I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 272

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Chapter 272. The Butterfly’s Tutoring (2)

Meanwhile, around that time.

“What? The Professor is tutoring?”

The Hero’s eyebrows twitched.

The attendant cautiously watched his master’s expression.

“Yes. Professor Ruins said he would provide private tutoring.”

But unexpectedly, the Hero quietly rested his chin on his hand.

“I know. That’s why I added a ‘tutoring prohibition clause’ so no one could apply. Any students who break it will definitely receive grade penalties.”

Servant Jonathan broke out in a sweat.

So that’s why no one applied for Professor Ruins’ tutoring?

At that expression, Elaine rested his chin and chuckled softly.

Actually, he had been terribly annoyed that Ruin was teaching the Imperial Descendants, but he endured it since they were the Imperial Princess and Princes.

But for all students?

Absolutely not.

‘Then my time to see Master would disappear!’

Even now, he was so busy that they could barely meet in the evenings. Even that might disappear.

“Anyway, this means Master won’t be busy~”

“Ah, but there are students hoping for tutoring…”

Elaine looked shocked.

“That’s impossible! There are students willing to get an F?”

“Yes. Your friends, Master.”

“…?!”

As if struck by lightning, Elaine grabbed the back of his neck.

Ah, right. If they’re friends, they wouldn’t care about grades…!

“…So, those kids are getting tutoring from Master?”

“Yes.”

“…”

The attendant asked cautiously.

“Does that… displease you?”

“Isn’t that obvious? I’m the students’ administrator.”

Right.

The attendant was convinced.

‘From the position of managing students, favoritism isn’t good for education-‘

“I’m going to receive it too!”

…Excuse me?

“I’m going to receive it too! Professor Ruins’ tutoring!”

The air in the Chairman’s Office froze. Charlotte couldn’t even close her mouth and stared at him blankly.

“…What did you just say?”

“I said I’m going to receive tutoring too!”

The attendant blinked.

“…Lord Elaine. Aren’t you the Chairman, not a student?”

“So what?!”

“In contrast, they are 1st year students…”

“That’s exactly the problem!”

The Hero jumped up and shouted.

“These brats are appealing that they’re clueless 1st year students to seduce innocent Master. How outrageous and cunning!”

Um, they’re your friends though.

Dumbfounded, the attendant silently bowed his head. Eventually, at the attendant’s look asking him to do something, Charlotte subtly pursed her lips and muttered.

“…Uncle? They’re your friends.”

“That makes it even more problematic!”

The Hero’s eyes flashed.

“Damn it. I’m going to learn too… Professor Ruins’ tutoring…”

“So you’re barely a 1st year-“

“Fine! I’m transferring to 1st year starting now!”

Charlotte pressed her forehead and squeezed her eyes shut.

…Someone please knock out this Chairman. Is that really the legendary man who rose from trainee through officer ranks to supreme commander?

However, the Hero grumbled.

“What tutoring anyway. They already learned from Master and are Hero-level.”

“Are they really Hero-level?”

Charlotte flinched at her own words. She wanted to shut her mouth but it was too late.

The Hero slowly looked at her. His gaze held neither laughter nor anger. Just the single fact that he was humanity’s strongest answered everything.

Only then did Charlotte realize. The man before her was special among specials, called humanity’s miracle. His companions who grew up with such a man. Each would deserve to be called humanity’s treasure. So she felt awe.

‘The person called ‘Rabian Crawl’ who raised five such people…’

What kind of monster could it have been.

But regardless, Elaine gave instructions to his attendant: ‘Issue a ban on private tutoring within the campus.’

“How dare they do private tutoring. Insolent brats.”

Charlotte sighed.

“Why are you so sensitive about your friends’ stories?”

“Why, you ask.”

The Hero fell silent for a moment. His gaze drifted somewhere into the void.

That’s right. During their days as Hero candidates, they weren’t just simple colleagues. They were family. They were each other’s brothers and sisters, and parents.

But even among such family, there was one thing they could never compromise on.

‘Teacher Ravian.’

Just that name alone made his heart ache. Everyone wanted to receive even a single glance from Teacher Ravian.

Though the teacher never knew it in his dreams, there were invisible power struggles and wars among them. At meal times, in the training ground, even during classes.

Who would sit next to the teacher—

Who would receive and drink the medicine the teacher made—

Who would be scolded by the teacher, and who would receive praise instead—

Each and every one of those trivial things was a power struggle. Luck Powers would clash with each other, and sometimes someone would sacrifice themselves entirely to steal another’s fortune.

It was madness, and at the same time, it was love.

‘We all wanted to become the teacher’s one and only beloved disciple.’

