Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

"All of you here have been chosen to be among the best and brightest in your countries of origin."

Vieille turned over a tub-like object and stood on top of it to deliver his speech. Many members of the congregation had gathered around it. The soldiers guarding me were puzzled, and when they saw me, they all looked at me. I signaled with my eyes that I would not touch them and listened to what Vieille had to say.

"I know you were proud of the skills, knowledge and experience you have acquired so far. I was the same way. But those of us infected by Leroyance could do nothing. All we could do was wait for death to come, which never came."

The murmur of the gathered congregation subsides, and the plaza falls silent.

"I was afraid of dying. I was afraid of dying, and I didn't want to die. I kept praying desperately. But the Lord God did not answer me. It was King Agartha who saved us."

Vieille noticed me, but quickly averted her gaze and continued speaking.

"I am not asking you all to pledge allegiance to the King of Agartha. I am not asking you to pledge allegiance to King Agartha, nor am I asking you to pledge allegiance to the religion of Crimiana in the future.

The clerics become noisy. But Vieille does not care and opens his mouth.

"I interpret this time as a difficulty given by the Lord God to make us feel helpless. We couldn't do anything about it. Yes, we have boasted of being the best nation in the world, but in reality, we were helpless. We have reached out to those who believe in the Klimiana religion and turned a blind eye to those who do not believe in it. I think we have been arrogant. ...... What would have happened if King Agartha had done what we did?　...... all of us here would have died."

With these words, Vieille closes his eyes and looks up. Then he opens his eyes again and looks around the congregation.

But King Agartha has saved us. And now we are alive. I am sure that this is the Lord God's guidance to save us and the non-believers as well.

Once again, the plaza falls silent.

Coming to Agartha and being afflicted by Leroyance was not a mistake. They had meaning. We are alive now. We are allowed to live. We still have things to do with our lives. We were allowed to live in order to save as many people as possible. We are powerless, but still, there must be something we can do. Let us save people with our collective wisdom. Isn't that what the Lord God wanted to tell us?

Vieille takes a breath, then opens his mouth with a big smile on his face.

So, everyone, let's go back to the Church, back to Aphrodite. Let us go back to our homeland, back to Aphrodite, and let us create the true Christianity of Klimiana.

She calls out to each member of the congregation, "Let's go home, let's make it together. The assembled congregation wept. They seemed to be deeply moved and relieved by Vieille's words that they were not called traitors, but rather that they were recognized by the Lord God in whom they believed.

She stepped down from the barrel and came straight to me.

"King Agartha, we are returning to Aphrodite. But I am sorry, but may we stay here a little longer until the Irbezi River calms down?

I stare at Vieille's face and open my mouth as if giving up.

"Suit yourself. Well, we don't even know if Leroyance is cured yet. I'll let you guys have this place until the river level settles down.

"Thank you very much. I will never forget this.

In the meantime, do something about the believers hiding deep in the forest.

"Awe, sir. I'll take the responsibility of talking to him.

I look at the old general next to me and mutter.

"General, I'll be at ...... for a while."

I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it. Some flowers don't fall so easily.

"Flowers that don't crash ......?　Were there any flowers blooming in this village?"

Hearing the old general's words, Vieille speaks to him. Lafayence looks into the distance, nods and opens his mouth.

"I'm a flower that doesn't speak. My dear girl."

A few weeks later, I was in my office, receiving a visit from May, Roni, and Chiwan. There had been a breakthrough in Leroyance's analysis.

"It's probably mold. ......"

I had assumed that it was some kind of pathogen, and I was absolutely astonished at the unexpected result. Chi-wan seemed to calm me down and began to explain the situation by chewing on his food.

Yes. The people of Klimiana burned the forests and planted fields for food production. And they used the ashes of the ahirne as a fertilizer."

"Ahirne ash?"

Yes. It is a weed that grows on the southern islands, but when it is turned into ash, it becomes a fertilizer that helps crops grow.

"So what does this fertilizer have to do with mold?"

There, the humidity in the forest increased abnormally and condensation occurred. The mold that grew there was the cause of the rouloissance.

"Zhuang, I'm sorry, but can you explain a little more?"

