I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 201

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Chapter 201. The Kidnapped Butterfly (2)

Ruin was bewildered.

‘Marriage!’

Are these damn power-hungry bastards possessed by ghosts who died from not being able to arrange marriages!

Ruin was troubled.

“If I may be so bold, do you know about me before saying such things…?”

“Ah, of course. I remember well that you robbed our Relic Storage.”

At those words, Ruin’s eyes sharpened.

…It seems like he knows about Fire Butterfly, this old man?

“It’s fine. That happened because my subordinate acted foolishly and got robbed.”

“!”

“In the first place, if our excellent teacher wanted to come to our Holy Empire’s academy and stole items for that reason, what could I say about it-?”

The Pope smiled brightly and leaned back in his chair. His gaze held a subtle mixture of pressure and expectation.

‘…It seems like he won’t let me go until I die?’

The Pope’s gaze was clear. It was the look of someone who didn’t consider even slightly the possibility of Ruin escaping. In fact, he didn’t take his eyes off Ruin.

“And-“

Suddenly, the Pope’s expression turned cold.

“That was also part of a plan to prevent the Demon Emperor’s regression, so it’s fine.”

“…!”

Ruin looked at the Pope silently.

‘…What is he talking about?’

The Pope let out a long breath.

“Do you know? The more recklessly you turn back time, the more this world’s causality collapses?”

Upon hearing this, Ruin closed his lips. It was a story easily understood even without deep knowledge of magic.

If you recklessly turn back time, countless causes and effects become tangled. If you repeat that, the world itself wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

“The Demon Emperor even turned back time thousands, tens of thousands of times.”

The Pope’s voice dropped low.

“Yes, just to save one demon.”

“…!”

Ruin’s breath caught.

The Pope looked at Ruin for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.

“The Demon Emperor was a half-blood with the strongest power in history. I honestly had expectations. That he would become a Demon Emperor friendly to humans.”

Then he wrinkled his nose as if looking at an unsatisfactory son-in-law.

“I never thought he’d go crazy over some demon beast.”

…That demon beast is me, isn’t it?

“Yes. My nephew even killed all the demons who interfered with him.”

I know about that.

It’s about the Demon Emperor killing the traitors. That’s how the current Seven Black Palace and Five Evils remained…

“…”

Suddenly realizing something, Ruin fell silent. Goosebumps rose as his brow furrowed.

“…Surely not, right?”

“I wondered how bewitching this little kid could be. *Sigh*.”

As if that was the answer, Ruin squeezed his eyes shut.

Demon Emperor! You really purged the high-ranking demons because of one man!

“Time-related magic is taboo that shouldn’t be touched even among Transcendents.”

Those words seemed like a warning to Ruin. Not to carelessly use time magic.

“But the ‘Wish Stone’ keeps spreading regression magic everywhere, preventing me from even being idle! Ugh!”

Wish Stone? It’s not just a simple stone? Looking at the Pope’s reaction, it seems like he’s treating it as an enemy…

“The Demon Emperor obtained the Wish Stone by killing the Hero.”

“!”

At those words, Ruin rarely stiffened.

“The condition for the Wish Stone to appear is killing the Hero?”

“Well, yes. It’s one of the methods.”

Ruin clicked his tongue.

That foolish guy seemed to know how to make the Wish Stone appear.

‘Was he planning to die himself and give the Wish Stone once the next Emperor was decided?’

At least I understand why he doesn’t want to give it to the current Emperor. But the next words were even more shocking.

“The Demon Emperor obtained regression magic through the Wish Stone.”

“!”

Ruin was flustered, but soon let out a sigh.

After all, wasn’t this a matter between the Hero and the Demon Emperor?

‘It has nothing to do with me.’

The moment he thought that, the Pope smiled wickedly as if reading his thoughts.

“Nothing to do with you? You’re very deeply involved.”

“…?”

Ruin frowned. The Pope’s gaze pierced through him.

“The Demon Emperor who killed the Hero begged the Wish Stone to save you. To revive you who had died to the Hero. That’s how the Wish Stone gave my nephew regression magic.”

“!”

“And though you won’t remember-“

The Pope let out a light sigh and smiled.

“I’ve already met you before. In a previous cycle, that is.”

“…!”

Ruin’s breath caught.

He had met him in a previous cycle? Then could it be… the Pope remembers all the regressions?

As if reading that look, the Pope shook his head.

“No. I’m not that capable. But….”

The Pope’s expression hardened momentarily.

“There was one person, uniquely just one, who remembered all cycles and suffered from it.”

A chill ran down Ruin’s spine.

“…That couldn’t be.”

The Pope answered briefly.

“That’s right. It was you.”

“…!”

Ruin froze.

The statement that he remembered all tens of thousands of regressions. He couldn’t even dare to guess what that meant.

“Of course, you don’t know what I’m talking about.”

The Pope continued speaking calmly.

“Because the current you has lost all your memories.”

“…!”

Ruin’s breath briefly stopped. The Pope met his gaze directly and spoke composedly.

“You had deep doubts about the Demon Emperor turning back time to save you.”

Ruin was speechless.

The Demon Emperor was really turning back time because of him? Not to win the war?

“Yes. So you made a plan to stop the Demon Emperor’s regression.”

…A plan?

Instead of answering, the Pope pointed with his finger at Ruin’s chest.

“There. What you’re carrying.”

