@Kazuraki it's still very much a thing in the West, too. It never stopped. Plus physical punishment isn't exactly the only way to be cruel to a child.
I'm from North Caucasus. I'm of Kabardin ethnicity. Caucasus is a hodge podge of conservative tradition and secularity.
@Kazuraki By whom? In that context there isn't anybody to "whoop" the kid's ass anywhere nearby. He's not in official apprenticeship, so he's not the master's responsibility. He's just a village boy who visits an old man from time to time. Somebody else's child... Yeah, try raising your hand at...
>>32 chapters and they still ain't datin'? This title is false advertising! GET TO THE MARRIAGE ALREADY!
So that's why there wasn't a "go f@ck yourself"-joke in the comments? Welp, now there is.
@pdonk Land animals were fighting and sea animals stopped them somehow. That's the TL;DR. Details don't matter as much, cause it's ancient history and a lot of stuff could be wrong or a lie.