Leave a Comment / Reincarnation into a barrier master / By IX
I and the Pousehai, after leaving Nic’s room, immediately headed to the research facility in Sandangi Kingdom. I gently released the white dog, which was still in a deep sleep, from its cage and placed it on the table with my own hands. Then, Mei took out a yellow powder from her pocket and let the dog sniff it.
“It’s safe now. He won’t wake up for another hour, so let’s proceed during that time. Master, please deactivate the barrier,” Mei said.
Upon hearing Mei’s words, I deactivated the barrier, and Mei and the Pousehai started their research.
Efficiently, they collected various samples from the dog: saliva, blood, fur, and even appeared to have taken a part of its teeth. They completed the collection in just a few minutes.
“Now, we want to examine these samples. Thank you, Master,” Mei said.
“Huh? Is that all?” I asked.
“Yes. Ideally, we’d like to take them back with us, but I don’t think King Sandangi would permit it. We were able to collect bodily fluids, including blood, so this should significantly advance our research,” Mei explained.
“Understood, Mei. Shall we return this dog now?”
“Just keep in mind that if we deactivate the barrier, there’s a possibility of the infection spreading. So…”
“It’s better to leave the barrier intact,” I completed her sentence.
With such a conversation, we returned to Nic’s place. He couldn’t meet with us due to another audience, but I returned the dog borrowed from the palace guards. At that time, I explained that the dog was likely infected with Kirisrei and was enclosed in a barrier. The guards were understandably surprised but added that there was a hole in the ceiling of the barrier area through which food and supplies could be delivered.
Later, Mei and her team transferred to Agarta’s research facility, and we had a brief meeting. We decided to use Agarta’s facility as our base for Kirisrei research while periodically monitoring the situation in Sandangi.
And then, three days later, I received a message from Sadakichi that members of the Crimeana Cult had entered Agarta.
“They’re progressing rather slowly. At this rate, it’ll take them another three days to reach the capital, won’t it?” I said while looking at the map.
“They’re creating quite a large road,” Kunogen replied with a wry smile.
“They’re building a straight road on the riverbank wide enough for four people to walk side by side,” he explained.
“I see. That does take time,” I acknowledged.
“Linos-sama, this is a serious situation,” Layfence exclaimed with urgency. “With a road of this size, cavalry can freely move through it. Crimeana is trying to create a straight path to the capital of Agarta. If they can transport both supplies and soldiers over the shortest distance, it will become a serious problem.”
“Hmm,” I pondered with my arms crossed. Seeing my contemplation, Matokal spoke up.
“Linos-sama, how about we sneak in during the night and destroy the road?”
“No, Mat, wouldn’t that be a bit wasteful?”
“W-wasteful?”
“Yeah, you see, they’ve gone through the trouble of making the road for us. It might come in handy later, don’t you think?”
“I-I’m sorry. I don’t quite understand Linos-sama’s way of thinking.”
“Mat, think about it. Sure, you can quickly get from Agarta to Galby using a ship. But the other way around is quite challenging. Right now, it’s either strong folks pulling carts all the way to Agarta, or they have to walk. Walking on the riverbank is tough, isn’t it? Horses seem to have a hard time as well. So, considering that, having a road is a boon for travelers.”
“True, but if the road is built, then the Crimeana folks…”
“I understand that. I understand, Mat. I’m saying this with full awareness.”
Kunogen, who had been listening to our conversation, chimed in, “Linos-sama, this is indeed a grave situation.”
“Already, there are fourteen ships waiting off the coast of Galby. Assuming each ship carries five hundred people, that’s a total of seven thousand heading towards Agarta. In addition, considering the possibility of Heidata and others coming by land, tens of thousands of believers may flood into Agarta.”
“Could it be… their aim is Agarta’s food supply?” Matokal exclaimed. I sighed before responding.
“Well, that might be part of it. Their real goal is likely to manipulate public opinion.”
“Public opinion?”
“If an overwhelmingly large number of people gather and raise their voices, it would be easy for them to oust me from the throne.”
“Linos-sama, you are beloved by the people of Agarta. Even if the Crimeana group does something strange, the people of the capital will not allow it.”
“Crimeana might be trying to provoke the people of the capital into attacking, creating a pretext for invading Agarta.”
“Damn it! How infuriating!”
