On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 322

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First Day of Infiltration, The Organization Was Destroyed Episode 322
The Brotherhood Dissolved
Humiliation in Nothing but Undergarments!
Two Hundred Men Defeated by a Single Individual!
And the Second Brother’s Betrayal and the Eldest Brother’s Downfall!
“Second Brother, you bastard….”
“Elder Brother, our Brotherhood must change now.”
“Even so, to betray us like this!”
“Elder Brother! You’ve been the one ruining everything! How many ventures have you destroyed chasing after that sense of loyalty!”
Thus, internal strife erupted.
“I will devote myself to the Dark Brotherhood. There’s no hope left anyway!”
“You!”
“Brothers who wish to follow me to the Dark Brotherhood, follow me now!”
The Dark Brotherhood, now split in two, clad in nothing but undergarments!
“My, my. Goodness. What are those people doing?”
“Let’s hurry past. We don’t want any trouble. I heard there have been a lot of madmen in the Northern Region lately.”
“Indeed. That outsider named Ziel who came from the Capital is one, and there have been many strange incidents happening in the Northern Region.”
A carriage from a passing noble family increased its speed.
Encountering two hundred madmen in nothing but undergarments would be catastrophic.
And at the same time.
The greatest contributor to dissolving the Dark Brotherhood, which no one had dared touch!
Ziel was heading toward his next destination.
“Only two places left now.”
The home visits had already passed the turning point.
Since there were so few students living in the Northern Region, being able to resolve everything at once was an advantage in itself.
Fortunately, there were no major incidents.
At the third home visit, I received courteous treatment instead.
News of Ziel had already spread throughout the entire Northern Region.
And at the Oros Family, which I visited fourth, I heard this news as well.
“By the way, Teacher. Today a letter arrived at all Northern Families from the Northern Council… It says that Amil Renfield, the Family Head of the Renfield Family, has been elected as the Council Chairman.”
At those words, Ziel nodded calmly.
“I see.”
“Aren’t you pleased?”
“I feel no particular emotion about it.”
“Ah.”
“While I do have a connection with Family Head Amil Renfield, I did not involve myself in the Council Chairman election, so there is no reason for me to be happy or sad.”
“I, I see…?”
The Family Head of Oros thought to himself.
He seems to be pretending it doesn’t matter.
‘Well, that’s a wise way of thinking.’
Someone not from the Northern Region came here and stirred up such a massive affair.
Politically speaking, this might actually be the wiser choice.
The Council Chair election will inevitably come around again someday, and whether Renfield continues to hold that position then remains uncertain.
‘Truly, Teacher is remarkable. Hmm.’
In any case, it seemed a new wind was about to blow through the Northern Region.
Amil Renfield was quite a reformist.
The letter also contained announcements of various systemic changes in the Northern Region.
One of them was precisely exchange with the Capital.
It had never been officially prohibited, but given the existence of the Trenia Mountain Range and the Northern Region’s isolationist tendencies, active promotion seemed distant.
And one more thing.
‘He said they would suppress the Dark Brotherhood, didn’t he?’
“In any case, congratulations, Teacher Ziel.”
Ziel couldn’t fathom why they were congratulating him, but the meal was delicious regardless.
‘Are they congratulating me because I ate delicious food?’
The Northern Region.
A place I quite favor.
The food, the beer too.
Especially the beer.
“The Oros Family’s beer has a distinctly different flavor.”
“Oh. Our Family’s beer is among the finest throughout the Northern Region. Of course, the Harmatan Family’s is the best, but our Family’s barley and wheat quality is also excellent, haha.”
“Is that so. Quite splendid.”
“Thank you, Teacher. Hearing such high praise from you makes me delighted as well. By the way, if you have the opportunity, do visit the Lertrung Family in the eastern part of the Northern Region. The beer they handle in their Territory is also among the finest.”
“The Lertrung Family. I understand.”
“I haven’t heard much news recently, but that’s probably because it’s at the far eastern edge.”
The issue was that he didn’t get drunk.
It wasn’t a problem for Ziel, but it was a significant problem for Gilbert.
‘Why does the Boss drink when he doesn’t even get drunk?’
The Boss was truly different from the rest.
Thus, they completed the fourth Family home visit.
With this, the home visit schedule in the Northern Region had concluded.
“….”
“….”
From the moment they left the Oros Family, Gilbert and Kelvin grew tense.
