Altina the Sword Princess

Regis,anincapablesoldier,whoisbadatbothswordandarcherythatonlyreadsbooks.Hemeetsa...Readmore

Regis,an incapablesoldier,whois badat bothswordandarcherythatonlyreadsbooks.He meetsa girlat theremoteregionwherehe wastransferred to.RedhaircrimsoneyesprincessAltinawhowieldsthesupremeruler’ssword.Shewasappointedto becomethecommanderof thearmyof theremoteregiondespitebeingfourteenyearsold,simplyforbeingtheillegitimatechildof theEmperor.However,sheis holdingontoherbigdreamwithoutbeingdepressedin theenvironmentsheis in.«I trustyou.»Regiswhowassoughtfromheras a tacticianstandsup to theobstaclestogetherwith her.Themilitaryfantasyinterweavedby thebibliophagicboyandtheprincesswiththesupremeruler’ssword.Collapse

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OneofTHEBESTJapaneselightnovelsofalltime.It'ssosadthattheauthorofthisworkchosetofocusonhismorepopularbutalso,garbagework,hownottosummonademonlord.Thisonehasf#ckingHEART.It'sreallygood.ThecharactersmakesenseandaregiventimetobefleshedoutDESPITEthefactthatthisisthelengthofalightnovel.Theideologiesaregivenafairrepresentationsoyouendupwithshadesofgreyinsteadofblackandwhite.Andthepoliticsarenotunnecessarilycomplexandremainsinteresting.ThisisGOODstuff.Thehiatusissad,butseriously,readthis.Whatcanyouexpect?Firstbookisokay.Secondbookstartstowarmup.Thenitjuststartsflying.

Ihatethistypeofromance,what'swiththesuddencaringandall,noooyouwillgethurtandblahblahWhycan'taleadgirlbewithoutbeinginstantlyinlovewithsomeone

ReadAzarinthHealer.It'sgreatandfitsyourrequirementsforastrongindependentwomanmc.

PidanalseñorSupremoantiguoesunabuenanovelanotengoparapedirhastaeneroayudenlectoresrompanellimite

Hmmmsothisistalkingabouttheconversationdownbelowaboutapersonnotlikingfemaleknightstoriesandstuff.Thisismythoughtsonthis.PersonallyIreallydounderstandwhyitfeelssomilkedandsodamnstupid.ReyfromStarWars,CptMarvel,Mulan(Movie)arejustsomeofthereasonsIdetestalotofthegeniusfmcshows,movies,andbooks.TheyOpupthecharacterswithnoCD,withnolosses,nocrushingdefeats,andtheyarejustpoofOP.Thisstupidnosensebufftosaygirlsarestrongisdumbaf.However,thereareamazingfmcbooksandmoviesaswell,Ihatesomanyfmcstuff,butifitisdonewellitislikesupersupergood.Likewhat?AnimatedMulan,itexploreschallenges,thedifficultyofovercomingthebiologicalbarriers,andalsothediscriminationMulanfacessimplyforbeingfemale.So,Iguesstosummarize,itstrueinalotofcases,butiftheyplayedtheircardsright,itcaneasilybeStier.

Justaheadsup...butthisFMCisn'tasbland.AtleastnotfromwhatIrecall.There'sareasoningonwhyshe'saswordweilderandsuch.Alsoisawareofhershortcomings.

isntthisonehaveofficialenglishreleasealready..

