On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 208

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 208

20-Hour Challenge (1)

It’s the same for both people and animals.

Before sending them off, you feed them a hearty meal.

All this food probably had that kind of meaning.

“Eat.”

“….”

“….”

This time, not only Kelvin but Gilbert also fell silent.

Garden’s finest restaurant, ‘Le Mans Ante’.

To be precise, a restaurant that wouldn’t be out of place being called the Western Region’s finest!

Ziel had ordered everything on the restaurant’s menu.

Three of each, no less.

Gilbert broke the silence.

“This much food….”

“There are three people.”

“That’s right….”

“So I ordered three of each.”

“I see….”

“I have plenty of money. Don’t worry.”

Who would worry about money?

They were only worried about the unprecedented situation of having to push another table together because their table was completely full.

And after pondering for a while, Kelvin managed to say just one thing.

“I’m, I’m hungry!”

The sight of a man with fierce scars and a massive build hesitating before speaking was quite impressive.

“What kind of group is that, Manager?”

“Hmm. That person is ‘Big Sword’… the man sitting in front is definitely someone called Ziel Steelheart… and the one next to him looks like an attendant.”

“That’s what I mean, how did they come here and order so much food?”

The restaurant staff also had questions.

Especially since ordering such a large quantity of food at once was a first in the restaurant’s history!

“They’re probably trying to show off, don’t you think?”

“That must be it. Isn’t that what all rich nobles do?”

The staff naturally thought they would taste a little of each and leave the rest.

Of course, they put their best effort into the food.

However, something unexpected began to happen.

“….”

“…Wow.”

They ate well.

Extremely well, in fact.

Ziel eating continuously and cleanly without rest!

“That person is no pushover either.”

Gilbert, whose meal portions had naturally increased from traveling with Ziel!

“That person is living up to his size….”

And Kelvin’s meal portions that matched his impressive build.

“Prepare the next serving right away. Tell the kitchen to speed up!”

The kitchen, already busy, became even busier.

The extraordinary sight of carrying food without rest!

But the speed of devouring it far exceeded even that!

“Wow….”

The staff were amazed.

Not just because they ate so well.

But because of how cleanly Ziel ate.

The sight of him eating while maintaining elegance and grace without being gluttonous at all was mesmerizing to watch.

“I, I surrender….”

It seemed like Gilbert would be the first to give up.

But after glancing at Kelvin who was still eating, Gilbert changed his mind!

“…you probably thought, but you’re wrong!”

Kelvin also kept glancing at Gilbert.

‘He eats better than I thought.’

A sense of crisis!

A strange competition was developing between the two.

Regardless of that.

Ziel didn’t even pay attention and just ate, and ate some more.

‘Delicious.’

Each dish with its own unique characteristics.

Perfect flavor expression and plating produced from the hectic kitchen.

And excellent aroma and texture too.

“I’d like to kidnap the Head Chef and take him with me.”

“….”

“….”

The two fell silent for a moment at Ziel’s high praise.

Then Kelvin opened his mouth after some consideration.

“Sh, should we do it now?”

Gilbert was so dumbfounded he had to say something.

“Do what? Just eat your food.”

“B, but Master said….”

The word “Master” made him even more dumbfounded.

But for some reason, that word really bothered him.

“Call him Boss.”

“Bo…ss?”

“Because that’s what I call him.”

“Ma, Master is be, better though….”

“Master won’t do. Are you a disciple?”

“I, I received teachings so….”

Trying to sneakily call him Master.

Maybe if he enrolled in the Academy.

Then Kelvin timidly counterattacked.

“You, you’re also we, weak but ca, ca, calling him Ma, Master would be be, better….”

“What did you say?”

Just when Gilbert, properly provoked, was glaring at him.

“Eat your food.”

When Ziel said one word, it became quiet.

“I’ll give you two a chance to spar later.”

“….”

This wasn’t right.

Gilbert continued his meal while unable to shake off the feeling of defeat.

* * *

Kelvin kept thinking “no way” even until they finished their meal.

‘No way he’d do 20 hours straight, right?’

But it was real.

“This place looks good.”

Ziel utilized the connections that had come to him very efficiently.

Namely, the Vice Mayor!

“This is the place used as the Security Guard Training Ground. Feel free to use it as much as you want, haha.”

The Vice Mayor rubbing his palms together!

He seemed purely delighted to meet Ziel again.

“Should I set up a camouflage screen for you? If watching makes you uncomfortable, please let me know anytime!”

“That’s unnecessary. Thank you for providing the location.”

“Oh my, I should be the one thanking you. You’re none other than this city’s hero! Hahahaha.”

The city’s hero.

It seemed like the Vice Mayor was deliberately flattering him, but it was actually true.

To be precise, he was the Deshaf Family’s hero, but rumors tend to be processed and exaggerated on their own.

“Is that so. Well then, I’ll begin now.”

“Don’t worry about ingredients this time! I’ll treat you intermittently!”

“Then please prepare it so we can eat after 20 hours.”

“20 hours?”

The Vice Mayor tilted his head in confusion.

“Yes. I’ll be entering training for the next 20 hours.”

“What?”

“I need to provide 40,000 cel worth of value after all.”

20 hours of continuous training!

Kelvin’s body trembled violently.

‘I’m dead.’

And Gilbert, who had gained the honor of receiving free training on the side, also shivered.

‘Why am I dying…’

“Then… I’ll prepare the meal to be ready in 20 hours as you requested.”

“Yes, please do.”

20 hours of hell training!

‘Why did this bastard have to bring 40,000 cel? How did he even get that much?’

