I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

When Abel opened his mouth again in frustration, the voice came again.

-Why, do you have that power?

“That power?”

Abel asked back at the incomprehensible voice. But what came back was not a kind answer.

percussion-!

Suddenly, the opponent charged with sharp claws.

* * *

In an instant, the gap closed.

Abel flinched reflexively.

Whoa!

The sound of cutting through the air echoed right next to it.

Abel broke out in a cold sweat.

The opponent’s claws were horse claws, but they were no different from a weapon.

‘If it brushes even once, that’s it.’

It was obvious that if I was scratched by those claws, the wound would be scarred and my reaction to pain would be dull.

In other words, in order to somehow overcome the crisis, you must dodge all attacks.

The opponent closed the distance again and swung their arms menacingly.

Whoa!

The attack missed by a margin.

As if performing an acrobatics, Abel evaded the attack in succession.

As I kept dodging, the opponent suddenly widened the distance and crouched down, probably getting angry.

Abel saw it and spoke quickly.

“Why are you attacking me?”

-Strength… … .

Geugguk!

The opponent’s body, which seemed to be trying to answer something, suddenly swelled up with a strange noise.

A body that seems to be twice as big as the first one.

aaang-!

Immediately after that, the opponent’s body flew towards Abel as if a shell had been fired.

while shouting loudly.

– Give it up!

Abel, who was preparing in advance, used the shadow staff.

Squeeze-.

Abel’s body moved sideways as if sliding.

aaang!

The opponent hit the spot where Abel was once again with a margin of one inch.

I must have swung my arm and hit the floor, but hearing the sound made it sound like a bomb had exploded.

No, actually the results were similar.

Because there was a small crater in its place.

From Abel’s point of view, it was an attack that was not enough to be said to be bloody, but it was not only negative.

‘If this is enough, he must have already noticed the raid.’

Inside the mansion, there must be knights waiting for Henna’s safety.

There was no way they hadn’t heard the roar from before.

All Abel had to do was hold out until the knights arrived.

Then, the voice was heard again.

-You can’t get out of here.

“what?”

-No one comes to help you.

The other person seemed unwilling to talk. I’m just saying something unilaterally.

But I couldn’t just ignore it.

‘no way… … ?’

Abel looked around, his body tense.

Abel, sensitive to magical powers, soon noticed something.

‘There’s something like a thin film.’

A huge circular dome spread out around Abel and his opponent.

Based on the other person’s words, the answer came quickly as to what role it played.

‘Is it blocking noise and vibration?’

If your guess is correct, nothing is solved by just waiting.

Even in the middle of it, the opponent was crouching again like before and was increasing in size.

‘What do we do?’

The distance was too far to break through that barrier.

If he tried to run away, the opponent would be able to pursue Abel more easily.

The avoidance route will be simplified.

‘for a moment.’

A brilliant idea popped into Abel’s head, which was spinning quickly.

gggg-!

Once again, a sound came from the opponent’s body.

Abel first threw himself back to the right.

Kwaaang-!

The opponent came crashing in with an explosive sound.

First of all, the path itself was apparently straight.

It is said that avoiding itself is not difficult if you look closely.

aaang!

Once again, the opponent’s attack hit the floor.

However, as soon as he missed the opponent this time, he immediately rushed towards Abel.

Squeeze!

Abel immediately stepped forward and ran towards one side of the circular dome.

– aaa!

The opponent saw it and started running madly.

The distance narrowed rapidly.

Even if the skill was used, the opponent’s speed was much faster.

But what Abel was aiming for was not just running outside.

“So can I catch you?”

Abel deliberately evaded the attack by making sarcastic remarks.

Then I could feel the opponent getting more and more excited.

The trajectory was getting simpler.

‘A little more!’

Abel ran toward the outside, dodging and dodging desperately.

In the meantime, the distance gradually narrowed, and when it was finally narrowed to only ten steps.

Abel stopped and raised one arm at the same time.

see.

The completely open chest of the opponent who was focused on the attack.

The excited eyes of a beast that is about to catch its prey.

It was as if he hadn’t even thought about getting hit.

Pajijijijik!

At the same time, the dagger in Abel’s hand exploded with a bright light and lightning spread out.

Abel stretched out his arm as soon as the lightning bolt settled into an elongated position like a spear.

[Thunderbolt spear]

A spear of lightning crossed the air.

Qurrr

aaang!

With a deafening thunderclap, the opponent’s chest cracked open.

What was surprising was what happened next.

The opponent ran without stopping even after receiving a fairly large wound.

At this rate, the whole body would be torn apart by the claws.

Fortunately, Abel’s number did not end there.

Pajijijijijik!

[-Combination!]

A spear of lightning was once again formed in Abel’s empty hand.

He aimed it precisely at the split chest.

To be precise, towards the small ‘nucleus’ shining through the cracks.

aaang-!

Soon, with a roar, a light that colored the night sky in pure white burst out.

“Huh, huh.”

Abel immediately sat down on the floor.

All of the mana in the body was consumed in an instant, and the symptoms of mana exhaustion came.

This was the first time I used a lightning strike and a double attack in conjunction, but it consumed more mana than expected.

‘I was lucky.’

This operation had a lot of room for failure.

