I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55. Professor, Your Standards Are Strange (1)

 

However, Ruin, who had actually thrown the chalk, was inwardly dissatisfied.

 

‘Come to think of it, why is he so interested only in Fire Butterfly?’

 

There are so many strong guys in Pride. Does he think a thief looks easier to handle than powerful opponents?

 

「You’re the only one who doesn’t know how attractive an enemy Fire Butterfly is to the Heroes?」

 

Ruin ignored him. The Red Moon students said there was nothing to listen to and suggested leaving.

 

“Hey. Let’s go.”

 

“We didn’t come here to attend class from the beginning anyway.”

 

“Right… Huh!”

 

Ruin swung his staff to close the partition.

 

“Red Moon, sit down too. Especially you. Chaser Family.”

 

“!”

 

“I’ll check if you’re at a level where you can tutor your friends.”

 

At Ruin’s words, the Red Moon students stirred.

 

“He’s saying that to Anna?”

 

At those words, Anna Hunt looked at Ruin with displeasure. And for good reason, as she had heard these words from him during the group tutoring session with the First Prince.

 

“Professor Wayne still hasn’t gone to greet your family, has he?”

 

“That’s…!”

 

“Professor Wayne must have some dissatisfaction with the Hunt Family’s methods.”

 

Anna had come personally in case Ruins might have forgotten to pay his respects.

 

But what?

 

‘How ridiculous. Someone who’s never even registered his name here. How dare he try to teach me, the heir of the Chaser Family?’

 

Moreover, she had no good feelings toward Ruins Wayne. Because of Princess Judith.

 

‘Rejecting His Highness the First Prince’s request for a meeting? And the place he went after rejecting it was none other than Ruins Wayne’s research lab.’

 

She even seemed to have something to say to Ruins Wayne, but couldn’t even enter Ruins Wayne’s research lab and just hesitated before returning. As someone loyal to the First Prince, she couldn’t feel good about a situation where the First Prince was humiliated.

 

And now that very culprit, Ruins Wayne, had even provoked her family.

 

She couldn’t just sit still. Whatever class he was planning to conduct, it would still be within the Chaser Family’s range of knowledge anyway.

 

‘I’ll make him embarrassed.’

 

Whether he knew that look or not, Ruin spoke coldly.

 

“Then, before we practice, we’ll learn about Fire Butterfly, so open your demonology textbooks.”

 

At Ruin’s words, the students were startled.

 

Demonology textbooks?

 

“Don’t tell me Professor knows what kind of demon Fire Butterfly is, his true identity?!”

 

“No. I don’t know.”

 

“Uh… But you definitely said you’d tell us about Fire Butterfly…!”

 

“Fire Butterfly is a demon. Therefore, learning about all demons is the way to deal with Fire Butterfly.”

 

The students tilted their heads but were convinced. Only Ginseng Superior was watching as if saying this was bullshit.

 

「…You’re getting away with this like that?」

 

‘Did you think I would really tell them about myself?’

 

「Well, you are secretive.」

 

Ruin opened the book.

 

“Let’s practice. Page 187. The demon we’ll learn about this time is…”

 

Ruin’s expression became strange as he looked at the page.

 

-‘Shadow’.

 

“…”

 

“Professor? What’s wrong?”

 

“…Teaching Assistant. Is this the right page?”

 

“Huh? Yes! That’s right! It’s the next part after what the previous professor covered.”

 

Ginseng Superior burst into laughter, and Ruin made a disgusted expression.

 

“Right… Shadow race. Specifically, we’ll learn about the ‘Shadow King’.”

 

「Of all things, it had to be you and me. Keke.」

 

Shut up.

 

Ruin pressed his forehead as if tired.

 

‘There’s no need to talk about myself specifically, so let’s just get through this.’

 

Even if the class quality drops a bit, it can’t be helped.

 

「Hey, that Chaser Family kid is glaring at you like she wants to kill you, is that okay? She’s plotting something? You can feel it too, right? Don’t you need to deal with it?」

 

‘Why would an adult get serious with kids?’

 

However, Anna was feeling deflated.

 

‘How ridiculous.’

 

What kind of class was he planning to teach with such enthusiasm?

 

“Shadow species? 3rd years are learning something that even 1st years don’t learn?”

 

“What? Even 1st years don’t learn it?”

 

“Yes! It’s at the level kids learn from picture books.”

 

“Kids’ picture books?”

 

Did she just say shadow species are at kindergarten level?

 

“Yes.”

 

Anna advised him as if telling him not to do this.

 

“If you were the former Demon Hunting Professor, you wouldn’t even spare time for this, would you? It’s a waste of time to devote to such low-grade monsters. The ‘Shadow King’ is a legendary being no one has ever seen, and shadow species are low-grade monsters that disappear just by being exposed to light. So skip over those worthless things and go to the next page… Ah! Let’s move on to Iron Skeleton. This is more suited to our level.”

 

Anna was telling the truth, but Ruin’s eyes flashed.

 

What?

 

Our kids are, what worthless? Worthless?

 

「Right! Just dropping her in the pond won’t be enough! Get rid of her! Get rid of her!」

 

Soon Ruin approached Anna.

 

“Why do you think I called you all to this place on this rainy day?”

 

“…To torment us?”

 

The student who muttered was struck down by Ruin’s chalk. Ginseng Superior, who had instigated this, seemed flustered despite having encouraged it.

