I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 214

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Chapter 214. Go Back Again?

“Anyway, go back into Haven. You can do it.”

At his superior’s words, Ruin was on the verge of spitting out the water he was drinking.

“…Are you joking?”

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

Sasha threw a file folder onto the desk.

Several scattered photographs. Among them was the Hero’s figure. His face and body covered in demon blood as he smiled, looking like a blonde demon. Then a clear recorded voice rang out.

[Master~ Are you here?]

Ruin made a disgusted expression. They said he was being extremely sensitive at Haven, but when did he go out to the battlefield again?

“…Why is this human acting like this?”

“He recently destroyed Pride Territory at Rhine.”

“!”

Hadn’t he lost motivation and given up?

But Sasha crossed her arms and added.

“That was a few weeks ago. The damage because of you is no joke. Take responsibility.”

“Why me?”

“That bastard captured Pride Territory forces one by one and tortured them to find Fire Butterfly’s whereabouts, all to find you.”

…That crazy bastard, really.

“Exactly when did this happen?”

“Three days ago.”

Ruin pressed his forehead.

‘…That was after I brought Echo back.’

It seems saying we’d never see each other again was quite a shock to the Hero.

‘More than that, did he think I’d be in Rhine?’

In short, the pissed-off Hero was causing havoc in Rhine. Apparently, Pride Territory was being wiped out by one rampaging Hero, causing enormous damage.

“At this rate, we’ll all be wiped out! So drag the Hero out of Rhine! That’s an order from the upper echelon!”

…Shit. Why are you doing this to me.

“…What is the Demon Emperor doing?”

“His whereabouts are currently unknown.”

Ah. I think I know why. Either his mentality broke because regression was blocked, or he went to find a way to regress again.

“And even if the Demon Emperor were here, it’d be a problem. As you know, the Hero’s Luck Power is cheating. He absolutely won’t get hit and won’t die.”

Ah… that’s right.

Was it during the Demon Hunting Practicum last time? The Hero getting hit by the Demon Emperor disguised as Lily was purely because of Ruin. Because the existence of ‘Misfortune’ was nearby, the Hero’s Luck Power was reduced and he got attacked.

‘Well, even if he hadn’t been hit directly, he would have survived with that Luck Power anyway.’

His superior rubbed her brow as if troubled.

“Anyway, the Hero says he’ll keep operating in Rhine until he finds Fire Butterfly.”

That was the information from the Princess who was still working as a Demon Hunting Studies Teaching Assistant.

“In that sense, go back. If you return, the Hero will also go back to Haven. Go and kill the Hero.”

Ruin massaged his temple with one hand.

“…You haven’t forgotten that I fled from there, have you?”

“I haven’t forgotten.”

“Then how exactly am I supposed to get back in? Though… I do want to go back.”

Sasha’s eyes widened. She looked pleased.

“Oh? You do want to go back?”

“Because my severance pay is there.”

Ruin didn’t even mention the ‘Mage King’ story. If he did, Pride’s upper echelon would obviously kill the Imperial Princess and Judith first.

No, not just obviously…

‘It’s 100 percent certain.’

They were the type who would never stand to see him become free.

‘If I became the Mage King, they might be able to remove the leash.’

In the end, he had to naturally return to Haven, pretend to be a professor, and secretly nurture those two.

「There’s also a way for you to become the Mage King. It should be possible if you just use the hidden opportunity at Haven!」

‘Shut up.’

Ruin crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair.

“So? Even if I want to enter Haven, I have no justification to get in.”

Sasha’s lips curved up crookedly.

“The great Fire Butterfly is making such whining sounds?”

“…Even I have places I can’t enter.”

“You’re good at it. Creating an incident that only you can handle.”

Ruin narrowed his eyes as he looked at Sasha.

“…You want me to create a justification for returning?”

“Whether it’s justification or an incident. That’s nothing for you, right?”

“Is there compensation?”

“I said I’d give you some.”

“That’s one thing, but creating the justification is another. That’s something headquarters should normally provide, but I’m the one making it. Do the Union Heroes look easy to you?”

“One week paid vacation.”

“I already submitted my resignation.”

“A commendation certificate.”

“What’s so great about a piece of paper like that.”

“I’ll buy you a meal.”

“I have money too.”

“Just shut up and do it! I’m even offering compensation and you’re being so talkative!”

A moment of silence passed. Ruin tilted his head back, looked at the ceiling, and let out a sigh.

Damn… seriously. This job is so petty and disgusting I should just quit.

* * *

Two days later. Ruin ‘pretended to overhear’ and spread a rumor to the world.

“Did you hear? Haven’s Healing Department conducted an experiment with new recovery magic and it was a huge success.”

Since Haven was both a military academy and served as a graduate school, this rumor sounded plausible. Of course, no such thing had happened at Haven, but rumors are frightening things.

“Is Haven really going to become the Union’s number one school?”

“I believed in Haven all along!”

Faced with rumors supporting Haven, it became awkward for Haven to say ‘that’s not true.’ Because as if conscious of the rumors, a document flew into Haven during all this.

The source was a trustworthy institution. And for good reason—it was the Union’s Magic Technology Evaluation Bureau. This was the place that sent test requests to various military academies when new healing magic technologies were developed.

The conditions this time were even exceptional. Success would guarantee honor, research funding, and even the title of best department.

…Of course, all of this was fabricated by Ruin.

The method was simple. First, he obtained the ‘official test request’ form used by the Union’s Magic Technology Evaluation Bureau. He copied the format exactly, and for the official seal, he stole the genuine casting mold and stamped it.

Then he added a note at the bottom of the document stating ‘this test is top secret and participating schools are limited.’ He also attached a fake memo as an appendix saying ‘currently competing with 3 other military academies.’ This single sentence was enough to stimulate the faculty’s competitive spirit and pride.

