I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 171

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Chapter 171. Why on Earth? (2)

Then the surprised Veron smiled and went outside.

“Chairman! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you!”

The Hero looked at Veron with displeasure.

“Why are you two close?”

Ruin was dumbfounded. However, the Hero seemed unconvinced.

“You always avoid me, so why?”

Think about your damn behavior.

“I’m always trying to help Professor Ruins!”

Put away the rattle.

‘But in some sense, I did receive help.’

Veron must have thought he secretly took it out, but anyway, he had drawn a knife. He surely would have tried to confirm ‘Ruins Wayne’s’ identity through violent methods.

‘Since he’s a revolutionary, he would have chosen torture as his method.’

Something like cutting off fingers.

Of course, torture was familiar to Fire Butterfly, but it was still better not to be attacked.

Meanwhile, the Hero was particularly wary of Veron. Perhaps his Luck Power had activated. Right. As the Emperor’s sword, he had caught the scent of revolutionaries.

If not that—

‘If I get executed as a revolutionary or have to flee, the Hero will never be able to find ‘Fire Butterfly’ forever.’

It might have been the Luck Power’s resistance to that.

Therefore, Ruin thought it was a good opportunity. He complained to the Hero with a displeased face.

“Professor Veron suddenly kidnapped someone and treated them roughly.”

“??”

“Even while holding a knife.”

“?????”

The Hero’s eyes became even more menacing upon hearing those words.

On the other hand, Veron seemed bewildered. That loser doll otaku Ruins had noticed even that?

“What happened?”

“Th-that was me taking over as the Healing Department head!”

“That never happened.”

“?!”

Veron looked at Ruin as if asking why he was doing this, and the Hero drew his sword as if this wouldn’t do.

“Professor Veron should have a detailed faculty interview.”

“W-wait!”

In the end, Professor Veron was grabbed by the collar and dragged away by the Hero. Ruin waved his hand gently as if saying goodbye.

‘With this, I’ve gotten rid of the annoying guy.’

「…A ruthless bastard who even uses the Hero. What if he dies?」

Not my problem.

More importantly, I need to find out who among the department heads is another hidden revolutionary. At this rate, they’ll suspect me too.

「Since it’s come to this, why don’t you just eliminate them all? It would be easy for you.」

Then Ruin closed his eyes and crossed his arms.

‘…Do you know something?’

「What?」

‘Revolution cannot be done without money.’

「…What?!」

Ruin slowly opened his eyes and chuckled.

‘In other words, they have a lot of money.’

Ginseng Superior seemed speechless.

「…Don’t tell me, you’re thinking of extorting money from those rioters too…? When you should be voluntarily reporting to the Imperial Palace to save your life?」

Then Ruin clicked his tongue as if teaching.

‘You don’t understand. Order is important in these things.’

「…Order? What order?」

‘The correct order is to extract as much as possible from the revolutionaries first, then report to the Imperial Palace and collect the bounty.’

…This crazy bastard, really.

* * *

The Herbology Professor seemed to be in serious trouble with the Hero. First, salary reduction and the lowest professor evaluation. In short, severe disciplinary action.

The Principal just smiled and said one thing after hearing something from the Hero.

“Workplace bullying right after returning. This is unacceptable.”

No, bullying?!

The Herbology Professor expressed his grievances, and the professors whispered ‘Is Professor Ruins someone who would be bullied?’, but Veron seemed to be properly marked by the Chairman.

Eventually, harboring resentment, he left this Frix for Ruin.

[You must participate in this operation. If you don’t, be prepared.]

…What is this operation about.

[Operation Name: The Night the Crown Falls.]

…Don’t tell me it’s related to the Imperial Palace?

There’s no way they’d do something so bold-

“…There isn’t? My oath record?!”

There is.

The Imperial Princess, First Prince, and 2nd Prince all turned pale as sheets.

That’s right.

Today was the day of an important Imperial ceremony. It was the stage for the Reign Proclamation Ceremony, where they would declare their status as Imperial heirs before the Empire’s citizens.

Simply put, it was a successor announcement where the Imperial descendants would prove the ‘Empire’s legitimacy’ before the public and declare the beginning of the succession structure to the outside world.

But-

“The certification documents with the three Imperial descendants’ fingerprints have disappeared.”

The fingerprints taken at birth are compared to see if they match when one becomes an adult. After confirmation, they reveal their faces to the public and enter into full-scale succession competition. But-

The Imperial Ceremonial Officer stammered with a pale face.

“Without those certification documents, the bloodlines of all three cannot be proven.”

“!”

This wasn’t even a matter of whether to proceed with the ceremony or not.

“You could be stripped of your right to Imperial succession.”

“!!!”

The three Imperial descendants who had gathered at Haven to depart for the ceremony venue fell into panic. And above all, the way these fingerprints had disappeared.

‘Right. It’s similar to the past incident where the Emperor changed his mind and switched the Imperial heir.’

Yes, that incident where Ruin, who was ‘Fire Butterfly’, had interfered with the Imperial structure.

Ruin rested his chin on his hand.

‘Who copied my plan?’

Indeed, among the professors, Veron, who was pretending to be troubled, narrowed his eyes.

‘Yes. Imperial Palace, fall apart.’

This incident was the revolutionaries’ plan. He had used an internal spy to destroy the documents.

The organization’s plan this time was simple.

‘Drop the three Imperial descendants from the succession structure.’

The Imperial Palace would face an unprecedented situation where they couldn’t announce a successor. Since it was a major event that the entire Union was focused on, it would be an enormous disgrace.

But then-

“I’ll take a look.”

“?!”

Veron was flustered.

