I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 208

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Chapter 208. The Disciples’ Misunderstanding (2)

“Do you know about Professor Ruins’ chronic illness?”

At the Hero’s words, the Pope raised his eyebrows slightly. His expression carried the nuance of ‘Why are you asking something like that?’

“Ah, you mean what Professor Ruins told me about.”

“!”

Master had already told him? Why didn’t he tell his own disciple?!

Sparks flew in the Hero’s eyes, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

Since he’s the Pope, he must have a way.

“…Then, that illness can be cured, right?”

“It can’t be cured.”

The Pope’s firm answer left the Hero breathless.

However, the Pope smiled coldly to himself.

‘I could cure it. But the moment I do, I’ll be facing my nephew head-on.’

The relationship between the Demon Emperor and the Pope was already beyond repair.

The Pope had warned him countless times to stop the regression, but the Demon Emperor wouldn’t listen. In other words, if he freed Ruin from ‘Solitude’, the Demon Emperor would start regressing again.

And that repetition had already torn the world to shreds.

‘It’s all because of the Wish Stone.’

One day, beings appeared from another world. They created the Wish Stone and aimed for world collapse. More precisely, they aimed to use the Demon Emperor, who possessed the strongest power, to collapse the world.

‘Those bastards must have corrupted my nephew too.’

Right now, the Pope was at the heart of the world, holding the crumbling world together with both hands. The moment he moved those hands with force, the world would shatter into pieces.

So he couldn’t let go. In short, he absolutely needed a ‘proxy’ to fill that void.

That was exactly why he left the Hero alone. First, the fact that he was Fire Butterfly’s disciple was interesting, and above all-

‘His innate Luck Power is overwhelming.’

An ordinary human wouldn’t even be able to keep the Demon Emperor in check. That’s how powerful he was.

But the Hero, with that Luck Power alone, was almost the only being who could control the Demon Emperor.

That’s why he turned a blind eye when the Hero stole the Pope’s item, claiming he would become a Transcendent. If he had just stayed put, he would have gladly handed it over, but he had to go and steal it, adding the crime of insolence.

Anyway, this was the first cycle where Ruin’s heart was afflicted with ‘Solitude’. That’s how carefully the Pope had avoided interfering.

‘The moment my Holy Power touches him, he’ll die instantly anyway.’

Ruin was a Demon Beast. Moreover, a high-ranking darkness belonging to the abyss. To heal him, the heart would need to be completely removed, and if the Pope’s Holy Power touched him in that state, he would die instantly. The Demon Emperor had definitely set it up that way intentionally.

So instead of treatment, the Pope told Ruin the method.

‘The Mage King could do it.’

But right now, the Mage King didn’t exist.

‘How will he solve this?’

The Pope smiled as if he was looking forward to Ruin’s actions.

However, the Hero was completely devastated by the Pope’s words that ‘it can’t be cured’. To think that even the great Pope said he couldn’t cure it!

‘It’s that severe of an incurable disease?!’

The frozen Hero bit his lips.

“…Then, I must bring him to Haven even more.”

The Pope raised his eyebrows with interest.

“Your spirit is admirable, but do you think Fire Butterfly will want to return to Haven just because someone like you wants to bring him?”

Then the Hero smiled lightly, as if he had prepared an answer for that.

“I’ll ask him to come for the honor of the Union. For the greater cause!”

The Pope’s disgusted expression was worth seeing.

…Is this kid joking around.

“At least prepare some money.”

At those words, the Hero slammed his palm on the desk as if telling him not to slander his Master.

“Master doesn’t get swayed by something like money!”

The Pope was dumbfounded by those words.

‘That guy is crazy about money though.’

“Hey. I’m giving you advice, but what you said really won’t work. I guarantee that if you fail this time, you’ll never see your Master again. So think carefully. What you really want.”

At those words, the Hero’s eyes wavered for a moment.

And-

“…Severance Pay.”

That very word his Master had blurted out after taking the Truth Serum.

The moment he uttered it, the Pope clapped his hands with satisfaction.

“That’s right. Now, what you need to do has become simple, hasn’t it? If you understand, get lost quickly.”

“Thank you for the advice.”

The Hero’s eyes burned with determination as he turned around.

* * *

‘…Shit, I never thought impact healing would become this popular.’

Meanwhile, Ruin was pressing his fingers to his forehead. All because of the rumors circulating throughout the Holy Empire.

“Did you hear? Students who took the new professor’s class beat the senior priests.”

“What?”

“So now not just students, but senior priests are clamoring to attend too.”

“It’s so packed they’re charging admission fees.”

“Yesterday they even demanded family treasures as entrance fees.”

The combat priests were thrilled to death. For those who had been secretly looked down upon with remarks like ‘healing is the domain of healing priests,’ they now had justification: ‘you can fight and heal at the same time.’

And that wasn’t all. The actual healing priests had weak defenses. They were skilled at healing, but didn’t know how to fight demons.

In the midst of this appeared the ‘Impact Healing Method.’

