On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 301

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First Day of Infiltration, The Organization Was Destroyed Episode 301
The Blue-White Battle (1)
End of semester.
The Sword School’s final evaluation had begun.
Each grade level had proposed ideas and initiated their own evaluations.
“One versus one hundred… I’m not sure if this will work.”
Berhal’s brow furrowed at the idea proposed by the Fourth Years and Fifth Years.
Professors Merhen and Idel had argued strongly for it, and while he’d approved it provisionally, he questioned whether a test format where professors and students fought across the entire Sword School Grounds at night was truly appropriate.
Perhaps Professor Isabella could manage it.
From what Berhal knew, Merhen and Idel were individuals who had distanced themselves from training since their appointment as professors.
Still, professors were professors—they would certainly be overwhelmingly stronger than individual students.
“Though with a hundred Fourth and Fifth Years, that’s another matter.”
He remained fairly optimistic nonetheless.
He’d expected them to evaluate hastily and then wait for vacation, but instead they’d come up with genuine ideas.
Though it was clear they would face considerable hardship.
“The First Years and Third Years seem manageable… and the Second Years are doing Ruins Exploration, correct?”
Unexplored Ruins.
Teacher Ziel had discovered a ruin while traveling through the Trenia Mountain Range, apparently by chance, and now they were conducting the final evaluation there.
The scale seemed quite remarkable.
“How on earth do you even find ruins like that?”
Berhal felt a sudden pang of envy.
According to Imperial Law, the first discoverer of a ruin could claim certain rights to it.
There were even adventuring companies that formed entire specialized teams to hunt for ruins.
Yet even those companies had to invest enormous time and money to discover ruins, and here Teacher Ziel had found one.
If it proved to be a valuable ruin, Teacher Ziel would be sitting atop a fortune.
“What fortune these students have.”
Such thoughts crossed his mind.
If he had encountered a teacher like Ziel during his own student days, wouldn’t he have reached Master Grade far earlier than near his retirement?
No matter how he looked at it, the fact that such a person remained at the Academy filled him with gratitude.
“I’m quite looking forward to the thesis.”
By next year, Teacher Ziel’s thesis would be complete.
Professor Elcanto’s had been largely perfunctory, and that tendency remained strong, but something told him Teacher Ziel would be different.
Perhaps, like the textbooks now distributed to each grade level, groundbreaking research might emerge!
He took a sip.
Berhal brought the tea to his lips.
He finally felt somewhat liberated.
The unexpected transfer commotion had concluded, the final evaluation would end in a few days, and once vacation arrived, Berhal could finally rest——
Knock, knock.
Just then, the Teaching Assistant entered the Department Head’s Office.
“Sir, Department Head. Someone from the Imperial Palace has come to see you.”
“…Huh?”
“Well… The Department Head mentioned there were a few things to look into regarding the Ruins submission….”
It was the very matter that Teacher Ziel had discovered, and since it was being used as the location for the Students’ Final Evaluation, the Sword School had filed a report under Berhal’s name.
“Ah.”
It seemed I would need a bit more time before I could truly rest.

* * *
“Woooooow!”
“So this is the Ruins!”
“Ruuuuuins!”
The Second Years entered the Ruins after completing their climb.
As they ventured into a place that hardly seemed like an entrance and looked around inside, an exciting sight unfolded before the Students’ eyes.
“But that Clock Tower in the center… it looks like it burned down?”
“Really? Did a fire break out?”
The Clock Tower at the center still carried the scent of burning, as if it had been consumed not long ago, yet the sense of mystery remained undiminished.
“I repeat the announcement. Destruction within the Ruins is strictly forbidden. All of these structures will be utilized for future investigations within the Empire, so entry into buildings is prohibited.”
Rather, the additional restrictions were driving the Students to even greater extremes.
“Then we’re just fighting head-on? That seems more advantageous for us?”
“Advantageous for you? No way—how are you supposed to beat Delev, Celia, and Quantus?”
“You guys have Yurio and Maris!”
By the way, Quantus’s Team 6 had ended up on the same side as Team 1, where Delev and Celia belonged.
