Besides, Durandal had promised her that once the new empire was established, there would still be battles waiting for her, and plenty of fun to be had.
Since she had agreed to join Durandal, Esdeath naturally listened to Durandal during this operation... Under Durandal's orders, Esdeath's soldiers merely guarded the northern gate, while Esdeath herself... at Durandal's request, did not act immediately.
If Esdeath were truly allowed to make a move, without Akame... even the anti-Empire alliance's two million soldiers might still be nothing worth mentioning.
Durandal was very certain of that, especially after learning that Esdeath had mastered a move called Hyōrō no Daigensui, essentially an enhanced version of Hyōrō no Taishōgun!
"Hyōrō no Taishōgun" was a trump card specifically meant for large-scale battles. It first created a vast number of ice cavalry with ice, and those ice cavalry possessed combat power ordinary soldiers could never match.
But its true purpose was to store the energy of the Imperial Arms, enough for at least several days, then release all the accumulated energy at once during the decisive battle, forming a blizzard that covered the entire Empire.
Hyōrō no Daigensui was an enhanced version of Hyōrō no Taishōgun. Esdeath had stored nearly several months' worth of energy, enough to instantly freeze the Imperial Capital solid.
Forget two million people—even twenty million would be nearly instantaneously wiped out, frozen over!
Numbers had never been something Esdeath worried about.
However, at Durandal's request, Esdeath gave up the idea of acting now. But in exchange, Esdeath simply mooched off Durandal's home for the past few days and refused to leave.
And after tasting Rita's desserts, Esdeath, who had never cared much about food, was completely captivated.
She had even said on the spot... that she wanted Rita!
Only after Rita smilingly gave her