I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3. Did I Get Caught?

Ruin’s face stiffened as he was momentarily flustered.

His own code name.

Did I get caught?

He thought he had passed the checkpoint, but was that actually a trap? However, Ruin quickly turned his head and hid his body on the ceiling.

Swoosh!

Below him, students were passing by in small groups.

“Hey! What are you going to do if you still haven’t returned that Fire Butterfly book!”

“Huh? You mean this?”

“Yeah!”

The students began fighting over a book with a bright red cover.

-《Fire Butterfly – On the Natural Enemies of the Union》

It seemed to be a book about Ruin.

‘They weren’t calling me.’

Given the location, he had rarely flinched, but ‘Fire Butterfly’ seemed to refer to that thing.

Indeed, the students were having a big fight over the book.

“Return this quickly! Fire Butterfly is the topic for this semester’s ‘Basic Swordsmanship’ final exam, but everyone’s borrowed them all so there’s nothing left!”

Ruin was dumbfounded.

Was Haven teaching about Pride Territory and himself? Well, he had heard they were in a cold war, so it made sense to teach Hero candidates who their main enemy was.

Right, for instance, crisis management methods when meeting an arch-enemy…

“Without that book, I can’t solve ‘100 Ways to Torture Fire Butterfly’!”

…Something seems a bit strange?

“Huh, you guys too? Our ‘Magic Studies’ quiz was ‘How to Tear Fire Butterfly Apart While Alive’.”

…Something seems very strange?

“Wow, our professor told us to make ‘a poison to drown Fire Butterfly’…”

“…”

What the hell are these school professors teaching?

Even the students were pouting.

“Just how significant is Fire Butterfly that he’s covered as an exam topic in every subject?”

“That’s what I’m saying. Even the Demon Emperor wouldn’t appear this much.”

Then a female student who came looking for the book clicked her tongue as if looking at rookies.

“You guys don’t know anything, do you? The Union is more wary of Fire Butterfly than the Demon Emperor.”

“R-really?”

“Yes. My father, who is a General, said so. Among the Demon Race, that guy is the most dangerous, and considering the damage alone, he’s humanity’s arch-enemy who should be caught first.”

He wondered who this noisy chatterbox was, but she was the General’s Daughter. He should remember that.

“He said that Fire Butterfly’s current lack of activity is also because he’s catching his breath to destroy the Union.”

…No. I just got lost.

“He said that when Fire Butterfly starts being active again, the Union will also be destroyed.”

…No. I’m just thinking of retiring and starting bee farming.

However, the students gulped. If the commander of the Imperial Army evaluated him that highly, Fire Butterfly must be an incredible guy.

“…B-but he can’t get into this Haven, right?”

Ruin clicked his tongue.

Idiots. I’m already inside.

“Of course not. This is an academy built directly by the Hero.”

No. It’s my house, you damn fools.

“Right. He received God’s Temple to deal with Pride.”

Well, God’s Temple is correct.

The problem is that it’s a god who was destroyed in ancient times, so no one knows who it is.

“Then wouldn’t there be hidden magic or something here too?”

“Isn’t that a legend?”

It’s probably not a legend.

Since this place was a renovated God’s Temple, it was full of ‘Secret Rooms’. It’s just that he couldn’t properly open them because the conditions weren’t met.

For example, it would only activate when the number of humans in the temple exceeded 100…

However, Ruin tilted his head as he thought for a moment.

‘…Wait? There are hundreds of students alone, so wouldn’t the conditions be met?’

Fortunately, the school’s structure itself hadn’t changed much from when it was his house. That meant the opportunities and traps would be the same too…

‘No.’

That’s also curious, but first, the Severance Pay takes priority.

‘Without that, a slave contract is confirmed.’

Seeing how his superior naturally presented a lifetime contract as if he actually expected him to be unable to repay the debt, Ruin was appalled by such vicious behavior.

That’s why Ruin quickly recalled the structure of the house.

‘There are a total of four routes leading to my safe.’

Excluding the garden route that had just disappeared, three remained.

1. Military Zone (highest infiltration risk)

2. Unconfirmed area on map (absolutely restricted zone – immediate execution if caught

3. Professor Research Building (the most manageable area)

Then the conclusion was simple.

