On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 154

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 154

Festival Ideas (4)

Honestly, I couldn’t, no, wouldn’t believe it.

Not until I met Mortis in person.

But it was real.

Lord Mortis was walking around the Sword School Grounds, earnestly sketching something.

Emeric knew too.

Who Mortis was, and what kind of person he was!

“My, my, my goodness! Lord Mortis! I’m Emeric Kent, the professor in charge of Arcane School First Years! It’s an honor to meet you!”

The sight of an Arcane School Professor hurriedly greeting Lord Mortis on the Sword School Grounds was truly surreal.

And the fact that the person who brought them together was none other than a teacher from Sword School – not a professor or Department Head – was even more surreal.

“Ah! Nice to meet you. I’m Mortis Allen. Since you’re personally helping out, Professor, the honor is all mine!”

Unlike his publicly known image, he boldly extended his hand first, requesting a handshake with such brazen friendliness!

Emeric was moved as he shook hands with Mortis.

‘Is this a dream or reality?’

Mortis!

Was there anyone in this Empire who didn’t know him!

How outstanding an artist he was, the rumors about Enemy Nations attempting his kidnapping were known to absolutely everyone!

Just owning one piece from his Collection would earn the envy of the entire world.

“Please take care of me. We don’t have much time. Let’s see, Sculpture Creation and Coloring, plus casting Magic on top of that… it’s going to get very busy. Is that alright with you?”

“Ah, yes. Of, of course.”

He felt somewhat like a traitor, but his counterpart happened to be Lord Mortis.

Arcane School?

They would manage their preparations just fine even without him.

With Money overflowing, they would call in People from outside to decorate the Event Venue and just cast Magic on top of it – that was event preparation.

All Emeric would do was go a few days early to help with Spell Casting.

Unlike Sword School, where Students didn’t lift a finger and just focused on preparing their own Booths – that was how Arcane School events worked.

‘Oh well, forget it. I’ll just help out here.’

Political positions and such things – he didn’t really understand them.

It’s Lord Mortis!

Of course.

‘I’ve already escaped the early 5th tier anyway.’

This was also backed by confidence in his abilities.

Unless one acts like complete trash and turns everyone against them, the existence of a mage who has surpassed the early 5th tier receives incredibly precious treatment.

And it was thanks to Ziel that he managed to escape that demonic phase of the 5th tier!

“Just say anything. What kind of magic shall I cast for you?”

“Oh! I like how proactive you are. Teacher Ziel has introduced me to a very fine person. If it’s not too rude to ask, what level of mastery have you reached as a mage…?”

“Ah, I recently advanced one step from the early 5th tier. I’m embarrassed to say, but I gained enlightenment. Thanks to Teacher Ziel.”

Ziel tilted his head at those words.

“I don’t remember helping Professor Emeric Kent advance his magical mastery.”

“In the world of mages, there’s something called ‘inspiration.'”

“Oh! We have that in our world too.”

Mortis chimed in excitedly.

“Now I see that Teacher Ziel is a precious being who gives inspiration to those around him!”

Ziel was bewildered.

He had never done such a thing.

“I’ve never done that.”

“How modest of you!”

“I don’t remember.”

“It’s fine. We remember!”

Then Gilbert whispered quietly from the side.

“Boss, what’s good is good.”

So this is when the phrase “what’s good is good” is used.

“Hmm. I see.”

An idiomatic expression!

Ziel finally nodded.

“That’s right. It’s all thanks to me.”

“You’re quite good at jokes too! Hahaha!”

This perfect situation where anything you say works if you have a good image!

Anyway, the start went smoothly.

The Empire’s greatest artist.

A mage who finally escaped the early stages of the 5th tier and leaped to the upper ranks.

Plus a capable official teacher from Sword School on top of that.

An unprecedented combination!

‘It’s a dream combination!’

Gilbert was excited.

Once again, infinite respect for Boss welling up!

‘To think there’s someone who can manipulate the Great Families and Imperial Family behind the scenes and call upon such people to make requests…’

The fact that such a person was his boss was unbelievable.

Indeed, following Boss back then was the best choice of his life.

‘But surely all these people aren’t becoming organization members?’

If so, an incredible organization would be born.

‘I need to work hard too. They’re all amazing talents…!’

“Then, let’s start from the entrance here. Professor Emeric? What I want is illusion magic and magic that reduces the saturation of this space.”

“Ah. Barrier magic then.”

“Yes. But it needs to be very natural. You have to make it so they can’t notice magic has been cast.”

“That’s a difficult spell. But it rather stimulates my competitive spirit?”

Give and take.

Since both had clear purposes and motivations, progress was very fast from the start.

“Oh, that’s good. This is exactly the feeling. What we’re going to install here is a magnificently sparkling sword. But instead of making it more energetic or sharp, we’ll lower the saturation to make it a bit more blooming…”

“I don’t understand what you mean, but it sounds good!”

