I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

Abel told Daniel and Hena, who were supposed to go back together.

“See you at the training ground.”

“huh.”

“I go first.”

Daniel and Henna immediately nodded and left, and Abel then walked over to Scarlett.

Scarlett, who had been waiting, pointed to one side and said.

“Would you like to sit over there and talk?”

“All right.”

She pointed to a bench not far away.

Abel walked with her and Scarlett said as they reached the bench.

“sit down.”

“yes.”

Scarlett and Abel sat a little apart.

Scarlett was the first to speak.

“It’s much better than I expected. Considering that he’s not yet properly educated, he seems to have a pretty good commanding side.”

“Thanks to the plan we put together.”

“It’s a plan, I guess. I said this after seeing that he gave orders in a timely manner without wavering in actual combat.”

“… … thank you.”

Abel, desperate for an answer, gave an appropriate thank you.

Scarlett smiled at Abel’s reaction and said,

“It is definitely your strength that you clearly know what your strengths are. But you don’t have to focus on just one thing.”

“Is that so?”

“okay. Rather than simply fighting well, having a good understanding of the war situation and having leadership is much more valuable.”

Even Abel knows. I am working hard on that as well.

‘The limits of a powerless one-tool character as a player block are clear.’

Gigant is powerful.

But don’t forget that the enemies you have to deal with are just as powerful.

Because the enemies of Gigant Riders are the same Gigant Riders or giants.

That is why the role of the leader, that is, the commander, is even more important.

However, unlike military force, strategy and command cannot grow rapidly through expedient methods.

That’s why I was approaching it as carefully as possible.

‘Because my level is still slightly above average.’

After thinking that far, Abel neatly summarized what he wanted to say and brought it out of his mouth.

“I will keep that in mind.”

“okay.”

Scarlett also nodded in satisfaction, as if she knew Abel wasn’t just saying it without thinking.

Then she brought up another story.

“Other professors who came as observers seemed to be quite impressed. In particular, the evaluation of you has changed considerably.”

“You mean my evaluation?”

“okay. There are many people who think highly of you, but in fact, there are many people who disapprove of you even more than that.”

“I have a low status and it is not clear, but since I drew attention from the beginning, it must be inevitable.”

“You know that. If you were a son of a prestigious family, there would have been a lot more favorable eyes. A lot of professors are sensitive to that.”

After talking that far, Scarlett turned to Abel and said.

“Actually, now you could be adopted into a prestigious family. Those with discerning eyes would have fully realized your worth.”

At that, Abel was silent for a moment.

Certainly things are different now than when I first met Scarlett.

Abel has already passed the academy’s entrance exam and completed the minimum proof.

There are senior admissions, wall of glory battles, grades and combat skills so far, and so on.

It has everything that even the most prestigious aristocratic families could covet.

“I am satisfied as it is now.”

But Abel shook his head at Scarlett’s words.

“Why?”

“Because there will be a lot of restrictions.”

“Restrictions?”

“yes. If you go into adoption, you will be able to receive a lot of support. You will be less likely to be ignored.”

No matter how adopted they are, if they first acquire s*x, they will not be openly ignored.

However, if Abel had wanted that in the first place, he would have planned that way.

“however?”

“The thing is, nothing is free in this world.”

“It’s free… … . That’s right.”

“There will be a lot of work to be done for the family name. And in fact, even excluding that, going into adoption is a loss for me.”

“Damage?”

Abel spoke confidently, as if he were saying something obvious.

“yes. My value will go up as time goes on.”

At that, Scarlett gave a blank expression for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“So, since your value is undervalued right now, going into adoption is a loss, right?”

“yes.”

“Then isn’t it a loss to have me as a sponsor?”

“It can’t be.”

Abel shook his head resolutely.

“I don’t do anything to lose money. I believe that Count Klein will treat me according to my values.”

“Huh. well.”

Scarlett still looked at Abel with a smile on her face, then shook her head and took something out of her arms.

“Hearing that, somehow this also feels shabby. But, since you brought it, will you accept it?”

Saying that, Scarlett handed her a book.

Abel’s eyes instinctively turned to the title of the book.

[Optimum breathing method]

After checking the title, Abel asked in a curious voice.

“This… … ?”

“It’s not my family’s secret practice method, so you may be disappointed, but it’s no less than that.”

Scarlett said with a smile.

“It is the seniority method of the Optirum marquis family, who produced outstanding knights for generations in the now destroyed kingdom of Aethernum.”

Placing the book in Abel’s hand, Scarlett continued talking.

“It came into our family by chance during the Great War in the past.”

“Can you give me something so precious?”

“Knights belonging to a family learn different techniques from an early age anyway. I was going to give it to you if I saw someone worthy of my eyes… … It took longer than expected.”

Abel fiddled with an old book.

The Optirum breathing method was a technique I had never seen before while playing the game for thousands or tens of thousands of hours.

However, just hearing Scarlett’s story made me think that this would not be an ordinary practice.

Maybe this is also a kind of hidden peace.

