I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 172

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Chapter 172. Why on Earth? (3)

“…As expected, you didn’t betray us!”

Beren’s eyes gleamed with excitement as he entered the terrace.

“As expected, you haven’t changed, Ruins. I thought you might at least pretend to bow to the Imperial Palace. But to tear up Imperial documents to shreds.”

Strong conviction appeared in Beren’s eyes.

“…Actually, I was suspicious of you. Wondering if you had a change of heart.”

Well, that would make sense. The look in his eyes had been cold.

But the words that followed made Ruin’s heart freeze momentarily.

“Or if you were someone else entirely.”

No. Please don’t suspect that far? It would be troublesome if you said you wanted to find your comrade’s corpse.

“Plus that Imperial letter from earlier. Even after receiving it, you didn’t budge at all… I wondered if you were trying to side with the Imperial Palace.”

Well, the Imperial Palace has lots of money, but they’ve done so much that it would be troublesome if caught.

“But seeing you tear it up, I’m certain now.”

What are you certain about?

“As expected, you’re still the same Ruins – a loser but with a nasty temper! How dare I suspect a crazy reclusive loner who has no interest in people… I’m sorry!”

…Should I kill this bastard?

Well, honestly speaking, I tore up the Imperial letter on purpose. Yes, I knew that Beren was suspicious of me. So when I saw him approaching, I tore it up with perfect timing.

But his reaction is more extreme than I expected.

“Since I’ve directly witnessed you desecrating the Imperial Palace, there’s no need to hesitate. …I can tell you about the funding source.”

“!!!”

Ruin’s eyes flashed.

‘Funding source?’

Ruin’s head turned with a creak.

Did this bastard just say funding source?

“That’s right. Soon, the final funding for our plan will be secured at Haven. The Diamond District in Haven is… much larger than you think.”

“?”

What?

“?”

What district?

「Haven’s Diamond District!」

Ruin’s eyes flashed.

Wait, the Diamond District you mentioned before was Haven?!

Ruin felt dizzy but held back and asked.

“Why Haven of all places?”

“Why? The Hero receives support from the Imperial Palace. Where do you think all those treasures and military funds are?”

Are you seriously saying that’s Haven, you bastard?

“That’s right. Exactly that.”

These damn bastards! Haven isn’t the Hero’s vault, it’s my vault!

However, Beren spoke meaningfully.

“And… someone with the ability to find treasures is currently inside Haven.”

“…Ability?”

“Yes. Someone we call a ‘Treasure Hunter’ ability user. Excellent treasure hunting skills.”

Ruin quietly nodded, but from that moment on, the world behind his pupils was spinning restlessly.

A treasure hunting ability user.

Who could it be? A professor? Or a student?

“Ask the other comrade department head for details. That guy is supposed to lead it.”

So you’re not telling me which bastard is the revolutionary comrade!

Soon, four people flashed through Ruin’s mind like lightning.

First possibility-

Kalon Gloucester from the Combat Department.

‘Come to think of it, he’s been constantly trying to pull me down from the top position. If his goal was to take the top spot and handle the Imperial Prince’s education, he’d have to be a revolutionary.’

Second possibility-

Inora Bartel from the Magic Department.

‘The chronic laziness patient, the eccentric professor act could be a disguise. She’s Princess Lucherin’s disciple yet extremely dislikes the Princess. Suspicious enough.’

Third possibility-

Matthias Laine from the Information Department

‘The kid I saved. But there’s no way the Information Department Chief Professor wouldn’t know about revolutionary intelligence. Yet he stays silent? That’s rather suspicious.’

Fourth possibility-

Masil Alexandrov from the Command Department

‘He’s Lucherin’s knight, and he’s teaching both the 1st Prince and 2nd Prince simultaneously. He’s in a position where he can coordinate both the current legitimacy and innovation sides.’

Damn it. In the end, everything is suspicious!

At that moment, Beron looked at him strangely.

“Why? Don’t tell me you don’t know who our comrade is?”

Ruin flinched. If he gets interrogated like this, they’ll suspect the existence of Ruins Wayne.

Just as Beron was about to say something suspiciously.

“Are you two talking alone again? Are you really having revolutionary talks or something?”

When the Hero peeked through the terrace with sparkling eyes, Beron hurriedly ran away.

* * *

“…No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t make sense.”

At Princess Karin’s words, 1st Prince Henry crossed his arms and tilted his head.

“What doesn’t?”

“Why are you first priority for the Professor’s lessons?”

Karin glared at Henry. His smile was slow and sharp.