 

「Hey, your eyes are serious right now? Didn’t you ask earlier why you’d be serious with a kid?」

 

‘The moment they touched our species, they stopped being a kid and became an enemy.’

 

Ruin asked close to Anna’s face.

 

“What’s the difficulty level of shadow species?”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“Difficulty level.”

 

“They’re the lowest grade that even kids can catch. What are you asking?”

 

Lowest grade.

 

Ruin, mulling over those words, smiled coldly and grabbed his staff. When he swung it lightly, the box the teaching assistant had prepared shattered with a crash. It was class materials with sealed monsters.

 

“Yes. This one will do nicely.”

 

What Ruin pulled out into the air was none other than a shadow creature.

 

Ruin hadn’t expected to gain a refugee here, but Anna was dumbfounded.

 

“Are you looking down on the Chaser Family? That’s a pathetic monster we already dealt with in 1st year.”

 

“Really? Pathetic?”

 

But then it happened. When the withered shadow creature spotted Ruin, it began to gain vitality. No, not just vitality – it gradually grew larger until it became as big as a building…

 

‘What? A building?’

 

“Aah! What is that thing!”

 

「It evolved.」

 

The students screamed.

 

Ruin leisurely sat on the desk with his long legs crossed.

 

“Here’s a fun assignment. Try fighting and winning against this pathetic lowest-grade monster.”

 

The students froze.

 

…Excuse me?

 

…That’s lowest grade?

 

* * *

 

-【Shadow】

 

1. Monsters that live in groups in darkness. They devour human souls and wear their skin.

 

2. Dangerous creatures that wear human skin and appear before family and friends.

 

3. Despite their danger, they are very vulnerable to light, making their extermination difficulty the lowest.

 

4. The Shadow King is said to have devoured countless souls, and merely making eye contact with him steals both body and soul.

 

-《Demons Targeting the Union》, p.187

 

The students recalled what they had read in their textbooks.

 

‘Shadow species are dangerous.’

 

Yes, they’re dangerous. Beings that target human skin, that can never be caught.

 

But just as slimes melt from simple fire magic and skeletons crumble from one shot of divine power, shadows lose their form to light.

 

So they were beings that could be easily defeated with basic magic, low-grade monsters everyone mocked.

 

Yes, surely that should have been the case…

 

“Aaah!”

 

The students screamed at the enlarged shadow. The writhing shadow swirled menacingly. The curse power emanating from the shadow was enough to trigger their instincts’ warnings.

 

But the students quickly regained their composure.

 

“Don’t be scared! Just use light!”

 

Magic class students pulled out their magic wands, and combat class students cast the basic magic they’d learned.

 

‘Light!’

 

Orbs of light floated up in front of the shadow creature.

 

However.

 

“What, why won’t it disappear!”

 

Instead, it seemed to gain strength, roaring louder and growing even larger, making Ruin chuckle lowly.

 

“Is that a cigarette lighter?”

 

At those words, Anna gritted her teeth and told him to move aside.

 

“What are you doing! You need to shoot the light stronger to match the opponent’s size!”

 

‘Light!’

 

Anna created a massive orb of light. Its size and brightness were so intense it seemed like it would swallow Haven whole. The sight was as powerful as witnessing a second sun, but-

 

Wiggle wiggle!

 

The shadow shrugged its shoulders and grew even bigger. Ruin couldn’t help but laugh again.

 

“The kid’s doing photosynthesis?”

 

Anna bit her lips. This was all because of the rainy environment.

 

“The light is too weak…! Damn it, then…!”

 

She decided to burst a flash instead of creating an orb of light.

 

‘Flare!’

 

It was a blinding flash of light. The range was wide and the power strong enough to engulf all of Haven. It was already more than enough light. Everyone thought so.

 

‘Yes, this should be enough…’

 

“Is that little bit really going to be enough?”

 

Anna, who opened her eyes, turned pale as a sheet.

 

Anna’s body trembled.

 

“Why isn’t it working!”

 

“Why isn’t it working!”

 

“There is no greater sin than having an ignorant person lead the charge.”

 

Ruin’s distinctive laugh was enough to get on Anna’s nerves.

 

‘Are you insulting my family right now?’

 

However, Ruin didn’t mind and flipped through the textbook.

 

“Shadow Race, Chapter 1. ‘The Shadow Race can read surrounding information and transform’.”

 

Ruin’s cold gaze, having murmured those words, turned toward the shadow.

 

As soon as Ruin’s words fell, not only the students but even the teaching assistants tensed up. They had no choice.

 

‘Shadow species read the information of a place and transform into the person they think is strongest in that place.’

 

And if it’s the strongest person currently in Haven…

 

‘The Hero?’

 

‘It might be Professor Kalon.’

 

The teaching assistants also watched with inner anticipation. The shadow creature was the only opportunity to read the power hierarchy of the professors that they couldn’t dare speak of.

 

Soon, everyone’s eyes widened at what they saw.

 

“W-wait! That appearance is?”

 

The teaching assistants also watched with secret anticipation. The shadow beast was the only opportunity to gauge the professors’ power hierarchy—something they could never dare to discuss openly.

 

Just as expected. The massive shadow began to shrink and gradually took on the form of a person….

 

Soon everyone’s eyes widened as they saw something.

 

“W-wait! What’s that?”

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