I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 262

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Chapter 262. The Butterfly That Wants to Settle Down (1)

Ruin’s vision slowly blurred.

And-

Drop.

A single tear fell from the corner of his eye. Quietly, yet heavy enough to make the earth tremble.

Hero Elaine swallowed at the sight. That face was one he had never seen before. Yes, for the first time, the eyes of the professor that had always been mask-like contained the light of a ‘human’ being.

Meanwhile, Ruin closed his eyes. The guilt that had been tightly gripping one corner of his heart creaked and loosened like old chains.

The names he had abandoned, the times he had turned away from, the voices he had pretended to forget all came back at once and struck his heart.

‘Yes, now I understand.’

He exhaled. As the despair that had bound him all this time disappeared, a strange emotion took its place in that empty space.

Responsibility.

And-

Hope.

He didn’t want to leave this place. For the first time, he felt it was okay not to run away somewhere. He wanted to protect these children. He didn’t want to lose them again.

The tears continued to flow. But they weren’t tears of sadness. They were the tears of someone who had lost everything yet realized there was still something left to protect.

He whispered quietly.

“…Yes. I’ll stay here now.”

* * *

All of Haven was turned upside down. It wasn’t for any other reason.

“The ones in the medical ward were Hero Candidates?”

“Don’t joke around. Weren’t those people already dead?”

“Apparently not.”

The morning restaurant was bustling. Young Teaching Assistants whispered among themselves, and Professors folded their newspapers with their coffee cups set down.

“…More than that, they say a student disappeared.”

“Was it Owen? That Special Admission Student.”

“Ha, his nickname was Professor Ruins’ tail from the start. It’s strange that he disappeared.”

The atmosphere became heavy in an instant. This was because incidents involving Professor Ruins at Haven were usually far from ordinary.

“All these commotions at Haven every time. The Hero must be very worried.”

“Haven’t these kinds of incidents increased particularly since Professor Ruins arrived…?”

However, the Hero himself was more excited than ever. Absolutely beaming with joy.

In fact, a woman who was serving the Hero at Breeze Street was dumbfounded.

“Oh my, I was wondering why you were smiling so much.”

Her name was Larina, wearing a mischievous smile. She was one of the former Hero Candidates who had dropped out midway and worked in the Foreign Affairs Department. She was now the Commander of the Breeze family and one of Elaine’s substantial informants.

“I heard the story about moving those children from the Imperial Palace… but they really woke up.”

That was right. His old friends.

Those three Hero Candidates had all been moved to the Imperial Laboratory thanks to Larina’s information. The information that wanted to save his friends had taken Elaine hostage. Because of that, Larina had been carrying guilt for a long time.

‘My information sent those children to hell.’

She never knew that guilt would come back like this.

“It’s really fortunate, so what happens to those children now?”

“Haven is planning to take care of them. I registered them as 1st Year Students. They have nowhere else to go anyway.”

Elaine chuckled.

He could have taken them to the Saint family, but registering them as Haven students was purely a scheme to keep Ruin there. If his disciples were Haven students, Ruin would want to stay at Haven too.

Sure enough, seeing Elaine’s rarely goofy expression, Larina made a comment.

“You, constantly smiling is creepy. You look like you’ve set up a newlywed home or something. Are you getting married?”

“It’s more precious than that.”

“You’re excited about living with your friends?”

Instead of answering, Elaine smiled slyly. That smile was so suspicious that Larina put down her tea.

“…You have the face of someone who has something even more joyful.”

“Well.”

Elaine sipped his tea. He recalled Ruin’s tears.

“That person finally seems to have decided to continue staying at Haven. I guess you could say I finally saw that person’s true feelings.”

A moment of silence flowed.

“True feelings? Did you find a professor you like?”

“It’s not just ordinary liking.”

“What?”

Elaine, who was usually teased by Larina, this time answered as if teasing Larina back, mysteriously raising the corners of his mouth.

“Ruins Wayne.”

Elaine’s voice was slightly excited. A soft tone that could never be heard normally.

“Haven’s proud Demon Hunting Professor.”

Larina tilted her head.

She was the owner of the information council that managed the Continent’s information. So she had long known that Elaine extremely favored Professor Ruins.

