Even after cutting off the giant’s head, there were several minor attacks, but no damage.

‘It’s amazing, it’s amazing.’

Abel watched the battle several times and admired it inwardly.

I thought I knew enough about the skills of Fleta and the instructors.

However, seeing the fight in person, it was much more amazing than I imagined in my head.

In particular, the scene in which Fleta slashed the giant’s head with a single blow was an unforgettable scene.

Abel, who felt confident in his recent growth, reflected inwardly.

‘As expected, I’m still lacking.’

Clearly, Abel’s fighting ability was unrivaled among first-year students.

There were only two or three cadets at a similar level to him.

However, even if it is at an unrivaled level, it is still within the first grade.

Right now, even in the academy, there are several more grades above, and there are incumbent riders who have already completed their graduation.

Of course, Abel wasn’t the kind of person who would break his heart over something like this.

‘you can do it.’

Rather, it was the side that made more efforts using those feelings as the driving force.

Abel stepped forward with his heart set on fire.

* * *

The journey across the plains ended late at night.

As soon as Fleta arrived at the base, she mobilized instructors and personnel to reinforce the surroundings.

And the cadets were finally able to get off the Gigant and take a break.

The appearance of those who had been forced to march for several days, including the practice period, was incomprehensible.

“For some reason, my body feels a little heavy.”

“… … I think I will die.”

Even Daniel, who is famous for his stamina monster, was screaming in pain, and May was half-spirited.

“me too.”

“me too.”

Others nearby also added a word.

Fortunately, the way back to the academy was to travel by car.

It was purely focused on moving a large number of people efficiently, so it was not very comfortable, but compared to walking or riding a gigant, it was heaven.

“First of all, let’s go to bed early today. I don’t know when we’ll be leaving.”

“okay.”

Abel also nodded moderately and moved on.

Although they had arrived at the base, they had not yet been notified of when they would depart.

Of course, it wasn’t that the departure time hadn’t been set.

‘It must be to be wary of leaking information just in case.’

Perhaps only a few instructors, including Fleta, knew the exact return route and time.

Except for Abel.

‘I’ll leave at dawn.’

As long as there was nothing special going on in the game, it was an unconditional start at dawn.

Thinking about that, the time to rest is about four hours at most.

If he wanted to sleep at all, he had to go back and sleep, so Abel hurriedly walked.

A few hours after going back to the temporary lodging and sleeping like that.

As expected by Abel, the instructors went around early in the morning to wake up the cadets.

It was really time to go back to the academy.

Meanwhile, at that time.

On a high hill quite far from the base, a man was looking at the academy base, which was preparing to move.

The man watched the scene for a long time, then lowered the telescope.

“You are leaving.”

“Is that so?”

The man standing behind the man bowed his head politely.

“What should I do?”

“Is that what you call a question?”

At that question, the man clicked his tongue with a displeased expression.

“This operation has long since failed. With our current power, we can’t handle a single white-silver butcher, let alone the troops at the base.”

White Silver Butcher.

It was one of the nicknames for Fleta.

In the Empire, she is called and praised as the Silver Knight, but to those who oppose him, she is nothing more than a hateful existence.

“Then the artifact… … .”

“From the circumstances, it would be correct to assume that one of the cadets took it. In the first place, the instructors were closely monitoring it.”

The man answered and was silent for a moment before opening his mouth.

“It is too late to wait until the next practice. Come back and make a new plan.”

“All right.”

Regardless of the strength of their group, approaching the cadets living within the academy was a matter of careful consideration.

The man thought about something for a while and then slowly turned around.

“Go back.”

“yes.”

The two men, the pilgrims, left behind regrets and regrets and moved into the darkness.

* * *

It is the second day since the first year cadets who went to practice have returned.

The dormitory building, which had been empty for several days, was lively.

The cadets, who complained of fatigue, walked around with a brisk look after two days.

“It’s a good time for everyone… … .”

Abel muttered as he stood on the ledge in front of the door, watching the cadets walk around laughing and talking.

“What old man are you talking about?”

“Your body looks similar. I really want to die.”

At Daniel’s scolding, Abel frowned and replied.

It’s not that it’s not, Abel’s physical condition is not very good right now.

This was something that even Abel hadn’t expected, but the aftereffects of magical exhaustion lasted longer than expected.

As a result of the diagnosis, it was said that it was because of excessive movement without proper rest after experiencing symptoms of magical exhaustion.

“That’s why I shouldn’t have bought myself. We had a lot of fun fighting on the way back.”

Abel kept his mouth shut.

It was because I thought that my physical condition had improved, and then I pushed myself harder for no reason.

Perhaps that also had some influence.

Daniel looked at Abel and shook his head before asking the question again.

“So how long should I rest?”

“They told me to rest and not move for the next three days.”

