I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 257

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Chapter 257. The Angry Butterfly (3)

“Do you still see me as your subordinate?”

At those words, Deceit’s eyes wavered.

Of all people, Ruin was saying such things to him? That outstanding and obedient loyal retainer Ruin who listened well to their words?

In the end, Deceit clutched his solar plexus and laughed as if incredulous.

“…Well. You must be quite angry because of your disciple. To dare rebel against the Five Evils. Do you know who you just laid hands on?”

Ruin snorted.

“Who betrayed a comrade first. You killed me and even used my adopted son to turn me into a Demon Beast.”

At those words, Deceit’s face hardened. His bewilderment was evident.

“…How do you know that-“

His lips stopped for a moment. Then with a sneer, his eyes sharpened.

“…Ah. Don’t tell me, did Darkan spill everything?”

Ruin snorted and took a step closer. That smile was as if he had gotten the ‘correct answer’ and was enjoying Deceit’s reaction.

“Can you be so careless even as one of the Five Evils? Or did you still think I’d crawl at your feet?”

“….”

Instead of answering, Deceit glared at Ruin with cold eyes, but deep in his pupils there was definitely wavering. Without realizing it, he had the illusion that ‘Misfortune’ was choking his neck.

Ruin grabbed Owen by the collar.

“Deceit. I already know half the truth about the Seven Evils that you’ve hidden. And the remaining half… I can make you spill it with your own mouth like this.”

Deceit wiped the blood while slammed against the wall. That sneering face still looked relaxed, but his eyes were subtly shaking.

“…I liked you, Ruin.”

“….”

“Really. I didn’t want to kill you. If it weren’t for your Misfortune, I might have accepted you as a true member of the Seven Evils. The reason we tried to kill you… was because you would ruin the Wish Stone. Because of your Misfortune. If it weren’t for that, your place would have been beside me by now.”

Deceit’s words sounded like a heartfelt confession, but at the same time were nothing more than self-rationalization.

Ruin looked down at him silently. Then he slowly smiled coldly.

“…Right. When you were there under the name Owen, I also thought you were quite a decent disciple.”

Deceit’s eyes wavered for a moment.

But at that moment-

Thud!

Ruin’s foot kicked straight up into Deceit’s solar plexus.

“Kugh!”

Deceit tumbled to the floor. Blood that welled up from his throat splattered around. Ruin smiled ruthlessly.

“But I don’t need a disciple like you.”

Deceit wiped the blood from his lips and slowly raised his head.

In Haven where the Hero’s Luck Power was at work, it was difficult to use his full strength. Moreover, in a situation where he hadn’t fully copied the First Prince’s Immortality Ability yet, he couldn’t abandon ‘Owen’.

Perhaps that’s why, his eyes suddenly became hazy-

“…Teacher, it hurts.”

Ruin’s footsteps stopped dead.

A familiar voice.

It wasn’t Deceit’s.

“…Kailen?”

Kailen. It was the voice of the disciple he had risked his life to protect.

Seeing Ruin’s flinching face, Deceit sneered. Then, as if mimicking the moment when his young disciple had struggled and cried out, he panted and said.

“Really… are you going to do this to me? Huh?”

“….”

Ruin’s eyes wavered. Deceit didn’t miss that and dug in deeper.

“I was one of the Hero candidates after all. I remember everything you said to me, Teacher.”

Deceit wiped the blood and slowly recited the words Ruin had said.

“It’s okay to be flexible. If you’re only rigid, you’ll definitely break. Disappointment is proof that you made an effort. Wounds are not fear but weapons…. And Teacher, you always said this…. You must survive. I’m not needed.”

A sneer spread across Deceit’s lips once again.

“I still keep those teachings engraved in my heart. But even so… will you abandon me? Teacher?”

Ruin clenched his fist tightly.

Deceit’s voice was still Kailen’s. The illusion that his disciple had come back to life and was smiling before his eyes.

“…Is it okay for you to do this to your disciple? How deeply I engraved your words in my heart back then.”

