Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

...... Are you insane?

Muttering in my mind. Your head is screwed up. That's not what a sane person would say.

I'm told that more than 30 men have surrendered. They say they will cut off the heads of all of them and lay them before the eyes of Castle Khaza. What kind of a train of thought could come up with such an answer? Did they eat something strange last night?

"......... it's still there..."

Just to be sure, the commander-in-chief activates his appraisal skill. As I thought, "Curse level 2" was attached.

As it turned out, this man's life was a life of continuous defeat. Since he was a child, he had never been the best, always coming in second or third. I guess that's fine, but for him it was a humiliation, and he was a man who always wanted to be the top at any cost.

He even killed some of his rivals for that.

I wonder how he survived so long without any problems, but I guess he was helped by his good family background. Incidentally, this man's great-grandfather ended up as an emperor of the Seifand Empire. In other words, he is on the edge of royalty.

Because of his good bloodline, he had been able to get a position as a commander-in-chief, albeit in an expeditionary force. Well, lucky for him, but nothing but unlucky for the empire.

Above all, I feel most sorry for the soldiers who follow him. The staff may be happy to oblige him, but it is the soldiers who are forced to do the impossible. Lives that did not need to be lost are lost because of the crazy orders of a crazy man.

"Keep the surrenderers here. Cut off their heads and carry them to the Castle of Khazan!"

"Please wait."

It was Sarma who opened his mouth. He kneeled down in front of the commander-in-chief and began to persuade him earnestly in a high, clear voice.

"Father, please don't do this!"

"......"

"If you do so, our army will be hated by the Kingdom of Nono and the Empire of Elsmo forever. And your father's name will be disgraced."

You keep your mouth shut.

No, I will not be silent. Do you want to end this war or do you want to make it bigger?

"Of course, to put an end to this futile war."

"Then you should not take the lives of our soldiers, but treat them with mercy. Otherwise, ......"

"Sarma, since when are you in a position to give me an opinion?　You have become a great man, haven't you?"

"......"

The Commander-in-Chief sniffed and jerked his chin, his gaze wandering in the wrong direction. It was as if he had no interest in hearing any more of what you had to say.

Perhaps thinking that this was getting nowhere, Sarma glanced at me and muttered in a low voice, "I'm not going to listen to you any longer.

"...... if the people from Agartha will come, too."

Hearing his voice, the commander-in-chief glanced at me.

"Hey, you! Don't tell anyone what you're about to do.

"Oh, wow."

I couldn't help but let my voice escape. Does he think I'll listen to him if he says that? Can't you see that there is no such possibility, considering the flow of our conversation so far? Maybe you don't know.

"Do you understand?

Suddenly, he shouted so loudly that my body trembled.

"Well, now that I know. ......"

"What?"

The Commander-in-Chief stood up with his eyes lifted and came over to where we were with his big feet.

"I say it again!　What you say today is of no concern to anyone else!　Tell the King of Agartha it was no problem at all!　Do you understand!"

"......"

He said there was no problem. ....... No, there's plenty of problems. I'm the king of Agartha, in case you didn't know. I might as well reveal myself here: ....... No, that would make things even more complicated.

"If you tell me, I'll kill you."

He said more intimidating things to me, as if he thought that my not saying anything was a silent resistance. I was beyond angry, and I was disgusted.

He continued to say more words, as if he had read my mind.

"I can do anything with your life under my command. If I order you killed now, you will lose your life immediately. It's no use trying to escape! Run if you can from this 10,000-strong army of the Safan Empire! You are ......"

Apparently, this man is incapable of discussion. I'll activate my warding skills.

Whoa!

"Oh, my God, ......, it's gone!"

The bureaucrats are upset. The people around me are very upset, even though I have only added the effect of silencing their appearance and presence to my warding. A high level warder should be able to do something like this, but I wonder if they have ever been in contact with it before.

Thinking of this, I urge Sidhi and Escalina to go behind the dismayed Commander-in-Chief.

"......"

When we released the warding, the staff members noticed our appearance and looked stunned. The Commander-in-Chief was looking around, but then, perhaps noticing the gazes of his staff members, he suddenly turned around and stopped breathing when he saw us.

"......It looks like we'll be able to get out of this camp without being spotted by any of you."

The commander-in-chief's eyes twitched. It seems that he can't even hear a sound. I took one look at him and continued my words.

"If you don't accurately estimate your opponent's strength, you will die.

I head straight for Sarma's place.

"Where are the prisoners?"

"...... over there."

He turns his gaze quickly. There was a camp curtain. He pulls out his Holy Sword from the infinity storage, pulls it out, points the tip toward the heavens, and sheathes it. At that moment, the curtain was torn in half.

Inside were soldiers, all men, tied behind their backs. Some were rolled over, others were sitting on their hands. All of them looked pale, as if they had heard the conversation that had just taken place.

"Let ...... me at least drink some ...... water!"

A soldier screams at me. He probably hasn't had anything to drink since yesterday. He has marched in the middle of the night and come back defeated. That must have made him even more thirsty.

He puts one hand on the ground and tries to invoke earth magic. Just then Escalina stepped forward. She sighs and puts her hands out horizontally in front of her as if she has no choice.

A large pool of water is created by her hands and floats in the air. Several small streaks of water popped out of it.

"Oh ...... oh ...... water. ...... water. ...... water."

The prisoners stood up and staggered toward us. Many of them were tied behind their backs, and many of them fell down as they came toward us.

When they reached Escalina, they opened their mouths as if they were dumbfounded, and began to drink water in a single gulp, gulping gulps. Some of them coughed and choked. It was a bizarre sight.

After a while, the dryness of the water seemed to have subsided, and everyone was breathing on their shoulders and looking up to the sky. The water must have tasted very good. When Escalina clapped her hands together, the water that had been floating in the air suddenly disappeared. She turned around silently and walked back to where she had been.

I cannot see her because she is wearing a hood, but I am sure her face remains expressionless.

"......, thank you."

One of the POWs opens his mouth to grunt. I glance at the man, turn on my heel, and walk over to the chair where the commander-in-chief is sitting. Sidhi and Escalina stand behind me.

I did not speak a word to anyone. It was as if time had stopped and no one moved. .......