Leave a Comment / Reincarnation into a barrier master / By IX
Clear skies without a single cloud. The brilliant blue sky spread over the city of Agarta. In the midst of the midsummer climate, there was an even greater heat outside the city.
“You there! Can’t you focus?!”
“Apologies, master!”
“You damn fool!”
The raging shouts came from the carpenters. A village was rapidly being constructed near the city of Agarta. Interestingly, many of the buildings were three-storied. This was due to King Agarta’s proposal, who thought it would be appropriate to have three-storied structures, like apartments, so that the voices of children playing below could reach them. The village Gen-san, the carpenter, was working on was the second one, while the first one, already completed, was gradually filling up with evacuating beastmen.
“If you keep slacking, we won’t finish on time! If you want to be my apprentice, finish this in two days! Two days!”
“O-Okay, master…”
“You idiot! Stop blabbering and get to work!”
Observing this scene, Linos munched on freshly baked bread.
“It looks tough being Gen-san’s apprentice… Anyway, you guys are quite resilient. Starting a business so soon after moving here.”
“Hehehehe.”
The one giving a wry smile was the canine beastman, an old man. He had sought refuge in Agarta and quickly set up a food stall to sell freshly baked bread. His shop, offering delicious bread always freshly baked, was becoming quite popular.
“Thanks to you, the king, we managed to survive somehow. We can’t thank him enough. If you’d like my bread, I can deliver it to the guesthouse every day.”
“That would be troublesome. I’ll just come to buy it. Instead of worrying about others, focus on baking the bread. Is the red bean bread ready yet?”
“Yes, here you go.”
The old man handed over a freshly baked red bean bread to Linos. Without any hesitation, Linos took a bite. It was delicious – not just the sweetness of the sugar but also the rich flavor of the red bean. Linos had no doubt in his mind. He believed this old man could make the perfect red bean bread for him.
“It’s delicious… Really delicious. I’ll come again tomorrow.”
“Sure thing! Thank you!”
Linos started walking towards the city.
“Linos-sama, Linos-sama. It’s Ferris.”
Suddenly, a telepathic message came.
“What’s the matter?”
“An envoy has arrived from Crimeana.”
“Understood. I’ll be right there. And, please, have Kunogen accompany us.”
“As you wish.”
“Damn it, now I can’t go eat yakisoba.”
Muttering to himself, Linos teleported to the reception room of the guesthouse.
“Nice to see you again.”
“In the presence of King Agarta, greetings and… “
Interrupting the overly formal greeting, Linos asked, “Cut the formalities. Tell me the purpose of your visit.”
Seemingly taken aback by the interruption, the bishop, Kohreshi, forced a gentle smile.
“Regarding the letter you received earlier, His Holiness the Pope has permitted holding a public inquiry in our capital, Aphrodite.”
“I see, understood.”
“As for the timing, we would like to hold it on September 1st.”
“About a month and a half from now?”
“Indeed, gathering all researchers from around the world would be difficult. However, we hope to have as many participants as possible from neighboring countries.”
“I see. So, when will you send the invitations?”
“After receiving King Agarta’s response and returning to Aphrodite, I will report to His Holiness the Pope, and then we plan to dispatch the invitation envoy.” Kohreshi spoke with his usual gentle smile. “We should act quickly in such matters. In Agarta, a country that accepts beastmen, an incurable disease might spread at any time.”
“Are you worried about the bread vendor too…?” Linos asked.
“Huh?”
“Never mind, it’s a different matter. Well then, I agree to the event on September 1st. Therefore, there should be no problem with me sending invitations to neighboring countries, right?”
“…Yes, there shouldn’t be any problem.”
“By the way, will the Pope personally create those invitations?”
“Oh no… In the name of His Holiness, we bishops will create the invitations, and after obtaining His Holiness’ approval, they will be issued.”
“I see, I thought so. Well then…”
I had paper and a pen brought over and handed them to Kohreshi.
“What is this…?”
“Oh, I want you to write the invitation letter that the Pope would send.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, I want you to write the invitation letter that the Pope would send. His Holiness’ signature… it can be imitated, right?”
“…”
“What’s wrong? Why are you silent? Isn’t it strange? It’s not true, right?”
“It’s not true, what on earth are you talking about…”
I grinned.
“No, I had a dream about it earlier. Lady Crimeana asked me again…”
“You were visited her holiness in your dreams again?”
“Yeah. She said the messenger who comes should write the invitation letter.”
“That’s preposterous!”
“Think about it. There’s no way I would come up with something like this on my own, right? Even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you to imitate the Pope’s signature. Saying that would make me Crimeana’s enemy. Even I, as ignorant as I am, understand that much. Yet, I dared to say it. Do you get it?”
