I am the Monarch Chapter 37:
The slave merchants started to fall back .
However, because of the huge rocks that were behind them, they didn’t have anywhere else to move .
‘Damn . As he picked a place that was good to hide ourselves…… . ’
They fell in their own trap .
They bit their lower lips and exchanged glances .
‘If we can’t escape, then we can only fight . ’
‘They are 2, and we are 11 . ’
‘On top of that, they are real greenhorns!’
The class 5 adjutant badge bothered them, but objectively thinking, it wasn’t a situation where they should be afraid .
They brought their hands to their waists as if they had all agreed to it beforehand .
Srung .
A well polished blade appeared along the noise of unsheathing .
The slave merchants started to walk towards Roan and Pierce .
But only one, Norman, was still standing on his place not knowing what to do .
‘Tha… . that guy isn’t simply a greenhorn soldier . ’
He brought up the memories of Steve getting done by helplessly .
‘His spear skills aren’t normal . ’
His eyes trembled .
Looking at that Norman, the slave merchants clicked their tongues .
“That **** . He’s such a scaredy cat . ”
“For that **** to be working as a slave merchant . Tch tch tch . ”
They looked at Roan and Pierce and cursed him .
“Look greenhorn . What? You said that we were pieces of trash?”
“It seems that you are out of your minds . You are two and we are eleven . ”
Bloodthirst could be sensed on their voices .
Roan smiled faintly and grabbed his spear .
“How fortunate . ”
At those words, the slave merchants frowned .
“What? What is fortunate?”
Roan just charged to the front instead of replying .
Pat!
A sharp sound .
The spear separated the wind .
“Hup!”
The slave merchants gulped in some air at the sudden attack .
They tried to quickly dodge it, but the spear was much faster .
Stab .
The spear stabbed the neck just like that .
A fast attack without even a hint of hesitation .
“For opposing me roughly just like I wanted . ”
Bang .
The slave merchant that had his neck pierced fell down .
“Thi, this damned!”
“This son of a bitch!”
The other slave merchants charged in late while cursing .
The sharp blades came in by the sides .
Roan twisted his arms so it got crossed, and after grabbing his spear he turned his body .
Pruuuuu!
As he twisted his crossed wrists, the spear started to spin quickly .
Roan lowered his head at the incoming blades and spinned the spear to the back side of his head .
Cheng! Checheng! Cheng!
The blade of the slave merchants got hit by the spear and bounced back .
“Kugh!”
“Damn . ”
Curses spewing out instinctively .
But even so, they weren’t on a situation where they could curse freely .
Pat!
It was because Pierce stabbed his spear to the sides of the **** .
Stab .
“Kugh!”
Another one fell nully .
“Son of bitches!”
The other slave merchants swung their blades while gritting their teeth .
‘I have to get closer . If I do, I will have a chance . ’
The spear was a long distance weapon .
If they got really close to them, they wouldn’t be able to do much .
“Uaaaaaaa!”
“Die!”
The **** yelled and jumped in closer to Roan and Pierce .
“Hmph!”
At that sight, Roan and Pierce snorted and pulled their spears .
Spat!
The spear slipped smoothly while running through the palm .
Roan and Pierce gripped the spear shortly and rose it close to their chests .
At the same time, they put the spear on their armpits .
Thanks to that, the end part of the spear that should keep shaking because of the weight balance, received a lot of strength .
Cheng! Checheng!
Roan and Pierce swung the spear on their armpits and the blades of the slave merchants off got bounced off .
“Im, impossible!”
“Damn it!”
Expressions they couldn’t believe and perplexed voices .
In the first place, they weren’t even opponents for Roan and Pierce .
Then, Roan and Pierce exchanged glances and slightly nodded .
At the same time the spun their body to opposite sides .
Spat!
The long spear that was at the back part cut through the air and hit the sides of the slave merchants .
Puk!
“Kugh!”
“Kugh!”
They got done by helplessly at the sudden attacks .
At the pain they felt of cutting their breathing, they held their sides .
Roan and Pierce didn’t miss this opportunity .
The sharp spear cut through the space and danced .
Stab .
The spear pierced through the necks of the merchants .
In an instant, 8 died and only 2 remained .
Even counting Norman that was far away, they were only 3 .
Pierce’s spear drew an arc and moved softly .
Then, the two slave merchants threw their blades away and kneeled down .
“Uhhhhh . We, we surrender! Surrender!”
“We will give ourselves!”
