I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 268

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Chapter 268. The Butterfly’s Disciples (1)

Ruin slowly rose from his seat. After the grand ceremony was finished, the long-awaited item finally appeared.

“It’s finally coming out.”

“Oh, that thing!”

The students murmured. A single tree placed in the center of the banquet hall. The tree in the flower pot was quietly emitting light like a sacred tree.

The Principal smiled.

“As you all know well, this is Haven’s ‘dormitory assignment tree.’ From now on, it will guide new students to their new homes.”

The professors quietly sighed.

‘Right… that tree.’

There had been an incident before where Princess Judith threatened that tree with fire, saying ‘Don’t put me in the same dormitory as the Imperial Princess.’ Back then, all the students and professors were shocked into mental breakdown.

And now at this moment, when that tree appeared again, the Imperial Princess stiffened and flinched, turning pale.

“…That tree, is it by any chance the one from back then?”

“No. We already sent that one to a mental hospital.”

“…”

“However, they say this is a great chief tree that’s more precious than that tree from back then. The Chairman specially obtained it for this occasion.”

At Ruin’s answer, the Imperial Princess’s eyebrows trembled.

Ruin muttered quietly.

‘…Today won’t go smoothly either.’

The tree’s trunk slowly began to emit light. Then transparent leaves began to sprout. Since the dormitory was determined by the color those leaves changed to, the students’ eyes sparkled.

“Which dormitory will I go to?”

“Will it be Gold Gate? Or Blue Moon?”

“Come here! Red Moon! We’ll treat you well!”

At that moment, Hiren, Aina, and Yuri. The three Hero candidates exchanged glances with each other. Their gazes quietly turned toward Ruin. And they whispered.

“Teacher… you’re currently the Silver Moon Supervisor, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Really? Silver Moon? For real?!”

Hiren and Yuri whispered secretly, while Aina, who was obviously full of positive energy, was startled, wondering if she was the only one who didn’t know. Eventually, they stared intently at Ruin and each made a firm resolution.

“It’s definitely Silver Moon…”

“Of course.”

“Yeah.”

The three of them whispered simultaneously. Ruin didn’t miss that ominous aura.

‘…This is ominous.’

Then, the Hero approached the tree.

“Please take care of us, tree.”

[Heh heh heh heh. To have another chance to examine humans’ talents. What an honor. Keh keh keh]

As the aged tree spirit stroked his beard and laughed, the Hero also smiled brightly.

“You must do well without any deception.”

The tree rustled its leaves as if responding.

[Don’t worry, I’ll specially take good care of you…]

But at that moment, the Hero drew his sword.

And-

Slash-!

Cut off the tree’s head in one stroke.

“…Gasp?!”

[Aaaaaaaah!]

The tree actually screamed. The banquet hall instantly became chaos.

“What are you doing right now?!”

“That’s a spirit that’s hundreds of years old!”

The professors all jumped up from their seats at once. Even Ginseng Superior clutched his head from within his pocket.

「Aaaaah! Just seeing it makes me feel like my head was cut off! Aaah!」

Ruin was shocked.

“…Chairman?!”

Has this bastard gone crazy? What is he doing?! Wasn’t that something expensive you brought?

However, the Hero was very calm.

“Oh. So it wasn’t switched out after all.”

“Sw-switched?”

The Hero smiled brightly. Then he whispered low toward his master. Those eyes were as dangerously threatening as when facing Fire Butterfly.

“Switching things out is Master’s specialty, isn’t it?”

“…”

“Master might have put everyone in Silver Moon just so friends could play together, right? Except for me?”

You crazy bastard! Why would I do such a thing!

‘No matter how much I adore my former disciples, I wouldn’t make moves on them!’

Sure enough-

“I don’t do such things, you idiot!”

When Ruin shouted quietly, the Hero smiled brightly.

“Really? That’s a relief. Then we’re good.”

He smoothly sheathed his sword and turned around.

“Now that I’ve confirmed it, I’m relieved.”

“…”

The professors were still in shock.

“S-switching? What do you mean by that?”

Then the Hero smiled calmly.

“Ah, the Demon Race is coveting this spirit. I was worried it might have been switched out. This is a precious spirit, you see.”

And you were going to cut off the head of that precious spirit!

The professors’ screams erupted.

At the same time, Ruin pressed his forehead and sighed.

‘…That obsession has been the same since childhood.’

Each of his disciples had one particular problem.

