"Shall we get moving then, your highness? The other side just finished their battle as well, they are just not as lucky as we are, they"ve lost some," Eureka then said to Akihiro.
"Other side? Confederate Kingdom?" Akihiro was shocked.
"Yes, your highness. They are 40 kilometers away from us," Eureka replied as she faced the direction where Ichiro and the others were.
"You could feel that far?"
"Not for long, at the same time I had to concentrate as much as I can," Eureka answered facing them.
"Are you really a zero?" this time s.h.i.+gure couldn"t help but ask.
"Are you really asking me that, your highness?" Eureka asked in return.
"*coughs* We have to get going now before we get ambushed once again, have you tend to your wounds all of you?" he then asked his knights.
"Yes, your highness."
*****
"How many did we lost?" Ichiro asked the generals.
"We lost 50 knights," one answered.
"We didn"t lose any in the war, and was able to get out of it peacefully. Who would have thought we"d lose some in an ambush, to add to that, one of them have four abilities while the others have two."
"Could this be the enemy they were talking about?" another general asked.
"Could be, could not be. It"s just a good thing we still have the traitors. For now we have to get home as soon as possible," Ichiro replied as he called all of them to get back.
*****
"Oh they all failed? It"s alright they are the weakest after all. We"re just measuring their strengths for now."
"My lord, it seems that they are making their moves as well."
"*laughs evilly* No matter what they do, it"s futile. They won"t be able to defeat me," he once again laughed as he played with a stone, a ball of fire, a ball of wind and a ball of water in his hand.
*****
"So they really are making their moves already," s.h.i.+gure asked Akihiro as they continue on their way.
"Yeah but it seems they are still measuring all of us up."
"Is she necessary to them?" s.h.i.+gure asked pointing Azusa with his eyes.
"Ho, why the sudden curiosity?" Akihiro asked in return.
"It"s not sudden actually, you have introduced the other two as captains, and despite being a zero I"ve seen Eureka"s strength. I"ve seen Azusa"s improvement but compared to the other two, I can"t quite put her as a guard of a king," s.h.i.+gure relpied.
"Maybe we can chat over chess once the alliance is finalized," Akihiro replied.
"Seriously, you and your knight are the same, it"s already more than obvious that we are allied to each other, yet you still kept on telling me to wait until we signed the contract," s.h.i.+gure complained, curiosity is killing him already.
"Well, you should choose the location of where you"re asking these questions in the first place," Akihiro chuckled.
"Ah," That"s when s.h.i.+gure realized his mistake all this time.
He had been asking questions out in the open, when they have no idea who their enemies are. These kinds of talks should be had in a different place. Even Eureka didn"t forget about it.
"I suddenly remembered how Haruka once told me, how worried she is about her brother, he is clumsy and an air head at times. I suppose it really is true then," Akihiro teased.
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"Oh you can finally say her name after all this time," s.h.i.+gure teased in return.
"And I can feel a dagger behind my back once again," Akihiro sighed.
"He had a thing for her after all, to the point where she decided to get away from it," s.h.i.+gure replied as he lowered his voice on the final words.
"And knowing how I was unable to protect her, he really must hate me after all," Akihiro whispered back, both of them pertaining to Gato.
"Nah, leave him be."
"I guess I am curious about something now myself," Akihiro replied.
s.h.i.+gure knowing what he means could only smile in defeat.
Their journey back to Archic Kingdom was peaceful, they didn"t encounter any more ambush or enemies. Even wild animals that have somehow developed abilities as well, left them alone.
"So when do you plan on returning?" s.h.i.+gure asked when they were only a day away from Archic Kingdom.
"A week after we arrive, I am the king after all. I left for too long already. And I can already imagine my younger brother"s non stop lecture once I return," Akihiro replied.
*ACHOO*
"Did you catch a cold, prince Kaoru?" one official asked Kaoru.
"Please stop with the prince, I am only here because I am atoning for all my sins at the same time because my stupid brother decided to go on a very long vacation. He must be speaking about me right now," Kaoru replied as he continued working on the paper works.
"*laughs* I somehow wanted to meet your brother, we will be in laws in the future after all," s.h.i.+gure laughed.
"Stop joking with me, will you. We"re no longer teens to be acting in such a way," Akihiro replied knowing full well what s.h.i.+gure meant.
"Both of you are old enough to decide for yourself, even if you can"t bore a child, you still have your brother, that"s why no one will be able to stop you," s.h.i.+gure replied. Causing Akihiro to narrow his eyes.
s.h.i.+gure, on the other hand, only shake his head, telling Akihiro not to ask anything
Akihiko could only shake his head as well, Knowing what"s going through Akihiro"s head, s.h.i.+gure could only smile in defeat,