Ch.296291 – Dissonance

Unlike the Fields Medal which is only awarded to mathematicians under 40, the Wolf Prize has no age restriction.

The Wolf Prize can honor achievements from decades ago, even awarding 80-90 year olds, or even centenarians.

Moreover, if a candidate currently holds the presidency of a prestigious academic society, their chances of winning increase due to political considerations, leading to criticism of it being an “exclusive club.”

Of course, there are exceptions. If someone achieves an undeniable accomplishment in mathematical history, they can win immediately that year, with Andrew Wiles, who proved Fermat’s Last Theorem, being the most representative case.

Not only winning matters, but the timing of the award also determines the significance of the achievement.

[The 2051 Wolf Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to NoName of South Korea’s Cephiron Academy. Congratulations.]

And thanks to Israel’s extensive publicity, the “Land of Morning Calm” was turned upside down.

[NoName achieves milestone as first Korean to win mathematics’ Nobel Prize equivalent, the ‘Wolf Prize’ (comprehensive)]

[Youngest Wolf Prize winner NoName, at age 8, stands shoulder to shoulder with world-renowned mathematicians]

[International Mathematical Union reports: “Verification completed just three days ago.” Extremely outraged at Wolf Foundation’s embargo violation.]

The Wolf Foundation stole all the spotlight from the International Mathematical Union and the Cephiron Foundation.

But if NoName doesn’t attend the keynote speech that would put her on the front page of news worldwide, their decision made after carefully considering the Union’s position would be in vain.

They’d be lucky if the prize’s prestige didn’t diminish.

‘Convince NoName somehow! Offer more prize money, recommend her for Royal Society membership, do whatever it takes!’

‘She’s the first Korean to win the Wolf Prize, and this kid is just casually streaming like nothing happened!’

They needed to end her broadcast quickly.

The Wolf Foundation officials and Korean viewers watching the news in real-time were in complete agreement.

* * *

“This definitely looks like stream sniping.”

NoName tilted her head curiously, while Kariri surveyed the battlefield.

Unusually quick normal game matchmaking, and an enemy team with no apparent gaps in personnel.

“How many?”

“All six of them on the opposing team.”

“Whoa!”

Kariri gasped.

She had expected one or two stream snipers, but this seemed excessive.

Team “Safari Dream” was on a 5-win streak.

In a normal game rather than ranked, this was an unwinnable matchup from the start.

Adella was Master rank, Kariri was low Diamond, and YuDex was a first-timer, but NoName was Challenger.

However, without NoName dominating the battlefield, they would have lost many matches helplessly.

Like now.

Swoosh-!

An enemy arrow imbued with explosive magic strikes precisely in the center of the base camp where allies were recovering stamina.

“How did they know when we had no vision here!”

Suspicion quickly turns to certainty.

BOOM!

The pyromancer’s explosion spell adds to the destruction, turning the area to ashes.

YuDex’s death log appears in the upper right as he was replenishing mana, and Adella’s health is too depleted to engage in combat for a while.

“Sis, I need healing!”

“Not now. The assassins might follow soon…”

“The assassins wouldn’t dare come all the way here… Oh, stream snipers!”

It’s common sense not to send assassins alone into an open field.

Splitting forces could lead to being picked off one by one.

But assuming they’re being stream sniped, this fact becomes less problematic.

In NoName’s mind, all possibilities were already meshing together like gears turning precisely.

“We need to get out of Arsheria’s Forest as quickly as possible. I have a bad feeling…”

The misty battlefield fog no longer protects the bleeding allies.

Encountering enemies moving tactically as if watching from above was inevitable.

“3 versus 6… We’ve done 2 versus 50 before! This is nothing, right?”

Adella, with the highest movement speed and dexterity stats, gripped her dual blades and kicked off.

She performed her signature acrobatics to halt the charge of the spearmen.

A rapidly shot spear pierced right next to her head, snapping a tree in half.

“NoName, how long will it take?!”

NoName’s ultimate character grows exponentially stronger over time.

The moment her average stats cross the threshold will be the turning point.

“2 minutes… 1 minute 30 seconds… no, 1 minute 15 seconds…”

“Damn it! 1 minute is more than enough time for the game to end! How are we supposed to hold out?!”

Complaining wouldn’t change the situation.

Meanwhile, Kariri was building berserker rage stacks while looking for an escape route.

Soon, a red haze obscured her vision, and her blood-soaked character began charging ferociously into enemy lines while receiving healing from NoName.

CRASH-!

“Urgh!”

[HP: 149/29491]

Kariri’s attack is blocked by the holy knight’s protective spell barrier, reflecting damage back.

However, thanks to NoName’s precise healing calculations, she maintains just enough health to survive.

Kariri unleashed her final power attack, utilizing the berserker’s trait that grants unlimited stamina when health drops below 1%.

SLASH-!

Five claws extending rapidly from her fingertips shattered the shield knight’s armor.

“Hold him tight!”

Silver threads connected to thick branches mercilessly constrict the knight’s neck.

This was Adella’s work, who had been hiding in the trees.

“Grrrrgh!”

As she pulls the silver thread with all her might, the knight’s feet lift off the ground.

