Light Novel Volume 3

Light Novel Volume 3 is the 3rd volume of the In Another World With My Smartphone light novel series.

Summary
Stalwart as ever, 16-year-old Mochizuki Touya heads off to the far eastern land of Eashen with his party in tow. For what purpose? The Matriarch of the Fairy Clan wishes to delve into some ancient ruins, of course! But it's never quite that simple for Touya and his friends, oh no. The party is thrust into the midst of a clash between the warlords Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu, while a nefarious necromancer makes his move in the shadows... (via J-Novel Club)

Chapters

 * Chapter I - The Divine Nation, Eashen (神国イーシェン)
 * Chapter II - The Legacy of Babylon (バビロンの遺産)
 * Chapter III - Everyday Life in Another World (異世界の日常)
 * Interlude I - You Can't Hurry Love (恋はあせらず)
 * Interlude II - The Cursed Sea (呪われた海)

Characters

 * Touya Mochizuki
 * Yae Kokonoe
 * Elze Silhoueska
 * Linze Silhoueska
 * Yumina Ernea Belfast
 * Kohaku
 * Leen
 * Paula
 * Ayane
 * Nanae Kokonoe
 * Jutaro Kokonoe
 * Jubei Kokonoe
 * Tsubaki
 * Kousaka Masanohbu
 * Baba Nohbuharu
 * Naito Masatoyoh
 * Yamagata Massakage

Chapter I - The Divine Nation, Eashen
Touya uses to travel to Eashen once more along with Yae, Elze, Linze, Yumina, Kohaku, Leen and Paula in order to find and explore the ruins that Leen mentioned before. The party arrive in a dense forest and Yae leads the group toward her home in Oedo, a seemingly well defended fortress town. Touya recalls the politics of the country, and remarks that the names of the lords of Eashen are the same as actual historical figures from Japan, he wonders if Eashen is going through region wide conflict like Japan during the Sengoku period. When Touya asks Leen replies she is seeking the "Ruins of Nirya", Yae does not know of such a place but is sure that her father might remember and so the party continue their way through the city. As they do so, Touya cannot help but notice how Japanese everything looked, with the architecture and people styled like Japan during its earlier periods. Elze, Linze and Yumina are amazed by the place too and ask Touya about the exotic things they come across, which despite not being from Eashen is able to answer with a surprising degree of accuracy, a fact that Yae is quick to point out. Touya notices that there seems to be a vibe of anxiety and fear among the townsfolk.

The group finally reach Yae's family dojo, once they pass the gates Yae announces their prescence. At once a female servant that Yae addresses as Ayane greets them, the two are glad to see each other again and Ayane calls to Nanae Kokonoe that her daughter has returned, soon Yae's mother comes out and she and Yae embrace. Yae introduces the group to her mother and she bows at everyone in gratitude for looking after her daughter, of which Touya humbly tells her there was no need for that as Yae herself has helped them out too. Yae then asks her mother where her father was, of which she grimly answers that he along with Yae's brother has gone to war alongside Lord Tokugawa Ieyahsu. When Yae asks what caused this, Ayane replies that Lord Takeda Shingen had invaded the northwest of Tokugawa territory. Yae is confused by this as such an attack would prove very costly for the Takeda, to that Ayane reveals rumors that the Takeda had recruited a peculiar strategist known as Yamamoto, a suspicious one-eyed individual said to possess potent magic that might be running things behind Takeda. When Leen inquires of the status of the battle, Nanae says that Yae's father and brother are holding the Takeda at Kawagoe fort but without help may be unable to last much longer. At this Yae resolves to help her family and asks the rest to join her of which they all agree. Touya uses to extract Yae's memory of a ridge not too far from the fort and everyone warps there with.

Using, Touya surveys the battlefield, noting the Takeda forces besieging Kawagoe fort with flaming arrows. Touya then casts to check if Yae's brother is safe, which the spell confirms. Yae wants to go in immediately but Leen points out the danger of the idea since the fort is surrounded and Leen's fairy wings cannot fly properly. As such Touya proposes that he warps a few distances at a time until he can find a safe spot to portal safely, Leen agreed. Touya goes through the first after instructing Kohaku to guard the others, accidently revealing to Leen that Kohaku can talk. After a few trips Touya is forced to confront two Takeda soldiers, at first he tries bullets on the soldiers but they simply get back up and advance towards Touya. Taken aback Touya also notes the Takeda soldiers' unsual appearance, notably the red oni masks on their faces. Touya tries a second shot at the soldiers, aiming for the legs this time but the soldiers shrug that off and continue, as a last resort Touya casts and the soldiers temporarily fall, Touya then physically holds one down and kicks his mask destroying it. When the soldier stops moving Touya deduces that the oni masks are controlling the soldiers and shoots the other soldier in the face, causing his mask to split open and the soldier crumples to the ground. Upon closer inspection, Touya finds out that the soldiers were nothing more than corpses reanimated by the oni masks, with this new information Touya decides to get to Yae's brother first and discuss a new strategy to break out of the siege. Using again, Touya believes he has found Yae’s brother when he spots a dark-haired samurai clad in black armor in the fort, Touya opens a a small distance away from him. At first he and the soldiers around him mistake him for an enemy but Touya assures them he is not with the Takeda. After confirming that the black samurai is indeed Yae’s brother, Jutaro Kokonoe, Touya tells him that his sister has come to help him along with Touya. Jutaro reacts in disbelief but Touya asserts he is serious and asks for permission to portal her over. Jutaro consents so Touya casts another in the fort of which Yae immediately emerges from and shares a heartfelt reunion with her brother, during which the rest of the party follow through. Yae introduces her friends to her brother and asks him if their father is alright. To her relief Jutaro confirms that he is indeed safe in the keep of Kawagoe fort alongside Lord Ieyahsu.

