I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 147

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Chapter 147. What? A Prince? (2)

The Hero’s eyes flashed.

“Then let me summarize this for you. First, you took the Black Moon child. And then, you even submitted a private tutoring application? Why would you go so far as to give that child private tutoring?! Is it perhaps your preference?!”

…You crazy bastard.

Sure enough, the Hero held out a document.

-【Private Tutoring Arrangement Confirmation: Ruins Wayne – Noah Winberg (Black Moon)】

“The Black Moon child has a separate supervisor in charge.”

Well, that would make sense.

In fact, word must have spread that he was keeping Noah, as the Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor had been pressuring him to hand Noah over quickly.

Of course, judging by the signs of abuse, it wasn’t like he cherished Noah, nor was he enthusiastic about teaching, so it was surprising that he was demanding Noah back.

‘Like the feeling of having something important stolen?’

“The Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor can only keep his position if he’s in charge of that child.”

Ah. If that’s the case, then it’s understandable.

But this is troublesome.

‘That child has learned too much about Fire Butterfly.’

Right now he’s imprisoned so he can’t escape, but I absolutely can’t return him.

‘Where the hell did that Echo bastard run off to!’

At this rate, I really have no choice but to erase his memory with physical power!

However, whatever the Hero thought of Ruin who was having such thoughts, his eyes instantly became serious.

“Professor Ruins, are you Fire Butterfly?”

Ruin glanced at the Hero. He had been suspected during the Soul Communication, but this was the first time the Hero had asked directly.

Therefore, Ruin hid his agitation and looked at him coldly.

“…Suddenly?”

“If not, then why would you do such things?”

“What does that have to do with Fire Butterfly.”

It does matter.

The Hero recalled past events. Fire Butterfly’s infiltration had wiped out the Knights of Radiance, which could be called the Hero’s party. He had infiltrated by transforming into a dangerous ability user who was his lover.

“Elaine. It’s me.”

If only he hadn’t been fooled back then.

And honestly, the Hero was suspicious. Because it was a similar situation to back then.

“You’re saying you’re trying to destroy Union by taking a dangerous ability user as your disciple.”

Ruin scoffed.

“If it’s a country that would be destroyed by just one student, it would have been destroyed long ago.”

“Grr…ugh.”

He absolutely won’t lose in words.

Perhaps because of that, the Hero deliberately revealed his inner thoughts.

“Professor. I haven’t told anyone, but I actually established Haven here on purpose. Because I thought this land might be connected to Fire Butterfly.”

Just connected? It’s my house.

“I hoped Fire Butterfly would come find me directly.”

Uh… that actually happened.

At that point, Elaine carefully observed Ruin’s expression. Was he thinking that if he were really Fire Butterfly, he would be more angry?

That’s why poker-faced Ruin looked at his former student as if he found it ridiculous.

“What would you do if I were Fire Butterfly in the first place? Kill me?”

“Kidnapping. Imprisonment. Mind Control.”

“…”

Ruin’s expression was worth seeing at the Hero’s psychopathic eyes that flashed for a moment.

At that point, the Hero smiled bitterly as if satisfied.

“You seem like Fire Butterfly, but Professor, you’re not a perverted exhibitionist patient. So you can’t be Fire Butterfly.”

“…”

Exhibitionist…

He was grateful to Echo once again. At the same time, Ruin didn’t let his guard down.

‘The reason the Hero doesn’t suspect me is because of Fire Butterfly Phlyx.’

Frix cannot be forged, and no two identical ones exist. So as far as the Hero is concerned, there’s no physical evidence.

‘So the fact that Echo can forge Frix and create Fire Butterfly Phlyx must not be discovered.’

At that moment, the Hero looked at Ruin with what seemed like genuine concern.

“That child is possessed by something. There’s no telling when or how he might go on a rampage.”

I know. Turns out my Superior is the one who’s possessed.

And judging by how much he starved at Black Moon, it looks like he can be tempted with food.

“That’s why I’m taking charge of him. If things go well, I might even be able to kill the Demon Emperor.”

“…!”

“I’m trying to accomplish what you, Chairman, couldn’t achieve.”

At those words, the Hero stared at Ruin blankly for some reason.

However, Ruin smiled.

‘Win the war against the Demon Emperor? Like hell?’

That child can summon Severance Pay! Right now it’s just pocket change, but with a bit more training, I think I can clean him out completely!

「…No, shouldn’t extracting the Demon Emperor’s Heart come first?」

‘Right. There was that thing too.’

「…That’s your second priority?!」

Ruin chuckled lightly.

“Besides, among the professors, I’m the only one whose death wouldn’t make anyone sad.”

“…What kind of talk is that!”

The Hero shot up from his seat, flustered and unable to continue speaking.

But Ruin remained calm, even adding an eye-smile.

It was the truth.

If he died, his true identity would be revealed. If Fire Butterfly died, everyone would raise their glasses in celebration. No one would cry.

Though he said it matter-of-factly, it seemed to sound completely different to the Hero. Ruin tilted his head as if wondering why the Hero was acting like that.

“Anyway, stop worrying about me…Chairman, you should focus on managing your public image.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Instead of thinking about chasing Fire Butterfly or whatever, take care of your own popularity.”

“Popularity?”

“The priest told me not to trust the Hero’s judgment too much.”

That one remark was a direct hit.

The Hero opened his mouth as if he had realized something.

“…That priest left unusually early… Don’t tell me…”

The Hero’s gaze gradually wavered.

“…Don’t tell me, Professor, did you drive her away?”

“What?”

