Isekai Smartphone - Chapter 499

Mass stampede.

A tidal wave of magical beasts that have lost their minds and run amok as a group.

No, it’s not just magical beasts. Animals are also running amok.

They’ll soon be pouring in here.

What should we do now? If we’re thinking about our own safety, we should just go back through the gate.

Unfortunately, however, there is a tribal village in the Great Sea of Trees just beyond the tsunami of beasts.

It’s because of this village that we decided to defeat the demon dragons that live nearby this time.

At this rate, I don’t think we’ll be stopping in front of the settlement. ……

“What are we going to do?”

“We can’t just leave them alone, can we?”

I give that back to Ende and put my phone away. Even Pam, the tribal leader of the Great Tree Sea, would be in trouble.

“You’re going to kill a lot of magical beasts?!　I want to be a part of it!”

“Oh, me too!　Hey, Your Majesty!　Let me join you!”

“No, I won’t. If you overfished them, you’d ruin the ecosystem.”

“”Yeah, ……””

Linne and Alice were complaining, but we couldn’t just kill them. Magical beasts can also be used as food for the people who live there. It’s not something we can just overhunt at will.

“So, for the time being, we should build a defense wall. [Come, earth, earth wall, earth wall…]”

I built a thick stone barrier several kilometers long in front of where the stampede was coming from. It should be about twenty meters high. It’s a Great Wall of China that can stop even a dragon’s rush. This should be a relief for now.

“You’re still as messed up as ever, Touya. ……”

Ende let out a disgusted voice. I’ll delete it later when the stampede subsides, so it doesn’t matter.

“But if it keeps going like this, won’t the wall be swamped with them one after another, crushing the lead magical beast?”

“Don’t worry. I’ve made it so that if we hit a wall, the [Gate] will shift us back twenty kilometers.”

As long as they kept running, the loop would go on and on. They’ll settle down once they run out of energy.

I mean, why did the stampede happen?　The reason for the stampede is that it’s a harbinger of a natural disaster.

But there are no active volcanoes around here, and if there was an earthquake, the spirits of the earth would have told us.

In the end, they’re panicking because they feel they’re in danger. Something has appeared that makes the monsters feel threatened. ……?

We used the [Gate] and moved to the top of the wall. It is more than ten meters thick, so there is no need to worry about falling.

From the other side of the wall, a swarm of demonic beasts are heading towards us, raising a cloud of dust. It was as if they were fleeing from something.

“I see. So that’s the cause.”

“Eh?”

Karina said as she looked at the endless sea of trees.

What, can you see something?　I can only see swaying trees and a cloud of dust coming towards us.

“[Longsense].”

I raise my eyesight and look further beyond the stampede.

Hmm?　There’s something …… like a mass of …… forest shaking. Oh, I just caught a glimpse of something that looked like a head, didn’t I?

You’ll be able to find out what it is by looking at it closely.

It was a turtle. A ridiculously large turtle. A turtle with a forest on its back. A giant beast?

“It’s a Zaratan. It’s rare to see one on land. It’s a magical beast that normally lives in the sea. There’s a story that some people mistook it for an island and landed on it, only to find it was the back of a Zaratan, a huge turtle. By the way, that’s not a giant beast. That’s normal.”

“That’s not a giant beast? ……”

No, it’s too big, no matter how big it is. It’s hundreds of meters tall. I don’t think it’s more than a kilo.

I don’t think it’s more than a kilo, but if that thing starts moving, the monsters will run away. I wonder if that’s what caused the stampede.

“Zaratan itself is a very docile monster. It’s just that he’s that big. It must be very annoying for the people around it.”

I was a little relieved at Karina’s explanation. I’d be scared if that thing was an aggressive turtle.

“Otou-san!　Are we going to defeat that thing!”

“No, it’s not like we’re going to defeat it. ……”

I don’t know what to say to Linne who innocently asks me. If it’s only big, isn’t it bigger than the evil god?　I’m not sure if I can defeat it. Furthermore, after defeating it, what should I do with the wreckage?

“I mean, why didn’t the stampede happen until now?”

“Zarathans can hibernate for millennia, you know. I’m sure when you woke up, a forest would have formed on your back while you were sleeping.”

Then what?　He’s been sleeping here for thousands of years?　Then again, he’s very sleepy.

Fortunately, Zaratan’s movements are slow. However, each step he takes is large, so he has a certain speed. If he keeps this up, he’ll come this way.

“Why is it coming this way?”

“I think they’re here to eat the escaped magical beasts.”

