I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 130

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Chapter 130. Assassinating Butterfly (1)

Ruin found the cathedral while tap dancing.

‘With this, the Demon Emperor’s mission is complete.’

The cathedral’s 8th confessional. There, Superior Sasha Chef would be waiting, secretly lying in ambush.

‘Just hand over the item and it’s finished.’

With this, the prophecy would be cleanly resolved too.

But at that moment—

「By the way.」

Ginseng Superior subtly poked his head out.

「The prophecy is a bit… off, isn’t it?」

‘?’

Ginseng Superior furrowed his brow.

“One of your four treasure chests will be discovered in Haven, and Union will be swept up in unparalleled shock.”

「It said Union would be swept up in unparalleled shock. But Union… wasn’t particularly shocked, was it?」

Ruin laughed nonchalantly.

‘Because I found it first and handled it quietly beforehand, the prophecy ended up going astray.’

Ruin, who was rarely in good spirits, chuckled softly.

Soon he arrived in front of the confession room.

“Room 8.”

He opened the door and quietly slid the item into the delivery slot prepared inside.

“VIP’s Heart, successfully retrieved.”

After a moment, a familiar voice echoed from inside.

“Oh, excellent! As expected of Fire Butterfly. It’s the real deal. Well done.”

Sasha picked up the heart with great satisfaction. Ruin also nodded as if he thought himself praiseworthy.

‘Yes. This is the end. It was truly a long operation…’

“Now, then-”

Sasha spoke as if impressed, as if pleased.

She seemed happy to have something to legitimately give to Ruin. Because the Upper Hierarchy didn’t like giving rewards to Ruin.

And what Sasha offered was a gold ingot as mission reward money and Dark Ore that enhances the power of the Demon Race.

‘Good.’

That wasn’t all.

“This is an item the Demon Emperor was so pleased that he specially ordered to give you additionally.”

“!”

It was leaves. That was like an admission ticket to a banquet where the Mountain God and all kinds of Kings of Demons gather. You could call it a kind of qualification certificate.

“It’s precious. I’ll accept it gratefully.”

When Death Brother was pleased, Sasha was pleased along with him.

“Yes. Just like this, find the next Heart Fragment too.”

…Excuse me?

Ruin’s expression froze just like that.

What did she just say?

“Excuse me?”

“I said find the next Heart Fragment too.”

“…??????”

“Why are you so surprised, unlike Fire Butterfly?”

“Wasn’t the Demon Emperor’s Heart… just one?”

Sasha seriously clasped her hands together.

“Actually, the heart was shattered.”

What? Why did that happen?

“Don’t think too deeply about it. Anyway, next time I’ll prepare even better rewards, so search diligently.”

What…?

What?

What???????

* * *

“Heart fragments… multiple pieces…?”

Ruin, who had returned to Haven, clasped his hands together and widened his eyes.

Right. So that means…

“…Not just one piece, but multiple pieces…?”

So that means…

“Multiple pieces…”

「This bastard is in denial of reality.」

Argh!

No wonder it looked more like a piece of jerky than a heart!

Well, Sasha said not to worry too much about it and that it was actually an opportunity to extract items from the stingy Upper Hierarchy.

“The higher command actually sees this as an opportunity. The Demon Emperor’s Heart is also a powerful artifact that spews curses. They believe it can slowly gnaw away at Union’s Luck Power and gradually kill the Special Grade Heroes and Young Promising Students. If it’s in Hero’s Haven, the heart of Union, it would be an incomparable blow. Anyway, unless you’re Hero-grade, it would be difficult to detect or block.”

So essentially, it was ‘Just don’t get caught by the Hero when retrieving them, you should be capable of that, right?’

That’s why Ruin held his forehead.

“Hah…”

Slowly killing them, what is this, arsenic?

More importantly, ‘just don’t get caught by the Hero.’ Do you know how difficult it is to avoid that bastard’s obsession?

Sasha said ‘I’m counting on you. I only trust you,’ but Ruin was actually thinking something else.

‘I can’t just keep taking on Upper Hierarchy jobs like this.’

The Demon Emperor was trying to turn him into taxidermy. Yes, ever since he became a Special Grade Wanted Criminal for killing the Demon Emperor’s blood relative.

And Pride’s Upper Hierarchy, including the Demon Emperor who was like an emperor, along with the ‘Five Evils,’ ‘Seven Black Palace,’ ‘Round Table of the Black Moon,’ were all dangerous individuals. They were also the ones using Special Grade Wanted Criminals.

In other words, he couldn’t remain obedient forever to the Upper Hierarchy that was trying to use him.

‘Especially for a comfortable retirement.’

Then….

