The Eminence in Smartphone

I Reencounter

A new day started at the Duchy of Brunhild, and Mochizuki Touya, the Great Duke of that small nation, was walking through downtown, lost in his thoughts. And as he passed by, his citizens graciously greeted him.

"Good afternoon, my Lord!"

"Touya Sama, my Lord."

"Great Duke, here!" said a farmer as he threw a couple of recently harvested apples. Touya caught the apple in the air and smiled at the man, who waved at him.

He was about to eat them, when a cheerful voice called at him. "Touya-san!"

"Oh, Yumina, girls!" greeted Touya as the four girls walked toward him. Four of his nine wives.

Yumina Belfast, Princess of the Kingdom of Belfast and master of archery, and later she learned how to operate a pistol from Touya. Followed by Elsie Silhueska, an expert fighter and brawler whose weapon of choice were two enchanted gauntlets that allowed her to give devastating punches. After her was Hilde Lestia, princess of the Knight Kingdom of Lestia and one of the best swordfighters in the world, trained under the watching eye of the Goddess of the Sword herself, Moroha. And finally, Yae Kokonoe, a samurai warrior from the distant lands of Eashen.

"What are you doing here all by yourself, Touya-san?" asked Yumina happily.

Touya smiled at his wives and shrugged with a conflicted expression.

"You know, the usual. I am just enjoying peace and quiet while it lasts."

The girls gave him a sympathetic smile, as they all knew at this point that Touya was a magnet for trouble. Wherever he went, Touya would either get involved in an incident or create one himself. It was an endless cycle.

"Come on, Touya. You don't have to be that pessimistic, right?" said Elsie, trying to alleviate the tension, as the others nodded in agreement.

"Elsie is right, Touya! You need to cheer up and think positively," said Yumina.

The other girls just nodded in agreement, and Touya couldn't help but smile at the attempt to make him feel better. It was evident that none of them believed Touya could be without trouble for long, but they could only hope for the best.

"You know what?" said Touya, smiling. "You're all right! Worrying for no reason won't help; I just need to stay positive!"

But then his smartphone rang, making the smile fade from his face. With a sigh, the young man answered the phone. "Sup'?"

The four girls just exchanged uncomfortable laughter. "Ehehe..."

On the other side of the phone, a cheerful voice greeted him. "Touyaaaaaa, is me! Your destined lover, your sex slave, your...

"What do you want, Doc?" asked Touya, interrupting the irritating rambling from his head scientist, Doctor Regina Babylon.

"You're not fun!" complained the doctor at the other end.

Touya rolled his eyes, imagining the perverted doctor pouting.

"Oh, whatever!" continued Doctor Babylon. "Our sensors have detected a new dimensional breach in our world."

Touya's expression suddenly changed to a serious one. "What? Where?!"

"Right here at Brunhild. Specifically, the border with the Refreese Empire."

Touya hung up the call and turned to his wives.

"You guys all heard that?"

The four of them nodded.