I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 274

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Chapter 274. Butterfly’s Evaluation (1)

Ruin, who had barged into the training room to find Elaine, stopped for a moment.

“…He’s not here.”

Equipment was scattered about, and the training dummies were miserably destroyed.

“He ran away.”

Ruin’s eyes narrowed.

“This bastard ran away when his Master is coming?”

Ginseng Superior was dumbfounded.

「Well, you threatened to kill him, so isn’t running away normal?」

Then Ruin made an even more pissed off expression.

“How dare he run away when his Master says he’ll kill him?”

「…I don’t know where to start refuting that.」

Training room, garden, cafeteria. Refrigerator, trash can, toilet bowl. He searched every place Elaine might be, but couldn’t see a single strand of that precious blonde hair.

That’s when he arrived at the Chairman’s Office.

“Good. If he’s not here, that works out well.”

「Right, it works out… what? Works out well?」

Ruin answered with actions instead of words.

Swoosh.

He opened the safe.

「…Hey.」

Ruin smiled seeing the glittering things inside the safe.

“Lots of gold ingots. I should steal them.”

「You crazy bastard! Why would you steal that!」

“Because a disciple’s belongings are the Master’s belongings.”

「…What kind of logic is that?!」

But regardless, Ruin pulled out all sorts of precious items from the drawers and safe, stuffing them into his suit’s inner pockets. His suit bulged up like a squirrel’s cheek pouches.

He even took…

“This is a patent certificate… there are warranties and contracts too. These are also items subject to recovery.”

「Why are you taking those?!」

“Because they’re money-making documents.”

「No, that’s not it! Why do you need those?!」

You said you wouldn’t steal from the Hero anymore!

However, Ruin claimed it was self-defense.

“I don’t know why, but I have a feeling that if I don’t clean this out now, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”

「The world has agreed to call that ‘kleptomania’!」

“No. It’s intuition.”

Ginseng Superior closed his eyes.

But Ruin was serious. Normally he would have been unlucky due to misfortune, but now, perhaps thanks to the Hero’s luck power, an incredible intuition was screaming that he absolutely had to take this.

Eventually, Ruin’s hand stopped at Elaine’s personal black card. Ginseng Superior quickly blocked Ruin’s hand.

「…Hey, isn’t the card going a bit too far?」

“This would make the most money.”

The moment Ruin shamelessly picked up the card-

Creak.

The door opened and Elaine’s attendant entered.

“…”

He was caught right at the moment he was about to put the black card in his suit pocket. There was no choice now. Just as Ruin was rolling his eyes like a guilty thief and trying to put the card back down-

“You may take it, Professor.”

…He put it back in.

“If Master knew it was you who took it, Professor, he probably wouldn’t say anything.”

“…”

Ruin’s hand slowly came back up.

‘Even so, targeting my disciple’s card is going too far. This isn’t right.’

「Your conscience finally returned!」

Ruin sighed and asked Servant Jonathan, as if it worked out well.

“You would know.”

“What do you mean?”

Ruin waved the 【Heavenly Evil’s Bewitchment】.

“Where your master used this.”

The attendant’s eyes wavered very subtly.

“That is… Master’s private life, but I suppose it would be fine to tell you, Professor.”

“…Speak.”

“Master suffers from severe insomnia.”

Right. I knew he took sleeping medicine.

“Every time that happened, he used that.”

Ruin flinched. Normally, he would have just listened that far and turned away saying ‘I see.’ But this time, he moved his lips.

“…What came out?”

The attendant chose his words for a moment before answering.

“He always slept muttering ‘Teacher… Teacher…’ so it must be his master.”

Ruin’s eyes twitched slightly.

The attendant smiled meaningfully.

“Whether human or beast… everyone has their most comfortable time, don’t they? So please don’t leave.”

“…What are you talking about.”

“Aren’t you that person’s master?”

At those words, Ruin’s body stopped slightly.

“…Right. I’m the master of making noodles.”

“For Master… that must have been the warmest moment of his life.”

“Was making noodles for him such a big deal?”

The attendant paused for a moment, then spoke quietly.

“If I may be so bold, I have served Master for a very long time.”

“So?”

“Professor Ruins… aren’t you Rabian Crawl?”

For a moment, the shadows almost stirred.

‘…Did he notice I’m a spy?’

Ruin’s eyes immediately changed to Fire Butterfly’s eyes. However, the attendant spoke with conviction.

“Though I, in my humble position, don’t know how such a thing is possible, I believe that person is the only one Master would follow so devotedly.”

