Abel immediately went into the room and locked the door.

He carefully unsealed the box and opened the lid, trying to calm his racing heart.

Eventually, when the contents were revealed, Abel’s eyes widened even more than before.

“ha.”

The sigh that leaked out of his mouth was not from disappointment, but from relief.

Inside the box was a red marble the size of a walnut.

– What is that?

Lupus asked Abel when he woke up.

Abel answered as he slowly picked up the marble.

“It’s the heart. The heart of Azelkior.”

-Azelkior? Ah, you mean the fragments of the giant.

“okay. Its core, to be exact.”

It wasn’t as gigantic as the giant’s core, but its appearance was just as mysterious.

– Judging from the reaction, it doesn’t seem like a simple material.

At Lupus’ sharp guess, Abel nodded.

“okay. It’s not just stuff.”

Abel continued talking while looking at the core with a light.

“This is one of the keys to solving this case.”

– Hmm. It doesn’t look particularly special.

“On the surface, it is. It is also known as such. It was very difficult to find because of that.”

Azelkior’s core is an item commonly referred to as a ‘magic stone’.

Since it had no special features, it was consumed as an artifact material.

That’s why those who hunt the fragments of the giant do not bother to find and hunt Azelkior, nor do they categorize and sell it separately.

‘It feels like japtem in terms of games.’

But this core hides a secret.

-What’s special?

Lupus asked in a curious voice, and Abel answered without hiding it.

“It needs to be processed in a specific way to demonstrate its ability.”

– Hoo. Certainly there are cores like that. If so, what is that ability?

“Simple. It’s an ability that interferes with other abilities.”

– Ability to interfere with other abilities?

Abel explained further.

“The moment this core exerts its power, it becomes difficult to exert not only the power contained in the artifact, but also the special abilities of each individual.”

-That sounds like a pretty awesome ability, doesn’t it?

“Actually, it is a great ability.”

In the original game, it wasn’t until mid-play that the hidden ability was revealed and became famous.

‘So I couldn’t use it in the game even though I wanted to use it.’

In the first place, it comes out as unavailable even on the system. There is no other way to get it.

Of course, it is also impossible to use it in the case of henna runaway.

But this is reality, not a game.

The reality is that there are no restrictions such as being blocked by the system.

That is why Abel kept asking about this.

But the reality was not as easy as I thought.

‘I was halfway giving up.’

It was obtained through a request, but it’s been a while since I started wandering around looking for it.

However, until then, there was no income, and this request was just in case.

In that respect, it could be said that I was lucky to arrive at such a good timing.

Abel inspected the box closely to see if there were any notes, and eventually found a piece of paper on the floor.

[It was not easy to find because it is not a separately distributed item, but the item itself was available at a very low price. I will calculate it by adding it to the request cost later.]

Seeing that, Abel nodded.

Whatever the price, it’s good.

I knew very well that the cost of their request was not cheap anyway.

“good.”

Abel closed the box and took the marble straight to the table.

Rufus asked Abel another question.

-Didn’t you say you had to process it separately?

“It should be.”

Abel took another box from under the desk and put it on top.

“But I don’t have time. I will do it myself this time.”

The box was filled with various materials and artifact production tools.

Abel worked under Vulcan for quite some time.

And Vulcanus Workshop was also quite famous for its artifact production.

-Oh, I’m looking forward to it.

Abel smiled at Lupus’ words and raised the tool.

The discomfort that felt like a stone had been placed on her chest had disappeared without a trace.

* * *

The morning of the test day was bright.

Most of the cadets’ faces as they left the dormitory after eating were similar.

Black shadows sat under his eyes, and his face was full of fatigue.

“Abel… … .”

Even Daniel was among them.

Abel opened his mouth in shock at Daniel’s fatigued appearance.

“Why are you all dying?”

“Ugh… … . I think it would be better to run a hundred laps around the first field.”

“He makes a terrifying sound out of nothing.”

The 1st playground that Daniel was talking about was also a gigantic training ground and boasted an enormous size.

Running a hundred laps in such a place was, of course, impossible for Abel.

“It’s that hard. Why the hell is there no end to studying?”

“That’s because you want to drive it. It’s not that difficult if you just do regular review and preparation.”

At that, Daniel looked at Abel like a monster.

It was a look similar to Abel’s usual look at Daniel.

“Is that as easy as it sounds… … . No, come to think of it, weren’t you also at the training center almost every day?”

“Training is training. Studying, of course, took time aside.”

“You really are a monster.”

Abel shrugged lightly at those words.

In fact, from his point of view, studying at the academy was not that difficult.

‘Honestly, the theory of the first semester is just given away.’

Indeed, the cadets who had just entered the university had a hard time getting used to Gigant right away.

Physical training is also quite rigorous.

On the other hand, the theory class was fairly easy considering the other lectures.

‘If I’m already having a hard time, what am I going to do from the second semester?’

Abel lamented the weakness of the other cadets and worked diligently with Daniel.

The building where the exam was held was the place where theory lectures were held every time.

