I AM THE KING
CHAPTER 3. THE FIRST BATTLE [1]

In a large training ground.

The soldiers marched in an orderly manner.

In the middle of them, he saw the 13th Regiment where Tane and Pierce were.

'This contraband ......'

Even if it was a simple monster subjugation, before any battle, tension roamed around anxiously.

Roan liked this tension.

"It makes you feel alive."

However, there was an existence that broke this tension.

“So last year, when I was in Loren Province....”.

Mason raved about his tall stories endlessly.

Although Roan's face clearly showed that he did not want to continue listening, it was useless.

“That time, I heroically avoided the spear that the Orc threw at me.....”.

Then a group appeared on the platform of the training ground.

“.....I...will...... Ahem.”.

Mason's mouth was finally closed.

'I think I will be able to live in peace now.'

A smile appeared on Roan's face.

The people walking onto the knee-high platform were the Rose Troop Commander, Gale and his aide.

The lecturer was there too.

Sit over.

They were silent and immediately sat down.

Gale stood on the platform and looked at the soldiers who were marching.

“Our Rose Squad will leave Ellin Fort, and pass through Ale Village to reach Pedian Plain.”

"Yes!"

A hard reply came back to him.

A smile appeared in Gale's mouth.

'If this much, we can be called the best of the 7th Corps.'

He was quite proud of the Rose Army soldiers who had to go through a lot with him over the past five years.

It was like a parent seeing their child.

"Everyone, don't die."

These were words that seemed to be thrown away just like that.

With that, the lieutenant colonel's speech ended.

'true. Commander of Gale's Army is the type of person who values his soldiers.'

He sacrifices himself, as the goblins ambush them; in an attempt to try to save at least one more person.

Then, when the rescue arrived, the corpse that suffered the most severe injuries on his body was Gale.

'Such commanders must live long.'

Roan's eyes glittered sharply with determination.

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp.

Gale and his aides began to move towards the field.

Roan and the other scouts followed Mason and walked out in front.

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp.

The repeated steps of the marching troops were noisy.

“Where do I finish at that time? Is correct. In that battle, I...”.

He started again.

Mason continued to speak without rest because he had forgotten the role of a scout.

'Why is it me?'

There are many other scouts.

But why should he?

As he looked around, he realized the reason.

Other scouts kept a long distance from him.

"He's a famous bastard."

They know about Mason's extraordinary speaking ability.

Only Roan the newcomer did not know about it, and he fell into their trap.

Roan, who could not hold it anymore, opened his mouth carefully.

“Don't we have to check around in case monsters appear?”

“After that, I grabbed her wrist and then her leg, huh? Whahuh? A giant?"

Mason, who even spat as he spoke, put on an unreasonable facial expression.

He patted Roan on the back and shook his head.

"See. Comers. No need to worry this much. This area is the safest. It was a place where no monsters appeared.”

“But.....”.

“Ha. You are much more cowardly compared to your appearance. ”

Mason shook his head while clicking his tongue.

He frowned with a look, as if he was looking down on him.

However, Roan preferred those eyes.

Because at that moment, he stopped blabbing his mouth.

Just then, they saw the mountain peak in front of them.

'Rose Path. No, Ale Gorge.'

It was a small canyon that you had to pass through if you wanted to reach Ale Village.

His real name was Ale Gorge, but after the Rose Troop was annihilated, he began to be known as the Rose Gorge with such historical meaning.

'The day they change the name of the canyon will not happen.'

Roan tightly gripped his spear while he gulped.

Stepped over. Stepped over. Stepped over.

The feet of the scouts were near the canyon.

"Now is the time."

Roan called Mason.

“Master Mason.”

"Huh?"

“This canyon shape does not seem normal. Shouldn't we investigate earlier?”

"Current? Investigating?"

Mason frowned and looked at Ale's Gorge.

And then he shook his head and clicked his tongue.

“You are a total coward. This is a safe area. There is no such thing as monster.”

"But can there be no possibility?"

“No, absolutely nothing. This is one of the safest places in the Kingdom of Rinas.”

Mason is confident.

He was very confident to think that there would be no one, who knew the Ale region better than him.

'I'm a native here.'

He looked over and looked back at the other scouts.

"Hey. Newcomers here say that we need to investigate the canyon. What say?"

