Yuusha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Ita no de, Kokuhaku Shite Mita - Vol. 10 Ch. 49.1

[finalm]

Nobles used to be powerful warriors even on Earth.

The truth is that the exact origins of noble families are unknown. There are two main hypotheses, one of which posits that they emerged from the various local warlords that held territory with their militias (whether that makes the leaders themselves warriors or not is up for debate). The second one says they came from the families of public servants in the Roman Empire, which were often given hereditary, honorable titles. In that case they would almost certainly never have fought, being exempt from any kind of military service. The truth is probably a mixture of both, though in what proportions, nobody knows.

But, it's absolutely how society would work in this kind of world. Why else did they send a "party" after the Demon King and not armies? Guys like this would be nukes, they'd be scouted and tied to a country as a form of political power. Obviously it's just a lighthearted story that adapts modern sensibilities to Japanese fantasy realm tropes, but if you want to bring in logic, that's what you'd get.

But take a look at the very party that killed said Demon King - was anyone elevated in station beyond just being celebrated? The FMC was noble from birth, Raven remains guard captain, the hero is a celebrity for the peasants and the mage just follows him around. It was mentioned earlier that each country names their own hero, so you're right that they're interested in monopolyzing said individuals, but it doesn't seem like it's a "slay the dragon, get the princess" kind of deal. It does probably come with financial incentives, so they're essentially mercenaries in the service to the crown. So no, it can;t be said that this is how it works in this manga. Whether or not it should, by pure logic is another matter. Perhaps these people are powerful, but not nearly enough to actually threaten a whole kingdom by themselves.

 

[Crystalball]

But take a look at the very party that killed said Demon King - was anyone elevated in station beyond just being celebrated? The FMC was noble from birth, Raven remains guard captain, the hero is a celebrity for the peasants and the mage just follows him around. It was mentioned earlier that each country names their own hero, so you're right that they're interested in monopolyzing said individuals, but it doesn't seem like it's a "slay the dragon, get the princess" kind of deal. It does probably come with financial incentives, so they're essentially mercenaries in the service to the crown. So no, it can;t be said that this is how it works in this manga. Whether or not it should, by pure logic is another matter. Perhaps these people are powerful, but not nearly enough to actually threaten a whole kingdom by themselves.

A flying guy who can carpet bomb entire armies himself and defeat the strongest warriors a kingdom can muster is a living weapon that any political power would jump to recruit. The heroes displayed have zero ambition or general intelligence and nothing substantial about how their society organizes itself is shown. Why? Because it's a completely apolitical story with no logical world building at all, played for laughs. That's the point.

 

[finalm]

A flying guy who can carpet bomb entire armies himself and defeat the strongest warriors a kingdom can muster is a living weapon that any political power would jump to recruit. The heroes displayed have zero ambition or general intelligence and nothing substantial about how their society organizes itself is shown. Why? Because it's a completely apolitical story with no logical world building at all, played for laughs. That's the point.

I agree with your conclusion, but you yourself said to bring logic to this discourse and the logical conclusion is that while powerful, their abilities must not seem like such a huge deal in the eyes of the kingdom. Otherwise they'd surely attempt to tie them down with more than just a pat on the back, regardless of whether the party themselves were interested. Though I do also find it hard to believe that at least the mage girl would not be, and given her character, she'd probably try to drag the aloof hero into it as well.

 

[CrimsonSix]

Not the arranged marriage plot…

 

[Mivy]

Is he finally gonna do smth?!