On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 205
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 205
Black Sky, Western Branch (1)
Ziel and Gilbert had finished visiting the Greenrock Family, Ospelt Family, and even the Mayer Family.
To be precise, they had completely cleaned out the food storage of all three families.
And then came the fourth family.
“Teacher Ziel, I heard you accomplished something tremendous in the Capital. Your reputation is spreading throughout the entire Western Region right now.”
The Becker Family mentioned Ziel’s reputation that was spreading throughout the Western Region.
Gilbert’s eyes widened as he asked.
“Really? Our Boss?”
“Yes. The Lord of the Deshaf Family sent letters to each family in the name of the Western Family Alliance, praising him highly.”
“Wow, Boss… I’m that Boss’s subordinate.”
“Haha, of course Teacher Gilbert was mentioned too.”
“Really?”
Gilbert was absolutely delighted!
Honestly, he hadn’t done anything, but still, being mentioned together was a wonderful thing.
“I did it because there was a bounty on it.”
Ziel answered calmly.
But that appearance looked incredibly humble to the Lord of the Becker Family.
“You don’t need to say that, we all know. There are no students from the Deshaf Family among those you teach, but either way, didn’t you burn with justice?”
“No.”
“You’re too modest.”
But it really wasn’t that.
“And thanks to that, the Mayor who was caught as the culprit will have his fate decided by the Western Family Alliance soon. The Deputy Mayor is currently acting in his place. Truly, it’s deplorable. How could someone who’s a Mayor…”
The family head tilted his head.
“What could he possibly gain from kidnapping children to do such a thing…”
It seemed the city was controlling information to some extent.
The children knew well that they had been brainwashed, but it seemed such stories hadn’t reached this far.
‘Then it’ll be a bit easier to move around.’
It would be revealed someday, but it seemed sufficient until they finished the family visits and went to Black Sky’s Western Branch.
“Oh, Teacher. I heard from other families… that you greatly enjoy fine dining.”
The family head changed the topic then.
Ziel nodded as if he had been waiting for this.
“That’s right.”
“Then you’ve come to the right place. I heard that news and prepared thoroughly for today.”
“You mean food?”
Thump!
Ziel’s heart began to beat faster.
“The finest quality ingredients in the Western Region grow in our Becker Family’s black soil. The harvest is good enough for our family to manage specially, and the quality is tremendous. Would you like to taste some special dishes made with those ingredients?”
“Of course.”
But it seemed the Becker Family hadn’t heard that Ziel ate a lot.
It was because they were nobles.
They couldn’t say something undignified like a teacher eating a lot, so they had put it euphemistically as greatly enjoying fine dining…
‘Th-they didn’t say he ate this much?’
The special dishes made with those fine quality ingredients were disappearing.
As if being sucked into a legendary subspace pouch!
“Our Head Chef will be absolutely delighted.”
But the mood was very good.
After all, cooking shines its value when there’s someone who eats it well!
Ziel, who continuously ate, drank, and praised, was the perfect guest.
Having cleaned out the Becker Family’s kitchen as well, Ziel headed to his next destination amid warm hospitality.
Gilbert was once again amazed by Ziel today!
“Boss, you’re amazing today too.”
“Mm. My culinary desires are being well satisfied. But when we return to Garden, I’ll definitely go to that restaurant you mentioned.”
“Of course. By the way… Potato really doesn’t get tired.”
Thud thud thud thud!
Not only was Potato’s speed impressive, but his stamina was excellent too.
His injuries had already healed completely, and according to the Becker Family’s examination, he was perfectly healthy with no problems.
“Thanks to that, we’ll save much more time.”
Rather, Gilbert’s horse often fell behind due to lack of stamina.
If Ziel hadn’t smoothed the flow of mana each time, Gilbert’s horse would probably have collapsed by now.
Anyway, even with moderate adjustments, they were moving faster than expected, so Ziel changed his thinking a bit.
“It would be a waste to eat as horse meat.”
“Neighhh!”
Potato responded, seeming pleased.
But he flinched at the words that followed.
“But there’s always a possibility. I must always consider efficiency.”
“Boss… I’ll buy you horse meat.”
“I am curious about the taste of horse meat, but I’m preparing for emergency situations. We could get stranded.”
“Boss getting stranded…?”
Gilbert tried to imagine it but quickly gave up.
Anyway, the family visits were proceeding quite swiftly and smoothly.
“But Boss, that guy called Big Sword hasn’t come looking for us?”
“Didn’t he say he was going to earn money? It’s more efficient to collect it all at once.”
“It’s 2,000 cel per hour, so for a mercenary of that reputation, how much will he collect?”
“Preferably a 10-hour lesson would be good.”
That would be a whopping 20,000 cel!
He thought there wouldn’t be much excitement since he was set to receive a 10 million cel bounty, but Boss was different.
“The more money, the better.”
“Very true words, Boss.”
The family visits continued like this, and each time, the situation of each family’s kitchen being cleaned out continued as well.
He met students too.
“Teacher!”
“Student Ellie Demicus, you’ve grown taller.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yes. You’ve grown about 1.2cm.”
“How do you know that…?”
“I can tell by looking.”
When visiting the Demicus Family, he met Ellie and provided training solutions on the spot.
“Student Ellie Demicus, your grades in the second semester were in the lower ranks.”
“…I know, but when you say it like that.”
“I’m just stating facts. Change your training method during vacation. Build up your physical strength as much as possible. That’s how you can improve your grades as a Second Year. Do long distance running for more than an hour a day without using mana, and train swordsmanship in the afternoon.”
