On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 38

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 038

 

 

Seems Your Frontal Lobe Function Is a Bit Lacking

 

 

“What’s the point of drawing your sword just because someone refuses you?”

“However…”

“Tsk, watch your words. Haven’t I told you repeatedly? If you speak like that, even the dewdrops on the grass at dawn will know who I am, won’t they?”

 

An archaic way of speaking and an identity that seemed already revealed.

 

‘A high-ranking person indeed.’

 

Erso was certain.

This had become troublesome.

There was nothing good about people from the Underworld confronting nobles and other high-ranking individuals.

The power of the Underworld was only complete when within the Underworld itself.

This Black Sky subjugation incident.

When those in power decided to act, people from this side of the world had no choice but to tremble.

 

“You there, I desperately need that item, so I politely request you transfer it to me. I’ll pay a fair price. The 6 million I mentioned earlier should be sufficient, don’t you think?”

 

‘Senior, just hand it over.’

 

That would be the best…

 

“No.”

 

…solution, but Ziel’s answer remained consistent.

 

“Am I not requesting this politely? Though I cannot explain its purpose, it must be used for a very important matter.”

“I don’t care what you use it for.”

 

Sweat began to form in Erso’s palms.

 

‘What are you thinking?’

 

Senior.

No matter how much of a pro among pros you are, in such an open confrontation…

 

“It’s important to me as well. So I cannot hand it over.”

“Am I not offering money!”

 

His voice suddenly rose.

The archaic speech pattern had completely disappeared.

 

“Must we really shed blood? Hm? I’m asking politely like this!”

 

Ziel still answered in his usual monotone voice.

 

“I don’t care who you are.”

“…Really, any price doesn’t matter? Fine, then how about 8 million?”

 

The price had increased by 2 million.

 

“Th-that much money is…”

“Sir Relio. Be quiet. I’m speaking right now, am I not?”

“…”

“If necessary, I’m even prepared to sell my sword.”

“However!”

“Quiet!”

 

Just which family’s heir could this be?

 

‘Kundel has three sons, but I don’t think any had a voice like that… Rihart’s son wasn’t that young. Then where? Siren? Or perhaps Boarne?’

 

“I ask again. 8 million. I’ll pay 3 million immediately and provide a Payment Guarantee for the remaining 5 million. You’ll probably be shocked when you see the guarantor’s name. How about it?”

“No.”

“…Ha. This really won’t work.”

 

The Man, who still hadn’t revealed his name, sighed and commanded Relio, whom he had been restraining all along.

 

“Subdue him, Sir Relio.”

“Yes. I…”

“Watch your mouth!”

“My, my apologies…”

“Good grief!”

 

Suddenly, goosebumps spread across Erso’s entire body.

That conversation they just had.

 

‘Could it be?’

 

Something seemed to be going wrong.

No.

It couldn’t be.

 

‘I need to run…’

 

Erso looked at Ziel and felt completely deflated.

He wasn’t moving.

He must have noticed by now.

Why was he just standing there?

Instead, he was simply watching Relio approach.

 

“Listen. I’m telling you one last time. Accept my proposal obediently. If you don’t…”

“Let me ask you something.”

 

‘You did notice after all!’

 

So he’s willing to make a deal!

 

“But you’ve made four proposals and I’ve rejected all four. And yet you resort to force like this.”

 

I wondered what would follow, but an unexpected question came.

 

“Should I consider this an abandonment of human decency?”

“What are you…?”

“I read a book recently. It said people can reach agreements through dialogue. Using force to push through one’s opinion in that process… that’s what bandits do.”

 

The high-ranking officials had instantly become bandits.

 

“This bastard seems to be insane.”

 

Relio let out a hollow laugh and took another step toward Ziel.

 

“Bandits? Do you know who this person is, spouting such nonsense…?”

 

He grabbed his collar.

No, it seemed like he grabbed it.

Actually, no.

 

Bang!

 

Was he trying to grab it?

Before his hand could even reach out.

 

“Kugh…”

 

In an instant, Relio’s vision flipped upside down and his body was slammed into the ground head-first.

 

‘Crazy.’

 

Erso, who was watching, as well as everyone else, couldn’t understand what had just happened.

Literally in the blink of an eye.

In less time than it takes for a dagger to fly at close range.

The massive man was slammed into the ground.

 

‘…What is this.’

 

In the process, as Relio fell, the front of his robe came undone, revealing the brilliantly gleaming silver armor beneath.

Erso’s breathing stopped for a moment.

There was only one group in this Empire that wore silver armor.

 

“How, how… dare you… do you know who this person is…?”

“Sir Relio!”

 

The man who had heard the bandit comment earlier urgently restrained Relio.

 

“There’s no need to keep hiding like this. If we reveal it instead, that bastard will surely be frightened.”

“Didn’t I say no?”

“…”

“Suppress him first.”

 

Shing.

 

Relio, who had urgently gotten up, finally drew his sword.

 

‘What, are they from some Great Family?’

 

Erso was flustered by the words that had just been spoken and Relio’s appearance.

The way he got up and took his stance despite the shock was evidence that Relio was quite skilled.