“Why? Are you jealous? Because the Professor spends more time with me?”

Then 2nd Prince Ryle shot up from his seat.

“Shut up! I was the first one to discover that person!”

Karin retorted.

“What are you talking about! If we’re going by that logic, I met the Professor first!”

Anyway, the reason they were acting like this was simple.

[Bring me a ranking list of the Imperial Successors as you see them]

The Emperor’s words to Ruins meant one thing.

‘It’s become a game where whoever moves Ruins wins.’

An extremely tense silence flowed between the three heirs. No one could speak easily, but this had become a fight over who could pull Ruins Wayne to their side.

So the Imperial Prince handlers were bewildered. They wondered why the Emperor had made such a decision.

As if answering that question, Henry spoke.

“…Well, I understand why Father is angry. This method happens to be the same as Fire Butterfly’s method.”

“!”

At those words, the secretary beside them flinched. It was because of what the Emperor had actually said.

“Do you remember the name Fire Butterfly?”

“Of course, Your Majesty. During the past Crown Prince garrison fire incident, he was identified as the main culprit of information leakage. After that incident, the Imperial direct inspection department was largely reorganized, and the 1st and 2nd Knight Orders were disbanded.”

The Emperor smiled quietly. That smile was mixed with killing intent.

“Right. Because of that Fire Butterfly, the Imperial Archives disappeared in an instant, and even the Imperial will turned to smoke and evaporated.”

The secretary held back his words. That was the ‘decisive opportunity for the current Emperor to ascend to the throne,’ but it was also an ‘indelible shame.’

“But isn’t it strange? Fire Butterfly appears near Haven of all places, and the Hero who’s obsessed with Fire Butterfly is blindly following one professor around.”

And the Emperor, like his brother the Grand Duke, also possessed the abilities of an outstanding special-grade hero.

The secretary carefully asked back.

“…Are you suspecting that Professor Ruins Wayne is connected to that Fire Butterfly?”

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and put down his teacup.

“What if Pride’s spy came in targeting the Imperial Prince to strike at the Union?”

“…!”

“It would be good to keep him close and observe what his purpose is.”

Then, the reminiscing secretary flinched. It was because of Henry’s words that broke the silence.

“Great Aunt Lucherin also reacted strongly.”

“Great Aunt did?”

Lucherin Winberg.

She was the former strongest Magic Tower Master and one called the ‘Sage’ in the Union.

Despite decades passing, she remained youthful and beautiful, and her attitude changed when her necklace’s gem broke. Until now, she had an atmosphere of not wanting to get involved in worldly affairs, but the necklace incident was different.

Right, when she found out the necklace was broken…

“Could you tell me more about that Professor Ruins Wayne? Even trivial habits would be fine.”

That’s what she had said.

He didn’t understand why Lucherin was interested in Ruins Wayne.

* * *

And at the same time.

The Hero looked at Ruin and sighed.

“Don’t get too friendly with the Herbology Professor.”

“Why not?”

“Because I get jealous??”

…Good grief.

“And somehow I feel like if I get involved with them, I’ll never see Professor Ruins again.”

Well, that’s true…

Revolutionary Army members are executed immediately upon discovery.

‘This guy has incredibly good intuition.’

No wonder the Demon Emperor would dislike him.

“So, the Emperor’s attendant just came and went. What did you receive?”

“Just a letter asking who I’d like to put on the throne as Emperor.”

“Really?!”

The Hero was shocked. This was a tremendous matter.

The reason the Hero had accepted the Imperial successors into Haven was one thing. To give the Wish Stone to the new Emperor.

Of course, it wasn’t a letter that asked so directly, but Ruin understood.

That letter meant one thing.

‘The Revolutionary Army touched the Emperor’s reverse scale, and the Imperial Court now wants to use me to remake the Emperor.’

In short, it meant asking him to raise a successor.

“You must be concerned, naturally. The Chairman has no intention of bringing out the Wish Stone right now.”

“!”

The Wish Stone.

It could grant any wish, but currently it was the worst weapon that could annihilate Union and Pride. Depending on who Ruin chose, the world’s political situation would change.

That’s why the Hero’s eyes wavered.

The Emperor had entrusted Ruin with successor education. In other words, depending on who Ruin raised as Emperor, the Hero would have to follow that choice as well.

“Who would you like to put on the throne as Emperor, Professor?”

“I’m always neutral.”

“Still. If you had to choose just one person-”

Ruin quietly smiled.

“Well. If I had to choose…”

At Ruin’s following answer, the Hero’s face was colored with shock.

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