Quarrels sprouting


 * Some time after Rei had joined the Order of the Academy, Lambert and Lorec bring up the rising tensions between nobles and commoners.
 * As a result, the Order has received several complaints.
 * Claire immediately comments how deplorable it is and suggests suppressing the commoner movement.
 * This idea is shot down immediately as the Royal Academy encourages freedom of thought.
 * This means that political movements are protected by the school's rules and regulations.
 * Rod inquires how much support the commoner's movement is gaining.
 * At the time, they numbered around twenty.
 * Yuu suggests allowing them to continue their work.
 * The most pressing issue is the presence of radical activists quarrelling with nobles within the academy.
 * Sein is bothered at the news of commoners taking slight, pointed jabs at nobles.
 * Misha seemed discouraged at the potential trouble that could arise.
 * Rei surmises that no one knows the goals of the activists.
 * She notes how she is essentially the only one that can relate to the perspective of the commoners due to the difference in values.


 * Rei then suggests that the commoners' motive is to be equal to that of the nobles.
 * Claire believes this to be impossible as it neglects a person's birth, upbringing, and legacy each family carries.
 * She doubles down by asking what have commoners done for the country.
 * She holds the standards of nobles against commoners which are feats that no commoner could reach.
 * Rei gives insight into the founding of Bauer.
 * The Bauer Kingdom originally formed from local clans that lived in the area.
 * Agricultural development led to the establishment of military forces and spread the influence of the clans' throughout the area.
 * One of the clans, the Bauer family, later subdued the other clans to solidify their power and hold over the area.
 * The submissive clans later became the kingdom's nobles.
 * This led to an agreement between the Bauer family and the nobles:
 * Nobles are allowed to collect rights but have other obligations.
 * Nobles will ensure stable governance of their territories.
 * Nobles will develop the local industries.
 * Nobles are responsible for the training and deployment of soldiers.
 * Rei laments that in this era, it is far from reaching the kind of politics that she remembers in her life in Japan.


 * Sein counters Claire's claims by arguing the act of paying taxes is valid and that it legitimizes the country.
 * His view points reflect that commoners and nobles are not equal.
 * He doesn't believe it wrong for commoners to take part in politics.
 * In the end, he doesn't advocate for their cause.
 * Rod attempts to end the discussion when it is brought up that the commoners have a possible backing by the Spirit Church.
 * An Introduction to the Spirit Church
 * People are equal in front of God.
 * The kingdom's citizens widely believe in the Spirit Faith.
 * People worship the spirits of the four elements and their creator, the Spirit God.
 * Anything that happens is either a blessing or a trial.
 * The development of magic in the recent years is thanks to the powers of the spirits.
 * It first began a natural faith for peasants: Terrible events occurred because nature wasn't revered.
 * The Church currently provides education and healing, continually influencing the people.
 * At this point in time, the Church has not made a statement which upholds their dedication of remaining apolitical.
 * Lorec gives orders to intervene in any quarrels with specific instructions not to arbitrarily condemn the commoner.
 * After the meeting, Rei brings up plans for summer vacation.
 * This is due to café Cavalier winning the school popularity contest resulting in trip vouchers for a summer retreat.
 * Rei found the formal speech and discussion of politics to be draining.
 * She uses this as an opportunity to flirt with Claire.
 * Claire attempts to get Lene to help her but they see that she is having a serious conversation with Lambert.
 * When Lene returns to them, Claire presses her for what happened.
 * Lene is resistant at first but reveals that the commoner activists met with Yuu.

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