I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

clear sky. And the endless expanse of the sea.

It is a landscape that makes you feel good just by looking at it.

Abel stared at the sea while biting into a sandwich.

‘I completely forgot that Henna’s villa had an ocean.’

It wasn’t that Hena’s villa didn’t appear in the game either.

However, I barely went through that route.

‘Because there are places that are better in terms of efficiency.’

The first few times I saw the ending, I did it with the taste of finding this or that route, but after that, he was mostly focused on optimizing the build.

Henna’s villa is not very efficient as an event during vacation, so after experiencing it once or twice at the beginning of the play, I never chose it.

“and! There is a fish!”

“where? where?”

But what use is that now?

People’s emotions can’t be divided into numbers, and now, spending time together like this was more important.

“Abel! Won’t you go into the water? Henna brought clothes too!”

Daniel came over and said that he was eagerly eating his sandwich.

Abel took the rest of the sandwich in one bite and stood up.

“Go!”

Shouldn’t we play properly when we play?

Abel immediately changed into the prepared clothes with Daniel and ran into the sea.

with a plop-!

When I jumped into the sea, the moderately cool seawater wrapped around my body.

“I want to catch a fish!”

“Wouldn’t it be okay if I cut down a tree and catch it?”

“My, shall I shave?”

In the meantime, the girls were doing strange things.

Apparently, he wasn’t just talking, he was really thinking about catching fish.

Then Daniel spoke.

“Abel! Let’s face off!”

“what? here?”

Looking at Daniel, wondering what he was talking about, he said with a grin.

“Of course it’s a swimming match!”

“Didn’t you say you’ve never been to the sea?”

“Even if it’s my first time to see the sea, I’ve been to the river! When I was young, swimming was the best in town!”

I guess so.

No matter how young he was, that monstrous stamina and physical ability wouldn’t have gone anywhere.

“okay.”

But Abel was also a man who had never lost in swimming anywhere.

“Perhaps I will win.”

“Ohh. Confidence is great.”

Daniel warmed up with a burning desire to compete more than usual when sparring and pointed forward.

“Let’s see… … . excuse me. How about the rock sticking out in front of you?”

“good.”

The distance to the rock was neither too far nor too close.

It was just the right distance because he couldn’t drown while fighting.

After relaxing for a while, the two faced each other.

“then… … .”

“depart!”

Abel, who gave a direct signal, immediately started swimming.

Chow-!

Abel’s body cut through the current and stretched out.

It’s been quite a while since I didn’t swim, but I’ve had one since I was young, so the speed was frightening.

Chew! Chew!

Meanwhile, Daniel also followed at a surprisingly formidable speed.

Abel realized when he saw Daniel while swimming.

Looking at the swimming posture, it wasn’t that great, but the speed was quite fast.

‘Is he using magic?’

A speed that cannot be explained without mana.

Come to think of it, there was no rule against using magic.

‘A petty bastard.’

But accepting it was another matter.

As soon as Abel saw it, he raised his mana without hesitation.

Chaaagh-!

Then the speed increased dramatically.

As soon as he used his mana, Abel felt a strong sense of liberation.

Even though they stretched out their hands the same way and kicked their legs the same way, the speed at which they moved was different.

Chow-.

I could feel the sound of Daniel’s splash getting farther and farther away.

Abel looked at the rock that was almost there, feeling satisfied. And the moment I stretched out my hand toward the surface once again.

heartbeat-.

Suddenly, my heart beat wildly.

Chow-.

I forcibly held out my opposite hand.

But the beating of his heart, instead of diminishing, only grew stronger.

Chow-.

It was hard to even kick now.

The two arms that were vigorously cutting through the surface of the water were clutching at the chest, and the body, which was full of strength, slowly sank to the bottom.

‘Breath… … .’

Abel felt a red light leak through his tightly closed eyes.

very faintly.

I could tell that the light was spreading from the tattoos on my body.

‘why… … ?’

It was clear that the body was reacting to something.

I’ve never had a reaction like this for no reason before.

Abel forced himself to open his eyes in order to somehow endure the pain and go back to the surface.

But then. I found something deep down there.

Something that was staring at Abel himself with blue eyes radiating.

‘ah.’

That was Abel’s last memory.

* * *

“Cuck!”

“Abel?”

“are you okay?”

Voices are heard nearby.

As his head throbbed, Abel waved his hand.

“Awake, I think you’re awake?”

“I was able to breathe, so I passed the crisis. We have to move to the mansion like this… … .”

Something was serious.

Abel shuddered once and forced his eyes open.

“My eyes are open!”

“Abel are you okay?”

“uh… … . are you okay.”

My head still hurt, but it wasn’t to the extent that I couldn’t speak.

“Did I fall into the water?”

“uh! Daniel came to rescue me.”

Those words brought Abel back to memory.

The process by which he fell into the water.

‘Daniel saved me right away.’

It was terrifying for Abel.

If I had been swimming alone and had been in such a situation, I could have died.

For some reason, his chest felt tight, so Abel stretched out his hand and said,

“Wait, body… … .”

“Uh, uh.”

Hena, who was sitting right next to him, hurriedly took Abel’s hand and helped him get up.

“You can lie down a little longer.”

