On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 11

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 011

 

 

Overcome Your Fear

 

 

An assassin knows the structure of the body well.

The locations of the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys.

The number of bones.

Including the distribution of muscles, they know in detail exactly what function each organ in each part performs.

In other words, this means they know where to stab and cut, and they also know what effect touching certain areas will have.

Ziel waited for Yurio’s heartbeat to calm down somewhat before speaking.

 

“Student Yurio Harmatan. Run in front of me for a moment. It’s a short distance. From here to here.”

“Huh? Yes. Ah, I understand.”

 

Ziel observed Yurio’s running form very meticulously.

The movement of various muscles.

Yurio’s breathing sounds.

Even the pulsing of his heart.

 

‘It’s irregular.’

 

The conclusion drawn from an assassin’s knowledge was as follows.

The flow of mana was not smooth.

There were places where it was blocked or the path narrowed intermittently.

Due to this, some muscle movements were unnatural and his breathing naturally became unstable.

 

‘The heart.’

 

The biggest issue was with several muscles around the chest area.

Irregular pulsing likely meant there was a problem with the heart.

If this was the case, it would probably have affected the cardiac muscle itself as well.

Another person might have wondered how such a student could have possibly entered Sword School.

But Ziel didn’t particularly question it.

He only pondered how to bring Yurio up to a level similar to the other students.

 

“Huff, huff.”

“Stop, Student Yurio Harmatan. You can come back now.”

 

Ziel called Yurio back and then suddenly brought his hand to his chest.

 

“T-T-Teacher?”

“Stay still for a moment.”

 

The students who had been running while watching this scene were puzzled.

 

“Huff, huff. What’s he doing?”

“I don’t know, huff. Hey, look ahead!”

“Hey, but isn’t it better than last time? It feels like his stamina has improved!”

 

Only Delev was looking over with somewhat envious eyes.

 

“Hey, Delev. Are you jealous?”

“J-Jealous of what!”

“Come on, you seem jealous? You’ve been running while only looking over there?”

“Shut up!”

 

He ran off hurriedly as if having a fit at Celia’s question.

 

“Actually, I’m jealous too.”

 

Celia also couldn’t take her eyes off them.

What were they doing that they were having such a long conversation with Teacher Ziel?

Of course, it was a somewhat different meaning than Delev’s.

 

‘When will he make the bodyguard offer?’

 

Celia was confident that Ziel would accept the bodyguard proposal.

 

“Um, Teacher, my chest feels a bit hot…”

“I’m looking for the blocked areas. It might feel stuffy.”

“Ah, it seems to hurt a bit too?”

“Bear with it.”

“…”

 

Yurio frowned.

From a distance, the sight looked quite strange, so everyone tilted their heads in confusion.

And after a moment.

 

“Left atrium, 3cm below the left side. Right atrium, 2cm above the right side. Both are related to the circulation of mana and blood.”

 

Yurio’s eyes widened at Ziel’s words.

 

“Wh… what do you mean?”

“It means there was a reason why your stamina was weak. Since when has it been like this?”

“S-Since birth… But how did you know?”

“By flowing mana into you.”

 

In fact, it was an assassination technique.

One of the methods used when there were no weapons or when one needed to assassinate secretly in specific situations.

A method of flowing mana into the opponent’s body to temporarily cause abnormalities and incapacitate them.

If necessary, one could even explode the mana at specific points to kill.

One of the reasons Ziel was called the ‘Specter.’

 

‘By flowing mana in… is that even possible?’

 

While Yurio wore a bewildered expression, Ziel asked.

 

“What breathing technique did you learn?”

“Ah. That’s…”

 

Yurio hesitated before finally managing to answer.

 

“…It’s a breathing technique my father obtained for me. I heard he paid a lot for it.”

“Try it once.”

 

As if entranced, Yurio began seated meditation and started breathing mana according to Ziel’s words.

And once again, Ziel placed his hand on him to check the circulation of mana according to the breathing technique.

After a moment, a dry, matter-of-fact assessment came from Ziel’s mouth.

 

“This breathing technique doesn’t suit student Yurio Harmatan.”

“What?”

“I’ll modify the breathing technique a bit.”

“Yes, what?”

 

Yurio was flustered.

 

“Modifying a breathing technique, that’s extremely dangerous…”

“I know. But I can do it.”

“…What?”

 

Once you’ve learned a breathing technique, modifying it is nearly impossible.

Even with tremendous effort throughout one’s lifetime, only slight modifications are possible.

And he’s going to change that?

Right here, right now?

 

“T-Teacher. Does that… make sense?”

“A teacher does not deceive their student.”

 

At those words, Yurio stared blankly at Ziel as if entranced.

 

‘Still…’

 

Mana breathing techniques are designed with extreme precision.

Their effects vary drastically depending on the designer.

Naturally, changing the ‘breathing method’ in the middle is nearly impossible.

They’re designed so delicately and precisely that even the slightest deviation causes problems.

That’s why there’s a saying:

Your first choice changes your entire life.

