Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 271
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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 271
Reminiscence(11)
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Commercial break time for Mitamnan. In the Magic Studies department lab, a lecture was in full swing.
“…This part.”
Professor Lee Yun-se pointed to a specific formula.
“If you fall for this part, you get the answer 133.”
If you form a magic formula circuit while falling for the trap and inject magic power?
The number 133 flickers up in the air.
“However, the problem is here.”
Just one part. A small core where the circuits intersect.
“At this inflection point, magic power reversal occurs.”
A phenomenon where magic power flows backwards.
In other words, instead of one-way traffic like →→→,
→→→┐
←←←┘
It means going back through the existing circuit like this.
In this case, the circuit length remains the same, but the magic power circulation increases, creating a completely different formula.
“Therefore, the correct answer becomes 237.”
Professor Lee Yun-se calculated in his head and solved it instantly.
“Wow….”
“It’s really true.”
“237 is correct.”
It’s not an impossibly difficult problem. It’s at the undergraduate to graduate level, but not quite at the Magic Tower level.
“This problem appeared on that program?”
The graduate students quickly answered that question.
“Yes. Seol Ha-woon solved it in one go too. Of course, there was probably some editing.”
“Seol Ha-woon? You mean the mage?”
“Oh, you know him?”
“His name comes up quite often at the academy.”
These days, the name Seol Ha-woon is heard whether you want to hear it or not.
“Ah, and there’s one more problem.”
Campus Learning Encouragement Poster
This Month’s Formula Problem
“Who dares to challenge the abyss of magic power!”
Professor Lee Yun-se’s brow furrowed. It was a disgusting problem.
“…You don’t need to solve it. It’s a typical show-off problem. Pathetic people are the same everywhere.”
The professor began applying reality to Mitamnan.
“Ah….”
He’s about to get hooked soon.
Just then, the main broadcast resumed.
Assistant Professor Silo approaches security guard Seol Ha-woon, who subdued the intruders at the school.
─Silo: Oh my. These are ‘Corrupt Council’ bastards.
─Seol Ha-woon: What’s that?
─Silo: They’re cancerous bastards who research and abuse forbidden formulas. They’re possessed by evil spirits. You’ve done something very important. Security guard… what’s your name?
─Seol Ha-woon: I’m Seol Ha-woon.
─Silo: Yes. Seol Ha-woon… Seol Ha-woon? Are you by any chance the person who solved this month’s problem?
─Seol Ha-woon: …Ah yes. That’s right.
─Silo: Wow. How did you solve that so quickly?
“Did Seol Ha-woon solve that?”
Yun-se demanded an explanation.
“Ah, yes. He solved it and already submitted it. Right now this is a life game where you have to earn as much money as possible, and that problem’s reward is 50,000 carings.”
“How much is 50,000 carings in real-world terms?”
“…We don’t really know that yet either.”
“Hmm.”
Yun-se leaned back in his chair. He was in a position to watch the main broadcast for a while.
Afterwards, scenes of the explorers earning money appear in sequence.
Seol Ha-woon buys broken items from a pawn shop to repair them, Kang Hyeon receives daily wages, Im Hae-jun steals,
─Lee Jun-ho: Watch carefully. You see over there?
Lee Jun-ho educates the beggars.
─Lee Jun-ho: That bastard is pickpocketing. Look.
Where he pointed, a guy with a dark beard follows a tourist around.
─Lee Jun-ho: You have to target the moment he commits a crime. That way you can make a good impression.
The moment the pickpocket puts his hand into the tourist’s bag.
─Lee Jun-ho: Go!
─Beggars: Yaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!
The beggars rush out in droves. In an instant, they grab both legs of the pickpocket to prevent him from escaping and tattle to the tourist who was about to be victimized.
─Beggars: Look at this person’s hands!!!
─Tourist: Oh my. Thank you.
─Pickpocket: Let go, let go you bastards!
─Beggars: Crush him!!
They pin down the pickpocket with their bodies.
Eventually the pickpocket is caught, and the tourist naturally opens their wallet to give a reward.
─Tourist: Thank you, kids.
The beggars laugh and return to Lee Jun-ho.
─Lee Jun-ho: How was it?
─Beggars: Totally awesome! We earned way more than a day’s begging!
─Lee Jun-ho: That’s right. You’re even more advantaged because you’re young. Adults are lenient with children.
-Hahaha these guys are cute
-Hahahaha
-Hahaha no hahaha
-Jun-ho’s business idea is pretty good
-Jun-ho playing with the kids is somehow touching..