First of all, it was fortunate that the nucleus was revealed immediately after the first attack.

‘In general, although bipedal types have a nucleus close to the heart.’

It wasn’t that the attack site was chosen without thinking, but the nucleus could have been in a different location.

Because there are objects that have nuclei in arms or legs.

“Well, good is good.”

As a result, the enemy was defeated without a single wound.

Reflection on the battle could be delayed a little.

Abel looked up at the sky.

Then, I saw the circular dome surrounding it slowly disappear.

‘It’s a dangerous skill.’

A barrier that blocks noise, vibration, and maybe even light without any warning.

In fact, what was more dangerous was the opponent’s ability rather than his power.

When he thought of the fact that he had pulled himself down from the window by an invisible force, he felt cold.

If the battle had dragged on even a little longer, it would have been Abel.

“Turn it off.”

Abel stood up, dragging his throbbing body. And when I moved to examine the corpse.

[The sentence responds.]

Suddenly, light emanated from the place where the tattoo was engraved, and a message appeared in succession.

[Absorbs some of the abilities of the mutant ‘Naga’.]

[Physical abilities increase slightly.]

[You have acquired the skill ‘Enhance Resilience’.]

[The skill ‘Iron Scale’ has been acquired.]

Abel widened his eyes in surprise.

It wasn’t because of the increase in physical ability or two skills that floated at once.

‘Mutant species?’

mutant species.

It was definitely a word that came out in the game.

However, the point at which the word appears is in the mid-to-late half of the game. It was a while from now.

They are generally highly intelligent, and appear to cooperate with humans on the side of the giants, but the detailed identity is unknown.

‘Although there were rumors that the details would be released as DLC later.’

Abel looked down at the corpse of the naga with a serious expression.

Tadadadak!

“There!”

But then, a human voice was heard from afar.

It seemed that he finally felt something strange in the mansion and ran out.

Abel first calmed down his complicated feelings and looked in the direction where the people were running.

The long night was coming to an end.

* * *

The cottage was overturned.

This is not an ordinary mansion, but the villa of the Del Kior family.

It was only natural that Naga, who was known to be slightly inferior to the intermediate class, appeared in such a place.

Even a guest that Henna brought directly to such a naga was attacked.

“Abel, are you really okay?”

Henna asked Abel, who was lying on the white bed, with a worried expression.

It’s a question I’ve been asked 5 times already.

Abel replied with a smile as if to reassure him.

“are you okay. It’s just a symptom of mild magical exhaustion.”

“but… … ! You fought Naga naked!”

“I was lucky.”

Concerned about Henna, Abel spoke calmly.

It wasn’t even a lie.

In reality, there were no abnormalities in the body except for magical exhaustion.

“It’s okay, so you can go and get some rest. You were there almost all night.”

“I’m fine… … .”

“It’s because I’m not okay.”

When Abel spoke firmly, Henna hesitated.

In fact, it’s already been about the third time that I’ve been invited to go and rest.

But then.

Swoop-.

The door to the treatment room opened and someone came in.

“Henna.”

was a butler

He lowered his head slightly to Henna and said.

“Abel-sama needs a break, so how about Hena-sama resting for a while?”

“Is that so?”

Henna hesitated as if she couldn’t have ignored the butler’s words, but she immediately told Abel.

“Then I’ll take a break. Feel free to tell the servant if you need anything.”

“huh. thank you.”

That’s how the henna recedes.

The butler came to the side as if taking turns and opened his mouth.

“First of all, I sincerely apologize to Abel.”

“yes?”

“I am ashamed to have caused great damage due to negligence in defense. Those who stood guard at the time will be punished appropriately.”

“No, you don’t have to.”

Abel said hastily.

“As I said before, no one noticed because of the barrier.”

In case the butler would say something else, Abel added.

“If you give me a big punishment, I think it will make me feel uncomfortable.”

“… … Is that so.”

After Abel had said that, the butler lowered his head again.

“Then, first of all, I’ll deal with the punishment of a pay cut.”

“yes. You are.”

To tell her not to punish her at all was to disrespect the butler, and furthermore, Hena’s family.

So it would be reasonable to end it like this.

The butler opened his mouth right away as if that wasn’t the end of the business.

“The corpse of Abel-sama was treated separately and stored. I will have it ready for you to take with you on your way home.”

“Ah yes. thank you.”

Abel’s ownership of the mutant’s corpse was recognized.

It is because he caught it on his own without any help.

It was a relief for Abel, who wanted to take a closer look.

I thought the conversation was over, but the butler took something out of his pocket and opened his mouth again.

“And this is a sign of apology for this incident.”

It was a small box.

Although Abel was flustered, he accepted it first.

“Although it is a small item, I would appreciate it if you could accept it.”

“All right. I will be grateful to you.”

Refusing to do this would be rude to the other person.

To be honest, I was half burdened and half excited about what kind of thing it was.

“Then rest in peace.”

The butler finally said goodbye as if the business was over and withdrew.

Abel made sure the door closed, then carefully opened the box.

“huh?”

And soon, his eyes widened in surprise.

Inside the box was a disc the size of two palms, on which was written:

From nob le mt l dot com

Jane & Wesson.

It was the name of a brand known for producing high-end artifacts.