“You mean in the Red Hall?”

Abel smiled at Deborah’s answer.

“That’s right.”

Seeing that he mentioned Red Hall right away, it must mean that he has at least a small clue.

“Red Hall is a place with many rumors.”

Deborah raised her glass, took a sip of her tea, and continued slowly.

“Especially the red pit, named Red Hole, has long been considered forbidden. Do you know?”

“yes. Because most of the people who went there never returned.”

“But after the Imperial Exploration Team explored it and development was completed, the secret was revealed.”

Abel nodded.

Red Hall was not allowed to be accessed by the general public, but it is one of the areas managed by the Empire.

In other words, it means that it is definitely under control.

“The area around the Red Hall has an excessively high concentration of magical power, causing strong magical poisoning to those who approach it.”

“On the one hand, because of its magic, it has a personality that attracts colossi and their fragments.”

“that’s right.”

Deborah shook her head once more, paused, then opened her mouth.

“As you might have guessed from the previous conversation, it is assumed that the remains of the Colossus are inside the Red Hall.”

“As expected.”

Abel wasn’t surprised at all.

This is because asking the question in the first place was only a confirmation process.

The reason I tried to go to Red Hall during this vacation was because of the remains of that giant.

The remains of a colossus do not simply mean the corpse left behind after a colossus dies.

distant past.

An ancient giant that existed before the giant awakened and ravaged the continent.

The body part left by one of the dogs was the remains of Abel’s giant.

However, it was closer to a kind of legend rather than a clear existence.

Deborah made that point.

“However, no colossi remains have ever been found. Even though the Imperial Exploration Team searched the inside of the Red Hall themselves.”

“I wasn’t determined to find it either. But at least I want to try.”

Even as Abel said that, he wasn’t worried about finding the remains of the colossus.

Because I know the approximate location.

But whether or not he could get his hands on it was another matter.

‘It’s not something you can have just because you want it.’

Even in the game, the remains of a giant could only be obtained with a lot of luck.

So, if I decided that it was impossible, I would give up without hesitation.

There are many other things you can get from Red Hall.

While Abel was organizing his thoughts, Deborah opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.

“I’ll transplant a magic shield that can withstand Red Hall’s powerful magic to Gigant.”

“Is that true?”

“yes. You can think of it as a reward for continuing to cooperate with research in the future. I don’t want to lose a good ally.”

“Thank you for caring me.”

Abel grinned.

Originally, it was a feature that he was trying to port separately, so it was a big benefit for him.

“I received a lot of presents today in many ways.”

“Whoops. Please feel free to think of it as a bribe.”

Deborah said with a wink.

There was no way there could be a comfortable bribe, but Abel grinned and replied that he understood.

Perhaps it was excessive compensation compared to the work she was doing, but even Deborah was in a position where she needed Abel.

Even though I had no intention of using it any more, there was no need to burden my heart.

“Then, I will wake up today. Deborah-sama must be busy too.”

“yes. Go carefully.”

Deborah smiled and greeted Abel at the door.

Abel was guided by an attendant waiting in the hallway and boarded the carriage in front of the building.

‘It’s three days from now.’

three days later.

Abel goes to the Red Hall.

Permission to enter the Red Hall had already been issued.

I still vividly remember Kaul shaking his head at the news of winning the tournament and telling me to be careful.

However, the reason for leaving three days later was that the gigant renovation was still in progress.

Still, thanks to entrusting it to the Vulcanus workshop, there was no need to delay the schedule any longer.

Abel shook his head thinking about going to the workshop today.

It was because I went there yesterday and heard Vulcan say to help or not to disturb him and to return quickly.

‘Temarin-nim was almost dying too.’

Apparently, because of this request, she was also working all day at the Vulcanus workshop, taking care of lodging and meals.

After completing this quest, she must have grown a lot personally.

Abel nodded happily and looked out the window.

Looking at the gradually darkening landscape outside, Abel smiled faintly.

* * *

the morning of the third day.

Abel headed for the hangar instead of the carriage stop he usually headed for.

It was to go straight to the Red Hall.

You can move to a safe place with a wagon, but the Red Hall is clearly designated as a special management area.

You can’t go by carriage, and you shouldn’t go. Because that’s no different than suicide.

As I approached the hangar, I saw a familiar face.

“Abel!”

A man with impressive muscles that shake every time he waves his hand. It was Instructor Cowl.

Abel immediately greeted them with a bow.

“Instructor. good morning.”

“What is good morning? What trouble is this because of you?”

While saying that, Kaul placed a hand on Abel’s shoulder.

“You keep in mind that this isn’t like a picnic, right?”

“of course. If I came back injured, I would have no face in seeing the instructor.”

“Faces are not important. It’s important to come back safely.”

“yes. I will keep that in mind.”

His tone was as savage as his face, but Kaul was originally the type to care about the cadets.

On the way to the Red Hall right away, Kaul came forward and provided a good way.

Caul lowered his hand from his shoulder and pointed to the hangar.

“Gigant has already been published. I will follow right behind your vehicle.”

“yes.”

We use the school vehicle to get to the Red Hall.

