I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 53

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Chapter 53. What Is This (2)

 

Ginseng Superior said something, but Ruin furrowed his brow. This wasn’t the time to worry about conscience or whatever. He had his reasons for making them do this self-study.

 

Why?

 

Because a problem had occurred while he was digging tunnels.

 

[Master. Dog Servant seems to have caught the scent of another treasure chest.]

 

In other words, he had discovered another treasure chest that had popped out from the vault room.

 

Of course, for Ruin, this was very good news. Whether it was the Demon Emperor’s heart or whatever came out, it was profit for Ruin who was busy paying off debts.

 

‘However, the location where the treasure chest is hidden…’

 

Soon Ruin, recalling the location, slammed his book shut.

 

Lily looked at Ruin in surprise.

 

“Professor?”

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

Ruin elegantly opened his book again and turned the page.

 

No matter how he thought about it, the location was terrible.

 

「It was the pond, right? So damn funny.」

 

A pond made of holy water, are they telling me to die!

 

‘How can a demon enter a holy water pond.’

 

More than that, why is that thing in there!

 

Well, he thought about ignoring it and putting it as a lower priority, but really?

 

‘What if by any chance that happens to be the Demon Emperor’s heart?’

 

Even if it wasn’t, what if the Hero found out about the existence of treasure chests because of such things?

 

That sharp-witted Hero bastard. He might realize something is hidden in Haven and conduct a massive investigation.

 

‘I must prevent that at all costs.’

 

So he thought about tying even Ginseng Superior to a fishing line and throwing him into the pond, but well.

 

-Sacred Pond landscaping construction scheduled from today♬

 

★Entry prohibited~^∇^)~♡♬

 

-Hero-

 

That damn Hero bastard.

 

‘I need to eliminate this root of all evil.’

 

「By what means?」

 

‘Surely what I got this time was Catalun’s chest.’

 

「Catalun? Gasp, you don’t mean? You’re going to summon the Five Evils?!」

 

Ginseng Superior was shocked, but Ruin glared at him as if telling him not to talk nonsense.

 

‘Are you crazy. If I did such a thing, my house would become a sea of fire. Someone from the Union needs to take the Hero’s head.’

 

Ginseng Superior was dumbfounded. This guy was telling a private to take a general’s head.

 

「Is there someone in the Union who could do that?」

 

‘There are. Two people.’

 

「Two whole people?!」

 

One was the Emperor, but since it’s the Imperial Palace, pass.

 

‘Grand Duke Isles.’

 

Judith Isles.

 

The parent of the Red Moon 3rd year student whose magic power he had recently healed.

 

Of course, she was famous for being difficult and very hard to approach, but well.

 

The chest of Catalun he obtained this time contained a secret method that could heal the Princess.

 

In other words.

 

‘Use that to completely heal the Princess?’

 

「Ah.」

 

Why heal the Princess specifically? Because the Grand Duke, the Princess’s father, and the Hero had a very bad relationship.

 

And if he healed his daughter and became close with the Grand Duke’s family, it would also be possible to crush the Hero.

 

‘Right, since it’s come to this, let’s use the Grand Duke’s family to get the Hero fired from Haven!’

 

「…The school owner?」

 

‘I’m the land owner though?’

 

Don’t you know that the land owner is above the building owner?

 

But well, for now the severance pay comes first.

 

Right. That’s what he thought, but…

 

* * *

 

“What? Demon Hunting Studies practicum?”

 

Ruin furrowed his brow at the Principal’s words.

 

“Yes, since Demon Hunting Studies has resumed, you need to prepare for it.”

 

Demon Hunting Studies practicum. That meant taking all grade levels out to fight the Demon Race.

 

But Ruin was furious.

 

‘Ha, I need to collect my severance pay, do you think I have time to leisurely go on field trips with kids?’

 

「If it’s Demon Hunting Studies practicum, that’s the one where a student died, right? The root cause of the professor dismissal incident.」

 

Well, that’s right.

 

Since it’s real combat, I need to raise the lecture level. That means I’d have to devote considerable time to the class.

