The year is coming to an end soon.
I finished it just in time for the end of the year!
I hope you enjoy it!
This is about a certain day.
Today, just like any other day, it’s work, work, work.
Unlike my previous job at that black company, I can see the end in sight, and it’s more rewarding and pays better.
More importantly, as a man with four fiancées, I have to earn a good living.
“Kaido, hold off the Cyclops coming from the right!”
“Roger that!”
Along with Kaido, a Magic Swordsman who’s on the front lines, we split up, and I faced my opponent.
“So this is why Full Armor is so troublesome.”
A Gigantes in full armor.
It was wielding a castle-gate-sized greatshield and a greatmace, making full use of its monstrous strength.
While its swings were as wide as its massive body, it skillfully maneuvered its shield, preventing me from getting close. Not being able to get close means I’m at a disadvantage in terms of range. My ore tree blade couldn’t reach, and my magic was blocked by its massive shield. And then.
“Leader! Ballistas are coming! Take defensive positions!”
The Giant King’s Dungeon is guarded by a variety of humanoid Giant race members atop a mountain fortress. Although its end is clearly defined, its impenetrable defense, utilizing natural strongholds like steep slopes and cliffs, along with the abundant weaponry crafted by the Giants themselves, hinders its conquest. When held by a Giant, a ballista appears as small as a handgun. If they were to fire them in rapid succession, a human like me would be turned into minced meat in an instant upon being hit. Heavily armed Giant soldiers guard the fortress gates, and from a distance, ballistae provide artillery support. A solid, impenetrable defense that makes the most of the terrain. I slash through the rain of iron arrows, passing through that downpour.
“Amy, get ready! Everyone, watch your footing! I’m going to freeze it!”
“Yes! Magic power at full throttle!”
We attack, utilizing the party’s combined strength to break through that stronghold, but our opponents are the Giant race, who have turned a mountain vaster than Everest into their fortress. Their beings, forged in environments where the oxygen thins as you ascend from the foot of the mountain, are incredibly resilient, even as Souls. The area-of-effect ice magic, a joint effort by Kitamiya and Amelia, instantly transforms the rocky mountain into an icy one, but.
“It’s not working!?”
“No!? They’re too tough!?”
They didn’t care about the frozen ground, shattering the ice as if it were irrelevant and firmly planting their feet, securing their footing. Kitamiya and Amelia were astonished by their resilience.
“Senpai! Min-chan! Help me! We can’t hold them back anymore!”
“Katsu, I’ll cover you! I’ll be scattering healing for Kaido-senpai and magic stone grenades!”
“Understood!”
Is the magic’s diminished effect due to the anti-magic treatment on their armor, or are the Giants simply too tough? Explosions echo from where Katsu went. I can see Katsu in the distance, throwing magic stone grenades, but they seem to have only a minor effect. Our time-buying is reaching its limit. And the means to break through from here are limited.
“Leader! It’s Take Mik!”
“I want to, but with constant attacks like this, I don’t have a moment to spare!”
The situation hasn’t changed. And rather than us devising countermeasures, the enemy has superior quality countermeasures due to the difference in accumulated data. They are likely aware that I, a warrior and mage hybrid, am the linchpin of this party’s fighting strength. The distribution of forces is heavily skewed towards me. Even though I’m cutting down multiple enemies by exploiting small openings, they are quickly replenished. Unlike the Oni King or the Undead King, this dungeon is functionally opposite to that of the Dragon King and the Kuzuri. It’s also different from the Kiō.
“It’s like a coordinated ‘army’.”
A single, coordinated function. The greatshields lined up horizontally, though simple, create a phalanx of greatmaces and greatspears from their gaps that can be considered a castle wall. Despite the proper fortress behind them, the defensive wall standing before it is remarkably solid.
“Haaaaaaa!”
With a flash of spirit, I step forward, feeling the steel giving way, and attempt to breach a section of the greatshield wall, but.
“Tch.”
The gap I carved out is instantly filled by a forest of spears. As I dodged, I saw five spears in my field of vision. And on either side, greatmaces waited to crush me if I dodged the spears and charged.
“And there’s also the size difference!”
