On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 204
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 204
Can’t I Refuse?
Black Potato ran well.
Really well.
So well that it could shake off all the pursuers.
“Neigh!”
Ziel definitely felt it too.
This wasn’t an ordinary horse.
“Boss, Boss! Wait for me!”
The problem was Gilbert’s horse was relatively slow, so they had no choice but to deal with the pursuers.
“Damn, this is frustrating!”
“Not frustrating at all. You guys just got beaten.”
“…”
The pursuers shut their mouths, unable to say anything to Gilbert’s attack.
So, there was this problem.
“Boss, it seems the rumor has spread everywhere? That we took the 10 million cel bounty.”
Garden was now in complete chaos.
Not only because the Mayor was the culprit, but ultimately because the owner of the enormous 10 million cel bounty had appeared!
Mercenaries and bounty hunters had all gone crazy.
So the result of them asking around and starting to chase Ziel was exactly this.
‘We haven’t even received the money yet…’
Since they couldn’t know that, everyone was desperately pursuing like this.
Of course, every single one of them couldn’t withstand even one attack and was defeated.
Ziel gave orders to these pursuers as well.
“You guys open your pouches too.”
“What?”
“Hand over all the money you have. Otherwise, I’ll make it so you can’t move and leave you stranded in this grassland.”
Ziel was an efficient person.
So he precisely collected compensation for the trouble caused by dealing with the attackers.
“This time there’s quite a bit. 450 cel?”
“This guy has 200 cel.”
“Hey, carry more money around. The guy next to you has 450 cel, what’s with your 200 cel?”
“…”
Anyway, it wasn’t a big problem.
“The money keeps growing.”
“That’s right, Boss. It would be nice if we caught a big one.”
“Preferably someone carrying around 2 million cel.”
“…Would such a person exist in this world?”
“Isn’t that why they’re pursuing us, thinking such people exist?”
“Ah.”
Rather, the money kept increasing.
Literally at the level where money rolled over by itself and slipped right into their pouches!
“With this, we can cover the costs for fine dining and ingredient purchases.”
Unfortunately, they left Garden without enjoying much there.
But when they finished all their schedules and returned to Garden, it would be different.
In the midst of all this.
‘He’s no match for me.’
Among the pursuers was Kelvin too.
Actually, he had been the first to pursue.
But being timid, he hadn’t been able to get close even once yet.
And unlike the other guys, Kelvin’s purpose wasn’t money.
‘I need to find a way to raise my level here.’
It was because of those words Ziel had said during their first encounter.
The evaluation of his level that he had shared with The Man while he lay fallen.
He wanted to hear more details about that.
‘I absolutely must find out…’
But he didn’t have the courage to approach closely.
Because he was timid.
Still, he mustered up courage.
And when he barely managed to approach.
“Boss, isn’t that someone we’ve seen a lot?”
“The inefficient man.”
“He came again. Is he trying to say thank you? Wait, I don’t see his sword?”
Big Sword.
The sword that created Kelvin’s nickname had been left confiscated by the Security Guards.
He couldn’t bring himself to ask for it back.
Because he was introverted.
‘I, I need to say something.’
Kelvin was choosing his words internally.
‘If I suddenly ask him to teach me, will he get an, angry?’
Countless simulations running through his head!
Gilbert tilted his head.
“What is it. What business did you come for? He’s not saying anything, Boss.”
“Making us wait is inefficient.”
At those casually thrown words, Kelvin’s heartbeat quickened.
‘I, I need to choose words quickly!’
But being pressured, instead of words coming up, they sank right back down!
‘Should I ask him to take me as a disciple? No, doing that suddenly might earn his hatred. So, so…’
And in the end.
“Fi, fight me!”
Today too, he blurted out completely different words.
‘I’m doomed…’
He wanted to receive teachings.
He wanted to hear advice too.
But the words asking him to teach never came out.
So in desperation, recalling the previous memory, he unconsciously spoke those words!
“Boss, what’s with this guy?”
“An inefficient man. And now he doesn’t even have a sword.”
Ziel asked.
“Why are you asking to fight? Do you want to die?”
Shake shake.
He hurriedly shook his head.
Fortunately, answers with his body were quick.
