I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 229

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Chapter 229. Gongmille (2)

The auditorium sank so heavily that even the smallest breath sounded like thunder.

Ruin sat slouched in his chair with his arms crossed. His appearance was closer to that of a professor, an exam proctor.

“Now, let’s begin. If my antidote doesn’t come… I really die?”

When he chuckled, the mages’ spines went ice cold.

After that, Heaven’s Library was in chaos.

“Find it quickly!”

Thanks to this, the students and professors could witness the elite of the Magic Tower grinding themselves down day and night.

They weren’t elites for nothing – even a single sheet of spell technique paper they used became excellent guidance for the students and professors.

“Oh, so that’s how the Magic Tower works.”

“Spell techniques… like this… in practice it’s like this, wow!”

Perhaps that’s why.

“You fellows, skip some lectures in class.”

Ruin sent the Magic Tower mages into classes as if it was perfect timing. He wouldn’t just leave these ultra-elite talents sitting around doing nothing.

“Surely you won’t say you don’t want to?”

“B-but right now we need to cure the Mage King rather than things like classes…”

They were the top elites to begin with. There was no way they’d take on something like lecturing children.

Then Ruin suddenly clutched his heart.

“Ugh. My heart hurts from the Solitude magic, so I can’t go into class.”

“Mage King!”

“Aah! Please rest! We’ll go in!”

“Ah, I also need to write research assignments and student records…”

“Leave it all to us and rest! Please!”

Ruin diligently used them.

The Head Mage looked around at his colleagues, sweating profusely.

“Quickly, analyze the spell technique! Start by breaking down the residual magic power!”

“It’s impossible! The structure itself is Demon Emperor level! This is beyond what humans can solve-“

“Shut up! If we can’t solve it, the Mage King dies!”

A mage who had been frantically writing spell techniques on paper screamed.

“M-my finger just rotted!”

“Damn, there’s an interference spell! It’s vicious… Did a person really create this?”

In one corner of the auditorium, someone was tearing at their hair, while someone else started fighting by grabbing collars.

“You drew the detox line first! It’s wrong!”

“No, you’re the one who twisted the equation!”

“I can’t solve this crap! I’d rather ask the Mage King directly-“

“Be quiet! He personally said he hasn’t created the detox magic yet!”

“He created such powerful destruction magic, so we should be able to create the detox magic!”

A moment of silence.

Everyone realized simultaneously. The fact that the Mage King’s life hung on the tip of their pens.

Ruin rested his chin on his hand and watched the scene as if enjoying it.

“Hehe, it’s rolling along well on its own.”

「Puhaha! Seed, all the kids’ heads are about to explode!」

Ruin muttered as if joking.

“Now, gentlemen. If you can’t solve it, the Mage King dies. Ah, by the way… I still want to live too?”

The mages’ faces turned deathly pale with fear.

* * *

The atmosphere in the Imperial Palace conference room was heavily subdued.

The Emperor drummed his fingers on the armrest while scattering sharp glances. However, his toes trembled slightly.

“…Where are the Palace Mages.”

The Head Chamberlain answered while breaking out in cold sweat.

“Your Majesty, all of them… took leave.”

“Leave?”

The Emperor’s voice rang out like lightning.

“Those who are the heart of this nation and support my throne, all taking leave at once in times like these!”

The Head Chamberlain’s expression was close to despair.

“The Magic Tower has already called and taken them away. The reason is singular – to help lift Professor Ruins Wayne’s Solitude.”

The Emperor’s eyes trembled for a moment.

“Mage King…”

The Palace Mages were all from the Magic Tower. Though they had once sworn loyalty to the Imperial family, their roots were always planted in the soil called ‘magic.’

“…If senior tells us to kneel, we kneel.”

“Master is calling, how could we not go?”

“There won’t be another opportunity like this! Master, please take me with you!”

The Palace Mages rejected the Imperial Palace’s summons and competed to pack their bags and head to the Magic Tower.

Those who had knelt before the Emperor’s authority now willingly pledged their submission before the name of the Mage King.

The Emperor gripped the armrest until his nails cracked.

“…Does everyone want to follow that bastard?”

Just as priests prostrate themselves weeping before the Pope, now the mages were rushing toward Ruins. The Emperor’s eyes became bloodshot.

‘The Mage King… the king of mages. Everyone kneels not to my throne, but to his throne.’

The Emperor prepared another conspiracy. Since he couldn’t directly touch the Mage King, he would touch something else instead.

“Didn’t they say he cherishes those students so much?”

“Your Majesty, that is dangerous. The Mage King might act directly…”

“That’s why it’s called a trap.”

“!”

The Emperor smiled.

“There’s Pride.”

No way.

