I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 29

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 29. Steal the Students (1)

“Hmm, so this is unexpected.”

Ruin crossed his arms as he looked at the figures sitting in the classroom.

“I expected the First Prince to come, but the Special Admission Student came instead. And I thought one more person had increased just before the lecture, but it was the Imperial Princess?”

At Ruin’s stiff words, the Imperial Princess made a displeased expression.

“You seem unhappy about it.”

Of course I’m unhappy.

“Setting aside His Highness the Prince not attending class, why are you here, Imperial Princess?”

Your place isn’t in this kind of class but in Healing Arts class.

However, at that anger-filled question, the Imperial Princess clicked her tongue and turned her head away.

‘I got tricked.’

I came thinking there might be something to the news that the First Prince had applied.

She glanced at the red-haired commoner boy who had come instead of the First Prince.

‘Who would have thought the Special Admission Student would come instead of the First Prince.’

‘…That’s the face you’re making. Are you an idiot?’

Ruin looked at the Imperial Princess as if he was dumbfounded.

“So, setting aside the Imperial Princess, Owen. Why did you come?”

Owen flinched. Ruin’s gaze was sharp. He was definitely one of the students who had been on the rooftop where he had disciplined Goldsky.

“Come to think of it, you were in the Gold Gate class of Demon Hunting Studies. Despite being a ‘commoner.'”

“…That, that is.”

Ruin’s eyes became menacing.

“Even if it’s a lecture on the verge of cancellation, did you think the class wouldn’t be eliminated with the First Prince’s name? This is identity fraud.”

At the word fraud, Owen looked up in panic.

“No! Actually… His Highness told me to enter this class!”

“What?”

What kind of nonsense is this?

However, Owen bit his lips. Seeing that, Imperial Princess Karin sighed as if annoyed.

“This guy got targeted. By the First Prince.”

“Excuse me?”

“He did something wrong to the First Prince on entrance day and is being bullied. Forced to take Demon Hunting Studies which isn’t even his department, and most of his classes were cancelled by the First Prince’s side, so he can only attend minor classes.”

As if agreeing with those words, Owen hung his head.

“I think this class is also meant to mess with Professor Ruins…”

“Mess with?”

“There are many professors who want to teach the First Prince. He probably thought you would be surprised by the First Prince’s name and frantically prepare a perfect class.”

Not at all. Not one bit. I have less interest than mold growing on bread.

“Nothing is more pathetic than the host of a party that no one attends. He probably sent me to disappoint you, Professor.”

What? I’m so grateful he didn’t come? Well, it is aristocratically underhanded.

From the beginning, I didn’t care about the First Prince since he belonged to Red Moon, which supported Charlie.

‘I figured as much.’

“Still, you could have just not attended this class. Why did you come? Were you that afraid of the First Prince?”

At Ruin’s reproachful expression, Owen bit his lips tightly.

“Actually, I wanted to attend Professor Ruins’ class.”

“What?”

“That boldness when you threatened us to stab the person next to us on the rooftop… For the first time, I felt like respecting someone.”

…Are these guys really perverts?

Well, if they’re this kind of perverts, I don’t dislike it.

“Most of all, I was captivated by how you broke the Imperial Princess’s magic. So I obediently followed the Prince’s words. If that doesn’t lead to class cancellation, I can attend more of Professor Ruins’ classes.”

Even though she should feel offended that someone was happy about her magic being broken, the Imperial Princess unexpectedly comforted Owen.

“You must suffer a lot because of your pathetic brother. I apologize on his behalf.”

Ruin looked at the Imperial Princess with surprise.

So the Imperial Princess had some kind-hearted aspects after all?

“Really, if you’re a Special Admission Student, why can’t you awaken your abilities. It’s your fault for not awakening your abilities.”

Then Ruin looked at the Imperial Princess with disgust.

The Imperial Princess seemed to feel that gaze and slightly raised her pretty eyebrows.

“What a rude expression?”

“What’s rude is Your Highness’s filthy way of speaking.”

…What did you say?!

At the unrestrained words, the Imperial Princess just gaped, Owen was horrified, but Ruin’s eyes were truly menacing.

‘Fine, just come to my Healing Arts class, damn Imperial Princess.’

“Are you not interested in Healing Arts?”

“I already have classes I’m attending.”

At the cold, knife-like response, Ruin clicked his tongue.

‘She thinks what I’m saying is a lie?’

She had no intention of abandoning her Healing Professor. Not only was her motivation for the ‘professor expulsion’ proposal like that, but she was unexpectedly a target with strong loyalty.

‘How do I lure her out?’

Well, he could roughly guess about Owen’s bullying situation.

“Owen. Your ability overlaps with the First Prince’s, doesn’t it?”

At those words, Owen looked at him strangely.

“…Have I ever told you about my ability?”

“!”

Damn it. I acted too knowledgeable in front of the Special Admission Student.

Ruin deflected and got angry.

“Do you think a professor doesn’t work hard enough to even look at students’ academic information?”

“Ah…! Ah! I see! I’m sorry!”

To think that the Wayne Family would show interest even in a commoner like himself.

Owen seemed very surprised, but the Imperial Princess narrowed her fine brows.

‘No. That’s information that absolutely cannot be known through a professor’s authority.’

The First Prince’s ability was ‘Absolute Regeneration’.

Owen’s ability was ‘Recovery Enhancement’.

But she knew.

‘On paper it’s ‘Recovery Enhancement’, but in reality it’s probably closer to ‘Regeneration’.’

There must be a reason the First Prince had marked him.

‘That guy won’t tolerate even the slightest ability similar to his own.’

Sure enough, Owen spoke.

