21st Century Archmage

“The Kyre Road?”

“Yes. Surprisingly, Nerman has built a road from the borders all the way to Denfors, which can be called the center of the territory.”

“But isnt it just a gravel road?”

“It is not. Its a perfect road that enables carriages to travel at several times their usual speed.”

“Unbelievable. For there to be a real road in a place that was supposed to be a paradise for monsters up till very recently… But you seem to be a new face. Who are you?”

“Your Excellency, Sir Lukence is the lord who effectively ruled Nerman before the man named Kyre appeared.”

The Laviter Empire Armys planning meeting was underway in a large tent. Along with the Commander, Duke Yanovis, the leaders of the Third and Seventh Platoons, as well as 100 important nobles participating in the battle, were carrying out the meeting. As they were doing so, Lukence stepped out from behind the Third Platoon leader and provided them with detailed information about Nerman.

“Is that so? But how did you find out something that even the empires intelligence network wasnt able to find out?”

“The man named Kyre is far more cunning than his age would suggest. Even for the Rubis Merchants, the company most active with Nerman, he has only opened the borders once to them. Also, using national security as an excuse, he has thoroughly restricted the entry and exit of mercenaries and regular merchants. However, I have loyal men planted in Nerman. They are the ones who relayed this information to me.”

“Haha, I see. Its a relief that we have been able to find out something like that, though later than I would have liked. Do you have any other information to share?”

Lukence had suddenly revealed his identity as the former provisional lord of Nerman. His bony physique and the scar above his right eye gave him a tough-willed appearance.

“The surveillance has been extraordinarily strict, so I do not know the details, but their main forces are concentrated in my former castle, Gadain, and Denfors, and the rest of the forces have been spread out to the former Bajran Empire fortress, Ciaris, and Orakk Castle.”

“Haha, what laughable fools they are. Their strength would be lacking even if they concentrated their forces in one place, but they divided up troops as pitiful as an orcs tail?”

“Your Excellency, I may be overstepping my station with these words, but please do not underestimate him.”

After losing his base due to Kyre, Viscount Lukence dedicated himself to working in the Third Platoon of the Laviter Empire, a group hed been well acquainted with before. After many months, he finally grasped his chance to get revenge.

“Do you mean to say that there is a chance that such a man could possibly defeat our Imperial Army?” asked Duke Yanovis, giving Lukence a look of interest.

The nobles in the tent glared at Lukence unhappily. If things went south, it could get dicey for Lukence.

He swallowed nervously before opening his mouth. “In less than a year, he brought a single hybrid wyvern with him and seized Nerman, became a count of the Bajran Empire, built a wyvern force of 100 and a knight order of over 1,000. He also firmly captured the hearts of the residents living in Nerman. In addition, as all of the nobles here probably know, not long ago, he instantly devoured 250 wyverns and 50,000 men belonging to nobles who can be called the core strength of the Havis Kingdom. That is not all. According to my information, the main culprit responsible for wiping out the Roen Principalitys army when they attacked the Havis Kingdom was Kyre.”

“!!”

“Mm…”

When Lukence finished speaking, the imperial nobles exclaimed with shock. They thought the rumors going around the continent regarding theBattle God Lord of Nerman were exaggerated, but through Lukence, they found out that even the rumors were downplaying Kyres achievements. Not a single person here could accomplish the same feats in a single year.

“The man is also at least a 6th Circle magic swordsman. On top of that, he is also a summoner who can summon a high spirit.”

“W-What did you say? A magic swordsman, and a High Summoner?!”

“Thats ridiculous! How can someone who uses magic summon a spirit?”

“Hmph! Are you telling us to believe such a blatant lie?”

All of the noble knights here were old hands in military matters. They jumped up in outrage, as if rejecting Lukences words.

“If you pay a little bit of attention, everyone here will be able to confirm it for themselves. And thats not all. The power of the new weapons he has developed exceeds all imagination. The new Blessed Spears boast an effective range of 3 km, he has developed an anti-wyvern and infantry crossbow, and to top things off, most of his territorys soldiers are even armed with dwarven-made weapons. Do you still think he is an easy target?”

Lukences voice rang out quietly in the meeting tent, but not a single person was able to retort this time. They hadnt even dreamed that Nermans Kyre was such a formidable foe.

“Normal soldiers have dwarven-made weapons? Impressive. To think that weapons that Imperial Knights cannot wield out of scarcity are being used by soldiers. Hahahahaha, how astonishing! Astonishing!”

Commander Yanovis burst out in unrestrained guffaws, but his expression was far from being astonished.

Duke Yanovis raised the eyes that gave him the nicknameMad Cow and got Lukences attention. “You called yourself Lukence, did you not?”

“Pardon? Yes, Your Excellency.”

“What are your thoughts on the Imperial Army?”

“T-That is…”

“I asked just in case you were perhaps thinking that our soldiers were cut from the same cloth as the Havis Kingdom or other kingdoms.”

“No, not at all. How could I dare to doubt the skills of the brave, elite warriors of Laviter?”

“Correct. How could those motley Nerman soldiers, used to hunting monsters or such, possibly compare to the loyal and brave elite soldiers of His Majesty? And you say Kyre is a 6th Circle magic swordsman and summoner? Kukuku, a single hand cannot block swords flying in from all directions. Even if he himself is strong, he is only one person, and our Imperial Army has dozens, no, hundreds, of strong men. Do you still think that he could possibly do anything about us?”