I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 210

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Chapter 210. The Escaped Butterfly (1)

Haven, Healing Department Research Building.

It was unusually quiet even in broad daylight.

“…He’s not here.”

“The corridor was empty too.”

“The research lab is empty, the library too. Even the dormitory…”

The teaching assistants spoke with blank expressions.

Everyone silently looked at each other.

“…”

“…”

Professor Ruins Wayne.

He had disappeared. Without any notice or farewell.

At first, they thought as usual, ‘He must have stepped out for a moment.’ But even after the sun set and the next day came, he didn’t return. And the day after that too.

He couldn’t be detected even with magic and Frix.

Only one person had seen him last.

“The last person to see him was… the Chairman.”

In the heavy faculty meeting that followed, someone spoke cautiously in a gathering that included student supervisors, head professors, and even dormitory supervisors.

At this, the Hero pressed his forehead with his clasped hands. There was only one possibility he could think of.

“…It seems he has left.”

At those words, quiet shock spread among the professors.

“Really… Haven?”

“So suddenly?!”

The Principal was also frozen.

“Could his condition have worsened that much?!”

“If he went for treatment… why didn’t he tell us…”

The Hero pressed his brow.

* * *

The door to the Papal Chamber burst open.

The candle that had been flickering during prayer swayed violently in the wind.

“Pope!”

The Pope’s fingertips, who had been sitting cross-legged and deep in meditation, stopped abruptly.

“…You, what is it now, Elaine.”

“Did you despicably kidnap Professor Wayne?!”

The Pope blew out the candle and spoke in an irritated voice.

“What are you talking about. Ruins Wayne went over there saying he was going to get his stuff. Why are you coming to me?”

“He’s disappeared. Without a trace. Completely.”

“Did you make some mistake again?”

Mistake my ass.

“I did exactly as you told me! I gave him the box you mentioned too.”

“And then?”

“Then he ran away!”

“…”

One of the Pope’s eyebrows twitched.

“…How did you give it to him?”

“I just gave it. All of it.”

“How much.”

“Everything!”

“…”

Only then did the Pope uncross his legs and lift his head.

“Are you insane.”

“What?”

“Why did you give him everything! You idiot! You should only give part of the severance pay to keep him tied down!”

“You told me to put the picture by his bedside and sleep! So I slept, dug, found it, and gave it to him!”

“That was a hint. Not the answer, you fool!”

“You should have said so!”

“I did tell you? You just didn’t understand properly!”

“He disappeared right after I gave him that box!”

“Then you should have taken something away before giving it. At the very least, you should have stuck a contract on the back!”

“…Excuse me.”

The Hero’s eyes trembled slightly.

“Then… really… will we never see him again?”

“…I don’t know that either.”

The Pope nodded.

“But because you went all-in so hastily, he’s been completely liberated.”

“…Then… where is Professor Ruins now?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know either. What am I, a detector? More importantly, how am I supposed to find the Fire Butterfly that you guys couldn’t catch for decades?”

“…Pope, really…”

“…But.”

The Pope suddenly raised the corners of his mouth.

“There’s one thing for certain.”

“What…?”

“Since you went that far for him, he’ll definitely come back.”

“…Really?”

“When he runs out of money.”

“….”

Damn it.

* * *

One month later.

While people were having mental breakdowns, someone was humming a cheerful tune.

“♩~”

An ordinary-looking man entered a high-end tobacco shop in the village. He wore a neat shirt that showed off his broad shoulders, and his face was full of confidence. His smiling lips even exuded the leisurely air of someone who had just made a big score.

“One pack of Mana Cigarettes, please.”

“What type?”

“The strongest ones you have.”

Holding the packaged cigarette box in his hand, he slowly left the shop.

His true identity was the former head professor who had just received his severance pay in ‘cash’ – Ruins Wayne.

Right now, he had only one destination.

-Pride Intelligence Agency (N.O.X), Underground Intelligence Base.

The moment Ruin entered the central room of the base.

“Your face is all bright now, Butterfly.”

A familiar voice reached his ears. When he turned around, Sasha Chef was leaning against the wall behind him with her arms crossed.

“…Ah. You caught me.”

He laughed lightly. Then, with a swoosh and sparks that seemed to burn, his original neat and handsome face was revealed.

The demon of misfortune, the shadow-attribute spy-

Ruin, in his true form.

“Congratulations on getting your severance pay back.”

As Sasha took a seat, Ruin held out the unopened box.

“It’s a gift.”

Sasha surprisingly accepted it without resistance.

“Oh. Mana Cigarettes.”

She nodded her head.

“Nice.”

