Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Three days later, I hadn't visited Miyagi (cucumber) in the Headata Empire in a long time. Naturally, it's a pleasure. When Rico asked the Fairy Dragon to return the letter to Lady Townsend, the cipher came to transfer it to Her Majesty's private room three days later.

Honestly, I don't really like this kind of interaction. I don't doubt Rico's fine dust, but if I were to, I'd be able to channel Agarta's information to the Empire.

With such slightly more complex emotions in my chest, I transferred to His Majesty's private room. Then there was only His Majesty in the room. The Chancellor isn't even here.

Suddenly, I'm sorry to call you.

With him sitting loosely in the chair, he encourages me to sit in the chair. He wears something like a gown, not his usual brilliant outfit. I've never seen His Majesty look so shattered.

"How is Lord Eryl?

Suddenly, they ask me about my daughter. I'm a little confused by the unexpected question.

"Yep... Yep... it's a breath disaster"

"Right. Bring him in for a visit."

"Ha..."

"You should let me see Arrows once or so."

"Ha... ha"

"My son, Lord Arrows and Lord Eryl, are not pardons. Even though parents decide on each other's weddings, we don't always see each other until we get in."

……

"There is a school in our country where noble children named Isaemon learn. Arrows will have him enrolled there next year. If you don't mind, Lord Eryl, why don't you let him in there?

"Uh..."

"You will marry my country in the future. From an early age, I have never gone beyond keeping interactions with the nobles of the Empire. Those who go to Isaemon, starting with the noble children of our country, are not the noble children of the nations whom the Empire is gracious. Many will be in a position to move the country in the future. It would be beneficial for Lord Eryl's future to gain knowledge from childhood with those people. Though it would be much better to be married to a land you have no idea of."

"Um... Your Majesty, what are you talking about? Did you bother calling me here for that?

"... this is what I did. No, it was nothing else that called him up."

When His Majesty stood up coughing with Ohon, he opened his desk drawer and took something out of it. And spread it over my sitting table.

"What's this?

It's a new map of Dorga.

I stare at the map. Somehow, I see a red line and a black line drawn.

"What about this line?

"The red line points to the moat, the black line points to the walls"

"... isn't that a damn good fort"

To my words, His Majesty nods slowly.

"Besides, the moat and the walls were built in the last week."

"Yikes... a week!?"

I accidentally raised my voice out loud. I'll be on guard. Apparently, no one is here.

"How big is this city called Dorga?

"It may be considered roughly 10 square feet."

"It's a monster to build a moat and a castle wall in a week in a city like that..."

Whether even this me can complete it with all my might... No, you can't. I might be able to do something about it if I do it restlessly, but I fall down before it's done.

"... Seeing as there are quite a few magicians, that doesn't sound wrong"

"Oh. That too, but most importantly, what I'm focusing on is the location of this moat and the walls. If they make something like this here, there's no way to attack it. How can Lord Linos attack?

……

The map alone is indescribable, but as far as I can tell, I don't see anything that seems to be a weakness.

"This is hard to attack. Even if you do, it will cost you a lot."

"So, it will. That's what I'm talking about."

"You're not asking me to reclaim this city, are you?

……

A star. What a good story. This is quite a difficult job.

"Reisen, commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, told me to reinforce 100,000 soldiers. Apparently, he's got a stomach to ask for a number and push it around. How much would our damage be if we did that...... If you do poorly, it could even be wiped out."

"... I agree. If you were to do it, you wouldn't have anything else to turn down the food and dry it in the sun."

But there's a harbor in this city.

"Is the supply route complete?"

"Really? It is difficult to seal off the sea. If our empire had all its strength, there would be nothing we could not do..."

"No, in that case, the people will be upset"

You're right.

His Majesty turns his gaze to me again, exhaling slowly.

"Risen, and the Warloff Imperial Army. They only see Dorga as a single city. I try not to look at the failure of the previous operation, but to repeat the same failure in prison."

"In that case, our enemies are gaining momentum, and based in this Dorga, we can invade the Warloff Empire."

"Exactly. Things dispute for a moment. Leaving it to those men as it were, Warloff would return to ashes, and our country would be the same with a blade stuck in its throat. Therefore, Lord Linos, I would like to ask for this operation. I don't mean for free. Why don't you give me half of the Emperor's fee?"

"Kooteigori?"

"Ask Ricolette for more information"

"... ok. It's just, Sire, when did you gain such military knowledge? I think it's brilliant."

"It's not me. Diana."

"What's Diana..."

"I'm not Vilas' wife. Quite military savvy. With that face, he's interested in the military."

That's what His Majesty laughed karakara at. I was gazing at the map again as I saw how it was going.

"It's just this fort...... you have no gaps at all. I remember someone saying that a castle with no gaps is easy to drop... Now, when it comes to attacking here..."

I think with my hands on my chin. I don't want to do it, but this is all the fort... for once, I feel like looking at it. I'm getting interested......

His Majesty looked at me like that with a satisfied look on his face.

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"What do you say? It's a spectacular view of me."

It was Royce who said that with a satisfying look on his face. He was humanized and equipped with armor. Next to him, on one knee to the ground, was his sister Shario. She is equally equipped with armor, but because she breathes on her shoulders, or sometimes she hears crispy and iron touching each other.

... Totally, my brother inside makes me do things I can't.

She was shrugging back at her brother's impotence. I thought they ordered me to build moats and walls one after the other, and they ordered me to do more work on the moat.

At first glance, it seemed like an easy job. Because my brother's orders were simply to tell me to dig a ditch in a moat. But when I saw what my brother had made out of the sample, it was quite complicated, and I struggled to create the same thing.

Without looking at her like that, Royce turns her gaze to the newly built moat and castle wall.

"Not a problem at all. Perfect. Let's get into the finish."

He concentrates his magic on his left hand. Then there, a small fireball was created. It suddenly went in the direction of the sea at high speed, wondering if it had slowly left his hand.

Fire columns rise from the border between the sea and the moat. After a moment, the explosion and shock came through.

A large amount of water poured in from the sea, and instantly the moat was filled with sea water. Royce looks at it with a satisfying look.

"That's it. If you look at this fort, surely King Linos of Agarta moves. The man who does not move his forefinger when he sees this is a mortal general who is not enough to take it. If you're a good man, you'll see the charm of this fort."

That's what Royce laughs at. Shario continued to look at his brother like that with a frightened look.