I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

The waitress brought out the food quickly, probably paying for the tip.

“Eat first.”

Abel said as he poured tea into his cup.

Carlton picked up the bread in front of him without hesitation.

So Abel spoke only after Carlton gave him enough time to fill his stomach.

“Carlton. Are you right?”

“Right.”

“I belonged to the Lizard Mercenary Corps in the past.”

“It was.”

Abel asked a few courtesy questions, then brought up a story he had prepared.

“I heard about Mr. Carlton from Mr. Doyle.”

“Doyle? Do you mean Doyle the Mad Dog?”

“yes. I know they belonged to the same mercenary group.”

Carlton nodded as he leaned back against the backrest.

“It was. Let’s see if Yongke is still alive. When we were fighting together, it didn’t seem strange to die at any time.”

“yes. You are alive.”

“So what did he say about me?”

“I heard that there is an ignorant person who handles a large sword as well as my arm.”

Carlton laughed at Abel’s words.

“I don’t think I would have said that in a good way.”

“Aside from that, I also said that I am a guy who is not good at anything. If it wasn’t for the mercenary, I would have starved to death on the street.”

“ha ha ha. You’ve done all the stars.”

Contrary to what he said, Carlton seemed to have more confidence in what Abel added.

It was worth it.

What Abel said was actually something I had heard from Doyle.

‘It’s not like we met by chance.’

After wandering the streets, getting a job and having some spare time, Abel had a plan.

A plan for almost several years.

Carlton was included in the plan, and the method of approaching him had been carefully prepared.

Getting acquainted with Doyle, who was quite close to Carlton, was one of the preparations.

Abel deliberately increased Doyle’s story to calm Carlton’s vigilance.

“Have you lost all your hair? Somehow, the last time I saw her, her forehead was a bit wider.”

“Now it’s completely pushed.”

“Tsk tsk. I don’t like it, but I guess I can’t look at it anymore.”

“You are married, though.”

“what? A guy like that gets married?”

So Abel had a long conversation with Carlton before getting to the point.

“Then can we talk about the main topic?”

“okay. I’m getting tired of talking about Doyle.”

Carlton nodded and leaned forward.

Abel said to Carlton.

“I want to learn swordsmanship.”

“Swordsmanship?”

Carlton made a subtle expression.

It’s not that I didn’t expect it at all, but it seemed that there was a corner that I didn’t understand.

“Hmm. Just looking at your body, it looks like you’ve already trained quite a bit. He doesn’t seem to be an aristocrat, but he doesn’t seem to be working as a mercenary either.”

Carlton continued.

“Most of all, it smells like thick iron from your body. Are you riding a Gigant? Is that right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then why are you trying to learn a new swordsmanship? Is that also for me?”

The reason he asked that question was simple.

In general, riding a Gigant meant having some level of education.

Of course, that education also includes swordsmanship.

However, when he heard that he was a retired mercenary and asked for advice, he would have no choice but to ask.

Abel answered without hesitation.

“The recently obtained armament is the same giant sword that Carlton used to use. So I remembered the story I heard from Doyle in the past and came here like this.”

“Hmm.”

Carlton didn’t answer right away.

But Abel wasn’t particularly nervous.

It was because he knew that an honest and simple story would work better for Carlton than a complicated story.

“good.”

Carlton opened his mouth after a long thought.

“I have no intention of lowering my swordsmanship. It’s been a while since I retired, but I haven’t neglected training.”

Abel listened attentively to that serious voice.

“So if you want to learn, you better take it seriously. I have no intention of getting paid for simply looking at your posture once or twice.”

“This is exactly what I was hoping for.”

“okay. Then when do you plan to start?”

“I don’t mind any time.”

Abel continued with a smile.

“If possible, I would like to learn right now.”

“okay?”

Carlton also grinned at him and stood up.

“Then go. There is a suitable space behind the inn.”

“yes.”

“Oh, by the way, you can’t get bitten. You won’t get any objections. Just do as I say.”

“All right.”

Abel stood up after him and followed Carlton with light steps.

* * *

“Ugh… … Ugh.”

“Are you okay?”

Daniel asked Abel with a serious expression unlike usual.

Abel answered in a low voice.

“… … huh.”

“You don’t look okay at all.”

“It’s okay, legs.”

“It means everything is fine except for the leg.”

“… … .”

As he said, Abel’s current condition was truly the worst.

The whole time I was running, it looked like I was going to run out of breath at any moment. Arms that tremble intermittently were a bonus.

Abel didn’t even have the energy to answer Daniel’s words, so he just ran in silence.

The reason he is in this state is none other than training with Carlton.

‘It was beyond my imagination… … .’

In the game, the training received from Carlton appears to be quite effective.

This is because even if you train for two hours, your stamina and strength jump up.

At that time, I just vaguely thought that he trained well, but experiencing it myself was completely different.

‘It was an ignorant training beyond imagination.’

