Chapter 33:
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
It is now Wednesday, April 30, around 9 p.m.
The GEGEN-kuki shield is a cone-shaped object with a diameter of about 3.9042 meters and a height of about 1.3 meters. When viewed from above, the shield will look like a pattern of a chrysanthemum or kuki flower symbol. However, while the petals of a kuki flower are often depicted with the same shape, the GEGEN-kuki shield has two petal patterns.
The two-petal patterns of the GEGEN-kuki shield consist of a straight petal pattern and a curved petal pattern. That is where Mr. Warm took the name GEGEN. GEGEN is an abbreviation of two words in our language, namely “Gerade”, which means “straight”, and “Gebogene,” which means “curved”. Gegen itself is also one of the words in our language that means “philosophically or physically opposed to or against something.”
At this time, our GEGEN-kuki shield will do its job against something big. GEGEN-kuki, which continues to rotate its petals, becomes a layer that will try to fight the Quietus Cloud. Meanwhile, the SP 311 rocket, which also carries the SEE-SAW satellite, will be the booster of the GEGEN-kuki shield.
"Everything seems to be going well," said the princess. The SP 311 rocket, which is about 26 meters long,g seems to be moving upwards according to the trajectory we planned. Later, when this rocket has completed its task, we have arranged for the parts of the rocket that can still be used to fall into Lake Harras.
At this time, the princess and I were sitting in our rocket control room. Our eyes were fixed on our rocket that we had launched. "Soon it will greet the Quietus Cloud," I said.
When our Witch's Broom series began to touch the Quietus Cloud, the princess and I fell silent. The push of the Witch's Broom made the Quietus Cloud move away. Unusually, the Quietus Cloud was unable to reassemble its parts.
Our Witch Broom continued to challenge the Quietus Cloud. One meter, ten meters, hundreds of meters, one kilometer, tens of kilometers, hundreds of kilometers, until finally 1332 kilometers. That was when the princess and I shouted at each other at the same time, looked at each other's faces, and clapped our palms together. "Yes, good!" "Success!"
Jonqu, who also witnessed the process, also showed happiness by showing light from his round body while saying, "Congratulations, Miss Vogel and Mr. Wolken!"
As planned, after arriving at the destination, the SP 311 rocket “The Candle” finally descended back to land. This time, the process also went smoothly. The rocket fell right into Lake Harras. Sisy, who was assigned to guard near the lake, had her clothes become a little wet from the splash of water.
The princess had time to contact Sisy, "Sisy, how are you?"
Sisy confirmed that there was no problem, “Everything is fine, Miss Aria. I am already at a safe point as ordered by Miss, so there is nothing to worry about.”
Then the princess focused on observing our satellite that was already in the sky. I described what the princess and I saw when SEE-SAW was working: “Look, the sun seems to be turning red, as predicted.”
In addition to the sun, the satellite could also direct its eyes towards the Earth. The satellite could send data that we could later process into a three-dimensional image. We could see the remains of our Witch’s Broom’s journey. There was a gaping hole at the point of the Quietus Cloud where our Witch’s Broom flew.
Following Mr. Warm’s prediction, a giant Witch of Agnesi would appear when the Witch’s Broom could penetrate the Quietus Cloud. When viewed from the Earth, the hole appeared to taper from being very wide below to becoming smaller. The object of the Quietus Cloud hole that we saw was a derivative of the three-dimensional Witch of Agnesi.
The princess and I became the two people who were exclusively able to witness such a sight for the first time. But it didn't take long for people all over the world to learn about this "magic" event.
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How did people react when they saw that the Quietus Cloud had been perforated? Here are some of their stories.
1. Mrs. Ange Rostand
In a house located on the shores of a lake called Lake Como, in the country of Aithalia. Mr. Romano Rostand, who was watching television, saw a notification of breaking news, which he could choose to watch or not. Mr. Romano Rostand was surprised, “Wait, is this true? Breaking news about the Quietus Cloud?”
The old man immediately grabbed the television remote and displayed the breaking news. Only a few seconds after watching the news, Mr. Romano Rostand immediately shouted for his wife, “Honey, you have to see this!”
Mrs. Ange Rostand, who was in another room, immediately replied, “No! You’re watching a gladiator show, right? I’m not interested in that, and remember we almost got divorced because of that!”
Mr. Romano Rostang increased the volume of his television while shouting again, “This is breaking news about the Quietus Cloud!”
Mrs. Ange Rostand came to join her husband to watch the news coverage. Mrs. Ange Rostand said to her husband, “I remember someone I met in Bharat late last year that I told you about.”
2. Mrs. Zeusleben
Mrs. Zeusleben was visiting the house of Chancellor Angela Fritzie Weisskross, located on an island called Heligoland. While enjoying the meal, a maid in the house suddenly interrupted the conversation of the two women.
At that time, Mrs. Zeusleben immediately felt deja vu when she heard the news of Mr. Warm’s death. Mrs. Zeusleben’s hunch was proven when she heard the maid deliver breaking news about the Quietus Cloud.
The two high-profile women immediately watched the breaking news. Seeing the video coverage, Mrs. Zeusleben commented, “That rocket is definitely not a rocket made by the Five.”
The Chancellor asked, “Can you tell right away from the shape of the rocket?”
Mrs. Zeusleben replied, “I certainly know all the shapes of the rockets made by the Five. But more than that, why can I say that it is not a rocket made by the Five? It is like – for example, you, as a mother, from a distance you can feel in a crowd of children, who is your child or not.
3. Mr. Iyilipmann
Mr. Iyilipmann was enjoying his dinner at a restaurant. At that time, he was eating alone, only facing the dishes on the dining table and a candle that was the presentation of the restaurant.
While his mouth was chewing, his eyes saw a change in the atmosphere of the other restaurant visitors. Mr. Iyilipmann's ears also caught a faint conversation, "Have you seen the breaking news about the Quietus Cloud?"
Immediately, Mr. Iyilipmann opened his gadget to search for information. Seeing the news, he immediately reacted with laughter, "Oh hahahahaha ..... Apparentl,y there are already those who can laugh at the Quietus Cloud. In our country? Who?"
4. Ms. Szyschulz
Ms. Szyschulz was playing with one of her pet dogs named Gurt. Suddenly, Gurt ran towards the door and made a gesture that was a code request for his owner to go outside the house.
Ms. Szyschuls asked, “Gurt, why all of a sudden?”
Without considering it for too long, Ms. Szyschulz intended to comply with her dog’s request, and she grabbed her cellphone to get ready to leave the house. That’s when she saw the news notification about the Quietus Cloud.
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