“She said bad things about me, so you thought she couldn’t stay at Haven any longer, right?”

“No, that’s-”

“Even when the Papal Court made an official scouting offer, the reason you refused was…!”

The Hero’s eyes sparkled.

“…It was to protect me!”

“What?”

“You chose me over the Papal Court! Professor Ruins, you ended up taking my side!”

“No. That’s a bit-”

“As I thought, you’re protecting me by your side… For life, at Haven!”

“…No, that’s-”

“A silent vow not to leave Haven…!”

“…That vow, I’m hearing about it for the first time just now.”

“It’s okay. I can make it by myself.”

‘Is this bastard really insane?’

Ruin genuinely frowned.

“I’m… not doing this because of personal feelings.”

“Yes. I know. Professional trust. Camaraderie. And friendship!”

“Keep that nonsense to yourself.”

“As I thought! Our friendship isn’t one-sided!”

…Shit.

* * *

Hero, this crazy bastard.

‘He chased away the priest for me, or whatever, getting all emotional by himself and even tearing up – what am I supposed to do about that.’

When he immediately said he’d give me a Comrade’s Token, I was disgusted and left.

‘As if I’d accept something like a Hero’s Party token!’

I’m the one who destroyed that party!

Meanwhile, Ruin smiled as he looked at Ryle who had come to visit the Head Professor’s office. Just from his expression, the answer was clear.

“I see you’ve decided to tell me about the acorn information.”

“That’s part of it, but… especially, I hope Professor Wayne won’t deal with the Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor.”

Oh. Even using formal speech? He’s become quite obedient.

Ruin inwardly felt pleased as he crossed his arms.

“Why are you so wary of the Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor?”

“Because he’ll frame you as Fire Butterfly and chase you out of the Academy.”

“!”

This was exactly the method Ryle had once tried to use to chase Ruin away.

Perhaps that’s why.

“The Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor will reclaim the vacant Head Professor position with the merit of capturing you… with his true face.”

At that, Ruin tilted his head.

The merit of capturing him?

There’s no way that Hero would mistake the real Fire Butterfly for a fake one.

‘Then does that mean something really happened to the ‘real Ruins Wayne’?’

“Well, anyway, I… no, I knew it was a false accusation because I know that the real Fire Butterfly raises the First Prince later.”

I see.

But this is just a story from before the regression.

For now, it would be troublesome if the Bastard Prince went to Black Moon.

‘Currently, he’s a very precious being who can remotely summon my severance pay.’

I’ve been making him summon severance pay every time he wakes up, and now they want to take that away?

And I saw traces of the kid being abused, so I don’t feel like sending him there either.

So Ruin sent a note to the Blackmoon Dormitory Supervisor.

-Let’s have a close discussion about Noah.

Right, let’s have an intimate conversation…

“This bastard is repaying me with an intimate gift.”

In the Senior Professor’s Office, Ruin holding a coffee cup was dumbfounded. As he tilted the cup slightly, the subtle scent of poison wafted from the coffee.

And that wasn’t the end of it.

The desk, chair, textbook, fountain pen, ink in the drawer, carpet, even the water in the flower vase. The entire room was covered with poison.

Ginseng Superior quietly poked his head out.

「…Isn’t this level an assassination attempt?」

“It would only be assassination if I actually consumed it.”

Ruin said nonchalantly as he poured the coffee all over Ginseng Superior.

「Ugh, what, what are you… Pukeuk?!」

What am I doing, you ask.

“You said you’re a Special Grade Artifact. You can’t just do Health Recovery and Mana Charging. Now you need to provide Detoxification too.”

「Are you training my poison resistance right now?!」

“I’m telling you to evolve, Superior. I need Immunity to All Poisons this semester.”

「Just don’t do things that’ll get you poisoned in the first place!」

Then Ruin’s eyes gleamed coldly.

“They clearly have no intention of negotiating, so I’ll have to eliminate them.”

「How? You said they’re under the Emperor’s protection. Going to call the Assassination Squad?」

Fire Butterfly’s eyes curved slightly.

“No. I’ll use a more elegant and certain method than those guys.”

「Elegant?」

“Yes. And at the same time-”

Fire Butterfly’s eyes flashed.

“It’s the way those in power cut ties.”

* * *

The next day, Haven was literally turned upside down.

Dormitory walls, corridor bulletin boards, even the student cafeteria entrance and bathroom doors. Mysterious wall posters that seemed to have been put up at dawn were covering the entire school.

-The person responsible for the Demon Hunting Studies accident one year ago, former Head Professor Heizen, is still hiding in Haven.

-Who could his true identity be?

-One of the dormitory supervisors is likely.

-Could it be Black Moon?

Students who initially passed by thinking it was just a false rumor stopped after seeing the second and third posters, and when the number exceeded 10, they realized this wasn’t someone’s prank.

“Is it real? Which supervisor is it supposed to be?”

The professors were also in an uproar.

“Which supervisor are they talking about!”

However, at that moment, in the middle of the Black Moon supervisor’s office.

There was a figure grinding his teeth while holding a single note in his hand.

It was Heizen.

In the center of the note was a clear Head Professor’s seal stamped in crimson wax. Above it, only two lines were written.

-That’s right. It’s you.

Heizen ground his teeth with a cracking sound.

‘Ruins Wayne.’

He kept saying he wanted to raise Noah, so I sent poison as a warning not to interfere-

-I said I want to raise him, didn’t I?

Heizen was dumbfounded by the note that seemed to be asking for cooperation.

‘You’d go this far just for one student?’

But the spy who had secured the precious severance pay vending machine was serious.

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