I Am the Monarch – Chapter 96: Poskein Exodus (7)

 

 

Mediasis village became noisy once again .
Because the nobles that received Roan’s orders started to move while leading their troops .
Roan ordered one centurion to go with each of the troops and lead them to the exact location .

‘A force of 30 . 000… . . I really became a general . ’

Roan looked at the troops scattering while being on top of a watchtower and put on a smile .
With this amount of soldiers, he would be able to plentily stop Poskein exodus .

‘It will be different to my past life . ’

They suffered great losses because they couldn’t stop the monsters properly .
But this time, at least on the region of the north, they could get prepared to some degree because of Roan’s performances .
Then .

“A beacon . ”

A beacon surged up from the south .
After Poskein exodus started, the beacons surged up a few times in a day .
The drums and jings started to ring even before Roan laid the order .

Deng! Deng! Deng! Jing! Jing! Jing!

Amaranth troop took formations and prepared themselves as if they were waiting for it .
A really nimble and quick look .
Roan also hurried to get down the watchtower and prepared to charge out .

“A beacon surged up from the south!”

A loud yell .
Roan looked at the faces of the troop members .

“Amaranth troop! Charge!”

The order was laid down .
Amaranth troop charged out of the HQ with Roan at the front .
It was a really majestic look .

“This troop is certainly well trained . ”

Simon, that was looking at the troop marching out, got amazed in a low voice .
Io, that was at his side, put a bright smile at the proud feeling .

“Yes . It’s a strong army that’s rare to see nowadays . ”

At Io’s words, Simon nodded .

‘Roan . Amaranth troop . Perhaps they may be of great strength for me in the future . ’

His chest became hot .
The subjugation to be one step ahead on the competition for the throne .
He thought that perhaps he would be getting a big treasure he hadn’t thought of .

‘If Roan decides to follow me…… . ’

He couldn’t just leave him as a troop commander in this kind of region .

‘He will have to be of strength for me . ’

A strange expression appeared in his face .
Simon wasn’t looking today or tomorrow, but a distant future .

*****

The subjugation of the region of Tale was easier than thought .
Because Amaranth troop and Simon’s troop got out to actively subjugate the monsters after setting up a defensive line that went from east to west .
It was certainly a really positive situation, but Roan didn’t get careless .

“Even if it’s easy, it’s just too easy . ”

He looked at the map  spread in the table and frowned .
Austin and the other centurions were next to him .

“What do you mean?”

Carefully asking words .
Roan pointed the southern part of Tale with his stick .

“It feels like the number of monsters decreased . ”

It wasn’t just his feeling .
Actually, after Simon and the nobles came to Tale, the amount of beacons surging up had decreased .
At those words Austin smiled brightly and said .

“Isn’t it time for the exodus to slowly end?”

Several centurions nodded as if they agreed .
But Roan’s expression was still stiff and didn’t seem like it would loosen .

‘No, that’s not it . Poskein exodus occurs for 20 more days . ’

He clearly remembered how long the exodus lasted .
Because it was a big case that made him do so .

‘In the last 3 days, about five times the normal amount of monsters pour out . ’

What you call the final exodus .
In his past life, Rinse kingdom judged that the exodus was coming to an end because the number of monsters was slowly decreased .
And in the end, because of this carelessness, they suffered great damages at the last 3 days of the exodus .

‘It’s still not time for the exodus to end . ’

There may be another reason on why the monsters decreased .

‘I told the information squad and the agency to search for the cause so there will soon be an answer . ’

He couldn’t continue with the strategies while feeling like this .
Then .

Knock . Knock . Knock .

A knocking sound was heard in the conference room .

“Come in . ”

Right before he said that, a familiar face appeared from the open door .
It was Keep and the staff of the agency .

“I finished the thing you ordered us . ”

An urgent expression and voice .
Keep approached and stood next to Roan .
He looked at the map spread in the table and put an expression that it was nice that it was spread .

“Just you had told us, the movements of the monsters isn’t normal . ”

The tip of his finger moved to a mountainous area ranging from the east to west of Tale .

“The monsters that were moving to the north until now are moving towards the mountain ranges . ”
“Are they planning to cross the mountains?”
“Yes . We think so . ”

Keep nodded with a serious expression .
The same went for Roan .

‘To think of crossing the mountains . ’

The region of Tale was a perfect valley .
The mountains blocking the west and east weren’t that high, but they were harsh .
Because of that, there wasn’t a route in the mountains .
To go to the other regions, you could only use the plains in the north or the lake that was at the south .

“What’s the mountain they plan to cross over?”

At the shortly asking question, Keep pointed two mountains .
It was a far place from the current defensive lines .

‘I can’t let them cross over . ’

They exterminate the monsters of the region of Tale inside of Tale .
That was Roan’s plans .

‘I will have to lower the defensive line to the south . ’

He was planning to completely suppress the monsters so they couldn’t even ride the mountain .

“I will have to change my plans . ”

Roan looked at the centurions and opened his mouth .

“Lower the actual defensive line to the south and then exterminate the monsters that get close . ”

Roan’s orders continued to fall .

“Notify the nobles about the situation and make them move the camps to the south . ”
“Yes . Understood . ”

The centurions all nodded and replied in one voice .
Roan grabbed the table with his hands and peeked his head .
The eyes of Roan and the centurions got interlocked hotly .