─Lee Jun-ho : Listen carefully. We’re going to prevent street crimes like this for now. Not only that, we’ll also gather information from the back alleys.
─Beggars : Information?!
─Lee Jun-ho : That’s right. We’ll acquire all information that could be profitable, or information that could be used as weaknesses against opponents. From now on, we are the Lower Five Gates.
-Hahahaha they made a sect
-He really has the makings of a murim person
-Lee Jun-ho really seems to like kids
-He’s smiling every time he gets screen time..
-Jun-ho’s past was really tear-jerking too
The graduate student glanced at Professor Lee Yun-se.
“Is that guy a murim person?”
“…Ah, yes. Not yet, but he’ll probably go toward murim. After the program ends.”
Judging by how he keeps asking questions, he seems to find it quite interesting.
LIFE GAME
Subtitles appearing as large as a door.
The cityscape with time flowing rapidly is shown.
─Seol Ha-woon : Mmph.
It’s Seol Ha-woon again. The moment he sits on a bench in the school park.
─??? : …So you were here.
Someone approaches him.
─Seol Ha-woon : What’s the matter?
─Erica : I’m called Erica.
It’s that student from inside the labyrinth who resembles Kate.
─Seol Ha-woon : So?
─Erica : The answer to problem 8. How did you derive that number yesterday?
-Oh that thing, was it 237 or 133?
-Isn’t it 133?
-The mage community is in chaos right now
-But why are they making such a fuss about that?
-Us muggles have no clue what’s going on lol
-Honestly it seems like they just want to show off to each other;
-237 for sure.
-Professor Lee Yun-se also says 237. Just asked him.
The graduate students in this lab are also chatting.
─Seol Ha-woon : Why should I-
─Erica : I’ll pay compensation. As much as you want.
─Seol Ha-woon : 100,000 caring. Prepaid.
This time Erica’s eyebrows twitch.
Seol Ha-woon calmly crosses his arms.
─Seol Ha-woon : For reference, I was born with the destiny of being an educator.
─Erica : What kind of destiny is that? I know things like astrology too.
─Seol Ha-woon : I don’t believe in destiny and such.
─Erica : What….
-Hahahaha oh hahaha
-Damn is he doing comedy
-Hahahaha
-Seol Ha-woon is also quite a comedy character
-They’re not even trying to be funny at all but that makes it even more fucking hilarious lol
-For real though, he sometimes says the most ridiculous shit with that face looking all serious, and it’s genuinely hilarious lmaooo
─Erica : 100,000 caring. Fine. But there’s a condition.
─Seol Ha-woon : Tell me.
─Erica : If your solution is forced-
─Seol Ha-woon : I’ll give you a refund.
Deal made.
She unfolds problem 8 and shows it to Seol Ha-woon.
─Erica : Please tell me.
─Seol Ha-woon : You want the method I used, right?
─Erica : Of course.
─Seol Ha-woon : It’ll probably be very different from your method. To me, magic circuits are nothing more than ‘paths’.
At that moment, Professor Lee Yun-se’s brow furrowed. The graduate students also focused strangely.
To me, magic circuits are nothing more than paths.
What could Seol Ha-woon’s words mean?
─Seol Ha-woon : Just because there’s no path doesn’t mean people can’t go. Magic power is the same.
“…That’s not orthodox theory.”
When Lee Yun-se slightly interjected, the graduate students glared at him. Their gazes said to be quiet.
“Ahem.”
Seol Ha-woon takes out some kind of fountain pen.
─Seol Ha-woon : I’ll give you a visualization. When I solved this formula, I didn’t weave magic power into lines.
He dots points in the air. It’s a mysterious fountain pen.
Anyway, Seol Ha-woon gestures like a fan and sends them flying.
─Seol Ha-woon: Like a flower bud spreading pollen.
The dots spread smoothly in all directions. The graduate students’ eyes widen, and the professor examines the phenomenon closely.
-??
-???
-What
-Is that the right way to solve it?
-?
-Is this also Seol Ha-woon style?
A technique of circulating magic power in a form other than lines.
No need to reverse magic power, just skipping all the complex parts with extreme efficiency.
The formula is completed, and magic power forms numbers.
237
─Erica: What… what do you do for a living?
Erica says what everyone wants to ask.
“What’s that? Does that work? Is it historically accurate?”
The students asked the professor. The professor calmly nodded.
“It’s not orthodox. It’s not orthodox, but…”
He continued as if dumbfounded.
“It’s intuition that penetrates through it.”
A mage who instantly saw through formulas and circuits, ‘radiating’ magic power in circular rather than linear form to produce an easier answer.
