I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 239

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Chapter 239. A Friend Has Come (3)

Fake Emperor Echo and the Hero faced each other.

On the surface, it appeared to be a formal meeting between an emperor and hero to discuss state affairs, but the Hero knew.

‘That’s a fake.’

Above all, the being before him was the very culprit who had once attempted to manipulate his memories—an unforgivable enemy.

That’s why the Hero’s gaze had turned coldly sunken. There was no trace of that bright-eyed look that used to sparkle whenever he followed his Master around.

Instead, what was there now was the cold Commander of the Union. Eyes filled with disgust as if looking at poison.

“So… Special Grade Wanted Criminal Echo, you’re that bastard.”

The coldly spat words froze the air in the Imperial Palace.

‘I had some expectations since he’s been sticking around with Fire Butterfly, but…’

The Hero smiled coldly. That was an enemy he needed to deal with as the Commander of the Union.

“I’ll kill you with one strike.”

“Hey! Are you planning to assassinate the Emperor!”

…What bullshit.

However, Echo seemed to fear the Hero’s Holy Sword as he said one thing.

“Wait! If you want to kill me, you’ll have to kill Butterfly too! He’s an even more notorious Special Grade Wanted Criminal!”

“…”

The Hero’s gaze wavered subtly.

Yes, that was the problem.

Master was Fire Butterfly. Originally an enemy that should never be accepted as a Hero, as the Commander of the Union.

But at the same time, the only person who had taught him swordsmanship and stayed by his side.

That’s why the Hero looked at Echo as if he would kill him if he didn’t answer.

“Do you know why Fire Butterfly raised Hero Candidates?”

“Huh?”

Echo made a face as if asking why he was asking such an obvious thing.

“Because it was an order, you stupid bastard.”

The Hero’s eyes narrowed.

“…Could you watch your language?”

Someone completely different from Master. A foul-mouthed friend.

As if reading that thought, Echo smiled nastily.

“Watch it for what? Want to have a fistfight? Ha, this side’s been a rolling wanted criminal from the start, so being crude is my main job. You seem to have some kind of rose-colored glasses on, but your Master is like that too. Even though he looks like that, he’s incredibly rough, you know?”

“…”

…It would be better not to expect normal conversation.

“Then was Fire Butterfly’s order to raise a Hero and kill the other candidates?”

“Probably so.”

Echo crossed his arms with an annoyed expression and muttered nonchalantly.

The Hero clamped his mouth shut.

Was that really all? Had there been no affection for them? Was Fire Butterfly ultimately a mortal enemy of the Union that had to be killed?

As if thinking something about that, Echo with crossed arms said one thing.

“Butterfly never transforms into the same thing twice once he’s used it for a mission. Should I say he abandons it?”

“!”

“As soon as a mission ends, he abandons the role. The role, the heart, the affection.”

“…”

“But the fact that he appeared before you again with his Master’s face means he still hasn’t abandoned it. That role.”

Echo smiled.

“No. Maybe that’s the one thing he didn’t want to abandon.”

“…!”

Then, Echo came down from the imperial throne.

“Anyway.”

“!”

“I need to erase your memory.”

“!!!”

“Do you know how much grief I’m getting from Butterfly because of just this one thing? Why won’t yours get erased? Why!”

“How is that my fault!”

Once again, the two grabbed each other’s collars and hair simultaneously.

“Anyway, I need to erase it quickly.”

“The thing that needs to be erased is you, the bug clinging to Master!”

“What’s wrong? You’re just a green kid! This bastard, really. Should I erase everything and turn you into an innocent idiot brain?!”

Then the Hero, who really felt like his memory was about to be erased, urgently shouted.

“Money!”

“?”

“Don’t you need money?! Money to live on for life!”

Echo’s eyes wavered.

* * *

The Nobles exchanged glances and whispered among themselves.

“His Majesty has… changed.”

“Changed? Doesn’t it seem like he’s become a completely different person?”

As the confusion grew, Echo made his decision. Now that he had become the Emperor, he had to hurry and handle all the tasks Ruin had assigned him. He spoke.

“Ahem, first. By this Emperor’s will… the engagement with the Imperial Princess is… uh… what was it again… Ah. Annulled!”

The nobles stirred restlessly. Breaking the engagement with the Imperial Princess was a shocking decision.

“Second. The one who saved my life from Toad this time is… the Mage King, Professor Ruins Wayne. I shall bestow gold and land… on a grand scale.”

“Gold and land?”

The nobles’ faces remained bewildered.

Well, no… if he saved him from that infamous Special Grade Wanted Criminal, it would be natural but…

However, the next words were enough to make even the recorder hesitate.

