Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Cold northerly winds are blowing through the meadows. Not a wind containing freezing, stinging cold air in the middle of winter. It is a breeze that instantly makes you feel that if you are an ancient or well-researched person, spring will come soon. But there was an atmosphere in this meadow that didn't give me any room to feel something like that.

A group of cavalry and infantry dressed in pitch-black armor was proceeding slowly. That group, consolidated in armor from head to toe, also has its creepy origins, causing great discomfort to its surroundings.

Not only that, but the scent carried in the northerly wind was not reminiscent of spring, but the smell of iron. And there's also the smell of blood mixed in there. It was easy to imagine what kind of a group they were.

On a small high hill, this legion stopped walking. And one of the cavalry who was at the head of it takes off his helmet. Stirred by the wind, beautiful blonde hair flickers.

"That..."

"That huge grave mark. Definitely."

Answer as the cavalry next door whines.

"Let's move on first. There is also a good chance of being attacked. Everybody, move on nervously."

"Keeping it down over there, the only thing to watch out for will be the West Side. We have to keep it down at all costs."

With such a conversation, the legions slowly went down the hill.

"Is it true that the empire of Ramaron has finally moved its army?

"Oh, it seems like it was a week ago. They're advancing the army with the momentum of the bamboo and approaching the king's capital."

It is the nobles of the Headata Empire who are having such a conversation. The Temporary House of Lords had been convened for the first time in about a few years.

The Temporary House of Lords is convened when the Empire has invasions, disasters, plagues and other important matters involving the country, most recently since it was convened during the collapse of the Emperor. Nobility is hell's ear anyway. It's dawn on gathering information day and night to make sure your home is not at a disadvantage, and if anything is likely to benefit you. The House of Lords, to which all nobles are called, was for them a place for the exchange of information to strike and follow.

I'm at a meeting like that, for some reason. No, would it be more appropriate to watch, for example? From the gap between the curtains, behind the throne where His Majesty the Emperor sits, I look at this meeting.

There were two main contents of the meeting, which were really simple.

The first was the birth of a man who congratulated His Majesty the Emperor. And the second is that the Empire of Ramaron, located south of the Empire, proceeded north and attacked its neighbors. As an empire, I am thinking of that response, and if we are to send out troops, we will notify them, including the role of each house. That was it.

The meeting ended so early. His Majesty comes down from the throne.

"This is just like an ostensible event. Lord Linos, this is the real meeting. I'd like you to attend."

"Am I in attendance?

"I'd really like to ask you. The army of Ramaron invaded the kingdom of Juka."

"To the kingdom of Juka..."

"That country has been in a state of civil war since the arrival of the Great Demon King. While we were watching, Ramaron moved on."

Until now, the Headata Empire and the Kingdom of Juka, as well as the Ramaron Empire, have sometimes been among the great powers, and they used to argue a lot, but the last few decades have continued to strike an exquisite military balance to maintain equilibrium. On the contrary, the kingdom of Juka also had the extraction of General Kargi, one by one eroding the territory of the Imperial Ramaron.

At first, when I heard that Imperial Ramaron had moved his army, I wondered if anyone in the empire was trying to recover the loss of land, but they said they were continuing north as they were against expectations and approaching the old royal castle of the kingdom of Juka.

When the kingdom of Juca is swallowed up by the empire of Ramaron, the empire will be plunged to the side. On the contrary, the allied nizza is in danger. It was something I couldn't overlook.

"Lord Linos is from Juka territory. They are trying to turn our troops to their homeland. I thought it would be important for you to attend this meeting."

"Oh, thank you"

The kingdom itself is inconsiderate, but the king's capital is packed with many precious memories of living with Master Elsa and Master Falco, as well as Eryl and the others. I'm the one who smashed it, but it doesn't feel good for me to have someone else there stepping in on the dirt feet and getting messed up. The care of His Majesty, who perceived my subtle feelings like that, is gratifying.

His Majesty took me to a room I had never seen once again.

