I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 219

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Chapter 219. Wicked Rumors

Ruin fell into deep contemplation.

Right, no matter how much he thought about it, if it was something Ruins Wayne would obsess over like that, it definitely had to have some special power.

‘Like a condition to become the Mage King or something…’

「Right, with that you could become strong too!」

‘Well, there’s nothing bad about getting stronger.’

「Oh!」

If he became the Mage King, he’d have power that could even rival the Demon Emperor.

Until now he had only been thinking about retirement, but seeing his superior’s demands and the mission assigned to Echo, he felt the need to gain power.

‘If the Five Evils have no intention of letting me go, I’ll just have to smash them.’

What would be the point of showing loyalty to such bastards?

At those words, Ginseng Superior was extremely pleased.

「That’s it! You break free from your leash and become the Demon Emperor!」

Actually, there were ways to become stronger.

‘This Haven itself used to be a temple, so there are many hidden things.’

Just by finding and consuming those, he could raise his abilities.

But before that, a problem had arisen.

“Professor Ruins is a vampire, right?”

“He researches zombies, right?”

“He must be creating seeds because he’s a vampire.”

After a few days, the rumors had grown uncontrollably. Even in the Healing Department training ground, such words were circulating.

“Every night the Professor secretly sucks blood and heals diseases in return.”

The Combat Department had a different version.

“It’s not blood but mana he absorbs. Then he returns triple the combat power.”

In the Command Department, it had become completely romanticized.

“Really? No wonder he seemed like such a catch.”

“Then if you marry the Professor… you could live young forever, right?”

Now Ruin was establishing himself as the protagonist of campus ghost stories, the ‘kind vampire professor.’

Finally, on the day he heard those rumors directly in the library, Ruin banged his forehead against the desk.

“…Ah, damn it.”

Ginseng Superior peeked his head out from inside the pocket.

「Hey, look at the students’ eyes. They’re really excited, aren’t they?」

‘Is it normal to be excited about a monster?’

「Why not. Don’t you know that when female students see you, they scream ‘Kyaaaah! I want to get my neck bitten by the Professor! So sexy!’?」

‘…Shut up.’

Ruin’s blood pressure shot up to his head. Walking through the corridor, he even heard this:

“I saw it directly! I was looking out the window from the library at night and the Professor was sitting there, right? Then bat wings suddenly spread out from behind his back!”

Instantly, the students’ eyes sparkled like starlight.

“That’s our Professor, right?!”

“Wow… It’s really like a Dracula awakening scene…”

“As expected, our Professor… He’s a legend.”

“He sucks blood, heals diseases, and his classes are perfect…”

The students’ faces were filled not with fear, but with complete admiration and romance.

Walking through the corridor, Ruin gritted his teeth.

‘No, it’s true that I’m from the Demon Race, but… I’m not a vampire.’

Even if you’re going to make comparisons, why compare me to those damn anemic bastards!

Ginseng Superior in his pocket giggled.

「Just accept it. Vampire Professor sounds cool.」

‘…Like hell I’ll accept it.’

The problem was that there were professors who actually believed it. So there were even people unnecessarily digging around behind him.

“If he’s a vampire, that face and those abilities make sense!”

“It wasn’t human ability after all.”

“…Could a vampire survive returning from the Papal Court?”

“If he’s not pure-blooded, sure.”

“A half-vampire would be easier to blend into human society and more dangerous. Shouldn’t we deal with him?”

Ruin was dumbfounded. The most annoying thing for a spy was being tailed.

But among them, there were some useful rumors too.

“Bat wings spreading out behind my back were witnessed… which means there really was something like that.”

Was there actually a real vampire race within Haven?

‘But would vampires have any reason to be at a Hero academy?’

Could it be that there was an ‘object’ in this Haven that even vampires would covet?

Vampires and shadows were similar races. Both commonly disliked light. In other words, if it was an object vampires needed, there was a very high possibility it would also benefit shadows.

‘I need to look into this more carefully.’

That’s when it happened.

“Professor Ruins.”

“!”

The Hero appeared.

He had clearly been told to stay at the front lines, yet he broke his promise and appeared here. Ruin’s brow furrowed.

