I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy

Even after Abel and Diron left, the people in the square could not easily leave and chatted among themselves.

“Ba, did the statue just move?”

“To be precise, the light came out, but… … . What the hell is it? huh? What happened?”

“The dark-haired kid put his hand on the pedestal… … .”

The cadets were not the only ones in the plaza.

Some of the professors who happened to come to take a break with time left also witnessed it.

As a result, rumors spread not only among cadets but also among teachers.

As a result, it was an instant for rumors to go up and up.

Even to those who know the truth of the legend.

“Is that true?”

“yes. Professor Telven, who is in charge of mana response, said he witnessed it himself.”

“Huh, that could be… … .”

It was just a novelty to ordinary cadets and professors, but it was a different story to the high-ranking members of the academy.

Because they knew exactly what Abel had done.

Several teachers, including the principal, began to investigate the truth themselves, and soon found out the boy’s identity.

Abel.

A boy who wrote a letter of recommendation himself from the famous Count Klein.

With that unusual identity, they began to pay more attention to Abel.

* * *

Abel was running.

Sweat was pouring down his body like rain and rough breath bursting from his mouth, but he had no intention of stopping.

But everything has an end.

While running for a long time, Abel got his legs twisted and fell down. After trying to stand up several times, he eventually gave up and lay down looking up at the sky.

“Huh, huh.”

Abel regained consciousness after breathing in and out frantically for several minutes.

“Ugh.”

I didn’t have the strength to run again, but I couldn’t lie down forever.

It’s not like this is your own training ground.

Abel staggered to his feet and walked toward the building, avoiding the knights who were running around him.

“You worked hard.”

When I went there, Marigold, the exclusive maid who was waiting for me, handed me water and towels.

“Thank you.”

Abel took it and sat down in his chair.

It’s been almost a month since I’ve been training, but the difficulty is the same as the first time.

This is because as the physical strength increased, the amount of training also increased.

‘Even before I came here, I was constantly training my strength… … .’

While training here, Abel realized that what he was doing was nothing more than child’s play.

“All real knights are monsters.”

Abel murmured as he looked at the knights who had started running together, but still casually ran through the gymnasium.

Then, a deep voice came from the side.

“Abel-nim is doing well too.”

Abel immediately stood up and answered the voice.

“It’s still a long way, Lord Diron.”

“It’s only been a month, isn’t it? You just have to work hard like you do now.”

Diron said with a smile.

The first impression was not so good, but now it’s pretty close. It was Diron who watched his training for a month.

It was the same that Diron’s impression of Abel improved.

He had been following the regular knight training course tenaciously for nearly a month, and there was no reason to look down on him.

However, today was the last day to train happily.

“It’s a pity, though, that I can no longer train with Sir Diron.”

“If you go to the academy, you will be able to learn from better people. If it’s Abel-sama, he’ll grow at a really frightening speed.”

It was because tomorrow was the day of the academy entrance exam.

I finished training early for the test, and from the afternoon I was going to take a break to manage my condition.

Abel said with a smile at Diron.

“thank you. I will definitely pass.”

“It’s about passing, so I’m not worried at all.”

Diron replied with a grin.

Then Marigold, who had been waiting for the conversation to end, stepped forward and said,

“young master. It’s time to go to the healer.”

“Oh yeah.”

Abel got up after a few more brief words with Diron.

“Then let’s go.”

“yes.”

After saying goodbye to Diron, Abel reminisced about the past month as he moved with the maid.

The training was so harsh that it simply cannot be expressed in terms of being difficult.

After waking up at 4:00 a.m. and training until 8:00 p.m. every day, I ate and fell asleep on the bed.

Repeated it throughout the month.

It was an amount of training that even the most persistent person could take off the crane.

Instead, as harsh as it was, the result was certain.

[Abel]

[Type: Human]

[Physical Class: C]

[Tune rate: S]

[mana: D]

[Retention period: None]

[Skills: Beginner Gigant Production, Intermediate Gigant Repair, Mana Sensitivity, Beginner Physical Training, Beginner Weapon Skills, Overflow]

In just one month, his body grade went up two notches and his mana went up one notch.

It is presumed that he was at the end of the E grade and finally reached the C grade, but it was still a great achievement.

On top of that, he perfectly mastered overflow, which he only had a clue about, and proudly registered it as a skill.

Of course, I didn’t mean to be satisfied with this. Even after entering the academy, you will have to keep working hard in order not to fall behind.

But first, rest comes first.

“Im here.”

“yes. Let’s go in.”

Abel bowed politely to Marigold and entered the room.

I was going to sleep like a dead person today.

for the exam tomorrow.

* * *

the next morning.

Abel, who had been waiting in a chair after getting ready, woke up at the sound of knocking outside.

“Abel. May I come in?”

It was Marigold’s voice. Abel answered right away.

“yes.”

The door opened and the three maids who appeared bowed their heads.

One was Marigold, and the others came and went and saw them from time to time.

The maids came into the room, carefully checked the condition of Abel’s clothes, and even trimmed his hair.

“You can follow me now.”

After dressing up, Abel went outside with the maids.

It wasn’t long before they arrived at the front door of the mansion.

Under the steps of the main entrance stood the same carriage as when I went to register at the academy the other day.

Abel noticed the woman standing in front of the carriage and immediately bowed.

“Good morning, Count.”

“okay.”

