chapter 7
Tito is just one step away from Midget.
Because of that, some people think that there won’t be much difference in performance between the two, but that’s terribly stupid.
‘The spec itself is different’
One Tito can easily deal with three midgets. Also, depending on the skill of the rider, the difference widens even more.
‘The pressure is no joke.’
The teato bag, which is dark black, boasts a sense of coercion and at the same time has strong suction power.
It was because of that that the bright light in the eyes of most boys and girls, let alone Abel, was young.
‘This is not the time.’
Abel, who was stunned as he watched Tito walk in, hurriedly shook his head.
This is because now is not the time to feel comfortable.
thump, thump-!
Tito White flag walked in in an orderly manner and took a seat next to the candidates who were lined up.
It was only after he was fully seated that Tito’s passenger seat opened and the riders came out.
“ruler! Concentrate, everyone!”
It was then that Magnus spoke again.
At the sound of that voice, the tumultuous hall instantly became quiet, and Magnus continued with a satisfied expression.
“First test!”
booming voice.
“It’s just manipulating Tito into a set position.”
When the subject of the first test was revealed, the reactions of the candidates were different.
Some showed confidence, while others showed more anxiety. Abel was, of course, the former.
‘Fortunately, there’s nothing much different from the game.’
I was worried that it might be different from the game, but so far it’s the same as I knew.
‘Actually, it’s quite difficult even for Tito.’
It wasn’t easy to deal with Gigant, basically, because it couldn’t be compared to Miles.
‘It’s not just a test that simply activates Tito.’
Perhaps many of those who thought they would just have to activate Tito would be in tears by the time the test was over.
When you’ve finished thinking like that.
“ruler! start!”
Magnus shouted in a booming voice.
Then the man who rode Tito looked around Abel and the boys and girls around him and asked.
“So who do you want to start with?”
The man in the black uniform was a royal soldier who specialized in Tito.
Even if you pass all the exams, if you do not make it into the top 40, you will fall into that area.
Abel waited for a while, and when no one came forward, he opened his mouth.
“I will do it first.”
“All right.”
The soldier answered and helped Abel get on Tito.
“hmm.”
Soon after, Abel got into the passenger seat and looked around.
It was a bit stuffy, but still much better than the midget.
Tito’s operation itself was the same as that of the Midget.
‘Let’s concentrate.’
The starting point is to raise the tune-up rate.
Attunement is a basic and foundational ability in dealing with Gigant.
To be a rider, you must at least have the ability to raise your tune whenever you want.
Of course, Abel was full of such abilities.
Whoa!
Tito, who had been drooping down, raised his head slowly with a start sound. But in the process, Abel felt something.
Zuzuzuzzwu-.
A fine noise that an ordinary person would never have felt.
However, Abel, who had a monstrous synchronicity, noticed it right away and immediately identified the cause.
‘In the game, it was described as simply feeling strange, but it was written on the core.’
It seems that the core was processed in a special way, but the effect was to distract from concentration and decrease synchronization.
Woo-woo-!
But, of course, it didn’t matter to Abel.
Distracts concentration and reduces co-ordination?
No matter how strange the tuning was, it was extremely comfortable compared to the midget.
If I had to compare it, it felt like driving a new car after riding an old car that was about to be scrapped.
coo-!
Eventually, Tito, riding Abel, got into perfect posture and raised his head.
Rider, who was standing next to him, looked at him with surprised eyes.
It was because it was quite fast even for him, an active rider.
“I am ready.”
At Abel’s words, Rider nodded and replied as if he had finally come to his senses.
“From now on, please take the posture I specified.”
Having said that, the rider gave a few stances.
Most of them weren’t that difficult, so Abel did everything he ordered in less than three minutes.
Needless to say, the posture was incredibly natural and smooth.
“Ha, passed. You worked hard.”
The result is, of course, acceptable.
Not only the riders in front of him, but also those around him were looking at Abel with surprised faces.
Abel got off Tito casually after finishing his assigned mission.
Rider finally came to his senses and continued the test.
The second boy showed signs of nervousness even before getting on, but unexpectedly, the maneuver was successfully completed.
But the problem arose when taking a pose.
coo-!
Suddenly, Tito’s legs seemed to get twisted, and he slammed his face on the floor. I struggled with my limbs as if I was trying to get up, but that was the end.
