On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 239

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 239

 

Turmoil in the Preliminaries

 

The age limit for the youth division just barely includes second years.

 

So the Sword School second years were mixed with first years and distributed across the three days of preliminaries.

 

The total number of participants nationwide was 450.

 

Only 20 could advance to the main tournament.

 

A total of 7 students passed the preliminaries on Day 1.

 

All 7 of them were Sword School second years.

 

“Ah shit, we’re eliminated!”

 

“We were worried about the Telvir kids but they were nothing special?”

 

“But we got eliminated too…”

 

“Wait, this wasn’t about worrying over Telvir, we were competing among ourselves?”

 

All 7 were Sword School second years, but conversely, the remaining eliminated students also included a large number of Sword School second years.

 

Not everyone could pass the preliminaries, but who would have known they’d end up competing among second years like this!

 

“…What the hell happened?”

 

“We’re all eliminated…”

 

On the flip side, Telvir Academy was in even greater bewilderment, unable to collect themselves.

 

Complete elimination.

 

Not a single person made it to the main tournament!

 

The 150 contestants for Day 1 preliminaries were assigned 50 each to three blocks from A to C.

 

The preliminaries held in each block were group battles.

 

You’re eliminated if you fall out of the ring, declare surrender, or drop your weapon.

 

Obviously, you’re also eliminated if you kill your opponent.

 

Other commonly unacceptable fouls or using magical tools also result in elimination.

 

Anyway.

 

All the Telvir Academy students were eliminated.

 

Right from the start, no less.

 

“The Telvir kids are nothing special?”

 

“I was so nervous for nothing.”

 

It was shocking.

 

Edelwein Academy wasn’t even on Telvir’s radar to begin with.

 

Telvir naturally thought they’d be competing among themselves even in the main tournament.

 

But they were all eliminated.

 

With a clear difference in skill, no less.

 

The gap was so obvious they couldn’t even make excuses about ganging up or using cowardly tactics!

 

“Hah.”

 

Dean Sigmund Valentin, who was watching the preliminaries, frowned.

 

The supervising professors beside him were restless!

 

‘…I’ll have to look forward to tomorrow.’

 

Tomorrow would be different.

 

Because his son, Ras, would be competing.

 

Who was Ras?

 

His eldest son and a talent destined to become the Empire’s greatest knight.

 

Edelwein Academy was in the capital while Telvir was in the south, so it received relatively little attention.

 

But he had steadily built up his skills.

 

Since he received direct education from him.

 

‘Ras will win this tournament.’

 

This youth tournament would be Ras’s spectacular debut.

 

Soon the entire Empire would know his name, and that name would spread beyond the Empire to the entire continent!

 

That’s what Sigmund thought.

 

The next day.

 

Until Ras was helplessly defeated by Yurio.

 

“H-h-how could this…”

 

“My goodness, Student Ras…”

 

The supervising professors froze in shock.

 

Sigmund showed no reaction to what had just unfolded before his eyes.

 

No, he couldn’t react.

 

When people face something completely unimaginable and impossible, they freeze from the shock.

 

‘Who is he…?’

 

Delev Kundel.

 

Celia Rihart.

 

He wasn’t a scion of an already well-known famous family.

 

He could hear chatter from nearby.

 

“Check the nameplate, check the nameplate!”

 

“Who is Yurio Harmatan? The Harmatan family?”

 

“What the fucking hell…”

 

Harmatan?

 

‘That Harmatan from the north?’

 

He knew the name.

 

But he didn’t know their scion was at Edelwein Academy, nor that Ras would be defeated by that scion.

 

‘Wait, but there was supposed to be a championship candidate, where are they?’

 

Yurio didn’t even know that the opponent he had defeated was actually the championship candidate Ras!

 

He was quite strong.

 

But not to the point where he couldn’t be defeated.

 

Yurio was closer to not even realizing how strong he had become.

 

‘How could he be no match at all….’

