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The one who fell victim to this terrible rumor that everyone thought no one would fall for is a young man with a medium build and black hair. The power emanating from his body is also far weaker than any of the people I had Spirited Away so far, easily meeting my criteria for a target to be Spirited Away.

This man might certainly be fooled by those rumors, but at the same time, I cannot understand how he is able to use a phone. That man is using a smartphone…… A valuable item that only exists as a Relic in this era.

The man doesn’t make a fuss even after being suddenly sucked into the mirror. With his smartphone in one hand, he *kyorokyoro* looks around with a somewhat absent-minded expression. Completely unaware that Phantoms are observing him from all around――.

Somehow, when we all sneak around watching the target, it feels like we have gone back in time. The past where all we had to do was just frighten those who wandered in without a second thought.

I look at Mary and check with her.

“What did you say his name is?” (Lady)

“It’s me, Mary. His name is Cry Andrich-nano.” (Mary)

“Eh? Cry, Andrich?” (Lady)

I unintentionally open my eyes and look at the man.

It is a name I have heard before…… Or rather, it is a name I have only just learned.

It is the name of Lucia’s brother, which I had read when I confirmed whether I could use 『Bad Dream (Cage of Nightmare)』 on Lucia.

Don’t tell me…… This man is Lucia’s brother? He seems to be her step-brother, but he doesn’t look like her at all.

However, it is the best. Cry Andrich is Lucia Roje’s weakness.

Lucia――Fears losing her brother more than anything else. If used well, it will be possible to drive Lucia into an even deeper state of fear.

But, that aside, the first thing to do is to instill fear in Cry himself. He is the brother of that scaredy-cat Lucia, so I am sure Cry will easily feel strong fear too. Well, unlike Lucia, Cry has no powers at all, so the fear that can be drawn from him wouldn’t amount to much power to us though――.

In the darkness, Cry holds the smartphone to his ear. I know what is going on.

At this moment, Cry feels no fear whatsoever from this darkness.

“*Moshi moshi* Hello? Where are the Relics?” (Cry)

Even after coming this far, he still hasn’t realized he has been deceived, huh…… Rather, what exactly is this man talking about?

Hide-and-Seek Mary answers the phone in a nervous voice.

“*Moshi moshi* Hello, it’s me, Mary. Right now…… I’m right behind you-no!!” (Mary)

Her tone is far too forceful to instill fear. She also doesn’t follow the basic principle of gradually creeping closer. But even so, Mary’s approach cannot be detected even with Magic. If she suddenly appeared behind Lucia, it would have been extremely effective.

Mary teleports behind Cry. With a kitchen knife raised, Cry slowly looks behind him.

And then――Cry’s gaze simply passes over Mary without a second glance.

Yes?

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“Stop making prank calls. You are not even here. I came here to look for Relics, you know.” (Cry)

Mary screams and slashes at Cry. However, the knife passes right through him. There is no sign that Mary’s shrieks have been heard by him.

He completely――Completely cannot see Mary.

Eeeeh? There are people like this?

I am filled with disbelief in a different way than when I saw Saya.

Mary and I are Phantoms, but we are special beings. Unless you have what might be called psychic powers, you cannot see or touch us. Because our existence is so special, human attacks are virtually ineffective against us, and our goal is to inflict psychological damage rather than physical damage.

However, that is only a general rule. It might be different if we were outside, but inside the Treasure Shrine, our presence has been strengthened to the point that most people can sense us.

Despite this, this man――Doesn’t see Mary at all. It is not that he is pretending not to see her. If he was pretending, there was no way Mary’s knife would have passed through him.

Saya was incredibly strong. She was able to inflict damage that would normally be difficult to deal to us, simply by grazing us with her baton.

This guy is――The opposite. If Saya’s psychic power is 100, then this guy’s is close to 0.

In this day and age, everyone is supposed to be strengthened by Mana Materials, so it is hard to believe that there is a man with absolutely so little psychic power――.

“Wh-Why did you bring a guy like this here!!” (Lady)

“It’s me, Mary. B-But it’s because he is a valuable target-nano……” (Mary)

I cannot help but blurt that out in a loud voice. Mary says as she repeatedly slams the knife down on the floor.

However, Cry doesn’t even turn around. He doesn’t hear our voice at all. Nor can he hear the sound of the knife either.

If he cannot hear my voice, whose presence is the strongest within this Treasure Shrine, then he wouldn’t be able to hear or see anyone else. To this man, Mary and I simply don’t exist. It is a miracle that her voice came through the phone, or perhaps it is a function of the smartphone itself.

He isn’t particularly scary like Saya, but he is a terrible match for us in a different way.

The Orchestra Ghosts begin to play music with great fanfare just above Cry. A deafening performance that shakes the very space and makes you instinctively want to cover your ears. Yet, he just blinks his eyes. He probably doesn’t feel the sound or impact of the orchestra. That’s what I mean when I say he cannot feel anything.

Having zero psychic powers means that he exists in a different dimension. Even if we threw something at him, it wouldn’t hit him. There is nothing more that can be done.

Rather, it is so bad that I don’t even feel like taking any countermeasures.