“…”
“Oh, by the way, Lady Crimeana said that she will grant protection to the one who writes it. So, do you say you don’t need Crimeana’s protection?”
Reluctantly, Kohreshi started writing something on the paper. When he finished, it turned out to be an invitation letter with the name of the Pope on it. It clearly stated the details of the public inquiry, including the content, location, and time.
“It may sound a bit condescending, but well, it should do. Even if Agarta sends out an invitation to have a public debate with Crimeana, nobody would believe it. It’s tough being a rising country. Yet, in such a situation, Lady Crimeana is amazing. She bestowed this great idea upon me, even though I’m just like this.”
“Very well, then I will convey King Agarta’s response to His Holiness the Pope.”
“Sure, thank you. Oh, by the way, never talk to anyone about the topic of your protection. The moment you mention it to someone, the protection will automatically disappear. I’m not saying this, Lady Crimeana herself said so. I’m envious of whatever kind of protection she grants. Oh, if Lady Crimeana visits me in my dreams again, I’ll let you know.”
Kohreshi bowed and promptly left the audience chamber.
“In particular, he didn’t come up with any objections, did he?”
Once we were back in my office, Kunogen spoke up.
“Yeah, as soon as I mentioned Crimeana’s name, he quieted down. But anyway, those guys are unpleasant. By the way, Kunogen, tell me something.”
I spread a map on my desk.
“Crimeana’s capital is… here, right? If we travel for about a month from here, how far can we go?”
Knogen thought while putting his hand on his chin.
“Well, at this time of year, we shouldn’t encounter any storms… I suppose we can go about this far.”
“Not bad, we can make it quite far then.”
“What’s the reason for asking?”
“No, I’m just thinking that these countries are probably under Crimeana’s influence.”
“Well, the neighboring countries are affected to some extent, but the Sundanji Kingdom, for instance, worships the sun as its god and has its own unique religious culture.”
“I see. Thanks, that’s helpful.”
After that, I headed to the evacuation village for the beastmen outside the city. We’ve set up a barrier that disinfects everyone when they enter or leave the village, but we don’t know how effective it is. However, there, I witnessed the heartwarming scene of the city’s people providing food and warmly welcoming the beastmen. They all greeted me as I passed by, and I waved back before heading towards a pure white building. Inside was Mei.
Together with Pousehai’s Roni, Mei had been examining the beastmen evacuating to Agarta one by one. So far, they haven’t observed any symptoms that could be considered an incurable disease. It has been a few weeks since the village was established, and even humans, including me, have been going in and out, but no one has shown signs of illness. Some seem to have fallen for the love sickness, but that’s a different matter.
Seeing me, Mei stopped her examination. I signaled with my hand that she could continue, and at that moment, Roni arrived and took over. Mei and I entered the back room.
“How’s the situation?”
“Today, I haven’t seen anyone showing symptoms of the disease.”
“I see. I received a visit from an envoy of Crimeana earlier. They mentioned that the public inquiry would be held in about a month and a half, and I agreed to it in advance.”
“Understood. I’ll prepare together with Roni.”
“Don’t overwork yourselves. Aliria is here, after all.”
“Yes… I’ll be fine.”
In reality, while Mei was examining the beastmen, she was also caring for the sheep beastmen hidden within the city. She was truly busy, handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and even when she returned home, she looked after Aliria and stayed up late to continue her research. I was worried that she might collapse while I watched her work.
“In a little while, people from Pousehai will also come to help…”
“Yeah, I’m counting on them. But don’t push yourselves too hard.”
Saying that, I left the room and gestured to Roni, and I left the building.
Then, I returned to my office and started transcribing the invitation letters written by Kohreshi onto several pieces of paper. I carefully imitated the Pope’s signature below his name and added my own signature. After confirming the finished product, I opened the window and sent a telepathic message to Sadakichi.
“Are you calling for me?”
“I want you to deliver these papers to the neighboring countries. Give them to the person in the most prominent building. Ah, Hideita, Niza, and Laramon don’t need to go. I’ll hand them the invitations myself. Your speed is the fastest in the world. I’ll set up a barrier while you’re on the move, so the invitations won’t get torn.”
“Understood. Thank you very much.”
Once I confirmed that Sadakichi had disappeared, I let out a sigh.
“Returning to Crimeana and obtaining approval from the Pope to send out these invitations, only neighboring countries will be able to come, huh? They’re just a bunch of incapable people, really. Well then, let’s see how far this plan will succeed… Well, I’ll do whatever I can.”
Saying that, I headed for His Majesty the Emperor in the imperial capital.
