On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 217
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 217
Fierce Competition (3)
“….”
Gilbert couldn’t believe this reality.
“From today onwards, this area including the faculty dormitory and student dormitory will be under special imperial management.”
Suddenly, someone called an administrator from the imperial palace came to visit.
Then he delivered an imperial decree and said those words.
“What… what do you mean?”
“This is a solemn imperial decree from His Imperial Majesty! How dare you question it!”
“No, please give me some explanation!”
“Ahem. It’s exactly as stated. From now on, this place will receive the same treatment as the ‘Imperial Palace’!”
“….”
He wondered what kind of situation this was.
Then Ziel came out.
“Hmm. Are you the official teacher of Edelwein Academy’s Sword School, Ziel Steelheart?”
“That’s right.”
“…That’s right? Show some respect in your speech!”
“You spoke down to me first, so why should I speak up to you?”
“I came to find you with the authority of an imperial envoy!”
“Then you’re not His Imperial Majesty himself.”
“…Well, that’s….”
The administrator grumbled and sighed.
From what he heard, this man named Ziel was someone both His Imperial Majesty and His Imperial Highness were keeping an eye on!
‘There must be a reason he’s acting like that.’
If he made a mistake, he could end up taking unnecessary blame!
The administrator took a step back.
“…Ahem. Anyway, listen well. By the solemn imperial decree of His Imperial Majesty, this faculty dormitory and student dormitory area has been declared a ‘special management zone’.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means this area will receive treatment equivalent to the ‘Imperial Palace’. In other words, it will not be demolished without additional imperial decree from His Imperial Majesty, and dispatched personnel will be in charge of security here.”
“Hmm.”
Ziel nodded.
“So the demolition has been blocked.”
“That’s right.”
It seems the princes listened to his request well.
“Which Imperial Highness’s request was this approved by?”
“A prince’s request! Didn’t you hear this is a solemn imperial decree from His Imperial Majesty?”
The administrator directly showed the decree.
Indeed, there was no mention of the princes in it.
‘Then who should I help?’
While Ziel was puzzling over this, Gilbert realized something.
‘Could this be….’
This ominous feeling.
The two princes left….
Could it be that the Emperor came?
‘Did the Emperor just snatch it away?’
The opportunity to win Ziel’s favor, and the Emperor as their father intercepted it….
‘Politics is ruthless!’
If this had been accomplished through one of the princes’ petitions, they would have come here today to show off.
But since that wasn’t the case, it was clear the Emperor thought of this as an ‘opportunity’ and snatched it.
‘Father and sons compete with each other politically….’
Truly a cold world!
Actually, it wasn’t surprising.
It was a common occurrence in noble society too.
Wasn’t it the same in the recent Siren family incident?
‘But wait, the fact that people will be dispatched from the imperial palace….’
It means two things.
One is literally providing ‘protection’ under the pretext of giving treatment equivalent to the Imperial Palace.
The other is….
‘Surveillance!’
This seems like it might be a case of getting rid of one problem only to get a bigger one….
“Protection.”
“That’s right. Since it will be managed as a space equivalent to the Imperial Palace, it’s necessary to provide adequate protection accordingly. It’s His Imperial Majesty’s will.”
“Meaning you’ll be watching.”
What Ziel said meant surveillance.
But the administrator understood it differently.
“That’s right. It means we’ll watch over and protect this Imperial Palace space with very solemn eyes.”
Ziel wasn’t unaware of this either.
But it didn’t matter.
The important thing was to legally prevent the scheduled demolition.
He had achieved his intended purpose.
“I understand. Anything else to say?”
“…That’s it?”
“Is more needed?”
“Infinite gratitude to His Imperial Majesty or something….”
“Ah. Right.”
Ziel conveyed as if he had forgotten.
“Please tell him I’m grateful.”
“….”
No matter how he looked at it, this man was strange.
He received the honor of having his residence designated as a special management zone equivalent to the Imperial Palace!
‘Is he really someone His Imperial Majesty is keeping an eye on?’
Enviable!
He had actually heard stories about Ziel several times.
Despite being the sole survivor of a fallen family, he was building tremendous skill and reputation.