One of the reasons Great Families invest enormously in mana breathing technique security.

Because the choice of your first breathing technique determines your lifelong potential.

Of course, what Ziel mentioned was ‘modification.’

It’s not about changing the breathing method itself, but rather maintaining it while slightly altering the breathing sequence.

 

“Student Yurio Harmatan’s current state doesn’t match the mana pathways guided by his breathing technique.”

“So… what?”

“It’s around the heart area. Mana should flow more smoothly in this direction, but it doesn’t.”

 

Yurio couldn’t believe it.

 

‘How could he know that?’

 

His heart had felt constricted since birth.

That’s why he was extremely careful when looking for breathing techniques he could purchase.

He couldn’t put strain on his heart.

 

“You’re going to change that?”

“Yes. I’ll guide the mana pathway near the heart. Right now it grazes a more distant point once with each breath, but I’ll make it graze the closest point twice.”

 

It’s not about completely reversing the mana pathways.

So if we compare it to walking paths, it’s like changing from a detour to a closer route.

However, it still connects with the original path.

 

“I-I’m scared…”

“Is it fear?”

“What?”

“Then this will be a lesson in overcoming fear.”

 

Yurio trembled.

What if something went wrong?

Wouldn’t his already weak body be completely ruined?

 

“I’m really scared, Teacher…”

“Trust me, student Yurio Harmatan. It’s possible.”

“But I’ve never heard of such a thing before…”

“Then will you stop here?”

“…”

“If you stop here, you’ll live your entire life with that mediocre stamina. Maybe it’ll even get worse.”

 

Ziel asked clearly.

 

“…”

“Don’t you want to overcome your fear?”

 

At those words, Yurio raised his head.

The fear of having weak stamina.

The fear of an uncertain future because of it.

The fear about his family’s future.

For Yurio, who had been engulfed in such fears, Ziel was the first person to praise him since entering Edelwein Academy.

 

“…It’ll really be okay, right?”

“A teacher does not deceive their student.”

 

After thinking for a moment, Yurio nodded.

 

“I’ll do it.”

 

His eyes were filled with resolute determination.

In truth, it was a truly dangerous decision.

Changing one’s breathing technique is fundamentally impossible.

Partially modifying that breathing technique is the same.

But he says it’s possible.

 

‘Teacher Ziel said so.’

 

Someone who praised and encouraged him.

Ziel read something called ’emotion’ from that appearance.

 

‘His eyes are different. Is this what emotion is?’

 

Was what just happened fear then?

He felt like he was gradually, little by little, understanding emotions.

 

“Breathe, student Yurio Harmatan. When I tell you, change direction. I will guide you as well.”

 

He couldn’t understand exactly what that meant, but soon realized.

 

‘It’s warm.’

 

The mana Ziel had infused began to gradually help Yurio’s own mana move.

For Ziel too, this was actually the first time using it this way.

Though he had used it by hiding in the path of the target’s mana and then detonating his own mana.

 

‘So it can be used this way too.’

 

Ziel was originally the only one in the Assassination Group to master the ‘Breath of Extreme Night.’

The Specter had accomplished several assassinations that were previously thought impossible.

High-ranking nobles protected by dozens of knights.

A slave trader who had hidden his body in a vault-like room, not just lacking guards.

An archbishop who had instead set traps and waited.

They had all been assassinated by Ziel.

Very cleanly.

The reason lay in the Breath of Extreme Night.

That power to completely grasp the flow of mana itself, whether human or atmospheric, going beyond the simple realm of ‘Ki Sensing.’

That power comes from the Breath of Extreme Night.

Living in the small society of the Assassination Group, he had never noticed, but his talent for mana was truly tremendous.

Thanks to Ziel’s talent, the technique for killing people—

Was now becoming a technique for saving one person.

 

“Now. A little to the left.”

“Huu.”

“Now. To the right. Going up a little.”

 

Ziel’s mana continued to guide Yurio’s mana.

Finding a new path was unfamiliar at first and accompanied by pain.

 

“Kuk.”

“Your posture must not collapse, student Yurio Harmatan.”

“It, it really hurts too much.”

“I do have painkillers. But then your senses will become dull.”

 

Wait, why does Teacher carry painkillers around?

 

“Endure more.”

“Yes… huk.”

 

Yurio gritted his teeth.

He still couldn’t believe it, actually.

A congenital disease.

Because of it, his stamina had been rock bottom since childhood.

Moreover, though neither Yurio nor Yurio’s Father knew it, learning an incompatible breathing technique had made his stamina even worse.

He had lived for over ten years since birth, but could that be solved overnight?

 

“This is the last one now.”

“Hah… heup.”

 

And after completing one cycle of mana breathing, Yurio collapsed forward from exhaustion.

 

“Heok, heok.”

“Remember that path well. Circulate through that path. How does your body feel?”

“I’m incredibly tired…”

“From what I can see, there’s nothing wrong. We’ll do it again.”

