I am the Monarch

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Outside the South Gate of Beno Castle.

Pills looks south, leaning against the rugged wall.

‘It's time for you to come back.......’

I tried hard to make a grave face, but I felt nervous in my eyes.

‘Deputy Roan, when are you coming back? ’

It's been two months since Roan took a sabbatical.

Twelve squadrons have been circling each other since a month ago, guarding the south gate.

At that moment, I heard an eerie voice.

“Fields!"

Spoken like a strange mix of notes.

Phil was able to figure out who the protagonist of his voice was without even looking back.

‘Mr Rail Baker. ’

He straightens his posture and looks at the side where his voice came from.

A middle-aged man approaching with a smile on his face from inside the gate.

The protagonist of Fields' voice was the rail.

“Where did you go without practicing spear? Here you are! ”

A playful face.

Phil took the custom instead of the answer.

“Phew!"

“Don't be so hard on me. ”

The rail comes forward and taps Pills on the shoulder.

He shakes his head, looking at the landscape outside the widespread South Gate.

“I don't think that's true either. ”

That said, Pills looked to the south.

As Rail has said, there is no sign of Roan's return.

But it's still early hours to be disappointed.

“I'm going to wait until the sun goes down. ”

“But what if he doesn't? ”

“We'll have to come back tomorrow. ”

“What if he doesn't come tomorrow? ”

“The day after tomorrow. ”

“What if the day after tomorrow? ”

The rails kept asking me over and over again.

After a short breath, Phil replies with a calm voice.

“Then you can come out the next day. It's always tomorrow. ”

Strong determination and will.

The rail sticks its tongue out.

‘I heard it's only been a few months since the 12th Squad was founded, but this kind of faith and loyalty.......’

Perhaps 12 squads, including Fields, will continue to wait for him until Roan returns.

"Roan. The more I know, the more I want to meet him." ’

It's been ten days since the rail landed in Beno Castle.

In the meantime, I was able to hear Roan's story from many people.

Particularly the most interesting one was the story of Roan Chang 'an.

‘At first, I thought he was just teaching me a new way of doing things that I knew. ’

But as I was talking to Pills, I realized that wasn't all.

"Roan Chang method......."

I'll have to ask him the exact question myself, but if it's true that Roan invented the Art of War,

"Genius of genius." ’

Even the rails have been making their own inventions for less than a decade.

Is it time to put down the nickname "The Talent of Spears"? ’

I didn't feel disappointed.

Rather, my heart was throbbing because of my anticipation.

"Roan, I'll wait for you here, too. A day, two days, ten days, a month. ’

I was ready to do that.

‘Instead, I have to fight whenever I want. ’

The tail of my mouth went up gently.

Perhaps it's because I want Roan back soon, my eyes keep turning toward the end of the southern field.

Then.

"Huh?

The rail narrows its eyes.

Because a small cloud of dust rose from the edge of the field.

The cavalry?

It was still far away, so it was hard to determine the exact identity.

That's when I heard Phil's voice.

“Looks like knights. ”

The rail frowns.

“Do you see that? ”

“Yes.”

Phil nods, his head wide open.

The rails stick out their tongues.

You can see that street from here? Obviously, he's not just any guy either. ’

I had a feeling about Roan, but his talents were also enormous.

"It's Roan's talent. I can't judge it until I see it, but his talent is..."

The rail bites the lower lip slightly.

‘They are much better than me. ’

I feel proud of myself for some reason.

I felt rich.

‘We got at least one. ’

Even if Roan's talents are worse than I thought, one Pills is definitely saved.

‘It's time to raise a disciple. ’

The king, the duc, the erl, and the commanders of each army.

Train protégé of the spearer rail baker.

But rails have been pretending not to know these demands with excuses.

However, seeing Pills with a dazzling talent, I felt like raising a disciple.

‘If only Roan were so talented…..’

The tail of my mouth went up gently.

In the meantime, the horsemen have become quite close.

“You sure look like knights. ”

Shiny armor.

The rails have finally been able to assess their appearance.

Two or two.

You hear the hoof echoing in the ground.

Now we're close enough to see the knights' faces.

“Huh?! ”

Surprise face.

The rail bursts into resilience.

“Earl Lancefield?! ”

The elderly man leading the knights.

He was clearly Io.

It wasn't until Io reached Ifen Castle that he realized that the rails and Aaron were in Beno Castle.

He takes no rest and heads straight for Beno Castle.

“Hahaha! Raleigh Baker! ”

When Iow arrived at the South Gate, he saw the rails and burst into laughter.

