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Alright, this could be a chance.
I checked the card Choa had picked and smiled.
If I didn’t have my ability, I wouldn’t have even been able to touch it, but since I have my ability, it’s a chance to widen the score gap.
[“Wow, our player Choa has picked the hellfire level 10 problem!”]
[The Midas touch of misfortune, for real]
[If I can’t solve it, you can’t either lol]
[Let’s explode together☆]
Well, it seems the viewers just think it’s a problem no one can solve.
Hmph, but who am I?
The owner of a Ph.D. in engineering.
It means that as long as I have my ability, I can solve most problems.
[“Oh, player Sea has picked a 2-point problem? It’s a contrast to the 10-point problem.”]
This time, as soon as Sea-unni picked the problem, I stepped forward first.
Although I had said it once, it was to prevent Choa, who had the potential for impulsive actions.
[Wait, why are you throwing away the points?]
[Choa only knows up to the multiplication tables in math lol]
[Oh, as expected of a test-taker]
[Is she going to show us the math genius Naru?]
Uh… was Choa’s level that low?
At that level, I think I, without using my ability, could calculate better…?
[“Wh-what did you say? I can do double-digit multiplication, you know!”]
At this point, I don’t know if Choa can even solve the 2-point problem.
Right, even so, she can probably solve that much.
I erased my random thoughts and looked at the 10-level problem card that would soon be revealed.
For the record, my opponent was Jena-unni.
[“Um… I didn’t really think a 10-level problem would be picked, so the problem is quite wicked. Do you want to switch players, even now?”]
[Naru, this is your last chance…!]
[Please, let’s just get the 2 points ㅠㅠ]
[We’re all going to die at this rate]
Hmph, no way.
The chance is me solving the 10-point problem.
[“Hmm… if you’re not going to switch, I’ll start now.”]
<As in the figure, in triangle ABC, where AB=BC and BC=2…>
[Wha-what is this..]
[The 2019 CSAT 3-point trig problem is a f*cking…]
ㄴ[This user has been temporarily blocked.]
[A real math demon lol]
[It’s basically giving 10 points with a 20% chance, isn’t it lol]
[No, why did you put in such a problem (。・ω・。)?]
[“It-it can be solved with a 20% chance, so it’s a probability and statistics problem…”]
[Thank you for your 1,000 won donation, ‘Mungdaengi’-nim!]
[Teacher… what do you take us statistics students for ㅠㅠ]
What came out of the 10-point card was a problem that had appeared on the CSAT.
And it was the 2019 CSAT Math Ga-hyeong question 30, which was a subjective question at the time and had a correct answer rate of 8.3%.
(TL Note: ‘Ga-hyeong’ was the more difficult version of the math CSAT, intended for students majoring in science/engineering.)
Still, the problem I was seeing now had options added, so it could be solved with a 20% chance.
But it was a problem that seemed to have been put in as a joke, telling us not to solve it.
Of course, to me who can use my ability, it’s a problem that’s nothing.
What’s more, that problem is one I solved myself at the CSAT test center.
I cracked my knuckles with a confident expression.
Then, I immediately activated my ability.
I’m starting to see how to approach it to get the answer easily.
“Eheum… connect from here to there… and then…”
As a result of using approximation skills and all sorts of tricks, I was able to derive the answer in 58 seconds.
[“Time’s up, both players have used up the full minute to submit their answers? It doesn’t seem like that’s meaningful, but… anyway, shall we check the answer?”]
<5>
<3>
[“Oho… Naru is correct, Jena is incorrect!”]
[The god of probability and statistics, Naru, for real]
[Kyaa]
[Don’t you ever ignore the statistics students again]
Fortunately, the option I chose was the correct answer.
Alright, now that there’s a 9-point difference, I can breathe a little easier.
[“Wow, unni, what’s with the god of guessing descending!”]
Choa, who saw that I got the answer right, expressed her excitement with a very high-pitched voice.
At Choa’s reaction, for some reason, I felt like I was getting excited too.
Hmm, was excitement contagious?
