I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 96

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Chapter 96. Shit, That Crazy Professor Bastard! (2)

 

Ryle Winberg.

 

His ability was called ‘One Who Knows the Future.’

 

But for someone with such an ability, Ryle couldn’t use prophecy powers at all. So he had no choice but to pretend he could see the future to survive in the Imperial Palace, but unfortunately the First Prince discovered his lies.

 

“You can’t see the future or anything, can you?”

 

Eventually after that, he was brutally killed by the Emperor. It was the crime of deception.

 

After dying like that and returning to his Haven enrollment days, Ryle finally realized. His ability was a ‘Regression Ability’ that allowed him to return to the past.

 

Once he figured that out, things became easier. He managed to catch the Emperor’s eye, build the factions he wanted, and even control the Union.

 

But there was always one problem that went wrong. Above all…

 

‘Fire Butterfly. Because of that bastard, I could never ascend to the throne in the end.’

 

However, Ryle wasn’t afraid. It didn’t matter if the country was ruined by mistake, or if someone died by accident. If things went wrong, he could just escape to the past.

 

And it was the same now. Having his identity discovered by Ruins Wayne, having his possessions stolen, and even having the Princess who was his hidden card taken away – with all his moves ruined like this, it would be normal to reset.

 

…Yes, that’s what should have happened.

 

“If you want to die, go ahead and try. You won’t be able to regress and it’ll just be a dog’s death.”

 

Ryle’s heart, which had been relying only on regression, dropped with a thud.

 

‘I can’t return to the past?’

 

Of course he knew that bastard was lying.

 

‘That bastard’s abilities are Doll Creation and Doll Manipulation.’

 

He was a disgusting guy who used dolls that looked exactly like people.

 

‘But what if he really does have a hidden ability?’

 

After all, hadn’t his artifact ability not worked on that guy?

 

Soon Ryle’s hands began to tremble, and Ruin’s eyes curved like a fox’s.

 

‘Got him.’

 

Everything was going according to plan.

 

An ability that nullifies other abilities? Of course that was complete bullshit. He did have the ‘Misfortune’ ability, but he had no power to nullify others’ abilities.

 

That seal mark was also just a temporary tattoo Echo had made for him, and saying Ryle couldn’t regress was also a blatant lie.

 

The reason Ruin was going this far was simple.

 

‘That bastard knows about my future.’

 

He couldn’t let such a guy slip away.

 

If the treasure chest really was going to be handed over to the Union as expected, he had to quickly use that bastard to get it back before then!

 

‘In the first place, with me here, there’s no way I’d hand it over to the Union.’

 

In other words, my past self failed to retire! He must have ended up dead or became Pride’s slave!

 

‘That absolutely cannot happen.’

 

For that, the key was preventing this guy from escaping to the past!

 

But regressors were usually sunfish. So if he only wielded the stick without any carrots, the guy might just die immediately…

 

“Well, this is a profitable story for you too.”

 

“What?”

 

“Do you think escaping to the past will make your continuous failures succeed?”

 

“!”

 

“If you can’t solve the fundamental problem, going back to the past will just repeat the cycle anyway. I’ll help you, so think about changing the present.”

 

“…!”

 

Ruin looking at Ryle snorted.

 

The ‘One Who Knows the Future’ trait in the first place?

 

Sorry, but that’s absolutely not a trait that only applies to ‘regression.’

 

‘His true ability definitely hasn’t awakened yet.’

 

“I’ll help you achieve your goal.”

 

As soon as those words fell, Ryle’s eyes sparkled.

 

“You’ll make me Emperor?”

 

“No.”

 

At the knife-like answer, Ryle’s expression soured, but Ruin made the same expression.

 

‘Emperor? Is this bastard joking?’

 

If he engaged in politics that openly, the Demon Emperor would kill him.

 

“First I’ll make you Special-grade. Handle the throne yourself.”

 

Ginseng Superior was shocked.

 

「Hey. Is it okay to help the Union grow? They’re the enemy, aren’t they?」

 

‘Well, it’s insurance for emergencies.’

