Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

On the summit of the mountain, an even taller mountain had been formed. Hundreds of people surrounded it. Among them, a conspicuous man slowly approaches the newly formed mountain.

"It looks like it's completely buried."

The man in silver armor grins, his feet clicking against the mountain with a steady thump. A man in black robes sees this and opens his mouth.

"We've mobilized fifty earth wizards," he says. That was faster than I expected.

"That's just what Octa would expect. Your transfer technique was truly impressive. I will give you my compliments.

You are too kind, sir.

Looking on with satisfaction as Octa bowed reverently was Ville, King of the Kingdom of Tana. He suddenly turns his gaze in the direction of the day after tomorrow. There, he saw a magnificent sunset on the far horizon.

"Oh, isn't it a magnificent sunset?

"It's Makoto, sir."

A man in shining armor, who appeared to be an officer, followed reverently.

The sun is setting over my kingdom of Thana. It seems as if even the sun is being drawn to our country, where the God of War resides.

"Heh heh heh, he says things that set my teeth on edge."

The emperor nodded his head with a small smile on his face. Then he quickly turns himself around and opens his mouth to the assembled generals.

"Thank you all for your hard work!　But this is not the end of my mission. This time we have only blocked the road leading to the Hradime nation and our country. Our battle has just begun. Do not be overconfident in this victory!

The assembled generals kneel and bow reverently. A robed man with white hair slowly steps forward to face the emperor.

"I beg your pardon, my lord.

"Yes, Geranius?"

"In order to perfect your victory, why not completely bury the Mideast?"

"What do you mean?"

"For now, it is merely earth and rocks cut out by earth magic and thrown carelessly into the valley to be buried. At first glance, it looks as if this mountain is completely buried, but the truth is that there must be cavities here and there. If we want to take all possible precautions, we should fill the valley thoroughly and seamlessly with earth magic. ......"

"It's useless."

The emperor interrupts Gelanius by quickly raising his hand. But he still insists.

"If there are still people alive in the valley, ......"

"Ha ha ha!　Geranius is as concerned as ever. Even if there are some alive, there is no chance that they will make it out of the country alive. We already have an army on our border. Not even an ant will be able to get out. And if we have to climb up this valley to escape, how will we get through these layers of rocks?　Good, good. I am well aware of the power of Geranius and the other wizards. Now is not the time to use your magic unnecessarily. Save it. And ......"

The emperor looks back at the mountain again, gazing intently at it, and smiles again.

"This rough-hewn, seemingly unrefined mountain looks more charming and elegant in the setting sun, doesn't it?

At the emperor's words, the old mage quietly bowed his head.

"......Hi, hi, hi, hi~"

There are creepy voices in the darkness. If you listen carefully, you can hear people breathing here and there.

"Hey, are you okay?

I call out to the darkness, generating a ball of light on my palm and making it float. Meanwhile, I carefully watch the map unfolding in front of me. The area around this country has turned red. It seems that we are completely surrounded by the enemy. So far, the enemy has not moved. Just as I was thinking what to do ......, the shadow of the enemy suddenly disappeared from the map. It seems that the enemy has left. I let out a breath and look around.

"Whoa!　You're really stopping just short of the edge. ......"

The lights that were generated stopped around the roof of the warehouse. That means the ceiling of my warding is there. And when I looked down at the ground, I saw Shogetsu and Doki slumped on the ground, and a huge rock looming right above their heads.

The rock was shaped rather awkwardly due to the instantaneous setting of the warding. This is not a good warding master. If Master Falco saw this, he would be furious for sure. As a warding master, I must instantaneously and accurately put up wards of the shape and hardness that I have imagined.

While I was reflecting on this, Shogetsu and Doki came creeping toward us. And they are breathing hard at my feet.

"Why don't you just walk to ......?"

"What are you waiting for? What the hell is this? Ha!　Yes!　The emperor, the emperor is!"

Shogetsu rises his huge body and turns his eyes in the direction where the palace is located. But from here, she cannot see the palace. She shouts out loudly, "Oh, my Lord," but of course, there is no response.

Let's go check on the palace. I'll transfer you. Before that, I'll go to ......."

Doki looks around and opens his mouth. He looks at the warehouse and addresses the people in it.

"Does anyone here have access to light magic?　If you can use it, please bring out the light. And first of all, please make sure that your houses are safe. If there is anything wrong, please let me know at my store. If there is no one in the store, please leave a note. First of all, I would like you all to go to ......."

As Doki said this, a great deal of light began to leak from inside the warehouse. Then, people came out in droves. They put the lights on their palms and headed for their houses without even a word of greeting. Doki's brilliant decision.

"Excuse me, may I take a look at the store for a moment?"

"Doki-han, I want to go and see the emperor too. Please take Ate with you.

Dawki looked a little annoyed, but smiled back and walked briskly toward the store. He seemed to be interested in the store he had worked so hard to build. I have my own store myself, so I know exactly how he feels.

In the short time it took us to get to the store, a small light started to appear in the darkness. It seems that the wards are working. On the other hand, I followed Doki into his store, wondering if the warding is working properly for the whole country.

"Sir!"

As soon as he entered the store, Cronullo, a tiger beastman, jumped out. Immediately after a tremendous roar, it went completely dark, and he immediately went outside the store. He lit a lantern to provide a minimum of light, and turned off the fire of the cooking stove.

While I was listening to his story, suddenly Zhuang and the other Posehaye moved out of the house. As we wondered what was going on, it seemed that Zenhai, who had started medical activities in this country, had sent a telepathic message.

"We have received an emergency signal and have come to see you immediately. Is everyone all right?

"Yeah, this neighborhood is fine. A big rock fell down on me out of nowhere, and when I came to, it was pitch black. We're probably buried alive. Zhuang, I'm sorry, but I need you to stay here for a while. And if anyone is hurt, can you patch them up for me? ...... is Roni here too?

I saw Roni standing behind Zhuang and the others. The entrance to the small store was now completely blocked by ten Posehayes. She was almost completely immobilized, but when her eyes met mine, she gave me a quick bow.

"Thank you very much, everyone. Please feel free to use the rooms in this store. There is also a large warehouse nearby. Please feel free to use that as well. If you tell them that Doki asked you to use it, you should be able to use it without any problem. Also, Roni, thank you for ......."

He looks at each of the Posehayes and gives them instructions in a brisk manner. Then he turned to us and quietly opened his mouth.

So, shall we go to the palace? Mr. Zhuang, please transfer us. Mr. Linos, I'm sorry, but I need MP ......."

Yes, I know.

"Doki, Tarma also reminded me that she has already left for the Empress."

Okay. Shall we go then?

We are transferred to the palace in an instant. It was a place like the hall where I met the emperor for the first time, but it was completely dark and there was no sign of anyone.

"Shogetsu desu, Teisho-sama!　Teisho-sama!"

A clear, high-pitched voice echoed through the room. But no matter how long they waited, there was no answer, and no one even came to this room.