Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

A huge castle built on the shore of a lake is engulfed in flames. The bright red flames against the pure white walls of the castle make for an indescribably beautiful sight. Looking down, we see the citadel surrounding the castle, which is also on fire, with black smoke billowing up into the sky from here and there.

"...... How beautiful it is!"

A man in shining silver armor, astride a white horse, mutters to no one in particular. He nods his head in satisfaction, turns slowly, and opens his mouth to his retainers who are waiting for him.

"Release more fire arrows and fire magic. Burn that city, that castle, ...... everything. Let the fire scorch the ...... heavens!

The men who had been waiting on one knee bowed in unison, mounted their horses quickly, and vanished like the wind. The man turned on his heel again and looked down at the burning city below.

"I thought you'd have more backbone, but you've lost your nerve. A magical city, I'll be d*mned."

The man mutters with a disappointed, but satisfied smile. A shadow of a man approaches.

"Are you done?"

Yes, just now.

"You're a curious man, Octa."

The man glances at him. There was Octa, wearing armor and kneeling on one knee.

"Thank you for hearing my foolish plan, Your Majesty.

"You have a plan, don't you, Octa?"

The smirking Tanah Kasi Viru, King of the Kingdom of Tanah, is smiling at us. To him, Octa-Haze, the fox, hangs his head in reverence and slowly opens his mouth.

"No, I only felt sorry for the beautiful woman who died a horrible death.

"You're right," he says ....... And what was your purpose in letting the queen and her daughters escape?"

"......What, it's easy. If we kill them all, there will be no one left to spread the word about the strength of our army.

"I see. The queen who has been watching this whole battle would be able to tell us all about our strength and fear.

"And people's stories have consequences. Perhaps in a few months, many nations will be so afraid of our country that they will take up the vassalage.

"Well, I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for you."

"Yes."

They smiled at each other.

It is now the middle of ......5 month and it feels hot and humid. In the midst of this, there is a bit of tension in the guest house of Agartha. It was because the Empress of the Emperor had given birth and a new life was about to be born.

In the maternity room, Mei, Ruara and Peris are assisting her. In addition, her doctor, Tarma, was also inside.

The Empress has been in the maternity ward for five hours. Me, the emperor, and the two nobles from the village of Kaiyamura, Dajoda and Nadine, were in the room set aside for waiting, eagerly awaiting the good news.

"...... are not born yet..."

The emperor muttered with a sigh. How many times has he repeated these words? He paces restlessly around the room, staring out the window, pensive for a while.

"My Lord, it is quite common for a woman to take this long to give birth.

"Yes. My Oku, for example, suffered for a whole day in childbirth. Compared to that, it's still nothing.

"I've been ...... a whole day ......."

He looked at me slowly, his eyes wide open in surprise, his expression still there. He seemed to be asking me if I was serious.

"I don't know, but it seems that a woman's delivery can take more than one whole day. Especially the first birth, it seems to take a long time. When my wife Ricoulette and I had our first daughter, it took almost a full day to deliver her. ......"

"Well, ......, you're on the left. ....... I'm worried about Oku, but I'm also worried about Doki ......."

There is a reason why the emperor is worried about Doki.

For a long time, the emperor has said that when a child is born, he will use the fire from the hearth in Doki's store as a birthwater. Heeding his wishes, as soon as Doki heard that the Empress was going into labor, he moved to Miedai, lit a fire in the hearth, and brought it to Agartha. The water for childbirth is heated with it, and he has been keeping the fire in his store ever since, in case of unforeseen circumstances such as the fire going out.

Incidentally, even after moving his residence to Agartha, Doki continued to return to Miedai every day to cook the emperor's breakfast. Even at the guest house, there was no shortage of food, but the emperor loved the simple taste of Doki's cooking, and Doki wanted it too. However, he needed clean water and a sterilizing leaf called "saisa" to make his rice cakes and sweets, and he made his way back and forth every day, despite the hassle. That is why the emperor's table was lined with doki sweets, and the empress ate them to nourish herself.

Incidentally, thanks to Doki's daily trips back and forth between Agartha and Midaiguni, his magical power had increased a little, and he was now able to shift several times a day.

However, the delivery showed no sign of ending even in the evening. The staff of the Guest House came to report regularly, but all of them reported that the baby had not been born yet. Eventually, the emperor stopped walking around and sat still in his chair waiting for the baby.

I went back to work and visited the room again when the sun was setting, but there were three men standing motionless in the dimly lit room with no lights on. Moreover, all of them had horns. Looking at them for a moment, it was quite a frightening sight.

The room is quiet and still. There was a sense of tension that made me hesitate to even utter a word. When I was about to ask him if he would like to take a break and have a meal, he suddenly stood up.

"...... here he comes."

Dajoda and Nadine look at each other.

"...... emperor,what,has,come?"

"I hear them running."

I don't hear anything like that. As I was wondering what was going on, I suddenly heard an unfamiliar sound in my ears.

Pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat .......

The sound gradually became louder and louder, and then stopped right in front of the door of my room. Then, with a knocking sound, the door was opened violently and a woman's voice echoed through the room.

"Excuse me!　...... Huh?"

They are surprised to see that the room is completely dark. I quickly cast a light spell to brighten the room. Standing in front of the door was May.

"Mei, what's wrong?"

"Master ....... Oh, um, ...... you're born."

"You were born!　And Ok?

The Empress is well. The newborn is also in good health. It's a healthy, healthy boy!　The Prince of the Heir Apparent!

"Oh!　A boy!"

Congratulations on the birth of your son.

"Congratulations!"

Dajoda and Nadine are congratulating each other. I join them in congratulating them.

"If you don't mind, my dear sir, please come to the maternity ward."

"Mm."

Dajoda leaves the room saying he is going to report to the village and Nadine waits in this room. I go to the maternity room with Mei, accompanied by the emperor.

"Ah, Linos-sama!"

Doki was standing in front of the room. When the emperor saw him, he ran to him, took both his hands, bowed deeply and thanked him.

"I am truly, truly grateful for what you have done for me.

"Oh no. ...... please raise your hand. You don't have to ...... thank me."

The emperor thanked Doki again and again for his kindness, and Mei led him into the room.

"Doki, thank you."

"No. This is nothing. You told me you were born to a prince. I'm really happy for you.

While we were talking, there was some kind of commotion in the hallway. As I was wondering what was going on, I saw a soldier with armor running toward me. He came up to me, got down on one knee, and started talking fast.

"Master Linos, you are here. I beg you to return to the headquarters of the Agartha army. It's important.

"What's wrong?"

We have just received word that the capital of the magical nation of Sulphate has fallen. It seems that the Kingdom of Thana has moved its army again!

"The Kingdom of Thana again. ......"

I slowly looked up to the heavens. Apparently, they don't let you celebrate the birth of a new life very slowly. .......