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I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 17

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Fragments of the head parts popped out..

Meanwhile, Iolin tried to counterattack somehow, but Abel never gave him a chance..

bang! bang! Kwaang-!

In the end, after a few punches, Iolin's body went limp..

“Phew.”

Abel stood up after confirming that his opponent was completely incapacitated..

It's over.

Since not only the head parts but also all the core parts have been repaired, it will be impossible to get up again..

Next, Abel checked his aircraft..

‘It's a total mess..’

Although he took down three people one after another and barely allowed any attacks, his condition was not that good..

This is because he performed movements that were close to his limit of movement several times in succession, and even though he was holding a shield, he smashed the hard head with his fist..

Fortunately, the punch was made with the left hand holding the shield..

Otherwise, his hands would have been smashed along with his head..

Wow-.

After closely examining the extent of damage to the aircraft, Abel picked up his sword again..

There were damaged aircraft lined up all around..

It's not like everyone fainted, but they're probably trying to follow the rules and get out after making sure it's completely safe..

Abel soon turned his attention elsewhere..

‘Henna, Lian, Iolin.’

If you add Daniel who was dealt with by Iolin to those who were defeated directly, a total of four were retired..

Now there are three left.

Charlotte, May, June.

“Hmm.”

Since the condition of the aircraft is not normal, you must move more carefully..

If you try too hard to look impressive and end up losing, there's nothing worse than that..

Abel wondered where they were and then took his steps..

Abel, who was wandering around the wide meadow, found someone faster than expected..

‘what?’

What Abel discovered was Jun's aircraft..

To be exact, it was Jun's aircraft lying damaged and lying on the floor..

It looked like his entire body was almost completely destroyed, but the decisive factor was the damage to the exact center of his chest..

Kwaang!

Abel, who was about to take a closer look, stopped when he heard a sound coming from somewhere..

The sound of fighting was heard not far away..

Kaang-!

Thump thump thump thump.

Abel stopped looking and immediately ran towards the direction from where the sound was heard..

Meanwhile, the frequency of the metallic sound gradually decreased and stopped at some point..

‘It's over.’

It is a signal that the battle is over..

Not long after Abel moved in the direction of the sound, he found an aircraft standing there..

Yeah-.

Damaged aircraft and flags were scattered near the aircraft, which was staggering uneasily..

The traces left on the aircraft were similar to those left on Jun's Gigant..

Although I expected it to some extent, it was even more surprising when I saw it in person..

The person piloting the last remaining aircraft was none other than May..

Abel narrowed his eyebrows..

‘Why??’

There were no scenes of Mei active in the game at all..

If that were the case, the nickname “lazy genius” wouldn’t have been given..

However, there has never been a time in any route where one's skills were shown off at such an early stage..

‘Even before the game started, he didn't seem very interested.?’

Right.

While her mind was spinning, Mei's aircraft moved slowly..

Abel saw that and strengthened the hand holding the sword. No matter the intention, we have to settle the score right away..

We can continue the conversation even after it's over..

Mei's weapon is a dual sword. She is the same one-handed sword, but the lich is shorter than Abel's.

‘once.’

May's aircraft and Abel's aircraft were not in very good condition..

Moreover, Mei's specialty is flowing successive attacks. If possible, it is better to try to win by working together..

Abel gathered all his remaining strength and ran forward..

percussion!

The gap has narrowed..

I had no intention of prolonging the battle. And judging from the state of the aircraft, the opponent must have felt the same way..

This match will be the difference between winning and losing..

When the distance narrowed to the point where they could touch each other with just an outstretched arm, the three swords moved..

May's twin swords flew towards Abel's chest and head, and at that moment,.

‘shadow step.’

Abel's aircraft suddenly stopped..

The skill's momentum was used in the opposite direction of the charge..

May's two swords, not expecting that, cut through the empty air, and Abel immediately stretched his sword forward..

Kwasik!

The sword pierced my head..

Mei's attack was very threatening, as expected, but it's meaningless if you don't hit it..

Abel suddenly drew his sword..

May's aircraft slowly passed over..

Cooung!

After confirming that May's aircraft was completely disabled, Abel picked up the flag that was lying on one side..

After that, fatigue set in quickly. Even if it was Tito-level Gigan, the fatigue felt was not that small..

Still, along with the fatigue came a thrilling sense of pleasure..

In the end, I was able to defeat other contenders and achieve final victory..

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!

From a distance, I saw several Gigants approaching with a power sound..

It was none other than Jacqueline and the other agents' gigants..

-Thank you for your hard work!

Next, Jacqueline's lively voice was heard, and Abel smiled slightly..

The short battle is over.

*       *       *

“Then, the leader in the mock battle will be Cadet Abel Klein. Does anyone have any objections??”

No one responded to Jacqueline's comment..

It was because I felt there was a clear gap in skill that made it difficult to object to the match..

