I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4. The Strongest Butterfly

It was when Ruin was examining Ruins Wayne.

The robber with the broken leg gritted his teeth. He uttered unexpected words.

“Kugh… What kind of lunatic! Don’t tell me you’re also a partner!”

Partner?

“Damn it, I was trying to catch that guy and extort money from Wayne House…”

What? Wayne House? Could he be talking about that Wayne House, one of Union’s Eight Great Noble Houses?

However, the robber seemed to understand something on his own and gritted his teeth.

“Right. There’s no way they’d only entrust us with killing Haven’s new professor.”

At those words, Ruin’s brow furrowed.

Targeting Haven’s new professor. Could it be Pride opposing Haven? Could it be the demons?

‘No way. That can’t be…’

“Now that the Demon Emperor’s Fire Butterfly is dead, it’s a chance to build achievements!”

Damn. He really is on the same side. No, even calling him an ally is irritating.

And I don’t know who supposedly died, but—

“How dare you target my hide.”

The robber was bewildered.

What? Hide?

Soon Ruin’s eyes changed. Then, from the delivery man’s kind blue eyes, flames of destruction seemed to rise.

Finally, his blue pupils transformed to golden. Like the reddish twilight color of blazing fire.

【Misfortune Injection】

This was the result of training to use ‘Wanderlust’ at will, which had previously activated indiscriminately.

‘Misfortune’ ranged from level 1 to 5, and while using the ability brought misfortune to himself as well, low-level usage was within acceptable range.

As proof, the robber’s Mana Bullet that was being formed exploded right there. It was like watching self-destruction.

“Kagh!”

The robber was perplexed.

“Damn it, why did this fail!”

The robber gritted his teeth and drew up even more mana. Even more powerful Magic Circles rose from all directions, pouring out their output.

Crack!

“I’ll tear you limb from limb!”

Lightning-like red currents carved the ground and brought down the ceiling.

In that violent storm, Ruin clicked his tongue. This was clearly killing intent to murder his opponent.

‘I thought he was just acting cocky, but he was a mage.’

Of course, that guy would probably be an intermediate mage who’d receive proper treatment anywhere, but in Ruin’s eyes, he was just cute.

Soon, as Ruin flicked his finger—

Bang!

A bright red Fire Demon coiled around the ceiling.

The windows instantly burst from the Mana Bullet explosion, and the Fire Demon roared through the broken windows, breathing fire.

Crash! Crash!

Glass shards fell to the first floor. The robber, charred black as coal, also fell through the window.

Thud! Thud!

The robber’s spine bent like an awl after falling from the second floor.

“Kgheuk…!”

The robber groaned while coughing up blood.

He couldn’t understand this situation at all. One thing was certain: that delivery man standing by the second-floor window looked like a strange beast.

“…Crazy bastard. What did you do to me!”

That guy standing with his hands in his pockets showed no disturbance whatsoever. Just from his careful hand and foot movements, he was clearly a considerable expert. It was incomprehensible why he was hiding his strength.

But what was even more incomprehensible was this:

“Why did magic that never fails…”

At that question, Ruin narrowed his brow.

Why?

Why indeed.

“Your ‘luck’ must have been weaker than my ‘misfortune.'”

What? Misfortune?

What is that bastard talking about…

However, at that moment, seeing Ruin, he felt his heart drop.

‘What the hell is that.’

The black aura surrounding Ruin was spine-chilling. Wasn’t it like he was carrying all the misfortune in this world? It looked exactly like the Goddess of Misfortune was embracing that bastard. It was even eerie how he carried such a thing on his back while his own expression didn’t change one bit.

At the same time, the robber seemed to finally realize something.

Physical abilities that remained intact even amid such magical rampage, a disaster capable of devouring the Hero who was the pinnacle of blessings, and abilities capable of deceiving the blessed Union. There was exactly one person who came to mind.

“N-no way, you’re…!”

Instead of answering, Ruin flicked his finger.

Clang!

The charred signboard fell on the robber’s head. Blood flowed down from under the signboard.

Ruin’s ‘misfortune’ caused a self-explosion due to the failed creation of a mana bullet, and finally took the robber’s life in an accident.

‘That bastard’s luck stat is at most level 1.’

Fire Butterfly’s misfortune ability activates after subtracting the opponent’s luck from his own misfortune.

Simply put, it meant that the higher the opponent’s luck, the stronger misfortune he had to inject. The robber from just now was sufficient with just the lowest level though.

Anyway, demons basically found it troublesome to deal with the Union’s heroes. Heroes who received divine blessings had high ‘luck’ so attacks rarely hit them.

In fact, the Union fought by infusing luck into magic, calling it ‘luck power’. Depending on whether this luck power was high or low, the probability of successful attacks and avoiding damage increased, and good moves came to them.

Even security facilities were managed with high luck power. Since their luck was basically high, the Union’s probability of being robbed by thieves was also lowered.

Thanks to that, his superior had said this.

“The Union’s luck power is a thorn in our side that’s hard to suppress even with our ‘curse power’. The only curse in this world that can suppress luck might be ‘misfortune’ alone.”

That misfortune, I happen to possess it.

Anyway, Ruin quickly turned around. All that remained was treating Ruins Wayne. His life should be fine.

‘If he’s good enough to be appointed to Haven, this much should be nothing.’

It wasn’t for nothing that the robber bastard started with a knife stab.

All professors at Haven were those who raised heroes and active heroes fighting on the front lines. Those who didn’t measure up to that standard couldn’t be appointed. Their luck power would be correspondingly high at hero level.

