I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

“huh.”

“Can we all go out to play?”

“of course. It’s not just one or two villas. You just need to tell me in advance.”

“oh. Are you okay?”

Daniel nodded and looked at Abel.

“how is it?”

“I am fine. I haven’t decided where to go anyway.”

“Then it’s decided. I’ll ask the other kids as well.”

“okay. I’ll tell you too There will probably be no problem.”

The story of going to play ended like that, and after that, small chatter came and went.

As we walked and talked, we soon arrived in front of the dormitory, but before we went inside, Henna opened her mouth.

“Abel. Let’s talk for a minute.”

“huh? What are you talking about?”

Henna looked at Daniel for a moment, then spoke again.

“Not here. the two of you.”

“ah… … .”

Daniel, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, stepped out as soon as he heard the words.

“I’ll go first! See you in the training room!”

Daniel went into the dormitory without even holding on, and Abel turned his head again and said to Hena.

“Let’s sit over there and talk.”

“huh.”

The two moved on again and sat down on chairs around the dormitory.

And silence came.

It was because Henna, who had asked to talk first, kept her mouth shut.

Abel had roughly guessed why he had called him separately, so he didn’t rush.

Henna opened her mouth after a while.

“that… … . at that time. Did you help?”

“Ah, yes.”

Abel nodded.

Henna probably doesn’t remember the incident clearly either.

At that time, I lost consciousness for a long time due to the runaway, and even when I woke up, I was in a half-drowsy state.

I still remember holding hands and running.

Hena stuttered her lips for a moment, then lowered her head and said.

“… … woah.”

“huh?”

Abel turned his head at the inaudible sound, then met Henna’s eyes as he raised his head again.

“thank you. for helping me.”

“What, what. It was nothing.”

“It’s nothing. I don’t remember very well, but I do remember that I almost died.”

“Yeah, what… … .”

“I wanted to say that. And this.”

Henna took something out of her bosom and handed it to Abel.

It was a small box, but I don’t know what was inside, but it was quite heavy.

“I’ll go in later and open it.”

“okay.”

Abel did not dare to refuse.

Henna sighed in relief and stood up only after confirming that Abel had received it and placed it in her bosom.

“Sorry for holding on for so long. I’ll see you tomorrow!”

“huh. Get in.”

“okay!”

Henna jumped up from her seat and hurriedly moved on.

Abel looked at her from the back, then slowly got up from his seat and started walking in the same way.

Shortly after arriving at the dorm room, Abel took out a box from his bosom and opened it.

click-.

Inside the box, which opened with a small sound, was an ornament made of metal.

“This… … .”

Abel easily recognized the identity.

An object commonly called a talisman, simply put, it was a kind of amulet.

A talisman meant to bring luck or protection to the owner.

“It’s a talisman.”

Abel didn’t put the talisman back in, but put it in the inside pocket of his coat.

The last time, it wasn’t purely thinking about henna.

Because the thought of preventing it from spreading into a bigger disaster was even greater.

But when I received this kind of thanks, I didn’t feel bad.

Abel gave a small smile.

* * *

“Whoa.”

Returning to her dorm room, Henna sighed in relief.

It’s like coming back from a big job.

Henna stood by the doorway for a while, then sat down on the bed and murmured.

“Look, do you want to see?”

It has already been about ten minutes since I returned after handing over the token of thanks to Abel.

Perhaps Abel had gone back to his room a long time ago. And, of course, he must have opened the box.

‘I must have seen it.’

Henna wiggled her fingers.

It wasn’t the first time I’d thanked someone or given a present, but somehow my heart was pounding.

Of course, Henna knew why. very well too.

‘that day… … .’

after the incident.

Henna immediately had to undergo various investigations along with a physical examination.

Contrary to the reason announced on the outside, it was because she was the cause of this incident.

Henna remembered.

‘I suddenly became dizzy.’

My heart seemed to be beating strangely, and at some point, an uncontrollable force surged from within.

Henna was embarrassed, but tried hard to control her powers, but in the end failed.

On the contrary, as time passed, my body became weak and even my consciousness was blurred, so I couldn’t do anything.

When I lost consciousness in such despair.

She saw a bright light.

light that shines brightly.

The light warmly embraced her and whispered in her ear.

– Henna.

There was a deep concern in the voice in his ear.

It was right after that that the anxiety that had been weighing down my whole body disappeared.

The voice kept talking to her, and Henna answered something.

‘I can’t remember the details of the conversation.’

After a while, I tried to recall the conversation, but alas, I couldn’t remember the contents at all.

But I remembered that the more we talked, the clearer our minds became.

And when you finally come to your senses

Abel was standing there.

– Henna! are you okay?

It was the same voice that had brought Henna out of the darkness.

“Ugh.”

Hena recalled Abel’s appearance at that time and crouched down with a painful voice.

Strangely, it was like this every time I thought of Abel.

Her face was red and her heart was beating strangely. Besides, my fingertips tickled.

