I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5. Bold Butterfly (1)

Right, the principal interview. That’s the problem.

Of course, it’s not like there’s no solution, but that method hit a snag from the very beginning.

As evidence of this, Ruin furrowed his brow at the scene before his eyes.

“Argh!”

“Ahhh!”

People were screaming and collapsing. Right at Haven’s main gate, no less. It was a massive gate that looked like a triumphal arch.

Well, that gate had been there since Ruin contracted this house, but if there was a difference from back then, it would be that the twin wings—Haven’s symbol—were attached to it, rather than that damn Hero’s filth.

And…

[You are not qualified!]

‘A strange function has been added.’

Ruin glanced up at the triumphal arch. There was a suspicious statue there. The statue seemed alive, its eyes rolling around.

Around twenty people were lying around crying. They were all either covered in blood, stripped naked, or pounding the ground in anguish. It seemed they had all been blocked by that statue.

‘Haven wasn’t an ordinary school to begin with.’

As a place that raised outstanding heroes and magical talents, even getting in wasn’t easy.

‘But my precious severance pay is in there.’

Just as Ruin was about to approach the gate without concern—

“You there! Give up on going in!”

People around grabbed Ruin. Ruin looked at them pathetically.

“I came here for the principal interview.”

At the look that seemed to ask if he was some peddler, the people got angry.

“That’s the same for all of us!”

“!”

The disheveled people fumed.

“You must have passed the documents and came for the interview too!”

“We were all tricked by Haven!”

“There was a practical test before the interview!”

Ruin tilted his head.

“Practical test?”

At those words, the statue on the triumphal arch chuckled mockingly.

[That’s right. Professors hold important positions where they must obtain ‘Wish Stones.’ Those without power don’t even qualify to become Haven’s professors. Go back.]

At those words, Ruin furrowed his brow.

‘Wish Stone.’

It was an anomalous phenomenon that appeared between Union and Pride, who were heading toward catastrophe like America and the Soviet Union.

The Wish Stone was literally a stone that granted any wish. It was a decisive weapon that could overturn the tide of war, but obtaining it was not easy.

‘First, you have to kill a certain number of enemy forces for it to be generated.’

Of course, even this was just speculation, and researchers were still figuring out the exact conditions for generation.

Among them were various theories like ‘sacrifice one million souls with the same desire’ or ‘when the population falls below a certain number, it automatically appears in the opposing camp.’

However, one thing was certain: ‘kill the enemy, but absolutely don’t let your own side die beyond a certain point.’

That’s why Union and Pride, rather than wastefully consuming soldiers to benefit their opponents, tried to raise outstanding heroes capable of taking on a hundred enemies—

And the teachers who raised such heroes had very good benefits.

Sure enough, as if aiming for those rewards, the interviewees were grinding their teeth.

“Ugh. So this is the test of the prestigious Haven…!”

The test difficulty seemed quite high, as there were only disheveled people around. There were even headless corpses rolling around… Did this school make up its mind about something?

As if sensing that gaze, a woman answered.

“That person got into trouble trying to force the gate open. That axe suddenly fell from the sky… Seeing such power, that statue must definitely be Haven’s guardian.”

At those words, Ruin furrowed his brow.

Guardian?

Guardian my ass.

I thought that design looked familiar.

‘That’s our house’s door lock.’

How do I know that?

‘Because I’m the landlord.’

It was a security device that had been installed since I first bought the house. It was even written in the manual.

‘That’s hidden magic, ‘No.199 Gatekeeper Summoning.”

Well, even though it’s called hidden magic, it activated just by reading the ancient text written on the door.

However, the separate explanation attached next to it was the problem—I remember giving up on summoning because the gatekeeper was a guy who loved money way too much, and the maintenance costs were an issue. The monthly maintenance cost alone was astronomical.

But the fact that it’s activated means…

‘Hero. What kind of taste do you have, awakening something like that.’

You must have a lot of money… Rich bastard.

It didn’t matter. The fact that they blocked the interviewees instead of treating them as invited guests meant this was also part of the interview process. If you were scared of something like that, you weren’t qualified to become a Haven professor in the first place.

That’s why Ruin stepped forward.

“You’re the gatekeeper? What do I need to do for you to open the door?”

The gatekeeper snorted mockingly.

[Door? I wouldn’t know. I’ve never opened it before.]

“Never opened it before?”

[That’s right. None of the Haven professors have passed through this door. Ah. I only opened it for the Hero once, but he’s not a professor.]

“Then how did the others become professors?”

[They all lost in bets with me, so I let them in through that dog hole.]

Dog hole?

Ruin turned his head. There was indeed a small side door in the wall near the gate. The problem was, that dog hole was…

[A demon detector.]

Ruin was dumbfounded.

“If it’s a detector, can’t I just go through there from the start?”

[Ah. You could do that! But that door charges a toll. You just need to pay money, so it’s simple, right?]

