On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 259
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 259
Imperial Mana (2)
Ziel’s approach to handling mana is quite different from ordinary people.
The vast majority of people store mana in their bodies, then operate it and replenish it, but Ziel was the opposite.
Usually maintaining almost no stored mana, he uses a method of drawing and gathering mana from his surroundings.
That’s why, as Gilbert saw at the safe house, no matter how much they tried to detect Ziel’s mana, it was at the level of an ordinary person.
The reason was precisely the Polar Night Breathing Technique.
And for that reason, the Imperial mana that no ordinary person could ever endure began to ‘function’ within Ziel’s body.
‘It’s mana that isn’t permitted unless certain conditions are met.’
This mana is unique.
The moment it combines with other mana existing in the body, it causes a rampage and devours that mana.
In other words, it means mana rampage occurs inside the body.
Simply put, using this mana is unthinkable unless you’re of Imperial bloodline.
However, Ziel was different.
Ziel originally has almost no mana in his body.
Just about the life-sustaining mana that any person needs.
Therefore, there was no environment for the Imperial mana to enter and rampage.
Rather…
‘I can make it mine.’
The special body derived from the Polar Night Breathing Technique was transforming the Imperial mana to suit Ziel’s body.
In other words.
The Polar Night Breathing Technique was protecting Ziel’s body while simultaneously changing the Imperial mana.
“It seems like very special mana.”
A very small number of mana types are sometimes so unique that they’re passed down through bloodlines, leaving special powers to their descendants.
We call them Secret Arts Users.
Like Personnel Director Locus, who became quiet after the Siren Family incident, beings with unknown powers.
‘Then does that mean the Imperial family has been Secret Arts Users for generations?’
Ziel had unintentionally uncovered a secret of the Imperial family!
A secret passed down only orally through the mouths of those who inherited this mana most strongly in the Imperial family.
Ziel had discovered it.
Just from shaking hands with the Emperor once.
Of course, rather than exposing this fact, Ziel focused on efficiency and benefit.
‘This power will be of great help.’
The Polar Night Breathing Technique is growing.
He never expected to incorporate the power of secret arts into the breathing technique.
Anyway, that’s the conclusion.
What made the Emperor, who is called Master-level, might be this power of secret arts.
‘If I combine a portion with the breathing technique…’
Ziel remained motionless in that position for quite a while.
Since he hadn’t turned off the magic device yet, the surroundings were very cold, and even artificial wind was blowing fiercely.
However, Ziel maintained the breathing technique without even a slight movement and layered the Imperial mana onto the breathing technique—
‘It’s done.’
When he finally opened his eyes, instead of orange pupils, eyes with a slight golden tint had taken their place.
Ziel sensed the change in his body.
And he immediately realized how to use the new power derived from his breathing technique.
Thud.
The moment he stepped forward.
‘It’s quiet.’
Everything disappeared.
The sound of the blowing wind.
The sound of dirt scattering.
The sound of hair fluttering.
The sound of his heartbeat.
All sounds…
‘Is this the power?’
Disappeared.
Perfect silence.
About a 20-meter radius centered on where Ziel stepped had transformed into a soundless zone.
“This should be useful.”
A soundless environment!
A new power born from the combination of Imperial mana and the Polar Night Breathing Technique!
It was tremendous power for an assassin.
However, Ziel was planning to use this power for other purposes.
‘It would be very useful for the students’ mental training.’
That’s right.
Ziel was a teacher.
Sword School First Year Professor Allix wanted to achieve clear results in this practical training.
His role model was Ziel.
A legend among legends who achieved tremendous results from the first exchange competition and practical training!
…But Allix clearly recognized that he wasn’t Ziel.
‘If I try to follow someone like Teacher Ziel, I’ll tear my pants.’
Of course, he wanted to know that know-how.
Just how was he training them?
First, he went to find Professor Elcanto.