“Well… even if it’s similar, I just speed up recovery a bit. I was judged to have the lowest-grade talent. It’s completely different from His Highness the First Prince’s amazing ability. I only became a Special Admission Student because I did well on the written exam…”

“No. Your ability is ‘Super Regeneration’.”

…What?

This time even the Imperial Princess looked flustered. ‘Super Regeneration’ was an extremely rare ability that could even reach special grade!

“…It can’t be ‘Super Regeneration’! If it were, this face would have healed too!”

She pointed to the wounds on Owen’s face. Obviously traces of being beaten up by the First Prince’s group.

However, Ruin sighed.

“No, it is ‘Super Regeneration’.”

Haven’s Special Admission Students were personally selected by the Hero. And there was no way that Hero would misjudge talent.

‘He’s like a beast. I don’t know what ability Owen has, but he must have picked him with that sharp instinct. That’s actually what makes him scary.’

And Owen getting a low-grade judgment? Ruin’s ‘Shadow King’s Vision’ showed it clearly.

【Super Regeneration】

Of course, normally he would have only known the ability.

But ‘Ruins Wayne’s’ trait was helpful.

Right. This trait that popped up the moment he saw a ‘talented’ student…

【Everyone But Me Should Die】

Incarnation of jealousy. Studies everything about the opponent to tear them down, deriving their strengths and weaknesses. In a jealous state, concentration and growth speed increase by 4 times.

…The trait is quite strange.

Anyway, it’s a good trait.

Because-

Name: Owen

Ability: 【Super Regeneration】(Maximum Special Grade)

Strength: Regeneration close to immortality

Weakness: Unawakened

He could even know the ability’s rank and potential.

Well, it’s good for him, but what kind of personality is this?

‘More importantly, why am I jealous of a student…’

Anyway, this trait was very useful both as a professor and as Fire Butterfly.

‘I haven’t seen the First Prince’s ability yet, but surely they’re the same or one is a superior version of the other.’

Ruin raised the corner of his mouth as if it was pathetic.

‘So that’s why they were preventing Owen’s ability from awakening?’

The professors weren’t nurturing him either.

‘The one in charge of students’ ability development was definitely Kalon, wasn’t it?’

The reason Owen couldn’t use his abilities was simple. It was because of the black thread wrapped around Owen’s shoulders and neck.

【Erase】

Also known as an eraser. That must be what’s suppressing Owen’s abilities. Of course, since that was also magic, Ruin could see it all with ‘Shadow King’s Vision’.

But the fact that he could see it made him feel unpleasant.

‘Owen. The student who entered as a Special Admission Student but failed because he couldn’t even use magic.’

That’s right. That thing was deliberately ruining talent that should be blooming.

Of course, what happened to some Union student was none of his business.

But.

‘At this rate, he’ll just be cannon fodder.’

It’s always the old people in power who press the buttons for war, and it’s always the young ones without connections, without anything, who become bullet catchers on that battlefield. That’s why Ruin sighed.

“Come closer.”

“Yes?”

Ruin raised one hand. The hand drawing a parabola moved lightly like a butterfly.

The moment that hand stopped in mid-air, invisible misfortune gathered in his hand.

【Misfortune Injection】

A brutal force that contrasted with the butterfly-like lightness.

Soon Ruin roughly grabbed and tore at the black thread.

Snap!

The black thread that seemed like it would never tear was brutally ripped away. He had injected misfortune into the opponent’s ability, making the ability disappear.

And the misfortune that should have come to Ruin was kept on his wrist. The existing seal mark actually became darker.

Ginseng Superior seemed displeased with this.

「You, don’t even look at that thing. You almost collapsed last time when you touched it.」

‘No. Last time it was just because I tried to analyze it.’

…Hmm?

Then what would happen if I used ‘3-Minute Copy’ instead of analysis?

‘The Principal’s magic became ‘Flame Kill’.’

Then what about the sealed misfortune? What kind of magic would this become if I used it?

Ruin’s finger smoothly touched the seal mark as his curiosity was triggered.

Ginseng Superior was horrified.

「Hey! You’re going to collapse again if you do that…!」

However, nothing happened.

Ginseng Superior lay down in the flower pot, saying his heart couldn’t take it anymore because of Ruin, but Ruin himself was disappointed.

‘Hmm. I still can’t use it?’

It would be incredible if I could use it.

‘Well, it can’t be helped. ‘Misfortune’ is a power that even the Demon Emperor couldn’t analyze.’

So when he grabbed the platform to open his textbook, something amazing happened.

Bang!

“!!”

“Kyaah!”

The solid steel platform was instantly shattered.

【Ruin】

The startled Owen collapsed, and the Imperial Princess’s pupils shook, but Ruin looked at his own hand with interest.

‘Oh. It ‘destroys’ whatever my hand touches.’

It was also interesting that the magic had the same name as his own name (Ruin). The stronger the contained misfortune, the more powerful it would probably become.

For Ruin, who had more stealth techniques than attack skills, this was precious magic.

Moreover-

「You again! Only using powers that aren’t mine…!」

Judging by Superior’s reaction, it didn’t seem like magic he couldn’t use either.

That wasn’t all.

Flash!

“Uh, uhh?”

Was it because he had eliminated the force suppressing Owen’s power? Light emanated from the wound on Owen’s cheek and the wound began to heal rapidly. The Imperial Princess had no choice but to jump up in surprise.

“Just now! What did you do!”

However, Ruin played innocent.

“I healed Owen. His energy was weakened.”

What? Energy?

“Do you think that makes sense? If you can’t tell me properly…!”

Then Ruin approached the Imperial Princess’s face closely like a fox.

“Then Your Imperial Highness, would you like to transfer to my Healing Department?”

What, what’s going on?

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————