On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 163

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 163

Festa Eve Festival (5)

A person difficult to define in one word!

That’s how Gilbert thought of Ziel.

He was cold yet also had warm aspects, and sometimes he could be terrifying.

However, there was one consistent case.

When students were threatened.

‘It seemed like I saw the Boss’s anger for the first time.’

And Remal Siren was someone who had threatened students multiple times.

He had manipulated Takeus behind the scenes to try to harm Delev, and even manipulated the settings of magic dolls deployed in the Exchange Tournament to put students in danger.

His excessive ambition that led him to try to grow Siren by inducing conflicts between noble families was the root of the problem.

As a result-

‘The Boss… has prepared the most terrifying punishment.’

Remal Siren would never see the light again.

“Killing him wouldn’t be enough to pay for his crimes. So I decided.”

“I see. Just like the assassins he controlled…”

“All the assassins of Black Sky should have died. When they were subjugated by the Imperial Family.”

Either dying at the hands of the Subjugation Force.

Or having their hearts stop the moment they saw the command document saying [Black Sky has fallen].

That’s how they should have died.

But they were forced to survive and were used once again.

During brainwashing, there would be no emotion.

But Ziel, whose brainwashing had been lifted, knew.

How terrible those memories and sensations of being controlled were.

Ziel remembered everything he had experienced and done while living as an assassin.

‘If the brainwashing could have been lifted… what would the Boss have done?’

Of course, Gilbert didn’t know about Ziel’s origins.

So he couldn’t exactly understand what Ziel was feeling right now.

But he knew one thing.

Did the Boss know?

That the emotion of ‘anger’ was seeping through his voice right now.

‘This is the best choice I can make here.’

If left alone, the assassins would fall into the hands of others, whether the Imperial Family or other major families.

In the end, if that happened, they wouldn’t be able to meet a peaceful death in any way.

Unless the knights were lucky enough to cut them all down at the scene.

“Clean up this place.”

A moment later.

Ziel returned after sending off all the injured and subdued assassins without pain.

“Now I’ll brainwash Remal Siren. Wait a moment.”

“Yes, Boss.”

While Ziel began working on something, Gilbert looked around Remal Siren’s room.

‘There are many strange items. Quite a few seem to be magical tools…’

He couldn’t touch them carelessly.

It would be awkward to take them and sell them.

Ziel and Gilbert.

The two of them shouldn’t have been here.

But there was one thing that caught his eye.

‘A safe.’

Still, since it’s a safe, wouldn’t there be at least some gold bars inside!

“A safe, I see.”

“Oh, are you finished already?”

“Yes. It’s done.”

Gilbert looked toward Remal.

He saw Remal kneeling, staring blankly into empty space.

Eyes completely devoid of focus.

‘Chilling.’

Gilbert had met assassins several times during his Crow days for work-related reasons.

They were all like that.

Empty eyes without focus.

Who could have imagined that Remal’s eyes, which once held boundless ambition, would end up like that.

“That bastard now….”

“Can do nothing and does nothing.”

“….”

Ziel shifted his gaze from Remal to the safe.

“Hmm. A safe that opens with mana.”

Ziel immediately brought over Remal’s broken wand.

“That’s a wand though? Are you opening it with that?”

“It opens with the mana contained inside. The closer an object is kept to the body, the more mana it absorbs.”

It was exactly as he said.

Click.

When he brought the wand close, the first security layer was released, and everything after that proceeded smoothly.

‘How does he figure out and solve such complex mana circuits in one go?’

It even took only a few dozen seconds.

How long would it take me?

Gilbert gave up thinking about it.

“G-gold bars!”

Gilbert cheered.

Inside were gold bars.

“Take only one.”

“Why!”

“We need to move quickly. We still have to go to the Annex Underground, so taking too many will be heavy.”

“Ugh….”

But Gilbert always listened to Boss first.

He took exactly one.

He considered taking one more, but listening to Boss was more important.

