I am the Monarch

------------------------------------

“Okay, that's it. ”

Aaron seems to be surprisingly easy to accept.

He turns around and looks back at his desk, pausing for a moment and looking back at Roan.

“You're really coming back, right? ”

Same question.

Roan nods instead of answering.

Aaron takes a long breath and turns to his desk.

He opens his vacation application and picks up his pen.

‘If you sign here, Roan will leave. ’

Aaron bites his lower lip.

He is neither the chief of staff nor the commander of the battalion headquarters.

Only a senior deputy would take a short leave of absence.

The reason for the leave was also clear.

‘My relatives in the southern kingdom have died.......’

Moreover, it was routine for soldiers above the deputy class to apply for a leave of absence.

Depending on the reason, I was able to take a leave of absence for up to a year because of the bottle.

It had nothing to do with the Army being paid anyway.

Nevertheless, I could not sign easily.

Even after the holidays, he could have changed his mind and decided to leave, and most of all, he was relocated to another unit.

It was not uncommon, of course.

There is also a relationship between the units, so we can't let the other troops slip away.

‘But the story is different if you're a higher ranking unit than us. ’

Senior units could have taken Roan under the guise of borrowing.

No, peer or minor units could have recommended retirement and then used new enlistments.

Whatever it was, Aaron was worried about Roan disappearing before his eyes.

‘Moreover, the eastern region is noisy because of the rumors of Roan. ’

It has already been a full day since the battle of Slan ended.

After the pre- and post-war operations, the rosebud and Blackbird units returned, and the soldiers drove around with Roan's action statues in the Slan area.

Nevertheless, there were fascinating tactics and rumors of soldiers beheading Baalin through merchants and travelers.

In the meantime, rumors of a vague beating have swelled up based on the soldiers' testimony and hit the eastern region.

‘I came out of my pocket much faster than I thought. ’

I didn't think I could hide the fangs in my pocket until the end.

But at least I wanted to make sure he was on his side before the Song came out.

‘I haven't heard back from Mr Rail Baker...’

Aaron takes a deep breath.

‘Yes. It might be better to leave the eastern area for a while once we get back. ’

It wasn't so bad to keep people away for a while.

Sarsazak.

The tip of the pen moves over the paper.

Aaron finishes his signature and takes a deep breath.

He looks directly into Roan's eyes.

“It's really not a stone…… How long do you think it'll take to get back? ”

The southern kingdom is far away.

It's almost the exact opposite of what Ipen has done here.

It couldn't have been that short a journey.

He replied without hesitation.

“I'll be back in a month or three at the latest, as soon as possible. ”

Aaron nods.

“Remember, promises to soldiers are more important than lives. ”

“Yes, I'll keep that in mind. ”

Roan smiles and bows his head.

Aaron takes a step forward and stands in front of Roan.

He gives you a leave of absence and taps you on the shoulder.

“Goodbye. Come back.”

“Yes, thank you. ”

Roan bows.

Aaron sits back in his seat.

“Oh! And I have some gifts for you. ”

“Gifts?”

Aaron nods as soon as he asks.

“Yes, but I'm not ready yet. I'll give it to you when you get back, so know that. ”

“I understand.”

Roan bows his head without asking again.

Aaron pulls a block of paper and gives you a wave of his hands, his eyes glaring at you.

“Get out.”

I tried to pretend to be nothing.

Gail and Roan take a short bow and head out of the office.

Aaron looks a little deeper into the pile of paper and pushes it to the corner of the table.

“Whew.”

He takes a deep breath.

‘I sent them away...'

Now we just have to wait for Roan to return.

He was a man worth waiting for.

‘Even the eldest son of the Orwells is impressed. ’

Mary and Walton who arrived on her birthday.

The two of them, especially Walton, praised Roan throughout their stay at Iphen Castle.

‘When I make Roan my own man and Mary gets Walton...'

A deep smile rises from Aaron's mouth.

‘It's fun to imagine. ’

He closes his eyes with his body buried in a chair.

I wanted to enjoy this happy imagination a little more.

* * *

“You don't have to come out. ”

“No. Just the gate. That's as far as I'll go." ”

A group of men walk the streets.

The people coming and going recognize them and wave their hands.

No, precisely, I was interested in the young man who was walking ahead of them.

“Hey, Roan! Where are you going?”

“The Battle of Slan was truly the best! ”

“Take a fruit! ”

A young man who is attracted to people.

He was now Roan, beginning his long journey south.

Of course, the men who are stalking him are twelve men.

“Now go inside for real. ”

Roan stands outside the South Gate waving.

The squads, including Austin, followed suit.

“I will wait here every day from the day of the month. ”

“If you don't come back, you'll just turn to stone here. ”

“Have a safe trip! ”

Everyone's eyes were fierce and hot.

‘Don't worry. I'll be back. No, we have to come back. ’

Roan looks at the squad members' faces once and then moves on.

‘If I have a future in Porter territory, there is a stepping stone. ’

He had to return here to Beno Castle for many reasons.

I'm getting stronger and stronger at Roan's pace.

‘You're finally going to Porter territory. ’

A plan I put in my first finger ever since I realized I was back in the past.

‘But before that.......’

There was a place to stop.

He headed southwest, slightly different from his original destination.

After a half-day of walking, you see a small village.

Roan passes through the town entrance to a house situated under a large tree.

Bang, bang. Boom.

“Who are you?”

After knocking on the humble wooden door, the cheeky Choro woman appeared shortly.

Roan lowers his head.

“I'm Deputy Deputy Roan, 5th Class of the Rose Squad. I was your son's line manager. ”

“Ah.......”

The woman bursts a low roar.

Roan can't raise his head.

“I wasn't enough to save your son. I'm so sorry."

