I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 220

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Chapter 220. Master?

Ruin stared at the photograph for a long time. Though the face was hidden behind a mask, he could never forget that necklace hanging around the neck.

“…Master?”

It was definitely the one that person in Ruin’s memory always wore around their neck.

His heart sank with a thud. Even the body shape wasn’t unfamiliar. The shoulder line, the sitting posture, even the faintly captured fingertip habits in the photo. It was exactly like the Master in his memory.

‘Is it the same person? Or… someone else?’

But then it happened.

“Master? What do you mean by that?”

“…!”

Oops. His mouth had moved first.

Sure enough, Kalon’s gaze was piercing right through him.

“Do you know this person?”

His mind sparked like lightning for a moment.

‘I can’t tell the truth here.’

Ruin grinned slyly.

“Ah, it’s just because they’re wearing such a strange mask.”

Ruin narrowed his eyes and looked away from the photograph.

“I had a master like that too. The ‘How to Fold Blankets Properly’ master.”

“….”

What kind of damn master is that?

Kalon looked at him as if he couldn’t believe it.

“There was one among the patients I used to see.”

…Ruins, was your major psychiatry?

However, Ruin instead tapped the photograph with his finger threateningly.

“So, meeting such a suspicious person as a patron at first glance. Is the Revolutionary Army in their right mind?”

This time Kalon flinched.

Ruin chuckled inwardly.

‘Good, I’ve changed the subject.’

“Well, whatever kind of weirdo it is doesn’t matter. I’ll meet them myself.”

“Oh? Don’t tell me you’re going to try persuading them yourself?”

“That’s right. If that’s what it takes to get compensation. Of course, I’ll charge extra for the trouble.”

Though he spoke that way, a complex expression crossed Ruin’s face as he finished speaking. Fear, anger, anticipation, and even the tiniest bit of hope.

If it really was that person, then why on earth… were they hiding as some Revolutionary Army patron? He absolutely had to hear the reason.

Meanwhile, perhaps thinking the patron was quite difficult, Kalon sneered.

“Hmph… fine. I’m also curious to see how that person will view you.”

* * *

Terrace Cafe in Haven.

It was a cafe the Hero often visited. Because Ruin liked the acidic coffee here.

Today was the same. The Hero was sitting in the seat Ruin always occupied. Students gathered around him and asked innocently.

“Chairman, Chairman, is Professor Ruins really your master?”

“Right. I heard he’s the master of how to cook noodles?”

At that question, the Hero’s lips trembled for a moment. Then he soon burst into laughter.

Incredulous laughter. But laughter nonetheless.

“…Yes. That’s right. How to cook noodles.”

“Was it really true?”

“Right. Really the master of how to cook noodles.”

The students chattered as if it was fascinating, but the Hero’s laughter didn’t last long. The Hero’s fingertips absentmindedly drummed on the desk.

Tap, tap, tap.

It was a rhythm as if soothing patience that was about to snap at any moment.

His lips were smiling, but his eyes held an indescribable color. Whether it was obsession, anger, or perhaps sadness.

Even amid this, the students just chattered brightly, but among them was someone who sensitively felt that atmosphere. It was Echo, crouching and tailing the Hero.

‘…What’s with that face?’

A face that was smiling on the outside but seemed to be boiling inside. It looked as if he was mulling over what Ruin had said but absolutely couldn’t accept it.

Echo, who was tailing the Hero to avoid getting hit by Butterfly, muttered inwardly.

‘That bastard, his memory… is it really completely erased?’

* * *

Dark Underground Meeting Room.

Ruin entered the Revolutionary Army’s base under Kalon’s guidance. In the center of the base sat a figure wearing a black iron mask.

‘The Revolutionary Army’s Commander.’

Just their presence alone created a tension that pressed down on the room.

However, Ruin’s gaze instinctively moved to the side.

Behind the Commander, standing one step back, was the patron. They too had their face hidden behind a mask, wearing a necklace with a blue gem that glinted when it caught the light.

At that, Ruin’s heart sank with a thud.

‘That’s… something Master always wore.’

It was something that belonged only to her, something no one else could imitate.

That wasn’t all. Seeing it in person rather than in a photograph made it even more certain. The build, height, physique… everything was Master.

Ruin barely suppressed the impulse surging in his chest. He wanted to tear off the mask right now and confirm her identity.

But the Revolutionary Army Commander was here. Moreover, this was a place where the entire Revolutionary Army was watching him and targeting his life. If he moved rashly, his head would fly off before he could even confirm whether it was Master or not.

“….”

Heavy silence pressed down on the meeting room.

The Commander looked down at Ruin with his hands clasped together. Then a low, heavy voice came from behind the mask.