Anyway, getting it right is all that matters.
[Thank you for your 10,000 won donation, ‘Telly✅’-nim!]
[Naru-nim, did you perhaps solve it by solving, not by guessing?]
The moment I was about to move on with a smile.
An unexpected guest sent me a donation.
[?]
[Is it real?]
[There’s a verification mark attached?]
[No, Dr. Smarty-pants, why are you here lol]
[Why is this real?]
The identity of the guest was none other than the VTuber Telly-nim.
A VTuber with a legend of graduating from Yeonseo University with a degree in mathematics, getting a master’s, and then escaping from a research institute.
That’s Telly-nim.
She was an unfortunate woman called Dr. Smarty-pants, the runaway master’s student, by her viewers.
But still, she pioneered a blue ocean well with her smart head and speaking skills.
And she’s also a VTuber who has built a solid fanbase in the broadcasting scene in her own way.
But why is Telly-nim here…?
Did she just come to watch?
Whatever the case, first, the answer.
It would be a bit much to ignore a question asked through a donation.
“You could say that.”
[lol]
[The queen of bluffing, Naru lol]
[???: Isn’t getting it right by guessing still solving it?]
[Telly✅: Looking at the approximations and formulas you used, it seems like you really solved it…]
[?]
[Does it make sense to solve a Ga-hyeong question 30 in 1 minute? lol]
This one is sharper than I thought.
Telly-nim continued to ask questions, listing the skills and solutions I had used.
[Telly✅: Connecting the straight lines AD, BF and differentiating the circle in the center]
[Telly✅: And then using the Taylor series in the second written formula]
[Telly✅: Looking at how you used approximation at the end, no matter how I see it, you solved this.]
As expected of a math ghost, she figured out most of the tricks I used.
[“Naru, did someone come?”]
Ah, we were in the middle of a joint broadcast, right?
A completely unexpected guest came, so I had forgotten.
“Telly-nim came.”
[“The VTuber Telly-nim?”]
At my answer, Shiro-unni asks back in great surprise.
“Yes, she was analyzing what I solved.”
[“Huh? You solved it, not guessed it?”]
…Did everyone think I got it right by guessing?
This, this, aren’t you guys underestimating me too much?
[Don’t be ridiculous, how can you solve that in 1 minute lol]
[Was the highly educated drip for real;;]
[No matter how smart you are, a 1-minute cut for a Ga-hyeong question 30 is too much]
Well, it’s right for a normal person to think that way.
But I solved it myself.
“Sua and unnis, can I explain the solution to the problem to the viewers for a moment? It’s possible in 3 minutes.”
[“Suddenly?”]
“Even if Telly-nim defends me, our Loser-kuns don’t believe me.”
I asked for their understanding, immediately activated my ability, and began the explanation.
“…Here, you just have to use partial differentiation and approximation…”
Actually, most of the viewers didn’t understand.
But a few former and current test-takers are looking at my solution in astonishment.
Perhaps it’s because I solved a problem in an instant that’s normally impossible to solve even after holding onto it for over 30 minutes.
[Ah~ I completely understand (I don’t understand)]
[Telly✅: There’s not a single standard solution here lol]
[Hyun Woo-jin would have a fit if he saw this lol]
(TL Note: Hyun Woo-jin is a celebrity math tutor in Korea, famous for his rigorous, by-the-book teaching style.)
[High-intelligence child, for real]
Hoho, it feels good to be acknowledged after a long time.
[“Hweh? No, Naru, if you’re so smart, why didn’t you go to college?”]
Huh, what is this?
Did I ever say I didn’t go to college?
At Shiro-unni’s sudden words, I retraced my previous memories.
Ah, it’s because I said I graduated from school, rested for a bit, and then got a job.
My current age is 22.
An age where, if one had normally attended university, they would be in their 3rd year.
Because of that, they must have seen me as a high school graduate.
It was an absurd situation, to say the least.
“Even though I look like this, I’m a person who went to college.”
[“Huh? Early graduation…?”]
[What’s going on?]
