I Ended up Doing Too Well as a Professor of the Enemy Nation - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97. Different from the Story (1)

 

Ruin’s golden eyes gazed toward the forest. Someone was definitely there.

 

Sure enough, as the other party tried to flee at the same time, Ruin spoke with displeasure.

 

“Not only did you steal a look without permission, but now you’re trying to run away without even apologizing. Princess Rose Isles.”

 

“!”

 

When her name was called, the fleeing figure hesitated. Then she finally revealed herself.

 

Whoosh!

 

With nimble movements, a woman jumped down from the tree. The one who landed lightly was a woman in red knight’s attire.

 

Ryle was startled by that vivid crimson color.

 

‘That’s the woman.’

 

The woman he had just seen in his future sight.

 

Seeing her in person, she was an extremely beautiful woman with red bobbed hair. Above all, her outfit, equipment, hand movements, and physical appearance. Everything was exactly the same as what he had seen in his future sight.

 

That’s why Ryle couldn’t help but be confused.

 

‘Was she really hiding there?’

 

Then what he saw was really the future? He hadn’t even sensed that woman’s presence.

 

What these things meant was clear.

 

‘Ruins Wayne, is he really hiding his abilities?’

 

Does he really have the power to awaken heroes?

 

If what he said was true, it would be a precious power whether in the Union or Pride.

 

However, Ryle wasn’t the only one surprised. Rose looked at Ruin with difficulty and wariness.

 

“I didn’t hide carelessly enough for just anyone to notice. How did you know?”

 

“I guess I’m not just anyone.”

 

“I refuse wordplay.”

 

At that, Ruin chuckled.

 

“Well, as the Princess said, I noticed precisely because you didn’t hide carelessly.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

Ruin sighed briefly.

 

“If you suddenly hide your presence and approach like that, anyone would be on guard. Even beasts make some presence when they move, but approaching while perfectly erasing your traces like the Princess did? Only assassins or voyeurs would do that.”

 

“!”

 

“Well, since you’re probably not an assassin, you must be a voyeur.”

 

Rose was dumbfounded.

 

She had hidden her presence quite a while ago.

 

“It must have been 1,000 yards away.”

 

“That distance is well within my range.”

 

Anywhere there were shadows was within Ruin’s detection range.

 

However, Rose was astounded.

 

“But as you said, Professor, I could have been an assassin, couldn’t I? How did you know it was me?”

 

Ruin clicked his tongue.

 

How did he know? When you reach the level of the Shadow King, just touching shadows allows you to gather information about that person.

 

‘But I can’t say that…’

 

“The way you gathered your magic power to hide your presence was characteristic of northern Isles, and from your stride, I could tell you were female while feeling the weight characteristic of heavy equipment. But judging by your speed, it wasn’t clunky heavy armor, and you’re carrying a massive weapon that rivals heavy equipment. The first person who comes to mind for using such things is Princess Rose Isles, famous as a berserker of House Isles. Well, it could have been knights from House Isles, but this is the campus area inside Haven, not a military zone. So it’s likely a family member of a Haven student who received a pass. And above all—”

 

Ruin smoothly pointed to his ear.

 

“From your earring, I can clearly sense Judith’s magic power. It must be a gift from your younger sister.”

 

“!”

 

Hearing those words, Rose was startled and quickly hid her earring. It was a gift that Judith had given to her sister with joy after overcoming Mana Rigidity Syndrome and regaining her magic power.

 

“You hid your own magic power well, but you couldn’t hide your cute younger sister’s gift.”

 

Ruin had an annoyed expression as if wondering whether he really had to explain all this, but Rose was simply amazed.

 

“Are you really that incompetent Ruins Wayne?”

 

“Then are you really the eldest daughter with that damn father?”

 

Rose burst into laughter.

 

“You’re the first person to speak about my father like that in front of me. That’s the kind of guts I’d expect from someone trampling on His Highness the Prince’s head.”

 

“Ah.”

 

Ruin looked down at Ryle under his foot.

 

Oops… Shit. This is technically a crime of insulting the imperial family.

 

At that expression, Ryle thought ‘Yes, serves you right.’

 

‘Finally, now he’ll let me go—’

 

However, Ruin didn’t let him go.

 

Crunch!

 

“Gah!”

 

Instead, he trampled him even harder.

 

He even seems a bit pissed off.

 

“That aside, sneaking around and eavesdropping. No matter if you’re a Grand Duke’s daughter, don’t you have any manners?”

 

At this, Rose’s eyes widened.

