I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 136

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Chapter 136. Past Connections

“…Interfering again.”

Cobra’s voice spread ominously through the banquet hall. It was a ghostly voice.

As those words spread, the breathing in the banquet hall became shallow. In an instant, the gazes of people scanning their surroundings became sharp.

“Just now… curse power?”

The Heroes instinctively became alert. This was a grand banquet hall under the Empress’s watch.

‘They’re infiltrating so openly?’

There was no way an assassin would unleash curse power without hiding their identity.

But if Fire Butterfly was here, that would be a different story.

“…Where are you.”

Cobra’s low voice gradually became rougher.

“Come out! Fire Butterfly! You’re here!”

And for good reason, Cobra held a strong grudge against Fire Butterfly.

Yes. It must have been from over 50 years ago. Cobra and Fire Butterfly had received the same mission together.

-The Union is training a Hero. Eliminate those Hero Candidates.

Yes. That’s definitely what it was.

“Why did you interfere with me!”

At that ominous voice, Ruin sighed while pretending to be from the Union.

‘That’s because your mission and my mission had different details.’

The mission Ruin had received back then was…

-Become the Candidates’ ‘teacher’ and train them.

‘Yes. It was a predetermined ending from the start.’

In those days, the real teacher had handed the children over to Pride, and Ruin had no choice but to start teaching the children who were already decided to die.

‘…Even so, he probably handed them over to Pride for a large sum of money.’

Even knowing this, he couldn’t turn away from the children’s eyes. He laughed with them and ate meals with them.

And on that final day-

Even as the screams of dying children pierced his ears, Ruin didn’t move. Because that was his ‘mission.’

That’s why Ruin still didn’t particularly like the profession of teaching. And he could never have good feelings toward Cobra either.

‘Well, I understand why Cobra is acting like that. He probably thinks he couldn’t kill the Hero because of me.’

After all, it was true that he had struck him with misfortune at the last moment.

「That’s why he got dragged away and imprisoned, that guy.」

What could be done? They had different missions.

However, from Cobra’s perspective, he might have no choice but to be angry.

“…I know you’re all here!”

Cobra shouted as if he had lost his reason.

“Come out, Fire Butterfly! Why! Why did you interfere with me back then!”

At that moment, the Hero’s eyes changed.

This voice, small but echoing from all directions.

He was certain. That night in his boyhood. The voice he had heard on that night when his friends died before his eyes.

“…Cobra.”

At the name spoken as if chewing it out, a snickering laugh flowed from somewhere.

“Hahaha… Are you the Hero? That face… Ah. Right. You’re that kid from back then. It’s been a while.”

The voice was clear. However, it was impossible to tell where it was coming from.

“…Where are you.”

The Hero gritted his teeth and surveyed his surroundings. There was a possibility that Cobra had hidden himself among the people, or even inside each individual body.

If so, he should use his Luck Power…

“Right. Your class leader was really… very delicious.”

At those few short words, the Hero’s eyes crumbled violently. Paying no heed to this, Cobra continued with cruel words.

“You asked me to help you, didn’t you? That face, that scream… It was truly art. Crying and begging to be saved-”

“…!”

The Hero’s pupils shook. Forcibly swallowing his breath, he stepped forward and gritted his teeth.

“…The children too, and the teacher too, you killed them all.”

At those words, Cobra stopped laughing and tilted his head.

“Hmm? Teacher?”

Then he stretched his lips into a long grin and slowly shifted his gaze. Directly toward Ruin.

“Ah, I didn’t kill that one though? Really. I didn’t lay a hand on that. Unfortunately.”

And then a brief silence.

“The one who killed… was Fire Butterfly, right?”

That was the moment.

Ruin’s eyes narrowed coldly.

‘…You talk too much, Cobra.’

He stepped forward without hesitation. Then from the middle of the massive banquet hall, he issued a command to the faculty.

“What are you stupidly staring at. Draw out the enemy!”

As soon as those words fell, the Haven Professors around them all activated their magic simultaneously.

“Deploy sealing barrier!”

“Attempt detection!”

“Tracking!”

