@Turkeysocks Telling the spirits not to help humans will not work as most humans cannot see /sense them in the first place.
To humans of this world spirits are seen as just some legend. That was why Ruri was kicked out of the human palace in the first place. They did not know she was a cherished one.
In the first few chapters, as the spirits were angry that Ruri got kicked out of the country, they crippled the human country’s ability to grow crops. But that also did not stop the human royalties from forcefully taking the remaining crops and recruiting soldiers. Even the priests, who has some ability to sense spirits, were using the chance to fill their pockets.
TLDR
Spirits can’t stop the war unless they straight up destroy the human country
I love how accurate the human representation is in this manga
love this manga the childhood friend is so frustrating. imagine being a friend with someone like that ugh
@XDkaiXD What was shown in the manga was after the spirits got angry at the humans for treating Ruri the way they did, they stopped lending their powers to the humans, which resulted in the humans losing their ability to use magic. The humans need their magic to fight the dragons, so if the humans lose their magic, they can't fight.