Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

A new year has arrived. The new year began peacefully as usual, but not in the same carefree manner as in previous years. After the fall of the Kingdom of Sulphate last fall, measures against the Kingdom of Tana were being taken in Agartha. At the center of this effort were May, Sidhi, and Matkal, who were busy in a dizzying array of activities.

Moreover, they had to cope with the financial burden of the measures taken in the Kingdom of Thana. As one would expect, this was more than Ferris and Ruara could handle. Therefore, Rico returned to the field around the beginning of December, and with his amazing ability to handle the situation, he was able to adjust Agartha's finances successfully.

Soleil is now happily taking care of the children of Eril and others whom Rico had been in charge of at the residence in the capital. They play together just like children, and the children are fond of Soleil, calling her Mommy, so this is going well.

We had been working together, but we decided to take a New Year's vacation with everyone, so we almost forced them to take a break. May and Matkal, who are serious by nature, were concerned about their work, but Siddhi assured them that there would be no problem, which seemed to reassure them.

The children were the most happy of all. Their mother, who was usually in and out of the house, was always there. They are all very close to their mother. Among them, Eryl was becoming more and more aware of her role as a big sister, and she was taking good care of her little brother Idea.

As a father, I am happy for her, but I feel a little sad when I think that she will grow up in this way and finally become independent and leave me.

After the New Year vacations, we went back to our usual work. But then, an incident happened a while later.

It was almost the end of January, the number of nobles and emissaries from various countries who came to greet the New Year was decreasing, and the excitement of the New Year had finally faded away. I looked at the map to see what was going on, and found a red mark on the grassland a few kilometers away from the capital. There were about 50 of them. I open the window to call Sadakichi, and just as I'm about to do so, a faerie dragon appears at the right moment.

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With that, the faerie dragon disappeared. I ring the bell and call for people.

"Enemy attack. Get the general and Mato.

As the soldiers left the room, I muttered to no one in particular.

"Is Hayes starting to move ......?"

A few moments later, Lafayence and Matkal came into the office. I told them that there had been a reaction on the map, and that apparently the Antedo had appeared. They looked at each other and looked at me curiously.

"Why would the Antedo ......?　No, it's not a story that doesn't exist. ......"

"What do you mean, 'not a story,' Mato?"

"No, it is common for a person to come back to life as an antedote when an evil spirit inhabits the corpse or when there is a strong grudge or hatred towards the dead person and it takes in magical power from the air. However, I have never heard that as many as 50 people have died in Agartha since the end of last year, and besides, the spirits of Agartha are under the complete control of Lord Soleil. I can't ...... figure out how the Untamed could appear."

To Matkal, the old general opens his mouth as if admonishing him with his usual grin.

"No, it is probably the work of the one who attacked Lord Linos. He must have used a shifting magic spell.

"But, General. If that's the case, we don't know what they're after. The number of men and the distance are too short to attack the capital.

"Is it not the Duke of Baxon?"

Matkal's face lit up at the old general's words.

"I see!　Indeed, Duke Baxon of the Lorwyn Empire is leaving today. If the duke is attacked, ......"

"Agartha's credibility will suffer. Moreover, if they left the antedo in the country, it would be ......"

"The opportunistic countries are leaving Agarta in one fell swoop: ......"

I was silently listening to this conversation, but then I looked at them and opened my mouth.

"First, we have to defeat the Antedo. Duke Baxon hasn't left ...... yet, has he?　What a fortunate man you are to be late in your departure at a time like this. All right, I'll go."

I am about to get up from my chair when Matkal rushes to stop me.

"Wait!　The enemy may be trying to lure you to the Lord Rinos. I'll go. Let me go.

I look at Lafayence. He smiles and nods. I exhale slowly and open my mouth to Matkal.

"Well, Mat, can I ask you a favor?　If I don't go, take Knogen with you. And take as many of the best soldiers as you can.

"Okay."

The old general let out a laugh when he saw the exchange between me and Matkal.

"General, what's wrong?"

"No, I just thought you were still a little hot. From the looks of things, I guess we'll be adding another family member soon.

Matkal and I looked at each other and exclaimed. I looked closely and saw that Matkal's face was bright red.

After leaving the office of Linos, Matkal, together with Knogen and 200 soldiers, set off immediately for the spot where the antedo was said to have appeared. They soon found it. In a hollow down the hill, the Anteds were on the rampage. Matkal takes off his helmet and stares at the scene.

"......That's unfortunate. They are pretty ferocious anteddies. We'll take them down soon.

Matkal puts on his helmet again and starts to ride his horse, but Knogen stops him.

"Wait! We will take care of this. Please wait here, Mr. Matkal.

No, that's not how it works. I'll go to ...... first."

No, it's Antedo, sir. If you are cut down by Matkal alone, you will not be able to train the soldiers you have brought with you.

Knogen smiles. Matkal pretended to be thinking for a while, and then nodded slowly.

"Follow me!"

Under Knogen's command, the soldiers moved in a controlled manner toward the antedo.

Watching the battle from the hilltop, the assault was one-sided. The Anteds put up a fierce resistance, but they were still unarmed, and they were defeated one by one without a scratch on the Agarthans, who were equipped with weapons and armor.

Watching them, Matkal wonders what the Anteds' intentions are. It did not look as if there was any army hiding, nor were they being attacked by magic. For a moment, I thought it might be a plan to lure the Agarthans to the city, and then a separate force would attack the city, but the main Agarthan army led by Lafayence was in the city. Besides, Linos was also there. It is hard to believe that they would attack the city so easily. Then, what was the enemy's aim? ....... As he was thinking about this, he noticed that the scenery around him was moving slowly.

He suddenly came to himself and looked around. He noticed that Matkal's beloved horse was running slowly toward the forest.

It was impossible. It was not the kind of horse that would behave without his instructions. Matocal wonders why, but pulls back on the reins.

"Hey ...... what's up ...... Hawk, how, how, how."

No matter how many times I pulled the reins, the horse kept walking without stopping. Matkal, confused on the horse, desperately tried to stop the horse, but at a moment, the horse suddenly stopped walking. He found himself in the middle of a forest, with a large tree standing in front of him.

"What's wrong, Hawk ......?"

She talks to her horse as she puts her hand on his neck.

......Dos!

Suddenly, a shock hit her shoulder. Matkal slowly fell onto his horse's back.