Attacks from above intensify due to the added gravitational acceleration. I aim for weak points, but having to attack upwards slightly reduces my attack power and increases the effort required. With an attack of Take Mik’s caliber, it would likely create a large enough hole in this wall. This slight difference in effort hinders me. If the enemy were to give me an opening, it might be manageable, but they are hostile, so there’s no mercy.
“Min! Kitamiya and Amelia, all three of you, deploy a defensive barrier! We’ll go into a defensive stance and break through all at once!”
“If we do that, we’ll be bludgeoned to death! A lynching!”
“Just a few seconds is enough!”
In that case, I have no choice but to force our way through. From my position on the front line, creating that opening is dangerous. Sweat is about to break out, wondering if this is the level we’re at mid-mountain, but I brush it off with a laugh.
“Alright! Bravery is what matters, ladies! Kaido-senpai and Katsu, be our vanguard until your limits! Kitamiya and Amy, gather up! Leader, hurry and prepare!”
“Roger that!”
“Understood!”
“Let’s go, Amy!”
“OK! I’m excited!”
“Ooh!”
As if displaying perfect synergy, everyone immediately reacts to Min’s instructions. I leap backward and land behind Kitamiya and the others who had gathered.
“Ore Tree connection! Four seconds for spell construction!”
While still in mid-air, I extend the roots of the ore tree, wrapping them around my arm.
The magic circulation is about to begin.
To secure even a small amount of high-purity magic, I circulate my magic like a raging torrent to improve its quality, and equip the Ore Tree with lightning magic.
Crackling discharges begin, my body heats up, and I prepare for a massive strike.
Sensing the great magic, the giants swarm towards us, who have erected a magic barrier.
Katsu and Kaido try to hold them back as much as possible, but they are outnumbered.
Once the momentum shifts from defense to offense, it’s not just difficult, but nearly impossible to defend against everything without me.
“Senpai! Some have broken through!”
“Sorry, we’ve got some on our side too!”
Still, the two are doing their best, managing to hold back a considerable number of giants advancing through a rain of steel. Minami gives a thumbs-up with one hand, informing me that this much is alright, even though she’s being hammered by great hammers.
“!? High magic reaction! Where is it gozaru!?”
But just as I’m about to unleash Take Mikazuchi, Minami anxiously looks around.
“Above!”
“Whoa!? That’s a lot of magic yo!?”
Kitamiya and Amelia react a moment later, pinpointing the source of the magic.
“Leader!! Change of direction!! That amount of magic is dangerous gozaru! How dangerous? It’s so dangerous, it’s impossible to describe it as anything but dangerous gozaru!!”
“I know!!”
I can feel how dangerous it is as well, sensing a disk-like magical phenomenon forming in the sky above. Without time to consider if it’s a secret weapon of the Giant race, I change my stance, redirecting Take Mikazuchi, which I was about to swing down, upwards.
“Strike before we’re struck!!”
Just as it was about to be unleashed, the spell formation barely came together.
Thinking this is my chance for a preemptive strike, I grip the handle of the Ore Tree tightly, and as I step forward to unleash it.
“!? My body
A human figure emerges from the light, and through intuition, I knew I shouldn’t attack it. So I let go of the Take Mikazuchi I had amassed.
“All personnel, evacuate!!”
” ” ” ” ” ” !? ”
As per the original plan, I unleashed it directly ahead.
My members, reacting instantly to my shout, all dodged to the side. The gap created by Minami and the others diving towards the ground on their respective sides allowed the vortex of Blue Thunder to surge through.
“!? Leader, there are four girls falling from the sky gozaru!!!!”
Minami, not even angry at my sudden action, immediately understood why I did it. She got up, pointed to the sky, and gestured to the girls falling in freefall.
“Minami!! Footing!!”
“Understood gozaru!! Everyone else, feint your positions!!”
The falling girls appear to be unconscious. My enhanced eyes capture four girls, estimated to be around five years old. If this is teleportation magic via a gate, they wouldn’t have been converted into magic bodies. If they fall like this, they won’t survive.
In a split-second decision, I abandoned the golden opportunity to attack and shifted to receiving the girls. I sprinted upwards, creating platforms as I went. I ran upwards with the Ore Tree strapped to my back. Below, Minami’s call prompted everyone to get up and use their respective attack methods to feint for the giants scattered by Take Mikazuchi.
As I began to ascend, putting more power into my legs for the sake of the girls, I thought, “This is helpful.”
