On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 212

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 212

My Disciples Keep Increasing (2)

“Oh?”

Professor Berhal confirmed that the lights were on in the auditorium and his expression became pleased.

‘Which student came early to train?’

What an admirable student.

If it was really true, he thought he should remember their face and subtly inform their supervising professor.

However, Berhal was left speechless when he entered the auditorium.

“It’s not a student but the supervising professor receiving training…”

This way, he couldn’t inform the supervising professor.

Because the supervising professor was the person in question.

But why?

‘Why is Professor Elcanto receiving training from Teacher Ziel?’

No matter how good Teacher Ziel’s skills were, were the professors the type to swallow their pride and even receive training?

Not at all.

They were all people who cared tremendously about appearances.

‘Has Teacher Ziel’s reputation risen again already?’

Berhal, who didn’t know the circumstances, kept tilting his head in confusion while watching the training.

“Huff, gasp.”

“Professor Elcanto Paredes, you almost used mana just now. You need to be careful.”

“Ah, whew, understood!”

“Your stride is not consistent. Please maintain regular intervals and narrow the spacing of your steps as well.”

“Yes!”

A junior professor giving physical training to a senior professor.

‘What kind of strange sight is this.’

But that’s what made it refreshing.

“Professor Elcanto seems to have steeled his resolve.”

There are various ways to change.

Professor Elcanto had chosen the most effective method among them.

Abandoning useless pride and seeking out a skilled person!

Pride doesn’t put food on the table.

Rather, professors like Merhen and Idel who cling to their pride might end up being overtaken by lower years at this rate.

‘I should look forward to seeing how the prospective third years will change.’

By the way, Teacher Ziel is also amazing.

You’d think he wouldn’t want to teach due to the pressure, but he’s continuing to guide Elcanto so expressionlessly and calmly.

‘Well, that does suit him. Because it’s Teacher Ziel.’

Perhaps the years that would become most pitiful starting this semester would be the prospective fourth and fifth years.

Both years hadn’t particularly stood out last year, and especially the prospective fourth years led by Merhen had grades that hit rock bottom.

‘No wait, will the freshmen suffer from being compared to the prospective second years? Hmm. But since Professor Isabella is teaching them, it might be different?’

Berhal quietly left the auditorium.

Regardless, hellish training continued inside the auditorium.

First hour of long distance running.

‘I feel like I’m going to die.’

Was this what it felt like to have your vision turn yellow?

Elcanto, whose physical strength was weaker than the students when not using mana!

Although he had worked hard to lose weight, years of accumulated lack of exercise had significantly reduced both his cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular endurance.

“You’re quite lacking, Professor Elcanto Paredes. To put it simply, our Teaching Assistant Gilbert’s physical strength and overall level are much higher.”

Even the humiliation of being compared to a teaching assistant!

However, Elcanto gritted his teeth.

Because he had resolved to change!

At this moment, those words didn’t sound unpleasant at all.

Rather, they were adding fuel to his ignited competitive spirit.

Naturally, Ziel had no malicious intent either.

He was just saying it because that’s how he really felt.

And he was running alongside him.

First hour.

Of course, unlike Elcanto, Ziel’s expression hadn’t changed at all and his breathing wasn’t rough either.

‘His physical condition is very poor. He’ll need remodeling.’

He must have eaten a lot at expensive restaurants too.

Since he received payment, he had to do work worthy of it.

“Let’s take a brief rest.”

Ziel immediately noticed when Elcanto truly reached his limit and declared a break.

Elcanto collapsed right there and was happy inside.

‘I’ll lose more weight.’

Ziel offered water to such an Elcanto.

“Consume fluids slowly, little by little.”

“Yes, yes. Gasp, whew.”

Gulp, gulp.

Elcanto had somehow become an obedient student who followed instructions!

“After a 10-minute rest, we’ll do strength training. You’ve lost a lot of weight currently, but you’ve also lost muscle.”

If he used mana, he could probably swing a sword lightly.

But it would be difficult to bring about fundamental change.

‘Especially Professor Elcanto Paredes will become more dependent going forward.’

While losing muscle along with weight loss, lacking strength would make him dependent on mana, making it difficult to bring about development.

Filling in the basic parts that were currently sparse.

That was the most urgent matter.

“From now on, you need to run 2 hours a day.”

“M-me?”

“Yes.”

“You can have the students run for 1 hour each, and combine strength training during the remaining time. You must restrict the students’ mana usage. If they use mana, their physical strength won’t improve.”

“Understood…”

“The effects won’t show immediately. Therefore, it’s good for motivation to continuously measure students’ individual records and let them know they’re steadily growing. Offering prizes would also be a method.”

“Ah, prizes! What did you use, Teacher Ziel?”

“I used praise cards.”

“Oh. I’ve heard of it, but what is that?”

“If they collect 5 and submit them to me, I give them a ‘Ziel Usage Ticket.'”

“…?”

A teacher… so like a professor free-use ticket or something like that?

‘I should think of something else.’

Should he give them spending money, or buy them meals?

Since he had never tried to get close to students, his head hurt.

“Motivation is key to this training. Students tend to give up quickly if they can’t feel their growth. Of course, it decreases a bit if you have complete control, but that’s still difficult.”

“…”

Ziel continuously hitting where it hurt!

