I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

Abel, who got off at Gigant, moved his steps while looking at the letters floating on the wall and thinking.

‘It’s like this in real life.’

Abel thought he had gotten used to life here, but there were times when he was surprised.

A world where magic has developed instead of science.

In some ways, technology development is surprisingly slow and there are many things that are inconvenient, but on the other hand, things that were impossible on Earth became commonplace here.

Abel walked to the door and brought his pass to the doorway.

Ugh-!

Then, with the faint reverberation of magical power, the door opened by itself.

The one who appeared through the open door was Count Klein, Abel’s patron, with striking red hair.

“Long time no see.”

Scarlett greeted me first with a smile.

Abel immediately bowed politely according to the etiquette.

“yes. Long time no see, Count.”

“okay. May I come in?”

“of course.”

Scarlett, who asked for permission, took a step back in response to Abel’s answer.

Scarlett’s outfit was quite different from what she had seen in the mansion before.

She is an aristocrat leading a family and at the same time a professor at the academy.

If the appearance I saw before was biased towards the former, now it is clearly closer to the latter.

Her hair was tied up and her outfit emphasized practicality.

After looking around the training ground, Scarlett moved her gaze back to Abel and asked.

“Do you like the personal training ground?”

“yes. I like it very much.”

“Then I’m glad.”

Scarlett’s flowing words made Abel realize something new.

‘It must have been Count Klein’s contribution to awarding the personal training ground as a prize.’

The achievement Abel made this time was obviously great, but even considering that, the personal training ground was more rewarding than expected.

However, assuming that Scarlett’s breath went in, it made sense.

Quickly organizing his thoughts, Abel immediately lowered his head and said,

“thank you.”

“You are still quick to notice. But thank you. After all, you are the master of outstanding achievements.”

Scarlett smiled and answered in a light tone. And this time, I started talking while walking to the place where Lupus was.

“The aircraft is just standard specifications, but the balance is good. It looks like you did a good job in the studio. how’s the armament? It must be tricky to deal with.”

“I still need a lot of practice, but I feel that all of them are excellent armaments.”

“Hmm. If you already know how to use two armaments at the same time, you’ll probably get used to it in no time. It is worth giving as a prize.”

“thank you.”

Abel answered without a hint of surprise.

Scarlett is his patron and also a professor at the academy.

In other words, it means that he is interested in Abel and at the same time is in a position where he can easily get in touch with what happened within the academy.

‘That’s why I approached him in the first place.’

From Abel’s point of view, the more interest Scarlett, the sponsor, the better.

Even if she wasn’t particularly merciful, she was the kind of person who treats talented people like that.

After that, Scarlett brought up the main topic only after asking a few more questions.

“I’d like to see you activate the Gigant once.”

“yes. I’ll show you right away.”

“Don’t expect it.”

Abel immediately walked towards Lupus’ cockpit, and Scarlett moved to a suitable corner.

Abel then went through the same process as before and started lupus.

woo woo woo woo-!

Looking at the surroundings through Lupus, the training ground, which only seemed wide, felt small.

Abel slightly turned his head to see Scarlett standing in the corner.

When she saw that Abel was fully maneuvered, she waved lightly.

‘It means to move.’

Abel, who understood the meaning without difficulty, moved slowly.

thump, thump, thump, thump-!

The movements of Lupus controlled by Abel were quite natural.

It was just walking, but even with that alone, Scarlett could clearly see through Abel’s skills.

“Awesome.”

Scarlett gave a small exclamation.

Controlling Gigant is completely different from moving the body directly.

No matter how excellent one’s ability is, if there is no talent on the Gigant side, it will not be able to demonstrate its original ability.

In that sense, Abel’s Gigant-related talent was ‘real’.

“Those without talent can’t even walk properly even if they practice for a year… … .”

Scarlett muttered as she stroked her chin.

In the past, in the early days when Gigant was developed, Gigant was the exclusive property of knights.

It was because I thought that a person who was originally good at fighting would of course be good at Gigant battles.

However, as time passed and research progressed, it became clear that this was absolutely not the case.

The two talents are distinctly different.

Of course, in order to become a proper Gigant rider, both talents must be above a certain level.

Scarlett’s eyes twinkled as she watched Abel walk inside the training ground.

At that time, Abel was deep in thought.

‘Certainly, the transplantation of the giant’s heart made the movements much smoother.’

Abel’s movements became much more natural, of course, thanks to the improvement of his skills, but the effect of the giant’s heart was also a factor that could not be ignored.

The Colossus’ Heart influenced Gigant in many ways.

Although there are abilities that need to be activated separately like active skills, I was able to deeply feel the impact even in terms of basic operation like now.

So Abel could feel it.

That now, I could run faster, exert more power, and continue fighting for a long time.

‘In this state, I can produce the same result as the last lesson with just one armament.’

It was only natural that a satisfied smile formed on Abel’s lips.

