I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

little door.

The boy and girl standing in front of him exchanged glances.

“Shall we go now?”

“huh.”

May nodded at Abel’s question, boy.

It’s already been 10 minutes since I first found the door.

Originally, I was going to go in right away, but I didn’t know what was on the other side of the door, so I decided that it would be better to take a break and go even if it was dangerous.

Anyway, it was time to move on.

“Whoa.”

Abel let out a short breath and grabbed the doorknob.

Even Abel did not know what lay beyond this doorknob.

It was a ruin that had been broken through dozens of times in the game, but there was no clue to figure out the situation right now.

‘From the beginning, the entrance was a side road that I had never seen before in the game.’

Because of that, I couldn’t know exactly where the ruins were, and I couldn’t see anything that could pinpoint the location while moving.

Besides, at the very end, I even ran like crazy.

There would have been no answer to this even if I had brought in a worse game junkie than Abel.

‘I hope it’s not dangerous.’

Abel thought so, gathered his mind, and slowly pulled the door open.

gggg-.

The door was slightly twisted, but it opened with considerable force.

Abel peered nervously through it as he heard the door scrape against the floor.

The first thing that caught my eye was the long aisle.

Nothing special so far.

At that time, Abel found a strange picture painted on one side of the wall.

‘That’s it!’

As soon as Abel saw it, he had to manage his expression.

It was because May, who was next to her, might think it was strange.

He said, pointing to the open door with a grave face.

“let’s go. I don’t think there are any traps.”

“huh.”

Mei nodded and went through the door with Abel.

At first glance, the paintings on the walls looked like they were drawn recklessly by a child.

However, Abel was clearly aware of its identity.

‘It’s actually text.’

That was a character deeply related to this ruin, and at the same time it meant reaching a certain section of the ruins.

‘A zone of trial.’

Here, the ruins are divided into three zones.

Area 1 is the place where I was just before, and it is generally called the ‘labyrinth’.

And now, the place I arrived at was the area of trial, area 2.

So, for Abel, the current situation was not bad, on the contrary, it was very good.

It was because he passed through the labyrinth area faster than expected thanks to unintentionally entering the side road.

But I couldn’t just be happy.

‘In terms of difficulty, this one is more difficult than Area 1.’

District 2 was not a place you could pass through simply because you were lucky.

If you don’t meet various conditions, you can continue to wander no matter how quickly you passed District 1.

However, that was the case of an ordinary person to the last, and this was not the case for Abel.

First of all, the level of difficulty in this area plummets even if only one condition is met, and that is to have the ability to interpret text.

Originally, it was supposed to bring in a character with special abilities related to it, but Abel thought it was inefficient, so he interpreted the characters in the game himself and memorized them in their entirety.

“It’s text.”

“huh?”

May, who was looking at the letters engraved on the wall, gave a puzzled look at Abel’s words.

Abel spoke boldly without a change in expression.

“There was the same thing in the ruins I went to before. And I can do a simple interpretation.”

“I can interpret… … ?”

“I learned over your shoulder.”

“Is that possible?”

“At that time, if you knew at least one more thing, your chances of surviving were high.”

May kept her mouth shut when she used her family history as an orphan to prevent her from letting go of the offense.

In reality, I learned it over several nights to make the game easier.

Abel slowly deciphered the text.

“He who embraces fire… … look up high If you worship sincerely, the way will open.”

“… … What does that mean?”

“I don’t even know what the hidden meaning is. Is it like a riddle?”

Abel pretended not to know, but in reality he already knew the answer.

‘It’s a pattern I’ve seen a lot.’

It’s faster to show this in person than to explain it in words here.

“Shall we go to the front first? It could be a hint related to the surrounding environment.”

“okay.”

May also nodded as if she thought it made sense.

So the two slowly moved forward.

As I went, there was a fork in the road ahead, and I felt strong heat from there.

When we reached the fork in the road, we could see that the heat was coming from the right side.

‘Originally, it was to proceed to the left from here.’

Unless you know the meaning of the text, it is natural to go to the left, which seems safe by nature, and find a way through somehow.

But there was no need for that now.

“Let’s take a look at what’s there first.”

After saying that, Abel took a step to the right without giving Mei time to think.

May hesitated a little, but soon followed Abel, and it wasn’t long before the two of them found something.

It was a huge stone statue, but the flames were burning roaring in the chest area.

Mei looked at Abel with a hard face, probably realizing that it was no ordinary stone statue.

Abel whispered in a low voice.

“The one who embraces fire. Doesn’t it look like you’re pointing to that stone statue?”

“I think you are right.”

“Then what does it mean to look up high?”

