I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 198

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Chapter 198. You Call Him Master? (3)

It was the Hero who blocked the Beast King’s binding magic.

He looked at Goldsky that Ruin was holding. Then he spread his luck power and shouted.

“I’ll hold him off, so take the student and go!”

No. That won’t do.

The Demon Emperor was trying to kill the Hero using the Monster King. If he left just the two of them, it would only play into the Demon Emperor’s hands.

‘It would be troublesome if the one keeping him in check disappeared.’

Especially since this place was the Monster King’s domain. The Monster King possessed the power of a demon lord.

That’s why Ruin quickly grabbed the Hero’s head and shoved him into the shadows.

“Wait…! Gah!”

The Beast King looked at Ruin as if surprised.

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to save the Hero?”

“He’s my sore finger.”

“Then I can assume you’re saying you’ll stay behind?”

Ha, how do I escape from that Monster King? Even among Monster Kings, that one is a Beast King who’s been around for over a thousand years. They’re in a different weight class.

That’s when it happened.

Someone appeared in front of Ruin.

“!”

It was unexpectedly Spider.

“I’ll hold off the Beast King, so you get out of here quickly!”

“!”

Spider’s face was hardened. The corners of his mouth were smiling as usual, but his eyes were filled with coldness.

The Beast King growled.

“Insect King. Are you planning to step in too?”

Spider smiled leisurely.

“That’s right. This little demon beast is mine.”

The Beast King flinched. Then his eyes changed instantly.

“You too… do you covet that child?”

“This guy is my younger brother. Have you forgotten the law that newborn Monster Kings must be protected?”

“That’s exactly why I’m saying I’ll raise him.”

“Like I’d trust you with what you’d do to our kid?”

Ruin pressed his forehead at their fight.

No, calling me a kid.

“I’m already over 80 years—”

“If you’re not even 100, you’re a baby!”

“…”

Ruin’s eyebrow twitched.

‘You guys are just excessively old!’

As soon as the words ended, a roar could be heard. It was the sound of countless legs moving, shaking the earth.

It wasn’t a swarm of insects, but a march of monarchs forming ‘order’.

The ground writhed. Behind Spider, hundreds of thousands of insects rose like shadows.

‘Insect King.’

Behind the Beast King, the ground trembled faintly.

Hissss…

Spider smiled slowly and began unbuttoning his coat one by one.

“This is why Monster Kings don’t get along with each other.”

The Beast King narrowed his eyes.

“Insect King. Are you really going to do this? Don’t tell me you’re going to make a declaration for a baby demon beast?”

Fights between Monster Kings cause great upheaval. That’s why they tried to refrain from fighting each other.

But the moment their eyes met, someone already felt caught in a spider’s web.

“Give up, Beast King. You can’t stop me alone.”

Then magical pressure swirled around the Beast King.

“That’s an interesting thing to say. A mere insect.”

His jaw turned toward Ruin.

“Ruin, now’s your chance. Run!”

Ruin turned his body without hesitation. Transforming into shadow, he immediately slid along the ground.

The next moment, Ruin’s body was submerged in shadow and disappeared.

The Beast King tried to reach his hand toward that direction, but—

Thud!

Spider’s foot struck the ground.

At that moment, thousands of black threads shot up from the ground, blocking the Beast King’s movement.

“Hmph, exactly. Why do you keep trying to lay your hands on my younger sister?”

A tremor ran across the Beast King’s forehead.

* * *

Ruin, who had traveled through shadows to reach the camp, was breathing heavily.

‘The Beast King is strong.’

When Monster Kings clash, one side is bound to die.

He never expected the spider to help him after disobeying orders…

‘Either way, it was helpful.’

Well, since the Hero had scattered luck power around, she probably wouldn’t die.

That’s why Ruin pulled the Hero out from the shadows.

“Cough, cough! Cough! What is this!”

“I simply placed you inside my familiar’s body.”

A familiar?

The Hero looked at Ruin while coughing. If Ruin was Fire Butterfly, could this be Ruin’s power? And he immediately sensed it.

‘He’s strong.’

He knew Ruin was special-grade, but this was on a different level. Even he couldn’t escape. And from the conversation he’d overheard, wasn’t he called a Monster King?

‘He was at that level?’

No, before that, what he’d heard earlier…

“Because she’s my precious weakness.”

The Hero was about to ask something, but Ruin ignored him. He headed toward where the students and professors were, carrying the cold Goldsky in his arms.

The students who saw this scene wailed. The students and professors had returned safely, but because of the child Ruin placed down in the center.

“When I arrived, it was already too late.”

The Goldmoon students collapsed and sobbed.

“…Goldsky. You really…”

Ruin silently knelt before him.

Lily, who had followed behind, her eyes had already changed. Her face, which had been mixed with surprise and worry just moments before, was now coldly calm. The Demon Emperor’s personality had surfaced.

“…It’s sad, but there’s nothing we can do.”

She said with a gentle smile.

“Shall I contact his parents? We’ll handle the body and belongings recovery.”

However, at that moment, Ruin’s hand slowly picked up his magic wand.

At this sight, Lily’s pupils trembled and shook. Because an extraordinary light was rising from the tip of the black magic wand.

“…No way.”

Lily’s lips trembled. Sure enough, a cold and urgent voice soon pierced into Ruin’s mind.

[Stop it. What’s dead is dead.]

It was the Demon Emperor’s telepathy. Instead of answering, Ruin quietly stroked Goldsky’s forehead with his hand. The Demon Emperor became frantic.

