I Am the Monarch – Chapter 62: A new start (5)

 

 

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But of course, even if you received a badge, it didn’t mean that you could become a noble immediately .
You only had the requirements to be able to become one only when you had enough accomplishments .

‘For me to get a badge……’

Roan looked at Benjamin who was holding the badge .

‘And on top of that from Benjamin Doyle?’

A bitter smile appeared on his face .

‘In my past life the relationship between us was one of the worst ones . ’

It wasn’t enough that he ignored his merits but he even demoted him several times .
He was a **** that he wanted to hit if only he could .
But he was able to receive a badge from him .

“I’m giving the commander class badge with the permission of Rinse kingdom to class 5 adjutant of the 7th corps . . ”

At Ive’s words, Roan approached Benjamin and bowed .

“So you are Roan . ”

Benjamin looked at Roan with an interested expression .

‘Ale gorge battle, Pedian plain’s monster subjugation, Int forest battle, Prely river inundation tactic, Slen battle… . . For a normal soldier to accumulate this many merits . ’

This was such a surprising thing .
On top of that Roan was only 18 .

‘It means that he has more chances to grow from now on…… . . ’

For Benjamin who had big ambitions, he needed someone with skills .

‘I will have to make him mine in this opportunity . ’

He was planning to persuade the 7th corps and Aaron to take Roan to his side .
He hung the badge on Roan’s chest and hit his shoulder .

“Your merits were outstanding . You have done well . ”
“Thank you . ”

These were words he forcefully brought out .
He didn’t want to say thanks to this **** .

‘This situation is really weird . ’

Although in his past life he certainly was in the worst relationship with him, in this life they didn’t have any problems .
But of course, even if that was the case, he wasn’t thinking of getting closer to him .

‘This **** has many problems . Be it his temperament or abilities…… . . ’

He was a guy that wouldn’t be of any use even if you left him at your side .
No, rather, there was a bigger chance that he would affect you .
But Roan erased his displeased feeling for now .

‘He’s my superior for now . ’

He was still in the eastern army .
If he acted as he wished here, his life would get tangled up just like his past one .
Then, Benjamin’s voice was heard .

“I’m promoting Roan by one rank alongside the badge and naming him a class 4 adjutant . ”

The badge and if it was a commander class badge, it was an obvious condition .
From here, a good spear and some money was given to him as a reward .

“Congratulations . ”

Io, Reil, Aaron and Gale congratulated him .
Roan looked at his badge and the people and took in a deep breath .
This was the moment his emotions became immeasurable .

‘Count Lancephil, Viscount Baker, Baron Aaron and troop commander Gale…… . . ’

They were all people he looked at from far away in his past life .
But now, they were all looking at him and applauding .

‘The path is certainly open . ’

But he still didn’t know if the path was open for him to become a noble, a great general, or a monarch .
But at least, it wasn’t one where he would die without having done much .

Grit .

Roan ground his teeth .

‘I’m walking forward without getting arrogant . ’

He held his resolution .
Then, Benjamin’s voice was heard again .

“Until now, it was only the normal reward of the badge . But…… . . ”

A faint smile appeared .

‘I have to give him a good impression now . ’

Benjamin wanted to take Roan’s interest .

“I will especially give you one more reward . If there’s something you wish, speak . If it’s something I can do, I will listen to it . ”

It was an unexpected proposal .
And Ive also had a surprised expression .
Io, Reil and Aaron just looked at Aaron’s mouth .
Especially Aaron and Gale, who had already faced this once, had interested expressions .
And Roan also didn’t hesitate this time .

‘If it’s Benjamin Doyle’s character, the moment I decline it, it becomes as if nothing had happened in an instant . ’

He knew about Benjamin’s character really well .
He was a greedy and selfish **** .
It was more profitable to catch it when he was saying that he would give something .
If he declined or hesitated for a moment, it became as if it had never happened .
Roan slightly raised his head and looked at Benjamin’s face .

“There’s someone I want to bring to my troop . ”

At those words, Benjamin faintly smiled and nodded .

‘That much is easy . ’

If it was a soldier from the eastern army, he could move them from troops however much he desired .

“Who’s that?”

He asked confidently in return .   .
Roan shortly replied back .

“It’s spearman Harrison from the 15th squad of thorn troop of 7th corps . ”

Harrison .
The one that had a genius like talent in the bow .
It became time to bring him in .

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Sweeeee!

A sharp sound rang out .

Puk!

At the same time, one arrow pierced a small branch .

Pabat!

One youth ran through the forest quickly and knocked the bow .

Tung!

A heavy sound sounded out .

Sweeeeee!

One more arrow pierced the wind along a sharp sound .
The arrow that flew while it had evaded the many trees .

Puk!

The arrow pierced a small branch .
The sharp sounds were heard continuously like that .

******

“Where did this **** go to!”

Vice squad commander of the 15th squad of thorn troop, Hass, was annoyed .
He had already taken a blow from the squad commander since early in the morning .
When he was looking where to vent his anger, he couldn’t see a guy .

