I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 70

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Chapter 70. The Dissecting Butterfly (1)

 

Haven was in an uproar.

 

“Ruins is going to do an anatomy class using a demon?”

 

“Why of all things?”

 

“I don’t know. Maybe he doesn’t want to touch human corpses?”

 

“Oh, respecting human life? As expected of a Union professor.”

 

Since it was Ruin’s class, the anatomy lesson was instantly fully booked despite being suddenly scheduled.

 

Ruin in the Grand Lecture Hall was displeased about that.

 

“It’s a Healing Department class, so why are there so many outsiders?”

 

“Well, rumors spread that the specimen is Fire Butterfly’s subordinate, so even Combat Department students flocked here…”

 

I keep telling you he’s not a subordinate.

 

“More importantly, why are there people unrelated to Haven on the attendance list?”

 

“Ah, that’s because they specifically said they wanted to see…”

 

Even so, the Imperial Palace is too much. It’s excessive.

 

Ruin pressed his brow at the combination of the First Prince and the Grand Duke’s family.

 

“The First Prince is fine since he’s a healing ability user even if his department is different. But why is the eldest daughter of the Isles family here?”

 

The Isles family.

 

Princess Judith Isles’ family, a Grand Duke house.

 

“Why indeed. There were marriage talks between Professor Ruins and her once, weren’t there? So it’s not strange for a ‘fiancée’ to come see him, right?”

 

…Shit. I don’t remember that.

 

That’s right. The peerless beauty sitting there was none other than Rose Isles. In other words, Princess Judith’s older sister.

 

She had no interest in men and was an eccentric who only devoted herself to combat and management. At the same time, the reason she, famous as a berserker, came here was simple.

 

‘That child talks about nothing but Ruins all day long.’

 

She heard that Ruins had saved her younger sister Judith several times.

 

After that, her younger sister kept talking only about Ruins. This aspect of her younger sister was a first even for her as an older sister. She had never even seen her smile so brightly while talking about someone before.

 

So she came to see what kind of person he was out of curiosity.

 

“That face, is that really the Ruins Wayne we know? To think he was hiding such a handsome face under those bandages!”

 

The person had changed too much.

 

The maid covered her mouth, realizing her mistake. The First Prince also laughed heartily.

 

“He’s indeed the handsome man we heard rumors about. It’s no wonder Princess Judith fell for him. Still, I’ll be the one doing the healing. Bloodline and skill are more important than mood or appearance.”

 

However, Rose, who had once kicked Ruins Wayne, looked at Ruin coldly.

 

The curiosity she harbored toward Ruins Wayne wasn’t of a favorable nature. She was curious about his ulterior motives for suddenly getting close to her younger sister and offering to heal her.

 

Just what did he do to make that child’s mouth speak only Ruins’ name all day long?

 

‘I don’t know what scheme he has for approaching my younger sister, but-‘

 

Anyway, she had placed ‘eyes’ on Ruins Wayne. This should be enough to discover his ulterior motives.

 

Sure enough.

 

“You are Professor Wayne, correct?”

 

“!”

 

At someone’s voice, Ruin turned his head.

 

There was a newspaper reporter with thin-rimmed glasses and a gentle manner of speaking. In other words, the type of human who would never show up to self-defense classes.

 

“I came to interview the rumored head professor! Ah, this is who I am.”

 

The reporter handed over a business card.

 

-Lil Garren, Haven Special Investigation Team

 

But Ruin just glanced over the business card and put it straight into his pocket.

 

“You’re quite considerate for a fake name.”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“Lil Garren. Why would someone from the Union Intelligence Agency infiltrate Haven?”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

The reporter’s face turned bewildered. However, Ruin’s expression didn’t change one bit.

 

“It’s a name pattern used by technical and surveillance operatives. ‘L’ is Light Cover (shallow disguise) grade, ‘Gar’ is surveillance code, ‘En’ is second year. Am I wrong?”

 

The reporter’s eyes instantly wavered. Ruin completely ignored that look and raised the corner of his mouth.

 

“Field agents smell from their names. Haven is strictly a military institution. There should be strict restrictions on Aegis agents’ entry, so did you get permission from your superiors?”

