Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"Well, welcome back. What's wrong?"

When I returned to the imperial residence, Rico shouted when he saw my face. She seemed to be very tired. Not wanting to worry her too much, I tried to look healthy, but Rico's eyes were not deceiving me.

"Shall we eat later and take a bath first?"

"No, I'm fine. No, I'm fine. I'm hungry. Having an appetite is a sign that you're healthy.

"Yes, of course. ......"

Rico has a complicated expression on his face, as if he understands or not. The children greet us, as if they don't care about our condition. Seeing the smiling faces of these children is truly comforting. Feeling a little cheered up, I head for the back of the house to change my clothes. Matkal and Sidi follow me.

"What's wrong?　You look really tired. ......"

No, I'm fine. No, I'm fine. I'm sure I'll recover after a good meal and a good night's sleep.

Sadie speaks to me anxiously as she removes her armor. I look in the mirror, but I don't feel much different from usual. Sadie continues to speak to me.

"You look the same as usual, but there's something about the ...... atmosphere that seems to be languid. Did you see ...... something creepy?"

"That's what I'm talking about. You can even tell that from ......."

Sadie's intuition is unmatched. I sigh and shake my head from side to side.

"What in the world did you see?"

"Well, it's a really creepy story. It's not the kind of thing you want to talk about before dinner. Well, we can talk about it after dinner, when the children are asleep.

Sadie tilted her head at my words.

When I returned to the dining room, the meal was ready. Bread, salad, soup, pasta, meat ....... This is our usual dining table. I realize that I haven't had sashimi for a while, so I make a request for it. We can eat sashimi in this world, too. Though we are the only family that eats it. It took me a long time to convince Rico and his family of the taste of sashimi, since it is not customary to eat raw fish in this world. However, once they tasted it and realized how delicious it was, they soon got used to it.

We do not have soy sauce, but Peris, Rico and the others have experimented a lot and have come up with something that looks like soy sauce, which we will use. As soy sauce is called "murasaki", the soy sauce we use is purple. When I first saw it, I thought it might be poisonous, but when I tried it, I found that it had a mild soy sauce flavor and was quite tasty.

"If you are going to make sashimi, shall we fry tempura too?

"Oh, that's nice, Rico. I haven't had tempura Rico for a long time. I'd love to have some.

The pleasant dinner time passes with such conversation. Everyone is smiling, which makes me very happy. Ferris and Lars are eating beautifully: ....... Eryl is taking care of her little brother and sister like a big sister. ....... Riko and Mei eating in a very elegant manner while chatting with each other....... Such a familiar sight eased the fatigue in my heart.

After the meal, I take a bath with the children and soak myself in the bathtub to relax. Since the children are getting older, it is becoming quite difficult to give them a bath. Today, Matkal, Mei, and I wash them one by one. However, Eryl and Alyria are helping me these days, so I am able to take my time in the bathtub. After the bath, the children go back to their rooms. Mei and Matkal follow them. They are in charge of putting the children to bed tonight.

Riko, sensing that they must be tired, suggests that she should take over, but Matkal says he is fine and goes to his room. It is really impressive that he does not show any sign of fatigue after listening to such an unpleasant story. It seems that the rigorous military training he received in Ramallon is no joke.

While we were relaxing with drinks in the dining room, Rico, Sidhi, and Soleil appeared in their pajamas. All three of them smelled very nice. It seems that all three of them took a bath together tonight.

"So, what happened to Mr. Rucker?"

Sidi opens his mouth as soon as he takes his seat. I put my glass of wine on the table and slowly begin to speak.

"Now he's been taken to the city of Dorga, where he's under house arrest.

"What happened to the fort in Hiyama?"

"We've taken it. Thanks to the Subcliner army, which pulled out without resistance, we were able to occupy the city without bloodshed. I'm sure Rufana is keeping the place well guarded.

"Your own king is in captivity, and you have made no move to retake him?"

"There was no such thing. Most of the men were already on board and had probably sailed away, but I told the remaining men that I would guarantee Rucker's life, and they pulled up quietly."

"You were well aware that you would not stand a chance against Agartha's army, weren't you? Surprisingly, the army was able to analyze its strength accurately.

"I suppose so. I just felt a little sorry for Rucker as he was being taken away, kneeling on the grassy plain. Everyone shouted out their names when Rucker passed by. >,<>like that."

"As king, your subjects look up to you."

"Yes, Rico. I think Rucker is a good king in his own right. But since he fell in love with Vieille, he's become quite a funny man."

"Funny things?"

"That's right. ......"

I told Rico and the others exactly what Rucker had said. I also told them about his fantasy about Vieille, which he told us after he cried.

Rucker told us that he was confident that once he had laid skin on skin with Vieille, he could make her fall in love with him. For lack of a better word, he would play with Vieille's body as much as he could at first, and then he would own her. Once that happens, she won't be able to get away from him anymore. ...... He muttered these things to no one in particular. At first glance, he looks like King Maintia of the Kingdom of Hradime, but somehow, in his case, he is not as disgusting as Rucker. Is it because he looks clean and elegant ......?

"You shouldn't do that."

Rico opened his mouth with an expression of disgust or disappointment. Sidi nodded her head in agreement with Rico's words.

"Mr. Rucker sees Ms. Vieille only as an existence to satisfy his desires. From what Linos just told me, I can't feel any affection for Ms. Vieille from Mr. Rucker.

"Yes, that's true."

"It is reasonable for Vieille to behave in such a way that she does not accept a person who only sees her as an object to fulfill her desires. Every woman wants to spend time with someone who cares about her.

I nodded my head in agreement. Come to think of it, King Maintia, who is so lustful that he could be called the "Great Lascivious God" of the world, does have an affection for women. Even if he drags them forcibly into his bed, I'm sure he takes good care of them afterwards. As a proof of this, we have never heard a single complaint against King Maentia from any of the women he has laid hands on. I see. I guess love makes the difference.

"Yes. I think Rico's story finally explains the dislike I've been feeling for him. He needs to be taught the lesson of love, like a chewed up piece of meat."

"Mr. Linos."

Suddenly, Soleil opened her mouth. She looked at me with an even s*xier gaze than usual.

"Can you leave this matter to me?"

"What?　Do you have a plan?"

"Uh-huh. ......"

Soleil has a kind of happy expression on her face. As I watched her, I felt a touch of uneasiness in my heart. .......