Treasure Hunt

"While I was reading a book, the treasure map actually fell out of the book…" There was a wave in Miku's eyes. "It feels like the plot in a movie."

"You think too much, it's not necessarily the real treasure map." Naoki thought to himself, "Maybe it's someone's prank."

"Eh, prank?"

If not, what do you think?

This is not the age of pirates, you are still planning to find a piece of treasure map in the history book at school!

"I don't think this is a prank." Miku shook her head, clearly thinking about treasure hunting, "There are still riddles written below. If this is someone's prank, it shouldn't be too serious, right?"

"I have two hamsters in my house."

Naoki spoke calmly: "That hamster looks really small, but it can hide a lot of things in its mouth, you know that?"

"I know." Miku nodded lightly and said softly, "When I was in elementary school, there were hamsters among the small animals raised in class."

"In that case, have you ever tried how much food a hamster can put in its mouth?"

Naoki changed the subject and asked suddenly.

Miku shook her head subconsciously: "I haven't tried it yet."

Normal people don't care about this, right?

"I tried it." Naoki stretched out his finger and recounted his experiment, "One summer during first year's summer vacation, I saw on the Internet that some hamsters could put thirty sunflower seeds in their mouths. So I bought a bag of sunflower seeds for testing. Hamsters No. 1 put 42 sunflower seeds in its mouth, and Hamster No. 2 Enter 20 sunflower seeds. Taking the average of the two hamsters, I finally came to the conclusion that a hamster's mouth could hold about 41 sunflower seeds."

Miku was stunned for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Ah, I see."

"Reckless Asakawa wants to say that you have to study carefully, and you can't believe what other people say?"

"That's right."

"No wonder the reckless Asakawa is so good at studying, so you are so serious…"

"No, you don't understand."

Naoki shook his head and said.

"Eh?"

Naoki said in a low voice, "I told you, when people are bored, they can do anything."

"Stupid Asakawa!"

Miku's cheeks puffed up and her mouth made a cat snort when she was angry. She hugged the book tightly in his hands, and his large chest squeezed the book into a shape, "Guilty, harakiri!"

"I refuse."

Naoki looked at the book in Miku's hand, "This book should be left by the previous borrower. As long as I use the computer to call up the loan records, I can immediately…"

"No." Miku refused firmly and the girl's eyes were stubborn, "I have to find it myself, if I want to believe it's just a prank."

Naoki sighed.

No wonder it was said that women were cats, and their curiosity was too strong, if they were to be replaced by him, he would not waste energy on such boring things.

"Then I will..."

Before he could finish speaking, the corner of his clothes was gently tugged by Miku.

"Do not go." Miku stared with pleading eyes. "Let's search together."

When the paper is opened, there is no map drawn on it, but clues similar to a puzzle game.

Miku opened her eyes wide and looked at the first riddle carefully. After a while, a 'who am I and where am I' dazed expression quickly appeared on his face.

"Those are all odd numbers, not even a clue…"

"Is looking at the numbers to find the pattern?"

Miku became even more dizzy as she watched, and the stars immediately floated overhead, so she could only lift her eyes to look at Naoki and ask for help.

"Look at these numbers separately," Naoki reminded.

"Dividing numbers…how to divide…" Miku's confused eyes gradually condensed, and she continued to observe the long list of numbers on the paper, after a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, "I see, the distance between the numbers this is different, it should be read according to the spaces!"

"But even if I read them separately, I don't know what these numbers mean..."

Miku looked up again.

"Do not look at me." Naoki looked at the book in Miku's hand, "Solve the mystery yourself."

"Hmm…" Miku blinked and said thoughtfully, "Did the reckless Asakawa say that these numbers are related to books?"

"That's right, the treasure map was found in this book."

It was just a note ripped from a notebook. It's not a treasure map.

"This has something to do with books…" Miku raised her right hand and rubbed the headphones against her chest with her fingers subconsciously, suddenly thinking of a possibility, "Could it be the footer and the word count?"

"In each set of numbers, the leading number represents the footer, and the last number represents the first character." Miku's eyes lit up, "Asakawa, right?"

"With an idea, the next step is to verify my guess." Naoki took out a book from the shelf and said calmly.

"Un, let me see…"

Miku opened the book, and verified her guess: "The third page, the eighth word… is a word of respect, and then the second word…"

"Congratulations, please solve the second puzzle under Dazai Osamu's tutelage."

"Of course!"

Miku's face became a smile of surprise never seen before, which brightened the gradually dark twilight: "The riddle is solved."

Looking at the girl who had never had such a bright smile, Naoki suddenly found his heart beating half as fast.

A cold girl who usually doesn't smile, suddenly showed such a sweet smile, what a cheat!

Where's the referee?

Hurry up and send Miku off the field!

"Calm."

"This feeling of heart palpitations is just an illusion."

"As long as I don't have hope in others, I will never be disappointed."

"Reckless Asakawa~" Miku raised her hand and the crimson color on her cheeks was very clear in the light of the setting sun, and said softly, "Thank you."

A smooth and gentle voice came to the ear, clearly possessing the softness and sweetness of cotton candy.

"That's none of my business."

Naoki calmed down, shook his head and said, "This is a riddle you solved yourself."

"I am not alone." Miku said. "Obviously you have your share of the credit, I'll reward you later."

"What gift?" Naoki was curious.

"Confidential."

Miku held the book in her hand, turned around and walked out quickly: "Let's go, keep looking for the treasure."

....

The two of them left the library and came all the way to the field.

There is a life-size marble statue of Osamu Dazai in the school grounds. It is said that every exam week, one will sincerely pray in front of the statue to pass the exam...

"The second riddle is… jump over the tile?" Miku took out a treasure map.

Naoki looked down: "Go up the grid at one-two-one speed, and let the world feel the pain!"

"…So chuuni."

Miku folded the treasure map, and said expressionlessly, "I don't want to look for it anymore."