I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 134

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Chapter 134. Are You Fire Butterfly?

Ruin was looking at Rose with a slightly flustered expression. In his hands, traces of the still-glimmering Frix remained.

Seeing this, Rose opened her mouth while barely able to breathe.

“…Are you… the owner of that Frix?”

Ruin’s expression froze solid. More than anything else, it was because this was too sudden.

At this timing?

Rose approached.

“Are you Fire Butterfly?”

“…Pardon?”

“Are you Fire Butterfly?!”

…Excuse me…?!

“…You are Fire Butterfly, aren’t you?!”

Rose’s shout echoed throughout the Terrace. The corner of Ruin’s mouth trembled slightly.

Why is this development happening?

However, Rose’s eyes flashed.

“Fire Butterfly! That Red Butterfly Frix! That’s yours, isn’t it!”

No. It is mine, and that’s correct, but-

“Huh? Fire Butterfly? Huh? What are you suddenly talking about?”

He tried to shake it off, but it was already too late. Rose’s eyes were filled with almost certainty.

Rose’s eyes trembled slightly as she spoke with emotion-laden words.

“So that’s why you hid it? Wearing a mask, disguising yourself, trying to handle everything alone?”

“…?”

It’s not like Fire Butterfly is some hero.

More than that, why is she suddenly going on about Fire Butterfly…

“I saw that Maid Frix change into Fire Butterfly right before my eyes.”

“!”

Ruin felt a sinking feeling.

‘So that’s why he’s suddenly going on about Fire Butterfly. Damn it.’

Come to think of it, that Hero bastard had deployed his Luck Field once. His appearance must have returned to normal then.

That bastard probably activated his Luck Power thinking ‘I want to dispel all the enemies’ powers.’ So Echo’s forgery was temporarily undone.

Of course, thanks to Misfortune, it was only for a moment…

‘Useless bastard.’

Ruin cursed under his breath as he looked at the ceiling. Hell unfolded like a simulation in his mind.

Right. If the fact that he’s Fire Butterfly is revealed…

First scenario, the Grand Duke becomes enraged.

“The one who approached my daughter was Fire Butterfly…?”

‘Yeah. I’ll be cut in half.’

Second scenario, the entire Union is turned upside down.

-[Breaking News] Identity of Pride’s legendary spy ‘Fire Butterfly’ who infiltrated the Union revealed…!

‘Yeah. I can never live with my real face again.’

Third, the Hero’s eyes flash as he threatens.

“Choose whether to become the Union’s dog or die.”

‘Yeah. I’ll be caught in Solomon’s judgment between the Hero and the Demon Emperor.’

Fourth, the Principal smiles.

“I’ll execute you with my own hands.”

…Conclusion.

Death. A lot of it. And it would be a brutal public execution.

The focus disappeared from Ruin’s eyes.

Soon Rose approached.

“I’m fine. Whoever you are-”

Ruin suddenly cut her off mid-sentence.

“It must be a hallucination.”

“…Pardon?”

“Visual confusion due to Luck Power side effects, misunderstandings that precede emotions. It happens often.”

“Fine. Then let’s test again with that Frix in front of the Hero-”

Then Ruin suddenly lit up his eyes like crazy and went into overdrive.

“Ah! Amy-chan~! Look at this, the Grand Princess wants to introduce Amy-chan to the Hero too?”

Rose looked at Ruin with bewilderment.

“…Amy-chan?”

“Yes, Amy-chan…! 99.8% Purification Magic! A clean spirit who never forgets tea time! Come out!”

[♥Yes, Master, did you call for me?♥]

Don’t come out. Damn it.

However, Ruin lifted up that maid.

“Have you perhaps seen ‘Frix Coordinator Magazine’? My thesis was published in it too… haha. It’s not selling well right now, but about the aesthetic value of Frix maidification-”

“….”

“…If you listen just a little, this is quite an excellent consideration. From the standpoint that summoning tools should also have personality-”

Rose stared intently at Ruin. Her eyes were full of bewilderment. There was suspicion mixed in, like ‘This feels like he’s deliberately trying to avoid it this way.’

