On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 194

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 194

Second Vacation (1)

The Western Region.

Along with the South, one of the most prosperous regions in the Valdrain Empire.

Kundel of the South.

Rihart of the Western Region.

The reason why a rivalry—though not quite a rivalry—could exist between the two Grand Lord families was ultimately because the power of both regions was similar.

That’s why Gilbert was excited.

“I’ve always had to finish my missions and return immediately whenever I went to the Western Region, so I’m looking forward to this.”

“I see.”

“Boss, have you been to the Western Region before?”

“I have.”

“As expected!”

And it wasn’t just the Western Region.

I had been beyond this empire, and even to the frozen lands beyond the Northern Region.

Assassins don’t consider time and place, after all.

“But I’ve never enjoyed anything in the Western Region either.”

“Then this will be our Western Region trip!”

“Trip?”

“Yes!”

“It’s a family visit. Remember that.”

“Come on, we have plenty of time, so while we’re there, we can look around here and there. Boss, how about moving leisurely, at least during vacation?”

“Hmm.”

Gilbert’s words made sense.

‘Rest is important, as I was told.’

Ziel thought he’d be fine as long as his physical strength held up.

But a book he’d read recently said that while physical rest was important, mental rest was even more crucial.

‘Right. Taking time to look around leisurely would be good too.’

After some consideration, Ziel nodded.

“Alright. Let’s do that.”

“Oh!”

“But I’ve never been on a trip before.”

“Really?”

Gilbert’s eyes widened.

He thought someone like Boss would have traveled before.

But travel was, when you think about it, quite a luxurious hobby.

More precisely, it was a dangerous hobby, and you needed the wealth and force to reduce that danger.

‘Well, before coming to the Academy, he would have been different from now.’

“I don’t know what to do on a trip. Do I need to study?”

“Not necessarily… Well, usually people set goals before going.”

“Goals.”

Ziel mentioned the goal that immediately came to mind.

“Delicious snacks and food would be good.”

“It was incredibly delicious at the banquet, wasn’t it?”

“Yes. My craving for food has grown.”

Gilbert offered a good suggestion.

“Boss, I think you’d be good at cooking yourself. Professor Emeric said you have an amazing ability to discern flavors.”

“Is that an essential condition for cooking?”

“Usually? I don’t know much about cooking either, but wouldn’t cooking by people who know flavors well taste better?”

“Hmm. Setting up a kitchen in the faculty dormitory someday would be a good idea.”

As far as Ziel knew, there were unused cooking facilities in the basement of the faculty dormitory.

‘Finding delicious food would be good, but making and eating it myself would be nice too.’

“Ah. You mean that really old place we saw back then.”

“Yes. If it can be repaired and renovated, it would be a perfectly good location.”

Head Chef Rayman of the Imperial Main Kitchen.

It seemed like a good idea to send him a letter of invitation and seek his advice.

“Boss, but don’t you plan to get a house now?”

“The current dormitory is sufficient. In terms of efficiency, it’s better to go back and forth from here than to commute from outside the Academy.”

“Truly the ideal talent the Academy wants…”

The most important things to Ziel were the Academy and the students.

Moving according to that was natural.

Of course, he was also faithfully pursuing his personal desires.

“I’ll renovate the dormitory next semester. There’s a lot to do during vacation.”

“Understood. Anyway, what goal should we set for this Western Region trip?”

“Family visit. And culinary exploration.”

“Sounds good.”

“While we’re at it, trying the most famous cuisine in the Western Region would be a good idea too.”

The goal was set, and the two finished preparing to depart.

“The first family we’re visiting is the Peshuar family, right?”

“Yes.”

“That’s interesting. Quantus is from the South, and Ann is from the Western Region, so how could they be close even before enrollment?”

“Do they usually not meet before enrollment?”

“Unless the family business requires traveling between various regions, most usually stay in their own territories. Is it different these days? From what I know, many nobles just live their entire lives in the region where they were born until they die.”

“I see.”

“That’s why so many Family Heads coming to the exchange tournament and Festa was considered such a huge event.”

“It’ll probably go down in history. Boss, you’ve done something that will leave your name in history.”

