I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 46

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Chapter 46. Misfortune vs Fortune (4)

 

Ruin’s button came undone.

 

And-

 

Crack!

 

His fist struck Doman’s jaw. The punch was so fast and clean it was barely visible.

 

The Healing Arts professors fainted.

 

“Professor Wayne?!”

 

Doman, who saw sparks fly before his eyes, was dumbfounded. His jaw shook so hard he nearly lost consciousness.

 

Groaning and barely regaining his senses, Doman glared at Ruin with wide eyes.

 

“What the hell are you doing right now…!”

 

Ruin, flexing his fist, smiled brightly.

 

“Sorry about that. Your words were so far from what an intellectual would say. I thought you were a spy disguised as a Haven professor.”

 

“What, what did you say?”

 

“As a Demon Hunting professor, I have to catch spies immediately. When I see someone suspicious, my hands move reflexively.”

 

Doman was flabbergasted.

 

“So you’re accusing an innocent person…!”

 

Ruin smiled even brighter.

 

“Who would have known a professor would say something so blockheaded?”

 

“…!”

 

That bastard…! Is he picking a fight right now?

 

However, Ruin’s eyes narrowed further.

 

‘I don’t like this.’

 

「Right, trying to slander you so pathetically.」

 

‘How dare he try to make me meet with the Chairman?’

 

「…Is that what bothers you more?」

 

Well, honestly speaking, the student’s story also irritates him.

 

「Owen is that good kid who brings you assignments diligently, isn’t he? The one who even cleans your office before leaving.」

 

Of course, it wouldn’t be out of concern for the student.

 

In fact, he’s hardly ever taken on the role of a teacher, so he doesn’t know what being a mentor means. He thinks being a professor isn’t about being a teacher who takes care of kids, so he considers it irrelevant.

 

But for some reason, this situation is quite infuriating.

 

Ruin coldly raised the corner of his mouth.

 

“False hope in the first place?”

 

Then Doman glared while touching his jaw.

 

“Ha, Professor should know better what I mean, right? Owen’s ability was already judged as low-grade. But ignoring that judgment and arbitrarily deciding it’s high-grade ability.”

 

The Healing Arts professors who caught on to the situation stirred. Owen was a student from the healing department, wasn’t he? The Healing Arts professors couldn’t help but be pleased.

 

“Then shouldn’t we retest his abilities? He might really have high-grade abilities.”

 

“Professor Kalon already retested him. He’s definitely low-grade.”

 

“Ah…”

 

The Healing Arts professors looked at Ruin with troubled expressions. They realized what kind of trouble this might bring to Ruin.

 

That’s why Ruin smiled sardonically.

 

‘I think I roughly understand.’

 

Owen is a smart special admission student, so he wouldn’t have told the professors about his abilities. So this is the professor’s spite.

 

It’s not for nothing that he named his lecture ‘Extremely Difficult Internal Injury Medicine’. He probably thinks ‘Ruins’ should be kicked out before accumulating more achievements.

 

Or he might be aiming for the Healing Department head professor position. Then it makes sense why he’s picking a fight like this now.

 

Sure enough, Doman sneered.

 

“Giving students false hope, and being too scared of Fire Butterfly to do his job as a Demon Hunting professor. If I tell the Chairman about this, what do you think will happen…”

 

“Shall we find out what will happen?”

 

What?

 

Ruin approached Doman and patted his shoulder. It was the side where his black glove’s button had come undone. Then he pressed the shoulder and whispered secretly.

 

“I hope nothing serious happens.”

 

Thump!

 

In that moment, Doman faced a terror he had never experienced in his life.

 

That low murmuring voice was like a whisper of doom calling for disaster. With the sensation of his heart dropping, Doman shook off Ruin as if getting goosebumps, but Ruin smiled innocently.

 

“Excuse me. There was dust on you.”

 

「Wow, you’re casting two misfortunes?」

 

Ginseng Superior opened his mouth, but Doman gritted his teeth.

 

What was that just now? This bastard, what is he…!

 

No, that’s not what’s important. Anyway, such a creepy guy just needs to be kicked out. He shouted.

