On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 187
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 187
Birthday Gift Purchase Request (3)
“How about it?”
“I can’t just give it to you.”
“That’s… right. Of course. It’s expensive.”
70,000 cel.
No, even 7,000 cel would be an enormous amount of money.
Money that far exceeded Ziel’s salary.
A supreme grade magic stone worth over 100 times his monthly salary!
While Ziel still lacked economic sense, he at least knew what was reasonable.
“Let me ask you something, subordinate.”
“Yes, Boss!”
“Even at this price, do you absolutely want to give your Father a ‘Giant’s Tear’ as a birthday gift?”
Ziel got straight to the heart of the matter.
Would she still give it as a birthday gift?
“Hmm…”
After pondering, Celia eventually shook her head.
“I’ll go with something else. It’s too expensive. Father wouldn’t want it either. The trouble of being questioned would be greater than the joy of giving a gift. I should choose something else!”
“Mm. Understood.”
He had thought about just giving it to her, but that seemed too excessive.
Of course, if it had been a matter of Celia’s life being at stake, he would have given her one or even ten supreme grade magic stones without hesitation.
That was the kind of person Ziel was.
“Then we need to decide on a different gift. The request details are changing.”
“Hmm! What would be good? I haven’t really thought of anything else besides this. Father has everything. He has a sword, a shield, armor…”
Ziel recalled something he had read in a book.
“I’ve heard there’s nothing better than a letter for conveying one’s feelings.”
“Oh! A letter! But I write one at least once a week. Father gets disappointed if I don’t.”
“Then…”
In the end, Ziel returned to the starting point and touched on the core issue again.
“I need to give Daren Rihart Family Head something he needs.”
“That’s exactly what I really don’t know….”
After pondering for a long time, Celia ultimately couldn’t reach a conclusion.
Ziel also offered his opinion, but it was useless.
“How about a snack set?”
“That’s something Teacher likes….”
“Just fill it with very delicious snacks.”
“That’s exactly what Teacher likes….”
“Hmm.”
After pondering for a moment, Ziel suddenly checked his magic stone.
And he offered an extremely efficient opinion.
“Subordinate.”
“Yes, Boss!”
“About the ‘Giant’s Tear’ you want to give as a gift. Does the size matter?”
“Uh… I guess not?”
“Then we can go with making it smaller. At the price range you originally expected.”
“Oh!”
Celia clapped her hands.
“That’s right! We’re not trying to buy something already made, we’re making it ourselves! Oh! Boss, you’re a genius!”
“Hmm. I’ll acknowledge it. A genius idea indeed.”
Ziel was also impressed with himself.
To think of such a thing!
“So are we going to Professor Emeric right away?”
“Yes. Let’s go right now.”
“But can it be made in just one day?”
“We’ll find a way.”
As expected of Boss!
‘So cool.’
The commission wasn’t proceeding very smoothly, but they were still continuing to find ways forward.
Honestly, Celia was moved.
The sight of Teacher trying to find a way somehow when she mentioned it was a birthday gift for Father!
‘If I tell Father about this story, he’ll be so touched, right?’
And on top of that, his unexpected financial resources.
‘He has a sense for investment too. And with that much, it would be worth continuing to aim for profits… If he’s just withdrawing it, he has good decisiveness too!’
There were misunderstandings and there were correct assumptions, but either way it was in a good direction.
The two immediately returned to the Academy.
“But Boss, if we go this way, it’s the Arcane School Area, isn’t it?”
“That’s right.”
“Is it okay for me to go there?”
“Subordinate, you’re also a student. Is there a problem with a student going to an area where students attend?”
“Uh… except for during Festa, I’ve never been to the Arcane School Area.”
“No problem.”
Vacation starts the day after tomorrow.
There were still students who hadn’t left the Academy, but they only glanced over and nothing particular happened.
Rather, they showed favorable reactions.
“Right? That Sword School teacher?”
“The one who brought Lord Mortis to Festa…”
“The performance was no joke, really. I was lucky enough to buy tickets and watch it.”
“Really? I’m envious…”
This feeling of shoulders rising with pride for no reason!
At that moment, Ziel’s shoulders also rose slightly.
Though Celia didn’t notice.
“This is the place.”
The two then arrived at Emeric’s Research Laboratory.
They had come without making any appointment, but Emeric opened the laboratory door as if accustomed to it and welcomed Ziel.
