I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 80

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Chapter 80. I Healed Too Well (3)

 

The social circle was turned completely upside down.

 

“What? Duke Isles has decided on a son-in-law candidate?”

 

“And it’s the Wayne Family Eldest Son? You didn’t mean to say the Second Son, did you?”

 

“Ruins Wayne is a reclusive loner with no abilities, a discarded child.”

 

“Why would that daughter-doting Duke!”

 

However, the Duke himself was looking at documents with a serious expression.

 

-【Report on Ruins Wayne】

 

-Eldest son of Marquis Wayne House. During school years, belonged to Haven Blue Moon Dormitory. Disappeared immediately after graduation. Lecture history at 20 places over 8 years as part-time instructor.

 

-Appointment documents at Haven passed through Wayne House request. After professor appointment, solved various Haven problems. Never submitted proper academic papers.

 

-Appointed as Healing Department Head Professor with permission from Professor Veron, the Healing Department Head Professor.

 

※ Relationship with Professor Veron under investigation.

 

-【Personality and Professor Evaluation】

 

-Communication with students and faculty extremely limited. Class evaluations very excellent. Numerous irregular lecture patterns and unauthorized curriculum operations. Conducted individual consultations with numerous high-risk students. Multiple records of requesting exceptions to school rules for reasons of ‘maximizing efficiency’.

 

※ Despite lower-tier hero grade assessment, has records of upper-tier combat.

 

-【Princess Judith, Diagnosis Records】

 

-[Initial State]

 

-Chronic lesions in oral and facial areas.

 

-Multiple recurrences of affected areas and rejection reactions to treatment.

 

-All 54 previous healers failed. Some are missing or dead.

 

-[After Ruins Wayne’s Treatment]

 

-Lesions disappeared. Normal regeneration of body tissue.

 

-No aftereffects or scarring.

 

-Treatment method details unknown. No records.

 

-Requires clinical experimentation.

 

※ Multiple behavioral response changes detected in Princess Judith after experiment (treatment). Appears around Ruins Wayne.

 

-[Remarks]

 

-Contact with Wayne Main House severed.

 

-Does not attend official noble gatherings.

 

-No external activities except for treatment purposes.

 

-Multiple instances of close contact time with the Princess.

 

-The Hero, who showed no interest in any hero, shows interest in Ruins Wayne. (Possibility of Knights of Radiance revival exists)

 

The Duke’s eyes didn’t miss a single line.

 

Honestly, asking Ruins Wayne to become his son-in-law was a lie. It was purely intended to keep someone who could treat his daughter close while serving as a warning. That he was watching, so don’t think about joining hands with the Imperial Princess.

 

It was simply that kind of intention, but the more he looked, the stranger Ruins became.

 

‘He’s definitely a child that Marquis Wayne House cast out.’

 

Certainly the boy in his memory was gloomy, strange, and a child who couldn’t even look people straight in the eye while wrapped in bandages. But that same child was now breaking even his own intimidating presence and continuing the conversation.

 

The Duke closed the documents with an expressionless face. Inwardly, he was quietly impressed.

 

“Anyway, wasn’t that incredibly rude marriage consultation with your daughter for that reason?”

 

“Mm.”

 

“If that’s the case, it’s quite unpleasant. You misjudged the person.”

 

He had a characteristic arrogance, but his words were straight and precise. His situational judgment was good, and he spoke only as much as necessary without room for misunderstanding. He wouldn’t kneel, but knew how to bow his head. He had backbone, calculation, and pride.

 

It was a strangely perfect balance.

 

‘Can a person suddenly change this much?’

 

Honestly, as a parent choosing a son-in-law, this was a flawless appearance. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t tempted.

 

The same went for Judith’s matter. If Ruins were incompetent, he would have already ruined Judith. But the result was the complete opposite.

 

Moreover, it was strange that the Hero, who was terribly uninterested in others, had marked Ruins Wayne.

 

‘A guy who showed no interest unless it was Fire Butterfly.’

 

As could be seen from his daughter’s case, the Hero was someone who couldn’t feel others’ pain.

 

Of course, his innate environment and the Luck Power that made him supremely self-centered played a part, but more precisely, it had gotten worse after the heart battle where Fire Butterfly betrayed him.

 

Perhaps it was connected to using his power extremely to catch Fire Butterfly.

 

‘Right. It’s all because of Fire Butterfly.’

 

“Fire Butterfly, Fire Butterfly.”

