I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

After Abel accepted the offer, Daniel and May gave the same answer.

-yes! I’ll do it!

Daniel responded promptly and courageously, without any hesitation. As expected, there was nothing surprising about it.

What Abel found surprising was May’s answer.

– I’ll do it too.

I thought he would of course decline due to his personality, but like Daniel, he accepted the offer without hesitation.

Kaul said with a smile that he was satisfied that all three of them did not give up and decided to take on the challenge.

“Good thing. It would be a suitable match with three people.”

– Are the three of you dealing with the senior at the same time?

“okay. If even one of the three people snatches the tail, that moment is your victory.”

After answering Abel’s question, Kaul continued speaking in a loud voice.

“Now then, let’s take a break for 10 minutes first! You can take a break at Gigant, or you can get off and rest for a while.”

-yes!

Abel did not bother to get off the Gigant.

It was because I knew that even though it was more comfortable to get off and rest, it was better to keep the tension on.

It was the same with others, but no one came down.

-Abel. Can’t we make a separate plan?

But while I was taking a break, Daniel came over and talked to me.

Abel responded simply.

-huh. Any hastily planned plan will only get in the way.

-is it?

– You can make plans with Mei if you want.

Saying that, Mei shook her head quietly. It meant that he had no intention of making a plan himself.

The reason I didn’t make a separate plan was simple.

‘I don’t know if it’s a similar skill, but it’s not an opponent that can work with a hastily made plan.’

It was the same when looking at Qalian, who jumped at him with an improvised plan earlier.

It wasn’t such a bad plan, but in the end it failed miserably.

If he hadn’t been systematically targeting Abel from the start, he might have caught either Daniel or May.

If he made an ambiguous plan and tried to deal with Claire, there was a high chance that the plan would get caught.

“Rather, the expected value is much higher if you expect each individual’s creativity.”

Rufus agreed with Abel’s muttering.

-I agree. If you are trapped in a framework, it is difficult to demonstrate your individual abilities. The story will be different if proper training is supported.

“Maybe I will do that kind of training later. This place is like a training center for training Gigant Riders of the Empire.”

– That must be something to look at.

coo-!

While talking with Lupus for a long time.

I saw Gigant walking from far away.

It was a common gigant used for training, but I could immediately tell who it was from the natural movement like flowing water.

It was a plane controlled by Claire.

– Hoo.

Lupus admired a little.

It seemed that the level was excellent even in the eyes of Lupus, who was not very picky.

“Let’s focus slowly.”

-Okay, Master.

Abel stopped talking and focused on resting before Rufus started bombarding him with questions.

Mental strength was the most important stat for Abel, who controlled Gigant while maintaining a high level of synchronization at all times.

When I was resting, I tended to leave my head completely empty and not think about anything.

It gives your brain a break.

“Sueuueup. Woo woo woo.”

In addition, breathing techniques have been additionally used recently.

It wouldn’t be as efficient as concentrating in a quiet place, but it was quite useful for recovering the consumed mana.

The break passed in an instant, and then Kaul shouted in a loud voice.

“Break over! Everyone, go back to where you were!”

It was time to start the second round.

* * *

Claire stood alone with her tail attached to her back, and Abel, Daniel and May stood on the other side.

The composition itself was not much different from before, but the feeling of tension was different.

The seven cadets, who were taking a break after getting off the Gigant, stared with their fists clenched as if they were nervous without realizing it.

“The time limit is 10 minutes. The rules are the same as before.”

Kaul opened his mouth in a solemn voice in such an atmosphere.

“start-!”

The moment the word “start” pierced everyone’s ears.

coo-!

Daniel was the first to move.

Daniel quickly jumped forward, spread his arms out wide on both sides, leaned slightly forward, and aimed for Claire’s aircraft.

Instead of actively avoiding it, Claire reached forward.

bang!

With a roar, Daniel’s aircraft bounced to the left.

Abel looked at him and narrowed his eyes.

At first glance, it seems that it was bounced with force, but in reality it was not at all.

‘He used Daniel’s power.’

The moment when the gas and the gas come into contact.

With a strange movement, Claire channeled Daniel’s power in the wrong direction.

In other words, Daniel was thrown out by his own power, not Claire’s.

In the meantime, I saw Mei, who was trying to take advantage of the opening after Daniel’s attack, hurriedly backed away.

‘It’s not easy.’

Abel raised the tension even more. I knew it wouldn’t be easy.

Claire wasn’t as vigilant as before, and it wasn’t the end just because she was knocked over once.

But that didn’t mean I wasn’t confident.

It was because Abel himself had grown much more than then.

Wow!

Abel kicked the ground violently.

Instead of vaguely looking at the liver, I mobilized all my abilities and weapons and rushed at Claire at full speed.

Claire turned around when she saw Abel rushing in half a beat late.

Abel threw his fist forward first.

Whii profit!

Claire then showed the same strange hand movements as when she first dealt with Daniel.

Abel felt the power in his outstretched fist bend in a strange direction.

It is by no means an easy task to use such a technique as Gigant.

