I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31. Steal the Students (3)

“What? Owen showed exceptional talent in Healing Arts?”

Kalon was startled by the Healing Professor’s words. The Healing Professor crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows.

“Professor Kalon. Didn’t you say Owen’s abilities would only reach low-level hero status at best?”

At her aggressive question, Kalon frowned.

“That must have been just a theory exam. He’s smart, after all.”

“No. A child who couldn’t even use healing magic suddenly used healing magic.”

Kalon frowned. There was no way Owen could suddenly use healing magic. He had sealed his abilities himself.

But if that seal had been broken…

‘It was after he entered Ruins Wayne’s liberal arts class.’

Could this be Wayne’s doing? No, before that, had he noticed Owen’s abilities?

Either way, Kalon couldn’t help but feel displeased. He had noticed the First Prince’s petty behavior toward Ruins, but to awaken Owen’s abilities in that very class.

Kalon was extremely uncomfortable. Because in Haven, he was the only one who could discern a student’s abilities and delay their awakening at will. But Ruins Wayne had intruded on that territory.

‘Owen is absolutely someone who must not awaken.’

Because his abilities overlapped with the First Prince’s.

But what if Ruins Wayne had the same discerning eye as himself?

‘This is troublesome.’

It would become troublesome if the other professors, the Board of Directors, or even the entire Union learned of this fact.

That wasn’t all.

“That professor is coveting my classroom!”

The Healing Professor was displeased.

She was the professor who had visited the Demon Hunting classroom with Charlie. She was also the one who had told the Imperial Princess to investigate Ruin’s face.

She was already furious after hearing from the Imperial Princess that there were no marks on his face.

“That man, he’s not aiming for the Department Head Professor position in Healing Arts, is he?”

“Well, since the Healing Arts Department currently has no Department Head Professor, that could be possible.”

A Department Head Professor at Haven was treated as a director-level position in the Union.

“You’re currently acting as the interim Department Head Professor for Healing Arts, aren’t you?”

Well, she had the most students among the Healing professors. They had decided based on that order.

That’s why the Healing Professor was furious. Being unofficial, she knew she could be replaced at any time.

‘I need to secure it before the other heroes return.’

Currently, the Chairman, the Board of Directors, and the influential heroes were all in Rhine.

And when the Chairman returned, Ruins Wayne would gain power. She had to resolve this before then.

“Seeing how he covets that classroom, he must be aiming for the Department Head position too. A guy already famous in academia as beyond salvation, what healing arts department head is he aiming for.”

Kalon asked.

“Can you cut him off?”

The Healing Professor smiled coldly.

“I’ll make sure he can’t even get near Haven.”

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“How many gathered for my Healing Arts class?”

Ruin was in a good mood. Perhaps it was thanks to working hard with his teaching assistant to promote the class. Quite a few students had enrolled.

“Exactly 100 students have enrolled, so now we meet the conditions to use the Healing Arts classroom. Can’t we request the classroom now?”

Even when doing spy work, he was always happiest at moments like this when approaching his goal. It was like the feeling of building a house of cards and having only the last piece left to place.

But the teaching assistant looked extremely troubled.

“Ah… well, it’s back to 0 students.”

What? Why!

“They said there would be grade penalties for taking other Healing Arts lectures… so everyone’s going back.”

Penalties? Who said that!

“Professor Lindsey from Healing Arts… Most of Haven’s students also take that professor’s classes. But when she heard that inquiries were flooding in about Professor Wayne’s Healing Arts lecture, that professor got angry. So she’s being petty like that…”

What’s going on? Who got angry about what?

Wait, was this about that woman who suddenly barged into someone else’s classroom and babbled about distinguishing between ‘Healing Arts: Popular Treatment Methods’ and ‘Healing Arts: Unpopular Treatment Methods’?

“Yes… Since everyone knows that professor’s temperament, they wouldn’t want to face penalties.”

“So because of that woman, all the students I worked so hard to gather are leaving?”

“Y-yes. She must be determined not to share the Healing Arts classroom at all.”

“Ah. She doesn’t want to share?”

Sensing Ruin’s deep anger, Lily read the mood carefully.

