I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 71

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Chapter 71. The Dissecting Butterfly (2)

 

Because she was….

 

‘Just a toy. I can fix it with the ‘Super Regeneration’ I borrowed from Owen.’

 

「A toy? You crazy bastard, have some respect for life-」

 

‘Just watch for now.’

 

“Then let’s continue.”

 

As Ruin flicked his fingers, several scalpels floated up in the air with a swoosh.

 

“First, when you catch a demon, it’s effective to cut here, the nape of the neck. But-”

 

Ruin’s eyes turned toward a certain spot.

 

“Since the Hero has already taken care of that, we’ll start from here.”

 

Stab!

 

Without hesitation, he stabbed the heart that the Hero had already pierced. Ginseng Superior was horrified.

 

「You said you’d use Super Regeneration! You’re planning to throw me to the Five Evils and run away again! Running away is your specialty!」

 

‘I told you it’s fine.’

 

Ruin gestured lightly. The scalpel dancing in the air traced a line just over 3 centimeters from the center of the chest. There was no blood, no sound. Only cold metal cutting through flesh.

 

Someone among the professors who saw that scene swallowed their breath.

 

“This… doesn’t look like dissection, it’s like art.”

 

“More than that, he can handle ‘Move’ magic to that degree? How can there be no magic power vibration in the movement?”

 

How indeed.

 

‘That bastard Ruins. Everything about him is special grade, even the useless stuff.’

 

But there was no reason to say that.

 

“Put aside the useless admiration and look inside.”

 

“!”

 

The chest opened, and everyone swallowed their breath.

 

“A magic core…!”

 

At that gasp, Ruin nodded.

 

“That’s right. Unlike humans, the Demon Race has magic cores in their hearts. For demons, just extracting this is enough to kill them.”

 

The magic core that was also in Ruin’s body. Along with the ‘S-Class Fugitive’s Tattoo’, it was unavoidable evidence that Ruin was a demon.

 

Ruin looked down at the Princess’s magic core as if looking at his own.

 

‘Someday there will be someone who tries to extract this from my body too.’

 

Would that be the Hero?

 

Or would it be the disciples he had raised?

 

‘No, realistically, the Demon Emperor will extract it first because I can’t pay my debts.’

 

Becoming the Demon Emperor’s doll, just imagining it was horrifying.

 

‘The reason the Demon Emperor wants to make me into a doll is too easy to predict.’

 

It would be connected to what he said about taking his ‘first’.

 

Ruin rarely broke out in sweat and squeezed his eyes shut. That’s why Ruin, who became even more desperate for severance pay, said a word.

 

“And there’s another demon’s curse power remaining in the magic core.”

 

Instantly, the atmosphere of the entire classroom changed.

 

“Another demon’s curse power?”

 

“These are traces of controlling this prisoner.”

 

“Control… you say. Don’t tell me! Fire Butterfly!”

 

However, Ruin cut off their words.

 

“No. It’s cruder than Fire Butterfly.”

 

“Cruder means….”

 

“It means someone was ‘imitating’ Fire Butterfly while shaking Haven.”

 

As Ruin’s words fell, the classroom buzzed loudly.

 

Imitating!

 

“Are they provoking Haven!”

 

Haven was obsessed with Fire Butterfly. Though he didn’t want to admit it, it honestly counted as provocation.

 

“Who on earth!”

 

Ruin answered calmly.

 

“Probably a Special Grade Wanted Criminal named ‘Echo’.”

 

As that name dropped, the classroom stirred. Then, someone mixed among the professors quietly muttered.

 

“…Crazy bastard.”

 

Lionel. He was the Blue Moon dormitory supervisor and Information Department professor. And most importantly, though kept secret, he was an active Aegis agent.

 

“…Linking Echo with Fire Butterfly…?”

 

That wasn’t analysis or judgment. It was the instinctive rejection of an intelligence agency operative.

 

If Fire Butterfly was a butterfly that infiltrated quietly, that guy was the god of cleanup.

 

And the fact that these two monsters had joined hands. That was a tremendous incident that could turn an entire nation upside down.

 

Meanwhile, Ginseng Superior clicked his tongue.

 

「Why make Echo the culprit of all people?」

 

‘If I frame him as the culprit, won’t he never be able to escape because of the Union’s pursuit?’

 

「Are you a devil…?」

 

Actually, Ruin had another reason for doing this.