“Until there. It is a dropout.”
The soldier said in a hard voice and pulled the boy away from Tito, then pointed outward and said:
“When you go out of the building, there will be someone waiting to guide you on your way.”
And what followed was similar.
‘Well, this is average.’
All the while, Abel was watching others take the test.
Not many people maneuver Tito properly, even fewer of them even get into the designated stance.
At most, it was about a third or so.
“Looks like it’s over.”
About 20 minutes later, Magnus opened his mouth.
After all the dropouts had already gone out, all that remained were those who passed.
Magnus looked at the faces of those who passed and smiled.
“The test just looks simple, but it’s not that easy. As a test that is actually used by the military, it means that you have at least the talent to handle Tito.”
However, the smile soon disappeared from his face, and he continued with a serious expression.
“However, the resources Del Modor Academy is looking for are not just Tito’s talent. It is much higher than that.”
Despite the fact that the riders dealing with Tito remained in the field, it was unstoppable.
But no one was dissatisfied with him.
Because Magnus started out as a low-level soldier and proved his skills to rise to a noble position.
“Milles and beyond. Gentlemen, you must hold tight to its explosive and overwhelming power and handle it. You must rule Gigant, not be swung around or dragged along.”
After saying that, he grinned again and opened his mouth.
“But before that, you should be able to handle Tito with certainty. Now, from now on, all courses will be reflected in the rankings. Start!”
For a moment, everyone flinched at the thought of starting the test again, but that was not the case.
The riders who were still waiting spoke to the remaining personnel.
“Climb Tito, please.”
Abel immediately jumped on top of Tito.
“Please wait a moment.”
“yes.”
Soon after, Abel felt the concentration of magical energy around him rapidly increase.
aaa-!
Then, along with the brilliant light, a blue film appeared inside the building.
It was a ‘defense shield’ that I often saw in the underground fighting arena.
Of course, even from the outside, the intensity was incomparable.
‘It looks like it won’t budge even if I swing my fist with all my might while riding Tito.’
when you’re thinking like that. Magnus shouted again.
“The subject of this test is to hold out for 15 minutes! If you are down at the end of time, you are eliminated! Conversely, as long as you stand to the end, regardless of whether the aircraft is destroyed or not, you will pass!”
At those words, a gentle shock spread through the hall.
He hadn’t expected to take such an ignorant test.
Except for Abel, of course.
Magnus continued to speak whether the spectators were shocked or not.
“Don’t worry about getting hurt! I’ve limited the output, so at least I won’t die! Priests are waiting for you if you get hurt!”
If it wasn’t for the situation where everyone was on Tito, I would have been able to see the pale complexion of many of them.
‘If the priest is on standby, I’ll be able to rampage more freely.’
There were people who thought like Abel, though.
After making such a shocking remark, Magnus continued shouting without giving him a break.
“Okay then. Mobilize everyone!”
The spectators who had been listening to the story in a daze at those words hurriedly started to activate Tito.
Abel finished the maneuver faster than anyone else and took an advantageous position.
Even after completing such a series of processes, there were numerous people who could not complete the maneuver, but there were also quite a few who did not.
With some exceptionally gifted cadets… … .
Woo-woo-!
The riders who rode on Tito instead of the test takers were of that type.
The riders’ Titos looked the same, but it was very easy to tell them apart.
It’s because there was plenty of room to see at a glance.
And it wasn’t long before everyone knew why they boarded Tito.
aaang-!
The riders began to attack Tito indiscriminately from the test takers who finished the maneuver.
It started ‘cutting out’.
– Gagging!
– Ah, ah!
Kwaaang-!
thud!
Amidst screams and roars echoing everywhere, Magnus shouted in a more joyful voice than ever.
“Start the test!”
So the second test began.
Whether it’s for the original goal or for the quest, it’s the moment to be active.
‘Shall we go?’
There is no need for an ambiguous mindset.
Abel intended to be the protagonist of this event.
* * *
The inside of the building quickly turned into mayhem.
It was only natural that the giant Titos were rampaging.
In particular, Tito of the riders was truly outstanding.
aaang-!
When I turned my head at the loud roar, there was no doubt that the test taker’s Tito had gone out.
