On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 285

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 285

Battle of the Century (2)

Group 1 adopted a completely different strategy.

Delev and Celia would forge a path without even carrying the mana torch!

While Kus and the remaining 8 members cleared the surroundings, Delev and Celia broke through via the shortest route.

Needless to say, this was only possible because of their skills!

Slash! Thud!

Each time Delev’s sword moved, magical beasts fell one by one rapidly, and when Celia’s sword flashed, countless wounds appeared on countless magical beasts’ bodies.

“Both of them are incredible.”

“Hah, they’re Second Years but at such an absurd level…”

The Family Heads watching were shocked.

They were breaking through more fiercely and quickly than most upperclassmen.

Eyes naturally gathered on the two Family Heads.

Amos.

Daren.

They expected them to be proud.

They weren’t.

‘Delev, a little faster!’

‘A little more, a little more! That’s right!’

They were sweating in their palms.

In reality, it wasn’t Group 1’s breakthrough but a competition between the two!

Though they weren’t carrying the torch, it was a battle of pride over who would arrive first!

In fact, Delev and Celia, who were participating in the second round, thought the same way.

‘Since when has Swift Swordsmanship had such powerful single strikes?’

‘No, it’s Heavy Sword Technique, so why does it keep getting faster!’

Blazing competitive spirit.

The two had one supreme goal.

‘I will definitely win.’

‘I will definitely be first.’

It was to win.

Going back and forth, winning and losing with similar skills, even each small victory had become important.

And this was an extension of the family rivalry.

“Family Head, the youngest Young Master is ahead!”

“As expected of a man from the South!”

“How could we lose to those who grew up pampered in the South!”

“Miss Celia! You must run!”

It was also a regional rivalry.

Now other years showed no particular interest unless they were parents.

The victory would go to the Second Years anyway.

Then the competition within that group was most important!

“Go go go go go!”

“Oh my, forgetting dignity!”

“Does dignity bring victory!”

While the Family Heads were divided between South and Western Region, Family Heads from other regions chatted as if watching an interesting spectacle.

“Where will you place your bet?”

“Hah, what kind of gambling…”

“Won’t you participate?”

“Of course 10,000 sel on the Kundel Family.”

Even impromptu betting!

Unaware of this fact, the two ran like mad.

It was neck and neck until about halfway.

As the Finish Line approached.

“Ugh!”

Until Delev took a magical beast’s attack and rolled.

It was Celia’s chance to take the lead.

Indeed, Celia glanced at Delev and ran straight ahead.

However, she soon stopped and sighed.

“Ah damn, really!”

Celia began retracing her steps.

Though her face was full of irritation, her return speed was faster than her departure speed!

Crack!

Celia’s swift sword pierced through the magical beast’s back. The magical beast collapsed and pinned Delev down.

“Idiot! Why are you falling there!”

“You didn’t have to help? Why are you helping?”

“Help my ass! If you can’t handle it, the path won’t open anyway!”

“I heard that excuse very well.”

Her anger at seeing him push away the magical beast and stand up nonchalantly was brief.

“Still, thank you.”

“What, what?”

“I said thank you.”

Pretending indifference, Delev’s voice expressing gratitude while turning his head was somehow strangely trembling and awkward.

But then.

“Gratitude is gratitude, but I’m going first!”

“Hey! Hey! You son of a…”

The two started running again!

There was one person who became pleased watching them.

“Those two have a good atmosphere, Boss.”

It was Ziel and Gilbert hiding in the Last Area, watching.

“Competition is a good thing.”

“Competition is competition, but there seems to be something else too? Otherwise, there’s no way Celia would have saved him.”

“Student Celia Rihart moved efficiently. Going to save him and breaking through together would open the path faster.”

“I don’t think so…”

For once, Gilbert wasn’t convinced.

“But when is that Kelvin guy coming?”

“I plan to train his reflexes and speed as soon as he returns.”

Incidentally, Kelvin was still chasing after them.

Because he was slow.

“Hmm. It’s too late to teach something like infiltration now, isn’t it?”

“There’s no wrong time for learning. Whether you start is what matters.”

“Oh.”

Seeing Gilbert seem pleased, Ziel felt proud.

Indeed, famous quotes from books are always right.

“Malacas Junior will become our faculty member, so we can get help there too.”

“Ah. But what identity will you disguise him with?”

“Kitchen assistant.”

“Excuse me? A Mage?”

“Won’t that work?”

“…”

Gilbert was momentarily flustered but realized the Boss’s grand intention.

“The most precious things should indeed be hidden in the most unlikely places!”

As expected, Boss’s schemes are meticulous.

Kitchen assistant.

Who would even pay attention to such a position?

Theo’s 【Unlimited Dining Table】 is getting quite a bit of attention, but it’s still just a restaurant!

It was the perfect place to hide one’s identity.

“The space that seems least likely?”

“Yes! As expected, I can’t keep up with Boss’s thinking….”

“What are you talking about? That’s a very important position. The taste can change depending on how you handle it.”

“Ah….”

“Cooking is important.”

As expected, Boss’s thinking was incomprehensible.

“Huff, gasp. M-Master!”

Kelvin appeared at that moment, breathing heavily.

Gilbert clicked his tongue, and Ziel glanced at him and said a word.

“You need to build up your physical strength too.”

“More, more speed training needed!”

“Got it. We’ll do it as soon as we get back.”

Kelvin looked quite aggrieved.

“By the way Boss, it’s almost over now.”