However, Ziel was still barehanded, not even drawing a dagger.

 

“You rejected a courteous proposal and yet dare to strike me…”

 

Whoosh!

 

A hand raised high.

The hand holding the sword came down toward Ziel.

 

‘I’ll just cut his shoulder.’

 

That was Relio’s thought.

Until his jaw was shaken.

 

Crack!

 

“Kugh!”

 

The sword fell to the ground and Relio’s massive frame toppled over.

Blood streaming from his mouth.

Ziel’s hand wasn’t even visible.

Even Erso, who was right beside him, couldn’t see it.

The high-ranking official’s party behind them, that is, ‘His Lordship’s party,’ couldn’t see because their view was blocked, but that seemed to make it even more terrifying.

 

“Sir, Sir Relio…”

“How did he do that in an instant…?”

 

Other men rushed out to support Relio.

Relio staggered to his feet, blood streaming from his mouth.

 

“Your jaw is cracked. Four teeth are knocked out. If you go to a doctor right now, there won’t be any aftereffects.”

“You bas… son of a…”

“Your pronunciation is unclear. If you leave it untreated, it will get worse.”

 

Relio shook off the men supporting him and charged at Ziel again.

With the momentum to tackle and pin him down completely.

However, Ziel once again—

 

“Kugh!”

 

After twisting only his upper body to dodge the attack, he struck Relio’s abdomen with his knee.

Relio bent over, trembling all over, then collapsed face-first.

The surroundings fell silent.

 

“Seeing how you keep attacking, it seems your frontal lobe function is a bit lacking.”

 

Except for Ziel’s voice.

 

“He won’t be able to move for a while.”

 

‘Among us, Grand Knight Sir Relio…’

‘What kind of guy is he?’

 

Grand Knight.

The title of Imperial Knight, bestowed only upon the greatest knights of the current era, had been awarded to only 30 people in the Empire’s long history.

In other words, Grand Knight was practically a title given only to the strongest knights in this country.

Relio was the only one among the men here who had been awarded the title of Grand Knight…

He was defeated.

And in an instant at that.

That wasn’t all.

 

‘Senior didn’t move a single step.’

 

Erso trembled as he grasped this terrifying fact.

 

‘Just how strong is he?’

 

Ziel remained standing in the same spot.

Ziel checked the time, then turned his head toward Erso.

 

“We didn’t waste too much time. Let’s go.”

“Y-yes, sir.”

“Ah. And.”

 

Ziel briefly stopped walking and asked the men.

 

“You said you wanted to obtain Belberg Wings?”

 

After hesitating for a moment, one of the men answered.

 

“Th-then what?”

“Work hard.”

“…”

“Visiting the Black Market again would also be a good method.”

 

Everyone was left speechless by such a fundamental response, but no one could say anything.

The opponent was too strong.

But Ziel wasn’t finished speaking yet.

 

“Or go find Derza.”

“Derza…?”

“I’ve told you, so we’ll be going now.”

 

Together with Erso.

 

“W-wait!”

 

They shouted belatedly, but Ziel was already far away.

 

“First, take care of Sir Relio. He’s seriously injured.”

“M-my body won’t move.”

 

They didn’t realize that he had pressed somewhere on their bodies to prevent them from moving for a while, just as Ziel had done to Erso.

 

“How could Sir Relio…”

 

It was a humiliating day.

Something unbelievable.

These were the ‘Silver Wings’.

 

“…This is the first time I’ve seen such a defeat.”

“I apologize.”

 

The Empire’s supreme military force, the only ones who wore brilliant silver armor!

In other words.

The Imperial Family’s Knight Order.

Total members: 50.

Among them, only 15 were Grand Knights.

One of them had been defeated.

And quite miserably at that.

He wasn’t cut or stabbed, nor did he die, but it was such a miserable defeat that those alternatives would have been preferable.

 

“Your Highness… I’m sorry, so sorry. Cough.”

“Sir Relio. Save your words. This isn’t your fault. …We return to the Palace for now.”

“However, Your Highness.”

“We can obtain Belberg Wings again. But I cannot leave Sir Relio in this condition.”

“But what about the Empress’s illness…”

“You all participated in my dangerous plan. Therefore, you come first.”

“Your Highness…”

 

The touching moment was brief.

The harsh reality returned once again.

 

“And don’t you know? They’re already opponents from another world. Even if we chase them now, we can’t catch them.”

 

Unlike earlier when his eyes had gone wild, his tone was now utterly calm.

 

“Sir Horn. Take Sir Relio and return to the Palace immediately.”

“I receive your command, Your Highness.”

 

Horn hurriedly supported Relio.

And the man watching this and sighing was none other than the Imperial Family’s second son.

Edelbain.

 

‘In the end, we failed. Do I have to search the Black Market again? There are so many things to find besides the Belberg Wings.’

 

Mother’s illness was deepening day by day.

If time were to be delayed indefinitely…

Also, the only person who could move to cure this illness was currently himself.

 

‘By the way, that man just now…’

 

The situation from moments ago suddenly came to mind.

Just how strong must he be to treat a Grand Knight like a child?