‘Hateful, so hateful!’

But he couldn’t refute it.

Because it was true.

The kids knew too.

That the Academy professors were people pushed out of the mainstream.

There were people like Isabella and Berhal who were completely different, but those two were special cases.

Ziel is an absurdly unique case.

In that sense, professors like Elcanto, Merhen, and Idel were always in a position where they had to be compared and evaluated.

Elcanto had perfectly recognized his situation and decided to take action!

“10 minutes have passed.”

Elcanto’s determination crumbled as he barely managed to lift his body.

“Ugh!”

“You need to get up. Yes, good. We’ll continue repeating this.”

The students didn’t allocate separate time for strength training, only those who needed it performed it.

For students, it would be like doing nothing but strength training all day and repeating recovery!

‘I should have been doing strength training instead of monster hunting…’

He had done it to earn pocket money and lose weight, and while he did lose weight and earn money, it was very far from the ‘skill improvement’ Ziel was talking about.

The monsters he had been dealing with were all at a level that even Elcanto at his peak weight could have handled.

“We’ll end here.”

“Huff, gasp.”

His legs were shaking, and his arms had no strength.

‘Will I be able to make it home?’

Sweat poured down like rain.

It was cold.

The chill of the auditorium that he had momentarily forgotten returned.

Then Ziel grabbed Elcanto’s arm and infused mana into it.

“Oh!”

It was warm.

“What is this?”

“I infused mana into you.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yes.”

“How?”

“It just works.”

I’m an idiot for expecting an answer.

“Exactly 24 hours of rest from now, I’ll see you in this auditorium the morning after tomorrow.”

Then came a sound like a bolt from the blue.

“There are about five days left until the next schedule. We can do this 2 more times. And during your rest, it would be good if you could do simple running training for about 30 minutes. That’s all.”

“…”

It seemed like it would be 5 days of hell.

* * *

Meanwhile.

Gilbert was looking into contractors as Ziel had instructed.

‘Still, it would be better to ask the facilities department, right?’

So the first place he visited was the Academy facilities department.

But they looked at him like he was a strange person.

“You’re not planning to move out from there, but to continue living there and renovate?”

“Yes.”

“There’s absolutely no budget for that place…”

That’s right.

The Faculty Dormitory was a place that had been completely abandoned even on paper.

“That place is scheduled to be demolished within a few years anyway. I heard there’s talk of building another student convenience facility there.”

“What? That can’t happen!”

“What do you mean it can’t happen. Such an eyesore…”

No one thought that Ziel and Gilbert would live there for long.

They just thought they would stay temporarily as a stopgap measure and then leave to find a house.

That very place where rumors spread that ghosts appeared every night!

A place with such a worn exterior that it gave the facilities department headaches every time they saw it.

If there was any advantage, it was that it was very sturdy, having been designed and built by a legendary architect.

“Boss and I need to live there for a long, long time!”

“Boss?”

“Teacher Ziel Steelheart from Sword School!”

“Ah, that handsome teacher?”

“Yes!”

“Still, it’s not possible. No budget came out this year, and there won’t be any in the future.”

Ziel’s reputation didn’t work.

It was completely outside common sense.

The facilities department employee didn’t even think it was pitiful.

Because it was such an obvious matter.

“Just so you know, even if the teacher comes personally, it won’t work. The demolition has even received Imperial Palace approval. This academy is owned by the Imperial Palace.”

“…”

Gilbert went to look into professional contractors but ended up with an even bigger worry!

‘What should I do.’

Now wasn’t the time to look into contractors.

The Faculty Dormitory was scheduled for demolition within a few years.

Looking at the timing, there weren’t even 3 years left.

‘Then hiring contractors for renovation would be completely meaningless.’

They would have to continue living there, but demolition?

After much deliberation, Gilbert went to find Ziel.

‘Professor Elcanto?’

I think I heard in passing that he taught someone in the auditorium last night, but was it this person?

“What’s the matter? Hello, Professor Elcanto.”

“Gasp, I’m not well!”

Elcanto collapsed backward from exhaustion.

It happened to be break time.

“What’s suddenly going on, Boss?”

“I was in the middle of training. Professor Elcanto Paredes requested help.”

“I see.”

“In return, we ate for 20 people at Lancaster’s Star. It was delicious.”

“Oh…”

For 20 people at that expensive restaurant?

“Ah, let me correct that. It was 20 courses.”

“Ah.”

“So, what’s the matter?”

“Well, you see. Boss.”

Gilbert first explained the current situation.

“So renovation is meaningless because it’s a building scheduled for demolition.”

“Yes.”

“Then we just need to make them cancel the demolition.”

“Oh! But since the academy is owned by the Imperial Palace and it’s demolition approved by the Imperial Palace…”

It would probably be difficult without proper justification, wouldn’t it?

“There are about two people in the Imperial Palace who want me.”

“Oh!”

“It would be interesting to make those two compete.”

“…”

For the first time, he began to fear being part of The Organization.

‘Making the First Prince and 2nd Prince Your Highness compete against each other?’

“Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation is always entertaining.”

Ziel has awakened to something strange!

“Then there’s no immediate need to find Specialists.”

“That’s… right?”

This feels ominous somehow.

“You should receive Training together too, Gilbert. You need to keep getting stronger.”

I knew this would happen.

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