Thus, one of the four founders of the Four Winds mercenary legion met his demise.

This was an inevitable outcome from the moment that Kaiba made the decision to stay in Tewadedan, and no one was surprised by this. Even Kaiba himself knew that his chances of surviving this battle were slim to none.

Even though the other three were all extremely pragmatic people, Kaiba's death was still an event that had rocked them to the core and filled them with powerful emotions. It was like putting a drop of water into the sea. It was very difficult to say whether this drop of water had any effect on the sea, but it was undeniable that the event had taken place.

Of course, Erwin only heard about Kaiba's death sometime later, but from the moment that he left Tewadedan, he had already anticipated that this would happen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bid farewell to Kaiba with such finality in his own heart while departing from Tewadedan.

This was the world of adults, and one had to take responsibility for their own decisions.

Kaiba had made this choice of his own accord, so he had to deal with the consequences.

No longer were they sheltered young nobles...