#189
Helmut
Episode 189
“Is it a deer?”
People often stuffed the severed heads of deer they hunt and displayed them in a high place.
What is usually displayed is the head of a stag with great antlers.
The deer symbolizes luck and power, and although it has a fast and resilient body, it falls down after being hit by a human arrow.
Also, people often compare their beautiful eyes and body to that of a deer.
What Helmut intuitively thought of was a deer falling down with blood spraying after being hit by an arrow. Didn’t he also kill a deer at a hunting competition? I had a good feeling.
“i think so too.”
Area’s gaze fell as she readily agreed.
Now there is only one sentence left. The last sentence was written in red letters.
“That’s the last sentence. I can find my value anywhere in the world. That’s why people covet me to the point of cruelty. Even my corpse. My mangled body is all over the world. Sometimes I am insignificant enough to be burned, and sometimes I am noble enough to be with a king. Some people carefully cherish my corpse in their homes, while others put awls on my body and whisper their love for me.”
“dead body? A corpse… … .”
To Helmut, a corpse was something dripping blood and lifeless.
Area is the one who found the answer.
“tree.”
Helmut thought for a moment and then asked.
“What does that last phrase mean?”
Put an awl and whisper love. Helmut wondered what that part had to do with trees.
“Because paper is made from trees. It probably means writing a love letter. “The pen tip is sharp, so it’s likened to an awl.”
“Why do you use that? “You can convey it verbally.”
“different. Because things that cannot be expressed in words can be expressed in writing.”
After answering roughly, Alea averted her gaze, feeling somewhat unfamiliar.
‘Because of that damn festival.’
I went on a date with Helmut, and even if something like that was mentioned even a little bit, I got agitated.
Of course, Helmut wouldn’t think much of it.
‘It’s funny that I’m the only one who is conscious of it.’
Helmut had a favorable face in the deal. Those pitch black eyes. It’s almost impossible to read what’s inside.
Even though I had been in close contact with him for quite a long time, he seemed like I knew him, but I didn’t.
“Rather than that, it is hills, stars, deer, and trees. If this means numbers… … “What happens?”
It was a murmur rather than a question. It was difficult to find what the four words had in common. I had to figure out how it related to the numbers.
“A deer has two horns, so 2? So what about trees? No, it’s not done this way.”
Area stared at the four sentences. At that time, Helmut pointed with his finger.
“These four sentences are different colors.”
This was a fact that I had not realized as I was only focusing on the content. It would not have been done that way simply to distinguish sentences.
“I see. The hills are purple, the stars are yellow, the deer are green, and finally the trees are red. What does this mean? Oh, maybe… … Is that it?”
Area decided to think simply. It reminded me of a rainbow. In rainbow order, purple is 7, yellow is 3, green is 4, and red is 1. The answer is 7341.
Area turned the metal plate and guessed the numbers.
However, after 5 seconds, the metal plate moved and returned to its original shape before being touched. It means the answer is wrong.
“There are two left.”
Area glanced at Helmut, who dared to point out something he knew. It’s somehow obnoxious.
Area is an honor student. He didn’t like the word wrong answer itself.
“what is the problem? Isn’t it a rainbow? If it’s right… … That would be the order. “It’s not in this order.”
Area narrowed her eyes and examined the sentence.
The answer calculated from the sentence may be wrong. But whether the answer was wrong or not, the important thing was that it excluded the answer that Area had calculated in the sentence just a moment ago. The answer was based solely on color.
The problem would not have been posed in that way so that Rampione could come up with an answer excluding the meaning of the sentence.
It was difficult to guess numbers from words found in sentences. Then this would be the order.
“Hills, stars, deer, trees… … How should I arrange this? Deer are the only living things. Is it scale? A tree is bigger than a deer, a hill is bigger than a tree, and a star is bigger than a hill. In small order? Or in that order?”
However, even though she was worried, this time, Area’s hand could not be moved easily. There are only two opportunities left. It should not be wasted carelessly.
‘I’d rather do a math problem.’
It was much more comfortable that way for Area. Because the answer is clear. At that moment, Helmut suddenly opened his mouth.
“I think I know.”
“what?”
Area’s gaze, which had been digging into the sentence as if dissecting it, returned to him.
The look in his eyes was suspicious, saying, ‘I don’t know, so how can you know!’ The pride of the second-year head of the magic department was clearly revealed.
“Just think about it simple.”
Helmut did not have the same sense of urgency as Area. He turned the metal plate to match the numbers without worrying about making a mistake.
Area widened her eyes. With a rattling sound, the door to the next room opened.
‘I’m pretty smart too.’
Helmut’s standard was Area. He solved the problem he was struggling with, so he is smart too.
Although he did not think of himself as having poor learning ability or being incompetent, Helmut thought that he did not know much.
Because I didn’t put much effort into studying. That’s almost everything I learned when I joined the academy.
‘This is not knowledge… … Is it a matter of ideation?’
Helmut hurried to the next room. Area stared at the number Helmut guessed for a moment.
