Chapter 22:

Jonquil Magic Ball in a Cellar and a Mortal that Appears Suddenly

The Quietus Cloud, The Witch Curve, and The Five - A mathematical, historical, and philosophical tale set in a world where the sun is about to end and a cloud covers the entire earth in eternal twilight


After walking about 790 meters in the forest with a folding bike attached to my back, I finally arrived at the coordinates 52.545773 15.20530844. Now, it was my head's turn to be more active. I observed the forest floor; besides the tall trees, there were also many thick wild grasses growing there.

Then I took one of the tools in my backpack. I then attached the handle of the tool to both of my ears so that the glass surface of the tool covered both of my eyes. The tool I used was mini-Light Detection and Ranging, or mini-LIDAR glasses.

With the help of mini-LIDAR glasses, it was easier for me to see objects hidden behind the grass. I lowered my head, moving my head right and left slowly. Without taking long, I managed to find what I was looking for. "That's it! Mini ring sanctuary Pommelte!"

I walked slowly towards the ring, worried that if there was something in the small ring, I would step on it. After facing the small ring, I dropped both my knees to the ground. "It looks like a mini version of the Pommelte sanctuary ring," I commented.

There were small pieces of wood arranged in a circle with an arrangement similar to the original ring. I took my gadget and opened the object measuring application. "The diameter of this mini ring is about 15 centimeters," I said. That diameter is about 0.1 percent of the original diameter of the Pommelte sanctuary ring.

My hands, still covered with gloves, touched the Pommelte sanctuary mini ring slowly. First, I made a touching motion with the index finger of my left hand, then a rubbing motion. Then, with the index finger and thumb of my left hand, I made a pinching motion. My mouth uttered the conclusion of my eye observation, "It looks like the wood used to make these circular enclosures is shisu wood."

I didn't forget the work I had to do. After that brief research, I returned the mini-LIDAR glasses to my bag. Then I took the AZ gun that was on my right waist. Then I turned on the AZ gun to create a force shield complete with a reflective film glass mode that made people outside this perimeter only see a black object.

Then I brought my eyes closer to the Pommelte mini sanctuary ring. Not long after, a red light appeared on the edge of the mini ring. Then the ground where I was standing moved down. "Welcome to The Cellar," I commented to myself.

When the ground stopped moving, I found myself in a small circular room shaped like a tube. The walls of the small room seemed to be made of steel. "And nice to meet the Jonquil Magic Ball," I commented to myself once again. As soon as I got up and stepped off the ground, the ground automatically moved back up.

I saw Jonquil Magic Ball from a distance of about 3 meters. I estimated that this small room itself had a diameter of about 6 meters. In other words, the Magic Ball was in the middle of the room. The ball seemed to be placed on a hexagon-shaped prism stand.

I didn't immediately approach the Magic Ball. I first moved closer to the wall, then deactivated part of the force shield so that I could feel the wall. Then I did the same movement when I touched the Pommelte mini ring sanctuary not long ago. My mouth uttered the conclusion from my eye observation, "It looks like this wall is indeed made of steel."

Then once again, I turned my head to direct my eyes. My two senses of sight carefully stared at the walls, floor, and ceiling of the room. "It seems that this is really a closed room; I only see small holes in the ceiling that seem to function as ventilation. Besides that, the entire wall is covered with steel," I commented.

There were absolutely no signs of any panels that could be doors or Angstloch. Angstloch is a term in Deutschtonian, which literally means "fear hole." Fear holes are found in fortresses or castles of old. The hole is access to the basement, or more popularly known as the "dungeon."

Then I reached for the phone in my pocket. I looked at the phone screen to confirm my suspicion. My suspicion was right; it turned out that the communication signal could not reach the inside of this cellar.

If this were indeed a completely closed room without communication signals, how would I get out of here? The answer, I thought, was to complete the puzzle task. I immediately walked closer to the Jonquil Magic Ball.

The Jonquil that Mr. Warm mentioned in his puzzle was indeed the color of the ball. It made the Magic Ball look like a mini version of the IJK reactor energy ball. I commented, "Although Mr. Warm called you a magic ball, you don't have magic powers, right? You're a technology ball, right?"

For the size of the ball, I estimated that it was the same size as a soccer ball. Once again, I used the object measuring application. "It turns out to be true. This room has a diameter of 6 meters, and this ball is like a soccer ball with a circumference of about 70 centimeters."

In front of the object, I took off both of my gloves and draped them over my left waist. Then, according to the instructions given by Mr. Warm, I said the password, "Watchmen!" After that I touched the ball with both of my palms.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds, five seconds, six seconds.

"Huh? Why didn't anything happen?" I couldn't deny that I was called someone who looked dazed at that time.

I replayed what I had done. "What I did was right, according to Mr. Warm's instructions; the sequence of my actions was according to the algorithm, but why...?"

Still confused, I repeated what I had done. One repetition, two repetitions, three repetitions, all to no avail. Then I decided to try a variation. I tried to touch the Magic Ball first and then say the password. I tried to say the password with my mouth very close to the Magic Ball. I touched the Magic Ball with my palms on opposite sides of the Magic Ball."

With various failed attempts, I was silent for a moment. At that moment, a sound was suddenly heard. My eyes immediately turned to look at the source of the sound. The stepping ground that I had been using earlier moved down again, and above the stepping ground appeared a force shield from the AZ gun. Someone had suddenly come to this cellar!

Seeing another mortal covered in a force shield suddenly come to this cellar certainly surprised me. However, during my heart rate suddenly increased sharply, my brain could still think quickly. I immediately changed my AZ gun's force shield to full mode with black reflective film glass mode. I immediately moved away from Jonquil Magic Ball and retreated backwards towards the wall of the room.

At the same time, my brain was also filled with questions that suddenly arose passionately. Who was behind the force shield? The police? Was it the government apparatus of the Republic of Polskachia? Members of the Fates sect? Could it be the executioner? The killer of Mr. Warm, who this time intended to kill me? The members of the Five who betrayed me?

RK Awan
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