Oneofthebestnovelthatireadyearsago,suchashameforslowupdates,butstillagoodread

SeriouslydudeYouneedseriesrecommendations

Dudeisaidyearsago,whenitwasmyfirsttimereadingLNandWNalliseeisabunchofHaremDenseMCjapanesenovel,likeatfirstitisveryentertainingbutassoonasIreadmanybooks,itstartedtobecomeshitty,thatswhyitriedtodigsomeOtherstuff,andfoundthis,atfirstithoughitisboringbecausetheMCisawimp,butiendureitluckily,itsoonledmetolikemoreStrategyslowtypeLightnovelwhichisthisoneWellallireadatthattimeisconsideredtobedecentorgood1.Isekaimahou2.Thewordmaster3.Slimedattaken4.Overgeared5.Moonlightsculptor6.Overlord7.Eminenceoftheshadow8.BerserkofGluttony9.Sevens10.Ambersword11.Thebeginningaftertheend12.Sololevelling13.Everyoneelseisareturnee14.Thedeathmagewhodoesn'twantafourthtime15.Legend16.TsukigaMichibikuisekaidouchuu17.OmniscientReader'sviewpoint18.Thesecondcomingofgluttony19.TrashlftheCountsfamily20.Mydeathflagshownosignsofending21.Thenovel'sextra22.Againstthegod23.Dungeondefense24.Kumodesugananika25.Mushokutensei26.Thebookeatingmagician27.Arifureta28.Themanpickupbythegods29.Ankokukishimonogatari30.Mondaiji31.Nogamenolife32.Releasethatwitch33.Awilleternal34.Kumakumabear35.Howarealistherorebuiltakingdom36.Danmachi37.Utsurinohakotozeronomaria38.Grimgar39.Goblinslayer40.MartialpeakAndmanyothers.Allofthisthatireadyearsagoandsomeofthemistillrememberedisatopquality,soididn'tneedarecommendationsofar,butyoucouldstilldropsomeforbookmarks,ty.

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Apacifistwartactician?

Prettyinterestingright?"Cooperateordie",it'scertainlyonewaytotomanifestpacifism.IfcountryAwanttomakewarthencountryB,C,andDwilljusthavetodestroyit.Peaceordeath.Pacifismortotalwar.Makespeaceaverydesirableoption.

IknowI'mgonnacomeacrossassexistandIknowthisisfictionalandthere'smagicblahblahblah(ifthereisn'tthenidek),butI'malwaysputoffbytheincrediblefemaleknightprodigytrope.Like,inmymindthere'snogettingaroundthefactthatmenarebetteratfightingthanwomen.Notonlybecauseofphysicaldifferencesbutalsotechniquewise.Alsomentally;amansmindisbetterforfightingthanawomans(especiallyifthatincludeskilling).Nowwomenofcoursehavetheirstrengths.I'dgosofarastosaythatiftheworldwasrunbywomen,there'dprobablybenowar.Butthat'sexactlywhymenarebettersuitedforit.IknowthisisalljustrubbishthatnoonereallycaresaboutandIprobablyshouldn'tsayonline,butforsomereasonIfeltcompelledtoputmy2centsoutthere.

Whileyou'rerightthatfemalesonaveragearephysicallyweakeryouseemtoforgettherehavebeenmanyprolificfemalewarriorsinthepast-perhapsit'sbecausetheyweremurderedbymenaftertheywerefoundtobefemalethough?Idounderstandwhatyou'regettingatandinsomeaspectyouarerightbutalsohorriblewrong.Likewiththecommentaboutachievingworldpeace,thatisalsoveryunlikely.Althoughonecansaythemindsetbetweenmanandwomanaredifferentthey'renotthatdifferent-Iwouldarguesomeofthiscanbeattributedtodifferingsocialroles.Manyfemalefightersexistoutthereandwomencanbejustasvioletasmenbutoftenit'sputasidebecausethey'rejustawomen;whyelsewouldaternexistjustforit(akacatfight).Notcallingyousexistbutjustalsogivingmyopinion.

Yeahthatistrue,butit'sextremelyraretofindincrediblefemalefightersthroughouthistory(atleastincomparisontomalefighters).Perhapsifthetropewasn'tsooverdoneI'dlikeitmore.Likeifyoufoundararebookwithanamazingfemaleknightyoumightbelike,"Wowthat'sinteresting".LikeMulanbackintheday.Nowit'sjust,"sigh,there'sanotherfemaleknightprodigystory".It'slostit'snovelty.Also,Ihavetosaythemaleandfemalemindsarecompletelydifferent.Malesunderstandeachotherbutcan'tunderstandfemales.Inthesameway,femalesunderstandeachotherbutcan'tunderstandmales.Theaveragefemaleismoreempatheticandunderstandsemotionsbetterthantheaveragemale.Whilemalestendmoretowardslogicandcanbemoredecisive.

