I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 42

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Chapter 42. You Wouldn’t Have Known This (3)

At 9 PM, Ruin received an unexpected contact.

“What? The captured demons are going wild?”

It was a call asking him to come because the demons in the breeding ground were rampaging.

Indeed, the unfamiliar Teaching Assistant who knocked on the Senior Professor’s Office door looked troubled.

“Sorry for the late hour. We’re trying to subdue them, but it’s quite difficult. I think the Demon Hunting Professor needs to come.”

“Understood. I’ll be right there.”

Ruin left the Senior Professor’s Office with the Teaching Assistant.

As soon as he disappeared from the Professor’s Office, two shadows emerged from the surroundings.

“He’s gone.”

“He’s gone.”

They were the Night Visitors.

They approached Ruin’s desk in the Research Lab. What they were after was precisely the Bottle Containing Catalun’s Magic Power.

“Good. Let’s switch it.”

The Night Visitors’ true identities were none other than Professors. And they too were Hero-level figures of Haven. Moving Catalun’s bottle wasn’t a problem. They even wore Artifact Gloves to prepare for any situation.

“That young greenhorn. Trying to monopolize something like this.”

They placed the Fake Catalun’s Bottle on Ruin’s desk. It looked identical on the outside, but the contents were sleep gas.

Having made the switch, they triumphantly slipped out of the Chief Research Laboratory. The moment they exited the Head Research Building and slipped into the Back Alley, they removed their masks.

“Is this the right item?”

The two Professors examined the bottle. It was definitely a fragment of Catalun’s Magic Power.

They had done well to deliberately make the training demons go wild, send Ruins outside, and steal the bottle.

“Good. Now we can conduct our own research.”

“Before Wayne announces his achievement, we’ll be the first to subm— Gack!”

“What’s wrong! What happened!”

Suddenly, the Professor who was gripping the bottle clutched his throat and collapsed.

“Aaaaah!”

“Hey! Are you alright? He— Aaah!”

The bottle that had been fine when they brought it out suddenly opened its lid the moment they tried to slip into the Back Alley.

At the same time, the tightly sealed black Magic Power flowed out of the bottle and attacked them both.

The pitch-black energy entered the Professors’ throats, then violently surged up over their bodies.

Bang!

“Need more Magic Power.”

“Magic Power!”

The Professors, controlled by Curse Power, screamed. Teaching Assistants rushed over due to that powerful energy.

“Get a hold of yourselves! Professor!”

“What is this! Isn’t this the power of evil?!”

“Why suddenly like this… Gaaah!”

“That’s not important right now! Go get the Chairman!”

Meanwhile, there was a shadow watching this scene from the rooftop. It was Ruin, observing the situation through binoculars.

“No manners. Those who lack the ability to steal rummaging through others’ rooms.”

「Wow, the Professors really fell for this?」

‘I deliberately picked only those who were cornered due to lack of research achievements.’

「Are you a demon…」

‘How unpleasant. I considered success rate and efficiency.’

「Demons are going to lose their jobs because of you…」

He sent the Teaching Assistant away, saying the rampaging demons needed a specific stabilizer. In the meantime, the Misfortune he had planted in the bottle simply exploded.

Then Catalun’s power would attack the Professors, and the Hero would be dispatched. After all, it’s not just any high-level Demon Race, but a force equivalent to great evil rampaging in Union territory.

And fighting someone equivalent to great evil inside the Academy? The damage would be enormous.

‘Naturally, they’ll teleport to a location far from Haven and fly away.’

Then he could resolve matters while the Hero was away.

Well, the Professors probably made full preparations too, but before Fire Butterfly’s Misfortune, everyone is equal.

‘Now, go wild. Catalun’s magic!’

「Isn’t it going too wild? They’re starting to strip people’s clothes?」

It’s fine. I’m not the one who’ll be arrested for public indecency.

“Who released my curse. Was it Union?”

「Um. Catalun seems to have come here pissed off too?」

This is troublesome.

The Professors’ voices had changed to Catalun’s voice.

‘Possession, huh. Those Professors’ Luck Power wasn’t that high after all.’

They were even possessed due to Misfortune.

Normally, they wouldn’t be possessed due to Haven’s Barrier and the Professors’ own Luck Power, but they seem to have been greatly affected by Misfortune.

「Maybe your power just got stronger.」

Well, the flaw with the power of misfortune is that it’s always unpredictable like this.

“How dare the pathetic Union lift my curse?”

「Hey. He’s really pissed off. What if you get caught? Ah! No wait. Still, Catalun likes you, so maybe it’ll be okay?」

If he likes me twice, I’ll die.

Ruin furrowed his brow.

‘He must be angry about secretly stealing the treasure 50 years ago.’

I never thought that guy would come personally, so I didn’t prepare countermeasures for that…

‘No wait. Maybe this is actually good?’

Originally it would have just been magic power running wild alone, but possession changes things. With the professors’ power added, it will be much harder to stop.

In other words, the Hero will take longer to deal with Catalun.

‘Right, I don’t like either of them anyway, so just kill each other.’

「Hey man. One of them is your superior.」

Then, the screaming grew louder.

“Professor! Get a hold of yourself!”

“Professor… Aaah!”

The area around Haven’s Dark Forest was in chaos. Rampaging demonic energy shot up as if piercing the sky, and teaching assistants screamed while deploying barriers.

“No, we can’t block it anymore!”

“Bring the Chairman!”

“He’s here!”

Given the nature of the incident, Hero Elaine arrived quickly.

“Are there two possessed?”

“Yes!”

The Hero summoned his sword as if finding it troublesome.

However, Ruin smiled faintly watching the scene. It was a mocking laugh.

‘No matter if it’s possession, it’s still Catalun. It will take time.’

