I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 260

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Chapter 260. Teacher (3)

Clank, clank.

The sound of organizing tools. The sound of cleaning.

Among the tense children, only rhythmic sounds echoed.

The children exchanged glances and whispered to each other.

“That person… didn’t he come for revenge?”

“Why is he washing us and giving us food. Isn’t he going to throw us back into hell soon?”

Their wariness didn’t ease easily.

Rabian Crawl.

That person who suddenly appeared had hurled terrible abuse at the children. When Elaine couldn’t stand it and talked back, he beat him severely.

But because of his Luck Power, the attacks didn’t land well, so he came with a knife, and eventually was killed by wild dogs. It was an accident.

But why was that Rabian Crawl here?

‘He’s fake.’

‘I heard there are Demon Beasts that transform into other people. Is it a doppelganger Demon Beast?’

Most of the children couldn’t even swallow their food properly and only watched nervously.

But small changes came unexpectedly.

It was when Yuri held his fork wrong and cut his hand. When blood formed, the children flinched and trembled for a moment. In the past, this would have led to punishment in the experiment lab.

However, Ruin said nothing. Instead, he slowly took out bandages and neatly wrapped Yuri’s finger.

“…!”

The children held their breath. For them, who were used to wounds leading to ‘experiments’ rather than ‘treatment’, this was an all too unfamiliar sight.

Still, their guard wasn’t completely lowered. So the children decided to test him.

Larina carefully approached Ruin with a knife. The back of the man sitting with his back turned, organizing their records.

One throw would end it all. Thanks to Luck Power, it would definitely hit a vital spot.

“…!”

However, when Larina threw it at a vital spot-

Clang!

‘It missed?!’

Larina was bewildered.

That wasn’t all. The floor shook violently. Rocks fell as if the ceiling was collapsing. That’s when it happened.

“Larina!”

The children’s voices spread as screams.

At that moment, Ruin threw his body like lightning.

Crash!

Dust rose thickly. Red blood flowed down from Ruin’s shoulder.

“…Why.”

Larina muttered as if she couldn’t believe it. Just moments ago, he was the one they had tried to stab. No one would have stopped them.

Yet he risked his life to protect them. For them, who could be abandoned or forgotten without it being strange.

Ruin caught his breath and said quietly.

“You’re free not to trust me. But a teacher… must never abandon his students.”

At those words, the children who had rushed out could no longer give any answer. For the first time, cracks were forming in the children’s tightly closed hearts.

And so it was for 7 years.

Ruin taught the children like a parent. The children gradually opened their hearts and finally began to stand by his side.

“Teacher Ravian!”

“Teacher!”

Of course, not everyone stayed until the end. In the third year, Larina and Richen had to leave.

“Larina and Richen’s parents are looking for them.”

At Ruin’s words, the children looked at them with surprised eyes. Larina and Richen also widened their eyes as if confused.

“…The 8th Great Noble Family, the Breeze Family.”

“!”

Ruin added coldly.

“Why didn’t you say anything all this time?”

The twins glanced toward Elaine. But no words came out.

“You were kidnapped as children and handed over to the research lab, weren’t you. If you have a place to return to, you must go back.”

“I don’t want to! I want to stay here!”

“That’s right! Our place to return to is here!”

“Your parents are desperately searching for you. That is the truth.”

At Ruin’s words, the two children bit their lips. And finally, the cry that burst out.

“Our parents are… you, Teacher!”

Then, Elaine stepped forward. He firmly grasped the twins’ shoulders and said quietly.

“Let’s meet again later.”

The twins burst into tears they had been holding back and hugged Elaine. Elaine’s parents didn’t even think of coming to find Elaine. As the oldest ones, they couldn’t just leave their friends behind like this.

However, in the end, Larina and Richen had no choice but to return to their Main House. All the children hugged each other and cried.

“We’ll definitely see each other again.”

“I’ll definitely become a hero and come visit you!”

Ruin silently watched the children making promises to see each other in the future. Because he knew those promises could never be fulfilled. Because he knew all those children were destined to die. He couldn’t meet the children’s eyes.

And another 4 years passed. The remaining children lived even more closely together, like one body with their teacher.

And so, the day of fate arrived.

[The time has come. Was there any useful child among the Hero Candidates?]

As always, Pride’s report was short and cold.

The answer was already decided within Ruin. Everyone had useful talents, but only Elaine possessed the infinite potential to defeat the Demon Emperor.

However, Ruin knew. Elaine didn’t have a heart strong enough to bear anyone’s hopes.

‘That child’s interior is already too broken to carry someone’s hopes.’

That wasn’t the entirety of the problem. Pride’s instructions were more cruel.

[Day X. Eliminate everyone except the target.]

