I am the Monarch Chapter 49:

“Good . Fine then . ”

Aaron unexpectedly seemed to consent to it .
He turned back and walked towards his table and then he stopped and turned to look at Roan again .

“You really are returning, right?”

The same question .
Roan just nodded instead of replying .
Aaron let out a long sigh and went towards his table .
He spread the vacation petition and raised pen .

‘If I sign it now Roan will leave . ’

Aaron bit his lower lip .
He wasn’t a staff officer nor a troop commander .
A mere class 5 adjutant was asking for a vacation .
And the reason for it was also clear .

‘A relative that is south of the kingdom passed away… . . ’

On top of that, it was a normal case where soldiers that were above the class of adjutant asked for a vacation .
It was different in each cases, but a spearman could at most take 1 year off .
Even so, it didn’t matter much for the corps as they wouldn’t be getting their salary .
Even so, he couldn’t sign it easily .
He could change his mind and decide to retire right away, and most of all what he hated to think the most was that Roan got transferred to another corps .
But of course, it wasn’t that common .
As they had their own relationships within the troops, they couldn’t just take a member of another troop as they wished .

‘But if it’s a troop that’s on a higher class than us, it will be different . ’

An upper class troop would even be able to blackmail Roan . No, even in a middle class or a lower class troop, they could utilize a method to newly recruit a retired one .
Whatever it was, Aaron was worried about Roan disappearing from him .

‘Most of all, the western region is noisy because of rumours about Roan . ’

Half a month had already passed since Slen battle had ended .
After the battlefield got cleaned up, the soldiers that returned from blackbird troop and rose troop kept talking about Roan’s prowesses .
And even if they didn’t do so, it seemed like a rumour about a soldier that used an amazing strategy and at the same time slew Violin spread through travellers .
Meanwhile, the rumours that were vaguely roaming spread properly through the confirmation of the soldiers .

‘He got out of my pocket quicker than I thought . ’

He didn’t think that he would be able to hide a fang in his pocket forever .
But at least, he wanted to take him to his side even a little more certainly, before it got out .

‘I couldn’t even get the reply of viscount Reil Baker…… . ’

Aaron took in a deep breath .

‘Right . If he only returns, it may be better to be out of this region . ’

Now that it turned out like this, it wouldn’t be bad to create some distance with the people interested in him .

Scribble .

The tip of the pen moved over the paper .
Aaron finished the signing and let out a long sigh .
And then looked at Roan’s two eyes fixedly .

“Are you reall…… No . How long do you think it will take until you return?”

The southern part was far .
It was almost the exact opposite of this place to Ipen castle .
There was no way it would be short .
At those words Roan replied without hesitation .

“If i’m quick one month, and if I get delayed three months . ”

Aaron nodded .

“Don’t forget that a promise for a soldier is more important than their own lives . ”
“Yes . I will remember it . ”

Roan smiled brightly and bowed .
Aaron moved his feet and stood in front of Roan .
He lent him the retirement permission and hit his shoulder .

“Have a safe trip . And certainly return . ”
“Yes . Thank you . ”

Roan bowed .
Aaron returned once more to his seat .

“Ah! And I have some more presents to give you . ”
“Presents?”

As Roan asked back Aaron nodded .

“Yes . But the preparations still aren’t finished . If you come back later, I will give it to you then . ”
“Understood . ”

Roan didn’t ask further on and bowed .
Aaron looked at the scroll in Roan’s hand and shook his hand .

“You can get out . ”

Even if he tried not to show it, he put on a rather unwilling expression .
Gale and Roan saluted shortly and got out of the office .
Aaron, who got left alone, looked a bit more at the pieces of paper and pushed them to the side of the table .

“Whew . ”

He let out a long sigh .

‘I did send him away for now…… . ’

Now he only had to wait for Roan to return .
He was a man worth the wait .

‘Because even the eldest son of the Owell’s family got amazed . ’

Mary and Walter who arrived for his birthday .
The two people, and especially Walter, praised Roan nonstop while they were staying at Ipen castle .

