I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 215

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Chapter 215. You Must Pay the Price for Coming Back

“Hmm, this isn’t easy.”

Ruin set down the Union women’s information he had stolen from the Union Records Repository. Even though the target was a top-secret security facility, who was he? For Fire Butterfly, extracting a list excluding married women was an easy task.

And now, he needed to find a woman who would make the Hero fall in love and then dump him.

‘I thought I could use Rei as a reference.’

But the difficulty level was quite high.

That was understandable, because even though it was annoying, Rei was quite a beauty. And she wasn’t a scammer for nothing—she had both talent and beauty.

‘As expected, finding someone of that caliber isn’t easy.’

「…And you’re making it harder by looking for someone without flaws.」

‘Oh, so should I set up someone with flaws with the Hero?’

「Sigh… you… let’s not even talk about it.」

Then there was only one method.

‘I’ll create one with our people.’

He had finally gained the ability to transform into a human. Couldn’t he just create a plausible person with shadows?

With that thought, Ruin returned to Haven. But when Ruin opened the door to the Healing Department classroom—

“Professor!”

“Professor, you really came back?!”

Teaching assistants and students came rushing over in a crowd.

They grabbed his hands, clutched at his clothes, and some even hung onto his arms. Having deeply experienced the ‘chaos due to Professor Ruins’ absence,’ they looked like people who had found an oasis in the desert.

“Wait a moment. Let go of my arm. This is a research arm.”

Ruin brushed them off and headed to the problematic experiment lab. Inside the lab, remnants of the incident still remained.

And the test subjects lying pale on beds, barely breathing. The recovery stones were still covered with the aura of misfortune.

Ruin wiggled his fingers.

“Making a fuss over this…”

The professors bit their lips.

“Ha, let’s see if your big talk is real or not.”

“Better than you idiots, at least.”

“If you can’t do it, you’re expelled!”

Then Ruin lightly placed his fingertips on the machine and muttered quietly.

‘Release.’

As he withdrew the misfortune, an invisible shadow instantly lifted. At the same time, the recovery stone emitted a clear light.

“It’s done. The heartbeat sounds have returned to normal.”

“Gasp…!”

Color returned to the patients’ cheeks.

Several professors seemed shocked by this sight, and students gulped audibly.

And—

“It works! As expected of Professor Ruins!”

“Professor, you’ll never leave again, right?”

“Professor, would you like to try the bread I made?”

On one side, the faculty were applauding. Even professors who usually frowned just from making eye contact were repeatedly saying ‘As expected!’

Ruin glared at the faculty.

“Next time, redo the experiment design from the beginning. What’s the point of having heads?”

At that same sharp tongue, Professor Kalon swallowed back the harsh words he was about to spit out.

“…Thank you, Ruins.”

“Oh, by the way, I’ll take the solution fee as 10% of each professor’s monthly salary.”

Instantly, the experiment lab froze.

A solution fee?

No, before that…

“10%…?”

“You’re joking, right…?”

“I hope it’s a joke.”

Ruin took out his notebook and wrote ‘10%’ next to the professors’ names.

“I’ll make sure it’s automatically deducted on the next payday.”

The faculty gritted their teeth.

“Grr…”

However, no one could object. Because if this man hadn’t been here in this situation… there would have been bigger trouble.

Ruin chuckled inwardly.

‘I just released the misfortune.’

As the atmosphere in the experiment lab calmed down a bit, one professor spoke.

“Now… since the Head Professor has returned, let’s contact the Chairman too.”

Ruin flinched, and another professor was startled.

“No, he must be busy in Rhine… let’s call him later. Not necessarily right now…”

Their true feelings were obvious.

‘There’s no need to call the Hero and cause a commotion…’

‘If they find out we’re this excited about Professor Ruins’ return… it would be a bit embarrassing.’

Ruin also nodded obediently this time.

‘Honestly… it is embarrassing.’

He had said he’d never see them again, yet here he was walking into Haven on his own feet.

‘I should just go to class and escape.’

But then-

Bang!

The experiment lab door opened roughly.

“P-Professor Ruins!”

It was the Hero.

In just one month, that perfect golden hair had become disheveled and unruly. The usual brilliant luster had faded, and deep shadows had settled under his eyes.

Like a pilgrim who had wandered in the desert for 30 years and finally discovered a well, his eyes gleamed with desperation.

“Where have you been! I nearly turned the country upside down three times looking for you!”

“The professors found you in one try. How incompetent.”

“Gah!”

As expected, he still never lost in verbal sparring.

The Hero looked at him resentfully.

“Didn’t you say… you’d never come back again?”

“…Well, that’s how it turned out.”

Then the Hero spoke as if making a declaration.

“Please promise me… that you’ll never leave Haven again. Haven needs you, Professor.”

Ruin raised an eyebrow.

“That’s a bit…”

“You’re going to ditch us again?!”

The Hero’s voice rose half a tone.

“Stop.”

Ruin raised his hand gently but firmly to stop him.

“Let me tell you in advance, I have one condition for returning.”

“A condition…?”

The Hero tilted his head.

“Five times the salary. And Chairman, go to Rhine and don’t come back.”

That’s two conditions though.

But unlike the professors’ expressions, the Hero’s face changed drastically as if stabbed by a knife.

“I understand the salary, but why… why shouldn’t I come back from Rhine?!”

Ruin wore his characteristic cocky smile.

“It’s better for teaching when Chairman isn’t around. Honestly, you’re a nuisance when you’re here.”

A brief silence.

Behind them, several professors coughed to suppress their laughter. Hearing that wicked tone, they finally felt like Ruins had truly returned.

