21st Century Archmage

Chapter 37: A Fine Day for Farewell

Translator: Lei

‘Shes doing well!

The third and last flight test was well underway. Unlike the others, Russell alone was confidently sitting in the back seat and flying in the sky.

‘But isnt that dude in front of her a guy?

Thanks to yesterdays special training, Russell had overcome her fear. She was now flying on a wyvern whose master was a male Skyknight. Jealousy suddenly crept up inside me.

‘I should ask Countess Irene for help. Danger, danger.

Russell had given me my very first true kiss, not just a peck on the cheek. From now on, she was a woman I had to protect.

“Kyre-nim, how did you do it? Its almost impossible to cure fear of heights…” Derval asked in astonishment as he watched Russell with me in front of Bebetos hangar.

“Huhu. When theres a will, theres a way.”

“As expected! Youre impressive, Kyre-nim. To cure fear of heights in a single night!”

Derval was shooting looks of admiration towards me today as well.

“Derval, Im going to the capital for a bit.”

“Understood. Please do not worry about Bebeto and have a good trip.”

Rumors of yesterdays bloody event must have spread, because the crewmates and soldiers looked down as soon as they saw me. Because of that, there was no one left in the covert who would mess with Bebeto.

‘Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth! Just let me catch you! Ill send you all to death!

I couldnt just sit around getting hit like an idiot. Using aprevention is better than the cure attitude, I had to prepare the maximum defense.

* * *

“The one who displeased His Highness the Crown Prince is called Kyre?”

“Yes, Your Excellency. They say the cadet has become the hybrid wyverns Skyknight.”

“Hooh, is that so? A mere cadet has become the master of a difficult-to-handle hybrid wyvern?”

Two men were speaking within one of the huge mansions within the Bajran Empires capital; this one belonged to the Fasain Duke household, which was called one of the Four Pillars of the Empire. Duke Ormere Fasain, a man in his late 40s, had his interest piqued by the report in his hand.

It was a report covering an event involving the Crown Prince at Kirphone Covert. The report informed him of an unexpected situation.

“The one named Kyre is the same person who broke Young Master Tedrans leg.”

“I know. Huhu. I wanted to relay my thanks to the person who gave Tedran a taste of the real world, so this is good…”

Duke Ormere made a meaningful smile. As a supporter of the Queen, he was the lead representative on the Crown Princes side.

“What would you like to do, my Lord? Should we send them?” asked Ormeres henchman, Viscount Parquess.

“No. Theres no reason to go so far as to send them to the covert. There are dozens of ways to deal with him even without using them.”

Duke Ormere, a man around 180 cm tall (59”) with a stocky build, possessed sword skills at the level of a Master. His lips were smiling, but his eyes were glinting with a cold light.

“The regular noble meeting is tomorrow, right?”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

Every week, there was a meeting of the nobles led by the Emperor. It was an important occasion where the empires military, politics, and economy were discussed.

“Then its fine. We can… send him to that place. Huhuhu.”

Duke Ormere smiled as if a satisfying thought had occurred to him. His blue eyes were full of wickedness. Today, they glimmered even brighter than usual.

* * *

‘So nice and fresh~!

Springtime in Bajrans capital city was completely different from wintertime. Flowers were blooming. Trees planted along the streets and all kinds of flowers were blooming beautifully in flower beds, and the fragrance of womenfolk apparently drawn out by the warm weather drifted along on the spring wind.

‘Sure is nice to be a noble~!

When I passed through the city gate, the soldiers gave military honors after seeing my letter of appointment. Also, the black cloak on my back that represented Skyknight cadets was more than enough to draw the gazes of people coming and going.

‘I wonder if Jamir is doing well? I thought as I walked the now-familiar streets of the capital towards the Rubis Merchant Group building.

“AH! Arent you the special guest of the Executive Manager?”

The guards who were standing in strict guard in front of the building as usual bowed their heads low as soon as they saw me. As expected for people serving in the merchant group, their sharp-sightedness was impressive.

“Ahem, its been a while.”

“Please come inside.” After being rude to me that one time, these guards had experienced a stern lesson. They personally opened the door for me and welcomed me in.

‘This is why a person needs to have money and power.

There werent many people who would acknowledge you if you just lived a quiet and kind life. But in front of outstanding power and money, the likes of goodness and virtue didnt even come into consideration. Because everyone made judgements based on their own standards, for interpersonal relationships, outside appearances held an important role.

Realizing this cold truth of the world, I walked inside with leisurely steps.

* * *

“Welcome, Kyre-nim!”

“Haha. Its been a while, Branch Manager,” I responded.

Having met me once, the Branch Manager in his mid-forties acted familiar with me. “I heard the news, the news that you have earned a wyvern recently and risen to the position of baronet.”

‘Woah! The news has traveled so far already?

The Rubis Merchant Groups information gathering capabilities were surprising to the point of being fearsome.

“Its nothing to be alarmed about. After you turned Kirphone Covert on its head, sir, the merchants providing goods to the covert informed us.”

‘Damn, am I that famous now? I was sure it was notoriety that I didnt really want spreading around.

“Is Executive Manager Jamir doing well?” I spoke plainly because nobles didnt use honorifics with commoners.