Laborer - 350~450

that's true.. below could somewhat illustrate what you just said keeping in mind that not everyone becomes a sword-master and this guy was considered one of the strongest

If you considered these figures it'd make sense

Newborn - 1~50
Child - 50~100
Teen - 100~300
Adult - 300~400
Apprentice swordsman - 450~500,
A swordsman - 500~650,
a sword-master - 650~800,
Pinnacle of swordsmanship - 800~999

Tbh any story that involves imperial rule is a setup for politics. MC's plot is being a genius. The setting of the 2nd prince's greed for the thrown is a plot in itself for civil war with the equality of military might. This will also cause more innocent deaths.

Bottom line, if MC doesn't make rational decision making he couldn't still be called a genius. I for one am stoked at the hidden plots and real decision making with a multitude a plain to his rational. From the way he goes about this, he destroys his enemies, strikes fear in oppressors, shows his military intelligence by taking on 4 territories of equal authorities, gains money, tips the balance in power between princes, gains favor to be protected as a king has already declared a warning to any nation who thinks of touching wizards inheritance

The other problem to your wish is that with an assassination there is no climax, this is what make stories boring. In an assassin story, during climax, there are hair raising elements like avoiding gazes while stalking, identity changes and the fear of someone seeing through the disguise, accidental death / poisoning / murder with body display, and lastly escape.

It's not like I don't want a good assassin story, it just doesn't fit the high profile MC who stands up to injustice and cares for the benefit of the lower class. Some sacrifices always happen for the betterment of the people.

You could be like those "misinformed" so allow me to widen your thoughts to not think so narrowly. Actions have consequences.
Rember this is a world with advanced technology AND magic, so their education is up to par

assassination seems like it'd work until the empire turns against you because you illegally killed another noble. This also leads to petty tricks like family abduction from the remnants of their families. Remember they are nobles; without getting rid of their status and wealth, they will continue to plot against you. In fact they were already planning on suppressing him just because he spoke against them in younger years.

Let's say a noble is accused of a crime. First, assassins sent to stop your outburst. Next, proclaim victims were beat for "disrespecting a noble". Now they have the right to claim the life of your friend legally and your enemy gets ahead playing politics while strengthening their position. Sullying the pride of a nobleman, they now declare war on you. All the people that you wanted to protect are involved anyway. You've now lost more friends to assassin plots, money to deal with them, gave the enemy time for espionage, to gather assets and allies, as well as spend their own money to raise an army against you.

Now, let's say through constant back and forth they get "punished" for their actions. Because they are a noble who will inherit the head position, the different factions will heavily reduce their crime if not throw it out altogether. This would become a favor to collect later. We already saw the attempt for punishing someone outside the faction on trumped up charges with the 2nd prince and margrave. Now you have an enemy who owes a favor to a powerful backer and backer ALWAYS help to make sure they don't lose their investment.

Unless the viscount took his own citizens hostage they could leave, but then that's not MC killing them that's the nobles making them suicidal pawns. Knights and assassins are usually the dirty hands of nobles, meaning they are just as guilty as well and knew their masters were trash. At the very least they would have known through rumors making their way through the ranks. The other nobles were in on it together. Those who were forced under still had the opportunity to reject the call to arms or turn on the higher ranked nobles while communicating with MC. Meaning this would have been their best chance to become a free noble. If they lacked decisiveness, it means they thought that MC wouldn't win. It means they didn't lack information; they just helped the corrupt nobles stay corrupt. Its impossible not to know what your superiors are like.

didn't the god/dess reincarnate MC? You could say it already intervened to pick the saintess

why do villains do something like this when MC is batshit crazy. Even if you did succeed, MC would decimate not only your house but also your candidate too leaving you with no way to rise again, if you even survive

saw some spirits there but no nosebleeds

Too bad MC is oblivious to love... Ms klein is seething with jealousy

divinely drunken dance?

he's gonna declare war on the church next it seems

UGH!!!! Too blood doesn't "heal" so you have to take long brakes for the body to produce more after a while 🙃🙃🙃

innocent? so if someone killed your family then hired an army to protect themselves, and the army knew they were guarding a man who justly deserves his fate, would the army still be innocent, or would they be a collaborator?

Only downvoting here because you lack the insight for the issue
First off, these kids are NOBILITY. It's not like your typical high school bully where you can just get away from it. It's also not like it was just a "little" physical altercation either. Nobility have a tendency to absolutely destroy people just because they can to those who are lower in status.

Now that we are speaking on terms of status, because they are nobility, it isn't like the commoners who were getting their asses handed to them even had the chance to stand up for themselves. If a person were to even "insult" nobility (any action that could defame true or not) it's a crime punishable by FAMILY execution. How would commoners even raise their hands to defend themselves?

It's understandable that you'd believe that he'd be killing "innocent" people, but it was distributed around that he claimed a territory war. This means people who aren't leaving are supporters to his tyranny thus equally guilty. The families are only as powerful as they are because they have their own factions that back them, and the soldiers to defend/offend

Your assumptions would work great if it was a typical bully, but nobility only gains more power. If they aren't punished then their actions become worse. Extortion of commoners, assassination to silence political unrest, tax fraud, drug trafficking, human trafficking, slavery, commoner exploitation, none of these things are impossible. Other nobility only get involved when its personally beneficial to them. So if not him who punishes, who will? He already requested for a duel and was told its impossible

same way they did star wars?

Just dropped the mic

for nobility that's not a harem... 1 lover, 1 political marriage.

i actually only know from word of text on another manga... Sadly took the interaction out of the process

lol... It made me do a captcha

murphy's law.... Its coming

Damn it won't let me like lol