The Sphinx furrowed its brow, but after thinking for a long time, it still couldn't come up with an answer.
"Hey, what's the deal with your question?"
"Don't worry about the deal. Just tell me whether you can answer it."
Klein folded his arms across his chest and looked down at the Sphinx, which was sprawled on the ground. A half-smile played on his lips.
"Uh..."
The Sphinx was at a loss for words.
It couldn't answer this question.
"Time's up. Here's the answer: 'Why doesn't the cobra in the forest bite people?' The answer is that there are no people in the forest, so the cobra can't bite anyone."
A minute passed. Klein clapped his hands and flashed a brilliant smile.
Sphinx: "..."
Bagman: "..."
Audience: "..."
"Since you couldn't answer my question, I can leave now, right?"
Klein had successfully replaced "classical riddles" with "trick questions," and his mischievous side was thoroughly satisfied.
Unwilling to keep arguing with the Sphinx, he waved and started to leave.
But the Sphinx wouldn't let him.
"Wait! Let's try again. This time, I'll definitely answer your question!"
As a famous magical beast in the world of riddles, how could it have been trounced by a human brat in the field of riddles?
The Sphinx was furious.
It felt that it had almost figured out the other party's way of thinking.
One more time...
If they tried one more time, it could definitely answer!
"One more time?"
Looking at the Sphinx's breathtakingly beautiful face, Klein scratched his eyebrow.
"But why should I do what you say? What's in it for me?"
"What's in it for you? You want the Goblet of Fire in the center of this maze, just like that kid from earlier, don't you? I can help you. If you can