Ruin’s eyes wavered. The guilt buried deep somewhere in his heart stirred.

“Right.”

Ruin muttered lowly.

“I definitely taught you that way.”

Deceit’s eyes flashed.

Ruin stepped forward and clenched his fist.

“Good. If you’ve engraved those teachings so well—”

Thud!

A kick struck Owen’s abdomen hard. He flew backward while still seated in the chair, crashed into the wall, and coughed up blood.

“…You’ll also remember the words about not stabbing a friend in the back.”

“Urgh!”

Deceit, now covered in blood, let out a hollow laugh. Then he wiped the blood from his lips with the back of his hand and looked up at Ruin with spiteful eyes.

“…You were never able to get close to anyone originally. That’s why you always wandered around.”

“…”

“Because of your misfortune, no one could survive and everything eventually fell apart. You took in the Hero who was full of luck power for that reason too, right? Because he was the only one who could withstand your power?”

Ruin’s gaze wavered slightly. Seeing this, Deceit smirked and raised his voice as if victorious.

“I gave you an opportunity. A chance to raise a disciple! A chance to ease your loneliness, you who are so prone to loneliness!”

“…”

“So you should actually be grateful to us. You, who couldn’t keep anyone by your side because of your misfortune, were able to smile for a brief moment while raising Kailen, weren’t you? That was my gift to you.”

Those words pierced Ruin’s chest like poison needles. His expression hardened for a moment, and his fists trembled. Deceit sneered even more and added:

“How fortunate that you had a disciple who searched for you until his dying moment? That was all thanks to me… so why are you angry?”

Ruin’s eyes twisted menacingly.

Deceit grinned wickedly.

“You seem to have gotten confused while playing professor at Haven. Do you think you can put down roots at Union? Not a chance. The moment you put down roots, those around you will be tainted by your power and fall apart one by one.”

“…”

“Or you’ll run away first before that happens. Just like you always have.”

Ruin is the type who cuts ties and disappears midway because he’s afraid of someone precious dying.

“Haven lasted quite a while, but… ah? It’s about time to run away, isn’t it?”

“…That’s right.”

“Hehe, at least you admit it.”

Deceit’s smile grew wider. But then—

“Still, before I disappear, I should be able to deal with at least one like you.”

The sound of cracking knuckles echoed throughout the room.

Deceit let out a scoffing laugh.

“You?”

He burst out laughing as if it was absurd.

“Haha…! Fine, good. You won’t run away? Then let’s see… try to endure until the end this time, Ruin.”

A vile smile crept across Deceit’s lips. Then, as if revealing a long-awaited secret, he spoke slowly.

“I’ll make you despair. Do you really think your disciples… don’t know what kind of bastard you are?”

Ruin’s eyes instantly narrowed.

“…What?”

“That day, the day the Hero Candidates died, do you know what those children said in their final moments?”

Deceit tilted his head slightly.

“Aina and Hiren definitely muttered this: ‘Teacher is… outside the door…'”

Thump.

Ruin’s heart seemed to stop momentarily. His pupils shook, and his fingertips trembled slightly.

“That can’t be—”

“Hahaha. Try denying it. But the children already know. That you were outside that door at that time. And that you… didn’t save them.”

Deceit’s words pierced like sharp awls.

Ruin’s expression hardened. Undeniable shock swept across his face.

“…”

Deceit looked more delighted than ever.

“So, what will you do? Even those disciples you cherished so much know your truth. You weren’t a savior but an observer. What kind of existence do you think you’ll be to those children?”

In that moment, those children floated up in Ruin’s memory. That day when he grabbed the door handle but couldn’t bring himself to open it.

“Teacher! Please save us!”

At that time, those children knew he was outside the door? Then those cries were… really voices calling out to him?

His fingertips grew cold. His heart felt like it was slowly being strangled.

That’s when it happened.

Bang!

“Professor!”

The door to the Head Professor’s office opened.

The one who came rushing in was none other than the Hero.

“Don’t listen to him!”

“!”

“I wondered why that strict Professor gave such an obvious test question!”