“A big battle may occur in these days . Everybody, be prepared for it . ”
“Yes . We will take that into account . ”

The centurions ground their teeth and nodded .
Heat roamed in the conference room .

*****

Bang!

George Ant threw the apple he was holding .

“This fuc…… . . ”

Curses came up to the tip of his tongue .
He glared at the soldier that made the report while being inside a wooden tub with water .

“Say that once again . ”
“Th, tha……”

The soldier staggered with a really nervous expression .

“Soldiers of Amaranth troop came from Mediasis village . Troop commander Roan said to move the defensive line to the south…… . ”

WHen he talked up to there .

Bang!

An apple flew once again .
George rose himself from the tub .
His swollen stomach and the stretched leg fat was seen .
The maidens that were serving him next to the tub approached and after they wiped off the water they wore him a gown .
George grabbed another apple .

“Roan . This **** sure is having his fun . Real fun . ”

A displeased expression .
George cursed for a while with an annoyed expression .

“How long has it been since we set up the camp that he tells us to lower it down again?”

The straight house has also been recently built .
He was planning to melt his body in warm water and have a hot night with the young maidens he had brought .

‘Son of a **** . If I tell him I won’t follow his orders, he would pull out the dagger again . ’

A fishy smile appeared in his face .
George shook his hand towards the soldier .

“Tell the members of Amaranth troop that brought the notices that I listened to it well . ”
“Yes? Ah, yes . I understand . ”

The soldier nodded with a surprised expression and then got out of the house .
George saw that and snorted .

“Hmph . ”

As the order was laid, he was indeed planning to move the camp .
But even so, he wasn’t planning to do it immediately .

‘The soldiers are also really exhausted after setting up the camp . It’s impossible to make them move the camp right now . ’

It was obviously a good excuse .

‘What will happen if only I get out of the defense line?’

A terrible mistake .
George took a bite of the apple and put a strange smile .

“Huhuhu . For a commoner to make a noble move here and there . Take a hit of this . ”

His eyes became chilly .
It was a really stupid decision and thought .
Thanks to that, the situation began to flow to an unexpected direction .

*****

“They are all a mess, is it?”

Roan checked the several documents and smiled bitterly .
Austin let out a short sigh .

“Yes . Excluding viscount Delph Blick and the nobles under his command, they are all at the worst . ”

At those words, Roan moved the documents to a side and looked at Austin .

“They bring women and clowns to a battlefield and they open up a party everyday?”
“Yes . It’s all true . ”

Austin smiled awkwardly and nodded .
Roan clicked his tongue with a stiff expression .

“They are all out of their minds . ”

He wanted to clearly curse out once .

“What about the reactions of my orders?”
“They were all displeased, but they said they would follow it . ”
“I’m glad at least . ”

Roan stood up and shook his head .

“The monsters will come out more fiercely when they realize that the roads to the mountains are blocked . Make everyone get a hold of yourselves . ”
“Yes . I will certainly tell them that . ”

Austin bowed and then got out of the conference room .
Roan smacked his lips once again and let out a sigh when he got left alone .
He felt his mouth bitter because of the nobles .

‘If I someday become a monarch, I will use people based on their abilities rather than ranks . ’

A commoner from birth .
And at a really poor mountainside at that .
Because of that, Roan had realized the big disadvantage the title of nobility had .

‘I will give everyone a fair opportunity, regardless of ranks and titles . ’

A world that everyone could realize their dreams .
That was the world Roan thought of .

*****

“kirr . ”

A nork fell while making that sound .
Roan looked at his surroundings while putting away his spear .
Complete victory .
The monsters got exterminated without leaving even one .

“Retrieve the corpses of the fallen ones and treat the injured ones!”

A loud yell .
The troop members of Amaranth began ordering the battlefield .
Roan looked at the south sky and let out a long sky .

‘Because I lowered the defensive line to the south, the monsters lost their direction and are wandering about . ’

Because the road to enter the mountains got completely blocked .

‘If it’s like this, we will be able to perfectly cut them of…… . . ’

When he thought up to there .
Roan frowned .

‘Beacon?’

A beacon surged up at the end of the north .
But it wasn’t a normal one .

‘Two, three?’

There wasn’t black smoke, and three surged up consecutively .
It meant that it was that urgent of a situation .
He chased with Kalian’s tear and saw that the entire western region was a world of beacons .

“Troop commander! A beacon has surged up! And three at the same time at that!”

Austin discovered the beacon late and came running .
Roan aimed at the direction of the beacon and ground his teeth .

‘It’s the west . It’s a beacon surging from the end of the west . Then…… . . ’

At that moment, the face of a person appeared in his head .

‘Baron George Ant!’

George was the one in charge of the defensive line of the west .
Roan hurriedly got on his horse .

“It seems like something happened in the defensive line of the west . Amaranth troop get ready to move!”
“Yes! Understood!”

Austin replied and then sent a sign to the troop members .

Flutter! Flutter!

As the flagman shook a small flag, the troop members that were ordering the battlefield took formations and lined up .
Roan looked at the beacon burning up blackly and gripped the reins strongly .

‘George Ant . What the **** did you do . ’

Flames appeared in his eyes .

< Poskein Exodus (7) > End

 

TL: Regular chapter . Another sponsored coming up tomorrow

Translator : Subak

Proofreader: st8_lupe .