Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"The Kingdom of Thana has been planning to invade and destroy our country.

Shogetsu began to speak in a whisper, paying careful attention to his surroundings. We naturally moved closer to her side.

"Of course, the Church of Klimiana must be behind this. It's natural to wonder why the Kingdom of Thana is attacking us now. Probably because they have the Prill stone. After all, Klimiana was trying to use the ruling powers to get the stone by using different means to get it.

"I see. So this time, you were able to get the magic sucking stone and the prill stone out of Kwanpak-sama's mansion, and thus you were able to achieve your goal, right?　So, the Midei nation got in the way and wanted to destroy ...... and."

Doki nodded in return.

"Yes. The Kwampak family heirloom, the Prill stone, is as big as a child's fist. You won't find a stone of that size anywhere else. For Kulimiana, it's a blessing. And now she has a magic sucking stone! Nothing could be better. That's why they wanted to attack us, to destroy our country so that we would never be able to produce the Prill Stone again.

"Wait a minute. I think I heard that Klimiana intervened in the war about 10 years ago, too. ......"

"Yes. That's Rinos-san for you. That's right. He set this up to get the Prill Stone. The houses that were given the stone, including the emperor, and the houses that didn't have it yet were fighting each other.

"And the result is ......"

"Barely, the emperor and his men won. But ......"

Shogetsu glanced at the emperor. He let out a small sigh and slowly opened his mouth.

"My father, Gokash, killed a bandit in exchange for his life.

"Then, Prill's stone is ......?"

Few families were given the Prill stone in the first place. There are only four families, led by the Kwang Pak family of the Aujins. All of the stones in those four families are safe and sound, and I have collected them all under my roof. Those stones are the ones that Master Linos has entrusted to me.

"I see. ....... Then why didn't the Kwampaks turn in the stones?"

"They went into hiding before I could give it to them, and I couldn't just take it away from them. ......"

"My goodness, ......."

I'm so excited. And then I hear further that the emperor's father squeezed all the magic power out of his body and rained fire down on his enemies, and that he died as he was. Originally, he knew how to handle huge amounts of fire in order to refine the Prill stone, so he was able to shoot such great magic, but since he was short of magic power, he sacrificed his own life to build his magic.

"......But what I can't figure out is how the Kingdom of Tana works. I can't ...... believe that they moved their army without Ate knowing about it. They did all of this without even the OWARA people here knowing ....... What kind of tricks did the Kingdom of Tana use to do this? ......

"Perhaps they used a magic circle."

"Magic circle ......?　Kuznoch. But I hear it uses a lot of magic. This ...... procedure can't be done by just one or two people. ......"

"No, my lord. It seems that there is someone in the Kingdom of Tana who has an item that can draw a magic circle with little magic power. And perhaps he is the one who seduced Satsuki and stole the Prill Stone. Probably, he drew some magic circles on the top of this mountain and dropped a lot of rocks. As the emperor said, it was not one or two magicians, but at least several dozen magicians who dropped the rocks all at once.

"What a ....... You've gone this far: ......"

"But why would the Kingdom of Thana go to such lengths? ....... It's just out of the blue. ......"

"With all due respect..."

The emperor was puzzled, and Ikkaku, the head of the Owara people, stepped forward. He quietly prostrates himself and slowly opens his mouth.

"Strategically, our country is an obstacle.

"What do you mean?"

"We are a country that leads to Hladime and Sandanj. If you destroy us, the Kingdom of Tana will be safe.

"I see. ....... Maybe the Kingdom of Tana is about to do something even bigger: ......."

The emperor sighed loudly and looked up to the heavens.

"But ...... this dark situation ....... Could this be ...... the source of it, Lord Rinos?"

"Yes. It was a spur of the moment thing, but we have warded the whole country. I don't know if they are all covered. ......"

"The whole country?　What do you mean there too? ......"

"Yes. I'm a warding master by profession. I've put up some pretty strong wards, so I don't think the stones will come crashing down."

"The warder: ....... The OWARA people told me earlier that everything in our country seems to be closed with stones. ...... I didn't realize that they were protected by wards. ......"

The emperor is looking up to the heavens with his mouth open. No, if the warding was perfect, I could smile ahem, but it is not perfect. It's quite embarrassing. .......

"...... It's okay. No problem."

Suddenly, I hear Tarma's voice. She seems to be taking the Empress' pulse. She carefully covers the Empress with a blanket-like cloth to keep her shoulders cool.

"I'm sure the baby will be fine."

"I'm so sorry, Lord Tarma."

"On top of that ......"

The Empress opens her mouth with an anxious look on her face. She slowly steps forward to the emperor, holding his hand with both of hers as she speaks in a tearful voice.

"It is very ...... impolite of me to say this here,...... but I am afraid. You ...... are afraid of me."

The emperor held the empress's hand while his other hand continued to gently stroke her back.

"But the problem is this stone. What should we do with it?　Even if we all have to dig it up together. ......"

"Oh, that's no problem. All we have to do is to raise this boundary."

"What?　What do you mean, Llinos-han?"

We will raise the wards that are now above us. If we do that, the stones will fall down the slope of the mountain, right?

"How deft of you. ....... Yes, that's what I'm asking for. I'll be very grateful.

Okay, then.

"Wait."

Just as I stood up to raise the warding, I heard a voice from the emperor. I looked at him to see what was going on. He sat up straight and opened his mouth gravely.

"Now, when the stone on top is gone, the kingdom of Thana will once again turn its armies against us. If there are only a few of them, we can eliminate them with the help of the Owara, but if they attack with a large army, Maro and his people, who do not have the strength to fight, will have no choice but to be overrun.

"So, what do you suggest we do?"

"We're going to stay here for a while."

"That's stupid!　The Empress is actually frightened. I don't know what's going to happen to her if she doesn't do something about it. ......"

The emperor looks at the empress with concern. Then he opened his mouth as if to squeeze it out.

"However, the lives of the people of this country are at stake. ....... For now, you must endure. ......"

"I'm afraid the light is the key."

Suddenly, narwhals open their mouths.

"No man can live in darkness."

"Then let's remove the stones one by one. Then we can let the light ...... shine."

The emperor shook his head slowly toward Shogetsu. She stopped moving for a moment, but then nodded her head.

"......Master, how many people live in this country?"

"......Linos, you have been a nuisance to us all along. I am sorry. We will take care of things from here on. Doki, I'm sorry, but you'll have to send Lord Rinos back to his country.

"My Lord, it is indeed impossible to live in this environment. Above all, the Empress' health is at stake. How about changing your place of residence?

"What do you mean?"

"No, there is a village in Agartha called the Village of Boundaries. I think it can accommodate about 3,000 people. ......"

"I know the site myself, and it is quite a pleasant place. If you want to transfer, we at Posehay can help you.

Chi-Wan offers a helping hand. The emperor looked at me and Chi-wan alternately, but then dropped his gaze to the floor and fell silent.

Everyone watched with bated breath as the emperor made his decision.