In an instant, the banquet hall filled with dozens of layers of magic circles. Detection, tracking, and barrier magic operated in succession, trying to seal Cobra.

However, Cobra laughed.

“…Look at this? Seems you’ve already forgotten me since I was serving time-”

One professor’s eyes suddenly flipped in the opposite direction.

“Uwaaaaaaak!”

His body twisted, and magic power became entangled.

At that moment, a quiet laugh flowed from one professor’s mouth.

“You’re aiming at the wrong place.”

“…!”

Another professor clutched his forehead and collapsed.

“So weak that he’s already useless. But they’re all my bodies anyway.”

Cobra, switching bodies in an instant, laughed leisurely.

“How about it? The moment you touch any one of them, they’ll all die, right?”

At this, the Hero gritted his teeth. Possessing other bodies – it was quite a troublesome technique. He could accidentally harm everyone. He couldn’t see any weakness he could exploit.

However, one person was different.

None other than Ruin.

“Then there’s no choice.”

What?

Along with those indifferent words, magic burst forth!

‘Flame Kill!’

“What-”

Crash!

As the red flash pierced through one professor’s shoulder, Cobra screamed.

“Arghhhhhh! Are you insane-! You actually shot?!”

“Is there some problem?”

Ruin continued attacking the professors. Clothes burned and heads caught fire – it was complete chaos. The Hero and others watched in horror, but Ruin simply dusted off his magic wand lightly.

The enraged Cobra hastily possessed another body, and Rose’s eyes suddenly changed. Surely in that brief moment, he had accurately grasped who Ruin wouldn’t dare touch.

However, Ruin actually smiled coldly.

He had possessed Rose Isles’ body.

“…Aha. I see. So that’s how you want to play?”

“No matter how much of a bastard you are, if you touch this woman, the Grand Duke won’t stand for it.”

Then Ruin chuckled.

“Ha. This actually works out better.”

…Works out better?

That was the moment. Ruin, who had put away his magic wand, approached Rose.

“I’ll accept whatever punishment comes later, so excuse me.”

Ruin strongly pulled Rose’s waist into his embrace. Before she could even gasp in surprise, their lips met.

“…?!”

In that moment, a silence as if time had stopped erupted, and Rose’s pupils shook greatly. Breathtaking tension enveloped the banquet hall.

Rose’s eyes widened as her shoulders trembled. She felt the cold touch of magic power seeping through her lips.

At that moment—

“What, what is this… what are you doing, you bastard!”

Cobra’s voice cracked.

That kiss was never about affection.

It was a curse. The absolute attribute that only Fire Butterfly could handle, ‘Misfortune’, was being injected.

In reality, Ruin wasn’t simply pressing lips together. He was forcibly pouring his Curse Power into her.

‘…Go in.’

The Misfortune pressed down on and tore apart the consciousness of the being dwelling from outside—Cobra.

Rose Isles had fairly strong Luck Power so she’d be fine, but for Cobra it would be poison.

Sure enough.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaak!”

A scream erupted that shook the banquet hall. Cobra’s consciousness was forcibly dragged out from inside Rose’s body. A black shadow-like figure writhed.

“Damn… this bastard, using that strange power again…! Doing the same thing again!”

The staggering voice trembled.

Still, Cobra had figured it out. Who Fire Butterfly was.

‘Good… Now I’m certain. That bastard…!’

But at that moment, a cold voice rang out from the air.

[Cobra, you have failed the mission. Return immediately.]

“W-wait a minute!”

Cobra’s desperate struggle mixed with urgency burst out, but it was too late.

The treatment of Special-Grade Wanted Criminals is divided into two categories: ‘surveillance’ and ‘control’, and Cobra, who had just been released, fell under ‘control’. This meant there were restrictions on his ‘activity time’.

In fact, this time too, he had been given activity time for the First Prince’s assassination. But Ruin’s Misfortune had suppressed his power and mercilessly stolen away even his activity time.

No, perhaps the Upper Echelon had set it up that way from the beginning. Don’t waste unnecessary time on things like hunting Fire Butterfly instead of the mission. Because Fire Butterfly was a precious resource.