 

“Sir Eton.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Look into this ‘Derza’ that man mentioned earlier. Right now, immediately.”

“I receive your command.”

“Tonight, I will definitely return with the Belberg Wings.”

 

But why did he tell me?

Could it be a trap?

 

‘This is the only way.’

 

He had to grasp at straws.

Dietrich’s heart was that desperate.

On one hand, he felt strange.

 

‘Why did he tell me?’

 

He didn’t know the face.

But he had memorized the face of the guy who was beside him.

 

‘If I obtain the Belberg Wings…’

 

If only that could happen.

When they meet again, perhaps it wouldn’t be this kind of encounter.

 

 

‘What’s going to happen to my life?’

 

The joy of passing Senior’s first test was brief.

The series of ‘incidents’ that just occurred tormented Erso.

It was fair to call them incidents.

Why?

Anyone could see they were high-ranking people!

 

“You’re quiet, Crow.”

“Ah, haha. No, it’s not that. It’s just what happened earlier…”

“What happened earlier?”

“Yes…”

“Is there some problem?”

 

Suddenly Erso snapped to attention.

 

‘Right, Senior isn’t worried at all.’

 

Why?

Because he’s that strong!

Proof that he doesn’t even care about something of that level!

 

‘As expected of Senior.’

 

His spirit revived!

With Senior, anything seemed possible.

 

“A problem? I was just thinking a bit.”

“I see. Understood. I’ll call you again next time. I’ll be going now.”

“Take care, Senior! Please call me again!”

 

Erso bowed his head deeply.

A smile formed on his lips.

 

‘My life is about to change.’

 

Beat up high-ranking people?

That means Senior had prepared everything in advance.

Didn’t he say so earlier?

Go find ‘Derza.’

 

‘Stupid fools. Go ahead and try to find him. You’ll be lucky if you can even buy anything.’

 

Derza was a notoriously infamous Back Alley merchant.

He was famous for having everything but selling everything at high prices.

Since the Underworld was what it was, people often had to seek him out in urgent situations, and each time that bastard would take enormous profits.

The price wasn’t just money.

 

‘To lead them to that guy. As expected of Senior!’

 

Now Erso had acquired the ability to interpret whatever Ziel said in only positive ways.

Without even realizing it himself.

 

 

‘There’s plenty of time.’

 

Ziel lightly forgot about Erso and returned to the Doctor.

 

“Oh, you’re back?”

 

Yurio couldn’t bring himself to say Teacher, but welcomed him warmly.

And the Doctor’s eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the Belberg Wings and Edelin Roots.

 

“Three hours… no, it hasn’t even been two hours. Did you go to the Black Market?”

“Yes.”

“Huh. Fast. Very fast. The roots are even premium grade. You chose very well.”

 

Ziel showed no particular reaction to the praise and asked about the main point.

 

“Can we start mixing right away?”

“If you wait a moment, I’ll process them for mixing.”

 

A short while later.

Processed materials, ground or chopped, were gathered in front of Ziel.

The only thing left unprocessed was the Belberg Wings.

These had to be used as they were.

 

“Where’s the Liquid Extractor?”

“It’s over here.”

 

Ziel immediately began working.

The Doctor watched his movements intently, and began exclaiming in admiration repeatedly.

 

“Huh… doing that like that?”

 

Hand movements that were not just delicate, but extremely precise.

Using tweezers to add ingredients in order for step-by-step extraction, the process flowed without any hesitation.

Poison is extremely difficult to manufacture.

Poisons with various effects are even more so.

Especially poisons like this one that could be both poison and medicine – their extraction process is extremely demanding.

Time, timing, precise weight calculations – none of these could be off by even a bit.

But this mysterious man before his eyes was accomplishing all of that.

And very swiftly at that.

 

‘Does he have scales attached to his hands?’

 

The sight of him measuring weights without even using a scale was almost miraculous.

 

“Starting extraction.”

 

The extraction was also instantaneous.

He heated the initial poison liquid that came out, cooled it once, then reheated it to leave a concentrated solution.

That wasn’t the end.

Only by adding the Belberg Wings at the exact temperature and extracting for the exact time would the poison finally be complete.

The completed poison was now in the Doctor’s hands.

 

“It’s finished.”

 

Total time required: 30 minutes.

Work that would take even a very skilled person 2 hours.

 

‘Just who could he be.’

 

His identity became increasingly intriguing.

On the other hand, he also made a resolution.

If anyone asked, he would absolutely say he had never seen him.

Wasn’t that right.

Just watching him mix poison showed professional expertise through and through.

The truth of this underworld was just one thing.

The tighter your lips, the longer you live.

 

“Well then, let’s begin now. Kid. Come over here.”

 

Yurio hesitantly approached the Doctor.

The place he was guided to was a room with an operating table.

Anxiety suddenly filled Yurio’s heart.

 

‘If something goes wrong…’

 

“When you open your eyes and wake up, you’ll be healed.”

 

Then came Ziel’s words.

 

“You won’t have anything to worry about anymore.”

 

His heart strangely became at ease.

 

‘Let’s trust Teacher.’

 

Yurio nodded and lay down on the operating table.

It was the moment when one student’s life was about to change completely.

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