I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 140

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Chapter 140. What? A Priest from the Papal Court? (1)

“…What did you say?”

Ruin froze without even swallowing his coffee milk. The milk on his lips slowly dripped down below his chin, but he didn’t even think to wipe it off.

“The Papal Court? Right now, that Papal Court?”

Ruin was dumbfounded.

“…Why are they coming here?”

The Papal Court.

The center of the Holy Empire Isaac and an independent nation called the holy land of the Union. It was quite far from this Magic Empire – simply put, a country where the Pope was both king and supreme commander.

Well, formally they belonged to the same Union as Haven, but until just a few hundred years ago, they had been an enemy nation at war. As such, their relationship within the Union Cabinet wasn’t good either-

No, was it just that their relationship wasn’t good?

“…They hate Heroes, don’t they?”

They hate Heroes so much they don’t even provide support, right?

Why are they coming?

“Well, they say they’re coming to see Professor Ruins!”

…So why!

‘Ah.’

Professor John Ron suddenly came to mind. The Materials Professor who had recently been sent to study abroad in the Holy Empire Isaac.

If it was that guy’s doing, it would make sense…

‘No, that’s not right.’

He hasn’t been gone that long, has he? If he wanted to repay a favor, it would take at least one semester, wouldn’t it?

Then Lily spoke.

“They say the Sacred Academic Circle was turned upside down because you healed Princess Judith…”

Ruin felt annoyed.

It was obvious without even looking.

“Since they’re priests with bad relations, they can’t accept that the illness was cured and are coming to argue about it?”

“No. They said Catalun’s illness was something they couldn’t cure themselves, so they want to come learn.”

…I don’t need that!

“And they want to serve the hero who dealt with that troublesome Special Grade Wanted Criminal.”

…I need that even less! Go back!

Well, of course, priests are natural enemies to the Demon Race. It’s best to avoid them at all costs.

Sure enough, there was another person who was thrown into chaos by this news.

Bang!

The door to the Senior Professor’s Office burst open, and Echo rushed in with a haggard face.

“We need to run! Right now!”

“Calm down.”

“Aaaahhh! How can I calm down?!”

Echo sent the flustered Lily outside and then shouted. Echo’s eyes were filled with despair.

“What’s worse is that the ones coming are the Papal Court’s exorcist priests! If a Special Grade Wanted Criminal like me gets caught?!”

In the Union, the blue-robed exorcist priests are just as famous as the White Mage. In short, they’re the ultimate powerhouses when it comes to demon exorcism.

At this, Ruin sighed and said.

“At least for now, even Haven hasn’t detected you. Thanks to this.”

Ruin tapped Echo’s chest pocket. Inside were leaves.

However, Echo squeezed his eyes shut.

“The Papal Court can detect the very scent of demons, regardless of curse power, you crazy bastard! Damn it, should I take a vacation or something?”

“Aren’t you pretty good at disguise too?”

Among Special Grade Wanted Criminals, isn’t he one whose face isn’t known, along with Fire Butterfly?

But.

“When I set fire to the Sacred Empire Art Museum, I was investigated as a suspect? I already received a ‘dark cloud judgment’ in their examination back then! And one of their high-ranking priests is the one who was chasing me!”

“Then just die.”

“Hey!”

The fact that he committed arson at the art museum is because… Echo is a notorious arsonist.

The purpose of the arson was simple. He considers his own works to be dark history, so he’s been going around disposing of his own creations.

More precisely, it’s connected to the ‘reason’ Echo became a Special Grade Wanted Criminal, but… anyway.

Speaking of the Papal Court, Ruin also had bad blood with them.

‘Treasure Chest.’

To make that, he had commissioned the Sacred Dragon, but because it required some strange items, he had once robbed the Sacred Relic Repository of the Holy Empire.

“Ever since that heist, I haven’t even gone near that place…”

But at those words, Echo’s face brightened up completely.

“Anyway, you got out of there! As expected of Butterfly! How did you survive in that Papal Court?!”

“No… I didn’t go there with my real body either. I didn’t want to die…”

Ruin was disgusted, but Echo was secretly impressed.

So there’s a place that even the great Fire Butterfly finds disgusting.

“Then what? A clone?”

“Yeah.”

“Then use that for me too!”

“I can’t. That technique is locked right now.”

“Lo, locked?”

“I need to offer tribute to use it-”

“Tribute? What do you need? Just tell me! I’ll help.”

At those words, Ruin grabbed Echo by the collar.

What? Just tell him?

“Did you hear that, my lord? I offer one executive-level nymph.”

“Hey!”

「Oh, eating an executive-level one would probably have quite some weight?」

“Oh. He says if I eat you, the price would be pretty good.”

…Wa, wait a minute!

* * *

Meanwhile, Haven was in complete chaos.

“…The Papal Court is sending a Priest?”

“That’s also directly under the Pope.”

“…!”

Clatter, someone dropped the fountain pen they were holding.

Directly under the Pope. This meant, in short, that they had sent it with respect for Haven.

“…That Holy Empire is showing courtesy to Haven?”

“Doesn’t the Holy Empire consider the existence of Heroes to be blasphemy?”

Heroes were artificially created beings from the Union. The Pope was said to hate this greatly, calling it a deviation from the natural order.

“It’s not for nothing that we haven’t been able to receive support from the Papal Court until now….”

That same Papal Court was sending an envoy with utmost courtesy. And all because of Ruins Wayne alone. This was tremendous news internationally, and an achievement.

“The Corentis Family, one of the Eight Great Families, also seemed flustered.”

The Corentis Family was one of the Eight Great Families, a Holy Knight Family. They held high status as they handled the domain of ‘Purification’ that couldn’t be done with magic.

