I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 39
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Monday morning.
The front of the dormitory was crowded at first glance..
It wasn't that I didn't understand. This is the first time the entire first year has gone outside..
‘I'm half excited, half nervous..’
Abel, who had finished preparing early and came out, looked at the cadets and thought..
As the day of departure arrived, the proportion of people feeling nervous increased, but the overall atmosphere was cheerful..
‘Well, it's better than everyone being scared and shaking..’
If you're floating, I can at least give you a warning, but if you're scared and depressed, there's no answer..
When Abel was thinking so positively.
someone placed their chin hand on his shoulder.
“Abel! Since when have you been here??”
It was Daniel..
Maybe he came out in a hurry, but his hair was half wet..
“A long time ago. What were you doing so late??”
“I was practicing martial arts and when I came to my senses, I realized it was a little late..”
“Did you go to the training ground today too? Do you have any stamina left??”
“huh.”
Abel was speechless for a moment at the bright answer..
Abel shook his head and said.
“let's not talk.”
“huh? why?”
Abel did not answer because continuing to talk only made his mouth hurt..
“now. Everyone stand upright!”
Soon after, teachers showed up and quickly brought the situation under control..
The cadets quickly settled down in an orderly manner, and by about 10 minutes, everything was completely organized..
After counting the number of people, the teachers shouted loudly..
“move all!”
The cadets began to move, following the teacher who led the way..
The destination was none other than the academy's main gate, and when I arrived there, I saw a line of transportation lined up..
It was a means of transportation called horse power car, automatic carriage, etc..
“Now, please enter class A in order.!”
Inside, we were divided into classes..
Abel followed the others and got into the car on the far left. And soon the teacher in charge also got on board..
This time, since we were going outside, each class had a teacher in charge, and the one in charge of class A was none other than Kaul..
“Take a seat quickly! Because we'll be leaving soon!”
Cawl said, clenching his fists, and the cadets quickly sat down as if they had planned it out..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Not long after, a loud magic resonance sound rang out..
I couldn't see the outside because there were no windows, but I could feel that I was slowly moving forward..
‘I felt it last time too, but it looks just like an armored car..’
In this world, most of these means of transportation powered by horsepower were ‘yet’ for military purposes..
The focus is on efficiency rather than comfort..
‘Some things aren't, but there's no way you would use that on a first year cadet..’
Normally, I wouldn't feel particularly dissatisfied with this, but when I thought about the destination of this outdoor training, it was true that I sighed..
This is because it takes at least 12 hours to reach the Telif Plain..
In other words, you had to sit in this hard, narrow seat for 12 hours straight..
“You're off. It will take quite some time to get there. It'll probably arrive late in the evening..”
At that time, Cowl opened his mouth..
He said to the cadets with a sharp look in his eyes..
“Once you get there, you won't have much time to relax until the training is over. So don't chat while you're at it, just sleep..”
If he had said just that, it wouldn't have been very persuasive, but Cawl added one word..
“People who talk loudly are penalized..”
Those words were very effective.
After silencing the cadets, Cawl crossed his arms and closed his eyes..
Abel, who had no intention of chatting in the first place, also quietly closed his eyes..
But no matter how much time passed, I couldn't sleep.
Because I went to bed early yesterday for today..
‘Let's meditate.’
Abel eventually gave up sleeping and started meditating..
Originally, I often meditated to cool my head, but after learning the mana breathing method, I hardly ever missed a day..
There are two things that are emphasized in the Optiroom breathing method..
Fairy tales and inner contemplation.
The former was the literal core, closely related to the method of accumulating magical power..
On the other hand, the latter case was slightly ambiguous..
According to the book, practitioners can get to know themselves better through inner contemplation..
The better you know yourself, the more efficiently you can do the same thing..
Even when you practice, you instinctively know what to do..
If you look at it up to that point, it certainly seems to have a great effect, but the problem is that it doesn't make much of an impact..
It's only natural since I haven't really figured out what it means to contemplate one's inner self..
‘I guess I still lack training..’
As Abel thought about this, he slowly began to take the steps of meditation..
The first thing I had to do was erase the distracting thoughts..
Erase the thoughts floating around in your head.
Erase the idea that you need to focus on meditation. And in the end, I even erase the thought of meditating..
empty out everything.
After making the white drawing paper, I start drawing something on it..
It was Abel himself..
As if observing from a third party's perspective..
This is a part that many people find difficult, but Abel had no particular difficulties in this part..
Because, to some extent, Abel was a stranger to him..
How often have you observed your body since you first woke up here?.
Who was the original owner of this body? How did you live? what would you have done.
I looked at my body tirelessly to find out..
And the results of that observation were now before my eyes..
‘Abel.’
An orphan wandering the streets.