At those words, shouts erupted from among the watching people as if asking what was simple about it.

“It’s too expensive to call simple! You have to pay a year’s salary! And there’s no guarantee you’ll become a professor!”

“…I could do it… but still!”

Ruin was flabbergasted.

Well, the demon detector was one thing, but there was a bigger problem.

‘I don’t have a single penny.’

Damn, if I had money, would I have come looking for money while doing this kind of thing? And a demon detector, the level is as expected, but it wouldn’t hurt to be careful.

So he said.

“What’s this bet about?”

When Ruin stepped forward, the surrounding interviewees quickly tried to stop him.

“Stop! You’ll die if you challenge the bet!”

“Die?”

Soon the gatekeeper’s eyes flashed, and dice fell before his eyes.

[To pass through this door, you need to win a ‘dice game’ against me. We’ll test whose luck is better with a Luck Power test. The betting rules are simple. If your number is higher than mine, you win. I’ll give you ten chances. You only need to win four times to be victorious.]

So this was what the bet was about.

[However, if you lose, you must give up one thing you have for each loss.]

Ruin understood.

No wonder everyone was undressed. He thought they were beggars.

Sure enough, the interviewees cried out in disgust.

“That guy’s Luck Power is no joke!”

“That person lost all ten times and had ten things taken away. Even his underwear…”

Ruin cut off the words as if annoyed.

“What if I don’t have that many possessions?”

[Then I’ll take your body organs.]

Ah. So that’s how it works. That’s why they said you’d die.

[Of course, if I take your organs, I’ll let you in for free. So either give up from the start and go through that small door, or just beat me. But…]

The statue grinned unpleasantly.

[You happen to be carrying ten items or less.]

Ruin was disgusted because he couldn’t miss the meaning of those words.

‘An organ-harvesting loan shark, this bastard.’

The statue’s eyes examining Ruin’s body were indeed sinister.

But Ruin wasn’t one to give up here.

‘Luck, huh.’

Ruin smiled coldly.

“Fine. Let’s do it.”

[That’s the spirit! I fancy your pretty eyes, so I’ll take those eyeballs. You go first!]

With those words, dice were thrown into the sky. It was Ruin who threw them.

And finally, the dice that had been spinning in the sky fell to the ground.

Roll, thud!

The result was…

【2】

The watching people laughed at Ruin’s result.

They had given him so much advice but he ignored it, so they wondered how confident he was, but he thought he could beat the statue with just that?

‘A 2?’

‘He lost.’

Everyone predicted Ruin’s defeat. The statue’s luck power was no ordinary thing. Whatever it did, it rolled 5 or higher.

In reality, the statue’s dice was…

【1】

Huh?

The statue’s defeat.

People looked flustered.

“A 1?!”

The statue also looked bewildered before chuckling. Well, regardless of luck value, sometimes these ‘variables’ occurred. You could call it a kind of natural disaster.

[Lucky bastard. But you’ll be crying next time.]

They threw the dice into the sky once more.

Clatter!

The result that came next was…

【1】

【2】

“Huh? Huh huh?”

Again, the statue’s defeat.

[Variables in succession? This can’t be happening? Again!]

Once more the dice drew a parabola in the sky, but-

【1】

【2】

[What the hell is this!]

The statue screamed. People couldn’t close their mouths either.

In those gazes, only Ruin smiled.

“Now there’s one more left until the door opens.”

[Grrrk!]

At that mockery, the statue’s eyes gleamed fiercely. Finally, the dice was thrown into the sky-

【1】

【2】

[Argh!]

Ruin won all four times.

The people watching also stared as if it was impossible.

“He won them all!”

“And consecutively too!”

The statue also looked shocked as if wondering what was happening.

[This can’t be… this is impossible…! No one has passed except that crazy Hero bastard!]

Hero.

The statue couldn’t forget that bastard. The Hero who paid a massive sum to summon him had thrown dice saying, ‘A useful gatekeeper. So, can you make me unlucky?’

He was a crazy bastard who always rolled the highest number 6, even if he threw with his eyes closed. Even when he stubbornly did it ten times, all ten times.

It was the first time seeing someone with such luck. Even his mere presence seemed to affect his surroundings, raising the luck values of his companions too.

‘I heard he was Union’s strongest, but.’

But to see such a guy here again.

Of course, this guy beat him with the lowest numbers, opposite to the Hero, but winning itself was extraordinary. He didn’t expect to feel the same aura he felt from the Hero.

People also murmured while looking at Ruin. A mummy with bandages wrapped around his face – they thought he was some crazy bastard.

“Could it be that his luck power is on the same level as the Hero’s?”

The interviewees turned pale.

In fact, they were high-level people who came to interview at Haven, the top academy. In other words, they were heroes who wouldn’t normally lose in luck power.

“…But how!”

[How indeed. He must have cheated…!]

At those words, Ruin glared at the statue with cold eyes.

“You’re the one who cheated.”

[Wh-what did you say?]

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