I am the Monarch

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An era of war.

This was the era of the great war that every nation on the continent had fought.

But no one remembered the beginning of the war exactly.

The most powerful hypothesis was the collection of talent such as royalty, royalty, authority, and symbols from different countries, as well as the analysis that the succession of royalties and thrones was caused at the same time.

In my last life, the age of war continued to unfold.

A terrible time when the end could never be seen.

But ironically, through the age of war, the human civilization has evolved remarkably rapidly.

It was thanks to the enormous number of talents pouring out.

Roan Lancefield smiles blurrily, gazing at the crowd before him.

The young man's height was more than twice the size of Roan, and his body size was so large that it reminded him of Ogres.

His head was also enormously big, but the impression was very mild and naive.

A large glance, a fist-like nose, and a large mouth seemed to see the face of a calf.

The young man was the monster of Ferland, called the Butcher of the Battlefield.

He was one of the many talents who revealed the era of the Great War.

The young man hurriedly bowed his head as Roan's eyes met.

Too shy to fit in with the big guy.

"Is this boy really the monster of Ferland or the Urbank….."

It was the first time I've ever seen an airbank look like this.

The Urbank, as he recalls, was a tyrant roaring through the battlefield with a great roar.

But not surprising.

"When I was a slave, I was a very obedient and timid man….."

Because I've heard so many rumors about the bank in my past life.

While Roan was thinking about it, the man of Choro suddenly approached and tilted his head.

"Who......?"

He was still a slave, Tian, owner of the Urbank.

"I'm Roel, the lumberjack."

Roan quickly bows his head with a smile that looks like a good man.

"Merchant?"

Tian looks a little surprised, then looks back.

A middle-aged man standing next to the Urbank frowns.

"If you're a lumberjack, you're not in the League."

A cautious expression and voice.

He reaches out his right hand.

"I am Rad of the Sierra Merchant Guild."

"This is Roel."

Roan grins and holds Rad's hand.

Even with a light handshake, I felt a sharp vigilance.

'This is the next merchant of the Sierra Merchants Guild.'

Roan knew him well.

I had to know.

In his last life, he was a merchant merchant of the Sierra Merchants Guild and noble of the Kingdom, and above all, a longtime owner of the Urbank who led many battles to victory.

Problem is.

"It's not the Kingdom of Rhine, it's Byron. '

It was true.

Rad was a merchant in Byron Kingdom, and the Sierra Merchant Guild was also a merchant in Byron Kingdom.

He was still the head of a small procession of the Merchant Guild, but he was later to become the merchant.

He led his own procession through Byron and Rhine kingdoms, buying and selling things.

Then I stumbled across the Urbank in the village of Ferland and took him to Byron Kingdom.

Arriving in Byron Kingdom, Urbank was bred as a slave fighter and later joined Rad in the war to make a name for himself as a butcher of the battlefield.

The slayer of the battlefield, Ferland's Monster Bank, was originally from the Rhine Kingdom, but was actually named General of Byron Kingdom.

"He was a nightmare to his allies….."

Roan shakes his head, looking down at the bank.

I didn't want to deprive him of this life.

Then.

"You. You're interested in my goods."

Rad looks at Roan with an unpleasant expression.

He was originally an outstanding merchant. He was quite a good figure.

Rad notices that he's been interested in the Urbank since Roan first appeared.

"What stuff?"

Roan looks curious as to what that means.

Then I wandered around like I was looking for something.

Rad snores and points at the Urbank.

"I've already bought this item."

Valid expression and voice.

But it scares the shit out of me.

"Mmm-hmm. What does that mean? I don't remember selling it yet."

Tian barges in, coughing.

"Wow. This crook merchant wants to buy a monster, too, right?" '

He had a very sly smile.

'If the merchants compete with each other, they will be able to sell for a slightly more expensive price.'

My head was clear.

It was Rad who was in an unexpected situation.

"Sir, what do you mean? Didn't you just sell me this?"

Rad asks in a loud voice.

Tian shakes his head with his eyes wide open.

"Huh. Sounds like trouble. I was just negotiating a price. I just said I'd sell it at the right price."

"But a minute ago, you were..."

"Here, look. I never got a dime. Okay, look."

Tian circles around in place with his arms wide open.

"Hmm."

Rad bites his lower lip.