Youarethinkingaboutthisfromamoresocietalroleasbackinancienttimes,(Thereissomesexistdiscriminationtodayaswell)womenwereseenaslessthanthenmen.Theirrolesweretocook,clean,andtakecareofchildren,whichdoesn'texactlyprovidemanyopportunitiesformorethanwhattheyhad,soIunderstandyourpoint.However,whilenotasmanyasmen,therehavebeenplentyoffemalewarriorsthroughouthistory.Historytendstounderminethatpart.Idon'tthinkyouaresexist,butwhileithasbeenscientificallyproventhatmenarestrongerthanwomen,itdoesn'tmeantosaytherearenostrongwomenornoweakmen.Thepartaboutnowarsmakesnosensethough.Peoplehavedifferentopinions,whichleadstoconflict,whichleadstowar.Simpleasthat.Peoplecan'tallbethesameorwewouldbepuppets.

Ifyouwannagobacktoancienttimesorevennow,womendidnotwanttoparticipateinwarsbecausethereweremen,thestrongestwomanwouldhaveahardtimeagainstaaveragemalewarriorthat'sjusthowthemalebodyismade,Women'sbodiesareNOTforfighting,it'sjustpeoplelikeyouhavesuchaninferioritycomplexofwhereyoualwayscompareyourselvestomenandtrytodemeanthem(mostlybycallingthemsexist),ifanythingaren'ttheremoreoccupationsthatwomencaneasilyfitinto?Whydowehavetocreatesuchastupidcomparisonofmenandwomen,Nomatterhowmuchyoudeludeyourself,Menandwomenarenotthesame.

Theydidn'tcallanyonesexistnordemeananyone-it'srudetoputwordsinsomeoneelse'smouth.

Isaidpeople"like"younottheoneIrepliedto.

Tbh,Ithinkurtheonewithaninferioritycomplexlol,she(I'massumingthepersonurepliedtoisawoman)didn'tcallyousexist,sheliterallysaid:Idon'tthinkyouaresexistYouweretheonethatgeneralized,anditmakesmethinkyou'vebeenshutdowninanargumentlikethisbeforebybeingcalledsexist.Whilethatsucks,projectingthatontosomeoneelseain'tcool.Ibelieveyourmistakeinthissituationwastryingtoprovethewrongpoint.Thequestionwas(AsIsawit,pleasecorrectmeifi'mwrong):"Canwomenbeprodigiouswarriors".Youtriedtosaythatsinceallwomenareonaverageworsethanmenincombat,thistropeisdumb.However,thisdoesn'taccountforifsomewomanweretobeblessedwithincrediblegeneticsthatwouldmakethemmuchmorelethalthantheaverageman(stronger,moreflexible,morenimble,etc),thenintheabsenceofamanthatalsostruckthegeneticlottery,theywouldbethemostlethalwarrioraround.Therefore,thistropeofastrongfemaleknightisn'timpossibletohappenbothirlandfictionally.Asforyouractualpoint:Like,inmymindthere'snogettingaroundthefactthatmenarebetteratfightingthanwomen.Notonlybecauseofphysicaldifferencesbutalsotechniquewise.Alsomentally;amansmindisbetterforfightingthanawomans(especiallyifthatincludeskilling)Asforphysicaldifferences,whilenotstronger,onaveragemostwomenarelighter(thusmoreagile)andarealsonaturallymoreflexible.Theyalsohaveamuchhigherpaintolerancethanmostmen,soausuallydebilitatinginjurymightnotcripplethemimmediately.Sure,amanwillbestrongerandhardierthanawoman,butcounteredwiththethingsIpresentedabove,bothhaveaboutequalpotentialtobelethal.Asfortechniques,areyoureferringtostancesandcombatstyles?Ifso,that'saprettyeasyfix,justcreatesomethataretailoredtothemoreagilityfocusedwomenMentalitywise:Womenliterallygothrough(onaverage)intensepainforanentireweekeverymonthduringtheirprimeyears,passivelyincreasingpainresistanceandsharpeningtheirwill.Aprimeexampleisthoseperiodcrampsimulators.Youcanclearlyseethedifferenceintolerancebetweenbothgenders.Furthermore,surementendtobemoredecisive,butwomencanbeincrediblystubbornandvicioustoo(ikmygirlfriendcanbelikeablockoftitaniumsometimes).Again,justbecausethetrendisthatmenaremoredecisiveandbrutaldoesn'tmeansomewomencan'tbe.

