Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"In our country ... the Kushanamina are considered our friends, our family and our children. It is forbidden to take them by force and deprive them of their freedom..."

Nike, the king of Sandanj, looks as if he is biting a bitter bug as he talks to us. According to our preliminary research, the development of this country has been accompanied by dogs called Kushanamina.

When this country was still in its infancy, the people had put in a lot of effort and hard work to develop the country. They expanded their cities little by little, using oases in the desert as their bases, and the dogs, together with the humans, bravely stood up against the attacking demons. Since then, the custom of treating dogs as friends and family has taken root in this country.

This idea is so thorough that there are no dog-killing facilities like in Japan. This is because there are no abandoned dogs or dogs abandoned by their owners. If the owner cannot keep the dog for some reason, there are even shelters run by the government. In this sense, the country of Sandanj is a country full of animal protection.

According to the information that Mei and her colleagues have compiled from my expert opinion, there are two ways of infection. And both of them involved dogs.

The first route of infection was a dog that was kept in a flower shop in the country of Sandanj. Five out of 20 people were bitten by the dog. Moreover, except for one person who was bitten by stepping on the tail, all of them were bitten by the dog suddenly, without having done anything to the dog. Furthermore, one of the patients who has Kirisurae was bitten while he was trying to protect the dog and developed the disease afterwards.

The second source of infection is a dog that was kept in the teacher's house. Four people were bitten by the dog, and of course the owner of the dog, the teacher, had contracted the disease. The dog had also bitten people indiscriminately when out for a walk, and all the bitten had developed the disease.

Therefore, the two dogs must first be taken into custody and their condition checked."

"...In our country, such dogs that bite people are to be retrained by specialized trainers. That is the domain of the trainer, and there has never been a case of a dog being captured by order of the king in violation of that domain.

Nique was clearly upset. Her eyes were swimming. Considering that he had said that the king's order was absolute, it would not be impossible to give the order to capture the dog, but he could not accept the reality of the situation.

"...I don't believe it. I cannot believe that Kushanamina, who has prospered with us, was the cause of the hateful Cirithrae."

"King Sandanji, or dare I call you Mr. Nikke? Do you not want to save your country, Mr. Niké? The possibility that these people of Posehay have shown is that if left unchecked, dogs and people will be afflicted with Cirithrae. As the king of this country, I think we should not overlook that."

He closes his eyes and thinks. Then he slowly opens them.

"Who is it?"

"You wished to see me, my king?"

Call GRAWANCE.

"Ha."

After giving a short order to his attendants, Nike closed his eyes again. A short time later, a small but muscular man with brown skin appeared.

"Glawans!"

"Ha."

"Find Kushanamina, who is kept in a flower shop, and Kushanamina, who was kept in a teacher's house, and bring them before me immediately. They say she bites people. She is probably under the care of one of the trainers."

"May I ask why, my king, if I may be so bold?"

"It is possible that Kushanamina is infecting those two animals with Cirithrae, and that they are infecting people with it."

After a moment's pause, the muscular man called Glawans began to laugh loudly.

"Hahahahaha. King! What are you talking about? You think Kushanamina is infected with Cirithrae? That's impossible. Kushanamina is our friend, our family, our child. Why are you spreading an epidemic that will destroy us?

It's... it's possible.

"King, what is it? I've never seen anything like that before.

"Glawans... This... is... an... order.

Tears glistened in Nike's eyes. Grahance rolled his eyes in surprise at the sight.

"I don't want to believe it either. I don't want to believe it. I don't want to doubt my friends, my family, my children. But we can't let Kirisrei become popular in our country again. I cannot. Gracanth... please understand."

Glawans slowly bowed his head and strode out of the room.

A few moments later, he brought a white dog in a cage. Nike sees it and opens his mouth.

"What happened to the other one?"

"Ha... the other one... was already dead."

"..."

While Nike was in a state of exclamation, Zhuang and the others tried to observe the dog. However, the dog was in a very agitated state and began to run amok in its cage. At that time, Glawans chants some incantation, and the dog lowers its head as if it is being held down. However, the dog continues to growl and growl. Glawans sighs and opens his mouth.

"This Kushanamina was in a state of excitement. That's why she bit people."

"I see. Master Linos, is this the dog?"

Chiwan agrees with Glawans and asks me for my opinion. I will evaluate this dog.

"Yes, definitely. This is the dog. ...... this dog has been bitten by another dog, too."

As he listens to the explanation, Roni hovers around the cage, observing.

"Are they excited? Then he is drooling and sitting up. Is it just me, or is there something crazy going on here?"

"Yes... It's like he's obsessed with something."

May also looks at him with an eerie expression on her face. However, Glawans denies the story.

"That's because I was suddenly summoned to a stranger's house," he says. He has a very strong temper. Anyone would be angry to be locked in a cage and dragged out to a place like this for something he didn't do."

Roni stands up quickly and looks at Glawans.

"I see, you may be right. But it seems that everyone who has been bitten by this dog has so far developed Kirisurae. We will check it out."

Glawans furrowed his brow and looked back in Niké's direction. Niké nodded quietly.

Kushanamina is our friend and family. We will not tolerate any rough treatment.

Grahwans said to Roni and the others and left the place quickly. After seeing them off, Chi-wan went near the dog again.

"Now, how can we carry this dog carefully without hurting it?

"I'll put up the wards."

With these words, I lock the dog in the cage and put the effect of falling asleep on the dog.

"...Huh? You're not sleeping, are you?"

The effect that would normally put the dog to sleep does not work on this dog. The effect is further intensified to induce a strong sleep. After a while, the dog's growl disappears and it finally falls into a deep sleep.

"It seems that the dog was in a very excited state. I have never put a dog to sleep with such a strong effect before."

"King Agartha... you are..."

Nike rolls her eyes in amazement.

"Oh, I'm a warding master by profession. I can make a good warding.

"A warding master..."

"Thanks to a good teacher, a good master, and a good sister, I have managed to put up wards as I wish, but.... However, if only... it would be a world in which warding masters did not have to play an active role."

Nikeh is surprised to hear me say that.

"What do you say, King Agartha? A warder is the most necessary skill to protect a king. How can you say that it will no longer be necessary? I envy you your warding skills.

"...Well, it is a useful skill. But I would like to make a difference in a world in which kings or anyone else must always put their lives in danger.

"King Agartha, it will be difficult. We royalty... we must see it as a kind of duty to be targeted by others."

"I see. That's one way to look at it.

"Shall we go now, Mr. Rinos?"

Loni urges me on, holding a dog trapped in a ward. I nodded quietly, bowed to Nike, and left.