own. His consciousness gradually faded away.

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“Professor…!”

At the familiar voice, Ruin regained consciousness.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a hand pressing against his chest. It seemed to be using magic. Magic he had never taught.

“This is…”

Frix in the form of water droplet cocoons. Small cocoons not yet born were floating quietly like butterflies.

At Ruin’s voice, the owner of the hand finally looked up.

“Professor… Are you alright?!”

It was Princess Judith. Her eyes were red from traces of crying, but her face showed relief.

‘Judith healed me.’

He was actually surprised. It shouldn’t have been a wound that healed easily due to the aftereffects brought by Toad’s Curse Power and Misfortune Level 2.

‘As expected of a candidate for Mage King.’

Thanks to that, Ruin, who was regaining some clarity, let out a groan of pain.

‘…Damn. Fire Butterfly. Teaching made me soft with peace. I almost really died.’

That’s when it happened. Mana crackled in the air as three silhouettes burst out.

Principal Charlotte.

Princess Karin.

And—

“Judith!”

It was the Grand Duke, Eden Isles.

As Judith looked up in surprise, the Principal rushed forward and shouted.

“…Professor Wayne!”

The moment they saw the scene drenched in blood, everyone’s expressions hardened.

“Good heavens, what happened!”

“How are you still alive with this much blood loss?!”

At their commotion, Ruin sighed.

‘It’s not my blood though.’

What covered his entire body was the Toad’s blood, but there was no need to mention that.

“Did you get injured like this protecting a student?!”

No… it was because of severance pay though?

At that moment, Charlotte, who had been trying to heal Ruin, was surprised when she saw Judith’s magic. It was clearly advanced healing magic that couldn’t be easily found in the Union.

“…Who did you learn this from?”

At Charlotte’s question, Judith smiled shyly but brightly.

“…Professor Ruins taught me.”

Ruin looked at the ceiling.

No. I never taught her though.

Meanwhile, Princess Karin looked at Judith as if shocked, and the Grand Duke also stopped in his tracks.

‘…Have I ever seen my daughter smile so brightly like that?’

The child who was always sickly and timid, quietly hiding behind others, was now smiling while protecting someone.

The Grand Duke’s gaze naturally turned toward Ruin. Then he quietly muttered.

“…As expected, that guy is the only one who can be my son-in-law.”

“…”

Ruin, who had sharp hearing, looked at the ceiling.

Why does it always turn out that way.

* * *

“…Princess Judith has returned alive?!”

Silence fell over the conference room. Hero Elaine’s eyes shook greatly.

So, that Judith Isles returned without dying?

‘…That can’t be!’

For Elaine, it felt like being betrayed.

His eyes had been certain that Fire Butterfly would reveal his true nature this time and kill the students.

But… he saved them?

On the other hand, the professors were extremely delighted.

“He protected the student from a Special Grade Wanted Criminal!”

“He protected Haven!”

The Hero sat back down.

‘Is all of this really… because of Ruins Wayne’s existence?’

Now this was no longer a matter that could end with just Elaine’s thoughts.

Breaking news actually spread throughout the entire Union.

-[Exclusive] Ruins Wayne Becomes Union’s New Hero. “Berserk Terror Neutralized… All Students Survive”.

-[Breaking] “Classroom That Avoided Even Death”, Demon Hunting Professor Ruins Wayne Overturns the Impossible.

-[Breaking] “All Students Survived?! Is This Even Possible?”, Not a Single Person Died in the Terror.

Without him, it wouldn’t have been strange if all students had perished. Elaine opened the report.

-【Damage Report: Haven Military Academy】

Injured: 0

Dead: 0

Total Human Casualties: 0

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Faculty Survival Rate: 100%

The moment he read that paper, Elaine slowly exhaled.

“…The Military meeting hasn’t started yet, but….”

Those bastards’ faces will certainly be quite a sight to see.

At that moment, his gaze stopped at one corner of the report.

-Ruins Wayne.

Looking at that name, Elaine’s eyes sharpened.

Certainly, if it hadn’t been for Ruins Wayne, Haven would be a field of corpses right now. He had taught the students and saved them.

That’s why Elaine muttered briefly.

“…I definitely need to keep him at Union.”

However, just ‘holding onto him’ wasn’t enough.

He wasn’t an ordinary professor. By his estimation, Ruins Wayne was someone who could disappear at any time. Even his current reputation was extending beyond Haven.

‘Have other schools already made contact?’

Elaine pulled out a bundle of letters from his drawer and spread them out.

One of the military academies had offered a military position, another offered full research funding support, and yet another was even considering a high position at the Magic Tower…

‘Ha. Too fast.’

They all figured it out. Ruins Wayne’s true value.

‘If I leave things as they are, he’ll be taken away.’

He had to do something. The moment Ruins Wayne left Haven, that miracle, his sincerity, everything might disappear into the unknown.

He needed to tie him down. But not by force. Ruins Wayne wasn’t someone who could be caught that way.

‘If I tried that, he’d turn his back on us instead.’

That’s why Elaine began to rack his brain.

‘…How about creating a research institute for him at Haven?’

‘Using Judith Isles as a pretext to tie him down is too dangerous. It might actually create resentment.’

‘Then perhaps…’

Wait.

‘What about giving him a huge salary, enough to live comfortably for life?’

