Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

A group of men led by Holm pulled out of the Karza castle.

"This is the last of the troops. The castle is now uninhabited.

He looked back in the direction of the castle. His backside exudes an indescribable sense of loneliness. The castle that he had defended to the bitter end was now to be handed over to the hands of the enemy. I can only imagine the inexpressible loneliness.

But when he turned around, he did not show any such emotion and smiled.

"Don't worry. The water has been turned off. There is not a drop of water left in the castle. And since we have blocked the road leading to the back gate, I don't think the enemy will be coming this way anytime soon.

"I see. Thank you for your hard work. You should rest now. Shall I cast a recovery spell?

At my words, he waved his hands in the air and refrained. He laughed and said that there were healing magicians in the Safan army and that he was not so tired. He said he would report to the Commander-in-Chief and left.

"You are a great man!"

I muttered to myself. Those who followed Mr. Holm seemed to have a deep bond with him. He must be well-liked by his subordinates.

After a while, I heard a sound like a lightning strike from the direction of Karza Castle. I checked the map, and it seemed that NONO's army had started to attack. Not long after that, I heard men cheering. It seems that the castle has fallen into the hands of the enemy.

"The enemy has taken Karza Castle! The castle has fallen!

A man came running toward us from the direction of the castle, shouting such a thing. He must have been a scout sent by the Safan army. The man shouted that the castle had fallen and ran toward the main camp.

The soldiers of the Sefand army are rustling. The soldiers who had been sitting on the ground stood up. At that moment, several soldiers were seen running out from the main camp.

"Retreat!　We're retreating!　Get ready now!　The Commander-in-Chief is on his way out!　Get out of the way!"

The men are saying this with their mouths. At the sound of their voices, the soldiers suddenly began to move noisily. From the main camp, I saw the commander-in-chief on his horse and a few knights coming out from behind him. The commander-in-chief gave me a glance and turned his horse to the south.

Among the knights following the commander-in-chief, a knight came to me. It was Sarma.

"Excuse me from your horse. We are now retreating to the place Kenshin-sama has ordered us to go. Please take care of the rest!

He said this and hurriedly followed behind the commander-in-chief.

"Well, shall we do it too? We need to get Ilimo, so let's go back to the Imperial Palace.

With that, I got up and started walking toward the transition wards hidden in the mountains.

"Hey, where are you going?

Suddenly, Julia spoke to me. She was standing there with her arms crossed, staring at us. Behind her, several robed women, probably her subordinates, were following her.

"Are you retreating too?　Please be careful."

He did not answer the question, but started to walk at a brisk pace. However, she was not so sure, and started to talk to us more.

"I'm asking you where you're going. We are not going in that direction. Besides, it's not safe for a small group of people to walk around in the mountains. You don't know this, but sometimes Malbahn comes down here at night. If that dragon finds you, he will eat you for sure.

...... Oh, you're worried about us?　I turn to her, thinking that she is surprisingly kind.

"Yes. Thank you very much. I forgot something, I just need to pick it up. Don't worry about us.

"......"

Julia is still staring at us with her arms crossed. I left her there and walked on into the mountains.

"...... It's okay. They won't follow us."

"I don't know, man. It's kind of a pain in the ass."

I thought Julia was going to come after me, but she didn't seem to be. There was no sign of her. I pulled them close to me and activated the transfer warding.

"Well, welcome back!

Just as I was about to head for Ilimo's stable, I ran into Rico. She came running up to us at a trot and looked worried, asking if we were hurt. Then she stopped to look at Escalina.

"Is this ......?"

"Yes. It's Escalina from Cyrus. Soleil told me to come by your side, and I'm glad I did."

"Well, thank you very much. I am Lino's wife, Licorette.

Liko bowed her head in agreement. He must know who she is. Escalina took off her hood and got down on one knee on the spot.

"It is my greatest pleasure to meet the Empress of Agartha and to receive her kind words."

"No, please. Please stand up.

Rico looked at me again as he said this.

"Your meal is ready."

"What?　Already?　We're going back to Karza Castle once more: ......"

But first, you'd better eat. Here you go.

Rico urged us to go to the house.

The dinner was a barbecue. And it was to be held in the garden.

This kind of event gets the kids excited. At our house, we put pre-cut meat, vegetables, etc. on a platter, and everyone puts what they like on skewers and grills them. It is interesting to see the personalities of each child.

Eldest daughter, Eryl, is a balanced type. She eats equal portions of meat and vegetables. She may not like some foods, but she seems to eat them as much as she dares. Not only that, she cooks and bakes for us too. She's a very good girl.

The opposite is true for Alyria and Idea. They only eat what they like. Alyria eats meat. Meat, meat, meat. Idea prefers vegetables, especially the asparagus-like vegetable called neuro. But since Idea is popular with his younger brothers and sisters, he is busy taking care of them.

His wives are also enjoying their meals in their own way, taking care of their children. Among them, there is one person who takes his meal without any expression on his face. It was Escalina.

We are now on our way back to the Castle of Khazan. This is what is called "overtime work.

We decided to eat before that, and we invited Escalina to the imperial residence as well. I thought about going back to the village of Silures and going to ......, but that would be time consuming and above all, inefficient. Then they suggested to go back to the house together and have a meal together.

Escalina was fine with not eating, but as everyone was enjoying the barbecue with their tastebuds, she was puzzled and brought the cooked food to her mouth, perhaps due to the rarity of the event.

When everyone's stomachs are full and the party is about to end, I look over at Sidhi and Escalina. Escalina was still eating. Like Alyria, she was eating meat on a skewer, which was grilled, with a blank expression on her face. Well, I guess that's understandable, since the meat used is the finest dragon meat and it's delicious.

She noticed my gaze and came over to me with a blank expression on her face after eating a mouthful of meat.

I take the two of them and head for Ilimo's place.

"Linos."

Suddenly, I heard my name called. I looked and saw Rico standing there.

"Please be careful.

"Don't worry. I'll be right back."

"I'll boil your bath for you."

"Yeah. You do that."

Rico bowed his head at my words.