“Mm.”

Meanwhile, Round 2 was coming to an end.

“Victory in Round 2 following Round 1… aren’t our Second Years doing too well? It’s one thing to beat 3rd and 4th years, but even beating 5th years….”

“We’ll keep winning from now on.”

“Ah.”

Round 1 captain’s battle.

Round 2 mana torch relay.

Both were difficult missions, who knew they’d handle them so well.

“In Boss’s opinion, who do you think did best this time? They’re selecting the top student from the practical training and the most outstanding student from the exchange competition, aren’t they?”

The selected student would receive Academy-level rewards.

In Gilbert’s view, there were two people who would receive them.

“I think… Quantus will definitely get one of them, and the other person is ambiguous. Whether it’ll be Celia or Delev….”

“The practical training?”

“Ah. Just for practical training, those two would be difficult. But combining Rounds 1 and 2, wouldn’t one of them get it?”

“Mm.”

Ziel agreed this time too.

But whoever received it wasn’t important.

What mattered was the fact that a Second Year would receive it.

There was something more important than that.

‘I’m wondering how to give out the praise cards.’

The praise cards that the students are eagerly waiting for!

Ziel had clearly established criteria in advance.

But a variable had arisen.

Everyone had performed better than expected.

“I should consider new rewards to give the students.”

“New rewards? Will you suggest it to the Academy?”

“No. Rewards I’ll give myself.”

“Oh.”

Praise cards were good, but it seemed like having one more different type of reward would be nice.

“For example, daggers.”

“…Th-that’s a bit.”

“Not good?”

“Of, of course they’re useful! Very good! Oh my, too good. But when would the kids ever use daggers….”

“I happen to have a curriculum in mind.”

“….”

Gilbert mourned thinking of the daggers that would soon pile up like mountains in the students’ rooms, but once again tried to dissuade Ziel.

“How about something else? Something more practical… how about coins? If you collect several of those, you could exchange them for praise cards….”

“Mm.”

Ziel quietly looked at Gilbert.

Gilbert flinched.

‘Still, were daggers better after all?’

“Gilbert.”

“Yes, Boss.”

“You’re smart.”

“…!”

“That’s a good idea. I’ll pursue it.”

“Boss…!”

“Coins.”

Ziel recalled a mission where he had assassinated three people with just one coin.

It wasn’t a difficult mission.

‘It would be good to put special functions in the coins too.’

Meanwhile, the Second Years’ Round 2 was almost finished.

Delev and Celia were still neck and neck.

“Hey, I helped you, remember? Huh?”

“Ah. I don’t remember.”

“I helped! If I hadn’t helped, I’d be several steps ahead!”

“Then why did you help? Huh?”

Even while bickering, they somehow advanced similarly and finally crossed the finish line simultaneously!

“I was faster!”

“My toes crossed first.”

Actually, their competition had no official connection to Round 2.

Because regardless of who arrived first, it would only end after carrying the torch.

Even after Kus and the other team members arrived and finished carrying the torch, the two were still fighting.

“Kus, shouldn’t you stop them?”

“I don’t know. It’s all over now. I’m not the group leader anymore. Ugh, I’m sick of it.”

“Still, thanks to those two, won’t we set the shortest record?”

And not far away, another fight was taking place.

“Come on, anyone can see Miss Celia’s foot was further ahead!”

“Let’s watch the mana recording again! Anyone can see Young Master Delev won!”

“Th-those Southern guys’ stubbornness is well known, you know? They can’t be as cool as the Western Region.”

“Those Western guys must have sand in their eyes from the sandstorms!”

A fight between the Western Region and the South!

And the two people leading this fight were none other than Daren and Amos.

Anyway, this concluded Round 2.

It was truly an overwhelming performance.

While other years were just breaking through the midpoint or struggling, this was the Second Years’ triumph!

What’s important for breakthrough isn’t just swordsmanship skill, but strategy and tactics, plus experience and adaptation to the environment!

The Second Years possessed all of that above average.

Their swordsmanship skills were already proven in the captain’s battle, and their experience and adaptation to the environment were sufficiently acquired through pre-training and practical training.

“With this, this exchange competition is… did it go as expected?”

At Berhal’s words, Allix who was beside him nodded.

“Yes. I knew this would happen, Senior. No, Department Head.”

“Is that so?”

“Teacher Ziel Steelheart’s teaching method is quite different. Rather than just teaching adequately within the given environment, he’s creating the environment itself. Watching that, I felt it. It would be difficult to win, I thought.”

“Mm.”

“Taking such lessons back to the Knight Order and applying them to the Apprentice Knight Order Members would be of great help. Even in these peaceful times, we must always be prepared.”

Allix seemed truly deeply impressed.

The reason Allix, who was an Executor Knight, took a position as a First Year professor at the Academy was to learn this kind of curriculum.

But his thinking had changed somewhat.

“I think it would be good to stay a few more years and learn.”

“Is that so? The original plan was 2 years, wasn’t it?”

“The longer I stay here, the more there seems to be to learn. Returning to the Knight Order during vacations, and working here during the semester… I could gain so much.”

Berhal nodded with a pleased expression.

“That’s good. It seems our Academy is becoming a place where talented people want to stay.”

“Though I’m still not used to your formal speech, Senior.”

Berhal burst into hearty laughter as he looked at the magical projections of Other Grades who were starting to enter one by one.

‘Is it about time to leave this island.’

Finally, the schedule on Osu Island was coming to an end.

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