That was all he knew. No, to be exact, that was it.’.
Abel's gaze turned to the pattern engraved on one side of his body..
This was something that did not exist in the game. I've never heard of it or seen it.
So he guessed.
This may be a new clue to Abel's identity..
-It came about when I first encountered the blade's tail..
-When you defeated Blade Tail, you absorbed its power..
All I know right now are those two things. There was more I didn't know than what I knew.
Therefore, Abel was looking forward to this practice to some extent..
Because it was an opportunity to encounter fragments of many more types of titans. Of course, I had some concerns too..
Abel put those expectations and worries aside and focused on checking his body..
To go beyond simply looking at the outside to check the inside..
What is contemplation?
It refers to observing something with a quiet mind, regardless of subjectivity..
Therefore, Abel erased the insignificant information and prejudices in his head and looked ahead with transparent eyes..
Being a boy who was an orphan.
There is also the possibility that he may be hiding some special secret..
After erasing those things, only a creepy, unfamiliar boy remained in front of me..
He looked at the boy for a while.
But at some point, his eyes turned to the pattern engraved on his chest..
I tried to look away a few times, but I couldn't take my eyes off, as if there were magnets..
At that point, Abel gave up trying to force his gaze and went with the flow..
The pattern gradually grew in size in Abel's eyes..
Growing, growing again.
At one point it was not a body, but a carving on a huge wall..
It was a wall so huge that I had to bend my head almost all the way up..
Exciting-.
While looking at that wall, something like a heartbeat echoed from somewhere..
Exciting, Exciting-.
Abel took a step forward. And she stretched out her hand to the great wall.
Zech-.
The moment my fingertips touch the wall.
The sound of my heartbeat was loud and loud, like thunder, penetrating my ears..
The moment the pattern looked at Abel and Abel also looked at it..
An indescribable presence pressed down on Abel..
“Hmm!”
Abel took a breath without realizing it..
Immediately after that, the presence that had been pressing down on my body, the huge wall and pattern, and even my own body disappeared in an instant..
When everything disappeared and my eyelids opened by themselves.
The first thing I saw was a faint light..
In that state, I just rolled my eyes and saw boys and girls dozing off..
Abel, who did not immediately understand what was going on, just stared at the scene blankly..
It wasn't long before Abel remembered that he was driving to a field trip..
‘This is not in the car.’
Sitting around are cadets from the same class..
I turned my head a little more and saw Cawl sitting near the entrance..
okay. This is inside the car..
When Abel realized this, he unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief..
“Abel. are you okay?”
At that time, Daniel, who was sitting next to me, whispered in a low voice..
Abel nodded slightly and answered..
“huh.”
“For a long time, I was sweating and suffering as if I was having a nightmare..”
“I?”
“uh.”
When Abel heard that, he touched his forehead..
Then I felt cold sweat. And a beat later, I could feel sweat pouring out even inside the clothes I was wearing..
A sticky discomfort enveloped my entire body..
‘for a while?’
Feeling doubt, Abel asked Daniel..
“What time is it now??”
“huh? I don't know the time. The instructor said it would soon be meal time..”
Meal time meant that at least 3 hours had passed..
It was a surprise to Abel..
I'm sure I only meditated for a short time, but it means three hours have passed by..
Abel briefly told Daniel that he thought he was having a nightmare and recalled a memory from when he was meditating..
‘something was different.’
I had consistently meditated on my inner self before, but this was the first time I experienced something like this..
No, this is the first time I've focused so deeply in the first place..
Usually, I would lose my concentration and wake up after about an hour at most..
When I think about it, I thought that seeing that pattern and the wall was what had the biggest impact..
Usually, I would end up drawing and imagining my own body..
‘The strangest thing is that wall.’
At some point, the pattern was engraved not on Abel's body but on a huge wall..
It also had traces of wear and tear here and there, just like a real wall..
Abel had never imagined something similar before..
‘Pattern on a huge wall.’
It may be a clue to the identity of the pattern engraved on Abel's body..
Abel recalled one of the sentences he had read in a book on breathing techniques..
-Through inner contemplation, practitioners may discover aspects of themselves that they did not even know about. Something that goes beyond the body and mind and sinks deep into the soul..
Maybe it was a memory of this body called Abel..
He inconspicuously ran a hand down his face..
Thinking about questions that cannot be solved right away is a headache in many ways..
So, as usual, Abel first pushed the question to the back of his mind..
The car continued to move without stopping except for meal times..
As the sun rose high in the sky goes over the horizon again, a bright moon takes its place..
“Arrived!”
Cawl shouted in a loud voice, and the cadets got out of the car one by one, following the lead..
Abel also got off with the others and looked up at the sky..
The round moon floating there had a somewhat ominous glow..
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