 

Silence.

 

Lily’s mouth fell open, and the reporter froze. Ruin smiled kindly.

 

“Don’t worry. I’ll forget your identity. It’s not important enough to remember anyway. However-”

 

Ruin’s eyes suddenly flashed.

 

“The Wayne family is the Union’s eyes and sword. Surveilling those eyes? That’s no different from saying you’ll wiretap the king’s security office.”

 

His gaze became murderous, like looking at a tiger.

 

“Should I consider that the Intelligence Agency has declared war on Wayne?”

 

At that moment, sweat beaded on the reporter’s forehead.

 

“S-sorry for the intrusion!”

 

Watching the fleeing reporter, Ruin snorted as if nothing had happened.

 

‘A Light Cover (shallow disguise) agent. Must be a rookie.’

 

How much did they underestimate that Ruins bastard.

 

Well, he could have pretended not to notice, but if left alone, they’d keep following him around annoyingly.

 

‘I need to smuggle out the prisoner from now on, so I can’t have Aegis’s eyes (surveillance) attached.’

 

‘Aegis (A.E.G.I.S)’.

 

The Union’s intelligence agency that corresponds to Pride’s ‘Knox’ that Fire Butterfly belongs to. To put it simply, it’s like the relationship between the former American CIA and Soviet KGB.

 

But Lily looked at Ruin in surprise.

 

“To immediately recognize an Intelligence Agency person…!”

 

“This much is natural for someone from the Wayne Family.”

 

“I’ll check more thoroughly next time.”

 

“Well, whatever. I can guess who sent them.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Ruin looked toward Rose with indifference.

 

‘The young lady of a ducal house is doing petty things.’

 

But rather, it was good news for Ruin.

 

Outsiders coming in meant Haven’s security network was open. In other words, it was perfect for smuggling out the Princess. Moreover, it could distract the Hero’s attention focused on him.

 

Of course, the person in question looked flustered.

 

“My goodness, Miss. That professor seems to have noticed? He chased them away…! That idiot Ruins!”

 

Rose was also bewildered. Unless one is well-versed in this field, it’s not easy to immediately recognize an agent.

 

Of course, it would be easy for someone from the Wayne Family, but for that ‘Ruins Wayne’ to be so skilled? He wouldn’t be an abandoned child for nothing…

 

Wasn’t it said that the younger siblings were grinding their teeth because the eldest son who should inherit the Marquis position was a mess?

 

“Could it be that he came to his senses to inherit the succession?”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Screech!

 

The sound of cold metal wheels scraping the floor echoed. Small murmurs arose among the students, and everyone instinctively turned their heads.

 

“…!”

 

It was Teaching Assistant Lily who entered.

 

She pulled in a specimen cart covered with white cloth. Though it had a human shape beneath the cloth, its motionless form was rather more ominous.

 

Along with that, Ruin stood up.

 

“Let’s begin class.”

 

A short, firm statement. That alone changed the flow of the air.

 

The students’ gazes were all fixed on Ruin and the specimen. It was a silence and tension as if someone had covered their mouths.

 

Finally, Ruin’s shadow stretched long over the cloth, and the fingers beneath the white cloth twitched slightly. And then, the moment Ruin picked up the scalpel-

 

Clang!

 

“!”

 

The classroom’s back door opened roughly and two tall silhouettes appeared.

 

“Oh, those people are…!”

 

The students showed surprised expressions.

 

One was a man in white uniform with overwhelming presence. Behind him was a curly-haired man with a gloomy face and military gait.

 

It was the Hero and Kalon.

 

“What, why suddenly?”

 

Amid the students’ commotion, they climbed onto the lecture platform. Kalon’s eyes held confidence as if this entire situation was according to his plan.

 

“I’d like to check something briefly.”

 

Ruin’s expression didn’t change at all.

 

“What?”

 

“I need to confirm whether you might have switched the corpse.”

 

Ruin tilted his head as if asking what nonsense this was.

 

“Weren’t you the ones who brought this to the classroom?”

 

“There was exactly one time when the surveillance guard left his post.”

 

Ruin sneered.

 

“Are you suspecting me?”