Um,theoriginalcommenterandtheoneyourepliedtoaredifferentpeoplelol

YeaIgotbamboozledbytheyellowprofilepictureslol.Myb

Allgood,Ithoughtyoumightof

Firstofall,Iamamale,justtoclearthatup.Secondly,whileIdoagreethatwomenhavecertainrolesthattheyfitintobetterdoesn'tmeantheycan'tdootherthings.Haveyouneverseenafemaleathlete?Orafemalesoldier?Oramalegoingintoa"female"roleasyouwantedtoputit.Suchasamalenannyoramalehousekeeper.Ifyouwannagobacktoancienttimesorevennow,womendidnotwanttoparticipateinwarsbecausethereweremen,thestrongestwomanwouldhaveahardtimeagainstaaveragemalewarriorthat'sjusthowthemalebodyismade,Women'sbodiesareNOTforfightingSoyouaretellingmethateveryfemalewarriorisinferiortomen?Bothmaleandfemaleshavetheiradvantageswhenitcomestofighting(ie.Flexibility,Toughness,Endurance,etc),sotounderminethatdoesn'tmakesense.Nomatterhowmuchyoudeludeyourself,Menandwomenarenotthesame.Iliterallyneversaidthat.Infact,mywholeargumentwasabouthowwhiletheyaredifferent,theycantakeonsimilarroles.NeveroncedidIsaytheywerethesame.WhydowehavetocreatesuchastupidcomparisonofmenandwomenThisisliterallythisentirecommentstringlmao.

True,Iwasn'treallyreferringtoanyofthatthough.Iwasmeaningifyouputawomanandamaninthesamesituationtheymightmakevastlydifferentchoices.

TalkingtoKrux,butokay.

Haveyoueverspoketosomeonefromanothercountryandnotunderstoodtheirjokesect.?Doesthatmeantheyaredifferent?No,it'stheold'natureversusnurture'argumentwhichpeoplefarsmarterthanusarestilltryingtofigureout.Ibelieveatleastthedifferencesyoupointedoutwith'womanandmennotunderstandingoneanother'isduetothedifferentsocialenvironmentstheyaresurroundedwith.Ifnotwhywouldconceptssuchas'tomboys'exist?

Wellofcoursethereareexceptions.Isn'tthereasonwehavetheterm'tomboy'becauseofthoseexceptions?Now,Iwasgonnagiveaspeechaboutmyfamilybutcan'tbebothered.Sufficetosay,Ihave9sistersand3brothersandthere'sacleardifferenceinthewaywereacttothings.

Andbothstatesofmindhaveimportantplacesonabattlefield,youcan'tbetooimpulsiveandneedtounderstandwhentotakeastepback,butyoualsosometimesneedtobedecisive.Asacommander,bothareinvaluabletohave,soyes,womendohaveaplaceonabattlefield,ifonlyforthedifferentperspectivetheybring.CoupledwiththereplyImadeabove,Ibelievethatyourpointthatwomenshouldn'tfightisinvalid.

Mate,Ididn'tsaythat.I'msayingthatmalesaregenerallyfarbettersuitedtofightingthanfemales.Andthestrategicstuff...Idon'treallyknowaboutanyofthat.AllIknowisthatyoungfemalesandyoungmalesaren'tsuitedforthat.Whydoyouthinktheyalwayshaveoldpeopledoingit?I'vealwaysbeenfinewithanolderwomanhavingtodowithmilitaryaffairsbutateenager?Doesn'tmakeanysense.