“However, intuition is also highly developed theory.”
It’s intuition that perfectly penetrates the flow of magic power, while also being an innovation impossible without knowing theory.
“…Picasso pioneered modern art after mastering painting. He’s definitely not at Picasso’s level yet, though.”
The graduate students immediately understood Professor Lee Yun-se’s analogy.
[Player: Seo Ji-woo]
[Money Held: 0 Caring]
[Current Job: Hunter (Low-grade)]
[Special Notes: Lucky]
This time it’s Seo Ji-woo.
─Goblin: Kerrrrrk!
She extends a line against the goblin and cleanly cuts its neck.
─Seo Ji-woo: Oh, item drop.
She picks up something from the goblin’s corpse.
─Im Hae-jun: Huh? Sis! Sis! Sis~!!!
Just then Im Hae-jun appeared, and a graduate student casually asked Lee Yun-se.
“You know Seo Ji-woo, right?”
“I know her. She’s the daughter of someone… I know.”
“Oh really? Wow! But why haven’t you seen her all this time!”
The professor says nothing. He’s gradually becoming immersed in Mitamnan.
Just as planned.
If Professor Lee Yun-se gets hooked on Mitamnan, I’ll be able to rest every Friday at this time.
-Seo Ji-woo lol
-If her special trait is lucky, isn’t she just going to win?
-Oh right lol
-This labyrinth is just easy mode;;
-Hey but that’s not the problem, the mage community is going crazy
-Our school’s bulletin board just exploded with Seol Ha-woon’s solution method
-Magic studies students are going wild lol what was that just now lol
The graduate student accessed the mage community on his smartphone.
│What’s this Seol Ha-woon solution method?│
│Is it understandable?│
│Hey what’s this Seol Ha-woon style problem solving, is this also Seol Ha-woon style?│
The traffic, posts, and comment numbers had definitely increased significantly.
“But what really is it.”
Not moving magic power linearly, but spreading it like pollen to complete formulas.
If I had to describe it, it’s a solution method that’s too beautiful and mysteriously easy.
That might be why mages are even more obsessed with it.
7th Area, the boarding house in Odongri. Dawn with insects chirping peacefully.
“…Why did you kill Percival?”
Kate asked that. I quietly looked at her.
“I won’t tell you.”
My answer was predetermined. She probably expected it too.
“But someday you will know.”
The night in Obongri is peaceful. Countless fireflies rise like stars between the rice paddies, and a gentle breeze embraces the bench where we sit.
“Surely, you will know.”
Percival believed in Kate’s talent.
At the same time, Percival hoped. That she would reach the truth herself and kill the person called Seol Ha-woon.
Kate turned to look at me.
“What if I can’t accept it even after finding out the reason, and I end up resenting you?”
A cold light appeared in her eyes.
I readily nodded.
“That would be fine. It’s something I must bear.”
Hatred is natural. Resentment is sufficient. In that process, excuses or justifications are completely useless.
Kate slightly lowered her head.
“That would be interesting.”
Since Percival was a precious person to her, someday I will become her enemy.
“However, I have no intention of losing on purpose.”
“I know.”
Kate leaned against the bench and looked up at the sky.
“Let me ask one more thing. What happened in this village?”
“…What happened?”
“I feel déjà vu. Everything feels familiar. As if I’ve been here quite a few times before.”
Kate is someone with exceptional magical abilities. She’s also a human who learned sequences like me.
She’s probably far superior to me in pure intuition alone.
“Nothing happened.”
Just then, a familiar figure appeared from the mountain ridge beyond the boarding house.
It was Kang Hyeon. He was returning after going out to exercise since early dawn.
“Just… one more person to remember, that’s all.”
Kang Hyeon spotted us and waved his hand with a bright smile. I unconsciously gripped the meteorite fragment in my chest.
From within it, a faint warmth arose.
│Tried following Seol Ha-woon’s method│
│237 seems right?│
│237 is correct│
│Our professor also said 237 was right│
│All the professors’ answers are being posted now and they’re all 237│
│Those idiots lol they were so fucking triggered│
Posts are exploding like crazy on the mage community.
Both the Korean board and the global board are the same.
│Wasn’t Seol Ha-woon’s solution method just makeshift?│
│Shit what is this, it actually works│
│Wow I tried Seol Ha-woon’s method and it really works, video attached│
│Seol Ha-woon is just crazy│
│Fuck this is insane, this actually works│
│Hey this really works, fuck;│
│What the hell is this guy? How did he think of this method;│
│Crazy, it really works. I’ll teach you how to solve problems like Seol Ha-woon.│
│You can’t solve it this way unless you know the theory in the first place. Seol Ha-woon is just a lunatic…│
Radiating magic power to construct formulas. It’s not a completely new technique.