………… We-Well, there is no need to actually harm Cry to terrify Lucia.

“…… Well, if we really want to, an attack from Demon Shark would probably hit him……” (Lady)

The Phantoms of this Treasure Shrine can be broadly divided into two types. Apparition type like me, who can only be sensed by those with psychic powers, and the Panic Monster type, like Demon Shark, which has a physical presence.

The only thing Cry cannot detect is probably the former. Cry can probably see and get hit by monsters of different types, such as Demon Shark, Monster Diggy, and Blue, the Man-Eating Bear.

However, what I said sparks a storm of complaints.

“It’s me Mary. I’m against it! I’m absolutely against it-nano!” (Mary)

“Cry has a phone.” (Phantom 1)

“Don’t steal our preyyy!” (Phantom 2)

Starting with 『Hide-and-Seek Mary』, the ones who speak are the Apparition using phones. To them, Cry, who has a smartphone and listens obediently, is like a savior.

Even Mary, who has collapsed because she couldn’t be seen while attempting to scare him, joins in the chorus of complaints as the Phantoms are so starved for a prey.

“*Barabara* Tearing Cry apart is absolutely, un-for-gi-va-ble!” (Phantom 3)

“Kuku…… I’ll *barabara* tear them to pieces. If they, try to *barabara* tear Cry, to pieces, I’ll, *barabara* tear them, to pieces.” (Phantom 4)

Voices fill with anger and resentment. What’s worse, there are quite a lot of strange Apparitions that use the telephone. A considerable number of them have already disappeared without instilling any fear, but new Phantoms are appearing when those vanish. Normally, they stay quiet because they don’t get any phone calls, but the arrival of this promising new face has caused their excitement to explode. If they unite, most of the Panic Monster type in this Treasure Shrine would be *barabara

* torn apart. In the first place, the abilities of the Apparition type are stronger.

More than anything, infighting is pointless and must be avoided.

Well, there are now some strange monstrosities who have betrayed Saya as a third force tho’. Cry turns on the flashlight on his smartphone and starts walking down the hallway.

I have no choice but to *fuyofuyo* float next to him and ask a question.

“………… But why does this man not feel the slightest bit of fear?” (Lady)

“It’s me, Mary. I think it is because he thinks this is a safe place and a Treasure Shrine where he can get the Relic he wants-nano.” (Mary)

…… Is that even possible? It is true that we kidnapped him under the pretext of a safe Treasure Shrine, but it takes no brain to realize that such a place cannot possibly exist with just a little thinking. How should I put this, he has a fatal lack of sense of danger.

I try to find out what he is scared of, but how should I put this, it seems like he isn’t the type to be scared of just one specific thing like Lucia or Saya.

How should I put this, he is vaguely afraid of everything.

The scary-looking Branch Manager of the Explorer Association. The Phantom of a demon that appears in a Treasure Shrine. He is scared that his childhood friend, who cuts down people one after another, might one day cut down an ordinary person, and if I have to say something even worse, he is scared of strong-flavored vegetables like coriander. Are you a child!

I want to get rid of this meaningless existence as soon as possible, but Mary and the others don’t seem to have given up yet.

What should I do…… No, hold on?

There, I just thought of a great idea.

“Right, the phone works, so let’s guide him in the right direction and get him to press the Taboo Switch.” (Lady)

By Taboo Switch, I mean one of the mechanisms in this Treasure Shrine. Various Phantoms appear in this Treasure Shrine, but among them exist powerful Phantoms that can only be awakened with the help of humans.

For instance, there are apparitions sealed with talismans or monsters bound by restraints all over their bodies. The talismans and restraints that seal these Phantoms cannot be removed by us――Only humans can break them.

For humanity, a forbidden seal that must never be broken. Those are the Taboo Switch.

“It’s me, Mary. As expected, I think that is a bit too much to ask-no……” (Mary)

Says Mary as she frowns.

Given how powerful the sealed Phantoms are, the Taboo Switches are designed to be impossible to press so easily. In fact, I have tried several times to induce humans to break the seal, but I have never succeeded.

Talismans and restraints are just a few examples, but Taboo Switches in general are designed to instill a sense of aversion and fear in humans. The actions required to solve it are as simple as pressing a button, but it has never been achieved before.

However, with that man who has no sense of danger, then maybe…… If these powerful Phantoms were released, they might act as a deterrent to the monstrosities who betrayed Saya.

They are similar to us, but they are not companions. The more cards we have, the better.

For now, I need to make sure those monstrosities don’t find it…… Well, that shouldn’t be a problem. I have got the monstrosities’ location checked. It will be easy to keep them away.

“Let’s guide him to the Taboo Switch in order one by one. I don’t know how many of the seals we can break, but if we can break even one, that will be a blessing.” (Lady)

I sigh and give instructions in a voice so weak that I can barely hear it myself.

Thanks for reading! Haha so even the Star God’s miniature Garden reached the same conclusion as the Lost Inn, Cry has no sense of danger (Kikkikan ga nai Onii-san) Also poor Mary, completely went unnoticed by Cry! Her notice me senpai attack is completely ineffective. Are the Taboo Switch going to awaken scary monsters or scary (lol) monsters!?

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