Sasha unwrapped the package, took out one cigarette from the box and put it in her mouth. Then she created a small flame at her fingertip to light it, inhaled, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

“Want to smoke one too?”

Ruin hesitated. But he shook his head.

“…I…”

Sasha immediately pounced on that subtle opening.

“Why? You’re not an educator anymore. You can smoke now, can’t you?”

At those words, Ruin fell silent. For a moment, those brief words pierced his heart like a stab.

…That’s right. He had said that to the Grand Duke.

“Want to have a smoke?”

“As an educator, I make it a policy not to smoke.”

He had made that excuse because spies don’t do things that leave distinctive scents. Though it wasn’t a lie that he wouldn’t smoke in front of students…

That’s why Ruin’s lips trembled slightly.

“I…”

Ruin opened his mouth but couldn’t finish his words.

Sasha exhaled smoke while glancing at him sideways. A mischievous smile played at the corners of her mouth.

“What’s more, you’ve received your severance pay, you’re not a spy anymore, and you’re not an educator anymore. But you’re still hesitating…”

Sasha removed the cigarette from her mouth and slowly looked up at Ruin.

“What exactly are you hesitating about, Butterfly?”

At those words, Ruin frowned.

“…Hesitating? Why would I-“

“For someone who left Haven so ruthlessly without looking back, your face shows quite a bit of lingering attachment.”

Ruin turned his gaze away as if avoiding her eyes.

“….”

In truth, it was all thanks to the Hero. It really was an unexpected performance.

‘Who would have thought he’d actually find and bring back the retirement fund box.’

The contents were certain.

Well, if there was something regrettable, it was all the bonds he had collected and…

“I couldn’t bring out the remaining severance pay boxes though.”

Sasha said this while giggling. Ruin looked at her with resentment.

“Just how many boxes did you divide your severance pay into?”

And these weren’t even ordinary boxes, but treasure chests. When she said she divided it, he thought it would be finished with just two!

“To be exact, I probably divided it into three?”

“Three?!”

Damn. That means there’s one more big box left.

‘Damn. I’m bringing that back.’

However, whether she knew Ruin’s thoughts or not, his superior giggled.

“You even got a retirement location from the Pope? That’s quite impressive?”

Sasha said this while lighting her second cigarette with practiced hand movements, holding it between her lips.

Ruin pressed his forehead.

“…About that Pope. Did you know he’s the Demon Emperor’s uncle?”

Sasha didn’t even blink.

“Yeah. I knew.”

“…Pardon?”

Ruin frowned at her overly calm reaction.

“Isn’t that top secret even within Pride?”

“That’s right. Originally, it’s information someone of your rank could never know.”

…Which means he had learned such top secret information.

“The Pope seems like a parental figure in a way, so why do you leave him alone?”

“Leave him alone? Is there some problem with the Demon Emperor?”

“Well…”

Ruin fell silent for a moment. Then he soon told her everything that had happened. About how the Demon Emperor had previously snuck into Haven as Teaching Assistant Lily, about how she tried to turn back time during Demon Hunting Practicum, and so on.

Of course, he left out the embarrassing ‘minor incident’ in between.

“I learned that the Demon Emperor regresses because of me, not because of Pride. And not just once or twice, but countless times. Enough to collapse worldlines.”

He thought his superior would surely be shocked this time, but her answer was unexpected.

“…So that’s what it was after all.”

Ruin’s eyebrow rose crookedly.

“You had noticed?”

“I had my suspicions. Others wouldn’t know well since the fact that the Demon Emperor is a regressor is itself top secret.”

Sasha seemed to realize something from Ruin’s expression and looked at him as if he were outrageous.

“You think the Demon Emperor has gone mad.”

“…”

Otherwise, why would she act that way?

“I don’t know what image you have of the Demon Emperor, but she is someone more cool-headed and excellent than anyone else.”

…To me, she just looks like a lunatic.

“Originally, everyone goes crazy in front of someone they like.”

Cough! Cough!

“Anyway, let’s get to the main point.”

Main point?

“By any chance, did you figure out the conditions for the Wish Stone to appear?”

“…”

Right. It appears when you kill the Hero.

At his silent reaction, Sasha changed her posture. The atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

“Let me change the question. Did you figure out how to kill the Hero?”

I figured it out. It’s the ‘Emperor’s blood’.

Sasha’s eyes sharpened as she looked at the still-silent Ruin. Those were the eyes of a ‘superior’.

Sure enough, the superior’s following words stabbed at Ruin’s heart.

“I’ll ask again. Fire Butterfly, you figured out how to kill the Hero, didn’t you?”

“That’s-“

“The answer?”

Ruin swallowed his breath.

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