prof | Kinzo's Riddle: It's Possible

Right! December 25th starts at 12:00 midnight. Midnight is during the night, so that's the first night. Then, morning comes and when night falls again, it's still the same day until midnight!

Exactly! And both of those nights are nights on Christmas day.

Wahahaha! Well done, Ange. I tried to make it a hard question, but you solved it like it was nothing.

Congratulations, Ange. Here is a medal for getting the first question right.

Thank you!

Keep up the pace. Well now, that is all for my puzzle. Head over there and ask whomever you choose for a quiz.

...Genji. Have I... managed to act the part of a good grandpa...?

Of course.

Ange is young, and she frequently grows sick and is unable to come to Rokkenjima. She probably... won't remember me well.

It is no different from gratitude to one's parents. It will probably take Ange many years before she understands.

Do you think... that she will eventually remember that I was a fun grandpa?

Yes. I am certain of it.

If possible, I would hope for her to remember my smile... but such a thing is probably too much to ask for.

There's no way around it. That's what children are.

Oh, it's you.

Children just eat up kindness, and it never remains in their memories. By the time 12 years have passed, she will surely learn what a bizarre eccentric Ushiromiya Kinzo was. Your smile is fated to be painted over by that and forgotten.

...Most probably. No matter how much I spoil her, my love will not be rewarded.

However, just as it takes a long time to remember what you owe your parents... Ange will surely remember some day. She will remember the smiles you showed her.

Let her forget. One smile from her is the greatest parting gift I could ever take with me, when my time comes. This is... the essence of unrewarded love.

I guess grandfathers are always unrewarded.

Oh, but I have been rewarded. With Ange's smile just now to look back upon, I could happilly pass on in my sleep tonight. Wahahahahahaha...

...Ange. Even so, please remember it some day. Remember the smile that Kinzo once showed you.