I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

The time of one week flew by like an arrow.

morning training. lecture. evening training. Training with Henna. Even regular exchanges with the violin.

It was a tight schedule that anyone could see sticking out their tongue, but it wasn’t too difficult in itself.

Rather, there was a separate side that was difficult.

“Whoa.”

Abel, who woke up early on Sunday morning, was sitting at his desk, sighing heavily.

“I have no income… … .”

There was a piece of paper on the desk, on which the current situation was neatly organized.

Most of them weren’t things that could be solved right away in a few days, so Abel didn’t mind, but one thing was different.

It was a henna problem.

Abel thought about the past week.

‘There was no change to the extent of being strange.’

I met Henna almost every day on the pretext of training, but there was nothing special that stood out.

If I were to say that it was a success, I would say that it was about rolling green onion kimchi every day and not being able to think about anything else.

“It would be nice if there was a fixed solution.”

Abel tried to mutter that with regret, but it was just wishful thinking.

There was no set way to solve henna-related problems.

No, it was almost impossible to pass without anything happening in the first place.

That’s why Abel’s goal from the beginning was focused on minimizing damage as much as possible.

‘The important thing is to stabilize Henna’s emotions as much as possible and prevent things that might stimulate her in advance.’

That’s about all you can do right now.

In addition to that, Abel was talking to Henna every day and digging into what was bothering her now.

The fact that the ‘symptoms’ appeared in the first place is proof that Henna is currently suffering for some reason.

The reason could not be specified because it is different for each round in the game.

‘Sometimes s*xual. Sometimes companionship. There was also a conflict with the instructor and a discord with my father.’

The cause, I guess, was the dissatisfaction that everyone had at least a little bit.

It was natural.

Any student would have had the experience of worrying about grades and being stressed out by friendships.

Conflicts with teachers or guardians? It was all something Abel had experienced.

When I asked about henna right away, most of them seemed a little dissatisfied.

Abel wiped his face with his hand.

He was trying everything he could at the moment.

But time was an issue.

“I wish I had more time.”

Time was absolutely running out.

It’s the same in games too.

This is because it is not an incident that was given to be completely blocked in the first place.

The runaway of henna is just a part of the episode that happens in the game.

Unless it was at the level of doing nothing to the point of being really stupid, there wasn’t even a big disadvantage.

‘The problem is that this isn’t a game, it’s reality.’

If it’s in the game, you can just ignore it.

But this is reality. And Henna and the others were living, breathing human beings.

It’s not something that can be overlooked because it can’t be helped.

Abel looked down at the paper for a while, then stood up.

It’s not like sitting down to find a solution, there was work to be done today.

‘About an hour left.’

Abel checked the time, immediately got dressed and went out.

He went straight to the dining room, ate, and then walked out of the dormitory and walked down the street.

Breathing in the cool breeze, I felt that my complicated mind calmed down a little.

When I arrived in front of the dormitory after filling up an hour based on the time I left the room.

“Abel!”

Henna came calling Abel by name.

“Sorry to bother you on the weekend.”

“What bothers you? It is an honor for me.”

Abel answered and followed the henna.

The place the two headed was a building with a reception room for the academy’s visitors.

The reason Abel followed her to this building was simple.

Because today is the day Hena’s father, the Duke of Del Kior, has decided to meet him.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous, but I had already heard it a week ago, so I was mentally prepared.

‘I still don’t know what they were calling me to talk about.’

The atmosphere the last time we met wasn’t that bad. Rather, it was much better than expected. He also gave me a lot of money.

“Here it is. open?”

The place where Henna stopped was in front of the door on the second floor.

Only then did Abel put aside his thoughts and nodded. Henna slowly grabbed the doorknob and turned it.

The door slid open without a sound, and the scenery inside was clearly visible through the gap in the open door.

‘It’s a similar room to the last time.’

Because we were the same guest, the room felt the same.

But there was no time to examine the room closely.

It was because he soon found the person in the center of the room.

A muscular body that seemed to pierce through clothes. Burning red hair.

It was the Duke of Del Kior.

The duke turned his head at the sound of the door opening and turned to Abel.

In response, Abel reflexively took an example and said,

“It’s an honor to see you again, Duke Del Kior.”

“Um, long time no see.”

The duke nodded and pointed to a seat in front of him.

“Come over here and sit down. Hena, see you in a little while.”

“yes.”

Henna closed the door as she withdrew, and Abel moved on, hiding his tension.

After sitting across from him, I felt an even stronger pressure.

The duke looked at Abel while stroking his beard before opening his mouth.

“I decided to watch it again later when I had a chance, but I saw it sooner than I thought.”

“That’s right.”

“Do you know why I called you?”

At the duke’s question, Abel hesitated for a moment before answering honestly.

“I do not know.”

