Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

How long had we been standing there? Actually, it may have been only a few minutes, but it seemed to me that we had been standing there for quite a while.

There was a space surrounded by darkness and silence. It was so quiet that I could hear the breathing of the people who had moved with me. Normally, we would have had to search inside the palace immediately, but we were all probably thinking the same thing at this moment. --Someone will come.

"Mr. Linos, the emperor is coming in the back.

Suddenly, it was Zhuang who spoke out. It seemed that he was communicating with Tarma by telepathic communication. Chi-wan was talking more with his telepathy. I silently generated a light in my palm to brighten the room. Immediately, I saw an empty room.

"Let's see... ....... The directions are kind of complicated and I can't remember them."

He seems to be trying desperately to remember the route that Tarma seems to have taught him. I deployed the map, and at the same time, I activated presence detection and magic detection to search the inside of the palace.

"Oh, okay. I've got the general idea. I'll lead the way, you guys follow me.

"King Agartha: ...... the inside of the palace is very complicated. How do you know what's going on in the palace?

It's a secret.

I do my best Lafayence impression, winking at Shogetsu and putting my index finger to my mouth. But she turns expressionless and says, "You have a very pretty face, don't you?

"......, Mr. Linos, may I ask you to show us the way? Also, could you please leave that light on?"

"Yes, I know. But first, Dorky."

I'll charge him MP. He still looks apologetic and bows to me. I tell him off and leave the room.

He takes a few steps, turns, takes a few steps and turns again. ....... After a few minutes of walking along the winding corridor, we arrived at a long corridor. At the end of the corridor, we saw a large building. It seems that the emperor and the others are here. Although it is not shown on the map, there seem to be quite a few people around the building. The ...... that doesn't appear on my map is actually a very skilled one... I can finally recognize its presence by using my lvl 5 sense detection and magic detection. He must be a ninja or something. Probably, other magicians would have a hard time even recognizing this existence.

"You know, ......"

As I am thinking about this in front of the hallway, Doki suddenly opens his mouth. I look at him.

"Please be careful from here on. The Owara are supposed to be guarding the emperor. Anyone suspicious will be taken out without mercy. I'll go there first and tell the head what's going on.

"Yes. If we enter the inner shrine with this many people, we will be attacked by the ogres for sure. Let Ate go with you. Doki and Ate know our faces. Never underestimate the owaras!

Even Shogetsu is opening his mouth with a more serious expression than ever before. I replied with a single word, "I guess so. They look at me with wide eyes, perhaps in surprise. I look at them and tell them not to worry and open my mouth to Chi-wan.

"Chi-wan, is Tarma with you?

"One moment, please. ...... I see. I think I'm with the emperor and the empress.

Then tell Tarma we're at the crosswalk. Tell him we're on our way to our rooms.

Okay. ...... to cross the hallway and enter the room at the end of the hallway and go straight ahead."

"Okay."

I look over at Doki and the others and slowly walk down the hallway. The floor is smooth and well-polished. Moreover, there is a squeaking sound as I walk along the corridor.

The building called "Okuden" is getting closer and closer. Finally, we could see the door that seemed to be the entrance to the building. It seems that we are supposed to go in through that door. At that moment, I stopped walking.

"...... Mr. Linos?"

While everyone was looking at me suspiciously, I was taking out from the endless storage the Genganseki, a gift from the Kingdom of Ramallon. A pitch-black rock of high hardness. I threw it quickly into the darkness.

...... I hear a small click.

"Why don't you show yourself, instead of hiding in there?"

I take out another light and move it in the direction of the sound. There was a large man standing there, more than two meters tall. Moreover, he was holding the rock I had thrown in his right arm.

"The Crush of the Dark Night: ...... brilliant."

"Who are you?　He hid his presence and his murderous intent well, but he could not deceive my eyes. Who are you?"

The man remains silent and walks slowly toward us without a sound. Then he slowly opened his mouth while pumping a stone on his right palm.

"...... Oowara people head, Icahk."