“Easy, Matokal. There’s no need to get so angry. You have a beautiful face, after all. Now, Linos-dono… In any case, do you think we can just leave Crimeana as it is?”
“Yes. General Kunogen is correct. Allowing them all into Agarta right away would create complications later. However, I have a plan in mind.”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Well, this plan requires good timing. I’m not sure if I’ll go through with it yet, so when the time comes, I’ll discuss it with you, General.”
“Hmm…”
Layfence closed his eyes and groaned. Kunogen looked at him with a wry smile.
“Crimeana is quite clever. They’ve started moving at this time… They’ll reach Agarta before the Ilbeji River floods, and furthermore, even if something happens, the river will remain swollen for a while, making it difficult for Hideita and Lamaron to send reinforcements. They must be considering all this for their move.”
“That’s true. Well, we can eliminate them if we decide to. After all, they’ve come from afar. Especially that young girl who carried the Pope’s letter, and the priest who accompanied her. We should at least let them into Agarta, considering they want to create a paradise.”
“So… Linos-sama, you don’t intend to let all of Crimeana’s believers into Agarta?”
“Right. Not all of them are bad, after all. Only those troublemakers should be punished.”
“When will this plan be put into action?”
“Well, that’s still undecided. I’ll need Mat to cooperate, so when the time comes, I’ll rely on you, okay?”
“U-Understood.”
“Well, in any case, the plan will be executed under Linos-dono’s orders. Until then, we should be prepared for deployment at any time. Kunogen, Matokal, let’s keep our guard up.”
Layfence’s words were met with firm nods from the other two. Then, the three of them left my room. As they left, Layfence whispered something to Matokal, and Matokal stayed behind in my office.
“Mat, what’s the matter? Your face is all red.”
“Ugh…”
“Let me guess… Layfence said something naughty again, didn’t he?”
Matokal’s eyes shifted, seeming to confirm my guess.
“Want me to take a guess? Did he tell you to never leave Linos-sama’s side all night and to continue assaulting him until the plan is discussed?”
Matokal blushed deeply and reluctantly spoke up.
“He said… never leave Linos-sama’s side all night and… continue assaulting him…”
I burst into laughter, something I hadn’t done in a while.
Leave a Comment / Reincarnation into a barrier master / By IX
I and the Pousehai, after leaving Nic’s room, immediately headed to the research facility in Sandangi Kingdom. I gently released the white dog, which was still in a deep sleep, from its cage and placed it on the table with my own hands. Then, Mei took out a yellow powder from her pocket and let the dog sniff it.
“It’s safe now. He won’t wake up for another hour, so let’s proceed during that time. Master, please deactivate the barrier,” Mei said.
Upon hearing Mei’s words, I deactivated the barrier, and Mei and the Pousehai started their research.
Efficiently, they collected various samples from the dog: saliva, blood, fur, and even appeared to have taken a part of its teeth. They completed the collection in just a few minutes.
“Now, we want to examine these samples. Thank you, Master,” Mei said.
“Huh? Is that all?” I asked.
“Yes. Ideally, we’d like to take them back with us, but I don’t think King Sandangi would permit it. We were able to collect bodily fluids, including blood, so this should significantly advance our research,” Mei explained.
“Understood, Mei. Shall we return this dog now?”
“Just keep in mind that if we deactivate the barrier, there’s a possibility of the infection spreading. So…”
“It’s better to leave the barrier intact,” I completed her sentence.
With such a conversation, we returned to Nic’s place. He couldn’t meet with us due to another audience, but I returned the dog borrowed from the palace guards. At that time, I explained that the dog was likely infected with Kirisrei and was enclosed in a barrier. The guards were understandably surprised but added that there was a hole in the ceiling of the barrier area through which food and supplies could be delivered.
Later, Mei and her team transferred to Agarta’s research facility, and we had a brief meeting. We decided to use Agarta’s facility as our base for Kirisrei research while periodically monitoring the situation in Sandangi.
And then, three days later, I received a message from Sadakichi that members of the Crimeana Cult had entered Agarta.
“They’re progressing rather slowly. At this rate, it’ll take them another three days to reach the capital, won’t it?” I said while looking at the map.
“They’re creating quite a large road,” Kunogen replied with a wry smile.
“They’re building a straight road on the riverbank wide enough for four people to walk side by side,” he explained.
“I see. That does take time,” I acknowledged.