Rather than suddenly approaching Teacher Ziel, it seemed less embarrassing to go through Elcanto first and go together.
“Oh, Professor Allix?”
“Professor Elcanto, I came because I have something I’m curious about. I see you’re in the middle of training students.”
“Ah, yes. We’re preparing for practical training. The thing is, Osu Island’s climate is so diverse.”
Osu Island’s climate has dozens of types known just through accessible areas.
Osu Island is a place where desert and ice zones, jungle and warm plains coexist.
Even though the island isn’t divided separately but connected to each other!
Therefore, the magical beasts inhabiting each climate were also different.
That’s why Elcanto was also having a headache.
“We’re doing basic survival training and climate response training for now… but as you can see, it’s not easy.”
The students were training with the auditorium doors wide open, wearing only thin clothes.
They were doing cold response training in their own way, but the problem was that the weather was gradually getting warmer.
It wasn’t hot weather yet, but anyway, there was no place in the capital suitable for cold response training in this season.
“I wonder how Teacher Ziel is doing it.”
“Actually, I did see materials being carried toward the 2nd Year Auditorium…”
At Elcanto’s words, Allix perked up and asked.
“Shall we go together? To take a look?”
“Ahem. Would that be okay? I hope we wouldn’t be bothering Teacher Ziel…”
“Come on, bothering? We can just go to say hello.”
“Cough. Shall we?”
Maybe it was because he got a new junior after that junior who didn’t act like a junior.
Elcanto maintained his dignity while pretending to be reluctantly following Allix.
And the scene the two encountered when they arrived at the 2nd Year Auditorium was shocking.
“…”
“…Wh, what is this?”
Why is there a desert in the auditorium?
Why is there such a cold place in the auditorium?
“Th, this… what on earth is…”
Words wouldn’t come out.
An environment that looked like a desert and cold temperate zone had been transplanted here!
What kind of magic did they use…
‘Magic?’
“Ah!”
Allix nodded as if he understood.
“You got help from Professor Emeric. As expected of Teacher Ziel!”
“But even so, all this sand and dirt…”
“Teacher Ziel must have transported and planned all of it. Truly amazing.”
It was completely different.
No matter how much I thought about it, the scope of thinking itself was different.
To think he’d transplant entire climates just to conduct climate adaptation training!
“The Second Years… are truly blessed.”
Elcanto nodded at Allix’s muttering.
“There’s nothing we can really do for them…”
It should be high enough to look up to and follow, but this is almost like a mountain shrouded in clouds, too difficult even to look up at…
“At this rate, when the Second Years become Fourth Years, they might even beat the Sixth Years.”
This was Elcanto’s muttering.
Allix flinched.
“Come on, the Third Years are growing well too, aren’t they?”
“It’s been ages since the Second Years overtook them…”
“…”
Elcanto was quite good at objective self-assessment.
“But anyway… could we follow this method?”
“I don’t think it’s possible at all…”
This was a training method that couldn’t be replicated.
In other words, a method only Ziel could use!
“If we told our students to do this, they’d all run away.”
“Right…”
It was also a method that only students accustomed to Ziel’s classes could accept.
“Let’s do what we can.”
“Yes. We should.”
The two professors came to the auditorium and gained enlightenment.
They also met Ziel.
“Professor Elcanto Paredes. Professor Alyx Rockbolt.”
“Oh, Teacher Ziel. You were here.”
“I came to prepare for training in advance. What brings you here?”
“Well…”
After hesitating for a moment, Elcanto spoke honestly.
“We came to spy on how you conduct training, but it’s an impossible method for us. Haha.”
“Yes, it’s impossible.”
“…”
“However, you can improve your current training. What do you need?”
Suddenly.
Elcanto was moved.
To think he’d offer to help like this!
“In exchange, I’d like to ask for some labor today.”
As expected, there was a price.
‘Labor is nothing much.’
‘Still, with our level of physical ability, labor should be…’
Both readily accepted.