I'llcopythereplyImadetoKrux,yousaid:Like,inmymindthere'snogettingaroundthefactthatmenarebetteratfightingthanwomen.Notonlybecauseofphysicaldifferencesbutalsotechniquewise.Alsomentally;amansmindisbetterforfightingthanawomans(especiallyifthatincludeskilling).Asforphysicaldifferences,whilenotstronger,onaveragemostwomenarelighter(thusmoreagile)andarealsonaturallymoreflexible.Theyalsohaveamuchhigherpaintolerancethanmostmen,soausuallydebilitatinginjurymightnotcripplethemimmediately.Sure,amanwillbestrongerandhardierthanawoman,butcounteredwiththethingsIpresentedabove,bothhaveaboutequalpotentialtobelethal.Furthermore,womendon'thaveagiganticweaknessbetweentheirlegsthatwillleavethemincapacitatedlongenoughforafatalblow.Asfortechniques,areyoureferringtostancesandcombatstyles?Ifso,that'saprettyeasyfix,justcreatesomethataretailoredtothemoreagilityfocusedwomenMentalitywise:Womenliterallygothrough(onaverage)intensepainforanentireweekeverymonthduringtheirprimeyears,passivelyincreasingpainresistanceandsharpeningtheirwill.Aprimeexampleisthoseperiodcrampsimulators.Youcanclearlyseethedifferenceintolerancebetweenbothgenders.Furthermore,surementendtobemoredecisive,butwomencanbeincrediblystubbornandvicioustoo(ikmygirlfriendcanbelikeablockoftitaniumsometimes).Again,justbecausethetrendisthatmenaremoredecisiveandbrutaldoesn'tmeanwomencan'tbe.Takingaveragesandgeneralizingittotheentirepopulationisn'tapplicableinthiscase,becauseusuallyonlytheonesthathaveastrongmentalitywilleventrytobefightingonthebattlefield.

Iam99%surepaintolerancehasnotbeentested,ifithasthenthat'sinhumane.Andofcoursetherecanbefightingstyleswellsuitedforwomen.Butitwouldhavetotakeadvantageoftheirflexibilityandsmallerstature.AndIam99%sureaknightdoesnothaveafightingstylelikethat.Also,ifwedon'ttaketheaverage,howarewesupposedtoaccuratelysayiffemalesinwarsmakeanysense.Wecouldjusttakeany1personanddefineourwholeargumentoffthat.Exceptionsobviouslyexist.I'mprettysureI'dgetobliteratedbyanyfemalemmafighter.

Justmyobservationfromanecdotalevidence,notsureifit'strue.Asforfightingstyles,yeait'dhavetobeanewstyle,butmypointisthatifwomenweregiventhesameheritage/legacythatmenhave,they'dalsobeeffectiveonabattlefield.

Nope,oksothemajorityofbattlefieldfightersaremaleinfantry.Andthegoalofthegoddamninfantryistopushandpushandpush,nowawomancanabsolutelydoamanythingsinanybattlefield,butitwouldbecrazytosaythattheywouldbemoreeffectivethenthemen.

Yea,Iagreewithyouthere.Theoriginalcommentwasaboutfemaleprodigiesbeingunrealistic,andforthatIthinkbothwomenandmeninsmallerscalecombatwouldbeaboutequalifgivenappropriateresources.Asforlargescalecombat,yeah,it'sisn'tpracticaltohavewomenbecomingcannonfodderbcthey'remorevaluableinthelongrunpopulationwise.Amancanjusthititandquitit,andwhogivesafaftertheydo,butawomanisstuckfor9monthsbedriddenandmostlikelycrippledbackthen.Nowideallybothparentswouldsurvive,butinawartimesituation,itmakesmoresenseforthewomentoprovidesupportfrombackhome

Nah,paintolerancehasbeentested,butyesitisabsolutelyinhumane.ArathereasyexampleisJapan'snotoriousUnit731,whoransomeofthemostinhumaneexperimentsever,theydidsountiltheendofthesecondworldwar,whentheytradedalltheirresearchforimmunity.Ifyouwerewonderingifthatlastpartwascorrect,Iassureyouitis.

