I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 182

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Chapter 182. Fire Butterfly’s Scheme (2)

“Fire!”

As the officer’s shout erupted, the soldiers aligned themselves and raised their magic guns. With cold metallic sounds, fingers rested on triggers, and blue mana vibrated from the muzzles.

But at that moment-

“Stop!”

The Hero’s roar shook the ground.

The soldiers flinched and lowered their guns, while the officer asked back with an incomprehensible expression.

“Pardon?”

However, the Hero was already running out.

His eyes were dark. He pushed through people and carved a path through the crowd that enveloped his vision like falling rain.

“Hero! Stop! What are you doing right now!”

The officer called out, but the Hero only ran toward the figure before his eyes. Like a child who had lost his reason.

‘Rabian Crawl.’

His Master disappeared into the crowd. He ran frantically, but incredibly, his Master grew more and more distant.

“Master! Master! Please answer me!”

A cracked voice. Trembling hands.

The Hero began to thrash through the people. Even when stalls toppled over and children burst into tears, he didn’t stop. Even at the risk of danger…

“Please… please…!”

But his Master’s traces were erased like shadows.

In the end, only one thing remained in that place. A small, transparent object the Hero had picked up at first, a glass orb the size of his palm.

The moment the Hero picked it up, the orb vibrated.

-【Britannia Village Registration Certificate】

Harveran Street, 11th Address, Wilter L.

Then a name written in small print appeared.

Seeing it, a breathtaking confusion came over him.

‘No way.’

“…No way, you were living here all along…”

Emotions boiled up within him as he gripped the glass orb.

Confusion, ecstasy, and one undeniable truth.

‘He is alive.’

He was definitely before my eyes.

“…Master.”

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

That emotion could no longer be explained by clear definitions. Something hot and sharp that tangled together guilt, regret, anger, and everything else that wasn’t any of those.

“Someday you’ll realize. There are things in this world that you can’t prevent no matter how strong you become.”

So he buried his companions in the ground, and his Master, who had been like a parent, also left. The Hero looked at the crumbling sun and wept with reddened eyes.

So he used power at the cost of emotions. As his Master said, emotions were a weakness in war. That heavy truth pressed down on him like a sword. All of his Master’s words remained undead in the Hero’s heart.

But now, he had appeared before his eyes. Alive, nonchalantly, walking among people.

“…Why.”

Why didn’t you return when you were alive?

The glass orb was still trembling in the Hero’s hand. At the same time, he suddenly came to his senses.

‘I can’t bombard a place where Master might be.’

That’s why the Hero had shouted to stop.

Meanwhile, there was someone leisurely looking down at this entire chaotic scene from afar.

“See? I told you it would work.”

「You’re going to be punished.」

At Ruin’s words, Ginseng Superior shook his head back and forth.

「You… did you ever plan to tell the Hero that his Master was alive?」

“Who knows?”

Ruin tilted his head.

“What’s important now is that the Hero saw it with his own eyes. Imagination is free. And now just imagining that his Master is alive will make his head explode. In that gap, I just need to collect my severance pay and run.”

「…You’re a devil.」

* * *

“…I will stop erasing the land.”

The moment those words fell, the officers, soldiers, and even the accompanying scholars all froze in unison.

“Pardon? What did you just…?”

“Are those words… a withdrawal of orders?”

And for good reason, this land was the Land of the Former Demon Emperor. It was land with mineral veins that could sustain the Demon Emperor.

It was the Hero who had argued most strongly that this place should be destroyed. He had even made it the Union’s primary aspiration.

But now that same person had changed his words?

“It’s a land where the Demon Emperor can grow stronger. Why won’t you deal with it!”

One of the staff officers shouted.

But the Hero didn’t even blink. His voice was clear and distinct.

“Good people have already put down roots there.”

Before his eyes were temporary settlements. A bustling marketplace, children running around, livestock, and people gathering in a humble church lighting candles.

Yes, it was full of humble people who had simply set foot there to survive, not just to die.

“Those people… I cannot attack them directly.”

Though his words were brief, they carried an undeniable weight.

While no one could respond and hung their heads, one man who had gone out with them quietly muttered.

“…This is actually working, really.”

It was Echo.

‘She said the Hero would soon stop the land clearing.’

Everything really had turned out just as Butterfly had said.

* * *

“…What did you say?”

The Emperor’s smile, which had been clearly visible, quickly faded from his neck up.

“Professor Wayne… didn’t kill the Hero?”

The Imperial Guard Captain bowed his head.

“That’s not all. The Hero’s side… has suspended the elimination operation for ‘that land’ Your Majesty was concerned about.”

“What does that mean?”

“Well… it seems they postponed the operation due to concerns about civilian casualties. Resources were also discovered, and they’re considering the possibility of cooperation with the Papal Court…”

Before those words could even finish, the air seemed to freeze.