“He, it seems like he went to Polt forest . ”

One squad member replied .
Hass kicked the ground and yelled .

“Again?! So he’s firing arrows again inside the forest!”

It was an expression that implied that he was caught .

“Even so, I was planning to teach him, it turned out well though . For a spearman to always train in the bow while leaving behind the spear . ”

Hass clenched his teeth and ground his teeth .
Then, one youth appeared from the entrance of the camp .
He was holding a large bow and quiver on his back .
Hass hurriedly ran over and swung his fist .
As it was a sudden attack, he should have been hit in his face .
But the fist cut the air .

“Why are you like this?”

Because the youth with the bow quickly dodged .

“This **** dares to dodge my fist?”

Hass opened his eyes abruptly and clenched his fists one more time .
Then, the sound of the door opening was heard .

“What is it? What are you doing!”

The owner of the voice was one of the adjutants of thorn troop, Pad .
He glared at Hass while he held a piece of paper in his hand .

“Are you bullying the kids?”
“Ahem . No, no . ”

And then he loosened his fist stealthily and shook his head .
An awkward expression appeared on his face .
Pad glared at that Hass for a moment and then turned to look to the youth with the bow .

“Take this . ”
“Yes? What’s this?”

The youth received the paper with a confused look .
Pad shrugged his shoulders and replied .

“It’s a transfer order . It seems like it was directly laid down by the commander . ”
“Transfer order?”

The youth looked at the paper with a confused face .
However, he couldn’t read the contents of it .

“I’m sorry, but where are they taking me to?”

At those words, Pad shortly replied .

“12th squad, rose troop of the 7th corps . ”
“Ah…… . . ”

A low exclamation came out from the youth’s mouth .

“Rose troop……… . ”

It was a sound that rolled from his mouth .
How long had he waited for this moment?
A deep gratitude was seen in the youth’s face .
Then, Pad hit his shoulder .

“Pack your things immediately and depart now . ”
“Yes . I understand . ”

The youth bowed deeply .
Pad left after saying that .
Hass approached as if he was waiting for it and growled .

“Look at this **** . He’s dying of happiness . You really didn’t like being he……”
“Shut up for a moment . ”

It was a cold voice .
The youth faintly smiled and looked at Hass .
It was a completely different attitude and eyes from earlier .

“Hass, i’m not your underling anymore . Don’t act as you wish . ”

At those words, Hass’s face brightened up .

“Thi, this bastard! Are you crazy you bastard? Do you want to die?!”

He yelled with all his strength .
But the expression of the youth was still composed .
He looked at Hass fixedly .

“Hass . I’m not this **** . My name is……”

The youth continued saying with clear words .

“Harrison . ”

******

“Excellent . You certainly became better . ”

Reil brightly smiled and clapped .

“It’s all because of Viscount Baker’s teachings . ”

Roan bowed with an embarrassed expression .

“I have only fixed some stances . ”
“Even so, i’m really thankful for checking up on me this carefully until the day before you leave . ”

Reil who was being modest and Roan who was was truly thankful .
The two people looked at each other and smiled brightly .
Then, the accompanying knight Liam of Reil appeared from far away .

“Viscount Baker! It’s time to leave!”
“I know! I know!”

Reil yelled with all his strength .
It certainly wasn’t an action that a noble would be do .
He was that free and didn’t have a limit .

“I wanted to stay for a couple more days but… . . ”

Reil had a bitter smile while he was looking at Roan .

“I can’t leave my territory for long . A noble has a lot of paperwork and things to do . ”

He smacked his lips as if it was regrettable .
Even after Roan received his badge, Reil stayed for 10 more days .
Because of that, Io and Benjamin were also there because of him .
While they were like this, a letter arrived from Kevin two days ago .
Although the detailed contents weren’t revealed, Reil’s face stiffened, so it probably meant that Reil should leave immediately .

‘As Viscount Baker is leaving, all the others would leave too . ’

It had also been long since Io left his territory, and in the case of Benjamin, he wouldn’t want to stay in a secluded place for long .

‘Troop commander Gale would like it the most . ’

When Io, Reil, and Benjamin left today, Aaron would also return to the corps headquarters .

‘He had suffered for taking care of the upper ranked people until now . ’

Roan felt a bit sorry towards Gale .
Because it was because of him that Io, Reil, Benjamin and Aaron ended up staying in the headquarters of rose troop .
Then Reil’s voice was heard .

“Then, before I leave… . . ”

He took out a book from his chest .

“Take it . ”
“What’s this?”

Roan received the book with his two hands .
Reil brightly smiled and replied .

“I wrote down the bad habits, movements, problems, and etc . . As you aren’t a member of my family and can’t be my formal disciple, I can’t teach you spearmanship . But even so I don’t want to leave everything as if I don’t know about it . ”
“Ah…”

Roan let out a low exclamation .
His heart choked because of Reil’s consideration .