‘If I make Roan mine and Mary grabs Walter……’

A smile appeared on Aaron’s mouth .

‘Just imagining it is fun . ’

He buried his body in the chair and closed his eyes .
He wanted to enjoy this happy imagination a little bit longer .

*****

“I told you there’s no need to send me off . ”
“No . Until the entrance of the castle . We will **** you until there . ”

Many men walked down the street in a pack .
The people that came and went recognized him and waved their arms .
No, precisely speaking, their interest was pouring on the youth walking at the front of them all .

“Huh! Mister Roan! Where are you going?”
“Slen battle was really the best!”
“Take one fruit!”

The youth that receives all of the people’s interest .
He was Roan who was starting the long journey towards the south .
And of course, the 12th squad that followed him .

“Now really go back . ”

Roan stood outside of the entrance and waved his arm .
Austin and the other members saluted .

“We will wait here from when the first month starts . ”
“If you didn’t return, we will just stay here and become rocks . ”
“Have a safe trip!”

Everyone’s eyes were hot and fierce .

‘Don’t worry . I will certainly return . No, I can only do so . ’

Roan looked at every faces of the members and moved his feet .

‘If my future is in Potter region, this place has a spring of a foothold . ’

He had to return here to Beno castle for various reasons .
Strength started to be put in Roan’s steps .

‘I’m finally going to Potter region . ’

One of the first plans that could be picked in one hand after he realized that he returned to the past .

‘But before that……’

He had a place to go .
In the first place, his destination was a bit to the southwest .
As he walked for almost a quarter of a day he saw a small village .
Roan passed the entrance of the village and went to a house located under a big tree .

Knock . Knock . Knock .

“Who are you?”

After he knocked a shabby wooden door, a really slim middle aged woman appeared after a while .
Roan bowed .

“I’m class 5 adjutant of rose troop . I was the commander of your son . ”
“Ah… . ”

The woman let out a low exclamation .
Roan couldn’t even raise his head .

“I couldn’t rescue your son because I lack a lot . I’m really sorry . ”

A visit that wasn’t related to his travelling .
The place he came to was Lander’s hometown .

“Sob . ”

The woman cried without making any sound and then wiped off the tears with the back of her hand .

“I’m the mother of Lander . ”

The end of the sentence trembled .

“Don’t bow like that . ”

She covered Roan’s face with both of her hands and raised his head .

“On the last vacation, Lander talked a lot about you . That you were a really amazing man . I was really curious as to who you were, but we get to meet like this . ”

Roan couldn’t say anything .
He looked at the woman’s face for a moment and then took out a small bag .

“There’s no way this will comfort you……”
“I don’t need money . I already received a lot . ”

The woman turned back the back to Roan and shook her head .
There were tears on her eyes .

“Even so it seems like Lander has been with some really good people . Quite a lot of people came and went from Beno castle . ”
“From rose troop?”
“Yes . The troop commander came, and the soldiers of the 12th squad also came saying that they were Lander’s friends . Especially the soldiers of the 12th squad came every time they had the leisure to do so and helped with the farming . They are really thankful people . ”

At those words Roan shut his mouth .

‘The reason they nowadays cut off the one night of free day was because of that? They really are nice people . ’

He felt thankful towards Gale and the 12th squad .

‘If it’s these people I can be together for life . ’

It was good to have good abilities and talent, but he also needed good people and well mannered ones .
Roan grabbed the hands of the woman .

“Lander was a really great soldier and ally . You raised a truly amazing child . ”

At those words the woman forcefully smiled .

“As he was recognized by the adjutant he always admired, Lander will also like it . Sob . ”

In the end she buried her face in Roan’s hands .
Roan gritted his teeth at the hot tears that were felt on the back of his hand .

‘I have to get stronger . Only then……’

Resolution formed in his eyes .

‘I can rescue at least one more person . ’

The tears of the mother that lost her son hit him .
His heart that was a bit scattered at the thought that he was finally going to the south was strengthened .
Today at this moment, Roan felt once again .
That he had many things to do .

