"Durandal!!"
"Durandal, undefeated in every battle!"
When Durandal returned to the army holding Eternal Silence of Hreyl, the Empire's soldiers went mad with worship as they shouted Durandal's name!
The way they looked at Durandal was as though they were looking at a god.
Durandal... had become the faith of this army. Their worship of Durandal had even far surpassed that of Najeta.
"Durandal, you've worked hard! You've brought us another brilliant victory."
Although Durandal's prestige within the army far exceeded that of Najeta, their general, Najeta felt neither jealousy nor resentment because of it.
Instead, she thought it was only natural.
Because Durandal had proven all of it with her own strength.
By herself, she was an eternally invincible army.
It could even be said that whether or not she had these Imperial troops made no difference whatsoever to Durandal.
"As long as you don't blame me for taking away your prestige in the army!" Durandal smiled lightly as she watched Najeta, who had finished arranging the prisoners and come over to greet her.
"How could I? You deserve it. I said from the beginning that you would soon be able to command an army on your own!"
Najeta did not take Durandal's words to heart. She was not some narrow-minded person.
Besides, Durandal was currently under her command.
With Durandal's repeated illustrious achievements, Najeta, a general who had not contributed much herself, had instead claimed the greater share of the credit. She still did not know how she could compensate Durandal for it...
Of course, she would report everything truthfully to the Empire and would not claim Durandal's achievements as her own.
After all, that would be the most foolish thing to do.
Besides, she had not joined the army solely for power.
"Perhaps."
Durandal did not