Most of the scout faces were distorted.

"What's? Investigating? What dog poop are you talking about?”

“You really are a pleb. A green horn.”

"If you don't know anything, just shut up."

Criticism comes out of their mouths.

“However, all our troops have to pass through such a narrow canyon. If there are monsters hiding, we will receive a lot of casualties.”

“Hah, really!”

In the end, Mason shouted.

He pointed at Roan's face with his index finger until he almost stabbed her.

“Do not say useless things. There's no way that's happening.”

However, Roan was not the type to retreat now.

Because he was well aware of what was going to happen.

“They also said we should arrive at the stone bridge and then cross it. If possible, there's a monster waiting for us ......"

"Stop."

Mason raised his hand and stopped him.

Her face is bright red.

Gulp down.

Roan nervously swallowed with his dry mouth.

The reason Roan could talk back like this, was because he did not belong to her directly.

This was an act he could never do to Tane or Pete.

Mason glared at him as if to devour him, and in the end, spoke in an annoyed voice.

"If you want to investigate that much, go alone."

"Can I?"

It was a grave offense to leave his rank.

Mason nodded.

"Go. I don't think there will be anything bad going on by doing something futile.”

He said these words as if he was mocking him.

However, Roan's face turned bright.

"Then I'll go out."

After he nodded, he started to move.

Runs.

His feet are invisible.

Roan left the line and ran towards the entrance of the canyon. Gale, who was leading the front troops, noticed him.

“Who is the soldier who left that line? Looks like running into the canyon? ”

The lecturer looked and then frowned.

“It looks like a soldier from the lookout. I'll go and check. ”

“Mm.”

Gale nodded with a disturbed expression on his face.

Due to an illegitimate solitary act, he could endanger the entire army.

The lecturer looked towards Gale while gaining control.

Ticking. Ticking.

Canter horses became faster.

"Boulder!"

Lecturer found Mason.

Mason, who saw Roan running into the canyon, lowered his head.

"Yes. Aide Dosage.”

“Who is that bastard? Why did he leave the line as he pleased? ”

His words poured out like a blazing flame.

Mason smiled bitterly and scratched the back of his head.

“I want to know, the man claims there may be monsters hiding in ambush inside the canyon, so he says it needs to be investigated.”

“At the ravine? That bastard, doesn't he know that this is a safe area?”

"He knows. But even so, he said it was possible ……. ”

Mason shook his head.

The Lecturer's eyes followed Roan, who was not even visible, while he frowned in disdain.

"Berinsk. After all, he was discovered by Commander Gale's Force. Maybe later you and that person will get in trouble.”

"ah! I feel unfair! The man continued to insist stubbornly ......"

"Silent. You are the one in charge. You will also face penalties because you cannot control your people well.”

After the Lecturer fired those words, he looked back.

Whiney.

He heard the sound of the horse neighing and thought maybe the horse was making fun of him.

Mason looked at the Lecturer's back who was riding further and then frowned.

"Berinsk. Whatisthis? Because of the crazy rookie bastard. ”

After he spat, he looked back at Ale Gorge.

"But where did that bastard disappear to?"

He thought that now, he had to kick his crotch at least once.

Roan, who had no idea that Mason was thinking this way, approached the entrance.

Astounded.

The sharp senses he had accumulated over the past 20 years told him that it was dangerous.

'Danger.'

A threatening aura could be felt around the canyon.

Roan nervously gulped and grabbed his spear.

'The only thing I need right now is acting.'

He did not need to move any deeper when faced with danger.

He needed to return for quite a long time, as if he had investigated the canyon and returned in surprise.

'If I just say that there are goblins in the canyon, finally.'

A smile appeared on Roan's face.

He was leaning against a big tree trunk.

It was a clear blue sky without clouds.

"really. The weather is good like this.”

He remembered his past memories.

The day they were attacked by goblins.

The sky that day was deep blue.

“Same as we travel .....”.

He swallowed back the words he muttered.

Astounded.

Body stiffens.

The hair on his skin rose and dry sweat began to flow again on his back.

"There's something here."

In the forest that had nothing until now.

However, he felt a terrifying presence.

The voice he heard at the time.

Chwee.

Roan's face froze in an instant.

'Goblins!'

That must be a goblin scream.

Chwee.

The voice approached.