On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 117
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 117
Before the Second Semester (1)
The second semester at Edelwein Academy was approaching.
It was the time when students who had gone home during vacation were returning!
It was also the busiest time in front of the dormitory.
“You came early too?”
“Hey, you too?”
Though it had been less than two months, students immediately began sharing all the stories that had accumulated during their time apart.
“Did you hear the rumor? Something about an explosion in the capital.”
“I heard too. Was it the Ospelt family? Their vineyard, I think.”
“I heard Tollen Trading Company was caught by the Kundel Family. My father was supposed to do business with Tollen Trading Company, but they didn’t show up on the appointed day, so when he looked into it, that’s what had happened.”
“Hey! My father bought me a sword! Look at this. It’s made by a workshop and the quality is really…”
“Have you been to Mortis Boutique? The new collection was really, really pretty.”
Students busy sharing updates and sometimes bragging.
Even if it wasn’t as exciting as the first semester, everyone seemed to have some level of anticipation.
On the other hand, there were also worries.
Namely, course registration.
There were many lectures.
However, there were specific lectures they wanted to take.
Most notably, Ziel’s liberal arts lectures!
‘…I have to take them this time too.’
Delev was already getting nervous.
This time too, he absolutely had to take Teacher Ziel’s courses.
This semester, there were a total of 2.
“What? I thought there would be about 3 this time!”
Celia had somehow approached from the side.
Delev quickly hid the course schedule he was holding.
“What? When did you get here?”
“Just now. It’s not even a secret, so why are you hiding it? The thief is someone else.”
“Still going on about that? What did I steal?”
“Ah~ So it’s the victim’s fault for getting robbed? Well, it doesn’t matter now. You don’t know I completed my secret technique, do you?”
Celia became smug.
“I refined it more during vacation. I’ll probably win now, right?”
Delev burst into laughter.
“Secret technique? I have one of those too.”
“S-secret technique? You?”
Celia was flustered.
‘There’s no way the Kundel Family would teach him a secret technique already, right?’
She had heard ‘intelligence’ that secret techniques were usually passed down around third or fourth year when one’s level had improved!
She didn’t seem to know about Delev’s bet with his father following Ziel’s home visit.
“That’s right. A secret technique.”
“That’s a lie. Are you bluffing?”
“Why don’t you check for yourself later?”
Celia trembled as she denied reality!
‘I thought I’d win this time… no, that’s not right. My secret technique will be stronger.’
Even Delev was grinning smugly.
‘I won.’
“Anyway! I’m leaving. Let’s not run into each other.”
“Ah, so you’re saying you won’t take Teacher Ziel’s class?”
“No way!”
Celia stormed off in a huff.
This refreshing feeling of having gained the upper hand from the start of the semester!
Delev checked his course schedule again.
Teacher Ziel’s liberal arts lectures for this semester totaled 2.
<Fundamentals of Swordsmanship and Sparring>
<Mana Development and Application>
‘I’m definitely taking both.’
Even if the lecture titles were something like <Reading and Discussion>, it wouldn’t matter.
He absolutely, absolutely had to take Teacher Ziel’s lectures!
This intense premonition that just listening would make his skills improve dramatically!
‘I absolutely have to succeed.’
The problem was this.
[Course Capacity: 40 students]
The total number of first years was 100.
In the end, it meant that less than half of the students could take the course.
‘If I fail… should I take a leave of absence?’
Teacher Ziel’s most fervent follower!
Not being able to attend Teacher Ziel’s classes was unimaginable.
During the vacation period.
He swung his sword like his life depended on it and learned secret techniques.
His achievements during vacation!
He wanted to show them off.
He absolutely had to succeed.
‘This time it’ll be first-come-first-served too, right?’
First year course registration was in two days.
Just fill out the application form with desired subjects by grade level and submit it to the Student Affairs Office.
The problem was that it was first-come-first-served!
‘Should I go starting tomorrow night? Or not? Is that too late? Then from the afternoon? No wait, would afternoon be too late too? I absolutely have to get in the top 40.’
Just as Delev’s mind was spinning rapidly.
“Me? Of course I stayed at the Academy the whole time. I told you back then.”
“Ah. Right. Karen, you during vacation with that Mortis…”
“Yurio, will you shut up? I said it was a secret.”
“Uh-huh. Sorry. But are you really going now? Really?”
“I told you I am. I have to get in the top 40. Absolutely.”
Two familiar voices could be heard.
‘That’s Yurio and Karen.’
Swish!
Delev perked up his ears.
“Since we just need to get in the top 40, I think going tomorrow would be fine…”
“Kids like you are the ones who regret it later. What if you can’t get in? I guarantee you, all the first years are going to apply this time.”
