"Ow, ow, ow! My arm is going to break! Let go, are you a demon? You invited me out to shop and then you try to break my arm!"
Only then did Izoruti realize that the arm pressed against her chest was mine. She immediately let go.
Not one to be outdone, as I withdrew my hand, I collected a bit of "interest" from her chest area.
Sigh, unfortunately she's still a child; there's nothing worth praising there. If a pure-blooded member of the Prodia Family had come here, they would have had to surrender on the spot.
Because of my little act of collecting "interest," I felt a bit guilty, so I immediately changed the subject.
"Senior sister, if you want to spar, let's go back to the dojo for another match. My arm almost broke!"
"I'm sorry, Junior brother. Wasn't that just an emergency reflex? It just shows that my reaction speed is fast and I'm already an expert!"
"A truly powerful expert should have noticed me before I even got close, not reacted only after I touched their back. Forget it, since I'm not injured, I'll forgive you. Next time you encounter such an enemy, don't pull their hand to your chest to break it as your first reaction. That's a move for men. You can just kick him; that way you can create distance while dealing damage. Got it?"
"Got it. Next time, I'll only use this move on you (●'◡'●)"
Sigh, you should wait ten years before using it on me. I'll be much more grateful then.
Of course, I didn't say that out loud.
"Let's go. Where are we headed now?"
"To the main gate. The patrolling knight legion is about to enter the city."
Since the Water God Style Main Dojo is established in Yars, as one of the three major sword styles, the Water God Style is extremely widespread within the knight legions of the Asura Kingdom.
Out of every ten Asura knights, five are typically Water God Style swordsmen, three are from other styles, and two are mages.
That is the personnel distribution of the Asura knights.
Of course, there are also archers and users of other weapons. However, because magic and swordsmanship are so powerful in this world, archers and users of other weapons are very rare.
Both of Izoruti's parents are knights of the Asura Kingdom, and their colleagues are spread throughout the military.
Therefore, in the returning patrol knight group, many recognized Izoruti. They waved to her from their horses, and she happily waved back.
The patrol knight group is essentially the armed force that monitors the kingdom's borders. They enter many remote jungle depths to drive away bandits and hunt monsters. It is precisely because of their existence that society in the Asura Kingdom is much safer than in other kingdoms.
This is reflected in the fact that the profession of Adventurer in Asura is basically limited to taking delivery and errand requests; there are very few requests that involve exterminating monsters.
Most Adventurers who reach Rank D find they cannot level up further in Asura and are forced to leave the city.
Adventurers are groups of idle people in society who form teams to take on requests and earn rewards. Many cities have an Adventurers Guild, where Adventurers can receive corresponding tasks. Adventurers also have ranks, which from high to low are: S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. In principle, one can only accept requests within their own rank or one rank above or below. After completing a certain number of requests as required for each rank, one can level up. However, if one feels their strength has not yet reached that level, they can remain at their current rank. Additionally, failing requests a certain number of times consecutively will result in a forced demotion of one rank.
I've digressed.
So, it is because of the patrol knight group that the commoners of the Asura Kingdom can enjoy a peaceful life.
But all this comes at a price. While Izoruti and I were watching from the roadside, we saw someone holding a box containing ashes, with a knight's uniform and a sword placed on top, handing it over to a weeping woman.
"That must be Kane's wife. It seems Uncle Kane was very unlucky this time."
He was an acquaintance of Izoruti's. However, her expression was very calm. It seemed she encountered such things often and had grown used to them.
Near the Triumph Gate, I encountered another acquaintance. Ariel, wearing her magnificent princess dress, was receiving the leader of this knight group. She even seemed to be pinning a badge on his chest.
She was also giving a speech to the crowd, praising the knight group for their contributions to the country and lauding them. The crowd subsequently broke into enthusiastic cheers.
This form of "performance" indeed helps with national unity and stability. This is the political wisdom accumulated by a country over many years.
Unlike the Millis Holy Kingdom, the Asura Kingdom is quite good at winning over the commoners. Most commoners here live relatively stable and prosperous lives, even if some nobles are quite evil.
However, most nobles and commoners are interdependent. After all, the nobles and the state need the commoners' taxes to maintain their rule. Thus, they wouldn't harm the commoners on a large scale.
Additionally, the land in the Asura Kingdom is fertile. If this were the Demon Continent, the nobles would probably be hunted down by starving commoners within a few months.
Because I was wearing a hood that covered my hair and the upper half of my face, Ariel did not notice me.
After watching for a while longer, Izoruti and I left the square to go shopping at the trade market.
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