Nations & Kingdoms

While scope is focus on our hero in the Forest of Death, there are other countries and Kingdoms that reside in this world.

## Demon Kingdom

**The Gargard Demon Kingdom** consists of Demons, human-looking people who resemble humans in every form except they can employ exceptional amounts of magic.

### Greisen

It is the current capital of the kingdom, it was relocated by Gargard when he was crowned. A big city with a huge castle in the center. To the north is the *North Forest*, former home of the *Riff Clan* that currently resides in Taiju village.

### Taiju Village

**Taiju Village** is a small farming community located inside the forbidding Forest of Death. It is lead by it's village chief, Hiraku Machio. What is known about the village that renowned for not only growing food in the deadly soils of the forest, but thriving and producing unique food & wines that have yet to be duplicated. The village gets its name from the giant tree at its center.

#### Village One, Village Two, and Village Three

Villages created within the Forest of Death in the 8th year as residential areas for people who wish to migrate to Taiju Village. The name of the villages was temporary, and it was proposed that each villager would give it an official name later, but since there were no particular inconveniences, complaints or requests from the villagers, the name of the villages was not changed. Each village has a large tree that symbolizes the connection to the Taiju Village.

#### Village Four

A floating island moving around the borders of the Forest of Death. It became one of the subordinate villages of Taiju Village during the winter of the 10th Year. Along with that, the name was changed to *"Village Four"*, but it is also allowed to call it *"Sun Castle''* or *"Sun Village'*' in consideration of its history. The place is inhabited mostly by devils and dream demons.

#### Village Five

Located in a hill one day by carriage from the city of Shashaato, it was built in the 12th Year to hide the *teleportation gate* connecting Taiju Village and Shashaato. It grew rapidly until it became a big city with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The upper part of the hill, where the government buildings are located, is known as "Village Five", and the slopes of the hill where a large part of the population lives is known as "City Five".

### Shashaato

Shashaato is a trading port city located on the southern coast outside the Forest of Death and its mountains. The village main source is seafood and trade.

### Howling Village

A beastkin village located east of Taiju Village in the Forest of Death. It has population of 500 people which is spread out 5 settlements which collectively referred to as Howling Village. It's neither a poor nor a wealthy village. Children do hunting and gathering materials while adults work in mines. They made products from ores that they gathered from mining and traded them for food with other villages.

### Huuma Village

A human village located east of the Forest of Death. Not much is known about it, except that their business relationship with Howler Village was at a standstill, due to a misunderstanding in an arranged marriage between Gut and Naami, the children of the chiefs of both villages. Thanks to the intervention of Hiraku and Fraurem, their relationship improved.

### Tarotte Village

Unspecified community located east of the Forest of Death.

### Iron Village

Unspecified community in the forest north of the coast, south of the Forest of Death and Mountains separating the Forest.

## Domain of the Dragon Doraim

The **Domain of the Dragon Doraim** is a "nest" which is located to the south in the Gragrant Mountain between the Forest of Death and the Iron forest. He and his fellow dragon clan (family) reside. Doraim acts as a guardian preventing the monsters from the Forest of Death from escaping to populated places. Since dragons are powerful beings, the domain is outside the Demon Kingdom's jurisdiction.

## Human Countries

Almost all human countries are united in their stand of being hostile against the Gargard Demon Kingdom. Among them, the three most important are the Galbart Kingdom and Fulhart Kingdom, which borders the Demon King’s Kingdom on the central continent, and the Garlet Kingdom which are backed up by the angels.

These three countries have historically been incompatible with the Demon King’s Kingdom as they were successor countries of the "Brave Queen". They are being supported by other human countries, both big and small, with aid to fight against the Demon King’s Kingdom.

### Kingdom of Fulhart

***Fulhart*** is a human nation located west of the Demon Kingdom. About 15 years ago, an epidemic that only affected the fairy wheat spread, causing a great famine in the country. Since then they have been in a constant war with the Demon Realm attacking several territories, including one belonging to the Minotaurs ruled by Viscount Biege.

### Kingdom of Galbart

***Galbart*** is a country located north of the Kingdom of Fulhart, bordering the demon kingdom. Ru used to live there, but at the time it was a different country name.

### Kingdom of Garlet

***Kingdom of Garlet*** is a large kingdom located north of the Galbart Kingdom. They adore the Angels, with the *Shrine Maiden* having more importance than the King himself.  Within the kingdom is the "*Village of Angels*" which serves as a shared contact point for the *angel race*.

### Kingdom of Golsen

***Golsen*** is one of the human nations, the country has 20 "floating islands". Ru used to live there until a "certain incident"  made her leave her country. In the 16th year, one of the islands fell upstream of the river, causing damage to farmland downstream and causing food shortages, resulting in an alliance with the Demon Kingdom, with whom they had a hostile relationship.

After learning of the existence of Ru's son through Cordor, who visited the Demon Kingdom to establish an alliance, they instigated Gilling and Maskund (members of the Dalfon Company) to attack Alfred and his friends, and thus make the Dalfon Company the target of Ru's revenge. They plotted to direct such revenge against the Demon Kingdom, but Cordor with the cooperation of people related to Alfred caused a coup d'état, and the old government, including the king and the ministers who were the main culprits, were exiled.

## Korin Religion

**Korin religion** is the one with the greatest power in the area where humans live. The "freedom of religion" is the only principle, and the object of faith differs according to the believer. The faction that worships the God of Creation led by Valgreif is the largest faction, followed by the factions of the God of Light, the God of War, the God of Agriculture, the Demon God, the God of Medicine, and the God of music. The main church is located in the ***Kingdom of Reywait***.

## Elf Empire

An island country with a closed environment located southwest of Shashaato. Around 5,000 elves lived there. They possess enough technology to build a magic-powered ship without sails. In the summer of the 14th Year, they sank a large sailing ship that Raimeiren ordered for Hiichirou, saying, "We cannot allow the existence of a large ship that threatens the peace of our elven empire." The country was later attacked and destroyed by Raimeiren. After that, the country was integrated into the Demon Kingdom.

In the winter of the same year, Rigune revealed that the people were actually descendants of elves who had betrayed the High Elf village, hiding on that island in fear of Rigune's reprisals.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [Manga chapter 28 - Hiraku learns about the geography of the place and a little about the past of his wives Tia, Ru, and Ria]
2. ↑ [Chapter 21 - Committee of representatives is asked by the Village Chief to name their village.]
3. ↑ [Manga Chapter 91 - Bizel leads survivors of the Minotaur Kingdom to Taiju Village to live settle one of it's satellite villages in the Forest of Death.]
4. ↑ [Manga Chapter 129 - Lead Angel Kiabit explains her rank and significance to Hiarku Machio]
5. ↑ [Anime Episode 3 - Tia explains why there's a bounty for Ru]
6. ↑ [Web Novel chapter 367]
7. ↑ [Web Novel chapter 411 - Rigune's POV: *"Right, the traitor elves survived though. Have you heard about them? It seems like they have been destroyed by the wrath of dragons. They hid on that island because they were afraid of me but they dare call themselves as elf empire. Serves them right."*]