I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 230

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Chapter 230. Gongmille (3)

Echo’s eyes wavered.

He who had been grinding his teeth finally sheathed his sword. However, he spoke warily as if the opponent wasn’t someone to be taken lightly.

“Then release it now.”

“….”

Hmm. What to do. I can’t do it right now.

「As expected, he’s not someone to underestimate.」

However, Ruin acted nonchalantly without batting an eye.

“I can’t do it right now. Don’t you know the Magic Tower students have set up camp here? The moment your leash is released, a signal might be transmitted and we could get caught, right?”

“…Sounds like a lie.”

“Then shall we test it? The moment I release your leash, if the Magic Tower students come rushing in, you’ll die before you can even cut my throat.”

“….”

Echo didn’t particularly want to test it either, judging by his expression. That was his personality.

But that didn’t mean he was stupid either.

“Then you could just release it somewhere the Magic Tower students aren’t.”

Tch. He’s not falling for it.

However, Ruin was a professional at deception.

“Certain conditions must be met before I can release it.”

Clang!

Echo’s sword was drawn. It was a sashimi-like sword with bandages wrapped around the handle.

“I’d rather trust a dog than believe this liar.”

That’s when it happened. When Ruin gestured, the Shadow Creature smoothly transformed into a cat and rubbed its face against Echo’s feet.

“?!”

At that shocking sight, Echo let out a scream of “Aaaaaaaah!”

“I, I can’t believe I’d fall for something like this!”

Then Ruin muttered a word with an expressionless face.

“Meow.”

At that signal, the calico cat flopped down and showed its belly. Echo clutched his heart screaming “Aaaaaaaah!”

“Huff…huff huff! You cunning Butterfly! With something like this! With something like this! Do you think you can seduce me!”

It seems like he’s already been seduced though.

When the cat rubbed its face against Echo’s ankle, Echo gritted his teeth and turned his gaze away. His heart was pounding and his breathing became rough. Eventually, he had no choice but to lower his sword.

Echo glared at Ruin resentfully.

“…What conditions need to be met?”

Ruin crossed his arms and smiled leisurely.

“It’s a problem that time will solve. You don’t need to worry.”

Those words sounded even more unsettling. Echo’s eyes wavered.

‘If something goes wrong… I’ll die immediately for the crime of disobeying orders.’

The reality spreading coldly from deep in his chest.

But at the same time, the words thrown by the man called the Mage King before him lingered in his mind.

‘You are free.’

If he could really just remove the leash….

He could be free again. A life where he could create artifacts as he wished without ever again submitting to the Upper Echelon’s commands.

Echo eventually muttered quietly.

“…If your words are lies, this time I’ll really pierce your heart.”

“Don’t worry.”

At Ruin’s smile, Ginseng Superior spoke as if dumbfounded.

「Time will solve it… You don’t know how to release it at all, do you?」

‘That’s true, but I can’t just die because of that.’

Echo is strong. No, rather it would be better to say their areas of expertise are different.

It could be seen as a fight between an assassin and a spy. He was a master at deception, but that guy was a master at killing. If that bastard seriously came at him intending to kill, it would be troublesome.

「Then there’s no solution anyway? What will you do?」

Then Ruin smiled calmly.

Well, I’ll have to hurry and run Gongmille one more time before I die.

* * *

Inside the auditorium.

Drops of sweat fell onto the spell technique blueprints. The paper was covered with smeared ink and blood drops, and mages everywhere were tearing at their hair.

“Damn it…! Blocked again!”

“My fingers…! They’re rotting again!”

“Don’t give up! If the Mage King dies, we’re finished too!”

Even amid the groans of dying companions, the pen tips didn’t stop.

That’s when it happened.

“A Special Grade Wanted Criminal has invaded.”

At Ruin’s words, the mages dropped their pens with a clatter. The auditorium shook with commotion.

“What?!”

“Huk…! Damn it…!”

We’re already struggling with this, and now someone’s invading?

The mages threw down their papers and pens in shock.

However, Ruin maintained an extremely calm expression.

“They must have come to deal with the ‘Mage King’.”

“What?!”

The mages blazed with fury.

“Targeting the Mage King, those damn evil demon bastards!”

“Unforgivable! Where are they!”

Ginseng Superior said a word.

「Liar. They came to kill Fire Butterfly himself rather than the Mage King.」

‘It’s not a lie though. No matter what anyone says, I’m the Mage King right now.’

[…Even though I can’t use magic.]

Shut up, corpse.

Ruin smiled.

“I’ve already identified their location. It’s near Haven Main Gate.”

The mages were stunned.

“They invaded Haven!”

“Now. Go catch them quickly. Bring them before my eyes.”

The mages all raised their staffs in unison and rushed out.

“Hurry and catch them! I’ll have them hanged!”

Ruin chuckled as he watched their retreating figures.