Carlton’s training was simple.

It was over when he wielded a specially made sword for training.

The problem was that the training sword was made of solid metal, heavier than the sword Abel used in real combat.

When Abel asked if it was too heavy, Carlton gave a clear answer.

‘If I usually train with something heavier, the sword feels lighter in real combat!’

I wanted to say what kind of bullsh*t it was, but I couldn’t be bitten because I had already said that I unconditionally agreed to the training method before the training.

“Whoop, whoop.”

At the thought of the training, heavy breathing came out of his mouth, but Abel continued to run.

I wanted to run straight to bed, but I couldn’t.

It was because I had to develop my stamina as much as possible considering my upcoming schedule.

‘It’s fortunate that there is definitely a means to recover.’

If I had trained like this in real life, my body would have been broken, let alone trained.

Fortunately, the academy had various recovery methods prepared, so I was able to use them for free.

Abel worked through all of his original physical training schedule with Daniel.

“If you think it will be difficult tomorrow morning, you can skip it!”

After training, I took a quick shower and went back to my room while listening to Daniel’s goodbye.

“Whoa.”

Abel sat down on the bed and let out a long breath.

I felt tired all over my body, but it didn’t feel too bad.

Maybe it’s because I’m moving my body like crazy, but it feels like my head is clear.

Abel had been sitting on the bed for a while, then suddenly looked at the calendar.

“Time flies.”

Originally, I felt that time flies by because I lived so busy, but recently it has been worse.

‘There were a lot of incidents.’

Certainly, after entering the academy, something big happened almost every few days.

On top of that, on the one hand, I had to pay attention to the henna runaway incident right after admission.

“But for the time being… … Is it a break until the semester is over?”

Abel muttered as he lay down on the bed.

The academic schedule may be tight, but there are no major events until the end of the semester.

It was after the end of the semester and the start of the vacation that I became really busy.

‘Because I can’t even move freely during the semester in the first place.’

Even if he just trained with Carlton right away, he would have to think about how to get permission to go out next time.

On the other hand, once vacation begins, you can roam freely.

Of course, Abel had all plans for vacation.

I had to do everything I could before the second semester started.

While others were enjoying their long-awaited break during vacation, Abel was going to be busy with his ship.

‘Come to think of it, when was the last time you took a break?’

If you think about it, since I opened my eyes in this world, I have hardly ever taken a break like a break.

Needless to say, it was only when I was moving around on the street, and it was the same even after I settled down in earnest.

Like a racehorse running towards a goal, he just runs and runs, whipping himself.

There was a sense of accomplishment, but it was also true that I felt tired sometimes.

what do i run for with that thought.

“Hmm.”

Abel caressed his tired eyes with his hand and then closed them.

Originally, I was planning to sleep after doing some breathing exercises, but I just thought of taking a good rest today.

‘When vacation starts, I’ll take a rest for a day or two.’

Even though I prepared a very tight schedule, I thought that if I forced myself to squeeze in time, it would be okay for a day or two.

‘Because I said there are children who won’t go back home.’

Going to the suburbs together, or just visiting the sights in the islands.

It didn’t seem too bad either.

Abel thought about this and that while lying on the bed and fell asleep.

thud-.

and late at night.

cooong-.

A strange sound penetrated Abel’s ears.

cooong-. cooong-.

It was like the sound of footsteps, and it was like the beating of a human heart.

Cooong, cooong, cooong-.

Hearing that regular sound, Abel tossed and turned for a while before opening his eyes.

cooong-.

Abel opened his eyes and stared blankly ahead.

All there is is pitch-black darkness. Nothing was visible.

‘It’s dark… … .’

Abel fumbled with his hand, thinking of turning on the light.

Strangely, however, the artifact I left by my bedside was not captured.

‘Did it roll down?’

Cooong, cooong, cooong-.

“ha.”

Even in the midst of such thoughts, unknown sounds continued to haunt him, and Abel sighed and stood up.

I was thinking of turning on the light to confirm the identity of the sound.

But the moment he stepped out of bed and touched the floor, Abel felt something strange.

‘what?’

The floor is cold. to cool it too.

The current weather was not that cold. In addition, the temperature inside the dorm is always controlled.

This means that there is no reason for the floor to be cold.

There was one more odd thing about it.

No matter how dark it is, once your eyes get used to it, you should be able to see a rough outline, but it wasn’t like that at all.

‘bed… … where did you go?’

Abel stretched out his hand to where he was originally lying, but his hand only cut through the air in vain.

As if there was nothing there from the beginning.

In an incomprehensible situation, Abel frowned.

‘Is it a dream?’

It’s like that all of a sudden.

Otherwise, it was an inexplicable situation.

Apparently, just a moment ago, I was lying in bed and sleeping.

But there was no time to pinch his cheeks to see if it was a dream.

– It’s not long.

A voice suddenly rang in his ears.

It was a voice that somehow felt familiar.