And the following answer was also much faster than before.
“Pl, please teach me!”
“What?”
“Swordsmanship!”
Ziel looked at Kelvin for a moment and asked.
“What will you fight with? You don’t have a sword.”
“Boss, are you accepting?”
“There’s no reason not to fight.”
“…Should I be the one to face him this time?”
That’s when Kelvin shouted.
“N-not you! The silver-haired one next to you!”
“…”
Gilbert was hurt.
It seemed that once Kelvin got his words flowing, his next responses came relatively quickly.
“Why should I teach you?”
“That’s because!”
No answer followed.
Kelvin hesitated and found himself cornered again.
And what he came up with was this.
“I-I have money!”
He had no proper reason.
So he brought up this.
Surprisingly, Ziel showed interest.
“Money, you say. How much do you have?”
“2,000 cel!”
“2,000 cel. That’s suitable as tuition.”
Ziel had found a new way to earn pocket money.
“Good. I’ll accept it as tuition.”
“…”
“What’s wrong?”
Come to think of it, 2,000 cel seemed a bit precious.
But there was no choice.
Timid Kelvin couldn’t guarantee when he might muster courage again.
“2,000 cel. Agreed.”
A bizarre transaction scene.
Gilbert watched this absurd situation.
An amazing situation created by two people with strange personalities meeting!
Ziel drew his sword.
“Since you have no weapon, I’ll use a weapon.”
“…?”
Gilbert asked in disbelief.
“D-does it work that way?”
“Using a weapon against someone without one is extremely efficient.”
“Well, that’s true, but normally you’d say something like ‘since you have no weapon, I’ll face you with my fists too’…”
“Why would I do something so inefficient? And he’s the one who asked to fight first.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
“And there are no spare swords.”
“Ah.”
Having no particular rebuttal, Gilbert eventually backed down!
And Kelvin stammered as he raised his fists.
“C-come on!”
Thud!
And he collapsed in less than a second.
It was his back again.
“Your defense basics aren’t there. Get up.”
Thud!
“Your shoulder defense is weak. React from the moment your opponent’s attack movement begins. Don’t watch the opponent’s sword, watch their arms and hands.”
Thud!
He kept falling.
Just like Delev during his first lesson.
What he had in common with Delev was that he somehow kept getting back up.
‘But why is he fighting him?’
Gilbert kept tilting his head in fundamental confusion that would never be resolved.
‘Wait a minute.’
And one more thing.
As he kept watching, it was a somewhat familiar scene.
“Why are you giving a lesson?”
Come to think of it, that was right.
He was treating the opponent who came asking to fight as if he were handling a student.
“You’re better than before. But your lower body is open.”
“Ugh!”
Of course, the intensity was much higher.
If he did this to the students, their arms or legs would break and then some.
Truly a customized lecture!
‘But why is he doing it for that guy?’
He did receive the large sum of 2,000 cel, but the situation itself was like that.
‘He was the guy who came to catch us not long ago.’
Both the Boss who made a lesson deal for 2,000 cel with such a guy, and the guy who suddenly came asking to learn swordsmanship without even having a sword.
To Gilbert, both seemed quite strange.
But the lesson was proceeding very normally and substantially.
“Ugh!”
Thud!
Of course, screams and pain were rampant.
“I’ll use my sword from now on.”
And from Kelvin’s perspective, Ziel’s sword strikes that were impossible to follow with the eyes came flying.
‘Incredibly fast!’
Like a mercenary, Kelvin used quick thinking and hastily picked up a tree branch.
“Good quick thinking.”
But he couldn’t block Ziel’s sword.
Slice!
The tree branch was cleanly cut the moment he tried to block.
“Remember this. If you put an appropriate amount of mana into it, you can block a sword even with a tree branch.”
He wanted to shout “That’s impossible,” but he was too timid to do so.
Then, as he picked up another tree branch and injected mana into it.
Pop!
The tree branch exploded.
“Watch carefully.”
Ziel, who had sheathed his sword, picked up a tree branch in the same way.
And something amazing happened.
Both Gilbert and Kelvin were shocked at the same time.
Heat haze rising around the tree branch Ziel held!
“If you understand the structure of the tree branch and put in an appropriate amount of mana, you can do this.”
