On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 274
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 274
More Above (2)
Just a moment ago.
Ziel was doing ‘corpse work’ for the first time in a while.
“Boss, what are you doing?”
“Making a corpse.”
“Making a corpse?”
“Yes. Making it look like one.”
Gilbert couldn’t bear to watch.
He couldn’t see the details clearly, but it seemed like some tremendous work was taking place.
Of course, the target wasn’t Malacas himself.
“Excuse me, Teacher Gilbert. What is Boss doing?”
“He says he’s making a corpse… but I don’t know exactly either.”
“That’s amazing. When he said making a corpse, I thought he was really going to kill someone.”
“…That method would be the fastest though.”
What Ziel was using was a skeletal corpse found within the area.
It seemed to belong to someone who had wandered here long ago and died.
He brought it here and decorated it appropriately.
To look like Malacas.
Instead, very precise work was needed.
He arranged the bones realistically to create a ‘pose’, placed objects nearby that could disguise the death, and treated it with chemicals.
“Now it’s finished.”
“Oh.”
Even to the two of them, it looked perfect.
A skeletal corpse collapsed in front of the sphere of power.
Malacas’s wand placed beside it and traces of a fierce battle!
“This space is quite humid and many insects inhabit it, so it will look natural.”
“Oh! Even such details! It really looks like I struggled and died. And quite a long time ago too.”
Malacas was rather excited himself and added various narratives.
“There was a rampage about 5 years ago too, so that timing would be perfect. I actually stopped it then, but anyway, if we say I died then, it would be just right.”
“Then I’ll adjust the bone surface a bit more. Right now I’ve made it look like a corpse that’s about 7 years old.”
Malacas was moved.
“To think you’d be so meticulous!”
Thus a perfect skeletal corpse was created, and then Malacas prepared to go into hiding.
“When you come to remove this crystalline high-density mana accumulation and phase overlap body, I’ll process it so that power naturally drains below this island. It probably won’t take long.”
“Understood. Once the work is finished, hide to avoid the search.”
“You don’t need to worry about that.”
That was the confidence of a 6th Circle mage.
The absolute barrier separating 5th Circle and 6th Circle!
That was spatial magic.
“I just need to open a specific temporary dimension and stay inside it. I can maintain that temporary dimension for several days, so there’s no chance of being caught. Of course, after coming out, I’ll suffer from mana dissociation syndrome for a while.”
Gilbert didn’t really know what that was, but he could guess it was something tremendous.
“That’s amazing, isn’t it, Sir Malacas?”
“It’s amazing. The magic itself is nothing special, but I’m amazing for using it so brilliantly.”
“…”
Not as much as Boss, but to think there was another person like Boss.
“Boss, then shouldn’t we come back later to pick up Sir Malacas?”
“That’s fine too. Even if the search continues here, bringing out one person isn’t a problem.”
But it didn’t seem necessary to go that far.
“Ah! The temporary dimension needs ‘stakes’. They’re for fixing the coordinates of the temporary dimension. So Boss, you just need to take those stakes with you. When you give the signal, I’ll come out of that temporary dimension.”
Just hearing about it, it seemed quite useful.
“Then can you put objects inside to transport them?”
“If the caster is fine, yes. Of course, even I can only last a few days at most. It’s magic I can’t use for long. As I mentioned, suffering from mana dissociation syndrome is also a problem. After using this, a confusing situation occurs where mana is forcibly separated and mixed up for a while.”
Spatial movement magic.
Just because it’s a privilege exclusive to 6th Circle mages doesn’t mean it comes without risks.
Even after finally reaching 6th Circle, if you don’t become familiar with it through constant training, it’s dangerous magic where one wrong step could kill you!
“But you can do it, Malacas Junior.”
“Of course. I don’t even need several days. Go outside and give me a signal from an appropriate place, and I’ll come out. Then I’ll stay in a hideout I prepared in advance and join you two when you leave this island.”
“Understood.”
Thus, Malacas’s trip to the Academy was decided.
He’d have to think about what kind of person to be reborn as, but anyway, a 6th Circle mage had joined.
And someone who calls Ziel Boss!
‘Boss is really… an incredible person.’
To think he could entice a 6th Circle mage like this with his silver tongue and abilities.
He couldn’t even imagine how far this organization would grow and become massive.
‘Wait, then how does the hierarchy work?’
Gilbert became quite sensitive.
It had been bothering him ever since Kelvin joined.
He kept trying to compete!
‘The first disciple… no, the number one subordinate is me!’
Of course, he couldn’t surpass the status of a 6th Circle mage.
He didn’t even know if Malacas truly thought of Ziel as Boss.
However, considering the ‘grace’ Boss was about to bestow upon Malacas, it wouldn’t be strange for him to truly serve him as Boss.
“But Boss, how are you going to make me disappear?”
“I’ll create a new identity.”
“Oh.”
“I’ll change your face too.”
“Ooh!”
“There are two methods.”
“What are they?”
“First. Completely and permanently change your facial bone structure.”
“…It won’t hurt, right?”
“It will hurt a lot.”
“Th-then what about the second?”
“Use a Human Skin Mask.”
“Oh.”
“But since your hands, neck, and other skin wrinkles can’t be hidden, I’ll treat those too. This hurts a bit.”
“Ah.”
Ziel was impressing Malacas with quite a plausible plan.
“Um, Teacher Gilbert. Your Boss seems to be an incredible person.”
