Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

In the midst of the crowd of bureaucrats, Ville appears, clad in silver armor. He sits down on a high chair and looks around.

"How did it go?"

One of the staff members bowed his head and gave a quick report.

"Yes, sir, the soldiers from the forts that have been deployed all over the country of Sandanj are marching toward the Kakona River one after another.

"When was that?"

"Ha, about an hour ago."

Hearing the report, Ville closes his eyes and folds his arms, still thinking about something. Then he lets out a grin and mutters in a small voice.

"I won ......."

He opened his eyes, stood up quickly, and called his retainer loudly.

"How is it outside?

"Ha, it's foggy, sir."

When will the fog lift?

I suspect it will be very soon.

"We have won!　Sandanj's men will not make it. The only way they can defeat us is by night attack. But it will be dawn soon. They can't defeat us when it's light.

"But, Your Majesty, Agartha's reinforcements are on their way to ......."

Geranius, that's a foolish question.

"Ha ha."

"All troops, prepare for battle!"

At Ville's words, the entire staff bowed their heads.

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"...... I don't see anything."

The place where I was transferred was a completely white world. I got down from Ilimo and tried to look around, but I still could not see anything. I quickly activated my presence detector and found tens of thousands of people gathered just to the west of us. This was probably Vieille and the others. I tell Chi-wan, who is standing nearby, to contact Posehay, who is with her, and let her know that we have arrived. Then we immediately set up a perimeter around this area. First of all, we decided to put up wards that would make our presence disappear.

Immediately after that, the presence detector reacts to the east this time. By the looks of their numbers, they are probably Lamaron's army. I order the other Posehay to contact the Lamaron side as well. Then I check if the area is warded as well, and look at the fog again.

"But it's a deep fog. ....... It's going to take a long time to clear up.

Muttering something like that, I activate the presence detection again. Then, I sensed the presence of a large number of people in the northwest direction. There is a swamp in this direction, and I am certain that the Thanatians are here. So far there has been no movement. I can clear this fog with wind magic, but I am not ready yet. Just as he was about to give the order for all the troops to get into position, Vieille came in with Posehay. Soon after, General Callies from the Lamaron side also moved in with Posehay.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your arrival.

General Caries smiles. I smile at him, too.

"Well ......, as soon as this fog clears, we will cross the river and attack the swamp."

Vieille speaks to me in a clear voice. I give her detailed instructions for the attack. At that moment, I notice that the fog around us is gradually lifting. At that moment, I sense the presence of many people on the other side of the river. I look closely and see a large army massing on the other side of the river. At that moment, a black mass was shot into the sky from the opposite bank.

"d*mn!"

Reflexively, I strengthen my warding. Before I knew it, the fog had completely lifted, revealing a beautiful morning scene.

"What?

"That's ......."

Caries and Vieille are wide-eyed in surprise. The black object released into the sky slowly parabolized and fell on our heads like rain.

"Get away from ...... that?"

A loud voice rises behind me. I looked closer and saw that it was Princess Rufana. The black object stops a dozen meters above us. I look closer and see that it is a huge number of arrows.

"King Agartha, get away from it!　These arrows suck up MP. Wizards, please evacuate to the rear as soon as possible!

Princess Rufana is loudly instructing those around her to fall back.

"First squad, fall back and pack up!　All others, prepare for battle!"

A voice even louder than the princess's rings out. It was Lafayence. He urged me to fall back with his eyes. I obeyed and stepped over to Ilimo again. At the same time, soldiers were immediately positioned in front of us, forming a thick wall. Lafayence moves forward as he directs the soldiers around him.

"Leave the sword and spear fighting to us. Let's go to battle!　My arms are ringing."

The old general drives his horse with a big smile on his face. Knogen followed behind him with a wry smile. Princess Rufana followed with a nervous look on her face, along with her soldiers. I slowly move backward and give instructions to Vieille and Caries.

"The enemy will probably rush to our forces in Agartha. General Callies. Your Lamaronian army will not move until I give the word. Vieille, you are ......."

"I am at the side of the king of Agartha."

What?

"I want to see Tana's army pouring in. We are all in Lamarron anyway, aren't we?　If you're waiting, it won't matter if I'm not here."

"Suit yourself."

I said nothing and let Ilimo run further. General Caries smiles and moves into his own position with Posehay.

Agartha's forces were quickly completing their formation. A man was staring at them from a hill on the other side of the river. It was Ville, king of the kingdom of Tana.

"They are splendid, even if they are our enemies.

"These soldiers are well trained. It's not easy.

Next to Ville, the open-mouthed man was Octa, a.k.a. the fox Hayes. He continues to speak with a broad smile on his face.

"As I expected, the Agartha army ......, or rather, all of the armies over there, are covered with powerful wards. Our arrows, which are sprinkled with the magic sucking stone powder, have not been able to penetrate through them, but have remained above them. Let's see how much we can reduce the strength of those wards ...... for a while."

"That's right. After all, the wards are even better than they are rumored to be.

Ville nodded his head in satisfaction at these words. He stands up and looks at the enemy formation unfolding in front of him.

"...... Agartha's army in front, Lamaron on the left. The right wing is the bandit army that betrayed the Lord God. Who is the army in front of us?

"I believe it may be Lafayence, Supreme Commander of the Agartha army."

One of the staff members who had been standing by Ville's side raised his voice. Hearing this, Ville's eyes widened.

"The great Lafayence!　And ...... the great demon-slaying hero, Callies!　And Linos, King of Agartha!　No shortage of opponents. Tonight, let us celebrate by laying these three heads side by side!

At these words, the surrounding staff cheered.

"With all due respect, sir!"

"What the hell, Giggis!"

"Your Majesty, what do you intend to do with Lord Vieille, the rebel general who betrayed the Lord God?"

"Here, Jegis!　We're in the middle of a battle. What are you talking about a woman in the middle of a battle?

"Good, good, Geranius. As for Herr Vieille, His Holiness has ordered us to take him alive as much as possible and escort him back to Aphrodite. Perhaps they want to execute him publicly in Aphrodite.

Hearing these words, a sneer appears on the man's face. He licked his lips with his tongue and then, as if to check Ville's mood, asked him in an apologetic voice: "What do you want me to do?

"If I take Vieille alive, will you leave him in my custody as a reward?"

Ville laughed hysterically at these words.

"Ha-ha-ha!　Giggis is still the same. He is going to enjoy his body until he can deliver it to Aphrodite!　You still love women. Good, good, you're going to die anyway. Do as you please."

"Awe!　I'm coming, then!"

Gigis took his helmet under his arm and left the main camp at a brisk pace.

"Well, I think it's time to move on," he said.

Octa's voice rings out quietly. Ville silently cupped his chin in response. The Tana army was about to use its deepest trick: .......