I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 82
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“It's big.”
Iolin looked up at the building with sparkling eyes..
It was a bright expression not easily seen within the academy..
Abel nodded and answered.
“Even though it is the lowest level among fighting arenas, it is one of the only three official fighting arenas in the system..”
“I see.”
“Would you like to take a look inside??”
“Inside too? I'm watching the game?”
“no. The games are every Tuesday and Thursday..”
“Then you can't go inside.?”
“Of course there is a way.”
In principle, you can't go inside except on game days, but even after knowing that, I came here because there was a way..
“Follow.”
Abel walked to the front of the fighting arena, taking Iolin with him..
As I got closer, there was a person standing guard at the main gate of the fighting arena..
A bulky figure. a bad look.
He was a man with an appearance that was difficult for anyone to approach..
But Abel approached the man without hesitation and spoke to him..
“hello! long time no see!”
Iolin looked at the man and Abel alternately, wondering what the situation was..
The man looked at Abel and Iolin alternately and then opened his mouth..
“……Didn't you quit your job? I heard she got into the academy”
“Oh, I didn't come to run an errand today..”
“then?”
“My friend said he wanted to see the inside of the stadium..”
The man frowned even more at those words and looked at Abel..
“You mean sightseeing??”
“yes.”
“here?”
“sure.”
The man was silent for a moment, then sighed and answered..
“Phew. Just this once. Taking a friend to see it?.”
“haha. all right.”
“wait. I'll call someone right away.”
After saying that, the man opened the door and said something to the communication artifact..
Not long after that, someone came running from inside..
“oh! Are you Abel?!”
The person who came running was a bulky, muscular man, just like the man standing at the front door..
Abel greeted me with a happy expression..
“yes. Uncle Doyle. long time no see.”
“I called you brother!”
The man called Doyle grinned and ruffled Abel's hair. She then turned her head slightly to the side and said.
“And, this is a friend?”
“Ah yes.”
“It's called Iolin..”
Iolin calmly bowed his head and said hello..
Doyle looked at Iolin and Abel in turn, then grinned again..
“It's a good time. You said you wanted to take a look inside, right? Follow me! Kyle, I'll take you with me.!”
“okay.”
The man guarding the front door moved to the side, and thanks to this, Abel and Iolin were able to go inside..
As I passed through the door and entered, a magnificent hall came into view..
Although it wasn't flashy, the interior overall made a strong impression..
“This is the main hall. If you go this way, you'll reach the stadium. and…….”
Since Abel already knew this, he listened to Doyle's words with one ear and out the other, and was lost in thought..
Vulcanus Fighting Ground is operated by Vulcanus Workshop..
To be precise, the Vulcan Workshop itself belongs to the top of Vulcanus, and there is a workshop and a fighting arena underneath it..
‘The owner of the top almost feels like the owner of the pants, but.’
Abel also visited this place often to run errands..
But I've never played here before..
The reason why he, who had competed in underground fighting arenas for years, had never fought here was simple..
‘The qualifications were quite strict..’
This is because, unlike the underground fighting arena that has no foundation, this is an official facility that has been ‘certified’..
You can only play as a player if you have a clear identity and a certain level of relevant experience..
Of course, this did not apply to Abel, who was living on the streets and had no experience at all..
“now. Now let's go inside the stadium..”
Meanwhile, Doyle seemed to have finished his lengthy explanation and headed inside, taking Abel and Iolin with him..
As I moved along the familiar road, a large door soon appeared..
Doyle immediately opened the door and closed it, revealing a clear view of the inside of the stadium..
“how?”
Doyle looked at Iolin with expectant eyes..
Iolin looked at the stadium and trembled at the look in Doyle's eyes..
“Looks well made.”
“yes? The area is not as big as other places, but the design is much better than other places. Safety is also much better.”
Doyle was so excited that even the short words made him feel better, so he started talking about things that weren't even asked..
“Plus the game itself, we're much, eh? It's a level that can't be compared to other places..”
Still, there was nothing wrong with what Doyle said..
The fighting arena's level is the lowest, but that doesn't mean the level here is low..
Doyle chatted excitedly for a while and suddenly looked back at Abel as if he remembered something..
“By the way, did you know that an event tournament will be held the last week of this month??”
“Event tournament?”
“okay. You've asked me a few times before..”
“ah… … . It was like that.”
Abel nodded..
At that time, Iolin asked in a curious voice..
“What is an event tournament??”
“Oh, this guy here doesn't know..”
Doyle opened his mouth with a happy expression, perhaps because he had something to explain again..
“As the name suggests, an event tournament is a match that is held separately from regular matches. You can participate even if you are not a rider from the fighting arena..”
“Even if you are not a member of the fighting arena.?”
“okay. Your identity is clear and there are no grounds for disqualification. Abel also begged me to participate several times..”
“Huh. That's a story from when.”
“When did it ever happen? This was at most 3 or 4 years ago..”
Abel fell silent at Doyle's needlessly excellent memory..
