I Am the Monarch – Chapter 40 : Revenge battle (1)

Violin .
She was an outstanding warrior even among the orcs from Rinse kingdom and she was at the same time the dead Sedek’s wife .
Her temperament was especially **** that she cut off his **** after she realized that her husband Sedek had cheated on her .

“They are moving in a really complicated way evading the kingdom’s men and their territories, but I think that in the end their objective will be Beno castle . ”
“And the reason you think like that?”
“Looking at the latest traces discovered and the place I discovered, I realized that they were moving to the southeast . If they keep charging forward like this…… . . ”
“There will be Beno castle . ”

At Roan’s words, Chris slowly nodded .

‘He certainly has talent in information . ’

Roan was slightly amazed .
He took out quite a precise guess with Chris’s information .

‘Even so… . . ’

A faint shadow appeared on Roan’s face .

‘Is it for her husband’s revenge?’

Violin really loved Sedek .
Because of that, she couldn’t forgive the cheating Sedek .
A love closer to insanity .
Her husband that she loved that much died in the hands of a human .

‘Our rose troop, no, precisely speaking I would be her target . ’

Seeing that they didn’t raid or attack villages while moving southeast, it was almost certain that they were moving for him .

‘It’s not a situation to be doing a squad dinner . ’

Before Violin’s troop arrived, they had to finish preparations .
On top of that, their number was 2 thousand .
Compared to that, rose troop didn’t even have a thousand men .
Roan slightly bent towards Chris .

“Because of you I think that we will be able to prepare for their sudden attack . Thank you . ”

Chris smiled faintly and shook both of his hands .

“No . I’m still far away of repaying your grace . But I was thinking…… . ”

He paused for a moment and asked with a little nervous face .

“May I investigate about the orc troop and their route?”
“Yes?”

Roan asked back with a surprised face .
A really unexpected question .
Chris continued saying .

“Won’t it be of help just by tracking their route?”
“That’s true, but it’s too dangerous . ”

Roan stopped him with a serious expression .
However Chris rather smiled faintly and shook his head .

“I think that I will be able to do that much . ”

A confident voice and attitude .
On top of that, he also seemed to have some fun .

‘He certainly is talented in this . ’

Roan looked at Chris for a moment and then nodded .

“Fine . But instead, don’t approach them to the point it gets dangerous . ”
“Understood . ”

Chris hit his chest as if implying not to worry .

‘Even so, you want to run a normal travel agency?’

Probably Chris himself wouldn’t be able to hold it because it’s stifling .

“Then, I will be going . ”

Chris saluted shortly towards Roan and got out of the alley with fast steps .

‘Should I also go?’

Roan also returned quickly to the store .

“Sir adjutant . ”

Austin and the members all stood up .
They also felt that the situation wasn’t ordinary .
Roan smiled bitterly and looked at them .

“I’m sorry but we will have to end this here . Everybody, we are returning to headquarters . ”
“Yes! Understood!”

Nobody asked the reason .
They only followed Roan’s orders .
Roan looked at Glenn .

“Glenn . You take your sister . If your familiars still aren’t back, wait and only then return . ”
“Yes, yes . Understood . ”

Glenn nodded with a confused expression .
Roan glanced at Seline .
It was a short moment, but their eyes met for the first time .

Zap .

At that moment, a corner of his heart felt numb .

‘It’s not the time to be like this . ’

Roan forcefully shook his head and moved his feet .
Austin and the 12th squad followed his back .
The noisy table became empty in an instant .

Seline looked towards the entrance .

‘Mmm . ’

She didn’t know why it felt regretful .

‘WHy is he so familiar?’

It was the first time she felt like this in her life .
The feeling that she felt something, found it back but lost it again .
Her big eyes gleamed with a weird light .

******

Roan explained the situation to the squad members and went to Gale .

“Troop commander . ”

A sudden visit .
Gale, that was enjoying a cup of tea, smiled faintly .

“Roan . What happened now? I’m starting to feel scared whenever you come . ”

Words that he spat jokingly .
However, Roan’s face was serious .

“That may really be the case . ”
“Huh?”

Only then did Gale realize that the situation wasn’t normal .
He put down the cup and looked at Roan’s eyes fixedly .

