Chapter 156: A Gift (2)
I believe in Sebestian's strength.
No, anyone in the Empire would believe in Sebestian.
He is the head of House Ebenholtz and, at the same time, the Emperor's sword.
If Dieter Schmidt had single-handedly propped up the Empire's collapsing finances, then Sebestian had single-handedly held together the Empire's crumbling front lines.
However, Sebestian had clear limitations.
Because he himself stood at the pinnacle, he never looked after those around him. He underestimated threats from beyond the Empire's borders, and he existed solely as a sword devoted to one single person.
In other words, Sebestian had, at some point, abandoned politics entirely. He closed the eyes that might have watched over the Empire's interior, and he lowered the hands that might have reached into distant places.
It was clear he should not have done so─but perhaps, like me, he felt nauseated by politics.
"He has reportedly arrived at the Relic Passage with a trusted adjutant."