So naturally he would catch the attention of the Emperor and princes.
‘Could living in such an ugly place also be… preparation for the future?’
In a way, he could be called a clever man.
Staying in such an old place while maintaining his external image and gaining justification for caring for students as a teacher!
‘I can’t even fathom how much he wants to succeed.’
What could he be hoping for by enduring and persevering in such an old place?
A grand estate?
Or tremendous fame?
This academy itself?
Or….
‘Such blasphemous thoughts!’
The administrator was startled and erased the thought.
“Ahem, ahem. Well, I’ve delivered the decree so I’ll be going. Security personnel will be dispatched from the imperial palace soon, so keep that in mind.”
The administrator added one more thing.
“And remember once again that this is definitely His Imperial Majesty’s grace! Well then!”
The administrator hurriedly left the scene.
That appearance was as if he was running away.
‘Seeing how he’s emphasizing it, the Emperor must have intercepted it.’
Meanwhile, Ziel tilted his head.
“Do you need to use the bathroom?”
“Pardon?”
“Your complexion doesn’t look good.”
“…That’s because Boss.”
“Me?”
“Ah, no. Anyway… things got resolved in a direction I never thought of.”
“As a result, it’s resolved. Now the demolition has been stopped.”
The intended goal was achieved.
Just as Ziel wanted.
What Ziel pursued was always the orthodox way.
If they had gone the orthodox route, they couldn’t have stopped the demolition, but he had blocked it through a different method.
“Now we can start the interior renovation.”
“Ah, yes. Now that the imperial decree has been proclaimed, there should be no problems.”
“Mm. That’s good. I’ll also look for a chef.”
“Since we’re at it, please bring someone with good skills?”
“That’s the plan.”
“Then I’ll look for specialists right away.”
“Understood. I should also look for a chef.”
Anticipation welled up.
Previously, he hadn’t been particularly interested.
He had just vaguely thought it was something to consider later when he bought his own house…
After deciding to just stay in the Faculty Dormitory, thinking about decorating his own ‘space’ filled him with pure excitement.
‘This is also a joy I’ve never experienced.’
During his assassin days.
Ziel was a legendary assassin who made the powerful tremble with fear.
But the space that such a Ziel returned to after completing missions was a cramped place that ended with just enough room for one body.
The bed was hard, and there were no windows.
In that place, he would fall asleep while brainwashed and dazed, feeling as if he was floating in a vast ocean.
That Ziel was now learning one by one the joys of living as a human.
‘I should get myself a good bed too.’
The original bed seemed to be creaking anyway.
“Gilbert.”
“Yes, Boss.”
“When you go to Mortis Boutique, look into a bed for me too.”
“Oh! Are you interested too, Boss!”
“No. I need a bed.”
It was just because that was the only bed Ziel knew about.
“Understood, I’ll look for the best one.”
“Do that.”
The Empire’s highest-grade bed in that old, worn-out building!
It was truly mismatched contents, but it didn’t matter at all.
Now their space, at least, would become cleaner and more luxurious than anywhere else.
‘Mm.’
By the way, something suddenly made him curious.
‘Then there’s no debt to the princes?’
This was the Emperor’s decree.
There was no mention of the princes.
Then since the princes didn’t solve it, the reason to help the princes had disappeared?
‘I don’t know what demands the Emperor might make either.’
The cards had passed to the Emperor, not the princes.
In other words, it meant the Emperor could use this as leverage to demand something.
‘I’ll have to think about it later.’
Ziel set aside inefficient thoughts.
There was a lot to do going forward.
Meanwhile.
Imperial Palace.
Franz’s Quarters.
Glug glug.
Wine filled the glass.
Looking at the glass, it already had stains from repeatedly filling and emptying it several times.
“…”
“…”
The two brothers faced each other with bitter expressions.
Clink.
Rather than clear, it was a bitter sound.
“…Father was one step ahead of us…”
“We should have thought of another method, Elder Brother…”
The two drank the bitter cup of defeat.
They had overlooked it.
That the Emperor, their father, was also a target of competition.
Why hadn’t they realized that the Emperor also wanted to increase his own power just as much as they did?