“…Is that really your preference?”

“Yes.”

“You enjoy putting maid outfits on Frix…?”

“Yes. It’s my hobby?”

Rose raised only one corner of her mouth. It was a strange expression. She bit her lips and subtly pointed at Ruin’s Frix.

“…That’s definitely.”

“Ah! When pouring black tea, the wrist angle is 35 degrees. That precision… that elegance… Ahh, the reward of being alive is exactly this kind of thing…!”

Ruin put both hands to his cheeks, admiring as if he had seen some sacred being.

There was earnestness. In the wrong direction.

“Ah! I’m so happy, Amy-chan!”

Rose fell silent.

…Somehow it seems like he’s doing this on purpose.

* * *

Damn it.

「Pukya kya kya kya kyak!」

Fucking hell.

「Amy-chan! A~m~y~ chan!」

Damn.

Ruin, covering his face with one hand, wanted to die from embarrassment. His face was burning up like crazy.

‘Damn it. Fire Butterfly. He really does all sorts of things for severance pay.’

But that wasn’t what was important right now.

Click clack.

“…”

So why are you still following me even after seeing that spectacle!

Rose was even looking at him with a strange expression. So Ruin turned around as if telling her not to follow.

“Young lady-”

“I think you’re doing this on purpose.”

Damn it.

“Princess. That’s not what’s important right now.”

“It’s important to me. My life is on the line, you know?”

Your life….

What on earth is the reason for being interested in Fire Butterfly? At this point, there must be a real reason.

Well, whatever.

‘At least I’ve secured that troublemaker’s safety, so there’s no chance of being cut in half by the Grand Duke.’

So as he was walking toward the banquet hall, planning to completely ignore her.

“Professor Ruins!”

“!”

Another problem child had appeared.

None other than the Hero…

‘Damn it.’

So I end up encountering this guy too.

He approached and grabbed Ruin, scanning him up and down. Quite blatantly at that. Then with a very serious expression-

“…You don’t happen to have exhibitionist tendencies, do you?”

“…”

…Does he want to die?

Ginseng Superior laughed like crazy, and Ruin’s eyebrows trembled.

But the Hero seemed depressed.

“Fire Butterfly was… an exhibitionist. You’re different from Professor Ruins.”

“Of course.”

Ruin answered coldly, but mentally squeezed his eyes shut.

…Echo. Thank you. You really are helpful.

“…Would you like to become my companion?”

“Not interested. How is Your Highness’s condition?”

The Hero, who had been wearing a serious expression, soon showed a subtle smile.

“Your Highness is fine. Thanks to someone’s magic.”

“!”

He was smiling with a heavenly face, but his gaze was by no means light.

Ruin’s gaze turned toward the banquet hall. The First Prince sat with his formal suit removed and bandages wrapped around his shoulder. And surprisingly, on his opposite shoulder hung his Frix, a baby crocodile.

Seeing this, Ruin intuited.

‘That Frix blocked Echo’s strike.’

Echo had aimed directly for a vital spot. Echo’s assassination skills were at a level that even Fire Butterfly would acknowledge.

However.

“Wait. Isn’t that, that person’s magic?”

“Yeah, that’s the rumored Professor Wayne’s ‘Frix Auto Defense’!”

It seemed the First Prince had also learned Ruin’s magic. So it was unexpected. He hadn’t thought that someone with such high pride would learn his magic.

At the same time, he felt the gazes of people from other military academies.

“That’s him. The one who protected Haven during the terrorist attack…!”

“I heard all of Haven survived…”

“Oh! So that’s him! I was curious about his face since no photograph was published.”

“What the, why is he so handsome!”

The banquet hall began to stir. Cadets, professors, and board directors from military academies across the nation all focused their attention on Ruins Wayne.

Ruin felt those gazes on his back and thought to himself.

‘This isn’t good.’

All he had done was beat down some terrorists, but now he had somehow become a nationwide star. The Hero, watching all this attention being focused on Ruin, looked even more displeased.

Just then, an unexpected voice rang out.

“Are you that Ruins Wayne?”

A beautiful voice, with resolute presence.

“!”

