I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 81
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It was quiet inside the carriage..
Because neither Abel nor Iolin were very talkative..
Abel was the first to break the long silence..
“Almost there.”
“okay?”
“huh. If you turn right in front of you, you will see it right away.?”
The carriage moved forward slowly, and as Abel said, it turned to the right at the fork in the road..
Then the street scene changed drastically..
Although there were sparse shops before, the street we just entered seemed to be several times as many..
“Im here.”
The carriage soon stopped at a place where it was convenient to get off, and Abel got out of the carriage with Iolin..
“I'll be back.”
“yes. Have a nice stay.”
Leaving behind the coachman's greeting, Abel looked around..
This was a street filled with shops selling artifacts and magic materials..
“I'm going to one of these stores?”
“huh. That's right, but you can't go anywhere..”
“why?”
Abel briefly answered Iolin’s question..
“Artifacts are rare in the first place, so proper stores are rare..”
You can get quite a few items at a decent price if you work hard enough, but artifacts are different..
“There are two types of artifact stores that are easy to find. It's cheap but the quality isn't great. Good quality but expensive.”
Iolin slightly tilted his head and asked..
“Then, even though it is expensive, shouldn’t you go to a place that is officially certified??”
“In general, I guess so. But then it wouldn't be worthwhile for me to come out like this.?”
“That means…….”
“There is a place where both the product and the price are reasonable..”
Abel walked ahead and spoke in a confident voice..
“Just trust me and follow me.”
Iolin followed Abel with a strange expression..
There were quite a few shops on the main street..
But Abel passed by those stores without even giving them a glance and entered an alley in the middle..
There were many shops even in the narrow alleys..
Shabby sign. Shabby appearance. However, there are places that give off a strangely mysterious atmosphere..
“Wow, you came all the way to this place. Are you looking for the right artifact??”
As soon as he entered the alley, an old man started talking to Abel..
White, gray hair. Even the voice has a sage feel to it for some reason..
Abel said to the old man.
“Oh, I don't buy it..”
Then, he took Iolin forward and gave advice..
“The people in front are all touts. If you go in without thinking, you'll get robbed..”
“Right.”
In fact, most of the stores in the alleys were worse than the ones on the street..
This is because 99% of places are trying to turn away customers who don’t know anything and are wondering if there is a cheap product..
But if there was such a place, Abel would never have come here..
Abel knows.
1%Exception in.
[Magic Lab]
After a while, Abel stopped in front of a building with an old sign..
The exterior seemed somehow less trustworthy than the stores we had seen before, but Abel spoke confidently..
“It's here.”
“……Right.”
Iolin nodded with a calm expression..
When Abel saw that reaction, he grinned and grabbed the doorknob..
“Then let's go in.”
Squeak-.
The door opened with the sound of old hinges..
“ah.”
However, the scenery seen through the open door was more than Iolin expected..
It was neatly organized, and a fragrant scent was flowing from somewhere..
Abel walked into the store without hesitation and shouted..
“Jay! I'm here!”
Iolin followed behind and looked around the inside of the store with curious eyes..
Inside, there was a row of display cases, each with unusual-looking items..
Among these, her eyes were particularly drawn to the accessories. Things like earrings, necklaces, and rings.
“Oh, is it Abel??”
at that time. A voice was heard from inside, and soon someone appeared from inside the counter..
It was a man with gray hair hanging down to his shoulders and an expression that seemed annoyed by everything. He looked at Abel and Iolin alternately and then opened his mouth..
“lover?”
“no.”
Abel spoke quickly before Jay could say anything more..
“This is a customer who came to buy something. Don't talk nonsense, just show me your stuff..”
Jay nodded while making a strange expression at those words..
“okay. I came here to buy something?”
“Rather than just pinpointing this, I hope it's something that helps with magic training..”
“What type is helpful in magical power training? for you to use?”
“no. And there is one more condition.”
Abel bent his head slightly forward and whispered in Jay's ear..
Iolin looked over to see what the conversation was about, but he couldn't hear anything..
Jay eventually finished the conversation and said to Abel with a grin:.
“They said no.”
“don't talk nonsense.”
“Yes, yes. wait. Because there’s something that just came to mind.”
Jay told me to wait a moment and went straight into the storage room inside the checkout counter..
It was then that Iolin, who had been quiet the whole time, spoke up..
“This is a place I used to come to often.?”
“huh. Although I came mainly to run errands rather than as a guest..”
Abel smiled and said.
“Regardless of what he looks like, he is a capable person. Because his skills are as good as those of the top-affiliated artifact creators..”
“I see.”
“What's wrong with my appearance??”
As soon as their conversation ended, Jay reappeared, grumbling and holding something in his hand..
“By all accounts, it's not very reliable..”
“Is there anyone more trustworthy than me? ruler.”