“Third, send support funds to Haven.”

The moment the word ‘Haven’ was mentioned, no one could understand it internally.

Haven was originally a place the Emperor had deliberately neglected, far from supporting it, in order to keep the Hero in check. Everyone knew that even forcing his children into that place was ‘to keep the Hero’s attention tied down.’

But now, suddenly providing support?

It didn’t make logical sense.

But Echo raised his voice forcefully while sweating profusely.

“In any case! This is an imperial decree! Anyone with objections can offer their head!”

“…???”

The nobles exchanged glances with each other, but there was no brave soul who would voice their dissent.

Eventually, the recorder’s pen moved busily, and the line ‘full financial support’ was rushed through.

Watching this from afar, Ruin cheered internally. The corners of his mouth slowly curled up in a torn grin.

‘Good! With this, my house… no, Haven can also be fixed with someone else’s money. Let’s upgrade it too.’

Breaking the engagement with the Imperial Princess was just a bonus.

‘The Grand Duke’s side… doesn’t seem like it’ll be easy, so I’ll think about it later.’

Having secured what he needed, Ruin immediately pulled out his next move.

His finger lightly flicked. Then a shadow rose up and finally took shape.

It was a tall man with long silver hair.

‘Toad.’

Of course, it was a fake made of shadow, but no one except the Hero would be able to distinguish it.

Soon the shadow Toad went on a frenzied rampage. He threw his body wildly, his silver hair whipping around.

Thud!

A marble pillar shattered, and marble dust scattered like a storm.

Then, as a massive arm came crashing down like a torrent, soldiers were sent flying with their shields and slammed into the wall. The sounds of armor crumpling and bones breaking mixed together.

“Aaaahhh!”

“Block him! Protect His Majesty!”

The soldiers aimed their spear tips, but Toad’s body instantly blurred and spread. No matter what, they couldn’t pierce a shadow.

Crash!

Soon, Toad burst up from behind, grinning hideously as he wielded tongue-like shadow tendrils. The soldiers were helplessly strangled and hung in the air before dropping with thuds.

The nobles gathered in the Imperial Palace screamed and backed away at the chaotic scene.

“Enemy!”

“The Imperial Palace is under attack!”

“A demon is targeting His Majesty!”

In their eyes, it only looked like the notorious Special Grade Wanted Criminal Toad was charging toward the Emperor.

Meanwhile, Ruin smiled and stepped back.

‘Good. Now I can take advantage of this chaos to grab more of what I want.’

Thud!

The Imperial soldiers all screamed in unison and drew their weapons.

“Enemy!”

“The Imperial Palace is under attack!”

The shadow Toad frantically destroyed pillars and walls, sweeping through the Imperial Palace. The soldiers’ screams, the nobles’ cries, and the thunderous roar of collapsing stone pillars all overlapped at once, making ears ring.

“Kraaah!”

“This is… a demon! That’s definitely the Special Grade Wanted Criminal Toad!”

“Could he have come to attempt assassination again!”

The soldiers tried to attack, but the shadow Toad leaped around, toying with the soldiers.

Before the blades could even reach him, the shadow scattered and dispersed. As powerful as Ruin’s unsealed strength, the shadow soldier transformed into Toad also flew around.

Meanwhile, Echo, who had been sitting on the throne during all this commotion, was startled.

‘What, an assassination attempt?’

Wasn’t I supposed to keep sitting in this seat?

But at that moment—

Crash!

‘?!’

A shadow soldier landed lightly in front of Echo. Echo’s face turned deathly pale.

“Your Majesty!”

The soldiers outside screamed.

At that moment, Ruin, who had been hiding, pulled out the real Emperor and Toad’s corpse that he had concealed in the shadows.

Swish!

At the same time, the shadow toad rushed at Echo as if to kill him. Echo almost screamed without realizing it.

Then, Ruin stepped forward.

“How dare you attack His Majesty!”

Ruin rushed out and pressed his hand against the toad.

And—

‘Ruin!’

Crack!

The toad shattered into pieces, scattering shadow smoke that looked like blood.

After dealing with the shadow, Ruin hid Echo in the shadows. Right on cue, the retainers came in.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

The Imperial Palace was in chaos. The moment they saw the dead toad and the real Emperor collapsed with a pained expression, everyone fell into confusion.

“His Majesty has been attacked!”

“A Special Grade Wanted Criminal dared to attack the Imperial Palace!”

Screams, shouts, and confusion mixed together as the entire Imperial Palace became pandemonium.

And at the center of it all, Ruin was holding the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, are you alright? I’ll heal you right away!”

“….”

The Emperor felt wronged by all of this.

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