After encountering Kaul and other instructors, Abel and May were able to take a break after a long time.

Abel, who had just come out of the bath, sat down on the bed with his tired body.

‘As expected, planning in my head and executing it are completely different matters.’

This time, May was accidentally caught up in an accident, but Abel was not.

I was aiming for the ruins from the beginning, and in the end I achieved that goal.

In other words, it can be said that the situation is much better from a psychological point of view.

But if that didn’t mean anything, it wasn’t.

Even during short breaks, I had to be on the lookout for an attack, and I had to constantly fight anxiety and impatience.

If he hadn’t had the experience of wandering the streets in the past and struggling to survive every day, it would have been difficult to keep his composure during this operation.

‘I’m sorry about May.’

Abel scratched his cheek.

Mei also got artifacts through this journey, but material things don’t solve everything.

It was even more so when I thought of May’s appearance while we were together.

In particular, it was not a very pleasant memory for Abel to see him taking the lead because of some sense of responsibility, without any of his usual indolence and laziness.

Especially since he knows Mei’s past.

‘I’ll have to repay you somehow later. Let’s talk about how to use the artifact.’

Repaying doesn’t have to be material, so Abel decided to think about it.

‘Cause this ‘episode’ isn’t even over yet

After Abel returned, he tried to find out how the current situation was going, but failed.

It was because he had just been rescued, so first of all, it was because of the instructions to take a break and settle down.

‘Sneaking out and finding out… … That’s a bit off.’

Abel thought for a moment, then shook his head.

I wouldn’t know if it was normal, but I didn’t know if I would be disciplined if I was caught doing a deviant act in the current atmosphere.

Eventually, when Abel gives up going outside and tries to lie down in bed.

Swoop-.

Someone came inside with the sound of cloth clinking.

“Abel!”

“Henna?”

Abel looked at her in surprise.

“Are you hurt anywhere? are you okay? What are these bandages?”

Henna came closer and lowered her voice to ask questions.

“are you okay. The bandage is wrapped around a little chafing. By the way, were you here too?”

“huh! All the other crew members are here too. All the cadets in the area around here should be here?”

“okay? What the hell happened?”

“That’s what I want to ask… … . First, let me briefly explain the situation here.”

Henna sat at the bottom of the bed and told Abel about the previous situation.

After Abel disappeared without a trace along with Mei, everyone said they were confused.

“Because the two of them disappeared without a trace while riding that big Gigant. I really wanted to know what this was.”

While Henna was talking, she looked like she wanted to ask about it, but she continued talking throughout the reference book.

“And soon after, the instructors and troops arrived. I finished off the colossi and took care of the injured cadets.”

“Then did you come here then?”

“huh. But it turns out that we are not the only ones who have gone through something similar.”

Abel and his party were the only ones who did the reckless battle with the giant, but similar things happened in many places.

Dozens of fragments of giants sometimes attack, and things that aren’t there originally appear.

Even among the strongholds, there were places that were attacked.

‘I used my hands properly.’

Abel thought it must have been done by Bonama or pilgrims.

Fortunately, there were injuries, but no one died.

‘thank god.’

Only then could Abel relieve the small worries he had after leaving the ruins.

It was because the artifacts that Abel had retrieved from the ruins were of a different type than those found in the game.

Somehow, the pilgrims were worried that they might have taken the relics in the original work on their own.

But when I heard the story, it seemed that there was no such thing.

“Fortunately, after identifying the anomaly, everyone gathered at each base, so there was no further damage. You were almost the last.”

“We must be the last.”

“Yeah, the black cube had a location transmission function, so it was said that it was able to grasp the approximate location of the cadets from above.”

Abel nodded.

“But neither of us had it. He even suddenly disappeared.”

“that’s right. So now explain What the hell happened?”

Henna asked, pressing her face closer.

Abel brought up a story he had prepared in advance for such a situation.

“After the last attack on the giant, I suddenly lost consciousness.”

“A ritual?”

“huh. When I woke up, May and I were the only two. Gigant was so damaged that it could not be reactivated.”

Abel continued the story step by step.

Hena listened calmly and asked back in surprise when she heard that she accidentally entered the ruins.

“ruins? You mean those ruins?”

“huh.”

Abel briefly explained what had happened at the ruins.

Of course, I omitted the parts that others might doubt, such as knowing ancient characters or having a strange experience.

This is what Mei has also been cracking down on.

Abel continued the story.

“… … After passing through the ruins like that, I was chased by some suspicious people and ran away, only to meet the instructors.”

“Wow.”

After hearing the story, Henna opened her mouth and burst into exclamation.

If you look closely, your eyes are sparkling and your cheeks are flushed.

Abel looked at her and remembered her characteristics.

‘Come to think of it, this is a kid who can’t live without dying in adventure stories.’

Books were the only comfort to Henna, who grew up under overprotection from a young age and couldn’t go out often, and didn’t have any friends her age.

It is a book written mainly of absurd adventure stories.