Touya then notices the scores of wounded soldiers around him and decides to try something. Using his phone map already enchanted with, Touya sets a on said map which allows him to mark every target that fits a criteria of his choosing just by selecting one instance. This enables him to target and cast Cure Heal all of the soldiers in the fort in a matter of seconds, Jutaro is amazed by such a maneuver but Touya informs him that he should still have his forces rest up as the spell did not bring the soldiers back at full strength. Touya then asks Jutaro if he knows anything about the undead soldiers but Jutaro does not know more than what Touya already knew. Leen suggests that the undead warriors are the work of an artifact, relics of ancient civillisations that could potentially possess high levels of magic. Nevertheless Touya decides that the Takeda forces needed to be dealt with and so using his earlier, he casts Shining Javelin on all of the masked soldiers at once eliminating them, he then disables the regular enemy forces with and just like that the siege on Kawagoe fort is lifted. While most of the Tokugawa forces celebrate their victory Jutaro is unable to comprehend what had just happened. The girls however simply sigh at the whole ordeal, remarking that they shouldn't be surprised at this point, Touya finds their comments a little disheartening.

Later everyone gathers at the fortress keep, to keep things simple Yumina introduces herself as the princess of Belfast and the rest of Touya's party (Yae included) as her "bodyguards" to Lord Ieyahsu and Jubei Kokonoe, the latter of which is surprised that his daughter is protecting someone that important. Ieyahsu thanks Touya's party for coming to his aid, to which Yumina humbly replies that it was no trouble and that they only happened to come at the right time. Ieyahsu then addresses Touya directly, Yumina introduces Touya as her future husband, much to his embarassment. Hearing this Ieyahsu and Jubei sigh in astonishment and admiration, remarking that a person capable of defeating an army in seconds is worthy of engagement to the princess of Belfast, Yumina agrees saying that she is very proud of Touya, which only embarasses him more. Yumina then asks Lord Ieyahsu if he knows about the Ruins of Nirya, which after pondering for a moment answers that she must be referring to the ruins of Nirai Kanai, not knowing much else he turns to Jubei and he replies that Nirai Kanai is in Shimazu territory at the bottom of the sea, making any attempts to reach it difficult if not impossible. Touya asks whether the Takeda forces will attack again, Ieyahsu says he believes they will regroup and attempt a second time with more weapons and reinforcements. Ieyahsu is stumped however, as while the invaders are indeed Takeda Schingen's forces, the invasion was carried out in a way that Ieyahsu believed was not like Schingen, as such Ieyahsu admits that the rumors regarding Schingen might be true after all. When Touya asks for clarification, Jubei tells him there are whispers that Lord Schingen has passed away and that his corpse is being controlled by strategist Yamamoto Kansukay for his own ends. Leen is convinced this is possible, saying that Kansukay may be posessing a spell or artifact that can control corpses.

To cool down the situation, Touya suggests capturing Kansukay, but Jubei dismisses the idea, saying that stealing Kansukay is near-impossible with him guarded in the heavily defended Takeda stronghold at Tsutsujigasaki and that they should not act on unconfirmed rumors. Undaunted, Touya asks Leen if the Light Magic she uses on her wings works for the whole body which she confirms. Realizing that Touya is likely planning to head for Tsutsujigasaki with, Linze points out that neither Touya, Yae, her father or anyone of Tokugawa's forces have been to the strognhold making Touya's idea impossible. At this a voice suddenly speaks out within the keep, volunteering to take Touya to Tsutsujigasaki. Alarmed, Touya primes his gun and Jubei demands the voice to show themselves, at this a female ninja reveals herself. She introduces herself as Tsubaki; subordinate to General Kousaka Masanohbu, who is one of Takeda's Elite Four generals, having come to Kawagoe bearing a message for Lord Tokugawa Ieyahsu. Ieyahsu reads the message and is concerned with its contents. Jubei asks what it said and Ieyahsu grimly answers that the rumors surrounding Takeda Schingen are in fact true. Schingen has passed away and Kansukay has kept this a secret in order to take control of the entire Takeda army, he has also imprisoned all of the Elite Four bar Kousaka after they had realized this fact, this message being a plea for help from Kousaka to save the Takeda. Ieyahsu wants to help, but as most of his forces were still under assault by the undead soldiers, he enlists Touya to sneak into Tsutsujigasaki and deal with Kansukay, which Touya agreed. Touya elects Tsubaki and Leen to come with him and everyone spends the rest of the day preparing for the infiltration to take place in the evening.