“Ahem. Understood. Professor Allix, what do you think?”
“If Teacher Ziel is offering advice, of course. I’ll do anything.”
Ziel’s lips seemed to curl up slightly for a moment.
‘Am I imagining things?’
“What can we help you with?”
“Ahem. As you know, our Third Years and First Years are also conducting the same practical training, right? In that sense… please help with some survival training.”
“Hmm.”
“We’re conducting basic survival training, but we’re not sure if we’re doing it right.”
Ziel, who had been listening quietly, brought up a fundamental point.
“Survival instincts develop through experience.”
“Th, that’s right.”
“Therefore, experiences as similar to real combat as possible are important.”
“…That’s right.”
“Are you providing such experiences?”
“…Not really?”
“I see.”
Ziel pondered for a moment and then made a suggestion.
“I’m currently creating a new environment.”
“Oh!”
“It’s a jungle environment. I’m constructing it in the training ground behind the auditorium with Department Head Berhal Abue’s approval.”
“A jungle…?”
“Let’s take a look.”
The two who went around to the opposite side with Ziel were shocked.
“Oh? It’s Professor Elcanto and Professor Allix?”
An Arcane School professor, who supposedly never even dined with Sword School, was sweating profusely while doing something.
The scene spread out before him was…
It really was a jungle.
And an environment sufficient for dozens of students to enter and train.
“Is it an illusion…?”
“I don’t think so…”
A massive jungle surrounded by a hemispherical magic barrier!
Ziel added reassuringly.
“It’s not visible during the day. I plan to make the barrier transparent only during training.”
“That’s not the problem…”
You created this inside the Academy?
These trees, dirt, leaves, and even-
“Chirp chirp. Chirp!”
There were birds that inhabited the jungle.
“There are even birds…”
Ziel muttered regretfully.
“Unfortunately, due to Academy regulations, I couldn’t bring any magic beasts.”
“Ah.”
At that genuinely regretful expression, Elcanto asked blankly.
“But how did you get trees that only grow in that jungle…”
“I bought them.”
“Then the dirt…”
“I bought that too.”
“Then the rocks and stones too…”
“Those were obtained cheaply from the quarry. We picked up stones they were throwing away.”
“Then the birds…”
“There was a place nearby that sells birds. I bought them. I asked for birds that inhabit the jungle.”
“Ah…”
The more he heard, the more overwhelming it became.
All of that was actually possible?
‘Does he know some noble who lives in the jungle or something?’
In fact, everything was bought with money.
The expenses were processed using Academy funds.
It was possible because Berhal was backing him up.
The budget had increased dramatically this semester, and with their rising status, their voice in the entire Academy had grown stronger.
Therefore, if other professors had made similar requests, Berhal would have granted them.
The problem was that only Ziel had such thoughts.
Who would have known he would create an environment as if he had transplanted an entire section of jungle?
“The temperature and humidity are being controlled with help from Professor Emeric Kent.”
“I… see.”
“If you wish, I’ll let you use this place during late dawn hours or free time.”
At those words, both professors’ eyes sparkled.
“Really?”
“Yes.”
He would let them use this place almost for free!
The moment they thought that, the price came to mind.
“Then what do we need to do…”
Before the words were even finished, Ziel pointed to the path leading this way.
“They’re coming at just the right time.”
When they turned their heads, what they saw were dozens of carriages.
“…”
“No way, surely not…”
What was loaded in the carriages were trees, dirt, and even ochre-colored rocks.
“Once the jungle environment is complete, I’ll also construct highlands and high-temperature environments.”
“Ah.”
“So I need labor. If you two provide your labor, I’ll make those environments available to First Years and Third Years on a limited basis.”
“…”
One was a former Grand Knight.
The other was a current Imperial Knights executive knight.
But even those two found the work daunting.
‘We’re screwed…’
‘Will Teacher Ziel…help us too?’
Elcanto and Allix were experiencing their greatest regret in recent times.
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