‘The home visits are over, so now….’
‘N-now does the training begin….’
Hell Training!
The very training they did on the way here, and plan to do on the way back, and are doing now.
Thanks to it, they were growing stronger, but it was agonizing.
Since they gained far more than they lost and knew full well that resistance before the Boss was futile, they simply endured it….
“B-Boss. Where are we…going?”
“B-back to the Harmatan Family again?”
Perhaps I’ll train on the way there.
“No, I’ll train on the way back.”
“Oh!”
“Ohhh!”
The two cheered.
Ziel tilted his head.
“Are you happy?”
“N-no! Of course not! W-we just love training!”
“Love it! Love it! Love it!”
The two hastily shifted their demeanor.
Ziel regarded them with a suspicious gaze before continuing.
“We planned to travel before departing, so we’ll travel.”
“Oh! Wonderful. Are we going to the Renfield Family?”
“No.”
Ziel recalled what he’d heard from the Oros Family.
“We’re heading east. To the Lertrung Family Territory.”
“Ah.”
“A beer pilgrimage.”
The Northern Region boasted several renowned beer-producing families.
According to the Oros Family Head’s claim, the three great families were Harmatan, Oros, and Lertrung.
“How delightful.”
Since returning later to sample it would be inefficient, I’d indulge while here.
That was my judgment.
“Beer is wonderful. Let’s go!”
“R-refreshing beer!”
Gilbert and Kelvin were equally delighted.
The destination was somewhat unexpected, but what did it matter?
There would be no training.
I could only hope this wasn’t training disguised as travel.
And—
“Family Head! Congratulations!”
“Family Head! I knew you’d be elected!”
A celebration was underway at the Renfield Family.
Election to Northern Council Chairman!
Until the moment before voting, the results remained shrouded in mist, but at last, victory was secured.
“The strategy you demonstrated with the Harmatan Family proved most effective!”
“Truly, you are the Family Head!”
As those offering congratulations said, the decisive moment had come through what transpired with the Harmatan Family.
As the situation prolonged and rumors spread rapidly, when the Harmatan Family finally chose the Renfield Family, the other families that had been deliberating also selected the Renfield Family.
Had it not been for the bold decision to abandon Ligron and choose Harmatan, the situation might have unfolded differently.
Above all, appearing to have won the competition against Lombardt and Bernstein proved decisive.
‘It was Teacher Ziel who created that situation.’
Amil did not forget the existence of his benefactor.
Though I had paid the Bloody Moon as tuition, looking back now, it was an extraordinarily cheap price.
Election as Council Chairman.
And….
Finally, a glimpse of a ‘new’ realm!
It must have been during my ‘lessons’ with Ziel.
Each time Ziel pointed out flaws, I frantically corrected and applied my Swordsmanship, sensing something amiss.
I didn’t understand it then, but upon returning and reviewing, I realized it was enlightenment.
And without forgetting that enlightenment, applying it consistently, I was clearly sensing my own growth.
Because of this, even while intoxicated by the current joy, there was one thing I had to do.
“Family Head, we’ve located Teacher Ziel Steelheart and his party.”
At the whisper that came amid the festive atmosphere, Amil’s face brightened.
“Where are they now?”
“After completing ‘home visits’ at the Oros Family a few days ago, they headed east. Yesterday, they just passed through territory owned by the Kessler Family.”
“The Kessler Family, then….”
So they’re currently heading east.
“What was the reason for stopping at Kessler Family territory?”
“Based on speculation, it seems to have been merely for meals and lodging.”
The eastern reaches of the Northern Region.
‘There shouldn’t be anything special there.’
Though the Lertrung Family, famous for beer, was located there, there was nothing particularly worth visiting besides that.
I heard all the home visits had been completed, so could there be some other purpose for coming to the Northern Region?
“And Family Head, there is a slight problem.”
“A problem?”
“Yes. We’ve located the main headquarters of the Dark Brotherhood, and they are currently controlling the Lertrung Family.”
“…What did you say?”
“That’s why the Lertrung Family has been quiet recently. Since it’s a remote location, we didn’t think it particularly strange….”
Amil let out a sigh.
“Did they flee preemptively because it looks like I’ll be elected Council Chairman?”
“Yes. It seems they’re trying to rebuild their forces in the Eastern Region by controlling Lertrung.”