Fifty people, and three of the top-tier Students among them!
“It’s fine. We have Ann. With Ann alone, Quantus is basically already beaten.”
“…But even I can’t handle Quantus’s muscles?”
“Ah.”
Objectively speaking, the Blue Team appeared to have the advantage.
“Boss, what do you think will happen? The Blue Team will win, right?”
Even I didn’t offer a different opinion this time.
When the Students’ abilities were quantified, the Blue Team averaged higher overall.
“The possibility is high, but I can’t say for certain. There’s also a possibility the White Team could win.”
“This time it might be more like ‘there’s a chance,’ I suppose. Of course, I know Yurio is the strongest since he’s won the championship and all….”
“The victory condition for this Final Evaluation Blue-White Battle is territorial control. Victory requires both strategy and tactics.”
That’s right.
Territorial control doesn’t end once you secure a stronghold.
You must defend the stronghold you’ve secured.
If Celia and Delev hold their ground, they might defend one stronghold, but the others—no.
There were countless variables at play.
“Make sure to check on the Injured Students.”
“Understood, Boss. Oh, and before you could mention it, I’ve already inspected all the Traps near the Ruins.”
The Traps near the Ruins were precautions taken in case of unforeseen dangers during the Final Evaluation proceedings.
Two swords crossing diagonally with a serpent coiled in a knot above them—the emblem of the Unknown Group!
This village was visited every six months, and there was still some time before the next scheduled visit, but I took precautions just in case.
“Well done. Now you’re acting on your own initiative without me having to say anything.”
“Hehe, I’m showing my Loyalty, after all.”
“Don’t laugh like that.”
“Pardon?”
“You sound like a third-rate villain from a novel I read yesterday.”
….
And so the Final Evaluation began.
“Should we start by occupying Zone 3?”
“Stick to the original Strategy! Start with the closest area!”
The Blue Team decided to methodically occupy territories starting from the nearest zone.
They were betting on Quantus’s charging power and going by the Book!
The White Team, conversely, recognized their relatively inferior full power and devised a different Strategy.
“Maris, we’re the Assault Unit. We’ll cut through their center and block the Blue Team’s advance. While you and I hold them off, the rest of the team will occupy the neutral zones behind us relatively safely.”
The White Team decided to push deeper toward the Blue Team’s side and occupy the relatively distant zones first.
Two completely different Strategies!
“Let’s move.”
So while the Blue Team methodically occupied zones starting from the nearest ones, the White Team moved swiftly.
The minimum personnel required to occupy a zone was fifteen.
It was an established Rule—spreading too few people across the occupation battle would make it pointless.
The Assault Unit led by Yurio and Maris charged across the center of the field in an instant toward the Blue Team’s side.
“Yurio, this is Zone 3.”
And it was quite far forward.
Just one zone away from the Blue Team’s fixed occupation point!
They had occupied this zone.
“I’m a bit nervous.”
Maris swallowed hard.
Soon she would face the Blue Team’s Assault Unit.
If things went as expected, Quantus would definitely come.
Stopping Quantus would be the crux of this Strategy.
“Where’s Ann?”
“She’ll join us in five minutes.”
And the true core of this Strategy was Ann.
Maris and Ann.
The two of them would stop Quantus.
Ann was included precisely because she knew Quantus well.
No matter how I looked at it, Ann seemed destined to be exclusively handling Quantus until Graduation.
“So that’s what they call ‘camping’ in a match.”
“…Where did you hear such an expression, Boss?”
“I saw it in a book. There was a real estate book.”
“Ah….”
Meanwhile, three Teachers observed the state of the battle.
Combat hadn’t broken out yet.
But with the White Team’s bold strategy, it would soon commence.
“I didn’t expect the White Team to penetrate so deeply.”
“It’s a perfectly reasonable strategy. If they can hold off Quantus’s Assault Unit for long like that, the White Team can rapidly expand their Occupied Territory.”
The White Team’s strategy was to devour Occupied Territory from the front.
Areas close to fixed Occupied Territory would be captured later.
