I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 53
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The underground passage continued in a straight line, and there were no traps or guardians in sight..
“I think I walked quite a bit..”
May said while walking.
Although much of the story was omitted, Abel immediately understood and answered..
“I know. I don't know how big the ruins are..”
I don't know if there was a bend in the middle, but it was a straight line after going down the ladder..
I had no idea how much effort it would take to build something of this size underground..
‘In particular, this place is unusually large among the ruins..’
Usually, the larger or more complex the ruin, the better the reward..
However, even though this ruin appears at the beginning of the story, its scale is unrivaled..
That was why Abel decided to definitely visit this ruin..
This is because it has the best reward among the ruins that can be reached in the beginning..
‘Aside from that, I wonder what it was built for..’
I didn't pay much attention when I first heard about the game, but after playing in person, I became curious..
“Is it like a religious facility?.”
“Religious facilities?”
“Religious facilities are often built large and extravagant without any special reason.?”
Abel nodded at May’s answer..
“Or maybe it was a military facility..”
“That makes sense too.”
Even Abel doesn’t know the exact answer..
The identity of the giant and the ruins was not clearly revealed even in the game..
It was just a matter of guessing among users based on various facts.,
It was a speculation that gained much sympathy from both religious and military establishments..
The two walked while chatting intermittently..
It wasn't necessarily because I was bored, but because I wanted to maintain tension and concentration by talking..
It was an environment where it was easy to get lost in other thoughts if you walked in silence..
While walking like that for a while, May suddenly asked a question..
“you like gigantic?”
“what… … yes. why is that?”
“Because I can see it. Every time I saw Gigant, my eyes lit up..”
Abel suddenly felt as if his virtue had been discovered, so he kept his mouth shut..
But May continued talking..
“I'm sure everyone came to the academy for various reasons, but I've never seen anyone like Gigant so purely like you..”
“is it?”
“huh.”
Abel could not find anything to retort..
It was true that he particularly liked Gigant, or more precisely, robots..
That was the driving force that allowed Abel to endure in this world..
‘Well, that's why I fell in love with this game in the first place..’
If I wasn't so interested in those things, I wouldn't have been so obsessed with games like a junkie..
When I smile bitterly at an old thought that suddenly comes to mind..
May said in a low voice.
“Purely liking something seems like a great thing..”
Instead of just pretending not to know, Abel asked her a question..
“you don't have that?”
“me?”
May thought deeply about Abel’s question..
I didn't hear her answer until a long time later..
“sleeping……?”
He lowered his head as if he was embarrassed by what he said, but Abel nodded without any problem..
“I see.”
May asked, slightly taken aback, as if she hadn't expected him to answer so calmly..
“It's not strange?”
“What's strange??”
“that is… … therefore.”
“What I like, I just like. There is no particular grand reason why I like Gigant either. just.”
Abel said with a grin..
“It's cool. So I just like it.”
May looked blank for a moment at those words..
“I see.”
After that conversation, May didn't open her mouth as if she was deep in thought..
The conversation between the two resumed when there was a change in the boring passage..
“excuse me. It's that text from earlier..”
“That's right. Let's get closer.”
Familiar letters were engraved on the wall of the passage in front, and Abel was soon able to see the contents of the letters..
“What you see is a lie. The truth lies in the darkness. Go forward with faith. Then there will be light... … . Hmm.”
Abel read the entire sentence and stroked his chin..
I immediately understood what that meant. But I needed a good reason to explain it..
After much thought, Abel opened his mouth..
“What you see is a lie. If you think about it, this simply means not to believe what you see..”
“Don't trust what you see?”
“huh. And the next sentence: The truth lies in the dark. And move forward with faith…….”
Abel pretended to think for a moment and said to May:.
“I want to close my eyes for a moment?”
“Eyes?”
“huh.”
May hesitated for a moment and closed her eyes..
“What do you see?”
“I can't see anything…….”
“It's just dark?”
“Right... … ah!”
During the question and answer session, May opened her eyes wide as if she realized something..
Abel nodded..
“Doesn’t this mean that you should walk forward with your eyes closed like this? The light is a signal to stop.”
“Is that so??”
“huh. As before, I thought that a simple interpretation would be the correct answer. Above all, it's not particularly dangerous, so wouldn't it be a good idea to try it??”
“but. That's right.”
May nodded as if she understood. Then Abel took May's hand..
“Why are your hands?”
“You might fall. I don't know what will happen.”
May thought for a moment as if she couldn't find anything to refute those words, and then closed her eyes..
Abel followed her, closed his eyes, and said:.
“Then, walk.”
“huh.”
The two walked forward holding hands like that..
One step, two steps, three steps... … Ten steps. twenty steps.
They didn't know how far they had to walk, so they kept going without stopping..
Then at some point.
Paat-!
Suddenly, a bright light penetrated between my eyelids..
Abel slowly opened his eyes..
“and…….”
He let out an exclamation without realizing it. Even though he already knew, he had no choice but to do so..
Because there was a space in front of me that was shining golden all over..
The surprise was even greater, perhaps because I was in a dark tunnel just now..
“Abel?”
At that time, May called Abel..
When I turned my head, she still had her eyes closed..
“I think I can open my eyes now.”
At those words, May cautiously opened her eyes. Then she opened her eyes wide and looked around..
“This is……?”
“I guess my interpretation earlier was correct. Look behind you.”
If the space was originally connected, there would have to be a tunnel even in the distance..
But behind it, there was only a golden wall..
“It seems like I was transported through space just like I did right after dealing with the titan..”