 

And Yurio proceeded with a second, third, then fourth, and fifth breathing cycle.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Strangely, with each repeated breathing cycle, his body was gradually becoming more comfortable.

The stuffy feeling around his chest was also gradually disappearing.

 

“The blood vessels and mana pathways near the left and right atria I mentioned earlier are gradually widening.”

 

Is it really true?

 

‘A teacher does not deceive their student.’

 

The words Ziel had said earlier came to mind.

When he finished the final fifth breathing cycle, his body felt much lighter.

 

“Teacher… is this really…”

“Yes. Running won’t be as uncomfortable as before now. It’s become less unfair now.”

“Teacher…!”

 

Yurio quickly bowed his head.

Tears welling up!

The first person to praise him was even giving him this kind of help.

 

‘This is really unbelievable!’

 

He had even changed an already completed breathing technique in the middle.

This was an incredible feat.

It was simply an impossible thing to do.

 

‘What kind of person is he exactly?’

 

He had never heard that such a thing was possible.

At this point in time.

Something only Ziel could do.

Modifying the path of someone else’s breathing technique, not his own, even if only partially.

Therefore, from Yurio’s perspective, it was beyond the realm of understanding.

 

“Let’s try it one more time at the end.”

“Yes! I understand!”

 

Yurio answered energetically, maintained his posture, and circulated his mana vigorously.

It was much easier than before.

On top of that, Ziel immediately suggested an even better direction.

 

“Wait. Circulate mana twice in one breath near the heart.”

“What?”

 

That would completely deviate from the breathing technique.

 

“It’s possible. Try it. I’ll guide the way.”

 

Ziel seemed to have discovered some new fact.

 

‘To match student Yurio Harmatan’s body, it would be better to do it this way.’

 

Yurio’s heart area was weaker than others.

There was the issue of a congenital disease, but ultimately it was a problem that occurred when the disease overlapped because the breathing technique didn’t suit him.

Improving that was the best method.

 

‘Ah damn, let’s not think about it.’

 

At this point, Yurio gave up on understanding altogether.

It only gave him a headache.

Just because he was Teacher Ziel.

That thought began to take hold.

 

“Huff, huff.”

 

Circulating the heart’s mana twice in one breath was difficult.

But twice, three times.

Following Ziel’s guidance again and forcibly squeezing out mana, the mana really began to circulate.

 

“Success.”

“Te, teacher…”

“Just maintain it like this. Remember it well.”

“Yes sir!”

 

The realm of overwhelming talent.

It wasn’t something possible because he had learned the Polar Night Breathing Technique, but rather he had such talent from the beginning that he could learn the Polar Night Breathing Technique.

That talent for mana that enabled countless successful assassinations and made even this kind of thing possible now!

 

‘He’s truly an incredible person…’

 

At this moment.

Respect for Ziel began to grow abundantly in Yurio’s heart.

Now he could finally catch up with others.

Though there was still a long way to go, it seemed like his fear of the future had diminished a little.

 

“I’ve changed student Yurio Harmatan’s breathing technique a bit, but there’s no problem. Now try running.”

“Yes! Thank you, teacher! Thank you so much!”

 

Yurio answered energetically and began running.

The students, surprised by the incredibly loud thank you, now began to be amazed watching Yurio.

 

“What? He’s suddenly running well?”

“Wasn’t Yurio’s stamina really weak?”

“Maybe he’s just running well because he rested a bit?”

 

Yurio’s record from previous classes was 20 laps.

In today’s class, he ran 30 laps and collapsed from exhaustion.

But Yurio showed no signs of fatigue.

Even though he had run 30 laps earlier, he broke through an additional 20 laps for a whopping 50 laps!

 

“What’s with him running so well?”

“What did the teacher do for him?”

 

It was amazing.

His stamina was so weak that it was questionable how he even got into Sword School.

For Yurio, who could be considered a failing student, to suddenly change like that.

 

“Yurio, what’s going on? Huff. What happened?”

“I don’t know either! I’m going ahead, Karen!”

“Yurio! Hey!”

 

Ziel watched this scene.

Was it because he heard words of gratitude?

Or was it because his student had improved?

Without Ziel himself knowing, the corners of his mouth had lifted up just a little, ever so slightly.

 

“Huff, huff.”

 

Yurio ran another 30 laps before finally stopping.

30 laps in today’s class.

Plus another 30 laps for a total of 60 laps!

Though still far behind compared to other students, this was remarkable progress.

 

“Teacher, huff, I, huff, really have more stamina!”

“It’s increased.”

“Thank you, huff. So much!”

 

With those words, Yurio collapsed right there and gasped for breath.

He had definitely improved considerably.

 

‘I heard he has an illness.’

 

Ziel recalled the conversation between Karen and Yurio that he had overheard earlier.

He had resolved some of the symptoms caused by the illness.

But treating the illness itself would certainly be important too.

 

‘Should I go find the Alley Doctor? Though I’m not sure if that guy is still there.’

 

Ziel gathered the students for now.

 

“Class is over. Everyone gather in your seats.”

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