User blog comment:Jopjopjop/Volume 18 Spoilers/@comment-67.176.158.104-20140622042105/@comment-1359322-20140622043624

Sirzechs and the others are aware of that, the Maou is just a "position" they are given to them after all. That's also why they can't do all they want without restriction, because they are only holding the Maou position, they don't own their Maou position, it holds no distinction whatsoever to the top brass since Sirzechs and the others still need to go through those top brass Devils.