On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 92

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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 092

 

 

 

 

 

Heavenly Taste (2)

 

 

 

 

 

The Riversong Family’s debt began with the Previous Family Head.

 

Gambling debt!

 

That debt with no room for sympathy amounted to tens of millions of cel.

 

With monthly interest alone exceeding 1 million cel, their finances had reached complete ruin.

 

At least the current Family Head, Albert Riversong, had been gradually, little by little improving the finances since inheriting the family.

 

 

 

‘If only this deal succeeds, I can at least repay 10% of the principal.’

 

 

 

What the Previous Family Head ruined wasn’t just the finances.

 

Because of that damn gambling, he ruined the finances, honor, and prestige all together.

 

Though he was his father, there wasn’t a single thing about him to respect.

 

Anyway, Albert Riversong had made every effort to save the family and was now facing the first transaction of this business venture.

 

The mine business!

 

After much deliberation, the profitability assessment of the gold mine he invested in came out very favorably, and someone appeared wanting to buy the shares the Riversong Family held.

 

 

 

‘Please let nothing go wrong.’

 

 

 

The Share Transfer Contract loaded in the carriage.

 

It had to be delivered to the prospective buyer in the Capital as soon as possible for the family to survive.

 

The payment from selling those shares had to return on time to cover the promissory note and interest that would soon come due.

 

Albert was truly making every effort.

 

In the midst of all this, what his son had done claiming to help the family was still unforgivable…

 

 

 

‘But he’s still my child.’

 

 

 

What could he do about his own child?

 

Of course, complete repentance was still far off, and paying for his sins was still a distant matter.

 

With financial problems overlapping with child problems, his already abundant gray hairs were bound to keep increasing.

 

But today of all days required clean preparation.

 

The home visit.

 

 

 

‘He said he’d arrive around lunchtime today.’

 

 

 

His son Yon’s benefactor.

 

And it was also a visit from Teacher Ziel, who was his own benefactor.

 

Honestly, he was a bit surprised when he received the home visit letter.

 

 

 

‘Was this really part of the system?’

 

 

 

Regardless of whether the system existed, he never thought there would actually be a teacher who would do something as troublesome as home visits.

 

But since it was Teacher Ziel, he thought it made sense that he would do such a thing.

 

 

 

“Father, you’re awake.”

 

“Yon. Are you up?”

 

 

 

So today, Yon also woke up a bit earlier and prepared from the morning.

 

Albert still had a bit of coldness remaining in his gaze toward his son.

 

 

 

“Yon, since Teacher is coming today, prepare well. Don’t forget your morning training either.”

 

“Yes, Father.”

 

 

 

No matter how much he was his child, Albert hadn’t completely forgiven Yon yet, nor did he plan to forgive him anytime soon.

 

When Yon left, Lady Riversong who was beside him carefully spoke up.

 

 

 

“Yon still seems dejected. Couldn’t you treat him a bit more warmly?”

 

“My lady, that’s exactly when we need to be even more cold. If we forgive him too easily, he might make the same choice when faced with such a crossroads again.”

 

“But Yon is already repenting enough…”

 

“There’s no end to repentance, my lady. I know well what you’re feeling. But what Yon did could have brought about the family’s downfall. It’s an action he should reflect on and repent for his entire life.”

 

 

 

Only then did even Lady Riversong close her mouth.

 

It was a fact without any exaggeration.

 

If the full story hadn’t been revealed thanks to Ziel, everything would have become the Riversong Family’s fault.

 

And the wrath of Kundel, the Empire’s greatest lord, would have been directed at Riversong.

 

Fortunately, Kundel let it pass without much comment, but the Riversong Family had almost disappeared from the Empire’s history.

 

 

 

“So I have no intention of forgiving him yet.”

 

“…My thinking was shallow.”

 

“No. As a parent, you could feel that way. I too agonize dozens of times a day when I see Yon’s dejected appearance. But as the Family Head, I hope you’ll understand me as well.”

 

 

 

Financial problems.

 

Son problems.

 

And even the home visit.

 

Today was the day his head was most complicated.

 

In the midst of all this—

 

 

 

“Family Head, Family Head!”

 

 

 

Suddenly, the Butler’s urgent voice could be heard from outside.

 

Albert, sensing that something had happened, hurriedly left the room.

 

 

 

“What’s the matter?”

 

“Y-you need to go outside quickly. The carriage we sent yesterday…”

 

 

 

Carriage?

 

If it’s the carriage…

 

 

 

“You mean the carriage carrying the contract?”

 

“That’s right! The carriage, the carriage…”

 

 

 

Was it news of an accident?

 

 

 

‘Don’t tell me it went missing?’

 

 

 

Just as Albert’s legs were about to give out.

