"What about the Emperor's direct territories?" Ivita asked about the matter that concerned him most; the Emperor did have direct territories within the Empire, and whoever became the Emperor would have the right to obtain these imperial lands.
However, Emperors of successive Holy Empires, in order to gain the support of the elector-princes, had kept selling their privileges and territories. This had led to the imperial territories becoming almost irrelevant.
This was mainly because the Imperial Emperors had long been attracted by the elusive name of the Empire, not only going to the Boot Peninsula to be crowned in the birthplace of Ancient Civilization but even attempting to reclaim the Boot Peninsula and confront the wealthy states there.