 

“Well, you could be a spy trying to smuggle out the prisoner. I’m preparing for any possible situation.”

 

Though he said that, it was a confident smile. Yes, the confidence that Ruin had already smuggled out the corpse.

 

“If there’s nothing to hide, let’s check if it’s really a corpse.”

 

Soon Kalon pulled back the cloth with a swoosh, and the entire classroom fell silent.

 

Beneath the cloth lay a silver-haired girl like a sleeping princess. Her skin was so pale it was clear, and her eyes were closed.

 

At the same time, Kalon’s blade-like hand felt the girl’s pulse. Simultaneously, his other hand pressed against her forehead and let some energy flow in. His power grasped the flow of magic, the depth of breath, and curse power.

 

A few seconds later.

 

“…”

 

Kalon’s brow furrowed. As if his plan had gone awry.

 

“…It matches. She’s in a sleep state. Shapeshifting, cloning, curse power. I don’t sense any of those energies.”

 

It wasn’t an elaborate disguise or an illusion either. This was just… a sleeping girl.

 

As the words briefly stopped, the Hero spoke dryly.

 

“Then she’s real.”

 

“…”

 

At Kalon’s expression, Ruin let out a snort of laughter. It wasn’t laughter. It was confident mockery.

 

“Those eyes of yours were overflowing with confidence just moments ago.”

 

“What?”

 

“That there’s no way it could be a real corpse, that it must have been switched out. Didn’t you already decide on the answer in your head before coming here?”

 

“…!”

 

Ruin tapped Kalon’s shoulder like a fox.

 

“I’m sorry. It seems I wasn’t as extraordinarily creative as your ‘imagination,’ Professor.”

 

“…!”

 

As the irritated Kalon was about to say something, Ruin spoke in a whisper. Quietly, but in a very clear tone.

 

“If you want to make a good impression on the Chairman, you should at least bring some judgment with you next time. I mean, do I really have to watch you embarrass yourself like this?”

 

Is this bastard serious?

 

The students held their breath as if they could hear Kalon’s blood pressure rising. Ginseng Superior burst out laughing.

 

「Of course it’s real. You haven’t switched her out yet.」

 

The Hero also laughed.

 

“My suspicions are cleared. In that case.”

 

Ruin also let out a sigh of relief.

 

‘Good. Everything’s going according to plan. Now I’ll slowly pretend to teach and the Princess…’

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Stab!

 

…Huh?

 

Ruin doubted his own ears for a moment. He heard a sound like an awl being driven into a heart. Soon after, he heard a familiar sound that should absolutely never occur.

 

Drip. Drip.

 

It was the sound of blood dripping.

 

Ruin’s face hardened unusually.

 

When he slowly turned his head, there was the Hero smiling brightly. Yes, the Hero who was smiling brightly while stabbing the Princess in the chest.

 

In the Hero’s hand was a scalpel that had appeared from who knows where. Dark red blood dripped along the scalpel blade, staining the white sheet red.

 

Yes, blood… what blood?

 

「Aaahhh! The Princess has been murdered! Murdered! She wasn’t a corpse! What are you going to do, Seed!」

 

“Wait… what are you doing right now.”

 

The Hero smiled brightly.

 

“There are also types of shapeshifting monsters like shadows and doppelgangers. I tested it once. But seeing that it doesn’t react to my magic, it’s probably not a shapeshifting monster after all.”

 

Ruin looked at the Hero coldly.

 

“You suspected me.”

 

“Not at all. I trust you, Professor, but Professor Ruins is a Demon Hunting Professor who knows monsters well. These things need to be done thoroughly to avoid any complications.”

 

The Hero smiled broadly.

 

Ginseng Superior cried out in a voice mixed with terror and bewilderment.

 

「Is, is it okay? The Princess, she’s not dead, is she?」

 

‘It’s fine.’

 

「Fi, fine? Even so, that’s her heart!」

 

‘That much won’t destroy her. My design is perfect, you see.’

 

Ginseng Superior, who had been silent for a moment, screamed.

 

She’s a princess, you bastard!

 

「Why are you treating her like some repair shadow clone!」

 

However, Ruin gave no answer.

 

Well, that’s not entirely wrong.

 

Because she is…

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