I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 45

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Chapter 45. Misfortune vs Fortune (3)

 

Ruin entered the Healing Magic Classroom.

 

Originally, he had planned to wait a bit longer before digging the tunnel to avoid being caught by the Hero and Principal, but that was no longer possible.

 

‘If I delay any longer, I’ll get caught up in this place.’

 

Actually, staying at Haven was fine. It was dangerous being in the middle of enemy territory, but as long as he wasn’t discovered, he could collect enormous research funds and salary.

 

‘The problem is that I keep getting caught up in things.’

 

For that reason, he placed his hand on the floor and infused it with magic power.

 

‘Shadow Barrier.’

 

Crackle!

 

Shadows spread out from him in a hemispherical shape. It was a technique that blocked sound and energy.

 

‘It’s a rather rough method, but I need to finish quickly, so there’s no choice.’

 

Finally, he channeled power into the ground.

 

‘Shadow Shock.’

 

Crack! Crackle!

 

As he sent shadows flowing into the ground, something amazing happened. Black sparks erupted and the barriers and spell techniques placed on the building came to a halt.

 

More precisely, it was like driving stakes between clock hands, inserting impurities in various places to temporarily stop them.

 

‘Using dispel magic to destroy them would be safer, but there’s no time.’

 

Unlike the Imperial Princess’s magic, Haven’s barriers took time to break. It was natural since it was a military facility.

 

Well, since he hadn’t destroyed them, they would only last about 10 minutes, but that should be enough.

 

‘I’ll dig a tunnel straight to the Vault Room like this.’

 

The Vault Room was located very deep underground. Well, normally he would need to bring a shovel and do hard labor, but Ruin didn’t need to do that.

 

Because—

 

“Be cast down.”

 

At the call of their kin, deep darkness was cast upon the floor.

 

“Primordial dwellers born with the beginning of darkness.”

 

At that call, shadows appeared swirling together.

 

Looking like shadow soldiers, they were shadow servants that Ruin commanded. They were black spirit entities that looked vaguely like a dog and a butler.

 

The short-legged dog wagged its tail happily upon seeing its master and spun around in circles, while the butler bowed his head.

 

「Shadow Sovereign!」

 

Ruin clicked his tongue at seeing there were only two of them.

 

He was the ‘Shadow King,’ the most evolved among shadow demons, and could rule over his kin.

 

But.

 

“Is this all there is?”

 

「We apologize. After Master disappeared, this is all that remains. Everyone else was devoured by other Predators.」

 

At those words, Ginseng Superior foamed at the mouth and collapsed, while Ruin sighed.

 

The ‘Predators’ his subordinate mentioned referred to Pride’s Named Ones. It also meant Special-Class Wanted Criminals like himself.

 

‘Well, I expected as much.’

 

It meant that the Shadow Forces he had ruled were completely destroyed while he was missing.

 

‘I’ll need to rebuild this side by increasing their numbers again.’

 

「Revenge! Let’s have bloody revenge!」

 

As Ginseng spat bloody foam, Ruin looked at his Superior pathetically.

 

‘You should have done that while I was gone. You were just neglecting things.’

 

「What neglecting! I was protecting you!」

 

Sure, sure.

 

「I can’t even see the Human Realm without you!」

 

I’m sure you can’t.

 

「You don’t believe me?!」

 

Ruin ignored him.

 

Anyway, the ones who attacked his forces were Demon Race members taught in Demon Hunting Studies. In other words, since the targets were the same, it meant he could use the Heroes and students to have his bloody revenge.

 

‘In that sense, it would be good to keep pretending to be Ruins Wayne.’

 

After all, they were targeting Fire Butterfly. For a peaceful retirement, it wouldn’t be bad to backstab them while in the state of being Ruins Wayne.

 

But first, before that.

 

“Dig.”

 

As soon as the words fell, the shadows disappeared again like a whirlwind. Although only the butler and dog remained, there was no problem with digging the tunnel.

 

Of course, the time he could stop the barriers without being detected by enemies was only 10 minutes.

