I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 56
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Chapter 56. Professor, Your Standards Are Strange (2)
The students’ eyes widened in shock.
“P-Professor?”
What appeared was the figure of Ruins Wayne.
So they were bewildered.
‘Not the Chairman?’
‘Not the Principal or Professor Kalon either?’
Well, of course, if we’re talking about this outdoor classroom rather than Haven, then Professor Wayne would be correct… but if it’s within Haven’s range…?
‘From a demon’s perspective, they judged him more threatening than the Hero?’
‘Could it be that he possesses that level of luck power or magic?’
The teaching assistants were shocked.
Meanwhile, Ruin smiled.
“Now, how are you going to catch that?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow transformed into Ruin launched an attack.
‘Flame Kill!’
Powerful fire magic poured forth.
The students screamed.
“This is cheating!”
“Professor! At least give us a hint!”
Ruin, sitting with his legs crossed while casually flipping through a book, answered coldly.
“You didn’t treasure the answer sheet that was already given to you.”
Answer sheet?
“I made you copy it by hand.”
Copy by hand?
The students who were wondering what he meant dropped their jaws.
-《The Most Useless Achievements in Union》
That book!
Could it really be connected to this class?!
The students clutched their heads, wishing they had paid attention to the content while copying.
“What was in there?”
“I remember! Professor Wayne was listed in there too!”
That’s it!
“What did it say!”
“Uh, um… ‘378th Achievement. Successfully made a doll speak on its own, Ruins Wayne’…!”
“Oh, what did the doll say?”
“…’Idiot’.”
“…”
That really is a useless achievement…
“Being the first is what matters.”
When Ruin interjected, the students immediately became serious.
“So what does that have to do with anything?”
“It was there. It said ‘Ruins Wayne’ learned puppet control technique because he had no athletic ability whatsoever.”
…Athletic ability?
They looked at Ruins’ shadow as if asking what he was talking about. Far from being clumsy, he had damn good reflexes… He was even dodging their attacks while doing push-ups.
Ruin, sitting with his legs crossed, chuckled lowly.
“You didn’t read the book carefully. You should know that book was published 10 years ago.”
Then that’s not a weakness!
More importantly, why is the shadow only attacking them?
“Why isn’t it attacking you, Professor!”
“Right, why!”
Ruin let out a hollow laugh.
Why indeed.
“Could it be that Professor is the strongest hero among us?!”
Not a hero, but their king.
Eventually, the students were thrown into the Sacred Pond.
Splash! Splash!
“Gasp! Anna! Do something!”
“You’re from the Chaser Family!”
However, Anna was utterly perplexed.
Physical attacks naturally didn’t work since it was a shadow species. Even when she tried using powerful fire, it had no effect.
Far from being effective, Anna, who was trying to capture Ruins’ shadow, suddenly found herself floating in mid-air.
“Kugh!”
Anna was finally caught by the shadow. With her body tightly bound, Anna cried out as if having a seizure.
“Light! Light! Light!”
Dozens of lights burst forth one after another, but the shadow didn’t budge at all.
‘Light doesn’t work on shadows. Why on earth…!’
That’s when Ruin, turning a page in his book, made a comment.
“How can the heir of a demon hunting family be so frustrating.”
Ruin looked at Anna as if she were pathetic.
“Why do you think I called you out on a rainy day.”
…I don’t know, but one thing’s certain – it wasn’t to make things easy for the students.
“First. On rainy days, humidity dulls the senses and confuses the ears. It’s a difficult day to detect enemy presence.”
“!”
“Second. All dark attribute races become three times stronger when the sun is blocked.”
Ruin sneered slowly.
“This is what happens when you underestimate a low-grade monster.”
“Kugh…!”
The students looked at Anna, agreeing with that assessment.
“She did talk back to the professor.”
Anna squeezed her eyes shut, but Ginseng Superior was incredulous.
「That’s true. But right now, that thing isn’t just three times stronger. It seems like it’s gotten ten times stronger. Because of you.」
Please be quiet.
Ruin glanced up at Anna Hunt with a cold expression.
“So, does the Chaser Family still not know the answer?”
“How could I possibly know…! Huk, ah, huk, yo!”
Anna felt like she was about to cry.
Finally sighing, Ruin stood up from his seat. At the same time, he swiftly grabbed his staff and activated magic.
‘Move!’
Then the light orbs Anna had cast flew over to Ruin’s side. Anna was startled by the feeling of having her magic power stolen.
‘The ownership of my magic was taken away…?!’
And this easily?
When Ruin smoothly lowered his staff, the light orbs descended, and as a result, his shadow stretched long.
Soon, as it became much larger than Shadow Ruins, Shadow Ruins could be felt shrinking with a whimper, losing its spirit.
Ruin said.
“Shadows are also afraid of shadows. Also, there are many cowards who simply lose their nerve based on size. They’re not simple amoebas.”
「Didn’t it just cower because its opponent was you?」
‘What did I even do.’