“That’s right!”

The two left the Academy like that.

Their first destination was the Peshuar family.

“This way, Boss. Here’s the Horse Market.”

However, they couldn’t just walk to the Western Region without any plan.

So this was the place Gilbert had looked into beforehand – the Horse Market!

“It’s probably the largest Horse Market in the Empire.”

It was the Empire’s largest Horse Market, and coincidentally, today was the day the Horse Market was open.

“Since we’re planning to rent horses anyway, let’s pick out some decent ones.”

Ziel didn’t know much about horses.

Of course, he knew how to ride.

However, he didn’t really know which horses were good or which ones to choose.

“Now that we’re inside, it’s quite a spectacle.”

The sight of nobles, servants, merchants, and commoners all mixed together examining and trading horses was incredibly fascinating to Ziel.

“So this is how horses are bought and sold.”

“Why? Are they tasty?”

“…Because they run well.”

“Hmm. I’ve heard that people eat horse meat too.”

“If you slaughter a million-Cel purebred, you’d probably face Empire-wide condemnation.”

They just needed a sturdy horse that could take them to the Western Region and bring them back to the Capital.

Going deeper into the Horse Market, they could see the horse breeds Gilbert had mentioned.

Palfreys were purebreds that any noble with some money could ride.

“These are Hackneys.”

“Hmm.”

Ziel thought it didn’t matter which horse he rode as long as it was sturdy.

“Are you here to rent horses? How many days will you be traveling?”

“We’re planning about a month.”

“A month… These two would be perfect.”

“Neighhhh!”

“Whoa, careful! This one’s acting up again!”

“That time some merchant took it and barely managed to drag it back the next day for a return!”

Ziel headed in that direction.

“So we’ll rent these two horses like this… Boss? Where are you going?”

“There seems to be one with good strength.”

Gilbert turned pale when he saw the horse Ziel had found.

“That kind won’t do. That one’s going to be slaughtered soon.”

“Because it doesn’t listen to people. The horse meat you mentioned earlier comes from ones like that or old horses.”

They needed horses with good strength and stamina to get there anyway.

In that sense, that rampaging horse looked much better than the Hackney breed Gilbert had just seen.

“You’re looking at that one?”

The horse dealer who had followed them clicked his tongue.

“Really? What breed is it…”

“It’s a mixed breed. Nobody knows where it came from. Someone apparently just dumped it at the Horse Market and left. Anyway, it’s an ownerless horse, so one horse dealer took it over to try selling it, but as you can see.”

It was complete chaos.

Several people were clinging to the one horse that had started rampaging, unable to control it.

There was a wild, rampaging horse.

GiEul headed in that direction.

“Then borrowing two like this… Boss? Where are you going?”

“Looks like there’s a strong one around.”

“Huh?”

Gilbert turned pale when he saw the horse that Jiel had found.

“That guy is no good. He’s going to get slaughtered soon.”

Why?

“They don’t listen to people. The horse meat you mentioned earlier comes from horses like that one or old horses.”

Gilbert tried to stop her, but Giel wouldn’t look away.

Anyway, you need a horse with good strength and stamina to get there.

In that sense, that one prancing around now looked much better than the Hackney breed Gilbert had just seen.

“Do you see that guy?”

“Our boss seems to be taking an interest, ha, haha.”

Just then, Maju, who had followed along, clicked his tongue in disapproval.

“Tsk tsk, don’t even bother with that guy. He’s the one who kicked someone so hard they died on the spot. It’s lucky it only hit the arm – if it had hit the torso, the upper body would’ve been completely crushed. He’s got incredible strength.”

“Really? What breed is it…?”

“It’s a mixed breed. Nobody knows where it came from from. Someone said it was just dumped at the horse market and left there. Anyway, since it’s a horse without an owner, one of the horse dealers took it in to try and sell it, but as you can see…”

It was absolute chaos.

Several people were clinging to a horse that had started rearing up, unable to control it.

It’s so violent that there isn’t a single other horse in the nearby stables.

“What slaughter! This kind of bastard’s meat is too tough to even eat! Let’s just cut his throat and dump him somewhere!”