At Abel’s words, Mei pondered for a while, then pointed to the statue’s face as if she had suddenly realized something.

“Your eyes are looking slightly upward.”

“ah. Is that so?”

At May’s words, Abel pretended to think deeply while looking at the statue before opening his mouth.

“Until then, the sentences were all pointing to something. one who has fire look up high Wouldn’t the last sentence be similar then?”

“If you worship with sincerity, will the way be opened?”

“huh. Worship is usually… … .”

Saying that, Abel fell flat on the floor.

It was the posture that usually comes to mind when people say worship.

Mei was looking at her with an expression wondering if this was right, but Abel didn’t care and looked ahead.

‘Worship will open the way.’

You just have to understand it literally.

If you look around you while lying flat like this.

“found!”

Because I actually saw the road.

“Your voice is too loud… … !”

May said that in surprise, but Abel didn’t mind and gestured.

“You should lie down too.”

At Abel’s invitation, May had no choice but to lie down next to her. Then, when he looked in the direction Abel pointed, he opened his eyes wide in surprise.

After lying flat on the floor, I could see a ‘door’ on the floor behind the stone statue’s legs.

“He who embraces fire sees high places. If you worship sincerely, the way will open. I guess that’s the way?”

“But how do I get there?”

Abel gave a simple answer to May’s question.

“Shouldn’t we go in a prostrate state like this? It was written that the stone statue’s vision was looking upwards and also looking up high.”

Abel added a word to it.

“I’ll go first and see if it’s dangerous.”

“sleep… … .”

Instead of persuading him for a long time, Abel left behind Mei, who was trying to stop him, and moved forward.

The closer I got, the stronger I felt the heat radiating from the stone statue.

Abel didn’t stop even though he was sweating profusely.

Fortunately, the distance wasn’t that far, so I was able to pass through the statue’s legs and reach the door shortly after.

“Huh.”

Then, with force, he pulled the doorknob on the floor, and the door opened with a squeaking sound of hinges.

“It’s open! may! Come this way like me!”

Mei, who had been watching with a nervous expression, soon made a determined expression at Abel’s words.

Mei lay flat and crawled forward as if crawling.

Fortunately, the statue did not respond until she reached Abel’s location.

“Whoa.”

Mei, who has a calm personality, must have been quite nervous this time, but as soon as she arrived, she let out a sigh of relief.

‘I seem to see more in one day than in the months I spent at the academy.’

Abel pointed to the door, thinking trivial things in his head.

“Should I go in first this time too?”

“no. You don’t look good.”

May shook her head resolutely, and Abel smiled awkwardly at him.

In fact, his physical condition was still not good to say the least.

It was better than when I first opened my eyes, but after taking a little rest, the pain was slowly coming up again because I was moving too hard.

“okay. Then I’ll go down right after you.”

“huh.”

There was a ladder under the open door.

Mei glanced at the statue and cautiously put her foot on the ladder.

Abel waited a moment and climbed down the ladder as well.

The ladder was quite long, but as we descended, a change occurred around us.

Tuck, Tack, Tack, Tack-!

The surroundings lit up brightly with the sound of the embers bouncing.

Looking down, I saw May had just landed on the floor.

Abel eagerly descended and soon got his feet on the ground as well, looking around.

“It is wider here. It is too wide to be just a passageway for people to pass through.”

The aisle before was also not narrow.

The Tito-class Gigant was also narrow, but it was at a level that could be operated.

But this place was more than that.

“The road only goes one way.”

May said, looking around quietly.

“I know. It will be comfortable not having to worry about which direction to go.”

“We must be going inward.”

At May’s words, Abel hesitated for a moment before answering.

“I guess so.”

“To come back now… It must be late.”

“Because the aisle collapsed in the middle.

May looked up at the ladder, then lowered her head again.

“That there is a way out at the end of the ruins. I know?”

“huh.”

“Can I go?”

Abel suddenly realized that Mei was shaking slightly.

May always looked dazed. And there were also images that were detached from reality.

No matter what happens, Maya is not surprised and calm.

But that’s not because Mei is just a strong person by nature.

It was just a defense mechanism to protect herself from memories of the past.

And the current situation was something that reminded me of those past memories.

That is why Abel spoke confidently.

“I can go.”

“really?”

“then. I’ll be sure to take a great relic and go back.”

When I deliberately exaggerated it, Mei put on a dazed expression for a moment, then smiled softly.

“huh. I hope so.”

“good. Then let’s go.”

“I will take the lead.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“That is more comfortable. If you get hurt, I’ll have to support you again.”

“… … okay.”

The two walked forward, having a trivial conversation.