It is only possible to meet various conditions such as aircraft control, mana management, and technical perfection.

But Abel had no intention of just admiring it.

Whoa!

Using the Blessing of Wind in the reverse direction, first of all, the body that was about to bounce was forcibly fixed.

‘Double attack.’

After using an additional skill, the fist that was about to bend in a strange direction flew towards Claire’s body, roughly correcting its trajectory.

Claire hurriedly reached out her other hand in an unexpected situation.

But Abel did not stop there.

‘Bang.’

Let’s use the skill we acquired after finishing the battle with the blade tail not long ago.

Whoa!

Magic energy was sucked into the core in a lump, and Gigant’s fists burned red.

Just before Claire’s hand touches Abel’s arm.

Kwaaang-!

The fist struck the chest of the aircraft in which Claire was riding.

Let’s be happy that the expected number of goals was hit. Abel’s expression hardened.

It was because Claire’s aircraft only took three steps back.

– You brushed it off. It’s a strange move.

“I know.”

The jujutsu that Claire showed was not limited to hand movements.

The moment the attack hit, most of the shock was shed by twisting the body.

It would be a lie if I said there was no regret.

If only the previous attack had been properly hit, the battle would have been much easier.

However, because he kept in mind the possibility of failure, Abel was able to continue his actions immediately.

Whoa!

Abel used the Wind Blessing again to close the distance with Claire.

Claire stretched out her arms from the start, probably thinking that Abel would attack in a similar way again.

It seemed that he was thinking of blocking anyone from getting close at all.

‘Should I use Lupus’ ability?’

For a short moment, Abel thought about that.

If you use it, you will surely be able to take a big hit.

However, Abel soon realized that it was too early to use the move he had already hidden, and moved as planned.

cooong!

Just before reaching Claire’s attack range.

Abel’s aircraft stood still.

It came to a sudden stop by using Blessing of Wind in the opposite direction.

Claire’s arm, which was just about to respond to the attack, cut through the air.

Abel saw that and stretched out while using the Sage’s Crown.

Woo woo woo woo!

In a moment of slow time. The outstretched foot aimed at Claire’s empty bottom.

Claire had no choice but to jump upstairs, probably thinking that she wouldn’t be able to get this far.

It was an evasion method that had no choice but to expose gaps, but he must have thought that he would be able to respond sufficiently.

If it were only Abel and Daniel, it would have happened.

But it wasn’t just those two that Claire had to deal with.

Whiik!

May, who had been looking for an opportunity the whole time, took advantage of Claire’s floating moment and rushed like a flash battle.

Mei’s specialty is her skillful twin swordsmanship and ‘speed’.

Mei swung her arm at such a speed that it baffled Claire.

Kwaaang-!

This time too, Claire deflected the attack with strange arm movements.

However, even with the defense posture that was like an iron wall all the time, it was not possible to prevent a gap from forming.

Besides, at some point Daniel rushed again and grabbed Claire by the wrist.

Abel stretched his fist forward without a moment to think for a long time.

aaang-!

A roar echoes.

Claire’s aircraft, which had been hit on the left shoulder, could not overcome the force and rotated.

And Abel hit the defenseless back again with ‘Bash’.

bang!

At that blow, unlike before, Claire’s aircraft could not overcome the impact and flew away.

However, in the midst of that, Daniel’s aircraft, which was holding her by the wrist, bounced off to the side.

‘I’m sure he said swordsmanship was his main focus.’

Abel couldn’t help but be full of spirits.

Claire’s strong point is swordsmanship, and taijutsu should be only an aid.

Even so, Claire’s taijutsu seemed to be of a high level that even Abel could not easily understand.

thud!

What’s more, Claire only allowed the blow to the limit, and even after flying away, she got up and straightened up again.

Even though the three of them worked together to deliver a blow, it only did a little damage.

He thought he was going to fight in earnest, but the momentum was quite brutal.

“stop-!”

But then.

Cowl shouted in a loud voice.

Claire, who was about to regain her stance and switch to the offensive, hesitated.

Abel, on the other hand, smiled even as he breathed heavily.

Kaul said to Claire, who didn’t seem to understand the current situation.

“The game is already over!”

Hearing those words, Claire hurriedly checked her back as if remembering something.

Then he realized that his ‘tail’ was gone.

Abel said to Claire.

– The tail is here.

-ah.

Only then did Claire realize why Abel had attacked her in the back.

While he pushed harder than expected, he forgot about the tail for a moment as he focused only on the ‘battle’ itself.

If the battle was to be won or lost, even in a three-on-one, Claire would not have lost.

However, defeat was clear only in this tail-catching.

“Abel, Daniel, May! Three wins!”

Kaul’s loud voice confirmed it.

And Abel confirmed that the match was clearly determined according to Abel.

[The performance exceeded expectations, capturing not only Kaul but also Claire’s heart!]

[The Cowl’s apprentice quest has been completed!]

[A grade A martial arts is given as a reward.]

[The bond gauge with Claire increases.]

[Your reputation will increase.]

It was truly a feast of messages.