 

 

 

“We have returned….”

 

 

 

The butler finished his words in a daze.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The carriage that should have gone to the capital had returned.

 

It was strange enough that the carriage had come back, but that carriage was carrying the corpses of four Riversong Family members.

 

This alone was shocking enough….

 

 

 

“Th-these people are….”

 

“The mercenaries who attacked the carriage.”

 

“But why….”

 

 

 

This carriage also carried the wounded attackers-

 

 

 

“Teacher Ziel brought this carriage…?”

 

 

 

The person who had driven the carriage here was none other than Teacher Ziel Steelheart, who was scheduled for a home visit!

 

 

 

“I encountered them on the way.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“They pretended to be kind but tried to attack, so I counterattacked.”

 

 

 

Such nonchalance, as if he had just picked something up on the way!

 

Albert struggled to understand the situation with his mind blank.

 

 

 

“So, so… you’re saying these bastards attacked you, Teacher?”

 

“That’s correct. You understand quickly.”

 

 

 

Not quickly at all.

 

He was still far from understanding.

 

Albert barely managed to voice one of the mountain of questions piling up.

 

 

 

“Why did… these bastards attack you, Teacher?”

 

“They said they received orders to eliminate all witnesses. After dealing with the mercenaries, I looked inside the carriage and saw the corpses of Riversong Family members. So I drove the carriage here.”

 

 

 

Ziel added one more thing.

 

 

 

“Since I was coming this way anyway.”

 

“….”

 

 

 

Ziel had just done something tremendous.

 

He had recovered and returned to the family a carriage that could have gone missing forever.

 

But what was this nonchalance, as if he was just casually offering a stone he had picked up on the way?

 

 

 

“First… let me express my gratitude, Teacher. This carriage was carrying very important items for our family.”

 

“This item, you mean.”

 

 

 

As soon as he spoke, Ziel handed over an item.

 

It was the unsealed document case.

 

 

 

‘I’m sure it was sealed with a magic seal.’

 

 

 

It wasn’t a seal that mere mercenaries could break.

 

That meant it was a planned attack!

 

 

 

“…Who on earth would do such a thing.”

 

“According to one of the mercenaries, it was the Tollen Trading Company.”

 

“Tollen Trading Company….”

 

 

 

This chilling feeling as his blood ran cold.

 

 

 

“Family Head… if it’s the Tollen Trading Company….”

 

“….”

 

 

 

Countless possibilities crossed his mind.

 

The Tollen Trading Company instigated this attack?

 

 

 

‘Then these bastards are really….’

 

 

 

The Riversong Family had to repay money borrowed from the Tollen Trading Company within a week.

 

The collateral for that was precisely….

 

The Riversong Family’s truffle business.

 

 

 

“…So they attacked to secure the truffles for certain.”

 

 

 

Make the carriage go missing to delay contract processing.

 

Then devour the truffle business that had been passed down from the ancestors.

 

The truffle business.

 

The very business that even the gambling-addicted Previous Family Head hadn’t touched!

 

 

 

“Those bastards from Tollen Trading Company….”

 

 

 

Rage surged within him.

 

But first, he had to express his gratitude.

 

 

 

“…Thank you, Teacher Ziel. If it weren’t for you… what would have happened to our family….”

 

“It was something I did on the way. If they hadn’t attacked me, I probably would have just passed by.”

 

 

 

Albert was moved by Ziel’s humility.

 

 

 

“You speak so humbly that I don’t know what to do with myself.”

 

“I’m just stating the facts.”

 

 

 

Ziel really was stating the facts.

 

However, he could clearly tell that they were transporting something important enough to warrant such gratitude.

 

Also, judging by Family Head Albert’s expression and the situation, he realized this wasn’t an appropriate time for a home visit.

 

 

 

“It’s difficult to proceed with the home visit right now. I’ll come back another time.”

 

 

 

Needless to say, Ziel’s words made Albert even more flustered.

 

 

 

“No! You can’t leave like this! You’ve helped our family again, so you absolutely cannot leave like this!”

 

 

 

Albert hurriedly tried to stop Ziel.

 

Ziel tilted his head.

 

 

 

“Isn’t this a difficult situation for a home visit?”

 

“It doesn’t matter, Teacher Ziel! No matter what, sending away our benefactor like this goes against propriety.”

 

 

 

Propriety.

 

Family Head Olton Sopen, whom he had just met, had said that word, and now Albert Riversong was mentioning it too.

 

 

 

“Propriety is important among nobles.”

 

 

 

In other words, dignity and duty.

 

 

 

“I think it’s important even if you’re not a noble, Teacher. Especially for us… it’s something we must uphold toward you.”

