Chasing the Greatest

by Zbluez

"But I assure you, L is real! I do exist!" Not every gifted orphan made it to Wammy's House - but that didn't mean they were any less gifted, and it certainly didn't mean they were any less ambitious. Jaylin, a seven-year-old genius at the Weeping Willow Orphanage, is determined to find the truth behind that capital L, scandals and kidnappings notwithstanding.

26. June Interlude

Chapter 26: June. Interlude.

What does the letter D mean to you?

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A cool riddle. L never used words like cool.

E. Coli. E. Coil. Ideal Color. Eraldo Coil. All anagrams.

Mmmm... I'll let you win if you figure out a cool riddle.

A cool riddle.

A-C-O-O-L-R-I-D-D-L-E.

E-R-A-L-D-O-C-O-I-L.

Anagram. Eraldo Coil + extra D.

What did that extra D mean? In Greek: Delta, triangle. In Roman: 500, in numerals. In Morse code: dash dot dot. None of which I could directly relate to anything.

"Haru?" I asked, sitting up. "What does the letter D mean to you?"

He didn't even look up from my computer. "D: programming language designed from the practical usage of C++, with similar declaration, statement and expression syntax, though some other aspects differ. They haven't gotten to version 1.0 yet."

I returned to staring at the ceiling, chewing on my hair pensively. D. It could have a lot of different meanings. A cool riddle, and if I managed to figure it out, I won, L had said so himself. My lips pulled into a grin out of their own accord.