Chapter 207: [The Last Caller]
<<No, um. Well. Ah, haha.>>
The certifier was staring at me intently.
I vaguely smiled, trying to dodge the situation.
<<Stop laughing and explain properly.>>
Oh no, this won't work.
There's not a hint of them letting me off the hook.
<<...Alright.>>
I resigned myself and decided to explain to the certifier.
Ideally, I wanted to smoothly go through the process, and get certified by the Guinness World Records in a normal way.
<<The truth is, as written in the comments, I didn't know Afrikaans.>>
<<What!?>>
>I knew it!
>I thought so too! (U.S.)
>↑ Well, why didn't you point it out sooner? lol (U.S.)
The certifier's face turned pale.
Immediately, they began contacting someone.
<<I apologize! Perhaps there was an error on our part! I'll quickly check and confirm!>>
<<Oh, no! It's not that! The problem is that the number of languages I claimed to have mastered became too much, and I couldn't keep track myself!>>
>???
>What is this little girl saying? (U.S.)
>The cause of the trouble is so outrageous, I can only laugh lol (U.S.)
<<S-So, that's how it is. Iroha-san received approval from a native speaker, right? So, does that mean you learned the language in just 15 minutes, even if we combined the time she spoke for only 5 minutes?>>
<<Um... Well, I guess that's one way to put it.>>
<<Apparently, he could listen to a native speaker's conversation and be able to engage in basic conversation himself within just 10 to 15 minutes.>>
<<Oh, really!?>>
Could it be that there are geniuses in the world who can do this on their own? I had always assumed it was a language cheat ability.
The world is truly vast.
Huh? Wait a minute.
<<Could it be that I'm not the only one with this ability?>>
<<That's impossible! In Iroha-san's case, it's even more extraordinary! I haven't heard any stories about him becoming ‘fluent' in just 15 minutes like she did!>>
<<Well, yeah.>>
I got scolded by the certifier for speaking my mind. I thought there was no need to worry too much about being a ‘cheat,' but apparently, that's not the case.
<<Sigh... We shouldn't deviate too much. Quite a bit of time has already passed.>>
<<Oh, really!?>>
With the trouble and everything, it had already taken close to 30 minutes for the current language.
I needed to hurry and finish the remaining two languages!
Although I should be in a hurry, unfortunately, it's the Winning Run from here on out.
The certifier smiled and announced,
<<Now, let's move on to the 59th language, which will become the Guinness ‘World New Record'! It seems the call has connected. Iroha-san, please go ahead!>>
And so, I stepped into uncharted territory.
The voice that came through was...
<<Iroha~! Congratulations on the Guinness new record! I knew you could do it!>>
<<Wow. Thanks, Ogu. Wait? Oguuu~!?>>
I quickly turned my gaze.
Right there, Angu Ogu, wearing a headset, was waving towards me.
She had a triumphant smile, like a mischievous child who had successfully pulled off a prank.