“space movement…….”
May muttered with a blank face..
It's obvious, but moving through space is never easy..
To be precise, current magic and technology cannot move living beings through space..
Even the best wizards could, at best, move objects smaller than the palm of their hand a short distance..
‘In this world as a whole, magic is not that strong..’
8Circle, Circle 9. Such wizards never existed..
The main players on the battlefield are only the riders..
Of course, this did not mean that wizards were treated with contempt..
This is because, apart from direct combat, ‘magic engineering’ is very advanced in this world..
In the first place, Gigant itself was created by wizards and engineers through research on titans and guardians..
“Should I go forward??”
May soon came to her senses and asked a question..
Abel nodded..
“Because there is nothing to see around me.”
“huh.”
The two walked forward again.
The walls and ceiling were all glowing gold, but there were no lighting fixtures that stood out..
I guess it just feels like it's shining on its own..
Maybe that's why it felt very mysterious..
It feels like I'm walking on the border between reality and unreality..
After about 5 minutes of walking like that. The two arrived in front of a dead wall..
There was a letter engraved on the wall, and a large bead was placed in front of it..
Of course, Mei was an unreadable text from the ruins..
“what does this mean?”
“Pilgrim. prove your qualifications.”
Abel answered without much hesitation..
Even if I don’t know anything else, I had this sentence memorized..
That's because no matter which route you take, the same place and the same text appear at the end of the trial area..
‘If I hadn't been able to read the text on the ruins, I would have had a hard time..’
The original trial zone cannot be passed this easily..
You have to wander through all kinds of traps and terrible environments, collect and collect information, and overcome the ordeal..
‘Good job memorizing it.’
Once again, Abel was grateful to his past self and walked forward..
“This is not similar to the core?”
Abel pointed to the marble in front of the wall and said.
Mei, who came closer, looked closely at the marble and nodded..
“It definitely feels similar..”
“then… … Let’s try something similar first.?”
Abel said and placed both hands on the beads..
May, who was standing next to him, trembled, but Abel didn't care and continued as usual..
I immediately closed my eyes and concentrated..
Next, we used our sharpened concentration as fuel to increase our synchronization rate..
Tuning rate is a very vague concept..
In fact, many aspiring riders give up on their dreams without a sense of synchronization..
But it wasn't that difficult for Abel..
First empty yourself.
Once you empty out the ego called Abel in your heart, an empty space will appear there..
It is an empty vessel that can be filled with anything..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
New things naturally begin to fill the empty vessel..
At this moment, neither the blinding intense blue light nor the gigantic presence that was pressing down on him are any problem..
Just accept everything and move on..
Paat-!
Then, the senses throughout my body began to expand along with a strong sense of satisfaction..
Abel momentarily looked at himself with both hands on his core and May standing next to him..
May was fidgeting..
‘This is my first time seeing something like that again..’
Even thinking about that for a moment.
Abel's consciousness rose higher and higher..
It was a similar yet different sensation to when activating the Gigant..
The feeling of the soul trapped in a small human body ascending to a higher world..
‘Something like this... … It wasn't in the game?’
Suddenly, a feeling of embarrassment arose along with that thought in my head..
But that too for a while.
My mind instantly became peaceful, and at the same time, I felt like it didn't matter what happened to trivial worries..
Huge ruins lay beneath Abel's feet..
Abel was able to see clearly through the entire ruins..
The ordeal area we just passed through. And even the ‘intruder’ within it..
The original person would have been shocked, but it was not that important to the current Abel..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Abel's soul rose higher and higher and eventually stopped at one point..
In front of a being that emits intense light like the sun..
There were no visible pupils, but Abel knew it was looking at him..
Soon, an unfamiliar voice came into his head..
-Pilgrim.
Abel felt both intimidated and familiar at the same time..
Probably because it is a semi-unified situation through sympathy..
-I welcome you, who has transcended the passage of time and arrived.
it said.
-You have proven yourself worthy. Let go of all your karma and troubles and come here..
For a moment, Abel felt as if it was reaching out to him..
At the same time, I felt the urge to drop everything and head towards the bright sun..
In fact, his body was slightly tilted forward..
But suddenly, I remembered May's expression that I saw when I just started tuning in..
That wasn't all.
The moment I spent at the academy and the moment I first got Gigant..
Vulcan was the first to extend a warm hand to himself..
The employees of the workshop were like friends. Even Kaya, who flirted with him whenever she got the chance..
So Abel opened his mouth and said:.
-refuse.
-Why?
-I have work to do.
Abel felt nervous inside and waited for an answer, but surprisingly, what came back was a warm answer..
-If so, do it. It all depends on your will.
As he said that, Abel felt slightly pushed back..
Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Then Abel's body began to fall downward at a high speed..
Unlike before, Abel, whose dazed feeling had disappeared, opened his eyes wide and looked down..
I confirmed the overall structure of the ruins and the location of the 'intruder' I had seen earlier..
And right after that.
Cooung-!
With a strong shock, Abel staggered and took a step back..
“Abel?”
May was startled and supported Abel..
This was because Abel’s complexion had turned very pale..
Abel took a breath without having time to reply that it was okay..
After I came to my senses, I realized. The situation just now was a huge crisis..
If you accepted 'it''s offer…….
Not only Abel but also Oh Han-seong's ego would have disappeared completely..
Because that's what it means to become one.
Besides, all problems are not over yet..
last moment.
-When you reach the end, there will be arrangements for you..
Because I heard something I didn't know what it meant..
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