“Ah. They’re hungry when they just woke up.”

The children were talking about this in a relaxed manner, but I wondered if they were right. I wonder if that’s true. I mean, they can’t even catch anything with that kind of movement.

Ende, who was looking at Zaratan the same way I was, let out a small voice.

“……Perhaps it’s heading for the ocean. ……”

“To the ocean?”

“Yeah. He’s supposed to be a hexenbiest in the ocean, right?　Isn’t he trying to get back to the ocean?”

I see. The ocean. It’s true that there’s an ocean just beyond the village.

So Zaratan itself is just trying to return to the sea. It’s just that the stampede happened as a byproduct of that.

“Then let’s send it back to the ocean.”

“Yeah, you’re not going to beat it?　I thought I could ride Frame Gear for the first time in a while!”

“You can’t just knock everything down.”

That’s what I tell the boorish Linne. I’m not impressed with you, Dad. Well, I often do that too, so I can’t say it too strongly.

“But what are you going to do, send them back to the sea?”

“What, just use the [Gate] to transfer them to the sea.”

With that kind of sluggish movement, it shouldn’t be difficult to lock onto the target, and I should be able to transfer without any problems. In addition, the trees in that area will be completely gone, but I don’t think that will be a problem since they are being crushed by Zaratan anyway.

To be precise, we’ll be transferring them to the coast, not to the ocean. If we drop it directly into the ocean, it’s that huge, it could cause a tsunami.

“But I think there are still animals on that turtle. If we go into the ocean, we’ll die, right?”

Ugh.

I’m at a loss for words at Alice’s casual comment. That’s for sure.

A quick search on my phone showed that there were indeed some animals still in the forest behind Zaratan’s back. Some are running away, some are not moving, and some are not moving at all, but if we return Zaratan to the sea, he will surely drown.

I guess I’ll have to get these animals out of there first.

“Target locked. All animals on Zaratan’s back.”

“Copy that. ………… target lock complete.

“[Gate]”

All the animals are transferred to a different location from the direction of the stampede.

The animals, freed from the shaking ground, leave the place as if fleeing from danger.

“That’s it. All that’s left to do is to transfer Zaratan to the ocean. ────”

“GUMOOOOOOOOO……!

Suddenly, a voice that sounded like a conch multiplied hundreds of times echoed around the area. What the hell?

I looked and saw Zaratan shouting into the sky. It’s movements are more violent than before, and its large body is swinging from side to side as it flails about.

“What’s going on all of a sudden?”

“…… I can’t see very well, but there’s something under his feet. It looks like Zaratan is under attack.”

“Attack!”

Sister Karina replied with narrowed eyes. Don’t tell me the people of the Sea of Trees are attacking us?　How reckless is that ……!

“No. It’s not the Jukai people. That’s a …… gigant. Damn it, they’re completely against Zaratan.”

Gigaant. As I recall, it was a giant ant beast that lived mainly underground in swarms. Once they bare their fangs, they continue to attack until they die.

They have the ability to empathize with each other individually, and if you attack one of them, they will call their friends one after another and attack you as a group.

When dealing with these guys, the only option to survive is to annihilate them. Even if you run away, they will chase you everywhere.

It was bared its fangs at Zaratan. Perhaps Zaratan had stepped on one of them and crushed it. All of the Gigaant were now his enemies.

The jaws of the Gigaant were so strong that they could easily tear off a human torso.

I don’t think Zaratan would be eaten up so easily because of his huge size, but numbers are violence.

The army ants that live in the Amazon are said to be able to eat cows and horses to death.

From the looks of it, Zaratan might be feeling some pain. That’s not good. …….

I don’t think Gigaant is powerful enough to defeat Zaratan. The problem is that it will cause Zaratan to lash out. The stampede will get faster and faster.

“Let’s just get Zaratan to transition for now.”

I opened a [Gate] under Zaratan’s feet and sent him to the coast of the Sandra region. The forest trees and Gigantos that were knocked down with him also fall into the 【Gate】. I think it’s safe to say that the beach we’re transferring to is an uninhabited place, but we also transferred through the【Gate】as if we were chasing after them.

The destination was a rocky beach, with the ocean right in front of us. Zaratan, with a forest on his back, was slowly making his way back to the sea.

But under his feet, thousands of Gigantic Ant clung to him, attacking him relentlessly.

His feet were covered in wounds, the flesh gouged out in places and blood flowing as he walked.

“Hey!　Don’t torment the turtle!”