There are precedents of practical mages using it in special situations, but the ‘usage examples’ are limited so it doesn’t apply to all theories.
However, Seol Ha-woon knew through intuition that this technique could be applied to that problem.
“His level of intuition is very, very high.”
Professor Lee Yun-se kept thinking about Seol Ha-woon even while watching the live Mitamnan broadcast.
─Seo Ji-woo : H-how much is this?
Meanwhile, Seo Ji-woo, who arrived at the appraisal shop, gulps down her saliva.
─Appraiser : The final price would need to be determined by putting it up for auction, but it should be at least 200,000 Caring. If you don’t mind me asking, where did you acquire this…
-Crazy
-No fucking way lmaooooo
-While Kang Hyeon was struggling to earn 20,000 won, she just made 200,000 won
-She’s really going to win this labyrinth
-It’s a Bell collapse, fuck lol
Professor Lee Yun-se knows Seo Ji-woo.
The daughter of his close, no, once close older brother.
─Seo Ji-woo : I killed a goblin and it dropped.
─Appraiser : Ah. That explains it. It was goblin craftsmanship.
─Im Hae-jun : …Sis~ Sis~
Some man grabs Seo Ji-woo’s sleeve and shakes it up and down.
To Professor Lee Yun-se, he looks like a mix between a goldfish and a Pomeranian.
─Seo Ji-woo : What. Why.
─Im Hae-jun : Will you share some with me too~?
─Seo Ji-woo : I wonder. How much should I give you?
─Im Hae-jun : Whatever you feel like~
─Seo Ji-woo : Then I won’t give you any. I’m the one who got the loot, so why should I give it to you?
─Im Hae-jun : …
Im Hae-jun’s expression soured.
─Seo Ji-woo : Wow~ look at that face? One little test and your true colors come right out.
─Im Hae-jun : …Hehe~
He quickly goes back to grinning sheepishly. He’s a kid whose thoughts are really transparent.
─Im Hae-jun : Hey~ of course I was just joking~ Don’t you know me, sis? I’m coincidence! Coincidence King Im Hae-jun! Seo Ji-woo’s biggest fan!
─Seo Ji-woo : Whatever. I still have more stuff to get appraised.
─Im Hae-jun : Yes.
─Seo Ji-woo : Excuse me, appraiser. How much would this one go for?
─Appraiser : Hmm… I’ll need a detailed appraisal. Please come inside.
The appraiser guides Seo Ji-woo inside, and as soon as the two enter.
─Im Hae-jun : …Ah shit, really. This is so fucking annoying, really.
Chomp chomp. Chomp chomp.
He chews gum at super high speed while clenching and shaking his fists.
─Im Hae-jun : Acting all high and mighty just because she was born 4 months earlier, disgusting, so disgusting.
“Funny kid.”
“Right? He’s popular too. Probably has a lot of fans who consider him their favorite? Because he’s cute.”
─Im Hae-jun : Graaah I’m so pissed I could die. Ugh!! Kyaaaah. Kyaaaah.
Lee Yun-se pointed at Im Hae-jun on the screen.
“That’s cute?”
“…If you watch him often, you’ll start to find him cute.”
-Hahahaha oh Im Haejun
-Hahahahahaha
-He’s disgusting but so fucking cute
-It’s because he’s the real Im Hae-jun that he’s not hateable lol
─Im Hae-jun: Ptui, ptui.
Ptui! Ptui! Ptuieck!
While Im Hae-jun was spitting so hard he could spit out his organs, Seo Ji-woo comes out.
Im Hae-jun smiles like an angel again.
─Im Hae-jun: Noona~ What are they saying~?
─Seo Ji-woo: Hey. I earned more money.
─Im Hae-jun: Huh. How much?!
─Seo Ji-woo: 300,000 caring.
─Im Hae-jun: Wow! Then that’s 500,000 total?! As expected of Seo Ji-woo! Seo Ji-woo! Seo Ji-woo!
“…What a truly funny guy.”
Professor Lee Yun-se let out a hollow laugh while looking at Im Hae-jun.
However, even a hollow laugh is still a laugh. The graduate students exchanged glances with each other and clenched their fists.
Even this stubborn old man is gradually being won over.
If things go well, starting next week we might be able to rest while watching Mitamnan during broadcast time too…
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