However, Ziel seemed more interested in something else inside than the gold bars.

“Documents?”

“Yes. It’s a cipher.”

A cipher?

‘Something used internally by the Siren Family? The location of a family heirloom?’

Gilbert’s prediction was half, no, only a quarter correct.

It was true that it pointed to the location where certain items were hidden.

But it wasn’t a cipher used within Siren, nor did it point to the location of a family heirloom.

‘I can finally use the key I bought at the black market back then.’

It was the location where Black Sky had hidden certain items in their assassin’s way!

This was a cipher pointing to that place.

After obtaining the key, Ziel had tried to find that location.

But contrary to his expectations, there was nothing at the place he went to.

The key was definitely genuine.

So Ziel waited.

Thinking he might get a clue someday.

But to think he would obtain it here like this.

‘The Imperial Family’s subjugation had each family’s cooperation, and Remal smuggled out Black Sky’s assassins, items, and documents, so in a way, it’s natural.’

This worked out well.

‘I have something to do during vacation.’

Ziel gathered the documents.

And he took 2 gold bars.

“Boss? You told me to take only one…”

“Your strength and my strength are different.”

“Ah.”

“Now we go to the annex underground. After that, we’ll go to the inn and the remaining assassins…”

Ziel hesitated for a moment.

“What’s wrong?”

“I can’t think of an appropriate expression. Killing would be correct, but I don’t want to express it as killing.”

If it had been the previous Ziel, he would have simply expressed it as killing.

Because that was the truth.

But Ziel’s sense of self was gradually being filled.

This gap occurs during that process.

“Hmm….”

Gilbert offered a good answer for the contemplating Boss.

“Let’s say ‘put to eternal rest,’ shall we?”

“Eternal rest.”

It was an expression he had seen in books.

The fact that it meant killing didn’t change.

But this time, he wanted to say it differently.

“Yes, eternal sleep. I hope he rests peacefully.”

Ziel looked toward Remal.

“That fellow has also entered eternal rest.”

It was eternal rest with the same yet different meaning.

Since the brainwashing would never be undone.

* * *

“We’ll breach soon. Everyone prepare.”

An unprecedented joint knight order moving under cover of night.

Kundel.

Rihart.

Imperial.

Plus one Secret Arts User.

Moreover, the two leading them were Amos and Daren, whose fame was renowned throughout the Empire.

Circumstances.

Evidence.

Even justification.

Everything was prepared, yet it remained an extremely dangerous mission.

After all, it was a major incident where the two great families symbolizing knighthood joined forces to attack the Empire’s greatest magical noble family.

“We’ll swiftly break through the main gate. The Imperial Knights will handle situation control, the rest will search for Remal Siren.”

“Understood.”

“Remember this. You must never attack the mages.”

There might be victims.

That’s what justification is all about.

‘Please, let this end well without any incidents.’

At this moment, neither Amos nor Daren said anything more.

After making eye contact with each other once.

Clatter!

They charged straight toward the mansion.

CRASH!

Locus opened the door.

Secret Arts, different from magic.

Heat haze began rising in the area near the main gate…

Clank, BANG!

The door opened by itself.

‘So that’s Secret Arts.’

A mysterious power whose activation principles and effects are known precisely only by those who have inherited those Secret Arts!

“If the mages complain later, tell them a Secret Arts User did it.”

That single comment from Locus made me laugh even in this situation.

What on earth was that Locus fellow’s intention in joining this formation?

“Emergency! Emergency! Intruders!”

As the Knight Order poured through the mansion’s main gate, alarms immediately rang throughout the mansion.

“Quite thorough.”

The moment the alarm sounded, magic dolls came rushing out from inside the mansion.

This was the Empire’s greatest mage family, so it was only natural.

“I’ll handle this, Daren.”

Amos drew his sword.

And shouted.

“Mages of Siren! Those loyal to Siren! Listen well! We have come to arrest Remal Siren, who dared to attempt the assassination of His Imperial Highness and plotted treason against this Empire!”