For the Healing Arts classroom, since the Department Head Professor was currently absent, it was set up so that anyone could freely use the classroom as long as they gathered ‘100 students.’

However.

“Professor Lindsey will… continue to interfere with Professor Ruins.”

At those words, veins bulged on Ruin’s face.

He had tried to handle things nicely, but this damn Union bastard?

‘How dare they interfere with a salaried worker’s severance pay collection.’

Sparks flew from Fire Butterfly’s eyes.

* * *

“Damn Ruins Wayne!”

Before Demon Hunting Studies class.

The Goldmoon 3rd years were clutching their heads.

“Is it really over?”

“Are we getting expelled like this?”

Other dormitory students clicked their tongues at their reaction. No matter what, their response was too excessive.

“Would he really expel them?”

“Right. The parents wouldn’t just sit still.”

At that, the Goldmoon 3rd years’ eyes flashed wildly.

What? Parents? Would someone who cares about such things try to drop students from rooftops and discuss expulsion?

“Hey, you bastards! Don’t underestimate our dog-like professor!”

The other dormitory students were dumbfounded. Wasn’t Goldmoon the one that treated professors like doormats? When did he become ‘our’ professor to those guys?

…More than that, was it okay to put ‘our’ and ‘dog-like’ together?

But regardless, the Goldmoon 3rd year students urgently looked at the Imperial Princess.

“Your Highness, you saw Professor Ruins’ face, right?”

Princess Karin furrowed her brow.

“I saw it.”

Screams erupted from various places at that answer.

“Then was he ugly like the rumors said?”

“Well, he was, but he was handsome.”

“…What?”

Could ugliness and handsomeness coexist on one face?

But that wasn’t what the Imperial Princess was concerned about. She was extremely annoyed at losing to that professor. What made her even more annoyed was that she was becoming interested in that man.

Not just his dispel magic skills that broke her magic, but what was it?

‘Owen’s energy… what? Restored his energy?’

She didn’t know the principle, but what mattered was that Owen was able to use power beyond his original abilities. He called it ‘healing.’

Then was the story about ‘Transformed Skin Syndrome’ also true? Could he really cure that incurable disease?

‘If it’s true… he’s someone who could bring revolution to the Union.’

Moreover, it wasn’t easy to be good at both healing and attack magic like Ruins – opposing types of magic. The princes weren’t searching for excellent masters for nothing. Even dangling the bait of a Wish Stone.

So now wasn’t the time to worry about pride. She had to acknowledge what needed to be acknowledged.

‘Ruins is superior to me.’

Thinking that, she bit her lips tightly.

“…Should I attend the class.”

But then, the students opened their mouths as if they had realized something.

“Wait a minute!”

“Your Highness is also from Goldmoon! Anyway, seeing his face counts as passing, right? You said helping was okay!”

“Right! Since at least one person saw that bastard, expulsion is waived…”

“That’s not going to happen, is it.”

“?!”

The students froze at the ice-cold voice.

“…Kuhek.”

Their throats were completely blocked.

When they turned around, Ruin was standing behind a student at some point. Black shirt with a black coat, even a cravat. Except for the bandages, his whole body was raven-black, and the frightening cold aura he emanated made him look like a grim reaper.

“Interesting bullshit you’re spouting.”

…Was this human a ghost?

How could no one notice him entering?

“P-Professor. That is.”

Crack!

In the end, the student who had said ‘bastard’ had his head grabbed from behind and slammed into the desk. He suffered injuries that wouldn’t heal for a week and foamed at the mouth.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Princess sat politely. Seeing how he kept inviting her to attend Healing Arts lectures, Ruins must surely be interested in her too.

However, Ruin passed right by the Imperial Princess and said.

“Today is a 3rd year class, so 4th years who can’t even read a schedule should leave.”

“…!”

The Imperial Princess, having been pointed out, turned bright red and shot up. She hurried straight to the door, bit her lips tightly while glancing at Ruin, then slammed out of the classroom.

Regardless, Ruin strode purposefully toward the platform and set down his textbook.

Bang!

Soon Ruin’s low voice echoed throughout the classroom.

“Are you curious about my face?”

The students’ eyes turned toward him.

“Yes!”

“Do you want to avoid expulsion?”