‘Anyway, Ruins Wayne is the most important person who needs to have an interview with the Principal.’

So Ruin approached gently.

“Mr. Wayne. Are you alright? I’ll treat you right away…”

“…”

“Mr. Wayne?”

“…”

Ruin’s mouth fell open at the unexpected scene.

“…Excuse me. Wait a moment.”

“…”

Wayne had died.

…Damn it!

* * *

Fire Butterfly rarely stiffened.

It was a mistake. He didn’t expect him to die from just that level of explosion.

Could it be because of me?

Did Wayne die because of me?

Could it be that after using my ability for the first time in a while, ‘misfortune’ struck the surroundings too?

‘No. That can’t be.’

This guy is hero-level! He’s a professor appointed to Haven!

Then was it excessive bleeding? Because of the blood?

Ruin, analyzing the situation, pressed his brow as if troubled.

‘He was certainly stabbed near a vital spot though…’

This much should have been more than manageable with self-healing?

A professor appointed to Haven couldn’t possibly die from something like excessive bleeding! Crucially, this person’s major subject was ‘Healing Studies’!

‘But why did he die!’

You’re telling me a cleric can’t heal his own wounds!

So this is…

-He died from ‘misfortune’.

This is maddening!

Ruin clutched his head.

‘Could it be that while wandering through dimensions, my ability became stronger? Strong enough to kill even someone like this with misfortune?’

But the real problem wasn’t that.

‘This bastard can’t die yet!’

He needed this guy to infiltrate Haven.

Ruin hadn’t chosen ‘Ruins Wayne’ for any other reason. The moment he saw Ruins Wayne’s documents, he thought he was the optimal target. Because of precisely this ‘bandaged face’.

After going on reconnaissance as a delivery man this time, he realized.

‘Inside Haven, there’s ‘Transformation Dispel’ magic laid out.’

Simply put, no matter what transformation you used, you’d return to your original form. It must be to screen out spies.

Anyway, even Ruin couldn’t maintain transformation techniques continuously in the middle of that magic.

The area he went to as a delivery man was strictly speaking the cargo storage, which strictly corresponded to the ‘outside’ of Haven, so there was no problem.

On the other hand, the ‘inside’ like classrooms or the Professor Research Building was absolutely impossible. It was good that he didn’t transform into a teaching assistant then.

So what he needed was someone who wouldn’t seem strange always covering their face.

‘Right. There’s no one but this person.’

Moreover, if he was from the Wayne House, they couldn’t treat him carelessly, so it was actually beneficial.

But to die before even getting the professor’s office, or rather, before even meeting the Principal!

‘What should I do?’

-What do you mean what? Just give up and come back. Go back to work.

Are you kidding me?

-Then are you going to meet the Principal?

Damn it! I just need to find my safe and that’s it!

Besides, if it’s Haven’s Principal, isn’t that one of Union’s top leaders!

‘There’s no way my identity will be exposed and I’ll be torn limb from limb.’

Ruin, rarely troubled, looked at the letters scattered on the desk.

-Stop bringing shame to the family and come home, eldest son!

-You can’t even heal your own face and you’re a Healing Studies professor? Are you kidding?

-You couldn’t even avoid the demon curse and have that kind of face, yet Defense Studies? Even dogs would laugh.

Letters insulting his character. It seemed Wayne was the family’s troublemaker.

‘Well, with a face like this. He could have been looked down upon.’

His fingers unwrapped the bandages from Wayne’s face.

Then appeared a hideously shaped, no, a face so hideous that calling it hideous was laughable – a monster’s face that couldn’t even be considered human. This was exactly why this man went around with bandages.

‘Right. With a face like this, he could be scorned as abandoned by God.’

Ruins Wayne.

The moment he saw the surname, he suspected it first, but he didn’t suspect it because there was no way someone from the Wayne House would be a poor wandering part-time lecturer.

‘Someone from that Wayne House working as a wandering lecturer?’

It wouldn’t be strange if he was already established in a position, let alone being a part-time lecturer.

But the fact that he was a wanderer actually made him feel a sense of kinship. Their names were similar too. Above all, the unfortunate death of Ruins Wayne seemed to show his own future.

Thinking so, Ruin placed his hand on Wayne’s body. Then something strange happened.

【Devour】(Racial Unique Skill)

Kwarrreuk!

Black shadows burst out from Ruin’s body. The shadows that spread in all directions gulped down Ruins Wayne’s corpse.

Unlike the ‘Transformation’ technique that only changes appearance, ‘Devour’ was a technique that could swallow one opponent and extract their abilities. At the same time, this was also the only technique that could preserve corpses.

This was all possible because he was born as a ‘Shadow’ race. Besides this, he could also use ‘Copy’ and everything else shadows could do.

Finally finishing the corpse disposal, Ruin stood up from his spot.

‘I think there was one Revival Potion in the safe.’

If he could just get back his severance pay, he thought he might spare Wayne’s life.

However, if there was a problem…

‘Of all things, he’s a professor in an enemy nation teaching Hero Candidates.’

At the same time, the good Delivery Man’s face skin peeled off and scattered in the air.

Seurreuk!

Light phosphorescence scattered and disappeared. A scene like watching a chrysalis emerge.

Then what was finally revealed was a young man with black hair and golden eyes. He was extremely handsome like a sculpture, but his neat and cool eyes were impressive.

It was Fire Butterfly’s real face, which no one except the Demon Emperor and Intelligence Agency had ever seen.

‘Can’t be helped.’

Because he didn’t want to live as a spy anymore.

“….”

But what about the Principal interview.

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