Ginseng Superior asked with apparent concern.

「The ones they went to catch right now… that’s the fairy race, right?」

‘I negotiated in advance, so it’s fine.’

「Huh? You didn’t negotiate this part, did you?」

‘I did. I negotiated with the ‘Gatekeeper’ not to catch even one demon causing trouble.’

「No, not that negotiation!」

Meanwhile, at Haven Main Gate.

Echo was running like mad.

“Fuck! If I ever trust Butterfly again… I’ll change my name to Dog!”

Even while running breathlessly, Echo deflected the mages’ attacks with his sword. Mana bullets flew like rain and the ground beneath his feet was continuously gouged.

Even in the midst of this, the conversation he had with Ruin floated through Echo’s mind.

“If you stay at the main gate, the conditions to lift your curse will be met. Just wait a little.”

“Stealth? Not necessary. They’re all understanding people.”

“It’s fine if you’re discovered. I’ll even change your face.”

Since he said that, Echo was unusually pleased. It was extremely rare for Ruin to use his abilities for him.

“Really? Then make me handsome. I want to be popular with students too.”

“…Well, if that’s what you want, I’ll do that.”

And the result was-

“There! It’s demonic energy!”

“It’s the Special Grade Wanted Criminal targeting the Mage King!”

Students, professors, even passing merchants looked ready to charge at him.

Echo clutched his hot guy handsome face.

“…Butterfly, this bastard really!!!”

Rage surged up to his throat.

The condition to lift the curse… was to fight with those Magic Tower brats?!

The mages formed ranks and tightened their encirclement.

“The Mage King has commanded us to capture him! The King personally ordered us to use him as an experimental subject!”

Echo’s eyes became bloodshot.

“…No, was I supposed to get caught by the Magic Tower kids?! Am I an idiot?!”

His hand holding the sword trembled violently.

Finally, the mages’ binding magic tore through the air toward him, and Echo raised his sword with a flash to deflect it.

However, what was truly frightening was his fairy race’s unique skill.

Flash!

Fragments of light scattered from Echo’s body and instantly created three clones.

When the mages poured attacks on them, one clone burst from being hit and emitted a blinding flash. The mages’ vision scattered for a moment, and in that gap, the remaining clones thrust their blades from other directions.

“Kuk, where did you come from- urk!”

The mages gritted their teeth and cast magic. The mages’ flames grazed Echo’s shoulder. But Echo’s sword was faster.

He placed his hand on his heart and muttered. Then the attacks the mages had fired returned as they were and pierced through their bodies.

“Kyaaaah!”

“My magic… it came back at me?!”

“Cast status ailment magic!”

“No, it’s coming back again- Gaaah!”

Echo’s eyes gleamed coldly.

“The pain I receive returns like an echo.”

And there was one person watching all of this unfold.

“…As expected, quite useful.”

Ruin was watching from atop a tree with his arms crossed.

Honestly, Ruin had never seen Echo’s true abilities with his own eyes. That’s why he had him fight. But it exceeded his imagination. Even enough to surprise Ginseng Superior.

「Seed, I thought that bastard just erased memories?」

“Right. If he has this level of skill, I could copy it and use it myself.”

Though he could use clones himself, Ruin’s shadow clones were weak to light and would disappear the moment light touched them. But clones made of light could compensate for that weakness.

Moreover, the technique of storing wounds and conditions to return them to opponents was incredibly useful.

That’s why-

‘Copy successful.’

“Anyway, now I can create a perfect Echo.”

Ginseng Superior flinched.

「…Perfect?」

So the current one isn’t?

Then Ruin smiled nonchalantly.

“I can’t hand over the real Echo as a test subject. I need to create a perfect clone and throw that to them so they can conduct all sorts of experiments.”

「…What exactly are you planning to make them do that you need a fake…」

Ruin had already finished his simulation.

Soon, Ruin’s shadow would perfectly mimic Echo’s real body and cleverly switch places with him. Then he could throw that fake Echo to the mages and have them research the leash.

‘And if they remove that bastard’s leash, they can remove mine too.’

Of course, he had already received the most important spell technique to remove the leash itself. It was the Pope’s goodwill.

“This will help when removing your leash. Though it’ll hurt like hell when removing it, so have those mages of yours figure out how to make it painless.”

“While you’re at it, please do that part too.”

“Huh? I don’t mind, but please pay the service fee from the national budget.”

“…I’ll just do it myself.”

Anyway, yes, if he threw this to the Magic Tower mages pretending he discovered it, they would find a way to remove the leash ‘painlessly.’ The Magic Tower mages would surely figure it out.

‘…Right. The problem is that hundreds of experiments are needed to avoid the pain.’

Anyway, for that reason, according to plan, he should switch Echo with a fake for his safety, but…

“Fuck! Let go of this! You bastards!”

…Why was the real body captured?

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