Their shoulders that trembled pitifully while even lowering their heads .
Tuk .
Pierce changed the trajectory of the spear and put it up behind him .
A soft and perfect finishing touch .
“Trash like **** . You will pay for your sins . ”
A cold voice .
“Yes . Yes . We will receive whatever punishment . ”
“We are indeed trash . We are trash . ”
The slave merchants lowered their heads .
A pitiful look whoever saw it .
But on the lowered heads, there was a chilly and nasty smile .
‘Son of a **** . I can’t end it like this . ’
His hand that was gripping the earth, slowly moved towards his talon .
He grabbed the blade with the tip of his fingers .
Pierce smiled towards Roan brightly even without knowing of this situation .
“Sir adjutant Roan . I’m finishe… . . ”
When he talked up to that point .
“Die!”
The guys that were on the ground grabbed their blades and stood up .
Even if it was Pierce, that had outstanding talent, it was a difficult situation .
Then, a sharp noise hit their ears .
Sweeee!
Puk!
The thing that cut the air and smashed the head of them was Roan’s spear .
“Hup . ”
Pierce gulped in some air .
The blade of the **** were already touching his side .
If it wasn’t for Roan, it would have gotten sliced off .
‘It was dangerous . ’
Roan took in a deep breath .
Thanks to Kalian’s tear, he could see the movements of the slave merchants slowly and clearly .
He had thrown his spear even before the blade got unsheathed .
‘If it wasn’t for Kalian’s tear, i would have lost Pierce . ’
Roan let out a sigh of relief and moved and grabbed his spear .
As he put strength on his wrist, the spear that had pierced the heads got pulled out .
“Pierce . ”
“Yes? Yes . Sir adjutant . ”
Pierce lowered his head with a half absent minded expression .
Roan hit his shoulder and smiled faintly .
“You can’t show your back thoughtlessly on a battlefield . And can’t even trust your enemies easily . Understood?”
“Yes, yes . I understand . ”
Pierce got ahold of himself late and nodded .
He was the best spearman in history but right now he was no different to a greenhorn soldier .
He still lacked real experience .
‘If he keeps roaming the battlefield, it will be something he solves by his own . ’
There was no way to feel that bothered by it .
Roan swung his spear and turned his head .
Now, only Roan remained .
“Huh?”
The eyes of Roan and Pierce got big .
It’s because an unexpected scene had occurred .
“I, I really surrender . In the first place, I was planning to give myself in . ”
Norman pleaded while being on the floor .
The surprising thing was his look .
The weird thing right now was that he wasn’t putting on any clothes .
“I don’t have any blades or weapons on me . Look . ”
Norman raised his two hands .
The reason why he suddenly undressed .
It was because he was scared if they would get suspicious for nothing because of the action of the others .
Roan smiled bitterly and shook his head .
‘Even so, I was planning on letting one live . ’
There may be other slave merchants .
‘If I inquiry this one and the guy we tied and left on the forest, it will be enough . ’
Especially on Norman’s case, they felt that he will be really useful as he was a scaredy cat .
Then, they saw Chris that was hiding on the grass .
“Ah…… . ”
He looked at the corpses of the slave merchants and let out a low exclamation .
‘They really got rid of 11 people just by themselves?’
He viewed Roan and Pierce as amazing .
‘Well, he would have climbed to be an adjutant at this young age because he has the skills . ’
Chris sight remained on Roan .
‘A right nature and outstanding skills . He will certainly become someone big . ’
Then, Roan’s voice was heard .
“Shall we look for the account book for now?”
“Ah, yes . ”
Chris got a hold of himself late and moved his feet .
Then, Norman that was kneeling down while being undressed, looked on his clothes and took out a black account book .
“It, it’s here . ”
He lent it down with his two hands while not being able to raise his head .
Chris received the account book and checked the contents of it thoroughly .
A surprised look could be seen on Roan’s face .
“Do you know how to read?”
At those words, Chris laughed awkwardly and shook his head .
“A little bit . There are more words I don’t know about . ”
Roan still had a surprised expression .
‘A normal person at this age knows how to read?’
It wasn’t an easy thing .
And because of that, Aaron and the staff of the 7th corps got surprised big way .
Roan asked carefully .
“If it doesn’t bother you, may I ask you how you learned to read?”
At those words, Chris replied as if it didn’t bother him .