As if she couldn’t stand the pain, Alice shouted at Gigante and manifested her [Rose Crystal Thorn Prismarose], making it bend like a whip.

“Ah, Alice!”

In spite of Ende’s voice, the [Rose Crystal Thorn Prismarose] that he swung down struck one of the Gigaant that bit Zaratan and knocked it down.

Gigaant has the ability to empathize. They take the pain of one animal as the pain of all. The Gigant’s gaze turns to me. Oh, this is bad.

It made an unpleasant sound as it headed toward us. It seems that we’ve been recognized as enemies.

“Hey, hey, Otou-san!　In this case, it’s okay to kill them, right?　Hey!

“It’s okay to kill …….”

“Yes!　Yeah!”

Linne happily punched Gigaant in the side of the head. I wonder why this is happening. ……

“Hmmm. I’m doing a test slash!”

I looked to the side and saw Frey holding a vicious looking twin sword in both hands and chopping off Gigaant’s head. Same here!

The children were destroying the swarm of attacking ants one after another.

Every once in a while, one of the ants would come towards us, but the kids would take it in their stride and kill the gigaant. How much do you want to fight?

To be honest, it wouldn’t be difficult to eradicate them immediately if I used my magic. But seeing them fighting so gleefully, I decided not to do it, because I’d get a storm of boos if I did.

“What do you think? I think it’s great that you’re fine. ……”

“As a parent, I have mixed feelings about this. ……”

I look at the children happily slaughtering the gigantos and sigh along with Ende.

I don’t think they’re violent, and I don’t think they’re battle-crazed battle maniacs. I wonder how she would be as a girl. I wonder if she will be able to marry in the future.

Do I have to go to …………?

I look at the children happily slaughtering Gigaant, and sigh along with Ende.

I don’t think I’m a violent person, and I don’t think I’m a battle-crazed battle maniac. I wonder how she would be as a girl. I wonder if she will be able to marry in the future.

Do I have to go to …………?

So it’s not a problem, right?. Yeah.

“Gigaant shells can be sold for a lot of money as a material. You should pick some up.”

“Ah, hi.”

As I was thinking such a silly thing, a voice came from Karina-san. I did as I was told and put away the Gigaant that the children had defeated in the [Storage].

“[Crystal Bright Hammer Prisma Hammer]!”

Alice is flattening all the Gigaantos together with what looks like a giant crystal fly swatter. I can’t use that thing as a material, as expected. Let’s give up on retrieving it.

In the meantime, more and more Gigaantos were being killed, and their numbers were dwindling.

Before I knew it, there were only a few Gigaant biting Zaratan, and most of them had been stored in my [Storage].

Zaratan’s paw went into the ocean with the bitten Gigaant. The other side should be fine now.

“That’s the last of it!”

Linne’s kick explodes, and the Gigaant that was blown onto the beach stops moving. The giant ants were lying dead on the beach.

There were no more Gigaant on the beach. Zaratan was already fully submerged in the sea. It’s over, huh?

“That was fun!”

“Looks like the turtle is okay.”

“Whew, I feel so refreshed.”

The kids are like, ‘We did it!’ But Ende and I could only smile tightly. If the kids enjoyed it, I guess it was a good …… result.

“Zaratan is moving away ……. I guess he still wanted to go back to the ocean.”

Ende mumbled something like that as he watched Zaratan return to the sea. I’ve just encountered the most unbelievable guy.

“Bye bye!　Don’t go on land again!”

As the children waved from the shore, Zaratan raised his head as if in reply, and then slowly sank into the sea.

“He’s gone.”

“Let’s go back to the Great Sea of Trees for once. We need to make sure the stampede has subsided.”

I took the kids and transitioned back to the top of the Great Sea of Trees wall.

Perhaps because Zaratan was gone, the stampede seemed to be coming to an end. The magical beasts and animals that had been heading in a straight line towards us were now heading in different directions. I’ll be able to get rid of the wall if I have to.

I erased the wall I had created with earth magic and returned the Great Sea of Trees to its original form.

“That’s it,” I said. Phew. That was a hell of a hunt. ……”

“But it was fun!”

Linne replies with a big smile on his face. …… Well, that’s good then.

“Alright, let’s go home.”

One by one, the children enter the [Gate] I’ve opened. We also followed them and transitioned to the salon of Brunhild Castle.

It seems they were just having a tea party, and everyone was there. Melle, Ney, and Lychee were also there.

“Mom, I’m home!”

“Oh!　Alice, welcome back!　Are you okay?”

