I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57. Professor, Your Standards Are Strange (3)

 

After the heavy rain stopped, on a clear morning.

 

Ruin’s class had become a topic of conversation in many ways.

 

“Professor Wayne held class in the middle of a downpour…?”

 

“What? Why?!”

 

“Why else. He’s the ‘Painful Healing Methods’ professor…”

 

“But the content must have been good. That Anna Chaser apparently bowed down.”

 

“Crazy, her?”

 

“Yeah! She even handed over her family seal! If she’s recognized by the Chaser family, his skills must be guaranteed, right?”

 

“There are rumors that His Highness the First Prince was testing the professor.”

 

“What? If it’s the Imperial Palace, don’t tell me they want to recruit him as an advisor?”

 

“You mean that advisor who can use the Wish Stone?”

 

The ‘Wish Stone’ was a mysterious stone that appeared between Pride and Union, and with just one of those stones, it was possible to literally delete either Union or Pride.

 

There were actually records of a Wish Stone appearing 100 years ago, which caused one of the warring factions to perish. Truly without a trace, all the people disappeared leaving only cities behind.

 

Because it was a stone with such power, in Union only someone like the Emperor could use the Wish Stone. That’s why all the Imperial Successors had made it a condition.

 

-If you win the imperial succession battle, I’ll let you use it as a reward.

 

“The Imperial Princess also failed when she tried to make Ruins her private tutor. They say she wants to become at least a teaching assistant.”

 

“Crazy, so right now the Imperial Successors are fighting over Ruins? That professor must be amazing too?”

 

Meanwhile, while such rumors were spreading, the person in question was worrying about something else.

 

Namely, because of the item in front of him.

 

So…

 

“I need to register Frix at the Academy…”

 

In front of Ruin was a figure in a brain-dead maid outfit spreading her arms in a brain-melting pose.

 

[★Your master’s good tool for today! Pretty combat maid has appeared★]

 

[♥Master, do you need some slaughter?♥]

 

[Just give the order!♥ I’ll trample them!♥]

 

「Pukya kya kya kya kya kyak!」

 

Ginseng Superior laughed so hard he couldn’t breathe and looked ready to faint. Ruin buried his face in his hands as if overcome with self-loathing.

 

‘…Ruins Wayne. What the hell are you doing. Why is Frix like this!’

 

‘Frix’.

 

An abbreviation for Familiar, Relay, Intelligence, and Exchange, simply put, it’s a magical communication device like a cell phone. Like individual fingerprints, the shape and form are all different, reflecting the owner’s characteristics.

 

‘It’s like wizards’ owls.’

 

The ‘Fire Butterfly’ that Ruin possessed was also a Frix. Of course, Ruin’s Frix was the highest grade, so it had self-awareness and could move on its own by reading its master’s intentions.

 

In other words, Frix was like the cell phone concept Ruin remembered, as well as an ID card and a measure of power.

 

Anyway, Ruins Wayne’s Frix had disappeared when he died. Well, originally he had no intention of reviving the Frix either…

 

“Professor Ruins! You’re still using that 4th-grade Academy public Frix, could you please register a personal Frix? There’s a risk of wiretapping.”

 

“Ah… It’s in poor condition so it’s being repaired.”

 

Well, simply put, it was like being told to stop using the Academy’s public phone and give them a personal cell phone number.

 

As soon as he heard this from the teaching assistant, Ruin revived Ruins Wayne’s Frix. Since he was devouring Ruins Wayne, reviving it wasn’t difficult.

 

The problem was…

 

[♥The storage space under my skirt is full of binding magic~♥ Boing!]

 

「She said boing, boing! Kya kya kya kyak!」

 

Aah… Ruins. Are you planning to bury me socially.

 

More than that, this could be grounds for dismissal if handled wrong.

 

‘Absolutely can’t register this!’

 

Immediate appearance modification work was needed.

 

That wasn’t all. Currently, he had only manifested the outer appearance of Ruins Wayne’s Frix, but couldn’t use it as his own Frix. Frix is a concept that directly connects to the owner’s soul, and Ruin wasn’t Ruins Wayne.

 

In other words, he needed to modify Ruin’s Frix so it could be used normally.

 

‘Hmm. Is that the only method after all.’

 

Frix modification was nearly impossible, but there was exactly one human who could pull it off.

 

Namely, the special-grade wanted criminal, ‘Echo’.

 

He was a legendary craftsman who could create perfect fakes of anything, including Frix, ID cards, resumes, Union badges, and even Magic University diplomas.

 

「He’s still an arsonist though.」

 

‘Well, it was a bit much that he went around setting fires because he was embarrassed by his dark history works.’

 

Still, he wasn’t a bad guy. He actually helped a lot during my spy days.

 

「You didn’t receive help, you threatened him.」

 

That’s why Ruin summoned his own Frix for once. A blazing fire butterfly shot up above his head, emitting bright light.

 

“Connect to Echo.”

 

A moment later.

 

Click.

 

“…?”

 

Poor signal?

 

Ruin tilted his head and tried calling again.

 

“Echo. It’s me.”

 

-Go X yourself.

 

Click.

 

A moment of silence.

 

This bastard, don’t tell me…

 

Ruin pressed again.

 

“Echo. It’s Fire Butterfly.”

 

-Who is this? Go bald or something.

 

Click.

 

“….”

 

This time he looked down at the Frix very slowly.

 

‘This bastard dares.’

 

One more time. This is the last one.

 

Yeah, the final one…

 

-You’re gonna die to the Demon Emperor soon because you can’t pay your debts, right? No wait, won’t the Hero kill you first? Then all your wealth becomes mine. Puhaha!