Ruin tensed momentarily and put his hand inside his chest. What he slowly pulled out was a black box.

The Pope’s gaze pierced through it.

“That was also part of your plan.”

Ruin looked down at the box. Come to think of it, when this activated, the Demon Emperor’s regression had also stopped.

“…Then have I successfully blocked the Demon Emperor’s regression now?”

The Pope shook his head as if that couldn’t be the case.

“No. That’s just a temporary measure. It’ll be undone again in 300 days. Since it’s something you asked the Mage King to make.”

…The Mage King? Did his past self have connections with the Mage King?

No. That wasn’t important. The previous cycle was just the previous cycle.

“Then is there no way to completely stop the Demon Emperor’s regression?”

At that, the Pope rolled his eyes around. Then he smiled.

“I’ll tell you that, so how about teaching our kids instead of Haven, White Mage Teacher?”

“No way.”

When he had to go collect his severance pay, what was this.

And besides, he had heard the Pope was someone who calculated precisely.

“Why are you being so favorable?”

“Ah. I really hate the Hero. The enemy of my enemy is my ally, right? So I want to create something that’ll piss him off. It’s fun, fun. Don’t mind it.”

…What a remarkable fellow.

“Of course, if you just come over to our side, I’ll give you three times the salary you received at Haven.”

He flinched for a moment.

Three times?

Ruin almost felt his eyes roll back for a moment, but if he accepted this so readily, he would only look pathetic.

“The conditions are weak.”

“Weak?”

The Pope’s eyes glittered with a flickering light. His gaze seemed to say ‘what the hell is this bastard talking about right now,’ but Ruin stated his main point.

“The Land of the Former Demon Emperor. Please lend me that territory.”

“!”

“I want to enjoy my retirement life on that land.”

The Pope burst into anger.

“You want to live on my land as you please?!”

“Yes. I want to live doing beekeeping and farming on land where neither the Union nor Pride can reach.”

The Pope looked displeased and rested his chin on his hand.

“Hmm, that’s troublesome. Does it have to be that land?”

“Yes.”

The Pope let out a deep sigh.

“Fine, then it’s only until you die? Then I’ll let you use it for free on the condition that you manage that land.”

Ruin’s eyes widened.

He had even thought about paying monthly rent, but he’s letting him use it for free? …He had just thrown it out there, but it’s not a bad condition? No, it’s definitely good!

Above all, the salary and bonus were beyond imagination.

‘I thought he would really demand 10 billion quids for imprisoning the priests…’

Then the Pope smiled like a benevolent ruler.

“I’m someone who knows gratitude too. Since you saved our precious apprentices, it’s only natural that I should bestow this much.”

Ruin also agreed.

‘…Honestly, he seems a bit crazy, but I should be able to milk him for this much.’

He had been secretly pissed off about the Hero firing him with a knife anyway. He didn’t even give him severance pay. That ungrateful disciple bastard.

But the Pope, who was actually glancing at Ruin’s expression, was sipping his tea and smiling.

‘Jackpot. Got him cheap.’

As expected, acting like a benevolent ruler works well.

No, more than that…

‘It’s fortunate he lost his memory.’

That was right. There was a reason the Pope was acting this way. In fact, he had received something from Ruin in a previous cycle.

The Ruin of that time was a much stronger, supreme king than now. He was Fire Butterfly, overflowing with dark energy and having a devastated feeling. At that time, he said this:

“Give the price to me when I’ve lost my memory.”

“Price?”

“You just need to grant what I want.”

“Hoho.”

Though they had joined hands under the common goal of ‘preventing the Demon Emperor’s regression,’ the Pope thought ‘what kind of crazy bastard is this’ while dealing with Ruin from the previous cycle.

As if the experience of tens of thousands of regressions wasn’t for nothing, he was the first one who tried to match him.

Well, he could ignore it since it’s from a previous cycle, but a ‘promise’ is a promise, so there’s nothing he can do.

‘Well, it’s not like I didn’t keep the promise, so don’t think badly of me milking you a little.’

Being able to bring a special-grade hero manufacturer at this price is lucky in itself. The Pope grinned as if he was very pleased with Ruin.

‘To fire the professor that everyone on the continent most wants to recruit. The Hero is the real idiot.’

* * *

Around that time.

The Hero, who had lost Ruin, was holding the back of his neck.

“…Damn it.”

The situation was the worst.

When news spread that Ruin had been fired from Haven and went to the Holy Empire, other schools that had been keeping him in check swarmed like bees.

“The Hero fired Ruins Wayne? What a windfall! We couldn’t scout him because of his contract!”

“Let’s scout him to our school! Offer better conditions than the Pope!”

“No, how about investing in the Holy Empire entirely and bringing him as an alliance?”

“This is a chance to seize the initiative of the Academy!”

Schools and nobles from each country rushed in. Investment, talent scouting, even intelligence networks.

Movements to secure Ruin swept in along with mockery directed at Haven. Now his value was rising to the point where even the Hero couldn’t bring Ruin back.

And another letter from the Pope arrived.

-That’s what I’m saying, who told you to steal my rattle? ^-^ㅗ

-Trying to interrogate talent, confirming you’re an idiot^^?

“…Damn it!”

To think they took away someone who might be Master!

The Hero tightly gripped Ruin’s handwriting that he had found in Ruin’s Research Lab.

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