Sephiroth nods. "Sadly true." And he wishes he could do some of the things people want, but that doesn't change that he just can't. "After a while one wonders if it's even worth it to keep on in that life, but by then it's too late to go into another line of work." And in his case there's the added complication of what happened to Zack and how he blames himself for it.

He has wondered if the reason why he seems fairly accepted here is because people don't know him and either haven't heard of his reputation or are among the few who don't put all stock in such things. He chose the life of a hero, unlike the counterpart he doesn't know about, and while he had mostly been happy in that life, the skewed views of people are a definite downside. And after he fell to the darkness via being possessed by a dark magic object, he doesn't even feel worthy to be considered a hero any more.