I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 194

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 194. The Regressor’s Rage (1)

The Hero was half in a state of mental breakdown.

‘How on earth did he escape from that room?’

Of course, the confinement magic itself was ordinary magic, but instead, he had poured all kinds of luck power into it. That was actually more effective.

‘In reality, that professor is a master with very high understanding of magic.’

Though registered as a low-grade mage, his actual identity must be a special-grade mage. In other words, no matter how advanced magic was applied, there was a 99% chance he could break through it.

But luck power is something even the Magic Tower Master couldn’t break through.

So how did he solve that!

The Hero clutched his head.

No, that wasn’t all!

‘If he came in disguised as Ruins Wayne, then what about the real Ruins Wayne?’

Was he dead? Had he been hidden away somewhere?

No, there was something even more important than that.

‘The mind control magic, it had no effect!’

He had deliberately cast powerful mind control magic. The command of that mind control magic was simple.

-Fire Butterfly likes the Hero.

Why did he cast such a thing? Because mind control magic was more effective the simpler it was, and it needed to be simple yet able to solve multiple things with one sentence.

Commands like “betray the Demon Emperor” or “bring the Demon Emperor’s heart” were too wasteful to use.

But if, like his past Hero party companions or other board member colleagues, he came to like the Hero and follow him loyally?

Then that alone could make him betray the Demon Emperor and join the Union, and he could be ordered to do other things. In other words, he could attempt multiple things with one command.

But that didn’t work!

‘The probability that it worked even a little… not a damn chance!’

Ruin had destroyed the room, deceived him, and even demanded damage compensation.

Honestly, it was shocking. For the Hero who didn’t know Ruin’s power and race, it couldn’t help but be bewildering.

The Hero clutched his head again with an “Argh.”

‘I’ll have to prepare other measures.’

But around that very time…

“…What is this?”

The finance team’s pupils shook as they read the invoice.

-【Medical Bill Claim Due to Confinement Behavior】

“Who was confined?”

“The claimant is listed as ‘Professor Ruins Wayne.’ The damage items are… mental shock compensation, barrier aftereffect treatment costs, emotional self-esteem recovery program participation fees…?”

“Self-esteem…?”

The finance team leader who received the documents clutched his head.

“Who did he suffer damage from?”

“It says the Chairman…”

Silence.

“…Don’t tell me the Chairman confined him?! Professor Ruins?”

“…Yes, probably.”

“Come to think of it, he recently suddenly had mind control magic and internal reinforcement of the Chairman’s office done…”

“…”

Everyone fell silent.

All of that was because of Professor Ruins Wayne?

Whatever they imagined, the entire finance team turned pale.

They always clicked their tongues at that person’s eccentric behavior, but…

“Good heavens, Chairman, what have you done…!”

No, for them, that wasn’t the problem.

The finance team screamed when they saw the claim amount Ruin had submitted.

“Is this amount even payable?!”

* * *

Meanwhile, around that time.

Ruin, who had actually submitted that terrifying invoice, was waiting for a student in the Senior Professor’s Office. After some time passed, the person in question appeared.

“…You called for me.”

“That’s right.”

It was the 2nd Prince, Ryle.

Ruin put down his coffee cup and spoke.

“It’s almost lights-out time for the dormitory, so I’ll be brief. The item you took from my professor’s office before. Hand it over.”

Ryle’s eyes twitched, then he put his hand in his pocket.

“…You told me to… I mean, you told me to keep it.”

Ruin shrugged his shoulders.

“I changed my mind. I need it now.”

Then Ryle sighed.

At the same time, what came out of his pants pocket was a glowing box that fit in one hand.

“Well, I didn’t even know what it was anyway.”

Right. This was the box retrieved from the Sacred Pond before, the ‘Regressor’s Relics’ that Ryle had stolen from his Professor’s Office.

-Opening Condition: Enter the title of the 43rd Emperor.

That box that required a password to be entered.

Ruin knew the contents were a cube and had entrusted it to Ryle. Since they were both Regressors, he might know how to use it.

