On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 206
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 206
Black Sky, Western Branch (2)
Black Sky’s main headquarters was built underground near the capital, constructed over a long period of time.
From the outside, no one could tell what was underground or whether people came and went, and there were dozens of exits alone.
It was natural for an assassination organization, but the disguise was so thorough that for over 100 years since the assassination organization’s founding, no one noticed anything strange.
The Western Branch was the same.
The difference was that the location indicated by the cipher pointed to a ‘mountain’.
“It’s huge.”
Ziel gave a simple impression of the mountain range spread out before his eyes.
It really was massive.
This was the Garmishu Mountain Range that crossed the Western Region.
Black Sky’s former Western Branch was hidden somewhere in this mountain range.
It was so enormously large that the five days promised with Gilbert might not be enough!
But it was no problem for Ziel.
“From here, I go alone.”
“Puheeheing.”
“Come back immediately when I call. Remember my scent.”
Ziel left his scent on Potato before entering the mountain.
Potato anxiously paced while watching Ziel’s retreating figure entering the mountain.
But that was only for a moment!
“Puhihiheeng!”
A strange sense of liberation suddenly felt upon separating from Ziel!
Potato quickly began to run around.
It was freedom enjoyed as his suppressed nature burst forth.
Of course, it was temporary freedom!
Ziel was already firmly inscribed in Potato’s mind.
Meanwhile.
“There are definitely traces remaining.”
Ziel, who had already identified the location through the cipher, quickly discovered human traces as well.
‘At least 5 people. No, maybe 6?’
Ziel already knew the location of the Western Branch and was moving toward it.
The footprints gave Ziel even greater certainty.
And so, after about a day of climbing the mountain.
“Here it is.”
Ziel found the entrance.
“A cave.”
A cave that had positioned itself majestically with its pitch-black mouth wide open.
Normally one would think it was a hiding place for wild animals or magic beasts, but not Ziel.
The thick scent of humans wafting from the entrance.
And instead of the usual smell of beasts or magic beasts, artificial scents were coming out.
‘Are they eating?’
There was also a delicious smell.
It seemed they were roasting something to eat.
Anyway, Ziel discovered the cave in just one day!
It wasn’t difficult.
He already knew the coordinate information, plus there were human traces that continued without any thought of hiding them.
‘Dark Ghost?’
He didn’t encounter them on the way.
However, he could be somewhat certain.
Because scents similar to those from the two he met in Garden were gradually wafting over.
Ziel moved deeper inside while quickly erasing his presence.
The dark cave.
Moving a little inside, he saw light.
Clear traces of humans!
‘Lighting made from magic stones. They used premium grade ones.’
Just then, as he was gradually advancing while turning everything he saw into information.
“We rebuild the assassination organization according to Specter’s spirit!”
“We rebuild the assassination organization according to Specter’s spirit!”
“We block light in darkness based on Specter’s spirit!”
“We block light in darkness based on Specter’s spirit!”
Ziel stopped walking at the suddenly heard voices.
It seemed like they were doing call and response.
“Listen well! Currently two executives have gone missing due to unexpected accidents, but our resolve has only grown stronger!”
“Yes, Young Master!”
“Here, inheriting Black Sky’s will, we restart everything from within! You will play important roles in our world that will someday be rebuilt!”
“Understood, Young Master!”
“Also, Specter will surely return!”
Ziel was startled.
‘How did he know.’
Ziel had returned.
Not in the sense that the guy called Young Master meant by returning, but he had come to this place anyway.
‘He’s a sharp one.’
Ziel began to see him somewhat differently!
‘Dark Ghost.’
A group that followed Specter, where the Young Master took the organization’s name from ‘Dark Ghost’, trying to rebuild the assassination organization!
The first two didn’t matter.
Actually, he felt a bit proud.
Not the first one, but the middle one.
But the latter purpose was unacceptable.
‘I should deal with them first.’
Ziel checked the scene inside.
The one called Young Master was giving a speech, surrounded by 5 people.
