On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 210

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 210

10 are for Ziel

The amount of food consumed by those who had trained continuously for 20 hours without a proper meal was astounding.

It was inevitable that City Hall’s ingredient storage would be cleaned out!

The problem was that even though the Vice Mayor had prepared thoroughly after experiencing this once before, it still got completely cleaned out.

“The three of them ate all the ingredients that could feed 50 people.”

“….”

“Especially that person named Ziel ate enough for 40 people by himself….”

The Vice Mayor was certain.

This month’s City Hall budget would definitely be in the red.

Ingredients that could host a small banquet, and premium quality ones prepared just in case, were all….

“We ate very deliciously, Vice Mayor.”

“I, I see. Haha.”

The only consolation was that these three people had eaten very well?

“Um… later, when you meet the Family Heads of the Western Region, I would like to ask you to speak well of me.”

So he finally brought up what he had prepared to say.

Ziel nodded without much consideration, surprisingly.

“Understood.”

Gilbert was skeptical.

‘Is Boss now taking interest in politics too?’

The Vice Mayor’s request was obvious.

He wanted his story to come from Ziel’s mouth, who was praised by all Family Heads and had high reputation!

Simply put, it wasn’t a free meal.

‘Is Boss slowly revealing his ambitions?’

Amid the misunderstanding, what Ziel actually thought was this.

‘He asked me to speak well, so I should praise City Hall’s food.’

Sadly, it seemed the Vice Mayor’s wish would not come true.

The three left City Hall like that.

“We can go now, Boss.”

“Mm.”

Gilbert quickly said goodbye to Kelvin.

“Good work. See you again next time.”

Though he felt jealous, he had grown somewhat fond of him.

Should it be called comradeship from going through 20 hours of hell together?

Most of all, joining forces to attack Ziel had created some kind of connection.

But Kelvin wasn’t having it.

“N, n, no!”

“….”

Gilbert was hurt.

Did he not want to see him again?

“T, together!”

“Together?”

“Together g, go, I want to go together, Master!”

That one courageous statement!

Kelvin wanted to learn more from Ziel.

His problems had been corrected and bad habits fixed.

But he wasn’t satisfied yet.

No, he wanted to rise higher.

Free mercenary life was good, but somehow he felt like he could know his limits if he stayed with this person!

Ziel stared at Kelvin intently.

“You want to come together?”

“Y, yes!”

“Where to?”

“The Academy… no, yes!”

“Why?”

“M, Master, I respect you!”

Gilbert was dumbfounded.

His speech always skipped the middle or cut off the beginning and end.

No, more than that.

He wanted to follow after experiencing that hell?

Gilbert asked in disbelief.

“Are you crazy?”

Kelvin counterattacked too.

“J, jealous?”

“No!”

Gilbert vehemently denied it.

Ziel looked at the two with an interested gaze, then asked Kelvin again.

“Do you respect me?”

“Yes!”

“Do you have thoughts of getting a job at the Academy?”

“Yes!”

“Understood. I’ll try to arrange a position when we return.”

“T, thank you!”

“But don’t follow us now.”

“W, why?”

“I don’t want to say.”

“….”

Because we have to go to the Black Market.

Because we have to sell Gold Bars too.

The Human Skin Mask was also scheduled to be worn.

Therefore, outsiders who didn’t know the situation couldn’t get involved.

Of course, he didn’t want to mention those facts.

“Do you have a place to stay? I’ll send a Letter when a position is arranged.”

“T, t, then I’ll s, stay in the Capital! There’s an Inn I g, go to sometimes….”

That was quite a long sentence for Kelvin.

“Rocktil Inn. Got it. I’ll send a Letter there.”

“T, thank!”

“Thank?”

“You!”

Frustrating enough to burst.

Could Boss tolerate that?

‘Surely he won’t come as a Teaching Assistant?’

Gilbert desperately hoped not.

It seemed like just getting him a job at the Security Office would be appropriate.

“Well, we’ll go first.”

“T, take care!”

Gilbert also reluctantly said goodbye.

“See you later.”

“D, don’t be jealous!”

“….”

If only I could go inside his thought process and see for myself.

Why does he talk like that?

Gilbert was completely oblivious to the fact that Ziel was actually timid.