 

「Insurance?」

 

‘There might come a moment when I have to kill the Five Evils or the Demon Emperor, right?’

 

「…Do you think the Demon Emperor is a pushover?」

 

‘Of course I’d die if we fought. So wouldn’t it be useful to raise Special-grade disciples in the Union? It’d be even better if the disciples became devoted to their master.’

 

「You’re planning to make them your own hands and feet.」

 

‘It serves multiple purposes.’

 

And that wasn’t all.

 

‘Most importantly, if he’s from the Imperial Family, he’d have quite a bit of money, right? I should be able to sell him plenty of health medicine.’

 

「So that’s your real goal after all.」

 

‘Well, it’s killing three birds with one stone.’

 

The Shadow God clicked his tongue, but Ryle’s pupils actually trembled with shock.

 

‘A grade higher than what I am now?’

 

Was that even possible?

 

‘My regression ability only activates when I die, and it’s an ability that must never be discovered.’

 

Therefore, swordsmanship was essentially his only real ability. Because of that, he couldn’t escape the intermediate hero grade.

 

But what? He’d raise him to special grade?

 

“In exchange, you’ll have to tell me information about the future.”

 

“!”

 

As soon as those words fell, killing intent flashed in Ryle’s eyes.

 

What? Information about the future?

 

‘Is he joking?’

 

Knowledge of the future was a Regressor’s only weapon, his ultimate technique. If he gave that away…

 

“I’m telling you I’ll raise you to a higher grade than you are now, aren’t I?”

 

Ryle couldn’t even manage a bitter laugh.

 

“A guy who was a quack until he died, what could he possibly…”

 

“Well, it’s better to show you directly than just talk about it.”

 

Ruin placed his hand on Ryle’s shoulder and used magic.

 

‘3x Ability Enhancement.’

 

At the same time, Ryle screamed.

 

Unknown scenes appeared before his eyes. More precisely, it was Ruins and himself seen through someone else’s eyes.

 

It was a scene of himself being trampled by Ruins. And someone who saw this was moving urgently. It seemed to be a woman.

 

‘Red clothes?’

 

The woman wrote an invitation to ‘Ruins Wayne.’

 

‘An invitation?’

 

No, that wasn’t what was important.

 

Ryle hurriedly turned his head toward the forest.

 

‘Someone is watching this scene right now?’

 

Was it a hallucination?

 

However, Ruin trampled firmly on Ryle’s head and said.

 

“Oh. Looks like you saw something.”

 

“…Guk?!”

 

The trampled Ryle bit his lips. It was exactly the same position he had just seen. That’s why he was certain.

 

‘This is Future Sight.’

 

It was the future seen through another person’s perspective.

 

But there was no way he could be capable of something like this.

 

The only reason he had been able to pretend to be a prophetic ability user was because he had an artifact called ‘Ruler’s Time.’

 

However, right now he had no artifacts at all. Yet being able to use Future Sight meant…

 

‘Could it be, through Ruins Wayne’s power?’

 

Ryle’s eyes trembled with anticipation.

 

Sure enough, Ruin spoke.

 

“I can enhance and awaken others’ powers.”

 

「Yeah, keep your lies reasonable.」

 

‘It’s not completely false though.’

 

Along with the ‘3x Ability Enhancement’ obtained from Haven’s barrier, there was also Ruins Wayne’s characteristic.

 

【Self-Serving Obsession】

 

Only finds interest in things others aren’t interested in. Awakens, nurtures, and enhances the true power of objects or people.

 

This characteristic had never activated before, but if the 2nd Prince had just seen something, wouldn’t it be connected to this somehow?

 

‘I don’t know what ability activated though.’

 

Judging by his expression, there was definitely something. As evidence, Ryle’s gaze toward Ruin was trembling.

 

That’s why Ruin spoke confidently.

 

“Now, do you feel like telling me information about the future?”

 

“If it’s future information-”

 

“What happens to me in the future?”

 

Ryle flinched and hesitated.

