Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka's face, which was written all over with bafflement.
"Why not?" Sogo Doma barely held himself back from rolling his eyes. "If this were ancient times, then the saying 'poor scholars, rich warriors' would indeed make perfect sense."
And she was supposed to be a teacher, yet she did not even know that things were constantly developing?
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that practicing martial arts consumes physical strength..." Naturally, Sogo Doma had an explanation. "You have no objections to that, right?"
"..." Wasn't that obvious? Shizuka Hiratsuka complained inwardly as she rolled her eyes.
"And there's no problem with saying that using up physical strength makes you hungry more easily, right?" Seeing this, Sogo Doma did not get annoyed and simply continued.
"Get to the point!"
"Because productivity was insufficient, most people in ancient times only ate two meals a day..." Sogo Doma remained unfazed as he explained. "Some people even ate only one meal a day. If there was a bad harvest, they might only get one meal every two or three days. But what about those who practiced martial arts—commonly known as warriors?"
"..." Hearing this, Hachiman Hikigaya seemed to realize something and fell into thought.
The same went for Shizuka Hiratsuka.
"Whether practicing martial techniques or swordsmanship, both are highly physically demanding activities..." Sogo Doma continued. "Therefore, three meals a day were indispensable for warriors. Sometimes, they even needed to consume meat to ensure their strength could recover... On top of that, warriors only practiced martial arts or swordsmanship and did not engage in production. Before they completed their training or received a title, they could only rely on their family's savings to support them. Thus, only wealthy families could afford to have members practice martial arts, which gave rise to the