I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 242

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Chapter 242. Master and Disciple (3)

Ruin’s seal had been released up to 65%.

Ginseng Superior, who had turned dark while emanating black aura, was simply delighted.

「Uhahahaha! Yes, this is it! This is our power! Excellent, my disciple! You’ve raised your disciple well!」

Ruin was honestly surprised. He hadn’t known that the Hero’s Luck Power could make even this possible.

Of course, it wouldn’t just happen naturally. Since he had already released over 50% of the seal, the Luck Power must have taken effect. No, more precisely…

‘The leash release magic had already been activated.’

Originally it was magic that would release 100%, but it had only stopped due to Five Evils’ interference.

So if that interferer was eliminated, the leash would naturally be released. While Ruin couldn’t do it, the Hero’s strong Luck Power had driven away Five Evils’ power.

Sure enough—

Crack!

70% released.

The fragments of the seal that scattered from Ruin’s neck flashed.

[…This is impossible.]

Catalun’s voice trembled for a moment.

[…The seal, to be released this much!]

Catalun’s voice shook.

She instinctively tried to suppress it, but the leash’s color had already changed. Perhaps because the golden light imbued with Luck Power had transformed the curse, Five Evils’ interference had no effect at all.

[…Why won’t my curse reach?!]

For the first time, her presence wavered. Ruin’s golden eyes flashed coldly.

“Now I can finally see your face.”

His lips curved in a slow, tearing smile.

“…The price for defiling my disciple must be paid.”

With those words, black shadows surged forth.

[Kuk… This is…!]

Catalun’s consciousness was crushed as she swallowed a scream.

However, at the same time, he felt a strange unease within Ruin’s aura. It wasn’t simply the level of regaining lost power.

[You… have filled your power in the meantime.]

Instead of answering, Ruin chuckled softly.

“You’re quick to notice.”

Yes, he had filled it.

He had extracted and consumed energy from the Demon Emperor’s Heart.

Though it was only a portion, that alone had significantly raised Ruin’s power. In other words, even at the same 70%, he had grown stronger than before. This was also why Spider had been surprised when seeing Ruin.

Catalun tried to take Judith away, but Ruin’s eyes flashed as if it were out of the question. At this, Catalun let out a hollow laugh.

[You… would suppress me?]

Catalun tried to sneer, but was soon cut off. The Dark King’s grip had seized and crushed Catalun’s presence.

Kwaaaaang!

With the sound of space tearing, Catalun’s curse howled as if roaring.

However, Ruin was completely unshaken. The power released at 70% pressed down heavily enough to suppress even Catalun.

“Why don’t you try harder. Wouldn’t want the name Devil of Disease to cry, would we?”

Black blood finally spurted out like a fountain from Judith’s body.

With screams, Catalun’s presence was pushed back, and the evil that had been parasitic in the girl’s body was uprooted completely.

Catalun reached out in a final struggle, but Ruin embraced Judith protectively.

Bang!

Ruin, who had blocked that demonic energy with his body, let out a sigh.

“Whew.”

Ruin looked at Judith as if asking if she was okay.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Judith’s face had turned red.

“Y-yes, yes. Th… thank you…”

Judith had turned red as a beet. As her voice grew smaller, Ruin said,

“Why are you being shy? You were bold enough to ask me to marry you before.”

“?!”

Judith let out a soundless scream and ran out. Seeing that she looked healthy, Ruin chuckled lightly.

Meanwhile, the Hero watched that scene in a daze.

Fire Butterfly, who had been merciless even before the Emperor, who should have been colder than anyone, was fighting against a high-ranking demon to protect his one and only disciple.

The Ruin reflected in his eyes was definitely not a devil. A righteous master who, bearing pain, was trying to save his disciple by any means…

“As expected, Master was a righteous person!”

No.

“As expected! I’ll follow you for life!”

“…I’m going to abandon you though.”

“If you abandon me, I’ll chase you to the ends of hell!”

…That’s not how you use that phrase.

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‘Now that it’s come to this, I’ll extract the Demon Emperor’s Heart.’

There was no way Catalun would retreat so easily. The Five Evils would probably come rushing in all at once. And they’d try to put the leash back on.

Right. That day, I was mercilessly dragged away and sealed. Back then, there was the shock of losing my master, and the leash was forcibly placed under the Five Evils’ oppressive force.

There’s no disagreement that they’re strong enough to do that. But this time is different. I have no intention of meekly wearing the leash.

I’ve finally gained freedom, so why would I?

‘They’ll probably rush in trying to place an even stronger seal.’

They might even try to take Haven’s students hostage.

‘To prevent that from happening, I need to build up my strength.’

So Ruin went to find the bastard prince Noah.

But it seemed the Imperial Descendants had misunderstood that scene somewhat.

“Is he trying to enthrone Noah as Emperor?”

