"Add mathematical concepts?" Zhu Si looked completely bewildered.
For wizards of her era, spells and potions had been the most important concepts. Neither Magic Philosophy nor mathematics was something ordinary young wizards needed to study.
And during her long journey through the Illusory Dream Realm, Little Witch had no opportunity to encounter the Wizarding World's most cutting-edge and popular Dimension Theory. Naturally, she had done little research into mathematics, which occupied such a large part of Modern Wizard Theory.
So when she heard Zheng Qing's words, she could not help feeling at a loss.
Similar to Zhu Si yet different from her, Zheng Qing himself only had a superficial understanding of mathematics, nowhere near enough to use the subject to deconstruct the concept of fairness—he had merely glimpsed phrases like "mathematical fairness" in some book.
He had blurted that out just now purely because he had been anxious and talking nonsense.
But once the words left his mouth, not only Zhu Si, but the other companions around him also assumed listening expressions—Xiao Xiao set down the red velvet cloth he had been using to polish the Crystal Ball, Dylan stretched his neck a little farther, and Fatty Xin had already tucked his fourth Quill Pen behind his ear.
More importantly, a glimmer also flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes. The witch seemed surprised that the young wizard could bring up such a profound concept.
Zheng Qing could not ignore that glimmer.
"Yes, add a little mathematical concept."
The young publicly funded student repeated those words, buying himself another three seconds. He looked calm on the surface, but his brain was already half-boiling, and he still had to force himself to maintain a composed tone:
"...In mathematical terms, fairness is an 'equation.' The two sides of the equation represent different hunting teams.