“I'm looking for Earl Iolansfil. ”

The rail quickly bows.

Fields is also very nervous.

Iow slowly steps off the horse and grabs the rail by the hand.

“I've sent invitations and invitations over and over again, and it hurts me to refuse them all. ”

“Sorry. Focusing on your training didn't give you enough time to move around on your own. ”

“Yes, yes. Nothing's more important than training for an armed man. ”

Iow nods with a satisfied expression.

Then, I whispered in my little voice.

“But what brings you to Beno Castle? ”

The rail makes a bitter smile.

“That's the truth. I just..."

When the horse goes on like that.

“Huh? Huh?"

You hear Phil's voice.

He looks overwhelmed.

“Hmm?"

The rail frowns and looks at Fields.

What's going on?

Phil points his finger at the knights.

Behind the knights in shining armor, to be exact.

There was a young man dressed in shabby old regular clothes.

Phil screams loudly.

“Deputy Roan! ”

After a long sabbatical, Roan finally returns to Beno Castle.

Along with a great nobleman named Io Lancefield.

* * *

Is this really the landscape of my office? ’

Gail sticks out her tongue.

Rail and Aaron stayed at the base for the past ten days, but they were not suffocated as they are now.

"Earl Iolansfield. ’

The Earl's intimidation was overwhelming.

The rail, which was always free and playful, also had a slightly tense expression.

‘Earl Iolansfield, Earl Rail Baker and Captain Aaron Tate are in this small, shabby office. ’

Why they are gathered here.

Gail turns her head slightly to look at Roan.

‘You're getting bigger. ’

Somehow I feel proud and uneasy.

‘I think I'm going to go this far. ’

Then I heard Io's voice.

“Haha. So Baron Baker is here to see Roan. ”

He looks at Roan and nods.

‘He's certainly an interesting boy. ’

Io had many conversations with Roan on his way to Beno Castle.

‘An eighteen-year-old child could not think of tactics and strategy as bright and thoughtful. ’

Talents you must possess to be a good commander.

‘Besides, spear skills are great. ’

I remember slaughtering 100 Goblins alone in Hoose Village.

Io looked at the rails.

“So, how's it going in person? ”

At that moment, a strange static settled in the Oval Office.

The rail glances at Roan with a faint smile.

‘You're in great shape. It's well-balanced. ’

However, there was a limit to what one could see with his eyes.

The smile on my mouth grew darker.

“Roan.”

A gentle voice.

The rail takes a bumpy walk and stands in front of Roan.

People's gazes came together naturally.

Gulp.

Strangely tense moment.

The rail slaps Roan in the chest.

“Come play with me. ”

A very clumsy and straightforward challenge.

“Haha.”

Io bursts into laughter.

‘A plea for a free duel. No matter how good and talented Roan is, he's still a regular soldier. As a general soldier, you are the best in the Kingdom.......’

When I thought about it.

Roan nods, smiling faintly.

“Yes, I understand. ”

Attitude that is relaxed and bold.

Everyone's eyes widened.

Even the rails are a little surprised.

"Look at this guy. ’

The tail of my mouth went up slightly.

Don't you have any hesitation? ’

It was pleasant.

This was the first time.

My body trembled.

“Really? Let's go to the training ground right now. ”

The rail strides one step ahead in a cheerful manner.

Roan followed behind without a word.

An awkward silence settles in the Oval Office, where the two of them left.

“Haha.”

It was Io's big smile that broke the silence.

“You'll have a good look. ”

He shifts his steps with a faint smile.

Then Aaron, Gail, the knight and the chief of staff began to make their move.

What do you mean, a duel? ’

"Is this gonna be an opponent for Roan? ’

No matter how talented Roan is, he's not a match for the rail.

That's what everyone thought.

Nevertheless, on one side of Aaron and Gail's mind there was some sort of expectation.

‘If Roan wins......? ’

I accidentally met the eyes of two people.

Aaron and Gail recognize each other's minds and then smile awkwardly.

Then I shook my head.

‘Still, I can't beat that bastard Rail Baker. ’

That was the most honest and right decision.

You two make your way to the training ground behind the base.

* * *

Roan and Rail.

The two of them stood face to face with the Dagu staff.

Around the training ground is a large army of rosebushes rushing in from the news.

Ugh.

Roan and rail are five steps behind each other.

‘Clean and tidy with no maggots. ’

The rail was impressed by Roan's posture.

‘But something doesn't feel right. ’

A feeling that cannot be used verbally.

Let's find the right expression.

‘Something keeps getting blurry. ’

The sunshine, the breeze, the trees that shake well.

