Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"So long. ...... live and breathe well."

Tears glistened in the man's eyes as he spoke with a somber look on his face. He turned on his heel and rode slowly, as if to break his thoughts. And without looking back, he slowly moves forward through the meadows of Agartha. .......

And suddenly he turned his horse around and came back as fast as he could. Then he jumped off his horse and returned to where he had been.

"I still can't break up with you...I can't...I can't...I can't...I can't...I can't...～～～～ oh oh oh...～～～～"

"...... How many more times is this going to go on?　I've already done it eight times, remember?"

Weeping was King Maintia, who looked at Noreen, who was holding a baby in her arms. Surrounding them were Linos, who was standing there with an indescribable expression on his face, and Patterson and his men, the followers of King Maintia. Matkal watches them with a look of dismay on his face.

Norene, the King's wife, gave birth two weeks earlier than expected, and for a time, there was a commotion around the King. However, her doctor, Siljus, managed to save the day. ......The birth was a boy. The king named him Onsar.

The child was to live for a while with the help of the spirits, thanks to the care of Siljus. The child was placed in what is called an incubator, and within a few days he was able to leave it and return to his mother.

Onsar was, for whatever reason, not half as beloved by the king of Maintia. He and Noreen changed diapers for the children and bathed them together. Patterson and his friends wondered what was wrong with him with over 70 children.

But there was no time left for him to stay in Agartha. His return date had already been set, and the preparations for it would be completed without delay. In the end, he only had about two months to spend with his child before he had to leave for home in tears.

"......Couldn't you have extended the date of your return?　He's a king who may or may not stay, isn't he?"

Matkal mutters. I open my mouth, shaking my head.

"No, he's the one who said that. I've kept him here, remember?　But he was adamant that he had to return home as planned because of the incident with Cavaletto. The Great High King had written to him that he could stay in Agartha if no progress was made, but he refused and insisted that he would return. He even said that he had a dream to lead his country to a better state and that he wanted to return home as soon as possible to start working on it.　I had no idea that today, on the same day, it would end up like this."

"We've been going back and forth since a while ago, but I'd like ...... one of you to decide. However, we're packing our bags, ...... so there's nothing we can do."

Matkal sighs and goes to King Maintia.

"King Maintia, why don't you paint a picture of the queen and the prince? Wouldn't it be nice to be with the two of them all the time?

Hearing his voice, King Maintia looks up with a start.

"I didn't know you had it in you!　She is indeed the queen of Agartha. By all means, let us do so!　Patterson, I'm postponing our departure today!　Now I'm going to paint!　Get out your paintbrushes!"

Needless to say, Patterson and his followers fell to their knees. In the end, King Maintia stayed in Agartha one more day, finished the painting, and left for home the next morning, sobbing.

Three days later. Sadie went into labor. In the evening, when she was taking a walk in the garden with May, her stomach began to hurt and she was taken immediately to the maternity ward at her discretion. She called Roni and finally started to deliver the baby.

I thought it would take her a long time to give birth because of her small size, but despite my worries, Sidhi finished giving birth to the baby safely around the time the sun was setting.

......The birth was, to my surprise, a girl.

While I was in the middle of being excited to hear the report from Roni, Sadakichi appeared in front of me.

"What's up, Sadakichi?"

"It's an enemy attack."

Enemy attack?

A large number of deer, and fawns at that, are surrounding the compound.

"Deer?　A lot of fawns?　...... Could it be this magic?　......Sadakichi, it doesn't matter if you leave it alone."

"Huh?"

"...... yeah. It's okay. Thanks for your help."

I give Sadakichi the meat of the golden bird and send him home. About an hour later, a huge army of deer, numbering in the thousands, appears in the yard of the house. Jeneha and the other harpies were so startled that they went into a state of panic and there was a commotion in front of the house for a while, but as soon as I went outside, the deer started to gather in one place, glowing. I tell Jeneha and the others that there is no need to worry and send them back out.

"......What the hell are you doing?　Deer God?"

The Deer God approaches me with a beaming smile. As I recall, I didn't tell this man the location of my residence in the capital. How did he know where I was?