“Linos-sama, this is a serious situation,” Layfence exclaimed with urgency. “With a road of this size, cavalry can freely move through it. Crimeana is trying to create a straight path to the capital of Agarta. If they can transport both supplies and soldiers over the shortest distance, it will become a serious problem.”
“Hmm,” I pondered with my arms crossed. Seeing my contemplation, Matokal spoke up.
“Linos-sama, how about we sneak in during the night and destroy the road?”
“No, Mat, wouldn’t that be a bit wasteful?”
“W-wasteful?”
“Yeah, you see, they’ve gone through the trouble of making the road for us. It might come in handy later, don’t you think?”
“I-I’m sorry. I don’t quite understand Linos-sama’s way of thinking.”
“Mat, think about it. Sure, you can quickly get from Agarta to Galby using a ship. But the other way around is quite challenging. Right now, it’s either strong folks pulling carts all the way to Agarta, or they have to walk. Walking on the riverbank is tough, isn’t it? Horses seem to have a hard time as well. So, considering that, having a road is a boon for travelers.”
“True, but if the road is built, then the Crimeana folks…”
“I understand that. I understand, Mat. I’m saying this with full awareness.”
Kunogen, who had been listening to our conversation, chimed in, “Linos-sama, this is indeed a grave situation.”
“Already, there are fourteen ships waiting off the coast of Galby. Assuming each ship carries five hundred people, that’s a total of seven thousand heading towards Agarta. In addition, considering the possibility of Heidata and others coming by land, tens of thousands of believers may flood into Agarta.”
“Could it be… their aim is Agarta’s food supply?” Matokal exclaimed. I sighed before responding.
“Well, that might be part of it. Their real goal is likely to manipulate public opinion.”
“Public opinion?”
“If an overwhelmingly large number of people gather and raise their voices, it would be easy for them to oust me from the throne.”
“Linos-sama, you are beloved by the people of Agarta. Even if the Crimeana group does something strange, the people of the capital will not allow it.”
“Crimeana might be trying to provoke the people of the capital into attacking, creating a pretext for invading Agarta.”
“Damn it! How infuriating!”
“Easy, Matokal. There’s no need to get so angry. You have a beautiful face, after all. Now, Linos-dono… In any case, do you think we can just leave Crimeana as it is?”
“Yes. General Kunogen is correct. Allowing them all into Agarta right away would create complications later. However, I have a plan in mind.”
“Oh? What is it?”
“Well, this plan requires good timing. I’m not sure if I’ll go through with it yet, so when the time comes, I’ll discuss it with you, General.”
“Hmm…”
Layfence closed his eyes and groaned. Kunogen looked at him with a wry smile.
“Crimeana is quite clever. They’ve started moving at this time… They’ll reach Agarta before the Ilbeji River floods, and furthermore, even if something happens, the river will remain swollen for a while, making it difficult for Hideita and Lamaron to send reinforcements. They must be considering all this for their move.”
“That’s true. Well, we can eliminate them if we decide to. After all, they’ve come from afar. Especially that young girl who carried the Pope’s letter, and the priest who accompanied her. We should at least let them into Agarta, considering they want to create a paradise.”
“So… Linos-sama, you don’t intend to let all of Crimeana’s believers into Agarta?”
“Right. Not all of them are bad, after all. Only those troublemakers should be punished.”
“When will this plan be put into action?”
“Well, that’s still undecided. I’ll need Mat to cooperate, so when the time comes, I’ll rely on you, okay?”
“U-Understood.”
“Well, in any case, the plan will be executed under Linos-dono’s orders. Until then, we should be prepared for deployment at any time. Kunogen, Matokal, let’s keep our guard up.”
Layfence’s words were met with firm nods from the other two. Then, the three of them left my room. As they left, Layfence whispered something to Matokal, and Matokal stayed behind in my office.
“Mat, what’s the matter? Your face is all red.”
“Ugh…”
“Let me guess… Layfence said something naughty again, didn’t he?”
Matokal’s eyes shifted, seeming to confirm my guess.
“Want me to take a guess? Did he tell you to never leave Linos-sama’s side all night and to continue assaulting him until the plan is discussed?”
Matokal blushed deeply and reluctantly spoke up.
“He said… never leave Linos-sama’s side all night and… continue assaulting him…”
I burst into laughter, something I hadn’t done in a while.
