Chapter 2-19 : Appraising Daemonās Map
After reading the rules, Myliaās drowsiness was completely gone.
She put the comforter to the side slowly so as to not make any noise, put the pillow on the bed backrest and leaned against it.
She then brought the small magic light closer to the map.
ļ¼Everyone is still sleeping, right…?ļ¼
She put her hands behind her ears, trying to listen to the surrounding noises, but she could only hear the faint sound of her roommatesā breaths.
ļ¼Nice. Everyone is sleeping. But just in caseā¦ Magical power conversionā¦ focus my magical power in my eyesā¦ Heat sensing magic, Thermography, activateā¦!ļ¼
After she activated heat sensing magic, she could see three red human-shaped shadows lying on the other beds in the room.
Now that she was sure that all her roommates were sleeping, Mylia felt relieved.
For some reason, Myliaās gaze turned to the Knight Department student she saw when she first entered the room this afternoon. She tried to greet that girl, but she failed because she was nervous. That girl was tall and had a large chest.
ļ¼That girlā¦ I will definitely greet her tomorrow…!ļ¼
The other girls were slender and average in height.
There was one who seemed to be as short as Mylia.
ļ¼Ah, she looks the same height as meā¦ Sheās sleeping curled up like a cat. So cute~…ļ¼
While observing her roommates, Mylia, who wanted cute friends, was hoping that she could get along with them.
ļ¼Since they are sleeping, I think itās okay to read this map a little longerā¦ I need to be careful though. I donāt want them to find out and ask me questions about this map…ļ¼
Mylia swore to herself to read the map only in the places where no one could see her.
She was aware of her carelessness, so she thought that she would likely inadvertently talk about the Daemonās Map when someone asked her.
If someone else knew that the Daemonās Mapās content was a crossword puzzle, she would never be able to enter the school anymore. There was also the possibility that she would die.
ļ¼Even if I could do something with magic and manage to avoid being killed, I would still be kicked out of school, right…? Ughhā¦ I definitely donāt wanna go back to the Atwood Familyā¦ That place was hell…ļ¼
Myliaās stomach hurt a little remembering the muscle-brained lord and the demon queenās faces.
To make her stomach feel better, Mylia took out a mochiyaki (roasted rice cake) from her magic bag and ate it.
ļ¼Mmm~ This is so good~ Now I understand why these sweets are popular in the royal capitalā¦ I want to eat more, butā¦ Master told me not to eat too much snacks at night…ļ¼
Mylia felt better after eating the mochiyaki.
ļ¼And nowā¦ toothbrushing magic, activateā¦ Hmmmā¦ Now my teeth are clean enough but it feels weird if I donāt actually brush my teethā¦ Anywayā¦ Nice, nice. Thereās no sign of them waking up.ļ¼
Mylia turned her gaze toward her roommates once again just to make sure they were sleeping, and then she deactivated her Thermography magic.
She then expanded the Daemonās Map to make it easier to see and observed it again.
ļ¼Since there are some weird rules, I think this map has some kind of magical gimmickā¦ Alright, appraisal magic, activateā¦ Geh!ļ¼
After activating appraisal magic, Mylia saw the Daemonās Map turning bright red.
Several complex magic circles that look like capillaries appeared on the map.
Myliaās appraisal magic was less accurate than Titaniaās, but it was enough to help Mylia understand the anomaly of the Daemonās Map.
ļ¼Uwahhā¦ This isā¦ If I ignore the rules, I will definitely be kicked out of this school and wonāt be able to enter anymoreā¦ It was like a curseā¦ I was thinking of telling Onee-chan about this map by writing on a paper or making gestures, butā¦ now Iām too scared to try itā¦ Ahh, I feel like I want to destroy this map with my explosion magic right now…ļ¼
Now Mylia realized how dangerous the map was.
Because the accuracy of Myliaās appraisal magic was low, she could only see the magic circles that appeared on the surface. It was impossible to analyze the map further without Titaniaās help.
ļ¼I thought I would be able to clear the puzzle easily with appraisal magicā¦ Guess I have no choice but to do it straightforwardlyā¦ That Rabbit-chan School Director said that only Magic Department students with the best grades can have this map, so that means there are three other owners besides me, right? The best Magic Department student in the second, third and fourth grades…ļ¼
There were four students including Mylia who currently had Daemonās Maps.
It seemed that if they couldnāt solve the map, they had to return it before graduating.
There were no students who had solved the mystery of the Daemonās Map so far, and the one who solved it for the first time would get a star badge.
ļ¼I believe the other owners are in different dormitoriesā¦ That means, I canāt ask for their help…ļ¼
Because each dormitory was competing for star badges, students from different dormitories were all rivals.
ļ¼Well, I will just do it myself straightforwardly then.ļ¼
Mylia decided to stop thinking about solving the map the easy way.
She deactivated her appraisal magic and began to focus on the map.
There were so many questions and squares on the map. Mylia got cold feet thinking that she had to clear that ridiculous crossword puzzle.
ļ¼Ummā¦ Anyway, I should count how many questions there are.ļ¼
After counting carefully, she found out that there were a total of 500 questions.
ļ¼There are so many, butā¦ Letās do this!ļ¼
Mylia encouraged herself to do as best as she could and started reading the questions.
First, she read the vertical squaresā question one.
ļ¼Letās seeā¦ Vertical, question number oneā¦ļ¼
[1] 100 bronze coins equals 1 silver coin. 10 silver coins equals 1 gold coin. 10 bronze coins equals one ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ coin.
