Reincarnation into the Barrier Master
Episode 517: A Time of Peace
"Rico! Rico!
I rush to stick to the bed and go beside Rico. She looks at the ceiling with a blurred expression.
"Mom! Mom! Mom!"
Ideas and Alilia. Children gather on pillows. Did the voice reach his ear, Rico slowly turns his gaze.
"... well Idea, Alilia"
A small voice, but I did call the children's names. Apparently, it's going to be okay. Rico slowly turns his gaze to me.
"... linos"
"Rico... good..."
I get some tears. She opened her mouth quietly, smiling at me like that.
"... Long time no see, well, I slept"
I cried laughing when I heard the words.
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Rico's body quickly recovered. Moisture intake, light meals made me fall asleep again and wake up in the evening. And I ate a light meal with my family. It was a little tricky, and I was walking around joking, but it meant that if I let the Chiwans and Roni tell me, I would be able to live the way I used to in a while.
Rico didn't remember being swallowed up by Royce. I just remembered that I felt an intense sense of purpose that I had to save Alilia. Shortly after I burst Alilia and saved her, I tried to explain that she was swallowed up by the Black Dragon, but Rico thought she had a strange look on her face, and it was the end of apologizing for saying that she was sorry she had done something abusive to Alilia.
I decided to give Rico a break early because he was still in a state of a bit of depression. Encouraging him to take a bath and rest slowly, his son Idea takes Rico's hand and tries to take him to the bath. Did you miss Rico too much while he was away? He hangs out with his mother long after Rico wakes up.
Is such a son loving, Rico went to the bathroom with Idea and Piatrice and others. I just wondered if it would be a burden, but I didn't say anything in particular, following May's word that I should let her like it.
I gave enough thanks to Chiwan and Roni for calling me out of the blue. Roni, in particular, behaved fully at the mansion, sometimes interrupting the meal. I also called my husband, Dorkie, and had them eaten all hungry.
And at night, while I lay alone in bed, I could finally take a breath. It was a really furious few days. No, considering everything that's been going on since I got involved in the battle over Dorga and Hyama, there have been days where I really haven't been able to rest.
"... but often, don't get into trouble"
I don't care who you say it to, I squeal those words. I'm kind of worried that this is going to happen again because these days were too intense, or from now on.
However, salvation is that both Rico and Soleil have returned safely. Lord Elsa and His Royal Highness the Regent, the Marquis and Eryl, Master Falco...... All the people of the Bertham family have died. Compared to that time, the damage to my heart was far less.
"Ugh..."
I sigh loudly and fall. I don't want anything to happen to my family to be exposed to crisis anymore... Praying in my heart for that, the bedroom door slowly opened. It was... May who came into the room.
"May...... what's up?
May has a sorry look on her face at my inquiry.
"Well... I can't sleep..."
"What's up?... Don't just stand there, come here."
May approached slowly, and lay her body next to mine.
"What about Alilia?
"I'm sleeping at Siddie's"
"With Siddie? Why?"
"Long after the meal, I've been asking Sidi about the ecology of the dragon...... It's something that doesn't come back too much, so when I went to see Siddie's room, I slept there. Sidi also told me to let you sleep here like this..."
"What about Peer?
"Looks like he's sleeping at Master Rico's"
"And Peer? Is Rico's place sleeping with Idea and Pia and the three of us? Isn't Rico sleeping?
"I was worried about the same thing, but Sidi said she was okay..."
"... well, if Siddie says so, I'm pretty sure. And how did Alilia get to Sidi's to ask about the dragon? If you're talking about dragons, you should ask Ferris and Lars...... Shario and the others. Well, some hands say Dragon King, but that's... I wouldn't recommend it because it's useless."
When I look at him, May is laughing at Couscous. May opens her mouth with a smile when she asks me what's going on.
"It's okay. I don't think Alilia and King Dragon will be what your husband thinks."
"Yeah? What do you mean?
"For Alilia, King Dragon is only one of her good friends. King Ryu apparently unconditionally obeys Alilia when he hears her voice. So I don't think you have much to worry about."
"I don't... how do you know?
"Because... she's my daughter."
"... something like that?
"That's what it is."
May's clear eyes had somehow convinced him. I lay my body in bed, and, uh, I thought about Royce.
"... go check on him for once"
May has a Kyotong look on her face, wondering if my words squealed unexpectedly.
The Dragon King tore his belly apart and scattered it around him. Plus, there was a volcanic eruption. The chances that he's alive are equal to zero. But just in case. No one would be more troublesome if he were alive.
With that in mind, I close my eyes and concentrate my magic in the direction Royce was in. Naturally, I could not feel the signs or magic of Royce. It's a long way off, and if he's serious with a full attitude, it's easy to hide from me this far away.
"Your husband, your husband..."
Open your eyes with Mae's voice. In front of me, May looked worried. I apologize for being so sorry.
"Hey, I was thinking"
"Are you talking about Black Dragon?
"... well understood"
Somehow, that's what I thought.
May says so, holding my hand slowly.
"I don't think your husband's worries will come true"
"Why, can you say all that?
"If something were to happen, Sidi would have noticed first."
"Uh, I see. Siddie's intuition."
"That's right. This time too, Sidi had some foresight. I'm sure Sidi will tell you if anything happens"
"Right... right. So far, Siddie's not saying anything, which means you're not worried. Thank you, May. I'm relieved to hear that."
That's how I shake May's hand back. She looked a little, happy.
"Well, go to sleep"
"... Hi"
I graciously embraced May. Her warmth coming from her body made me feel like she was slowly healing my heart fatigue.
Meanwhile, in Sidi's bedroom, Sidi, who was now just about to go into bed and sleep, was hardened as she carved wrinkles that she couldn't carve between her brows.
"... that? I don't know, I got a feeling something's gonna happen."
She will be careful and analyze the intuition she has just felt. And when I exhale slowly, I squeal without telling anyone.
"Well, I guess I can handle it."
That's what I said. She lay down in bed. Sidi's intuition came naturally. Around that time, the Leis volcano on Rwazan Island had a second major eruption, with massive volcanic ash winding up over it.
Those volcanic ashes poured down extensively, causing damage to many countries across the sea. The damage to crops in particular was enormous, and in some areas food shortages would persist for several years.
Sidi predicts these situations accurately, and the renown of Linos and Agarta will grow even further as countries, including Agarta, embark on support… Without knowing that such a future awaits, Linos took the time to indulge in the peaceful time he had not visited in a long time...