'Dammit. The old man in the countryside...'

He realizes Tian's insides in an instant.

'This is all because of that outcast merchant. He's the reason I'm spending so much money.'

Rad turns his head to look at the Urbank.

The more I saw, the more I liked him.

The sharp tentacle reacts strongly.

< Sarah! Sarah! Sarah! >

My whole body screamed like that.

'This is a must-buy item.'

Rad takes a deep breath and looks at Tian.

The unpleasant expression disappeared and a bright smile came to mind.

"How much do you want for the item?"

"That's it, you have to present it….."

Tian rolls his eyes and gives you a strange look.

He also did not grow old.

Rad smiles and says in a small voice.

"I'll give you two gold pieces."

The average well-built male slave cost was about 1 gold.

'A peddler is a price I can't even imagine.'

He was going to kill Roan's chi from the start.

I thought it would fall apart at this price.

'Then why.......'

After glancing at him, he was very bold and relaxed.

It's like two gold pieces is nothing.

I felt uneasy for no reason.

"Hmm."

Tian nods, smiling faintly.

The price was satisfactory.

If it were normal, he would have accepted it cold.

But not today.

There is still one more merchant.

He turns his head to look at Roan.

"Are you interested in this guy, too?"

At that, Roan nods, smiling brightly.

"Of course."

At the end of the sentence, Tian and Rad's expression shifts dramatically.

Tian's face is bright and Rad's face is unpleasant.

Tian shakes his hand with a single smile.

"How much do you think it costs?"

His voice was full of anticipation.

Rad looks at Roan with fierce eyes.

The bank, which avoided his eyes, lifted its head slightly.

Roan shakes his head slowly.

"I'm not here to buy."

"Huh?"

Tian frowns and breaks his head.

"I thought you said you were interested in this guy?"

"That's right."

Roan nods lightly.

"Is that right? Are you trying to play games with me? I wouldn't buy it if I was interested......."

Around that time, when Tian's words continued, Roan looked at the Urbank and looked at him again and again.

"I'm interested in him, not the product."

It was not an item.

It was a person.

Roan wanted to set the matter straight.

I wanted to pass it on to Urbank, not Tian or Rad.

'I don't think of you as an object.'

It was because of this idea that the kingdom's policy was to gradually reduce and abolish slavery.

Roan turns his head to look at Tian.

"I'll buy him his freedom."

Valid and clear voice.

Tian cautiously asks with a slightly dead expression.

"Well, how much are you going to live for?"

Roan glances at him and replies briefly.

"Five gold."

Moment.

"Five, five, five gold?!"

"Five gold!"

Tian and Rad scream with their eyes wide open.

Even Urbank, who was staring at Roan with his eyes wide, was greatly surprised.

"Five gold for one slave. Looks like you're out of your mind. No, I doubt a spreading merchant like you could afford that kind of money in the first place. You're not lying, are you?"

Rad stares at Roan with suspicious eyes.

Tian nods excitedly and confronts the comment.

"Stop making fun of me."

Five gold was a big price to pay for five strong male slaves.

Even the owner of a farm with a big farm was hard to spend.

Above all, it was a very large amount for a shabby knitting merchant to have.

But Roan shrugs, smiling brightly.

"I'm not lying. I'm not making fun of you."

He turns around and pulls out a leather pouch.

Nicknamed by a strap, the entrance of the cuffed man was loosened and fingers tucked in.

Soon, the white gold coins were hanging from my fingertips.

There were exactly five.

"Ah......."

Tian bursts into elasticity with a dazzling look.

My fingers were trembling.

It's a transport shaft! '

It felt like my life had finally been sparkling.

Tian looks at Rad with an urgent look.

His eyes widened to ask if he would bargain more.

Ugh.

Rad looks at Roan with a fierce fist.

"Did you say Roel?"

"Yes, it is."

Roan nods, smiling faintly.

Rad frowns.

"You're wrong to be a good merchant. Five gold pieces for a slave. That's not how business works."

I heard a strange voice digging into my ears.

Roan smiles bluntly and whispers in a smaller voice.

"I am more than a good merchant….."

The smile on my mouth became darker.

"I want to be a good person."

A bold voice flows in the wind.

"Cocky….."

Rad flinches and tries to spit out something nasty, but soon he shuts up.

