I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 41

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Chapter 41. You Wouldn’t Have Known This (2)

The rumor that Ruins had healed the student spread quickly.

“Hey, did you see?”

“The monster princess used magic.”

“Wasn’t she unable to use magic power because of the curse?”

“Ruins healed her!”

“That’s insane. Even the Union couldn’t find anyone to heal her, right?”

It spread so quickly that even the professors who had been out were completely shocked.

“Wait a moment! Professor Ruins!”

The surprised professors chased him all the way to his research lab.

“The princess’s condition was ‘Magic Power Rigidity Syndrome.’ How did you solve that incurable disease?”

“‘Detoxify.'”

“Excuse me?”

“Are you deaf?”

“You’re joking, right?”

“I’m not joking.”

The Healing Arts professors screamed as if he were insane.

“Detoxify is just Basic Foundation Magic at best!”

In reality, that magic was low-level magic that existed only for the next step, a magic that no one paid attention to. At their looks as if asking what nonsense he was spouting, Ruin clicked his tongue.

“The princess couldn’t use magic power because Catalun’s power was blocking her magic circuits like impurities. So you just need to extract those impurities from her body. Isn’t that a simple principle even a child could understand?”

At those words, the elderly Healing Arts professors were on the verge of fainting.

A simple principle!

‘Certainly it’s theoretically correct, but…!’

“The curse of the Five Evils is a terrifying power that rots the body just by touching it!”

“Why on earth would you think to use such low-level magic…!”

Why indeed. It’s because Ruins’s pathetic skills could only use such things.

In reality, Ruin had suppressed his ‘Ironclad Pride’ and extracted more of Ruins’s magic. The results were even more ridiculous though…

‘Doll Transformation.’

‘Doll Communication.’

‘Doll Control.’

‘Doll Beauty Enhancement.’

…I’m increasingly unsure what this bastard’s identity is.

Anyway, ‘Detoxify’ was one of them. Of course, being 1st Tier Magic, it could at best extract bee venom, and he could extract Catalun’s power without being affected because he was a demon… but he couldn’t say that.

“I believe healing magic should be something anyone can use easily without discrimination. If there’s a way to solve it with simple magic, is there any reason not to try?”

At that answer, the Healing Arts professors’ jaws dropped. Between the Lindsey incident and this, they had thought he was just a young man obsessed with achievements.

“You held such a sense of mission…!”

“That’s why you even experimented on yourself…!”

Again, he used 1st Tier Magic because Ruins’s magic was pathetic.

“Of course more research is needed, but you all should be able to figure out the specific methods.”

He even passed off the troublesome work…

“You’re giving us the opportunity to research too!”

And they’re moved by this again.

“Setting aside Catalun, the very idea of healing with low-level magic is a major discovery. How delighted the academic world will be!”

Well, they could apply it. Under the premise that they research it themselves.

“We can’t take something of this magnitude, may we put your name on it, Professor?”

“Do as you please.”

Watching Ruin turn away without any regret, the elderly Healing Studies professors were speechless.

A professor who achieved this level of accomplishment would have spent all day bragging about it. He would have made his teaching assistants do the experiments too.

But this young man, how is he so brave?

“It’s nothing special, so don’t come looking for me anymore.”

He’s even humble…!

Ruin headed to the classroom, leaving the Healing Arts professors behind. Well, for Ruin, the deeper they dug, the more disadvantageous it would be, so he hoped they’d just gloss over it.

And in fact, the power of the Five Evils was dangerous even to demons. Ordinary magic power would actually be beneficial, but if it was cursed power like this time, it was dangerous even to special-grade demons.

Nevertheless, Ruin was able to extract Catalun’s power thanks to his Misfortune ability. With that, he could endure for up to 3 seconds. So he quickly extracted it and put it in a research bottle.

But do they not know how dangerous such power of the Five Evils is?

‘These guys keep following me.’

“As expected of our Head Professor!”

These were professors who had followed along, offering to carry Ruin’s luggage. Watching them follow Ruin, who was carrying the ginseng pot under his arm, was like a train.

They were professors from various specialties who had no connection with Ruin but were following for different reasons than the Healing Arts professors.

