Talk:Sorcerer Kingdom/@comment-4753851-20180916192717/@comment-30086656-20181010155543

As of Volume 13, the Roble Holy Kingdom is as good as a puppet state, ruled by a literal Nazarick puppet. So far, the plan is to gobble up Re-Estize next per Demiurge, but depending on the situation, Slane might as well be next. Especially if Ainz found out it was Slane that attempted to controll Shalltear. Nonetheless, Slane is surrounded and possibly isolated at this point.

On the other hand, I can only wonder how much independence a 'Client State' has as of the latest publication. The Empire pretty much surrendered in the same way the Dwarven Kigndom and Quagoa did. Moreover, the Sorcerer Kingdom can directly intervene the Empire's legal system, pardoning inmates on death row when it saw fit.