On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 104

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 104

 

 

Crow’s Gratitude (2)

 

 

‘There was one more document besides the designated papers.’

 

A factory that produces medicine.

There were two documents stolen from the Office Warehouse of that factory.

Originally there was one, but inside the paper wrapping the documents, there was another document included.

A fact discovered in the process of checking its contents before delivery.

There wasn’t anything particularly unusual about it.

The document containing medicine-related secrets that was the original target.

And a Simple Ledger with several names and transaction amounts written on it.

Although the Simple Ledger wasn’t included in the original request, Erso checked its contents first and then submitted it to the Southern Branch.

 

‘And then I was offered a capture mission.’

 

I refused and returned to the Capital, and the next mission was exactly this one.

There was nothing strange about it.

At least not until just now.

 

‘It’s not because I refused the mission. Even though I’ve been avoiding Assassination missions lately, they wouldn’t suspect my loyalty over that…’

 

Then could it be!

 

‘Come to think of it, that factory was strange.’

 

Something had felt odd from the moment I infiltrated.

The small scale for a factory was one thing.

But the production facilities were so old they were practically falling apart, and there wasn’t even a Security Guard commonly employed during nighttime.

No matter how failing a factory is, they secure minimum security.

 

‘Could it be… because of that other document?’

 

I thought it might be too much of a leap, but then I heard voices from below.

 

“But is there really a reason to use such a grand Exhibition Hall just to lure one guy?”

“That means he’s someone important enough to eliminate. What other reason could there be? If you want to frame someone properly, you need to frame them with something big.”

“So that’s why they’re using the Blackwood Family.”

“We don’t know much about it, but apparently it’s all tangled up in a complicated way. Poor guy, that Crow.”

 

The conversation was clear.

The Target of this request isn’t classified documents.

It was Erso himself.

 

‘This is fucking insane…’

 

I didn’t know the reason.

But the circumstances were clear.

The huge sum of 2 million Cel offered for stealing just one document.

The sense of unease I felt during the last mission.

 

‘Did I learn too big of a secret?’

 

How far does this connection go?

Is it one of the names written in that Simple Ledger?

What the hell was that factory?

 

‘Could even the Blackwood Family be involved?’

 

The Blackwood Family has no reason to manipulate a request just to eliminate one Crow.

But if they absolutely had to, that means the Blackwood Family is also connected to this!

I felt like I’d been hit in the head.

 

‘Damn it. This is why I don’t take suspicious missions.’

 

I should have learned from that time when I almost died due to connections with the Siren Family.

Who knew that my greed to earn when I could would come back like this.

But still, this is too…

Isn’t this too harsh?

 

‘What about my life?’

 

This is a mission that only ends when I die.

I can’t see any way other than walking into death like this.

 

‘Running away… there’s no answer there either.’

 

Escape from The Organization’s grasp?

Impossible.

Crows who pay huge sums and live ordinary lives are extremely few.

Even they live with their memories erased and under surveillance.

Can’t do this, can’t do that…

 

“Judging by their breathing, movements, and habits, they’re all trained individuals.”

 

Even more despairing words reached my ears.

Damn bastards.

They’re definitely going to catch me.

 

‘What the hell was in that document that the Blackwood Family would go this far?’

 

Using one request as bait and spending as much as a whole month on it.

Is it Documents worth that much?

Then Ziel asked.

 

“Are you going back, Crow?”

“…”

 

His thoughts wouldn’t organize themselves.

In a situation where he couldn’t tell what was right, or what he should do going forward?

 

‘If I go back….’

 

It’s a life with a time limit.

In a month, he’d die one way or another.

Come to think of it, from the moment he came to this place, everything would flow according to their intentions.

Whether he got caught while infiltrating, or infiltrated and escaped.

The enemy already knew he was coming and would set traps one way or another.

Most likely, they’d paint a picture of the Blackwood Family directly capturing and killing him on charges of document theft.

Since the Organization denies the existence of operatives caught during missions.

 

“…I don’t know, Senior.”

“Make the most efficient choice, Crow.”

 

Erso raised his head at Ziel’s words,

 

“An efficient method….”

“The most efficient method is for you to also wield a weapon.”

 

A weapon.

At those words, Erso’s eyes flashed open.

 

“When you say weapon….”

“Steal their documents. In advance. At a point when they wouldn’t think you’d move.”

“…!”

 

Right.

It was even the day before the mission started.

The mission hadn’t officially begun yet.

Moreover, this was an important location!