And finally, the ‘leash’ was pulled. With this, Cobra was dragged away by Forced Summoning.

“…Grk, this damn…!”

As the Curse Power disappeared, Rose’s knees gave out. Just as she was about to collapse, Ruin immediately caught her gently.

Held in his firm arms, Rose caught her breath with her eyes half-closed. Her cheeks were flushed red, and her heartbeat was pounding loudly in her ears.

Ruin’s face was expressionless, but his arms were quite carefully protecting her head.

“…Professor…?”

“Are you conscious?”

Ruin’s voice was cold as usual, but Rose’s face was burning bright red.

“…J-just now, that… that was…!”

“Ah. I injected Magic Power.”

Ruin spoke very calmly.

“The opponent is a possession-type assassin. In such cases, the fastest and most direct response is Mana Transfer Through Mucous Membranes. It’s a type of Shock Therapy. It’s commonly called a kiss, but-”

“Ahhh! Stop! Please, stop explaining!”

Rose covered her face with both hands.

‘More than that… this man, why is he so… natural and good at this…? He said he’s never dated…? He said he’s a reclusive loner!’

Judith, who had been watching this scene, had pupils that seemed to be shaking as if shattered into pieces.

“…Sister, sister…”

Just then, Rose suddenly stood up and shouted.

“S-so! Shock Therapy or whatever, use a different method next time!”

Then Ruin brushed off his clothes as if tired.

“That’s why mucous membrane transfer has both Magic Power conductivity and speed-”

“Ahhh! I don’t want to hear it! Don’t say it!”

…Why are you acting like that.

Ruin’s expression crumpled into a sullen look. He had just explained a real treatment method.

Meanwhile, the Hero who had been watching all of this from afar seemed shocked in a different sense. That’s why he pressed his brow.

‘Shock therapy!’

Professor Ruins, was he such a frivolous person!

More than that, he could drive away the Special Grade Wanted Criminal Cobra with just that kind of method?

‘…That’s impossible.’

Cobra isn’t someone who can be exorcised with simple shock. Moreover…

‘Cobra said it. That Fire Butterfly is here.’

The Hero’s eyes gradually narrowed toward Ruin.

‘…Could it be.’

He thought.

The Fire Butterfly that Cobra mentioned.

And this man who had just overwhelmed even the Faculty and resolved the situation in the banquet hall.

There’s absolutely no way he’s an ordinary professor.

‘I need to confirm it.’

The power that drove away the Special Grade Wanted Criminal. He needed to know the identity of that power. Perhaps he might be able to find out the reason why he couldn’t catch Fire Butterfly all this time.

So he looked at Rose.

“Princess Rose.”

“Yes. What is it?”

“Please kiss me too!”

“…Whaaaat?!?!!!?”

The banquet hall froze.

Rose was literally horrified.

“Wh-what crazy talk is that?!”

“I want to confirm it. About the method that drove away the Special Grade Wanted Criminal.”

Both his fanatic gaze and voice were sincere.

Right. If it’s the same method, he would surely be able to learn about the identity of Ruin’s power!

That’s why the Hero seriously knelt on one knee and spread his arms.

“Come on. Princess, please just once!”

“Are you insane?!”

“I’m not insane. If I were insane, would I be doing this? I’d just do it directly. So, come on!”

Rose, with a disgusted expression, backed away from that spot, then staggered and ran away.

“Aaaaaaah! Pervert! You crazy bastard!”

“Ah, no, why is Professor Ruins okay but I’m a perverted crazy bastard!”

“Are you the same as him?!”

Seeing this, Ruin muttered as if pathetic.

“…They’re having fun.”

Well, that’s not what’s important right now.

Ruin broke out in a cold sweat from the chilling presence he felt behind him. And for good reason…

“What did you just do with my daughter?”

“Duke Isles, Your Grace…”

“What did you do, I asked.”

…Why don’t you show up normally but appear at times like this?

More than that, don’t smile like you’re in a good mood…

No, more than that, why are you clenching your fist while using ‘Unavoidable’?

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