“Pride wouldn’t want the Mage King. Pride’s forces might be pushed back. So we’ll use Pride to directly target the students and him. We just need to provide the stimulus. That the Mage King is trying to eliminate the Demon Race.”

However, someone was listening to all those conspiracies. The whispers of the palace, the secret reports of the Magic Tower, the private conversations of the nobles…

Ruin’s shadow slowly seeped beyond the walls of the Imperial Palace.

“…They’re going to touch the students?”

The corners of Ruin’s mouth twisted coldly.

‘I wonder who will come.’

* * *

The lamp in the research lab flickered dimly. Ruin covered the spell technique blueprints on his desk and muttered quietly.

“…You’ve come.”

One who appeared without even the sound of footsteps. It was an assassin.

At that moment-

Swish!

The blade tore through the air.

The assassin dove low like a shadow, aiming for Ruin’s neck.

Crash!

However, the blade tip couldn’t pierce Ruin’s chest. Shadow surged up like a shield, blocking the sword. Ruin asked.

“What is this about?”

“Orders came down. To kill you.”

A coldly hardened face, a sword glinting at his fingertips. It was Echo. Those eyes were no longer those of a mocking assistant, but of a hunter harboring death.

‘Hmm. I did notice when killing intent appeared in Echo’s eyes before.’

Shadows surged up all at once from the darkness. Like dozens of spearmen, they tried to stab toward Echo. However, sharp metallic sounds rang out in succession.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Echo’s sword leisurely struck down each shadow. In an instant, both sides simultaneously aimed blade tip and shadow at each other’s necks.

“Why? You, at me?”

At Ruin’s question, Echo chuckled.

“Do you know Catalun is holding two Mage King candidates?”

Eh? He went out to find Ruins Wayne’s time limit. He fell into Catalun’s hands?

“They say they’ll kill you to awaken Judith.”

“?”

Ruin tilted his head.

Falling into Catalun’s hands was one thing, but.

“What does me dying have to do with Judith?”

“Judith likes you.”

“Lik- cough! What? What?”

“Anyway, a dog trying to slip its leash isn’t a good sign.”

Echo recalled the order that had fallen to him.

“Kill him. Steal the Mage King’s power.”

The command echoed in his ears. The Five Evils’ voice tightened around his consciousness like a curse. If he disobeyed? In an instant, the leash would tighten so he couldn’t even breathe.

Echo had always known. That he was nothing more than a ‘dog’ rather than a wanted criminal. He had outstanding power, but no freedom.

At that slow smile, Ruin snorted.

He roughly understood the situation.

“As expected of the Five Evils. They must be quite frightened.”

“Besides, the Emperor also said he’d pay handsomely. Since it’s something I have to do anyway, and he’s even giving me compensation, I have no reason to refuse, right?”

Soon the sword glinted as it approached near Ruin’s neck. It was a distance where one wrong step could end everything.

“I know you don’t move for things like that.”

“…If possible, I’d prefer it to be me who kills you.”

“What are you talking about?”

Echo’s lips twisted into a crooked smile. It was like a confession that had slipped out without him realizing it.

“I’m not the only one who came. Other Special Grade Wanted Criminals are also… already on the move. They’ll be joining us here soon.”

The air suddenly grew heavy. Ruin’s shadow rippled slightly on the floor.

“…Joining?”

“It’s an order from Five Evils. Kill you and steal the Mage King’s power. This time, they’re really all coming.”

Ruin let out a bitter laugh.

“Fuck… So it’s a group welcome party.”

If all the Special Grade Wanted Criminals gather, even he would be in trouble.

‘Unless my leash is removed.’

Seeing that Five Evils had moved directly, he would inevitably have to face off against other Special Grade Wanted Criminals this time.

Knowing this, Echo smiled.

“We’re all Pride’s dogs anyway. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

At those words, Ruin laughed boldly.

“What if I said I could remove your leash?”

In an instant, his heart sank. For him to dare say such a thing, he seemed like a madman.

Even so, those words were sweet. Like a prisoner trapped in iron chains catching sight of the sky.

Sure enough, Echo’s expression changed.

“…What are you talking about.”

“If I’m the Mage King, couldn’t I at least remove a leash?”

The air froze.

Ruin smiled.

‘Draw Echo in and remove my leash.’

“Think about it, Echo. If you kill me, you’ll spend your whole life being dragged around with a dog’s leash. But if you join hands with me… freedom.”

“Your words are always dangerous.”

“They’re sweet because they’re dangerous.”

As Echo bit his lip, Ginseng Superior made a comment.

「Oh, impressive. Even if you could remove yours, do you have a way to remove that guy’s?」

Please be quiet.

I’ll deceive him first and see what happens.

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