I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 217

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Chapter 217. The Butterfly Attempting Revival (1)

Ruin was dumbfounded.

A warrior pilgrimage!

“Where to… no, why did they go?”

Wasn’t the Imperial Princess busy recovering her F grade?

“Grades aren’t the issue right now, apparently.”

How unexpected. A model student obsessed with grades? And as for Judith… well, she never cared about grades anyway.

But did the Grand Duke just let that slide??

“Actually, she left a doll at Haven. She recently learned Clone Puppet Arts.”

Ruin pressed his brow.

…Judith. She really gets things done when she puts her mind to it.

“More importantly, did they even know what my illness was before leaving?”

“Judith and Karin… they heard a rumor recently. That there’s an ‘ancient secret technique that can cure terminal illnesses’ hidden in the Caldera Ruins.”

“Who the hell said that?”

“…The Hero.”

Instantly, Ruin’s eyebrow shot up.

“…That bastard?”

“Yes. He said it was just idle chatter… but the two candidates took it seriously. They left immediately, saying they would ‘save Professor’s life.'”

Ruin pressed his forehead. That one short comment had sent two future Mage King candidates outside the Academy, to a dangerous ruin site no less.

‘Should I go rescue them?’

No. That place is a popular tourist destination, so they’ll probably be fine.

‘But it’s critical to have no candidates when I need to teach the Mage King.’

「But I’ve been thinking, the Ruins Wayne you absorbed is the Mage King.」

‘That’s right.’

「If you revive him, couldn’t that stop your solitude too?」

Oh. That’s a decent idea for Ginseng Superior, who has grass instead of brains in his head.

Ruin can’t use magic anyway. Since he can only use copied magic, he can’t use dispelling magic even with the spell technique Lucherin gave him.

However.

「The fact that there are future Mage King candidates means Ruins Wayne is still the Mage King. If done well, wouldn’t that meet the conditions?」

That’s right. There’s nothing bad about trying.

Besides, the real Ruins Wayne died from Ruin’s unintended misfortune. Even when he first killed him, it was killing an innocent person, so hadn’t he considered keeping him alive with a revival potion depending on the situation?

‘I never thought it would be used like this though.’

But the problem was where the revival potion was. It should be somewhere in this house.

‘It wasn’t in any of the treasure chests I’ve found so far.’

That means it’s still buried somewhere. Finding it is the problem though…

Then, Ruin thought of a clever plan.

Come to think of it, the Hero discovered his retirement fund chest…? And in one go too. Should I ask him about that method? With that, couldn’t I specifically search for just the revival potion?

「Is that possible? You told that fairy bastard to erase the Hero’s memories.」

Damn, that’s right.

Ruin pressed his brow.

So after a long time, he called Echo and asked. What did he do with the Hero’s memories? Then Echo, delighted as if he’d found water, propped both hands under his chin and grinned.

“What? The Hero’s memories? I erased them cleanly just like you said.”

His eyes seemed to be waiting for praise. However, Ruin’s expression hardened coldly.

“…”

“Why? Why? What’s wrong, Butterfly? Going to praise me?”

Instead of a sigh, a fist landed in the smugly smiling Echo’s stomach.

“Fuck…”

“Hey, why?!”

Echo clutched his stomach, flabbergasted.

“I did what you told me to, and even completed it perfectly, so why?!”

His eyes had ‘incomprehensible’ written in them.

This cat-like bastard… why is he getting angry for no reason?

To this, Ruin said only one thing.

“You erased them pretty quickly.”

“…Is that bad?”

“Bring them back.”

“…Are you training a damn dog right now?!”

Ruin just raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

“The abyss memories should still remain, so let’s go read those at least.”

Eventually, the two decided to infiltrate. The Shadow Creature they’d sent to scout had said, ‘That blonde is sleeping right now.’

Using those words as a guide, the two stood in front of the Chairman’s Office. First, Ruin placed his hand on the door and spread misfortune. The sound of the lock mechanism rotting away like mold reached his ears.

Then Ruin, who had turned into shadow, and Echo, who had turned into an echo, seeped into the darkness.

Swoosh.

And inside the room they entered. The Hero was wearing a blindfold and sleeping deeply. His breathing was steady, and beside him was a bottle of sleeping pills. Ruin’s gaze lingered there for a moment.

‘…Does he usually need sleeping pills to fall asleep?’

How unnecessarily concerning.

But what mattered now wasn’t such sentiments.

That’s when it happened. A subtle presence flowed from under the pillow. Crackle, the sound of paper being crumpled.

‘Paper?’

Ruin carefully slid his hand under the pillow. His fingertips touched something.

‘What… is this?’

Ruin picked up the paper.

On it were just four words.

-Something Ruins Wayne would like.

In that instant, his brow slowly furrowed. So that’s how he found the severance pay so easily… Now I understand.

“This bastard, he imprinted it.”

He carved it deep into his mind to trigger his intuition. That Pope bastard, recommending such a cowardly method.

Echo, who was watching from the side, widened his eyes.

“Wait, this is possible?”

Ruin twisted up the corner of his mouth and explained.

