Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

An office in the capital of Agartha. Linos was sitting in his chair, arms folded behind his head, pensive. On the desk were two letters, and in front of them stood the two men who had delivered the letters, looking at Rinos as if they were looking at him.

"Um, ...... should I decline?"

Unable to bear the silence, one of the men opens his mouth. Linos looks a little surprised and replies with a hasty wave of his hand.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." "No, I didn't expect it to be at the same time..." he says, waving his hand. I had a hunch that there was something behind it. You're right. ....... I guess we should start this way. It says here that you want to talk formally. The other one is ....... Let him wait a little longer. This guy's not going to be any good. ...... just let him wait a while."

With these words, Linos left the office.

"I didn't expect Vieille and Cassel to send me a letter asking to see me at the same time. The little girl says she wants to talk to Rico too, and the boy says he wants to talk to Vieille too. It's kind of weird that they both have almost the same letter. ......"

Mumbling something like that, Linos moved back to his residence in the capital.

A few hours later, Rinos and Rico were sitting on the throne in the audience hall of the guest house, welcoming Vieille who had come to request a meeting. When Rinos returned to his residence in the capital and told Rico that Vieille had requested to see him, she immediately agreed and began to prepare for the meeting. Then, within an hour, which was remarkably fast even for Rico, she was ready and even Linos, who did not like it, was dressed in formal attire and moved to this guest house. Rinos, who had initially hoped to meet Vieille in his office, was uncomfortable in his unfamiliar costume and was a little grumpy.

"...... as you requested, my queen is also present?　Why didn't you just tell May or Roni instead of sending a letter? Instead, isn't it the Queen you want to talk to?　If that's the case, why don't I sit out?"

When Vieille appeared in the audience chamber, dressed in formal attire, Linos did not try to hide his mood, but spoke bluntly to him. She bows her head gracefully, not at all daunted by his mood.

"Thank you for your hospitality. No, thank you. I would like King Agartha to listen to what I have to say. King and Queen Agartha, please forgive me for my impolite request.

No, it's no problem at all. I had heard that you had been ill recently, but from what I have seen, you seem to be a little better. How are you feeling now?"

Rico, looking stunning as ever, speaks to Vieille. She had lost a lot of weight, but the dark circles under her eyes were gone, and above all, there was a powerful light in her eyes.

"Yes. Thank you very much. No problem. I am very grateful to Queen Agartha for the hospitality she has extended to me. I thank you as well.

"Monsieur Vieille, you are a member of the family of His Holiness the Pope of the Church of Crimiana. You have taken the trouble to send me a letter requesting to meet not only my husband, King Agartha, but also me. I thought that you must have made some kind of decision, so I offered you this hospitality.

"What?　Is that so?　Then why don't you just go to the Oval Office ......?"

Rinos mutters something like that and Rico looks at him with a smile on his face. However, his eyes are not smiling at all. This is a sign from Rico that he has had enough. If you keep sulking too much, you will be punished later. Linos straightens his posture, repeating sorry in his mind.

"So, as you said in your letter, what is it that you want to tell us?"

Vieille's demeanor changes. Her whole body emits an intensity as if she has made some kind of resolution.

I have decided on my way of life and my resolution, so I thought I would tell you about it. Just ......"

"Just ...... what?"

"Yes. There is one thing I don't understand. But that is something I will spend the rest of my life trying to figure out. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Please forget it."

"No, Mr. Vieille. If you don't mind, I was wondering if you could tell me what it is that you don't understand.　Perhaps I can tell you something that will help you?"

"Yes, then ......."

Vieille straightens his posture again and slowly opens his mouth.

I am going to return to my home country. And from now on, I will devote my whole life to becoming a saint like the Lord Goddess, Krimeana.

"What, it's not so different from what it used to be."

Rinos opened his mouth without thinking, and Rico looked at him again. He looked at Rico for a moment, but then he smoked his head a little and turned his attention back to Vieille again.

