Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Aphrodite, the capital of the Church, is lined with buildings in white. In a room of the Papal temple in the center of the city, Vieille is biting her lip.

The Pope's office. The room is luxurious and spacious, but empty except for her. This allowed her to reveal her feelings of dismay, something she would never show in public.

Of all places, an assassination had taken place in Agartha. As far as that country was concerned, she was forbidden to engage in any activity unless she had the Pope's permission to do so. Nevertheless, the deed was done. And it was brought to Vieille in the form of an after-action report.

She stares at the report. She reads the report, taking in each and every word. The movements of the minds of those who prepared it, trying to justify their actions, are palpable between the sentences. A woman whom they thought they had entrapped has been kept away by her family and sent to Agartha. This is exactly what a schemer's strategy is supposed to be.

She thinks about it and smiles bitterly. I can't say the same for others ...... and feel a little self-deprecating.

She lures them into a corner, steals their heart, and manipulates them at her will. ....... This is the method that Vieille has been using all over the world. She has been able to classify the so-called "movements of the human mind" into several patterns, and has established a method to deal with each of them, partly because she has been observing and studying them using her excellent observational skills. She adopted them as one of the methods of proselytizing. While this was very effective, it also caused a great deal of trouble.

Especially those who were confident in their appearance tended to focus their attention only on the other person in order to maintain the relationship once they had seduced the other person.

The human mind is created by the environment around us. ....... Vieille has developed this theory overcoming many difficulties: ....... Even if we communicate this theory carefully, we tend to let our guard down and neglect to observe the surroundings of the other person. The incident between Mataka and Serloitte was the very result of a negligent observation of the surroundings.

The biggest miscalculation for Vieille was that Gillette, the second-in-command of the SS, had made a move. His appearance aside, he was a man in whom Vieille had the utmost confidence in his ability. He went out of his way to assassinate Serloitte. Gillette would have been able to pull it off. But he did it in Agartha. Vieille was not convinced that he could get past the king's eyes, no matter how much he specialized in dirty work.

"However, I don't think we'll get away with this. ......"

Vieille mutters involuntarily. An indescribable sense of uneasiness welled up in her heart.

To be honest, I don't think I can beat that King Agartha. When she first met him, she thought he was a simple, kind man. But the closer I get to him, the more distant his presence seems to become. In fact, Vieille has always been outmaneuvered by the king, and she herself has not been able to come up with an effective plan against him. The current policy of the Church of Christianity of Crimiana is to keep as much as possible away from Agartha and concentrate on gathering information, as they had instructed their subordinates just recently.

Now, the new Crimiana Order led by Vieille was eagerly looking for ways to fill the large hole in the western part of the country. The Subcliner Kingdom led by Rucker was already out of control.

Needless to say, Rucker, the king, was captivated by the Psyllids from Agartha. This race is said to be good-looking and skilled at seducing men. True to their reputation, they continue to seduce Rucker, who looks like a beast.

The Kingdom of Subclina is an absolute monarchy. The king has full authority to rule and exercises his power freely. Therefore, as far as the Church of Crimiana is concerned, as long as the king is in control, the country is as good as free for the Church.

But this time, however, it turned out to be an unfair advantage. The situation that Rucker, the king, could not control was the same as losing a country.

It is only a day's boat ride from the kingdom of Subcliner to the capital, Aphrodite. Unobstructed straight road: ....... If Rucker were to turn and 30,000 of his elite were to set their sights on Aphrodite, the city that Vieille had worked so hard to build would be burned to ashes, unable to hold out even for a single day.

Vieille had taken steps to prevent that from happening. He gave direct and indirect instructions to the political and military rulers of the kingdom, and worked to keep their hearts from leaving the kingdom. However, Rucker himself refused to take the initiative. He refused Vieille's repeated requests to appear before Aphrodite on the grounds that the situation in the country was in disarray.

It is true that the current subcliner kingdom has been severely affected by the volcanic eruption of Lace on the island of Rwazan, and the crops have been severely affected. It is not a situation that the king himself is visiting Aphrodite. However, the old Rucker was a man who would fly to Aphrodite at a moment's notice no matter what the situation was. And now he refuses Vieille's request. Needless to say, she was shocked, as were the leaders of the Church of Crimiana.

Rucker continued to spend time with Ligia in her bedchamber. However, he spent a few hours in the morning and in the afternoon doing political work and settling accounts with an astonishing ability to process information. It seems that he tries to conduct his political affairs on a timetable, and for this reason, he seems to settle his affairs in order of priority. Because of this, the Kingdom of Subkriner has managed to maintain its current system without any major disruptions.

Incidentally, according to the report from the director of the rear palace, Rucker always bathed in hot water before sharing his bedchamber with Ligia. He washed not only his own body but also Ligia's petite body as if he were polishing a treasure. His hairy hands, like those of a grizzly bear, would run all over her body. For Vieille, it is a hair-raising experience, but it does alleviate some of his foul body odor. It was obvious to Vieille that it was Ligia who was encouraging him to do so. Rucker is slowly being manipulated by this psyllus, not only in body but also in mind.

With the urgent need to defend the western side of Aphrodite, attention turned to the Grand Duchy of Foal. This country had been in a state of seclusion for a long time, and its relations with the Church of the Crimiana had been kept to a minimum for a long time. For the Church, it was a small, powerless country on a small island, and not of any note, but it was located right between Subclinae and Aphrodite. It was the only country that could serve as a fortress if Rucker sent his army toward the capital. The Church of Crimiana decided to use the Grand Duchy of Foal as a shield.

Nevertheless, against the elite of the subclinics, this small nation would only be able to hold out for half a day, maybe a day. But with that much time, reinforcements from neighboring countries would arrive in time. This was the only means of defense that was left for the current state of the Church.

Fortunately, the Grand Duchy of Foal had a chance to take advantage of them. Since it was not something that Vieille himself had to deal with, he left it to his subordinates this time, but it backfired.

"Now, what should we do? ....... We can't just leave it like this. ......"

Slowly he leans back in his chair and closes his eyes. Then, something suddenly occurs to Vieille. It was the image of her grandfather, the former Pope, Jouvencel Sain. .......