146 – Deduction
The deputy leader of the church uses the lighthouse to enter the sacred ground where the fountain pen of God is sealed. In other words, the secret of the lighthouse is how to manipulate it.
It was a lighthouse described in one line. If a secret was created in a place where probability worked arbitrarily because there was no detailed setting, wouldn’t solving the secret also require plausible probability?
A few hundred years ago. A piece of the wall made while repairing the lighthouse and a Bible that has been handed down to lighthouse keepers for hundreds of years. Rather than an explanation of coincidence, it is more plausible that there is a relationship between them.
This is a book made in the old way, so if you peel off the outer skin and untie the leather strap, you will be able to fix the messy pages back to their original state.
However, this book does not belong to me. It could be the book the next lighthouse keeper needs, or there’s a chance I’m wrong in my guess.
However, even taking such a risk, it was well worth the challenge.
Finally, I carefully looked through the book, looking for other special points, but the clue was that the pages were out of order.
“I have to apologize.”
Let’s start with those words.
Delan, who was having a conversation with Navier about tea, turned her head and gave her a puzzled look.
“An apple?”
As I said that, I lowered my eyes and looked at the book on the table. It seems that I suspect that it may have damaged the book. I said before there was any misunderstanding.
“Actually, the purpose of coming to this lighthouse, as I said, was not just for viewing. I came here because I saw a book that said a secret was hidden in the lighthouse at the end of the wall, and I wanted to solve it.”
Delan stroked his beard as if he finally understood.
“That’s why you diligently researched the basement warehouse. I thought I was a curious student. It’s a secret… Does this old lighthouse have any secrets?”
“You know what? A desperate reason to light the lighthouse every day. You will find out if you solve the secrets of the lighthouse.”
Delan’s eyes widened. The butterfly next to her also looked at me with a surprised expression.
“I had a rough idea of how to solve the problem. That’s why I revealed the truth. To find out the secret of the lighthouse, you need the permission of the lighthouse keeper.”
A brief silence filled the room. While Delan was contemplating, Navier glanced at me. She tucked her silver hair behind her ear and asked in a bewitching voice.
“Did you find out something?”
It was a well-timed question. It is an opportunity to break the awkward silence and add more persuasiveness to my opinion. I nodded slightly and said.
“Yes, the clue is this book. If you check the book, you will see that the order of the pages is out of order. At first, I wondered if the pages were intentionally shuffled to leave clues. I checked to see if there was a certain pattern hidden, but it wasn’t. Then why is the order of the pages in this book messed up? You’ll find out if you put the pages back in their original order.”
I can predict probability. Since he was a writer who created this world with his imagination, how did he create a plausible story?
It’s not detailed, but I can make an opaque prediction. This definitely deserves to be called rice cakes.
I opened the book and handed it to Navier and Delan. After confirming that the pages were different, the two exchanged glances with surprised expressions.
“Could you please allow me to change the order of the pages?”
As I listened to my words, I didn’t miss the moment when Delan’s calm face turned to worry.
Without waiting for Delan’s anguished conclusion, I added, for added persuasiveness, that the wall piece and the book were related.
Ignoring Navier’s stare at me with surprised eyes for some reason, let’s stare at Delan. Finally, Delan nodded her head with a puzzled expression.
You may feel uncomfortable changing the pages of a book that has been down for a long time, but on the other hand, you must have been curious about the secret of the lighthouse.
This is Delan, who lived here, lighting a lighthouse every day. He, too, must have had doubts in his heart.
What is the purpose of this lighthouse, and whether or not he has spent his life in vain. I would have been anxious, and I would have been curious.
He must have buried his question in his heart because he did not know the answer. But now, the chance to unravel the mystery of the lighthouse, which neither Delan’s father nor the old lighthouse keepers could solve, is right in front of them.
Few people can withstand this temptation.
Once Delan gave permission, I carefully peeled the skin off the book and untied the leather straps. Navier and Delan helped me put the pages in order.
I arranged the pages in order and re-weaved them with the untied leather straps. I checked the contents of the book with anticipation, but what I saw was an ordinary Bible.
Could my guess be wrong? In fact, the messy page may have hidden a pattern I didn’t know about. Thinking of that, my back was wet with cold sweat.
The moment I closed the book with the intention of checking it again from the beginning, the moment I was about to check it from the first page, Navier shouted out loud.
