I am the Monarch

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"The fact that all the birds died......?"

"You mean Prince Reytas noticed something."

Roan and Clay, Harrison and Brian return to their homes to chat.

Roan also knew Clay was manipulating birds to gather information.

Because Clay reported it late.

It was done before reporting, but I didn't intend to be bruised.

Knowing the information around him in faraway countries was just as powerful.

"Do you have any evidence that Prince Reytas did this?"

Brian carefully asks.

Clay nods slowly.

"According to the information they sent before they died, I'm sure. Prince Reytas summoned the wizards to look for traces of the Druid."

"Ah……!"

Brian spills his low elasticity.

Roan, who was troubled, looks at Clay and asks in a small voice.

"Does that mean your identity is known all the way here?"

"Yes, most likely."

Harrison frowned.

"I don't think the intelligence of the Persian Empire is that great."

Clay nods.

"Yes, that's right. The information in the Persian Kingdom is terrible compared to ours."

"But how…?"

"There are many ways to find out who I am, or who we are, regardless of intelligence. For example, someone may have given us an idea of who we are."

My eyes sank cold.

However, there was a slight rise in the mouth.

Strange smile.

Brian cautiously asks.

"Anyone……?"

Clay replies without hesitation.

"If this is the case, then you are most likely Prince Column Lines."

Clay.

He made a quick analogy of who intervened in the current situation, with only the dead birds that he had released for surveillance.

Roan nods.

"There's a good chance Prince Column sent a letter to his best friend, Prince Reytas."

"The problem is......."

Clay speaks out in a slightly more serious voice.

"There's very little chance that we've written about who we are in that letter."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Harrison frowns slightly.

Clay smiles faintly.

"It means that if I were Prince Column, I would have written in that letter a terrifying request."

"Hmm."

Roan spills a low tear.

He understood Clay's meaning at once.

"Things are getting complicated. So it's impossible to get any more intel on Prince Reytas?"

In this situation, it was very dangerous to be blind and deaf in the realm of foreigners and enemies.

Clay sighs for a moment as he ponders.

"Whew. It's not that there's not much to do."

"Hmm?"

Roan stares directly into Clay's eyes without a word.

Clay looks at the gaze boldly and lowers his head slowly.

"Leave Prince Reytas to me. I......."

My voice suddenly overflowed with confidence.

"I will be your eyes and ears."

* * *

"I see."

Clay looks odd in the royal palace, in the reception hall.

As a member of the diplomatic envoy, he was free to enter the palace, but did not travel beyond the confined zone.

For this reason, Clay raises the senses from where he can enter and examines the energy inside the palace.

'There are roughly ten Wizards left.'

The wizards were responsible for the death of all the birds on surveillance duty.

"You're about three circles tall..."

Then the situation was not so desperate.

'I tried to stop myself from getting so sick once...'

Clay smiles bitterly and enters the well decorated flower garden outside the reception hall.

If anyone had seen it, he would have stuck his tongue out, saying, "Why would he go in there?"

After a while.

Meow.

A cat pops out of the blue with an itchy cry.

He waves his body around and then rushes out across the garden towards the castle.

After a long time, Clay, who had gone into the forest, did not reveal himself again.

The sun rises and the darkness falls.

Meow.

The sound of the cat's crying echoes through the silence of the night.

* * *

"I'm finally officially greeting you."

"Yes, it took longer than I thought."

Roan and Manus sat in a modest reception room and talked.

The two of them were able to meet again two days after they accidentally ran into each other on the street.

Manus smiles shyly and apologizes.

"I couldn't find the time to call so many places. I'm sorry."

"Yes, when you're busy."

Roan grins and shakes his hand as if it were fine.

"It's all because of Prince Reytas..."

My eyes sank.

'Prince Reytas deliberately interrupts the meeting of Prince Manus with me.'

Facts from the past few days of espionage.

That's all I could tell for sure.

'Clay's struggling.'

Whatever his values, he was doing his best for Roan.

"By the way, the Istel royal troops tremble when they talk about red ghosts."

"It's all anonymous."

At Manus' words, Roan shakes his head, smiling faintly.

"Rather, I was very surprised. You single-handedly defeated Byron and Estelle's alliance. You're amazing."

"What I did was nothing. It's all thanks to the good fight from the soldiers."

Manus shakes his head, smiling this time.

They talked about war and combat for a while.

It was a war between the Persian Empire, Byron and the Eastern Alliance, followed by a war between the kingdoms of Rhine and the Kingdom of Istel.

"Oh! The Informants are strong enough to raid the armory."