After briefly organizing his thoughts, Abel spoke with sincerity.

“thank you. I will do my best to learn it.”

“Then I must be worthwhile. If you get stuck on something while learning, ask me. I have read it several times for research purposes.”

“yes.”

Scarlett nodded in satisfaction, then stood up.

“You held on too long. You must be tired, so go get some rest.”

“All right.”

“Then see you next time.”

Scarlett left a short greeting and walked away, while Abel looked at her back and walked slowly.

* * *

After returning to the dormitory, Abel went straight to the training ground and had a swordsmanship battle with Daniel, then met Iolin and taught him how to tune in.

Then, after a late dinner, when I went back to my room, my whole body was full of fatigue.

“Whoa.”

Abel let out a long breath and lay down on the bed.

I was quite confident in my physical strength through steady physical training, but on a day like today, I couldn’t help but feel tired.

He trained for hours even after fighting a battle that was no different from a real battle.

‘I want to sleep as it is.’

Abel stared blankly at the ceiling, then slowly raised his upper body.

No one would say anything if I fell asleep right away, but it was because Abel himself wouldn’t allow it.

“Let’s see… … .”

Fully awake, Abel sat down at his desk and took out a pen and paper.

Before long, what I began to write down on paper was none other than the things I had obtained today.

[Enhancement materials, influence, physical ability, slam.]

Abel drew a line under what he got and wrote down the relevant information.

Reinforcing materials and influence are quest rewards. Physical abilities and striking crests and bladed tails.

“Hmm.”

First of all, there was nothing to worry about in terms of reinforcement materials and influence.

Influence literally means the influence exerted by Abel himself.

It is similar to the ‘reputation’ stat commonly used in games, but the higher it was, the greater the impact it could have on those around it.

Conversely, even if the position is elevated later, if this influence is low, there is a high probability of being ignored.

‘In some ways, it feels similar to the Charisma stat.’

As for the ‘reinforcement material’, it is not known exactly because the reward has not yet been given, but it must have been something related to Gigant or armament.

The Gigant enhancement material was more difficult to obtain, so it was more likely to be armed.

‘I don’t know how it will be given yet.’

Intangible rewards such as skills tend to be given right away, but tangible rewards like this are given in a different way.

Just like Demitri’s spark I got earlier.

‘Well, it will be given as a sponsorship or s*xual reward.’

This wasn’t something to ponder right now, so Abel moved on to the last item.

“It’s a sentence… … .”

Abel looked down at my chest.

There was an unidentified pattern engraved there when you first encountered the blade tail.

And the system expressed the pattern as a ‘sentence’.

That meant the system knew exactly what it was.

‘The problem is that it’s a system that has never appeared in the game.’

I’ve encountered many things that didn’t appear in the game, but I was more concerned about this because it was engraved on my body.

Abel narrowed his brows and slightly moved his gaze to the side.

‘Blade tail and bang.’

Strike is originally a unique ability of Blade Tail. And Abel defeated the blade tail and acquired its unique ability as a skill.

‘And he said that his physical abilities also improved.’

From what Abel felt while sparring with Daniel, his body was definitely lighter than before.

However, there was no change in the stats in the status window.

“Hmm.”

I suddenly thought that maybe this physical ability works independently of stats.

It’s still just speculation, though.

However, there was something else that bothered me more this time.

‘Why did the crest react only when I fought the blade tail?’

This wasn’t the first time Abel had fought a fragment of a giant.

Even at the Wall of Glory, he took down numerous fragments of giants and killed them himself.

But at the time, this message didn’t come to mind at all.

‘Why?’

Is it simply because of the difference in class?

However, the quality of the fragments knocked down by the torpedo spear at the Wall of Glory seemed quite high.

“My head hurts.”

It’s just something that can’t be easily overlooked, but at least there were too few clues.

Even so, it was impossible to go out hunting for fragments of a giant god.

Abel murmured as he glanced at the calendar on his desk.

“By the way, the fastest is the first practice.”

1st practice.

This is the only ‘outdoor’ practice at the beginning of the semester.

That first practice was already approaching two weeks ago.

Of course, it felt far away to Abel.

‘It can’t be helped.’

Abel shook his head and calmed his impatience.

It’s frustrating right now, but in any case, getting even a small clue was something to be happy about.

The hitting skill I acquired this time was also quite helpful in battle.

Abel wrote a few more things on a piece of paper and put them in the desk drawer.

Then he took out the book he had put in the desk.

It was the Optirum method of breathing.

“good.”

Abel smiled as if he had never been frowning.

Proper breathing was what he always wanted.

I had a chance to learn it a few times before, but I deliberately gave up because breathing is very difficult to change to something else once you learn it.

It was because I was thinking of learning how to breathe at least A grade or higher.

‘Please grade A. please.’

Muttering to himself, Abel opened the book. And when I checked the first chapter of the book.

A message popped up in front of my eyes.

[The conditional S-class breathing method has been recognized.]

[Would you like to learn Optirum breathing?]

After checking the message, Abel’s eyes widened in an instant.