And for good reason – he extracted the power of the Five Evils? And even put it in a bottle to make it into a specimen?

‘There’s no better research material than this.’

To begin with, there were extremely few cases of making specimens like that. But it’s not just a high-level demon, but actually the Five Evils?

That alone was impressive, but even discovering just a speck of dust there would become his achievement. It was practically a new discovery.

Sure enough.

“To achieve such results from your very first class, though of course I knew you would excel.”

Ruin looked at him like he was looking at a monkey.

When lying, you should look into the other person’s eyes.

“Help us utilize it for research!”

Go research your empty head instead.

“It’s a precious Fragment of Five Evils, isn’t it? Please, just let me see it once!”

“Can’t do that. It’s dangerous.”

Right. It’s dangerous. ‘I am’.

「If you hand it over for research or something, Catalun will be furious.」

Exactly. That petty bastard would have my head.

Then, the professors swarmed him. Even the professors who usually cursed Ruin did the same.

“Come now, Professor. Don’t be like that between colleagues, just share it once.”

“The power of Five Evils will bring advancement to Union research.”

So if the Union advances with Catalun’s power, I die.

That’s why Ruin smiled coldly with mockery.

“Those who’ve been too scared to even look at the Princess until now want to handle what exactly.”

“What did you say?”

“If you want this so badly, you should have extracted it yourselves. Oh, but that’s impossible, so you’re swarming like beggars. Sorry for not recognizing your incompetence.”

Ruin sneered as he entered the Chief Research Laboratory. He even carefully took the luggage that the professors had been carrying for him while flattering him.

At that point, the professors who had originally plotted against Ruin vented their resentment.

“Acting all high and mighty just because he’s achieved a few things!”

“When people are asking so humbly!”

They gritted their teeth, saying Ruin was being arrogant despite being new.

“What danger? Doesn’t he think we know he just wants to monopolize the research material?”

“Didn’t he just get lucky avoiding the poisoning? What’s he so confident about?”

“He’s probably feeling triumphant thinking the Grand Duke family will favor him.”

The Healing professors told them to stop, but the professors let out hollow laughs.

“The Grand Duke family? Even so, he didn’t actually cure the ‘disease’.”

“Yes, the real disease is the Princess’s face. The Magic Rigidity Syndrome was just symptom relief at best.”

“Let’s see how well he plays around with that incurable disease!”

As the professors dispersed outside the door, someone was getting angry inside the Senior Professor’s Office.

“Those bastards!”

It was the Princess’s brother, Gillian Ailes. He seemed to have been waiting in the meeting room until Ruin arrived.

And perhaps because he was hero-class, his hearing was sharp enough to catch all the sounds from outside the door.

“Wait a moment, Professor. I’ll go tell them off. When you’ve gone to such lengths for us.”

However, Ruin used magic to fling open the curtains he always kept closed.

“It’s fine. They’re people in high positions with high pride, so they’re just sulking.”

“But…!”

Instead of answering, Ruin placed the bottle containing Catalun’s power on the desk with a thud. It was in a spot clearly visible from outside the window.

Then he tapped the mouth of the bottle with his long finger while raising the corner of his mouth coldly.

“It’s fine.”

At the same time, he used his ability on the bottle.

‘Misfortune Injection’.

In fact, this was Ruin’s true purpose. The sudden Five Evils class, treating the Princess, his arrogant behavior – everything from the beginning was for this.

「So you riled up those great professors on purpose?」

‘Yes, if I provoked them that much, they’ll definitely take the ‘bait’.’

And big fish are caught with small fish. The professors were the perfect bait to drive out the Hero. Fire Butterfly’s eyes gleamed ominously.

But Ginseng Superior seemed confused.

「But you, is it okay to treat the Princess?」

Wondering what he meant, he was referring to the Princess’s brother who had come to see him.

“Thank you for treating my younger sister, Professor.”

Gillian Ailes. At 25, he was a graduating student at ‘Red Moon’ and the eldest son of the Ailes Grand Duke family.

“Judith was suffering and being ostracized in Haven because she couldn’t use magic power. You cured that.”