“Teacher Ziel! What brings you here today? Aren’t you going anywhere for vacation?”
“I came because I have some business to attend to.”
“Oh, now that I look, you came with Student Celia?”
“Hello, Professor Emeric!”
Emerick was also familiar with Celia.
Magic Doll Sparring.
And through the performance, he had become familiar with her face and had exchanged a few words with her.
“Please wait a moment, I’ll bring some tea.”
Tea with steam gently rising from it.
The research laboratory scene that seemed organized yet somewhat messy.
It seemed to give off a strangely comforting feeling.
“The tea tastes good.”
“Oh, does it?”
“Yes. The scent seems to have a peanut smell to it.”
“…Is there really anything Teacher doesn’t know? That tea is exactly that feeling. You got it exactly right.”
Celia thought.
‘So cool again.’
Ziel emptied about 5 cups of tea.
The reason was simple.
Because it was delicious.
‘If I eat snacks and tea together, it would be twice as delicious.’
But now it was time to get to the main point.
Ziel placed 3 Supreme Grade Magic Stones on the table without hesitation.
“…”
Emerick’s mouth fell wide open.
‘What is this.’
He rubbed his eyes.
He blinked several times.
And finally realized.
“This is… uh… uhuh…”
“Supreme Grade Magic Stones.”
“How did… Teacher Ziel get these? These are really hard to get right now! The price has gone up tremendously! It’s gone up almost 5 times…”
“I obtained them.”
“Where from?”
“I got it from the bank.”
“From the bank…?”
There wasn’t a single lie in that statement.
He really did get it from the bank.
‘…Did you store it in the storage or something?’
Emerick, who had been tilting his head repeatedly, finally returned to reality.
“But, the reason you brought this….”
Are you perhaps trying to sell it to me?
‘How do you even know I need Magic Stones?’
This is where the importance of Mages’ backgrounds comes into play.
Siren Junior School.
There’s no other reason why Mages try so hard to get in there.
Because they provide excellent support!
On the other hand, since Emerick wasn’t from that background, his connections were poor and he had few opportunities to procure Magic Stone materials.
Anyway, for Emerick who needed to move beyond the Early 5th Tier and begin serious Magic Research, it felt like encountering an oasis in the desert.
“….”
Gulp.
While Emerick swallowed his dry saliva, Ziel finally brought up his business.
“I want to make ‘Giant’s Tear’ with this.”
“Ah…!”
He understood immediately what that meant.
‘You’re the culprit behind the Magic Stone price surge….’
Giant’s Tear!
It became such a huge trend among the Nobles that Magic Stones experienced a shortage.
Especially the high-grade and above Magic Stones essential for Magic Research were all being used to make Giant’s Tear.
“Are you also interested in this, Teacher?”
“It’s an item needed for a mission.”
“Pardon?”
“I’ll make it as a birthday gift for my subordinate’s father.”
“Ah….”
Children from wealthy families really do things on a different scale when it comes to birthday gifts, he thought.
But wait, subordinate?
“Isn’t she your… disciple?”
“Today she’s my subordinate.”
“And Teacher is the boss!”
“…?”
While he was puzzled by their role-playing, Ziel asked.
“Can you make it?”
“It’s possible. If I take it to the Magic Stone Processing people, they’ll make it right away. I was actually planning to visit them today anyway.”
“Oh!”
Celia cheered quietly with excitement.
“I see. Then I’ll ask for your help. Ah, I’ll make it small. I’ll use exactly 100,000 cel worth of magic stones.”
“Huh?”
“Is that possible?”
“It’s possible, but… at current prices, it wouldn’t even be one-fifth the size of this one.”
“That’s fine. Student Celia Rihart only has 100,000 cel to spend.”
“….”
A student having as much as 100,000 cel and spending it on a birthday gift.
‘Rich families really are completely different.’
“And I’ll also pay you for the favor.”
Ziel added that comment.
‘Could it be magic stones?!’
Emerick’s heart began to race.
This feeling of his chest tightening, like meeting an old lover he’d been separated from….
“The processing and manufacturing costs will be covered by Student Celia Rihart’s side.”
“Ah, I, I see.”
He scratched the back of his head sheepishly for just a moment.
“I heard that magic stones are hard to come by these days.”
“That’s… right?”
“So if you’re interested in purchasing this magic stone, I’ll sell it to you.”