The plan was to move to the entrance and then enter the interior while boarding the gigant there.

said Caul as he opened the hangar door.

“Didn’t you say that the hired mercenary went there first and was waiting?”

“yes. It is an organization that has been notarized through the school side.”

“Hmm. Did I mention that it is run by the opponent you fought in the tournament finals?”

“That’s right.”

The first plan was to enter the Red Hall alone, but it was easily canceled due to Kaul’s objection.

That way you’ll never get permission.

So Abel changed his plans and contacted his final opponent, the Jackal, to hire his mercenaries.

If there weren’t better mercenaries, that wasn’t the case, but there was an unavoidable reason.

‘The problem is money.’

Mercenaries are expensive.

Also very much.

It was possible to lower the request amount by adjusting the loot distribution ratio, but it was still expensive.

That’s why he hired the Jackal Mercenary Corps, which had relatively low commissions.

“good. If you hold on to it any longer, you might curse at me, so I’ll let you go soon.”

After saying that, Kaul stepped back and waved his hand.

Abel politely greeted the cowl and walked to the car.

The driver who was ready to depart soon said.

“Then we will depart.”

“yes.”

Woo-woo-!

With the sound of the power source made of magic crystals, the vehicle began to move slowly.

Abel looked outside through the window.

The vehicle got out of the island in an instant through the dedicated road and accelerated toward the red hole.

‘As expected, the speed of the vehicle is incomparable.’

Most people rarely ride a car.

Basically, it is not used for civilian use, and even if it is not, it is ‘dangerous’.

Basically, compared to wagons, vehicles are noisy, and there is a high probability that they will naturally attract fragments of giants.

‘It will take much more time for vehicles to expand to the private sector.’

Abel passed the time thinking about this and that.

Red Hall was quite far from the islands, but thanks to the car, it was possible to reach it in just four days.

Early morning on the fourth day.

Abel woke up and looked through the window at a large building in the distance.

‘That’s the entrance to the Red Hall’

One of the knights of the empire was always resident, managing access and dealing with unexpected situations.

In addition, he was also in charge of controlling the number by periodically subjugating it so that the number did not increase suddenly.

It is not classified as a special management area for nothing.

Woo woo woo woo-.

The vehicle slowed down and soon stopped in front of a large building.

“Im here.”

“yes. Thank you for taking me there.”

Abel bowed politely and got out of the vehicle.

Then someone came over and greeted Abel.

“You worked hard to come.”

The person who spoke was wearing armor with the symbol of the Knights Templar.

Abel immediately politely took the example.

“Thank you for welcoming me. My name is Abel, a freshman at Del Modor Academy.”

“yes. Regarding Cadet Abel, I was contacted in advance. You are going to explore the inside of the Red Hall for 10 days with the Jackal Mercenaries, right?”

“That’s right.”

“The mercenaries arrived two days ago and are waiting. Come in and talk about the details.”

“yes.”

Abel followed him into the building.

The man took Abel to the drawing room not too far from the entrance.

“I told the mercenaries to come here separately, so let’s talk about the exploration plan for a while.”

“All right.”

Originally, it was a necessary procedure before entering, so Abel nodded without saying anything.

The man immediately started pouring out questions.

“You said a total of 10 days. Exactly to what point are you planning to explore?”

“In the case of the materials you submitted, please explain the purpose of each.”

“In the case of the Jackal Mercenary Corps, how did you hire them when they haven’t made much progress yet?”

“The sale of spoils upon return… … .”

The question was very specific.

The man asked questions meticulously, not missing a single detail.

However, Abel did not panic and calmly answered one by one.

I was well aware that entry and exit was strict, so I had prepared all the answers to tolerable questions.

The man spoke with a satisfied smile after asking questions for almost half an hour.

“You have prepared very meticulously. There are a lot of people who ask me to prepare roughly and just let them in, and they are very good.”

At that, Abel smiled awkwardly.

To be honest, it was a question that seemed excessive even from Abel’s point of view.

Even the man would do as he was told from above.

smart-.

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Just as the conversation had ended, there was a knock on the door.

The man got up and opened the door, and soon a familiar face appeared through the open door.

“hello.”

It was the Jackal, the opponent Abel had competed with.

He greeted the man and Abel more politely than he had ever seen before.

“Then feel free to talk. All entry and exit procedures have been completed, so you can enter right away when you want.”

“yes. thank you.”

After the man withdrew, Abel spoke to the jackal.

“You arrived early. How did you prepare for the gigant?”

To the direct question, the jackal answered right away.

“Five Tito class aircraft. It’s an auxiliary midget-class heater.”

It was exactly what Abel had requested.

The midget class was virtually unrated Gigant, useless for full-scale combat, but useful in many ways for exploration.

Like carrying luggage or dismantling fragments of a giant.

The actual force had to be regarded as five Tito-class aircraft.

‘I wanted to request the Milles class if possible.’

that was impossible

This is because the cost of commissioning is skyrocketing.

Abel asked a few more questions, then held out his hand with a satisfied nod.

“This exploration. i look forward to.”

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