“Now you’ve become a somewhat less inefficient man.”

“Is that so, Boss.”

“You even speak efficiently now.”

“…That?”

“You only say what’s necessary, and briefly. I’m thinking of trying that myself.”

“No, you can’t. That would be bad educationally.”

Gilbert desperately tried to stop him!

Fortunately, it worked.

“I understand. As you say, it would be bad educationally.”

Phew.

“By the way Boss, will you really help that guy find a job?”

“Are you jealous?”

“…”

He couldn’t bring himself to say no.

“Well… that’s…”

“I learned that jealousy is sometimes a good emotion. I hope it becomes a catalyst for something.”

“Yes…”

“I’m considering it. It’s an opportunity to earn 2,000 cel per hour.”

“Ah.”

“For now, I plan to go and see what positions are available. According to the rules, it’s one teaching assistant per professor, so I can’t bring you as a teaching assistant.”

Gilbert felt relieved.

‘Wait.’

But this was Ziel he was dealing with.

Someone who could demand a lot from the Academy?

What if the Department Head heard this story and specially assigned him two people?

‘That won’t happen, that won’t happen.’

Gilbert desperately tried to erase his anxious future!

Anyway, the two headed to the black market like that, disposed of the gold bars, and purchased necessary items.

Here, Gilbert also gained unexpected profits.

“This is for the food ingredient purchases and labor costs. Good work.”

Clink.

A whole three silver coins handed over!

“Boss! I will devote my loyalty…”

“And this is a special bonus.”

Swish.

Suddenly looking around, Ziel drew a dagger and slipped it into Gilbert’s chest.

“Don’t talk about this anywhere.”

“…?”

Where did he learn that move?

“I saw it in a novel. When giving something secretly, you do it like this.”

“That’s… not right.”

For the first time in his life, he received something other than a dagger, only to have a dagger come as a bonus.

‘What am I supposed to do with all these daggers?’

Including the ones carelessly thrown in his dormitory, he had no idea how many there were.

Since the Boss gave them, he couldn’t just throw them away!

‘I’ll just have to store them, sigh.’

“Now we just need to go to the Deshaf Family.”

Having sold the gold bars, he had earned plenty of silver coins.

Now for the highlight of this western trip.

It was time to go collect the 10 million cel.

“Boss, have you thought about what to do with the 10 million cel now?”

“Hmm.”

Ziel brought up the topic he had been pondering all along.

“I plan to expand the organization.”

“…!”

Full-scale expansion!

‘Is it finally starting!’

Gilbert trembled with excitement.

Of course, the organization Ziel spoke of had a somewhat different meaning.

It meant he was thinking of doing something for the optimal teaching methods for students!

And it included the meaning of renovating the faculty dormitory.

It was a slightly different meaning from the organization Gilbert understood.

“I will devote my loyalty, Boss.”

“See that you do.”

The not-entirely-bad misunderstanding continued to accumulate like that.

* * *

They arrived at the Deshaf Family.

It was a grand welcome.

Surprisingly, led by the head of the Deshaf Family, Remil Desharp, all family members and house staff came outside to greet Ziel and Gilbert.

“Welcome, our benefactors. You must have had a hard journey coming all this way.”

Remil’s complexion as he welcomed them looked much better than before.

It had only been a few days.

It didn’t seem to be just makeup for greeting guests.

“Family Head Remil Desharp. Your breathing has become much easier than before.”

“You noticed right away?”

“When breathing becomes easier, your complexion changes first. You’ve been taking enough roadflower.”

“I wanted to express my gratitude, Teacher. It really works. If I had known it would be like this, I should have done it sooner…”

Remil was genuinely grateful.

“You are not only my son’s benefactor, but mine as well, Teacher.”

“Yes, I know.”

“You’re good at jokes too, Teacher? Haha.”

When a person looks good, whatever they say seems lovely!

‘I really answered because I knew.’

“Teacher Ziel!”

Remil’s son Kail, who was beside him, excitedly greeted Ziel.

“Thank you for saving me! And I started sword training yesterday too!”

“Is that so. Work hard at it.”

“Yes! I’ll definitely work hard and get into Sword School!”

“I’ll be waiting.”

Now Ziel even had a prospective student!