‘He’ll look at the documents? What kind of operation is this?’

He hadn’t heard of any such operation.

However, Ruins Wayne just smiled nonchalantly. Thanks to that, Veron was the one who felt bewildered instead.

But Ruin was actually thinking something else.

‘I don’t know what scheme this is, but the revolutionaries’ plan is obvious.’

Even without knowing the details, if this was something the revolutionaries did, the purpose would surely be ‘disgracing the Imperial Palace.’

‘Am I supposed to watch my cute disciples cry?’

In the first place, if their right to Imperial succession was stripped, reporters would swarm in.

‘The intelligence department would naturally be mixed in among the reporter crowd, and when the intelligence department starts digging around, they’ll investigate the drainage channels leading underground too, then my secretly dug escape tunnels and underground passages will be discovered, then the safe will be found, and when the safe is found they’ll go “What’s this?” and open it, and the severance pay inside will be exposed, and the Union Treasury will go “Huh?” and launch an accounting audit, and in the aftermath the Defense Department will search and seize my place, and then by chance my name will pop up on the blacklist, and information that I might be a former demon and Fire Butterfly will circulate, so the Hero will cut off my head, and instead of retirement I’ll be burned at the stake…’

「…How far are you going with this.」

That’s why Ruin stepped forward.

“Don’t worry. As your master, I won’t let my disciples lose their right to the throne.”

“…!”

Veron looked at him with bewilderment, and the three despairing Imperial descendants looked at Ruin with trembling eyes.

Soon the Imperial officials brought the documents that had turned blank.

Ruin silently unfolded the documents. When he lightly touched the edges of the documents with his fingertips, the hidden seals on the paper were revealed.

“…What. Were they just covered up?”

“Covered?”

Instead of answering, Ruin gestured with his hand.

Dispel Magic.

Light flashed above his palm, and he placed his hand directly on the documents. Then light rose up and destroyed the magic line by line.

The fingerprints that appeared on the documents were-

“…Aaah!”

Torn to shreds.

“We can’t use them in this state!”

“If we try to piece them together…!”

“If they’re this badly damaged, even all the magic is completely broken, so it’s impossible. At this rate, their right to the throne will still be stripped…”

The three Imperial descendants fell into despair.

But then-

“I can do it.”

“…Professor?”

He quietly wiggled his fingers.

‘Let me try using it once. It’s not the original purpose, but.’

【Doll Restoration (Special Grade)】

As gentle magic power swirled around Ruins’ hand, people hurriedly tried to stop him.

“W-wait a moment! How dare you do something to the imperial documents!”

But it was already too late. From Ruin’s fingertips, thread-like thin magic threads extended.

Sizzle-

Those threads moved, burrowing between the pieces of paper.

Pababapak! Pababak! Papak!

His hand movements were too fast to be seen. Like embroidering something on the documents, he hammered and connected them together. People were more shocked than amazed at that extraordinary sight.

Seal fragments gathered on the paper. And at that moment-

Flash-!

Finally, golden thread lines formed and the torn seal was revived as a seal mark.

“…Restoration complete.”

Silence.

There wasn’t even the sound of breathing.

The Magic Examiner who received the documents compared the seal with trembling hands.

“Perfect! It’s back!”

Everyone stirred.

The Britannia Imperial Palace regained its legitimacy through one ‘Craftsman’. Veron looked at Ruin and narrowed his brow.

‘That’s… the ability of Ruins that the revolutionaries covet. I’m certain.’

But why? Why did Ruins stop the plan and save the Imperial Descendants? Getting close to the Imperial Descendants too….

Veron’s eyes turned cold.

‘Could it be betrayal?’

* * *

That evening, at the party hall.

“I have something to say for a moment, Ruins.”

“!”

Veron approached with a somewhat cold expression. The Hero’s eyes flashed at that sight, but before that, an Imperial Attendant approached and respectfully offered Ruin a letter.

“…What’s this again.”

It wasn’t even an ordinary letter.

「Crazy… That’s the Emperor’s seal! Hurry hurry and open it!」

He went out to the terrace and broke the seal. Inside contained simple but powerful sentences.

-By the will of the Britannia Emperor, I command Haven Head Professor Ruins Wayne. Taking note of your excellent leadership and influence, I appoint you as Prince Education Director and Succession Advisor. Accordingly, the following authorities are granted, so devote your loyalty for the future of the Empire.

1. Imperial Descendant Education Authority

2. Imperial Throne Successor Recommendation Authority

「Wow, crazy! Imperial throne successor recommendation?!」

Isn’t this telling him to choose who to pick as Emperor! They’re granting something like this to a professor?

But Ruin understood.

Right. Why the Emperor sent such a letter….

‘I happened to use the method that Fire Butterfly used in the past to change the imperial structure.’

The Emperor who remembers that must be angry. So he’s even more grateful to Ruin.

At this, Ginseng Superior grinned.

「Nice! Like this, infiltrate the Imperial Palace again like before and mock them again?」

But Ruin was furious.

‘This kind of useless paper? If you’re going to give something, give money!’

Ruin tore up the letter stamped with the Emperor’s seal. Ginseng Superior was shocked.

「Hey hey hey hey! If you tear that, it’s imperial blasphemy…!」

‘There’s no one watching anyway.’

But that’s when it happened.

Slam!

The terrace door opened.

The person who opened the door and entered looked back and forth between the torn imperial seal and Ruin as if shocked.

Ginseng Superior was horrified.

「You got caught! You idiot!」

The person who entered said something unexpected.

“As I thought, you didn’t betray us after all!”

“…Excuse me?”

The one who had entered was none other than Veron.

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