21st Century Archmage
Chapter 77: Arriving at the Imperial Palace
“How have you still not found His Highness?! What are you doing?! Use more men! We must find the Prince, even if the Kovilan Mountains are to be turned upside down! Contact every territory connected to the mountains right now! Find him, find His Highness the Imperial Prince! Dispatch men RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!”
Though he was nearly 70 years old, It would be easy to assume that the 190 cm tall man with broad shoulders, eyes as large as a cows, and a big head was a knight in his prime.
Moreover, he possessed swordsmanship at the Master level as well as the position of the empress father, making him a man who could wield power no less than that of the emperor in the Laviter Empire.
Right now, Duke Yanovis face was dyed bright red.
The cause was the disappearance of the Second Prince, Alskane.
All contact with the most beloved son of the current emperor, Emperor Hadveria, had been lost after leaving the territory yesterday. Alskane disappeared, leaving word that he was going to clear out black mages with the Imperial Skyknights guarding him and the territorys Skyknights while he was out in the territory.
When Duke Yanovis found out, he felt like the sky was crumbling down and his heart would stop.
If something happened to the Prince, all the power and renown he had accumulated until now would dissipate like soap bubbles.
“Quickly send word to the Imperial Family! No, inform the Gauss Magic Tower as well! Call upon all of the Skyknights and soldiers we can mobilize! I will personally go out and find His Highness!”
An agonizing, heart-wrenching night had passed, but Prince Alskane seemed to have no intent to return. The duke could no longer sit around, so he personally took action.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
Thud thud thud thud thud.
The hundred or so wyverns in the territory were rising to the air one after another, and knights on horseback galloped towards the Kovilan Mountains.
‘If there is someone who harmed His Highness the Prince… I will chase him to the ends of the world and skewer his heart!
Flames of rage burned red-hot within him.
Grinding his teeth, Duke Yanovis got onto his wyvern.
He then flew his wyvern vigorously into the Kovilan Mountains, praying desperately that the prince was safe.
* * *
“It is the Saintess!”
“Ohhh!”
After the lords departure, Denfors enjoyed a peaceful morning like usual. Protected by four guard knights along with Aramis, who was called a saintess in Nerman, appeared among the people.
“May you grant us blessings!”
The people kneeled upon seeing her and bowed their heads.
“May peace be upon thee in the name of Neran-nim…”
Aramis went to each and every citizen and granted them a holy blessing. She didnt pass a single person and gave them her sincere blessing. The people wept as they thanked the Goddess of Mercy, Neran, with all their hearts.
Swish.
Within a dark shadow cast by one of the buildings Aramis and the knights were passing on their way to the people, some people were watching the saintess and the knights.
Then, at some point, those people disappeared like phantoms, their movements so covert that even the guard knights with their eyes wide open could not detect them.
Just like a wildcat watching its prey….
* * *
“Ah!”
An exclamation burst out of me as I gazed down at the enormous shoulders of the Rual Mountains, which I was only now seeing again for the first time in nearly half a year.
It felt different this time. Before crossing over these mountains, I was a pathetic Skyknight chased off to Nerman, but before I knew it, I became the lord ruling over the huge land of Nerman.
A lot had happened in a short amount of time.
‘Its hot.
The burning heat that couldnt cross over the Rual Mountains was trapped in the Bajran Empire. As soon as we passed through the mountains, I could instantly feel that the land had been an oven for quite some time.
‘What a boring flight.
We had departed at the break of dawn, but it was already nearly dusk. We took a short break at the lake where Derval and I had rested before, but other than that, we flew nonstop.
Flap, flap, flap flap flap.
Even Bebeto, with his stamina of steel, was dead tired.
Swooooosh.
Countess Irene, who had been quietly following us, took the lead. Then she gave me a command to follow with a gesture of her hand.
‘Are we gonna rest?
Unlike me, Countess Irene and the Skyknights of the Imperial Guard were welcome everywhere. It seemed that she intended to stay at one of the noble villas.
From here onwards, it was land actually ruled by the Bajran Empire.
Since I was the esteemed guest of Imperial Knights relaying an imperial mandate, no matter what kind of noble they were, they would have to treat me with the highest respect.
‘But this place is….
The place we arrived at had an ill-fated relationship with me. Unaware of that, Irene flew onwards into that direction.
‘Im someone following an imperial mandate, so they wont bother me, right?
I calmly made up my mind.
I was now an important guest who possessed a great territory far bigger than a territory like this.
I followed Irene with my characteristic courage.
If need be, all I had to do was to rip them a new one.
This world would move as I commanded.
* * *
“…..”
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