Henna and Lian collapsed after only a few seconds, and Iolin and May were not much better..

There was a tired and despondent expression on the faces of my classmates..

Abel shifted his gaze slightly. Toward May, who was standing diagonally from him. At that moment, May was also looking at him and their eyes met..

May made a strange expression and pouted her lips..

at that time.

“Well, it looks like there isn't one..”

Jacqueline opened her mouth again..

“Everyone had a hard time. Let's go back and rest now..”

“yes.”

“thank you.”

They said hello to Jacqueline and then left the building together..

The way back to the dormitory was quiet..

Everyone seemed to be thinking about something, probably because they felt a lot from the battle just now..

Abel was also walking quietly looking ahead. Exactly, it had to be that way..

This is because the message was being updated frantically before my eyes..

[He succeeded in making a strong impression on everyone and took the position of leader.!]

[You successfully completed the first quest chain.!]

[Rewards are strengthened.]

First quest completion message.

You have successfully taken the first step in the main quest..

The reward will be received after completing all chain quests, but I felt satisfied just knowing that the reward had been strengthened..

there's one more.

[The challenge ‘Achieve 1 win in a mock match’ has been achieved..]

[‘Magic Herbs’ are given as a reward..]

Even rewards for small challenges.

Although it was not as good as the random skill pack obtained after completing the encounter with the Colossus Fragment, it was satisfactory enough because the immediate priority was to improve magical power..

‘When I get back, I'll have to open the skill pack and eat the magic candle right away..’

Just the thought of being able to move forward made my heart flutter..

As I walked like that, I soon arrived at the dormitory..

“see you on thursday.”

“uh.”

The children exchanged dry greetings and dispersed, as if they had not yet woken up from the afterglow of the battle..

Abel also tried to go straight to his room..

I had no intention of skipping evening training, but I was anxious to check my reward right away..

But before he even took the first step, someone called him..

“Klein.”

a strangely unfamiliar voice.

Abel turned his head and was surprised to see who had called him..

Purple hair and lazy eyes. It was May.

The reason I thought the voice was unfamiliar was because I had never actually heard her speak before..

Abel calmed down his embarrassment and answered.

“why?”

“……that. how do you do it?”

“that? what is that?”

If you say that right away, there's no way you'll understand..

In response to Abel's question, May narrowed her eyes as if wondering what the problem was, then opened her mouth again..

“that… … Bang, boom from here.”

What May pointed to was Abel's chest..

Abel was about to ask again what that meant, but was momentarily speechless. It was because of a pattern that appeared in that exact location some time ago..

‘what?’

Is there something in May's eyes? or not……?

Although his head was spinning, Abel felt her gaze staring at him and opened his mouth..

“I'm not sure what you're talking about.”

“Every time you controlled Gigant, I saw something strange. So I wanted to check it out for myself..”

“What exactly did you see??”

May tilted her head slightly and continued speaking..

“Something burst out from there and got sucked into Gigant.…….”

What on earth does that mean?.

Abel barely swallowed the words that rose to the top of his throat. From the looks of it, it didn't seem like there would be a proper answer even if I asked..

May saw the expression on Abel's face and spoke again..

“You don't know either. Let me know later when you find out.”

“Uh, yeah.”

After saying those words, May turned and walked away without hesitation..

I already knew that May was unique, but after actually talking to her, I realized that she was more than I thought..

‘Still, it's a good thing because it started a conversation.?’

Abel went up the stairs with a puzzled feeling..

*       *       *

next morning.

The first thing Abel did after finishing early morning training and taking a shower was to check his condition..

He had a great tool that allowed him to understand himself objectively..

[Abel]

[Race: Human]

[Physical Grade: C]

[Tuning rate: S]

[Horsepower: C]

[holding period : ?]

[Skills: Overflow, Shadow Step, Double Attack, Beginner Gigant…….]

The body grade and synchronization rate remained the same..

The synchronization rate was S-level and it was a stat that was not easy to raise, so it was natural for it to remain the same..

It's too early for the physical level to rise yet..

‘Magic finally reached grade C..’

The only stat that went up one level was magic power..

Last time, I received a buff as a reward and trained hard, and the magic candles I received as a reward were a great help..

Compared to the noble children who have been training and eating good food since childhood, they will no longer be lacking much..

There shouldn't be any major problems in handling Miles freely..

Because the difference of one step is quite big.

Just like the physical grade, it is very difficult to achieve the higher B grade.

But it's not impossible.

Because I will keep moving forward.

‘The newly acquired skills were also quite useful..’

'Double Attack' from the random skill pack was added to the skill box..

As the name suggests, it is a skill that attacks twice, but it felt like it instantly increased the attack speed..

It goes without saying that it will be very useful in practice..

However, there was a more noticeable change than the increase in magic stat or the acquisition of new skills, which was the question mark added next to the possessed Gigant..

The question mark is displayed when the Gigant has not yet been given a name..