‘Is it because his memory was erased?’

That Echo bastard, he erased unnecessary things too…

However, at that moment, Ruin frowned.

“What are you doing.”

That’s because the Hero was holding a sword of light. His expression was resolute. Though fatigue was deeply shadowed under his eyes, his gaze was firm.

“I, I heard. That Master is… a vampire.”

“…What?”

Ruin pressed his brow. He didn’t know why he was still calling him Master, but.

‘Ah, shit. Did it spread that far?’

No, that wasn’t what was important.

“What’s that you’re holding?”

“The students kept going on about vampires and wouldn’t study, so I caught some bats, and these guys were carrying this.”

‘That’s…!’

Dark mineral.

A substance that could become stronger in light, it was an enhancement stone that further strengthened dark attributes.

Of course, it was quite small, but…

‘Could such things have been growing in Haven?’

Bats are familiars of vampires.

‘Was there a vampire living in Haven?’

And vampires have the same attributes as shadows. The fact that they needed it meant it would be a great benefit to shadows too.

And if they were collecting such things using familiars…

‘This worked out perfectly. I need to get that kind of ore.’

So Ruin said.

“Could you give me that ore?”

The Hero threw it to Ruin as if it didn’t matter.

‘Good. I got the ore.’

He could feed the little shadows.

But then the Hero said something strange.

“The professors think Professor Ruins is a vampire. If this fact reaches the Union Forces’ ears, it could be big trouble.”

“What?”

“Or maybe you’ve already become a vampire.”

“…What?”

Instantly, sunlight burst from the tip of his sword.

“…Then, I’ll purify you!”

“Hey, you craz-“

Before Ruin could stop him, the room filled with white light. At the same time, bats throughout Haven fell with thuds.

Ginseng Superior in his pocket shouted.

「Crazy! I almost got purified for real!」

Ruin’s heart pounded. As the Monster King, he wouldn’t take damage from this level, but if he were a vampire, he’d be one hundred percent dead!

The Hero sighed in relief seeing Ruin unharmed in the sunlight.

“…Thank goodness. Master still remains in human form.”

Ruin slammed the desk with a red face and shouted.

“I wasn’t a vampire to begin with, you blockhead!”

No, that’s not what’s important.

“…More than that, Master? What are you talking about.”

He definitely should have had his memory erased.

‘Don’t tell me that Echo bastard screwed up?’

Ruin’s eyes turned menacing. He was just thinking about really beating up Echo.

Suddenly the Hero smiled brightly and extended his forearm.

-Ruins Wayne is my master.

It was a magic inscription.

The Hero said nonchalantly.

“Someone tried to erase my memory, so I quickly left this behind. Of course, I don’t remember anything else besides this.”

Ruin looked at the Hero as if amazed.

…Is this bastard really insane?

Though flustered, Ruin felt secretly relieved.

‘…At least his memories weren’t erased. I avoided the worst case scenario.’

At that reaction, the Hero’s expression became subtle.

“So, are you really my master as this mark indicates?”

Ruin remained silent before speaking.

“Yes. I am your master. And you are my cute disciple.”

“!”

The Hero’s face brightened purely.

The word ‘disciple’ spoken directly for the first time. The first time his master acknowledged being a master only after the Hero lost his memories. That resonance struck deep in the Hero’s heart.

However, the words that followed immediately made his heart turn cold as if ice water had been poured on it.

“A master of cooking noodles.”

At those words, the Hero’s face hardened.

“…Cooking noodles…?”

“Yes. I went through great trouble teaching you how to cook noodles, but you can’t remember it. How disappointing.”

The Hero’s expression twisted. Then he said something unexpected.

“Then… may I stay at Haven until I recover my memories?”

Ruin remained silent.

‘…Well, if he’s lost all memories of our time together, it doesn’t matter.’

At least the Hero wouldn’t become a traitor to humanity. If he was just a ‘noodle cooking master,’ even if he called him master, he wouldn’t be linked as a traitor.

‘Still, for safety’s sake, I should send him away….’

「Still, the Hero is quite pitiful. He loses emotions every time he uses his abilities, and now he’s lost the memories that were most precious to him.」

“…”

“Well, do as you please.”