He looks straight at Roan and backs away.

"I'll see you around."

Rad gave up the deal.

Still shouting that the sharp tack should buy the Urbank, but the merchant's pride does not allow it.

I didn't want to compete with the emerging merchants.

"Elder Man. Excessive greed often leads to anger. Watch your step."

Rad looks up at Tian and grunts.

His name became the Elder, and his speech stood fast.

"Mm-hmm."

Tian glances back, clearing his throat.

Rad looks at Roan again and takes a step back.

Tian smiles at Roan as Rad disappears.

"Hmmm. Then let's make a deal….."

When the horse goes on like that.

"Sir."

Roan cuts off his words with a strange look and voice.

Tian stands motionless and stares at Roan.

Roan takes a deep breath.

"Do you know the decree issued by the royal palace?"

"The decree? You mean the things that are published in the name of the king?"

Tian asked with a curious expression.

Roan nods silently.

Tian grimaces at the back of his nose.

"I heard something. I don't remember the details....... but why is it suddenly......?"

The expression still doesn't make sense.

Roan smiles heavily and replies with a bold voice.

"Among the commandments were the contents of slavery."

"Slavery?"

Tian gives a slight hint, then nods.

"Yes, I did. I think it was about freeing slaves who were at war and elevating their identities to civilians."

"Yes, but that wasn't the whole story."

Roan scratches the tip of his chin with his fingers.

"There was also a statement that if an innocent person is enslaved without legal proceedings, or even if he knows that, the person who bought and sold slavery rules as a great sin."

It was to prevent the slavery of the poor who had lost their homes to prisoners of war or war.

"Well, was there such a thing?"

Tian looks a little embarrassed.

Roan nods slowly.

"There was definitely something like that. Thanks to this, more and more people who were enslaving innocent people in vile and dirty ways are rushing to dispose of illegal slaves."

Rather, it was because of the new commandment that we received frogs that became existing slaveholders.

This was an unexpected effect for both the Roan and Amaranth kingdoms.

"Hmm."

Tian bursts into tears with a white, dull face.

I lost my place in the snow and wandered around.

Roan glances at Tian and hears five gold coins.

"Do you want it?"

Bold voice.

Sharp eyes.

Tian glances at Roan's face and gold coins alternately, then bows her head.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah......."

He did not speak easily.

However, I took a deep breath and shaken my head.

"I, I don't take gold coins."

My voice trembles.

Tian picks up the plow she left behind for a moment and quickly makes his way to the village.

It was a sudden situation, but Roan was not surprised at all.

He smiles bitterly at Tian's distant back.

'In the beginning, Irbank was not a slave.'

Originally, Irbank was a commoner.

But the year Urbank turned ten, his parents were attacked by monsters and lost their lives.

At this time, Tian, who was close to her parents, picked up the Urbank.

It was never because I felt sorry for him.

He made all kinds of hard work by enslaving a well-built and strong bank from childhood, not his friend's son.

'He enslaved innocent people for over a decade.'

That, too, is a friend's son.

In the meantime, when Roan's decree was announced and I felt uneasy, I met Rad.

This part was different from the last life, but the result was the same.

If Roan hadn't shown up in time, Urbank would have followed Rad across the Byron Kingdom as he did in his last life and become the slayer of the battlefield and plagued the Kingdom of Rhine, or Amaranth.

"Whew."

Roan sighs a long time.

His gaze shifts towards the bank.

The bank, staring at clear Roan, lowers its head in surprise.

"Er, Erbank."

It was a heavy voice.

Roan nods slightly.

"I'd love to talk right away if I thought about it….."

His gaze led to the back of the bank.

After Tian's departure, a group emerges in an empty field.

'I knew it.'

I smiled bitterly.

It was expected.

'Cause you were greedy as hell in your last life.'

The one who appeared with a group was Rad.

Large mercenaries flock to Rad's back.

"Roel. I'm looking for something of mine."

A sharp voice pierces my ears.

Roan shakes his head, smiling bitterly.

"There's nothing here for you."

At that, Rad frowns and snorts.

"Hmph! Cocky bastard. Excessive greed leads to anger."

It was exactly what I said to Tian.

Roan whispers at Rad and the mercenaries with bold eyes.

"That word......."

Both eyes sparkled and glowed.

"I'll give it back."

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