I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

There was a lot of joke in Kaul’s words, but no one laughed at those words.

After a while, Qalian asked with an awkward laugh.

“hahahaha. Are you kidding?”

“no.”

Kaul, who instantly became serious, looked at the cadets and said,

“The process of getting here was just warming up. On the other hand, in the future, it will be a really realistic experience.”

“If it’s a real battle, it won’t end with simply fighting the fragments of the giant.”

At Abel’s words, Kaul stared at him and nodded.

“There are many types of combat that riders do. As Abel said, the battle with the fragments of the giant is only part of it.”

Kaul, who had talked to that point, affirmed while meeting the eyes of the others once in a while.

“You will experience all types of combat during this exercise.”

After those words, silence came.

Kaul waited a moment and smiled again.

“Even after saying this, no one gave up. Are you all confident?”

At that, Darin put on a look of regret, but Kaul continued talking as if he didn’t notice.

“Well then, I won’t interrupt the short break, so let’s talk about a few things and then leave.”

Kaul briefly explained the midpoint.

First of all, some engineers were waiting at the midpoint, so Gigant repairs were possible.

Rest could be taken in a simple barracks made of tents, and food and drinking water were all prepared inside.

“Then I’ll be gone, so get some rest, report to me, and leave.”

“yes!”

After Kaul left, Abel gathered with the other cadets to talk.

“I think it would be better to take a break for about 4 hours before going. what do you think about it?”

“Four hours? Didn’t fill the full 6 hours?”

“huh. There’s something going on.”

Abel’s words caught everyone’s attention.

It’s natural if it’s obvious, but he didn’t just bring up the story out of unfounded anxiety.

Qalian asked with a doubtful expression.

“What will it take?”

“Do you feel like the instructor didn’t explain all the rules for this base?”

Abel slowly organized the thoughts in his head.

There was no lie in what Kaul said. But he left out some important facts.

First of all, Kaul said that he could rest for a total of 6 hours here.

I also said that I could take a break and leave as much as I wanted in the middle.

But in fact, ‘6 hours’ is not a story limited to this place.

‘The total amount of time I can rest at the base is 6 hours. After spending all six hours in one place, it’s impossible to take a break anywhere else.’

Of course, in that case, there were many difficulties.

You cannot get food and water in the middle, and you cannot get the aircraft repaired.

However, I couldn’t tell this to the other cadets as it was.

This is because ‘Abel’, who has not experienced it, cannot understand.

I thought about asking Kaul, but I refrained from doing so because it might raise Kaul’s suspicion.

Abel realized that he had been silent for a long time and calmly continued his explanation.

“therefore… … There is no clear reason I just want you to approach it carefully. Because the base isn’t even here.”

“Hmm, I see.”

Qalian and the others didn’t seem completely convinced, but they didn’t argue.

This is because there are many unknowns, so it was not an unreasonable argument to approach with caution.

Abel opened his mouth again to be more certain.

“If you’re tired, it doesn’t matter if you rest a little longer. I’m not quite there yet.”

“Then I don’t mind.”

As soon as the words were finished, Qalian answered.

It was aimed at Qalian’s pride, but it hit the mark.

“Well, I’m still in good spirits.”

Daniel nodded without hesitation, like a physical monster, and May did the same.

“me too… … It’s still fine.”

Darin looked difficult, but replied that he would know if he did not want to go against the trend.

‘I’ll have to keep a close eye on Darin.’

Compared to the others, Darin’s stamina was a little weak, so he seemed to need to be careful.

“good. Then let’s rest for a while. Let’s all eat when we want.”

After saying that, Abel immediately lay down on the bed.

This time, instead of meditating, I lay down and closed my eyes, knowing that there was no danger here at least.

So Abel fell into a deep sleep in an instant.

* * *

when you open your eyes

The first thing that greeted Abel was the hot sunlight that stabbed his eyes.

‘What time is it… … .’

Abel blinked a few times, checked the time, and raised his upper body.

There were still 30 minutes left until the appointed time.

Looking around, everyone was in a deep sleep.

‘I’ll have to eat first.’

Moving to the place where the meal was prepared, Abel finished his meal in less than 10 minutes and came out of the tent.

Since he had not decided on a specific destination, he wandered around the base aimlessly, and before he knew it, Abel arrived at the place where Gigant was lined up.

Abel looked up at his Gigant among the dogs and thought.

‘Coming to think of it, I’ve gotten quite used to the Milles class.’

Abel first entered Gigant as a midget class.

It was also made by scraping parts one by one from a broken fuselage, not even a proper midget class.