Ruin turned around.

Since his memories were erased anyway, the urgent matter now wasn’t the Hero, but Ruins Wayne.

‘If I leave him alone, he’ll keep popping up.’

And while he still didn’t know what the super limited edition Alice was, the Revolutionary Army reward doll was….

‘I need to meet Kalon.’

But then….

After the Hero’s purification incident, all of Haven became noisy. Strange rumors spread among the students.

“He doesn’t die even from light magic!”

“He even walks around during the day!”

This meant he was definitely a high-ranking noble.

“For such a professor to kindly teach us classes… he must be considerate because we’re human!”

The wild rumors amplified uncontrollably, and Ruin could only swallow his sighs.

Then one day, noisy sounds came from in front of the research lab. Students had put up a large banner at the classroom entrance.

-Immortal Night’s Disciples, Ruins Wayne Professor Fan Club Formation Ceremony.

Ruin’s forehead trembled.

“What the hell are you doing.”

One student held out a bouquet with an excited face.

“Professor, please bite us! We want to become the mark of the chosen ones!”

“….”

「Haven… isn’t it actually a gathering place for lunatics?」

Then the Hero appeared.

With a serious face, he declared quite solemnly.

“I alone am enough to serve the noodle cooking master! Everyone back off!”

…Thanks to that, Ruin’s stress skyrocketed again.

* * *

Ruin sat in his chair with his legs crossed, tapping his fingers on the desk as he spoke.

“Give me the reward.”

Kalon doubted his ears at first.

“…What did you say?”

“You said you’d give me a limited edition reward. Hand it over.”

Now he doesn’t even bother with honorifics.

Kalon looked at Ruin as if amazed. However, Ruin’s golden eyes still gleamed.

Listening to Ruins Wayne’s otaku obsession… no, Alice worship every night was unbearable. No matter how much of a Ruin he was, if a corpse did that every night, he couldn’t sleep.

And Ruins Wayne, though a corpse, possessed the Mage King’s knowledge.

‘If I use that doll as bait, I could hear various things or make her do things.’

However, Kalon seemed flabbergasted.

“You actually interfered with our plan. We were supposed to tarnish the Imperial Prince’s image, but instead you elevated his reputation. And yet you want compensation? Are you joking?”

At those words, Ruin grinned wickedly.

“…I wonder what would happen if I exposed your identity to the Revolutionary Army?”

Kalon’s smile hardened stiffly.

“The Chairman’s spy, right?”

“If you get branded as ‘the Chairman’s spy’ within the Revolutionary Army, do you think your neck would stay attached?”

Kalon’s breathing became rough. But soon he gritted his teeth and fought back.

“…Aren’t you a spy for the Wayne Family yourself?”

Ruin snorted dismissively.

“Got any proof?”

“I do.”

When Ruin activated the recording magic tool, the Hero’s voice echoed from within.

[But… Professor Kalon is… fine. …You don’t need to be wary of him.]

[Yes… He’s my person.]

At the Chairman’s voice, Kalon’s face turned bright red.

“…”

Ruin slowly rose from his chair. Shadows swirled over his shoulders.

“Now, let me ask again. When will you give me my compensation?”

Kalon caught his breath for a moment, then ground his teeth quietly.

“…Fine. If you have that, then this is no longer a matter I can decide from the middle.”

Ruin’s eyes sparkled.

“So?”

Kalon sneered as he spoke.

“Talk to the Commander directly. I’m looking forward to seeing what he’ll say about you.”

Commander?

Ruin’s expression became strange.

Sure enough.

“The Commander wants to persuade his sponsor, but it seems he’s having some difficulty. If you solve that, he might give you compensation.”

Ruin sighed.

‘Demon Emperor… They said he failed at regression and is absent…’

Was he hiding in the Revolutionary Army?

“What kind of person is this sponsor?”

It would be the Demon Emperor anyway, but he still needed to confirm his opponent first.

“Ah. If it’s about that, I have a photograph.”

A photograph? Is the Demon Emperor going around hiding his face?

“Oh. If it’s that, I have a photo.”

A photo? Wait, are you going around hiding your face?

However, Ruin’s expression froze when he saw the photo.

“…Master?”

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