On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 221

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 221

 

The Dawning New Semester (3)

 

Day two.

 

Thanks to Ziel getting one more room while he was at it, Delev had lost even the excuse to return to the dormitory.

 

“I’m dying…”

 

“I’m dying too…”

 

“Teaching Assistant… Do you always do this kind of thing…?”

 

“I do it sometimes… But this time it was voluntary, you know? But I’m regretting it…”

 

“Me too…”

 

It was definitely supposed to be a skill assessment.

 

Why have they been training for over 20 hours combined between yesterday and today?

 

“Phew… But you’ve improved a bit, Delev?”

 

“Really?”

 

“You’re different from last semester. Should I say your sword has become sharper?”

 

“Oh!”

 

This was exactly what Delev had been hoping to hear.

 

Ziel hoped that Delev would move away from heavy sword technique a bit and expand his swordsmanship world.

 

Delev also worked hard to meet those expectations.

 

His stealing glances at Celia’s swift swordsmanship also started from there.

 

“Do you really feel that way?”

 

“I’m telling you it’s true? Of course the weight is still there, but it feels different from when you used to push through with just strength?”

 

“Ohh…”

 

“You seem to have grown well? Didn’t Boss say anything?”

 

“He did say I had grown…”

 

Except for the brief praise when they met on the street, Ziel had only provided feedback throughout this training.

 

Specific praise hadn’t come yet.

 

Still, he was happy that Gilbert said this.

 

‘I’ve definitely grown.’

 

He felt proud.

 

But that was only for a moment.

 

“Break time is over.”

 

Ziel returned to the inn backyard.

 

The two reflexively scrambled to their feet!

 

‘I’m dead.’

 

‘Ugh, when will this end.’

 

Growing felt rewarding.

 

So when it actually ended, the feeling was good.

 

But this situation was nothing but painful throughout the entire process!

 

“From now on, someone else will join us too.”

 

Here, Kelvin also entered the backyard.

 

He had finally finished memorizing.

 

‘He really did it?’

 

It really only took three days?

 

‘Damn, he’s good at memorizing too?’

 

Gilbert’s jealousy boiled over.

 

“Gilbert.”

 

“Yes, Boss.”

 

“I’ll restore you with mana, so face both of them at once.”

 

“…”

 

Without giving Gilbert time to answer, Ziel approached and infused mana into Gilbert’s body.

 

This feeling of the body melting away smoothly as fatigue recovered!

 

‘…I shouldn’t be happy about this?’

 

There was a reason why the training sessions were so long.

 

Ziel would press specific points on the body and flow mana in to activate the body and help speed recovery!

 

It was a curious method of how exactly he did it, but what mattered now was the fact that he had recovered.

 

Which meant…

 

“Begin.”

 

The fact that they had to train again.

 

Clang!

 

The sound of practice swords clashing echoed through the backyard.

 

Since it was quite a large inn, the attached backyard was also considerably spacious, so there was no difficulty in training.

 

The only difficulty was the physical strength and mental fortitude of those receiving the training.

 

‘He’s definitely grown.’

 

In the midst of this, Ziel didn’t simply dismiss Delev’s growth as just growth, but analyzed it thoroughly.

 

‘His sword has gained sharpness. His speed has also increased by more than 10% compared to before the break. There’s no hesitation in his swordsmanship. He’s maintaining the weight of heavy sword technique while making the sharpness of swift swordsmanship his own.’

 

But there was also clear feedback.

 

‘He’s grown taller but can’t find his center of gravity.’

 

The students were still in their growth period.

 

Some students had stopped growing in height, but there were also students like Delev who continued to grow.

 

It was natural for swordsmanship balance to become distorted due to physical changes.

 

Most people would unknowingly pass over it and it would naturally correct itself after quite a long time, but once it caught Ziel’s eye, there was no mercy.

 

“Student Delev Kundel.”

 

“Yes, Teacher.”

 

“From now on, consciously raise your sword a bit more from the basic stance.”

 

“Like this?”

 

“Yes, you’ve grown taller. Raise your center of gravity a bit more too. Yes, right there. Remember that position and apply it to all the swordsmanship you perform from now on.”

