In Another World with My Smartphone (異世界はスマートフォンとともに。)

After dying due to God's mistake,

I started living a new life in another world,

a world of fantasy where magic and magical beasts exist.

But everything's all right.

Because I have the abilities God gave me, and this smartphone.

Let's find an inn in this city tonight.

Yeah, we have a long way to go before the royal capital.

Were you two really okay with the request to deliver a letter to the royal capital?

Wouldn't the listing beside it to defeat the megaslime be better?

No!

Why not?

I hate squishy and springy creatures like slimes!

It's an inherent dislike!

Besides, those things melt your clothes and stuff.

Absolutely no way!

That's kind of a shame, maybe...

Let's grab a meal before going to the inn.

I hope there's a place like the Silver Moon...

In that case, wouldn't it be easier to use Gate to return

to the Silver Moon and start from here again tomorrow?

No way!

Huh?!

It's better to stay in unfamiliar places and visit

unfamiliar stores when you're in an unfamiliar town.

You just don't get it.

Hey, hold it, you!

What's going on?

Chapter 2:

First Journey, and Samurai

That girl's wearing an odd outfit.

She's a samurai.

Samurai?

Lady, I hear you took real good care of my buddies.

Oh, you are with the men I turned in to the guards, yes?

The fault for that lies with you.

It is what you get for running amok.

Shut up!

Get her!

I've never seen techniques like that.

That's...

Jiu-jitsu?

Hunger causes my strength to wane...

She just suddenly stopped moving!

Look out! Behind you!

Come forth, Sand!

Obstructing Dust Storm: Blind Sand!

My eyes!

Now!

Touya!

Ah, jeez...

You just had to stick your nose into trouble!

It's the guards!

Touya, let's get out of here.

All right.

You hurry, too.

I think we've run far enough now.

I am grateful for your assistance.

I am called Kokonoe Yae.

Oh, Yae is my given name. Kokonoe is my family name.

Are you from Eashen, then?

Indeed.

I come from Oedo in Eashen.

Oedo...

So even that part's similar.

I'm Mochizuki Touya.

Touya's my given name. Mochizuki's my family name.

Oh! Touya-dono, are you from Eashen, as well?

Oh, no. I'm from a different country that's very similar.

Huh?

Oh, right. They think I'm from Eashen.

More importantly, you looked a bit unsteady back there.

Well, embarrassing though it is,

I lost my travel funds on the way here, so...

I shall gladly partake!

Wow, so you're traveling to improve your martial arts, Yae?

Indeed.

My family has produced generations of warriors.

I chose to travel in order to hone my skills.

I see.

Someday, I shall become a swordsman on par with my father and older brother!

What an incredible appetite.

So, Yae, what are you doing after this?

For now,

I'm planning to head to the royal capital to test my strength.

What a coincidence. We're heading to the royal capital for work, as well.

Hey, would you like to come with us?

Do you truly...

mean that?

After you've shown me such hospitality...

Since it's come to this, please allow me t' serve 'ou t' the besht o' m' abilithees.

You don't mind, right, Touya?

Huh? Oh, no. I don't...

It's settled, then.

Nice, indeed.

Will our food expenses be all right?

So you can handle horses too, Yae?

I have trained in the equestrian arts, yes.

That means the three of us can trade off.

Frankly, it was a bit hard with just me and Linze.

I-I'm ashamed.

Heavens, no.

Touya, you're a talented mage, aren't you?

He can use my own Boost, not just Elemental magic.

Apparently Touya can activate most Null Magic

as long as he knows the spell name and details about its effects.

Good grief... When he's that all-powerful, it's more exasperating than surprising.

But there are many different types of Null Magic, right?

Yes.

It's mostly personal magic,

so it's said there are as many types as there are users.

So there's a preposterous number of them, huh?

But unlike Elemental magic, only certain individuals can use them,

so few know exactly what kinds of Null Magic exist.

The magic tomes circulating now are all just hobbyists' collections.

Well, there aren't many who'd go out of their way

to study magic they can't use themselves.

Whoa, my hair's gone wild!

A spell that curls hair into rolls.

Stop it, that tickles!

A spell to make dogs very friendly.

Oh, a good omen!

A spell to make tea stems stand upright.

Yeah, despite how many there are, most are useless.

Well, you never know when they'll be useful,

so what's wrong with learning every one you can?

I know God boosted my memory,

but memorizing all the ones in here is gonna be hard.

A spell to draw distant objects into your hand?

That could be useful.

Why don't you try using it?

Aports.

Huh?

Nothing's happening.

What did you try drawing toward you?

I figured Yae would be surprised if she suddenly lost her katana.

Maybe a katana was too heavy for it to work?

I see.

It does say it works on small objects.

This time I'll picture it clearly....

Aports!

What, what? Touya, what did you take?

This.

The ribbon tying Yae's hair.

It worked, then.

Depending on how it's used, that could be convenient or terrifying.

Terrifying?

Because you'd lose objects without realizing it.

You could pickpocket all you want with that spell, right?

I see. It is scary when you think of it that way.

I guess it could steal money, gems, and things of that nature.

Don't go doing it, okay?

Please don't do it.

I won't do something like that.

But...

I wonder if you could use this to draw things like underwear to you.

I'm just joking.

Um...

My hair is blowing about in the wind.

A spell to reduce friction for a short period of time,

Slip...

Null Magic is full of spells that are hard to figure out what to use them for, huh?

Hmm? This is...

Long Sense.

What does that spell do?

It expands your senses. It allows you to see and hear things at a distance, apparently.

Don't go use it for peeping, okay?

I won't!

Can it pick up smells, too?

This smell is... iron?

No, it's blood!

Up ahead!

Come forth, Fire! Whirling Spiral: Fire Storm!

Ow...

Friction, begone! Slip!

I guess Null Magic just depends on how you use it.

You have my gratitude.

I'm glad you're safe.

There's still more?!

Oh, beautiful swordsmanship.

Linze!

There's no end to them!

How many of them are there?!

Come forth, Dark! I seek a scalebound warrior: Lizardman!

That's...

Summoning magic! That man is summoning the Lizardmen!

Got it! Slip!

That is far enough.

You all saved us back there.

No. More importantly, is anyone hurt?

Seven guards were done in.

Damn it! If only we'd noticed a little sooner!

Someone! Is anyone there?!

Leim...