“An orc troop is approaching . ”

A calm voice .
But the contents were shocking .

“Orc troop?”

Gale frowned .
It was because an orc troop almost didn’t move at this time .
Roan moved his feet to the center and pointed a map that was on the table .

“They are moving from the north to the southeast . I guess that their objective is here, at Beno castle . ”
“Just why…… . . ”

Gale frowned and shook his head .
Roan told him the story he heard by Chris .
Gale’s face stiffened by the time .

“Damn . Is it for revenge for his husband………”

He let out a sigh and looked at Roan .

“You entrusted that friend with the scouting?”
“Yes . He wanted to do it himself . ”
“Is he trustable?”
“Yes . You can trust in him . ”

Roan smiled without hesitation .
Gale nodded and grabbed Roan’s shoulders .

“We will have to go to the troops HQ for now . I will have to report it to the great commander . You can go together, right?”
“Yes . Understood . ”

Roan didn’t decline .
Gale soon called Kennis and the adjutants and ordered them to prepare for battle against the orcs .

“Then, shall we go?”
“Yes . I will take the lead . ”

Roan got on the horse and grabbed the reins .
There was 2 days of distance between Beno castle and Ipen castle .
If they ran with the horse quickly they would be able to reach within a day .

‘I wanted to take a vacation, but a battle soon occurs . ’

Roan smiled bitterly and kicked the horse .

Hiiiing!

The horse let out a long cry and started to run towards the south .
Gale also kicked his horse to not fall behind .

Dudududu .

The horse steps shook the earth .

*****

“Hmm . Mmm . ”

Humming came out on it’s own .
Aaron felt quite happy nowadays .
The things he had planned were getting solved well and on top of that he found a guy he really liked .

‘Roan . He’s only 18 now but he will certainly become big . ’

His awl in his pocket would show at any moment .
If Roan kept accumulating merits, people that desired him would appear .

‘Before that happens, I have to certainly make him mine . ’

Countless plans appeared in his head and crumbled . After the pondering, he chose the first card .

‘Viscount Reil Baker has to show some interest . ’

Aaron sent a letter to the prodigy spearman Reil . That he discovered a guy worth seeing over .

‘According to the reports of the adjutants, troop commanders and staff officers, it was standard . But the most amazing point…… . . ’

Was that his skills got noticeably good in just a few months .

‘According to the report, his skills had changed when he first fought in Ale Gorge and in Prely River . According to Gale’s expression, it was like a newborn became a teenager overnight . ’

It was certain that he had an amazing talent in the spear .

‘If he just can learn spearmanship from viscount Reil Baker, becoming the best spearman in the kingdom isn’t impossible . ’

But of course he had his own worries .
If Roan wouldn’t be taken by Reil .
But Aaron believed in him .
No, he believed in his usual temperament .

‘Viscount Reil Baker is in a few words, a lone wolf . He doesn’t have interest in power .

‘Even if he did like Roan, he would only take him as a disciple, he wouldn’t take him fully . ’

The reason why Aaron could ease himself and send him the letter .

‘If it just turns out as planned, Roan will be in a big debt with me . ’

A smile appears on Aaron’s face .
He was planning on leaving Roan near him and raise him to become a general .

‘If Roan grows as my expectations…… . . ’

He won’t’ just become a corps commander from an outer area, but he will be able to get into the center .

‘But of course, he has to grow according to my expectations . ’

For that, he had pulled various cards .

‘If this succeeds, I’m immediately moving to the next one . ’

His future plans were drawn in his head .

“Hmm . Mmm . ”

Because of that a hum could only come out .
On top of that, there was another good notice .

‘Damn it . Even so, it’s still my birthday…… . ’

Aaron grabbed a letter that was at a side of the table .
A letter his daughter that was studying in Pavor castle sent .
It was a letter she sent before leaving towards Ipen castle .

‘She would be busy studying but she also insists on doing something for my birthday . ’

For him, Mary Tate was a pretty and commendable daughter .

‘I should buy some good meat . ’

The smile on his mouth became denser .
Then, the door opened abruptly and Mendel came in .

“Corps commander . Troop commander Gale and adjutant Roan came looking for you . ”

An urgent voice and expression .