All 5 weren’t bad in terms of level, but there wasn’t a single strong person who required caution.
Ziel fell into pure doubt.
‘How do they plan to train assassins when they’re weaker than assassins?’
Ziel didn’t understand all the methods of assassin training.
But based on the education he received, he knew roughly how it proceeded.
The essential virtue when raising assassins was being much stronger than the assassin being trained, having better physical strength, and knowing many techniques.
Simply put, there had to be someone to teach.
But none of them seemed to qualify.
‘I should eliminate the seeds.’
Having followers was welcome, but if those followers’ purpose was the revival of the assassination organization, he’d pass.
“When Specter returns, the ‘Chamber of Promise’ will finally open!”
Chamber of Promise?
‘Now it’s time to find out.’
Ziel drew his Dagger of Extreme Night for the first time in a while while wearing his Human Skin Mask.
And the moment he activated his breathing technique.
Flash!
All light disappeared.
“At, attack…”
However, to Ziel’s eyes with the Polar Night Breathing Technique activated, all those scenes came in vividly.
The sight of them fumbling around their waists in panic to draw their swords.
The sight of them swinging wildly with whatever they could grab.
It was a mess.
‘These guys don’t even have the qualifications to become assassins.’
Ziel moved.
One with each step.
Thud.
“Gack!”
The Black Spirit Unit Members collapsed.
They weren’t dead, but the moment they were stabbed, their breath was cut short and their entire bodies were becoming paralyzed.
Though it was perfectly possible with bare hands, there was one reason for using a dagger.
To instill greater fear!
And so, finally.
“Wh-wh-who are you! How dare you intrude upon this sacred place where the Specter will return!”
Only the Young Master remained.
He hadn’t even been stabbed with the dagger.
But Ziel presented him with an even greater fear.
“My dagger is touching below your neck.”
“…!”
“From now on, answer what I ask.”
Perfect darkness.
A cold, ice-cold voice heard right in front of him.
And even colder than that, the blade touching below his neck!
Fear was maximized.
‘What, what is he trying to ask?’
The purpose of founding the Black Spirit Unit?
Or his identity?
Or perhaps the members of the Black Spirit Unit?
It was then, as he kept swallowing dry saliva.
“Do you follow the Specter?”
“Y-yes….”
“Why?”
“Well, that’s….”
The Young Master, who had been thinking for a moment, answered.
“Because he’s cool….”
Though it wasn’t clearly visible in the darkness, Ziel definitely nodded with a very satisfied expression.
But unfortunately, Specter was a name that had to disappear.
“Then what about Dark Ghost?”
“Because he’s righteous?”
“Mm.”
It was a slightly less pleasing but reasonably acceptable answer.
“Of-of course, Dark Ghost is also cool!”
“I see. How is he cool? Answer specifically.”
“Well….”
“Answer as detailed as possible.”
“….”
The Young Master, who had been thinking for a moment, finally opened his mouth.
“He’s incredibly cool. He acts righteously while helping those in need, and blows away corrupt nobles….”
“And?”
“Huh? Uh, and also… the nobles and Imperial Palace fear Dark Ghost’s existence… so that makes him even cooler….”
“And?”
“….”
He was starting to think it would be better to be tortured instead.
‘Why on earth is he asking? Could this guy also be a follower of Dark Ghost like me…?’
As another misunderstanding began, Ziel was asking.
“Keep talking. Are you all out?”
“N-no! So, Dark Ghost is incredibly righteous while….”
“You already mentioned being righteous. And?”
He never knew that the word “and” could make his breath catch like this in his lifetime.
“Well, that’s….”
“Seeing how your answer is being delayed, he must not be that cool after all.”
“No! So, Dark Ghost is the coolest, most beautiful, and strongest person in the world!”
“Mm.”
Ziel pondered for a moment then nodded.
This was satisfactory enough.
“I understand. That’s a good answer.”
“Th-then are you letting me go now?”
“Letting you go?”
“Well… because I answered.”
“What does that have to do with letting you go?”
The Young Master was left speechless by the coldly cutting words!
