Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

His Majesty in front of him is grinning niggardly. I manage to stand on my collapsing body.

"I will consult with you about the future state. You can always come and talk to me."

"Oh, I'm afraid!... about that, I don't serve. I am very sorry to resign."

Unexpectedly, I was just saying it. The surroundings are absurdly bothered, but the stuff doesn't matter. Who likes, what makes you king and more!

"As always, the Honorable Marquis is far-fetched. Oh, you don't have to tell me. That's my wife, Ricolette. Rest assured, I told Ricolette well. Ricolette already knows about this reward."

Do you know Rico? You never heard a word of that, did you? What's this all about?

"I'm afraid I haven't talked to my wife yet... My wife says prime minister..."

His Majesty gives a hazy look.

"This is what I did! Indeed, Ricolette must be queen. It's unprecedented that the Queen will serve as Chancellor. This is my fault. hahahahahahaha"

Karakara and His Majesty raise their voices. The surrounding nobles are also leaking laughter. And the nobles start talking to Gayagaya. His Majesty followed the scene in confusion.

"A king is... a great birth."

Lysen next door looks at me hatefully. I don't know. It's not what I wanted. I stare back at him for annoying me.

I look back and see Rico. You don't look sorry and try to keep your eyes peeled with mine. Why, Rico. You know best that I don't want that.

I try to get under Rico. At that moment, one of the Kingsguards guarding the venue calls from behind me.

"The Marquis emeritus. Your Majesty is here for you."

I stare at soldiers. But nothing changes where I stared at him. I regained my mind and followed after the soldier to complain a word to His Majesty.

Thank you for your hard work.

His Majesty, with a smile, speaks to me without evil.

"Your Majesty! What the hell is that!

"Excuse me. Lord Ricolette is here to see you."

Rico enters the room looking sorry.

"Rico! Why!

"... sorry"

Rico looks like he's about to cry.

"Well, Lord Linos, sit down. Is it too late to blame Ricolette after hearing the rest?

I sat reluctantly in the chair placed before His Majesty. And Rico also sits in the chair next door.

"Well... what do I tell you from. Well, in a nutshell, it's just right for the Empire to make Lord Linos king of Juca."

"Just right?

"Think about it. It was our empire that dropped Juka's king capital. You can't just leave Wang Du like this?

"When it comes to swallowing a country, it is common for Juka to kill all her clans below the king of the invaded country, but the circumstances are different. It has already been ravaged once by Ramaron. And I hear Ramaron has been crusaded, as have those who have been responsible for the civil unrest in Juka. It was our empire, Lord Linos, that did it."

"That's why I..."

"Well, listen. I also thought about creating a puppet regime in Juka, but in order to do so, it would require prior rooting. This invasion didn't have time to be doing it. In that case, we must send those who manage more than the Empire."

Rico grabs my hand softly as he leans down.

"When I say nobility, I obsess only with protecting my own home. Whatever house they leave to, they will pull each other's legs. But if it's Lord Linos, that solves it. There is no sign of imperial aristocracy at all. In addition, he is a tenant who dropped the King's capital with an oligarchy, as well as an arm who revived Krumfal and the Duchy of Niza.... No, I don't mind hiding it. Buy the hands that use those ministers. With that track record, the Imperial nobility will be convinced of this award for merit"

His Majesty takes a sigh of hum and goes on to say more.

"I recommended Ricolette to the Chancellor because I thought Lord Linos was the most trusted and worthy person to be one of them. And it's Lafayence. He has an exceptional talent for organizing military service. The rest may be said to be the most trusted men in the Empire. Leave him with Lord Linos. You can leave it to that man when it comes to the army. My men conspired against me once, but after that, I lost my skill. If you ask me, the greatest reward for Lord Linos is Lafayence."

"But I am the king, and so on..."

"Lord Linos doesn't need to move. The point is how you can be in charge. From what I've seen, Lord Linos seems to have good talent. Perhaps if Juka had Lord Linos, good people would gather in Juka."

"That's right."

