I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 52
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small door.
The boy and girl standing in front of him exchanged glances..
“Shall we go now??”
“huh.”
May nodded to Abel's question..
It's already been 10 minutes since I first discovered the door..
Originally, I was going to go in right away, but since I didn't know what was beyond the door, I decided that it would be better to take a break even if it was dangerous..
Anyway, it was time to move on..
“Phew.”
Abel let out a short breath and grabbed the doorknob..
Even Abel didn't know what was beyond this doorknob..
It was a ruin that had been overcome dozens of times in the game, but there was no clue to understand the situation now..
‘The entrance I first entered was a side road that I had never seen before in the game..’
Because of this, I couldn't tell exactly where the ruins were, and I couldn't see anything to pinpoint the location while moving..
Moreover, I even ran like crazy at the end..
There would have been no answer to this even if we had brought in someone even worse at playing games than Abel..
‘It would be nice if there wasn't anything dangerous..’
As Abel thought that, he composed himself and slowly pulled the door open..
ugh ugh-.
The door was slightly crooked and I had to apply quite a bit of force to open it..
Abel heard the sound of the door scraping against the floor and looked beyond with a nervous look on his face..
The first thing I noticed was a long passageway..
There was nothing special up to this point..
At that time, Abel discovered a strange picture drawn on one side of the wall..
‘That is!’
As soon as Abel saw that, he had to control his expression..
Because May next to me might think it was strange..
He said with a grave face, pointing to the open door..
“let's go. I don't think there's any particular trap..”
“huh.”
May nodded and went through the door with Abel inside..
At first glance, the picture on the wall looked like it had been recklessly drawn by a child..
But Abel clearly knew its identity..
‘It's actually a text.’
That is a character that is deeply related to this ruin, and at the same time it means that a certain section of the ruins has been reached..
‘Zone of Trials.’
Here, the ruins are divided into three areas..
1The area is where we were just a moment ago, and is commonly called the ‘labyrinth’..
And now the place we have arrived is Zone 2, the area of trials..
So for Abel, the current situation was not bad, in fact, it was very good..
Because I unintentionally took a side road, I passed through the labyrinth area faster than expected..
But I couldn't just be happy..
‘In terms of difficulty, this one is harder than District 1..’
2The area was not something you could pass through simply because you were lucky..
If you don't meet various conditions, you may still get lost no matter how quickly you pass Zone 1..
However, this was a case of ordinary people and did not apply to Abel..
First of all, the difficulty of this area plummets if you meet just one condition, and that is having the ability to interpret text..
Originally, he had to bring in a character with special abilities, but Abel thought that was inefficient, so he interpreted the text in the game himself and memorized it in its entirety..
“That's a text.”
“huh?”
May, who was looking at the letters engraved on the wall, looked puzzled at Abel's words..
Abel spoke shamelessly without any change in his expression..
“There was the same thing at the ruins I went to before. And I can do a simple interpretation..”
“I can interpret……?”
“I learned it over my shoulder.”
“that's possible?”
“At that time, if you knew at least one more thing, you had a high chance of surviving..”
When I used the family history of being an orphan to prevent the fish trap from being placed there, May kept quiet..
In reality, I spent several nights learning the game to make it easier..
Abel slowly interpreted the text..
“He who embraces fire... … Look high. If you worship with all your heart, the way will open for you..”
“……what does that mean?”
“I don't even know the hidden meaning. 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 quicker to show this in person than to explain it verbally here and there..
“Should we go to the front first? It could be a hint related to the surrounding environment..”
“okay.”
May nodded, probably thinking it made sense..
So the two slowly moved forward..
As I walked, there was a fork in the road ahead, and I could feel strong heat from there..
When I arrived at the crossroads, I could see that the heat was coming from the right..
‘Originally, we were going to proceed left from here..’
Unless you know the meaning of the letters, it is natural to go to the left, which appears to be safe, and find a way to get through..
But there was no need for that now..
“Let's first look at what's there.”
Abel said that and walked to the right without giving May time to think..
May hesitated a little, but soon followed Abel and soon the two found something..
It was a huge stone statue, but it was not an ordinary stone statue, and a flame was burning brightly on its chest..
May also looked at Abel with a stern face, probably realizing that this was no ordinary stone statue..
Abel whispered in a low voice..
“The one who embraces fire. I don't think he's referring to that statue.?”
“I think it's right.”
“So what does it mean to look high??”
May thought about Abel's words for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something and pointed to the face of the statue..
