[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-isekai-nonbiri-nouka":3,"chapter-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-660":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Isekai Nonbiri Nouka",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1395115,1848,"Chapter 660 – Withered Herb","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-660",660,"\u003Cp>I returned to my mansion and planned to interview the 15 boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interview?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maa, I can converse with them which means I can conduct an interview, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, I’ll call the boxes by number which are 1st to 15th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first box we found would be named 1st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wrote its number name on a board and leaned it on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, I will name the others in the order we found them so that they won’t compete for their names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want me to not write ominous numbers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What numbers are considered ominous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From one to 15, they should be 4, 6, 9, and 13.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hnn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t mind being named with an ominous number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about you just tell me the number you like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should be able to do that yourselves, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 4051st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since none’s the same there’s no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No problem……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Box 4051st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there a meaning behind that number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it related to your past?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just thought and chose it casually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just thought of it casually and it became 4051st?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a little worried about you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it is good that you have your own ideals and not just getting swept away by the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there is also a thing called working together for the will of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is sometimes called cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it safe to choose 23rd, or 33rd, or even 93rd if you really want a big difference in number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t feel the meaning of choosing for the sake of safety. I’ll live my own way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it can’t be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll acknowledge it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4051st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for your board, you have more characters, four digits, so I’ll prepare a bigger board for you even though I wanted to keep it small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, hey, I won’t follow your suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already started writing so I’ll just give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t treat you special just because you have a long name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I still made the name tags of the boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I’ll finally be able to conduct an interview but it was dinner time already and I’m already being called by an oni maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry but we’ll have to take a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, do you boxes need to eat or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can get energy from light, wind, temperature, etc.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, if you can give us a magic stone, we’ll be very happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t matter even if it is a small magic stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave them magic stones that were taken from monsters and demon beasts hunted in the forest one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a big magic stone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“C-can I really eat it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t need to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want more, I can give you another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another one, sounds sweet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was fate that allowed me to serve you, my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re exaggerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I’ll have dinner so wait for me for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will wait even if it is hundreds of years. I have a track record as evidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop talking like loyal dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And don’t cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I explained in detail how I discovered the box to everyone while eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loo, don’t read a magic book while eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t even read them, right? What are you even doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stop sulking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know that only kids do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once we’re done eating, I plan on checking what’s inside those boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re interested, aren’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good, then, let’s eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, Kuro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you eating a lot today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you even eat that much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I mean……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my gaze to Kuro’s belly and Kuro seemed to remember his diet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tail that has been happily wagging until a while ago drooped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not telling you not to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just don’t eat too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, you’re drinking, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You even have a dedicated drinking plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not really a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t stop you from drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, keep in mind that you shouldn’t drink too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always remember that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is bad to have the food and alcohol prepared for you be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can start your diet tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I said that, Yuki, who was beside me, scolded me for spoiling Kuro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, Loo, Tier, and Ann will check what’s inside the boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st box had a magic book on how to make flying carpet but, what about the other boxes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already seen them when I put magic stones earlier but there are many things I didn’t recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, let’s get it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, the others are waiting by my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be helpful if you could explain to me what’s inside the box I’ll open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be faster to have everyone open a box themselves but it might cause confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, I opened 2nd box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is packed with withered herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that mean that these boxes don’t have the function to preserve what’s inside them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe it is alright for these to be withered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I’m sorry. We have a preservation function but we can’t stop time so it would be hard for us to keep plants from withering for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st box explains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I don’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2nd box has done well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed the lid of the 2nd box and thought a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long have these boxes been lying in the forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked the 1st box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry. We don’t know how much time has passed because we have a long-term sleep mode. However, given how the plants have grown around us, we assumed that it should have been hundreds of years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that so?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Loo raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Given the style of the characters used in the magic book, I think it is between 3500 to 2500 years ago.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, you can’t read the characters but you know the style?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She may have remembered them as patterns and not letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will not say anything unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t say anything but Loo hit me lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s rejoice since our hearts are connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, these boxes fell here at least 2500 years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means whatever inside them are also at least 2500 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not surprising for the herb to wither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s quite unfortunate but we can only dispose of…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Areh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seed fell down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it a seed of that withered herb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it withered, the fruit it has dried up and became a seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will it grow if I plant it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2nd box preserved it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s plant it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, let’s keep it in a safe place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, 2nd box wants to keep it inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>",1164,"2026-06-05T23:08:32.295Z",1,"novelbin.me","b565fc1ee02f0b2b5b7f76073f23ecad0f179d164a8fd03ed473899862321dfa","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-661","isekai-nonbiri-nouka-chapter-659",1036,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fisekai-nonbiri-nouka-cover.jpg"]