 

“Hey, listen. You were beating up the 2nd Prince, so I was watching thinking I should report it or something.”

 

“Speak properly. You were watching because you were curious. If you really intended to report it, would you have just stood there staring in fascination?”

 

“Ah, to nitpick about that, Professor Wayne, you have an unexpectedly pedantic side. Anyway, are you in your right mind beating up His Highness the Prince?”

 

“He’s not His Highness the Prince. He’s just a squid bastard who resembles a prince.”

 

“…That necklace sticking out there, isn’t that an Imperial Necklace?”

 

“…”

 

After checking the necklace, Ruin, seemingly having nothing to say, smoothly lifted his trampling foot.

 

Ryle thought he was finally lifting his foot and tried to get up, but-

 

Crack!

 

“Guhk!”

 

He stepped down even harder, causing the head to be buried deep into the ground. It’s not like he thinks the Prince’s head is some kind of mole… No, it just seems like he’s given up on everything.

 

Then Ruin changed his words.

 

“This guy is my disciple. What’s so wrong with a master disciplining his student a bit?”

 

He even became surprisingly shameless. Rose had good reason to be shocked.

 

“But he’s His Highness the Prince?”

 

“Prince? No. This is just a beast bastard.”

 

“That’s true, but you’re the first person I’ve seen say it so openly. Is it okay for anyone to hear?”

 

“Well, if you don’t go around making a fuss about it, no one will know.”

 

“Do I look like someone who would spread rumors?”

 

“We’ve only known each other for 3 minutes and 58 seconds, so I wouldn’t know.”

 

Meanwhile, the 2nd Prince was gradually sinking into the ground.

 

‘Damn it. That’s enough, so please lift your foot.’

 

Meanwhile, Rose seemed surprised by Ruins’ stubborn attitude.

 

“…Well, Judith talked about you a lot, Professor… You’re really quite different from what Judith said.”

 

At those words, Ruin frowned and tilted his head.

 

‘What did Judith Isles say?’

 

But at that reaction, Ruin rather thought it worked out well.

 

‘Good. My image must be ruined.’

 

Anyway, whatever the Grand Duke’s purpose, his daughter’s will is what matters. If she has no interest, he can prevent becoming a son-in-law.

 

Yes, that’s what he thought, but…

 

“Hmm. I see. Yes.”

 

“?”

 

Rose’s eyes looking at Ruin were strange. They held a peculiarly interested gaze.

 

However, Ruin didn’t pay much attention and got to the main point. Actually, if not now, there would be no chance to say it.

 

“Please don’t worry about the marriage talk.”

 

Anyway, Fire Butterfly would never become the Grand Duke’s son-in-law. The risk is too great.

 

But even so, Rose still looked at Ruin with subtle eyes.

 

“Still, I’d like to express my gratitude for my younger sister’s matter. Could you accept my party invitation later?”

 

Ruin was wary.

 

“A party?”

 

It seems like he indirectly refused the meeting, but did she not understand?

 

Rose smiled.

 

“Ah. It won’t be anything special anyway. Don’t feel burdened. Though your way of beating up the 2nd Prince is my type, I already have someone I have my heart set on.”

 

‘Hm? Type?’

 

It seems like he heard something strange, but well. It’s good that she already has someone she has her heart set on.

 

“If you have someone you have your heart set on-”

 

“Yes. Don’t worry about it. Anyway, if it’s not Fire Butterfly, I have no intention of marrying anyone.”

 

…Ah, as expected-

 

…

 

…

 

…What?!

 

* * *

 

「Puhyakakak!」

 

‘Ah, please stop laughing.’

 

Ruin held his forehead as if he was going crazy. However, his Superior was rolling over with laughter.

 

「The Union’s! Grand Duke House’s eldest daughter! Says if it’s not Fire Butterfly! She won’t marry! Kyakyakyakyak! Ah, so entertaining!」

 

This is annoying, should he really break the contract.

 

Ruin was chaos itself. No way, she wants to marry Fire Butterfly.

 

‘What? Why?’

 

Did I do something to the Grand Duke’s House?

 

‘No, I didn’t.’

 

What is it?

 

Ruin sitting in the tree was serious.

 

‘In a spy’s life, there weren’t no cases where the target fell for them… but there weren’t many either.’

 

That was intentional though.

 

This side has no connection at all, doesn’t it.

 

I’m not sure, but as an experienced person, my conclusion would be…

 

「Well, there’s also the romance of falling in love with a legendary spy whose face you don’t know. Like falling for a novel protagonist, you could fall for a legendary figure…」

 

‘Rose Isles is probably using Fire Butterfly’s name.’