“Hurry!”
Fortunately, they were all holding onto each other so they wouldn’t separate even in their unconscious state.
“Secured!! All personnel, retreat!! All personnel, retreat!!”
After leaping and catching them, I immediately chose to retreat. Without hesitation, we all descended the mountain at full speed.
“Haa, I’m exhausted.”
“Tell me about it.”
“Ugh, I fell and hit my forehead on the way.”
“Full-speed long-distance is a no-go gozaru. Absolutely.”
“But, it’s good that everyone is safe.”
“If they’re safe… I guess.”
” ” ” ” ” … ”
Everyone, even while sweating, managed to escape the Giant King’s Dungeon safely. Normally, I would feel relieved, but this time it’s different.
Everyone’s gaze slowly shifts to the arms I’m holding. If there were treasure there, I wouldn’t worry so much, but unfortunately, I’m holding beings that make me wonder why.
It wasn’t difficult to carry the four girls down the mountain, but even though it was a split-second decision, I wonder if I really did the right thing by bringing them back.
“Is one of them a Dark Elf girl?”
“I don’t know about this one, but judging by her skin color, is she a Vampire?”
“Is this child a Demon? She has wings on her back.”
“Then, is this child an Angel?”
“But why are these children in such a place?”
” ” ” ” ” … Who knows?”
As I hesitated to put them down, Kaido, Minami, Kitamiya, Amelia, and Katsu, in that order, peered into my arms. A girl with tan skin, black hair, and pointed ears. A girl with fair skin and silver hair. A girl with reddish hair and small bat-like wings. And a blonde girl with three pairs of white bird-like wings. If they were children of the Giant race, I could understand, but none of these children belong to that species.
“Ah, but they look like the same species as Leader’s wives gozaru, is it a coincidence?”
“It’s definitely a coincidence. What are you talking about, Min-chan?”
“Yes, what are you thinking, you?”
“Well, I can think of something related to this kind of story.”
“Something you can think of?”
“Yes, but it’s a rather outlandish story.”
“But, that possibility might be a clue, right?”
“Yeah, Amelia’s right. For now, I want to sort out the situation a little. Besides, they’re such small children. We need to find their parents, don’t we?”
“Well, with this possibility, I don’t think there’s a need to search for their parents? Although we do need to send them back.”
Minami, who had been staring at the girls for a while, suddenly had an idea and said something.
Frankly, I couldn’t figure out how the current situation had come to be, so I asked for clarification, but Minami’s explanation was a bit roundabout and unclear.
“What do you mean?”
There’s no need to search, but there is a need to send them back.
If I’m just listening to the story, it sounds like they know their parents’ whereabouts and where to send them.
Minami’s words, like a riddle, only confused me further.
“Look, if you look closely, don’t you think this child resembles Suella?”
“Now that you mention it, I do. And this angelic child resembles Himik.”
“This child’s hair color is the same crimson as Evia-san’s!”
“This one too. If you look closely, she seems to resemble Memoria.”
“So… what does that mean?”
Minami pointed out that the sleeping children in my arms had characteristics similar to Suella and the others, and everyone stared at them intently.
The conversation turned to what on earth we were doing near the dungeon entrance, but this was an emergency situation.
Putting aside the stares of the surrounding Dungeon Testers, and ignoring Kaido’s feigned ignorance, everyone except Kaido suspected an unexpected possibility.
Just then, perhaps at a good or bad timing, a Dark Elf girl. woke up, rubbing her eyes.
“Ah, good morning, Father.”
After blinking a few times, she looked at me squarely and called me Father.
“G-good morning?”
“Yes, good morning, Father. Heehee, you’re a funny Father. What’s wrong? You’re making such a strange face.”
Before I could even register what a polite child she was, my mind couldn’t keep up with the fact that I was suddenly being recognized as a father by a stranger.
“Oh, Uncle Kaido is here too.”
“Uncle?!”
“Yes, ah, Minami-san, Karen-san, ah, Amī-san too!! Kasumi-san, it’s been a while!!”
Ignoring me, the girl in my arms looked around and called Kaido “Uncle,” causing Kaido to be shocked, while she rejoiced at the presence of other Party Members without noticing.
Meanwhile, Minami, who was still processing everything, nodded as if she had expected it.
