Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Octa, a.k.a. the fox Hayes, who had left the battlefield, was the first to be transferred to Agartha. It was there, in the village of Kaiyumura, where the evacuees from Midaiguni lived, that he first met Likolette.

Since that day, he had never forgotten Likolette, not even for a day. Today is the day he will have that person in his heart. At any cost: ....... He braces himself, clutching the staff of Latgis. This would probably be his last chance to get her. He could not fail.

He completely disappears and sneaks into the village to look for Riccolette, but already there he finds many inhabitants smiling at each other and helping each other in various ways. What is surprising is that the children of the noble families of the Mideast are taking the initiative. The Mideast he knew was no longer there.

He rummages in the village for a while, but finds no sign of Licolet, so he leaves the village and goes on his way to the capital of Agartha.

He moves to the top of a small hill and gazes at the city walls that protect the city of Agartha. Perhaps that is where Lycoretto is. But the city has a strong ward. When I entered the city with Queen Sulphurte before, I was able to use the staff of Latgis to transfer to the other side of the city because I had completely eliminated all evil thoughts after careful preparation. However, there was no time for that now, and it was obvious that Haze's power, which had turned into a mass of evil thoughts, would be completely blocked by the wards.

"It's just pure love, though. But that boundary doesn't accept me like that. ......"

He grins and waves his staff of Latgis. Immediately a blinding light appears, and three dragons over two meters long appear. Hayes watches with a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Now, it's finally your turn. "Now, it's your turn at last.

Saying this, he quickly wagged his index finger at the dragons. At that moment, a red light appeared in his eyes and he began to shout "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Go on!　Rampage for your lives!"

Hayes kicks dragons' butts one after another. Immediately after that, they rushed toward the capital of Agartha with all their might.

"Well, let's get ready for the next one: ......."

Hayes waved his staff with a sly grin and disappeared.

"......Hey, what's that?"

A soldier standing guard on the ramparts noticed something coming toward us from beyond the grassy plain at a very high speed. He immediately sends out a message to the headquarters of the Agartha army. But they are coming toward the walls of Agartha in a straight line, as if possessed by something.

"A ...... dragon?　Spears?"

His eyes caught sight of a medium-sized dragon. The one leading the pack had two horns on its head with a spear-like object attached to the end of each horn. The dragons quickly closed in on the walls.

Pow!

A roaring sound like a big balloon bursting. Perhaps from the impact, the charging dragons fall on their backs, flailing their arms and legs. Soon after, they all snapped back to their original positions and ran along the city wall toward the west gate.

It was only after a while that the screams were heard. To their surprise, the dragon that had charged the city walls leaped through the west gate and entered the city. People were blown away and some were severely injured by the wall.

"...... I see. Thank you.

It was Matkal who was muttering to himself. She was looking out the window of her room in the imperial residence. There, a floating faerie dragon, flapping its wings, was reporting to her the situation in the capital. The dragon was on the rampage there, and hundreds of undead were running amok outside, heading in the direction of the west gate. The guards are so busy holding the dragons that they can't seem to deal with the undead.

Go home and get some rest.

She takes some dried meat from a drawer and offers it to the faerie dragon.

"...... what's wrong?　Don't look so sorry. I gave the order. You were just following my orders. You cannot be blamed."

Matkal smiles softly. Seeing this, the faerie dragon quickly disappears.

"Well, let's get ready ......."

A few moments later, Matkal left the room in his armor. As she walked down the corridor, she felt sorry for Rico and the others, but first she thought about how she should defend the city of Agartha. She herself knew that there was a possibility that the wards that Linos had set up might be broken. The fact that dragons, even medium sized ones, had penetrated into the city, it was safe to assume that the wards had been breached. Furthermore, there are reports that hundreds of undead are heading for the city. Each one of them is extremely powerful. Therefore, they are extremely strong when it comes to one-on-one battles. To counter them, we must attack them in an organized manner. The generals who could do so had now gone to Rinos, and he knew that if he did not do it himself, the city would be severely damaged.

She leaves the building, her footsteps muffled, and heads for the location of the shifting wards. At that moment, she heard a sound like something cutting the air. There was Eryl in the garden, swinging a stick. Matkal stopped, thinking that this must be the time when he was playing make-believe with Alyria and her friends .......

Eryl turns his back on Matocal and is unaware of his presence. He was just repeating the process of holding the stick in the upper position and swinging it down at once.

He could have just walked past. But she looked at Eryl's back, and she just couldn't move.

"No."

At the sound of Matkal's voice, Eryl turns around with a surprised expression on her face.

"What?　Mat......-chan?"

"Eril, a sword is not to be swung with the right hand. Swing it with your left."

With these words, she approached Eryl and quietly took up the stick in his small hand. Then she slowly took the upper stance and swung it down in one fluid motion.

"That's how you swing a sword," she said. "You have good instincts, Eryl. I know you don't know much about swords yet, but if you like ...... swords, I'll teach you when I get back."

"Where are you going ......?"

"It's a secret. Don't tell your mother, either. I'll be right back."

With these words, she handed the stick back to Eryl and strode off to the location where the transition boundary was located. Eril looked on in amazement.

"Eryl?　Where are you?　Eril?"

A voice calls out to him from the main house. It is the voice of my mother.

"Oh my God, there you are, Eril. What have you been doing?"

Eryl remains motionless, clutching the stick. Rico comes up to her and opens his mouth with a doubtful look on his face.

What were you doing?

"u......u......u......u......"

"......Eryl?"

"Mato-chan is ......"

"What's wrong with Mato?"

"......, it's nothing."

"Eril!"

Rico crouches down in front of Eril with a serious expression on his face. He stares into her eyes. After a while, I see tears welling up in Eryl's eyes.

"Mato ...... has put on his armor and ...... gone out."

"What?"

Rico stands up, turns to face the direction of the main house and shouts loudly.

"PERIS!　Peris!　Take care of the children, please!"

Rico saw Peris rushing out of the kitchen door and gave a small nod. He crouched down in front of Erile again and hugged her gently.

Your mother will be back soon. In the meantime, take care of your sister and brothers, will you?

"Ma ...... mama ......"

Rico pulls himself away from Eryl and stares into her eyes again.

"Can you do that?"

Eryl nodded broadly, wiping away tears and hiccupping.

"That's why you're my big sister. You did a good job of letting us know. I'll be right back to pick up Mato.

Rico smiles at that. It was the first time ...... I had seen my mother's expression. It was not her usual stern face, but a beautiful smile that gave me the creeps. Eryl's body trembled at the sheer beauty of it.

Rico got up and started to run toward the place where the transfer boundary was located. Seeing her, tears welled up in Eryl's eyes again. .......