I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

Abel felt it.

It feels like time is passing slowly.

I saw a sword wrapped in lightning flying toward the opponent, and a sword with a jackal entwined in a complex trajectory.

Kagak-!

But just because I saw it, it didn’t mean I could respond to it.

just watch the results.

When the sword that went forward touched the opponent’s Gigant.

aaagh-!

With a roar, time began to flow at its normal speed.

-Ahh… … !

Belatedly, Doyle’s voice, whether it was a sigh or exclamation, penetrated Abel’s ears.

Abel smiled involuntarily.

“I didn’t know how to avoid it in such a short time.”

Abel’s straight sword pierced the opponent’s head and came out backwards.

For Gigant, the head is not a fatal part.

In the first place, I aimed right above the cockpit, but the opponent ducked and missed.

– Well, the results are out!

On the other hand, the opponent’s sword was halfway into Abel’s cockpit.

It was an obvious defeat for Abel.

-catastrophe! It’s Abel’s victory!

However, Doyle shouted the exact opposite result.

It had to be.

-The jackal player’s sword! You’ve dug into Abel’s cockpit.

-It’s an obvious disqualification situation!

Because that was the rule of this match.

It is a rule that if you directly attack the opponent’s ‘cockpit’, you will be disqualified.

However, Abel could not be genuinely happy with Doyle’s declaration of victory.

It was because I felt a clear difference in skill from the position of facing directly.

But then.

– Great.

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Jackal spoke directly. Abel said in a bitter voice.

– This is my defeat.

– This is not a real game. It is a game with set rules.

The jackal said carefully as he let go of his sword grip.

-It’s your victory.

Abel moved the almost motionless Gigant and slightly lowered his head.

-Waaa!

The cheers of the audience resounded as they grasped the situation a beat late.

Lifeguards then came up to the arena and helped both Abel and the Jackal get off the Gigant.

As soon as the jackal came down from Gigant, he approached Abel and stretched out his hand.

“It was a good match.”

“I also had a good experience.”

“Heh. The attack was so vicious that my hand went out without me knowing.”

The jackal said that with a smile, then slammed Abel on the back.

“Does the winner have to be so weak? Straighten your back.”

right after he said that.

Doyle, the host, came up on the pitch and started talking.

Abel looked up at the audience in a half-dazed mood.

– At the end of the cataclysm! Abel took the final win!

Doyle’s voice rang in his ears.

* * *

a few hours later.

It wasn’t until around sunset that Abel was able to return to the waiting room.

“Yeah. I never thought I would win.”

Doyle laughed and patted Abel on the shoulder.

Abel smiled and said.

“I told you, you were lucky. My skills are far from crazy.”

“Luck is a skill. And what the jackal said is not a lie.”

Doyle said, leaning his back against the wall.

“It’s been a while since he retired. That’s because I’ve been fighting for almost half my life.”

“He’s a veteran.”

“okay. That’s why they said they reflexively aimed for the cockpit after seeing your attack.”

“Then I… … Are you about to die?”

“Wouldn’t it have been if the nobleman’s skills were even a little lacking?”

At those words, Abel smiled and stretched.

“Then I was lucky to survive today. And win.”

“okay. Maybe people who weren’t interested in the game will know your name now. This is the second time a freshman has won the championship.”

“Is he the first one?”

Doyle nodded at Abel’s question.

“A knight in the sky. Mikhail. He is the greatest genius of all time and is called the pinnacle of gigant riders.”

“I’m lucky to have stood in the same line as him once, so it feels good.”

“Did I tell you? you will be fine.”

“I told you to stop dreaming and play in the stadium.”

“That was just a joke.”

At Doyle’s words, Abel giggled.

At the moment when the match was decided, I was depressed because of the intense sense of defeat, but now I feel pretty good.

‘Anyway, I won.’

It was a much better result than originally expected.

I didn’t fight with the intention of losing, but I thought the odds of winning objectively were low.

“But didn’t you say that what you were aiming for was a third-class product?”

After thinking about something else for a while, Abel grinned at Doyle’s question and said,

“That’s already done.”

“solve?”

“yes. My friend came third.”

After losing to Jackal in the semi-finals, Iolin won easily in the third-place match.

In a way, it was natural.

The opponent’s stamina was already depleted when he fought Abel.

It was not a state that could be recovered by taking a short break.

“Before we left, we talked about it, and I decided to buy it at the right price. It’s not something a friend really needs.”

“Good. So, what are you going to use the winning prize for?”

“This one?”

Abel held up a round marble.

The winning prize this time was a high-grade core.

It was an item that had already been processed, and with just a few treatments, it could be transplanted into a gigant and used.

“Of course, I have to write it on my Gigant. I still have things to do during vacation.”

“You are very sincere. I should go somewhere to play during vacation.”

“I am going to play. Not for long.”

Abel put the core back into the box it was in and stood up.

The tournament was already over, including the events after the match.

If I was in the middle of the semester, I would have had to return to the academy, but since it was vacation, I planned to stop by somewhere else and sleep outside.