 

He knew he was a formidable one who toyed with the Union.

 

The Grand Duke’s House had connections with him too, if any. Precisely about 50 years ago, the former Imperial Princess who was the Duke’s great-aunt, Lucerin Winberg.

 

She was seduced by Fire Butterfly and nullified a plan that could have destroyed Pride. It was an incident that dealt a fatal blow to Union’s history.

 

Fire Butterfly had originally been a target of caution, but after that incident, Fire Butterfly became the number one target for elimination. Therefore, the Duke tapped the paper with his fingertips.

 

“This guy… he’s not just a simple professor.”

 

Then it can’t be helped.

 

* * *

 

-Please become my even more reliable son-in-law.

 

-Eden Isles

 

‘No, why did it turn out this way again?’

 

I clearly refused. All I wanted from the Duke was just compensation.

 

「What compensation, you’ll receive a dowry. Pukya-ka-kak!」

 

‘Be quiet.’

 

Ruin was not happy at all.

 

That’s because, what kind of existence is Duke Isles!

 

‘The evil spirit of the borderlands.’

 

In short, it means he’s a Named One of the Union with Five Evils-level reputation. Even Special Grade Wanted Criminals hate getting involved with him, and he was someone even the Demon Emperor watched carefully.

 

If he’s discovered to be Fire Butterfly, no, if he’s discovered to be from the Demon Race, he’d be slaughtered immediately.

 

「He even has an ‘unavoidable’ ability, puhaha!」

 

If you keep doing that, I won’t work.

 

「Don’t sulk.」

 

The upper echelons welcomed the news that the Grand Duke had marked Ruin as his son-in-law with open arms.

 

-I didn’t know you’d do your job that well. Continue the infiltration mission. Being a spy really is your calling.

 

Are they crazy? I said I’m retiring!

 

What’s even more maddening is that Duke Isles has started staying permanently at Haven’s military headquarters.

 

“I can’t let my son-in-law be stolen away.”

 

Of course, the Hero told the Grand Duke to get lost.

 

“As the owner of this academy, I’m telling you. If a parent is here, it’s a nuisance to the professor, so turn around and leave immediately.”

 

But the Grand Duke wasn’t one to back down meekly either.

 

“Oh my, you’re the nuisance. How can someone be so oblivious that they don’t realize people are avoiding them. And I’m here recently to hunt the professors of Pride. Just tell me if you sense any demon aura. I’ll cut off all their heads for you.”

 

“I’ll cut off the demon heads myself.”

 

“More than that, weren’t you already rejected by my son-in-law over the anatomy incident?”

 

“Kuk. Haven’s affairs have nothing to do with you, Grand Duke, so please leave.”

 

“Oh ho, why would it have nothing to do with me? Our son-in-law is the Head Professor! He’ll be targeted as the top priority! You’re the one who should stop interfering and go catch Fire Butterfly!”

 

“Then all the more reason you should come with me! Do you know how much Professor Ruins wants to catch Fire Butterfly? Right?”

 

“Ho, really? My son-in-law was interested in Fire Butterfly? Then I’ll cut off Fire Butterfly’s head as a wedding gift. How about it, are you thinking of coming to our house?”

 

…Could you both just get lost?

 

So these days, he was holed up in the Demon Dissection Room 24 hours a day. If he stayed in the dissection room under the pretext of research, he could avoid suspicion about demon scent.

 

Thanks to this, a strange rumor spread that this Demon Hunting Professor was an extremely hardworking professor. Thanks to that, the Hero and Grand Duke liked him even more, which made the strongest human Hero chase after him more… In short, it was a vicious cycle.

 

It was the worst situation in Fire Butterfly’s entire infiltration career.

 

“Damn, I need a refuge…”

 

No matter what, would it be pleasant to eat while looking at the heads of his own kind?

 

Moreover, the Grand Duke was trying to catch Fire Butterfly as a wedding gift because of what he heard from the Hero, even though he had no interest before, so it was driving him crazy. But when even the Hero was like this…

 

‘This is even more maddening.’

 

“Rather than becoming the Grand Duke’s son-in-law, please become my colleague!”

 

This bastard came again.

 

“The Grand Duke is trying to use you, Professor. To heal his daughter.”

 

“Chairman.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“That’s inside the medicinal herb storage refrigerator.”

 

“Yes. I knew you would definitely come here.”

 

“You went in again? You must really like it there.”

 

When Ruin tried to close the refrigerator door, the Hero quickly jumped out.

