Chapter 182 - Allen Cell and Political Marriage [33] (1/2)

182. Allen Cell and Political Marriage [33]

Fu urged me to take a seat amid the refreshing scent of tea.

(I don’t know what he’s planning, but this is favourable for me.)

If the other party wants to talk, I’ll play along as much as he wants.

As long as I keep him busy, the others will be free to move.

(So what I should do now is… Prolong the conversation and buy them as much time as possible!)

I decided that and sat down on the chair from across Fu.

「So… What’s this『question from the other day』?」

「Hmm, you don’t remember? Well, that’s fine.」

He cleared his throat and began to talk slowly.

「It was around September of last year when I attacked Thousand Blade Academy with Dodriel. Allen Rodore, you asked me questions about the『Phantom Spirit』and the『content』of Ria Vesteria. But I was on duty at that time, so I said『Let’s talk slowly over a cup of tea on another occasion.』…Do you remember now?」

「…Yes.」

Now that I think about it, there was something like that too.

(But to think he remembered such light talk even until now…)

It seems that Fu has a fairly disciplined personality.

「Being an archaeologist, I like to answer questions from young people brimming with curiosity. This is just my opinion, but the work of a scholar is not strictly research. Spreading the right knowledge and passing on the baton of wisdom to the next generation – I think that is the most important duty. What do you think?」

Fu kept talking without pause and asked a question at the end.

「Eh, ah… I don’t think it’s wrong.」

「Right?」

He smiled with satisfaction and took a sip from his cup.

He is usually silent and expressionless, but when it comes to his field of expertise, he seems to be quite talkative.

「Well, let’s get down to business right away. First of all, we, the Black Organization, are rushing to collect『Phantom Spirits』. This is a general term for the monsters which once plunged this world into the very depths of fear. Several countries seem to have captured them in secret and are hiding them as military assets, but most of them are still drawing breath in some corner of the world.」

「That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.」