Of course, that level was not even up to the average midget level.

‘But the first time I rode it, I was very happy.’

Even though it was a very long time ago, the memory of that time was vivid.

When I opened my eyes in an unfamiliar world and went through life at the bottom, every day was hell.

In fact, the time I lived while begging in half-desperation was quite long.

It was Gigant that gave Abel the will to live.

I worked while reducing my sleeping time to somehow make my own Gigant.

The first time I got on the gigant that I barely made after working for so many years.

Abel felt like he had the whole world.

Abel, who was like that, was now riding a Miles-class Gigant, not a Tito-class.

It’s to the point where you even think that it’s a pity that it’s not your own aircraft.

‘If I saw myself in the past, I’d have nothing to say even if I was a greedy guy.’

Abel laughed.

But I had no intention of reducing my greed. Because greed and desire were his driving force.

He had no intention of being satisfied with just being on the Milles level.

Above the Milles class, the Centurio class, which is called the flower of the battlefield, is the Militum class, which is called the lord and ruler of the battlefield.

‘If that’s the case, it’s a perfectly customized Militum… … .’

It was a pleasant imagination just thinking about it.

When Abel was smiling in front of Gigant for a long time like that.

“Abel?”

Suddenly someone called his name.

Turning his head at the unfamiliar yet familiar voice, Abel widened his eyes in surprise.

“Temarin?”

Standing there was none other than Temarin.

It was the first time I had seen it since the actual combat training with the blade tail the other day.

“I was going to say hello when I saw you earlier, but I didn’t have time to do that.”

Temarin said with an embarrassed face.

Abel replied with a smile.

“If I had known you were there, I would have gone to say hello first.”

“Oh, no.”

An awkward silence lingered for a moment. Abel pondered for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Do you still remember the promise we made then?”

“Ah, are you coming to the studio? of course!”

“thank god. There is a work I want to commission.”

“What kind of work do you want to commission? Ah, the academy workshop is definitely reliable. Because the skill is good and the price is cheap… … .”

“To be precise, I want to entrust the request to Temarin.”

“yes?”

Temarin was startled and answered in a loud voice, then hurriedly looked around and said in a low voice.

“I’m not qualified to take on a big commission yet… … . I’m halfway through apprenticeship, so I can only do mediocre work.”

“It’s a simple retrofit. Oh, of course, I can’t help it if Temarin-nim is uncomfortable.”

“How inconvenient! If it’s a personal request, I’ll welcome you with open arms!”

As he said, it was a great pleasure to ask an engineer from the academy for a personal request.

Normal studios and academies have a slightly different structure. Engineers belonging to studios work exclusively for the studio and are vertical, whereas in academy, if you insist, you can say that they are only half freelancers.

It is possible to take on the work of the academy, but apart from that, it is also possible to earn money through individual commissions.

‘To be precise, if I don’t take on a personal request, I’ll only get pennies.’

The reason for such a structure was simple.

Because that side is cheap.

In addition, if you were a skilled engineer, you could take on a commission for hundreds of cadets and build up your reputation as well as money.

If you build up a certain level of fame like that, you usually set up your own workshop.

There are even cases where you become a full-time member of the academy.

In that sense, for Temarin, who had a short career, a personal request had a great meaning.

The first time is difficult, but once you get results, the second time is much easier.

“Then are you accepting the request?”

“yes! Oh, of course, if it’s something outside of my skills, I’ll tell you.”

“All right.”

Abel smiled and nodded.

I didn’t worry about her skills.

Temarin is the one who will emerge as a divinity that threatens the famous Vulcan within a few years.

“Then, when the time is right, let’s go. I’ll see you again when I get a chance.”

“yes! Oh, and… … .”

“yes?”

“Well, it’s not a big deal, but there’s a story that the monsters in the area have become more ferocious lately. be careful.”

Abel hesitated for a moment before answering.

“yes. thank you.”

“Then proceed carefully.”

On the way back after the conversation, Abel remembered what Temarin had said.

‘Could it be that signs are starting to appear already?’

Temarin may have just said it without thinking, but it had a special meaning to Abel.

because he knew

That a big incident will happen during this practice.

Signs of the incident appeared in the middle of practice in the game, and one of the signs was that the fragments of the giant became more ferocious than they were originally.

“Hmm.”

While Abel thought he should move more carefully, he tweaked his plan slightly.

‘It’s better to get there within two days, even if it’s overdoing it.’

It is a ruin located inside the plains of Telif, the practice area… … .

‘I need to find an ancient relic a little faster.’

It was the place where another relic was sleeping.