“Ah, sorry, Father. Maria, Kasumi, Claire, wake up.”
The girl then tried to wake up the other girls.
I noted in my mind that the girl resembling Memoria was Maria, the one resembling Himik was Kasumi, and the one resembling Evia-san was Claire.
The girl whose name I still didn’t know reached out to wake the other three, shaking their shoulders. The girls who were shaken began to stir.
As I was slightly escaping reality, wondering if I should be impressed by the four who slept soundly despite our strenuous descent, I saw it.
“M’rnin’?”
The first to wake up was the girl named Maria, who resembled Memoria.
After rubbing her eyes with both hands and looking blankly at the girl who had woken her, she looked at me.
“…Goodnight, Father.”
Saying that, she hugged me and fell asleep again.
“Maria!! How enviable— no, you mustn’t sleep! Wake up!!”
“Shut up! What is it now~ I was having a nice dream.”
“Ah, Kasumi, you’re right on time. You help Maria wake up too.”
“No way, it’s hard to wake Maria! Wait, why is Father here?”
I thought it would be nice if she didn’t make noise in my arms, but the girl resembling Himik, Kasumi, woke up looking displeased, complained to the girl who was waking her, and then tilted her head wonderingly at me, who was holding her, before quickly smiling.
“…”
“Ah, Claire is awake too. Hey, hey, why is Father here?”
“There’s no way I would know. Father, it’s fine if you’re holding me, but this gauntlet is unacceptable. It’s hard and hurts a little.”
“Ah, my bad.”
“That’s right. Also, if you’re going to hold me, hold me alone, not all at once.”
Amidst the commotion, the last girl, Claire, resembling Evia-san, woke up.
She complained about the pain from me holding her while I was in full armor.
I thought that was understandable, so after apologizing, I gently put them all down. Claire, the girl named Claire, then held out her hands and waited for me.
“Ah, that’s unfair, Claire! Me too, me too!!”
“What are you talking about, you fool. I’m first, Kasumi. Father surely wants to hold me.”
“Nooo, I’m first~”
“Ah, come on, that’s unfair! I decided to go first!!”
The girls, not wanting to be outdone by her, rushed to hug my legs.
Just as I was reaching the depths of confusion, wondering what on earth was happening.
“W-what’s the situation?”
“Ah, as I thought, it’s come to this. As expected of fantasy, it doesn’t betray my expectations.”
“What do you mean, don’t just nod to yourself, explain it.”
As I tried to calm the girls down in this situation, Kaido and the others, who had taken some distance, asked Minami for an explanation, nodding with understanding.
Kaido, Kitamiya, Amelia, and Kasumi all showed with their expressions that they were confused.
“Hmm, it’s not absolutely certain, but…”
In the midst of the strange space, Minami spoke casually, as if she were just going to the convenience store next door.
“Aren’t these children the children of the future leader?”
“Huh?”
“Eh?”
“What?”
“What did you say?”
Everyone froze at her words.
Especially me, I couldn’t wrap my head around her statement.
Huh? My children from the future? Oh, right, they resemble Suella and the others, and they called me Father, so it naturally leads to me being their father.
“…Seriously?”
“It’s the only explanation that makes sense. It’s about an eighty percent guess, though.”
Realistically, could anyone have predicted that my children would come from the future, no matter how fantastical the setting?
“What’s wrong, Dad? Does your stomach hurt?”
“My, this is serious. Father, is your stomach hurting because of the unreasonable demands from that business partner you were talking about the other day?”
“Is that so? Should I tell Mother to prepare some medicine for you?”
“Before that, let’s have you lie down in bed. Father is the type of person who will keep working if he doesn’t realize it.”
“N-no, I’m alright. So please don’t worry so much.”
And to think that they were worrying about me and cared for me so much filled me with doubt as to whether this was truly a future version of myself, facing such an unreal situation.
However, I couldn’t let them see my anxiety, so I made sure to respond with a smile.
Whether it was successful, the children looked relieved.
What should I do now? What should I do next? I can’t always get by with a smile.
At a time like this, I looked for help from my reliable friends with a telepathic call—
“No way, I don’t get it!”
Kitamiya crossed his arms in a ‘no’ gesture and quickly shook his head.
I understood how he felt, but couldn’t he have thought about it a little more before refusing?