"Until now, I have only tried to save those who believe in the religion of Klimiana," he said. I thought that the Crimiana religion was right, and that any thought or action contrary to it was an evil that should be eliminated.

Vieille, who had been looking at Linos and Rico with a distant look in her eyes, looks back at Linos and Rico again.

"From now on, I will try to save not only those who believe in the Klimiana cult, but also those who think against it and those who do not believe in it, without distinction. I would like to be a person who can offer salvation to all living creatures, and I will make every effort to become such a person.

"That's all very admirable, but are you all right?　It's going to be a lot of work, isn't it?"

At Linos' words, Vieille's eyes once again turned distant.

"I realized something. There is a passage in the Crimiana doctrine that says <>. We have been taught that it means to save the Klimianists, but I think that the Lord God probably used the word "we" to mean to save all living things. And the harmers are those who deprive people of happiness, desires, thoughts, and ...... exactly what King Agartha said, the acts and thoughts that cause trouble to people. I think he meant to eliminate such things. I realized that this is the true doctrine of the Klimiana religion.

Linos let out a sigh of relief when he heard these words. Immediately after that, Rico, who was sitting next to Linos, stood up clapping his hands.

"That's wonderful, that's wonderful, Mr. Vieille!　Hearing you say that, the doctrine that I have been questioning has finally become clear to me."

Vieille smiles.

"I spent my days living next to death, and even had days when I wanted to die, but rather, being in that environment and facing myself fully, I realized that I really still wanted to live. And after thinking about how to live, I came to this conclusion. I am grateful to the King of Agartha for this ordeal, and I thank him from the bottom of my heart for saving my life."

With these words, Vieille got down on one knee and bowed deeply. After a while, he stood up and opened his mouth again.

"In order to live, I must learn how to save people. I don't know how to do that now, but I will find out through the rest of my life.

"Ara, it's that simple, isn't it?"

Rico looks at Vieille with a big smile on his face.

"Easy, is it?"

"Yes, it's easy. There are only two ways to save people. Knowledge and money. The human heart is opened by knowing. I was like that. I grew up in the castle of the Heedata empire, completely ignorant of the world. I was a woman who couldn't do anything on her own, but had high ideals. Then I met my husband, met many people, was taught, admonished, experienced, and became the person I am today. Vieille, you too should learn, know, and experience many things. Then you will find your own way to save people. And the money, I don't need to tell you. It is better to have it than not to have it, and if you have money, you can save a lot of people.

Rico is talking to Vieille with a chillingly beautiful smile on his face. And Vieille nodded her head broadly and repeatedly, as if she was convinced of something.

"By the way, I received a letter from Cassel asking to see me. He also wanted to meet with his sister Vieille. What do you say, do you want to meet with Cassel?"

Linos speaks to Vieille, coughing and clearing his throat. Without any hesitation, she immediately answers.

Yes, no problem. I was rather hoping to speak with Cassel. By all means, King Agartha, please be present at the meeting between me and Cassel.

"What?　Is that okay?　Don't you two have something you want to talk about?"

"No. Rather, it would be better if King Agartha were here.

"So ...... I see. Well, I'll let them know that. I will contact you about the date.

Thank you very much. Now, if you'll excuse me.

After Vieille leaves, Linos unexpectedly opens his mouth to Rico.

"I never thought Vieille would turn out like that. I didn't expect it. But still, it's amazing, Rico. When did you come up with something like that?"

"Oh, my God, Linos taught me everything I know, didn't he?"

"Me?　Lies ....... I don't know if that's ever happened. ......"

Llinos is thinking steadily, wrinkling his brow. He can help people naturally and has the ability to make people aware of various things, but he is completely unaware of it. Liko finds Linos endearing, and her love for him deepens even further.

A few years later, Vieille causes the biggest incident since the beginning of the Crimiana cult, but that is a story for another time.