‘Disguise as a teaching assistant who can enter the Professor Research Building.’

There were professors too, but the risk was too great to disguise as professors who were all heroes. Teaching assistants were easier to skin than professors.

But he suddenly became curious.

‘What kind of professors are they exactly…’

To teach such… such classes?

Ruin tilted his head as he unfolded the delivery address list. Names were listed in rows at what appeared to be the Professor Research Building location.

Right… The professors’ names were nicely visible…

“…”

Ruin fell silent.

…What? Why are they all names I know?

No, beyond just knowing them, they’re all guys I backstabbed? Guys who would chase me to the ends of hell just hearing Fire Butterfly’s name?

More than that, are all of Haven’s professors like these guys?

“…”

He slammed the delivery address list shut with a thud.

‘Plan A (garden), Plan B (teaching assistant) both scrapped.’

He might have tried somehow with one elf professor, but well. Having dealt with them in the past, he knew better than anyone.

These were top heroes where facing even one required risking his life at minimum, and there wasn’t just one but a whole bunch of them. And he’d become their teaching assistant?

‘If caught, I die.’

A new recruit without information might be one thing, but there was no way they wouldn’t recognize a subordinate who had shared Death Ground with them. They’d notice even the slightest sense of incongruity.

-That’s why I said professor recruitment would be good from the start.

While talking about face value and all that?

His superior’s laughter seemed to echo from afar.

‘A new professor position would definitely be good though.’

At least there’d be no need to worry about incongruity.

Moreover, if it was a reading room that only Haven professors could enter, there might be a way to break this curse of misfortune, this wanderlust.

In that sense, entering Haven would actually be good, but the problem was the recruitment exam.

‘There’s a ritual during the recruitment exam to distinguish whether someone is from the demon race or not.’

Would he end up burned at the stake while just trying to collect his severance pay?

-If you withdraw your retirement, we could help you.

This time they’d work him to death, who wouldn’t know that?

That’s why it was such a headache.

‘If I can’t collect my severance pay, I’ll have to live tied down for life.’

That’s because of that damn cursed wanderlust. He thought he’d finally part ways with that dog-like constitution after getting riddled with holes and dying, but what do you know?

【Wanderlust】

A fate of having to wander. Brings misfortune to oneself and others. The deeper the affection for a target, the stronger the misfortune becomes.

This bastard just got a local name patch and reappeared!

When a 19th-century-style fortune teller with golden eyes told him about a somehow familiar curse, Ruin grabbed the back of his neck.

‘Damn it, changing from Chinese characters to English doesn’t make it different!’

Above all, Ruin hated this curse. Because this curse took away precious people.

The more he loved, the more it was taken from him. As if it wouldn’t let him settle in one place.

‘In the end, it’ll take even the host’s life.’

Because one’s own life is ultimately within the scope of ‘precious things.’

That’s why he did everything to try to fix the wanderlust. The contract with the Demon Emperor was part of that effort.

In return, the Demon Emperor offered to block part of the curse in exchange for a massive sum.

“Pay back everything including interest. If you can’t pay, you’ll have to become my taxidermy butterfly.”

“Pay back everything including interest. If you can’t pay, you’ll have to become my taxidermy butterfly.”

If he couldn’t repay the debt, his heart would be ripped out. Not wanting to die young, he had no choice but to press his brow.

‘Damn it. If I just get my severance pay, I could clear my debt and achieve retirement life all at once.’

The safe did contain 18 years’ worth of treasures from spy life, but the severance pay was too large.

But if the situation was like this, there was no choice. What was a spy doing in enemy territory when it wasn’t even a mission to begin with?

Moreover, to think of it as simply taking on work with high hazard pay…

‘A professor position at a prestigious school wouldn’t be available easily in the first place.’

So let’s stop being stubborn now. Right, give up all plans and at least preserve the last bit of dignity…

“Oh, Dean. There you are.”

“!”

“This looks like acceptance documents for a professor position at Haven, and this is your area, right? You deliver it.”

“….”

“Come to think of it, isn’t Haven famous for its top-tier salaries? I don’t know who it is, but getting accepted there is enviable~”

“….”

