I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 222

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Chapter 222. The Butterfly of Calamity

Ruin was dumbfounded by the words that flowed from Lucherin’s mouth.

What?

“I used it? The Wish Stone?”

At the same time, Ruin realized his mistake. Lucherin’s words were something only someone who remembered the ‘previous cycles’ could say.

So he asked.

“Don’t tell me… Imperial Princess, are you a Regressor?”

Instead of answering, Lucherin suggested they move locations.

“This isn’t a conversation for here.”

When she looked at her attendant, the attendant nodded and guided them both to a tea house.

“You asked if I was a Regressor.”

Lucherin calmly shook her head.

“I’m not a Regressor. But those with strong magic power can feel the flow of regression.”

What that meant was—

“The Pope is the same, and I also have memories of regression to some extent.”

It meant that the strongest individuals like the Magic Tower Master, Mage King, and Pope could remember the cycles even without regressing themselves. That’s why they knew about their previous cycle selves.

Then Ruin had another question.

“Do you know what wish I made?”

“Of course I know. Because it was you who came to us, dissatisfied with the Wish Stone and wanting to set everything right.”

“What do you mean?”

Lucherin continued speaking calmly.

“First, the wish you made to the Wish Stone was ‘erase all memories of regression.’ You asked that you would never be able to recall those memories again.”

He was about to say it was nonsense, but Ruin soon furrowed his brow. Because there was a high possibility he would have made such a wish.

The Shadow Race was a species that mimicked others based on stored information. Their memory was that exceptional. What would become blurred for ordinary people after just a few regressions, he would have remembered every moment of regression clearly.

In other words, even the Pope couldn’t remember all cycles, but Ruin could.

“But that wasn’t necessarily a good thing. So you would have made a wish to the Wish Stone.”

“Then why was I dissatisfied with the Wish Stone? Did the stone not properly erase my memories?”

Lucherin shook her head.

“No. The memories were definitely erased. But there was a price.”

“…A price?”

Lucherin looked straight at Ruin.

“Those erased memories were transferred intact to someone else.”

At that moment, Ruin’s heart sank.

“…To whom.”

“To the Hero.”

“…!”

Ruin’s face hardened. His pupils shook.

“Instead of you, your beloved disciple bore all the memories of regression. Countless deaths, ruins, betrayals, wars, and even your countless deaths… he came to remember all of it. So he went mad. He even began losing his emotions in real time.”

Lucherin’s voice was calm, but the content was heavy.

“You were furious that your price was directed at your disciple. The Hero who had gone mad eventually became a tyrant, becoming a crazed murderer who killed indiscriminately between Union and Pride. So you became dissatisfied with the Wish Stone.”

「That’s understandable. Isn’t that stone a piece of shit?」

…So the wish I made was what drove my disciple mad.

“You went to find Ruins Wayne, who was the Mage King. Since I happened to be discussing the Wish Stone with him, I heard everything clearly. You asked him to erase all of your disciple’s memories.”

Ruin was bewildered.

“…That would have been impossible.”

Ruin flinched even as he spoke. He had muttered as if he remembered the previous cycles.

How do I know that?

Lucherin smiled knowingly in understanding.

“Even if memories are erased through regression, the body remembers.”

She continued.

“Let’s return to the question. You were certainly right. Even the Mage King couldn’t perfectly erase memories like the Wish Stone. So he sealed them instead. Even now, like water trapped behind a thick wall, that pressure is slowly building up.”

Ruin’s expression hardened.

“…Don’t tell me.”

Lucherin continued as if making a declaration.

“It’s ongoing. When the time comes, that wall will definitely burst. The current Hero will go mad again too.”

Ruin groaned and pressed his brow.

“…Then.”

“Right now, before he goes insane, we need to either kill the Hero or eliminate the Wish Stone to remove the price.”

Lucherin continued speaking.

“Anyway, as per your request, Ruins Wayne sealed the Hero’s memories. And I stopped the emotions he was losing in real-time.”

“…You stopped the emotions he was losing?”

“Yes.”

Lucherin smiled quietly.

“Instead of losing all emotions in real-time, I set new conditions. Now he gradually loses emotions whenever he uses his power. That way, he can at least preserve the emotions he wants to keep.”

Ruin’s breathing stopped for a moment.

So this was why the Hero lost emotions as the price for using his power.

However, Lucherin looked at Ruin as if impressed.

“Actually, that was also your request.”

Because that was the only way to protect his disciple.

She spoke with pity.

“You asked me to make the Hero hate Fire Butterfly if possible. You believed that way he would at least remain as humanity’s hero.”

Ruin looked at the ceiling.

In the end, I’m the same. I am.

「Anyway, you’re saying if we leave things as they are now, the Hero will go insane?」

Right. I need to prevent the Hero from going insane. That way I can have a comfortable retirement.

Lucherin calmly placed her fingertips on the table.

“You harbored dissatisfaction with the Wish Stone. So you made a plan to prevent the Demon Emperor’s regression and furthermore eliminate the Wish Stone itself.”

“…Are you saying I said such things?”

“Yes.”

Lucherin continued speaking quietly.

“But the problem is there are those who don’t want the Wish Stone to disappear. Namely, those who created the Wish Stone.”