Leave a Comment / Reincarnation into a barrier master / By IX
Clear skies without a single cloud. The brilliant blue sky spread over the city of Agarta. In the midst of the midsummer climate, there was an even greater heat outside the city.
“You there! Can’t you focus?!”
“Apologies, master!”
“You damn fool!”
The raging shouts came from the carpenters. A village was rapidly being constructed near the city of Agarta. Interestingly, many of the buildings were three-storied. This was due to King Agarta’s proposal, who thought it would be appropriate to have three-storied structures, like apartments, so that the voices of children playing below could reach them. The village Gen-san, the carpenter, was working on was the second one, while the first one, already completed, was gradually filling up with evacuating beastmen.
“If you keep slacking, we won’t finish on time! If you want to be my apprentice, finish this in two days! Two days!”
“O-Okay, master…”
“You idiot! Stop blabbering and get to work!”
Observing this scene, Linos munched on freshly baked bread.
“It looks tough being Gen-san’s apprentice… Anyway, you guys are quite resilient. Starting a business so soon after moving here.”
“Hehehehe.”
The one giving a wry smile was the canine beastman, an old man. He had sought refuge in Agarta and quickly set up a food stall to sell freshly baked bread. His shop, offering delicious bread always freshly baked, was becoming quite popular.
“Thanks to you, the king, we managed to survive somehow. We can’t thank him enough. If you’d like my bread, I can deliver it to the guesthouse every day.”
“That would be troublesome. I’ll just come to buy it. Instead of worrying about others, focus on baking the bread. Is the red bean bread ready yet?”
“Yes, here you go.”
The old man handed over a freshly baked red bean bread to Linos. Without any hesitation, Linos took a bite. It was delicious – not just the sweetness of the sugar but also the rich flavor of the red bean. Linos had no doubt in his mind. He believed this old man could make the perfect red bean bread for him.
“It’s delicious… Really delicious. I’ll come again tomorrow.”
“Sure thing! Thank you!”
Linos started walking towards the city.
“Linos-sama, Linos-sama. It’s Ferris.”
Suddenly, a telepathic message came.
“What’s the matter?”
“An envoy has arrived from Crimeana.”
“Understood. I’ll be right there. And, please, have Kunogen accompany us.”
“As you wish.”
“Damn it, now I can’t go eat yakisoba.”
Muttering to himself, Linos teleported to the reception room of the guesthouse.
“Nice to see you again.”
“In the presence of King Agarta, greetings and… “
Interrupting the overly formal greeting, Linos asked, “Cut the formalities. Tell me the purpose of your visit.”
Seemingly taken aback by the interruption, the bishop, Kohreshi, forced a gentle smile.
“Regarding the letter you received earlier, His Holiness the Pope has permitted holding a public inquiry in our capital, Aphrodite.”
“I see, understood.”
“As for the timing, we would like to hold it on September 1st.”
“About a month and a half from now?”
“Indeed, gathering all researchers from around the world would be difficult. However, we hope to have as many participants as possible from neighboring countries.”
“I see. So, when will you send the invitations?”
“After receiving King Agarta’s response and returning to Aphrodite, I will report to His Holiness the Pope, and then we plan to dispatch the invitation envoy.” Kohreshi spoke with his usual gentle smile. “We should act quickly in such matters. In Agarta, a country that accepts beastmen, an incurable disease might spread at any time.”
“Are you worried about the bread vendor too…?” Linos asked.
“Huh?”
“Never mind, it’s a different matter. Well then, I agree to the event on September 1st. Therefore, there should be no problem with me sending invitations to neighboring countries, right?”
“…Yes, there shouldn’t be any problem.”
“By the way, will the Pope personally create those invitations?”
“Oh no… In the name of His Holiness, we bishops will create the invitations, and after obtaining His Holiness’ approval, they will be issued.”
“I see, I thought so. Well then…”
I had paper and a pen brought over and handed them to Kohreshi.
“What is this…?”
“Oh, I want you to write the invitation letter that the Pope would send.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, I want you to write the invitation letter that the Pope would send. His Holiness’ signature… it can be imitated, right?”
“…”
“What’s wrong? Why are you silent? Isn’t it strange? It’s not true, right?”
“It’s not true, what on earth are you talking about…”
I grinned.
“No, I had a dream about it earlier. Lady Crimeana asked me again…”
“You were visited her holiness in your dreams again?”
“Yeah. She said the messenger who comes should write the invitation letter.”
“That’s preposterous!”
“Think about it. There’s no way I would come up with something like this on my own, right? Even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you to imitate the Pope’s signature. Saying that would make me Crimeana’s enemy. Even I, as ignorant as I am, understand that much. Yet, I dared to say it. Do you get it?”
