Kana Order, Postal Codes, Hexagon Countries, and Promenade Plans/Negotiations

“Change the middle and last columns of the matrix to kana according to the order of the kana. But like Mr. Warm, who has ignored the Five, ignore the first five kana. This will be the second answer.”

That's Jonquil Magic Ball's hint for finding the second answer.

Kana is the name for the Zeppenhigen syllabic script. I still remember the gojuon kana order table and how to read it. Here is the gojuon kana order table with the reading of the first column (a, i, u, e, o), then the second column (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko), and so on.

a ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra was
i ki shi chi ni hi mi yi ri wi

u ku su tsu nu hu mu yu ru wu
e ke se te ne he me ye re we
o ko so to no ho mo yo ro wo

As Jonquil Magic Ball says, “Ignore the first column, which contains five vowels.” So the rows and columns become like this:

ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra was
ki shi chi ni hi mi yi ri wi
ku su tsu nu hu mu yu ru wu
ke se te ne he me ye re we
ko so to no ho mo yo ro wo

Then, we can substitute the numbers from the second and third columns of the first answer matrix. 2 is ki. 3 is ku. 7 is shi. 8 is su. 6 is sa. 4 becomes ke.

10 2 3                   10 ki ku
  0 7 8   become   0 shi su
   5 6 4                    5 sa ke

I entered a combination of numbers and letters as the second answer:

10 ki ku

  0 shi su
  5 sa ke

The Jonquil Magic Ball gave the reaction that the princess and I had expected. It stated that the two matrices I had written on its hologram were all correct.

“Congratulations, Vogel and Wolke. Both of your answer matrices are correct.”

“This time I will talk a lot more.”

“The last five digits of the Hexeneinmaleins matrix are the postal code of this country; go to that destination and find a ruined fortress. There you will find a hemispherical basin that looks like a mini cauldron that can lead you to a dungeon.”

“Fill the cauldron with potions.”

“You can get potions from the Kana matrix. You can buy Mr. Warm’s sake everywhere. But for the flowers, you have to take the flowers produced by the Cone of Farmers in the Hexagon country’s postal code, which is taken from the first five digits of the Hekseneinmaleins matrix.”

"Don't forget to take me to that location."

“For this puzzle, there is no time limit on when you have to solve it. But the faster you solve it, the faster you can solve the mystery of Mr. Warm’s death and get the key to conquering the Quietus Cloud.”

After finishing listening to the long instructions from Jonquil Magic Ball, the princess immediately said what was on her mind, “The little one said the Hexagon country; that means the country southwest of our country, right? The Frankcians often call their country L’Hexagone.”

I, who was operating my gadget at that time, agreed, “Yes. The main area of ​​their country is shaped like a hexagon. The hexagon is one of their visual forms and also a symbol of their culture.”

The princess, who was holding a gadget with her left hand and holding Jonquil Magic Ball with her right hand, responded, “I remember you said earlier that Mr. Wernherluft once said, ‘Deutschtonia may demonstrate how to split a hexagon—’“

The princess didn’t finish her sentence and chose to say what she was thinking about for the next step: “How about we have lunch here first while we think about the next plan?”

I agreed, “This Polyops agrees, Princess.”

The princess immediately contacted Sisy to cancel the trip to Guldendorf Station.

(***)

I sat opposite the princess. Unlike when we were sitting in the car, this time we didn’t have to turn our heads to look at each other. At this time, we were already in one of the private rooms of a restaurant called “Promenade.”

Sisy and three other bodyguards of the princess were also eating at this restaurant, but they were eating in separate rooms. However, the four bodyguards chose the room closest to the private room where the princess and I were. As the princess said, “That’s already the procedure.”

From her body language, the princess seemed increasingly fed up with the procedures she had to go through since she was little. From her body language, too, the princess seemed happy with the Jonquil Magic Ball that we took from the cellar in the forest of the Republic of Polskachia. It seemed that the princess wanted to always be with that round thing. She was currently bringing the Jonquil Magic Ball into the restaurant, putting it in her largest branded bag.

While eating the menu, the princess and I continued our conversation.

The princess took a few sips from the drink she ordered and then said, “From the instructions, we need 5 sake, which seems to be 5 OSHI sake since he called it Mr. Warm Sake.”

I didn’t argue with the princess. “OSHI sake comes in various bottle sizes. There’s no information on what size 5 sake is. It would be better to buy at least 5 isshobin-sized sake.”

The princess—who was the representative of her family to buy the OSHI company—certainly knew what I meant by isshobin size. Isshobin literally means one ’sho’-sized bottle. One ‘sho’ is equal to 10 times the size of one ‘go,’ where one ‘go’ is equal to 180 milliliters. In other words, one shobin size means a 1.8-liter bottle.

The princess continued the conversation, “Then 10 kiku. I know what this kiku means. Kiku is Zeppenhigen’s word for the chrysanthemum flower. For this, we can’t buy in single quantities; we have to buy in large quantities.”

I commented, “Speaking of which, this chrysanthemum is one of the symbols of the country of Zepenhigen, right?”

“Yes,” the princess responded to me with just one word.

The princess brought the conversation back to the main topic: “The baby Jonquil said that the last five digits of the Hexeneinmaleins matrix are the postal code for this country. He said that there are ruins of a castle there. The postal code for this country that he meant is 78564. I checked, and there are ruins of a castle in that postal code. I’m one hundred percent sure that the baby Jonquil meant Wehingen.”

I agreed, “Yes, it’s no doubt Wehingen. But speaking of which, Princess, you’re calling that ball a baby now—ah, never mind.”

The princess smiled as she asserted, “It’s up to me to call this magic ball whatever I want.”

I said that I had no problem with that and chose to continue discussing the main topic. “Yes, do as you please, Princess. Then, for the other postal code, the postal code of the Hexagon country is taken from the first five digits of the Hekseneinmaleins matrix. The postal code 10230 indicates a commune—equivalent to Gemeinden in our country—called Mailly-le-Camp.”

The princess commented briefly, “Correct.”

I expressed my idea, “Princess, with your procedure that must always be followed by guards, do you think it would be better if I were the one to go to the country of Frankcia?”

The princess agreed, “Go ahead. We will meet in Wehingen. Since I will arrive in Wehingen early, I will also look for a hemispherical basin, aka a cauldron, where we can refill our potions. I will also survey the situation there. From my brief search, there are not many residents in that location; there are only about 15 residents around that ruined fortress location.”

“Well, we have agreed on the next step,” I said.

The princess responded, “One more important thing, Polyops.”

I asked, “What is it, Princess?”

The princess replied, “I want Sisy to be an additional member of our team.”

I was shocked, “Eeeeh?!”

The princess explained her reason: “Why? She has advantages that we don’t have. She is good at using firearms. She is a martial arts expert. She has a strong physique.”

I remained silent.