「Look. You did something good for the Union. What are you planning, you Pride demon.」

Then Ruin raised the corner of his mouth.

‘Remember what order the Demon Emperor gave me.’

「To interfere with and drive out Catalun?」

‘Yes, I’ve just faithfully carried out that mission. Catalun’s purpose was probably Judith Ailes’ death and social ostracism. Since I half-treated her, I did interfere.’

「…Wow, you interpret it like that? But this level doesn’t seem worthy of receiving a reward.」

It wouldn’t be at the level that came down to Fire Butterfly for nothing, right? Of course, this is impressive enough, but it wouldn’t be at a level that would satisfy the Demon Emperor.

But at those words, Ruin’s eyes lit up.

‘Didn’t I tell you?’

「What?」

‘A cunning rabbit digs three burrows to escape.’

The cunning rabbit’s three burrows.

It’s the most important basic quality for a spy.

「What, so there was another reason for treating the Princess?」

‘Of course. It’s good to establish connections with the Grand Duke House.’

Then Gillian bowed his head deeply.

“Thank you for helping Judith. And I apologize for greeting you on behalf of my parents like this.”

‘Right, that’s enough, so hurry up and bring the money.’

「Ah. So the purpose was money after all.」

‘It’s not money, it’s a legitimate consultation fee.’

“Oh, here it is. Please add this to your research funding.”

Gillian took out an envelope from his chest.

Seeing the amount, Ruin held back his laughter.

As expected of the Grand Duke House, they understand.

‘Now, bring the parents’ and siblings’ portions too!’

「You crazy bastard. Are you planning to extort from the entire family?」

Isn’t that natural?

「It seems like you already have more than enough for research funding.」

I should at least receive severance pay level.

「…Are you planning to take even their house site?」

“Actually, my parents should come and greet you personally, but if Father knew, he would have a fit.”

Ruin’s expression became strange.

Have a fit?

“About treating his daughter?”

Gillian touched his brow as if troubled.

“Well… fortunately this time Professor showed your power, but my younger sister’s illness is a famous incurable disease. Since childhood, many fraudsters came looking at the Grand Duke House’s name.”

Ah, well that’s right. Demon Race would have swarmed too.

‘The Grand Duke is an important figure in the Union.’

“Now he gets angry telling us to stop looking for healers. He has a fit even when healers just examine Judith.”

‘Well, I understand.’

The Princess’s skin disease was a curse cast by Catalun of disease. The severe skin disease made her body hard as stone, and even blocked magic circuits causing a complication called ‘magic rigidity syndrome.’

If they claimed to treat it and laid hands on her, it would have gotten worse. It’s understandable to develop distrust.

“But the magic rigidity syndrome side could have been alleviated, right? Even if the skin disease is truly incurable.”

“The thing is, there was no one willing to risk their life.”

“!”

That’s right.

The reason the Princess’s symptoms couldn’t be alleviated until now wasn’t because there was no one who could alleviate them, but because there was no one willing to risk their life. To extract power at the level of the Five Evils, one had to be prepared for death.

Even if they tried, a mistake would immediately put them in the same situation as the Princess. But who would attempt such a thing.

That’s why he’s more grateful.

“With this, people around will stop looking down on Judith too.”

「Looking down? On the Grand Duke House? Why?」

‘It’s a Union political issue, so you don’t need to worry about it.’

“Of course, the skin disease that’s the root of Judith’s illness is impossible, but thank you for at least allowing her to use magic. I saw hope.”

At those words, Ginseng Superior immediately interjected.

「Seed. Can’t you treat it? You may not know about others, but you know the method.」

‘If I treat her, that Catalun fellow will get angry.’

「Well, it’s obviously something he’s claimed. Others might not notice, but she’s definitely raw material to become a special-grade hero.」

At those words, Ruin smiled subtly.

‘Well, the Grand Duke House is a good enough source of money to bear that risk, so it’s not bad.’

「Eh? So treatment is possible?」

‘It’s possible, but to do that, we’d have to chase out the Hero first.’

「Oh. Then chasing out the Hero comes first. But will those arrogant professors take the bait?」

Fire Butterfly smiled coldly.

‘You’ll see.’

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