 

‘Which means the time I can dig the tunnel is also only 10 minutes each day…’

 

It would take quite a while to reach the vault room. That’s unfortunate, but within this ironclad perimeter, there’s nothing we can do about it…

 

That’s when it happened.

 

「Master. I found it. It’s a treasure chest!」

 

At the call, Ruin’s eyebrows shot up.

 

What? A treasure chest?

 

“Not dirt?”

 

「Yes! It’s a treasure chest that was in the vault room!」

 

‘A treasure chest came out already?’

 

“That can’t be right.”

 

It was too fast. It seemed like less than a minute since they started digging.

 

Sure enough, something was strange.

 

“You barely dug anything.”

 

Then the Butler looked troubled as he gazed at the Dog waiting proudly after digging the ground.

 

「Well, it says something is blocking the way and it can’t go down.」

 

…Blocked?

 

“I already broke through all the barriers… Hmm?”

 

Ruin examined the inside of the pit and doubted his own eyes. There was a blue membrane different from the soil color and some writing…

 

-☆ ♬ No Entry Beyond This Point ╰ ^∇^)╯♫ ☜

 

-Hero-

 

“That bastard Hero! Did you do illegal construction here too!”

 

「No, this looks like… the Hero’s barrier?」

 

So it meant the Hero’s defensive barrier was laid across the ground surface. But this wasn’t discovered even during the investigation.

 

More than that, that message is infuriating!

 

Ruin clenched his body.

 

But that was only for a moment, as Ruin, realizing something, shuddered as if getting goosebumps.

 

‘Don’t tell me that bastard Hero knows about the vault’s existence?’

 

So he blocked it knowing I would come looking for it?

 

「It’s more likely because this is Haven. It’s probably a device to prevent enemies from infiltrating through underground tunnels.」

 

Right. That makes more sense! That text must be a message directed at enemies too.

 

I was startled, but that’s not what’s important.

 

“You really found a treasure chest that was in the vault?”

 

「Yes! It says the scent is coming from right below here.」

 

Then Ginseng Superior walked toward the barrier with small steps and made a very suspicious face.

 

「Right below? Wasn’t the vault room way down there? How can there be a scent?」

 

At those words, Ruin’s eyes, who had been equally curious, sparkled. It was a face that had caught onto something.

 

‘Could it be?’

 

At the same time, Ruin placed his hand on the ground.

 

‘It’s the Hero’s barrier. Shadow God, please lend me some power for a moment.’

 

「Tch, you barely offer tribute. Only at times like this do you call me Shadow God.」

 

‘I’ll give you one more plant fertilizer.’

 

「Oh, alright!」

 

Along with the Shadow God’s words, Ruin’s shadow rippled ominously. The ferocious shadow’s magic power enveloped Ruin.

 

With this, he should be able to break through the Hero’s barrier at least once.

 

‘It’s a bit aggressive though.’

 

‘Shadow Chain.’

 

His enhanced shadow burrowed into the ground. The formless shadow passed through the Hero’s barrier without any trouble.

 

Crack!

 

Shortly after, a golden chest that the shadow had retrieved from beneath the barrier revealed itself.

 

「Oh! Is that it!」

 

A golden treasure chest. It was certain. It was indeed that chest from the vault room. This must be the chest the loyal dog had found.

 

Ruin was rarely delighted. Though it was just one, to extract something from inside without even going to the vault.

 

But as soon as Ginseng Superior saw the crude chest, he frowned as if it wasn’t pretty.

 

「Pay some attention to the design. So what’s inside it?」

 

‘Well. All the chest designs are standardized as basic…’

 

If I had known this would happen, I should have chosen different designs when they told me to. I didn’t because it was bothersome.

 

‘Whatever’s inside, it’s substantial goods.’

 

「True, you wouldn’t have put just anything in there.」

 

I was curious why the treasure chest was in such a place, but if for some reason the treasure chests were scattered here and there…

 

‘I wonder if there are more around this area?’

 

If he was lucky, he might even find a severance pay chest.

