I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

Curtains were drawn over the carriage windows.

Thanks to that, he couldn’t even look outside, so Abel spoke to Diron, who was sitting across from him.

“How long is it to Del Modor?”

“Since the mansion is on the outskirts, it will take 40 minutes.”

Considering it was a horse-drawn carriage, it wasn’t that far.

In this world, there were quite a few types of transportation as there was a ruthless piece called Gigant.

However, most of them are only used for military purposes, so civilian use was very limited.

In particular, in the system, for safety reasons, even nobles were supposed to use only carriages.

Abel nodded and opened his mouth.

“Do you know about the academy entrance exam?”

“I don’t know too much detail.”

His tone was stiff, but judging from his expression, it seemed like he didn’t really know much.

Actually, Abel didn’t really ask because he thought he would explain the contents of the entrance exam in detail.

Abel asked again, as it was a question he brought up to check if there was any discrepancy with what he knew.

“Can I still hear what I know? I had never heard of it.”

“okay. of course.”

Diron answered this question wholeheartedly.

“All personnel take a test using the Tito aircraft prepared by the academy, and it is known that the physical strength, mana management ability, and synchronization rate are basically measured.”

“These are all important items in dealing with Gigant.”

“yes. It is said that there are three major tests, but the content of the test itself changes every year. Last year, we made everyone run until they collapsed, and… … .”

Abel listened carefully to the story that followed for a long time.

Some of what Diron said was the first I’d heard of it, but luckily it wasn’t too different from what I knew.

While talking about this and that for a long time, at one point, I felt the carriage slowly slowing down.

“so… … Oh, let me check outside for a moment.”

“yes.”

Diron stopped talking and spoke to Abel.

“You have passed through the front gate of the academy. You should be prepared to disembark.”

“All right.”

He said he was preparing to get off, but all he was doing was tidying up his clothes.

After that and a few more words of conversation, the carriage came to a complete stop.

Diron opened the door first and got out at the sound of a knock on the door outside.

Abel also got off the wagon and reflexively looked around.

‘Wow… … .’

If it hadn’t been for Diron right next to him, Abel would have exclaimed in admiration.

There were rows of stone buildings that were elegant without being overly ornate.

In particular, the buildings as a whole were very tall.

The reason was known from the game.

Basically, it is a place to nurture Gigant riders, and since many Gigant maneuver within the academy, it was to cover it.

If it was a normal tall building, you would be able to clearly see Gigant moving beyond it.

‘that’s interesting.’

It was not the first time I had seen those tall buildings.

I’ve never been to the academy, but I used to see these buildings when I walked nearby.

Looking at the scene like a forest of buildings, I used to think of the earth.

‘memory… … is it. But seeing it in person, it seems more grand than that.’

While Abel was thinking about that, Diron said.

“You can follow me.”

“yes.”

At that, Abel came to his senses and followed Diron.

* * *

Not long after I started walking, I arrived at a particularly splendid building.

Upon entering through a large door with beautiful patterns, I saw a fairly quiet interior.

There were less than twenty people inside, including the receptionist.

Even though it was the reception desk of Del Modor Academy, the reason why there were so few people was simple.

‘I’m sure most people have already applied.’

This is because it is the end of the application period.

Abel looked around to see if there were any characters he knew, but he quickly lost interest because they were all new faces.

“Come this way… … .”

Deron led Abel to an empty reception desk in the center, handed some documents directly to the receptionist, and had a conversation.

This world is strange.

Because there are too many things to compare to any particular age of the earth.

‘Maybe it’s obvious.’

This is a game world.

A very user-friendly world.

But every time he thought about it, another question reared up in Abel’s mind.

Is it really like that?

Things that I thought were ridiculous while playing the game came here and found that they all had plausible reasons.

In other words, the blank space of the setting was filled.

If it’s just a world in a really simple game, who filled the ‘blank’?

“Abel Klein. Are you right?”

Abel raised his head at the voice calling him.