Ruin quietly accepted it.

‘Right. This item is… also Master’s relic.’

Master had entrusted it to Ruin, saying it was an item taken from a Regressor.

“I took this from another Regressor. Ruin, you hold onto it. You might be able to use it on other Regressors.”

Those words had the meaning of some ‘advice,’ but his eyes seemed to be passing down some kind of emotional inheritance. Just like… when he had pressed the MacGyver Knife into Elaine’s hands.

Ruin entered the password on the box. The method was simple. When he placed his hand on the keyhole, magical letters appeared.

-Opening Condition: Enter the title of the 43rd Emperor.

Ruin spoke.

“Liberion.”

The 2nd Prince’s brow furrowed upon hearing those words, but the box opened easily.

Inside was, as confirmed, a cube.

‘I carried this box around constantly even during my Ravian Crowley days…’

Ruin glanced at Ryle.

‘In the end, it doesn’t react to Regressors either.’

Who was the Regressor Master had mentioned?

Ruin slowly rolled the cube in his palm. Small, quiet movements. Hand gestures as if gently caressing something.

Ryle flinched at those peculiar hand movements. A strange sense of déjà vu flowed through him.

‘…This scene, I’ve definitely seen it somewhere…’

That’s when it happened.

A memory clearly surfaced before his eyes.

‘!’

That’s right.

The mastermind who turned the First Prince into a tyrannical Emperor. That figure who always stood in the shadows wearing a mask, fiddling with a strange cube!

‘…Fire Butterfly!’

That damn Fire Butterfly!

The mortal enemy who must be killed!

Ryle sprang to his feet, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

“Wait!”

“Hm?”

Before Ruin could even lift his head, Ryle stripped off his clothes.

“??”

He quickly pulled up the back of Ruin’s shirt.

Swish!

“What are you doing?”

Ruin turned his head with an incredulous look.

However, Ryle frantically felt around Ruin’s back.

‘The location is definitely the left waist!’

But it was clean.

There was no tattoo, brand, mark, or symbol of any organization carved there.

“…There’s no tattoo.”

Ruin narrowed his eyes.

“Tattoo?”

“…The mastermind behind the First Prince had… a Special Grade Wanted Criminal tattoo on his waist.”

A quiet silence flowed.

Ruin adjusted his shirt back on and muttered.

“…There’s no way such a thing would exist.”

Ryle pressed his lips tightly together. Eventually, he bowed his head and returned to the dormitory.

And that evening.

After Ryle left, Ruin entered the bathroom, removed his gloves, and soaked his body in warm water.

Ryle hadn’t discovered it, but well.

‘Left waist.’

On Ruin’s body as water flowed over it, there was unmistakably a Special Grade Wanted Criminal tattoo.

He glanced at the tattoo while running his wet hair back.

‘Well, it does show when wet.’

That’s why Ruin, while washing his body, realized a new fact from this incident.

‘…A tattoo. It seems that in the previous rounds, the one who made the First Prince emperor, killed the Second Prince, and destroyed the Union… was me.’

* * *

“From today, we’ll have practical lessons.”

The classroom stirred at Ruin’s brief statement.

The final exam wasn’t theory. It was practical. And in this world, ‘practical’ meant combat with the Demon Race.

The students began clearing their throats and gathering their equipment. Their hands were busy, but their shoulders were stiff and their eyes anxious.

And that was understandable because…

“Last year in this practical lesson… Fire Butterfly appeared and students died, right?”

“It wasn’t Fire Butterfly! Heizen lied!”

“Right! It was Spider!”

“Spider…? That’s even scarier! Fire Butterfly was a spy, but Spider is a real Monster King!”

At that commotion, Ruin, who was closing his book at the front, spoke in a cold voice.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Those guys aren’t opponents you’ll face. The Heroes will handle them.”

“!”

Those words were true. In fact, for this year’s practical lesson, Ruin had specially requested ‘Hero deployment.’

Well, deployment for the students’ safety… was the surface story. In reality, it was a measure to get rid of the Hero who would follow them to the field.