“FIGHT!”
Amelia mouthed encouragements along with a gesture of determination.
I wished for more than just those cheers.
“I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”
Katsu clasped his hands together and bowed his head.
I had no choice. Oh, if they apologize so sincerely, I have to forgive them.
“…! First, a drink!”
Calm down, Kaido, don’t just run off. What are you trying to buy?
Four out of five people were at a loss. And the last resort, the one who seemed capable of handling this situation, Minami,
“Hmm, how about we move from this spot and introduce ourselves? We’re quite conspicuous, after all?”
He conveyed that with a strange body language.
It was amazing that I could decipher it, but I didn’t have time to dwell on it.
Right, when talking to children, it’s good to be at their eye level.
Thinking that, I crouched down and decided to propose Minami’s idea.
“Ah, well, it’s not good to stay here. It will be my workplace, but should we move?”
I wondered if this was a good way to invite them, even to myself.
Most children wouldn’t accept such an invitation.
“Yes! We’ll go!”
“Okay~”
“Eh, we can go to Dad’s workplace!”
“Oh, we can go to the workplace you always say we can’t?”
For some reason, the invitation was met with great enthusiasm.
As the girls rejoiced, we, who were gradually grasping the current situation, couldn’t help but feel complex emotions.
The girls took both my hands, and I wracked my brain about how to convey the current situation, but before that, there was the anxiety of whether Minami’s prediction was accurate.
Should I consult with Suella and the others? But could I really say I picked up future daughters in a dungeon?
If I told them honestly, they might suspect me of cheating.
However, if I tried to hide it, it might become quite troublesome when it’s discovered.
“Father! Where are Mother and Mother now? Is it at your workplace? Or at home? If it’s your break time, why don’t we call Mother too and have lunch together?”
While I was worrying about such things, my future daughter, who looked like Suella and whose name I still didn’t know, grabbed my left hand and asked me with a smile.
Was it purely the girl’s desire to be with her family, or did she usually act this way?
“Then, let’s call Mother too~ If it’s a shop, the other staff will surely help us~”
“In that case, let’s call Mother too! I think she’s at home!”
“Then I must call Mother too. Don’t worry, Mother will finish her work quickly and come.”
The daughters all tried to call their mothers.
Kasumi, who had secured my right hand, tugged at me.
Along with the other girls, she pleaded with me with sparkling eyes.
Their gazes were increasingly cornering me.
“It seems difficult, Jiro-san.”
“Katsu-kun, you can’t resist these.”
“It’s the result of using a woman’s weapons to the fullest, gozaru.”
“Minami, can you only see it from such a tainted perspective?”
“But Karen-chan, they are very cute, you know?”
I no longer had the余裕 to listen to Kaido’s words.
What should I do? What should I do? I debated with myself about what the right course of action was.
“…For now, how about we move to the room?”
The result was postponing the problem.
However, thinking they would meet their mothers in the room, all of them became cheerful at once.
It was then that I keenly felt why adults’ words are said to be sly.
There was no longer a choice but to call Suella and the others, and it was unrealistic to think of hiding the current situation.
As a working adult who values communication, I had no choice but to act immediately.
“Well then, shall we go?”
” ” ” “Yes!” ” ” ”
As I led the girls, who responded energetically, I sent a telepathic call.
It felt like summoning someone into my mind, and after a while, the call connected.
“Yes, Suella here. Is something wrong, Jiro-san?”
“Sorry Suella, it’s an emergency.”
The first person I contacted was Suella.
I chose her first because she was the most flexible in handling situations.
Himik couldn’t move freely within the company, and Memoria, being a merchant, had outsider influence on the company.
And as for Evia-san, a superior, there was a possibility that the telepathic call might not connect, so I chose Suella.
“What happened?”
I don’t know if telepathic calls have tone, but her demeanor became serious.
I was anxious that what I was about to say might be taken as a joke, but I braced myself and calmly conveyed it to her.
“I ended up picking up our future children in a dungeon.”
“Eh?”
Yes, I could totally understand Suella’s feelings.
If someone told me something like this, I would react the same way.
“Um, could you explain what’s going on? I don’t quite grasp the situation.”