The brown-haired, plain-looking receptionist was looking at Abel. It seemed that the conversation with Diron was over before I knew it.

“Ah, yes.”

“Could you put your hand over here? It is a simple verification process.”

Abel put his hand on the flat board pointed at by the receptionist.

Ugh-.

A light blue light flashed along with a vibrating sound and then disappeared.

That is to check mana suitability.

This is because if you do not have the minimum mana compatibility, you are not eligible to enter the academy at all.

It wasn’t something that Abel, who had already awakened to mana, was worried about.

“Measurement is over.”

After checking the measurement results and documents one more time, she said with a smile.

“Reception complete. Please note that this is about the entrance exam.”

The paper the receptionist handed over had the entrance exam schedule and other references written on it.

Reception ended with this.

As we stepped away from the reception desk, Diron asked a question.

“Do you want to go back right away?”

“Can I take a look around the academy?”

He nodded at Abel’s question.

“yes. Instead, I have to go back in an hour or so.”

“All right.”

Seeing that he kindly gave permission, it seemed that it had been discussed in advance.

It was a good thing for Abel. An hour is enough time to get what you want.

As I was about to leave the building, the door opened and someone came in.

Diron, who was about to grab the handle, naturally stepped back, and Abel could see the person coming in.

‘uh?’

Abel was taken aback for a moment and almost let out a voice.

His eyes were fixed on the woman who had just appeared through the open door.

Shiny silver hair and sapphire eyes. Skin as white as hair and an expressionless expression.

It was a beautiful appearance that drew attention to itself, but if it were only that, I would not have been surprised.

‘Eolin.’

I recognized him right away because his characteristics were clear and he was a very important character.

She was the protagonist of the game, Ioline, the only mistress of the famous Margrave of Sephir.

If Count Klein’s family was an emerging strongman who began to gain prestige in the wake of the last great war, the Sephir family was a traditional family as a meritorious family.

But if it was simply a great background, Abel wouldn’t have recognized it right away.

‘In terms of talent, it’s unrivaled.’

Iolin was a genius among many outstanding talents.

Even the beauty of her appearance could not cover her brilliant talent.

Abel could see that the flow of magical energy around her body had visibly stabilized.

It was proof that he already had a considerable level of mana management ability.

“hmm.”

Abel was awakened by the clearing of his throat by the knight standing next to the violin.

It was because the current situation seemed to block Iolin and his escort knight who were trying to enter.

“sorry.”

“no.”

As Abel immediately apologized and stepped aside, the escort driver grinned and passed him with a violin.

Only then did Abel come out with Diron.

Diron said, walking beside Abel.

“She is the daughter of Margrave Sephir.”

“Is that so?”

“yes. Rumors of his extraordinary talent spread even here in the capital.”

“That’s great.”

At Diron’s explanation, Abel answered with admiration.

Of course, Abel knew very well how talented the violin was.

Because I’ve seen her perform in the future, at least indirectly.

My heart raced once more as I faced the main characters in the game.

‘It looks like he has an arrhythmia.’

My heart was beating without even trying, so I naturally thought of that.

That’s because the things I’ve been through in the past few days have been so spectacular.

He was selected directly by Count Klein and tried to control Milles, and today he came to the academy and even faced the famous violin.

It really felt like the wheel of fortune had begun to turn.

‘I have to work harder to not fall behind.’

Originally, I was planning to take a leisurely look at the academy and take care of things to go back, but after facing the violin, my sense of self-confidence surged up.

In this academy full of monsters, where is your talent?

Abel took such curiosity in his arms and moved on vigorously.

To get the first hidden piece I had in mind in advance.

After a while.

“I guess this is the central plaza.”

“It seems so.”

About 20 minutes after leaving the building.

Abel arrived at a circular plaza among green grass that made him feel good just by looking at it.

Trees planted here and there and benches underneath looked perfect for taking a break.

There were quite a few people in the square, mostly cadets in academy uniforms.

If Abel entered the school, they would be his seniors. After a brief scan of the plaza, he walked towards the center.

