Chapter 207，Part1: 1 - Countryside Bumpkin

Chapter207,Part1: 1 - Countryside Bumpkin

Chapter 207 Countryside Bumpkin

Part 1

“When I said that I wanted to catch one alive, I was talking about a Fox from the organization though――” (Sytry)

Aaaah, what should I do? I can’t think of anything.

The box I was holding was as light as if it was empty, but there was a *gosogoso* rustling sound inside. It seemed that the Imouto Kitsune?(I didn’t know her name, so I will call her that for convenience) was too preoccupied with satisfying her hunger. Sytry, who always has a calm expression on her face, looked grim this time.

A Phantom grows in strength according to the power they accumulated. In a Treasure Shrine as big as the 【Lost Inn】, the power of even a single low-level underling is equal to that of a boss in a High-Level Treasure Shrine.

To a Phantom, Mana Material is like their air. Originally, Phantoms could not live outside their Treasure Shrine for long, nor would they go outside their Treasure Shrine. But apparently, such common sense is irrelevant for this fox girl.

“If I was in the position of that Phantom, I would be able to destroy the country, right? If it is a Phantom of that Treasure Shrine, only High-Level Hunters will be able to face it. In addition, with its size, it would be very difficult to catch up with it if it escaped.” (Sytry)

Sytry is making some terrifying hypotheses. Fortunately, the purpose of the Phantoms of the 【Lost Inn】 is not humanity’s destruction.

“What do you think we should do?” (Cry)

“............ I think it is not impossible to defeat it if our whole Party gives it our all. Only if it is just one.” (Sytry)

Sytry was silent for a bit, then answered.

The sun is *jirijiri* blazing hot. The air is distorted by the heat. Despite us talking about her life and death, the thing inside the box is quiet.

Indeed, it is definitely a Phantom that is in this box. But after all this time, it is unethical to kill a humanoid creature that is not attacking you.

Besides, if we fought and she escaped, this Phantom would go on a rampage in this country. And that’s bad.

“I don’t think that’s a very good move.” (Cry)

“I think you are right...... I think it will destroy the mixer even if I pass it on the mixer.” (Sytry)

“?? What is a mixer?” (Cry)

“I am experimenting with grinding up Phantoms to create liquid Mana Material. As originally, it would disperse into the air――” (Sytry)

Also, for some reason, if you are not near a city, you will not be able to call or get a signal, or if you drop it or submerge it in water, it will break, it is a strange Relic with many weaknesses.

However, the important point is that technology was so advanced in ancient civilizations that they could communicate over long distances even without communication lines.

Among scholars, there are those who believe that Spirits are being used to transport the voices, and those who believe that it is using the same mechanism as Symphonic Stones, and they are having a heated debate on it, but it is pointless as the mechanism behind the connection of the Symphonic Stones is not well understood in the first place.

I want one too, but I don’t have one, and none of my friends have one, so there’s not much point in getting one.

I don’t know why Imouto Kitsune has it, but could it be that the 【Lost Inn】 is a Treasure Shrine from the era of an advanced technological civilization?

“As expected of Cry-san...... You are very knowledgeable.” (Sytry)

Sytry’s eyes widened in respect, but I am not that familiar with this Relic.

However, the way she looked at me was a little pleasant, so I couldn’t help but be a little proud of myself.

“Look at that...... Yeah, it seems like a new model. What is new is that those new models have...... A camera, see. It is so small, yet has so many features.” (Cry)

“I see...... What other features are there?” (Sytry)

It is just a rumor, but I have heard that there are several types of smartphones and that they can do different things. I hear they can do most things. It is something similar to a Magic wand.

“It can emit beams from the camera and ward off monsters, and also...... Right, it can refrigerate your food and so on...... All the inhabitants of the advanced technological civilizations used smartphones to protect themselves and make their lives easier. It is an all-purpose tool.” (Cry)

By the way, the reason why we know so much about this Relic is because it is a common item found in advanced technological civilizations Treasure Shrine. It may have been really widespread as there are cases where more than a hundred of them have been found in a single Treasure Shrine.

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Thanks for reading!

Still waiting for my refrigerating smartphone to cool my drink XD

But I can so picture Imouto Kitsune holding her knees in the box waiting for her Aburaage!

What is Cry gonna do about her!?

Tchao à plus!

Footnotes

Imouto Kitsune : Literally translated to Little Sister Fox.I put “it/its” when Sytry is talking about the Imouto Kitsune because she consider it as a Phantom while Cry use “she/her” because he consider her as a girl.