“It’s not a joke or a lie, and I don’t have any proof, but based on their testimonies, the children here are mine, Suella’s, Memoria’s, Himik’s, and Evia-san’s.”
“Wait a minute. I distinctly have a child inside me right now.”
“Ah, I know. This morning, I confirmed the child is indeed inside Suella. I still can’t believe it myself. But if we don’t believe it, the story won’t progress.”
And I understand perfectly that they wouldn’t believe it unless they saw these children.
I could sense Suella’s confusion on the other end of our telepathic call.
It’s a small mercy that she wasn’t suspecting me of cheating.
“Um, sorry, I’m having trouble keeping up, but to summarize, my daughter is over there then?”
“Ah, probably.”
“Did you get her name?”
“No, I was too flustered being called ‘father’ to ask. The atmosphere wasn’t exactly conducive to introductions either.”
“…I understand. I’ll head over there now. If anyone claiming to be their parents appears, contact me immediately.”
“Understood. I’m heading to the Party Room now.”
“Yes, I’ll be right there. Jiro-san, contact Memoria and Himik. I’ll contact Evia-sama before I head over.”
“Understood. I’m counting on you.”
“Yes, then.”
Suella, who had shifted from confusion to a serious atmosphere midway through, was now contemplating the situation.
After confirming the telepathic call had ended, I wondered if it was really that serious, and returned the smile of the giggling girls who were the source of this emergency. Then, I connected to my next telepathic recipient.
“Yes, Memoria here.”
“Sorry to bother you during work.”
“No, please don’t mind me. Business has been slow as usual, so I’m quite free.”
Her usual unhurried demeanor brought me a little relief.
Focusing on the small hands holding mine, I relaxed the tension in my shoulders and told Memoria the same thing I had told Suella.
“…A daughter from the future? Did she really claim to be my child?”
“No, I only got her name. The situation didn’t allow for asking about family names.”
“In that case, there’s a possibility it’s a scheme to entrap you, using a noble’s daughter.”
“Entrapment?”
However, the ominous words she conveyed made me gather my strength once more.
“Yes, it’s a situation where they claim ‘This is your child, please acknowledge them.’ Even if you have no recollection, as long as the child declares Jiro-san as their father, they can say anything. Did Suella mention anything?”
“No, she didn’t say anything, but…”
“She’s probably acting with the possibility I mentioned in mind. I’ll close up the shop and head over. I’ll contact Himik from my end, so please be cautious and don’t let your guard down just because they’re children.”
“…Understood.”
After Memoria’s telepathic call ended, I became even more uncertain about the true nature of the girls holding my hands.
Are these young girls being used as tools for nobles I don’t know?
The thought made me sad.
“Is something wrong? Father, your expression looks so pained.”
“No, it’s nothing. Your mothers will be here soon.”
“Is that so! Mother is coming too?”
“Mother?! Mother is coming too?”
“Ah, ‘Himik’ is coming soon too.”
That’s probably why.
I felt a little apologetic for testing these girls, but I deliberately mentioned their names.
If they don’t react to the name Himik, then in that case…
“I see! Mother said she was busy with housework, but she can come!”
I waited for a response, filled with apprehension, but all I received was a pure smile.
“So, Himik’s mother and Suella’s mother are coming, and naturally, Mother will be coming too, won’t she?”
“I think Evia’s mother is coming too~ Evia’s mother gets really out of control when it comes to Claire~”
And to think that such childish purity could dispel so much anxiety.
If this were an act, I’d surely be fooled.
But deep in my heart, I wish…
I wish this smile isn’t an act.
“Hey, Helena. What do you want to eat when Mother and the others come?”
“Hmm, while Himik’s mother’s cooking is delicious, eating out is also tempting…”
And so, I learned the name of the last girl.
“I think I want Kuzumochi~”
“I’d prefer pancakes.”
“I want a chocolate parfait!!”
“I want shaved ice, Father!”
“That’s not lunch. Eat your real meal first and then we’ll think about it.”
As I listened to the cheerful voices of the girls, I pondered what would happen next.
Helena, the girl who resembles Suella. Maria, who resembles Memoria. Kasumi, who resembles Himik. Claire, who resembles Evia-san.
Soon, Suella and the others would arrive, and it would surely become chaotic.
That was obvious, but I had a premonition.
It probably wouldn’t end badly.
Todays’s Word
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