There, besides His Majesty, the commanders of the legions of the armies on each side were all face-to-face, and His Excellency the Chancellor and Prince Vairas were present in a row. The point is, this is the "meeting before you" that determines the admissibility of war.

"Now, I want to hear what you think. Give your opinion without any objection."

From this word of His Majesty, the Legion Leader from each side presents his opinion. Opinion that if the Empire of Ramaron has advanced the army, it will go south at once. No, no, two opinions antagonize that we should still see how things go.

"Hum, this doesn't fit together. So... my brother-in-law, how was your opinion?"

Suddenly His Majesty turns to me. Two Legion leaders looked blatantly disgusted.

"How big is the army that invaded the kingdom of Juka?

"Probably, like, 3,000"

His Excellency the Prime Minister will answer immediately. Exactly, this guy is going to be grabbing all the information.

"So, what army is kept warm in the Ramaron Empire's home country?

"About 200,000."

"That's the problem!

The leader of the Confederate army opens his mouth, blocking my story.

"In order to get to Juka, we have to go along the border of Ramaron. There are 50,000 troops stationed there. First we have to kick this army. And even if we crusade the Ramaron army of Juka as it is, we have to fight 150,000 of our main army, which will now come from the south. If you think about it, this time you move an army, you have to invade with almost all the power of the Empire!

"So then I'm telling you the imperial guardianship will be diminished!

"Then you're going to keep your fingers crossed and watch!

In the end, the argument went back to normal. And a long time of silence came. I break the silence quietly.

"... excuse me, Chancellor, but what is the strength of the Confederate Army?"

"North, west, east, south... and imperial defense forces, each handing out 50,000"

"Then give us 50,000 of the imperial defense! And if we gather aristocratic mercenaries and align them with our Confederate armies, it will be 120,000 or 30,000, even if not 150,000... We're losing on numbers, but we can't be winning."

"Can you win with an army of such gatherings? The opponents are 150,000 trained troops, right?

"You can't know that if you try that!

"If we lose, the Empire may perish!

"... gentlemen, that's enough. There will be no good measures as they are now. Thank you all very much. Go home and rest. And tomorrow night, we'll have another ops meeting."

In a word of His Majesty's crane, your previous meeting was opened.

"Uh-huh, that's a big deal. I'll just think about the operation."

At the end of such an exchange with Prince Vairas, I was finally released from the meeting.

Leaving the castle, it was midnight. I ride back to the Mansion in Illimo while my head cracks. Along the way, when I was traveling using Illimo's wings, Illimo suddenly stopped over.

"Master, it seems there is a downfall"

Looking down, he could see a hooded wizard falling, beside him, desperately embraced by the likewise hooded.

"What's it like to leave it like this, and let's just go downstairs"

"Soleil! Soleil! Wake up! Please! Wake up!"

It's a woman's voice, apparently. It is a desperate call to the fallen, known as Soleil.

"Are you all right?

"Oh... oh... oh..."

The guy who was screaming looks at me and starts to lag behind for some reason. Apparently, he's frightened.

Experience knows that no matter how many words you exhaust in this case, you can't solve the misunderstanding, so I don't mind going to the guy who's falling and doing the recovery magic for now. But there's no response.

"Is that water? Are you hungry?

I'll magically water out the lunches and magic that are in infinite storage, and then I'll make you some hot water.

"Now see how it goes?

That said, I rode Illimo again and headed back to the mansion.

"Linos, Linos, please wake up. Please wake up."

Wake up with Rico's voice. Speaking of which, as soon as I got back yesterday, I ate some meshi, took a bath and went straight to bed. Oh, excuse me. I opened my eyes thinking I'd overslept... and Rico, dressed properly, was on my pillow. Come on... did I miss Rico's pretty look today... Hold on a little bit, I'll get out of bed.

"Please get dressed quickly. Customer."

"Guests? Who?

"I am a messenger from the kingdom of Juka."

"Juka kingdom?

I change my clothes and head to the reception room, remembering the strange heartache. There was a pair in a hood that I saw last night.