He wanted to confirm the effect by moving more vigorously, but Abel did not forget that he was not alone.

At that time, Scarlett, who was watching quietly from a corner, waved her arms and gave the next command.

It was a movement in which the arm was raised high and then slightly bent back to point to the back.

Abel immediately understood the meaning.

‘It means to use the armament on the back.’

Abel immediately stopped walking and infused magic into his core.

‘Image’ is important when activating armaments.

You have to move your magic while remembering exactly which armament to use.

Otherwise, the armament may not be deployed at all, and in severe cases, the wrong armament may pop out or the movement may be entangled.

But Abel didn’t care about that at all.

Because I’ve already activated two armaments at the same time.

The mana that Abel had poured into it quickly spread throughout the machine and then converged to a single point.

Tsukuuu!

Then the armament on the back reacted. The sturdy cover opened, revealing a blue jewel nestled inside.

The change did not end there.

Woo-woo-!

Along with an unusual magical response, blue light radiated around.

The light seemed to spread to the surroundings and then completely enveloped Lupus.

Abel remembered the name as he looked at the lights around him.

‘The Guardian’s Shield.’

That was the name of the third armament.

If the first armament, Blessing of Wind, is related to mobility, and the second armament, Sage’s Crown, is more focused on the senses.

As the name suggests, the guardian’s shield was focused on defense.

I haven’t tested it myself yet, but Abel knows the approximate performance.

‘I’ve withstood at least two attacks from a Milles-class Gigant with all my might.’

In addition, it was able to withstand much more minor attacks that were not power.

Considering that the mana required to operate the armament was not so great, it was a great performance.

‘Although it’s lacking compared to other armaments.’

If you want to rank based on the basic performance of the three Scarlet sets, you can say the Crown of the Sage, Blessing of Wind, and Shield of the Protector.

The Crown of the Sage is a unique performance that is difficult to replace with other armaments, and Blessing of Wind is also a fairly high tier among maneuver-related armaments.

On the other hand, it was difficult to say that the basic performance of the guardian’s shield was top-notch.

But that wasn’t a big deal.

‘But this is easy to upgrade.’

The reason why the three-piece Scarlet set is highly rated is because there are many ways to upgrade.

Abel had already planned to upgrade the Guardian’s shield.

‘First of all, I’ll have to test the performance properly in the next class.’

Abel, who was moving Gigant around and examining the guardian’s shield, confirmed that Scarlett was sending a hand signal again.

It seemed to mean to get off at Gigant and have a little talk.

It was a short time, but it was after the performance check was over to some extent, so Abel got off Lupus without regret.

coo-!

With a vibration, Lupus lay back on the floor, and Abel got out of the cockpit and headed towards Scarlett.

Scarlett, who was standing with her back against the wall, straightened up and said to Abel.

“Impressive.”

It wasn’t a direct compliment, but a satisfied smile hung over Scarlett’s face.

He seemed satisfied after confirming that the target he had invested in was an unchanging blue chip stock.

Abel gave an answer that Scarlett would like.

“I’ll show you a more impressive side next time.”

“good. Hearing such a story made me look forward to it even more.”

As expected, Scarlett nodded happily before opening her mouth again.

“First of all, I came today to see your face after a long time. I’ve just started a new semester, so I’ve been busy.”

It was worth it.

Because Scarlett is in charge of the 4th year cadets.

The beginning of a new semester is busy in any grade, but the fourth grade was especially bad.

This is because most of the classes are focused on practice.

Scarlett’s position was close to that of an ’emeritus professor’, to put it mildly, so she didn’t actually take many classes.

However, considering the job as a family head, it would not be an easy schedule.

It was the same when I looked at the dark circles under my eyes.

“You are suffering a lot.”

Scarlett waved her hand at Abel’s sincere words.

“done. It’s something you do every year. Is it practice sooner than that?”

“You mean practice? It’s still 2 weeks… … .”

“Don’t do that. A special class class.”

“Ah, yes.”

There are still two weeks left for practice, which is part of the regular class.

However, the special class class, the battle with the blade tail, had only two days left.

Because of that, whenever Abel had a chance, he would gather and hold a meeting with the cadets of the special class.

Everyone expects good results.

And that ‘anyone’ included Scarlett.

“At that time, many other professors will come to observe. Because the special class originally gets a lot of attention.”

“Is that so?”

“okay. And among them I am included.”

After talking that far, Scarlett said with a playful expression.

“So, don’t expect this time to show more than you expected, just like before. Oh, sure.”

She said, holding up one finger.

“I don’t want to just blindly burden you. Originally, there must be a reward to work more passionately.”

“It doesn’t have to be… … .”

“As a reward, I’ll give you our family’s secret book. related to magic.”

“… … It seems to be.”

Abel immediately changed his attitude.

If it was another reward, the story was different if it was Count Klein’s magic secret book.

Abel said in a voice full of passion.

“Whatever you can imagine, we will show you more.”