“This… … Why is this the answer? “Why are the words arranged like that?”
In an instant, countless assumptions related to the arrangement of numbers that Helmut guessed ran through my mind.
But there was nothing that Area could know. She seemed like she couldn’t remember anything.
Area couldn’t hang there for long. Now was not the time to delay here. I remember the answer, so you can ask it later.
“On to the next problem.”
Area, muttering as if gritting her teeth, immediately followed Helmut into the next room.
Helmut was looking into the problem first. This time, it was a matter that Area was confident about. maybe.
[3 5 (9)
5 7 32
28 30 (261)
When 3=1 ()()]
“Do you think you know what it is?”
“No, not at all.”
Helmut admitted honestly. When 3=1, it goes into parentheses. I thought about dividing it into thirds, but that would only make the numbers complicated.
The important thing is to calculate a four-digit number. It couldn’t be calculated that way.
While Area was frowning at the problem, Helmut looked around comfortably. He immediately noticed something.
“There’s more like this below.”
At the bottom of the problem was a cross-shaped horizontal and vertical mark and a cogwheel shape engraved on it. Helmut looked through it carefully.
“These intersecting straight lines. The left side is longer than the right side, and the top side is longer than the bottom. “What does the gear wheel mean?”
Area was also seeing the same thing. Area looked at the numbers and the two symbols in turn. He soon found the answer.
“The answer is 5 and 32. 0532.”
After hearing those words, Helmut looked at the numbers and marks in turn. After a while, he realized why he got that answer.
“Ah, I see.”
Meanwhile, Area was guessing the numbers. After turning the four metal plates and waiting, the door to the next room opened.
“We were delayed in the last room, so let’s hurry.”
There is no time to explain anymore. The two quickly entered the next room.
If there were no blocking issues after that, that wasn’t the case. It definitely helped that the two of them put their heads together each time.
Helmut, who thought he would just watch, was actively playing his part.
Area grumbled.
“This dungeon, maybe you remember when I came here.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Because the proportion of math problems is lower than before! “I solved up to 70 questions at that time, and it took less than two hours.”
This means that problems that seem more difficult depending on the opponent are presented.
But even that seemed to have reached its limit, and the number of math problems was increasing.
Lampione also built this dungeon before his death. There may not have been enough time to create a complex problem.
“But one thing I know for sure is that you won’t have to solve all of Rampione’s problems. In that case, there is no need to change the problem.”
If all problems have to be solved anyway, is there a need to change depending on the opponent?
This is not an academy test where you get grades based on how far you passed.
It is a test that only determines those who solve all the problems and pass the dungeon and those who do not.
“If I’m right, it will be the same after 70 questions. “I never took the next step.”
And the reason why Area needs Helmut will also appear there.
*
They took a break in the room where problem number 69 was located.
The problem was different from when Area broke through the dungeon alone, so it took a little longer, but still only two and a half hours passed.
You can solve the remaining 30 questions in 3 hours. Area calculated like that.
“Would you like something to eat?”
Area took out another sandwich. It was his responsibility to prepare food from Baden.
Since Area does most of the work that uses her brain, there is no problem with skipping meals and only consuming sugar, but Helmut was different.
It is a muscular test. Since the basal metabolic rate itself was different, I had to feed it consistently.
‘Because we’ll need him soon.’
In fact, it helped me a lot in solving the problem. I thought he would be needed only after question 70, but it was surprising.
I was a little proud of the fact that Helmut solved the problem I couldn’t solve first.
‘That problem… … Should I ask now?’
Area looked towards Helmut.
Helmut was staring at the sandwich. He did not choose any food from the human world.
But for some reason, I feel like I want to eat something different.
I ate a sandwich earlier when I arrived at the coast, and I ate another sandwich while eating lobster.
This is my third meal eating a sandwich. I was slightly bitten.
‘Does Area like sandwiches?’
It seemed like he was just eating that all the time.
“Is there anything else?”
“Ah, you don’t like sandwiches? Because this is the best way to simply consume nutrients… … .”
Are you saying you only bought that? Aria looked embarrassed.
When an important goal is set, Area forgets all the little details. The usual pickiness is everywhere.
Not only is it normal to skip meals, but it is also common to eat one type of meal for three days straight.
“You ate well before, right? “When I go out, I’ll buy you something delicious.”
Area felt like feeding carrots to a tiger rather than a horse.
“Give it to me, because I’m not covering it.”
“Okay, would you like some sweets too? “I have some chocolate.”
Helmut finished off the sandwich and two chocolates that Area gave him.
It wasn’t even exam period, but I used my head and I was hungry.
On the other hand, Area only ate one piece of chocolate, just enough to satisfy her hunger. The logic was that her head would turn only if her stomach was empty.
At some point, Area opened her mouth. As she rested, she thought the whole time, but she stopped at the line, as if she didn’t know.
“You know, that problem from earlier. “A problem with hills, stars, deer, and trees.”
He looked like he was hurting his pride by asking Helmut without understanding the answer.
However, he was also a wizard whose desire for exploration took precedence over his pride.
