Reincarnation into the Barrier Master

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I made a round around the beach and collected the remaining esaraharu using my barriers to put them in the infinite storage.
Then I headed towards Pius and his company.
There, the grilling of esaraharu was in process.
I created a lot of ice and handed it to them. After that, I joined Mei in her work.

Roughly 2 hours after the start of the hunt.
After we dealt with about a third of esaraharu, something strange occurred in the sea. Dozens of gigantic fish appeared and started devouring the esaraharu.

It was dangerous to remain on the beach, so we decided to have lunch.

「Pius! Bring out the esaraharu! 」

Esaraharu sashimi with sliced garlic and onions on top of it.
There was also Peris’ creation「Ponzu」.

「It feels the best eating it together!」

I also brought out the hot atasha rice.

「Un, delicious!」

「Such a rich taste!」

「I like this taste!」

It seems to be popular amongst the sea tribe. After that, we finished our meal and the sea tribe delivered the last of the dismantled esaraharu.

When I looked at the sea, the esaraharu were being eaten at the visible rate. In just 1 hour, the esaraharu that were filling the sea disappeared.

「Are they edible?」

「This fish is called orlein.
This fish is quite the delicacy」

I made the exploding barrier again and threw it into the sea.
[2] After a while, the giant fish that ate the esaraharu floated bellies upwards too.

「Marcel! Can you catch that fish too? 」

「Of course! Hey, you lot, let’s go! 」

The men immediately boarded the ship and left to gather them.
This time, the sea tribe people professionally collected the orlein. Approximately 1 hour later, about 90 orlein were gathered by Marcel.

「Can you process them too?」

「Of course, I will handle this personally」

Marcel agile controlled his giant knives and dismantled them in a blink of an eye.
10 of them were directly turned into a vast amount of sashimi.
The rest I stored in my infinite storage. I can eat the orlein for a while.

When the sun was about to sink beyond the horizon, our plan finally reached its conclusion.

「Good work, everyone! Look at the sea! 」

There was a calm sea covered in the light of the setting sun.

「Our sea is back!」

「We can sail again starting from tomorrow!」

「Rinos-dono, I didn’t believe that you could restore our sea.
I’m grateful.
I truly am! 」

Marcel powerfully shook my hand. Not intending to lose to him, I shook his hand too.

「All right, let’s have a party! Drink until you are full! Eat your fill! 」

Orlein sashimi, steak, esaraharu, rice, and drinks appeared on the scene.
Soldiers, nobles, adventurers, beastmen, and sea tribe people ate without holding back.
When I looked around, I discovered Luara humming to the side as she gazed into the sea.

「Oi, aren’t you hungry? You too should eat.
Ah, will eating the esaraharu count as cannibalism for you? 」

It’s all right, she said as she stretched her hand towards the plate.

「……Tasty」

「Right? The meal is tastier after the work.
Such meals should be enjoyed together with your coworkers.
It would be even tastier」

「…..I’m glad.
The sea is clear again.
I thought about what I should do……because of me, a lot of people……gusun……」

「Don’t cry.
Your tears won’t change the past.
It’s all right to fix it once you recognized the problem」

「Yes, thank you very much…….」

「First things first, eat! You won’t have any energy otherwise」

Yes, she said as she joined everyone.

Suddenly, I became aware of Mei’s absence.
After I searched, I found her inside of my barrier. It seems that there is some work happening inside.

「O~i, Mei.
What’s wrong? Are you all right? 」

「Ah! My husband! I’m fine.
Just concerned about something…..」

「Don’t worry.
If it doesn’t work, we just have to redo everything」

「I was wondering for a while, what are you doing?」

Marcel and his subordinates approached.

「Ah, I’m drying the esaraharu.
Like this, they could be preserved for longer.
I thought it could become one of this town’s specialties」

「Drying……I see, they shouldn’t rot as fast if they are dry….I never noticed」

「I still didn’t finish, though.
I hope it tastes good.
I’m trying to adjust the process, but it will take some time.
Please wait for a while」

「If we can sell the esaraharu, this town will prosper…….
Rinos-dono, no, My Lord, I can’t express my gratitude」

「No, I’m not a lord, just a manager.
Rinos is fine」

「Rinos-dono, we the sea people shall lend you our strength at a moment’s notice」

「Thank you.
By the way, did you eat? Let’s have a meal! The drinks are plentiful.
Let’s drink with everyone today! 」

「We prepared the drinks from our side too.
Feel free to have a taste」

「All right! Let’s drink, everyone! 」

On that day, I drank until my head went blank. At that time, I had no way to know of a sad development ahead of me.

 

That fishermen’s town.
Forgot to mention its name before.  Casual ecological terrorism.