On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 237
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 237
Toward the Swordsmanship Competition (3)
Walker Rank!
The long-awaited realm.
Most students thought Walker Rank was a very distant story.
It certainly was before meeting Ziel.
But now it’s different.
‘Me, Walker Rank…’
‘It feels like my mana is somehow different.’
They could sufficiently expect it now.
Because they had received such tremendous education.
Education that only Ziel could provide!
In that sense, Ziel also took care of students who had already reached Walker Rank.
“Students who have already reached Walker Rank will cut 4 wooden sticks simultaneously.”
“Huh?”
“Four of them?”
Four with a practice sword?
“Were you planning to be satisfied with what’s already possible?”
“…”
That couldn’t be the case.
The very fact that they had to cut four was the problem.
“How can we cut four of these thick-looking things simultaneously…”
“We have to control our strength too…”
The four wooden sticks were each separated.
In other words, each time they cut one, the force in the sword would decrease due to recoil.
So they had to control it very well.
“And regardless of reason, the cut surface must be as clean as if cut with mana. I won’t accept breaking it by giving impact with the sword.”
The person who flinched at Ziel’s additional words was naturally Quantus.
“Begin.”
This was a kind of proof and another lesson.
In fact, it was a bit closer to a lesson than a test.
Thwack!
“Ugh, it’s not working. It just got dented.”
“How exactly are we supposed to put mana into the sword…”
Most students couldn’t get the hang of it. That was understandable. They had no experience putting mana into something.
It was as Ziel expected.
But as much as the previously suppressed mana had been released, a sufficient amount of mana was circulating in their bodies, and they had also learned how to release and circulate it in the Magic Power Development class.
“Remember the mana release you learned in the Magic Power Development class. You release it toward the sword.”
“Ah!”
But if they were going to struggle here, Ziel wouldn’t have had them remove the mana bracelets in the first place.
‘They all already have the qualifications.’
In Ziel’s view, all the students had the qualifications for Walker Rank.
They just didn’t know the method yet.
“Oh! Is, is this it?”
“What is it?”
“I think I put it into the sword?”
The first to start was Ellie.
One of the mid-to-lower tier students who had recently shown promise.
“Is, is this right though?”
“Try cutting it!”
Slice!
For the first time among students who weren’t Walker Rank, a wooden block was cut.
Cleanly.
“Did, did it work?”
Ellie had a dumbfounded expression.
Her body seemed to lose some strength too.
Meanwhile, Ziel picked up the cut wooden block, examined it, and nodded.
“Well done. Student Ellie Demicus, you are now Walker Rank.”
“Wooooow!”
“But you used excessive force. Don’t you feel fatigue in your body?”
“Y-yes, that’s right. How did you know?”
“I just know.”
“…”
Ziel could see it.
The flow of mana escaping from the sword the moment Ellie cut the wooden block.
It was excessively much.
“Control the amount you release. What’s important is using mana appropriately. If you can’t control the amount you release, you’ll get tired first. You must properly balance the amount you release and its effect.”
“Then… how much should I reduce it?”
“1/20th of what you used now.”
“…!”
Ellie’s expression became bewildered.
She had barely managed to draw it out, and now he was telling her to use only one-twentieth of that amount?
“Even that much is more than enough to cut through wooden blocks and slice enemy flesh and bone. Instead, focus your mana at the tip of your sword.”
“Y-yes sir.”
Naturally, reaching Walker rank wasn’t the end of it.
She had merely opened one door.
Training with mana was just beginning now.
That was precisely why Ziel had set a two-week adaptation period.
If they had entered the swordsmanship tournament immediately after removing the bracelets, many students would likely have collapsed from exhaustion mid-battle.
“I did it too!”
“Oh, this was really cut with mana, right? Right?”
“It’s cut so cleanly!”
Soon other students began showing results as well.
While Ziel was already thinking about the next step, this was an incredible achievement from the students’ perspective.
“I can’t believe I’m Walker rank! I thought I’d have to wait until fourth year!”
“Teacher is really the best… How did we manage to do this so soon…”
“For a moment I thought I’d become like Delev. Wow, really. My hands are shaking. I’m so happy!”
Advancing to a higher realm.
That meant being able to reaffirm one’s worth and envision a new future.
Like everywhere else, at Sword School only the top students received attention, while the rest often joined mediocre knight orders or gave up the path of knighthood entirely.
But now things were different.
Competition among second years was one thing.
But they had gained competitiveness when compared to students of similar age throughout Sword School, or even those they would compete against in the future.
“Being Walker rank at our age is incredibly fast, right?”
“Absolutely! I heard from the third year seniors that when they were second years, fewer than 10 of them were Walker rank.”
“But if we all succeed today…”
“That’s 100 people!”
“Ten times more!”
Simply put, Ziel had presented a new paradigm in education.
If Berhal had been present at this scene, or indeed any person, they would have been left speechless with disbelief.
“I did it!”
“I did it too!”
And so, truly all the students mastered the method of imbuing their swords with mana.
In truth, it was a method that deviated slightly from orthodox techniques.
Using mana bracelets to suppress mana and heighten sensitivity and responsiveness to it, then circulating mana with the Necromancer King’s Heart, an item without equal in this world…
But it was still an accomplishment.
This was something only Ziel could achieve in this world.
“How satisfying.”
Seeing the expected results, Ziel nodded as well.
This had clearly established a foundation for the students’ growth.
This was the minimum foundation.
For the ‘trials’ that would proceed from now on.
‘Now that everyone has reached Walker rank, I can increase the intensity of lessons after the swordsmanship tournament ends.’