Walking that had nothing to do with the journey.

The place he found was the home of the dead Rand.

“Ugh.”

The woman breathes and cries, then wipes her tears with the back of her hand.

“I am the mother of Rand. ”

The end of my voice trembles.

“Don't bow your head like that. ”

She raises her head, wrapping her hands around Roan's face.

“Rand told me a lot about you on my last vacation. He's a great guy. I've been wondering who you are, and here you are. ”

Roan is speechless.

He glances at her face and pulls out a small pouch.

“This can't be comforting...”

“I don't need money. I've already received enough. ”

The woman shakes her head, biting Roan's pocket.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“But I guess Rand was with the good guys. Several people have already come and gone from Beno Castle. ”

“On a rosebud? ”

“Yes. The commander was there, and he said he was Rand's partner, and he came to see the 12th squad. In particular, the soldiers in the 12th squad are helping farming as they go around whenever they have time. Thank you very much. ”

At that point, Roan tightly shut his lips.

Is that why you've been cutting one-night stands lately? You're good people. ’

I felt thankful and thankful to Sa Sam Gail and the crew of the twelve squadrons.

‘These people can spend their whole lives together. ’

Great talent was also good, but I also needed someone with such a good nature and good character.

Roan holds the woman's hand tightly.

“Rand was a great soldier and a colleague. You have a wonderful son. ”

That said, the woman hardly laughed.

“Rand will like it, as he's been recognized by his usual deputy. Ugh.”

She finally buries her head in Roan's hands.

Roan grips his teeth in the hot tears that fall on the back of his hand.

‘I need to be stronger. Only then.......’

The light in my eyes shifts.

‘Even one can save more people. ’

The tears of the mother who lost her child tapped my heart.

At last, the thought of heading south made my mind hard for a while.

At this moment today, Roan felt it again.

He still has a lot of work to do.

* * *

After receiving the extreme treatment of Land Mother, Roan embarked on a journey.

He first headed to the fishing village of Fer, which is a fairly sized town on the shore of Lake Porsche.

Lake Forcaine.

It is the largest lake on the continent, slightly smaller than the Rhine Kingdom.

The Rhine Kingdom, the Estelle Kingdom, the DS Kingdom, and the United Kingdom of Aymas are gathered around the lake.

‘But now we are not using the lake properly. ’

Roan shakes his head, watching the lake unfold endlessly.

‘Now I think of it as a place to catch fish in big and small fishing villages. ’

The Rhine Kingdom as well as other countries close to the lake were practically neglected.

Because the lake is so big and full of unknown monsters everywhere.

In the end, fishing was all about staying close to the fishing village.

‘But just 10 years later, your country will bleed a lot to defeat this lake. ’

I smiled bitterly.

‘The enemy king Beck, known as the red shark of Poscaine, defeats the great lake. ’

He was originally a Navy veteran from the Aymas Alliance, but he was a Independent Enemy.

He has defeated Lake Porsche with great navigation and powerful combat power, and has attacked and pillaged numerous villages and cities on the shore.

"Later, the four national navies joined forces and joined forces, but it was useless. ’

Roan sighs a long time.

‘You can't take Lake Porsche away from a violent man like that until this life. ’

He wanted to take control of Lake Porsche faster than anyone else.

‘It's one of the most important places in my plan. ’

But there was one big problem.

‘No one deserves it. ’

Not a single capable man has appeared in the Rhine Kingdom towards the Navy.

Even the unprofitable genius tactician Ian Phillips has failed to train capable naval talent and powerful naval forces.

‘I do it myself in this life. ’

Ian's plan was to challenge Ian's failure.

The first plan is to take this journey south by boat, not by land.

‘No one's ever tried it before. ’

It was something I had never even thought of travelling a long distance on a boat.

Roan was going to look for a sailor after he said he would dare to do something no one else had done.

He heads for the pier just south of Fer Village.

A large and small fleet of fishing boats and a large fleet of sailors huddle together.

Roan grabs the one who looks the most manly of them and carefully asks.

“Can you take me to Porter territory? ”

The answer came back a long time ago.

“Don't be crazy! ”

The man yelled as he went on his way.

Roan smiles bitterly and finds the next one.

But all the sailors had the same reaction.

“Are you crazy?”

“If you're not crazy, go back to the mainland. That's the safest way. ”

“You pay a lot of money? Hehehe. This guy. If you have that much money, why don't you just get on a wagon? ”

“Make my money look good. ”

Everyone shakes their heads in ridicule.

Severe cases were those who wielded their fists with profanity.

“Let's die together! ”

“I don't know where any monsters come from! Die alone to die! ”

Heartbreaking pain that makes you deaf.

Nevertheless, he did not give up.

For three days, he wandered around the docks, markets and villages looking for someone to take him to Porter.

However, even after this persistent effort, there was not a single one of them.

"Hoo. Should we just take the road?" ’

Roan sits at the end of the pier and looks up at the blue lake.

The lake is quiet and calm without a sound.

Sunlight splashes down on the surface of the lake.

Then I heard a small voice in my ears.

“Excuse me.”

Roan turns his head to hear the sound.

The protagonist of the voice is a young man who looks about the same age as himself.

I just had a very sharp look because my face and body were thin.

The young man smiled awkwardly and said.

“To Porter territory. Do you mind if I do that? ”

At that, Roan stood up on his feet.

“Of course.”

Excited voice.

Roan's reaction made the young man's face slightly darker.

He scratches the back of his head and gently speaks out.

“But it's been a month since I've been driving a boat....... but does it matter? ”

“Of course.......”

As he spits it out without a thought, Roan stops.

A month? ’

His gaze is on Lake Porsche.

It felt like the calm lake was getting rougher for some reason.

------------------------------------