Class stratification was by no means an empty phrase in this country. It was a nation that preached equality on the surface while placing enormous importance on bloodlines underneath—Naruto, the dead last, could rise to prominence because he was the Fourth Hokage's blood relative; Luffy, naturally, had an equally formidable background; even Ichigo had an astonishing background...
The Celestial Empire believed: "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?"
But this country...
A nation's popular culture revealed what it revered. You could be weak, but if you wanted to make a comeback, you had to have an overwhelmingly impressive background. That was the real key that opened doors.
Just as Keiryu Doma had said, the Doma Family had been a distinguished family for generations... cough, cough, a distinguished family. Of course, that was also why, after Sogo Doma offended the Shinomiya Family, they had not dealt with him immediately. Compared to newly risen upstart forces, this country valued heritage more...
For the Shinomiya Family, dealing with the Doma Family back then had not been difficult. The difficult part was minimizing the repercussions of doing so. As a long-established distinguished family, although the Doma Family had fallen somewhat on hard times, their innate class standing meant they naturally possessed more advantages than ordinary people...
In such an environment, after hearing the name Doma Family, that unknown boss also made concessions. "Call our people back. A distinguished family... they really were hiding quite a bit of strength..."
The other underworld organizations that withdrew also sighed one after another. "It's not that we weren't strong enough. It's just that the power of a distinguished family is too overwhelming. We can't beat them, we can't beat them..."
Completely unaware of any of this, Keiryu Doma was praised to the heavens once more.