“What’s the reason you are taking care of me this much…… . . ?”

Roan’s voice and attitude were very careful .
On the other side, Reil was still bright .

“I’m planning to teach Pierce everything I have . If it’s his talent, he would probably even surpass me . In the position of the master, it’s a really proud and happy thing, but looking at it from his point of view…… . . ”

It was an empty kind of smile .

“It is a really sad and lonely thing . Not having anyone to spar with…… . ”
“Ah…… . . ”

Roan bit his lower lip .
He understood the reason for the empty smile .

‘He was lonely until now . ’

He didn’t have any opponents to face .
There wouldn’t be something more lonely and sad than that for a warrior .
Reil continued saying .

“Roan . I want you to become much stronger than now . For you, and for Pierce . And perhaps for me . I made this book with that kind of feeling . I would like it if it helped you in becoming strong . ”

It wasn’t only Pierce but he was saying to become an opponent also worthy of him .
Roan slowly nodded .

“I understand what you are saying . ”

At those words Reil smirked and hit Roan’s chest .

“Take it into account . If you don’t want to be put to shame the day Pierce finds you again, you will have to train and keep training . ”
“I understand . At least in effort, i’m confident . ”

A strong will was felt from the shut mouth .
Reil proudly smiled and nodded .

“Right . There’s nothing more important than effort . ”

He grabbed Roan’s hands .

“You will be able to do well . ”
“Thank you . ”

Roan bowed .
Reil smirked and looked towards the south .

“Should I go now?”

Everyone should have finished preparations and was waiting for him .

“I will take the lead . ”

Roan faintly smiled and started to walk one step ahead of him .
But Reil started to walk next to him .

“No, not that……”

He put his arm around his shoulder and brightly smiled .

“Let’s walk like this . ”

Roan and Reil .
The two people relied on each other and moved .
The relationship had become thicker like that .

******

“Come to Pavor castle to visit once . ”
“Remember the words I told you . ”
“If you wish, I can transfer you to the headquarters in the east . ”

Io, Reil and Benjamin all said their farewells and stepped back .
Now, the remaining one was only Pierce .

“Sir adjutant Roan . ”

Pierce bowed in front of Roan .

“If I were to say honestly, I have greater feelings of wanting to stay here . ”
“Pierce…… . . ”

Roan said as if trying to ease him up .
Then, Pierce raised his head and looked at Roan’s eyes .

“But just like what you have said back then, I will leave for you sir adjutant . ”

Strength was put into his voice .

“I will work hard and return in the fastest time possible . ”

At those words Roan faintly smiled and nodded .

“Right . I will be waiting for you . ”

Roan and Pierce .

The two people just looked at each other’s faces for a while .
After a while, Roan looked at Reil who was waiting at the back and grabbed Pierce’s shoulders .

“Viscount Baker is waiting . Go, now . ”
“Yes . Then, I will be going . ”

Pierce bowed deeply .
His heart was still immature and soft .
His shoulders trembled .
Roan pretended not to notice it and patted Pierce’s back .

“Go quickly . ”

Pierce couldn’t raise his head and started to walk towards Reil .
Reil consoled Pierce and got on the horse .
Roan just stood still and watched that .

‘Pierce . Have a safe trip . When you return back……’

Fire appeared in his eyes .

‘Many things will have changed . ’

Only if it went according to his plans though .

‘By then, you will have many things to do . ’

Pierce was more important than anyone else for Roan .
Meanwhile Io, Benjamin, Reil, and Pierce departed and went towards their objectives .
Aaron and Gale looked at them for a moment and then returned to their own headquarters .
The only one that remained until the end was Roan .
It was even after the members of the 12th squad guessed Roan’s feelings .

‘Now, I can’t even see them with Kalian’s tear . ’

He couldn’t see Pierce’s back anymore .

“Whew . ”

A long sigh came out .
When he was about to look away because of his hurting eyes .
He could see one man that was approaching him from the end of the plains .
He had quite the nimble steps .

“Ah…… . . ”

A low exclamation came out of Roan’s mouth .
He had confirmed the face of the man through Kalian’s tear .
He stopped his feet and just stood at the gates of the castle for a while .
After a while, the man that was like a grain soon arrived in front of the gate .
He discovered Roan late and came in a hurried manner .

Clack . Clack .

The tools in his big bag clashed and made query sounds .

“Pant . Pant . Pant . ”

The man stood in front of Roan and panted .
His heaving chest was calmed a bit .
Only then did he smile brightly and saluted Roan .

“Sir! I, spearman Harrison of thorn troop of the 7th corps received a transferral order . ”

That man, he was none other than Harrison .

‘For Harrison to come when Pierce leaves . ’

This was a strange fate .
This was a strange relation .
Roan faintly smiled and hit Harrison’s shoulder .
His eyes were really gentle .
He had a feeling of meeting his longing friend again .

“You came well . Harrison . ”

He spoke in a soft voice .
Roan grabbed Harrison’s two hands .

“I was waiting for you . ”

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