“Th-that’s probably true, right?”
“Of course it is. After those incredible results in the first semester exchange tournament and practicals…”
Taking a quick look, Karen even had a backpack on her back.
“Then don’t tell me what’s in that bag is…”
“Food. Drinks. And I have a pillow too. To sleep when I get sleepy.”
“What about biological needs?”
“That’s why I’m saying let’s wait in line together. When I leave my spot, you guard it, and vice versa. How about it?”
“Two days is a bit tough…”
“Ah, then just don’t take Teacher Ziel’s class.”
“Ah, fine. I’ll go. I’m going. I just need to pack a backpack too, right?”
“Hurry up and pack.”
“Ah damn, I just unpacked my stuff in the dormitory…”
Yurio ran off in a hurry.
Delev’s heart became urgent.
‘What if all the other kids are doing this too?’
Could it be that even Celia had already gone?
His heart sank.
This wasn’t the time for this.
Delev also ran to the dormitory.
On the way, he ran into Ann.
“Oh, Delev? Where are you going?”
“To pack my stuff!”
“Huh? Don’t tell me you’re leaving again? Taking a leave of absence?”
“What are you talking about? I’m going to register for courses.”
“Course registration? That doesn’t start until the day after tomorrow!”
Delev ran off without answering.
Ann kept tilting her head in confusion, then suddenly realized.
‘Ah, right. Teacher Ziel’s class!’
The existence of a class she absolutely had to take!
“This isn’t the time for this.”
Ann also ran back to the dormitory.
She had just unpacked her stuff in the dormitory, but that wasn’t what mattered.
‘If I can’t take Teacher’s class, my second semester is ruined.’
It wasn’t just Ann.
All the first years who had taken Ziel’s classes approached the second semester with that mindset.
During vacation.
When they returned home and showed off their skills, how surprised their families were!
‘No way, Ann! You definitely couldn’t even cross swords with me once before enrollment!’
‘Miss, you’re amazing! You withstood one exchange with the Family Head!’
It was incomparable to when they had just enrolled.
Since they were always together, they couldn’t often feel it, but once they left the Academy, they clearly realized it.
They had grown this much thanks to Ziel’s classes.
‘I should go too.’
Starting with Karen, the course registration competition began to spread gradually.
Ziel was busy preparing for classes.
Now that he had temporarily set aside his interest in Siren, it was time to focus on the second semester classes.
Of course, he hadn’t completely cut ties.
He was currently meeting with someone related to that matter.
“…Ha, so you’re asking me to do you that favor right now?”
“Yes. It’s needed for the class. I’ve already received a promise.”
“Who made such a promise….”
Professor Titus, third year of Arcane School.
Though he was in charge of third years, he was the undisputed power behind Arcane School.
His influence had dropped somewhat due to a series of ‘incidents.’
Anyway, the guy who had caused that drop in influence had suddenly come asking to borrow magic dolls and magical tools.
“If any damage occurs, our Sword School will compensate in full, and we’ll borrow the magical tools cleanly. Are there any other issues preventing you from lending them?”
Ha.
‘This bastard is calling that a question….’
It’s because of you that I got screwed over!
Once during the practical exam.
Once during the special support system review!
Especially when the students he had backed during the review were eliminated, causing him to become estranged from those families.
‘Damn bastard.’
And that bastard had the nerve to come asking to borrow magic dolls and magical tools?
‘Absolutely not happening.’
“Sorry, but that won’t work. We don’t even have enough for our own use. Maybe one or two, but 40 is a bit much.”
“I’ve already received a promise.”
“Well, that’s a promise that wasn’t discussed with me, you see? It won’t work. Absolutely not. No, what the hell was Emmerich thinking….”
“It was compensation for saving the lives of Arcane School students. So are the students’ lives worth less than lending magic dolls and magical tools?”
Ziel asked with complete seriousness!
Titus was momentarily speechless but soon employed his invincible logic.
“As I said, this wasn’t discussed with me. I’m truly grateful to Teacher Ziel, but what can I do? Magic dolls are precious assets of Arcane School. Maybe one or two, but 40? This is absolutely not something I can decide on my own.”
Actually, it was possible.
He just had absolutely no intention of doing so.
So now please leave!
“And if you became friends with an Arcane School professor through this matter, wouldn’t that actually benefit Teacher Ziel? You weren’t aiming for that, were you? This is troubling, Teacher Ziel. It’s difficult when someone from Sword School, not even Arcane School, and a liberal arts instructor at that, comes to me like this. Does the department head know about this?”
“No.”
“Oh my, that’s a big problem. Go get permission first and then come back. But even then, what won’t work won’t work.”
‘This is exhausting.’