Riders were literally moving like wolves in a flock, driving the venue into confusion.
After only 5 minutes of starting, dozens of Titos fell to the ground and could not move.
However, Abel saw that and thought of this.
‘He’s watching.’
At first glance, it seemed that the soldiers were mercilessly crushing the test takers, but a closer look revealed that this was not the case.
‘You give me enough time to dodge, and even tell me with a big move before attacking, right? If I can’t avoid that, I can’t help it.’
If the riders had demonstrated their skills, they would have suffered not dozens of times, but more than twice that.
It was not only that that stood out.
‘Those with stable operations don’t attack much.’
Riders thoroughly focused on those who were weak.
When you think about it, it was natural.
Their purpose is not to just attack anyone, but to weed out the chaff.
Of course, the target had no choice but to be those who showed anxiety.
Perhaps because of that, Abel had never been attacked.
I thought I could pass the test easily if I stayed still like this, but Abel didn’t.
Because his goal wasn’t a good grade.
thump, thump-!
As Abel began to step forward, the Titos around him showed a visibly wary look.
Everyone was secretly caring about Abel.
But Abel was not very interested in those around him.
‘There’s nothing much to see around here.’
It was because they were the only ones who couldn’t have fun.
However, it wasn’t long before he saw an aircraft approaching him.
‘what?’
I could tell at a glance.
It’s an ordinary aircraft with the same appearance as the others, but each movement is on a different level.
The posture was stable and there was no shaking at all.
‘Is the soldier moving? or not?’
It walked straight to Abel’s Tito without paying attention to the aircraft around it.
And at a certain distance.
-Are you Abel?
A slightly modulated voice flowed through the aircraft once.
When Abel didn’t answer, he spoke again.
-Consider it an honor to come out here wondering if the odd rumors about you are true.
The moment he heard that, Abel realized.
‘It’s Luke.’
That unlucky tone was exactly the same as when I heard it on the screen.
He was an aristocratic boy who played the villain in the game.
The reason why Abel recognized it just by hearing the way he spoke was because he was a very important character.
‘I’m pretty good at it.’
In the beginning, they were treated as protagonists and rivals.
Of course, it shows limitations as time goes by, but that is a story in the distant future.
Abel raised the tension while recalling such information, while thinking to himself.
‘By the way, a rumor?’
The moment Abel tries to ask more about him.
Quaang-!
Luke quickly took up his stance and kicked off the ground to close the gap.
Whoa-!
Abel looked at the trajectory and reflexively turned his head.
The fist narrowly passed the side of the head. If I had reacted just a little bit slower, I would have been incapacitated in one blow.
However, Abel shifted his center of gravity without panic and swung his right arm upward while rotating his whole body.
Kagagakak!
I thought it would definitely hit, but Luke threw himself back and evaded the attack.
At most, the tip of a fist grazed his chest.
Even Luke looked surprised that he had avoided it, but Abel admired it inwardly.
‘quite.’
It was a more agile movement than expected.
Luke quickly found his balance and swung his left leg.
Whoo!
At that, Abel lightly bent down and at the same time raised both arms.
thud!
Two arms made of metal hit the opponent Tito’s thigh.
Luke’s body rose as it was from the unexpected attack, but even in the midst of it, he regained his balance and landed stably on the floor.
‘It’s fun.’
Abel grinned at that.
It’s been a long time since I properly controlled the Gigant, and my whole body heated up. But on the other hand, he calmly grasped the current situation.
Although his personality was filthy, Luke’s skills were not that bad.
Even if you don’t lose, it will probably take quite a while to subdue.
‘It’s not bad, but it’s a bit lacking.’
Abel’s goal was to show a truly overwhelming figure.
Procrastinating with other test takers just didn’t seem to fit that goal.
‘Though it’s a bit faster than I thought.’
So he decided to slightly change his plan.
It’s a bit faster than expected, but it shouldn’t make much of a difference to leave a lasting impression. There was no reason to hesitate.
“Whoa.”
The training that Abel did for a month was centered on physical training, but there was something else he sold out.
The newly acquired weapon was sharpened as much as possible for use in actual combat.
Abel took out the weapon without hesitation.
‘Overflow.’
The moment I thought of that word.
heartbeat-.
My heart was beating wildly.
coo-!
The world Abel sees has changed.