Bruhwhat?That'sshadyAF

Japan'sunit731probablyhasorsomeothergroupofpeoplesimilartounit731probablyhastestedpaintolerance.

1.AboutwomansandwarsPurelywomanteamthemosttoxicplaceinmycountry.It'scalledlikesnakeball.Noonewanttobepartofthisteam.2.AboutdifferentmindsetIt'shavehistoricalreason.Mosttimesmanshavetobestraightandinitiatesometypeofrelationship,butfowfemalesbestraightwasunculturedsotheyhadtoprovokeinitiatingrelationshipfrommans.Ifwetalkaboutsomecommonsthinglikeconversationaboutbooks,therearesameruleslikeconversationbetweenmanofvideogamesandmanofforging-theydon'thavesharedinterests.It'snotgenderrelatedthings.3.AboutknightswomansThattimeshavebadmedicine(contraceptiveandearlydeath)andwomanshadtogavebirthmanytimessotheycan'tbewarrior.Womanswasresourcetoproducehumanssotheywasvaluableresourcethatmoreoverwouldbrokenduringproducing.Theynotsuitableforwar,theyproducingwarmechanism(men).Knightwasaristocratandwomancouldn'tusethisrole.Thisrolewasinheritedlikefirstsonorsmth.Averagewomancouldn'twearfullarmor(ithinkso)thatknightneededcozphysiologicalreason.Someheartlessstatistic(it'sgoogletranslatedsosometimescanbenotunderstanding):SpoilerAccordingtothesestudies,theaverageheightofwomenis12cmlowerthantheaverageformen,theaverageweightis10kgless,themusclemassisonaverage20kgless.Asapercentage,thetotalmassofawomanisonaverage20%lessthanthatofmen,themassofmusclesandskeletonis40-45%less,thefatmassis20-25%more.Theweightwithoutfatpercentimeterofheightis0.36kgformen,0.26kgforwomen.Thesizeofmusclefibersinwomenis35%less,thenumberoffibersis14%less.Themusclemassoftheupperpartofthebodyinwomenis50%lessthaninmen,andthelowerpartis30%less.Accordingly,themusclestrengthofwomenaccordingtoisometricmeasurementsis50%intheupperpartand65%inthelowerpartrelativetomen.Theincisionareaofthehumerusinwomenis25-35%smaller,thefemuris15%smaller.Theareaandvolumeofthevertebraeare25-30%lower.Thestructureofthelegsandpelvis–womenhaveashorterstep,accordingtostudieswithanincreaseinthewearableload,women,unlikemen,shortenthestepevenmore,increasethedurationoftimewhenbothfeetareontheground,etc.,ingeneral,whenwalking,increasedkineticload,whichisoneofthecausesofincreasedinjuries.Womenalsohaveshinbones12%thinnerand42%lowertwistingresistance.Importantparameter:bonedensity.Inwomenattheageofconscription,bonedensityisnotmuchlowerthaninmen,thisusuallymanifestsitselfinoldage,butingeneral,womenarethreetimesmoresusceptibletoosteoporosisthanmen,andduringcombattrainingseveraladditionalfactorsactatonce:increasedphysicalactivity,lackofcalciumandvitaminD.Therefore,womenaremuchmoresusceptibletostressfractures(theyarefatiguefractures-"shivreimaamats"-stressfracture)duetoaccumulatedmicrotrauma.Stressfractures,especiallyofthefeetandlowerlegs,arethescourgeofcombatsoldiers,inthe80sthepercentageofvictimssometimesreached30%ofthedraft.Theproblemwithstressfracturesfortheserviceisthatwiththemthesoldiergetsrelieffromphysicalexertionfor2-8weeks,dependingonthedegreeoffracture,andwithahighdegreeandmore.Therefore,thisoftenmeansawrite-offfromtheKMBorateamcourse.Sometimesthecoursecanbecompletedlateror"catchup"attheend,sometimesitisimpossibleforadministrativereasons,sometimesasoldierisgenerallywrittenofffromcombatserviceasaresult.Forprevention,sufficientsleepandrestarenecessary,aswellassufficientintakeofcalciumandvitaminD–accordingtoalltheseparameters,soldiershaveaseriousdisadvantage,especiallyincombat.Theyfoughtagainstthisphenomenonbyforcingcommanderstoobservesleephours,andbyintroducingmoredairyproducts,andgraduallyreducedthepercentageto5-10%formenincombattroopsonaverage,dependingonthetypeoftroops.Butforwomen,thispercentageisalwaysmuchhigherwithequalloads,becauseaccordingtoanymedicalstatistics,thefemalesexisthefirstriskfactor.Andinadditiontodynamicload,likerunningandjumping,womensufferfromstressfracturesevenduetoprolongedstanding,whichisnotobservedinmen.Therefore,becauseoftheimportanceofthisparameter,itisalwaysparticularlynotedinstudies.Womenhavelowerabilitytoaerobicandanaerobicloads–theyhaveonaveragelessheartandlungvolume,heartproductionperunitoftimeis20-25%less,hemoglobinis10-15%lower,maximumoxygenconsumptionis20-25%less.Onaverage,women'saerobicloadsare30%lowerthanmen's,andanaerobiconesare25%lower.Theincreaseinwearableweight,accordingtoresearch,slowsdowntheperformanceofaten-kilometermarchinwomenby23-28%morethaninmen:roundedoff,theaveragemalesoldierwillwalk10kmwithamaximumspeedwithaloadof30kginanhourandahalf,andawomanintwohours.Therearealsostatisticsthatduetoliftingweightsduringtheservice,casesofuterineprolapsearebecomingmorefrequentamongwomen,butsincethisisacomparativestatisticwithotherwomen,andnotwithmeninthesamepositions,itgoesthroughaseparateparagraph.It'smodernarmystatisticthatshouldbesimplerforpeopleswithmoderntechnologiesandtechniques(training,lifeandevenwightlifting).Soi'mcan'timagefemaleknightthatsurpassmaleinpast.Theyweremightexistbutshouldbebelowaverageorjusthypedforpoliticalreasonswithoutrealachievements.

