I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 168

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Chapter 168. I Rescued the Students Too Well (1)

The Healing Department professors’ eyes widened in astonishment.

It was already an amazing situation that they had rescued Haven students, but students from the Holy Empire too? And from the lair of Spider, a Special Grade Wanted Criminal at that?

It was hard to believe.

However, the scene before their eyes proved everything. Apprentice priest robes dirtied beyond recognition. Hair disheveled, eyes cloudy and vacant, drool trickling from the corners of their mouths.

“This is… a typical severe Mind Control reaction.”

“It seems they were being magically modified by Spider.”

The faculty let out sighs. With this condition, it would be difficult for them to return to normal.

And when it came to apprentice priests, they were just young students around 16 or 17 years old. Even though they were students from another country, the professors felt equally sorry for them.

“For us, this is…”

But Ruin casually pulled out his magic wand.

“It’s fine.”

“Pardon?”

“I was planning to have you all just feed the kids from the start anyway.”

“Feed them…! What do you mean by that…?”

At that moment, light burst forth.

‘Time Back.’

The power of time manifested from his fingertips swept away Spider’s traces. The priests’ bodies trembled and their minds cleared. Their rolled-back eyes returned to their original focus and the drool at the corners of their mouths disappeared.

Ginseng Superior was horrified.

「You, again! That magic! I told you to conserve your lifespan!」

‘Don’t worry. I’m not using my own lifespan.’

「…What?」

When this magic was used, the cost was Kept.

Of course, in the case of the magic ‘Ruin’ that Kept misfortune or this magic, there was the disadvantage that it had to be used within a certain time or the cost had to be given to someone else.

Because both were such powerful magic that even while Keeping them, there was a time limit and they would quickly return to oneself if left alone. According to experimental results, it was best to consume them within a few days.

But now?

It didn’t matter.

‘Heizen still has plenty of lifespan left.’

「…He’s human. If you keep using it up like that, he’ll really die!」

‘It would be better if he died.’

「What?!」

‘It was suspicious that he tried to make me take truth serum in the first place. He might know revolutionary army intelligence about ‘Ruins Wayne’. It’s better to get rid of him while I’m at it.’

「…Are you a devil?」

Meanwhile, the foreign students who had regained their senses looked completely bewildered.

“…Where… is this place?”

“…Why was I… drooling…?”

Ruin smiled gracefully.

“This is Haven. Britannia.”

At those words, the foreign students screamed.

“Ha, Haven…?”

“Don’t tell me it’s the Magic Empire’s…?!”

The apprentice priests’ expressions all stiffened at once. And for good reason – the Magic Empire had traditionally clashed with the Holy Empire, viewing them like barbarians. The fact that they were in the middle of it was hard to believe.

“And I rescued you all.”

“…Is, is that really true?”

“Of course.”

Ruin smiled briefly and nodded.

“More importantly, wouldn’t it be good to inform your home about this first? The fact that you’re alive should be good news for the Holy Empire too.”

“Ah! That’s right! His Holiness must be worried!”

The students frantically patted themselves down. But whether Spider had taken all their belongings, they didn’t have a single possession.

“We have no way to contact them…!”

Then Ruin pulled out a bunch of card-type Frix and smiled brightly.

“Shall I lend you some?”

At his unusually gentle tone, the surrounding professors were shocked. That always rigid and strict Head Professor acting like that…!

‘Is he showing compassion to students?’

Ruin was indeed trying to connect direct communication with the Holy Empire.

“Thank you so much-“

“The rate is one gold coin per second of voice.”

…Excuse me?

* * *

Holy Empire, inside the Great Cathedral.

The cardinals were startled.

“Our students are in Haven?”

“They really rescued them from Spider?!”

The cardinals asked back in surprise.

“So, who was it that saved our students?”

“A professor from Britannia Haven, Ruins Wayne. He’s in charge of Healing Arts and Demon Hunting Studies…”

With those words, BANG! The door of the Papal Chamber shook violently.

The cardinals squeezed their eyes shut. And the sound that followed.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Tremendous noise was echoing from inside the Papal Chamber. It seemed like the door would break.

The cardinals rolled their eyes.

“His Holiness is extremely angry…”

“…’So I’m telling you I’ll go save them myself! You bastards!’ he was getting excited saying…”

“….”

…That damn temper of his.

The cardinals who had been holding their foreheads were belatedly shocked.

“His Holiness must not leave the Holy Empire right now!”

“He’s in the middle of an important ceremony…!”

Right, for the Pope to step forward personally, the current Pope had deep circumstances that prevented him from leaving the Holy Empire.

But then, someone saved their students in his place? Even using that difficult-to-use time magic with enormous cost?

“Professor Ruins Wayne, he said. Should we bring him to the Holy Empire instead?”

“That’s a good idea! His Holiness would like that too!”

“If he could save and bring back students from the spider, he must be quite talented, and His Holiness always likes talented people.”

Ordinary people would have been suspicious and wary, but the word ‘professor’ who teaches children helped lower their guard.

Then one cardinal clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk. You people. What if His Holiness ends up giving a ‘blessing’ to a foreigner!”

“!”