 

‘This bastard, he heard my information and immediately tried to go to a Special Grade Wanted Criminal? And he even tried to take out more loans in my name?’

 

I need to shut up that uncontrollable mouth.

 

The captured Echo cried, “You have to do this much for your side to feel secure and think of it as insurance!” but well. What insurance?

 

‘You might think of it as insurance, but I always collect my debts.’

 

Above all, you’re after my severance pay?

 

Then I’ll have to work you to death.

 

「…You’re serious about your desires.」

 

However, at that moment, someone slowly raised their hand.

 

Inora Barte. Department Head Professor of Magic Studies and Haven’s authority on Combat Magic.

 

“Why Echo specifically?”

 

Why indeed. I have to protect my severance pay!

 

However, there was a strange thorn in Inora’s voice. That was understandable, because although she had been deceived by Fire Butterfly in the past, Inora was a disciple of the legendary ‘Magic Tower Master, Princess Lucerin.’

 

And Echo had stolen all the Imperial Palace’s belongings while Lucerin was suffering from being deceived by Fire Butterfly. From Inora’s perspective, she couldn’t help but be infuriated by that name again.

 

“Can you distinguish curse power just by looking with your eyes?”

 

Her gaze asked if he could do what she herself couldn’t. Ruin answered in a very composed voice.

 

“Of course not. I couldn’t possibly compare to the Magic Tower’s Vice Tower Master.”

 

Just as the corner of Inora’s mouth was about to rise slightly-

 

“But at least for curse traces this carelessly left, eyes are sufficient.”

 

At the obvious mockery, Inora’s eyebrows twitched, and Ruin sighed.

 

“Honestly, this is more a matter of experience than intuition.”

 

Experience?

 

Inora found those words even more unpleasant.

 

But.

 

“Professor, you tracked Echo from the Magic Tower, yet you can’t even distinguish that person’s curse power traces?”

 

“…!”

 

Inora looked at Ruin as if she was dumbfounded.

 

“Are you saying you have more experience than me?”

 

“If you have doubts, leave the tracking to an expert. It’s definitely Echo.”

 

Of course it was. He had constantly left Echo’s curse power at crime scenes before escaping.

 

「…I can see why he doesn’t want to be associated with you.」

 

“Or.”

 

He raised the corner of his mouth.

 

“This person called Echo might be the same individual as Fire Butterfly.”

 

“…What did you say?”

 

Thud.

 

Someone from the faculty seats dropped their pen. The professors all began murmuring at once.

 

“Fire Butterfly is Echo?”

 

“But they’re separate Special Grade demons…”

 

Ruin answered smoothly.

 

“He probably created a different identity to confuse investigations. After all, no one knows that criminal’s face, do they?”

 

The professors’ mouths fell open.

 

“Certainly, unlike other Special Grade Wanted Criminals, neither of their faces has been revealed.”

 

“Then could it be that the reason he didn’t appear for 50 years was actually because he was Echo…!”

 

“If it’s the Wayne Family’s deduction, couldn’t we call it an official investigation result from their watchdog?”

 

The professors stirred, and only the Hero’s eyes shone particularly bright.

 

「…From Echo’s perspective, what a bolt from the blue. If humanity’s strongest starts tracking him, even I would shrivel up.」

 

‘It’s his own doing. With this, he won’t be able to meet with Special Grade Wanted Criminals or banks. Surveillance will be spread thick on that side. So he’ll have to stay trapped only in my Misfortune Workshop. Hehe.’

 

「…You’re trying to send the Hero outside Haven again, aren’t you?」

 

‘I use everything I can.’

 

Suspicion still remained in Inora’s eyes, but she didn’t dig deeper. There was no evidence, and no way to refute it.

 

Then another Department Head Professor interjected.

 

“If that’s what you want to claim?”

 

“!”

 

A gentle but cold tone.

 

Ruin immediately recognized him.

 

‘The Department Head Professor of Information Studies.’

 

His name was Matthias.

 

A former Aegis agent, and most importantly, the Blue Moon homeroom teacher of ‘Ruins Wayne’ during his Haven school days. He was bound to be Ruin’s natural enemy.

 

Sure enough.

 

“Treating Echo and Fire Butterfly as the same person would cause quite a stir. Unless that’s how Professor Wayne wants to shake up the investigation direction?”

 

Accurate.

 

However, Ruin answered as if asking what nonsense that was.

 

“If that was the plan, I wouldn’t have put the Information Studies Department Head’s name on the observer list.”

 

The silence deepened.

