In his twenty-year career as an Imperial Knight, Reinhardt had faced numerous terrifying foes.
Death Butcher Dortmund, Imperial Champion Heinrich, the Furious Great Demon, the Thousand-Change Monarch...
Without exception, these enemies were strong in every way, invulnerable, like massive mountains looming before him, blotting out the sun and seeming impossible to surmount.
To defeat them, or even just to survive...
...extraordinary combat intelligence and the knowledge of how to exploit every weakness and opportunity were merely tools.
The true foundation for contending with such foes was always pure, hard power. There were no shortcuts.
Even the seemingly weak Traitor, Stein—his schemes, his psychological manipulations, his sheer audacity—was far beyond what any ordinary Imperial Knight could handle.
He had defied the Emperor's authority and even made a fool of a Great Demon under the Formless Divine Monarch.