Ziel then continued speaking to Remil again.

“The effects are good, but you must also be mindful of the toxicity. As I told you, follow the 10 days of intake, 2 days off schedule, and if possible, eat well and move around a lot. However, vigorous movement is forbidden.”

“I understand, Teacher.”

A complete cure would be difficult.

But it was possible to extend his lifespan while improving his symptoms.

Though Remil was already quite old, he wanted to live at least until his son grew up and could inherit the family.

In that sense, Ziel was someone who had bestowed indescribable grace upon him!

His son, who was the meaning of his life.

Himself, who had a duty to live for that son.

He had saved both of them.

So he prepared.

“It’s cold outside, so please come in quickly. I’ve prepared a banquet.”

Saliva pooling in their mouths!

Both Ziel and Gilbert, who was gradually adapting to Ziel’s appetite, swallowed their saliva.

“By the way, some say our family’s food is better than the Becker Family’s.”

“Is that so? I’m very much looking forward to it.”

Remil had filled the ingredient storage as Ziel had requested.

At first he didn’t understand why, but once the meal began, he could see.

‘Our benefactor has an incredible appetite too!’

It was as if he was using magic to absorb the food.

But now it felt like elegance was added to it!

The fully stocked ingredient storage emptied at tremendous speed, but Remil didn’t mind.

He could prepare this banquet 100 times, no, even 1,000 times.

Because he was his benefactor.

So Remil prepared his ultimate move.

“Bring it out.”

“Yes, understood.”

A moment later.

A ‘tower’ was placed in front of each Ziel and Gilbert.

It was sized as if a small tower had been moved there intact, and the height of the tower’s peak matched exactly with the eye level of Ziel and Gilbert sitting in their chairs.

And on each level of that tower, desserts were placed.

“This is a special dessert course created especially for you two.”

“…!”

Ziel’s hands trembling!

A tower filled with snacks that conveyed sweetness just by looking at them!

‘I want to take this with me.’

For the first time, Ziel felt the desire to eat this slowly while enjoying his own leisure in the dormitory, in a space with no one around!

“What is this?”

“That’s a snack called Paranello. We directly layered hundreds of very thin pastries….”

“What about this one?”

“Ah! That’s our Head Chef’s pride. We finely ground chestnuts and mixed them with butter….”

Desserts that each required tremendous care!

Ziel began to savor them.

Gilbert was already exhausted, but following the saying that there’s a separate stomach for dessert, he began eating earnestly again.

A very blissful and satisfying end to the meal!

Ziel stared blankly at the now empty Dessert Top for a moment.

‘I want to eat it again.’

Desire boiling up intensely!

“Then, now….”

At that moment, the awaited time arrived.

The 10 million cel!

The waiting Head Butler approached and handed two thin, luxurious boxes to Remil.

“I’ve placed checks for 7 million and 3 million cel respectively. Along with payment guarantee documents and our family’s certificate of guarantee, sealed with our strongest mana seal.”

Remil personally handed the boxes to the two of them.

‘What’s inside this….’

Gilbert trembled.

To think 3 million cel was contained in this thin box!

“If you take them to the Imperial Bank as they are, the amount minus taxes will be deposited.”

Taxes.

At those words, Ziel’s expression darkened slightly.

‘Why do they take so much in taxes?’

It was a natural and reasonable question.

“Once again, thank you for saving our son.”

“Thank you, Teachers!”

Remil and Kail expressed their gratitude to Ziel and Gilbert once more.

While doing so, Remil brought up another topic.

“And, have you thought about the special reward?”

“You’ve already given it.”

“Pardon?”

Remil was momentarily moved.

‘Perhaps my son’s smile? Something touching like that….’

“This banquet.”

“Ah.”

This was somewhat touching too, but the nature was slightly different.

But Remil couldn’t understand.

“No. This isn’t a special reward, but proper hospitality that should be offered.”

“Is that so.”

There was no need to refuse a reward that had rolled in.

So Ziel decided to be faithful to his desires.

“The dessert tower I just ate.”

“Yes?”

“Please make about 111 of those and send them to the Academy.”

The number of students was 100.

Teaching Assistants were 1.

‘So that’s 101. The rest….’

10 were for Ziel.

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