 

So just as Ruin was about to explore the surroundings further-

 

“Who’s there!”

 

“!”

 

Startled, Ruin quickly hid the treasure chest.

 

Soon someone entered the dark Healing Magic Classroom.

 

Ruin immediately became alert. Had the security guards already noticed and come?

 

But the people who burst in carrying lanterns were even more surprised.

 

“Professor Wayne?”

 

“What are you doing there!”

 

The ones who entered were none other than the Healing professors.

 

Ruin furrowed his brow.

 

“What are you all doing here?”

 

“We were moving around. Because of what the Chairman said.”

 

“The Chairman?”

 

“Huh, didn’t the Department Head Professor even hear that Fire Butterfly invaded?”

 

“!”

 

The one who spoke provocatively was a young professor among the Healing professors. Ruin immediately recognized him.

 

‘Doman.’

 

A professor of 【Very Difficult Internal Medicine】, and above all, the very culprit who wrote the forged letter to frame Ruin as a spy.

 

But Ruin already knew about that bastard beforehand.

 

‘He’s been badmouthing me so much in other classes.’

 

Moreover, he had gotten angry when the forged letter he sent wasn’t found at the post office.

 

“Why did that letter disappear! Why!”

 

“I don’t know, Professor…! Maybe Professor Wayne found it first-!”

 

“If he had, he would have shown a reaction! You idiot!”

 

Since he was spreading shadows everywhere to gather information, Ruin already knew that much.

 

‘Perfect timing.’

 

He had been planning to deal with that bastard anyway.

 

But Doman, who couldn’t know this, looked at Ruin with displeasure.

 

“Right now Haven is in chaos because Fire Butterfly appeared, so what is our Chairman’s trusted professor doing here?”

 

Hmm, what should he say?

 

First, he needed to get these guys out of here.

 

So Ruin said.

 

“I felt curse power inside Haven, so I came to check.”

 

“What? But Fire Butterfly is still outside Haven…”

 

“You never know. He might make noise in the east and attack from the west.”

 

“Really!”

 

Ruin played dumb. Even though they hadn’t noticed, he was making the first move to prepare for any possible situation.

 

Then Doman looked at him with a face full of displeasure.

 

“You’re saying a demon could sneak into this Iron Fortress Haven?”

 

Doman scoffed, but the Healing professors who viewed Ruin favorably after recent events said.

 

“Still, since you felt something, shall we go check the nearby barrier?”

 

“A Demon Hunting professor’s intuition is important.”

 

Right. Well done. Get out of here. He needed to cover the tunnel entrance quickly. Otherwise, digging the tunnel would be discovered.

 

Soon the Healing professors were about to move when Doman interfered.

 

“I wonder. Would it be meaningful to go look at the barrier?”

 

“Professor Doman!”

 

“Isn’t it obvious he was just slacking off? He’s probably hiding because his skills would be exposed if he really faced Fire Butterfly. Fire Butterfly is a legendary opponent that even the Senior Professors struggled with, isn’t he?”

 

“Now see here!”

 

At the same time, the Shadow God got angry.

 

「Hey, why don’t we just get rid of that bastard?」

 

‘Please calm down. I’m Disruption Class, not Assassin Class.’

 

And though the focus was strangely off, it was actually a good situation.

 

‘It’s good that he’s not suspicious.’

 

So he’d make special use of Doman as a magic battery. With the lapis lazuli he got from the Gatekeeper before, he could extract and use magic power.

 

However.

 

“Professor Wayne was also the one who filled that 1st year Owen with false hopes, right? Super regeneration, what nonsense. I placed him in the Problem Student Class worried he’d get false hopes. What’s the point of filling him with false hopes so irresponsibly?”

 

“!”

 

“At this rate, I’ll have to summon the parents for an in-depth interview and tell the Chairman that all of this is Professor Wayne’s fault. Why don’t you have an enjoyable interview with the Chairman?”

 

Ruin’s eyes turned cold.

 

‘Sometimes Assassin Class wouldn’t be bad either.’

 

Ruin unfastened the buttons of his gloves.

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