 

Delev was surprised as soon as he held his sword and swung it again.

 

‘So this is how it works.’

 

It was only a very minor adjustment, but just by raising the height of holding the sword slightly, he could tell that something had changed dramatically.

 

The feeling that the subtle misalignment he had felt in all the training and sparring so far had been corrected!

 

“How… did you notice this?”

 

He expected an obvious answer like ‘I just saw it,’ but.

 

“Compared to your previous height, you’ve grown 3cm. I accurately remembered your previous height with my eyes and compared it to now.”

 

“…”

 

An even more incredible answer came back.

 

‘So how do you remember that with your eyes…’

 

There was no point in having doubts.

 

Training started again.

 

‘He’ll likely win the swordsmanship competition.’

 

Ziel thought about the swordsmanship competition while watching Delev.

 

With that level of skill, there would be no one who could match him in the youth division.

 

He had already become one of the top skilled fighters even among his age group and all second years combined.

 

And another one of those top skilled fighters came as an uninvited guest.

 

“Student Celia Rihart. Don’t watch from over the fence, come in.”

 

At Ziel’s sudden remark, the three people’s heads turned.

 

Shortly after.

 

“I got caught… Hehe.”

 

The person who climbed over the fence with an awkward laugh was indeed Celia, as Ziel had said.

 

“I was watching without getting caught.”

 

“I’ve known since 30 minutes ago.”

 

“Aha. Actually, I kept hearing sounds as I was passing by, so I came to see what was going on… and I heard a familiar voice?”

 

“I see.”

 

Celia tilted her head.

 

“But what kind of training is this?”

 

“Just training. It doesn’t have a name.”

 

“Oh, can I do it too?”

 

Delev reflexively wanted to shout that she couldn’t, but soon grinned wickedly.

 

“Want to join us, Celia?”

 

“Why are you suddenly acting friendly?”

 

Celia instinctively became wary!

 

But Gilbert chimed in here.

 

“Celia, you come too. It’s fun. It’s also good exercise. Right, Delev?”

 

“Of course, Teaching Assistant. We’re feeling really proud right now!”

 

For all that pride, his whole body was drenched in sweat and he looked utterly haggard.

 

Just as Celia was feeling some fear.

 

“Will you do it too, Student Celia Rihart? Student Delev Kundel has been training for a total of 22 hours since yesterday.”

 

“…!”

 

Ziel had touched Celia’s pride.

 

Shing.

 

Celia drew a practice sword that was nearby.

 

“I’ll do it. What should I do?”

 

“Spar. All three of you will spar against Gilbert simultaneously.”

 

“Oh. We might be able to beat the Teaching Assistant?”

 

Ziel nodded.

 

“I hope so. But right now it’s impossible.”

 

That cold statement further ignited Celia’s motivation.

 

But she would soon learn.

 

That Ziel’s words weren’t wrong.

 

“Huff, huff. Ugh, we can’t succeed even once!”

 

“I don’t think we ever successfully attacked the Teaching Assistant even last semester.”

 

That was right.

 

Even with Kelvin joining, the students couldn’t beat Gilbert.

 

It was just overshadowed by Ziel, but Gilbert was also a strong fighter with his experience as a crow and his recently skyrocketing swordsmanship skills!

 

“Whew.”

 

But Gilbert was dying.

 

Kelvin alone was hard enough to drive him crazy, and now two leech-like kids were charging at him!

 

‘If I hadn’t received training from Boss, I would have been defeated long ago.’

 

But the more it was like this, the more he had to grit his teeth.

 

“Start again.”

 

Clang!

 

Because his pride battle with Kelvin was at stake!

 

‘All four are growing. Especially Student Celia Rihart… she’s corrected the way she applies force from camp.’

 

Unlike Delev, Celia, who had focused only on swift swordsmanship, had definitely changed too.

 

While she hadn’t perfectly incorporated the heavy swordsmanship method, her swift swordsmanship now carried power.

 

It wasn’t that the speed of her sword had changed.

 

She was learning to maintain her speed without it dropping, while putting more substantial force into her swordsmanship.