 

After a moment, the corner of Matthias’s mouth curved up.

 

“Hmm.”

 

The Hero was quite satisfied.

 

“As expected, Professor Ruins. I suspected Fire Butterfly, but the results are more interesting. The investigation direction has become clear. We should track Echo.”

 

Then, Kalon suddenly stood up. His face was a mixture of anger and humiliation.

 

‘Echo my ass. That bastard is scheming. His real purpose is to steal away that prisoner.’

 

Thinking that, Kalon came up to the lecture hall. Ruin watched him with his arms crossed.

 

“Professor Kalon, who’s been disgraced. What’s the matter now?”

 

Before the words even finished-

 

Flash!

 

Kalon swung his magic wand.

 

At the same time-

 

Crack!

 

The corpse’s neck was completely severed.

 

Thud, thud.

 

At that moment, the classroom became quiet as if it had stopped.

 

Kalon sneered.

 

“Just in case there was a plan to heal with Super Regeneration and steal it away. I made sure of it. I don’t want you to be suspected either.”

 

He turned around, deliberately fluttering his cloak. Like a knight of justice who had finished an execution. Then he shouted.

 

“Now have your Soul Communication. The dead speak the truth.”

 

Really, who was the villain here.

 

Glances comparing Kalon and Ruin flew from here and there, but Ruin himself was applauding inwardly.

 

‘Oh. To cut the Princess’s body in one strike when even S-Class Weapons can’t cut it. Impressive.’

 

「Hey! Is this the time to be leisurely giving compliments! The Princess’s neck! Her neck, her neck!」

 

‘It’s fine.’

 

「No matter how much you use Super Regeneration, you can’t reattach a neck!」

 

‘It’s a doll.’

 

「What?」

 

‘I said it’s a doll.’

 

Right. So this was a doll.

 

Honestly, Ruin thought this operation would be a complete failure. But unexpectedly, a forgery expert appeared right before his eyes?

 

【Fake Eden】

 

Creates fiction.

 

It was Echo’s specialty of creating forgeries.

 

This had precision that reproduced everything down to the pores of the skin. Muscle elasticity, joint flexibility, even body temperature was implemented.

 

Well, in the midst of all that, Ruins Wayne’s soul as a ‘figure creator’ was burning again…

 

【Everyone But Me Should Die】

 

This kept manifesting and Echo’s life was endangered several times, but anyway.

 

Thanks to the doll crafted by the genius artist Echo, they were able to fool even the Hero.

 

But one final problem remained.

 

“The Hero might notice this though…”

 

No matter how genius a forger, they couldn’t escape the Hero’s Luck Power.

 

When wondering what to do, Ruins Wayne’s ability activated.

 

【Everyone But Me Should Die】

 

【Ironclad Pride】

 

【Self-Serving Obsession】

 

【Obsessive Compulsive Disorder】

 

【Incomprehensible Genius】

 

“Wh-what’s with this guy!”

 

Ruins Wayne’s soul as a ‘figure creator’ was burning…

 

【Fanatical Figure Assembly】

 

Creates figures. Figure creation speed is greatly increased.

 

That strange special-grade trait that Ruin had cursed about was now shining here.

 

It had even evolved into a more impressive doll than Echo. Not a doll, but truly a perfect person. Even that picky Echo was disgusted, expressing it as ‘even the aura is identical, it’s creepy.’

 

So it was concerning.

 

‘Ruins. What exactly is his identity?’

 

Well, that wasn’t what mattered. Since he had even embedded Misfortune, he should be able to avoid the Hero’s eyes anyway.

 

「Th-then where is the real Princess?」

 

‘She’s in my shadow. I thought you already noticed when I plucked the Superior’s head.’

 

Ginseng Superior was shocked. No wonder he had mercilessly torn off his precious head leaves.

 

「You could use the Stealth Function with leaves too!」

 

‘That’s right. Please take care of me in the future too.’

 

「Are you planning to make me bald!」

 

Ruin ignored him.

 

‘However, I’m concerned that the Princess is too quiet.’

 

Ruin, seeming worried, sent a telepathy.

 

[Princess? It’s your turn now. You need to come to work.]

 

The response came quickly. A sulking voice.

 

[I got excited when you said you’d touch my body, but you only held my hand.]

 

“….”

 

Princess… what were you expecting.

 

[Why… why…! Won’t you touch the places I was looking forward to?!]

 

“…”

 

Should I treat her head first.

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