Manus was very interested in his ability to use information to win and lose wars.

Thanks to this, the story began to naturally return to the center of Roan.

Many monsters were defeated before the war against the Istell Kingdom, as well as the recent suppression of the rebellion of Foucain Exodus and Elton Cotton.

"That's amazing. I can't believe you're thinking of using the lead in that situation. Moreover, the strategy of dividing the troops into half and disguising them as enemies is also cool."

Manus was greatly impressed every time he heard the story.

In the process, Roan thought he was quite a bit like himself.

'Even though it is a royal family, it does not distinguish between man and man.'

It seemed like I was from a commoner.

It feels relaxed and comfortable to deal with.

It was the same with Manus.

'Excellent abilities are also abilities, but people themselves are great.'

He may be a commoner, but he was not prejudiced against people.

Above all, they both realized that people were the most important thing.

Besides...

"Baron Tail. When I'm going through this war and I'm making a lot of progress......."

"That's a very interesting idea. As I understand it, at the armory of the Estia Empire......."

Roan and Manus researched and researched in depth what any royal or noble could find trivial.

"So this is……"

"I'd rather be like this......."

Thanks to this, the pleasant conversation continued without realizing time.

Darkness soon settled outside the reception hall.

"Hahaha! I had a great time today. I didn't know time was running out."

Manus opens his shoulders and bursts into laughter.

"Yes, I had a great time, too."

It wasn't just fun.

There were many new or enlightened conversations in various fields.

For a long time, they smiled and looked at each other's faces.

A moment of silence passed.

It was Roan who spoke first.

"Prince Manus. We look forward to seeing you in the future."

A sudden, contextual statement.

But Manus grins and grips Roan's hand.

"Please take good care of me."

Roan and Manus' gaze twists hot together.

After all, Roan's plan to establish friendship with Manus was so easy to succeed.

There was no need for tricky or complicated planning.

The two of them were united in mind and mind, and felt strong attracted to each other.

That was what fate was.

Suddenly, Roan thought,

'Then was it not fate in your previous life?'

I thought I was living the same life over and over again.

But can fate be any different?

A complex thought filled my head.

But Roan shakes his head.

'Anyway, if you meet a good person, that's it.'

Now was just the time to like and be happy.

* * *

"Really? We finally met......."

Reytas frowns with one hand at the tip of his chin.

The encounter between Roan and Manus immediately entered Reytas' ears.

He had already planted Manus' mansion and a considerable number of spies around it.

'Well, now the Baron Tail's purpose has nothing to do with the relationship with Manus.'

Reytas rubs his fingertips against the letter on the table.

A letter from a friend who lives far away.

'Column, I will do as you ask.'

The messenger was none other than the Three Princes of the Rhine Kingdom, Column Lines.

Reytas smiles bitterly.

'The next king of the Rhine Kingdom will be you, and the next king of the Persian Kingdom will be me.'

In the letter sent by the column, it was written to each other to help and receive help for it.

Not a bad story for Reytas, either.

And...

Above all, the offer in the column was something Reytas could never refuse.

In fact, it doesn't matter what happens to Roan from Reytas' point of view.

He only needed to take Manus' life to threaten his throne.

But I doubt I'll get it when it happens.

The suspicion that my brother killed my brother, that was the problem.

If you kill Manus, he will follow you for the rest of his life, as if it were his own.

'Column, you're amazing.'

Reytas smiles bitterly.

In the letter of the column, there was an unexpected method.

"Eliminate Roan and Manus simultaneously, and make Ronan a foreign spy for the assassination of Manus!" '

The dead have no words.

In short, it was to blame all the sins on Roan.

Reytas' thoughts quickly slip through his fingers.

I just had a great idea.

The smile on my mouth became darker.

"Katz, I have an urgent meeting. Dismiss the call."

According to Reytas, Baron Katz Hamner left the office in a hurry.

Shortly thereafter, various nobles and officers gathered, including Baron Bat Innes, who had the best muscles.

Reytas moved to the conference room and explained the current situation between Roan and Manus.

"I can no longer wait for the two of you to meet."

Reytas smiles bitterly, placing the column's letter on the table.

"You don't have to worry about the aftermath."

Everyone swallowed dry water with a nervous expression.

Reytas turns to them and whispers in a small voice.

"I'll tell you the plan from now on."

A cold voice in the middle of nowhere.

"I intend to make Roan Tail Manus' assassin."

"Ah……!"

Low elasticity flowed from place to place.

Horrible schemes unfolded for a while.

Gulp.