Ruin reflexively bowed at the waist.

“Your Majesty, Empress.”

He performed proper etiquette. It wasn’t simple courtesy. It was etiquette for survival.

‘The Union’s Empress…’

Memories from his past as Fire Butterfly, when he had caused trouble for the Imperial Court, came flooding back.

No matter how great the Eight Great Noble Families were said to be, everyone was equal before the Imperial Court. And now the Empress of that Union Imperial Family was looking at him.

“I’ve heard much about you from the First Prince. I understand your main profession is as a healer – could I entrust this child to you?”

She was pointing to the First Prince. He couldn’t tell if she was being sincere or testing him.

Ruin swallowed his curses internally while displaying an elegant smile outwardly.

“Certainly.”

He was Ruins Wayne right now. If he made a good impression here, some benefits would surely fall his way. Well, the only healing magic he could use was the kind that involved beating people up… but the effects were good.

So he straightforwardly began to crack his knuckles-

“Wait!”

“Wait a minute!”

Charlie and Kalon, who had experienced Impact Healing firsthand, stopped Ruin almost simultaneously.

“?”

Ruin gave them a look asking why they were acting this way, but they hugged him as if he had gone crazy.

‘Are you planning to beat up a precious child in front of the Empress, you crazy bastard!’

‘This sociopath!’

‘Do you want to lose your educator qualifications?!’

‘If you do that, you’ll be expelled from Haven!’

The two men’s eyes were filled with extreme terror. So Ruin furrowed his brow.

“I guarantee the effectiveness though.”

That’s not the problem, you bastard!

“Didn’t you both experience it firsthand?”

Yes! We experienced it! That’s why our organs shook like soup and we almost died!

The two were acting to protect their colleague Ruins in their own way, but for Ruin, it was incomprehensible behavior.

‘Why are these guys acting like this?’

That’s when it happened.

“It’s fine. I have Super Regeneration Ability.”

The First Prince declined. It seemed he wanted to solidify his position as a Super Regeneration Ability user.

‘Certainly, being healed by others would seem distant from that ability.’

Well, even so, you can only show off if you have the ability to back it up.

‘…Too slow.’

Indeed, his Super Regeneration Ability was very slow. Like stitching one stitch at a time, his skin was healing.

‘At that rate, it’s useless in the field.’

Just when he thought it was lacking, Ruin’s eyes suddenly widened.

That’s right. From the fact that it was ‘slow,’ he had realized a serious fact. He had forgotten because Squirrel Prince kept getting killed by the Crocodile Prince who had Immortality Ability, but…

‘The Student Records definitely said this.’

-Immortality in progress.

Right. At this point in time, it was ‘in progress’, not ‘Immortality’.

‘In other words, the First Prince is not immortal.’

Ruin’s heart sank. This meant the First Prince could still die. And of course, Pride wouldn’t stop after just one assassination attempt.

Sure enough, that’s when it happened. Ruin’s shadow flickered ominously. A strange telepathic communication came through the wind sweeping across the banquet hall.

[Fire Butterfly agent of the Infiltration Division. This is the Assassination Division.]

“!”

Ruin’s eyes turned cold at that dry telepathic communication.

‘So the Assassination Squad was hiding here after all.’

However, the next message was unexpected.

[The return mission of Special Grade Wanted Criminal Cobra will begin shortly. Please cooperate.]

What? Cobra?

Ruin’s eyes instantly froze over.

‘Damn it. I didn’t know Cobra would come.’

Cobra.

The executioner with eyes that ‘begin killing the moment they see you’. He knew this from working missions together in Division 0.

And if that Cobra stepped in, the First Prince would be 100% dead. It wasn’t for nothing that he could kill all the Hero Candidates except Elaine Saint.

So he had this thought.

‘How exactly did the First Prince survive in the past?’

It was true that he had manipulated the prophets and regressors with his Misfortune ability… but it would be troublesome if the future changed too much.

Therefore, Ruin made a serious decision.

“As expected, I should treat Your Highness-”

When Ruin raised his fist, Charlie and Kalon desperately stopped him.

Don’t do it, you crazy bastard!

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