 

He had never experienced anything like this before.

 

“If you don’t want to, I’ll leave.”

 

Ryle shouted urgently.

 

“You die to the Hero.”

 

Oh no. A death ending by the Hero?

 

So that’s why the treasure chests are revealed?

 

「No, wait. It’s Bandage Man, right? Then wouldn’t that be the future of the ‘real Ruins Wayne,’ not you? Maybe in his previous life he didn’t die to the Robber.」

 

…Ah. That’s right.

 

‘There’s no way to confirm whether the Ruins Wayne who gets killed by that Hero is ‘me’ or the ‘real Ruins Wayne.”

 

Then I need to check this first.

 

“What about Fire Butterfly? He’s Union’s archenemy, was he captured?”

 

As soon as that name came up, Ryle’s eyes changed. His reaction was somehow unusual. His breathing became rough, and his eyes shook greatly.

 

However, Ryle steadied his breathing and spoke. It seemed like he was swallowing anger.

 

“Fire Butterfly becomes the First Prince’s faceless strategist and destroys Union. The First Prince becomes the worst tyrant Emperor with Fire Butterfly’s help.”

 

Ruin looked up at the sky emptily.

 

Damn, even more chaos. Past me, what the hell did you do?

 

‘But somehow, that doesn’t seem like me.’

 

「You’re saying it wasn’t your doing?」

 

‘Yes. Probably. It’s too far removed from my values. I wouldn’t accept such a mission.’

 

「The higher-ups might have forced you.」

 

‘That wouldn’t be it. They kept trying to make me do such shitty things that I dug up secrets about the higher-ups and blackmailed them. I even got the right to refuse missions with that.’

 

So that Fire Butterfly who destroys Union is probably the ‘Fake Fire Butterfly’ I keep hearing rumors about, right?

 

「Well. You might have really sided with the First Prince.」

 

…You keep saying things that don’t make sense.

 

However, Ruin felt uneasy and his doubts deepened.

 

“Does the Hero just let Union be destroyed?”

 

“The Hero was also killed, so it became even more uncontrollable.”

 

“!”

 

Crazy. I don’t know who kills him, but that Fortune Transcendent could die too.

 

‘Then what was I doing at that time?’

 

Ruin pressed his brow.

 

‘Ah. Never mind.’

 

Anyway, that’s past history.

 

It’s not important information.

 

What’s important to him now is the treasure chest.

 

‘If I pay off the debt, everything will be solved.’

 

Finding that was urgent.

 

“So. What’s this Blessing Box that’s supposed to appear in Haven?”

 

“!”

 

Ryle glanced at Ruin. It seemed he had gained some trust in Ruin’s words compared to before.

 

Ruin sighed.

 

“Well, if you don’t want to talk, that’s fine. I won’t release your Regression Ability either, and there’s no contract. You’ll end your life as a useless being.”

 

“Kuk!”

 

Finally, Ryle squeezed his eyes shut and shouted.

 

“That’s a War Chest bestowed by God! In the future, the Hero will discover it, and with that, Union will seize the Demon Emperor’s Land!”

 

…What?

 

Ruin looked at him as if asking what kind of bullshit that was.

 

“Looking at your expression, you don’t seem to believe it, but it’s true. It’s not a lie.”

 

No. That’s not why my expression soured.

 

Shadow God laughed heartily.

 

「You, you deserve to be killed by the Demon Emperor!」

 

At the same time, Ruin grabbed the back of his neck as if tired.

 

Somehow it seems like the future of becoming a Stuffed Butterfly is becoming a foregone conclusion…

 

More than that, that Hero bastard, I’ll definitely kill him.

 

‘Not content with just my House, he’s even taking away my fortune!’

 

Now that I know there’s a way to kill even Transcendents, I’ll really kill him!

 

‘…But let’s solve this first.’

 

Ruin looked back toward the Forest.

 

“You’ve been peeping this way the whole time. You have bad taste. Stop peeping and come out.”

 

“!”

 

The Other Party and Ryle were surprised.

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