"Many times, the matters His Majesty is too lazy to manage are decided by the Archbishop's words.
"Our Military Intelligence Bureau is directly under the Military Department."
(Note: This appeared during Admiral Thomas's interrogation, illustrating the power distribution among the higher ranks of the Empire.)
Yang Ming pondered carefully.
He had, of course, investigated this Holy Church and heard about it in the "Abyss," but Lyu had never gathered any effective information.
"You're very concerned about this, aren't you?"
"Yes," Yang Ming smiled, "my current life goal is to become a Great Noble of the Empire."
"Oh? That's rather tricky," Atro said earnestly, "The Empire has clear laws prohibiting transformed people from holding positions in the government and military, so they can't obtain military ranks, and only relying on influence to build a reputation limits the titles they can receive."