Moreover, he leaked this memo to the actual 3 military academies, making them believe they were truly competing with each other.

As a result, even if facts couldn’t be confirmed, the psychology of ‘they must be lying to interfere’ was automatically formed.

Finally, he had already spread rumors on the evaluation bureau’s side that a ‘new recovery magic’ evaluation request would be coming in. Thanks to this, when Haven’s side asked questions later, the evaluation bureau would inevitably respond with ‘Oh, that?’ without any suspicion.

And Haven reacted.

“Let’s use this opportunity to establish Haven’s Healing Department’s prestige!”

“We just need to make the rumors true!”

“The Healing Department’s prestige did rise thanks to the former Head Professor.”

“We need to maintain that prestige even without that guy.”

While the professors were excited, Ruin secretly sent shadows into Haven and covertly tampered with the magic circles to be used in the experiment.

【Misfortune Bestowal】

He had embedded misfortune into it.

A few days later, the first participant was carried out on a stretcher with a pale face.

When the first victim appeared, the professors forced smiles saying ‘experiments can have side effects.’

However, when the second and third victims collapsed, their smiles completely evaporated.

And when the fourth participant’s treated area completely necrotized…

“…Is this really recovery magic?”

“No, no matter how I look at it, this is poison magic?”

The Healing Department classroom instantly turned into a warzone situation. Emergency response teams ran around and Magic Department professors analyzed the magic circles one after another, but the results were all the same.

“We can’t determine the cause…!”

At that moment, someone quietly spoke up.

It was Kalon, a Combat Department professor.

“…That bastard could solve this.”

Silence.

But everyone knew who ‘that bastard’ was. They just didn’t want to say the name out loud.

* * *

-Haven Healing Department halts new recovery magic experiment… mysterious side effects occur.

In a shabby inn at a deserted harbor. Ruin, sitting by the window, folded the newspaper, unfolded it again, and chuckled.

“Oh… they wrote a good headline.”

Below it was a brief incident summary. Since it was a classified experiment, there were no specific details, but it was impactful enough to make the front page. That showed how much Haven was recognized by people as the top school. There was quite a commotion with both malicious and non-malicious articles.

「Is this really that serious?」

‘Simply put, it’s like the most prestigious top university causing 500 casualties during an experiment. Of course it’s front page news.’

And at the bottom of the article. A small subtitle caught Ruin’s attention.

-Some voices say only former Head Professor Ruins Wayne can solve this…

Ruin put the newspaper down on the table and picked up his coffee. The sour yet bitter taste touched his tongue tip, but what lingered on his lips was a mischievous smile.

‘It’s working very well.’

He got up from his chair and gathered his belongings.

“At this point… an invitation should come flying in.”

Actually, preparations to receive the invitation were already complete. For the past few days, he had deliberately walked around the harbor area with ‘Ruins Wayne’s’ face. He made eye contact with merchants, helped people, and spread witness accounts.

The merchants praised the rarely seen handsome young man for his excellent character and spread good words about him, and those rumors spread quickly.

Sure enough, not long after, he could see familiar shadows moving outside the window.

It was Haven’s faculty.

They had come to find Ruin.

Ruin pretended not to notice and went to the inn’s flower garden to start watering. Through the sunlight sparkling between the leaves, familiar voices could be heard from the entrance.

“Professor! So you were here, please return immediately!”

“Professor Ruins, there’s nothing more to say. We’ve prepared everything, so return at once.”

Their tone carried not so much desperation as conviction that this was what he ought to do. As if returning wasn’t a choice but a natural duty.

Thanks to this, Ruin stopped watering and slowly turned his head.

‘…They still haven’t come to their senses.’

At that moment, light footsteps approached from the lobby entrance. A girl in a black dress came running breathlessly and shouted toward Ruin.

“Professor! Tirneit School has made an offer to scout you with double the salary, what will you do?”

Ruin didn’t bat an eye. And for good reason, since this girl wasn’t a real assistant but his shadow. After absorbing energy from the Demon Emperor’s Heart, his shadow level had increased, making it possible to mimic human form.

‘In other words, a lie.’

But regardless of the truth, that one statement changed the faculty’s reaction. And understandably so, since it was a competing school with Haven.

“That…”

“Of, of course since you belonged to Haven, you’ll return here… right?”

Then a boy appeared from another direction.

“Professor! Derelin School has made an offer to scout you with triple the salary, what will you do?”

“?!”

This time a complete rival school?!

The professors who had been crossing their arms and acting commanding just moments ago were instantly filled with anxiety that losing this person would be a disaster.

“We… we’ll match those conditions. No, we can do even better.”

“Please don’t go to another school. We need you, Professor. We really do.”

“Double salary of course, plus research funding, equipment, personnel… we’ll give you whatever you want.”

“It has to be Haven. Please… come back to us.”

And the finishing blow.

Professor Kalon, who was always proud, gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee.

“Please, Professor.”

It was like watching a man who said ‘I’d never say such words even if I died’ swallow his pride whole.

Ruin hid his satisfaction inside.

‘A sight like this, you might see once in a lifetime if you’re lucky.’

Ruin outwardly let out a deep sigh and spoke calmly.

“…Everyone really needs me this much, so I suppose I have no choice.”

At that moment, Ginseng Superior, who was lying in a rubber basin receiving a watering can aroma spa, made a comment.

「You shameless bastard.」

‘It’s true though, isn’t it.’

「How are you planning to kill the Hero? The higher-ups ordered you to kill him.」

‘It’s simple. There’s Rei’s case as precedent.’

「Rei?」

‘Yes. I’ll make him fall in love with one of my people, then have them dump him. Kill him mentally and completely.’

「And you still call yourself a master.」

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