 

「…What?」

 

The rational Fire Butterfly smoothly came to an answer.

 

‘Noble women who don’t want to marry often deliberately set their conditions high to avoid marriage. It’s an understandable situation. In reality, she probably despises Fire Butterfly. Then she could use that.’

 

「What if she really likes him?」

 

Ruin completely ignored him as if he wasn’t worth dealing with.

 

Anyway, after that, Rose disappeared. It was because someone came looking for Rose.

 

“Sister!”

 

“Judith!”

 

Her younger sister Judith had come looking for Rose.

 

“The guard knight said sister had disappeared, so I came looking…”

 

Judith froze when she saw Ruin with Rose.

 

“…Why, why is sister alone with Pr-Professor Ruins? And in a place like this…?”

 

The 2nd Prince, who was lying face down being stepped on, was dumbfounded.

 

‘It’s not just two. I’m here too.’

 

However, it seemed the 2nd Prince wasn’t even visible to Judith. So Ruin said a word.

 

“I still need to finish educating this beast, so Judith, you go ahead with your sister. I’ll come to heal you soon.”

 

Judith said “Ah!” in surprise, her face turning red.

 

“Y-Yes. Please finish the beast education well…”

 

“Right. Do a good job educating the beast before you go.”

 

Ryle was flabbergasted.

 

‘Now they’re not even treating me like a prince.’

 

Anyway, Ruin was left alone with the 2nd Prince.

 

Ruin sitting in the tree looked at Ryle, who was hanging upside down, tied up by tentacles.

 

“Now, let’s start over with the Fire Butterfly story.”

 

“…Kuk!”

 

“But first, let’s organize the situation.”

 

At those words, Ryle tilted his head.

 

Organize the situation?

 

At the same time, Ruin looked somewhere.

 

It was none other than a tree. In the tree shadow, a palm-sized crocodile was hiding. It was transparent and invisible, but it couldn’t escape Ruin’s eyes.

 

Soon Ruin’s eyes changed to the golden color of destruction-

 

Crack!

 

The crocodile’s neck was brutally snapped.

 

The crocodile, whose body was pierced by the shadow, couldn’t even make a sound and dropped to the ground with a thud.

 

And meanwhile, there was someone who was startled by that scene. It was none other than 1st Prince Henry.

 

He had been tracking the 2nd Prince, not Ruins. The crocodile-shaped Frix that Ruins had just destroyed – because of that, the 1st Prince had been able to follow the 2nd Prince’s every action.

 

‘But the Frix got smashed?’

 

The murderous look in Ruins Wayne’s eyes that he saw at the end was enough to make the 1st Prince flinch.

 

‘To notice this.’

 

That’s when it happened. Someone bowed their head in front of him.

 

“I’m sorry. I failed to obtain the box.”

 

She was none other than Keizel Fitzroy, whom Ruin had saved.

 

In fact, she hadn’t been kidnapped after leaving the classroom. She had been kidnapped while tailing the 2nd Prince who was trying to get the box.

 

“Failed at tailing, and failed to get the box too… I have no face to show Your Highness.”

 

“No. It’s fine since you’re safe.”

 

From what he heard, Keizel had been dragged around by tentacles and almost dragged all the way to the Sacred Lake. It really could have been dangerous.

 

In that regard, he was very grateful to Ruins. He thought he should thank him, but at the same time, his existence was quite concerning.

 

Crystal ball surveillance couldn’t pick up voices, but still.

 

“Was Ryle really helpless against Ruins Wayne?”

 

Keizel, while grateful to Ruins, spoke about what she had witnessed.

 

“Yes…! ‘Ruler’s Time’ didn’t work either. No, it seems like Prince Ryle’s ability doesn’t work on Professor Ruins at all.”

 

The First Prince’s lips curved upward. His gleaming eyes were like those of a crocodile.

 

“Huh. Ruler’s Time doesn’t work?”

 

Someone on whom his ability ‘doesn’t work at all’—if that were true…

 

‘Could it be, the King’s Craftsman?’

 

The King’s Craftsman.

 

That was exactly the content of the prophecy Princess Karin had received.

 

-Raw stones are merely pebbles; you must find the ‘craftsman’ who will make you king.

 

It was said that the abilities of raw stones don’t work on craftsmen.

 

If he really was ‘that being’ who would make them kings?

 

‘I can’t let him be taken away. Absolutely not.’

 

And if all these assumptions were true.

 

“I must make him my Master.”

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