“I bought books while I made money and read it . At first, I didn’t know anything but as I kept on reading, I could see some letters . Well, I also asked to people I had some relation and learned that way . ”
“Incredible . The cost of the books wouldn’t have been low . ”
“Yes . Because of that, my dream of running a travel agency is getting pushed back . ”
Chris let out a low sigh and shook his head .
Then, his finger that was checking on the contents of the books, stopped .
“I found it . ”
A smile appeared on his face .
He had discovered the name of the daughter of the countryside couple on the corner of the book .
“She got sold to a millionaire on the region . ”
Roan checked on the contents and nodded .
“It’s the region of Dellon . ”
At that instant, Chris put a surprised expression .
“Huh? Sir adjutant also knows how to read?”
“Yes . I also learnt by asking people I had some relation with . ”
“Ah……”
Chris let out a low exclamation again .
‘He looks even younger than me, but he also knows how to read . ’
Then, Roan smiled faintly and pointed at the account book .
“May I take this account book with me?”
“Yes? Why this… . . ”
“It’s because of the people that got caught and sold off by the slave merchants . I have to return them to their homes, to where they originally were . ”
“Ah……”
Chris shook his head and gave him the account book .
Anyways, he couldn’t rescue everyone by himself .
‘I can’t trust on the kingdoms men but I can trust this person . ’
Chris looked at Roan with eyes filled trust .
Roan looked at the contents of the book for a moment and shrugged his shoulder .
“Then, shall we return to our headquarters?”
Soon, the sunset had disappeared and darkness fell on the plains .
However even on that darkness Roan’s Pierce’s and Chris’s eyes shone brightly .
*****
First, Roan put Norman and Steve on the prison of the headquarters and went with Gale .
Gale listened to the story about JoyLuce’s group and went to the corps headquarters with the account book .
And of course, he didn’t forget to congratulate Pierce and Chris before that .
Roan and Pierce brought Chris to the infirmary and after healing his injuries they slept for a night .
As the day brightened, the three people ate a simple breakfast and went towards the entrance of Beno castle .
“Yesterday, and today I received a really big help . I will never forget this grace and remember it . ”
Chris bent his head towards Roan and Pierce .
“Then, I will be going . ”
A farewell .
Then, Roan took out a pouch that seemed rather heavy from his chest .
“Take it . ”
“What’s this?”
Chris didn’t receive it and asked carefully .
Roan smiled faintly and replied .
“It’s the reward . ”
“Ah…… . ”
There was a not low wanted reward on JoyLuce’s slave merchants .
Chris shook his head .
“It was you who caught them . ”
“If it wasn’t for you, it would have been impossible . ”
Roan forcefully gave him the pocket .
“Thanks to you we were able to save the innocent people . It’s true that it was thanks to you . ”
“Ah… . . ”
Chris hesitated for a moment and lowered his head .
“It wasn’t enough with having saved my life, but you also give me the reward . I’m really thankful . ”
A trembling voice .
He truly felt thankful towards Roan and Pierce .
‘Later on, if there’s something I can help with, I will do it . ’
If he received some grace, he would certainly pay it back .
That was Chris’s temperament .
“Then, where are you going now?”
As Roan asked, Chris replied while smiling brightly .
“First, I’m planning on looking for the countryside couple . ”
It was decided the daughter of the old couple was going to be rescued by rose troop .
Because of that, Chris could lift a weight from his heart .
“And I will have to return to Miller kingdom . ”
He looked at the reward pocket .
‘The reward was 200 pres . ’
The salary of a normal person for a year was about exactly 200 pres .
It was more amazing than you could think .
‘If it’s this…… . ’
It was enough to run a small travelling agency .
“With that much, you will be able to run a small travelling agency . ”
At Roan’s words, Chris smiled shyly and nodded .
Roan and Chris had conversed plentifully last night .
‘He did say that his dream was to run a travel agency . But…… . . ’
He bit his lower lip .
Roan knew what talent Chris had and on what field .
If it came to this I want to awaken his talent early .
‘And if I can work with him, all the way better . ’
He looked at Chris’s eyes fixedly .
“Mister Chris . Can I give you a proposal?”
“Of course . If it’s a proposal of sir adjutant Roan, it’s always welcomed . ”
At those words, Roan said in a voice so low it seemed that he was whispering .
“I realized an important truth while working as an adjutant for the kingdom . ”
A moment’s silence .
Chris also gulped dry saliva unconsciously .
Roan smiled brightly and continued saying .
“And that’s the strength information has . ”