Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

Serloitte gets out of the carriage and goes to Jannoli's place. He is still in the field checking the growth of the crops in his hands.

"Hello, Mr. Serloitte.

When he spotted her, Yannoli approached, showing his white teeth. Serloitte slowly lowers her head.

"Hey,...... I've got something for you today,...... that will keep the ferry rats away."

She rummages through her bag and pulls something out. Upon closer inspection, she sees that it is a white solid object shaped like a candle.

"Where is this ......?"

Yannoli picks it up and looks at it with a curious expression. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it had an unusual shape with a needle-like projection in the middle.

"I'm going to ...... set that prong on fire," he said.

"Light it on fire?"

"Oh, no, it's not that ...... it burns, it's just that ...... it doesn't burn."

Cerulloito took the solid object from Yannoli's hand and pressed his index finger against the protrusion. Then, as he mumbled a chant, a small light appeared at the tip of his finger. After a while, a ray of smoke rose from the white solid object.

"Here, if you spread this on the fields, you can get ......."

Serloitte holds out the smoking solid to Jannoly. He wiggles his nose to smell it.

"What?　I don't smell anything."

"I've ...... made it so that it's odorless."

Serloitte explained that the smoke contained a scent that the ferry rats did not like. Moreover, he said, it was a scent that humans could not detect.

"That's amazing. That's great, isn't it, Mr. Serloitte? I didn't know you could make something like this. ......"

"I, no, ......, the Great King is ......."

"The Great King?"

To my surprise, these solid objects were made on the advice of the Great High King Reborn. When he had a meeting with May, he had given me, in return, an ingredient that would produce a scent that the ferirat would not like. Serloit had devised it into a spherical solid.

"The Great High King of Ribbon: ....... I have never met him, but I hear he is a very studious man."

Ha, yes. ....... You know everything very well. ....... His face is scary, but his ...... heart is very serious and he loves learning."

"I see."

Yannoli smiles at that. Serloitte had one goal in mind. If this experiment was successful, Yannoli's fields would be protected from rats, and she would also be able to reward the Great High King Libourne for teaching her this technique. For her, it was an experiment that she wanted to succeed at all costs.

"So, what should we do with this one?"

Yannoli holds a solid object with smoke coming out of it in front of Serloitte. She looked alternately at his face and hand, but eventually, in a calm voice, she opened her mouth.

"Hey, throw it to me."

"Throw?"

"Ha, yes. Throw ...... into the field, please."

Yannoli did as he was told and threw the solid object in his hand into the field.

Serloitte brought a total of 20 solid objects. She lit them all on fire and let out smoke, then unfolded the notebook she had brought and held it out in front of Yannoli.

"What's this?"

"A map, sir."

"A map?"

Here, this is a map of the farm. Yes, and ...... where to put it.

If you look closely, you can see that it is a very elaborately drawn map. Numbers are marked here and there. It seems to indicate the area of the fields. Moreover, they were almost the same area as Yannoli knew. He does not try to hide his surprise and looks at Serloitte's face.

"That ....... Put it on the black, circled, d*mn it, put it on ......."

Looking closely, black circles were written in various places in the field. There were exactly twenty of them.

"Yes, that's where ...... will be the most effective ...... and ......."

Serloitte's mouth is open, her eyebrows furrowed in a "c" shape. At first glance, she seems to be anxious, but her eyes are shining brightly, showing her confidence. Yannoli nodded silently. With the map in hand, she places the solid object on the floor.

It was dusk when all the work was done. The sun was setting beyond the horizon, turning the earth and the fields red. The two of us gazed at this ethereal and indescribable scene, forgetting our words for a moment.

After a while, Serloitte began chanting with her hands clasped together. After a while, a dazzling light emitted from her hands. It seemed that she had cast a light spell. Then she gathered the surrounding trees and started chanting again. This time, flames gushed out from her right hand toward the ground. It spread to the trees gathered on the ground, and in no time at all, a bonfire was formed.

"I will stay here and observe," he said.

"Observation?　Of rats, is it?　If that's the case, why don't you go home and rest today, and come back tomorrow morning. ....... If the crops are not eaten tomorrow, we can say that your experiment was a success, can't we?"

"No, no. Yes, that's true, but ....... I was wondering if that ...... fire would start. ......"

"Uh."

Serloitte had estimated that the effect of the solid materials brought in would show some results. However, there was a concern that the heat emitted from the solids might affect the crops or start a fire. She wanted to observe the situation overnight to be sure that the effect was solid.

"I see. If that's the case, I'll help you.

"No, no, no. ......, no such ......."

"I can't leave a woman alone in a place like this."

"......"

Yannoli entered the field and plucked the crops at random. In no time, he had a hand full of vegetables.

He sat down in front of the fire and took one of them and put it in front of the fire. After searing it for a while, he pointed it in Serloitte's direction without saying a word.

"Here you go."

Cerulloito did as he was advised and put it in his mouth. It was nice and crunchy. This is a plant called günta, which is similar to leeks. A very savory aroma filled his mouth.

You can eat it raw, but if you roast it over a fire like this, it becomes very fragrant. You can only enjoy this aroma when it is freshly picked. How do you like it?"

"Oh, it's delicious, sir."

Serloitte takes out a small box from her bag. When he opens the lid, he finds a delicious-looking dish inside.

"Jeez, actually, I brought you some dinner: ......."

She holds the box in front of Yannoli as she says this. He picks up the food with his fingers and pops it into his mouth.

"U...... delicious!　What a depth of flavor. Is this tomato?"

"So ...... it is ......."

"I see. No, tomatoes are delicious this way, too.

Jannoli takes a tomato in his hand. The two men talked and cooked together, and tasted the results of their impromptu cooking.

"Wow!

Suddenly, Serloitte shouted. The sky was full of twinkling stars.

"Beautiful. ......"

"Really, it's beautiful. ......"

The two of them gazed at the starry sky in amazement and lost track of time for a while.

How much time had passed? Their eyes met. The two of them couldn't help but smile at each other. Then they sat down on chairs and talked about various topics while keeping an eye on the field. The next thing they knew, the sun was rising behind them.

"Is it ...... in the morning? Your story was so interesting that I lost track of time. What a beautiful sunrise ....... I haven't seen such a beautiful view since ......."

The two of them watch the sunrise in silence again.

"I hope to share many more of these emotions with you. ......"

Yannoli watches the sunrise and mutters to no one in particular. Serloitte nodded her head slowly.

Soon it was completely dawn. Yannoli prepares a simple breakfast, which she shares with Serloitte. They remained silent, but both knew that their hearts were firmly connected to each other.

"......Take care, then."

As the time for the carriage to pick him up approached, Serloitte quickly dressed himself and bowed deeply to Jannoli. He too took off his hat and bowed deeply.

"I will be back soon. ......"

With that, Serloitte turned on her heel. She took off at a trot toward the stop. Jannoly exhaled and looked in the wrong direction.

Then he heard a woman's short scream. It was unmistakably Serloitte's voice: .......