“Do you find that strange?”

“How so?”

“In a normal fight, routing usually means that you’ve won a battle, and the Puck Faction has won the battle, but look. None of them are capitalizing on the Shufflins retreating. No Magical Girl wants to take a chance to chase down the Shufflins. I can’t even tell who the enemy commanders are, because they aren’t giving any direct orders.”

“I… I’m not following.”

“They’re in synch with orders given before the battle. Normally that doesn’t happen in most cases. Even in actual battles. You’d need a commander to keep them in check. These Magical Girls are individuals with their own personalities, but it seems like they’ve all merged into one, working together towards a common goal.”

“Doesn’t that just mean they’re loyal to their leader?”

“Precisely. Far too loyal. No one’s breaking rank at all. It’s rather scary, but not even their personal motivations outrank their loyalty to their leader. I’ve no doubt this is due to the leader’s magic.”

“How can you tell?”

“Their actions in battle. They have different ways to fight, their personalities are all different, but after the battle, they merge together. They’re still themselves, but they’re loyal to their leader first and foremost. I can tell because I can read people by their behaviors. This isn’t a detailed read, just broad strokes, but that’s what I usually do.”

Magical Girl Raising Project: QUEENS, Chapter 4