I felt that Roan was becoming blurry in the surrounding landscape and situation.

Perfect for losing your wits if you don't stay focused.

‘I don't even know if I'm going to get stuck. ’

The rail takes a deep breath.

My senses became sharper.

In fact, it was because of Brant's ring that Roan's strength and strength were obscured.

‘It's me, thanks to Brandt's ring.......’

Roan glances at the rails and sticks his tongue out.

Apparently, the rails didn't wear any artifacts, not the rings of the branch.

I had a shabby neck on my regular clothes.

Nevertheless, his strength was very strange.

At the end of the neck, there was a terrifying sharp aura, but there was no aura in the other limbs or torso.

Like.

"I feel like I'm just floating in the air. ’

Clearly, the rails were a few, maybe dozen, superior to Roan, just to the extent that the rails were spearful.

Nevertheless, there was a reason for Roan to accept the appeal in a calm and clumsy manner.

‘In my last life, Charles Baker and Phil had a duel. ’

Of course, the timing was different from what it is now.

In my last life, a duel was created one year later when the rails visited to see the fierce Fields in the battle of The Ants.

At the time, Roan was training with Pills, and he was able to keep an eye on the situation.

‘That day was the same as today. Earl Lancefield was there, and Earl Baker wanted to slap Phil in the chest. ’

The timing was also a year ahead and the parties changed from Fields to themselves, but the beginning of the duel was the same.

This reminded me of the last battle of The St. Forest.

‘Times and circumstances are different, but the process itself is the same future. ’

The struggle with the rails could also be the same kind of future as the battle of The St. Forest.

‘If my prediction is correct.......’

In my head, I remembered the last time I saw a battle between rails and Fields.

The conversation between the two of them at that time was as clear as yesterday's.

The day his life was completely torn apart from his own.

Memories you want to forget, but can't forget.

Roan empowers the clutches of his spear.

Quack quack.

I felt the rough grain as it was.

‘Everyone who was in the tournament at the time anticipated his victory. ’

What's the result?

‘As expected, even though Earl Rail Baker won...'

At the time, Pills was a common spearer who didn't even know how to play Manat, and he fought the rail for 50 points.

‘Baron Baker took his time, but it was quite shocking. ’

Thanks to that, Phil was able to become a disciple of the rail.

Duke and Lord Commander of the Rhine Kingdom.

The start of the road was a duel with the rails.

‘Besides, I don't want to miss out on a chance to battle the best spearers in the kingdom. ’

Perhaps the struggle with the rail has nothing to do with what Roan thinks is going on in the future.

Even so, I really wanted to try it this time.

‘I didn't have a chance in my last life. ’

Roan looks straight at the rail.

‘If this duel is going to be like I expected next year.......’

My eyes sank calmly.

"Baron Baker smiled brightly….."

Surprisingly, the rail smiles brightly as if it was waiting.

Well, let's see what you got. He said. "

When the thought continues.

“Let's see what you got. ”

You hear Rail's voice.

It is consistent with Roan's thoughts.

‘Ah.......’

Roan struggles to swallow the depression.

My expectations were correct.

The duel was definitely a duel between rails and Fields in his last life.

"Why are you so quiet? Are you scared? Maybe I should go first. ’

The memory was clear.

“Why are you so quiet? Are you scared? Maybe I should go first. ”

There was no error.

Roan takes a deep breath.

‘Here, the neck sticks stab into the trunk. But it's a trick. In fact, an attack aimed at the back of the left foot. ’

On the other hand, the rail snaps its left knee slightly and stabs its neck rapidly.

Simplified, yet quick stabbing.

Roan focused on his neck and wrist.

Slightly twisted wrist in front of the sharp spot.

At the same time, the tip of the staff falls toward the ground.

‘It's the same as last life. ’

Roan quickly takes his left foot back.

Bang!

The rail's neck hits the ground.

“Wow! You're pretty good. ”

A sarcastic voice.

However, the eyes of the rail were dazzled with awe.

Are you avoiding this? ’

The tail of my mouth went up gently.

‘Let's play for real, shall we? ’

The rail wiggles its neck again, smiling.

Roan pulls back and lowers himself.

The serenity of the neck that fills the field of view.

But he didn't panic.

‘Although I don't remember all the workshops…..’

I remember the first attack and the last fifty.

‘If Pills could have handled it then, I could have handled it now. ’

At least now, Roan was stronger than Pills at the time.

Moreover, as expected, the rails will not be fully powered.

‘Fifty is all we have to do. ’

The last number he thought was fifty-one.

It was after the fifteenth attack on the rail that Pills was unable to stop.

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