But Doyle's mouth didn't stop..
“So, how would you like to participate this time??”
“Can cadets also participate??”
It was Iolin, not Abel, who asked the question..
Doyle nodded cheerfully and said.
“of course. Didn't I tell you? Your identity is clear and there are no grounds for disqualification..”
“But the cadet…….”
“Of course, the Academy also approved it..”
“Is that true?”
“of course.”
Doyle continued his explanation fluently..
“Event tournaments are usually held in one day on the weekend. So it doesn't interfere with your studies..”
“ah…….”
“In addition, participating cadets can gain experience similar to actual combat..”
“It certainly is. Although this is my first time hearing this story.”
“I can't help but hear it for the first time. You are a first year cadet.?”
“Ah yes.”
Doyle nodded and said to Iolin's answer..
“Usually, first-year cadets don't participate very often. Of course, the Academy did not make any separate announcement..”
“Why is that so??”
“That's because I lack skills. Even if you are an academy cadet, you only learn less than a year in your first year.?”
“iced coffee…….”
Iolin nodded as if he understood..
Abel thought as he listened to their conversation..
‘I originally planned to take the challenge in second grade..’
event tournament.
This match, also called an irregular tournament, was quite an exciting event..
Since this is an activity that is actively encouraged by the academy, you can earn additional ‘points’ if you get good grades..
In addition, up to 3rd place will receive a prize along with a prize..
Abel asked Doyle while organizing his thoughts..
“What is the prize for this tournament??”
“Haha. Are you already greedy for products? Well, you have to have motivation to be motivated. Let’s see, this product is…….”
Doyle thought for a moment and then explained the product..
Abel didn't react much until he heard about the first and second place prizes..
It was a pretty good product, but it didn't really appeal to me..
‘Anyway, it’s impossible to aim for first place with all your might right now..’
Abel knew reality well..
Even if you are at the top of the first-year cadets, you still fall far short when compared to the entire rider pool..
In fact, cadets in their second year or higher often participated in this tournament..
“And the third place prize… … . Ah, I remembered!”
But when Doyle talked about the third place prize,.
Abel was surprised and asked.
“Helena's tears are the third prize.?”
Helena's Tears.
That was the key ingredient needed to strengthen ‘Lupus’.
* * *
“Thanks for helping me today.”
“What am I thankful for?.”
Abel waved his hand in response to Iolin’s thanks..
“It's been a while since I've been looking around here and there, so it was refreshing and fun..”
“Well that's a relief.”
Iolin slightly nodded in response to Abel’s answer. And then she got into the carriage.
“Then I'll go in first..”
“okay. I'll see you tomorrow.”
“huh.”
That was the end of our goodbyes..
Abel watched the carriage leave..
Since he still had some business to do, he decided to return separately..
Of course, it was a fun hell training session with Carlton..
Iolin said it was okay, but he couldn't make her wait for hours, so he sent it first..
“Ugh. How much will I roll today?.”
Abel shuddered and muttered..
Of course, that's just words, there was no such thing as skipping training..
He stopped wondering and walked into the inn..
“Oh, are you here?!”
As soon as he entered, a familiar voice greeted Abel..
I turned my head and saw Carlton sitting on one side..
Abel bowed politely and bowed..
“yes. how are you.”
“Yes, yes. I was worried that he might run away and not come back..”
“Is that possible? I am very satisfied with the training. I looked forward to it every day..”
Abel lied and walked towards Carlton without changing his expression..
Carlton looked at Abel and said with a grin:.
“So shall we get started right away? Well, there's no need to go early or anything like that.?”
“yes. doesn't exist.”
Carlton immediately stood up and walked away after hearing those words..
Abel followed him to the back yard of the inn..
“As I said earlier, I will focus on learning the basics for the first month..”
“So, you can swing your sword today too.?”
“okay. I understand you well..”
Carlton smiled and nodded..
“Okay, then take this..”
“yes.”
Abel accepted the sword without complaint and took a stance..
“Now, let's start!”
Then, taking Carlton's shout as a signal, he began swinging his sword..
Huh-!
As the sword cut through the air, a dull sound of wind rang out..
Although his muscles naturally tensed due to the very heavy feeling, Abel focused only on swinging the sword while controlling his breathing..
Carlton watched silently from the side, only occasionally saying a word when his posture was disturbed..
for over a few hours.
“Okay, just 10 more minutes.!”
Carlton shouted that when Abel looked as if he had taken a bath in sweat..
Abel swung his sword without stopping even though his arms were shaking. And finally after 10 minutes.
“stop!”
The hellish training is finally over.
Instead of sitting down on the floor, Abel leaned on his training sword..
“Huh, huh.”
“As always, you worked even harder today..”
“Phew, yes. Because that happens..”
Carlton asked Abel while handing him a dry cloth in response..
“That will happen?”
“yes.”
Abel answered while wiping his sweat with the cloth given to him..
“I'm planning to participate in a fighting arena tournament..”
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