Could he possibly be going easy on them!

“Of course!”

Was he exempting them from the quiz!

The Goldmoon students suddenly sat down politely.

Right! That professor wasn’t a demon after all.

‘That face-viewing test was actually customized education for the students!’

Just like how he had revealed his face to the Imperial Princess, he would do the same for them…

“Then come join my Healing Arts class.”

…Excuse me?

“If you join the ‘Healing Arts: Unpopular Treatment Methods’ class, I’ll show you my face.”

“…”

“…”

…Isn’t this forced selling?

But Ruin’s gaze was serious.

“What’s wrong? Wouldn’t this be ten million times easier than trying to catch me with your pathetic skills? You can pass the midterm just by sitting there?”

The Goldmoon students were horrified.

…This professor! Could it be that this was his plan all along! Had he put them through all that suffering for this!

‘Crazy, isn’t this way worse than a professor telling you to buy his book?!’

‘And it’s only worth 1 credit? Is he a demon?’

‘I’d rather he tell us to buy books!’

Under those resentful gazes, Ruin’s eyes grew even more menacing.

“So you won’t be joining my class?”

…No. We have to join.

* * *

“What did you say? Professor Wayne’s ‘Unpopular Treatment Methods’ is gaining more students?”

“Yes. At this rate, you might even lose your position as acting department head. It’s becoming similar to our ‘Popular Treatment Methods’ class.”

“Similar? Why?”

“Well… for some reason, the Imperial Princess and all the Demon Hunting students have started taking the course…”

What? The Imperial Princess and Demon Hunting students?

“Especially since the Imperial Princess is attending, enrollment is exploding over there.”

Herbology Professor Lindsey’s anger boiled over.

‘Ruins Wayne. I can roughly guess what that bastard’s purpose is.’

After all, Ruins had come to her classroom again today to pester her.

“Nice classroom.”

She could feel his satisfaction as he ran his hand along the classroom walls.

“He’s definitely targeting this classroom.”

That look in his eyes wasn’t about borrowing the classroom, but about taking it away. Lindsey had no choice but to bite her lip.

‘That bastard, is he doing this because I blocked his students?’

“Anyway, just ignore Professor Wayne.”

However, the teaching assistant looked around nervously.

“That’s difficult too, because the Goldmoon students are protesting, demanding that the Healing Magic Classroom be opened.”

Lindsey frowned. Of all people, it had to be the Goldmoon students, the children of nobles that even professors had to be careful around.

“Why are they protesting for Wayne?”

“Well… Professor Wayne told them ‘Professor Lindsey won’t lend me the Healing Magic Classroom, so I’m holding class on the training ground’… and they don’t want to sit on dirt.”

Lindsey grabbed the back of her neck.

Ruins Wayne, that son of a bitch?

“As you know, Goldmoon students… aren’t they the ones who even remake Haven’s basic shirts into luxury goods? They’d rather die than sit on dirt.”

Damn bourgeois brats! Were they siding with Wayne for such a trivial reason!

But she couldn’t give up the classroom. Pride aside, this classroom had her belongings hidden in it.

Of course, they were well hidden, but if discovered, they were items that would be very troublesome for her as a professor.

【Narcotic Memory Enhancement Drug (For Exams)】

【Narcotic Physical Enhancement Drug (For Entrance Exams, Athletes)】

【Narcotic Exam Assistance Drug】

Lindsey had been manufacturing illegal prohibited drugs and conducting back-alley deals. It wasn’t for nothing that she had forbidden others from approaching.

‘No one has interfered for two whole years.’

The other Healing professors were elderly folks who had no interest in this classroom, saying ‘The popular professor should use it’ with no greed whatsoever.

‘But why only Ruins Wayne?’

At the same time, she felt a sinking feeling.

‘Could it be that Ruins Wayne noticed something?’

Right. Come to think of it, didn’t that man smile strangely while examining the classroom?

“This classroom is nice.”

“What did you say?”

“It’s quiet, no prying eyes. Seems like a place where one could do things ‘in secret.'”

The Healing Professor gritted her teeth.

Now that she thought about it, the Wayne Family was the Watchdog Family responsible for Union’s public safety! Could it be that he noticed and is targeting this place?!

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