ļ¼Ten bronze coinsā¦ Six charactersā¦ Hmmā¦ Itās the frist question and I have no idea…ļ¼
Apparently, it was the same as the crossword puzzles that existed on Earth. You had to fill the blank squares with characters.
By the way, Mylia recognized the characters in this world as Japanese. The characters looked weird in her eyes but her brain automatically registered them as Japanese. Perhaps Mylia had this ability because she had memories of her previous life as Kanami Miria and her life after reincarnating as Mylia de la Atwood at the same time.
ļ¼Ummā¦ Is there even a unit of money that equals ten bronze coinsā¦? Speaking of coins, most merchants hate to be paid with a silver coin when the price of the items purchased is only a few bronze coinsā¦ Well, preparing change is troublesome after all…ļ¼
Mylia was stuck on the first question. The answer didnāt come up even after thinking for a while.
She then decided to ignore the first question for now and looked for another question.
If she kept answering the questions, the squares would be filled up with characters little by little, and those characters could be used as hints to answer unanswered questions.
ļ¼Vertical, question number 2ā¦ Letās see…ļ¼
[2] The population of the Pompom Pien Tribe that rules the northern land continued to decline due to the great cold wave. It was ā¢ā¢ā¢ grasses that saved the tribe from extincion.
ļ¼Pompom whatā¦? Iāve never even heard of that tribeā¦ Next question!ļ¼
[3] ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ā¢ with the wind.
ļ¼Thatās it? I want to answer āGoneā, but there are no movie theaters in this world, right? Besides, the number of characters doesnāt match the number of squaresā¦ Hmmā¦ I wonder if itās a proverb or somethingā¦ Whatever. Next question!ļ¼
*/ Gone With The Wind (1939) is an American historical romance film adapted from a novel by Margaret Mitchell.
Mylia kept reading the questions in order without being able to answer them.
After a while, she finally found a question she could answer.
ļ¼Verticalā¦ Question numberā¦. Fifty fiveā¦ Ughhā¦ Le, Letās see…ļ¼
[55] Elveās ā¢ā¢ā¢ are surprisingly big and long.
ļ¼Phu! What is this? Ears? No, thatās not itā¦ Hmmā¦ Aa! This must be akubi! (ć¢ćÆć = yawn). Three characters. Perfect!ļ¼
Mylia quickly took out a pen from her magic bag and filled the blank squares with the answer.
While writing the answer, Mylia recalled that Titania always yawns big every time she wakes up.
ļ¼Fufufu! I think this question can only be answered by me!ļ¼
Before she even noticed, Mylia was absorbed in solving the crossword puzzle and ended up staying up late.
thanks for the chapter! yep, I can totally see why people failed their acads lol
What a fast chapter but loving every chapter
Iām willing to bet that question 3 is Begone with the wind. It fits the number of squares plus letās be real Iām pretty sure if the author tried to add that it would be classified as copyright infringement on a international scale! So I can see the author tweaking the sentence to avoid pesky lawyers.
That fits if the number of spaces corresponds with English, but given the final example it appears the slots align with Japanese which, frustratingly, is also why my initial answer for question one: Copper (akagane), is incorrect. I suppose we’ll find out in a future chapter, if she doesn’t give up or get banished/expelled.
I don’t think the answers should be in japanese at all. It doesn’t make sense to ask the questions in that worlds language and answer in japanese. I think the translation of “ears” in that worlds language is a word with 3 letters to fit the elf question. On the other hand, if daemon was a transmigrator, asked the questions in that worlds language and expected them to be answered in japanese it’s pretty obvious why nobody could solve it until now.
It is possible, given the text sates “Mylia recognized the characters in this world as Japanese. The characters looked weird in her eyes but her brain automatically registered them as Japanese.” and that Japanese words fit perfectly that the language is almost indistinguishable from Japanese or that the map autotranslates itself based on it’s owner’s language which makes for some interesting possibilities in international diplomacy but equally I suspect I’m reading a little much into a novel of fluffy fun.
It’s an autogenerated crossword puzzle, you know. It probably gets generated based on the owner.
It’s a Magic Crossword Puzzle. It alters accordingly to the situation, including the language that the owner understands (owner’s native language).
Now it’s getting more interesting.. thanks for the chapter
Another interesting thing about the crossword is when you combine the fact that there are three strikes on asking questions from the map, and that the map has 500 questions, is that there’s a real chance of asking questions by accident. That might discourage people from asking questions in class which might also contribute to lowering grades. It’s probably not relevant in the story, but I thought it was an interesting idea.
The reward for solving it is a single badge, while the risks include expulsion and literal death o_o? That seems a bit lopsided lol.
Praise to the World Tree!
Thanks for the translations.
The MC is too stupid to be likable. She ignores every advice given to her, not even misunderstanding. She does whatever she wants even when others specifically tells her not to. Will still continue for the uWu but the MC is really too stupid.
You’re the one who’s too stupid to be likeable. You obviously don’t get the story, and if you can’t even understand a story of this level of ease, you’re obviously stupid. Let me explain. Mylia wants to solve the puzzle to be able to see the map. And she’s already learned way more magic than they’ll teach her for a year or two minimum. So, why not? I used to study ahead so that I could skip classes when I needed to attend to something else more interesting myself. And I still remained the top student. Go rethink how you study.