Alice ran out first, and Ney stood up and caught her firmly.

“Welcome back, Alice.”

“Are you hurt?”

“I’m fine!”

Melle and Lyhcee also went to Alice’s side. I guess they were worried about her for some reason.

When I looked away, next to them, Linne was hugging Linze and Frey was being patted on the head by Hilda.

It feels like they’re back.

“Thank you for your hard work, Touya-san. Were you okay?”

“No, I’m fine, or rather, how should I say, ……. Well, it went off without a hitch.”

I didn’t know what to say to Yumina who was giving me words of encouragement, so I could only reply with a wry smile.

“Would you like some tea, Touya-sama?　Karina-sama and Ende-san too.”

Saying that, Lu prepares a tea set for us. Yes, I would like to have a little smoke until dinner.

I’ll make your father’s tea! “Stay back!　This is my job! This is my job!” Let’s ignore the conversation between mother and daughter.

I sat down on the sofa and put my body on the backrest. I sat down on the sofa and leaned back. I’m tired.

I feel like I’ve been swept up in the power of my children.

A languid feeling of exhaustion washed over me, but when I saw Linne and the others talking to Linze and Elze about defeating the demon dragon and about Zaratan, I felt that all the tiredness would disappear.

It’s a good thing that …… is like this.

I was watching the children and my wives happily talking to each other, when suddenly something appeared in front of my eyes like a bullet and fell straight onto my stomach.

“Guffff!”

“Mnyu!”

Something that made a strange sound rolled from my stomach to my side on the sofa.

It’s not something. It’s a little girl. Where the hell did it come from, ……, huh?　No way!

“Daddy!”

As soon as she saw my face, she screamed and hugged me. Oh, ……, I knew it?

“Yoshino!”

“Yoshino-onee-chan!”

Frey and Linne shouted. Yoshino. As I recall, she’s Sakura and I daughter. I see, she must have been transferred by 【Teleport】.

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It’s a good thing that …… is like this.

I was watching the children and my wives happily talking to each other, when suddenly something appeared in front of my eyes like a bullet and fell straight onto my stomach.

“Guffff!”

“Mnyu!”

Something that made a strange sound rolled from my stomach to my side on the sofa.

It’s not something. It’s a little girl. Where the hell did it come from, ……, huh?　No way!

“Daddy!”

As soon as she saw my face, she screamed and hugged me. Oh, ……, I knew it?

“Yoshino!”

“Yoshino-onee-chan!”

Frey and Linne shouted. Yoshino. As I recall, she’s Sakura and I daughter. I see, she must have been transferred by 【Teleport】.

Sixth person, huh?. They’re coming together at a pretty fast pace.

For now, I let go of Yoshino, who was hugging me.

Her hair was a light red, like the cherry blossoms, but short and fluffy, with the bangs trimmed. A small cherry blossom hairpin was pinned in her hair.

If she was a child with Sakura, she must be a Demon Lord, but I couldn’t see her horns. I wonder if they’re hidden by her hair.

I think she’s nine years old, younger than Kuhn and older than Ashia?　It’s a little small for that.

She is wearing a navy blue dress with a lace hem and a collar that looks like a sailor suit. I don’t know if it’s called a sailor dress.　It suits her well. Yeah, it’s cute.

“…… Are you, Yoshino?”

“Ha, Kaa-sama!”

As soon as she saw Sakura put down the cup of tea she was drinking and stood up, Yoshino left me and flew towards Sakura. Yoshino hugged her tightly.

Sakura seemed to be at a loss as to what to say.

“Well, oh, welcome back?”

“I’m home!”

Yoshino replies cheerfully. The children gathered around her in a huddle.

“Moo, you’re suddenly startling me!”

“I’m glad you’re here, Yoshino.”

“Totally, Yoshino-sama is …….”

“Yoshino-onee-chan!”

“Yoshino-neechan, you’re late!”

The children were making a lot of noise. Let’s see, we now have a second daughter, Frey, a third daughter, Coon, a fourth daughter, Yoshino, a fifth daughter, Ashia, a sixth daughter, Erna, and a seventh daughter, Linne.

Once again, I realize that I have a lot of children. It’s only natural that I’m in the stage of having many wives, but …….

“Oh!　It’s not that important!　Please!　Save us all!”

Yoshino looks back at me and tells me with a desperate expression. Everyone?　What do you mean everyone?

It seems that something important is going on. Whatever it is, there’s no way I can ignore my daughter’s request.

I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m taking care of it all anyway!