“Did you confirm that those were the Hero’s words?”

“Yes, it was definitely the Hero’s command.”

“…I can’t understand this!”

The Emperor clearly felt it.

‘This is all planned.’

And even this exquisite timing.

Could it be…?

“Could it be that Ruins Wayne… that bastard moved the Hero.”

Of course, the Emperor had coveted the land from the beginning, but this affair was actually aimed at killing the Hero. The land was just a slight pretext.

But look at this situation! That land is still alive. Miraculously, through someone’s scheme.

As a result, the Emperor lost his justification for killing the Hero. Doesn’t it seem like he’s smiling leisurely, saying ‘Since we achieved our goal in the end, we don’t need to kill the Hero, right?’

That wasn’t all.

“And regarding the invasion of that land, Professor Ruins Wayne says he will personally apologize to the Papal Court and try to negotiate. Since the Papal Court is showing interest, he says it would be better for him to deal with the Pope.”

“!”

Though he pretended to sacrifice himself, the real meaning of Ruin’s words was different.

‘In other words, he’s saying he’ll take the direct negotiation rights with the Pope, so you guys stay out of it.’

The guard captain was gauging the mood, wondering how such an insolent bastard could exist, when the Emperor burst into laughter.

“Hahahahaha!”

“Your, Your Majesty?”

As Emperor, this was the first time in his life he felt so unsatisfied despite achieving his goal. It was a pleasant backstab.

‘That bastard got me good.’

He had expected Ruin to panic over the bait he had spread, but instead, that bastard had packaged the entire bait and brought back a new move. One that would benefit himself, no less.

If that professor really calculated all of this…

“…Truly a genius strategist.”

Magnificent. Very magnificent!

The Emperor’s eyes sparkled. Now it was a genuine smile. That smile wasn’t of a loser, but of one who acknowledged a new enemy.

At that moment, the Emperor’s eyes glinted fiercely.

“All the more reason to make him the Imperial strategist.”

“That means…”

“I’ll give him all kinds of gold and treasures if necessary to make him my man.”

* * *

Ruin was in a very good mood.

‘I received a reward from the Emperor for protecting the land.’

The plan had been successful. It was thrilling to perfectly reverse the Emperor’s move and strike back at him, and the fact that he had protected his retirement candidate site made his heart even more excited.

‘Good. Very good.’

The Land of the Former Demon Emperor was much more abundant in magic power than expected, and was also optimized for the breeding and habitation of Shadow Creatures. As if it had originally been a place where insignificant demon beasts lived well.

Moreover, he liked that there was a humble village nearby. With that much, he figured he wouldn’t need to go all the way to the Magic City to buy daily necessities after retirement.

“…This is more than satisfactory. Hehe.”

「The person who’s supposed to give the rice cake isn’t even thinking about it, but this guy’s already drinking the kimchi soup…」

Anyway, the Emperor must be in a state of mental breakdown right now, and while he didn’t kill the Hero, he had emotionally destroyed him instead, so that was good enough. Moreover, now that he had seen through the Emperor’s secret, Ruin had the Emperor’s lifeline in his grasp.

Now he just needed to use this to score points with the Pope too! As long as he could obtain This Land!

「But first you need to deal with the Priest, don’t you? She’ll definitely ask questions.」

Tsk, that problem remained.

‘Well, I’ll think about that gradually…’

In short, everything was good.

Really, everything was good, but…

“Waaahhh, Master… Master…!”

…The problem was as soon as he returned to Haven.

“…”

Ruin looked at the man crouched and sobbing loudly inside the Chairman’s Office, and briefly denied reality.

“Wait a minute… that’s…”

It really was the Hero.

Humanity’s strongest, Union’s military commander.

The one called this world’s ‘hope’.

And he was…

“Sob, waaah… Masteeer… Waaahhh…”

With his cheeks flushed red, crouched down and crying loudly. Like a young chick that had lost its mother bird.

Ruin pressed his forehead.

No… he had intended to give him some shock, but.

“Excuse me, this isn’t the time for this. What you should be doing right now is-“

“Masteeer! If you came back, why… why did you just leave agaaain!”

‘I didn’t know he’d lose his mind like this, damn it…’

The Hero, who had instantly burst into tears, looked up at Ruin and spread his arms. Somehow, in that moment, he seemed to be asking for some comfort.

Ruin looked at him with disgust and stepped backward.

‘…This bastard’s mind has collapsed.’

And he quietly swallowed his curses internally.

‘Damn, as expected… when someone without emotions learns about emotions, they break down.’

It was truly unexpected. But soon Ruin’s eyes sparkled as if he had realized something.

‘Wait. But if the effect is this good… couldn’t I actually use this instead? Should I appear again? This time, I’ll meet him directly and give him some mental education.’

「…You devil bastard.」

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