“It’s good to be honest. Actually, I asked to see you was just a whim.”

At the word whim, Abel raised a question mark in his head.

“I was talking to Henna, and your name came up several times. So I got curious. The last time I saw you, I didn’t feel bad, so I called you to talk again like this.”

‘So, does that mean that he was just called?’

It was a statement that could have eased the tension, but Abel did not let go of his tension.

There is no need to be blamed for making a small mistake in front of the Duke.

“okay. I heard you’ve been helping me study henna lately?”

“Rather than helping, we are studying together. It’s the exam period soon.”

“Your grades look good.”

“I am not inferior to others.”

“Hmm.”

As the questions and answers went back and forth, Abel felt an unknown pressure.

It felt like I was going through a job interview.

‘What are you thinking?’

Abel answered honestly, but inside he felt confused.

It was similar to last time, but it was a different atmosphere.

“This is what I asked a lot of questions about. Do you have any questions?”

So, when the duke suddenly skipped the questioning turn, Abel couldn’t answer right away.

‘It’s a question.’

If you didn’t have any questions, it wasn’t that there wasn’t anything at all.

However, they were things that were stirred to take out immediately.

Because of that, Abel first got lucky with a light question.

“I heard that the duke is also famous as an excellent warrior and rider. In particular, he handles the huge sword as if he were his own body… … .”

“Hmm. Well, not bad. Why?”

“Recently, I’ve been thinking of weapons as the Geosword. Could you give me a little advice?”

“is it?”

The Duke’s expression suddenly brightened.

“When you think of handling a big sword, you only think of wielding it ignorantly, but that is just a shallow idea. Actually, there are a lot of things to take care of as heavy as it is. especially… … .”

Without needing to ask additional questions, the duke continued talking nonstop.

Abel also asked the question lightly at first to lighten the mood, but the more he listened to the story, the more he focused.

As an excellent rider, each and every piece of advice from the Duke’s experience was invaluable.

“Then that… … .”

“okay! Just like this… … .”

The duke later even stood up from his seat and took his own posture, giving instructions.

Time flew by as we chatted so frantically.

“Oh, it’s already been an hour.”

The Duke checked the time and said in surprise. Then, with a shy expression, he opened his mouth.

“You were so excited and talked a lot.”

“no. I will not forget the teachings you gave me today and will continue to devote myself to it.”

At Abel’s polite reply, the duke smiled happily and nodded.

“Well then, before we end our conversation… … .”

Then, after a moment of silence, he spoke with a serious expression different from before.

“Has henna been acting strange lately?”

“You mean weird?”

Abel noticed the moment he heard his question. What he was saying now was the real reason the Duke wanted to see him.

The duke hesitated uncharacteristically before opening his mouth.

“That’s right. It doesn’t matter even if it’s a small thing, so feel free to tell me.”

At those words, Abel hesitated and opened his mouth carefully.

“I’ve never seen anything out of the ordinary… … . He said he’s been having a lot of nightmares lately.”

“You mean a nightmare?”

“That’s right. and… … .”

Abel pondered over and over again in a short moment before he finished his words.

can i get this out? How will the Duke react? Wouldn’t it be better to just not talk?

After going through such troubles, Abel spoke.

“Recently, the patterns on my ankles seem to be getting darker… … . He said that.”

“… … .”

At Abel’s words, the duke’s face hardened. Then, after being silent for a while, he spoke slowly.

“On the pattern… … did you tell me about it?”

“I happened to see it during training, so I asked first.”

“Right. It’s a pattern… … .”

Tak, Tak-.

The duke, speechless, tapped his finger on the table and fell silent before opening his mouth after a while.

“I guess we should end our conversation today.”

“Ah, yes. All right.”

“The conversation was enjoyable. see you again soon Oh, can you tell Henna outside to come in?”

“yes.”

Abel politely bowed to the duke’s banquet and left the drawing room.

Abel, who came out, found henna waiting nearby and relayed the words of the duke.

“Then see you tonight!”

“okay.”

Henna went straight into the drawing room where the Duke was waiting, and Abel slowly walked towards the dormitory.

‘It’s a pity that I couldn’t get more information.’

Abel recalled the Duke’s last reaction.

First of all, it seemed certain that it was a problem that the Duke was also concerned about.

But Abel knows.

That dukes don’t help much with henna problems.

‘Even in the game, the duke had almost nothing to do with the runaway of henna.’

Abel thought the duke didn’t care too much about the henna issue, but looking at the reaction, it didn’t seem like that.

‘Then does the duke think there is no solution in the first place?’

Thinking about this and that in his mind, Abel continued to walk.

Returning to his dorm room, Abel opened the door and found something unexpected.

It was a letter envelope, with a short sentence written on it.

-This is the requested information.

It was a letter from the organization that Abel had requested.