“Ah! I was being rude. So, it means making it look a bit more gloomy.”

“Ooh.”

Checking spell casting in advance and assuming sculpture installation, etc.

Passionate design work was beginning.

“Teacher Ziel? I have concerns about the arrangement here… Something feels off?”

“The spacing is wrong. There’s slightly more distance between here and here. Different from other places.”

“…Come to think of it, you’re right? How does this look?”

Added to this was Ziel’s keen eye!

‘I need to do something too!’

Gilbert hovered around enthusiastically but didn’t achieve much.

On the other hand, Karen, the only assistant who had been quiet the whole time…

“Um, everyone’s been talking so much, I thought you might be thirsty…”

“Oh, Miss Karen. Thank you.”

“Thank you. Student Karen Aswan.”

“There’s a thoughtful student at Sword School?”

She had cleverly found something she could do.

‘I should have done that!’

Gilbert didn’t do much, but it wasn’t like he was completely idle either.

“A hat?”

“Yes, Lord Mortis is quite a famous person, so strategically speaking, wouldn’t it be better to hide him?”

Emeric agreed with Gilbert’s suggestion.

“Hmm. I think similarly. It’s really not my place to say this, but… if Arcane School finds out, there’s a possibility they’ll make trouble in some way.”

Emeric had decided to repay Ziel during this Festa period.

“They’ll definitely try to interfere, Teacher Ziel. They never expected Lord Mortis’s presence.”

“So you put a hat on him, is that it.”

“Just wearing a wide-brimmed hat should make him unrecognizable from a distance, so it wouldn’t be bad. Though they’ll notice eventually.”

Emeric sighed as he said this.

“Anyway, they think they’re so high up that they won’t bother looking down below.”

In other words.

They wouldn’t pay attention to this way anyway.

But Ziel tilted his head in confusion.

“Are they tall?”

“Excuse me?”

“All the Arcane School professors must be tall.”

Emeric burst into laughter.

“Teacher Ziel, you’re quite good at jokes.”

“That’s right. As expected of Boss.”

“Hmm. You have a sense of humor, Teacher Ziel. I thought you were always expressionless.”

Ziel became confused.

* * *

While Mortis and Emeric began their preliminary work, preparations for the event also progressed.

First, they further developed the ideas proposed by the professors, while also reviewing the students’ ideas.

“Twenty booths run by various clubs and students… and ten used separately by Sword School for special events. That should be enough. For major events, if we add three student ideas to the professors’ ideas, we’ll have six total.”

The professors came out of the stuffy conference room for the first time in a while to tour the Sword School area.

“Department Head, the ‘Labyrinth Exploration’ event I mentioned before will be held in that unused building over there.”

“Won’t there be few visitors since it’s in such a remote location?”

“Shouldn’t remote places look more eerie? I’ll decorate it magnificently.”

The professors were strangely enthusiastic after Mortis joined them.

“My ‘Barrier Breaker’ needs to attract attention most of all, so I plan to set it up in a location that’s immediately visible upon entry!”

“Then for the ‘Blade Challenge’, we’ll ask Professor Emeric to cast Sound Amplification Magic to make the clashing of swords and cheering clearly audible…”

And there was Emeric, who had become an unexpected ally no less than Mortis.

Who could have imagined it?

That one person completely unrelated to Sword School and another who should be hostile to Sword School would join them.

Thanks to this, the Sword School Festa planning was branching out in completely unexpected directions.

“How are the students’ ideas coming along, Teacher Ziel?”

“The First Years are currently compiling them. I told Student Yurio Harmatan to deliver them once the compilation is finished.”

“Good. We can discuss it at the next meeting. Should we have the students participate then too?”

“Understood.”

“Other professors should also have one student attend once their idea compilation is complete.”

The festa planning had started with the burdensome goal of somehow defeating Arcane School.

But now it had changed.

Beating Arcane School was secondary—how could they plan a spectacular and enjoyable festa!</

“Looking at the blueprint, it seems like a sculpture will be installed here, so if we guide people along this way toward the booths…”

“We should reconsider the event venue layout, shouldn’t we? Professor Idel’s event should be more eye-catching, don’t you think?”

“Oh my, what are you saying? Whose event is it anyway? We’re all doing this for everyone’s success. We should just place an event that can draw all the spectators’ attention from the very beginning…”

“So you’re saying Professor Idel’s is better. Barrier Breaker! How great would it be if we start with a bang and smash things from the beginning?”

“Hehe, Professor Elcanto, really.”

Thanks to this, a heartwarming scene unfolded.

Of course, Ziel added a cold remark to it.

“The Barrier Breaker event would be better in the back rather than the front. Considering the size of the barrier written in the proposal, it would block all the paths. So it would be better to place it in a wider location instead of the ‘Blade Challenge.'”