Elaine was the same. He wanted attention even if it meant pretending to be sick. Of course, in his case, the problem was that his fake illness would be exposed immediately due to his Luck Power… So back then, he was incredibly envious of friends who were actually sick.

And it’s the same now. That’s why the Hero found himself smiling without realizing it. Bitterly, but also just a little bit happily.

‘Yes. Now it’s just a memory…’

And it’s regrettable that two people are missing from that memory.

‘Kailen and Richen.’

Kailen was killed by Cobra, and Richen dropped out midway and was supposed to live happily with his family… but died under mysterious circumstances not long after.

‘They were all children who loved the teacher.’

Master deliberately didn’t mention those children, but if those dead children were alive, Master would surely have been overjoyed. That empty space felt significant.

But then Charlotte frowned.

“But what does fighting with your friends over your teacher have to do with Professor Ruins’ tutoring?”

The air suddenly stopped. Elaine’s shoulders stiffened.

“Ah.”

A short breath escaped. His lips went completely dry.

Charlotte tilted her head.

“Professor Ruins isn’t Ravian Crawl, is he?”

“…”

Cold sweat poured down Elaine’s back. If Hiren had been next to him, he would have said something by now.

‘Are you and Fire Butterfly holding a ritual to go to the execution platform together?’ he would have said.

Having told his friends about Fire Butterfly, he forced a smile.

“That… that’s right. No, that’s not right. He’s a different person.”

His voice trembled strangely.

Charlotte frowned at that subtle tremor.

“Uncle?”

Elaine turned his gaze away, pretending to drink tea.

‘Damn it, it’ll be trouble if Union finds out!’

Charlotte was the daughter of his half-brother, and while she was a precious niece, she was first and foremost an executive of Union. She would never forgive him for hiding Fire Butterfly.

The Hero smiled brightly.

‘Union mustn’t find out, if they do…’

This was family he had finally gotten back.

‘If push comes to shove, I’ll sell out the Demon Emperor.’

Yes. This time, they’ll all live happily together in Haven.

He thought so, but he had no idea what was happening in Ruin’s Research Lab at that moment.

* * *

Hiren’s lips trembled violently. Yuri broke out in cold sweat. Aina gradually lost her breath.

The moment Ruin saw that child, his breath caught in his throat.

‘…Kailen.’

That familiar black long hair.

The disciples had undergone physical modifications at Union, so they each had one strange physical characteristic, but that child was particularly beast-like, enough to bite. At the same time, he was the only disciple whose body was never found.

As the disciples froze at the sight, Ruin rushed forward without time to think.

“Stop.”

Ruin charged forward, snatched the artifact, and slammed it to the ground.

Bang!

The artifact’s magic power immediately scattered.

“Where did you get this from.”

At the stern voice they’d never heard before, the Imperial Descendants were flustered. It was the first time they’d seen Ruin this angry.

“I asked where you got this from.”

The Imperial Descendants answered in shock.

“Ah… it was at the Artifact Rental… place…”

“The rental place? Not the Hero?”

“Ah. To be precise, the Chairman lent it to us saying this would be good.”

“Huh? Why would he?”

“When we said it was for Professor Ruins’ tutoring, he lent it to us on the condition that we absolutely must have the Professor try it and tell him what comes out…”

Upon hearing that story, Ruin’s eyes shook intensely for a moment.

‘That stupid bastard…!’

Internal rage exploded.

‘He lent something this dangerous to students just to try it on me?!’

He could roughly guess. This item was an artifact that showed either ‘what one most wants to see’ or ‘what one most fears.’

And this Academy was a place filled with the Hero’s Luck Power. When used within the Academy, that Luck Power would take effect, so it would always show ‘what one most wants to see.’

But now was different.

‘He said some Luck Power seemed to have disappeared from saving me.’

It was definitely the influence of Misfortune that brought out ‘what they fear.’ A murderer who killed them appearing – how terrified his disciples must have been.

Ruin inwardly bit his lip. But outwardly, he approached his former disciples as calmly as possible.

“It’s okay. It’s all over.”

Hiren’s hands trembled. Aina was on the verge of tears, and Yuri was gritting her teeth. Ruin lightly touched his disciples’ heads and said.

“Breathe.”

The three children took deep breaths. But their eyes still couldn’t leave the spot where Cobra had been.

Ruin swung his Magic Wand to completely erase Cobra’s illusion. However, the illusion wouldn’t disappear.

‘…What?’

No, that wasn’t all.

Twitch, Kailen, who Cobra was holding, moved.

Ruin was startled.

That was reality created based on the children’s memories. Then Kailen, who should already be dead, couldn’t possibly move… What was going on?

‘Could it be, he didn’t die back then?’

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