As if a winter storm had suddenly passed through, everything around fell silent.

The mana-enhanced shout had shaken the entire mansion.

Amos was a Master-level knight.

The Battle Roar he unleashed possessed unimaginable force.

“Furthermore, Remal Siren attempted to harm my son, Delev Kundel, for personal purposes!”

Not to be outdone, Daren shouted from beside him with an even louder voice!

“It was also Remal Siren who manipulated the magic dolls during the Sword School Exchange Tournament, putting the students in mortal danger!”

Daren continued his relentless shouting.

“Everyone stand back! We will not harm those who do not resist! We are not enemies of Siren! We have come to arrest the criminal Remal Siren!”

Daren glanced smugly toward Amos.

Even in this urgent and desperate situation, he managed to be absurd.

But he spoke well.

Those words were absolutely necessary.

We are not enemies of Siren itself.

You might ask what nonsense that is when we’re attacking the Siren Mansion—

‘That’s what justification is.’

Politics is mysterious for that reason.

Amos took up Daren’s words and shouted again.

“Remal Siren, who plotted treason, come out right now and kneel! Do not let other innocent people get hurt!”

However, no answer came.

Only silence and tension filled the air.

‘Is that bastard Remal really going to resist?’

I assessed the potential damage.

Even with the help of the mystic Locus, we would have to accept the sacrifice of several knights before entering the mansion.

‘Our Knight Order… it would be better to end this with as few casualties as possible.’

To secure additional justification and benefits afterward, sacrifices were necessary.

However, it’s enough to claim justification.

If possible, this matter must be concluded with minimal sacrifice.

“Won’t you come out, Remal!”

He shouted once more, but there was no further response.

Only a tense standoff continued.

“Amos, we’re going in.”

“Understood, Daren.”

In the end, it was a clash.

“We’ll breakthrough the mansion in the shortest time and find Remal Siren.”

It was when Amos raised his hand.

“Amos, Amos.”

“What?”

Amos was annoyed at being interrupted when he was about to coolly give the charge order.

“It seems noisy inside.”

“What?”

Daren was right.

In the midst of this silence.

It seemed like some strange sounds were coming from the mansion.

Locus, who was standing right next to him, also nodded.

“It seems something is happening inside.”

It didn’t seem like something that happened simply because of the current situation.

If that were the case, there should have been a commotion inside the mansion long ago.

Amos observed the condition of the other mages with sharp eyes.

They were watching this way while occasionally looking back.

Something must have happened.

Inside the mansion.

‘Could it be?’

One possibility that came to Amos’s mind.

That very unknown existence His Imperial Highness had mentioned!

‘Could that guy really be….’

Should he push in right now then?

It was when his worries were deepening.

“Listen, Mages! I command you in the name of Emil Siren, a legitimate successor candidate of Siren!”

A voice amplified by magic, not Battle Roar, once again resounded thunderously through Siren’s Mansion.

“All Mages withdraw your mana and stand down your Magic Dolls!”

This time it was the Mages who fell into confusion.

“Why is Young Master Emil suddenly…?”

“Remal, where did Young Master Remal go?”

Most of those here were followers of Remal.

Recently the family head had collapsed from illness and was unconscious.

Though there had been many suspicions, these Mages ultimately had no choice but to choose Remal.

Emil had been outside their interest from the beginning.

Compared to Remal, his support base was weak and his magical skills were inferior.

Therefore, his appearance now was unexpected.

‘Why is that guy now….’

It was unexpected for Amos and Daren as well.

He had said he would step forward at the timing when they captured Remal and sorted out the situation.

Locus also seemed not to have expected Emil to step forward now.

However, there was a reason.

“My Elder Brother, Remal Siren, has now fallen into a state where rational judgment is no longer possible!”

“…!”

“Therefore, from this moment on, I, Emil Siren, will exercise all authority as his proxy!”

A state where rational judgment is impossible?

“Young Master Emil, what do you mean by that!”

