I am the Monarch

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Roan and Chris sat across from each other and had a little chat for a while.

As the strawberries were falling, he asked in a small voice.

“How's the travel agency? ”

At that point, Chris glances around the inside of the building and smiles faintly.

“Well, for starters, it's not bad. ”

I set up a travel agency with my colleagues who used to do errands together at Castle Mill, and got settled quite quickly.

Now he was doing things like giving tours to outsiders who wanted to see the castle and the neighboring area and applying for a pass.

‘But.......’

Chris just swallowed what came up to his throat.

“That's great.”

Roan truly celebrated.

‘I don't think so.'

Chris stood up with a hesitant look on his face.

“Wait a minute. ”

He soon returns to his desk and rummages through the drawers, bringing a bunch of thick paper.

“Would you like to take a look? ”

Bunch of papier-mâché.

Roan carefully handed it over, asking again.

“What is this? ”

Chris scratches his back head, smiling awkwardly.

“I've been running a travel agency and collecting information on Mill Castle and its neighbors. I don't even know what I'm doing. ”

“Ah.......”

Roan began to examine the content with low elasticity.

Sarak. Sarak.

All I could hear was the sound of paper handing.

Somehow Chris is nervous.

‘You look like an academy student receiving an assignment review. ’

He shakes his head, smiling deeply.

After a while, Roan lowers his batch of paper and looks at Chris.

His face was somewhat stiff.

Chris swallowed a dry saliva.

“What's the matter? Is it that messy?”

In response, Roan whispers in a small voice.

“I don't want this to go unnoticed. ”

“Ah…… that's it. ”

Chris is dead with lots of grass.

At that time, Roan's last words continued.

“There's more important information recorded systematically than I thought. You could be accused of espionage in a foreign country. ”

“Ah.......”

Chris burst a low elasticity.

The frozen face loosened slightly and the tail of my mouth went up slightly.

‘was acknowledged. ’

In fact, he has been thinking a lot about his identity lately.

Travel agencies and information organizations.

I started working, but I had a great time collecting information about Castle Mill and the surrounding area.

‘I've never had so much fun in my life. ’

Every time I gathered a small piece of information and a ridiculous rumor, I tried to gather a larger piece of information and a more reliable rumor.

It wasn't about what I wanted or what someone wanted me to do.

It was just so much fun.

‘If I were to choose between a travel agency and an intelligence group right now…..’

The answer was fixed.

At that moment, you hear Roan's voice.

“Chris. This is amazing. The length, height, and precise location and structure of Mill's walls, the timing of the guards' shifts and their own outcrops, as well as the location of roads and villages leading to nearby areas, and the main village.

It had fluffy on it. ”

“Yes, I've collected and analyzed all the information I can find while I'm walking around. ”

Chris replied quietly.

No, I pretended not to mind.

Roan's words continue.

“It also includes brief information about Castle Mill and the key figures in the vicinity. ”

“After gathering rumors, I only extracted those with credibility. ”

Such a thick voice.

No, a voice pretending to be dumb.

Roan smiles faintly and speaks in a low voice.

“Chris. Your talents are much greater than I expected. ”

Boom.

Chris felt like a big rock was sitting in his chest.

I was overwhelmed with an indescribable excitement.

Roan glanced at Chris like that.

He's actually in a much more state of shock than he looks.

‘Predicting what's going to happen…..’

On the basis of some of the information in the paper block, there were predictions of what would happen, some of which Roan knew about.

‘Events that will happen in the future. ’

Chris correctly predicted the future with limited information.

‘He is also the General Manager of Agents who shook the continent's information at his fingertips. ’

After seeing the pile of paper, I wanted to catch Chris even more.

But I didn't want to force him or force him.

I was going to wait until he really wanted to.

At that moment, Chris, looking down at the blob of paper, asked in a small voice.

“If I work in intelligence, do I get to do these things? ”

He points his finger at a bunch of paper.

Roan senses something unusual.

‘The time has come. ’

After choosing his breath, he replied with a bold voice.

“Yes, this is what we do. However.......”

“But.......”

Chris unknowingly copied Roan's story.