“Yes, yes. Are you going to the workshop?”

“yes. The order must be left there. My gigant is already there.”

Currently, Abel’s gigant, Lupus, was in the Vulcanus workshop.

It was for the finishing process of the remodeling work, and I was thinking of finishing the core transplant there.

‘Lupus would like it too.’

He was sure to be delighted that the new core would be a bigger, stronger house.

“I get it. The wagon has already been prepared outside, so you can go through the back door. But when you go out, there will be someone waiting for you.”

“Me?”

“okay. Check out who it is.”

Doyle grinned and punched Abel in the back.

Abel smiled and said hello while patting his back in pain.

“Then I will go.”

“okay.”

When I went outside the waiting room, I saw a hallway with soft lighting.

Abel went through that hallway to the back door. But when I arrived near the back door, I saw a familiar face.

“Abel.”

A man with an impressive scar over his left eye. It was none other than a jackal.

“Ah yes.”

He didn’t know that the person he was waiting for would be a jackal, but Abel immediately calmed down his embarrassment and said,

“Today’s game. It was a really good experience.”

“It was a good experience for me too. To be honest, I was a little bit off guard.”

The jackal said with an embarrassed expression.

“Academy’s Saint Doni… … . I thought that no matter how good it was, there would be a limit. Oh, I’m not criticizing you. Are you just talking about the experience side?”

“I fully understand. There is definitely a lack of practical experience.”

“no. If I felt that way after the game was over, I wouldn’t have been waiting like this.”

At Abel’s words, the jackal waved his hand.

“The last attack was a truly amazing move, regardless of the level of skill or strength.”

he said with a serious expression.

“For a moment, I thought I might die if I didn’t exaggerate a bit and fight back.”

“Is that so?”

“hahahaha. I think it’s great. To be able to make such an attack even though you may have little experience in combat.”

The jackal grinned, then hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“So, what is that… … .”

“Please feel free to tell me.”

At those words, the jackal seemed to pluck up courage and took out a metal plate from his pocket and handed it to Abel.

“If you have any questions, feel free to come by anytime.”

Abel confirmed what was handed over.

It was a kind of business card, and on it was the name of the Jackal Mercenary Corps and the address of the building.

“I retired and set up a small mercenary.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Often, the leader of a mercenary corps has an image of working together on the front line, but in reality this was not the case.

Usually, there are more cases where the leader is a person who has withdrawn from the front line.

‘Because experienced mercenaries often set up mercenaries after they retire.’

If anything, mercenaries tend to trust veterans who have retired in good health rather than rookies who are only a few years old.

In particular, since the jackal has excellent piloting skills, there would have been no problem in establishing a mercenary group.

“I will definitely stop by once.”

Asking for a conversation with Abel must have been meant to establish a relationship.

Networking is also important for running a mercenary group.

“hahahaha, I’ll be well prepared.”

The jackal smiled broadly at Abel’s words and nodded.

In fact, it was good for Abel to open a relationship with a mercenary corps run by skilled mercenaries.

‘Because in the future, the range of activities will expand in many ways.’

Maybe you can get help with activities during this vacation.

I’ll have to spend money.

“You held on too long. then i’ll go first There are things left to do inside.”

“yes. Go carefully.”

Abel ended the conversation with the jackal on a warm note.

After the jackal walked in the opposite direction, Abel pulled the doorknob at the back door.

When I opened the door, I felt the cool evening air.

Perhaps it was because I had been in a heated arena for several hours, and the contrast felt even greater.

‘The audience’s enthusiasm was enormous.’

It was an extremely dramatic victory, so the audience was truly in a crucible of enthusiasm.

Of course, there were people who shouted nonsense or cursed at me for wasting all their money, but it didn’t bother me too much.

Even if it’s a nasty sound, it’s worse than what I heard when I was active in the underground arena.

‘At that time, I even received death threats for beating the championship candidate in the first round.’

In fact, there were times when someone came to me with a knife.

It worked out somehow, though.

Recalling memories of the past, Abel descended the stairs and looked around in search of a carriage.

Fortunately, the wagon was parked not too far away.

Abel, who was about to walk towards it naturally, hesitated for a moment.

Because he saw someone standing in front of him.

“Miss Deborah?”

“Abel.”

She smiled at Abel and nodded.

Abel was flustered, but greeted him politely as well.

“For some reason… … ?”

“You looked busy, so I was waiting for you.”

The embarrassment did not subside; it only intensified.

I don’t know about anyone else, but someone the size of Deborah was waiting outside like this?

‘Are you here to steal organs?’

It was such an unrealistic situation that I suddenly thought about it.

“Sorry to keep you waiting for this.”

“no. I was waiting without saying anything. Rather, I am sorry to have surprised you.”

Deborah said with a light smile.

“The reason I waited so long is because I have something to tell you.”

“Are you going to tell me?”

“yes.”

said Deborah, who suddenly closed the hook distance.

“Would you like to work with me sometime?”