As evidence, Catalun’s power raged terrifyingly. Satisfying screams could be heard from everywhere.

“Quickly move them somewhere else!”

“Move them to Holy Empire Isaac!”

“To where the Papal Court is!”

“The Hero will head there too!”

Finally seeing the Teleport Magic Specialist Professors arrive, Ruin folded his telescope and stood up as if everything was going according to plan.

Right, for something like the Five Evils, they should move it that far. Fight each other by the collar for as long as possible.

Of course, in this case I won’t have actually dealt with Catalun, so I’ll have to give up the reward from the Demon Emperor’s side, but it can’t be helped.

‘I just need to be able to retire for now.’

With that relaxed mindset, Ruin turned to head toward the Professor Research Building.

Yes, that’s what he did…

Flash!

‘Huh?’

A flash of light blazed behind him. It was so bright it seemed like the morning sun had risen, enough to startle everyone. An intense light as if it would instantly swallow his very existence.

At this, Ruin slowly turned his head. Ginseng Superior screamed as if waking from sleep. It was light that would surprise even God.

「What? What! What’s happening! Catalun’s presence disappeared?」

“…”

Ruin was speechless.

「Seed?」

“The Hero dealt with our boss.”

「What?! He dealt with that so quickly?」

Ruin, who had been silent, quietly pressed his forehead.

…Crazy. Is he a monster?

Of course, that Catalun wasn’t the main body. It was just a fragment of power at best.

But even so, Catalun’s will came directly? And he blew it away in one shot?

‘No wonder the high-ranking demons were treated like mobs. If they had been lured in, our allies would have been in danger.’

Ginseng Superior laughed gleefully.

「Wow, that Hero bastard. He was already strong, but he got even stronger.」

‘This isn’t the time to laugh…’

「Why not. Isn’t this mission accomplished for the Demon Emperor? Seems like Pride will send a reward.」

…Damn. That’s true though.

「The Hero is even looking for you.」

‘Why is that bastard looking for me?’

「Because he knows the professors stole your stuff, so he’s pleased?」

‘Why would he be pleased about that.’

「All those professors got possessed but you’re fine. He’s asking if you’re that skilled, and it seems like you scored even more points?」

Argh! Damn it!

This isn’t right!

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Treatment Room.

The professors who had been possessed returned to their right minds.

However, those who regained consciousness couldn’t lift their heads. All because of the being sitting before them.

Though he appeared to be around the age of the professors’ eldest sons, the magic power that dominated the room reminded them once again that he was humanity’s strongest being.

The magic power he emanated was enough to fill an entire city. And that was with him limiting his strength to the extreme for the sake of others. That overwhelming Transcendent’s magic power was even terrifying.

That Elaine spoke.

“So. You couldn’t control Catalun’s magic power and ended up in that state.”

“…Th, that’s…”

“And that was while stealing a fellow professor’s belongings?”

“…Kuk!”

The professors who stole Ruin’s bottle were scolded by the Hero. Well, calling it scolding – they were actually cursed out without profanity. The Hero’s frightening gaze was proof of that.

“Be grateful that I happened to be at Haven, and that no harm came to the students.”

The professors had nothing to say even if they had a hundred mouths.

“We’re sorry…!”

But Elaine’s gaze was actually directed at the bottle the Teaching Assistants had brought. It was the very bottle that Ruins had possessed.

‘It’s all gone now, but this bottle definitely contained Catalun’s power.’

The Hero, who had faced one of the Five Evils after so long, still felt his skin tingling. Though it was only a fragment of power for one of the Five Evils, Catalun had said this.

“That girl is excellent talent who will destroy the Union. Do you think I’d leave her to break my curse? I will take her.”

“By the way, to partially break my curse. You’ve grown quite a bit, pathetic Union.”

His eyes sharpened as he recalled Catalun’s words.

‘Breaking the curse.’

The Hero asked.

“Professor Wayne really extracted Catalun’s power?”

The professors saw this as an opportunity.

“Yes!”

“Professor Wayne did the dangerous act of turning the Five Evils’ power into a specimen…!”

“Impressive. Is he skilled enough to extract the Five Evils’ power?”

“Pardon?”

The Five Evils.

Those bastards who hadn’t acted directly for nearly 300 years, so they weren’t being watched.

So both on the battlefield and in educational settings, the Five Evils were being gradually excluded. Because dealing with the special-class wanted criminals right in front of them was more important than catching those guys.

But then.

“Professor Ruins taught about the ‘Five Evils’ in class?”

“Th… yes.”

The professors’ faces became uncomfortable.

In fact, they were the ones who had tattled that Ruins didn’t know the field, that the Demon Hunting Professor was conducting education divorced from reality. They said he was directly challenging the Hero’s teachings.

Actually, the Hero had almost been slightly disappointed in Ruins’ policy too. Because his target was Fire Butterfly, not the Five Evils.

But then the Five Evils appeared?

“Could it be that Professor Ruins knew the Five Evils would appear directly?”

“…!”

The Hero’s voice spread with amazement.

“And he even alleviated the Princess’s condition.”

“…!”

Ah, no, this isn’t right.

The professors read the mood, but Elaine smiled. Certainly this time his policy had been wrong.

Moreover, the Princess was talent too precious to waste. But she was talent that no one could touch because she was entangled not only with the power of Catalun, a great demon of the Five Evils, but also politically with the Imperial Court.

But to have the courage to risk his life treating such things.

“I’d like to ask him to go hunt the Demon Emperor together.”

At those words, the professors held their breath. When the Hero, humanity’s strongest, gave such an evaluation, it was no ordinary matter.

‘Could it be that the ‘Knights of Radiance’ might be formed again?’

‘And he’d put Professor Wayne in it?’

The Hero’s legendary group of companions.

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