 

Ziel was someone who viewed the divisions of Worker, Expert, and so on as merely convenient classifications, believing that depending on the situation, a Worker-level could beat an Expert-level, or even a Master-level.

 

It was a thought possible because he had transcended all of that.

 

‘Following the fundamentals while sometimes breaking the mold.’

 

This was also the concept Ziel would emphasize most to his students this semester.

 

And the two were already achieving that.

 

‘The winner will be either Student Delev Kundel or Student Celia Rihart.’

 

Before entering camp, Delev had been slightly stronger, but after leaving camp, that gap had narrowed considerably.

 

A minute gap that even Ziel couldn’t be certain about!

 

Future growth.

 

The weather, temperature, humidity, and mindset on the day of the competition.

 

Those things would determine the outcome.

 

Ziel didn’t even consider the possibility that one of the two wouldn’t win!

 

“How satisfying.”

 

The growth of disciples was the teacher’s joy.

 

However, the disciples couldn’t be happy.

 

‘Save me.’

 

‘Why did I say I’d do this?’

 

‘Master, this is too much…’

 

‘I’m really going to die.’

 

The four hellish training participants were crying pitifully inside.

 

* * *

 

Before the new semester.

 

A faculty meeting was held.

 

“Today’s faculty meeting will proceed with introductions of new faculty members and discussions about student education for next semester.”

 

Professors gathered in one place after a long time.

 

Idel and Professor Merhen, looking the same as always.

 

Isabella, whose impression seemed to have sharpened a bit in preparation for teaching sixth years.

 

And even Elcanto, who had lost so much weight that he surprised everyone who saw him!

 

“Could it be that Professor Elcanto went somewhere else and his twin brother came instead?”

 

“The eyes and nose are definitely Professor Elcanto’s, but the person has just completely changed…”

 

The weight loss that had started from last summer vacation accelerated through the semester and winter break, reaching its peak when he met Ziel.

 

Elcanto had returned to his prime physique.

 

‘That’s right, keep staring like that!’

 

Elcanto was proud.

 

What little fat he had left had all disappeared through training with Ziel and the personal training he continued afterward.

 

Was this what it felt like to have such a light body that you might fly away?

 

‘I should have lost weight sooner!’

 

Berhal also praised him.

 

“Professor Elcanto, what change of heart made you lose so much weight…”

 

“Ah, I’m trying to be different from now on, Department Head. The kids are moving up grades too, so I need to grow to match that.”

 

“Oh.”

 

And he didn’t forget to say this.

 

“Teacher Ziel helped me a lot, haha.”

 

“Teacher Ziel?”

 

“Yes. Actually, I have to teach the kids who are now moving up to third year… but embarrassingly, when I looked back at my teaching methods so far, I think I was a bit complacent. So I made a request. I lost weight while I was at it too. Haha.”

 

Everyone was admiring Ziel, but Berhal was more impressed with Elcanto.

 

‘No matter how famous and skilled Teacher Ziel is… making such a request to a junior colleague must have been difficult for his pride.’

 

When Berhal first saw Elcanto, he felt he was a typical ‘pig noble.’

 

Lazy, complacent with the present, and rather than seeking improvement, actually regressing.

 

Such a person was changing.

 

Even without knowing the detailed circumstances, it was definitely a positive thing.

 

“Good. I hope you maintain it well going forward.”

 

Berhal said this while glancing slightly toward Idel and Merhen.

 

‘As expected.’

 

Instead of feeling any sense of crisis about this, he was only focused on Elcanto’s weight loss.

 

‘This year’s Fourth Years and Fifth Years are screwed.’

 

With their supervising professor in that state, the students’ poor performance would naturally continue.

 

On the other hand, he was very much looking forward to this year for the Second Years and Third Years that Ziel and Elcanto were respectively in charge of.

 

Well, the Sixth Years taught by Professor Isabella went without saying.

 

‘The problem is the First Years.’

 

So he had prepared.

 

“Now then. As I mentioned, I’ll also introduce the new faculty members. There are three in total.”

 

This semester.

 

The new faces who would be joining Sword School.

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