Ruin picked up the old treasure chest. Though it appeared empty on the outside, the moment he placed his hand on it, the Demon Emperor’s demonic energy remaining inside the box stirred.

If the Hero felt blue, then this felt red. Red, damp, and the presence of curse power that hadn’t yet cooled.

‘I’ll devour it.’

Along with that gaze, the Demon Emperor’s energy tried to spread out as if fleeing. But Ruin’s shadow pounced on it.

Crack!

He seized the magic power as if crushing it down.

‘Magic Absorption.’

The forbidden magic that decomposes and absorbs curse power activated.

Immediately, the Demon Emperor’s demonic energy violently resisted. Fragments of memories and heaps of unidentifiable emotions rushed to shake Ruin’s mind.

But Ruin didn’t even blink.

‘I don’t need useless information.’

‘Magic Absorption’ filters out emotions and memories. Ruin extracted and devoured only the pure demonic energy.

And at that moment, powerful magic power seeped into his body.

“Kuk.”

A suffocating sense of alienation. The curse power twisted for a moment, and his heart slowed by two or three beats.

‘As expected of the Demon Emperor’s power.’

Even an amount smaller than a fingernail was this much.

However, Ruin gritted his teeth. He adjusted his curse power and completely suppressed and swallowed that demonic energy. He felt a presence trying to harm him midway, but it was useless.

【God’s Right Hand】

He eliminated all harmful energy.

And.

Flash!

Ruin quietly exhaled.

“…It came in.”

On the surface, nothing seemed to have changed. At most, since he had eliminated it with ‘God’s Right Hand’, maybe some Keeping Magic had been created?

But when he moved his hand, the shadows of objects followed along subtly.

“…This is.”

It wasn’t physical. It was a dimension of sensation. Combat sense, reaction speed. Everything felt one level clearer. As an experiment, he fired a Shadow Bullet from his fingertip-

Bang!

A powerful energy appeared and then disappeared. Ruin immediately analyzed the ability through his senses.

-Neural reaction speed +12%

-Curse Power synchronization rate +5.6%

-Shadow condensation density +2 levels.

Ruin was inwardly surprised. He had only absorbed residual energy, and just a fingernail’s worth at that.

‘It feels like I’ve skipped several levels in the hierarchy battle.’

Of course, the collision of magic power was so intense that…

Crack!

The leaves of Ginseng Superior that he had put in his suit’s inner pocket tore apart. They must have died as payment for hiding the presence of his Curse Power just now.

So Ruin naturally reached out to pluck another spare one.

「…Hey.」

“What? Don’t pluck it?”

「…That thing just now.」

“Yes.”

「…It was… kind of cool?」

“…Excuse me?”

「Our kid who used to be a shadow squirmer, now he’s even devouring the Demon Emperor’s energy. Well, it was only fingernail-sized, but anyway… Ugh, damn, I’m about to tear up.」

Ruin slightly furrowed his eyebrows.

“Who poured water on your emotional circuits?”

「Shut up.」

Ruin hmm’d and looked Ginseng Superior up and down. That gaze was somehow ominous.

“But the leaves are for stealth and are portable, so what effect does the main body have?”

「…What?」

“Sometimes the main body has some kind of function too. Recovery? Awakening? Or maybe stamina enhancement?”

Ginseng Superior turned pale as a sheet.

「Hey… wait a minute, let’s calm down. That’s not allowed. That’s really!」

Snap.

「Kyaaaaaaah!」

A scream echoed through the air.

Regardless, Ruin tossed the piece of fine root he had torn off into his mouth.

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Ruin chewed on Ginseng Superior’s fine roots and quietly came to a conclusion.

‘The effect is… universal recovery. To compare, it feels like HP and MP are being restored simultaneously.’

If ‘Magic Absorption’ was a system that expanded the vessel of magic power, Ginseng Superior was practically a potion. A Universal Potion. And an annoying version that screamed if you opened the lid wrong.

Meanwhile, Ginseng Superior, having had his fine roots plucked, was sobbing in a corner like a tragic heroine.

「Now you’re even eating the body of a sovereign god who’s like your father. Such extreme unfilial behavior…!」

Hmm. Since he’s being noisy, I should buy him more Plant Fertilizer.

Ruin indifferently looked down at the pile of letters stacked on his desk. Among them, there was one envelope that particularly caught his eye.

-First Prince’s Birthday Celebration Invitation

Well, up to this point he could accept it, but the problem was…

-Your Partner: Rose Isles

“…Why is this happening again.”

Ruin pressed his forehead in despair.

At that moment, Frix stirred and emerged from Ruin’s shoulder.

‘Whose contact is it?’