 

Click.

 

“….”

 

Ruin quietly sat in his chair and leaned back. Then with a face that seemed ready to summon a blizzard, he spoke very calmly.

 

“So that’s decided as your last words.”

 

「Oh, he’s gone crazy too. To provoke Fire Butterfly.」

 

Today isn’t about persuasion, it’s about retrieval.

 

* * *

 

“Hmm, it really is regeneration ability. Though I’m not sure if it’s Super Regeneration.”

 

At Hero Elaine’s words, the professor in charge of the Disciplinary Class was bewildered.

 

‘I never expected the Hero to visit this Disciplinary Class.’

 

Professor Jack, who was responsible for Haven’s guidance, smiled awkwardly.

 

“…Um, why is the Chairman looking for student Owen?”

 

Then Hero Elaine, who had been staring intently at Owen, said.

 

“If this student’s ability is indeed ‘Super Regeneration’, it would be a tremendous discovery for the Union.”

 

Jack was dumbfounded.

 

“What? Owen’s ability is Super Regeneration? Who on earth said such a thing…”

 

“Professor Ruins Wayne. He said the student’s ability might be undervalued. If that’s true, we might have to completely overhaul the Union’s ability evaluation system.”

 

Then Jack pressed his brow.

 

‘Ruins Wayne?’

 

Wasn’t that the guy who came to this Disciplinary Class recently and picked a fight before leaving?

 

So, what did that beanpole say again?

 

“What? Owen’s return? That’s not allowed. A student who defied a professor must stay here for 2 months on principle.”

 

“What did he defy you about?”

 

“He dared to doubt the measurement results of a professor who judges Hero grades, and stood up telling me not to insult you. So what, did you come looking for him because you find the student who took your side cute?”

 

Then Ruins Wayne smiled coldly and pulled out a cigarette from Jack’s chest.

 

“You smoked in a no-smoking zone.”

 

“Wh-what?”

 

“138 times to be exact. That’s 138 days of salary deduction on principle.”

 

“Kugh?! Then a month and a half…”

 

“Come to think of it, you also drank alcohol on campus at night despite being a guidance professor.”

 

“O-one month…”

 

“Three weeks.”

 

“Releasing him in less than a month is unacceptable! I need to properly educate his mind…!”

 

“The Head Professor has the duty to supervise professors and provide mental education. I’ll have to submit the violation report on my way back.”

 

“No! Then three and a half weeks!”

 

“Three hours. I can’t compromise any further.”

 

That bastard really!

 

What does he gain from protecting some commoner!

 

Sure enough, Jack whispered to the Hero with wariness.

 

“Excuse me, Chairman. Please don’t trust Professor Wayne too much. He’s not even a Special-grade Hero, he’s merely a Low-grade Hero.”

 

At those words, Elaine made a sour expression.

 

He was right.

 

And honestly, that was the biggest problem.

 

Actually, Elaine had tried to make Ruins Wayne his colleague. Yes. It could have been the revival of the legendary Knights of Radiance.

 

But…

 

‘Damn… why isn’t he a Special-grade Hero?’

 

The Hero checked Ruins Wayne’s information registered in the Magic Tower, just in case.

 

The result was…

 

-Ruins Wayne: Lower-Grade Hero

 

Lower-grade! Does this even make sense!

 

So he had no choice but to give up on adding Ruins Wayne as a colleague. Not only would he be no help in battle, but he couldn’t let him die.

 

‘Should I at least use him as a secretary then?’

 

The professors would have said that even a secretary position was quite impressive.

 

But just as the Hero was sighing in disappointment.

 

“That professor has no ability but only causes trouble.”

 

“Trouble?”

 

“Yes. This time during Monster Studies class, he apparently taught the students about ‘Shadows.'”

 

“Shadows?”

 

“Yes, as you know, they’re lower-grade monsters. Teaching that to 3rd year students shows he has no sense. It’s embarrassing to mention to other competing schools, and the students must feel humiliated-”

 

Then Owen immediately denied it.

 

“No, the reaction was incredibly good. Don’t insult our Professor Ruins.”

 

“!”

 

‘Our professor?’

 

They looked at Owen in surprise. It wasn’t common for a student to speak about a professor like that.

 

Owen continued speaking.

 

“That day he also taught us defense magic that’s good for real combat. The shadow even transformed into a person in the middle…”

 

Elaine acted like he knew.

 

“Ah.”

 

Surely it was a liberal arts class before. When a professor was teaching with a shadow monster, the monster transformed into ‘the strongest person in Haven’ and caused chaos.

 

So Elaine smiled bitterly.

 

“Since I was in Haven, this time the shadow must have transformed into my appearance too. I feel sorry for the cadets-”

 

Owen frowned.

 

“No, it didn’t transform into you, Hero, but into Professor Ruins.”

 

“What?”

 

This time both Elaine and Jack were surprised.

 

“Well, the teaching assistants said that since shadows are lower-grade monsters close to insignificant creatures, it must have misjudged the power level.”

 

However, Elaine, resting his chin on his hand, had a serious expression.

 

‘No. Because it’s a lower-grade monster more instinctive than anything else, its power measurement is actually more accurate.’

 

At the same time, as if realizing something, Elaine showed a shocked expression.

 

‘Then, could it be that Professor Wayne is stronger than me?’

 

But he was definitely said to be a lower-grade hero…

 

Suddenly Elaine’s mouth fell wide open.

 

‘Could it be, to deceive Fire Butterfly?’

 

He’s deliberately hiding that he’s a special-grade hero?! So he’s even deceiving his allies?!

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