“It’s fortunate. There is no reason to miss class.”

“Well, yes.”

According to the original schedule, after the practice, I would have taken a break for two weekends and resumed classes immediately.

However, there were many problems in this practice, so the rest period was extended by three more days than planned for a total of five days of rest.

“As I was passing by earlier, the instructors were very crying.”

“Don’t even do that. Unlike us, you will be very busy for 5 days.”

The increase in rest days was not simply a reason to take a good rest, but because the instructors were so busy that they could not proceed with the lecture.

Abel straightened up while leaning on the railing and spoke to Daniel.

“So are you going to the training ground now?”

“It should be. Gradually, my body itchy.”

“okay. I need to go in and take a hard rest.”

“Then see you at mealtime.”

Daniel said goodbye to Abel and headed for the training ground with light steps.

Abel looked at her back and then went into the room with a sigh.

‘I’ll have to be more careful next time.’

He also wanted to do the training that had been delayed, but if he did, he might have to recuperate for weeks instead of three days.

Abel held back his sigh and sat up straight.

I couldn’t train with my body, so I thought of breathing instead.

But then.

– Are you still in your room today?

Suddenly, Lupus spoke to me.

“uh. For the next three days.”

-Three days. Well, just by looking at it, the internal state of the body is a mess. If you don’t rest properly, you’ll be more messed up

“Do you know how I feel?”

Abel asked in a puzzled voice, and Rufus responded immediately.

-I can feel it after entering this artifact.

“that’s interesting.”

Even in the original game, Lupus was able to identify and inform the aircraft’s condition.

Perhaps it was in the same context that he was seeing through Abel’s physical condition.

The human body is, in some ways, like a sophisticated machine.

albeit much more complicated.

“Anyway, I’m going to do breathing exercises from now on, so please be quiet.”

– I will.

Rufus remained silent at Abel’s words.

It was only then that Abel concentrated again and inhaled as deeply as he could, imagining that he was taking the mana into his body.

Basically, the magic of this world responds to the will of living beings, so the more sophisticated the imagination, the better the effect.

But around the time I continued to breathe for about 10 minutes.

-master.

Suddenly, Lupus spoke again.

Abel, who lost his concentration for a moment, answered while narrowing his brows.

“why?”

– I’d like to give you some advice.

It was a sudden statement, but Abel asked patiently.

“advice?”

-okay. Now the master’s breathing is not efficient.

Abel tried to answer that question, but kept his mouth shut.

It’s annoying to be interrupted in the middle of a long concentration, but I thought I’d better listen to the story first.

“In some aspects?”

– You can feel your body tense when you breathe. I think it’s because I’m focused on accepting magic… … .

As if his water had burst, Lupus continued to express his thoughts.

At first, Abel listened intently to see what he was saying, but as the story continued, Abel’s eyes widened.

“So this way. Should I focus on the upper pit?”

When Abel asked, pointing near the pit of my stomach, Rufus answered without hesitation.

-Yes. Even if it later accepts magic elsewhere, it is most efficient for that part to receive it primarily.

The point was very logical and persuasive at the same time.

Abel pondered for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Then, listen to my explanation and tell me what you think.”

-However much.

To Lupus, who readily responded, Abel explained everything about the Optirum breathing method step by step.

– Hmm. I know how.

After the rather lengthy explanation, Rufus answered right away without leaving a gap.

Abel asked in a slightly suspicious voice.

“Did you really understand everything?”

-Yes. That’s a pretty good way to breathe. But there are definitely downsides. It’s like an incomplete breathing technique.

Seeing right away, without any background knowledge, that Abel’s current breathing technique was incomplete, Abel was surprised once more.

It was a point I would never have known if I hadn’t really fully understood it.

I knew that Lupus was no ordinary being, but the surprise was the surprise.

Abel threw away his doubts and spoke to Rufus.

“Actually, this is the first half and the second half is separate. That’s why I’m reluctant to touch it awkwardly… … .”

-In that case, it would be better to supplement only a few parts rather than touch it greatly. As long as you don’t deviate from the big picture, there won’t be much trouble even if you learn the second half later.

After saying that, Rufus continued to line up the points he could think of to improve.

Unlike books with breathing techniques, it was easy to understand because it pointed out the exact key points without pedantic modifiers.

After hearing the story as if possessed, Abel checked the contents several times in his mind.

‘… … perfect?

Thanks to the system, I was able to know because I fully understood the first half.

The complementary method Lupus taught me was perfect.

Enough to improve the efficiency of the breathing method by about 20% or more without any side effects.

“Wait a minute.”

After Abel said that, he used the supplementary breathing technique Lupus had taught him.

and after a while

[The flow of magic has been improved.]

[The level of the Optirum breathing method has risen by one level.]

An amazing message came to mind.

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