*****

Roan started his real trip after he received the really kind treatment of Lander’s mother .
For now, he went to the fishing village Pierr that was located on Poskein lake and had quite some scale .
Poskein lake .
As the biggest lake in the continent, the size of it was a bit smaller than Rinse kingdom .
Rinse, Istel, Dies, Aimas alliances were gathered around the lake as the center .

‘But now they aren’t able to utilize this lake properly . ’

Roan looked at the lake that spread without end and shook his head .

‘Now, it’s only used as a place to catch fishes in a small village . ’

It wasn’t only in Rinse kingdom, but even the other kingdoms that were at the boundary left it alone .
Because the lake had really big and monsters, which you didn’t know the identity of, which were abundant .
In the end, working as fishermen in the fishing village was everything .

‘But even before 10 years passed, a lot of blood will be shed by the 4 kingdoms to conquer this lake . ’

A bitter smile appeared on his face .

‘The one that will conquest this lake is the pirate king Bek that’s called, Bright Shark . ’

He was originally from the navy of Aimas kingdom, but he made himself independent and became a pirate .
He used outstanding navigation skills and strong fighting power as the background to conquer Poskein lake, and not satisfied with that he attacked many villages and towns and plundered .

‘The navy of the four kingdoms allied themselves later to subjugate it but it was pointless . ’

Roan let out a long sigh .

‘I can’t get Poskein lake taken by that violent guy also in this life . ’

He planned to dominate Poskein lake faster than anyone .

‘Poskein lake is one of the most important places for my plans . ’

But there was a big problem .

‘There’s no proper person . ’

Not even one person who was skilled in the navy appeared in Rinse kingdom .
Even the outstanding genius strategist Ian Philips failed to find and appoint a skilled and strong marine .

‘In this life, I will do it myself . ’

Roan was planning to do something even Ian had failed .
And his first plan for that was to travel with a ship rather than on the ground .

‘Until now, it will be something no one had tried . ’

Getting on a ship and traveling a long distance was something unthinkable yet .
Roan was planning on finding someone that would step up and challenge something that no one had done yet .
For now, he went to the village of Boodoo that was at the south of Pierr village .
Big and small fishing boats and big fishermen were abundant .
Roan carefully asked to the one that looked the most manly .

“Can you get me to Potter region?”

The reply came immediately .

“Don’t say crazy shtuff!” (Not a mistake)

The man turned him down and yelled .
Roan smiled bitterly and looked another person .
But all the fishermen showed the same reaction .

“You crashy?”
“If your not crazy go back to the ground . That’s the safhest place . ”
“You will give me a lot of money? Kukuku . This man . If you have that much money why don’t you ride a carriage?”
“Say **** about money a bit more finely . ”

Everyone talked sarcastically and shook their head .
In serious cases, there were some that cursed while punching .

“You telling me to die together!”
“You don’t know where a monshter will appear! If you want to die do it alone!”

A loud yell that made his ear numb .
Even so, Roan didn’t give up .
He roamed around Boodoo, the market and the town for 4 days looking for someone that would carry him on their ship .
But even after his persistent effort, no one stepped up .

‘Whew . In the end do I have to go by ground?’

Roan sat at the boundary of Boodoo and looked at the blue lake .
The lake was calm and silent .
Sunlight shone on the lake .
Then a small voice was heard .

“Hey . ”

Roan turned his head to where the sound was heard .
The owner of the voice was a youth that seemed to be the same age as him .
Only, his body was so slim he looked really pointy . The youth smiled awkwardly and said .

“About going to Potter region . May I do that?”

At those words, Roan stood up .

“Of course . ”

A really excited voice .
At Roan’s reaction, the expression of the youth became a bit dark .
He scratched the back of his head and carefully said .

“But it’s only been a month since I started to sail a ship… . . Do you care?”
“Of co… . . ”

The moment he said that without thinking of anything, he stopped .

‘One month?’

His sight was directed to Poskein lake .
It felt that the calm lake became rough .

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