The Pope’s blessing is tremendous. It has the terrifying power to turn even lower demons into higher demons. If it’s a higher demon, it could even turn them into a Transcendent.

They exchanged glances.

“Come on. But surely he wouldn’t give a blessing to someone from the Magic Empire.”

“Right?”

“F-first let’s calm His Holiness down, and we’ll try to entice Professor Wayne.”

“Good.”

* * *

The cardinals’ message soon reached Ruin.

Bzzt…

-To Professor Ruins Wayne of Britannia Haven.

In honor of your amazing healing magic and deep love for humanity, and your merit in saving the lost children of the Holy Empire, we wish to call you ‘One Sent by Heaven.’ Accordingly, the Papal Court has prepared the following courtesies.

1. Bestowal of gold.

2. Dispatch of clergy who will follow Ruins Wayne’s orders.

3. Issuance of a permit allowing free access to any sanctuary within the Holy Empire.

At that news, Echo’s jaw dropped.

“Hey hey, they’re offering to support priests under your name. Isn’t this good for Haven?”

They’re offering to support priests?

Ruin glanced at his pocket watch.

‘Then does that mean I can legally use the guy inside this too?’

* * *

“…The Papal Court contacted us?!”

Hero Elaine’s eyes widened.

“When and why did Professor Ruins do such a thing…?!”

Principal Charlotte, who was listening to this situation from the side, spoke as if puzzled.

“Why are you like this? It’s a good thing since he saved survivors, isn’t it?”

“Good my ass, good nothing!”

The Hero shouted almost yelling.

“If he accomplishes such things… even more… a route to the Holy Empire opens up!”

The Principal laughed as if absurd, but the Hero’s eyes were serious itself.

“…As expected, Uncle doesn’t get along well with the Pope.”

“How could we get along?! The Imperial Palace alone is headache enough, and now even the Papal Court covets Professor Ruins? I can’t tolerate that.”

No, it was a problem before that.

The Hero’s eyes became serious.

‘If that person goes to the Papal Court, it’ll become hard to catch Fire Butterfly.’

No, if he left Haven, it felt like he’d never be able to catch the butterfly. Whether Ruin was Fire Butterfly or not. His intuition said so.

‘But there’s no decisive evidence that he’s Fire Butterfly.’

To attack recklessly, Ruins Wayne was currently a hero to the students and parents. And he was talent desired by other schools too. No matter how reckless the Hero’s personality was, he had that much sense.

But actually, the Hero hesitated to attack for a completely different reason unrelated to these things. Because of the excellent qualities Ruins Wayne had shown so far.

‘Could it be that even I’ve been bewitched?’

But at this point when he needed to reveal the identity, suddenly even the Papal Court that he couldn’t touch was interfering…

“More than that, the Pope is looking for Fire Butterfly for a different reason.”

“A different reason? Like burning him at the stake with Sacred Fire?”

“No. They’re looking for Fire Butterfly to… employ him.”

“What?! They’re not trying to kill him?!”

“Right. They want to make Fire Butterfly their mercenary.”

As the Principal’s gaze gradually shifted toward ‘Is that Pope insane?’, the Hero let out a deep sigh and said.

“Rather than insane… the Pope is an extremely calculating person.”

The Holy Kingdom. The current Pope’s reign had already continued for several hundred years. Rather than the kind disposition commonly imagined, the Pope was calculating and exceptionally skilled at grasping political situations.

Moreover, he was truly the emperor of the clergy. With just one word from him, the priests dispatched to the Union could stop all healing activities and withdraw.

Of course, he wasn’t such a wicked Pope, but being such a powerful figure, they couldn’t help but be concerned.

But such a person was looking for Fire Butterfly?

“What does he want Fire Butterfly to do?”

“…He seems to highly evaluate Fire Butterfly’s abilities… One of them would be wanting to retrieve a certain ‘item’ I have.”

“Your item, Uncle?”

The Hero rolled his eyes around.

“I have something I stole from the Pope long ago.”

“….”

…Now I understand why the Pope dislikes Uncle.

“What kind of item is it?”

“A personal weapon the Pope used when he was young.”

“…Any intention of returning it?”

“Would that stubborn Pope forgive me if I returned it now?”

“…Uncle!”

Now I see that the Hero was the root cause? Well, even before that, he clashed with the Pope over everything, so there were probably other reasons too.

But the Hero pouted like a duck.

“…It’s just a child’s rattle anyway. Couldn’t the Pope lend it out with his benevolence?”

“…Uncle!”

The Hero covered his ears as if he understood.

“But right now, even if you scold me like that, I can’t return it…”

“What?”

“I need to use it to make Professor Ruins a Transcendent.”

“Huh?”

“Because the Pope’s item is the secret to becoming a Transcendent.”

“!”

In fact, the Hero had become a Transcendent using an item he borrowed from… no, stole from the Papal Court.

More precisely, that artifact had helped him become a Transcendent.

Of course, since a Transcendent to oppose the Demon Emperor was born as a result, the Pope seemed to let it slide for now.

“Anyway, I won’t tolerate the Papal Court’s interference! Even if it means making the Professor a ‘Demon Lord’, I’ll make him a Transcendent!”

“…Uncle!”

You’re supposed to be the Hero, you fool!

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