Lapdog

Brilliance was something he had always known he had possessed. The power of organization, of knowledge, was something he had always had in hand. But... There was no faith, no cause, nothing to fight for, nothing to work towards. The government was weak and had no true goals.

That was why, when the demon of the Meiji had come towards him with words and single-minded determination, he had taken the collar, gladly put it on. He would be led towards something he would be glad to die for.

If they called him the demon's lapdog, then so be it.