Emeric grabbed Ziel’s hand eagerly.
“I’ll buy it!”
Those were the words he’d been waiting for.
Right now, price wasn’t really the issue.
Just obtaining one was difficult in itself.
Since they could make a fortune just by creating and selling ‘Giant’s Tear’, magic stones sold as fast as they appeared, no matter the price!
‘To obtain one like this!’
After hearing they got it from the bank, he’d been seriously considering whether he should sign up for Imperial Bank products right now to at least get premium customer treatment!
“Thank you, thank you so much, Teacher!”
Seeing his expression of infinite gratitude, Ziel realized something.
‘This kind of thing can also serve as compensation.’
Before coming to this place.
He had briefly discussed it with Celia.
So this compensation was Celia’s idea.
‘If magic stones are really hard to get right now, how about selling one to Professor Emeric?’
‘We’d be selling it for fair value, but would that really count as compensation for a favor?’
‘What’s ordinary to someone can be desperately needed by someone else, Boss!’
This feeling of having learned a negotiation technique.
“Shall we go right away then?”
This win-win situation where everyone was happy.
And so, when evening came, Celia was finally able to hold the birthday gift she had longed for in her hands.
“It’s so pretty, Boss…”
“Is it? It doesn’t look that way to me.”
“Oh come on, Boss just has weird taste.”
“My taste wasn’t wrong.”
True to the appearance he had shown at Mortis Boutique, Ziel still seemed to find simple and plain things pretty.
“In my opinion, the smaller one seems better. Though the effect is somewhat less.”
“Hmm.”
Ziel finally touched the completed Giant’s Tear.
“The mana emanating from the supreme grade magic stone reacts with the outer shell wrapping around it to produce that effect.”
Ziel analyzed the structure instantly.
Unlike the counterfeit he had seen before, the vivid and brilliant golden magic stone inside was emitting a mysterious light.
No matter how he looked at it, it wasn’t pretty.
‘I can’t understand why this sells so well.’
“Thank you, Boss! Thanks to you, I got it!”
Celia smiled brightly and carefully took care of the Giant’s Tear.
“Father will be so happy.”
Ziel was happy too.
The feeling of a teacher watching his student’s joy.
“I’ll definitely tell him about Teacher too.”
“Please do.”
There was another happy person.
“Teacher Ziel, really, thank you so much. Wow… this magic stone is really… the supreme grade among supreme grades! Since I was here, I appraised it, and the efficiency is incredible!”
“Is that so.”
“Mages would drool over this! Honestly, I would have paid even 1.5 times the price!”
“Then pay 1.5 times.”
“…R-really?”
“I’m joking.”
“Ha, haha… I still would have bought it.”
Ziel sold it for the same price as the bonds imposed by the bank.
He had already received the money, and Emeric had become happy too.
A magic stone of utmost importance to mages!
Moreover, it was a supreme grade magic stone that couldn’t be obtained even with money nowadays.
The moment when all three people became happy.
“Let’s officially wrap up the request, Student Celia Rihart. I’ll deduct one Ziel Usage Ticket.”
“Yes! Hehe, I’ll use it more efficiently next time, Boss!”
The role-play ended along with the request.
“But ‘Boss’ sounds better than ‘Teacher’, doesn’t it?”
“Since the request is over, call me Teacher again, Student Celia Rihart.”
“Aww. But Teacher, you earned a lot of money, what are you going to do with it?”
“I plan to try the famous local snacks from the regions I’ll visit during home visits over the break.”
“That’s too much money for just that, isn’t it?”
Oops, did I slip up?
“No. It’s not much. It’s not enough to eat all the food that exists in the world.”
“…!”
Faced with Ziel’s quite serious eyes, Celia couldn’t help but nod.
“With this, the mission is complete.”
Before the break.
The two scheduled Ziel Usage Ticket requests had ended.
‘Now it’s vacation time.’
Home visits.
Creating new Human Skin Masks.
New Collection models.
Plus visiting the Black Market and more.
The vacation with a mountain of things to do had finally begun.
“Let’s go, Student Celia Rihart.”
“Where to?”
“It’s evening. Time to practice for the invitation performance.”
“Ah.”
The first thing to handle.
It was the Imperial invitation performance.
The joy was only momentary.
‘I’m going to die again today.’
Celia followed Ziel with drooping shoulders.
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