Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

It was the next morning when Matkal and I returned to our residence in the capital. We stayed up late in the forest with the soldiers and took a nap there.

I thought about staying here for a while but my son Falco would miss me. I took Matkal and went back to the house. Besides, I had things to do.

When I entered the house, it was just time for breakfast.

"Hey, Dad, you're back!"

The children come running up to me. One after another, I give my sons and daughters hugs. It's a blissful time. I look next to Eryl, who looks very happy and says welcome home to Matkal. Matkal looks at her with a peaceful expression on his face.

"Welcome home.

"I'm home, Rico."

"What about breakfast?"

"Not yet."

Then, please join us at the table. I was just about to have breakfast.

Rico greets us with the same calm expression as usual. It's a very comforting moment. I leave my helmet with May and sit down at the table in my armor.

"Father, the sword ......"

Eryl holds out his hands to me. Apparently, he is going to put away the Holy Sword for me.

"It's heavy, be careful."

With that, I hand her the sword. But she is still too weak to hold the sword and wobbles around. I smile and take the sword in my hand.

"I'm not ready for this. But thank you. I'll still use the sword.

Eryl returned to his seat with a disappointed look on his face. Thinking she was cute, I reached for my breakfast.

The usual lively breakfast begins as everyone chats together. The children are eating well, and all are well behaved. Even little Piatrice eats well with a spoon and fork. It is a proof that Rico and his wives are very disciplined.

The children are interested in the armor I am wearing. I explain to them that this armor was made by May's mother and Sidi's mother, and that it is very comfortable to move around in. Idea says, "I'll take it when my father doesn't need it anymore. Meanwhile, around Matkal, Eryl and Alyria are listening to her story. Eryl is especially interested in what she has to say about the battle. As expected, he does not talk about gruesome scenes such as beheadings, but seems to be keeping the story well organized. Alyria is interested in the story of the black dragon. Her eyes sparkle as she asks questions such as how big it was .......

Meanwhile, breakfast time is over and Rico and the others are quickly cleaning up. Sadie asks if she can take off her armor, but she politely declines.

"Alyria, can you help me with something?"

I call Alyria with my Holy Sword. She is flirting with Fairy, but when she hears my voice, she looks at me with a puzzled expression on her face. I smile at her and beckon her to me. At the same time, I look at Soleil and ask her to come to me. I slowly walk out into the backyard.

Allyria came running out of the backyard, followed by Soleil. Behind her, Soleil appeared with her son Seisam in her arms, and Matkal appeared with Falco in his arms.

Thinking that I was getting a little ostentatious, I led the girls to the stable.

There, dozens of harpies, led by Jeneha, were waiting for us. They all gathered around Jeneha.

"Oh, you're a harpy indeed. You can sense his presence?"

I look at the harpies surrounding Geneva, strangely impressed. All of their faces look tense. I smile and look at them, and there is the brown girl - the black dragon - whom I captured yesterday.

She is still looking at me with hatred. Her gaze and the atmosphere in her body are so unusual that even my wives are horrified. The children in their mother's arms began to cry. Matocal and Soleil return to the house.

"Is this the Black Dragon?　Cool."

It was Alyria who was shouting in a deranged voice. She was looking around with a twinkle in her eye and a curious look in her eyes.

"Hey, hey, what's a black dragon like?　Try being a dragon."

Alyria is talking to him, her face just inches from his. The girl seems a little confused by her friendliness.

"Alyria, I have a favor to ask you.

"Yes, father?"

"I want you to call the Dragon King for me."

"What?　Ryuo-kun?"

"Yes. Can you call him up?"

"Can I play with you?"

"Ummm. I need to talk to you. We'll see if we can play or not.

"Ummm. Okay. Okay."

The girl's expression clearly stiffens at the mention of the name "Dragon King. It was the Dragon King who was supposed to take care of this black dragon. I thought it would be better for me to let the Dragon King take care of this matter than for me to handle it myself.

Thinking of this, I turned my attention to Alyria. She was staring at me. It seemed that she was asking me if she could call the Dragon King. I nodded slowly.

"The Guardian God of the Forest is always watching over us.

A carefree singing voice echoes through the backyard. It sounds like nothing more than a child's singing, but something is clearly wrong with the black dragon girl.

"Stop ...... stop ...... stop ...... stop ......"

Their eyes are tightly closed, as if they are terrified. She seems to be in a lot of pain, probably because she is stuck in the boundary I have put up.

Alyria continues to sing happily, paying no attention to the girl.

"What's that?　That's funny, isn't it?"

Suddenly, Alilia stopped singing and tilted her head.

"Mommy. Did I do something wrong?　I can't get Ryuo-kun to come out!"

Alyria looks in the direction of the main house with a troubled face. There stood Soleil with a kind smile on her face.

"That's funny. You're not wrong at all. You sing very well. ......"

"Why?　Why is that?"

"I wonder why."

They nod their heads. Well, if you're not coming, don't come. Now, what to do about this girl with the black dragon...... While I was thinking about that, suddenly the ground shook.

......It's a pretty big quake. It must have been about 4 on the Japanese scale. I'm worried that things will fall from the shelves in the house.

At that time, I felt a crack in the boundary of the house. I involuntarily click my tongue.

Pakiiiiiinnn....

A high metallic sound echoes through the air, as if something snapped.

"Gee!"

At the same time, a girl screams. When I look at her, she is limp with her mouth open. It seems that she has fainted.

"RYU-OH-kun!

Alyria's voice rises. There was the Dragon King, kneeling on his knees, breathing painfully on his shoulders.

"...... what do you think you're doing?"

The Dragon King glares at me with sharp eyes. What an abomination.

I said, "What do you think you're doing?

"I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean."

"You, you have set up a ward that reacts only to ...... me!　How dare you deny me with your wards after having summoned me!　And that armor, that sword ......, it's trying to bring me down!　All right, come on!　I'll deal with you!"

"What the hell are you talking about? I'm telling you that the warding is designed to allow those without evil thoughts to pass through. I didn't mean to make you the only one. I think I left it open at ....... Maybe, maybe, maybe. I just checked, and it's been removed. Yes, it's been deactivated.

"You, how many insults will I have to ...... forgive you!"

The Dragon King's hands began to glow. Is he really going to attack ......?　I involuntarily put my hand on the hilt of my Holy Sword.

"Ryu-o-kun, don't be rough!"

Aelyria's stern voice flies out. At that moment, the light in the Dragon King's hands disappeared, and he stood up, folding his arms and nodding broadly.

"That's right. Don't be rough."

"Good for you. Now, shall we play?"

"Fine."

"Well, let's play "oisha-san" again, shall we?"

"Okay, let's do it."

...... Wait a minute. You want to play house?　And did you say "again"?　Dragon King, you don't mean our daughter?　......I won't allow it!

I slowly drew my sword.