 

And above all, the target of this Demon Hunting Studies practicum…

 

-Let’s catch Fire Butterfly!♬ ٩)^∇^(٩♬ ٩)^∇^(و

 

“By any chance, is this the Chairman’s will?”

 

Looking flustered, the Principal smiled. It seemed the Hero really wanted to make Ruin his partner. The Principal looked troubled.

 

“Well, he said it would be nice if we could catch Fire Butterfly during practicum time.”

 

Ruin’s expression was worth seeing.

 

…Are you telling me to catch myself right now?

 

“I refuse.”

 

Understanding that expression somehow, the Principal apologized.

 

“You’re right, it’s an unreasonable goal for students. I think so too.”

 

No, that’s not the problem though?

 

“But the parents’ anxiety has been rising due to Fire Butterfly’s recent appearance. Could you perhaps cover Fire Butterfly during class time? Even if we lower the difficulty by making the practicum target regular demons?”

 

No, even if you lower it, practicum is still practicum.

 

I’ll inevitably have to deal with demons. Just that alone is troublesome enough with the possibility of meeting other Pride teams, well.

 

‘Chairman… He’ll follow along.’

 

In principle, the Chairman, not being a professor, can’t participate in classes, but if students face danger during practicum? He’d naturally join in.

 

200% chance he’d interfere claiming it was dangerous even if someone tripped over a stone. In other words, he’s trying to stick close to Ruin somehow. To make him his aide.

 

‘But if I don’t teach, I’ll get fired.’

 

Above all, the Principal said this:

 

“If you wish, the Chairman said he would personally visit Wayne House to meet the acting Family Head and offer to help with the Wayne Family’s business…”

 

No. Please spare me from visiting Wayne Main House!

 

‘The family would be pleased, but it’d be troublesome if they found out I’m a fake Ruins Wayne.’

 

Then there’s only one answer.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile, the Hero who came to observe Ruins’ class heard unexpected news.

 

“The Head Professor isn’t here? Again?”

 

Hero Elaine was dumbfounded.

 

Having missed Fire Butterfly once again, he had been desperately feeling the need for an aide recently. So he was very pleased when Ruin said he’d take the Head Professor position…

 

The Head Professor was avoiding him for some reason. Moreover, he gave off the same feeling as his Master who had disappeared before his eyes, which he had liked.

 

‘Well, he did seem to not really like people in general.’

 

Even this morning, whether he was in a low mood, he heard this through the communication device:

 

“Going to catch Fire Butterfly without any plan. Does the Hero always move so recklessly? That’s why you miss Fire Butterfly.”

 

“…!”

 

It was slightly hurtful, but thinking about it, it made sense. A year ago, the documents Ruins Wayne submitted when applying to Haven contained this content:

 

-Motivation for applying to Haven: To catch Fire Butterfly, my enemy.

 

Then Elaine realized. Wayne is someone serious about catching Fire Butterfly. So he’s in a low mood now because he missed Fire Butterfly.

 

“Plus he seems quite lacking in social skills…”

 

“…At this point, doesn’t he just dislike Uncle?”

 

At his nephew Principal’s rebuke, the Hero was certain that couldn’t be the case.

 

“Someone I like couldn’t possibly dislike me.”

 

Principal Charlotte was astounded. Her uncle’s baseless confidence was tongue-clicking worthy.

 

But since humanity’s strongest Luck Power was actually like that, there was nothing to say.

 

‘Then, what would Professor Wayne like?’

 

Since he’s someone methodical who wants to catch Fire Butterfly, he’d prefer related materials. So he came loaded with Fire Butterfly’s weaknesses and Union data.

 

He thought if he ambushed during class, there’d be absolutely no way to escape. So this time he even confirmed three times that there was no substitute professor available.

 

But he’s not here?

 

“Wasn’t he supposed to be in class?”

 

“Well… he took the students out for experiential learning.”

 

…Experiential learning?

 

“Yes… to the Sacred Pond…”

 

“Wasn’t that place under construction?”

 

“He said he’s doing special training to catch Fire Butterfly.”

 

…Oh! As expected of the talent he had his eye on!

 

Other professors said they couldn’t promote someone to Head Professor like this and should fire him, but well.

