I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 32
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Abel spoke to Daniel and Hena, who were planning to go back together..
“See you later at the training ground..”
“huh.”
“go first.”
Daniel and Henna immediately nodded and left, and only then did Abel walk towards Scarlett..
Scarlett, who was waiting, pointed to one side and said.
“Should we sit over there and talk??”
“All right.”
What she pointed to was a bench not far away..
Abel walked with her and when they reached the bench Scarlett said.
“sit down.”
“yes.”
Scarlett and Abel sat slightly apart..
This time too, it was Scarlett who spoke first..
“It was much better than I expected. Considering that you haven't received proper training yet, it seems like you have quite a knack for conducting..”
“It's thanks to everyone working together to come up with a plan..”
“That's the plan, I guess. I said this because I saw that he gave orders at the right time without wavering in actual combat..”
“……thank you.”
Abel, who was at a loss for an answer, expressed his thanks in moderation..
Scarlett said, laughing at Abel's reaction..
“Knowing clearly what your strengths are is definitely your strength. But you don't have to focus on just one thing..”
“Is that so?”
“okay. Rather than simply fighting well, it is much more valuable to understand the situation well and have leadership..”
Abel knows it too. She's working hard in that direction too..
‘A powerless one-tool character has clear limitations as a player blocker..’
Gigant is powerful.
But we must not forget that the enemies we have to face are just as powerful..
Because the enemy of the Gigant Rider is the same Gigant Rider or Colossus..
Therefore, the role of the leader, that is, the commander, is even more important..
However, unlike force, strategy and command cannot grow quickly through expedient methods..
Therefore, I was approaching it as cautiously as possible..
‘My level is still just slightly above average..’
After thinking that far, Abel neatly summarized what he wanted to say and said it out loud..
“I'll keep that in mind.”
“okay.”
Scarlett also nodded with satisfaction, as if she knew that Abel didn't just say it without thinking..
Then she told another story..
“Other professors who came as observers seemed to be quite impressed. In particular, my evaluation of you has changed significantly..”
“You mean my evaluation??”
“okay. There are many people who think highly of you, but in fact, there are many who disapprove of you even more..”
“His status is low and unclear, but he attracted attention from the beginning, so it can't be helped..”
“I know it well. If you were a child of a prestigious family, you would have received much more favorable attention. There are many professors who are sensitive to such things..”
After Scarlett said that, she turned her head to Abel and said:.
“In fact, I could probably be adopted into a prestigious family now. Those with discernment would have fully realized your worth..”
Abel fell silent for a moment at those words..
Things are definitely different now than when I first met Scarlett..
Abel has already passed the academy's entrance exam and completed the minimum proof..
In addition, senior entrance, Battle of the Wall of Glory, grades and combat skills so far, etc..
He had everything that even the most noble families could covet.
“I'm satisfied with it the way it is right now.”
But Abel shook his head at Scarlett’s words and said,.
“Why?”
“There will be more restrictions..”
“Restrictions?”
“yes. If you go through adoption, you will be able to receive a lot of support. There will be less cases of being ignored..”
No matter how adopted you are, if you get the family name first, you won't be openly ignored..
But if Abel had wanted that in the first place, he would have planned it that way..
“however?”
“The problem is that nothing is free in this world..”
“It's free... … . That's right.”
“There will be a lot of work to be done for the family name. And actually, even if we exclude that, going for adoption is a loss to me..”
“It's a loss?”
Abel spoke confidently as if he was stating the obvious..
“yes. My value will increase as time goes by..”
At those words, Scarlett looked blank for a moment, then burst into laughter and said:.
“So, your value is currently undervalued, so going through adoption is a loss.?”
“yes.”
“Then there is no harm in having me as a sponsor.?”
“Is that possible?.”
Abel shook his head resolutely..
“I don't do anything to lose money. I believe that Count Klein will treat me as I deserve..”
“Hmm. well.”
Scarlett still looked at Abel with a smile on her face, then shook her head and took something out of her pocket..
“Hearing that, I somehow feel shabby. But since this is what I brought, will you accept it??”
What Scarlett handed me while saying that was a book..
Abel's eyes instinctively turned to the title of the book..
[Optilum breathing method]
After checking the title, Abel asked in a curious voice..
“This……?”
“You may be disappointed that it is not our family's visionary practice, but it is no less good..”
Scarlett said with a smile.
“It is the practice of the Marquis of Optirum, who produced outstanding knights for generations in the now-fallen Kingdom of Aeternum..”
Scarlett placed the book in Abel's hand and continued talking..
“It came into our family by chance during the Great War..”
“Can you give me something so precious??”
“Knights belonging to the family learn different training methods from a young age anyway. If I saw a talent that caught my eye, I was going to give it to him... … It took longer than I thought.”
Abel was fiddling with an old book..
The Optirum breathing method was something I had never seen before in thousands of hours of gaming..
However, just hearing Scarlett's story made me think that this would not be an ordinary practice..
Maybe this is also some kind of hidden piece.
Abel briefly summarized his thoughts and spoke with sincerity..