 

 

 

If they didn’t uphold propriety, who on earth would uphold propriety toward Teacher Ziel?

 

 

 

“Please, don’t leave like this and give us the opportunity to show our hospitality, Teacher. Above all, you have saved our family once again.”

 

 

 

Ziel expressed doubt at those words.

 

 

 

“All I did was bring back the Riversong family’s carriage.”

 

“That’s exactly what saved our family. If it weren’t for you, Teacher, we would have fallen victim to the Tollen Trading Company’s scheme without knowing why. You’ve become our benefactor once again. If we can’t repay this debt, we’ll be pointed at by people throughout the world.”

 

 

 

The earnest plea moved Ziel’s heart as well.

 

 

 

“A meal should be fine. But I won’t accept anything more than that. I am a teacher, after all.”

 

 

 

Albert also took a step back.

 

 

 

“I’ll serve you the most delicious meal. Please come inside.”

 

 

 

Finally relieved, Albert gave instructions to the head attendant.

 

 

 

“Head Attendant, escort Teacher Ziel to the reception room. And tell the kitchen to prepare a meal.”

 

“Understood, Family Head.”

 

 

 

There wasn’t much left in the family, but now was the time to show hospitality even if it meant going into debt!

 

While Ziel followed the head attendant, the butler returned and reported to Albert.

 

 

 

“Family Head, it really does seem like the Tollen Trading Company was behind this. If this is the case…”

 

“At least we now have a means to defend ourselves if the Tollen Trading Company tries to recover their principal.”

 

 

 

The Tollen Trading Company had schemed to prevent them from repaying the money they owed on time.

 

And they did it using mercenaries.

 

With as many as four of them, they could adequately defend themselves even if disputes arose in the future.

 

But their opponent was the Tollen Trading Company.

 

 

 

“Considering the rumors about their despicable nature, we can’t be at ease, Family Head.”

 

“Yes, considering that despicable nature, they’ll stubbornly argue and more. For now, send a letter to the share purchaser as quickly as possible to convey the situation. We need to delay the transaction.”

 

“But then the principal repayment…”

 

“Don’t we have the family heirloom? We can sell that.”

 

 

 

The butler’s expression turned to shock.

 

 

 

“A-are you serious?”

 

“To repay the principal within a week, that’s our only option.”

 

“But…”

 

“I understand your feelings. But now isn’t the time to protect our pride. Rather, it’s time to cleanly finish our dealings with the Tollen Trading Company.”

 

 

 

In the past, he would have rather asked other families for help.

 

But due to Yon’s incident, exchanges with most southern families had been severed.

 

Everyone was being mindful of the Kundel Family.

 

But could they blame the Kundel Family for that?

 

 

 

‘This is the only way.’

 

 

 

Amid all this, there was one worrying fact.

 

 

 

“More than that, the Tollen Trading Company must have clearly figured out this incident… I’m worried about Teacher Ziel.”

 

“They might try to retaliate. How about we assign an escort when he departs?”

 

“That’s a good idea. Let’s do that. Our knight order doesn’t have many left, but their skills are still reliable.”

 

 

 

Though the situation had improved slightly now, the Riversong family’s knight order had been small to begin with and was now almost completely disbanded.

 

This was because they couldn’t pay salaries on time due to financial difficulties.

 

The few knights who remained were those who stayed, saying they would uphold their loyalty to the family despite everything.

 

They could be trusted.

 

 

 

“Thanks to Teacher Ziel, whom you praised so highly, Family Head… our family has been saved once again.”

 

“There will be many more incidents like this in the future. For now… prepare for the funerals of the deceased first. And imprison all the mercenaries, making sure they absolutely cannot escape.”

 

“Understood. But there’s something rather strange.”

 

“Something strange?”

 

“My knowledge is somewhat limited, but… the mercenaries’ injuries looked quite serious, yet they were all perfectly treated with hemostasis and excellent medical care. Did Teacher Ziel do this?”

 

“Hmm. That’s possible. Just how perfect was it?”

 

“Under normal circumstances, wounds of that degree wouldn’t be surprising if they died from excessive bleeding.”

 

“…Could he be a former soldier?”

 

“Judging by his treatment skills, he’s better than most military medics. Above all, stopping bleeding isn’t easy…”

 

 

 

The more they learned, the more mysterious this person became.

 

 

 

“Ah. That’s right.”

 

 

 

That reminded him of something.

 

 

 

“Prepare the truffles immediately.”

 

“Family Head, then….”

 

“That’s all we can do for our benefactor.”

 

 

 

Truffles.

 

The Riversong Family’s business that even the Previous Family Head, despite being addicted to gambling, never gave up!

 

 

 

“Prepare a heavenly taste for Teacher to savor.”

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