I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26. Strip to Survive (1)

“So, what kind of student is the Imperial Princess?”

When Ruin showed interest in the Imperial Princess, the teaching assistant spoke cautiously.

“She might try to harm you, Professor.”

Since it was related to him, Ruin became interested.

“What do you mean?”

Why would a student harm a professor?

“Right now, all the Imperial Successors are gathered at Haven, and the First Prince has always taken the Head Professor as his master.”

Ah. So she would try to keep her brother in check during the succession competition?

He had actually heard about it. That the Imperial Palace of Union, their enemy nation, was currently in fierce political strife over the imperial throne. So the Imperial Successors were fighting each other to get better ‘advisors.’

‘Well, Pride gets busy during succession season too.’

Ruin had also struggled quite a bit decades ago, carrying out an unprecedented manipulation to move the Union Emperor’s heart and change the successor.

Ruin’s eyes had good reason to gleam.

‘If they hadn’t given me double bonus back then, I really would have quit.’

「The bonus isn’t the issue, it’s more amazing that you actually pulled it off…」

Looking at the history books, the successor Ruin had switched in did indeed ascend to the throne magnificently.

Of course, he hadn’t known that all the successors of this generation would be at Haven.

“I’m not the Head Professor, so it’s unrelated to me.”

“No. Since you hospitalized none other than Professor Charlie, the rumors have probably reached her ears.”

…Charlie. Was he unexpectedly a great hero?

「Didn’t you know? He’s strong. You’re just ridiculously powerful for beating him up.」

Tch. Because of the severance pay, I ended up doing something more conspicuous than expected.

Lily spoke worriedly.

“Especially lately, we haven’t been producing any ‘superior heroes.'”

Ah. Haven is a talent training center, so results are important.

“Well, what the Chairman and Principal really want is a special-grade hero though.”

For reference, you’d have to be at the level of the Hero or Principal to be special-grade.

‘It was roughly SS-rank feeling, wasn’t it.’

So Ruin was flabbergasted.

“Special-grade is hard to produce even among experienced heroes, how could it come from students. Even superior-grade would be amazing.”

No lie, superior heroes are really amazing too. Even if not students, superior-grade meant invincible on the battlefield.

“But Fire Butterfly is special-grade!”

Please, just leave that guy alone.

Ruin sighed and poured coffee into his teacup.

“Producing special-grade is impossible even for special-grade professors.”

“I think Professor Ruins could do it though.”

“Are you joking?”

Ruin avoided Lily’s sparkling gaze.

‘Well, it’s unrelated to me, but it would be an important topic for Pride.’

“Anyway, be careful of the Imperial Princess. She won’t leave alone a professor who broke magic.”

“Ah, she said she was looking for that mark.”

“Yes. She probably can’t strip the bandages off the Wayne family’s young master, but…”

It seems the teaching assistant thinks the Imperial Princess’s mark is on Ruin’s face.

No, all the professors are thinking that right now. Yes, evidence of breaking the imperial seal.

So the professors who dislike Ruins seem to have tattled about it to the Imperial Princess, but…

‘There was never such a thing from the beginning.’

Ruin leisurely drank his milk tea.

* * *

Imperial Princess Karin Winberg was in a very bad mood. She had heard astounding news during her mission.

“Your Highness. They say a Demon Hunting professor has been decided.”

“A professor who won’t last even a week? You don’t need to report such things one by one…”

“No. This time it’s real! He broke Your Highness’s magic and made all the Gold Gate 3rd years submit!”

What? He broke that magic?

“Hah. Instead of thinking about changing themselves, they’re only eager to punish students. Did they finally hire an Imperial Mage?”

“Ah, no. They say he broke it alone without consultation.”

What? He broke that alone?

A chuckle inevitably escaped from between the Imperial Princess’s lips.

“I wonder if he’s stupid or just has tremendous guts. Then the marking magic must have been carved. Execute that professor immediately for the crime of insulting the Imperial Court-“

“Ah. No. They say there was no mark!”

What? Does that even make sense?

That’s exactly why the Chairman and Principal had no choice but to stand by and watch?

“He even seems to have physically punished students on the rooftop. They say the Goldmoon students cower and grovel whenever they see the professor…”

Frost settled in the Imperial Princess’s ice-cold gaze.

Right. Now I understand. He threatened the children to find out how to dispel it, didn’t he? Yeah, there’s no way he broke it with skill alone.