With these words, he threw the stone he was holding at me. His face was long and extremely horse-like. Narrow, narrow eyes and thick lips. ....... A face so distinctive that once you see it, you will never forget it.

"My head!"

Doki and Shogetsu were flattened by the sight of his face. I confront this man while looking at him with a sideways glance.

"Why are you trying to kill me?

"Thoroughly doubt is our basic principle."

Were you going to kill me?

If you see any suspicious behavior...

And now?

I can no longer be seen in the dark.

"...... will you take us to the emperor?"

"Yes."

With that, he pulled out the sword at his waist and thrust it into the ground. Then, as if placing his right foot on the hilt, he floated up into the air and climbed onto the roof. The sword seemed to have a string attached to it, and the sword also flew up into the sky as if it were following his body.

When he reached the roof, he clapped his hands twice and whistled three times in succession. Then he flew off the roof and landed soundlessly in the hallway where we were.

"...... Sorry to keep you waiting. We've deactivated the warding. Don't worry."

Apparently, he was letting his friends guarding this building know that we were not the enemy. The way he looks, the all-black clothing, it's not half as creepy as it sounds.

"By the way, did you say warding?　How many people are guarding this place?"

Three, including myself.

"...... not too many?"

We only guard the emperor. The rest of us are useless.

"You mean a select few?"

narwhal nodded silently. His profile conveys an atmosphere of sadness. Perhaps they can do only the minimum necessary with the minimum necessary number of people. Thinking of this, we arrived at the door.

Ikkaku opened the door carelessly and entered the building, folding his large body. It was quite dark inside, although there were two candles on the floor. Even in such a dark place, he moved forward with ease. I followed him, relying on the light from the lamp. After a while, we came to a door that looked like a white sliding door. When he came to it, he bent his knees and spoke to me in a small but clear voice.

"The kings of Agartha have arrived.

"Come in."

The sliding door is slowly opened. Dozens of people dressed in black are waiting there, and when we enter the room, they all look at us at once. At the back of the room, there was a large tatami mat, and in the center of the tatami mat was the Empress holding her breast, the Emperor holding her right hand, and beside her was Tarma chanting an incantation.

"Sir!"

"My Lord, you are safe and sound. ......"

Doki and Shogetsu approach the emperor's side. He slowly turns his attention to them and opens his mouth in a gentle voice.

"...... you two are wellcome. I'd love to welcome you, but I'm sorry, I'm in Ok right now."

The emperor turns his gaze to the empress. She keeps her eyes wide open and clutches her chest in pain. Tarma continues to cast a restorative spell on her.

"What's wrong?

Chi-wan rushes to the Empress. Tarma doesn't try to hide her confusion and opens her mouth to us quickly.

"I happened to be examining the patient when all of a sudden, with a roar, it went dark. ....... Soon after that, the Empress complained of suffering like this. We don't know the cause of it, and we continue to work on the recovery magic. ...... I'm sorry."

"What?　No healing even with restorative magic?　The heart?"

Chi-wan looks into the empress's face and carefully observes her.

"No, this is hyperventilating, isn't it?"

"Cacocoon?"

"Hold on a second."

I take out a cloth bag from the infinity storage and place it completely over the Empress' head. At that moment, the black-robed people start to kill me.

"Wait, all of you! Wait!

The emperor sensed this and rushed to stop us. After a while, the Empress' shoulders began to move up and down slowly. Seeing this, I removed the cloth bag from her head.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Thank you for your help ......."

"What the ...... hell is going on?"

"I've heard that a sudden big shock sometimes causes this condition. I was told that putting a bag of some sort over your head would help the symptoms go away, and I was right. Thank goodness."

"I'm so sorry, ......."

The emperor bowed deeply to me. I was greatly humbled, and I desperately begged him to raise his head.

"......, but what the hell is this all about?"

"As to that, Your Imperial Highness, I, Shogetsu, will explain it to you."

She shakes her huge body and steps forward before the emperor. It seems that she knows the cause of this disturbance. We gathered around her to listen to what she has to say. .......