There was a statue there.

Diron briefly explained to Abel’s gaze.

“A statue of Sir Alon, a great knight of the Empire.”

Alon.

He is a hero of national salvation that is mentioned even in history books, and he is also deeply involved in the establishment of this academy.

Abel looked up at the statue.

It was a statue of a knight wearing armor holding a sword with both hands.

It was a pretty impressive statue, but the reason he came here wasn’t simply to rest or to see the statue.

‘It’s bigger in real life.’

Abel knew.

That there is a Hidden Peace hidden in that statue. And I came here to take it.

“Can I go a little closer and take a look?”

“sure.”

Abel asked Diron’s pardon and moved closer to the statue.

There is a legend about this statue.

-It is said that the statue of Sir Alon moves when a hero who will make a great achievement appears.

In a way, it was just a legend that could only exist in one school. why isn’t there such a thing

Things like the statue of King Sejong moving at midnight.

The legend about the statue of Sir Alon was exactly the same. It’s just a story floating around for fun.

But Abel knew it wasn’t just a legend.

Even on the academy side, the principal and some professors would know.

its original identity.

“Whoa.”

Abel took a long breath and moved closer to the statue, placing his palm on the pedestal.

It has been less than 100 years since Gigant began to be developed in earnest.

However, ‘conformity’, which was deeply related to the gigant, was not.

Even in the absence of Gigant, tuning was one of the human talents, and it had its uses.

This is the ‘ancient relic’ that became the matrix of Gigant.

‘Let’s concentrate.’

Abel chewed on the knowledge he knew and closed his eyes to concentrate.

He came here first because his talent for tuning is top-notch.

Between the hard pedestal and the palm of my hand, something unknown flow passed through, and I slowly dug into it.

Deed Deed Deed-!

It was at that moment that the statue suddenly began to vibrate violently.

Everyone in the square focused on the statue and Abel.

Diron, who was standing behind, also felt something unusual and tried to approach.

Dig-!

Then, suddenly, a light flashed from the statue.

The light was so bright that people nearby closed their eyes in surprise.

But eventually, when the light went away, the statue was fine again as if it had shaken at some point.

“Are you okay?”

Diron hurriedly approached Abel and asked.

Abel, who had a blank expression on his face, blinked as if he came to his senses at Diron’s question and nodded.

“Ah yes. it’s okay.”

“What the hell… … Why is the light in the statue… … ?”

Diron stuttered incongruously, as if really surprised.

In fact, as soon as the person he was escorting touched the statue, a bright light radiated out, which was surprising.

But Abel didn’t have the spirit to care about Diron.

[Unprecedented aura permeates the body.]

[You have obtained a clue to ‘Overflow’.]

[Magical growth rate increases by 200% for one week.]

The message that came up one after another and the flow of mana that had changed significantly. And the feeling of heterogeneity in the body.

I expected it to a certain extent, but experiencing it myself was more than that.

In the original game, the condition for acquiring the Hidden Peace was that ‘a character with an A-level or higher synchronization will try to synchronize with the statue’.

If the conditions were met, I could get useful skills and buffs compared to the effort I put in.

‘But the most important thing is symbolism.’

Overflow is a powerful skill, and it was obviously a good effect to have the mana growth rate rise significantly for a week or so.

More important, however, was the legend about the statue itself.

-It is said that the statue of Sir Alon moves when a hero who will make a great achievement appears.

There is even a legend like this, but will this just end as a miraculous thing happened?

Absolutely not.

It was obviously going to attract a lot of attention.

It might feel burdensome to some, but it wasn’t to Abel.

In order to clear the main quest of this game, it was necessary to become a ‘hero’, not just a model student with good grades.

So, this work will be a very good material for moving towards the goal.

“Shall we go back now?”

Abel said to Diron, calming his beating heart, and he nodded with a puzzled look.

The two exited the plaza while receiving burdensome glances.

Soon after, he left the academy in a carriage.