“The pupils are looking slightly upward.”
“ah. That's right?”
At May's words, Abel looked at the statue and pretended to think deeply before opening his mouth..
“Until then, all the sentences were pointing to something. One who embraces fire. Look high. Then wouldn’t the last sentence be similar??”
“If you worship with all your heart, the way will open for you.?”
“huh. When we say worship, it is usually…….”
As Abel said that, he fell flat on the floor..
It was the posture that usually comes to mind when we think of worship..
May was looking at him with an expression wondering if this was right, but Abel didn't care and just looked ahead..
‘If you worship, the way will be opened..’
You just have to understand this sentence as it is..
If you look around while lying flat like this,.
“found!”
Because I actually saw a path.
“your voice is too loud……!”
May said that in surprise, but Abel didn't care and gestured..
“Lie down too.”
At Abel's urging, May had no choice but to lie down next to him. Then she looked in the direction Abel pointed and her eyes widened in surprise..
After lying down on the floor, I saw a 'door' on the floor behind both legs of the statue..
“He who embraces fire sees high places. If you worship with all your heart, the way will open. I think that's the way?”
“But how do we get there??”
Abel briefly answered May's question..
“Shouldn't I go prone like this? Because the statue's field of view is looking upward and it is written that it is looking at a high place..”
Abel added a word to it..
“I'll go first and check if it's dangerous..”
“sleep…….”
Instead of persuading for a long time, Abel moved forward, leaving behind May who tried to stop him..
The closer I got, the more intense the heat radiating from the statue felt..
Abel didn't stop even though he was sweating profusely..
Fortunately, the distance wasn't that far, so it wasn't long before I was able to pass through the statue's legs and reach the door..
“Hmm.”
Then, I pulled the door handle on the floor with force, and the door opened with a squeak of hinges..
“It's open! may! Come here like me!”
May, who was watching with a nervous expression, soon looked like she had made up her mind after hearing Abel's words..
Mei lay flat on her stomach and crawled forward as if crawling..
Fortunately, the statue did not react until she arrived at Abel's location..
“Phew.”
Even Mei, who has a calm personality, seemed quite nervous this time, so she breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she arrived..
‘I feel like I've seen more of you in one day than I did in the months I spent at the Academy..’
Abel pointed toward the door, thinking frivolous thoughts in his head..
“Should I go in first this time too??”
“no. you don't look good.”
When May shook her head firmly, Abel smiled awkwardly at her..
In fact, his physical condition was still not good to say the least..
It was better than when I first opened my eyes, but the pain was slowly coming back because I was moving too hard right after taking a little rest..
“okay. Then I'll come down right after you..”
“huh.”
There was a ladder under the open door..
May glanced at the statue and carefully stepped onto the ladder..
Abel waited a moment and then climbed down the ladder again..
The ladder was quite long, but as I was going down, a change occurred around me..
Thump, thump, thump, thump-!
The surrounding area became brightly lit with the sound of sparks popping..
I looked down and saw May just landed on the floor..
Abel eagerly went down and immediately planted his feet on the ground and looked around..
“It's bigger here. It's too wide to be just a passageway for people to walk through..”
The passage before was also not narrow..
Even though the Tito-class Gigant was narrow, it was operable..
But this place was more than that..
“The road only goes on one side.”
May quietly looked around and said.
“I know. It would be convenient not to have to worry about which direction to go..”
“We're going deeper and deeper..”
Abel paused for a moment and answered May's words..
“I guess so..”
“It's too late to go back now... You must be late.”
“Because the passageway collapsed in the middle..
May looked up at the ladder, then lowered her head again and said.
“There is a way out at the end of the ruins. I know?”
“huh.”
“Can I go??”
Abel suddenly realized that May was shaking slightly..
May always looked dazed. And she also had an image that was aloof from reality..
No matter what happens, May is not surprised and remains calm..
But that's not just because May is an inherently strong person..
It was just a defense mechanism to protect oneself from memories of the past..
And the current situation is something that brings back memories of the past..
That is why Abel spoke with confidence..
“I can go.”
“really?”
“then. I'll be returning home with great relics in tow..”
When I said it exaggeratedly on purpose, May looked blank for a moment and then smiled softly..
“huh. I hope so.”
“good. Then let's go.”
“I'll take the lead.”
“It doesn't matter.”
“It's more comfortable that way. If you get hurt, I'll have to support you again..”
“……okay.”
The two walked forward while having a trivial conversation..
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