A guy I already can’t stand the sight of suddenly comes and….
“Let’s wrap up this conversation now. No matter how much you ask, what won’t work won’t work. Teacher Ziel, I’m truly sorry about this. And I’m quite busy now. Please leave.”
A cold order to leave.
“We’re both busy right before the semester starts anyway, so let’s not create troublesome situations for each other. And do you know how much those magic dolls cost? Just the money that goes into one is almost….”
However, Titus was suddenly struck speechless.
“Professor Titus.”
“Yes.”
“I’m going to do some blackmail now.”
“…What?”
A short while later.
Not even 5 minutes had passed.
Professor Titus stared blankly into space with an expression as if he’d lost everything in the world, then answered weakly.
“…I understand. I’ll provide support.”
“Thank you for your cooperation. I’m glad the promise will be kept.”
“….”
Ziel stood up from his seat.
“Please send the magic dolls to the Sword School Training Hall within a week.”
“…Yes.”
“Well then, goodbye.”
Click.
The door closed.
And Professor Titus tried to stand up but collapsed back into his chair with a thud.
A mutter flowed out without any motivation.
“How did that bastard find out about my hobby?”
Finally emerging from Professor Titus’s research lab, Ziel.
Gilbert, who spotted him, quickly scurried over.
“Boss, how did it go?”
Gilbert didn’t have much expectation.
Knights and mages don’t get along very well.
The Academy, which inherited that atmosphere, was naturally the same.
And although I haven’t been here long, from what I roughly found out, Arcane School apparently got burned twice thanks to Boss.
That would have made it even more difficult.
“As expected, Arcane School isn’t easy, right? It probably was difficult…”
“I borrowed them.”
“Excuse me?”
“50 Magic Dolls. I received support for 100 Basic Magic Tools.”
Gilbert was at a loss for words.
Borrowed them, he said.
And even more than originally promised!
“H-how?”
“I couldn’t use the intimidation method you taught me.”
“That… subtle intimidation, you mean?”
“Right.”
Ziel had briefly sought advice from Gilbert.
Because he wasn’t familiar with intimidation.
Of course, he was skilled at Assassin-style Intimidation.
Things like threatening they wouldn’t see the morning sun if they didn’t talk.
But he wasn’t skilled at intimidation in situations like this, so he had asked Gilbert.
Gilbert had told him this:
‘He said to do it subtly, mentioning it appropriately while speaking in roundabout ways…’
“H-how did you do it?”
“I just said I would start intimidating from now on.”
“Excuse me?”
“And then I spoke. So he lent them to me.”
“…”
Not having seen that situation, he couldn’t understand it at all.
“So… you just intimidated him directly, is that what you’re saying?”
“I explained it kindly. That I would intimidate from now on. Then I stated the intimidation content.”
“…”
Gilbert, momentarily speechless, soon realized.
‘As expected of Boss!’
Instead of beating around the bush, he went straight for it boldly.
Right.
Against an opponent like Professor Titus, that might have been better!
Rather than vaguely speaking in roundabout ways and making the opponent angry, completely suppressing them from the start!
‘As expected of Boss. How frightening. My advice was insufficient.’
Nod.
Gilbert, suddenly curious, asked.
“But what kind of intimidation did you use that made him accept immediately?”
“He had a secret hobby.”
Professor Titus’s hobby was none other than-
‘Doll play.’
It was doll play.
That is, personally crafting Female-shaped Magic Dolls and then dressing them up…
Playing prince among them, that kind of doll play.
Even personally dressing them up, decorating them, and applying makeup – quite a deep hobby!
It was a hobby that could never, absolutely never be imagined from Professor Titus’s always stern and prestigious image.
There were even stories that he slept holding those dolls!
‘The Kundel Family’s information was effective.’
Of course, Ziel didn’t judge whether it was a strange hobby or not.
It was just written like this in the information.
[If this hobby becomes public, it will deal irreversible damage to Professor Titus.]
He had simply used it as intimidation material after seeing this phrase.
“What is it, what is it?”
Just as Gilbert, who couldn’t possibly know this, kept asking.
“Gilbert.”
“Yes, Boss.”
“Do you happen to know about Students’ trends?”
“Students’ trends? No?”
Ziel pointed to the Student Affairs Building they happened to be passing.
“There are Students gathered over there.”
Students were gathered in large numbers.
At least dozens of them.
They weren’t just simply gathered – some had completely set up spots and were eating or even sleeping.
“Camping… maybe? But why would they camp there…”
Nothing came to mind immediately.
“I-I’m not sure.”
“I see.”
Ziel muttered, unaware that the First Years had gathered in line because of his course registration.
“Student trends are difficult to understand.”
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