“If you infuse killing intent, it becomes an attack. Even a child can send an adult flying.”

“Ooooh!”

The assistant priests cheered at this absurd self-defense technique.

So Ruin had been getting increasingly severe headaches lately.

‘…I taught the class too well.’

Originally it was magic only he could use, but when he recorded himself using magic with a crystal ball and checked it, Ruins’ ‘Everyone But Me Should Die’ activated.

Following that, Ruins’ ‘genius’ activated and he even broke down the spell technique himself. Yes, he created a spell technique at a level that could be taught to others.

‘Though it’s a somewhat degraded version.’

As a result, the Impact Healing class became a huge hit, with even the Holy Empire’s priests and cardinals flocking to it enthusiastically.

However, there was something even more headache-inducing than that.

Frix came flying in.

-Ruins! Why didn’t you tell us you were terminally ill!

-Professor, I’ll change your lifespan for you. I learned equivalent exchange magic!

It was the Imperial Princess and Judith.

Anyone could see that the princes had let slip unnecessary words. The aftermath even spread to Haven, where a ‘crying epidemic’ had apparently broken out.

‘…This is troublesome.’

Just as he was sighing like that, the office door burst open with a thud.

“Professor.”

There stood a familiar face – Elaine Saint. He was holding a massive check in one hand.

Ruin pressed his forehead.

“Weren’t you supposed to get beaten up by the Pope and return to Haven?”

“I paid 100 million quid and requested another meeting.”

Ruin was momentarily speechless. Then he immediately spat blood internally.

‘Give that money to me instead, you bastard…!’

Because Ruin’s expression was so fierce, the Hero flinched and misunderstood.

‘As expected, he’s angry that I tried to solve this with money…’

He bowed his head deeply and held out the check.

“I know. Master, you mercilessly scolded disciples who accepted transactional money. Saying ‘Who told you to accept this kind of money?'”

Ruin’s face froze as if dumbfounded.

Yes, he had said something like that before.

‘But that was because the amount I received was small! The ‘this kind’ in ‘this kind of money’ was about the amount! The sum was the problem!’

Instead of correcting him, Ruin pressed his forehead. The Hero’s misunderstanding had already hardened like a stone.

“Anyway, I’ll give you severance pay. And I want to escort you back to Haven.”

Ruin frowned.

‘…Well, this works out well.’

He was planning to return to Haven anyway.

‘There’s also the severance pay issue.’

Before that, let’s see how much this guy is calling severance pay.

‘Hehe, coming this far, I can have expectations…’

When Ruin checked the check, Ginseng Superior was shocked and horrified.

「Jackpot! Hey, isn’t he crazy?」

Right. He really does seem crazy.

「It’s just regular severance pay.」

Ruin’s eyes twitched. Then he casually flung the check away.

The check spun through the air and fluttered in front of the Hero’s face.

“Farewell.”

“Excuse me?”

“Let’s make sure we never see each other’s faces again.”

…What?!

* * *

“He’s not coming back-!”

At the Hero’s desperate cry that broke the silence, the Pope slowly set down his tea. His gaze could be summarized in one phrase.

‘What is it this time, you crazy bastard.’

“…What’s not coming back?”

“Professor! Ruins Wayne! Even though I gave him severance pay, he’s not coming back!”

The Pope, who had agreed to the meeting after receiving 300 million quid, swept his eyebrows as if tired.

“…How much did you give him?”

The Hero pulled out a large check.

On that single piece of paper was printed the enormous sum of 200 million quid. He placed it proudly on the desk with a thud.

The Pope’s fingers trembled slightly.

“…You really have no sense, you fool.”

“Pardon?”

The Pope sighed and pressed his brow as if he had a headache.

“If you had given that professor the same amount you offered me, he would have come back already, you stupid bastard!”

“…!”

So that was the answer…!

As the enlightened Hero jumped up to leave, the Pope fanned himself and sighed.

“It’s too late. That guy’s pride is as high as a mountain. Do you think the same method that failed once will work again? He seems to have already made up his mind not to go.”

The Hero sat back down. He looked so dejected that it was pitiful, like watching a large dog that had lost its owner.

The Pope sighed again as he watched the Hero.

“Fine, fine. Instead, I’ll tell you a way to make him come back.”

“Really?!”

“Yes.”

The Pope picked up a pen and paper from beside him and began drawing. It was none other than a picture of a box, Ruins’ treasure chest.

“Now, take this and put it under your pillow when you sleep.”

“…Pardon?”

“Then, combined with your Luck Power, a clue to catch Ruins Wayne will come to mind.”

“What does that mean? What does Luck Power have to do with this-“

“I don’t know. I’m the Pope of the Holy Empire, not a Union person. Don’t look at other people’s lives so simply, you fool.”

The Pope smiled lightly. Surely with the Hero’s Luck Power, he would be able to find the treasure chest.

“And when you find it, give it to Professor Ruins.”

The Pope smiled.

With that, he could surely make Ruin into the Demon Emperor.

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