Oh,no!Whatifawomaninafictionalmagicalsettinghappenedtobestrongandaknight?Howhorrible!I'mnotasexistoranything,butthatjustsmacksofunrealisticwritingstandards!Iprefermywomentobemeek,servile,anduseless!I,theaverageRedditor,willnotstandandallowwomentohavecoolstorieswheretheykickbutttoo.Afterall,that'saMAN'Sjob!ScarfsdownCheetos.

It'stheendoftheworldman.Didn'tyouknow?Could'veswornthememowassenttoeveryone.

Nownow,Ididn'tsaythat.Shecouldbeameanasassassinorsomething.Theyalsosaythebestpickpocketerseverwerefemale.Iknowtherehavebeengreatfemalesnipersaswell.Butafullonknightwieldingagreatsword?idk...IalsothinkTsunadefromNarutowasdonewell.Idon'tknowwhyIthinkthatbutjustknowthatIdo.

Thisisn'tapplicableinthisnovel.Forsomereason,eventhoughthere'snodirectmentionofmagicinthiswork,theImperialfamily(ofwhichAltinabelongsto)hassomekindofphenomenaworkingforthemthatmakestheminsanelystrongerthannormalpeople.AltinaandhersiblingsareallstrongerandmoredurablethannormalpeopleandIdon'trememberseeingthistraitinothercharacters.SomemaybeasstrongasAltinabutfromwhatIremember,there'snoonethat'salsoasdurableasheryoungerbrother(iirc)wasalsoshotmultipletimesbutstillsurvived.Basically,Altinaisn'tnormal.