It wasn’t important whether King Bauchen directly surrendered or not. As long as King Bauchen was a prisoner of war, it didn’t matter what the official statement from the Republic was; that could always be made up. 

“If the King officially surrendered, then I guess we were defeated and lost this war.”

“It seems so.”

Milton responded bitterly.

When they joined the war in the beginning, he had never thought they would be defeated. He believed in the Strabus Kingdom’s strength and had thought that as long as the neighboring countries weren’t dumb, they would actively cooperate. 

But look at the results. 

The always strong and dependable Strabus Kingdom had collapsed because one of their Masters, O’Brian, had betrayed them. From the start, the neighboring countries didn’t even bother cooperating. And although Milton had tried his best, Siegfried was too extraordinary and couldn’t be beat. Put all that together, and this was the result. 

Defeat. 

The Strabus Kingdom had been the one holding them together, but with their surrender, this war was lost. Milton could independently lead his army and continue the war, but as long as the Strabus Kingdom had completely surrendered, it was a foolhardy action. However, thanks to Viscount Sabian’s plan, they had managed to swallow up the Hildes...