“Yes!”
“And for swordsmanship, refine your precision as I gave feedback during the second semester. Don’t try to advance beyond the swordsmanship you’ve learned, but repeat the movements you know to master them further.”
And Ellie also mentioned Ziel’s rising reputation.
“Teacher, but how exactly did you find that kidnapper? And how did you know it was the Mayor?”
“I detected breathing from outside. I found a place where about 20 children were breathing together in one location. Then the City Hall Building appeared.”
“Ah…”
“Do you understand?”
“No, I don’t understand but I’ll count it as understood. But Teacher, you’re sooo hot right now.”
“Is that so? I don’t feel particularly hot.”
“…Oh really. Really. At least among the nobles in the Western Region, there probably isn’t anyone who doesn’t know Teacher’s name, right?”
Ziel experiencing his heightened fame!
Actually, it was more like Gilbert was experiencing it on his behalf.
“Boss, everywhere we go, it’s all about Boss. They keep asking me about Boss!”
“Is that so.”
However, there were some side effects.
“I humbly request this! As the eldest son of the Ulrich family and the family’s chief knight, I, Anton Ulrich, request a sparring match with Teacher Ziel Steelheart!”
Sparring requests!
Rumors and fame tend to get exaggerated sometimes!
Of course, it wasn’t really an exaggeration.
Ziel was indeed tremendously skilled.
It’s just that no one except himself knew the true extent of that skill!
“I must decline.”
“Wh-why!”
“I heard that sparring should be done between people of similar skill levels.”
Anton flinched at those words.
And he thought about it logically.
‘Someone like Teacher wouldn’t give me an insult.’
Instead of taking it as meaning ‘your skill is far below’ –
‘He’s being modest!’
He misunderstood.
“Rather than that, please spar with Teaching Assistant Gilbert here.”
“M-me?”
“Yes, it’s a good opportunity to improve your skills.”
Anton ultimately accepted Ziel’s suggestion!
“Understood. Then as you’ve suggested, I’ll learn from Teaching Assistant Gilbert.”
Gilbert, who ended up sparring unexpectedly, cried deep in his heart again today.
And after leaving the Becker family, they visited two more families and finally completed the home visit schedule.
“Thanks to Potato, we finished faster.”
“Hihihihing.”
“It would be too wasteful to eat you as horse meat.”
“Puhihing…?”
Ziel was sincere.
Without Potato, the schedule would have taken several more days.
Thanks to that, Gilbert’s horse was on the verge of death, but somehow managed to endure thanks to Ziel’s care.
“My horse seems to be afraid of Boss.”
Gilbert’s horse flinched when Ziel approached!
It was understandable.
Whenever it seemed ready to rest, he would refine its mana and make it run again!
Of course, there was nothing wrong with its body.
“So now we’re returning to Garden?”
“No, I have something to investigate. Gilbert, I’m giving you a mission.”
“A mission!”
Gilbert’s heart began to race.
‘Is the real organization building finally starting?’
“Boss, so now we’re going to build an organization….”
“Go find and purchase ingredients.”
“Ingredients for the organization….”
“I asked the Lord of the Becker Family. He said there are many famous ingredients that can only be obtained in the Western Region around here. Go around each territory and purchase them.”
“So you want me to go around the western territories and obtain famous ingredients for the organization….”
“Organization?”
Ziel wondered briefly at Gilbert’s words, then understood it this way.
‘The Academy is also an organization.’
What is an organization anyway.
Isn’t it a group formed to achieve a specific purpose.
“Right. It’s for the organization.”
“As expected!”
Gilbert immediately understood.
‘Is he planning some conspiracy with ingredients?’
Given Boss’s efficiency-focused nature, it would have been better to obtain ingredients when visiting each family.
But deliberately asking him to obtain them separately like this…!
‘There must be some hidden intention. Does he want me to learn something?’
Actually, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out what relationship there was between ingredients and organizational development.
But it was Boss’s order!
“I’ll follow your instructions, Boss. Should I depart right away?”
“Do that.”
“Yes.”
“Oh, and.”
Ziel made one thing clear.
“Bill the purchase costs to me.”
“Boss…!”
Of course Gilbert was going to buy them with his own money.
But Boss’s generosity wouldn’t even allow that!
“Let’s meet in Garden in five days.”
“Then, I’ll be going!”
Gilbert departed amidst deepening misunderstandings.
Ziel, watching his retreating figure, muttered.
“This works.”
Ziel had deliberately sent Gilbert far away.
By creating an appropriate excuse.
Of course, purchasing ingredients was very important.
It was one of the main purposes of this trip.
But he used that purpose more efficiently.
To separate Gilbert!
Because the place Ziel was heading to now was the former branch of the Black Sky, namely the Western Branch.
The coded message discovered at Siren’s mansion.
The location that coded message pointed to was inside the Western Branch.
‘I wonder what will be there.’
The Western Branch that would have been disbanded along with the destruction of the main organization.
Those guys called the Black Spirit Group must have also discovered something at that Western Branch.
Of course, they probably never reached the location the coded message pointed to, or even if they did, they couldn’t have opened it.
Ziel’s purpose in heading there was simple.
Removing traces of the Black Sky for more perfect identity stabilization.
Incidentally, he would also look for items that might help with the students’ education.
‘It would be nice if there was another item like the Necromancer King’s heart.’
“Shall we go.”
“Hihihing.”
Ziel, alone for the first time in a while, began heading in the opposite direction.
No, he wasn’t alone.
His new friend Potato was with him.
A friend who safely escaped from being a horse meat candidate.
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