 

“Anyway, isn’t it true that the Demon Hunting professor was inside Haven instead of going to catch Fire Butterfly! Ignoring the highest order deserves appropriate disciplinary action…!”

 

It was right when Doman was saying something.

 

Thump!

 

“!”

 

Haven’s ground shook violently. It was such a significant earthquake that made it hard to maintain balance, startling the professors.

 

“What is this…!”

 

They could see a black pillar rising into the sky. It looked like a rampage.

 

“Something seems wrong with Haven’s barrier!”

 

“What? Why!”

 

Amid the professors’ screams, Ginseng Superior asked Ruin, who was pretending ignorance.

 

「This is your doing, isn’t it?」

 

I wouldn’t know.

 

「Don’t play dumb. You released misfortune when you stopped the barrier earlier, didn’t you?」

 

Well, I did do that. Haven’s barrier isn’t something to take lightly.

 

Since it’s the Union’s barrier blessed by the stars, I had to release a bit of misfortune to increase the probability that the barrier wouldn’t function properly. In other words, I subtracted the Hero’s fortune of ‘not being infiltrated.’

 

But I’m not an amateur, and there’s no way I’d make such a mistake.

 

‘Besides, that’s a different barrier.’

 

Haven has five barrier towers. Each is positioned in the east, west, south, north, and central areas, responsible for defending buildings in their respective ranges.

 

And what Ruin stopped was the western barrier tower responsible for the Healing Magic Classroom.

 

But that one is in the south, a completely unrelated direction.

 

‘So it has nothing to do with me – it’s a different cause entirely.’

 

「How is it unrelated? You just released misfortune on him too.」

 

‘I did. But that has nothing to do with the barrier.’

 

Then the Healing professors glared at Doman.

 

“Isn’t that barrier tower the one you inspect, Professor Doman?”

 

The Shadow God sighed as if finding it despicable.

 

「As expected, you targeted him.」

 

‘Well. Misfortune isn’t something I can control at will. I don’t know what will explode either.’

 

「You can guess about the first stage. You were pissed about the student story.」

 

I have no idea what you mean.

 

Meanwhile, Doman looked bewildered.

 

“No, no…! Why is that!”

 

They hurriedly headed toward the rampaging barrier tower.

 

For Ruin, this could distance him from the work site, so he deliberately urged them on more. He instructed the shadow servants to keep searching for more boxes.

 

Finally, those who entered the tower were horrified. The tower’s interior looked like a giant furnace. Stairs leading to the top of the tower were visible along the walls.

 

And what looked like a furnace was the barrier’s core. The barrier core, which would normally have a sun-like form, was writhing violently.

 

Its shape was already distorted, spewing hot lava from within. The interior was also in chaos, as if there had been a terrorist attack.

 

The Haven professors quickly grasped the situation.

 

“An explosion occurred inside, and the barrier went berserk due to its impact!”

 

“What? An explosion!”

 

They wondered why such a thing would happen, but they quickly found the cause.

 

“This is the culprit.”

 

Ruin pointed to a delivery box inside the tower.

 

“That’s…!”

 

“It’s an explosive.”

 

At Ruin’s words, the other professors glared at Doman.

 

“Aren’t you the inspector of this place! What is that box?”

 

Doman looked flustered. That was a delivery package he had discovered in front of the barrier tower during today’s inspection.

 

“It was an item I found in front of the barrier tower! I was suspicious, so I naturally checked the contents too!”

 

“You put explosives in the barrier tower?”

 

Under the gaze asking if he was crazy, Doman’s face turned noticeably pale.

 

“No! Of course I sealed it! The fact that such a thing was delivered means there was someone among the delivery workers with impure intentions! I sealed only the explosive and left it in that state to report to the Chairman about why and how it was delivered…!”

 

‘But why did the sealed thing explode! Damn!’

 

‘…That’s the face he’s making. Is he an idiot?’

 

Ruin clicked his tongue while looking at Doman’s face.

 

Of course, Doman’s actions were correct.

 

‘A Haven professor would have some expertise in sealing magic.’

 

Sealing and containing such explosives wouldn’t be difficult.

