Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

......Do thud!

With a shout, the Dragon King was overturned. At the same time, the sound of something being smashed was heard. I looked at Lois to see a huge reddish-black sack of shreds coming out of her body.

As soon as it touched the ground, it made an eerie bobbing sound and melted the soil. Before one could see it, a pond of earth had formed there. The Dragon King, on the other hand, had already gotten up and was on his knees, watching the scene.

"Come on, take a look."

The Dragon King, who was urging me on by cupping his chin. I thought that since I've made it this far, why don't you check his last stomach too, but he was mumbling something to himself as he looked down. Then his hands are enveloped in a faint light. Is he casting a recovery spell?

"...... I can give you an extra heel if you like."

"...... don't need it."

"No, nothing, that much ......."

"I said Iran!"

"Surprisingly, you are not good at recovery magic?"

"Not good at it?　What do you mean you're not good at it?　Are you trying to tell me that there is something I can't do?　Hahahahaha, that hurts my gut!　We dragon people are not supposed to be wounded. Even if we were wounded, we would recover quickly. We who have such a body don't need to wear such a weak thing as recovery magic!

The Dragon King with a smug look on his face. Is it my imagination or does it sound like an excuse?

"There you go."

I don't say anything and do an extra heel. The Dragon King looked at his hands for a while and then muttered in a small voice.

"You're very thoughtful, aren't you?"

I don't pay attention to such a stupid dragon and turn my gaze to what is in front of me. It is still bobbing around, making a weird sound, and melting the ground while emitting steam. To tell the truth, I would like Ryuoh to do something about it, but he has no intention of doing so, I can tell. According to Ryuoh, this thing seems to be quite thick. It would take a long time for me to do it by hand. Thinking so, I slowly pull out my Holy Sword and hold it horizontally.

......puff!

I draw my sword and slice the surface of the stomach. The tip of the sword does not feel like it has cut through something thick. However, I could feel a sensation as if I had stroked the surface of the stomach.

Reflexively, he checks for spills. The gastric juice is enough to melt the ground. I was a little worried that this Holy Sword might melt as well, but I could not find any spills on the blade. It was indeed a sword that May and Sidney and the others had forged.

When I looked at it again, I saw a line on its huge stomach. Just when I was wondering if it was too big to cut through, I saw that the wound was slowly opening up.

"Rico!　Soleil!"

Rico and Soleil were on their stomachs, holding each other's knees. I slit their stomachs open with my sword and manage to get them out.

"Rico!　Rico!　Rico!　Soleil!　Soleil!　Soleil!"

I try to hug them both, but they don't respond at all. But they are alive. I can feel it through the wards, and when I put my ear to their hearts, they are still beating.

"Wait a minute!

Saying this, I activate the shifting wards.

When I return to the palace in the capital, no one is there.

"Mr. Linos ......"

Peris came down from the second floor, as if she had sensed my presence.

"Where are Rico's sister and Soleil?"

"They found him. But he's unconscious. Where's May?"

"I think he is still ...... sleeping. You can wake him up right now at ......."

"No, not even close. What about Alyria?　What about the other children?"

"Master Matkal said that the children would be depressed if they were in the ...... house, so he took them to Agartha."

"To Agartha?"

"They took him to the city. I tried to stop him, but I was sure that Master Linos would return after slaying the Black Dragon and that it would be all right. ....... He also told me to get some rest ......."

"Okay. That's what I'd expect from Mato. I'll be back in a bit.

"Master Linos, where are you going? ......"

I didn't wait for Peris to finish before I activated the shifting wards again.

"...... Whoa!

It was Ziwan from Posehay who was surprised to see me suddenly appear. He teaches at the Faculty of Medicine of Agartha University, which was built in the capital of Agartha, and also serves as the director of the affiliated hospital. I know he is busy, but I need his help now.

"What is it, Mr. Linos?"

I'm sorry. Come here for a minute.

"What?"

Rico and Soleil...

"You found it?　That's good to hear. So, how is he?

He's alive, but he's asleep.

"Okay. Then we'll call Roni.

Sorry.

Chi-wan closes his eyes and turns his head slightly. Immediately after that, a deep crease is carved between his eyebrows. Silence falls as he remains in this state.

"Chihuahua ......"

"Let's go."

"What?"

"Where is the place where Master Rico and Soleil are?"

"No, um, Roni is ......"

You're fired. Excommunicated.

"What?"

"Come on, let's go."

At that moment, the space in the corner of the room slowly distorts. And immediately Roni appeared.

"What in the world is going on? What in the world is going on...suddenly you're fired and excommunicated......... Oh, Mr. Linos!"

Loni's ears perk up. Chi-Wan took one look at her and muttered something like "I'm going to kill you," as if he was going to throw up.

"Get out of here right now. Pack up your stuff and leave today."

"So, what the hell is this?

"Which is more important, food or human life!"

"Human life?　What are you talking about?　You can't just come in right now while we're eating and expect us to be there!

"Shut up!　You are no longer my teacher and I am no longer your disciple."

"Hey, ......"

Yes, that's it.

I activated the shifting boundary without question.

"...... Ugh, gosh, gosh, gosh!"

As soon as we arrived at the foot of the Lace volcano, the two of them started coughing violently. I hurriedly cast wards on them and cast a recovery spell on them.

"d*mn ......, ah, ah, ah ......"

"Sorry. I didn't have time to explain, so I forced you to come with me."

They look around, stunned.

"I'm sorry, but could you look after Rico and Soleil for me?"

"Eh?　Lady Rico and Lady Soleil?

Loni's ears go "!?" " shape. She looks around.

"Ronni, there they are. There. ......"

I looked over and saw the Dragon King kneeling on one knee, touching Soleil's body. And then, he tried to touch Rico's body.

"You son of a b*tc*!"

I screamed and drew my Holy Sword at the same time. I slashed him from the top of the brain into a karatake split. But he caught the sword with both hands and assumed what is called "shirahadatori," a serious sword fighting stance.

"What ...... are you ...... doing?"

"Don't touch my wife's body with your filthy hands!　I'm the only man allowed to touch you both."

"You ...... what are you talking ...... about?"

"Master Linos, don't do this!"

A woman's voice sounds like an exclamation. I look in the direction of the voice and see Irisal standing there.

"The Dragon King has been cleaning the two of you of the stomach juices that have been on your bodies for a long time.

"What?

Looking closely, we can see smoke coming out of the Dragon King's hands. It seems that his fingers have been damaged by Royce's gastric juices.

"...... tell me that as soon as you can!"

I mutter as I sheath my sword. While I'm at it, I give the Dragon King an extra heel. He mumbles something, but I dare not say anything.

"Master Linos, I'm so sorry!

Chi-wan's voice brings me back to myself. Chi-wan and Roni are already at Rico and the others' side, observing them.

"We are going to palpate you. ......"

"All right, let's take him to the imperial residence for a while."

"Please."

I pour out hot water from my hands and rinse off Lois's stomach juices from Rico and Soleil's wounds. When I felt that I had roughly cleaned up the area, I looked at the Dragon King, and he nodded slowly. I carry Rico and Soleil on my shoulders and stand up. At that moment, the ground shook violently.

"The volcano is about to explode!"

The Dragon King mutters to no one in particular. Behind him was Lois. His body was still wiggling up and down, despite the clawing in his gut.

"Finish it ......."

The Dragon King shook his head quietly at my words.

"Sooner or later. Sooner or later, you'd better get out of here."

Immediately thereafter, a pillar of fire rose from the crater. I silently activated the shifting wards.