Scarlett gave a slight nod and asked Abel.

“How is your condition?”

“very good.”

“Good.”

Scarlett raised the corners of her mouth and said.

“I’m not going to tell you to do your best. Because what I want is a definite result.”

“I will bring the best results.”

“First of all, you seem to have enough confidence.”

Scarlett smiled even deeper, probably feeling good about Abel’s bold attitude.

“good. Then go.”

“yes. I’ll be back.”

After saying hello, Abel immediately got on the carriage.

This time, it was quiet inside the carriage because another escort knight, not Diron, was with them.

Abel also quietly raised his concentration instead of opening his mouth.

After a while, the carriage arrived at the academy’s front gate without any problems.

“After you finish, come back to this location.”

“All right.”

Abel had a brief conversation with the escort driver who had come with him, then got off the wagon and walked toward the front door.

Unlike last time, no wagons or other people were allowed inside the main gate today.

Only those who will be tested were allowed to enter the interior.

Eventually, when I arrived at the front door, a man in a black uniform started talking to me.

“I will verify your identity.”

“Here it is.”

Abel held out his identification card with the Klein family seal on it.

The man checked it carefully, compared it with the list, and said yes.

“Confirmed. When you go inside, the guide will be waiting for you.”

“yes.”

Only then did Abel pass through the main gate and enter the academy.

The inside of the main gate was noisy with people who came to take the exam.

‘That’s a lot.’

It’s simply a place where there are a lot of people.

‘Most of them are children of wealthy families rather than nobles.’

With that in mind, Abel approached the guide who was waiting on the other side.

“You can follow me.”

“yes.”

Arriving at the destination was an instant.

The guide pointed to the building and said, arriving in less than five minutes.

“You can go inside.”

“yes. thank you.”

Abel thanked him and went right inside.

The building was at least five times taller than the one I had stopped by for reception the other day. That sounds really, really big.

The building was so large that it had plenty of room to welcome the ever-increasing crowds.

There was a person guiding him to a seat inside the building, so he was guided and took a seat on one side.

As time passed, the number of people increased.

Abel looked around and thought.

‘There will only be a handful of these left.’

The number of applicants for Gigant Academy is truly staggering.

However, most of them could not even apply and were eliminated due to mana compatibility.

The people who filtered out so many people are the ones gathered here, but after the test is over, only 200 of them remain.

So now, if those 200 people go to the academy together and graduate, that’s not the case either.

‘Up to the top 40 who take the Gigant Rider course… … It was.’

Then what about the rest?

They all go through the process of operating Tito professionally, not Gigant of Milles class or higher.

This is because up to Tito’s level, it is possible to move even if the magic compatibility is poor.

There are cases where some of them show their talent belatedly and are promoted, but that was a very rare case.

There, over time, the number of people who finally graduated as gigant riders after 4 years passed was about 10 people.

‘Actually, it’s a matter of course.’

Gigant is an invaluable strategic resource.

It takes a huge amount of resources to make, and even if there are resources, it is not something that can be produced in an automated process.

However, at this academy, such Gigant is used for ‘training’.

Although the cost of tuition is considerable, it is basically a huge amount of money.

In addition, if you become a Gigant rider later, you will even be provided with a Gigant.

‘So, after filtering and filtering, only a handful of people with really outstanding talent can enter… … It says.’

Abel was standing here in order to be part of that handful.

At the thought of that, he felt a sense of pressure, but just in time, a voice piercing his ears caught his attention.

“Looks like everything is in.”

A voice came from the side of the podium.

Looking over, I saw a middle-aged man with white hair neatly brushed back and a well-groomed beard standing on the podium.

He was the principal of the academy.

He looks like he’s in his 40s, but he’s actually close to 60.

It was hard to believe that he was younger than he was, judging from the huge bones and muscles exposed through his clothes.

Abel remembered his name.

‘Magnus. A living legend of the empire.’

He was a man with a reputation that was not lacking at all to serve as the principal of the empire’s only Gigant Academy.

Magnus took one look at the boys and girls gathered in the hall before opening his mouth again.

The voice amplified by the magic tool resonated throughout the building.

“During the exam, things like status and family are useless. Only those with brilliant talent can enter the academy.”

The longer Magnus spoke, the more tense the faces of the people in the hall were.

The voice of Magnus, who is called a living legend, had a dignity that made even Abel stiff.

Magnus paused for a moment, then raised his arm and spoke.

“Well then, you don’t have to wait long. Bring it in!”

thud-!

With that word as a signal, all the doors of the building opened wide.

Naturally, the gazes of the boys and girls who were standing in a row turned to the back. And soon they opened their eyes.

Clack, clap, clap-.

The sound of metal hitting metal.

A sound that would not have been very loud if there was only one now roared like thunder.

Abel also opened his mouth involuntarily as he watched them enter the room. It’s not that I’ve never seen it before, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it on this scale.

“They are your test partners.”

Magnus’ laughing voice rang out.

But everyone’s eyes were fixed on the door.

It was truly spectacular to see ‘Tito’, a gigant with a total of 100 flags, walking inside.

Something flashed before Abel’s eyes as he watched as if possessed.

[The quest ‘Gungye Ilhak (2)’ is in progress.]

[Pass all exams with overwhelming grades and take the place of the top of the grade!]

[Gigant-only skills are given as compensation.]

Abel smiled after reading through.

It was what I was hoping for.