Then Ginseng Superior was incredulous.
Does he not know what kind of existence the ‘Shadow King’ is?
In short, he was the ‘Monster King.’
Originally, monsters are treated as mere beasts of the Demon Race, but Monster Kings are completely different.
‘Kings’ who evolved from monsters are originally those who aspire to become Great Demons. In books, they were described as masters of mountains and seas, legends, mythical beings that should never be encountered.
The elderly treated them with respect like lords or ancient kings. Of course, those words seemed to stimulate the competitive spirit of young heroes instead.
Soon Ruin spoke.
“Now then. Since the Chaser Family failed to catch it, I’ll finish this.”
Ruin’s eyes flashed as he looked at the shadow.
“Disperse.”
The shadow answered ‘Yes!’ only audibly to Ruin and then scattered.
Pop!
The students were amazed by the sight.
“That’s Word Command Magic, right?”
“Yeah. An upper-grade monster level in one go…!”
Then, Ruin stopped Anna, who was falling to the ground, upright with Move magic. He slowly lowered her down so she wouldn’t get hurt, but when the ground came right in front of her nose, he quickly dropped her and said.
“Got it? Don’t get buried in already known information. Even low-grade monsters like shadows have different grades depending on the location.”
The students took notes diligently.
“But shadows can be handled like you just did, right?”
Ruin rarely rolled his eyes.
“…Mm. Well, something like that.”
「Is it okay to spread false information?」
‘Hmm. It’s important to spread false information to Union’s sprouts. That said, I can’t spread real information, can I.’
「You’re a wicked teacher.」
‘Please call it special survival education.’
Well, the Sovereign called me a wicked teacher, but I wonder.
‘In the first place, shadows absolutely won’t move without my command.’
They weren’t aggressive by nature either.
‘Appearing while wearing human skin is to carry corpses back to their families’ embrace.’
Eating souls means eating information and memories, but well, there’s no need to correct that.
Moreover, raising their rank so they’re repelled by light is now incorrect information too, but there’s no need to mention this either.
「But why did you make them run away when they see light?」
‘Originally, giving wrong information and beliefs is the basics of information warfare. You have to induce the opponent’s carelessness.’
It’s not for nothing that Union doesn’t suspect Fire Butterfly’s identity as a shadow.
‘A demon of Fire Butterfly’s level couldn’t possibly be just a low-grade monster.’
Well, it would be a mistake to think this is the end.
‘The important thing is lifting the boycott.’
In other words, the culprit needs to be convinced.
That’s why Ruin glanced at Anna Hunt.
“Do you understand now? What results arrogance brings?”
Then Anna bit her lips with a grunt.
“I can’t acknowledge it.”
At those words, Ruin frowned.
Ha, as expected of a child.
‘There’s no way the kid would acknowle—’
“Like this, I can’t be acknowledged as Hunt Family’s heir.”
…Huh?
She took off her necklace. It was a seal engraved with Hunt Family’s crest. It must be a family treasure that only Hunt Family’s heir could possess.
Anna held out that precious thing to Ruin with both hands.
“I’ll work harder so I can be acknowledged by Professor.”
“Ah?”
“Please keep our family’s token for now. I’ll come get it when the time comes.”
“…”
「Oh, she was a kid who knew how to reflect.」
Everyone was actually surprised.
“Anna entrusted that to him?”
“That’s impossible…!”
The students following the First Prince also had surprised faces. Actually, since Anna, the First Prince’s loyal retainer, wouldn’t follow Ruins Wayne, she had received orders to handle the aftermath well.
But what was this scene?
‘Anna submitted?’
That wasn’t all. A noble entrusting their heir’s token to someone else had the noble meaning of truly acknowledging that person.
So Ruins, who received the seal, would also be happy…
“Ha.”
With a deep sigh, Ruins threw the seal toward the Sacred Pond. Right, Ruins mercilessly…
“Huh?!”
What did you throw where?
“He threw it in the pond?!”
However, Ruin looked at Anna as if watching mating gnats.
“Don’t carelessly entrust your beliefs to others.”
What’s going on?!
“More than anything, it’s bothersome.”
What, what?!
“Go retrieve the family treasure yourself.”
Anna’s mouth gaped open.
“Retrieve it myself! How deep is that pond! It’s Sacred Water so it’s too sparkly, making it hard to dive and find!”
“Then you should drain the pond’s water.”
Drain, drain it!
“It’s a Sacred Water pond, so Haven won’t drain the water for personal matters…!”
“Then you can scoop out the water yourself. I’ll tell the Academy.”
What’s going on?
“Cheer up. You’ll have to dig all the way to the bottom to find the item.”
Anna was dumbfounded at the thought of shoveling.
On the other hand, Ruin looked extremely pleased. He had been wondering how to get into that Sacred Pond anyway.
‘If they drain the water, I’ll be able to find my treasure chest easily too.’
「You despicable bastard, even exploiting students.」
Thank you for the compliment.
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