Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

...Ah!"

Staring at the bed from her chair is Meek, the daughter of the Elven King. In front of her is a man who is sleeping profusely. And now his eyes are finally open.

"You've been sleeping a lot since the other day, haven't you? Do people become like that every few years?

The man does not answer Meek's question. His eyes remain unfocused and vacant.

"......How many days have passed?"

The man opens his mouth languidly. Meek looks disgusted at this.

"Five days. I called out to him, I shook his body, but he didn't wake up. I've been bored out of my mind.

At the sound of Meek's voice, the man exhales slowly. If this is Hayes the Fox, those who know him will be surprised to see how weak he is. For him, the fight with Linos had been so damaging.

He slowly rises and walks unsteadily to the corner of the room. He puts his hand over something that looks like a cup.

"...... d*mn, you can't even get water out of that thing..."

Hayes turns around and addresses Meek, who is yawning in boredom.

"Excuse me, could you get me some water?"

"Water?　What are you going to do with all that stuff?"

It's obvious. You have to drink it.

Meek holds up his hand toward Hayes with a curious expression on his face. A moment later, water gushes out of her small palm. He puts his face close to Meek's palm and drinks the water out of it.

"Ha-ha-ha, that's funny, Hayes."

Meek continues to serve water, laughing and giggling, even though the floor is soaking wet. At that moment, Hayes grabs her wrist. Meek's body shudders at the unexpected action. At the same time, the water stops flowing.

"...... I'm alive again. Thank you."

He sighs loudly and returns to the bed where he used to sleep, and lays down. Then he slowly closes his eyes again.

I knew it would not be a simple task, but I honestly did not expect it to go this far. It was so difficult that the time when Meek was taken away from the elven village was no longer a problem.

"I think I underestimated the capabilities of the enemy. ......

Without saying a word to anyone, Hayes mutters in a small voice. The appearance of the princess and her family was to be expected. What he did not expect the most was Linos' ability to ward and Soleil's ability to handle spirits.

He did not expect that the princess would be disguised as the goddess Lycorette. He had been paying close attention to the woman's demonic energy. Despite this, I could not catch her spirit at all with my detection ability. There is no way that she could have completely eliminated her demonic energy. It is obvious that it was the ward of Linos, the king of Agartha.

"If ......, did he also devise a warding that goes even further than the divine warding?"

As for Matkal the other day and this time, the wards could not be broken nor could they be made to lose their effect, despite the fact that they were equipped with prill stones and magic sucking stones. If that is the case, either they have magical power beyond the ability of the stones, or else they have some kind of a trick. But Linos is human. I just couldn't believe that he had an MP beyond that of the Prill stone or the magic sucking stone.

"But that ability of the King of Agartha ....... Is it not human,......?"

Hayes slowly opens his eyes. Linos's abilities are certainly unusual. The wards of the Mideast, the wards that protected Ricolet, and the wards that made the princess turn into a monster....... All of them were of a scale and quality far beyond Hayes' expectations. First of all, it is impossible for an ordinary human being to do this.

"...... You don't mean the Daimon King of a few years ago, do you?"

Hayes knew that a great demon king had descended and destroyed a country. He could also feel the evil spirit of the demon king. For a moment, he was intrigued by the one who emitted the demonic energy and thought about going to see what was going on. But being a cautious man, he decided against it. It is a long way from the Kingdom of Tana to the Kingdom of Juka. It is unusual for a person to emit a mysterious energy that can be easily sensed even after crossing such a distance. If this is the case, it is quite possible that Ohiisama will make a move. He did not move at that time, thinking that he would make a move after he had determined the movement. However, the evil specter soon disappeared, and it is reported that the Great Demon King was defeated in the Kingdom of Lamaron afterwards.

However, it would be a different story if he had the same skill of possession as himself. Perhaps the defeated Daimajo is a shadow of himself, and the main body of the Daimajo lives elsewhere. If it is Rinos, it would explain his inhuman skill.

On the other hand, if Rinos is the Great Demon Lord, he does not seem to possess any kind of evil demonic energy. It could be that he keeps his demonic energy secret by putting a ward around himself, but if that is the case, it would not explain why Agartha has become a peaceful country while being one of the most powerful countries in the world. The Great Demon King in the legends that Hayes knows is said to be a man who loves killing more than anything else. It is unthinkable that such a man would set up a ward in the land of Mideast and save the people of that land.

"Preparations for a great calamity ......?"

He chuckles as he mutters something like that. Then he says to himself. Don't think only in your imagination, but in the light of real evidence. ...... As he thinks about this, he sees Meek. She was naked, without a stitch of clothing on.

"Hayes!"

She rubbed her young body against me with a sweet voice. But he doesn't move his body at all, and opens his mouth to admonish Meek.

Not now. I'm out of magic. I'm no better than a normal human being now.

Meek tilts his head with a jerky expression on his face.

"Then why don't you just drink the potion?

"No, you can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Even if your magic is restored, your spirit will not be restored. I have used up all my MP, and at the same time, I am a physical and mental wreck.

"Then, my concubine's ......"

Meek then brings his lips close together. He interrupts with his hand and continues to speak.

No, it's not enough to be physical. If you are mentally ...... depressed, that is, if you are depressed in your feelings, your recovery will be delayed. I've hardly eaten or drank for the past few days, and I've pushed my body too hard. This has seriously impaired my ability to recover. And to top it off, I've been depressed myself. It's slowing down my recovery even more."

"That's unusual for Hayes. Usually he plays with his concubines even when they're wounded. ....... Even when he was badly injured the other day, he played with her until morning.

Hayes sighs and opens his mouth to Meek, who fidgets with his eyebrows arched in a "C" shape.

"I don't blame you. I transferred all my skills to that guy... I explained to you that MP depletion and the physical toll would be too much, didn't I?　Still, it's a shame. Not many men look like me. I thought I could fool you completely. But the king of Agartha... but the trouble is that spirit-user woman... What in the world was the power of the spirit she controlled?　Neither the prill stone nor the magic sucking stone worked at all. On the contrary, they completely erased the effects of the stones and completely deprived me of my bodily freedom. ....... I see, it was thanks to that woman that King Agartha was able to discover my true identity. ....... I didn't take the goddess, but just being able to see the strength of the Agartha king was an accomplishment."

"What have you been mumbling to yourself all this time?

"I'm thinking of all the fun things we're going to do. With you, of course.

"Interesting things?　Are you going to steal that Rico something again?"

"Yes. They'll think I'm dead because Satsuki died as planned. That's fine. It will take me a long time to fully recover my body and magic. In the meantime, I'll take my time to make a plan. ....... Meek, you can stay with me for a while. I hope you can bear with me for today. Starting tomorrow, I'll be with you every day for a while."

"Oh!　So you'll play with me again for the whole day?"

"Yeah, now that Satsuki's gone. From now on, it's the same as before.

"Yes!　Let's be patient for the rest of the day!

Hearing these words, Hayes let out a sigh of laughter. Then he slowly closes his eyes and envisions the plan in his head to get Ricoulette again. .......