At that moment, Ziel asked the horse dealer.

“Are you buying?”

“Uh… renting… that bastard is one you’d have to pay money to take away…”

The horse dealer swallowed his words.

‘It’s like paying for funeral expenses. That bastard could kill a person and still have energy left.’

“You mean you’d actually pay money?”

In fact, with that level of strength and stamina, even without breed certification, he could easily fetch hundreds of thousands of cel.

“But do you really have to?”

“No, why would you want a horse that won’t listen…”

“His strength and stamina are good.”

“Wait. Let me go ask that horse dealer about him.”

As soon as the horse dealer left, Gilbert stopped Ziel.

Gilbert probably thought Ziel was going to subdue him with force.

“No. There’s no need for that.”

“What?”

Meanwhile, the horse dealer of the rampaging horse approached.

“Uh, well, so…”

“I’m grateful, but you should think carefully. If you just take him, it’s nothing for me to give you a few coins, but if you die or get hurt, I’ll have nightmares about it.”

“Really? You sure?”

Good strength and stamina.

‘Following Student Celia Rihart’s expression… is this a jackpot situation?’

“Understood. No returns!”

The horse dealer quickly pulled out a coin pouch from his chest.

“Hmm. 300 chicken skewers.”

The horse dealer shrugged as if relieved to be rid of him.

Gilbert felt uneasy at that carefree expression.

Then Ziel approached the horse.

The black mane and fur looked very soft.

“Boss, what will you do?”

“Ride him. He’s a horse.”

“But how…”

“But he’s rampaging like that?”

“I’ll make him calm down.”

“Alright, he found an owner, so everyone back off! Let’s wash our hands of this!”

“Just gave him away! For about 300 cel!”

And a scene was created where Ziel and the horse faced off.

Naturally, the horse showed no signs of calming down.

“What on earth are you trying to do…”

“At this rate, we’ll be cleaning up a corpse!”

“Whether it’s chicken skewers or fried bread, anything’s fine as long as you don’t spend it on funeral expenses.”

Maju shrugged as if to say my hands were off him.

Gilbert felt uneasy at her carefree expression.

Should I protect the boss?

At that moment, Jiel approaches the horse.

“Your fur is so shiny.”

The black mane and fur looked very soft.

“Boss, what should we do?”

“It burns. I’m telling you.”

“So how…”

Just ride it.

“Look how wild they’re being?”

“Just make them quiet down.”

Maju shouted from behind.

“Alright, alright, we found the owner so everyone back off! Let’s wash our hands of this!”

“Who the hell bought this thing?”

“I just gave it to them! I gave them about 300 shekels!”

As soon as they heard the words, the other people scattered in all directions.

And a scene was created where G.L. and the horse faced off against each other.

“Puhihing, hihihihing!”

Of course, those words wouldn’t calm anyone down.

Jiel strode purposefully toward those words.

“What on earth are you trying to do….”

“At this rate, I’ll be hauling away a corpse!”

“It’s dangerous if you approach like that…”

The moment Ziel drew upon the Breath of Extreme Night, a strange gleam flashed through his orange eyes.

Gilbert, who saw that gaze, thought.

‘Could it be suppression through eye contact?’

Boss’s gaze is extraordinary.

That strangely suspicious gaze that affects people, so how much more would it affect animals!

‘As expected, Boss had it all figured out!’

That wild creature will soon become like a gentle lamb…

“Stay still.”

“Stay still. You’ll die if you act up.”

“Oh my.”

“Hihihing!”

The horse raised its front legs repeatedly while being wary of Ziel approaching.

Ziel tilted his head.

“It doesn’t understand what I’m saying.”

“…Weren’t you going to suppress it with your gaze?”

“Pardon?”

“I’ll have to use force.”

So there wasn’t any special method after all?

Jiel tilted her head.

“You don’t understand what I’m saying.”

“…Weren’t you subduing them with just your gaze?”

Then you die.

“What?”

GiEul nodded as if there was nothing she could do about it.

“I’ll have to use force.”

Gilbert was dumbfounded.

Wasn’t there some special method?

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