“So don’t even come near Haven.”

The Hero’s face looked as if asking what he had done wrong. He seemed shocked.

Ginseng Superior rested his chin on his hand.

「Aren’t you deliberately driving away the Hero because the Upper Echelon ordered you to kill him?」

‘That’s not it.’

The Hero, who had been full of thoughts about catching up with his Master, bit his lips.

“I don’t like seeing you either, Professor? I’d prefer not to see your face if possible?”

“Oh, excellent. Our understanding aligns.”

“Yes! I’ll never see you again!”

The Hero spun around sharply.

But-

“I’m really leaving?”

“I’m really going?”

“I’m leaving!”

While saying that, the sight of him turning around every 10cm to shout was nothing short of pathetic.

* * *

Ruin was shocked when he opened the box the 2nd Prince had left.

‘Crazy. This is the Demon Emperor’s Heart.’

To obtain this in such a situation of all times.

‘So I’ve obtained all the Demon Emperor’s Hearts now.’

One that Younger Sister had.

And one inside the belly of Noah, the bastard prince.

And this one too.

The problem is I need to combine and send them, but as long as there’s a heart in Noah’s belly, I can’t combine them.

‘I’ll have to keep it until I can take it out of his belly.’

An important item that could determine the outcome of war at any moment.

If I say I’ve found them all, I’ll have no choice but to talk about the bastard prince, and Pride will naturally come to kill the bastard prince.

‘I can’t let an innocent child die.’

But then, the experiment lab door burst open with a bang! Along with the cold wind blowing from outside, men wearing red silk coats filed in. Even the teaching assistants blocking the entrance stepped back from their intimidating presence.

The man at the front slammed documents onto the desk. His breathing was rough.

“Professor Ruins Wayne! What on earth have you done!”

Ruin put down his coffee cup and looked up.

“Who are you?”

The man’s lips twitched at that insolent look.

“Who are we! We met not long ago and you don’t remember! We’re the Kelbrin Military Academy HR Team! Didn’t you see us at the Papal Court! The money our academy invested to recruit you was-“

“Ah. The idiots who fell for the Pope’s scam.”

What the hell?!

They pointed at Ruin sipping his coffee and fumed.

“After we went through such trouble to bring you over, you just return to Haven? Does this make sense!”

Someone from the back quickly chimed in.

“Return the signing bonus right now. Otherwise, for defamation and breach of contract, we will-“

Ruin cut off their voices with a single gesture.

“…Wait a moment.”

He leaned back diagonally in his chair and quietly pulled out a communication device from his pocket. His expression was as indifferent as an office worker taking an annoying complaint call.

“Since the situation is like this, I’ll have to call someone.”

Soon a signal rang out. Only Ruin knew that the person receiving this signal would come running here like a dog within 3 minutes.

The Kelbrin HR Team Leader scoffed at Ruin’s behavior.

“Calling someone? Who are you summoning that would make… us back down?”

Bang!

Before those words could even finish, the experiment lab door burst open explosively. Wind and dust swirled, and through the gap, a massive shadow fell.

“…Master!”

It was the Hero.

Like a radish pulled from the ground, as if he’d just been pulled from the front lines, his clothes were covered in dust, and his eyes mixed exhaustion with madness. He who had just said ‘I’ll never come back again’ had sprinted at full speed to arrive at a single signal.

Without even catching his breath, he surveyed the surroundings.

“Who was bothering Master.”

That voice was disciplined and calm, with a weight that could crush an entire military police company.

The Kelbrin side became bewildered. That was a face no one could forget once they saw it.

A subordinate beside them whispered.

“It’s the Hero…”

“Wasn’t he supposed to be away?!”

They couldn’t have imagined it. No, more than that, humanity’s strongest responding immediately to a single professor’s call?

But unlike them, the Hero’s deadly eyes looked at the Kelbrin side.

“Who are you?”

“They’re people demanding a refund of my signing bonus.”

“…Ah.”

The Hero silently slammed his sword down. The entire Kelbrin side collapsed simultaneously from the shockwave.

“That…!”

Ruin smiled gentlemanly and said.

“Should I refund the signing bonus?”

Then the Team Leader gasped and sobbed.

“The, the signing bonus we’ll just consider as our donation…”

“You’ve made a good decision.”

At that clean answer, the Hero glanced back at Ruin.

He’d made an emergency call so he thought it was urgent, but it wasn’t much at all.

“…It would have been nice if you’d told me whether to come at ‘full sprint’ or ‘normal speed’ when you called…”

At those words, Ruin rolled his eyes as if telling him to cut the crap.

“What nonsense. You should always come at full power when I call.”

At that, the Hero’s dead eyes instantly sparkled.

“That means… you’ll call me again in the future, right?! Right?”

Ah, so that’s how it works out.

Ruin clicked his tongue, but the Hero’s face brightened as much as it could.

“Professor, then now-“

“Yes. I’ll call you again, so now go back to the Front Lines.”

“….”

Really? He’s sending him back just like that? How far is it between the Front Lines and Haven?

“Wasn’t that the condition for me to come back?”

“…!”

The Hero’s eyes welled up with tears as if asking if he was really doing this.

He hadn’t even had a chance to catch up with his Master!

Meanwhile, the Professors muttered in disbelief at this scene.

‘…He’s treating the Hero like a dog, isn’t he?’

The Ginseng Superior chuckled beside him.

「Just become the Chairman yourself.」

Ruin sneered as he swallowed his coffee.

‘Why should I do that? I’ve got a state-power-level summoning button now.’

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