The real questioning was starting now.
“From now on, answer without lies.”
Could there really be anyone who could lie in this atmosphere and situation?
The Young Master kept swallowing dry saliva and quickly answered.
“Y-yes, I understand.”
“What’s your name?”
“R-Rowan Denikal.”
“Rowan Denikal.”
Denikal.
One of the families in the Western Region.
A quite famous family.
Of course, whether they were famous or not wasn’t an important fact to Ziel.
“You aimed to revive the assassination unit here.”
“That’s righ…t.”
“You lured the Mayor with an exclusive assassin as bait.”
“Y-yes.”
“The kidnapping was also ordered by you guys.”
“….”
“Answer.”
“That’s…right.”
An assassin.
Moreover, a Black Sky assassin.
It would have been a very tempting proposal for the Mayor.
Unfortunately, nobody cared whether children from the slums disappeared or not.
The problem was kidnapping a child of the Deshaf Family.
“How did you know that Kyle Deshaf had talent as an assassin?”
“After checking the ‘Black Sky’ training method books we found here….”
Ziel then asked all the remaining questions he was curious about, and finally asked this.
“What is the Chamber of Promise?”
“There’s a room inside that won’t open. No matter how hard we try, it won’t open…”
It was exactly the place that could be opened with the key Ziel had obtained from the black market.
“The questioning is over now.”
Rowan collapsed with a thud.
‘I’ll need to burn this entire place down.’
All documents and items related to Black Sky would be incinerated.
Of course, he’d take what was necessary.
Including the items inside that ‘Chamber of Promise.’
‘If my expectations are correct, there should be brainwashing potions inside.’
The drug used as the final step when turning those raised as assassins into official assassins!
In other words, it was an item that completely erased remaining memories to rebirth them as perfect assassins.
Ziel planned to use it for memory erasure.
‘It’s over there.’
In the darkness, Ziel moved forward.
And finally.
Click.
He took out the key and opened the door.
Creeeeak…
As expected.
“It was the Western Branch storage facility.”
A place absolutely impossible to enter without the key.
This place would have been heaven for someone.
Since it was filled with all sorts of items related to the assassination organization.
But not for Ziel.
“This will be helpful for the students’ education.”
A space full of educational materials!
The original purpose of the ‘weapons’ that had been used to train assassins, manage them, and were sometimes treated as extremely precious by Black Sky was nowhere to be found.
They were nothing more than educational materials for students!
Ziel first gathered the recovery potions.
Super recovery potions used to quickly heal assassins’ injuries!
They were mysterious medicines that accelerated cell division to heal external wounds instantly.
‘These should be quite useful in urgent situations.’
Items so precious that even the Western Branch storage had only a few.
After gathering the potions, Ziel examined other items.
“This looks useful too.”
Next were bells that could detect even the slightest vibrations!
Normal bells only move and make sound when someone physically touches them or when fairly strong wind blows.
But these bells were different.
They were sensitive enough to react to air currents created by someone passing by even from about 5 meters away!
‘Perfect for developing the students’ control.’
Next were mana suppression bracelets.
Simply not using mana was completely different from having it completely suppressed.
There seemed to be educational methods possible after complete suppression.
“This would be useful too.”
And finally.
It was a magical tool.
An unprecedented magical tool created by a mage who had received a commission from Black Sky.
Ziel picked up the magical tool with a faint smile.
“I thought it had been lost from the main headquarters, but it seems they moved it here.”
Ziel felt joy after a long time.
It was one of the most powerful tools used for assassin training.
Also, as far as Ziel knew, it was the only magical tool of its kind including both the main headquarters and branches.
But now that it had come into Ziel’s hands, it was reborn as the most powerful educational tool to aid the students’ growth.
“I can send them to the dream world as a group to make them fight themselves.”
It was a magical tool that could send people to a dream world to fight their own selves.
Who could have ever imagined.
The one and only tool meant for assassins.
And the fact that this unprecedented magical tool, completely unknown to the world, would be used as an educational tool for students.
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