Chapter 62

༺ The First Letter (62) ༻

Although gender discrimination had been becoming less common recently, it wasn’t always the case.

Only men had the right to succeed in status, and women weren’t even allowed to fully enjoy educational freedom. This was largely attributed to the societal structure where men were expected to make the majority of sacrifices in the face of the common enemy, the ‘demonic beasts.’

Men had a much better physique than women. This wasn’t a bias but simply the truth. Therefore, men were often dispatched to war and missions to suppress demonic beasts. Even large-scale defensive civil projects were primarily handled by men.

According to the Church of the Heavenly God, it was humanity’s God-given divine mission to stand against the demonic beasts. From there, men followed God’s will while women could not. This religious logic further solidified gender discrimination.

However, a wind of change began to blow as magic engineering and techniques developed further.

Mana alone had the power to sweep away dozens of demons at once. As for physical abilities, although physical training wasn’t completely meaningless, power and speed were both dictated by the amount of mana one had.

Strength was power. Regardless of gender, if one were to be born with an exceptional amount of mana, it was possible to become a skilled warrior who could dominate the battlefield. As a result, “gender discrimination” had quickly become outdated and irrelevant.

It was clear just from seeing Senior Delphine. Despite being a woman, she had already been recognized as the successor of the great Yurdina Family. This was evidence that gender was unimportant as long as one had the skills and capability to lead as the head of a household.

It was a contrast to the conservative beliefs of the Holy Kingdom along with the common people who were unable to systematically cultivate their mana. However, at least among the imperial nobles, such discrimination was no longer prevalent.

And even if someone had such thoughts, they were usually kept to themselves and never voiced. Power and authority were no longer solely a man’s privilege, and there weren’t any nobles who enjoyed opposing power, regardless of how significant or insignificant it was.

I was the same. I had grown up with Celine and made many friends without discriminating based on their genders while at the academy.

I thought I had long since parted with a sexist worldview. However, the old saying that suddenly came to mind was truly sexist.

“Three women are cause for disaster.”