His tired eyes were filled with dark circles. From shaking hands with all the students the entire previous day, his palms were swollen red.

Ruin blinked his eyes for a moment as if dumbfounded.

‘…No way, did he really shake hands with all the students?’

The Hero glared at Owen who was sitting.

That’s when it happened. Deceit slowly curled his lips into a smile.

“Hello, Elaine.”

In an instant, the Hero’s eyes flinched. A voice that shouldn’t be heard. But such a familiar resonance….

“…Kailen?”

“It’s been a while. Do you remember? When you got me admitted as a Special Admission Student. Back then, it was really… really surprising.”

Deceit’s expression was an imitation of an innocent best friend.

“I never knew your Luck Power would manifest like this when you wanted to find a friend.”

Honestly, Deceit was surprised too. He had just tried to quietly enroll to copy the First Prince’s ability, but to think he’d get caught by the Hero and admitted as a Special Admission Student.

No, perhaps it was inevitable? Since Kailen’s soul was writhing inside his body.

However, he had no intention of revealing that fact. Confusion was always the best weapon for Deceit.

Meanwhile, the Hero’s eyes wavered. An illusion as if he had returned to the past washed over him. To such a him, Deceit whispered.

“…Elaine, can you really forgive the Master who killed us?”

Ruin’s heart sank once again. A cunning smile spread across Deceit’s lips.

“Even knowing that the Master you trusted so much ultimately abandoned us and didn’t save us, can you continue to believe? Can you embrace the Union?”

At each and every word, Ruin felt like his breath was being blocked. His fingertips kept trembling.

But that’s when it happened.

“Stop it!”

The Hero shouted as if telling him to stop talking nonsense.

“It was all something you guys made him do!”

His shout echoed through the Research Lab.

“No matter what you say, Master teaching us was real.”

At the Hero’s faith, Ruin’s breathing cleared. As he became able to breathe, blood flow returned and his heart beat again.

Seeing the light return to Ruin’s eyes, Deceit raised the corner of his mouth as if displeased.

“…Ha, not bad.”

When Ruin, who had instantly regained his energy, tried to approach, Deceit laughed leisurely with ridicule.

“Ruin. Do you think you can dare beat me with your rank? No matter how much you struggle, you’re ultimately just a low-ranking member, not the Seventh Evil. Rank is an inviolable rule. No matter how strong you are, we Five Evils are directly under the Demon Emperor. You can’t beat me.”

Ruin acknowledged it. Unlike the Union, the Demon Race’s ranking system was solid. Regardless of strength, one had to act according to that hierarchy.

Ruin’s two eyes turned toward Deceit.

“…To dare raise your voice at me. It seems the Demon Emperor must be sleeping.”

“!”

The Demon Emperor, shocked by the failed Regression, must have thought. Let’s add stronger power to make the magic succeed. For that, he would need to gather strength through long sleep.

Sure enough, as if those words were correct, Deceit’s smile wavered briefly. However, Ruin was no longer afraid. He slowly drew a dagger from his back.

“…The Solitude Curse is damn annoying… but there’s one good thing about it.”

“What?”

“There’s a code that spies must commit suicide when in crisis.”

Swish, the blade touched his throat.

Then the Hero shouted as if screaming.

“Master?!”

However, Ruin’s eyes didn’t waver at all. Finally, the moment that sharp blade was about to cut through Ruin’s skin-

Crash!

Space twisted. Powerful force erupted explosively. Black shadows surged like a storm, freezing Deceit’s laughter.

And then-

[…Who is it.]

A familiar yet overwhelming voice resonated.

[Who dares to touch my shadow?]

It was the power of the Demon Emperor who had been sleeping in solitude. The moment Ruin tried to give up his own life, that tremendous authority flowed out as if struggling from sleep.

Deceit’s pupils shook greatly.

“…Demon Emperor?!”

Blood was flowing down from Ruin’s lips, but only his eyes glowed eerily.

“That’s right. The rank you were so insistent about. Why don’t you try acting up in front of the Demon Emperor too.”

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