Once night falls, Touya instructs Tsubaki to picture an obscured area close to the stronghold, in spite of some death glares from the girls, Touya extracts the image with and opens a   for the infiltrating trio to enter. Once they cross Touya uses to survey the stronghold, he eventually finds and selects a garden tree within Tsutsujigasaki as a starting point to break in. But when Touya opens the and attempts to cross he finds himself being pushed away, Leen suspects that a barrier talisman likely from Kansukay is blocking the spell. Tsubaki offers to go in and break the talisman herself but Leen stops her, concerned that her attempts would alert Kansukay and make him harder to capture. With no other option Touya decides to have Leen use her concealing spell on Touya and herself right now so they can stealthily accompany Tsubaki into the stronghold directly, Leen consents and she casts Invisible. Leen uses the brief moment adjusting to the spell to toy with Tsubaki, fondling her while making it seem like Touya was responsible. Touya chops Leen on the head before she could cause any more harm but her shenanigans have made Tsubaki wary of working with the group. Touya becomes very worried about the outcome of the infiltration task.

Soon, the Tsutsujigasaki guards let Tsubaki through the main gate and Touya and Leen are able to follow her inside. Touya is worried the barrier will break their Invisible spell but Leen assures him the barrier will only affect the stronghold and not the two of them directly, meaning that Touya can also open a out of the stronghold if he desired. The trio then make their way toward the dungeons to break out the three generals; as not even Tsubaki has permission to enter the dungeons Leen makes her invisible as well and they all manage to sneak in undetected, after climbing down some stairs they eventually come across an old man meditating in one of the cells. Sensing their prescence the old man asks who has entered; Tsubaki, addressing the old man as General Baba Nohbuharu, tells him that she is under orders from General Kousaka to break him out, she also asks where she could find the other two generals Naito Masatoyoh and Yamagata Massakage. General Baba, acknowledging his colleague's intentions against Kansukay, agrees to the plan and tells Tsubaki that the other two are in cells further down, but asks the trio to reveal themselves, which they do. Tsubaki introduces Touya and Leen to Baba and Touya creates a space in the cell for Baba to pass through with. They then make their way deeper in the dungeons and eventually find the battle-scarred General Yamagata and General Naito, a gentle-looking man looking similar to a retired worker, Baba calls for Touya to break the two out, mockingly referring to Touya as "squirt". Peeved, Touya reminds Baba of his name and Leen chimes in, recalling Touya's feats. The two imprisoned generals are shocked by this but Baba elects to still use squirt for Touya to protect his pride, Naito and Yamagata follow suit, calling Touya however they liked. Touya inwardly remarks that the Takeda were full of people that did whatever they wanted and expresses shame that he would not be able to meet the lord that united these misfits under his banner.

Touya then explains his intended plan of warping them away but the General Yamagata insist that he stay behind in order to mete his own justice on Kansukay. Baba and Naito also point out that Kansukay formidable foe who has a excellent strategic mind alongside demonic powers from a mysterious jewel he came across, which Leen concludes must be where he got his necromagic abilities from. With that in mind Touya asks Tsubaki where Kansukay was, she answers that he is likely to be in the central quarter of Tsutsujigasaki. Touya casts to locate Kansukay, and asks Leen how to destroy the barrier, as with the Elite Four safe, Touya has no need for stealth and can opt to let Kansukay come to him and take him out directly. Leen tells him that there should be four talismans located at the stronghold's four corners but breaking just one should be enough to stop the barrier. Yamagata leads the group to one of the talismans, but as Touya is about to destroy it Baba suggests that the group arm themselves to help fight off Kansukay's forces, as such Touya uses to craft two shortswords for Naito, a greatsword for Yamagata and a spear for Baba. With the three generals ready Touya shoots the talisman and it shatters, immediately Touya looks at his phone and after checking his spells were working again, he neutralizes the both the undead and real soldiers in the stronghold with the same combination he used at Kawagoe. The three generals are amazed at Touya's feat and Yamagata even brings up the possibility that Kansukay was taken out too, although Touya doubts it. He reasons though that this will not be a problem as they will just have to deal with Kansukay themselves and opens a to his location.

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