"No, I've come here by Considine's presence. Is it because of the warding?　I had a hard time finding any sign of Considine. But I felt a new presence, and I was so eager to come that I thought he must have been born. Your wards can kill you if you make a mistake. The more powerful you are, the more effective your warding will be?　My form could not break through the barrier. Therefore, I dispersed my power, but it was chilling when I passed through the wards. It's really tricky."

The Deer God smiles broadly. He had been waiting outside the house's boundary for a week before the due date of the baby, watching Sadie's every move. This is one of the most advanced stalkers in the world. But he had a point. He said that the girls of the Dwarven royal family had to receive blessings from the Deer God as soon as they were born because they had lower resistance than the boys, and that was one of the reasons why the Deer God started stalking them.

"But the Deer God said that Sidhi's child is a prince, right?　Did you consider the possibility that it might be a girl?"

"...... No, none of them."

The Deer God says it all with a smile and a dash. After all, he was stalking his beloved granddaughter, Sadie, just because he wanted to hold her child in his arms as soon as possible. As for the blessing, he said that he had no problem with it as long as it was within a month. This is a truly appalling story.

"If she was so cute, she should have come to Sadie more often.

When I say something like that, he gives me a bitter smile and replies.

No, it is not so. I have to protect the Duchy of Niza.

"What?　But if we come to the Heedata Empire now, the Principality of Niza is ......?"

That's ...... ahaha, it's okay."

With a dubious look on my face, I lead the deer god into the dining room. Naturally, my family is surprised. I introduce the Deer God to the others and head for Sadie's maternity room. There, Roni, May, Ferris and Peris are gathered around Sadie's bed.

Sadie was holding the baby with a very happy face.

"Come in, Mr. Linos."

Roni leads me to sit down next to Sadie's bed.

"Mr. Linos, ...... I didn't expect it to be a girl."

Sadie looks a little surprised. I smile at her and open my mouth.

"No. As long as the baby is healthy and Sadie is okay, that's all that matters. ...... Oh, she looks a lot like Sadie. She looks ...... smart."

She looks so happy to hear my words. This is the first time in the Dwarven royalty that a female is born for the first time, but she seems to have no problem with that. I heard later that Mei and Roni were very upset when they found out that it was a girl. When they fearfully told Sidhi that it was a girl, she looked surprised for a moment, but then her face immediately softened and she muttered to them

Don't worry. She is absolutely fine."

Sadie had no proof of this, but she was absolutely sure of it. After hearing this story, I decided to stop thinking about this problem. I am sure that Sidhi's intuition was right.

"But even so, you couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman, Sadie, even though you have such a brilliant mind, couldn't you?

Ferris looks at the baby and says something like that.

"When it comes to myself, I have no idea. I'm in trouble.

"Well, that's okay. Sadie is the one who saved our lives."

We laughed as we said these things to each other. Afterwards, I told her that the Deer God had come to visit her, and managed to quiet her startled and dismayed state, and called the Deer God to give her his blessing.

"Oh!　She looks a lot like my wife, Sámache. She will be a beauty in the future."

The deer god was elated. In the end, after consultation between me, Sidhi, and the Deer God, we decided to name her "Piatrice". Pia" means "most beautiful" in Dwarven language, and "Tris" is the name of the queen of the first Dwarven king. Combining these two names, we hope that she will be a woman who has a beautiful appearance, but also a woman who makes her own way in life.

"Piatrice ...... pretty name ......"

With these words, Sadie hugged her child again.

She had an intuitive feeling. She knew intuitively that this child was born with a talent that she did not have. And that this talent would surely lead many people to happiness.

Closing her eyes, Sadie looked at her child moving in her arms, and was filled with a sense of accomplishment and happiness that she had never felt before. She decided to find and develop her child's talents while watching her grow up. It was also the moment when she found a new dream for herself.

Five days after the birth of Piatoris, a man visited the house of Rinos, replacing the Deer God. This will lead to the biggest crisis for Agartha, including Rinos. ....... But that is another story.