And among them, Elaine’s problem was obsession. So much so that as a child, he would cling to him and never let go. He even remembered struggling because Elaine wouldn’t let go even when going to the bathroom.

‘I thought he had gotten better as an adult.’

Ruin had roughly predicted from the beginning which dormitory each disciple would end up in.

‘I’ve been watching those children for years.’

Understanding their tendencies and abilities made such predictions within the realm of expectation.

Sure enough, Aina, who had been a Hero candidate, was the first to approach the tree.

‘Aina.’

A lively and pretty girl with blonde hair and red eyes. If the Hero were a woman, she would probably look like this sunny disciple.

‘Her ability is Arrow of Coincidence.’

Ruin glanced at the student registry.

-Aina

-Ability: 【Arrow of Coincidence】

-Trait: Any projectile thrown will definitely hit a ‘vital spot.’ …Even throwing a pebble will pierce weak points or machine vulnerabilities.

-Weakness: Even she herself cannot know where it will hit

‘Aina has always been a pure, brave, and bright child since long ago.’

Though she occasionally made mistakes, she had strong will, and honestly speaking, she was the easiest child for Ruin to teach. And unlike Elaine, she was also thoughtful. Even now, wasn’t she sincerely worried about the tree, examining it this way and that?

Ruin smiled with a pleased father’s expression.

‘Yes, that kind child would definitely…’

“Red Moon… Gyaaaaaahhhhh-!”

The tree’s scream echoed through the air.

Aina pulled the tree out of the flower pot with one hand, held it upside down, and began pounding it down repeatedly. Her flashing eyes were murderous.

“Silver Moon!Silver Moon!Silver Moon!Silver Moon!Silver Moon!Silver Moon!Silver Moon!”

“Wait, Aina?!”

Everyone was shocked and could only watch the scene.

But regardless, Aina exerted her strength and kept pounding the ground with the tree. Her strength was so great that despite just hitting with a tree, the ground was being smashed to pieces.

“A-Aina?!”

All the professors were trembling, and Ruin was expressionlessly stunned.

Only then did he remember Aina’s true characteristic.

-Trait: Any projectile thrown will definitely hit a ‘vital spot.’ With ‘tremendous strength,’ even throwing a pebble will pierce weak points or machine vulnerabilities.

Meanwhile, Aina continued to pound down with the tree. She seemed ready to keep pounding all day unless it said Silver Moon.

“Silver Moon!”

[R… Red Moon!]

At that cry, Aina’s face turned pale.

“No, no! It has to be Silver Moon where Teacher is…!”

Then, the Hero clapped his hands.

“Right! Aina goes to Red Moon!”

“Damn it!”

When he cut her off mercilessly, Aina glanced at the Hero with a resentful look. Though it was pitiful to see her shoulders droop as she sniffled, it couldn’t be helped.

‘Aina definitely has to go to Red Moon…’

Her monstrous strength aside…

In the end, reluctantly receiving the Red Moon necktie from the Principal, Aina sniffled.

Ruin sat in his chair, holding his head. And for good reason, since he had witnessed his first disciple Aina beating up the class assignment tree.

‘…That child was originally gentle. She was gentle, I tell you.’

Now there were two disciples left.

There was still… hope.

Then, the Hero clapped his hands again.

“Now, next is Yuri.”

Her black hair brushing her shoulders, Yuri quietly walked forward. Her figure was just like a cat.

Small gasps could be heard from here and there in the banquet hall.

“Wow. She’s pretty.”

“She looks like a doll.”

Ruin held his breath as he watched Yuri.

‘Yuri.’

Among the difficult disciples to teach, Yuri was the most troublesome type. As a royal descendant of a kingdom that had been invaded and destroyed, she didn’t trust Britannia people and was poor at expressing emotions.

-Yuri

-Ability: 【Beast Language】

-Characteristics: Thanks to forcibly injected Luck Power, she can read animals’ emotions and language, and can even forcibly dominate them.

-Weakness: Since she has strong empathy with animals, she receives great mental shock when animals are hurt.

Originally she could only handle stray dogs, but after he taught her, she could handle all animals and plants, even small insects. She could even possess them or use their power herself. This meant her abilities were tremendous.

However, because she couldn’t trust people, she was the most difficult to handle among the children he had taught.

‘Even if she’s not honest… she’s still a good child.’

She was the most composed and cultured child, like a young lady.

‘She won’t do beastly things like Aina.’

