Reincarnated as the Demon King's Son

Aldred entered the barrack for Pressure Platoon II. Because Bartrem was only a knight, he could only lead one platoon consisting of fifty squires. In this empire, all official soldiers were considered squires. If they had competence and skills, they would be promoted to a knight. Squires were trained since they were a child. Generally, they were the sons of a knight. These children would learn how to become a soldier from their fathers.

Unlike the modern world where people could go to school learn what they want and have a career of their choice. The children only had their parents as a source of information. So they were in some kind of apprenticeship without their choice. Most of them didn ’t complain much, because they didn ’t know what other jobs there were.

Their knowledge and wisdom was too small. This led them just to accept whatever their parents taught.

Farmers also rarely drafted to become a soldier. Ceraisian was in war for a while. They knew that having farmer in the battlefield weren ’t that good. Only properly trained soldiers could be relied upon in the battlefield.

These were what Bartrem told him. He was really kind to Aldred, telling him a lot of things about the world. Just like any other children, Bartrem did not know anything else except swordsmanship. That was because he saw a lot of soldiers training in the Royal Palace where the empress kept him when he was a child.

Only when he got older did he knew more things, but he did not plan to change occupation anytime soon. If he had a child, he would teach that child how to fight with a sword, because that was the only thing Bartrem know a lot of.

And that was the entire cycle of a family. They born, enter apprenticeship, and then teach their kid what they know.

Aldred did not know if that was good or not compared to the modern world. Would it be better if parents taught their child what they knew, instead of forcing them to go to medical schools? Parents put their dreams of success upon their child, not knowing what they had to go through.

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”You stupid child. Your exams score is terrible. You won ’t get any scholarship this way. ” His father punched his face.

”Dad, it hurt! Please! Stop! ”

”Then do better next time. ”

”I am trying, dad. I study as hard I can, but I can only get 80 in the final exam. ”

”Study hard? Our neighbor got 95 in his exam. If he can do it, then why can ’t you? Stop being lazy! You will have no food for three days. Don ’t go out of your room and use that time to study. ”