Chapter 18 (1/2)

18.THE OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE

“It seems you were able to successfully pull back.”

“Well, Kimon is really exceptional after all. Kahaha.”

After they had exchanged many liters of sweat and both of their preys started to dwindle, both took distance from each other as if they had planned to do so beforehand. Both Baldias and Strakules could feel that the battle had ended.

“Are you going after us?”

“Won´t. After all, you would scatter around using the speed of your cavalry in the end.”

“Gahahahaha! Thanks to you, I was able to have some fun in this battle!”

“Hmph, in the end, this is nothing more than a play.”

“You aren´t honest, are you? Well, it is that thing… Well, I still don´t know well, but let me tell you one thing.”

“…?”

Strakules showed a smile that had profound meaning to Baldias, who was curious to what he was about to say.

“Times change! An era we know nothing about is coming!”

Strakules spread out his arms and shouted. It was to the point his happiness could be felt even through the helmet. Baldias raised his visor.

“Did you see something in all this farce?”

“Many things. To begin with, it isn´t just this war. Let´s just say that I´ve gone through a lot of things.”

Saying only that, Strakules made his horse turn around by skillfully handling the reins.

“Both of us won´t want to be late for what is about to come, guhahaha.”

“I don´t have any intend on following with such worthless things. If you are going to retreat, then do it already.”

“Gahahahaha. Well then, farewell!”

That back that gallantly left the battlefield was overflowing with ambition to the point it couldn´t be thought of that being the back of a defeated general.

“A new era, is it? How stupid.”

However, Baldias had a presentiment. He felt that something was going to change. In this case, the fact they were able to take Raconia back being the sign of that…

Until now, the territory of Raconia had been drawn as part of Arcadia in the maps for less than ten years. This was a very extended period of rule comparing to how the historic went. This time, Arcadia decided to govern this land for a even more extended period of time. This was the beginning of this war between the kingdoms of Arcadia and Ostoberg.

To which of them the advantage leaned towards, n.o.body knew yet.

“…an , Willian, Willian!”

“…Hm.”

When Willian opened his eyes, he saw Karl with a crying face in front of his eyes. At his surroundings, there were the people of the ten man squad he was part of. Since there was a ceiling, it meant that he was inside the encampment of the Arcadian army.