I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 265

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Chapter 265. The Butterfly That Wants to Settle Down (1)

Could he really dare to dream of settling down now?

Right after making the difficult decision to stay with his disciples, Ruin received a call from his superior Sasha within less than a day. As soon as the connection was made, Sasha’s roar came down.

[Hey, you bastard! What the hell did you do?]

“…Ah, what now.”

[The Demon Emperor said ‘The butterfly bravely pushed for a blind date between me and the Hero.’]

“What?”

[The anonymous suggestion box.]

Ah. The anonymous suggestion box.

Ruin looked up at the ceiling.

There was something he had written and submitted half-jokingly before. ‘Wouldn’t the war end if the Demon Emperor and Hero got married?’ – a somewhat pacifist proposal…

…

…

…?

“But how did you know it was me who submitted that?”

[…What other crazy bastard besides you would submit such a dog-like proposal?!]

“….”

Shocking. Is there really no one else in Pride who thinks like that?

“Well, I submitted it half-jokingly, so you don’t need to worry about it…”

[He accepted it.]

“What?”

[He accepted it.]

“Accepted what?”

[The blind date with the Hero! You bastard!]

At Sasha’s roar that came down again, Ruin covered his ears.

No way, Demon Emperor! What are you thinking?! Last time too, when he heard about staying in Haven, I wondered why he retreated so obediently, and now he’s accepting a blind date proposal?

[He also said for you to attend.]

“Why?”

[He asked if it would be okay since without a mediator, it would be faster to count the living people than the dead ones on the continent.]

…That’s the scariest thing I’ve heard recently.

* * *

So yes. Anyway, the blind date between the Hero and Demon Emperor was set like this.

And on the promised day. Two people were sitting ‘side by side’ at the Saint Family’s dining table.

On one side was the Union’s hero, Hero Elaine Saint.

On the other side was Pride’s absolute ruler, the Demon Emperor.

The moment the two sat side by side, not the sky but the air itself groaned.

“….”

“….”

A battle line opened with just their gazes. One side blessed by God, the other the incarnation of evil. And for some unknown reason, Ruin was sitting between those absolute beings.

Moreover, both were stuck close to Ruin’s sides, and Ruin frowned at the sight of the two clinging to him.

“Now then, could you please sit facing each other? You seem to know no manners at all, but in a blind date setting, it’s proper etiquette to face each other…”

“I don’t want to.”

“I refuse.”

Ruin’s eyebrows twitched.

These little…?

However, Ruin endured it, thinking of his happy retirement.

‘Anyway, if these two get married, the world will be at peace!’

The war will end!

Ruin clapped his hands.

“Yes, yes. You don’t necessarily have to sit facing each other. But a blind date is basically about first impressions being important… ah, never mind. I can see the first impression is ruined, so at least shake hands amicably-“

“It’s not necessary.”

“Not needed.”

Ruin’s eyebrows twitched again.

These little brats, I should just…

“Fine, good. Handshakes are all useless formalities anyway. Then let’s move on to conversation…”

“The Hero killed my people.”

“Wasn’t that their own doing?”

Cold silence. The Hero smiled, but there were cracks in that smile.

“Even if you came in disguise, you can’t hide the smell of blood. Truly befitting the blood-soaked queen.”

“Is that something a human who justified massacre in the name of being a hero should say?”

The water in the flower vase on the table trembled. Ruin realized for the first time that war could break out with just a single word.

‘…Right, this is why I didn’t want to come here.’

Ruin clapped like an elementary school teacher.

“You two? This isn’t a conference or a duel. It’s a blind date, a blind date.”

“….”

“….”

Both looked at Ruin for a moment. The Demon Emperor smiled coldly first.

“This human is the one who made the ridiculous proposal for absolute rulers to marry for peace, right?”

“Yes.”

The Hero replied.

“It was this human who put that insane idea into action.”

“….”

These bastards?

Ruin felt anger rising, but he drew the character for patience.

‘Both of them are the continent’s top figures. Top figures….’

“Fine. Since neither of you seem to have any talent for conversation, just quietly eat your meal.”

At that moment, knives were raised simultaneously. Both were angled as if aiming for the other’s heart. As magic-infused knives flew toward each other’s hearts and were blocked, Ruin sighed.

‘…This is hopeless.’

Closing his eyes, Ruin leaned back in his chair in resignation. The conversation between the Hero and Demon Emperor appeared refined on the surface, but each word was a nuclear bomb.

“You still speak like a human.”

“You still seem to speak like an insect.”

Words gradually became weapons flying back and forth. The flying knives even turned the tablecloth into rags.

“…Ah, how lovely.”

Ruin, with a rotten expression, reluctantly clapped.

“Wow, just this conversation is making my palms sweat. Next time I’ll rent out a colosseum for you. At least that way I could earn admission fees.”

At those words, both their gazes fixed on Ruin. One held irritated affection, the other jealous killing intent.

“…Fire Butterfly.”

“…Professor.”

“Yes?”

“Just whose side are you on?”

Both their voices overlapped simultaneously.

Ruin thought for a moment, then smiled slightly.

“I’ll tell you after the meal. Ah, right. I’m hungry so I’ll eat first. Please continue with your childish bickering.”

“….”