Roan points his finger at a bunch of paper and says a hind horse.

“We'll be dealing with a much wider world and much more information than this. ”

“Ah.......”

Low elasticity poured out.

Chris felt his heart beating and blood rushing.

The world is much wider and much more diverse than Mills.

‘Hold them all in your hands. ’

I feel overwhelmed by thoughts.

Chris breathed slowly.

He smiles faintly and looks at Roan.

‘Chris. ’

Roan tries his best to hide his haste.

He sat still and waited for Chris's answer.

Silence for a moment.

Knock.

Chris picks up a bunch of paper with his fingertips.

“A much wider world and much more information.......”

His voice is calm, but the end is slightly trembling.

I didn't know if I was nervous or excited.

Chris looked at Roan's two eyes and spoke in hindsight.

“I want to handle it. ”

Roan shows no reaction.

He just looked Chris straight in the eyes.

But Chris was neither frustrated nor nervous.

Roan's hot eyes.

That was enough.

Chris woke up from his seat.

“Deputy Roan. ”

He lowers his head.

“I look forward to seeing you again. ”

Powerful voice.

At this point, Roan could not stand still.

He stood up and bowed his head.

“Please take good care of me. ”

A truly historic day.

Roan and Chris hold hands.

The two people who were looking in different directions were looking in the same direction.

At that time, Roan smiled and whispered in a small voice.

“Can I get you your first job? ”

“Already?”

Chris asked with a surprised expression.

Roan smiles faintly.

“The world is vast, but time is limited. ”

Chris nods quietly.

Roan continues.

“I'm going to invest in some of the milr-side merchants. to young traders who are very difficult right now, but have a promising future. like Chris. ”

Why I came to see Chris in the first place.

Let's hear what Chris has to say. ’

Roan cautiously smiles and asks.

“Is there anyone I can recommend? ”

Chris was silent for a moment.

But it wasn't silence because I didn't have anything to say.

The instinct of an informant to bring control of the conversation.

After choosing his breath, Chris replied with a calm voice.

“There are some people. They're talented, they have great personality, they have a bright future. ”

“How many exactly? ”

In the repeated questions, Chris stretched out five fingers.

“Thio, Lydia, Eska, Nego, Ford. There are five of them. ”

A confident voice.

Roan doesn't ask any more questions. He pulls out a pocket full of jewels from his bag.

“Take it.”

Chris carefully handed over the Pouch of Gems.

“What is this? ”

“It's an investment, because I don't have a lot of time and I'm a soldier, so I'm constrained in my behavior. I want Chris to invest in those five people for me. ”

Chris looks a little surprised.

“What if I invest as much as I want and something goes wrong? ”

Roan replies as if he didn't mind.

“Investment doesn't have to be successful. It doesn't matter if they all fail. because that would be valuable information as well. ”

At that, Chris nods slowly.

“And……"

Roan pulls another pocket of gems out of his bag.

“This is an investment for Chris. It's going to take a lot of money to build a full-scale intelligence organization. ”

“Ah.......”

Chris bursts into an enormous elasticity.

He nods soon.

“Very well. I will do my best not to disappoint you. ”

“Yes, I trust Chris. ”

Roan picks up his bag and gets up from his seat.

“I'll be going now. ”

“Already? Let's eat. ”

Urgent voice.

But Roan shakes his head.

“I have a long way to go. ”

He reaches out his right hand.

Chris grabbed his hand, not recommending it any more.

“I will look for you with good results. ”

“I look forward to it. ”

Roan nods, smiling faintly.

“Goodbye, then. ”

Farewell.

Roan shakes his hands once and moves out of the travel agency.

Chris takes a deep breath.

‘A new beginning. ’

I feel much more moved than when I first started a travel agency.

‘Let's go see those five young merchants. ’

Chris walked slowly, biting his lower lip.

This was his first mission and his first march.

* * *

Earl Lancefield was a unique family in many ways.

One of the five Earls of the Rhine Kingdom, however, there was not a single thriving mansion in Mill, and the region was also located in a somewhat rugged eastern land, rather than in the fertile plains of the central or southern parts.

Because of this, Ifen Castle and Beno Castle, located on the eastern border, were all part of Lancefield territory.