Ordinary peasants who accidentally obtained an artifact and became a successful article, or something like that.

“amazing… … .”

That’s why he’s muttering out of his mind like that.

“Henna.”

“Yes?”

“So what do you think the future will be like? Are you returning right away?”

“Ah, I guess that makes the story a bit complicated.”

“Complicated?”

“huh. Because it takes a lot of money and resources to come out of practice like this… … .”

It was blurry, but I understood what he was saying.

But Abel shook his head.

“If that’s your problem, you’ll come back eventually.”

“Yes? Oh, come to think of it, you said you met strange people.”

“huh. Wouldn’t the instructors think differently if I reported it?”

I asked her, but I didn’t ask for an answer.

Because Abel already knew the answer.

If it was simply that the fragments of the giant had become violent, it would not have been possible to enforce the practice as long as it was known that suspicious people were involved.

‘Grades before suspension of practice will be reflected as they are, and apart from that, I’ll do something else after returning.’

That ‘something else’ is the starting point of the next incident, but that was a problem to ponder after returning.

Henna also nodded at Abel’s words and said a word.

“Anyway, I’m glad you came back safely.”

“You must have been worried.”

“what? What are you worried about!”

It was a thoughtless remark, but Henna furiously denied it, blushing.

“I was just supposed to work together, but I was just surprised that he suddenly disappeared like that.”

“okay. Let it be.”

“Not like that!”

Abel found Henna’s quick reaction funny, but he didn’t make fun of it anymore.

There’s nothing good about making a fuss right now.

“okay. Anyway, shouldn’t we go back soon? The atmosphere was not very good.”

“Oh right! Because you sneaked out. Then I’ll go.”

“okay. Go back carefully.”

After Henna hurriedly returned, Abel lay down on the bed.

However, after less than 5 minutes of lying down, I had to get up again.

It was because someone else had entered the tent again.

Abel checked the person who entered and jumped up.

“Okay. to be at ease.”

Seeing that, the visitor, Fleta, shook her hand and said.

The vice-principal of the academy and the general manager of this practice had visited Abel.

I thought at least the instructor would come and listen to the situation, but unexpectedly, a big man appeared.

“yes. thank you.”

Abel responded politely and waited for Fleta to open her mouth.

Fleta opened her mouth as she sat down on a nearby chair.

“Before I came here, I heard about it from Cadet May. Now that you have a rough idea of the situation, can you tell us what happened?”

Fleta didn’t look very old except for her white hair, but she was actually quite old.

He was a veteran who spent a lot of time on the battlefield to the extent that he was nicknamed ‘Silver Fleta’.

It was because of that hard tone and sharp eyes.

‘I think he’s talking very softly, but.’

While thinking about that, Abel brought up a story from the past, just like he had told Hena.

After listening to Abel’s story in silence, Fleta opened her mouth.

“Can you tell us more about the people you encountered?”

“yes. Most were wearing robes. And there was a pattern engraved on the robe… … .”

While saying that, I looked for something to draw the pattern on, and Fleta took out a pen and paper from her bosom.

“thank you.”

Abel drew the pattern immediately after receiving it.

I’d only seen it once here, but it wasn’t difficult to draw because I’d gotten sick of it in the game.

The face of Fleta, who had been quietly watching it, had hardened from a certain moment.

When I finally finished drawing the pattern.

Fleta asked in a low voice.

“Are you sure about this pattern?”

Apparently, Mei didn’t seem to remember anything about the pattern either.

Abel put down the pen and said.

“yes. I definitely saw it.”

“Um… … .”

Fleta took the paper, checked it once more, and told Abel.

“thanks. It was very helpful. Oh, and the artifact you got.”

“yes.”

The weapon-shaped artifacts that Abel and Mei had acquired had been submitted.

All artifacts from ruins are called artifacts.

‘Actually, the key artifact is like this bracelet.’

First of all, I kept quiet about the bracelet. No matter how you look at it, it’s because it’s not a normal suspicious thing.

So, the only thing submitted was the weapon.

Fleta talked about the weapon type artifact.

“I’ll have to study the details, but nothing particularly threatening has come out. Congratulations in advance.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Abel lowered his head with a bright face.

It was because those words were no different from acknowledging the ownership of the artifact.

Fleta silently nodded and stood up.

“Then, rest in peace.”

“yes.”

Like that, Fleta went outside and Abel was able to lie down on the bed again.

After that, no one came to visit again, so Abel fell into a deep sleep for the first time in a long time.

the next morning.

Abel, who woke up, could hear the announcement that he would stop practicing and return to the academy.

He said that he did not return by car immediately, but used a gigant to move to a certain point.

‘If you think about safety, that’s right.’

Even if a cadet is on board, a Gigant is a Gigant.

It would have been much safer that way than traveling in an unprotected vehicle.

After lunch, Abel grinned when he saw Gigant, who had been reassigned.

– Long time no see.

It was because it was Abel’s own machine, Lupus.

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