“…Should we give up now?”
At Franz’s muttering, Dietrich shook his head.
“No, Elder Brother. We just made one mistake.”
“…”
“We still have many opportunities.”
He didn’t know since when it became ‘we’, but anyway, right now he could only nod.
A common enemy!
They had encountered the massive mountain called the Emperor.
“…Right. Next time, let’s use our heads better.”
“Yes, Elder Brother. Please have a drink.”
The two temporarily grew closer in the face of their common failure!
Had the Emperor intended this?
Or had the advice Ziel gave to Franz worked?
What was certain was that at this moment, the two were-
Clink.
“Bitter.”
“Ugh.”
Sharing an unprecedented brotherly bond.
Ziel.
The two princes.
And even the Emperor.
There were people who suffered losses, but…
Anyway, it was beneficial for everyone.
* * *
The dormitory renovation work began.
Room 405 that Ziel used.
Gilbert’s Room 302.
A major project centered around those two places, tearing down walls and completely redoing the interior!
The second floor was also planned for use.
Specifically for Kelvin, who would be joining as new faculty.
Ziel had suggested that even if he didn’t come, they could let visitors use the second floor.
“It will take quite some time. Fortunately, though it’s old, it’s a solidly built building, so the internal framework and such seem fine.”
“Please take good care of it.”
“Yes. But usually with buildings like this, we start with the exterior…”
“Our boss says that’s not necessary. He says efficiency is what matters.”
“Strange fellow. Anyway, we’ll decorate the interior lavishly as requested.”
Gilbert’s heart raced at the foreman’s words.
‘Finally!’
“The work will be finished before the semester starts, right?”
“Oh, you don’t need to worry about that. Since you’ve paid us well, we have plenty of workers.”
“Well then, I’ll be counting on you.”
“Now then, about the down payment…”
At the contractor’s words, Gilbert recalled what Ziel had said.
“Ah, here it is.”
Gilbert handed over the down payment.
However, the contractor was grinning as he checked the amount, then his expression hardened.
“Just this much? 10%?”
“The boss told me to give only 10%.”
“No, you should give at least 30%…”
“The boss said he’ll give more after checking the progress.”
“…”
The contractor was conflicted.
This was a big job.
If he let it slip away, it might not come again.
The materials being used were top-grade and there were many requirements.
“How about… couldn’t you manage 20%?”
“Our boss set it firmly at 10%…”
‘Damn, can’t do a half-assed job then.’
Just 10%.
From what he’d heard, the other party was someone not to be trifled with.
He had no choice.
“Fine, then 10%. But I’ll do an amazing job, so you better pay properly.”
“Oh, don’t worry about that.”
After sending the contractor away, Gilbert snickered and snorted.
“Trying to make easy money.”
Gilbert had experience commissioning interior work for safe houses.
That’s when he realized.
You should never give big money upfront for jobs where it’s easy to cheat people.
So he used the boss’s name to pretend ignorance and agreed on 10%.
Of course, even if he’d given 20%, no 80% upfront, if they dared to scam the boss…
‘They’d all die.’
Anyway, this began the interior renovation work.
The belongings had been moved to a safe place beforehand, and they took this opportunity to dispose of all the old furniture.
Now they would redecorate everything anew.
Though it wouldn’t be quite like the safe house they’d lived in, it would be much more comfortable than before, so it seemed they could decorate it properly.
‘Come to think of it, we’re not renting, and we’ll keep using this place as long as we’re here, right?’
It wasn’t his own house, but it was a place he could use for free!
The boss’s thinking was indeed far ahead.
“Gilbert, how’s the interior renovation going?”
“Ah, I just gave the down payment to the interior contractor and signed the contract.”
“Good. Well done.”
Incidentally, it was major construction including cooking facilities.
Of course, since they’d boasted it would be finished quickly, there wasn’t much to worry about.
However, they needed a place to stay in the meantime, so they found a suitable inn.
Rocktil Inn.
“Now we should go see Kelvin.”
“Oh, that guy was here.”
This was exactly where Kelvin was staying.
“But boss, what kind of work are you going to have that guy do?”
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