 

However, the problem was that ‘misfortune’ had struck. Yes, Professor Doman’s sealing magic must have been ‘unluckily’ undone.

 

「You made it ‘unlucky.’ You discovered the bomb sent by the demons and deliberately set it up, didn’t you?」

 

‘I have no idea what you’re talking about. Since there’s a possibility the Hero might not react to my Frix, I only came to check all the barriers as a secondary measure.’

 

Ginseng Superior fell silent at those words.

 

「…Don’t tell me, did you send the bomb?」

 

‘Yes, I didn’t expect Doman to discover it by chance.’

 

「Even lies should have limits…」

 

Actually, Ruin had expected Doman to make this move.

 

‘He’s a greedy human, after all.’

 

Since the Hero was at Haven for once, he must have schemed to claim credit as soon as he realized it was a bomb.

 

Moreover, the Barrier Tower had ‘Union Enhancement Magic’ cast on it. Union magic was the type that unconditionally strengthened things by more than three times. He probably thought it was safe because of that.

 

‘Well, even if it wasn’t Doman, I had layered Misfortune ten times over, so it would have exploded eventually anyway.’

 

「…Ten layers is already a disaster, isn’t it?」

 

Well, it was just a backup plan in case, but maybe it worked out well in this situation?

 

Soon the professors examining the bomb wreckage glared menacingly at Doman.

 

“Don’t you feel Curse Power here! Professor Wayne was right after all! It was demon terrorism!”

 

“So this is what you meant when you said you felt Curse Power?”

 

No, that’s not it though.

 

“Why did Professor Doman say something to Professor Wayne! That’s why he suggested going to check the barrier!”

 

“Ah, no.”

 

Doman looked at Ruin in confusion. Had Ruins really been patrolling?

 

“No, that can’t be….”

 

“You shut up!”

 

“Kuk!”

 

Ruin looked at Doman with pity.

 

“Hmm. I’m sorry about this.”

 

Doman glared at Ruin.

 

‘As expected, this bastard did something…!’

 

“I didn’t know you were this stupid. A Haven professor can’t even handle basic Sealing Magic properly.”

 

What’s going on?!

 

Ruin turned around calmly.

 

“It would be better for the Chairman to see the barrier personally. I’ll go bring the Chairman.”

 

Like hell he’d bring him.

 

He planned to pretend to fetch the Hero while actually returning to the Healing Magic Classroom. He needed to open the box he’d taken out and cover up the traces of digging the tunnel.

 

Yes, that’s how he’d slip away without calling the Hero…

 

“Fortunately, the Chairman says he’s coming here! Since it’s outside Haven, it’ll take about 2 minutes.”

 

Freeze.

 

Ruin stopped in his tracks.

 

…Damn it.

 

Who’s coming?

 

I need to cover the tunnel lid? If I don’t clean up the Curse Power, that Hero bastard will notice immediately? And 2 minutes? That’s all it takes?!

 

‘Even instant ramen doesn’t cook that fast!’

 

Ruin, unusually agitated, immediately objected.

 

“Tell him not to come. It could be Fire Butterfly’s scheme.”

 

The professor who had been contacting the Chairman was dumbfounded.

 

“…Didn’t Professor Wayne just say you were going to bring the Chairman…?”

 

Ruin’s eyes were serious.

 

“Thinking about it, it could be that petty Fire Butterfly’s trick. Deliberately breaking the barrier to lure the Chairman here.”

 

“But then the barrier-”

 

“I’ll fix it. So tell the Chairman to keep chasing Fire Butterfly.”

 

However, the professors were even more flustered.

 

“P-Professor Wayne will fix it?”

 

“That wildly rampaging barrier?”

 

Ruin’s eyes were menacing.

 

“Is there a problem?”

 

Well, there’s no problem, but.

 

“This is your first time seeing Haven’s barrier, and it’ll be harder since it’s running wild.”

 

“Yes. Only the Chairman and Principal would be able to fix it. It would be difficult for Professor Wayne….”

 

At that moment, Ruin reached out.

 

Flash!

 

Ruin touched the Core with his right hand. Then something amazing happened.

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