Gilbert resenting Kelvin!

20 hours.

To endure the Boss’s training, which was difficult even for 1 hour, for 20 whole hours!

“Boss, is 20 hours… possible?”

“Don’t worry.”

He asked with difficulty, but this was the answer that came back.

“Every 2 hours, I’ll give you a 10-minute break.”

“…”

“Rest is important. Don’t worry. I can make you recover within 10 minutes.”

That was even more terrifying.

He’d rather collapse from exhaustion and faint!

“And I won’t make you do 20 hours on an empty stomach. I’ll give you opportunities to eat intermittently.”

Those were truly grateful words.

“You both need improvement. Especially Gilbert, if your skills don’t improve, there will come a moment when dealing with students becomes burdensome. A teacher shouldn’t be like that.”

With such a clear reason explained, there was no longer any justification to object.

“And you.”

Next was Kelvin.

While tensing up, he heard a different title instead of his name.

“Inefficiency Bulk.”

“…?”

He wanted to shout that his name was Kelvin.

At the very least, he wanted to be called by the title Big Sword.

But he couldn’t assert himself.

He was an introvert after all.

Kelvin decided to just accept being called Inefficiency Bulk…

“No, Inefficiency Guy.”

“…”

It had become even weirder.

“All your movements are extremely inefficient. You improved a bit during the 2-hour lesson, but there’s a lot to work on. You seem to have natural strength, but you’ll learn how to utilize it.”

And Ziel pointed to the massive sword strapped to Kelvin’s back.

Kelvin tensed up.

‘Is he telling me to abandon this sword?’

Since it’s inefficient, perhaps getting used to a regular sword would be better…

“We’ll reduce the sword’s size.”

As expected.

“However, we’ll only reduce the length slightly. Continue using the greatsword.”

Gilbert asked.

“Boss, if it’s inefficient, shouldn’t he just not use the greatsword at all?”

“Completely abandoning something you’re already used to is more inefficient. Rather, reduce the length slightly, get used to that, and improve the inefficiency. Just make it so using a greatsword is no longer inefficient.”

Usually, when something is inefficient, the approach is to change the inefficient method.

But Ziel thought you just needed to make it no longer inefficient.

It was a very Ziel-like approach.

‘But that’s even more terrifying.’

The problem was that such an approach came with harsh consequences!

It was just as Gilbert expected.

“From now on, we’ll conduct repetitive movements.”

The first thing Ziel made him do was ‘vertical downward slashing.’

“First, get used to the movement while increasing speed. However, in that process, I’ll observe where your center of gravity goes and where more force is applied.”

How he planned to observe that was unclear, but Kelvin nodded for now.

“Ah, understood!”

The problem was that his timid nature prevented him from finishing his responses properly.

“Hand over the sword.”

Kelvin handed over the sword as instructed.

And he witnessed it.

Thunk.

Ziel cleanly cutting the sword by tapping the tip with his hand.

“Try swinging it.”

“…”

Kelvin received the shortened sword in a daze.

‘How is this even possible?’

He didn’t even cut it with a sword but with his hand?

Of course, it was still long and massive.

“H-h-how?”

“I just cut it.”

“Uh…”

“Try swinging it. I’ll observe your posture and readjust the center of gravity.”

The length of a sword is important.

Depending on the length, the center of gravity changes, and the areas where force is applied and the range differ.

Therefore, the lengths of swords used by knights who have reached a certain level are all different.

“10 times. Try swinging it.”

Kelvin swung the greatsword as instructed.

Whoosh!

Every time the heavy greatsword cut through the air, Gilbert couldn’t help but admire it.

‘That kind of thing at that speed?’

What Ziel felt was the complete opposite.

“I’ll need to cut more. It’s still slow and unbalanced. Everything up until now was done with brute force.”

In a way, it was impressive.

But in Ziel’s eyes, it was the epitome of inefficiency.

“If he had used a proper sword from the beginning, he would have become stronger than he is now.”

This was the decisive reason why Kelvin couldn’t grow further.

Thanks to that, he gained strength and physical power, but from Ziel’s perspective, he had lost much more.

Of course.

“From now on, we just need to reverse it.”

Recovery was entirely possible.

Clang.

Ziel cut the sword once more and handed it over.

“Try again.”

Another 10 times.

Swish!

Whoosh!

Only then did Ziel nod.

“Now the balance is right. Use it like that.”

On the contrary, Kelvin felt incredibly awkward.

The sword’s length had suddenly been reduced by a quarter.

But he couldn’t protest.

This time it wasn’t because he was timid.

It was because he was scared.

‘How can I say anything to someone who cuts swords with their bare hands…’

So Kelvin decided that today, no matter what happened, he would do exactly as instructed.

For 20 hours.

Above all, this was a huge opportunity!

It was the perfect chance to reach a level he had never been able to achieve.

‘I want to become stronger.’

“From now on, you’ll repeat the same movement. 1,000 times per movement. I’ll give you continuous feedback during the process.”

“Yes!”

“Begin.”

The full-scale training finally began!

Meanwhile.

“Boss, what should I do?”

“Do what you’ve been doing.”

“…”

“What else would you do if not that?”

“Ah, understood.”

Gilbert became dejected and started swinging his sword.

‘Please teach me too.’

Now that training had begun, he felt a bit left out.

But Ziel had simply suggested the most efficient training method.

There was no need to teach Gilbert everything step by step.

Then Gilbert suddenly realized something.

‘Ah.’

This emotion he felt while watching Kelvin receive detailed instruction from Boss!

It was none other than…

Jealousy.

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