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The next day, at breakfast, Jin was served by a lady-in-waiting and left alone, since Katya was in a separate room.
After that, Jin had a meeting with Paelove Sondovik again.
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Then Jin had a meeting with Paelove Sondvik again.
Jin decided to cooperate as much as he could on the surface, and once he gained their trust, he would find a way to cross the sea.
"Not so fast," he said. Well, first of all, let's have you stay in this house for a while.
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"Yes, sir."
Jin was not so discouraged because he knew that he would not be trusted so much.
"Oh, by the way, how is Katya?"
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"Oh, that girl. I believe the person in charge has been interviewing her since this morning."
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How many is the sum of one through ten?
Fifty-five.
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That's fast.
Yes, that's about right.
Katya had switched to math mode.
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"Well, then, please add from 1 to 100."
"That's 5050."
What?
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The person in charge was astonished when Cachéa instantly came up with the answer.
"No, you didn't do it by heart, did you? Did you know?"
He changed the question.
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"I did the math. 1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + 98 + 9 + 100 and vice versa. 9 + 100 and vice versa 100 + 99 + 98 98......+3+2+1, written in opposite directions, and adding the top and bottom, we get 101 + 101 + ...... + 1 01. That is 10100. If we halve it, we get 5050. Therefore, we have "
"I see."
The person in charge of the project was astonished.
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In fact, this method of calculation is a famous episode from the boyhood of the mathematical genius Gauss.
It was one of the stories related to arithmetic and mathematics that Mr. Gauss had heard from Jin during the carriage ride.
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"So, let me change the question. Do you know anything interesting about numbers and calculations?
To this, Katya immediately responded.
"Well, ......, think of a number you like.
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"What?"
"Well, just try to think of it."
Yes, .......
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Now, add three to that number.
Yes.
Multiply that number by two.
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Yes.
Add 4 to that number.
Yes.
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Divide that number by two.
Yes.
Subtract the first number that comes to mind from that number.
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"Yes."
Here, Katya pauses for a moment,
"You got 5, didn't you?"
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He said, "Yes.
"Yes, how do you know?
Again the person in charge was astonished.
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This was another number game that I had heard while talking with Jin in the carriage. In fact, the answer to any number is 5.
When you add 3 to the original number and double it, you have added 6. If you add 4 to it and divide by 2, you have added 5.
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It is only natural that subtracting the original number yields 5.
"No, no, I am surprised. Mr. Katya, you have a great talent for working with numbers!
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The person in charge praised him with open arms.
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At lunchtime, Jin and Katya met each other.
"How was it?"
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"How was ......?"
I'm kinda, like, certified.
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I'm also ......
That's great.
I'm happy for you. ......
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We congratulated each other on being recognized by the regional administrator, whether we wanted it or not.
"But I won't be able to go back to my village for a while. ......
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"Yeah, that's right. I guess I don't have a choice in a way, but what about Katya? Isn't she half involved in this?"
This is immediately denied by Katya. His attitude switches.
"That's not true. I have four brothers and four sisters in my family, so sooner or later I had to become independent."
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"I didn't know that ......."
"I didn't know that." "Well, because three of my brothers and four of my sisters are already independent.
In other words, only the heirs of the family, the elder brother and Katya, remain in the family home.
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One brother and sister who left home have a family in Taji village, but the other six are not in Hwang village, but in the villages of Lileaz, Sogyeong, and Lihot across the river.
"I've said goodbye to my parents and aunt for now," he said.
"How ...... resilient you are!"
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Yes, thank you.
As for Jin, he was saved by Katya's attitude. Although he had been introduced by Helga and her colleagues, he felt that he might have been involved because he had hired her as an employee.
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"For the time being, I'm going to help with the accounting here, and depending on what I can do, I may even be able to go to King's Landing," he said. It's ...... a big promotion."
"I see."
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What about you, Jin-san?
I don't know if I can go to King's Landing yet. I guess we'll see how things go here for the time being.
At this point, Katya, after confirming that no one was listening, said in a low voice: "You know, I'm not sure if we can go to King's Landing.
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"Well, ......, this may be unnecessary, Jin-san, but I think you should use your magic with at least a tenth of the degree of restraint you think you're using yourself. I think it would be better to use magic with about one-tenth the amount of effort you think you're putting into it."
"I see. ....... I'll be careful.
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I'll be careful.
But Jin's chance to make his mark soon came.
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"Jin-dono, I want to show you something.
On the evening of the same day, Paelova Sondovik herself approached Jin.
"What is it?"
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Jin followed her as she led the way. He walked out into the courtyard. It was large, about the size of four tennis courts.
In a corner of the courtyard, there was a thing.
"This is it.
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"This is ......."
What was there was a car.
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