“…”
“Oh, by the way, Lady Crimeana said that she will grant protection to the one who writes it. So, do you say you don’t need Crimeana’s protection?”
Reluctantly, Kohreshi started writing something on the paper. When he finished, it turned out to be an invitation letter with the name of the Pope on it. It clearly stated the details of the public inquiry, including the content, location, and time.
“It may sound a bit condescending, but well, it should do. Even if Agarta sends out an invitation to have a public debate with Crimeana, nobody would believe it. It’s tough being a rising country. Yet, in such a situation, Lady Crimeana is amazing. She bestowed this great idea upon me, even though I’m just like this.”
“Very well, then I will convey King Agarta’s response to His Holiness the Pope.”
“Sure, thank you. Oh, by the way, never talk to anyone about the topic of your protection. The moment you mention it to someone, the protection will automatically disappear. I’m not saying this, Lady Crimeana herself said so. I’m envious of whatever kind of protection she grants. Oh, if Lady Crimeana visits me in my dreams again, I’ll let you know.”
Kohreshi bowed and promptly left the audience chamber.
“In particular, he didn’t come up with any objections, did he?”
Once we were back in my office, Kunogen spoke up.
“Yeah, as soon as I mentioned Crimeana’s name, he quieted down. But anyway, those guys are unpleasant. By the way, Kunogen, tell me something.”
I spread a map on my desk.
“Crimeana’s capital is… here, right? If we travel for about a month from here, how far can we go?”
Knogen thought while putting his hand on his chin.
“Well, at this time of year, we shouldn’t encounter any storms… I suppose we can go about this far.”
“Not bad, we can make it quite far then.”
“What’s the reason for asking?”
“No, I’m just thinking that these countries are probably under Crimeana’s influence.”
“Well, the neighboring countries are affected to some extent, but the Sundanji Kingdom, for instance, worships the sun as its god and has its own unique religious culture.”
“I see. Thanks, that’s helpful.”
After that, I headed to the evacuation village for the beastmen outside the city. We’ve set up a barrier that disinfects everyone when they enter or leave the village, but we don’t know how effective it is. However, there, I witnessed the heartwarming scene of the city’s people providing food and warmly welcoming the beastmen. They all greeted me as I passed by, and I waved back before heading towards a pure white building. Inside was Mei.
Together with Pousehai’s Roni, Mei had been examining the beastmen evacuating to Agarta one by one. So far, they haven’t observed any symptoms that could be considered an incurable disease. It has been a few weeks since the village was established, and even humans, including me, have been going in and out, but no one has shown signs of illness. Some seem to have fallen for the love sickness, but that’s a different matter.
Seeing me, Mei stopped her examination. I signaled with my hand that she could continue, and at that moment, Roni arrived and took over. Mei and I entered the back room.
“How’s the situation?”
“Today, I haven’t seen anyone showing symptoms of the disease.”
“I see. I received a visit from an envoy of Crimeana earlier. They mentioned that the public inquiry would be held in about a month and a half, and I agreed to it in advance.”
“Understood. I’ll prepare together with Roni.”
“Don’t overwork yourselves. Aliria is here, after all.”
“Yes… I’ll be fine.”
In reality, while Mei was examining the beastmen, she was also caring for the sheep beastmen hidden within the city. She was truly busy, handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and even when she returned home, she looked after Aliria and stayed up late to continue her research. I was worried that she might collapse while I watched her work.
“In a little while, people from Pousehai will also come to help…”
“Yeah, I’m counting on them. But don’t push yourselves too hard.”
Saying that, I left the room and gestured to Roni, and I left the building.
Then, I returned to my office and started transcribing the invitation letters written by Kohreshi onto several pieces of paper. I carefully imitated the Pope’s signature below his name and added my own signature. After confirming the finished product, I opened the window and sent a telepathic message to Sadakichi.
“Are you calling for me?”
“I want you to deliver these papers to the neighboring countries. Give them to the person in the most prominent building. Ah, Hideita, Niza, and Laramon don’t need to go. I’ll hand them the invitations myself. Your speed is the fastest in the world. I’ll set up a barrier while you’re on the move, so the invitations won’t get torn.”
“Understood. Thank you very much.”
Once I confirmed that Sadakichi had disappeared, I let out a sigh.
“Returning to Crimeana and obtaining approval from the Pope to send out these invitations, only neighboring countries will be able to come, huh? They’re just a bunch of incapable people, really. Well then, let’s see how far this plan will succeed… Well, I’ll do whatever I can.”
Saying that, I headed for His Majesty the Emperor in the imperial capital.