“This bastard with ridiculously high Luck Power has a high probability of getting what he wants even normally. On top of that-“

He tapped his temple with his finger.

“Things he thinks about before sleeping have a particularly high probability of being deeply embedded in long-term memory physiologically. If you apply this, you can sharpen intuition like a blade.”

“What’s that? In other words, when he wakes up he goes ‘somehow it feels like it should be there’? That’s cheating.”

“It’s ridiculous, but that’s how it is.”

Echo was shocked, but Ruin actually chuckled.

“Then the story is simple. This time I’ll use it myself.”

“!”

He transformed the shadow creature’s appearance. It became a reagent bottle containing pale blue liquid.

“It’s a revival reagent.”

Then he held it out to Echo.

“Echo, inject this. Like an imprint, embed the revival reagent in that bastard’s head.”

Echo’s eyebrows twitched.

“…It’s possible, but.”

Echo looked at the paper text with concern.

So this guy… were his memories erased or not?

‘This is trouble.’

Depending on that, Butterfly will hit me again.

* * *

The next morning at dawn, the Hero bolted upright as if struck by lightning.

“Good… Here it is. Something… I have a good feeling about this!”

Without hesitation, he grabbed a shovel and began digging the ground. Dirt flew and the shovel blade made heavy sounds as it split the earth.

Echo, who was watching from a distance, widened his eyes.

“Wow… The Hero is really digging the ground… Crazy.”

But digging the ground wasn’t what was important.

“But how do we steal what he’s digging up to our side?”

“Leave it to me.”

As soon as Ruin finished speaking, his silhouette flickered like flames and changed.

What finally appeared was golden ponytail hair and incredibly beautiful jade-colored eyes. It was Principal Charlotte Saint.

Ruin’s lips curved up as a perfectly replicated lark-like voice rang out. From his walking style to his expressions, it was perfectly creepy.

“Uncle, what are you doing in a place like this?”

The startled Hero continued shoveling without looking back.

“Charlotte? What’s wrong? I’m busy right now.”

“Professor Ruins was looking for you just now.”

“…What?!”

At those words, the Hero threw down his shovel and ran off just like that.

In that spot where his footsteps had disappeared, Echo muttered with a face covered in goosebumps.

“…His acting ability really is the strongest on the continent.”

When the Hero completely disappeared from view, sparks flew from Ruin’s appearance as he returned to his original form. His flowing black hair was revealed, and his golden eyes glinted coldly.

“Phew… Just knowing the location is enough.”

Ruin activated his shadow ability. Then black waves spread across the ground, and the shadows seeped deep like tentacles groping through the earth.

And soon-

Swoosh.

A black shadow pulled something up.

What emerged hanging in the air was an old box. Ruin grabbed it and set it down at his feet.

Click.

When he opened the lid, dust and miscellaneous items spilled out. Crumbling documents, a corroded dagger, a few old gold coins… and-

“This is…”

Inside a transparent glass bottle, a blue light was gently swirling.

Ruin slowly lifted the bottle.

“Revival reagent…”

His gaze narrowed coldly.

“…I’ll try reviving Ruins Wayne with this.”

Ruin raised his hand. Then shadows rippled at his feet and a Shadow Gate opened.

At the same time, a person who had been sleeping heavily at his feet slowly floated up. Pale white hands that seemed to have not seen sunlight for a long time, a face wrapped in bandages, a young man without even the slightest movement as if his breath had stopped.

It was the real Ruins Wayne.

Ginseng Superior asked as if wondering if it would be okay.

「Is it okay to revive him? You’ve been using him well all this time, sucking up his abilities.」

‘It’s a shame, but… this is the fastest method.’

Ruin carefully poured the ‘revival reagent’ onto Ruins’ lips. The blue liquid seeped down his throat, but there was no reaction.

And 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute…

“…Why isn’t he coming back to life?”

Under Echo’s folded-arm gaze, Ruin also tilted his head.

Was the medicine wrong? Had it lost its effectiveness from being old?

「How about trying Communication with Spirits magic? You copied that Professor’s ability before.」

“Hmm…”

Well, there’s no harm in trying.

Eventually he deployed the ‘Soul Communication’ magic he had kept. Then a faint golden circle spread across the floor, and light emanated from Ruins Wayne’s body as it floated up. Echo watched this with curiosity.

Soon Ruin asked the prepared corpse.

“You’re the Mage King. Can I revive you with this?”

Then something amazing happened. The real Ruins Wayne’s voice could be heard.

[Yes.]

“Then why aren’t you coming back to life?”

[Because it’s bothersome.]

Ruin’s eyebrows trembled.

What? This bastard?

Still, it seemed that Ruins Wayne being the ‘Mage King’ wasn’t a lie, as that soul not only ‘answered’ but even ‘spoke’ to Ruin. But the words that followed were quite unexpected.

[You become the Mage King in my place.]

…What the hell?

What does that mean?

“Hey, you bastard, explain properly.”

[Too bad. I’ve already answered three times.]

With those final words, Ruins Wayne’s corpse collapsed with a thud. Ruin’s expression was worth seeing.

Damn it, this bastard!

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