Ruin let out a long breath. Eliminate everyone except the target.

His heart crumbled, but his actions had to be calculated. He had to save at least one person.

‘Cobra is coming in two days.’

There was still time.

In fact, Ruin had planned to create a realistic mock incident to deceive Pride. Before Cobra arrived, he would stage a ‘robbery incident’ to make it seem everyone was already dead, and smuggle the children to a safe third country.

‘A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.’

The plan was perfect, and at dawn that day, Ruin quietly began to move.

“Teacher, Teacher, where are you going?”

“Isn’t today your birthday, Teacher?”

For 7 years, the children always asked about birthdays.

So until now he hadn’t told them, but this time he told them for the first time. Since this would be the last chance to see their faces. He was thinking of buying at least a box of sweets they would like. Nothing would change by commemorating something like his own birthday, but he wanted to see the children’s happy expressions.

“Wow, then it’s tomorrow?”

“Meaningless. Nothing will change just because one number increased.”

Those words leaked out coldly, but his footsteps were already heading toward the street.

It was a playful departure for ‘teacher play’, and in the meantime the children would have prepared a modest party. He could see it clearly without looking. The children’s happy faces and joyful laughter, all of it. If there was one thing Ruin didn’t know, it was only the fact that Cobra had arrived two days earlier than scheduled.

When Ruin learned that Cobra had arrived early, he hurriedly turned around and returned home.

But the moment he saw the door open in the corridor, his heart sank. Inside was already chaos.

Soon Ruin’s eyes turned wild. Instinctively, he rushed at Cobra and pointed his sword at him. Cobra screamed and counterattacked.

“Hey, you crazy Fire Butterfly bastard! Who are you attacking!”

Cobra’s strike hit Ruin’s back. Sharp pain as something pierced and tore his back, cold spreading agony…

Only then did his senses return.

‘Right. I was on a mission.’

When Ruin stopped, Cobra went back into the room. Ruin could only watch helplessly.

Beyond the door, an even more nightmarish scene would be waiting.

“Teacher!”

“Please save us, Teacher!”

Those sounds tore at his heart. The sounds of calling for their teacher, gasping breaths, screams, groans could be heard, but he couldn’t do anything.

And when Cobra was about to kill even the last remaining Elaine, light flashed in Ruin’s eyes. The aura of Misfortune aimed at Cobra.

“Fire Butterfly! You crazy bastard!”

An angry roar asking why he was interfering.

However, Ruin poured out that power to the very end. Please, from the desire to save at least one.

Finally, Cobra staggered and retreated. It was more of an escape than surrender.

Ruin saw Elaine collapsed alone, vomiting. He wanted to approach and embrace him, but he couldn’t. The corpses of the children seemed to grab his legs. Even now, it seemed he could hear their resentful voices asking to be saved, asking why he didn’t rescue them.

Thus Ruin swallowed his tears and eventually had no choice but to leave the house.

* * *

Right. Even then I thought it was strange. Why Cobra arrived earlier than the reported date. I was curious about that the whole time…

“It was your doing. Deceit.”

Ruin glared at Deceit.

Deceit chuckled.

That was exactly right.

Around that time, Deceit had smuggled out Kailen and was imitating Kailen. He couldn’t let a project that took years be ruined. He had been hiding since a little before D-Day.

Sure enough-

“Right. I knew you were trying to smuggle the children out. I couldn’t let the plan be ruined.”

Part of it was also because Ruin had raised the Hero Candidates too well. Each one was sufficiently intelligent with potential that could threaten them. Abilities that would never emerge unless the master was sincere.

So to ensure Cobra could definitely kill the children, he infiltrated from within and helped with the murders.

At the same time, Deceit realized then. While Elaine was most suitable as a Hero, he was internally unstable to truly become a Hero. So he felt Elaine was more suitable for Pride, no, for making the Wish Stone.

Soon Deceit disappeared to where the children were.

“Hello, friends. It’s been a while.”

He spoke to the awakened Hero Candidates.

“You harbor hatred toward the Union. Starting with this Academy that raises your successors, let’s deal with… Gack!”

At that moment, Ruin, who had quickly followed, grabbed Deceit by the collar. Ruin’s eyes blazed with fury.

“I know well enough that you’re controlling those children anyway.”

…To mock his friends until the very end.

Then Deceit smiled.

“Then do you think what these children are saying right now is a lie?”

In that instant, Ruin’s pupils shook.

The first words these children uttered upon awakening.

“Teacher, why did we die?”

No, that would be the truth.

That truth pierced through his heart.

But even so…

“That’s not enough reason for me to stop moving.”

At that moment, the surrounding air pressed down heavily and trembled. A black gleam flashed in Ruin’s eyes.

“Misfortune, 4th Stage.”

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