“I’m temporarily suspending the mission. I’m returning to Haven.”

“Your Highness?!”

And so the Imperial Princess returned to Haven. First, she needed to confirm what kind of threats Ruins had made.

So the Imperial Princess immediately went to find the Goldmoon 3rd years who had been assigned as ‘gatekeepers,’ but…

“Hiyaah!”

“Haah!”

“Yaah!”

“?”

A strange scene was unfolding before her eyes.

Students were hanging from trees like acrobats trying to snatch something-

“Haah!”

This time they were digging into the ground and popping up like moles-

“Yaah!”

And swinging fishing rods constantly in places where there wasn’t even water.

It was so bizarre that students looked on strangely, soldiers looked on strangely, and even a General moving to military facilities couldn’t help but stare in bewilderment.

‘…What on earth are they doing?’

Moreover, they were all noble Goldmoon 3rd year students. Those who were strangers to pulling all-nighters had dark circles under their eyes and were cursing someone.

“Is that professor insane?!”

“Just how many types of magic does he use!”

“He’s supposed to be a Healing Arts professor!”

“Is it really true that he has no reputation?”

That’s right. They were trying to remove Ruins’ bandages following his ‘expulsion order.’

They targeted him when the professor was reading books, commuting to work, eating meals, and even when he went to the bathroom.

But-

“You’re idiots with no learning ability.”

“Ugh!”

Instead, they got beaten.

That wasn’t all.

“Ugh, wh-who brought that thing over!”

Splash!

Some crazy bastard had used levitation force to drag over an entire water tank as big as a rooftop. And was about to mercilessly dump it on someone…

“You’re wasting magic power in a creative way.”

Thud!

“Kyaaah!”

…but couldn’t dump it and instead rolled down the mountain together with it. Ruin, who was walking while reading a book, had kicked them.

“You think you can catch Fire Butterfly with just this much?”

“Profess… Aah!”

The professor who had kicked the student from behind flipped through his “Healing Arts: Painful Treatment Methods” book and said.

“Remember this. Levitation magic becomes useless once the caster’s concentration breaks. Moreover, the larger the volume, the greater the concentration required.”

“Professor! Kyaaah!”

“That’s why levitation magic should target small objects, not large ones. That’s the standard.”

“We’re falling! This is a cliff! Please save us!”

“Figure out how to climb up yourselves, you idiots.”

“Kyaaaah!”

The professor ignored the falling students and walked away.

This made them so angry that they even hired upperclassmen from the Assassination Class.

They rained down enough hidden weapons from the sky to turn the professor’s clothes to powder, but-

“Good weapons are useless if the user is a moron.”

“…Huh?! An illusion?”

Thud!

The Assassination Class students had their heads grabbed from behind and were slammed into the ground. They foamed at the mouth with injuries that wouldn’t heal for a whole month.

Ruin brushed off the dust from his suit jacket with disgust.

“What exactly do you take other people’s clothes for?”

He seemed more angry about his clothes almost getting ruined than about being ambushed.

The pristine Ruin walked away while reading his Healing Arts book.

The students could only watch that scene in dismay. Honestly, they wondered if the Union even had such a professor.

The problem was…

‘I want to learn something, so why do you keep turning classes into hide-and-seek!’

Moreover, even after the top students put their heads together and dug a total of 9 traps, they barely managed to remove the bandages…

“More bandages inside the bandages! Just how many layers are you wrapped in!”

“…I managed to unwrap 5 layers.”

“…Only 5? I unwrapped up to 18 layers.”

“…”

Are you even human!

At that point, the Goldmoon 3rd years were tearing their hair out. They put aside assignments from other classes and devoted themselves to catching the professor.

They had no choice.

“Got it? If the three ringleaders can’t see my face, all Goldmoon 3rd years will be expelled. Well, I’ll allow you to help each other.”

“Damn it. At this rate, expulsion is guaranteed!”

“It’s all because of you guys!”

“Ah, we’re screwed. We might really get expelled… Gasp! Your Highness?!”

The Imperial Princess who came to find the 3rd years had her eyes flashing for a different reason.

‘Expulsion?’

Don’t tell me that after intimidating the children to cast magic wasn’t enough, now he’s even threatening them with expulsion?

The Goldmoon 3rd years approached the silver-haired beauty in surprise.

“Your Highness. Is your mission already finished?”

“Where’s the Demon Hunting Professor?”