And when he approached the rocks and swung the tree branch—
Crack!
The rock was cut.
Cleanly.
As if it had been cut with a sword.
“Of course, tree branches are inefficient. They’re vulnerable to impact and can’t be used for long.”
It was absurd to discuss inefficiency after splitting rocks with a tree branch, but Kelvin nodded frantically anyway.
‘Fucking awesome.’
The 2,000 cel teacher who had suddenly started looking cool!
His teaching was certainly not at a 2,000 cel level.
“However, training to infuse mana into tree branches is quite useful for developing your senses. By the way, this is content I’ll be teaching my students who are advancing to second year this semester.”
Students?
‘Students?’
Then Gilbert helped with understanding.
“The person you’re dealing with is an official academy instructor. He’s affiliated with Edelwein Academy Sword School.”
“…!”
So he was a teacher.
But could a teacher really be this strong?
‘That’s why he teaches so well.’
No wonder everything clicked into place even while getting beaten up.
Of course, Gilbert still didn’t understand.
Both the boss who taught when asked to teach, and this guy who paid when told to pay money.
But well, thinking about it….
‘He’s the boss.’
Better not try to understand.
That would just be tiring.
Anyway, the education continued, and Kelvin eventually collapsed from exhaustion, reaching a state where he could barely move a finger.
A lesson with incomparably higher intensity than what he gave to students!
Of course, Ziel’s heartbeat remained calm and not a single drop of sweat fell.
“That concludes the lesson.”
“Th, thank you….”
“If you want to learn again next time, come find me.”
The lesson, no, tutoring session that had lasted about an hour.
“The tuition fee will be 2,000 cel from now on.”
A bolt from the blue struck.
But Kelvin was convinced.
‘It’s expensive but worth it.’
The feedback he received in that one hour was more valuable than the experience he’d gained through trial and error over the past year.
“It wouldn’t be bad to earn money with this kind of thing during vacation.”
Ziel discovered an unexpected way to earn pocket money!
‘But is 2,000 cel for one hour right? It’s an ridiculous price… but considering what the boss is teaching, it seems cheap?’
Gilbert, who had initially questioned it, was also convinced.
‘2,000 cel per hour. I need to earn money.’
And Kelvin made a resolution.
“Wh, where should I go to meet you?”
Kelvin mustered courage and asked, driven by that resolution!
“We’re in the middle of home visits. Right now we’re heading to the Greenrock Family. We’re scheduled to arrive at the Ospelt Family in three days. Come find us there in the near future.”
“Ah, understood.”
“And if you miss us, come to Edelwein Academy and look for me. However, don’t interfere with the home visits. If you do, there will be no more lessons.”
Kelvin took it to heart.
‘Don’t interfere with the home visits.’
And he took something else to heart.
‘I need to get my sword back and quickly take on missions.’
“We plan to stay in the Western Region for about a month.”
One month.
Kelvin’s mind raced quickly.
Kelvin was timid and didn’t speak well, but he was quick with calculations!
‘I need to receive lessons several more times. Then it would be more efficient to receive them all at once.’
Kelvin made a decision.
To earn money quickly.
“Ah, understood. Then, money and….”
“Money and?”
“…money!”
“Money?”
“Ea, earn….”
“You’re going to?”
Finally, Kelvin nodded.
‘This is really frustrating.’
Did he never learn to speak?
Or was he slow?
Gilbert couldn’t even imagine that someone with that build could be timid.
And so Kelvin left with the horse he had ridden.
“A strange fellow has started following us around.”
“You’re wrong, Gilbert.”
“Huh? Why?”
“He’s a man who brings us money, albeit inefficiently.”
“Aha.”
“From now on, he’s a reasonably efficient man for us. Keep that in mind.”
“Yes, Boss.”
Gilbert suddenly became curious.
‘Would he give me lessons too?’
But he immediately changed his mind.
‘No, if I mess up, I’ll just suffer all day.’
Gilbert wanted to rest a bit during vacation too.
But Ziel dropped a bombshell.
“Gilbert, you’re my subordinate, so it’s free for you.”
“….”
After much deliberation, Gilbert asked.
“Can’t I pay 2,000 cel and refuse…?”
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