Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Tips, tricks, tricks: .......

From outside the room, you can hear the sound of someone walking quickly down the hallway. The sound stops just in front of the room we are in.

As soon as the door was opened, we were standing up. No one ordered us to stand. For some reason, we all stood up together. I just stood up because I thought it would be impolite to welcome the princess here while she was sitting down.

But it seems that all of us felt the same way.

A tall, thin woman entered the room. Upon seeing her, everyone bowed. I was so impressed by the sense of solidarity that I forgot to bow.

Princess Rufana, who was equipped with heavy-looking gold armor, looked at us for a moment and her eyes widened. She may not have expected to be shown into a conference room like this, or she may have been surprised to see everyone, including Lafayence, standing up and bowing in unison. ....... Probably both.

"I am sorry to have summoned you all this way in such difficult circumstances. I am Bertham Darke Rinos, King of Agartha."

She quickly turns her gaze to me. Then she slowly turned to face me, got down on one knee, and opened her mouth.

I am Sarfate Lynn Rufana, fourth princess of the Kingdom of Sarfate. I am the fourth princess of the Kingdom of Sulphate, Sulphate Lynn Rufana, and I am at your service.

I motioned for Princess Rufana to sit in the chair. When she is seated, we take our seats.

I apologize for inviting you here. But here at this table are the leaders of the Agartha army, including Lafayence, the commander-in-chief of the Agartha army. I have asked them to come here in the hope that they may be of assistance to Princess Rufana."

She nodded slowly, as if satisfied with my explanation, and opened her mouth as she looked around at the old generals.

I have heard of the great general Lafayence. It is an honor to meet you.

The old general grins shyly. Princess Rufana looks at him and continues to speak.

"King Agartha has a very good army indeed. No, I can see that without hiding it. They are very well trained. But even that excellent army would be overrun in a matter of days by the armies of the Kingdom of Thana. Please tell the nations of the world about the viciousness of this country. And I hope that the nations of the world will unite in their hearts and bury the army of the Kingdom of Thana from this world."

She spoke all at once and let out a small gasp. I look at Lafayence and the others. He noticed and nodded slowly. He was telling me not to take Princess Rufana's words at face value, but to listen to them calmly and judiciously.

The princess then proceeded to give the details of the battle with the army of the Kingdom of Thana in a rambling manner.

First, tens of thousands of the Kingdom's army suddenly appeared near the border, easily broke through the border, and rushed to the capital, Hycel. Tana's army was composed mainly of cavalrymen, and seemed to have carried out a blitzkrieg operation by taking advantage of their mobility.

"Cavalrymen in thick armor charged at us in groups. Our infantry and cavalry were no match for them."

The princess bit her lip in frustration. The battle moved to a siege in the capital. At this point, it seems that the Sulphurites still did not expect to lose. With more than a few thousand wizards in their ranks, plus an ample supply of food and solid walls ....... They thought they could easily hold out for a month or two.

Moreover, the attack from the Kingdom of Thana was limited to the firing of arrows. The Salfate side, which had a good number of warders and was proud of its iron wall defense, was astonished that the wards were broken, but the arrows went over the walls and reached the city. After that, Thana's army was expected to attack the city, but surprisingly, that was the only major attack they made on Hysshel.

However, as the days went by, the number of complaints of poor health from the soldiers defending the city of Hythell increased dramatically. And since most of them were wizards, the strength of Salfate's army suddenly dropped.

"Suddenly the soldiers fell down in a heap. I asked for support from the healers in the rear, but they did not recover at all. I thought their MP might be depleted from the symptoms, so I tried to drink a potion, and they recovered temporarily, but soon ran out of magic power again. In the meantime, Thana's army started its assault, leaving us helpless. ......"

The princess bites her lip and shivers.

"......The power of the magic sucking stone is quite powerful, isn't it?"

I mutter to no one in particular. The old general responds to my words.

"No, they are probably doing something to the stone. It is unthinkable to deplete the MP of thousands of wizards in just a few days.

"Yes, General. Let's talk to the emperor about the magic sucking stone. Then I will ask Sidi and the other dwarves to help us.

I look at Princess Rufana again.

"By the way, Princess Rufana. By the way, Princess Rufana. I heard that many wizards fell.

"I'm ......."

The princess's eyes are swimming. I wondered what was going on, and she opened her mouth in embarrassment.

"My physical condition was ...... fine."

"You mean you didn't run out of MP?"

"Yes."

"Hmmm. I wonder why the other wizards' MPs were depleted but not the princess's?　Is it that armor?"

"Yes...... no...... that......"

"Can I help you?"

"I'm not good at ...... magic. ......"

"Oh, I see. So you're in command?"

She nodded, her face turning red. It was a strange thing that a wizard with a lot of MP would be affected so much, but a princess with a little MP was hardly affected at all. And then, my MP is extraordinary high. If the effect of the magic sucking stone is proportional to the amount of MP, it would be a very troublesome thing, wouldn't it? I guess I have to take countermeasures soon.

Incidentally, the royal family of Sulphate has been producing excellent sorcerers and mages for generations. Therefore, they say that the amount of MP and the level of magic a person can handle tend to determine how good or bad he or she is. For this reason, Princess Rufana, who had a low MP and therefore could handle less magic, was treated rather coldly as a dropout in the royal family. For this reason, she was forced to leave the royal palace to work in the military. However, according to the report from Thessy, she was able to draw the onrushing Thanatian army and let many people escape from the castle. As I listened to her judgment of the situation and her instructions, I got the impression that she was a very capable commander. This seemed to be the same for both the old general and Matkal.

"No, Rufana, there is nothing to worry about. You are a pretty good commander.

Matkal opens his mouth with a clear voice. The leaders of the Agartha army nod their heads in agreement.

"But, but ......"

"Winning battles is not the only role of a commander. A good commander is concerned with how to protect the lives of his men and soldiers. If the soldiers die, it is the end of the story, but if they live, they can make a comeback. You are a very capable commander who has saved many lives. You can be proud of that."

"Matkal is right. What you've just told us here at Lafayence.org has been very informative. You have saved the lives of many wizards and people. Well done."

The princess looked down still, as if she did not know how to reply. The old general looked at me as I looked at her.

"I apologize for summoning you so soon after your arrival in Agartha. Please rest now. Someone please show the princess around!

She left the room, guided by one of the soldiers. After watching her, I opened my mouth to all of them again.

"Now, let's start the real strategy meeting.

Everyone in the room nodded.