The mediator doesn’t even care.

In the end, during one meal at the Saint Family mansion, real swords were drawn three times and six attendants fainted. Ruin evaluated this as a ‘relatively successful blind date.’

‘No one died, so it’s a success, isn’t it.’

During dessert time, the Head Chamberlain who called Ruin out sniffled and cried.

“Um, the tables… ten of them burned….”

“….”

Ruin sighed. Eventually he left his seat briefly to console the tearful Head Chamberlain. As soon as Ruin left, the temperature in the room dropped sharply.

The Hero put down his knife. The space left with just the Hero and Demon Emperor. The front lines that had been sparking just moments ago were now covered in an even stranger silence.

“…So.”

The Hero, without a trace of laughter, spoke first.

“Why did you come to this ridiculous blind date?”

The Demon Emperor’s gaze moved slowly.

“Why did you agree to it?”

At that question, the Hero seemed to choke up. Honestly, if Ruin hadn’t threatened to go himself, he wouldn’t have come to such a place.

But there was no obligation to tell her that-

“I asked first.”

The Hero continued coldly.

“Let’s be honest, shall we? You coming here is just an excuse. You actually came to take my Master, didn’t you?”

Then a subtle smile appeared on the elegant Demon Emperor’s face.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

If she just asked to meet, Ruin would run away again. Her cynical voice held not an ounce of hesitation.

“That child is a Pride person. And he’s my person.”

The Hero sneered.

“I’m only not drawing my sword because Master doesn’t want fighting.”

“You bastard, you did draw it.”

“Shut up. Anyway, Master has nothing to do with you people anymore.”

“Nothing to do with us?”

“Master chose this side. He won’t return to Pride anymore. No, I won’t let that happen.”

“….”

The Hero had been triumphant since his friends awakened. It was his belief that Ruin would never leave them. He could tell just from Ruin’s eyes anyway. The eyes of one trying to leave and one trying to settle were clearly different.

“Even if you try to take him by force, it’s useless. If you love Fire Butterfly, you should know well that would only earn Fire Butterfly’s hatred.”

Then her lips curved dangerously. Ah, this is why he hated this arrogant Hero.

“The Hero’s aide is Fire Butterfly. If the Union finds out that fact, you’ll both be executed, won’t you?”

“Hmph. That seems more realistic than the thought process of a crazy woman who regresses endlessly to earn Fire Butterfly’s love.”

At those words, the Demon Emperor’s eyes flashed coldly.

“If you don’t know anything, then dunk that useless fluffy head of yours in the soup. You want me to just let that child die?”

“Ha, die? Who? Master? You think I’d let that happen?”

“How absurd. Hero, do you even know anything about that child’s lifespan before spouting such nonsense?”

At the word lifespan, the Hero slammed the table as if astounded.

Bang!

The table instantly shattered without a trace. Veins bulged on his fist. The Hero’s red eyes glared fiercely at the Demon Emperor.

“How dare you speak so casually about Master’s lifespan. If you care so much about Master, why did you place the Solitude curse on him?”

“The Solitude curse is actually meant to sustain Ruin’s life. It’s a device to detect Ruin’s death.”

“Bull…”

The Demon Emperor said something unexpected.

“Fire Butterfly can’t live long. I don’t know whose doing it is, but it’s fate. ‘Misfortune’ is eating away at him. I’ve actually witnessed young Ruin’s death tens of thousands of times.”

At this unexpected information, the Hero froze completely pale. So the Demon Emperor spoke as if telling him not to interfere.

“I’m meeting Ruin during the times he’s still alive through regression.”

The Hero scoffed.

“Ha, so you’re saying there’s no solution in the end. Rather than send him to you people, I’d rather prevent Master’s death with my Luck Power.”

“Ha, you?”

“That’s right.”

“I don’t know what kind of power it is, but Master said it seems like he survived thanks to my power. It must be because of my Luck Power. So leave him to the Union.”

At those words, the Demon Emperor rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. She had already been surprised that Ruin was still alive even after using 4th stage Misfortune.

And that might be…

‘Could it be that Ruin is stealing the Hero’s lifespan to maintain his own?’

Well, she could use this, but she should give some advice.

“You’re spouting nonsense without even knowing that Misfortune is stealing your Luck Power. Little boy who has nothing once his Luck Power is taken. If you don’t want to lose even your life, return Fire Butterfly now.”

The Hero didn’t back down.

“That’s even better! If I can save Master, I’d gladly give my life! Compared to that, Demon Emperor, what can you do? Is throwing a tantrum about taking Fire Butterfly away all you can manage?”

“What did you say? I can do plenty of things too!”

“Do what exactly? You stalker! Come to think of it, you forcibly fed Master an aphrodisiac, didn’t you? Even if you take him this time, what more can you do besides kidnapping and imprisonment?!”

“That doesn’t seem like something a pervert who actually committed those acts should be saying, does it?”

“What did you say?!”

Just then, Ruin entered. Seeing the two grabbing each other by the collar, Ruin clapped his hands in genuine joy.

“Oh. Thank goodness. It’s a bit rough, but to think you’ve made this much progress.”

Progress?

“Weren’t you about to kiss? For your relationship to develop this much while I was away, I’m truly moved.”

…No, we weren’t?!

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