 

If he has the enthusiasm to immediately start Fire Butterfly catching training as soon as Fire Butterfly appears, everyone will shut their mouths.

 

“Then prepare a monetary gift and wait. I’ll be back soon.”

 

“No. The weather is nice, so today would be perfect for outdoor classes all day long…”

 

…What?

 

At those words, the Hero and the other professors who came with him looked out the window in bewilderment.

 

Nice weather?

 

…Excuse me, but there’s a torrential downpour outside?

 

* * *

 

Near the Sacred Pond.

 

The students in the torrential rain wanted to die.

 

“Damn it, I’m going to get blown away!”

 

They knew Ruins Wayne was crazy, but they never expected him to suggest going out to the Sacred Pond area on a rainy day.

 

Especially when he said ‘let’s go out since the weather is nice,’ they really thought this human had lost his mind.

 

“Perfect weather for a stroll.”

 

“Excuse me? There’s a heavy rain warning?”

 

“Days like this are perfect for outdoor classes.”

 

“The outdoor classroom is literally flying away right now…”

 

“If you don’t want to come out, don’t. I’ll mark you absent.”

 

“…”

 

At this point, it seemed like he was tormenting the students.

 

“…But he’s probably doing special training since Fire Butterfly appeared last night, right?”

 

In that regard, he was honestly the best among the professors. The other professors were just being wishy-washy.

 

So if it was Ruins, they felt like they could trust and follow him, but…

 

‘But not in this storm!’

 

But in this level of downpour, even the noble Ruins would look like a drowned rat, so seeing that would be satisfying…

 

“Hmm, dry and fluffy, quite comfortable.”

 

‘What! Why isn’t he wet at all!’

 

He wasn’t even using an umbrella, yet from his hair to the tips of his shoes, everything was perfectly fine.

 

Ruin looked at such students pathetically.

 

“What are you doing on a rainy day without even using magic?”

 

…Do you think we didn’t use any?

 

At that expression, Ruin’s face changed to one of disgust.

 

“You call that using magic?”

 

The students pressed their tear ducts. It felt like being treated like monkeys by the professor. So they felt secretly wronged.

 

“Why outdoor classes on a day like this…!”

 

“Why? If Fire Butterfly appears on a rainy day, are you going to rest at home because you’ll get wet? Of course we need to practice.”

 

「What are you saying. You came running here saying it was a perfect opportunity to dig up the treasure chest.」

 

Please be quiet.

 

‘Anyway, I was trying to retrieve the treasure chest, but the pond is quite deep.’

 

I thought about throwing Ginseng Superior in, but if a demon entered that Sea of Holy Water, they would immediately become boiled vegetables.

 

「But you got defense magic this time. Wouldn’t it be okay?」

 

Certainly, thanks to the Hero this time, I obtained good defense magic. It would definitely work against ‘Five Evils’ level and above.

 

Yeah…

 

Defense Magic, 【My Clothes Are Precious (Special Grade)】

 

【My Clothes Are Precious (Special Grade)】

 

The problem is I don’t like the name.

 

Ginseng Superior was dying of laughter.

 

「How is it that even when you devour the noble Hero’s magic, something like this always comes out…! Kek kek!」

 

You’re being noisy.

 

It was a high-level defense magic that could block all attacks that could damage clothes. It could block everything from simple attacks to rain, fire, water, wind, earth, and even filth.

 

「Still, what a waste. If it had been ‘My Skin Is Precious’ instead, an ‘Absolute Defense Magic’ that couldn’t even pierce skin would have been born. Kek kek.」

 

‘No. We’re shadows. Our physical body itself is like clothes we can change into, so Absolute Physical Defense is correct.’

 

「Ah. That’s true.」

 

In any case, Ruin had obtained something useful.

 

However, Ginseng Superior laughed teasingly.

 

「Then go in and see, let’s test if it’s really okay.」

 

‘Why should I do that?’

 

「But if you don’t go in yourself, who will…」

 

Why do you keep thinking I won’t go in?

 

At Ruin’s gaze, Ginseng Superior turned pale as a sheet.

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