Right now, all eyes were focused on Ruins Wayne because of the succession candidate recommendation rights. Noah was a candidate backed by Lucherin and the Grand Duke, so it was all the more suspicious.

Of course, Ruin’s true intentions when actually facing Noah were completely different.

“Shall I cut open your belly?”

“Aaaaaaahhh!”

Noah screamed and staggered backward. His hands and feet were trembling, and his face was deathly pale.

Ruin lightly grabbed the collar of Noah, who was trying to flee.

“What on earth have you done to be so terrified?”

“B-but… the Hero is holding a sword!”

“…”

Ruin’s gaze drifted to the side. There was the Hero, innocently but ready to stab at any moment, gripping his sword.

Ruin called out.

“…Hey, put the sword down.”

“Huh?”

“Put it down. Why are you scaring him?”

“Wasn’t ‘cutting open the belly’ meant literally?”

Ruin pressed his brow.

…This lunatic.

Ruin lifted Noah’s clothes.

The Hero watched curiously.

“So you’re saying this child swallowed that thing?”

Ruin finally decided to speak about the Demon Emperor’s Heart.

‘If it’s Luck Power strong enough to remove the leash, this might go smoothly too.’

The Hero makes things happen as the Hero wishes. In other words, with Luck Power nearby, the matter of the Demon Emperor’s Heart that Noah swallowed might be resolved easily.

However, his hesitation was still severe.

Because revealing the heart meant betrayal. Leaking the location of the Demon Emperor’s Heart, called the heart of Pride itself, to the Hero who was the commander of the enemy nation. The moment he did that, he’d be stabbing countless Pride companions in the back.

That wasn’t all. If the Hero ever noticed the Demon Emperor’s Heart… he’d destroy it immediately.

‘…So I need to make him extract it without knowing what it is.’

Now, when the Hero trusted him without doubt, that was the opportunity.

So Ruin mixed in a slight lie.

“Right. This kid swallowed some trivial item of mine.”

“Sigh… why would he do such a thing again.”

The Hero sighed but didn’t suspect anything. Rather, he nodded as if he understood and gripped his sword properly.

“If it’s Master’s item, we need to get it out. Even from inside his stomach.”

Ruin felt puzzled for a moment.

Can that really be done? It’s true that I personally developed this guy’s Luck Power, but was it to that extent?

“…If you just think you want something to happen, does it really happen?”

The Hero smiled and answered calmly.

“Not just anything works. But what Master wishes for will definitely happen. Because I truly follow Master with all my heart.”

Those words sounded like a joke to Ruin, but were also chilling at the same time.

‘…How convenient.’

「You should have told the Hero everything from the beginning.」

Ginseng Superior chuckled from inside the pocket.

‘No. That wouldn’t work.’

Ruin’s gaze swept over the Hero.

If he had told the Hero when they first met at the Academy that he was his master? Would he have believed it?

‘No.’

Rather, there was a high possibility that his head would have been cut off on the spot for impersonating the Master.

In fact, there might have actually been loops where he was killed by the Hero in such a way. Among the countless loops where misfortune and fortune collided.

Soon, when Ruin gave the signal, the Hero casually uttered words as if praying.

“Ah, I hope the item Master desires will come out.”

“…That’s it?”

“Yes.”

A moment of silence flowed. The corners of Ruin’s mouth twitched like a spasm.

‘…Fuck. This is cheating.’

A moment later, just as Ruin was about to use Move magic.

“No, you don’t need to do it.”

“What?”

Noah’s face turned pale. A strange churning sound came from his stomach.

“Ugh, urgh…!”

He clutched his stomach. He looked like he wanted to go to the bathroom immediately.

Then, stumbling over a crack in the floor, he coughed. Soon something glowing bright red surged up through his throat.

“Ueeeeek!”

Thud!

A saliva-soaked lump fell to the floor with a loud sound.

Ruin’s golden eyes flashed.

‘It came out!’

Insane Luck Power!

To think it would pop out this easily!

Ruin was filled with ecstasy.

‘With this, I’ve obtained all of the Demon Emperor’s Heart!’

With this, he would be able to gain very powerful strength.

However, it was right at that moment.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

“?!”

The heart glowed like a red sun and unleashed tremendous power.

“Kyaaaaaaak!”

“Uaaaak! What is this?!”

“Professor, the Academy is collapsing!”

Students were thrown about and sent flying, while professors desperately deployed magical barriers. Building bricks fell and windows shattered with crashes, scattering into the sky.

The Hero also had a shocked expression.

“No, what is that! Master! You said it was nothing special!”

Ruin didn’t answer. Instead, he ran toward the heart flying far away in the wind.

“My house value!”

Thud thud, while the surroundings became a scene of chaos, Ruin threw his body forward, shouting only one thing – house value.

Ginseng Superior screamed frantically.

「Hey, you crazy bastard! Life comes first right now!」

However, Ruin clenched his fist and shouted.

“Dying is fine! But the house collapsing is not okay!”

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