‘Gale and Roan?’

Aaron tilted his head and shook his hands .

“Tell them to come in . ”

Right before he said that, Gale and Roan came in .

“Greetings to corps commander . ”

A light salute .

‘What happened…… . . ’

Aaron frowned .
Because Gale’s and Roan’s expression weren’t normal .

“What happened?”

At the short question, Gale gulped down dry saliva and replied .

“An orc troop is charging through . ”

Boom .

In that instant Aaron’s face stiffened .

“Orc? What are you talking about?”
“That……”

Gale explained the situation he heard from Roan by now .
At the same time he spread a map of the eastern parts of the kingdom .

“With the information we have now, we grasped that they came from the north and are charging to the southeast . The number is about 2 thousand . They all are riding lopuses and their objective seems to be Beno Castle . ”

A heavy silence .
Aaron looked at the map with ferocious eyes .

‘Orcs are charging to the southeast?’

A shock like someone hit his head .

‘It overlaps with the trajectory my daughter makes . ’

The tip of his hands shake nervously .

‘It’s been 2 days since Mary departed from Pavor castle . She will soon reach Slan region . ’

Mary was moving from Pavor castle to Beno castle with a northwest direction .
On the other hand, the orc troop was moving southeast .

‘There’s a high possibility they will meet at Slan region . ’

Aaron took in a deep breath .

‘If she gets caught by the orc bastards…… . . ’

Aaron shook his head .
A situation he didn’t even want to think of .
For Mary’s safety, he had to secure Slan region .

‘However we can’t face the orc troop in an open field . ’

Just because of one daughter, he didn’t want to corner his underling soldiers .
His pondering deepened .

‘Is it my daughter, or the soldiers . ’

Aaron fell in a deep thought between the roles of father or commander .
However Gale, that wouldn’t know of this, was burning inwardly .
A situation where even a minute was urgent .

“Corps commander?”

He called out to Aaron carefully .
Aaron looked at Mendel’s, Gale’s and Roan’s faces fixedly .

‘I am their commander . ’

Soldiers are no different to his children .

‘I’m sorry . Mary . ’

While he was finishing his thoughts, he made a decision .

“Their number aren’t that big, and as all of them are riding lopuses, close the castle gates and battle them as a fortress . I will dispatch troops from the corps headquarters . ”

He made the order not as a father but as a commander .

‘Mary……’

His chest boiled .
Then, Mendel opened his mouth with a complex expression .

“Corps commander . If you do that, your daughter…… . ”
“Stop . Don’t talk anymore . ”

Aaron shook his hand .
He tightly bit his lower lip .

“We are sending a messenger towards Mary . ”
“But we don’t know if the messenger will even…… . ”

Bang!

Aaron hit the table .

“Then do you want me to drive my soldiers to a corner just to rescue one daughter of mine!”

A loud yell .
Only then did Mendel shut his mouth and step back .
His face was frozen stiff .

‘Corps commander………’

Mendel knew how well Aaron loved and appreciated Mary .

‘He always lived with boasting and praising . ’

Even this time, he became so happy he was about to jump when Mary said that she would come to take care of his birthday .

‘That corps commander chose his underlings instead of his daughter . ’

A cruel decision .
Mendel could feel Aaron’s boiling emotions .
Then, Aaron sent the order with such difficulty it seemed that he was vomiting something hot .

“Send a messenger to Mary . ”

Gale and Roan grasped the situation late .

‘His daughter is coming to Ipen’s castle right now!’

They could understand why Aaron was pondering for a long while .
But just because of that, they couldn’t battle in an open field .

‘There’s no reason to face the orcs that are riding lopuses . ’

As they grasped their surprise attack, they would close the castle gates and battle like that .
In the current situation, this tactic was the most adequate .
Aaron took in breaths and pointed towards the map .

“I will send you troops from the headquarters, so close the gates and prepa…… . ”

What he said until there Roan, who was silent until now, let out a short sigh .
He looked at Aaron, Gale and Mendel .

“Roan . Do you have something to say?”

Aaron frowned and asked back .
Roan shook his head with a short sigh .

“We can’t battle that way . ”

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