I have no choice but to go with Plan C.

* * *

Ruins Wayne. 29 years old, male.

After drifting around as a part-time lecturer, he recently took the professor appointment exam at Haven.

Through the recommendation track, he passed the first and second rounds and now only has the principal interview left….

“Perfect.”

These are incredibly good conditions!

When Ruin tore open the documents, he couldn’t believe his luck. In conclusion, it was an acceptance notification, but it seemed to have been returned because the recipient’s address was different. So it was a request to send it to the latest address, but….

Are they crazy? Like I’d just deliver it obediently?

‘If it’s a principal interview, it’s practically the same as being accepted.’

It’s called an interview, but it’s a stage where you rarely get rejected if they just take a look at you. In other words, it meant he was a professor who would be assigned a professor’s research office if he just waited a little.

The only problem is-

‘The subject he teaches is the issue.’

Ruins Wayne’s teaching subjects were ‘Demon Hunting Studies’ and ‘Defense Studies’. In short, he was a professor who specialized in dealing with and exterminating the Demon Race.

‘That’s completely incompatible with me.’

Then borrowing his identity wouldn’t be easy. To actually borrow his face, I’d have to confront him. If the specs in the documents are accurate, I might end up getting hurt if I’m not careful.

But even so, I couldn’t give up.

‘My life is on the line here too.’

Soon, Ruin arrived in front of the Old Lodging with gleaming eyes.

“Mr. Ruins Wayne. Are you there?”

Ruin swallowed slightly. The smell of old boards and dust wafted up.

“Important documents have arrived from Haven.”

He could sense surprised movement from inside.

Ruin opened the door without suspicion. And at the same time, he was shocked. An unbelievable situation was unfolding before him.

* * *

Ruin was flustered.

Even he, who had been doing Spy Work for a long time, found the current situation quite perplexing.

Why?

“Who are you!”

Along with a strange man’s shout, a sea of blood was spread out. One man was lying stabbed with a knife, and a masked bastard… well yes, a Robber.

The Robber had killed someone and was robbing the Safe.

…So he killed someone….

…Uh, so the owner of this room…?

…That means Ruins Wayne…?

‘Damn!’

Ruin immediately sprang out like a coiled spring. In an instant, he grabbed the Robber’s head.

Bang!

“Gack!”

It was Invisible Speed. Ruin, who had slammed the Robber’s head into the ground, quickly broke the criminal’s arm.

“Ahhh!”

The Robber screamed and tried to swing his Knife, but Ruin’s eyes flashed. At the same time, the Knife stopped in mid-air.

Freeze!

The panicked Robber tried to move his hand, but-

“What, what… Gaaaah!”

The arm that had stopped in mid-air bent grotesquely.

Crack!

The Robber howled.

“My arm, my arm! What the hell is this Delivery Man!”

Snap!

“Ahhhhh!”

Ruin stepped on the Robber’s leg and broke it.

‘Damn it.’

After taking down the robber, he quickly examined the bloodied man. It was a moment when curses and sighs of relief came out simultaneously.

“Are you alright?”

“Ugh…”

He’s alive. This is really Ruins Wayne.

He recalled the photograph of ‘Ruins Wayne’ that was attached to the documents. Even though it was called a photograph, it was black and white with such low quality that by modern standards it was almost like pointillism, but he could make out the outline.

The problem was that the outline showed ‘a figure wrapped tightly in bandages’.

‘I already knew from seeing the photograph.’

And it’s not like he’s in middle school, there couldn’t be another weirdo who goes around cosplaying as a mummy normally.

Still, Ruin asked just in case.

“Are you Mr. Ruins Wayne?”

The bandaged man nodded his head with difficulty.

Ruin clicked his tongue. I was just trying to borrow his identity, but what is this situation… No, wait. In this case, I should thank him for taking the trouble… No, no. That’s not it.

“Just hold on a little longer. I’ll call an ambulance.”

However, the man shook his head.

“Just let me go to her side now…”

What, man?

“My life is trash… There’s no value in living anymore.”

Ruin’s expression became extremely serious.

“Mr. Wayne. You can’t do that.”

Even if you’re going to go, at least take the Principal’s interview first!

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