One of the Mages asked.

It was a voice full of bewilderment.

Emil answered as if he had been waiting for this.

“It’s exactly as I said. Elder Brother has currently lost his reason and is unable to give any response! I just confirmed it with my own two eyes!”

It was unbelievable.

But if those words were true-

“Are you all doubting my words and trying to refuse the orders given by Siren’s legitimate representative! Everyone withdraw your mana and stand down!”

If they made a mistake, their loyalty would be questioned.

“….”

While the Mages hesitated, Siren’s chief Mage shouted.

It was the very Mage who had been investigating the ‘Dark Ghost’ and was imprisoned by Remal.

“Everyone withdraw your mana! We assess the situation first!”

“But Chief Kenrat! Are you saying we should let that group into Siren’s Mansion!”

“The Imperial Knight Order is mixed in with them. The moment we refuse, we could all be charged with treason.”

“…!”

Siren is strong.

The group that wields the most powerful influence in the world of Mages!

Even so, the fact that the Imperial Palace and Knight Orders from Other Families had come this far meant….

‘There’s sufficient reason and justification for it.’

Of course.

Personal feelings about Remal were also mixed in, albeit very slightly.

“Everyone withdraw your mana and stand down!”

The hesitation didn’t last long.

The Mages gradually lowered the mana they had raised in tension, and the Magic Dolls that had densely filled the front of the Mansion gate also moved aside.

But Kenrat also left a warning.

“If there are any errors in your words or if our Siren Mages suffer harm… then be prepared. The Mages won’t stand for it.”

Amos looked at Kenrat quietly and said a word.

“Siren does seem to have a decent Mage after all. He has backbone.”

Daren was furious.

‘That was what I was going to say!’

Thus, Siren became the first in the family’s history to allow the knight orders of other major families and the Imperial Knights to enter their mansion.

The fortress of mages.

Knights had set foot in that place.

Without spilling a single drop of blood.

‘Finally.’

“Everyone listen carefully! You must not cause any damage to this mansion. Do not treat the house staff rudely, and do not break any property!”

But they had to maintain their justification until the end.

What they needed to capture now was Remal.

They couldn’t turn all the mages into enemies.

“Where is Remal Siren’s office?”

“On the second floor.”

Amos politely showed courtesy at the butler’s answer.

The knights followed behind him.

“This is the place.”

Finally, they arrived at the office and opened the door.

And what they encountered was—

“…!”

“Young Master, Young Master. Are you alright? Young Master. Please answer me!”

It was just as Emil had said.

Remal Siren was there.

However.

This wasn’t the Remal that people remembered.

Eyes without focus.

Saliva dripping slowly between his lips.

‘Did they drug him?’

And there was one more thing.

There were three unidentifiable corpses.

‘Are these the assassins that Remal was secretly raising?’

First, Amos approached.

“What happened?”

When he asked the servant who was beside Remal, a flustered answer came back.

“I heard some noise so I went to check, but there was no response… When I went in, this was the situation…”

“Did he take truth serum?”

“I-I’m not sure. I gave him an antidote as an emergency measure, but it’s not working…”

So the earlier commotion was for this reason.

He had thought that losing reason and having clouded judgment was just something Emil said to resolve this situation.

But it was real.

“…”

A thought flashed through Amos’s mind for a moment.

‘Someone was here.’

Amos urgently gave orders.

“Search this area. Quickly!”

“Pardon? Family Head. Suddenly what…”

“I’m telling you to look for traces of an intruder!”

“Ah, understood…”

That’s when it happened.

“Family Head!”

When a knight entered and shouted, both Amos and Daren’s heads turned simultaneously.

It was one of Rihart’s knights.

“Reporting. As expected, this is a report from the knights who went to deal with the assassins who infiltrated on the Night of Kyrene.”

“Did something happen?”

The anxiety that both Amos and Daren felt—

“All the assassins were… found dead…!”

“…!”

An unimaginable reality had come to pass.

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