But the reason why Earl Lancefield was so unusual was because of his family and one of the five Earls of the Kingdom, Io Lancefield.

He was over the age of sixty this year, but there was not a single blood relative.

Of course, there were many good reasons, but it is very unusual for an Earl or a person to be without blood.

Thanks to this, there was a similar conversation every day in Yeongju.

“Earl, it's not too late. Marry me now.......”

“That's enough. Haha.”

That's a nice smile.

A middle-aged man who desperately advised me took a deep breath.

"Whew. You're laughing and drinking like that again. ’

He looks sad to see an old man with a good smile before his eyes.

‘He sacrificed all his youth for the good of the kingdom, and now he is aging like that alone. Tsk. I'm a lifesaver. ’

Perhaps he had read this middle-aged man's expression. Once again, the old man burst into laughter.

“Hahaha. Albert. I'm really okay. ”

The middle-aged man, Albert Wayne, bows his head.

“Yes, I understand. Earl Lancefield.”

A rich old man, he was one of the five Earls of the Rhine Kingdom and the Lord of the Eastern Border.

Io walked slowly, backpacking.

“Let's get out of here, then. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

Albert swings his left hand, and the knights that were plunging from both sides rush out of the castle one step ahead.

Iowa Albert followed.

Albert bit his lower lip, looking at Iow's white hair.

"He could have taken the fertile lands of the Middle Kingdom as his territory, but he made the land of the Hand to stand between the Byron and Estelle kingdoms. Since He loves the kingdom so much, his personal life must be out of interest. ’

He has been with Io for over 30 years.

In the meantime, I was drafted as Earl Lancefield's knight-in-chief, the so-called Guardian Knights.

‘If my health was good, I could take a little more.......’

Albert was determined to retire.

At that time, Io, who was walking earlier, sighed for a short time.

“It's only a matter of time before I see you and this landscape. ”

“I'm sorry, Earl. ”

“Don't be sorry. You're too old. What I've been holding so far has been my passion. ”

Albert lowers his head.

“The late Cali Orwells is a much better knight than I am. ”

“Is that so? Haha. ”

Io bursts out a big smile.

But I had a feeling that I was not full of it.

Meanwhile, the two of them escaped the lordship and entered a well-extended street.

Io liked patrolling Faver Castle the most during his work.

because it was an opportunity to see the lives of the colonists and interact with them.

The colonists also really liked and admired the Eo.

Because of this, the streets were louder and busier on the day Io was scouting inside the castle.

It's like a festival day.

But today was an exception.

The streets were quiet as if dead rats.

Io looks at the territories with a curious look.

‘Everyone's faces.......’

Scared shitless.

At that time, a middle-aged man who looked graceful came as big as a man.

He lowers his head to Iowa Albert.

“We have finished preparing for the reconnaissance of Faber Castle. ”

At that moment, Iow could see why the colonists were afraid.

‘The knights must have scared you. ’

The taste was bitter.

“Haha.”

Soft smile.

But this was an unpleasant smile.

He looks at Albert and whispers in a small voice.

“Albert, I'm already going to miss you. Haha.”

In response, Albert squeezes his head together and looks at the middle-aged man in front of him.

‘Cali Orwells. You fool. ’

Heavy-looking middle-aged man.

He was the successor of Albert, leading the Guardian Knights.

He was also the current head of the writer, Orwells, and the father of Walter Orwells, who was also associated with Roan.

‘Cali, you're talented and talented, but you have too much resonance and ambition. ’

Albert stares at Iow with his own tongue.

He was still smiling.

But Albert could tell.

‘You're very angry. ’

I wanted to make you feel better no matter what.

Then a young knight ran through the crowd.

"Huh?

As he frowned and tilted his head, he approached and whispered in his ear.

“Ah.......”

At that moment, Albert's expression lit up.

He looks at Iow and whispers in a small voice.

“Earl, perhaps we should postpone the reconnaissance. ”

“Something happened? ”

Iow turns slightly and asks.

Albert nods, smiling and smiling.

“Looks like Birch of Rail Baker visited Ifen Castle. ”

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