Ruin laughed.

“Even you think it’s impossible, don’t you.”

However, the attendant was resolute.

“With the Hero’s Luck Power… it’s possible. No, there’s no other way to explain it.”

Ruin was so dumbfounded that laughter leaked out.

“So… please cherish Lord Elaine.”

However, Ruin’s gaze was cold.

Cherish him?

Elaine was different from the other disciples to begin with.

“Elaine is the Hero. He’s like the sun, the commander of humanity’s military. His responsibilities are different. And-“

In contrast, he himself was humanity’s enemy, Fire Butterfly. Just by protecting him, the Hero’s position would be compromised. The one who knew this better than anyone was Ruin himself.

So he swallowed his words and changed the subject.

“Leaders are originally lonely. They need to know how to stand on their own.”

“…Those words, Master probably… wouldn’t want to hear them most of all.”

Ruin didn’t open his mouth.

‘No matter what anyone says, this time I will definitely protect my disciples.’

He had no intention of repeating past regrets. And in Elaine’s case… pushing him away was the only way to protect him.

As he came out carrying all the stolen items, he discovered an unexpected face.

“What’s the matter.”

It was the First Prince, Second Prince, and Imperial Princess.

The First Prince hesitated a bit before opening his mouth.

“…We want to apologize. For the mistake earlier.”

“Don’t worry about that. I learned what I needed to learn, and it’s over. Most importantly-“

When his words cut off, the Imperial Descendants squeezed their eyes shut. Just when they thought Ruin might unleash another harsh criticism.

“…It’s fine since you weren’t hurt.”

“…!”

The faces of the frightened Imperial Descendants brightened.

That cold-blooded professor said such words?

“Of course, I’ll take it into consideration when choosing the Emperor.”

“?!”

As expected!

The Imperial Descendants were stunned, but Ruin was serious. Either way, establishing an Emperor who wouldn’t start wars was the top priority. Only then could he live peacefully with his disciples.

Perhaps fired up by Ruin’s announcement, the Imperial Descendants spoke.

“Th-that is, we actually brought some essential information for you, Professor.”

Ruin raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Speak.”

“Other schools apparently want to take the Hero Candidates.”

Ruin fell silent for a moment.

“Why are you telling me this?”

The Imperial Princes flinched.

‘This isn’t it?!’

‘He seemed interested in the Hero Candidates, so we brought the secret information first!’

Of course, Ruin laughed inwardly.

Other schools coveting my disciples’ abilities. Those kids do have good eyes.

However, he deliberately answered coldly.

“Telling me is meaningless. I don’t particularly favor anyone.”

“That’s just like the professor we respect. Well, it would be regrettable if the Hero Candidates left Haven.”

“Tha—”

Thud. Ruin’s footsteps stopped. His eyes flashed.

“Leave? Why?”

‘Want to take’ and ‘will take’ are completely different stories, aren’t they?

“Ah, the Union apparently decided this. The Hero Candidates are humanity’s precious treasures.”

“Since they’re such incredible talents, the students would have much to learn from them, but having them all gathered only at Haven doesn’t make sense…”

Ruin’s head tilted as he listened.

…Crack.

* * *

Meanwhile at Haven, the Faculty Meeting Room was buzzing.

“So, how are the Hero Candidates’ grades?”

“The evaluation results come out today, right?”

By grades, they didn’t simply mean academic scores.

‘Data’, meaning potential ability values.

Whether S-rank or A-rank, 1st grade or 2nd grade, these were the cold indicators that rated their quality.

“Don’t they usually measure at the Magic Tower?”

“Yes. Usually they do. But…”

The professor who quietly continued speaking smirked.

“This time Professor Ruins did it instead of the Magic Tower.”

“What? The Mage King personally?”

Instantly the professors’ eyes gleamed.

Haven’s Grim Reaper, Head Professor Ruins Wayne. That famously strict man evaluated them personally—who wouldn’t be curious about those results?

“How did he evaluate the disciples of the legendary Ravian Crowl, I wonder.”

They were all superhumans raised as heroes. Combat power, intelligence, stamina, magic power… By ordinary human standards, they would be immeasurable in every aspect.

“S-rank, right?”

“Must be. Whose disciples are they?”

Just then, a professor entered carrying Ruin’s grade sheet.

“Here are the evaluation results.”

The professors craned their necks forward. Even Charlie, who had seemed uninterested, subtly squeezed in out of curiosity.

However.

“…”

“…?!”

Heavy silence.

And someone barely swallowed a scream that was about to burst out.

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