21st Century Archmage

It was the appearance of an enemy I never expected.

‘Shit.

I didnt say anything, but riding a wyvern and fighting a bunch of enemies was exhausting work. Getting hit by a single Blessed Spear would render your wyvern unable to fly and even threaten your life. Moreover, the battle yesterday night was a battle fought with the futures of thousands of Nermans residents on the line, so it was even more stressful.

“Why did they come?” I grumbled to my flustered knights.

“It seems Viscount Lukence ran away to the pirates,” said Janice, putting her finger right on the mark.

‘This is why, when you stomp down weeds, you should stompem down completely.

Yesterday night was so busy that it couldnt be helped, but I resolved to properly pull out the roots of people who had become my enemy next time.

Clang clang clang clang!

Even as I grumbled, the coverts bell was ringing urgently. At the same time, the massive horn used by Yaixs soldiers defending Denfors and the harbor blared throughout the entire city.

‘Fine, lets go take a look. See how capable they really are.

Even though they were only pirates, they were impressive people who apparently ruled the sea. I was curious about their mugs.

“What are you all doing? Everyone, depart.”

Besides, I now had four other Skyknights under my command.

“As you command!”

“Huhu. Im already fully prepared!”

Unlike Janice taking my order with a crisp shout, Rykers response was definitely lacking any sense of military discipline.

‘Now I feel a bit more like a noble.

It was no Left Blue Dragon, Right White Tiger, but still, the feeling of having Skyknights on both sides wasnt all that bad.

[TN: Refers to auspicious formations in Korean geomancy.]

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‘Theyre wetting themselves in fear.

The harbor where the pirates appeared and the covert were only a hop and skip away; you could even say their noses were touching. However, for people running on foot, it was still a pretty significant distance. Despite that, hundreds of imperial soldiers under Count Yaix were forgetting their duty to protect the harbor and were scrambling willy-nilly towards Denfors.

Guoooooooooooooo!

Bebeto had already spotted the flock of pirate wyverns. Flying at the front, he announced his existence with all his might.

‘Thats right, Bebeto. A man should have some balls!

No matter how terrifying the enemy was, if you could break free from the fear in your heart, you could still put up a fight. Bebeto and I were like-minded on that point.

‘Twelve wyverns…

Wyverns were large, so I could clearly count twelve of them. They were putting up a show of force as they circled above the harbor.

‘I dont see Lukence.

I didnt see Lukences wyvern among the pirate wyverns.

‘Ara? Whats with that guy?

There were around 4 km between us. The moment I was about to pull out Blessed Spears and go into battle mode, one of the pirate wyverns turned towards us, all while waving a white flag.

I smoothly raised one hand to tell the others to hold their fire. It seemed the pirates had something to say.

‘If they say something like surrender, Im gonna kick him in the face.

I became Nermans formal ruler with my blood, sweat, and tears. My chest was full and brimming with confidence.

‘He wants us to land?