The moment that name came out, the air became heavy as if pressed down. Ruin’s gaze sank deeply.

Lucherin caught her breath for a moment, then added with an unwavering tone.

“So Ruins Wayne, the Pope, and I all gladly joined your plan.”

“…Why? Even you all?”

“Because all three of us are also victims of the Wish Stone.”

“!”

“We used the stone too.”

Ruin looked at Lucherin.

“…Then, what wish did you make, Imperial Princess?”

A moment of silence. Lucherin’s eyes wavered. Then suddenly her gaze fell downward.

‘Let me have Fire Butterfly.’

The moment she made that wish came to mind.

The wish actually came true. He really did come to her. But at the same time, she became branded as humanity’s traitor.

Lucherin bit her lip and was lost in her own memories for a moment. However, what soon came out of her mouth was a seemingly light laugh.

“It’s a secret.”

Lucherin smiled brightly.

“Of course, the Pope didn’t use the stone directly. He’s not someone who would rely on such things. However, he’s the one most deeply entangled in the damage caused by others’ wishes. So he plans to find and kill those who made the Wish Stone.”

So that’s why the Pope was favorable toward him.

“On the other hand, Ruins Wayne was… more direct.”

Lucherin’s voice lowered.

“He wished to revive his beloved younger sisters. He must have wanted to feel familial love again. The Wish Stone certainly granted that wish. His sisters came back to life. But-“

Lucherin cut off her words and looked straight at Ruin.

“Instead, they came to despise Ruins terribly.”

He revived them wanting to feel familial love again, but ended up being hated by his family.

But Ruin tilted his head.

‘That guy, wasn’t he hated just because he was a shut-in?’

As if that thought showed on his face, Lucherin giggled mischievously.

“He wasn’t originally someone who displayed such otaku tendencies. In this cycle… he became somewhat like that though.”

“…”

Instead of answering, Ruin pressed his brow.

Ruins Wayne. If he’s going to be hated anyway, is he just going to do things worthy of hatred?

Soon Lucherin said something important.

“The Demon Emperor’s regression… on the surface it looks like the Demon Emperor controls time. But the reality is different. It’s merely a cycle driven by the Wish Stone. Within that cycle, only misfortune repeats.”

Ruin’s eyes gleamed coldly.

“…So the Wish Stone is leading this world down the path of destruction.”

“Correct. Eliminating the continent’s strongest is the goal of those who created the Wish Stone.”

Hmm. So they’re the type who want to eliminate the continent’s strongest and dominate the world.

“Who created such a thing?”

“The Five Evils… and those who joined hands with them.”

“The Demon Race?”

“No.”

Not the Demon Race, but they joined hands with the Five Evils?

Lucherin nodded.

“They weren’t originally humans from this world.”

Ah. I think I’ve heard this before. I heard the Pope can’t move because of those who came from another world.

Don’t tell me that was connected to the Wish Stone?

“That’s why it was necessary. A different regression, not the Demon Emperor’s regression. A world we could lead, not one dominated by the Wish Stone.”

Ruin’s gaze suddenly narrowed sharply.

“…Don’t tell me.”

Lucherin’s voice continued without wavering.

“Yes. You were the one who made the 2nd Prince into a Regressor.”

Ruin’s eyes shook greatly.

“You copied the Demon Emperor’s Regression Ability, stole the 2nd Prince’s useless Prophetic Ability, and implanted the Regression Ability in his body instead.”

His heart pounded violently.

“But that would expose you to the Demon Emperor. So you set a condition. The 2nd Prince couldn’t regress alone.”

So that’s why the Demon Emperor didn’t notice the 2nd Prince.

Lucherin had called Ruin impressive, but he was still puzzled.

“What do you mean the 2nd Prince can’t regress alone?”

“The First Prince must always be with him.”

“The First Prince?”

“The 2nd Prince can’t just regress. There’s definitely a condition required for regression.”

What kind of condition could it be.

“The First Prince must witness your death.”

Oh, my.

So what he had said to the 2nd Prince was the truth.

“Your Highness can no longer regress. If you die, you’ll just stay dead.”

“After you die, will it be a regressed past? Or just a dog’s death? Why don’t you test it out.”

“Do you think you can really regress just by dying?”

Hmm. If he had made it that way, he felt a bit sorry.

“By repeating that ten times, he becomes a Regressor equal to the Demon Emperor. With that, you can stop the Demon Emperor’s regression. And now the 2nd Prince has regressed nine times.”

So there’s one time left now.

But if regression happens again for his sake… it means starting over while losing everything achieved now…

‘That’s troublesome.’

He had finally obtained his severance pay. His sweet retirement was right before his eyes! He needed to find a way to stop it without regression somehow.

Ruin spoke as if something had occurred to him.

“Still, it’s strange. Why did you choose the 2nd Prince and First Prince specifically. Two people who don’t get along.”

Then Lucherin laughed softly, covering her mouth with her white-veiled gloved hand.

“Oh my. Those two originally got along very well.”

“?”

“You deliberately made their relationship bad.”

Ruin was speechless.

“…”

「Wow, as expected. What a rotten butterfly of disaster.」

…I have nothing to say.

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