“The only Military Academy that the Corentis Family’s children attend is… Derelin, isn’t it?”

In other words, the only Military Academy they favored was Derelin. Therefore, exchanges with the Holy Empire were naturally Derelin’s monopoly.

That’s why they were always triumphant at Military Academy gatherings.

“When will the Hero step down?”

“Can students properly grow under a Chairman who can’t even receive God’s blessing?”

Yes, that’s definitely how it was.

But now….

“Professor Ruins did that…!”

“It’s as good as overturning everything in one blow.”

Meanwhile, the Hero couldn’t hide his complicated feelings about this news. Because while investigating Ruins, he had come across information that he had been baptized at the Papal Court.

Moreover, the contract that could have kept him bound had already disappeared….

‘So if the Papal Court calls him, he could go to the Papal Court?’

It was then that the Hero pressed his forehead.

Bang!

At the sudden loud noise, Haven’s windows shook. Professors who were lecturing and students who were training all looked up in unison.

“Outside! Outside Haven!”

The professors were also bewildered.

“Isn’t this divine power?”

There was one person who reacted faster than anyone else to the mention of divine power.

The Hero.

He leaped through the open window and launched his body straight into the sky. In that moment, his form scattered into light.

This was not teleportation.

Crack!

It was the Union’s Strongest Sprint, a combination of luck power and speed magic.

Elaine, who landed at the village outskirts in the blink of an eye, witnessed an unexpected scene.

“I came to scout the Head Professor, but I ended up doing demon beast repelling.”

Someone was breaking a demon beast’s neck with their bare hands.

‘Strong.’

Priest robes with a blue insignia fluttered in the wind. It was a brown-haired youth.

“This is the first time I’m seeing you outside Rhine. Lord Elaine Saint.”

“…!”

“Originally, as His Holiness directly instructed, our great-great-grandfather was also supposed to come… but he threw out his back.”

“…Great-great-grandfather?”

…Wouldn’t that be elder abuse at that point?

But the real problem came next.

“Are you still defying the flow of time?”

“…!”

Elaine’s brow twitched.

“You’re still keeping them, aren’t you? The hero candidates who should have died.”

Yes, those children that Ruin had raised and should have been erased from memory.

But since those words were the ultimate taboo, Elaine gritted his teeth.

“That child is alive.”

“Even while the Emperor has leverage over you with that, you still…?”

“…!”

As the Hero’s eyes turned menacing, the Priest smiled.

“Well, I didn’t come here today to talk about that.”

The Priest looked around the surroundings.

“But didn’t you come with the rumored Head Professor?”

The Hero’s eyes sharpened.

“Why are you looking for him?”

“The Katalun Sect, which says diseases shouldn’t be cured, has started making a fuss. I heard they’re targeting Professor Ruins Wayne, who is that healer.”

At that moment, Elaine realized he had revealed his true purpose.

‘He’s trying to… take Ruins away.’

And if things went wrong-

“Could you guide me to the Head Professor?”

…he might eliminate Ruins.

Actually, it had been blatantly suspicious from the moment he said he was coming. The Papal Court, which had always rejected this side, suddenly taking interest in a professor here?

‘Curing the Curse of Katalun was close to a miracle.’

What if they considered this as encroaching on the Pope’s domain and tried to eliminate Ruins?

‘I can’t let that happen.’

Elaine completely ignored the Priest and rose straight up into the sky.

* * *

Slam!

The door to Haven’s Faculty Meeting Room burst open as if it might break. It was the Hero.

The Professors were startled by this.

“…?!”

“…Hero?”

It hadn’t even been 5 minutes since he left. It wasn’t like he had gone to the bathroom, so the professors had good reason to be bewildered.

But the Hero’s first words were even more shocking.

“Where is Professor Ruins?”

He who always smiled brightly was not smiling this time.

“Pardon? …Professor Wayne?”

Suddenly looking for Ruins?

“He’s naturally preparing to receive the Priest, isn’t he? Since the Priest came to meet the ‘Head Professor’ directly.”

At those words, Elaine’s gaze deepened.

‘Ruins Wayne.’

‘Papal Court.’

His intuition was telling him it was dangerous. For some unknown reason, it felt like Ruins would die if he got involved with them.

But-

“Don’t worry. I heard the Priest’s purpose is to learn the treatment method that cured Catalun’s illness.”

“That’s exactly why it’s more dangerous. What if they recognize how remarkable he is?”

“Pardon?”

There was no way the Papal Court would let go of Haven’s Head Professor, especially someone who showed outstanding results without any Divine Power.

That’s why the Hero became serious. He felt like Ruins might go somewhere he couldn’t follow if things went wrong.

At that moment, one person flashed through the Hero’s mind.

“…!”

Eren Nocton. That professor who kept saying his Luck Power was suspicious and that he smelled like the Demon Race. Right. Compared to Professor Ruins, he was a professor who wouldn’t matter even if he got exorcised by the Priest.

In fact, his true identity was the Special Grade Wanted Criminal Echo, but the Hero, who couldn’t know that, said:

“What about Professor Eren Nocton?”

“He said he’s taking indefinite leave starting today….”

Elaine’s eyes flashed.

“Perfect.”

He turned his head toward the administrative staff. Then a bombshell announcement dropped.

“While the Priest is staying, Professor Eren from the Combat Department will be the Head Professor.”

…What?

The conference room froze.

“Wh… What do you mean…!”

“Wait a moment, Chairman. What are you thinking!”

Principal Charlotte tried to stop him, but Elaine was resolute.

“My intuition tells me that Professor Ruins… shouldn’t get involved with the Papal Court. On the other hand, Professor Eren can die for all I care, so let’s use him as a substitute.”

…What?!

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