“Ahem. If that’s the case…”

Ziel’s speaking authority had unknowingly risen!

It was natural since he was the very person who had changed the direction of this festa.

“Um, Teacher Ziel. Then should we go with the original plan for ‘Labyrinth Exploration’?”

“As you said, it would be good if it’s less conspicuous but the path is clearly marked.”

“Oh!”

The sight of professors seeking permission from a teacher and being happy about it was quite refreshing, so Berhal burst into laughter.

“Well now. This is quite an interesting scene.”

“Indeed. The people who absolutely refused to acknowledge him just last semester have now changed.”

Isabella also nodded.

Isabella was the only professor who hadn’t joined that group.

“What do you think, Professor Isabella?”

“Pardon?”

“Do you think Sword School is finally becoming united?”

“Hmm…”

Isabella looked at Idel and Merhen.

“They seem to be reluctantly participating, but there are still people who audaciously dream different dreams…”

Then her gaze shifted toward Elcanto.

“On the other hand, there are people who have changed so much that they’re worry-free.”

Berhal chuckled, seeming to know who she was talking about.

“But as long as there’s one person who won’t change, I think the Department Head’s goal will eventually be achieved. After all, people are bound to change depending on the situation, but the person who shouldn’t change remains the same in any situation, while the rest will change.”

The former is Ziel.

The latter are the other professors.

“Of course, I’m also included among those who have changed.”

“Professor Isabella too?”

“Probably? I actually didn’t have much motivation. After Professor Pauline retires and I naturally take over the 6th years… I wondered what would really change.”

Isabella looked toward Ziel again.

“But one person is drawing the fire.”

“Hooo…”

“Plus, the year after next, I’ll be in charge of the First Years again. It should be interesting, don’t you think?”

This situation that makes even unmotivated professors step forward.

‘Now that we’ve unified everything, all that’s left is to make changes.’

Academic system reform.

Textbook distribution.

Ziel’s promotion to official faculty.

The unprecedented changes currently happening within Sword School.

‘Without Teacher Ziel… this would have taken not just a few years, but at least 10 more years.’

I had no idea these changes would progress so rapidly beyond expectations.

“Professor Isabella, let’s prepare well for this festa. I’m glad you’re here though. The other professors can’t move against what you say, right?”

The professor who speaks the least.

However, when she throws out that one necessary word, the other professors don’t dare think of rebelling.

Though she wasn’t someone who actively intervened in situations.

“It seems like they already can’t move against Teacher Ziel either?”

“Well, that’s true too.”

Indeed, it was quite a fascinating sight to see again.

“Teacher Ziel, how about this? When we smash through the barrier, we add some magic to it…”

“I don’t know about that, Professor Merhen Curtis. You should ask Professor Emeric Kent.”

“Oh come on, please help me out. It’s not like I’m close with him.”

“What does asking have to do with being close? You don’t need my help to go and ask.”

“Geez, seriously…”

The very situation where people who had been so wary of Ziel were now desperate to become friends with him.

“The festa should be fine.”

While Isabella and Berhal both wore smiles.

“Oh my, what are the Sword School people gathering together to do like that?”

“With all the professors out there doing something, it looks like they’re struggling?”

“Tsk, as if that’ll amount to anything. They’re going to lose to us anyway.”

Just then, Arcane School professors passing through the adjacent Arcane School area discovered this and clicked their tongues.

On one side, people were smiling.

On the other side, people were mocking without knowing the situation.

Especially Professor Titus, who led the mockery.

“Those guys borrowed magical tools and magic dolls, and their thinking is exactly at that level, you know? They won’t even think to use them and will just do what they’ve always done.”

“…”

“Why are you all looking at me like that?”

“Oh, no. It’s nothing, Professor Titus.”

Who was it that lent them those magic dolls and magical tools, shocking everyone?

“Ahem. Well, it’s nothing special. They’re just gathering to talk among themselves… By the way, I haven’t seen Professor Emeric since yesterday.”

“Oh, I haven’t seen him either.”

“He seemed to attend classes, but where does he go after they end?”

Titus seized this opportunity to attack Emeric.

“Anyway, maybe it’s because he’s in charge of the First Years, but he’s so selfish.”

Of course, not many people agreed.

Even though he still seemed to command the other professors, everyone’s true feelings were different now.

‘Why is he so desperate to tear him down? Didn’t he say he’d nurture him before?’

‘There have been ominous rumors about the Siren Family lately too, when will this guy leave?’

‘Ah, I just want to go rest.’

“Ahem, how are our festa preparations going?”

“They’re going smoothly. We contacted the same place we used last year, so stage installation will begin tomorrow.”

“Good. Let’s take first place again this time. Hahaha.”

“Haha, of course.”

Awkward laughter was exchanged, but the professors never doubted that Arcane School would take first place.

It was quite some time later that they learned of Mortis’s existence.

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