[Does it make sense to revive that child, to burn your lifespan for one human?]

[Be quiet.]

[Butterfly.]

Lily’s whisper grew increasingly sharp. She cried out in a voice as if she herself was more hurt than anyone.

[Do you know what you’re doing right now? This is-]

Ruin closed his eyes.

‘I know.’

Forbidden magic. ‘Resurrection of the Dead.’

Yes, this situation was completely different from when he had used magic before.

The children who had been kidnapped by the spider a year ago hadn’t died. They had only been modified. And in Leon’s case too, thanks to Suon, he had only reversed time while Leon was fortunately still alive.

But Goldsky had truly died.

In other words, this was magic to reverse someone whose heart had already stopped and whose brain had died. It was a strictly forbidden technique. Above all, because it demanded the caster’s entire lifespan as payment.

However, Ruin had no hesitation. The magic wand sparkled and emitted light.

Seeing this, Ginseng Superior’s eyes widened in shock.

「You! Are you really going to use your lifespan?!」

‘…Well, demons have long lifespans anyway.’

「Even so!」

‘This child, I killed him.’

Of course, it was the child’s freedom to believe he was a White Mage. He didn’t feel guilty about it.

But he simply wanted to save him. Wasn’t someone who had the courage to save others a precious life worth saving?

Above all, Ruin didn’t want to create a precedent that having good intentions and showing courage was useless, that courage ultimately led to a meaningless death. He didn’t want to imprint this on the students.

And most importantly…

‘If a student dies in my class, it becomes my responsibility.’

Then I’d really get fired! Then what about my severance pay?!

Finally, a magic circle gently spread across the floor. At the same time, light spread beneath Goldsky’s body, and the stench of death that had lingered like residual heat disappeared as if rewinding.

At last, Goldsky’s cold heart beat once more with a thump.

“…Mmph.”

A small breath. Very faint, but definitely the presence of life. The students who saw this covered their mouths.

The Hero also watched the scene in surprise.

…Fire Butterfly saved a student?

‘Is it the Demon Emperor’s command?’

But that very Demon Emperor, Lily, was just staring blankly at the scene. Then she finally gritted her teeth. Those weren’t the eyes of the always so calm Demon Emperor.

She stood quietly in front of Ruin, but with a terrifying aura of intimidation. Inside her, incomprehensible rage was bubbling.

“…You dared to use your precious lifespan to save a human?”

Ruin was about to speak, but seeing the Demon Emperor’s cold gaze, he swallowed his breath.

At that moment, the Demon Emperor’s power went into rampage.

Magic power that seemed to intertwine golden and black curse power burst from her body. The air itself trembled as if cracking, and the floor began to vibrate.

“Dangerous!”

The students screamed. The students who had collapsed on the floor trembled while covering their ears.

The Hero thought ‘Oh no.’

That’s not Lily!

That’s….

“Demon Emperor?”

The Demon Emperor was hiding in Haven?

His eyes alternately examined Ruin and the Demon Emperor.

Meanwhile, Ruin barely managed to hold onto his sanity in the dizzying situation. A completely different flow from what he had expected.

‘I was going to say that since he’s the child of a Union tycoon, Pride could use him.’

However, the flow of time began to distort within her pupils. Distorted streams of light as if a giant clockwork was turning backwards.

Ruin froze completely pale.

‘…Oh no. Regression magic!’

Only then did he realize. That the Demon Emperor was trying to abandon this timeline.

But who would have thought the reason was because ‘he used his lifespan.’

Ruin hurriedly sent telepathy to the Demon Emperor.

[It’s only 100 years of lifespan at most. Compared to Pride’s benefit, it’s not something to be so angry about-]

Before he could even finish those words, the Demon Emperor’s rage exploded.

“100 years…? Only 100 years?!”

Her voice was almost like a wail.

“For you who has a short life, even a minute and second is precious. That, how could you use it for humans-“

Ruin swallowed his breath. Her resentment was unexpectedly close to despair.

It’s not anger.

It’s not sadness either.

“This route too… is a failure.”

That was giving up.

“From the beginning, I shouldn’t have considered options for humans.”

Those words made Ruin’s spine go cold.

“…No. Don’t go back!”

Ruin was genuinely troubled.

‘If regression happens like this, the memories of this route will disappear. Then my retirement plan… my severance pay…!’

Starting over from the beginning again?!

That was the moment.

Clank.

A metallic sound rang from his pocket. Ruin was startled and fumbled inside to pull something out.

It was the password-locked black box he had taken from the Regressor. At the same time, it was the item Master had told him to use on the Regressor.

Until now, it had shown no reaction to any Regressor, but now-

Flash!

It shone brilliantly.

Blue radiance stretched out through the gaps of the box, flashing as if colliding with the Demon Emperor’s power.

“…?!”

And at that moment, the regression stopped.

The Demon Emperor was bewildered.

‘The regression magic stopped?’

She tried to use regression magic again, but it wouldn’t activate. The Demon Emperor’s face rarely froze.

But the Hero’s expression changed for a different reason. His pupils were directed at none other than the box Ruin was holding.

Suddenly, an old memory came to mind.

“Master, Master, what is this box?”

“Don’t touch it. You’ll get hurt.”

‘That’s the item Master had…?’

In the past, the absolute Inheritance that his Master had cherished. Combining this with everything he had heard earlier, he reached one conclusion.

‘If that’s the case….’

…No way.

No way!

At that moment, the puzzle pieces began to fit together in the Hero’s mind as well.

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