No. Just money…

That would be completely disrespecting Wayne.

Tap. Tap. Tap. He drummed his fingertips on the desk. How could he keep Ruins Wayne at Union?

* * *

But the person in question was sitting by the bedside, holding his forehead.

“Son-in-law… he says.”

Deep into the night.

Ruin, who was lying in the medical ward having finally gotten some time off, snapped shut the book he was reading.

Thanks to Judith, what should have been an injury lasting months was reduced to just one day, which was truly appreciated, but still.

The Grand Duke’s sincere voice kept echoing in his ears.

“Indeed, that guy is the only one who could be my son-in-law.”

Since that day, the Grand Duke had become serious.

No… he had become too serious!

So much so that he visited more often than the nurses, and whenever the Imperial Princess and Principal were around, he would say things like this.

“My son-in-law looks healthy today too.”

At those words, the temperature in the hospital room dropped by about 3 degrees.

He even made outright declarations.

“Ah. I’ll personally go to the Wayne Family to ask for marriage permission, so don’t worry.”

…That’s what I’m more worried about!

He definitely needed to be stopped from doing something unnecessary.

Fortunately, there was a ‘card’ to stop the Grand Duke. A card that could definitely make the Grand Duke feel embarrassed.

‘I don’t want to use it, but I have no choice.’

So Ruin threw the book he was holding toward the bed next to him.

Thunk!

“Aaaah!”

The book hit exactly on target – the face of the person lying in the bed next to him, Echo.

“Uwaaah! What! What fell! What did you throw…!”

Ruin, lying down, calmly propped his chin and said.

“Hey. If you’re done sleeping, get up.”

“It’s dawn right now?!”

“You should have had work to do. Are you just sleeping after doing your job?”

Echo was flabbergasted.

“This is unbelievable. You use a person as bait to lure terrorists and you still have more things for me to do?! I should have known from the beginning when you said you’d make me a Haven Professor. You heartless bastard…!”

“Did you erase Judith’s memory?”

Echo let out a hollow laugh.

“I erased it ages ago!”

“Can I trust that?”

“Hey! I’m a pro! Don’t you know my skills?”

Ruin felt relieved. That was good enough.

Echo grinned slyly.

“I erased it quickly for you, so now if you could just give me my payment…”

Ruin turned to lie facing the opposite direction.

“I already saved you. That’s your payment.”

“What, you bastard?!”

You drove me into Death Ground yourself, and what? You saved me?

Unbelievable!

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Morning had dawned.

“Judith!”

Family members rushed to Judith, who was sitting there in a daze.

The first to run over was her older sister Rose. She pulled Judith into a tight embrace.

“Thank goodness you’re really safe! I was so shocked when I heard you’d been kidnapped.”

Soon after, her male sibling Gillian, who had followed behind, spoke.

“Still, you survived thanks to Professor Ruins. I heard he protected you until the very end.”

At those words, Rose nodded and smiled as if surprised.

“He does what he needs to do, that man. I see him in a new light. He has more grit than I thought.”

At those words, Judith smiled softly. Then suddenly, something her sister had said when they were young flashed through her mind.

“I won’t marry anyone unless it’s Fire Butterfly.”

Flinch, Judith’s face stiffened for a moment. And then immediately.

“Sister.”

“Yeah?”

“Those words… do they still hold true?”

Rose tilted her head.

“Huh? What words?”

“About not marrying anyone unless it’s Fire Butterfly. Is that still valid?”

Rose acted as if she just remembered.

“…Of course I’m serious. There’s no man who matches my ideal as much as Fire Butterfly. But why are you asking that now…?”

Hearing those words, Judith’s pupils shook violently.

The events from just the day before, those scenes that still remained unErased from her memory, flashed before her eyes.

“Ha, our poor senior. How much have you been squeezed by Pride’s higher-ups? You should have betrayed them like us from the start. What’s left from maintaining loyalty to the higher-ups?”

“Look, senior’s gotten old too. Hahahaha! Fire Butterfly’s name would weep. Now even I might be able to compete with that ‘Fire Butterfly’ senior!”

Toad’s mockery.

The curse aimed at Ruin.

And Ruin throwing his body to save her.

That’s right. Judith’s memory hadn’t been erased.

The reason Echo’s memory erasure magic didn’t work was simple. It was because Judith was a candidate for Mage King. Especially since she was an emotion-type mage, the more precious she considered a memory, the more solid it became.

So there were confusing aspects too.

‘If Professor really is that Fire Butterfly, why is he at Haven? No, before that, why did he… save me?’

Countless questions passed through her mind, but actually, that wasn’t what was important right now.

Because it was due to Rose’s words.

“But there’s no way Fire Butterfly would appear before us. So I’ll be single for life, whatever.”

Gillian let out a hollow laugh.

“You just don’t want to get married, do you?”

“Hey now. I said I’d marry Fire Butterfly, didn’t I?”

At those words, Judith froze and her pupils trembled violently. That single statement rang like an alarm bell in her chest, blaring incessantly.

‘The fact that Professor is like Fire Butterfly… must never be known to the world!’

Judith slowly lowered her head. Then she made a resolution.

‘I absolutely can’t tell her. I won’t let sister have him… absolutely not.’

Judith gripped the blanket tightly. As if she would never let anyone take him away from her.

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