 

Zigmund mulled over the situation that had just occurred.

 

Ras had made the first move.

 

He aimed for the back.

 

It was the moment Yurio had just finished dealing with one opponent.

 

It was a perfect surprise attack.

 

There would be no criticism for attacking from behind.

 

This was a group battle and chaotic combat after all.

 

But….

 

He blocked it.

 

As if he had noticed the sword coming!

 

Clang!

 

The scene that just unfolded replayed in his mind.

 

He had definitely seen it.

 

The moment the blade approached, he flinched and turned his body to block it!

 

‘How on earth?’

 

He had no way of knowing it was thanks to the 【Senses Training】 classes conducted in darkness.

 

Of course, even if he had known about those classes, who could have imagined blocking a surprise attack from behind.

 

In any case, in the duel that began that way, Ras seemed flustered that his surprise attack was blocked and gradually fell behind until he dropped his sword.

 

But Zigmund knew.

 

Even if they had faced each other head-on from the start, Ras would have been defeated.

 

There was already a difference in their fundamentals.

 

“Hah….”

 

A defeat with no room for excuses.

 

Though he cherished his son, that was separate from the match.

 

It was an even more humiliating defeat considering he had even attempted a surprise attack and still lost.

 

“…D-Dean.”

 

“Quiet.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Zigmund silenced the professors who were fidgeting restlessly beside him.

 

And so on the second day.

 

Starting with Ras’s elimination, all the Telvir Academy students were eliminated once again.

 

At this shocking result, the gamblers, Telvir Academy students and professors, and even the audience were in an uproar.

 

At the same time, this kind of talk began to circulate.

 

“The person who taught those Sword School students is a teacher named Ziel Steelheart, right?”

 

“What? That person who was a model in Lord Mortis’s collection?”

 

“Yes! The one the princes supposedly favor….”

 

Ziel Steelheart.

 

That name began to be mentioned again.

 

It had been quiet for a while after Mortis’s new collection reveal, but his reputation began to rise due to the amazing achievements of the Sword School second years!

 

Some people analyzed with very serious expressions.

 

“The level of those students, no matter how you look at it, isn’t second-year level, is it?”

 

“Did they lie about their age to participate?”

 

“No way. How would Edelwein Academy dare do such a thing in an Imperial-hosted tournament?”

 

“I asked one of the Telvir Academy students who faced them earlier, and he said they were simply no match at all?”

 

“They definitely seem to be at least Walker level….”

 

In the gambling house, all the names that had been in the top ranks dropped down and were replaced by the remaining students.

 

Thanks to this, the odds shot up dramatically.

 

At the top, Delev was 2.14.

 

Next, Celia was 2.3.

 

And Yurio’s odds, who had easily defeated Ras, were surprisingly 10.7!

 

There were only two betting opportunities.

 

Before the preliminaries started.

 

After the preliminaries ended.

 

The game had changed.

 

“100,000 cel on Delev Kundel!”

 

“Are you crazy? Didn’t you see Yurio Harmatan beat Ras?”

 

“Are you kidding? It’s still Kundel! I already knew it!”

 

“Says the guy who bet 200,000 cel on Ras Valentin?”

 

In other words, it was chaos.

 

“I knew this would happen.”

 

In the middle of this gambling scene, there was one person grinning.

 

The big man next to him was a bonus.

 

“G-Gilbert. Wh-where are you going?”

 

“Obviously Delev. He’s the strongest.”

 

“Th-then I’ll go with… C-Celia?”

 

“Celia’s strong too, but Delev’s slightly ahead, right?”

 

“I-I just don’t want to have the s-same opinion as you….”

 

“….”

 

The turbulent preliminaries were passing by like that.

 

Day 3 of the preliminaries.

 

Today’s protagonist was Quantus.

 

“Uhahahaha! Come at me all! The leader is going out!”

 

The very person who confused the gamblers by grabbing whatever he could and either throwing them or slamming them into the ground!