"Yes. Under normal circumstances, mold does not grow on the ashes of duckweed. However, this fungus can be cultivated in an environment of extreme humidity and low temperatures. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is precisely the winters in Agartha and the increased humidity in the forests that have created this disease."

"Is that so ......, and why is that mold causing people to die?"

"Mold that is inhaled into the human body causes inflammation of blood vessels. The purple spots on the infected patients are just like that. The inflammation progresses in stages and gradually spreads to the center of the body, eventually inflaming the lungs. Suddenly it becomes difficult to breathe, so suddenly it looks like death, which is this disease called lupus rheumatism."

"I see. ....... Why do the Crimiana's, especially Vieille, have purple spots all over their faces when they usually have purple spots around their necks?"

"Normally, temperature and humidity change. Therefore, the disease progresses slowly and the spots appear first around the neck near the mouth, but in Agartha's case, the temperature was stable and the humidity was high for many days. In Agartha's case, the temperature was consistently low and the humidity was high. In this sense, the disease progression could have been accelerated, but in Vieille's case, it is very special. The spots all over the face are still under investigation. However, if left untreated, the brain would probably have been eroded, so I think it was just in time for the healing process."

"What a ....... Vieille was lucky, I guess. ......"

"There is a further complication with this Leroyance. It also contaminates the soil in the forest.

It was May who opened his mouth.

"The fungus that grows on the soil is emitting small amounts of poisonous substances, so it is slowly contaminating the soil. If this continues, there will be no crops in that forest."

"What can we do to stop it?"

"Raising the temperature and lowering the humidity will kill the fungus, I think.

"The forest spirits should no longer be harassing you, so I don't think you need to worry about humidity. ....... Just to be safe, let's raise the temperature inside the ward...let's keep it around 30 degrees C. ......"

May and the others look at each other and laugh. I open my mouth to them again.

"So, did you make the cure?"

"Yes, it's done."

"Oh, that's the Mayes for you. So, does this mean that Glarina's theory was completely off the mark?

"But that's not quite so.

Chi-Wan chuckles and opens his mouth.

"What do you mean?"

"The acid solution that Glarina makes kills the fungus in the body that causes rullowance."

"Huh?　What's that?"

"Her theory was that mixing the bile and acid solution of a sheepsheep with the bile would kill the fungus a little faster, but as long as you have the acid solution, you should be fine without it."

"As I recall, didn't you say that the infection is transmitted through the cat-animal?"

"Yes. Yes, we have tested that too. Cat-Beastmen are resistant to Leroyans. They can retain Leroyance fungus for years. Perhaps the catatonic fluids used by Gralina contained some of that fungus.

"What a woman ......"

"Yes. She herself is not aware of it at all, but she probably has a talent to find the shortest way to the right answer, not completely, but to some extent. In a way, she is loved by God."

"I don't approve of any of that."

It is Loni who makes it clear. Certainly, in her view, Glarina's accidental nature is unacceptable.

"I mean, it's very well controlled. Huh?　Come to think of it, I think there was another guy who thought he had excellent control: ....... I can't remember."

"As a result, Linos-sama's LV5 recovery magic must have revived the inflamed and necrotic blood vessels. We believe that this is why the patient was healed."

"I see. So, Zhuang, what kind of remedy is this?

All that is required is a direct injection of Glarina's acid solution, followed by a drug to reduce inflammation of the blood vessels. If the infection is in its early stages, it can be cured, and even if it has not developed, you will not be infected with lupus rheumatism if you inject the acid solution. If the disease progresses, it can be quite troublesome. ......"

"I see. So whoever was infected with lupus had been for generations. It's because they live in the same place. That finally makes sense."

I exhale slowly and look into the distance.

"So my ploy to harass and get the Crimiana's to leave quietly has turned out to be a grand human experiment in Leroyance. ....... Well, that's why I sent May and the other Posehayes into full-scale research on eradication, so in a way, it's thanks to Klimiana. ......"

"Well, considering what they have been doing in the Church, I don't think this is the best way to treat them. ......"

"Do you think so too, Zhuang?"

"Master, we will go immediately to distribute the acid solution to the people in the warded villages. And also to those who are still infected. ....... Do you want to tell Mr. Vieille about the cause of Leroyance's disease?"

I smile and look at May, shaking my head slowly.

"May, you don't know that."