All the nobles and officers swallowed dry with a nervous look.

Reytas shrugs as he looks back at them.

"What do you think?"

Baron Bat Innes replied quicker than anyone else.

"Phew, that's great!"

"Very well."

"Everything will be perfect as planned."

Later, the nobles and officers confronted each other.

Reytas nods, smiling and smiling.

"Very well. We have a rough frame in place, so let's have a proper plan. We have to finish the job before Roan Tail leaves."

"Yes, I understand."

The nobles and officers grin and bow their heads.

A black shadow shines through the window outside Reytas' conference room.

Hmph.

Everyone turns their heads.

The tightest of all the officers opened the window and looked out.

Meow.

Along with a small sound, a cat flees along the window frame.

He sighed for a short time when he saw it.

"It was a cat."

It's not a big deal.

Rather, Reytas looks at the wizard who was accompanying him with a stiff face.

The wizard realizes Reytas' intentions and shakes his head.

"No, I don't smell druids. It was probably just a cat."

"Then it's a good thing......."

Reytas nods, relieved.

Ever since Roan's group learned that Clay is a self-druid, it's become a matter of suspicion for all animals.

Reytas rises from his seat, resting on the table.

"Good. Let's all stick to our mission then."

"Yes, I understand."

Everyone nods, answering in one voice.

Reytas looks at them and mutters in a small voice.

"If I am to be king, I will bestow upon all of you a high position and a vast territory."

The faces of those who were accompanying me were red when the horse ended.

Powerful power and vast wealth.

All you have to do is make Reytas king.

Sticky desires and ambition are fueled.

* * *

Roan and Manus have spent a lot of time together since our last encounter.

In the meantime, he has had conversations in all areas, including politics, society, economics, strategy and tactics.

Today, too, Roan went to see Manus in a frightening light.

"Baron Tail! You're early again today. How about a cup of tea first?"

Manus smiles and greets Roan.

It always looks the same.

As usual, Roan smiled brightly here and asked for Lata's car.

However, for some reason, his expression was very dark today.

"My prince."

"Yes?"

Manus gives a worried look to the serious face of Roan, whom he has never seen before.

Roan whispers in a small voice.

"I have something else to tell you."

"Hmmm. Got it."

Manus nods slowly and bites the people around him, instead of asking what's going on.

The two headed for Manus' office.

Jubbuck. Jubbuck.

I heard loud footsteps today.

"What's going on?"

Manus sits on one side and carefully asks.

Ronan doesn't answer easily, and looks at Manus' face quietly.

'I thought about it for a few days, but...'

I did not make a clear decision.

However.

'It's been three days since Clay's report. If you hesitate any longer, Prince Manus is in danger.'

I had to say it eventually.

It was an emotional judgment, not a rational judgment.

Ronan looks Manus straight in the eye.

"My prince."

"Yes, go ahead."

Manus smiles as if he was ready to hear everything.

Roan sighs for a moment.

"How much does Prince Manus trust Prince Reytas?"

"Yes?"

At that moment, Manus' expression hardens.

The smile that hung on my mouth disappeared like a wash.

He looks at Roan with a frowny face.

No, I stared.

I've never seen Manus' face before.

Roan sighs once more.

"Prince. Prince Reytas is..."

When the horse goes on like that.

Boom.

Manus rises to his feet.

Roan looks at Manus with a slightly surprised look.

Manus looks directly at Roan and speaks in a low voice.

"You should go now."

"Yes?"

When Roan asks again, Manus screams.

"You have to go!"

"Prince, but listen to me......."

"I don't want to hear it."

Manus cuts off his horse and takes a step forward to the door.

He opens the door to the office and steps aside.

Obvious reception.

As Roan takes another step, he looks at Manus' face and shuts up.

Manus' expression was very complicated.

Anger, sadness, devastation, hopelessness.......

There were a lot of bad feelings.

However, he could clearly feel one emotion.

'I'm sorry.'

That's why I couldn't talk anymore.

Roan slowly steps out of the office.

Boom.

The door closes as if it was waiting.

The rear wind pushes Roan's back.

It's like you're telling me to go.

"Whew."

Roan sighs a long time.

It was complicated.

At this point, I couldn't understand Manus' reaction.

'The situation.......'

My lips were all parched.

'It flows badly.'

I was sure of that.

But I couldn't give up.

It was not that there was no way.

'I'm going to have to hit it first.'

Roan takes a step with his fist in his hand.

Jubbuck. Jubbuck.

The sound of your feet echoes through the corridor.

Much bigger than before.

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