“He hasn’t come yet… Gasp! A Hound!”

The students were startled to see the knight standing beside the Imperial Princess.

The ‘Hound’ wearing a red cloak was the Imperial Court’s guillotine, loyal only to the Imperial family, whose main duty was purging.

And why would that executioner be here…!

‘Are they planning to deal with Professor Ruins!’

Just then, the clear sound of footsteps on marble could be heard.

“I haven’t heard that 4th years have already returned from their mission.”

“!”

Everyone was startled by that voice. The gazes of those who had frozen at the sight of the executioner slowly turned.

Right. This seemingly polite but characteristically insolent tone… could it be.

Sure enough, Professor Ruins was looking at the Imperial Princess with a thin smile.

“Ah, my apologies. Since you’re treated as a grade-skipper attending upperclassman courses, I should have treated you as an upperclassman even if reluctantly. Did you tuck tail and run away from the mission?”

Professor!

Teaching Assistant Lily beside him was already having her soul leave her body. Only someone from the Wayne Family could do such a thing, really.

Eventually, the Hound tried to step forward, but the Imperial Princess who stopped him looked at Ruin as if amazed.

‘Is this that professor?’

A black suit wrapping broad shoulders, black shirt, black gloves, black coat, and a tie pin sparkling as an accent. He was like a crow of a professor.

Tall and imposing, but the imposing nature seemed to be due to the bandages. At a glance, he appeared to be an unremarkable man.

My magic was defeated by such a human?

The Imperial Princess’s brow furrowed slightly.

“Professor Wayne, please spare me a moment of your time.”

“Unfortunately, I have class right after this. Please make an appointment for consultation requests outside of class hours. For reference, the earliest available is a month from now.”

…Is this professor joking?

“Just a moment will do.”

“Your Highness is interfering with the students’ right to education. Perhaps you lack patience.”

Lily screamed internally once again.

Professor! That’s the Imperial Princess!

The Imperial Princess also let out a laugh as if finding it ridiculous.

I heard his mouth was lively to the point of flapping like a fish, and it was true. Is he doing this on purpose because he’s afraid his mark on his face might be discovered? To make me angry so I won’t associate with him?

The Imperial Princess, convinced there was a mark, swept her silk-like shimmering silver hair back.

“I’ll make sure it doesn’t interfere with your next class, so please spare me a moment.”

Then Ruin, who had been checking his pocket watch, sighed.

“I’ll spare you 5 minutes.”

What? 5 minutes?

The Imperial Princess was flustered.

“…But I understand class is 30 minutes away?”

“3 minutes.”

…You bastard, that’s not even enough time for tea.

The Imperial Princess resisted the urge to press her temples.

“About 10 minutes-“

“1 minute.”

“…”

When she tried to negotiate, the time decreased even more sharply, leaving the Imperial Princess speechless. She could roughly see this professor’s personality.

“Fine. 5 minutes.”

“Time starts now.”

Click, Ruin closed the lid of his pocket watch.

The teaching assistant looked at him as if wondering if this was acceptable, but regardless, Ruin turned around briskly.

Ruin strode into the classroom first. The Imperial Princess followed behind him, and the students were in an uproar.

“What? What’s going on?”

“Is he having a meeting with the Imperial Princess?”

Chaos was inevitable. He had broken the magic that the Imperial Princess herself had created with determination, and claimed the Head Professor position.

“Wow, it’s a match with the ringleader!”

That ringleader whom not even the professors, Principal, or Chairman could touch!

And what kind of dormitory was ‘Gold Gate’?

-The legendary ‘Gold Gate’ that inherited the bloodline of great monarchs.

It was a powerful dormitory that used ancestral power, and a place where Union’s power holders gathered. Among them, the Imperial Princess was Haven’s famous ‘Transcendent candidate’.

And the Imperial Princess even brought Hound with her? This meant the Imperial Princess had come with serious intent.

‘I can’t miss this.’

As students tried to sneak in to eavesdrop, a fountain pen came flying.

Crack!

“Ahhh!”

The fountain pen stuck right next to a student’s ear. Ruins had thrown it. Since he threw it without even looking back, the students who collapsed nearly had their hearts drop.

“Crazy, does he have eyes on the back of his head!”

“He threw that like this?”

More importantly, Ruins, is he really going to be okay?

“What if he gets marked…!”

“He’s finally going to get caught.”

The professors’ expectant gazes turned toward the Demon Hunting Classroom.

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