The Sky-Piercing Sword Empire was the ruler of the continent, while the Gigant Sword Association was the ruler's arms. They were already existent entities, but the reason behind their rise to prominence was undoubtedly the descent of the Sword of Epoch. Under the same effect, however, there were whole organizations that came to being.
The Holy Sword School was one such organization, it started out with the hope of uncovering the mysteries behind the Sword of Epoch's appearance. Their first task was to provide equal opportunity, they sought a method to remove the grand hurdle of 'Blocked Vessels'!
Unfortunately, no matter how noble their target seemed to be. The countless causes hidden under the banner of 'Blocked Vessels' weren't something that could be hypothetically studied. Even with the help of the unending stream of funds from rich nobles who suffered from the same problem, the research was a dead end.