“See you later.”

“okay.”

After entering the building, Abel separated from Daniel and went to the exam room.

To prevent cheating, the test is conducted in a random mix rather than in the same class.

The entire test schedule is conducted over a total of 5 days, and there are 2 tests per day.

‘Today’s Introduction to Mathematics and Gigant Structure Theory.’

Abel walked, replaying the exam schedule in his head.

When I entered the examination room, I saw that the students were already quite full.

Abel went to his seat and sat down, and after about 30 minutes, the test began.

two hours later.

As soon as the exam was over and the instructor went outside, sighs erupted from all over the place.

“ha. Did you only come from where you studied?”

“It’s full of things you don’t know. Isn’t that too difficult?”

Abel thought as he listened to the reaction.

‘There’s no need to worry about grades.’

Introduction to Mathematics was not a subject I was particularly confident in, but the exam was surprisingly not too difficult.

Abel gained confidence and went to another test site.

Gigant structure theory was a subject I was confident in in the first place, so I didn’t have to worry about it, and as expected, the test was very easy.

So, the test for the day is over.

Abel, who had just left the building, found Daniel and Henna.

“Abel!”

Hena spotted Abel and approached him with a bright face and waving.

“Henna. Did you do well on the test?”

“I think it’s fine! Did you come out a lot from the place you taught me?”

“okay? I’m glad. Daniel you… … .”

Abel was about to ask Daniel the same question, but fell silent.

It was because the aura that told me not to talk to him was very strong.

Henna also waved her hand so that only Abel could see it.

“let’s go eat.”

“Yes, then. Daniel! let’s hurry!”

“It should be… … . Oh, there comes Mei too.”

When I turned my head at Daniel’s words, I saw May just leaving the building.

“may! let’s go!”

Abel didn’t bother to ask Mei if she did well on the test.

Because the results were expected to some extent.

‘Unexpectedly, he was extremely strong in theory.’

May’s test scores were surprisingly good. Even though I fell asleep almost every lecture.

‘A real genius would be talking about a person like that.’

Abel thought that to himself and walked along with the others.

When we all arrived at the dormitory building and just entered the cafeteria.

“now! We have an important announcement!”

I heard an assistant with a familiar face speaking in a loud voice.

The TA was standing in the middle of the dining room talking so everyone could hear.

“Tomorrow, as we announced in advance, there will be no exams in the morning, and instead we will be observing the practice exams of the 4th year students!”

Observe the practice exam.

Hearing that, Abel’s face hardened slightly.

‘It’s tomorrow.’

Tomorrow is the day to observe the practice test, and at the same time, it is also the day when the henna runaway incident takes place.

Abel listened to the teaching assistant’s continued words and carefully fiddled with the items he had put in his arms.

Then, my anxiety calmed down a bit.

‘All possible preparations have been completed.’

It’s natural to feel anxious, but there’s no need to feel impatient.

Because I got the most important piece in my hands at the last minute.

At least you won’t have to do anything and watch a disaster happen.

“Abel?”

Abel was awakened by Mei’s voice.

When I came to my senses, the assistant had already left after the announcement.

“What are you thinking about?”

At Mei’s question, Abel shook his head slightly.

“It’s just nothing. let’s go.”

“okay.”

She didn’t ask any further, and Abel let go of his hard expression and moved on again.

Eventually, Abel finished his meal, went back to his room after training as always, reorganized his plans for the next day, and went to bed early.

And so the first day of the exam came to an end.

* * *

The huge circular arena had bleachers lined up around it.

This place was mainly used for the training of upper cadets, and it was also the place where the test was held today.

“There are not as many people as I thought.”

Daniel just stuck out his head from his seat and looked around.

Certainly, there were quite a few empty seats in the bleachers.

But Abel shook his head.

“It looks less, not less. Because there are at least three hundred of them.”

“Is that enough? It doesn’t look like that.”

“Originally, it is a place that accommodates over 1,000 people. Almost all official events will be held here, right?”

“Oh yeah?”

“okay.”

Abel nodded.

Currently, not only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year cadets, but also instructors and faculty members were seated here.

This is because the actual test for 4th year students is not a simple test, but more like a kind of event.

‘Actually, if you’re in the 4th year, you’re already a regular rider.’

So even those who had nothing to do with the test came to watch.

Realizing that, Abel felt sweat seep from his palms.

He looked away, trying to calm the tension.

‘Henna… … .’

Henna’s place was not too far away.

Abel noticed her position and turned his head forward again.

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Just then, I saw one side of the wall open with a loud sound.

People wanted to see Gigant appear, but what appeared there was a completely different creature, not Gigant.

“Wow… … .”

A voice of admiration was heard from Daniel.

If Abel didn’t know anything, he would have admired it so innocently.

From the open wall, the fragments of the caged giant were coming in one after another.

Even if the number is small, dozens.

Maybe there were more than a hundred.

Abel gulped at the sight.

If things go wrong today.

Because I knew those beasts would jump out of the cage and run into the bleachers.

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