Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

I stopped breathing. The map showed the southern peak of the mountain in bright red.

What in the world is going on? Sidhi told me that the dragons were after me. What have I done?

Sadakichi told me that they don't want to listen to me. That's not going to happen.

Getting out of here will be easy. There's a transfer zone right there. If we can get in, we can go back to the palace in the capital. But I don't think that will make the dragons less angry. In the worst case, this area will be destroyed.

They may be medium-sized, but they are still dragons. They can breathe breath. It is easy to imagine the damage that would be done by two hundred dragons running rampant, changing the terrain around the Karza castle.

"...... Mr. Linos."

Sidi calls out behind me. I catch a glimpse of her. She is wearing a hood, so I can't see her expression, but I can sense that she looks worried. Escalina, on the other hand, is standing there as usual. She probably wants to do something about the situation. Otherwise, she will not be able to get water from the back of the mountain. She starts shaking her head from side to side.

"Oh, my God, that stinks."

He is waving his right hand in front of his face. He seems to sense a strong smell, but I don't sense it at all. Then I felt a big presence.

"Wahhhhhh!"

That's a nasty laugh. I knew that voice. And he's right above us.

"Shut the f*ck up!

I click my tongue and look up. There was the Dragon King.

"Ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha!"

For some reason, he's laughing. What's so funny? It's just so irritating.

He slowly comes down near us. Then he turns his head around and opens his mouth with a grin on his face.

"How about I help you?"

"...... what?"

"I can help you on one condition."

"So, what?　We don't have time for this. So, come to a decision."

"Nuh-uh."

The Dragon King wrinkled his brow with a smile on his mouth.

"You must release the wards on Aelyria. Then I will ......."

"I refuse."

"I'm going to lift that ward. ......"

I said no. Go home.

"You ......"

The Dragon King looked up with a snap, arms crossed. The wards I don't want to put on my daughter are all due to the stalking behavior of this stupid dragon. Even now he is hanging around Alyria day in and day out. Day and night. If we remove the wards, he'll go so far as to kidnap my daughter ....... There's no way they'd ever deactivate the wards.

"Gooaaaahhh!"

The roar of a dragon echoed through the sky. The distance is close. They will appear soon. I wonder if Holm and the others have properly informed the army at the back of the mountain and at Karza Castle. There was no sign of movement from the soldiers.

"You are very clever to play games with me, aren't you?"

...... so shut up. What's the deal? The dragons are coming. Shut up.

I ignore the Dragon King with such thoughts in my mind.

"...... geez..."

"Whoa!　It stinks!　It stinks!"

At the same time I heard an indescribable groan and heard Escalina's voice that sounded like an exclamation. She looked up to see the Dragon King spitting out a small purple ball from his mouth. Escalina is hovering there, looking up to the heavens.

"Gahhhh ....... Saul. That should do it, right?"

"I don't want it, it's disgusting."

"Hey, ......, what's with the sole?　And it's my sole.　You could buy a whole country with just this!"

"That's why I said I don't want it. I don't need money or a country.

"Hmph. ...... Don't be a sore loser. Good, good, you can have it all you want."

...... No, I really don't need it. I mean, I see a dragon in the sky. Wow, a great number of dragons are flying in the sky like winged insects. This is really bad, isn't it?

They are flying right at me. More and more of them are being revealed. And then a dragon swoops down on me. Its mouth seemed to be wide open.

"Divine Warding!"

As soon as the warding was put up, the dragon breathed its breath. With a dull thud, a pillar of fire rose and the ground shook.

One after another, the dragons swooped down and pelted me with their breath. But not a single one of them could damage my warding.

The dragon that hit me with the breath rises into the air and observes me with his companions. It seems to be a teaser. I'm sure their real attack will come soon after.

"Whoa!"

"Wow."

Suddenly, soldiers came running out of the hillside behind the castle and out of Karza Castle. It seems that they finally realized the danger they were in after seeing the attack. The soldiers are scattered and running away. Some are running toward the north, some toward the south.

Four dragons from the sky have come down to the ground. They begin to charge at the soldiers. They are not very fast, but they are faster than the soldiers. It is only a matter of time before they catch up with them.

"No! ......

Lightning strikes the dragons. There is a flash of light with a sound that tears the air. The dragons stop moving, but then they glare at me, and this time they start charging at me.

Sidhi and Escalina stay here.

With these words, he exits the ward and pulls out a Holy Sword from the infinite storage. He runs toward the dragons and holds the sword at the ready. As soon as one of the dragons moves into range, he raises his front paw wide. This is the posture to shoot the breath. He swings his sword in a single motion. It stops moving.

I slip right past him and see two more dragons closing in on me. They charge at me, heads down in unison. I stop and slash at the first dragon from the top. Then I quickly jump to the right side and slash at the neck of the second dragon that is just charging at me, sword raised.

They all felt good. I looked back and saw that one of them had its head in the air and was on the verge of falling down. With a dull thud, the dragon crumples to the ground. At that moment, there was a spray of blood from both dragons at the same time. One of the dragons' head was cut in half, and the other's upper and lower body were cut in half as it fell to the ground.

"Gaaaah ...... gaaaahhhh!"

The remaining dragons roar at me.

"I don't know what you have against me, but I have no quarrel with you. Go back to where you live. I will not pursue you. But if you attack me, I will show you no mercy. ......"

The dragon has moved. It's fast. Unexpectedly fast. It closed the distance in a flash. His mouth is wide open. I instantly put a ward on myself. At the same time, the dragon bites me on the upper half of my body. My left arm is completely in its mouth. Without the warding, I would have lost my left arm for sure, but my warding does not let his fangs pass through.

"...... I'm in the middle of talking!"

He concentrates his magical power in his left hand and activates fire magic. For a moment, fire appears in his mouth. And the next moment, the dragon slowly fell down with smoke coming out of his mouth.

"Woo-hoo-hoo! You did it!"

The Dragon King claps his hands happily. He's still here. ....... I glare at him. At that moment, the Dragon King lifts his chin with his arms crossed again and smiles.

"I will be your mediator between you and the dragon. What do you say?"

What ......?