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Chapter 270 - Inba's Magic Tool Shop 6. Various New Orders (Part 3)

"A bell that makes a loud sound would have to be quite large, and it would need to be installed in a high place, right?"

"Ah... that would be more of a hassle, huh."

"Besides, a fixed bell like that seems like it would ring even in a strong wind. I feel like it would be incredibly noisy and annoying."

And putting away such a large object every time would be a pain. In that case, a handy-sized megaphone would be much better. Even Inba had to admit there was some logic to Yuri’s opinion.

"Well, using it carelessly in the winter might trigger an avalanche..."

Glancing at Old Man Audel and the others, who were recoiling in the background,

"I’ll just be careful with its operation."

"Well... I think it can be done."

For Yuri, who had been worried that the development of the recorder part, if not the megaphone, would be difficult, Inba's, and Silica's, words were encouraging. In fact, it seemed that magic tools for recording and playback already existed. However, they were not for entertainment purposes, but were originally developed as evidence for court-related matters. But the sound quality with the technology of the time was poor, making it difficult to identify the speaker, and there were apparently few cases where it was adopted as evidence. The fact that it effectively became an act of eavesdropping also seems to have been a reason why it was shunned by legal professionals. Later, as the church and others promoted the spread of pledge magic, the demand for recording and playback magic tools in this field declined.

Some magic tool makers continued to innovate and improve the technology, and sound quality was improved, but it seems it hasn't reached a point where it can stimulate demand in society.

"But... playing loud noises to drive away pests, huh..."

"I can't believe you came up with something like that."

Yuri, who couldn't very well come out and say that it wasn't that unusual in his past life in Japan, responded with a silent, archaic smile. Incidentally, there was one more magic tool he wanted them to make.

"But how are you going to use the sound collector? I get the megaphone part."

"Ah, pests might get used to just a loud roar, so I thought I’d try playing the cries of monsters."

Yuri, who was frail in his past life, had no experience with it, but as one of the hobbies derived from birdwatching, there should have been one for recording the cries of birds. The cries of birds, beasts, insects, and frogs were played on TV, so maybe he could do something similar here. At first, Yuri was thinking along those lines, but his train of thought eventually connected to something else. What it connected to was the Sound Detector used for Air Defense Alert during the Great War, and the warning network of microphones adopted by the US military. Yuri's village was protected by a sturdy defensive wall, but its preparations against monsters that attack from the sky were not perfect. During the day, the small birds provided an early warning network, and at night, nocturnal animals did their best to keep watch, but Yuri couldn't help but feel a little insecure. He had recently been turned down when he ordered a dragon-repelling magic tool.

("No... that’s not the kind of order a civilian places at a town magic tool shop.")

Who could blame Yuri for requesting the development of sound detectors and sound collectors to ensure his own safety? No one! No one could possibly blame him!

"No... I’m not trying to blame you... Ah, I get it. It might take a little while, but I’ll take the order."

Thus, Yuri not only obtained the magic tools he had long desired but also succeeded in placing an order for new ones.