I tried to ignore it as nothing, but today I realized after meeting Abel after a long time.

that it is nothing

Even though I said hello as usual, my heart raced relentlessly.

When we were talking in front of the dormitory, my face was so red that I wanted to hide somewhere right away.

Henna recalled that time and buried her face in the pillow.

Somehow, thinking that I won’t be able to fall asleep early today.

* * *

weekend morning.

After Abel finished eating, he went straight to the front of the dormitory building.

Because I had an appointment today.

‘Aren’t you here yet?’

There was some time left until the promised time, so Abel looked up at the sky while standing on one side.

The sky was very clear without a single cloud.

‘It’s perfect weather for going out.’

I wasn’t going out to play, but the weather was nice, so I felt good.

“Abel.”

when you’re thinking like that A familiar voice came from not far away.

When I lowered my head, there was an aioline standing there.

“huh. good morning.”

“Good morning.”

Iolin was greeted lightly and pointed outside.

“Shall we go?”

“OK.”

Abel took a light step.

Standing side by side like that, we were walking towards the carriage, and sure enough, I could feel the eyes from all over the place.

‘I can’t help but… … .’

Needless to say, Abel was also the type to get a lot of attention.

I don’t know about anything else, but it was because Gigant had an image of being number one among freshmen both in name and reality.

When we were training together at the training ground, I was less interested in whether other people were getting used to it, but as Abel and Eolin were walking together outside, the eyes of the people around them were focused on the two.

‘I have to get used to this kind of attention.’

Considering Abel’s goal, he would receive more attention in the future, but nothing less.

I’m not the type to show off on the outside anymore, but I couldn’t help but feel burdened.

when you’re thinking like that Eolin, who had been quiet, spoke up.

“Abel.”

“huh?”

“Do you have any regrets about your recent training?”

It was a sudden question, but Abel answered without difficulty.

“Nothing. On the contrary, I am very satisfied.”

Iolin learned how to handle magical powers from Abel, and Abel learned swordsmanship from Iolin.

The way Iolin taught Abel was mainly sparring, which helped Abel quite a lot.

“I have some practical experience on my own, but I was weak in the straight attack method.”

“Hmm. It definitely felt like that.”

“yes?”

There are people who often think that swordsmanship trained in real battles is the best.

But even if it is wrong, it is firmly wrong perception.

‘Then swordsmanship wouldn’t have developed in the first place.’

If the actual battle is the best, those who have been active as mercenaries for over 10 years will beat most knights.

But that doesn’t happen.

In the first place, swordsmanship was about researching how to defeat opponents more efficiently.

In that respect, Abel’s swordsmanship left much to be desired.

Although he learned some skills, he could not compare to Iolin, who had been systematically learning swordsmanship since childhood.

Iolin slowly opened her mouth.

“But your skill is not something that can be treated as mere residual talent. There were many times when I felt threatened.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

“I’m serious.”

Yiolin, who answered briefly, paused for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Then, did you have any regrets while teaching me?”

“When are you teaching?”

“huh.”

She nodded slightly and said.

“It wasn’t that easy to deal with mana. It’s fine when practicing swordsmanship, but… … .”

“Hmm.”

Abel easily understood her feelings.

Iolin’s talent related to mana was never on the low side. Rather, it could be said to be quite high.

The problem was that the academy was full of talented people.

‘Iolin’s swordsmanship skills are top-notch. Gigant talent is also top-notch. On the other hand, the mana side is about upper-intermediate level.’

On the other hand, there were several people with monstrous talents on the mana side.

For example henna.

Henna hadn’t been able to stand out yet, but in reality it had tremendous potential.

‘Later, it’s to the point of shooting while carrying around a siege magic cannon.’

So it was no wonder that Iolin felt impatience.

Because she has a strong fighting spirit in the first place.

“There are two reasons why mana management is important to Gigant riders.”

Abel said calmly.

“The first is the period of operation of the period. The more mana is used efficiently, the more stable it can be operated for a longer period of time even with the same amount. Then what do you think of the second?”

“Because of the explosive power of a moment… … is not it?”

“that’s right. Simply increasing the amount of mana is enough to operate it for a long time. But explosive power is another matter.”

It must be because of this that Iolin struggles with mana management.

So, Abel correctly pointed out that point and continued talking.

“It must be frustrating because what I am focusing on teaching is the basics.”

“No, that’s not it.”

“No. For the time being, I’ll focus on the explosive part. Of course, you have to continue training separately for the basic skills.”

“… … thank you.”

Abel said with a grin at Eolin’s gratitude.

“okay. Then, let’s pay attention to the artifacts we will buy today.”

“okay. Oh, the carriage is over there.”

As we talked and walked, the carriage stop was right in front of us.

Abel got on the wagon that Iolin had prepared in advance, and before long the wagon moved slowly and left the academy.

It was the moment when the two of them had just begun their first trip to the suburbs.