It was the complete opposite of the Blue Team, which captured nearby areas first.
“It’s begun.”
And the first clash erupted.
“What?! Why is the White Team here?!”
“I don’t know! Smash them!”
Seizing the moment, Yurio withdrew. The Blue Team was flustered. Their strongest fighter had just fallen back.
But then Ann appeared.
“Quantus! Fight me one-on-one!”
“Fine! Come at me!”
Ann knew Quantus far too well.
She understood that he never refused a direct confrontation, and if it was one-on-one, he became absolutely obsessed.
“Quantus, don’t!”
“Get out of the way! This time I’ll settle the score!”
“You madman! Ugh!”
Clang!
Quantus’s sword and Ann’s sword collided.
Ann deflected Quantus’s blade with practiced ease.
Any other student would have been pushed back from that first clash alone, but Ann was different.
“Just as I thought… you’re the only friend I acknowledge!”
“I don’t want your acknowledgment!”
Clang, clang!
As Ann and Quantus clashed, Maris led the rest of her Team Members in a charge.
With Quantus separated, the Blue Team’s Assault Unit’s combat power plummeted.
But the objective wasn’t to win.
It was to endure.
‘Ann, drag this out as long as you can.’
Ann recalled what Yurio had said and slowly lured Quantus forward.
Quantus was simple.
More precisely, once he fixed on a target, he focused solely on it.
At least for now, that was a very useful ‘advantage’ for Ann.
“Quantus! Where are you going!”
“Let’s settle this!”
“Let’s go!”
Swept up by Ann, Quantus abandoned the occupied territory.
‘Perfect.’
Maris cheered inwardly.
Given Quantus’s nature as an Assault Unit, his absence made holding the line considerably easier.
In fact, they were now overwhelming their opponents.
‘They don’t know what’s happening here from elsewhere, so I just need to hold out as long as possible!’
While Maris fought valiantly, Yurio led the five-person “Separate Unit” he’d assembled.
Three teams of fifteen each were engaged in the territorial battle.
That left five people, whom they’d decided to deploy in guerrilla tactics.
“How’s the occupation progressing?”
“We’ve completed Zone 8 and District 7. We’re heading to the 5th District and Zone 6 next.”
“We’ll clash soon.”
In other words, these five were a separate unit ready to provide support wherever needed.
There was no need to move yet.
Quantus was occupied with Ann, and Maris’s team was holding back the Blue Team’s Assault Unit effectively.
But from here on, things would become critical.
Now that they’d severed the enemy’s lifeline, facing the Blue Team’s main force was only a matter of time!
“They’re coming.”
And finally, the Blue Team’s main force appeared.
As expected, Delev and Celia each seemed to be leading separate contingents.
The one who appeared now was Delev.
“Delev, look!”
“When did they get this far?”
The Blue Team was considerably flustered.
They’d naturally expected to meet much later, but the White Team had already penetrated this deeply.
And Quantus was nowhere to be seen.
“Where’s Quantus? Where did Quantus go?”
“Ann lured him away!”
“Damn!”
Thus, Quantus was thoroughly pinned down by Ann.
An anxiety that had seemed trivial was now becoming reality.
‘Only Ann can control Quantus.’
When they were on the same side, having Quantus and Ann together was reassuring.
But facing them as opponents—he hadn’t anticipated this.
This wasn’t a Swordsmanship Tournament where a decisive victory was mandatory, and at this rate, Quantus would be sidelined for the entire territorial battle.
“Yon, go help Quantus.”
“If I interfere in their fight, Quantus will lose it.”
“….”
True enough, if I intervened and forced my help on him, Quantus would absolutely lose his mind.
He’d demand we settle this one-on-one again—it was obvious.
But I couldn’t do this without Quantus.
“There’s no choice. I have to bring him in.”
“Understood. I’m heading out now.”
With that, Delev led the remaining team members in a charge toward the White Team, who were holding their ground in the Occupied Territory.
‘They’re coming.’
But that was when it happened.
“From behind!”
Clang!
Yurio’s Separate Unit appeared and began encircling us.

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