Even though Jay grumbled, he didn't forget to hand the item to Abel..
Abel delivered the items he received to Iolin as is..
“Check it out for yourself.”
“Ah, yes.”
Iolin nodded slightly and carefully opened the box. Then he immediately checked the contents and opened his eyes wide..
What was in the box was a silver necklace..
It was so beautiful that you could believe it was just a piece of jewelry rather than an artifact..
“This……?”
“It's an artifact that increases mana sensitivity. In particular, it allows you to clearly feel the flow of magical energy inside your body..”
“This is great stuff..”
“yes. Instead, magical power is drained just by wearing the artifact. So it's not very good for combat..”
In response to Jay's words, Iolin touched the necklace and said.
“But it's a perfect item for training. Continuous use of magical power also helps with training..”
Jay nodded..
“okay. That's why I recommend it. Of course, the conditions mentioned by Abel are also…….”
“The white noise is gone. Just wear it.?”
“okay.”
After hearing that, Iolin asked Jay..
“Can I try it on??”
“of course.”
Iolin placed the necklace around her neck with a somewhat excited expression..
However, I couldn't fasten it properly, as if I wasn't used to wearing a necklace..
Abel saw this and unconsciously stretched out his hand to help..
click.
“ah…….”
In response to Iolin's reaction, Abel stepped back and said:.
“sorry. even I did not know.”
“Oh no.”
Jay looked at that with a strange expression..
“Hey, go out and do that.…….”
“If you keep doing this, you will never come again..”
Abel simply silenced Jay and asked Iolin..
“What do you think? Do you like it?”
“huh. Do you like it.”
Iolin nodded with a slightly flushed face..
Jay looked at Abel and Iolin alternately and then opened his mouth..
“Especially the price is cheap. Just give me this much.”
He said that and held out three fingers..
When Iolin saw it, he immediately tried to pay for it..
“no! Not three big ones. Three small ones.”
I didn't know the market price well, so I tried to pay 10 times the amount..
“Then I'll come again.”
“okay!”
Like that, Abel and Iolin left the store while being seen off by Jay..
After Abel came out, he said to Iolin:.
“It finished earlier than expected. Originally I thought it would take a while longer..”
If Jay's workshop didn't have the right item, I would have had to wander around for a while again..
However, thanks to Iolin liking the first item right away, the work was completed much earlier than expected..
“What do you want to do? I want to go in first?”
“you?”
In response to Iolin's question, Abel scratched his head and said.
“Well, I still have a lot of time left, so I should take a look around..”
“then… … I can go with you too?”
It was an unexpected question, but Abel nodded willingly..
“okay. Because I don’t have a specific place to go anyway..”
I don't know if there's something else I need to do, but right now I just need to kill time..
It would be better to go together than to walk alone..
Abel opened his mouth as he and Iolin headed towards the direction of the carriage..
“Well, there’s nothing I’ve always wanted to see.?”
“……I'll think about it.”
“okay.”
Instead of urging, Abel walked leisurely, looking at the surrounding shops, touts, and people walking around..
By the time we reached the carriage,.
Iolin said.
“I remembered.”
“huh?”
“What I wanted to do.”
Abel turned his head and asked.
“What?”
“fighting arena.”
Iolin answered immediately..
“I want to go to the fighting arena.”
Abel widened his eyes..
* * *
When you think of a fighting arena, you usually think of people fighting each other, but in this system, the story is different..
This is because most people call the place where they fight while riding a Gigant a fighting arena..
“There are several types of fighting arenas. You know?”
“huh.”
Iolin nodded to Abel’s question..
“The most numerous are underground fighting arenas, but I know they are illegal..”
“that's right. On the other hand, there are several certified fighting venues. These are places that have been officially approved… … There are three places in the system..”
“Three places is less than I thought.?”
“That's why it's so difficult to get permission. Because it is a facility that operates ‘Gigant’ and nothing else..”
Periods are a very difficult thing to handle..
Although underground fighting arenas are prevalent, 99% of the Gigants used there are Midget-class..
“Officially certified sites operate Tito-class Gigant. There is even a fighting arena that can operate up to the Milles class..”
“I think I've heard the last one. I'm talking about the place near the central square.?”
“huh. It's the most famous there. We also hold a lot of events..”
“Then that's where I'm going now.?”
“no.”
Abel shook his head..
“There aren't that many games there, and when I go there's nothing much to see..”
While the two were talking, the carriage slowly stopped..
It was a signal that we had arrived at our destination..
Abel stood up first, opened the door, and said:.
“Rather, the most worth seeing place is the one with the lowest rating among the three..”
Iolin followed Abel down and blinked at the scene unfolding in front of him..
There was a huge building there.
At the top was engraved the words Vulcanus Battlefield..
“This is the fighting arena operated by Vulcanus Workshop..”
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