Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

The next day, Archduke Teisto offered Linos an audience.

"I am sorry to have summoned you so suddenly."

No, please don't worry about it. I'm always ready.

I'm glad to hear you say that. No, no, I'm going home today. I just wanted to say hello.

"I see. ....... I can't offer any hospitality ......."

"That kind of thing ......."

The Grand Duke shakes his head, his eyes tightly closed. He lets out a deep breath and looks straight at Linos.

"You have come to the right place, Agartha.

"......"

"I am well aware that there is no way I can respond to such a request when I have not yet found a way out of that flower. But I have a feeling that you will do something. You make me believe that everything will be all right. Such a person is not easy to find. It was right that I left the country on my own accord.

The Grand Duke nodded with a satisfied smile. Linos, not knowing how to respond to this, looks at him with an indescribable expression on his face.

"And Serloitte is also ......."

"......"

"Dear Meilius, Dear Considie, ....... Your wife is quite a woman. You can learn from them. And you will open up a new life for Serloitte. She's a sweet girl. Her kindness and dedication will surely lead her to happiness. ......

With these words, the Grand Duke gazes into the distance. Linos reaches into his pocket and pulls out a stone the size of his fist.

"Please, Grand Duke, take this."

"What's this?"

"It's a warding stone."

"A warding stone?"

"Yes. Inside this stone, lvl 5 fire magic is sealed.

"What?

"I've already told Gon how to remove the warding, but please be careful how you handle it."

"......"

The Grand Duke looked at Linos with a look of disbelief. LV5 fire magic is powerful enough to burn a small city to ashes in an instant. It was unbelievable that such a thing could be contained in this stone. At that moment, a story he had heard before came back to the Grand Duke's mind.

"Yes, I have heard that story. The soldiers of Agartha are equipped with stones. That is why it is difficult for them to be attacked. That means that the stones are ......"

"Yes. The soldiers are carrying them with them, giving them warding skills. It's no big deal. ...... The warding stones can be easily obtained in Agartha if you have enough money. Mostly merchants and adventurers have them in case they are attacked by monsters or bandits. However, only warding stones with warding skills are sold here, not those with fire magic effects.

"and ...... means ......"

"I made it just for the Grand Duke."

"......, I'm sorry."

The Grand Duke bows deeply. Linos, on the other hand, waves his hands in the air and bows in awe.

Even though it has the effect of lvl. 5 fire magic, its power has been minimized. The effect will probably only be felt in a few meters square. But we have tried to burn down that flower with LV5 fire magic. That time the flower disappeared. I'm sure it will work in your country too. Let's ask Gon to check the extent and degree of burning and then send another fire magic ward stone. I think that will solve the problem.

"Thank you ....... Thank you ......"

Again the Grand Duke bowed deeply.

The Grand Duke then left the city of Agartha on a fast horse, instead of riding in the carriage that had been prepared for him. He said that he had to return home as soon as possible and took hold of the reins. He was followed by his brother, the Duke of Hartz. He was annoyed by his brother's behavior, but his face was calm and even smiling, as if he was thrilled to be running with his brother for the first time since they were children.

"Well then..."

The Grand Duke gave a short speech and immediately started his horse. His younger brother, the Duke of Hertz, rode behind him with a brilliant command of the reins.

"You ...... brothers sure know how to handle a horse!"

Linos watched with a stunned look on his face as the archduke and his brother left.

The brothers were in the middle of the street, and the duke and duchess were in the middle of the street.

It was only a few days later that Gon contacted us. The Grand Duke returned to Japan in a great hurry and immediately called Gon to use the warding stone. Flowers of friendship bloomed in the garden of the Duke of Fantasic's mansion....... The place was so tightly sealed with cloth that it was filled with the odor of flowers and it was difficult to even breathe. The Grand Duke mobilized all of his warders to put up wards in the house, and also had the Grand Duke himself put up wards. Even so, the thick odor of the flowers could not be completely removed, and he was present at the scene with a frown on his face.

The warders who had been assembled continued to ward the house with a tragic resolve, since it was a level 5 fire magic. One wrong move and they themselves could be burned to death. Moreover, the Grand Duke was present. They were fighting against a pressure they had never felt before.

Gon activated the warding stone given to him by Linos. A pillar of fire rose for a moment, but it quickly subsided, and all the flowers in the vicinity were gone. The Grand Duke saw this and continued to clap his hands slowly and silently.

The Grand Duke immediately sent a letter to Linos with a report and a polite thank-you. He also requested that additional boundary stones be sent immediately.

The letter was sent to Rinos.

Linos read the letter from the Grand Duke and nodded repeatedly. Now the measures for the Friendship Flower were taken. Now we have to set up the warding that can burn the flower completely and efficiently so that there will be no leftover flame. ....... Thinking of this, he rings the bell on the desk in his office.

"You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, but I need you to prepare some stones for me."

"Awe, sir. I'll take it to the usual headquarters of the Agartha army.

Yes, that's fine. Get me a couple hundred rocks the size of your fist.

Yes, sir.

When the man steps back, Linos stands up tall, puts his hands on his shoulders and shakes his head from side to side. He was about to think further about the image of the warding on the stone when suddenly the door to his office opened.

"Master!"

"Oh, what is it, Gon? What's wrong?"

"We have a problem, sir."

What happened?

The flowers of friendship are growing.

"More flowers. I see. ....... I was going to prepare two hundred boundary stones that I gave to the Grand Duke the other day, should I prepare more?"

"That's not the point, sir.

What?

"Anyway, you have to see it once..."

Gong took out a warding stone from his pocket. This is a boundary stone with the effect of ...... shifting. He grabbed Linos's arm and put it on the floor.

"...... where am I?　...... Whoa!"

A terrible smell pinched my nose. It was difficult to even open my eyes. Linos desperately reestablished the warding around him.

"...... d*mn. What was that?　...... is that thing?"

Before his eyes, the flowers of friendship were blooming. Above his head was a white curtain.

"Gon, what is this place?"

"This is the garden of the Grand Duke Fantastic of the Grand Duchy of Foal.

"What?　Isn't that ...... the place the Grand Duke mentioned in his letter, as I recall?"

"Have you received a letter from the Grand Duke?

"Yeah. I sent you a warding stone and you told me that the flower had disappeared. So he asked me to send him an additional boundary stone.

"I see. But that is no longer necessary.

"What do you mean?"

The boundary stone was used in this garden.

"What?　The flowers ...... haven't disappeared."

That's right, sir.

Gon looked away from Linos and sighed heavily.

"Unfortunately, your master's warding stone had no effect.

His words made Linos' eyes widen. .......