“thank you. I will do my best to learn it..”
“Then I guess it will be worthwhile for me too. If you get stuck on something, please ask me. I also read it a few times for research..”
“yes.”
Scarlett nodded in satisfaction and then stood up..
“I've been holding on too long. You must be tired. Go and get some rest..”
“All right.”
“See you next time then.”
Scarlett left a brief greeting and walked away somewhere, and Abel looked behind her and walked slowly..
* * *
After returning to the dormitory, Abel went straight to the training ground and had a sword fight with Daniel, then met Lee Olin and taught him tips on tuning..
Then, after a late dinner, I went back to my room and my whole body was full of fatigue..
“Phew.”
Abel let out a long breath and lay down on the bed..
Thanks to consistent physical training, I was now quite confident in my physical strength, but on days like today, I couldn't help but feel tired..
Even though I fought a battle that was no different from a real battle, I trained for hours..
‘I want to sleep like that.’
Abel looked blankly at the ceiling and slowly raised his upper body..
Even if he fell asleep right away like this, no one would say anything, because Abel himself did not allow it..
“Let's see…….”
Abel fully stood up, took a seat at the desk, and took out paper and a pen..
Eventually, what I started writing down on paper were none other than what I had acquired today..
[Enhancements, Influence, Physical Abilities, Smite.]
Abel drew a line under what he got and wrote down the relevant information..
Reinforcement materials and influence are rewards from quests. Physical prowess and hard hitting are the crest and bladed tail..
“Hmm.”
First of all, there was nothing worth worrying about about reinforcement materials and influence..
Influence literally refers to the influence exerted by Abel himself..
It is similar to the 'reputation' stat commonly used in games, but the higher it is, the greater the influence it can have on those around it..
Conversely, even if one's position is later elevated, there is a high chance of being ignored if this influence is low..
‘In some ways, it feels similar to the charisma stat..’
‘The 'reinforcement material' was not yet known as a reward, so it was not known exactly, but it was likely related to Gigant or weapons..
Gigant reinforcement materials are difficult to obtain, so the probability of them being armed is higher..
‘I don't know yet by what route it will be given..’
Intangible rewards, such as skills, are given right away, but tangible rewards like this are given through a different route..
Just like the spark of Demitri I got earlier..
‘Well, it will be given as sponsorship or performance compensation..’
Since this wasn't something worth thinking deeply about right away, Abel moved on to the last item..
“It's a sentence…….”
Abel looked down at his chest..
There was an unidentified symbol engraved there when I first encountered the blade's tail..
And the system expressed the pattern as a ‘crest’..
In other words, the system knew exactly what this was..
‘The problem is that it is a system that has never been specifically introduced in games..’
I've encountered many things that weren't in the game, but I was even more concerned about this because it was engraved on my body..
Abel narrowed his eyebrows and slightly shifted his gaze to the side..
‘Blade Tail and Strike.’
Smite is originally Blade Tail's unique ability. And Abel defeated Blade Tail and acquired its unique ability as a skill..
‘And you said your physical abilities have also improved..’
What Abel felt while sparring with Daniel was that his body was definitely lighter than before..
However, there was no change in the stats in the status window..
“Hmm.”
It suddenly occurred to me that maybe this physical ability works independently from the stats..
Although it's still just speculation.
However, there was something else that bothered me more this time..
‘Why did the crest only respond when fighting Blade Tail??’
This wasn't the first time Abel had fought a fragment of the Colossus..
Even on the Wall of Glory, I knocked down countless fragments of the Titan and killed him myself..
But at that time, this message did not occur to me at all..
‘Why?’
Is it simply because there is a difference in rank??
However, that doesn't mean that the fragments that were knocked down with the torpedo spear from the Wall of Glory seemed to be of a fairly high standard..
“My head hurts.”
It's something that can't be overlooked easily, but there were too few clues..
However, it was not possible to just go out and hunt for the fragments of the giant..
Abel glanced at the calendar on his desk and muttered..
“The fastest one is the first practice..”
1tea practice.
This is the only ‘outdoor’ practice at the beginning of the semester..
The first training was already two weeks away..
Of course, it felt far away to Abel..
‘I can't help it.’
Abel shook his head and calmed his impatience..
It's frustrating right now, but in any case, it's something to be glad that we got at least a small clue..
The striking skill I acquired this time was also quite helpful in battle..
Abel wrote a few more things on a piece of paper and put it in his desk drawer..
Then he took out the book he had kept in his desk..
It was the Optirum breathing method..
“good.”
Abel smiled as if he had been frowning for some time..
Proper breathing was what he always wanted.
I had a chance to learn it a few times before, but I deliberately gave up because it is very difficult to change to a different breathing method once you learn it..
This is because I planned to learn a breathing technique that would be at least level A..
‘Please, Grade A. please.’
Muttering to himself, Abel opened the book. And when he checked the first chapter of the book.
A message appeared before my eyes..
[Recognized conditional S-class breathing method.]
[Would you like to learn Optilum breathing??]
Abel's eyes widened instantly after checking the message..
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