 

His strength was so incredible that three Telvir Academy students ganged up on him, but he shook them all off and subdued them.

 

And that was with a sword in one hand while using the other!

 

“Damn it, of all things, why is he in the same block as Quantus!”

 

“Hey, we know their weakness! Let’s go attack!”

 

Even the fellow 2nd year students were no exception.

 

In front of Quantus, everyone was equal.

 

“Wow. I’m glad I avoided that.”

 

Celia, who was assigned to the same block as Quantus on the 3rd day, felt relieved.

 

She wasn’t confident she couldn’t win, but he wasn’t an opponent she could easily defeat either.

 

She would have clearly struggled quite a bit against that ridiculous strength.

 

And who was Quantus anyway.

 

“Right, that guy would somehow charge at you even with one arm cut off.”

 

In terms of being aggressive and simple-minded, he was at the top level of the Sword School.

 

This kind of chaotic battle was truly Quantus’s stage!

 

The Sword School 2nd year students felt a bit wronged on the 3rd day too.

 

Of all things, to be in the same block as that Quantus guy who would chase and attack anyone who caught his eye!

 

“Uaaaaaaah!”

 

“Ack!”

 

“Uhahahaha! I’m the champion!”

 

Quantus thought winning the preliminaries meant he was the champion.

 

“Stop! We’re ending the Block C group battle. I’ll call out the remaining contestants…”

 

And so, the results of the 3rd day preliminaries ended.

 

“Huh, they’re all our 2nd year students?”

 

“My goodness. Something like this actually happened.”

 

“Hehe, this is unbelievable…”

 

“Department Head, isn’t this an incredible achievement?”

 

All 20 spots advancing to the main tournament were completely taken by Edelwein Academy Sword School 2nd year students.

 

An unbelievable event had occurred.

 

“Teacher Ziel, congratulations.”

 

“Yes. This was the expected result.”

 

Ziel, who had been sitting with the professors for all 3 days taking notes and checking things, answered calmly.

 

Allix beside him felt embarrassed.

 

“I thought at least one of our 1st year students would make it… This is both disappointing and joyful.”

 

“The 1st year students’ talent is also good. They can aim for next year. My students won’t be able to compete in the youth division then.”

 

“Ah.”

 

So basically, as long as the students he taught were around, there would be no opportunity – something like that.

 

“But Teacher, you don’t seem very happy?”

 

“This was the natural result. I thought all my students would advance in the youth division.”

 

“Such confidence…”

 

“I taught them well.”

 

“…”

 

Ziel wasn’t particularly happy about the expected result.

 

Of course, he would be happy once the main tournament started and anyone won.

 

But more than that, Ziel had different expectations.

 

The young adult division that would start soon.

 

And even the general division where Dark Ghost would compete.

 

The highlight would be from then on.

 

Meanwhile, Berhal’s shoulders rose high.

 

“Ahem. With this, the youth division championship from our Edelwein Academy is confirmed. Hahaha.”

 

The past several tournaments were all dominated by Telbier.

 

Youth division, young adult division, even the general division were all taken by Telbier graduates.

 

But this time was different.

 

Now it was time to counterattack!

 

‘The results are properly showing.’

 

The reason Berhal was appointed to this place was to change the Sword School.

 

Those fruits were finally bearing.

 

Youth division championship was confirmed.

 

Young adult division championship was difficult, but still worth expecting.

 

The general division was excluded since he hadn’t paid attention to it from the start.

 

Actually, just the youth division championship alone could already be called a sufficient turnaround achievement.

 

‘There’s no way they’d win the young adult division too.’

 

Berhal decided to be satisfied with this much.

 

It was already a sufficiently good result.

 

But Ziel seemed to be thinking somewhat differently.

 

Ziel looked over the student analysis reports he had meticulously written down for all 3 days and came to a conclusion.

 

‘With this level of environment and confidence… we can aim for championship in the young adult division too.’

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