"I spare no effort to support people, money, and things. As I said earlier, I don't care how much people in the Empire use them. Krumfal may stay the same."

"Completely, you don't seem to have the right to veto."

"Um. As an empire, we need to get this award for merit. If Lord Linos is in Juka, he can show internally and externally that the Empire swallowed Juka. And the rest of my brother-in-law will rule. Imperial prints are vastly expanded and national authority rises considerably. On the contrary, the Principality of Niza, sandwiched between the two countries, is free of backward-looking worries and can devote its full attention to reconstruction. And it can also pose a major threat to the southern Ramarons. Strategically, it can be one stone, two birds, three birds."

Rico's power to hold my hand is stronger. Rico, it hurts.

"I don't mind Lord Linos liking it when it comes to Juka. Well, I'd like you to show your face to the Imperial City a few times a year. Lord Linos would not be able to do the impossible politics, and he would also allow the devastated country to be rebuilt. We'll do anything we can, okay? What do you say?"

"Linos..."

Rico, with his eyes bright red, talks to me.

"With Linos, I think we can really make a country where the people can live happily ever after. When I heard this story from my brother, I immediately refused. But on second thought, Linos thought that humans, beasts, demons, nobles, soldiers, craftsmen, merchants... could create a country where everyone could live happily ever after. I'm sure Mae, Gon, Palis, Ferris, Luara, Knogens... will all support Linos."

"No... I'm not sure."

"I'm so happy to be married to Linos. I'm sure that's the same for everyone we live with. How wonderful it would be to have such a happy country... I am aware that it is a very ideal theory. It may fail. But..."

All right, all right.

His Majesty suddenly raises his voice.

"If something happens in Juka, the rest will take full responsibility. Except only while the rest and Chancellor Gremont are alive. Didn't Lord Linos say anything else before? We must not lose anxiety. Don't you have to be strong?

His Majesty smiles looking mean.

"If you fail, then that's not the time. Then you just have to think about it. That's not the chance to be king, is it? Now is not the time? Lord Linos got that opportunity amidst many people around the world who couldn't even want to be kings. Don't you think I'd let that live? Things depend on how you think, don't they?

"... I didn't expect His Majesty to preach like that,"

"... will you take the king's story?

"You don't have the right of veto, do you? Then we'll just have to do it."

"If that's the case, it's up to you!

His Majesty stood up and urged me to head to the dinner party venue again.

"I'll introduce you all again. Lord Bertham Darke Linos, who will be the new king of Juka. In the future, the Empire and Juka will have no subordinate, reciprocal, similarly fraternal relationships. The rest of my brother-in-law helped me."

The aristocrats who are attending humbly hang their necks.

"I am delighted to be able to stand with you at the beginning of this new kingdom, this Lafayence, the new kingdom. From now on, I will risk my life to serve you."

Lafayence advances in front of me on one knee and bows his head. I hadn't decided to accept him yet... but the old general looked up softly, grinned at me, and flew a wink.

"General, thank you for your continued support"

"Ha!"

Still a good voice. And beside the old general, Rico refrained at some point.

"My husband, and His Majesty the New King, I also risk my life to serve you"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this evening is a celebratory feast. Enjoy yourselves!

His Majesty's well-attended voice echoed the wide party venue.

"... I wonder if you're really okay"

I whine in the carriage back to the mansion. I didn't use Illimo today, I used a carriage to pick me up from Miyagi Cucumber. After that, he struggled to escape in the selling offensive of the Imperial nobles. If Rico hadn't tried me well, I would have gone mad.

"It's okay, I'm sure"

Rico holds my hand.

"... about me, hated me?

"It can't be. I can't live without Rico."

"Well, so am I."

"I don't know what's going to happen, but you're going to have to do it. How can I attract trouble?

"Didn't you have done all that trouble? Besides, Linos, I'll do everything I can to protect you."

"You're reliable. I'm so glad Rico's your wife."

"I'm glad Linos is my husband."

I held Rico's hand back again. And we kept holding that hand until we got to the mansion.