No matter how much power controls the underworld, if the leader of the Northern Region is determined, they cannot be stopped.
War with the Family’s private soldiers?
How could they possibly resist the soldiers of each Family, hardened by the Northern Region’s bitter cold, and Master-grade Knights?
‘Unless they were an assassination organization like the Black Sky.’
Moreover, upon discreet investigation, it was confirmed that the Lombardt and Bernstein Families had been sponsoring the Dark Brotherhood all this time.
Of course, I hadn’t made it public.
Rather, it would become a tremendous political leverage.
“Wait.”
Meanwhile, Teacher Ziel and his group were heading east.
What if they were heading to the Lertrung Family Territory?
‘The possibility is low, but if a conflict were to break out….’
Amil was an ambitious man.
He had risen to become Northern Council Chairman, but the real work began now.
“Assemble the Knights immediately.”
“Yes? Family Head, what do you mean….”
“We head east. To subjugate the Dark Brotherhood.”
The newly elected Northern Council Chairman’s first act was to march east toward the Lertrung Family Territory.
It was an opportunity that would never come again.

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And back to Ziel’s group.
The party had entered one of the territories owned by the Lertrung Family.
It was a territory composed of several small villages, and from what I heard, this was the second-largest of the Lertrung Family’s territories.
“Something feels off about the atmosphere here. The people seem to have a rather dark mood.”
Gilbert sensed the strange atmosphere and observed the people passing by.
“They don’t seem to be wary because we’re outsiders.”
Northern People don’t particularly welcome outsiders. Yet it didn’t seem to be for that reason, as Ziel said.
“Th, they’re just g, glancing at us.”
There seemed to be a different reason at play.
“The sun is setting soon.”
Was it a characteristic of the Eastern Region?
Or was there another reason?
People hurrying back to their homes.
The Northern streets I’d seen so far had people wandering about even late into the evening.
It wasn’t as if the North lacked magical lighting, and I’d heard the Lertrung Family was a reasonably sized house even in the east.
They were simply located in a remote area.
“It seems… monsters might appear once the sun sets.”
It couldn’t really be that, but if it weren’t, this behavior would be difficult to explain.
Eventually, Gilbert grabbed one of the villagers and asked.
“Is something wrong in the village? Why is everyone in such a hurry as the sun sets….”
“An outsider? If you stay here, you’ll see nothing good. Leave quickly. Don’t draw attention to yourselves. The Lord is missing right now….”
“Missing?”
Just as the villager was about to flee without answering further.
“Answer the question before you go.”
Ziel blocked their path.
‘Normally, letting something slip and feeling doubt… isn’t that the natural response?’
Ziel, blocking the path of an innocent villager!
And with tremendous speed, I leaped forward to block their path.
“W-what? How?”
“I moved quickly.”
“….”
Finally, the resident opened his mouth.
“…Actually, for the past two months, some strange fellows have been coming to this territory and causing problems.”
“Causing problems?”
“Yes. At first, I thought they were just local thugs from somewhere, but… their faction turned out to be larger than expected, and later I found out they were some Brotherhood that was famous in other regions….”
Brotherhood.
At that word, Ziel asked.
“Could it be the Dark Brotherhood?”
“That wasn’t the name. It was similar but different… Ah! It was the Dark Brotherhood.”
The Dark Brotherhood.
It was the very name that those Dark Brotherhood fellows had been mentioning persistently.
“They’re active even when the sun is up, but when it sets, those bastards become even more brazen. Lately, the nights have been unsettling. People disappearing without a trace, thieves multiplying by the day… Anyway, I should be going now.”
Ziel didn’t detain him further.
But this time, someone else blocked the resident’s path.
“I think you just insulted us. Am I right?”
“I heard it loud and clear too.”
The resident, now pale, stumbled backward.
“Y-you people are….”
The Dark Brotherhood.
Another Brotherhood had appeared, following the Dark Brotherhood.
“The Northern Region certainly values brotherhood. Are you the Dark Brotherhood?”
At Ziel’s question, the Unit Members grinned.
“Yeah, we’re the Dark Brotherhood. Lertrung is our territory.”
“I see. I had a question.”
“For us? Oh! Are you perhaps looking to join?”
“No.”
Ziel asked with genuine curiosity.
“I heard you brothers are quite numerous.”
“You bet! We’re very many!”
“Then who is your mother?”
“…?”
It was a remarkably innocent question.

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