Ruin smiled a pleased fatherly smile once again.

‘Yes, that child with royal bloodline would definitely….’

“Gold Gate… Gyaaaaaaaah-!”

Without fail, the tree’s scream echoed. Yuri took out nails and a hammer from her bosom and began stabbing the tree. Yuri’s eyes were flashing.

“Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver MoonSilver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver MoonSilver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver MoonSilver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver MoonSilver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver MoonSilver Moon.Silver Moon.Silver Moon.”

No, Yuri?! Even you-

Once again everyone was shocked. But regardless, Yuri managed to make a hole in the tree.

[Aaaaah! Save me!]

「My goodness, how cruel! There won’t be another scene as cruel as this!」

Ginseng Superior suffered as if his own body was being pierced.

Meanwhile, Yuri summoned a woodpecker. If it didn’t say Silver Moon, she looked ready to deploy even that terrifying woodpecker.

“Silver Moon.”

[G… Gold Gate!]

At that cry, Yuri’s noble face turned fierce. She looked ready to grab the tree by the collar if it had one.

“Are you deaf because you’re a tree bastard? I said Silver Moon.”

…Yuri! That child who was like a young lady… saying such crude words!

Ruin was stunned by the shock.

Then, the Hero clapped his hands.

“Right! Yuri is Gold Gate!”

“Damn it.”

D-damn it?! Did that child who was like a young lady just say ‘damn it’ so roughly?!

Ruin was stunned as if shocked again.

As if that wasn’t enough, Yuri approached a Silver Moon student and smoothly grabbed his necktie.

“Looks nice. Lend me this.”

Yuri-!

Ruin fell into a crucible of shock.

‘That noble child is extorting- extorting!’

However, the Hero, as if familiar with this, put his hands under Yuri’s armpits and lifted her up. When the door-sized Hero lifted her, Yuri looked like a little kid.

“Right-! Yuri is Gold Gate.”

“Aah!”

In the end, Yuri was also dragged away like a cat, and the Hero cheerfully shouted.

“Next is Hiren!”

After the crucible of shock passed-

Ruin held his forehead.

‘Calm down. Calm down. Hiren is still left.’

Yuri’s problem was ‘theft’ – constantly stealing Ruin’s clothes. So even if that habit remained, Hiren would be fine.

As evidence, Ruin glanced at the registry.

-Hiren

-Ability: 【Crisis Dice】

-Characteristics: Causes dramatic reversals. However, only activates in moments of crisis. Momentary luck power surpasses Elaine’s.

-Weakness: ….

At the same time, a boy with blue hair and an impressive smiling face walked toward the tree. A model student who appeared cultured, gentle, and intelligent.

‘Hiren was the most mature and moral among the group, always the one to stop the other friends’ bad behavior.’

Sure enough.

“Aina and Yuri went too far. I’ll apologize on behalf of their actions.”

The surroundings felt relieved at his polite and gentle voice. Ruin felt the same.

‘Right, Hiren is definitely the most normal one. He won’t pull any strange tricks…’

“Don’t worry. I’ll resolve this through dialogue like Teacher would.”

…Huh?

He pulled something out of his pocket. A black bottle. When he opened the lid, thick smoke rose up.

“This is an incense called ‘Soul’s Scream’. If a spirit inhales it, they rot and decay.”

The tree trembled violently.

[….]

“Ah, don’t worry too much. You just need to smell the incense lightly. Instead, if you let us into Silver Moon-“

[Hi, hiiiiiek!]

The professors were horrified.

“Hiren, that’s blackmail!”

“It’s negotiation. It’s a structure where both sides benefit, isn’t it?”

Hiren smiled like Zhuge Liang in troubled times.

“I get the dormitory I want, and the tree peacefully smells the incense.”

How is that peaceful!

The tree trembled frantically and screamed.

[Silver Moon! Please Silver Moon!]

Instantly, cheers erupted.

“Waaaah! It’s Silver Moon!”

Ruin’s vision went dark.

“How is this negotiation and success…”

Hiren bowed his head politely.

“Thank you, Mr. Tree. Life is indeed about dialogue.”

The Principal stood frozen with his mouth agape, and the other professors whispered with identical expressions.

“The Hero Candidates…each and every one is pure madness.”

Meanwhile, the Hero grinned and nodded as if satisfied.

“As expected of my friends.”

Ruin let out a deep sigh.

‘…Were my disciples always like this.’

Where did things go wrong.

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