In other words, it meant that Abel's Gigant was completed..

‘If I do well, I'll see you today..’

The first hour is gigantic training..

Considering that he said that from today he would be training with actual Gigant rather than a training device, there was a high probability that his guess was correct..

Abel smiled, got dressed, and went out..

As he passed through the hallway and went down the stairs, he saw Daniel waiting for him..

“Abel, let's go!”

“uh.”

Even though Daniel lost so much strength during early morning training, he was still full of energy..

Abel came down the stairs and left the building with Daniel..

Abel, who was walking as usual with Daniel's story roughly in one ear and out the other, noticed someone when he had just come down the stairs..

Silver hair that shines softly in the sunlight.

It was Iolin..

Since they were not in the same class and were not particularly close, Abel naturally tried to look away again..

But suddenly, Iolin turned his head, looked at Abel, and opened his mouth..

“Klein.”

“uh?”

“Can I see you briefly after class today??”

Abel thought for a moment and then answered..

“There's nothing that can't be done.”

“Then at 8 o'clock in the main hall.”

After saying that, Iolin turned and walked away, as if she had finished speaking..

May's appearance overlapped yesterday..

‘Both of them are really random..’

I wondered something when people who normally didn't communicate well started asking me to talk to them one after another..

“what?”

Daniel also asked with wide eyes, as if he was surprised to see Iolin suddenly talking to Abel..

Abel said as he started walking again..

“what.”

“I'm close with him?”

“no.”

“Then what is it? huh? if…….”

“If you talk nonsense, we won't spar..”

At those words, Daniel, who had been slowly starting the engine, closed his mouth again..

Thanks to you, I was able to go quietly to the lecture venue..

The first class location was now a very familiar place..

1This is because there is only one place where grade students can freely practice Gigant..

The vast open space that Abel calls the playground..

There were more than ten gigants lying there..

‘If you look at it like this, it's really wide..’

Even though there are more than ten Gigants lying down, it is a very leisurely vacant lot. Every time I see something like this, I get sick of the scale of the academy..

As I walked in, I saw a familiar gorilla, no, a person in front of me..

“ruler! Just 10 people came..”

There were still about 5 minutes left, but the instructor, who resembled a gorilla, said with a grin:.

It's a cowl.

In the original game, he was in charge of second-year students, but due to special instructions from the principal, he was changed to be in charge of education for first-year students..

‘I was a little surprised at first.’

I guess I'll just do it now.

Because not just one thing has changed. Honestly, if it's surprising, I'm more surprised that May and Iolin spoke within a day of each other..

More than anything, what caught Abel's attention right now was one of the lying Gigants..

Cawl glanced at the cadets and then said:.

“Today is Gigant practice! Finally, you chicks are going to ride Gigant yourself! Now that I've learned something, I won't look as bad as I did the first time.?”

Cawl continued speaking without waiting for an answer..

“First, each person should go and stand in front of his or her Gigant. Abel! you come here.”

Abel went straight to him..

Cawl smiled and said to the man who approached him..

“You know why I called you?”

“Is my Gigant production completed??”

“okay. That's exactly what you're seeing right now. Come closer and take a look.”

Even before Kaul called, Abel's eyes were fixed on one side. As soon as he received permission, he rushed there immediately..

The Gigants lying on the floor were all of the same Milles class, but they didn't even look the same..

Therefore, Abel was able to easily find his aircraft..

“and.”

An exclamation burst out of my mouth..

The entire body was coated in black, and the wolf symbol was clearly engraved on the left shoulder blade..

Abel slowly looked over Gigant's whole body..

Because it was designed with mobility in mind, the armor was not very thick and had flowing curves here and there..

There are special parts located on the back, head, and feet..

‘Scarlet three-piece set.’

It was the Gigant weapon Scarlett had promised.

I wanted to get on board right away and check it out one by one..

But before that, Abel remembered what he had prepared for this moment..

A name he came up with for his second Gigant..

“lupus.”

lupus.

It was a word meaning wolf, and the name of Gigant, the most popular character in the game..

[The name of your Gigant will be changed to ‘Lufus’..]

As soon as I could think about it, a message came to mind..

I checked the status window for a moment and saw that Lupus was registered in the name of the Gigant I had..

Abel looked at his Gigant with great emotion. At that time, Cawl spoke from behind..

“Do you like it??”

“yes.”

“I see.”

Kaul nodded and placed his hand on Abel's shoulder and said.

“Today's class will aim to move, stand, and even walk..”

“Ah yes.”

I didn't know why he only came to talk to me, but he nodded first..

Kaul spoke to Abel in a warm voice..

“But not you.”

“yes?”

“you already know how to do it.”

I turned my head slightly and saw a human gorilla smiling unpleasantly..

“you have special training with me.”

The moment he said special training, the gorilla's pectoralis major muscle started shaking..

Abel felt ominous..