And then, as always, a voice popped out.

“Right! With our professor here, we’re not scared no matter what happens!”

It was Goldmoon’s Goldsky.

Ruin found him somewhat burdensome as he still sparkled with blind devotion.

‘He still mistakes me for the White Mage.’

When will he notice I’m fake? Well, it’s not my concern.

Anyway, this practical lesson was on a different scale.

All grades from 1st to 3rd year participating. Not only Special Admission Student Owen, but also Goldmoon’s Goldsky and Ruins Wayne’s younger siblings, Princess Judith and even the Holy Maiden. Even Suon was accompanying the Holy Maiden. And the faculty was also accompanying in large numbers.

The Imperial Princess would surely want to follow along too, but she would be busy struggling after receiving F’s in all subjects from Ruin.

‘And the Emperor…’

Rumor had it that the Grand Duke personally visited the Emperor for a showdown.

‘I’m curious what conversation took place, but I don’t want to imagine it.’

Anyway, the important thing was the practical lesson. Since students had died to Spider last year, the professors were also extremely tense. So throughout the journey to the mountain campsite, the professors could be seen on edge.

‘Well, at most it’ll be exterminating intermediate demon beasts scattered around the mountain range edges.’

The professors were nervous.

“Special Grade Wanted Criminals won’t appear this time, right?”

“Or Spider secretly appearing again…”

‘Won’t appear. There’s no way Spider would appear again.’

Actually, there were no big problems. At most, it was field experience class. It was essentially a subject that just required good risk management. Thinking that way was normal.

…But.

“To meet here, what a coincidence!”

Fuck, Spider?!

「It’s Spiderrrrr!」

A brilliantly smiling man.

Yes, Spider had appeared!

Ruin was shocked as he brazenly appeared at the inn where all the professors had gathered.

Moreover-

“Ruin, have you been well?”

He approached Ruin with such familiarity.

The Hero’s eyes widened.

“‘Ruin’?”

“…Fuck.”

“Professor Ruins?”

“It’s a nickname. Excuse me for a moment to meet an acquaintance-“

Ruin quickly grabbed Spider and dragged him outside.

“What are you doing!”

Ruin pushed his execution against the wall as he spoke.

However, Spider just laughed as if he found Ruin amusing. His face showed he could tell what kind of hardships he was having at school.

“My little brother. You must be having a hard time between the Demon Emperor and the Hero.”

“Did you send the Demon Emperor to Haven?!”

“Would he go just because I sent him? He went on his own.”

Ruin frowned as if looking at an unwelcome guest.

And rightfully so, as Ruin hadn’t forgotten what Spider had done. He was the one who killed all his execution brothers, even attacked their Master, then fled.

He had no intention whatsoever of trusting such a person just because he treated only him well.

So he said.

“So. What’s your business.”

Ruin’s voice was cold as ice.

At his question, the Spider’s eyes, which had been filled with laughter until now, changed. Instead of playfulness, the dangerous true nature of a killer seeped into those eyes.

After a moment, the words that came from his mouth—

Instantly pierced through Ruin’s heart.

“Don’t even think about saving the ‘Students.'”

“…What?”

“It’s a direct order from the Demon Emperor. This time, we plan to finish off those ‘sprouts’ and that annoying sun, the ‘Hero,’ here once and for all.”

“…!”

Ruin’s breath caught as he recalled the students who had died a year ago. But soon, he found himself letting out a bitter laugh without realizing it.

“…Hah, haha…. That Hero will be finished?”

“That’s right.”

Spider wore a meaningful smile.

“We have something prepared.”

* * *

Around that time, at Base Camp where the Professors had gathered.

The Hero’s eyes wavered through the swirling wind. The Professors also stirred in apparent surprise.

And for good reason, because beyond his field of vision—

“…Elaine?”

A person calling the Hero’s name and running toward him came into view.

A pale face, soft black hair, tears streaming down the eyes….

“Rei…?”

The lover he thought was dead.

That very Rei was right before his eyes.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————