“no. It must have been because he suddenly overworked himself and got a cramp.”

It was a completely different situation in reality, but I didn’t mean to say that.

Abel wiped his face with his hand, which was still damp.

‘Fortunately, it seems I haven’t been into it for a long time.’

I know because I remember drowning in water before.

If I had been submerged in the water for a long time, I would not have been able to get myself up right away.

“Are you really okay? I think you’d better go back and get some rest.”

“No, no. I think we should sit here for a while.”

“still… … .”

“I think I’ll be more dizzy on the way back to the mansion.”

When Abel said it was okay, Henna sat down beside him instead of asking further.

“Then I should sit here and rest for a bit. Everyone go and play!”

“Ah, then I should just eat something and take a break.”

“that’s right. Let’s take a break and play.”

Then the other children sat nearby as well.

The food was still largely untouched except by Daniel and Abel.

“right. did you catch the fish? Look at this.”

Henna said, pointing to one side as if to evoke the atmosphere.

When I looked there, I saw that the seawater had accumulated in a pit dug quite deep. I also saw some fish swimming around.

It seems that he caught fish with good skill while swimming.

“Didn’t you say you catch it with a wooden skewer or something?”

“I was going to do that, but before that, I caught a few while practicing.”

“Henna pulled it out like this with magical powers!”

Darin said with a twinkle in his eyes. Abel was quite surprised by the words and asked.

“By mana? Is that already?”

“Yes? It worked because I just did it.”

He said it like it wasn’t a big deal, but it was definitely a big deal.

Basically, it is impossible to catch a fish that swims quickly in the water unless the release and manipulation of magic power is perfect.

Abel thought it was a sign that his talent had begun to bloom in earnest.

“Great? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to.”

“That, is it? lol.”

“then. I need to learn some tricks later.”

“Just talk anytime!”

Henna’s expression softened at Abel’s praise, and she smiled.

Seeing that, Darin looked back and forth between Abel and Henna, then smiled strangely.

In fact, she’s quick-witted.

“This is so delicious.”

“what? sandwich? I want to eat too!”

After that, they chatted and chatted.

It was a small talk that was no different from when I was at the academy, but everyone seemed to be having fun, perhaps because the environment was different.

After talking for almost an hour, Abel looked at the position of the sun and said,

“Oh, you can go and play now.”

“huh? We’re fine.”

“No, I came all the way here. I’m going to take a little walk Even if you can’t go to the sea, you should take a look.”

Saying that, Abel stood up, and the others stood up as if there was nothing they could do about it.

Darin said in an excited voice.

“Then I want to catch a fish this time!”

When we were together at the academy, he often showed a quiet side, but looking at him like this, he seemed quite lively.

Perhaps the atmosphere of the academy had an effect on him unknowingly.

Isn’t there a saying that the environment makes a person?

Darin, of course, liked the look better now.

“okay! let’s go!”

“… … me too.”

Eolin, who remained silent with Henna, followed Darin.

Before I knew it, Daniel, a man of just the two of us, sneaked up to me and started talking to me.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“huh. Thank you for saving me.”

“what. I was surprised, but I’m glad he’s safe.”

“Thanks to your quick rescue.”

After Abel answered, he was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“Have you seen anything?”

“huh? what?”

Daniel asked with a puzzled expression.

Abel waved his hand at him.

“no. not a big deal.”

“why? What?”

It’s a story I brought up just in case, but looking at the reaction, it seemed like I hadn’t seen anything.

If left alone, Abel seemed to be in a mood to keep asking questions, so Abel took it easy.

“Because I didn’t see any ghosts.”

“what? Ghost? What do you mean by that?”

“no. I wish I hadn’t seen it.”

“no… … !”

“I’m not feeling well enough.”

Abel left Daniel, who was staring at him and the sea pale, and walked away.

From the outside, the sea looked as peaceful as it did at first.

As on land, there are fragments of the giant in the sea.

However, Henna explained that it had never been found on this side.

Originally, it was not surprising since fragments of the giant were often found in the distant sea rather than the near sea.

‘Then what did I see… … .’

Abel recalled what he had seen with a heavy expression.

It was by no means a fantasy. Because I saw it clearly before my consciousness faded.

I guessed that the sudden glow of the tattoo had something to do with it.

‘The problem is how to check that.’

I couldn’t crawl back into the sea to check.

Safety is also safety, and the other children wouldn’t allow it either.

But I couldn’t give up either.

‘The identity of this tattoo must be revealed.’

The things that happened in relation to tattoos were unusual.

You don’t know what else will happen in the future, but it’s impossible to overlook clues.

I got lucky this time, but next time I might lose my life because of this.

“Hmm.”

Concerned about it, Abel wandered near the beach for a long time.

Even in the meantime, the sun went down, and when the surroundings started to get dark, Henna returned and said.

“It’s getting dark, so let’s go back!”

“okay. Tired, tired.”

The other kids said it with a tired face as if they were tired of playing in the water.

Abel also nodded.

“okay. let’s go.”

The employers had already packed everything, so I just had to go back.

‘I’ll have to find a way before I go back.’

With that conclusion, Abel moved along with the others. And when they went into the woods.

with a splash-.

An unknown sound of water rang out.

There was no one left to hear it.