Gooho Ahn

[Gooho Ahn]

Oh, hello

adventurer.

Um, was there

something you wanted?

Ah, Marybell sent you?

I see. I've been struggling

trying to decrypt this letter.

Did you want to take a look?

This looks like a piece

of blank paper, but if you

add just the right amount

of heat and light, you can

read its contents. This is

some powerful encryption!

So far, I've only decrypted

just a portion of the letter's

content. Unfortunately, I ran

out of the materials I need to

measure how much light and heat

I need to unlock this message.

I'm pretty swamped over

here, but if you're working

for Marybell, I don't think

you'd mind doing a favor

for me. Would you gather

the materials I need?

I need

20 Live Coals,

1 Matchstick,

2 Alcohol, and

10 Burning Hearts.

Once I have the things

I need, I should be able

to decrypt the rest of

this secret Z Gang letter.

So did you bring the

things I need to measure

how much light and heat

I need to reveal the rest

of this secret Z Gang letter?

Oh, good. Thanks a lot.

Now I should do my part,

and decrypt the rest of

this letter. Mm... Just

give me a second to

make some adjustments...

Oh, what? This language...

It's ancient! Aegye hasn't

been used in... centuries.

I've seen Aegye used in the

Book of Forbidden Mystery

before it was stolen.

There's a legend about

an ancient civilization that

set the foundation for our

modern society. The Aegye

language was considered

a subcultural phenomenon.

Aegye was popular among

children and rebellious

teens, but was considered

vulgar until it entered the

mainstream. Then, somehow...

Aegye destroyed that

ancient people's lingual

system and civilization

once it was popularized.

That is why there is strong

Aegye censorship today.

In fact, the existence

of Aegye is supposed to

be a huge secret. That

language is responsible

for one of the greatest

disasters of all time.

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So what's the letter say?

Mm... Let me check...

My knowledge in Aegye

is very limited, so...

Weii arr prowd Z G gna

Aynoen hwo sspotp uys

wlil eb kckide on htier ssa!

What...?

That's the nature

of Aegye: it is chaotic,

and barely legible!

Regardless, this letter

is invaluable as research

material for my studies.

It will be enough

for Marybell if you

deliver the message to

her verbatim. Listen

to me carefully, and

maybe write this down.

Please hurry!

I'm sure Marybell is

waiting to learn the

whereabouts of the Z Gang,

and this letter might have

a clue. Oh, and remember...

Please tell Marybell

the contents of the

Z Gang's letter so that

I can keep the original

document for research purposes.

Encryption is the art of

hiding truth in layers of

secrecy. My specialty is

in unraveling the truth

by breaking encryption.