If he stole other documents here, not the fake mission documents….

 

‘The survival probability increases.’

 

Rather than just dying at the Organization’s hands, it was better to at least throw some punches before dying.

 

“Today, you never came here.”

 

‘Senior, you really are different.’

 

Today.

He had been saved by his senior.

A month later.

Thinking of how he would have performed the mission with a big smile, thinking only of the huge fee without knowing anything, sent chills down his spine.

A death without knowing why.

No matter how worthless a Crow’s life was, he’d pass on that kind of death.

 

“Understood, Senior. I’ll do that.”

“There are 5 people below.”

 

Ziel began explaining the situation below.

 

“The 2 who just talked, and 2 in the corner of the space below. Finally, 1 outside.”

“I detected up to 3… how did you know about the remaining 1?”

“I distinguished by scent. Don’t just listen with sound, smell the scent of their breathing too. Each person’s exhaled breath has a different scent.”

 

Distinguishing by bad breath?

Well, it’s not like everyone’s breath would smell the same….

 

‘But how do you distinguish with that? It’s not like you’re smelling it right in front of their faces.’

 

It’s not like all those guys have stomach problems.

It seemed his senior’s five senses were incomparably different from other people.

 

“You handle 1, Crow.”

“Understood, Senior.”

 

He couldn’t disappoint his senior.

Erso immediately pulled out a needle coated with sleep poison.

 

“The 1 by the door.”

 

Ziel immediately opened the ceiling panel and jumped down.

Soon after, Erso also jumped down, and the moment he landed on the ground, he witnessed an amazing sight.

The moment Erso’s feet touched the ground, the 3 people Ziel had mentioned collapsed smoothly.

 

‘When?’

 

There was no time to be surprised.

Erso also quickly rushed forward and dealt with the one by the door.

 

‘Phew.’

 

After laying the collapsed man to one side, Erso returned and asked.

 

“Should we deal with the guy outside now?”

“No. We don’t deal with him. If we deal with the guy outside, there’s a high chance the guards will discover him.”

“Understood.”

 

Erso immediately began searching the interior.

Now it was his turn.

He was a 1st-class Crow, after all.

Though he didn’t know assassination that well, he’d carried out countless infiltration and theft missions.

 

‘Here it is.’

 

The existence of this space that the guys here probably didn’t know about.

 

Click.

 

When he pressed the very cleverly disguised wall surface, a mechanical lock popped out.

 

‘This is also my specialty.’

 

Click, rattle… clunk.

 

The lock opened before long.

 

“You’re skilled at opening them.”

“Hehe, thank you. But this is a disguise.”

 

Even after opening the lock, there was no reaction.

It was a kind of delay device.

A delay device to confuse the opponent.

In reality, one more lock had to be opened…

 

‘Judging by where the sound came from when opening, it must be here.’

 

When he pressed another spot firmly, a new lock popped out.

As things went according to expectation, Erso excitedly explained.

 

“This is a kind of double lock system. By placing two very tricky locks, it makes accessing important information take a long time.”

 

Erso heavily emphasized the expression ‘very tricky.’

 

“And this lock is the latest mechanical lock.”

“I know that too.”

“…I, I see.”

“Hurry up.”

“Yes.”

 

Ziel ruthlessly crushed his confidence that had been bubbling up after a long time!

 

Click.

 

A moment later, when the second lock opened, the space was finally revealed.

A safe.

This was the final one.

 

‘This is…’

 

But it was a safe he’d never seen before.

More precisely, the form of the lock system was…

 

‘This is… the latest mana dial lock made by Espen!’

 

So the one he’d only heard about had been released.

The very lock system that was made in collaboration with a 6th-tier mage!

If ordinary dial locks were composed only of mechanical devices including wheel packs, spindles, and fences…

 

‘This is something that combines mana as well. Unless you flow in the exact amount of mana processed into patterns at the precise timing, it will never open. My goodness, a safe that can’t be opened unless you handle mana with perfect proficiency.’

 

If he had encountered such a safe in a real job instead of a fake request like now, he would have cursed first.

This was, without any exaggeration, a safe that only the creator and the client who commissioned it could open!

Perhaps the era was coming when even thieves would have to use mana skillfully just to barely make a living.

 

‘They must have planned to replace it with something else on the actual day.’

 

Just when his head was spinning.

 

“I’ll do it.”

“You will, Senior?”

“I’ve solved it before.”

 

Oh, come on.

Erso sighed.