Soon, as he snapped his fingers, a familiar voice could be heard.

[By now you must have received an invitation to the First Prince’s birthday banquet, right? I’ve designated your partner.]

“…Grand Duke.”

[My daughter wants to go with you so~ much, you see.]

“….”

…This is 100 percent a lie.

“More than that, isn’t this a breach of contract?”

[What can I do if my daughter likes you and follows you around? It has nothing to do with me.]

Ruin let out a hollow laugh at the Grand Duke’s shameless words. Naturally, his gaze turned toward the ceiling.

Grand Duke…. I thought you had given up on pursuing this, but this was your plan all along.

Sure enough.

[Hahaha! What’s more, you recently became the official lord of Wayne House, didn’t you? Good, now I can formally introduce my son-in-law at this opportunity.]

“…This is a fraudulent contract.”

[We can meet as lord to lord. Well then, see you then!]

Just as Ruin was frowning, the Frix cut off with a click.

At the same time, Teaching Assistant Lily’s voice burst out from behind.

“The Grand Duke’s daughter…! Asked you to go together as partners?!”

“No. This is the Grand Duke’s doing.”

Ruin quietly folded the invitation and spoke firmly.

“And I wasn’t planning to go to the party anyway.”

“But it’s the First Prince’s party!”

“That’s exactly why I’m not going.”

I won’t get involved in politics anymore, let alone the succession war.

Ruin threw the invitation in the trash. Lily watched this with a worried expression.

“But you’re the lord of Wayne House now! All the lords of the Eight Great Noble Houses will be gathering there…. Wouldn’t it be strange if you don’t go?”

How noisy.

‘Among the Eight Great Noble Families, there’s also the Holy Knight Family. Why would I go there to commit suicide….’

“It’s not just a banquet, they say the Eight Great Noble Houses meeting will also be held there.”

Ruin, who was drinking coffee-flavored milk, smiled with satisfaction instead.

“Even better.”

“…Excuse me?”

“That means the Saint Family’s lord… the Hero will also be away. It’s a chance to rest at the Academy.”

No, more precisely, it meant this was the perfect timing to retrieve his severance pay.

Lily stared at him blankly, but regardless, Ruin tore open the next letter. This one was also an advertisement for men’s products.

‘Orders from Superior? Well, it’s probably just telling me to hurry up and find the Demon Emperor’s Heart…’

Ruin’s eyebrow twitched as he casually read the document.

“…Pfft?!”

And he immediately spat out his beverage.

Lily screamed in surprise.

“Professor?! What’s wrong?!”

Ruin looked down at the document with a dazed expression. Content he couldn’t dare speak aloud was written clearly on the document.

-Mission Assignment: ‘Assassination’

-Divine weapon threatening Pride scheduled to be unveiled at 1st Prince Henry Winberg’s birthday celebration. Higher Command judges that the 1st Prince will pose a serious threat to the entire Union, confirming elimination as top priority.

-Mission Details: Assassination Division to be deployed on-site that day. ‘Fire Butterfly’ will handle route securing and communication disruption.

Hey, you bastards!

Isn’t assassinating the 1st Prince going too far, even for you?!

At the same time, Ruin realized the party’s true purpose.

‘No wonder they said it would also serve as a meeting of the 8 great lords…! 1st Prince… you were planning to unveil war weapons!’

But assassination, really.

He’s a Haven student, for crying out loud!

As if anticipating this reaction, there was more content on the next page.

-Payment upon mission success: █████ quid

Ruin fell silent after checking the amount.

“…”

Ruin’s hand slowly moved toward the trash can.

Assassination of the First Prince.

‘…If it’s just support, I might consider it…’

Just then.

Thud.

“!”

Someone’s hand touched him from above the trash can. The owner of the hand was Second Prince Ryle, who had been writing lines in Ruin’s research lab.

Ruin asked.

“What are you doing?”

Sweating profusely, Ryle said.

“…Well… I was trying to empty the trash can.”

Ruin let out a snort.

“Your Highness?”

He looked at Ryle as if he found it ridiculous.

“By any chance, are you interested in this party?”

“I’m attending anyway.”

“Ah. Then are you targeting my partner?”

“…!”

Ruin leisurely took out the invitation again and waved it. He didn’t miss the subtle trembling in Ryle’s eyes.

“You’re targeting Rose Isles, aren’t you?”

“N-no, I’m not?”

“How strange. For Second Prince, who has no interest in women, to be interested in a partner.”

“I said I’m not interested?”

Ruin laughed as if he found it ridiculous.

“Don’t tell me you get ‘acorns’ from Rose Isles?”

“…Kugh!”

“…?”

Huh? This seems to be real?

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