“Yes, that’s right. But how long will you keep calling him Boss?”
“Why? Is it wrong to call him Boss?”
“Well, I mean…”
While he couldn’t find the right words to say, Ziel spoke to the two of them.
“Someone is approaching this way. Three of them.”
“What? Someone entered inside here?”
“No. Above.”
Gilbert nodded.
Meanwhile, Malacas asked back in surprise.
“How do you know that? Did you set up detection magic outside? Are you perhaps a mage!”
“No. I can just hear it.”
“Ah.”
This was a conversation pattern that Malacas would have to get used to by now.
And now again.
“Huh, really… a corpse…”
Berhal and Agent 20 confirmed the skeletal remains of ‘Malacas’ and were left speechless.
“Is this person really… Sir Malacas? The Sir Malacas we know?”
“That’s what we presume. The various materials we found inside were written by Sir Malacas.”
“Ah…”
They still didn’t know if it was really true.
But according to Agent 20’s investigation, all the circumstances pointed to that conclusion.
Even Horn, Agent 8, and Agent 9, who had been found unconscious in one of the rooms, supported this theory.
“We were definitely outside the tree, but when we stabbed the tree with our swords infused with mana, we suddenly ended up here…”
“Fortunately our bodies are fine, but we have no idea what happened.”
Spatial movement.
Magic of a type only permitted to 6th-tier mages!
It was a phenomenon that couldn’t be explained otherwise.
“Then Sir Malacas really died trying to stop this power rampage…”
“Yes. That’s what we presume.”
Gilbert enthusiastically played along instead of Ziel, who didn’t lie.
And Ziel added some ‘facts’ to it.
“I cut the Root Tree to block the power of that sphere flowing out through the Root Tree. Now the students will be able to proceed with their training and exchange matches without problems.”
“I see…”
Both Berhal and Agent 20 felt dazed by the facts they had suddenly encountered.
It was good that the problem on Osu Island had been resolved for now.
But Sir Malacas’s death…
‘How am I supposed to report this to the Imperial Palace?’
Sir Malacas, who had gone missing 10 years ago, had actually been living under the Root Tree on Osu Island…
And died there trying to stop this power rampage?
“…The Empire Daily’s front page is going to be noisy for a while.”
The Empire that Agent 20 knew was a place that would exploit even this death.
Wasn’t that right?
A noble death.
He could already see the Empire making a big propaganda campaign out of this.
But it wasn’t Agent 20’s concern to worry about.
“Anyway, we’ve put out the urgent fire for now. Thanks to Sir Malacas.”
Ziel thought of the ‘stake’ he had put in his bag.
It was the magical tool ‘Secret Grimoire’ that contained Malacas’s lifetime research.
The very thing that had been used as a stake for the temporary dimension.
‘I should prepare as soon as I get back.’
How to efficiently utilize a 6th-tier mage.
A matter of great importance had arisen, second only to the students.
And there was Agent 20, staring intently at Ziel.
‘How exactly was he able to cut that tree?’
Unable to contain his curiosity, he finally asked.
“But Teacher Ziel, if you don’t mind me asking… what level are you at? Are you perhaps Master-class?”
Ziel shook his head.
“No.”
Higher than that.
Though Agent 20 didn’t understand it that way.
“But how were you able to cut that Root Tree…”
That’s when Gilbert stepped in as the problem-solver.
“Boss has the ability to read the essence of objects. So, he can see the weakest points and balance of objects and break them! That’s how he can cut down such a massive tree in one strike. Of course, it requires very, very precise mana control.”
“Co-could it be that Teacher Ziel is a Secret Arts User?”
“It’s not exactly that, but he does possess such eyes!”
Gilbert, who had managed to deflect reasonably well, felt proud.
‘Phew, I made that up on the spot, but even I think I said it well.’
Boss shouldn’t be suspected of anything strange!
But Ziel was a bit flustered.
‘Could he possibly know about my breathing technique?’
The Polar Night Breathing Technique.
A breathing technique that only Ziel knew and had mastered at this point.
The moment it was activated, all five senses and ki sensing were maximized, and the flow of all forces including mana became clearly visible.
Additionally, as he grew, he developed resistance to poison and gained the ability to accept Imperial mana and create Silent Zones.
However, its essence almost perfectly matched what Gilbert had just described.
‘That can’t be.’
He had never told anyone about it, of course.
Ziel thought.
Perhaps Gilbert’s insight was better than he had thought.
‘I should be more careful.’
This time it was Gilbert who had caused Ziel’s misunderstanding!
Of course, these words didn’t completely dispel Agent 20’s suspicions.
‘He cut down that massive tree but says he’s not Master-class?’
Agent 20 couldn’t even conceive that he might be higher than that.
‘Teacher Ziel… this time you were a bit careless. To reveal Imperial power so openly.’
Berhal, adding fuel to the misunderstanding that he was from the Imperial family.
“Bo-Boss. Please teach me how to cut trees later too!”
“No. You can’t.”
“I’ll work harder!”
“No, even if you do, you can’t. So train in something else.”
“…Yes sir.”
Even Kelvin, who didn’t misunderstand but only increased his reverence.
All sorts of misunderstandings and misconceptions were sprouting wildly in the same place.
In front of the skeletal remains mistaken for Malacas.
“Hmm.”
Then Ziel pointed toward the sky.
“The clouds are clearing.”
It was in the direction where the second years’ training was taking place.
“I should return to the students now.”
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