 

“Senior, this isn’t just an ordinary dial lock.”

“Right. It’s a mana dial lock.”

“…Did you really know?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking?”

“I, I can tell…”

“There’s no time.”

 

Ziel had actually solved and opened this mana dial safe before.

About a year ago.

Even before this type of safe was released.

 

Rattle… click…

 

The dial turned several times-

 

Clunk.

 

It opened.

 

“That’s impossible…”

“Collect it, Crow.”

“The, the pattern – you absolutely can’t open it without knowing the pattern. How do you know it?”

“Since it’s patterned, you just need to calculate it in reverse.”

“…Excuse me?”

 

He felt like a student who had received a clear and concise explanation of a very difficult math problem but still couldn’t understand it.

 

‘That works? Calculate it in reverse?’

 

He felt like an idiot.

Don’t say it so easily, Senior.

There would even be reset magic in place to prepare for this kind of situation-

 

‘If that worked, it wouldn’t be a safe, would it.’

 

“I covered it with my mana beforehand to prevent the mana from being reset and deceived it. What comes next is simple. You should know.”

“…I have no idea at all. I’m sorry. Should we look at the documents?”

 

There was no time to be surprised.

Thick documents and valuables placed inside the safe that had opened wide like a lie.

And there was also one book with an old leather cover.

 

‘Is it a ledger?’

 

When I opened it, it was certain.

It’s a secret ledger.

There’s no way the Blackwood Family could have collected all these art pieces through legitimate means.

 

‘They pretended to have no interest in politics while doing all sorts of things behind the scenes.’

 

As expected, there are no clean people in this world.

Thanks to that, it’s a big catch.

They probably didn’t expect us to come this quickly.

They were probably planning to replace it soon, but thanks to that, we cleaned them out very well.

 

“I’ve gathered everything.”

“We escape.”

 

Escape is the reverse of infiltration.

A rule that must be followed in most situations.

Sometimes things go wrong, so we secure other escape routes in advance-

 

“Phew. We’re outside.”

 

In reality, such things rarely happen.

Even now, we came out safely as if to prove the point.

The escape was so simple it was too easy compared to when we infiltrated.

Of course, without Ziel, even infiltration would have been impossible today.

 

“…Senior saved my life.”

“I never saved your life.”

 

Is he drawing a line?

Ah!

 

‘He means he gave me a new life!’

 

Erso’s misinterpretation was excessive due to his excessive respect.

 

“I won’t forget Senior’s grace.”

“Now you should be able to carry out my request.”

“…Ah.”

 

Come to think of it, that’s right.

The reason Senior helped with this job was to entrust me with his own request.

But with the situation having turned out like this….

 

“Let’s return to the Safe House for now, Senior.”

 

But then Ziel asked.

 

“Let me ask you one thing, Crow.”

“Yes, Senior.”

“The recording device that was in the Safe House, did you install it?”

“….”

 

Senior mentioned it earlier at the Safe House too.

He said the recording device seemed useless.

I was uncertain and let it pass at the time, but now that I think about it….

 

“No.”

“Are you certain?”

“Yes. I didn’t install it.”

 

A chill ran down my spine.

 

‘If not me, then who?’

 

Then the Organization?

 

“I neutralized the recording device when I entered. At least the records of you or me leaving won’t be caught.”

“…!”

 

This feeling of my legs giving out.

The Organization had already been watching me.

 

‘Damn it….’

 

I thought I could breathe easy while looking for weapons to fight back, but my only sanctuary is no longer a sanctuary.

 

“….”

 

I was betrayed by the Organization.

I lost the Safe House where I devoted my life as Crow.

But Senior remains.

 

‘Senior’s organization!’

 

“We’re going somewhere else, Crow.”

 

A senior extending a helping hand at just the right moment!

Erso made up his mind.

A lifelong benefactor.

He would pledge his loyalty to his senior.

 

“I’ll go anywhere, Senior. I pledge my loyalty to you.”

“We’re going to Edelwein Academy.”

“Understood. To Edelwein Acade… Pardon?”

 

Did I mishear?

 

“Where?”

“Edelwein Academy.”

“So that place is…”

“Edelwein Academy Faculty Dormitory.”

“Pardon?”

 

Ziel looked at Erso and nodded with an “Ah” of understanding.

 

“You don’t need to worry about violating school rules. Outsiders can enter during vacation periods.”

“That’s…”

 

That’s not the problem… is it?

Edelwein Academy Faculty Dormitory.

Why there?

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