“There is a letter next to it!”
At first, I didn’t understand that and looked at Navier stupidly. Meeting her gaze, she shrugged her shoulders and pointed at something as if asking why she was looking at herself.
As she moved her gaze to where Navier’s finger was pointing, she finally understood what she was saying about the letters next to her.
I thought it was simply a trace of ink splatter. But when the pages were arranged in order, the dots came together to form letters.
Maybe the reason the pages were out of order was to hide the letters written on the side of the book.
Observation is also good. After pointing her thumb up at Navier, she checked the text.
Sal 5:19 Hon 4:26 w6:18 Isa 71:3
I knew it the moment I saw the letters. This is a bible verse
I immediately turned the page to Sal 5:19. I heard someone swallowing saliva next to me. I read the passage I found aloud.
“Does the shepherd lead the sheep….”
A shepherd and a sheep are carved on the wall. Having said that, Navier and Delan’s eyes widened and they groaned. I thought about it earlier, and the response is really good.
While Delane and Navier were checking the piece on the wall, I found a passage from the Bible based on the letters written on the side and wrote it down in a notebook I took out of the storage room.
5:19 The shepherd leads the sheep.
Soul 4:26 There shall be sun above the sky.
W6:18 Look down for the weak.
Isa 71:3 Death will be fair.
I took my notebook and approached to check the piece on the wall. The piece on the wall matched the contents of the writing in the notebook.
I looked at the piece on the wall for a while and organized my thoughts. After a while, I realized The reason why long ago the lighthouse keeper left letters on the side of a piece of wall and the Bible.
The secret of the lighthouse is solved. Now you just need to light the way to the Holy Land.
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Navier, who was peeping at the contents of the notebook from the side, asked.
“I don’t know just by looking at this….”
When I looked over my shoulder to see if he was serious, Butterfly frowned.
“What is that, that cheeky gaze that seems like you don’t even know this?”
“I read it correctly. Still don’t know?”
As I said that while waving my notebook, Delan, who was listening to the conversation next to me, asked with a puzzled expression.
“Did you figure out the answer?”
I don’t think this is a joke. I shrugged my shoulders slightly.
“Yes. After all, the pieces of the wall and the books were a bundle.”
As soon as I finished answering, Navier pushed her body out to me as if urging me on.
“If you understand, please explain!”
With a light sigh, I opened the notebook and held it next to the piece on the wall.
“Did you understand that the passage on the side of the book and the carving on the wall match?”
At my question, the two nodded eagerly.
“Then, based on what the fragments on the wall indicate, manipulate the reflector-“
“Wait, wait! Is it a reflector? The story suddenly changes!”
At Navier’s words, I scratched my head and looked at Delan. He sighed as he nodded his head intently, as if he agreed with Navier’s opinion. I’m not sure about the explanation.
“The pieces on the wall give directions. The shepherd leads the sheep, as seen in the sculpture, toward the lower left path. There shall be a sun above the sky, and this too. If you look here, the sun is on the upper right. The rest of the pieces are oriented in the same way.”
For some reason, the butterfly stared at my face.
“… Did you figure this out at a glance?”
“It’s a coincidence.”
A needless expectation is a specification. To be honest, this is no coincidence. Because it was a plausible clue that could be seen at a glance.
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Navier asked with a puzzled expression.
“I understand that the pieces on the wall record the direction. But what about reflectors? You can’t tell what kind of reflector it represents from this alone.”
I silently held the notebook to a piece of wall. Feeling Delane’s and Navier’s gazes following her, she moved and placed the notebook on another piece of wall, repeating.
“… What are you doing?”
I thought I was following along well, but I was blocked again. I wanted to sigh, but it was also my fault for not explaining in detail. I explained in a friendly voice.
“Look, the pieces on the wall are all different sizes. Some are bigger than a notebook, some are smaller. Then you know There are 4 pieces of the wall. They are of different sizes and have different directions. Doesn’t it match the conditions of the reflector?”
After making eye contact with Navier and Delan to see if they understood my explanation, I added a calm voice.
“This is an operation method for a reflector that a lighthouse keeper carved for posterity.”
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Navier’s eyes opened wide at the moment. Delan looked at me with her goofy eyes, her mouth open.
Their reaction reminded me of a line from a novel I read once.
“Watson, the secret is out.”
It was a bit sad that no one understood this joke.
Watson