“Now, Ruins. The ‘reward’ you want. It’s not difficult to give. But it’s also true that you interfered with us. How can I give you a reward when I can’t trust you?”

“I see. But isn’t that ridiculous coming from you?”

“What?”

“You’re the ones wearing masks and such. How can I trust people who won’t even reveal their identities?”

Those were words attacking the Patron. At this, Kalon looked at Ruin as if he were crazy.

But the Commander only glared at Ruin silently. The Patron also maintained quiet silence.

Ruin smiled lightly.

‘This is a test.’

To confirm whether he was really Ruins Wayne or not.

Whether the Revolutionary Army Commander usually wore a mask or not – only the real Ruins Wayne would know.

‘If he usually wore a mask, silence would be the answer, but if he didn’t, reacting would be the answer.’

But since there was no way to know whether he really wore one usually or not, it was a difficult problem for Ruin. So he deliberately attacked someone else indirectly instead of the Commander, who carried greater risk.

Then, the Revolutionary Army Commander removed his mask. Soon a rough-looking man revealed himself.

“Ha, after going in as a professor, you’ve only gotten better with words.”

It seemed reacting was the right answer after all.

Soon the Commander spoke.

“What we want is simple… Our Patron, that person wants persuasion.”

Ruin looked at her sharply.

Was the Patron, that is Master, really supporting the Revolutionary Army from behind?

If so, all the events he had encountered so far – the incidents involving the Demon Emperor, Five Evils, and even the Pope – could all be Master’s shadow.

But-

“The authority to decide your ‘reward’ also lies with that person.”

Ruin narrowed his eyes and nodded.

“I’ll do it myself. I would know better.”

Thus Ruin was escorted along with the Patron.

Even then, Ruin couldn’t take his eyes off the Patron’s mask. His heart was pounding. An impulse arose to tear off the mask and confirm it right now.

But the Commander who was escorting them placed a hand on Ruin’s shoulder and whispered.

“You’ll fail anyway, but do your best.”

Soon only the two of them were left in the solitary cell. The Patron’s gaze turned toward Ruin. Though her eyes weren’t visible through the mask’s gaps, her voice was calm.

“Ruins Wayne.”

At those words, Ruin’s heart froze for a moment. Even the voice was familiar.

‘…Master. Really… is it really you?’

But the Patron smiled and said.

“Good, Ruins Wayne. What can you give us?”

“…Show me your face and I’ll answer.”

Then a strange breath that could have been laughter or a sigh leaked from beyond the Patron’s mask. She slowly raised her fingers.

Thud.

Finally the mask settled on the table. And then the face that was revealed.

“…!”

Ruin’s pupils shook greatly. That face was one he could never forget – it was his Master’s face.

Soon she smiled and said.

“It’s been a while. My beloved disciple, Ruin.”

* * *

Demon Emperor Risha caught her breath and bit her lips.

The scene reflected before her eyes as she secretly watched Ruin was shock itself. It was her sister Natasha, who she believed had disappeared forever.

“…She came back alive?”

In her chest that should have been cold and heartless, freezing rage, jealousy, and shattered memories all exploded at once.

That was understandable, because Risha couldn’t forget. Before the first regression began, her relationship with Ruin.

Ruin had definitely looked at her and smiled at her. In short, they were lovers, but Natasha ruined everything.

“The only tool that can kill the Demon Emperor is you, Ruin.”

Natasha, who was competing for the position of Demon Emperor, tried to use her disciple Ruin to kill the Demon Emperor. But as the two fell in love, the plan failed, and Natasha had no choice but to kill Ruin. Using the Hero, that is.

Risha cried out as if her heart was being torn apart. So she slew the Hero and obtained the Wish Stone. She prayed to the Wish Stone.

“Bring Ruin back to life.”

Then the Wish Stone spoke.

[I will grant your wish, but if you gain something, you will surely lose something as well.]

Lisha ignored that warning. As long as Ruin could live, nothing else mattered. With that wish, Lisha gained the regression ability and was able to meet the living Ruin again.

But the problem started from there.

‘If you gain something, you will lose something.’

She realized the meaning of those words.

Ruin was certainly alive. But from the second regression onward, Ruin’s lover became Natasha. Because Ruin had lost his memories with her.

Even when she regressed again, the starting point of regression was always the same. The regression point was always after Ruin had been united with his Master. The Ruin she loved now smiled beside Natasha, her sister. Moreover, even when she turned back time, Ruin always died early. No matter how much she struggled, it was useless.

That was precisely the curse cast by the Wish Stone. The price for using the Wish Stone was that in exchange for bringing Ruin back to life, she would be cursed to never be united with him.

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