[Tell us too (ᐡ ⩌ ⩌ ᐡ)]
[Why are you two talking about something only you know!!!!!]
Has no one talked about this on stream?
At the viewers’ reaction, I quickly wracked my brain.
Hmm, it seems not.
Then I’ll have to pass on the current topic for now.
To understand the current story, I have to tell the story of what happened before.
But I’m a little short on time for that right now.
“…For now, that’s it for the small talk! We still have things left, right?”
[Kraaak]
[What do you mean you’re cutting it off here!!!ヾ( ·`⌓´·)ノ゙]
[I’mgoingtocraz I’mgoingtocrazy I’mgoingtocrazy]
“I’ll set a date later and tell you the story, so please calm down.”
[Confirmed]
[I’ve recorded it]
[Understanding complete]
The viewers who were suppressed moderately with one word.
…Really, it makes me think I should do a shake-out once later.
(TL Note: ‘Gaemi-teolgi’ or ‘ant shake-out’ is stock market slang for when large investors cause a price drop to scare small individual investors (‘ants’) into selling, allowing the large investors to buy cheap. Here, it metaphorically means culling or scaring away unruly viewers.)
[“R-right, as Naru said, we still have things left, so shall we move on?”]
Fortunately, Shiro-unni seemed to have understood the meaning behind my words.
[“Eh, what, we’re moving on so suddenly?”]
It seems Choa didn’t understand…
But Jena-unni will take care of that, so it should be fine.
[“Ch-Choa, as I’ve said before… when a person speaks, you have to check the context first and look at the atmosphere to see what’s important and what the point is…”]
[“Ugh! I get what you’re saying, I completely understand, so stop…!”]
[Je-chanho lol]
(TL Note: A pun combining ‘Jena’ and ‘Lee Chan-hyuk’, a musician known for his fast, talk-rapping style.)
[The rap is top-tier]
[She’ll chew up all of K-hiphop lol]
And so, Choa’s suppression was also completely complete.
Now we can move on to the next problem.
Was the next topic social studies?
Whatever it was, I just hoped that the luck of the draw would be with me.
I was completely thrashed.
As a result of our team’s problem-picking being completely destroyed, the current score is 18 to 20.
At this point, with only the last problem left, it’s a score difference with a very high probability of defeat.
No, it’s a score difference where defeat is confirmed.
Because the person solving the last problem is not me, but Choa.
Unless a miracle really happens, we have already lost.
Now I should just think about what kind of wish the other team will make.
[“It’s the last problem, right? Is everyone confident?”]
[“I-I’ll do my best…”]
[“Of course!”]
[You haven’t gotten a single problem right so far lol]
[The groundless confidence is a bit bewildering]
[Why is she so confident when she’s gotten everything wrong? lol]
Honestly, I’m very anxious, but there’s nothing I can do but believe…
I hope she gets it right by guessing well.
[“Here, we have Cheolsu’s family. Cheolsu’s father’s blood type is AO, and his mother’s blood type is AB. At this time, if another child is born in Cheolsu’s family, how many types of expressed blood types can that child have?”]
Wow, this is a 4-point problem?
The 4-point problem in the last subject, science, was a problem in the biology field.
Phew… I can assume there’s no chance of Choa solving that problem.
I gave up and closed my eyes.
[“I don’t really understand, are there no examples.”]
…Choa, you won’t understand even if you see an example.
From the moment you gave up on science while memorizing the order of the planets in the solar system in elementary school, it’s impossible to understand that problem, you know?
[“Hmm… for example, Cheolsu, who has AO, can be considered to have type A, and Cheolsu’s younger sister, who has BO, can be considered to have type B.”]
Still, Shiro-unni kindly answered.
Though I don’t know if she understood.
Anyway, Choa started to write something down.
[“Time is up, please show me the answer!”]
<3 types>
<4 types>
The top answer was Jena-unni’s, and the bottom answer was Choa’s.
Tch, so we lost in the end.
If I knew it would be like this, I should have chosen the order of solving the problems carefully… wait, I think I can argue that this is the correct answer.
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