Unfortunately, the students had no way of knowing this plan.
For now, they were simply overwhelmed with joy, absorbed in cutting wooden sticks.
Meanwhile.
“Damn it, why isn’t this working.”
Several top-tier students who had already reached Walker rank were actually breaking out in cold sweat.
Only Delev was showing some progress among them.
Slice!
He cut through the third one easily, then felt something catch on the fourth.
“Phew. Just a little more and I’ll get it.”
Meanwhile, Celia, Yurio, Maris, and Ann were stuck at the second stick, unable to progress.
“It should cut cleanly in one go, but it feels like it’s getting caught, you know?”
“Ann, is it the same for you?”
“Yurio, how about you?”
“How should I put this… it feels choppy?”
“Right. Is it the same for you, Celia?”
It seemed like they shouldn’t ask Celia.
Her expression looked quite sour watching Delev easily manage up to the third stick.
Ann and Yurio quickly changed their target to Maris.
“Maris, how is it?”
“I think I might be able to do it?”
Slice!
No sooner had she finished speaking than Maris cut through the second stick.
“Oh, I did it!”
“…”
“…”
Yurio couldn’t hold back and asked.
“Give us some tips.”
“What? Tips? Why are you telling me that…?”
“Well, because you’re doing better than me right now?”
“Was I usually worse than you?”
Nod.
At Yurio’s unhesitating nod, Maris was momentarily stunned before quietly whispering.
“It’s simple. When you cut, suppress your mana release. Just about half?”
“About half?”
“Then your mana won’t go ‘whoosh’ and leak out as much.”
“Mana won’t go ‘whoosh’… and leak out… Got it.”
“Me too.”
The two who returned focused on cutting wooden sticks again.
Celia also concentrated on the wooden sticks.
‘The kids can do it and Delev can do it. There’s no way I can’t.’
What if she mixed in something like swift swordsmanship here?
Rihart-style Swift Swordsmanship pursues a concise and fast attack method.
If she applied this here…
‘So fast that mana doesn’t have time to leak out.’
Swoosh.
“…!”
Celia almost cheered.
She did it.
She had cut 3 sticks simultaneously.
‘This was it!’
Celia also began cutting wooden sticks excitedly again.
Before long, cut wooden sticks were rapidly piling up on one side of the auditorium, while uncut wooden sticks were quickly decreasing on the other side.
“Boss, the kids are working really hard. They all seem excited.”
“M-Master. I think so too.”
It wasn’t just Ziel who was pleased.
“You two look excited too.”
“Of course. Look how hard the kids worked.”
“Is this what pride feels like?”
It was understandable.
Ziel wasn’t the only teacher.
These two people who actively helped and assisted from the side were also teachers.
And they were also students to Ziel.
“You two have improved a lot too.”
“Haha, we also worked really har… I mean, extremely hard!”
“Were you about to say ‘worked our asses off’?”
“…Just shut your mouth.”
Then Ziel dropped a bombshell.
“From the next class onwards, you two will wear the bracelets instead.”
“…Excuse me?”
“…M-Master?”
Wear the bracelets?
“When you say bracelets…”
“Mana suppression bracelets.”
“…Why?”
To the question – no, rebellion – that he couldn’t hold back, came a very Ziel-like answer.
“Because you have to.”
Nod.
The explanation that followed.
“You two will wear bracelets and spar with the students.”
“It’s already tough… I mean difficult, even without wearing bracelets?”
“It’s a good opportunity to improve your fundamentals.”
“…There was utility in it for us too?”
“It’s sufficiently effective at the level of increasing mana sensitivity. Also, since you two are more familiar with mana usage than the students, you won’t need much adaptation time.”
Whether fortunately or unfortunately, the period Ziel proposed wasn’t very long.
“One week from now.”
“One week…”
“Defeat the students somehow during that week.”
Sparring with students was tight but not difficult. It was a fight between Expert rank and students who were Walker rank at best.
No matter how many Walker rank students rushed in groups, it was hard to beat mid-level Expert rank.
Moreover, these two were constantly trained by Ziel, so while they were called mid-level, their experience, quick thinking, and endurance were beyond that!
But if you removed mana from that…
‘We’re really dead.’
‘M-Master is a scary person.’
“You two can definitely make it into the top 10 of the General Division.”
Gilbert didn’t believe it.
Ziel’s teaching ability is outstanding, but there are quite many knights in the world who have been frustrated at the threshold of Master level.
Directly comparing 5th Circle and Master level is unreasonable, but anyway, it’s similar to how there are many mages who have been frustrated at the early 5th tier in terms of magic.
In that sense, it’s obvious that high-level Experts will be abundant…
‘Probably about 5 spots will be taken by Master-level knights… no, maybe not many Master-level knights will show up?’
Gilbert’s mind worked quickly, but anyway the conclusion was one.
“Make sure to prepare a bracelet each in advance.”
Since Ziel’s order had been given, they had to do it for now!
The two took a bracelet each without any more complaints.
It seemed like they would be in tears for the entire week ahead, but what could they do.
They could become stronger!
‘Right, well… let’s give it a try.’
‘It, it would be good to become stronger!’
Gilbert asked Kelvin.
“Should we do some sparring between ourselves? While wearing the bracelets in advance?”
“Go, good idea. A, a good opinion for once.”
“What, do I usually only give weird opinions then?”
“U, usually.”
Ah.
That’s annoying.
Gilbert gave up on the conversation and suddenly had this thought.
‘Does salary increase if I get stronger?’
He hoped so.
No wait.
It would probably be fine as long as it’s not daggers.
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