 

The Hero narrowed his eyes and looked at Ruin. Actually, he had received the answer ‘Ruins Wayne is not Fire Butterfly’ from the anatomy incident, but he still didn’t abandon his suspicions.

 

‘Seeing my luck pointing toward this man, it’s one of two things.’

 

Either he’s Fire Butterfly, or at least he has a connection to Fire Butterfly.

 

“What would happen if you said you’d become the Grand Duke’s son-in-law in this situation?”

 

What would happen? He’d be targeted by the Imperial Princess’s faction.

 

So actually, there was a way to abandon the Grand Duke and choose the Imperial Princess. If it was the wealthy Imperial Princess as his opponent, that wouldn’t be bad either.

 

But then he’d be killed by the Grand Duke.

 

「No, it’s a binding ability. Sounds like you’d get confinement play?」

 

‘…Please be quiet.’

 

Just imagining it is horrible.

 

“If he really thought of you as a son-in-law, Professor, he wouldn’t expose you to danger so openly like this.”

 

That’s right.

 

He knew that much himself.

 

The Grand Duke doesn’t trust him.

 

‘He just wants to use me for the imperial succession war.’

 

That’s why he didn’t want to become a son-in-law in the first place. Because he knew it was for surveillance purposes.

 

And above all, if he chose the wrong side now, his own neck would fly off.

 

Why does he think so?

 

-If you become my ‘personal tutor,’ I’ll give you everything I can offer as an Imperial Princess.

 

-Imperial Princess, Karin Winberg

 

First, a letter from the Imperial Princess.

 

And…

 

-Please become my Master.

 

-First Prince, Henry Winberg

 

Why is the First Prince doing this again! You’re Kalon’s beloved disciple!

 

‘Save me.’

 

Ginseng Superior laughed at Ruin’s expression.

 

「Puhaha! At this rate, even the 2nd Prince will ask you to be his master! You’ll end up getting love calls from all the succession candidates.」

 

How terrible, please shut up.

 

I’m really in the heart of enemy territory, so I need to handle neutral diplomacy well. I have to make sure the Hero doesn’t notice the box.

 

‘Sigh. At this rate, should I really become a dormitory supervisor?’

 

The dormitory is off-limits to everyone except students and the supervisor. Then I could finally stop eating while looking at my fellow demon’s head…!

 

However, Ginseng Superior scoffed.

 

「How are you going to steal that supervisor position? I heard it’s hard to get openings since it’s a position where you get close to wealthy parents and receive lots of money. Are you going to frame him as a spy again?」

 

‘I won’t use such underhanded methods.’

 

「Then?」

 

Instead of answering, Ruin unfolded a newspaper article.

 

-4th Ghost Story. A phantom box appears in the Red Dormitory. No one knows where it will appear. You must not face the box. If you encounter it, you’ll be dragged to the afterlife.

 

-From Haven’s 7 Great Ghost Stories

 

「It’s just a ghost story. What’s the point?」

 

‘Items are actually disappearing from the dormitory. And only magic items at that.’

 

「So what does that have to do with you?」

 

‘The problem is this seems to be my artifact’s doing.’

 

「What?!」

 

At first I dismissed it as just a ghost story, but now it’s different.

 

‘It’s too similar to the artifact ability inside my treasure chest.’

 

Has the seal been breaking over time?

 

Anyway, it would be troublesome if the Hero noticed, but it’s even more troublesome that it’s only appearing in the dormitory I can’t enter.

 

‘In any case, if that artifact is correct, the next thing to disappear might be a ‘person’.’

 

「What?!」

 

‘In other words, if I use this well, I can find the artifact and become the supervisor at the same time.’

 

Ginseng Superior was horrified, sensing something in that look.

 

「D-don’t tell me you’re planning to make the supervisor disappear using the artifact as an excuse?!」

 

Ruin’s eyes curved coldly.

 

What’s more, if he became the Red Moon supervisor where the Princess was?

 

‘I could avoid the Grand Duke’s surveillance of the Imperial Princess while also avoiding marriage.’

 

「Oh. It’s underhanded but still the ultimate neutral diplomacy, right? But what if he just likes you and wants you as a son-in-law?」

 

‘No way. He’s Politics 9th Dan. I guarantee that won’t happen.’

 

「…So you’re going to kidnap the supervisor without being underhanded?」

 

‘Kidnap? I won’t use such barbaric methods.’

 

「…What are you planning to do now?」

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