Soon the man goes limp, and a kill log appears indicating they’ve eliminated an enemy.

-That was heart-pounding Wa

-There are levels to healers too, this is shocking lol

-Getting a kill with that trash wire, Adella-cat is insane!

-The snipers failed to prevent the Dark Lord’s arrival again…

-Is “that character” coming out now?

-The healer you knew is gone!!!

-Personal opinion) Healers need a nerf patch.

“…Let’s hold out a bit longer.”

“No, I’m at my limit! Help me!”

SLASH-

If World of Arsheria has a deus ex machina, it would surely be NoName’s character.

With a voice that enchants people, the world trembled with golden threads.

The woman who abandoned her priestly role gripped a sword and swept through the battlefield.

“Don’t fall! If we just take down NoName, we can win with numbers!”

“What kind of healing is this…! It’s self-healing but the recovery amount is abnormal!”

Priests have reduced healing effects on themselves.

This is like a doctor being operated on by another doctor, or a hairstylist getting their hair done by another stylist.

However, the penalty for “self-healing” becomes meaningless when backed by overwhelming growth.

“I got her good…”

“How dare you… shameless…!”

“Aagh!”

BOOM!

The knight’s joy at stabbing his sword into NoName’s thigh turned to despair in an instant.

Her horizontally swung fist penetrated the helmet, blowing away the knight’s jaw.

Simultaneously, NoName pulled out the sword and lunged toward the female archer who was launching explosive spells.

A direct, linear movement.

The sheer audacity of challenging the archer to shoot created immense pressure.

As the archer placed all five arrows on the bowstring, NoName’s vision focused solely on the tightly drawn string.

Swish-

“Stay back!”

The arrows left the hand, passing through flowing golden hair and embedding uselessly in a rock.

A schiavona thrust from an extremely low stance.

CLANG-!

Despite predictions that it wouldn’t have proper force behind it, the cold blade cut through the plate armor’s seams, spreading a refreshing sound.

-6 wins in a row sssssss

-Carry!

-Wearsoft needs to nerf priests ASAP!!!!!

-BTW NoName proving a 202-year-old unsolved problem is insane damn

-At this rate, could she win the Fields Medal in 3 years? Sometimes I wonder if she’s even human.

└ Fields Medal at 11 years old lmao

└ If she proves Goldbach’s conjecture too, it’s actually scary how possible it seems;;

-Please take care of yourself NoName ㅠㅠㅠ

-Look at the Israeli flag in the opponent’s profile, they’re not even trying to hide it anymore lol

└ Wait what lol so the conspiracy theory was real?

-That keynote speech doesn’t matter anyway. NoName will become more famous than the Wolf Prize itself.

└ For real lol

└ What matters is that she won it. The rest isn’t our business lol

-I’m tired of the “child prodigy” label. She’s just the GOAT of primates!

-NoName should become a VTuber with a lion mask, it would be so cute ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

It was a little later when Adella brought YuDex, who had respawned at the allied base.

“Sis, it’s already past 11 PM, how much longer are we going to play? With our skill level, it’s harder to lose than win.”

“NoName! People seem to be desperately looking for you. We’re really grateful for your help with our debut stream, but now… um… how about we all go congratulate you on your award? I may not understand math, but I can definitely clap super enthusiastically!”

“…”

Finally, Kariri joined in, patting the spaced-out NoName on the back.

“Oh, that’s a great idea! Hey, NoName, you’re not embarrassed of us, are you? Hmm? If you don’t say anything quickly, I’ll go wearing this animal costume!”

Kariri jumped up and down in front of her, trying to make up for their 20cm height difference.

NoName shot back a bland stare.

“Who are you?”

Her cold voice instantly froze the warm atmosphere, and Adella raised her tail fur and squinted one eye.

“Aww, why is our NoName upset? Want to play one more game?”

Kariri grabbed her wrist and massaged her hand.

‘She may seem cold on the outside, but she has a cute side.’

Actually, this might be the first time she’d seen NoName sulking.

“Boss, wait… sis…?”

Sensing something off, Adella moved closer and carefully examined NoName’s face.

She was biting her lower lip hard.

If this were reality, it would be enough to draw blood.

“Sis, are you in pain?”

“What’s wrong, Adella? NoName is in pain?”

“She’s never been like this before…?”

“NoName, are you okay?”

“Stop joking around. Say something quickly. If you’re just teasing us, it’s not funny.”

Adella pinched both her cheeks.

NoName’s eyes narrowed as she looked Adella up and down.

Just as NoName’s lips were about to part, a red alert window surrounded her avatar and emitted a warning sound.

[Abnormal physical reaction detected.]

[Log out of the capsule immediately.]

“From our first meeting… you’re truly disgusting.”

[Response time exceeded.]

[Connection will be forcibly terminated.]

“Huh…?”

Through the dispersing pale light, Adella’s stunned expression was clearly visible.

Then she lowered her gaze to the floor.

The proud Safari Dream first-generation badge that Kariri had given to NoName too.

As NoName’s avatar disappeared without a trace, it was half-buried in the mud.

[NoName: Currently offline]