But to this extent?

Elaine was a Hero full of justice, but he had become very cold after losing his Master. At that incomprehensible expression, Elaine smiled subtly.

“If I said it matched the existence I’ve been searching for my entire life… would you roughly understand?”

“…!”

Larina was startled.

Both Larina and Elaine had deeply missed their teacher, Rabian Crawl, for a long time.

And Elaine’s response, could it be…

‘Did he find a substitute for our teacher?’

That’s why Reina crossed her arms as if everything about the situation made sense.

“Well, it’s fortunate that you found a place to settle down, but will those kids accept it?”

The other disciples who had awakened this time. They too had loved Ravian dearly. If Elaine said he had found a substitute for their teacher, they would feel more betrayed and angry than anyone.

But instead of answering, Elaine only smiled subtly. He deliberately hadn’t told Larina about their teacher.

‘Because our teacher is Fire Butterfly.’

Though she was also a fellow disciple, she was now a person of the Union. Unlike the children who had awakened this time, too much time had passed since she was together with Ravian.

In other words, from Elaine’s perspective, she could be considered tainted by the Union. So the matter about their teacher was a secret.

‘Because Fire Butterfly is an enemy of the Union.’

Had Ruin been concerned about that too? At the time, holding the sleeping Aina preciously in his arms, Ruin had said this to Elaine.

“Keep quiet about me.”

“You could cry more if you want.”

“Shut up.”

“And even if I don’t say anything, these children will notice about Master.”

“Get lost. If the Union finds out, everyone will be executed.”

“I’ll hide it for you.”

“Are you joking? What will you hide? If you do that, you’ll become humanity’s greatest traitor for the crime of hiding it. You’ll be exiled or executed immediately.”

“It’s fine as long as we don’t get caught.”

“Hah…”

So he couldn’t just casually reveal Master’s secret.

Then, Larina spoke as if troubled.

“That student Owen left such words when he disappeared. He said, ‘Ruin! I’ll expose your true identity to the entire continent!'”

Ah, that did seem to happen.

Soon Larina’s gaze sharpened.

“What does that mean? I heard it spread through the campus broadcast. The students and professors are curious about it too.”

Elaine chuckled nonchalantly.

“Ah. I’m only telling you this, but Professor Ruins is actually a serious otaku.”

“O… otaku?”

“But it’s a secret.”

Elaine smiled happily and brightly. Just having Master and his friends stay by his side was enough.

* * *

…Yes, it was enough.

“…What is this?”

“A resignation letter.”

“???”

Elaine received the envelope and froze. Two large characters written prominently on the front of the envelope.

-[Resignation]

Eventually, Elaine tore up the envelope with trembling hands.

Ruin took out another one as if he had expected this. Elaine tore that one up too. Then Ruin calmly reached into his jacket.

“I prepared plenty of extras knowing this might happen.”

Thud, thud, thud, thud. Envelopes piled up on the desk.

The number was a whopping 500…

Eventually, Elaine whimpered.

“Why are you doing this to me!”

“?”

Ruin frowned as if asking why he was acting like that.

“Isn’t this right? The words ‘Deceit’ left when he disappeared. ‘Ruin! I’ll expose your true identity to the entire continent!’ …That spread through the campus broadcast. It would be troublesome if the Union became suspicious. It would harm you, Chairman.”

No, he’s worried about such passing words?!

“If my identity is revealed, it will harm you, Chairman. In the worst case, we’d both be executed as accomplices. Of course, since you’re a hero, Chairman, you’d probably just get exile.”

No, I said it’s fine as long as we don’t get caught…!

“Most importantly, if it’s revealed that Fire Butterfly actually raised the Hero Candidates, it won’t be good for you all. It’s right to cut ties at this point.”

At those words, Elaine seemed furious and his veins bulged.

No, Fire Butterfly! Since when did you care about Union affairs! You’re a villain! Just ignore it and stay!

“What had been weighing on my mind were the disciples who awakened after 50 years, but thanks to the Chairman’s grace, they became students of Haven, so that worry has disappeared too.”

No, this isn’t it! This isn’t why I registered my friends as Haven students!

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