21st Century Archmage
Chapter 93: Derval’s Friends
Translator: Lei
Proofreader: Imagine getting sick from milk tea
“Kyre-nim! Kyre-nim!!”
As soon as I returned to the covert, Aramis came running over, calling my name.
‘I was sorry for nothing, I mused. I spent the night out, but the angel I worried about came flying over with a huge smile.
“Did something happen?”
Jumping down from Bebeto, I looked at Aramis flushed face.
“They woke up! Hohoho, the little ones woke up last night!!”
“The little ones?”
“The wyvern babies! Babies hatched from the eggs you entrusted to the temple.”
‘I completely forgot.
I received five wyvern eggs from the pirates. Because they were supposed to be incubated with daily servings of holy water, I had left all of them to Aramis.
“Come quick and see. The way theyre chirping like theyre looking for their daddy is so cute.”
Aramis was enjoying the fascination of birth. She grabbed my hand and dragged me to the temporary temple.
‘Im thankful for the little guys.
If not for the wyvern eggs hatching, Aramis would have definitely waited for me like Hachiko.
‘Five wyverns, huh… What should I use them for?
Wyverns needed to grow for at least a few years before they could go into battle. Their monetary value had skyrocketed just with their successful birth, but I didnt want to sell them off.
Kuguuuu.
Piiiiiiguuuu.
‘!! Wha, what are those fried chickens?!
I entered the temple while contemplating various ways to take care of them and saw five creatures the size of roosters.
“Hohoho, theyre so cute.”
I got goosebumps when the fried chickens charged after spotting Aramis, but Aramis reacted with a bright smile.
“Children, Daddy is here!”
Flap flap.
Kugiiiiiiiiiiii!
Kigaaaaaaaa!
As if comprehending Aramis words, the strange-looking KFC wyvern babies scrambled over and started biting my cloak with their teeth.
‘Oi!! Why am I the daddy of these birdbrains?!
The Kang family pedigree was about to be overrun with bird blood (not even dogs!).
“If I am the daddy, then Aramis-nim is…”
“Me? Naturally, Im the mommy. Why, do you not want to be the daddy?” she asked, taking up the mommy mantle like it was natural.
“Not at all! Absolutely not, never. I would never dislike it. Haha, looking closer, this little ones mettle resembles me.”
Unlike the others, one of the chicken babies was flapping and vigorously trying to fly. I gave the baby a slight pat.
Crunch!
“OW!”
Just then, burning pain radiated from my hand. I had taken off my gauntlet when entering the temple as a sign of courtesy, and the damned chick was biting my incredibly vulnerable middle finger.
‘You fuckin birdbrain, Ill—!!!
If not for Aramis, I would have thrown the damned thing into a pot to cook.
“Oh my, it truly does have mettle. It already knows how to play with Daddy.”
My finger was throbbing, but Aramis was busier praising the courage of the babies rather than paying any heed to my pain.
“Haha, Aramis-nim.”
“Yes?”
“This, too, seems to be the heavenly intent of the Goddess of Mercy, Neran.”
Aramis blinked her doe eyes at my out-of-the-blue words.
“These creatures were born in the embrace of God. I will donate them to the temple so they can be used by future paladins.”
“R-Really?”
“Of course.”
“Thank you! Thank you! Kyre-nim!!”
Aramis bubbled with mirth and then very naturally jumped into my embrace.
‘Wow, I didnt know she would be this grateful.
I felt like a blessed man receiving love from his wife after staying out overnight. I put my arms carefully around Aramis.
PIGAAAAAA!
KUUGUUUUU!
As for the squealing chicken babies causing a ruckus next to us? I didnt hear them at all.
I only felt endless delight from the warmth of the big fish in my arms.
* * *
“Please come in, Jamir-nim.”
“Haha, I offer my felicitations, Count Kyre de Nerman.”
“What, for something so minor. Ahem ahem.”
Jamir, Executive of the Rubis Merchants, bowed deeply as he congratulated me. He had personally led the merchant group to Nerman.
“Please sit.”
“I was surprised. How can so much change every time I come to Nerman… Ive been to my fair share of places in the world, but Ive never seen such a dynamic shift before.”
‘Hey, were barely getting started. Dont get too surprised already.
“Did you encounter any difficulties on the way?”
“That is…”
Jamir trailed off, unable to answer my direct question.
Rubis might be one of the continental Big Five merchant groups, but they held the lowest position and didnt have that much power. I was sure that the pressure on them had increased. The Bajran and Laviter Empires hadnt yet shown concrete hostility, but the Rubis had probably garnered unwelcome attention from the other major merchant groups, the magic towers, and now the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy.
On top of that, the Havis Kingdom was most definitely prickly to them as well. Seeing as how the usually-confident Jamir was holding back his words, it was clear to me that the war had already begun.
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