Chapter 31 : Merits awards (5) (2/2)
A really a merit”
“There’s no flaw in it”
“It’s outstanding”
Even the staff officers that were listening to it, raised their thumbs
“I was lucky”
Roan lowered his head
A not excessive humility
He didn’t want to hide the oing to pierce it, and then asked bluntly
“As theIs there sohtly bent down and gave hi you want, say it honestly’
He re to the headquarters
Roan slightly bent down and looked at Aaron
“There is one thing I want”
“Oh”
Aaron let out a slight exclahe wanted
He continued saying with an interesting expression
“It’s good because your character is fresh Right, tell me If it’s not excessive, I will listen to you”
Roan breathed in
An instinctive choice
A really short silence hed while replying with a low voice but with strength
“I want to see Brent’s library”
Booet clearly contorted
Not only hiot nicely contorted
‘Brent library?’
‘He only wants to see Brent’s library for his reward?’
‘Isn’t he out of his ot ahold of hih
“Ho! So you want to see Brent’s library? Is that really the only thing you want?”
“Yes That’s right”
Roan slightly bent down
He understood how Gale, the staff and Aaron were thinking
‘They shouldn’t be able to understand as to why I want to go and see an old library that nobody visits’
Even Roan, if it wasn’t for that object, he wouldn’t even have looked at it
And then, a bald man that was seated next to Aaron frowned and said
“But wanting to see Brent library means……”
He dimmed the last part and put an expression as if it was hard to believe
“Do maybe you kno to read?”
At those words, it was obvious for Aaron, but even Gale put a really surprised expression
‘He knows about letters?’
‘He kno to read?’
Soht If it’s the guy that developed that appalling strategy and tactic, he may be able to write and read’
Everybody looked at Roan with expressions saying maybe
Roan smiled faintly and replied shortly
“Yes I’m able to read and write”
“Oh!”
Aaron let out a loud exclauy that was only a normal soldier until just no to read and write, huh’
Knoords was an outstanding ability
Excluding the staff officers of the 7th corps, the troops commanders and some adjutants, nobody knew about words
There was no one a normal soldiers that kne to read and write
And actually, even in Roan’s case, he could barely get the chance to learn after his mid thirties
Because as he became squad commander from the 1st spearmen squad, he became in need to kno to do so
‘Well, it’s also partly because of Pierce’
To read the letters Pierce sent him at times, he need to learn the words
‘If I learnt a bit earlier, the path to success should have opened rets in his choices
Anyways, the Roan right no to read and write at the age of 18
‘The more I know about hi him below me, I will be able to use him well’
The eyes of the staff officers start to shi+ne with a conspicuous color
Rolar felt that he heard noises of his body’s worth rising
Gale bit his lower lip
‘Whatever I do, I have to hold hiet this coret ca late
‘It shouldn’t have been 5 class, but I should have at least made him class 3 adjutant’
But it wasn’t late yet
‘I will have to reward hiht
Then, Aaron’s voice was heard
“If you kno to read and write, so place Although it is worn out and old, it’s still one of the best libraries in the western parts of Rinse kingdom But……”
The last part of his sentence blurs
A weird expression shows on his face
“Because Brent library hasn’t been taken care of well, it’s no different to ruins Rather than sight seeing that worn out library, what about receiving another reward?”
He lightly clapped his hands
At the back side of the assembly, one soldier appeared with a cool spear and two fist sized leather bags
“It’s a spear I bought when I went to the capital of Miller It was made by one of the blacks tests over and over I will give you this and silver coins How is it?”
A gently asking voice
Roan looked at the spear and the two leather bags
‘It’s certainly a good spear And there are plenty of silver coins But………’
He had the travias spear with hiot deterher a he needed the et in Brent library
‘It’s taking a risk’
Roan lowered his head
“There’s nothing I desire aside of seeing Brent library”
A polite yet fir
At that moment, Mendel frowned
“How conceited You dare to our corps commander………”
“It’s fine”
Aaron shook his hand and sood spear and two bags of silver is lacking?’
He interlocked his fingers and rested his chin on it
“Fine Then I will raise your rank to class 3 adjutant And if you want, I will also give you a small house near rose troop’s headquarters”
Exceptional manners and conditions
‘Even so, will you still keep insisting that you want to see Brent library?’
An expression as if he was dying to knohat kind of answer he will give
Aaron’s corner of eyes andhtly turned up his head and looked at Aaron’s two eyes
He remembered the words Gale had said
‘The corps cos up, and likes direct things’
Then, the direct action was the best
Roan lowered his head again and replied
“I have already received many rewards at the merits awards I received a prize and I also becaive that to the ordinary soldiers that risked their lives at the front It’s because of thee, inundation tactic at Prely river, and the subjugation of Pedian’s plain turned out to be a victory”
“Oh”
Aaron, the staff and Gale all let out exclamations
‘Good’
‘He has the qualities of a good commander’
‘Excellent’
A satisfied expression
Roan looked at Aaron’s face for aaside seeing Brent library that I desire”
“Mmm”
A low exclamation flowed from Aaron’s mouth
“So you say that you will deny the prodoht?”
“Yes”
Roan was still with his head lowered
Aaron just looked at him and shook his head
“Brent library is a place that is only possible to enter by nobles……”
He dimmed the last part of the sentence and clapped his hands
Clap!
A light sound
“Fine If that’s your wish, I can only listen to it”
At that instant a bright s his head
‘It’s done’
He hid his expression and replied with a voice filled with strength
“Thank you”
He got the thing he wanted
At least until now, everything was happening as he wanted
< Merits awards (5) > End
Translator’s note:
Thanks for reading!
Translator : Subak