Jioral Kingdom

**Jioral Kingdom** was the primary antagonistic force of the *Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi* series. Following the death of King Proum Jioral, the kingdom was dissolved and rebuild by Keyaru and his party to improve the name of the kingdom and change it for the better and more peaceful.

## Overview

Though Jioral Kingdom is seen as a kingdom that protects humanity from demons, it is actually a malevolent kingdom that has committed several atrocities out of self-interest. The kingdom has used this image to swindle countries of various resources such as provisions and new technologies. Despite various nations growing suspicious and hesitant to deliver further resources, Jioral ensures compliance through the Heroes, the Three Champions and the military genius of Norn Clatalissa Jioral.

The land the kingdom was built on was stolen from demi-humans, the original inhabitants. The military then burnt down existing settlements and executed the demi-humans who refused to submit; the surviving demi-humans were made into slaves, which has resulted in demi-human abuse that persists to the present day.

## Background

At some point after their foundation, the Jioral Kingdom formed an alliance with all the kingdoms located at the north border of the Demon Nation in order to contest an advance of the demon race armies. For this purpose, the coalition of nations followed Jioral's plan and constructed a giant wall to contain the enemies forces. However, in the process of doing this they abandoned the cities that were located outside the security perimeter that become the great wall, like Branicca. Even more, after the attack from the demon army was repelled, the Jioral Kingdom took the chance that the other countries were weakened and absorbed them under the excuse of fortifying the defensive line of humanity. Many countries like the **Buranta Empire** were lost under the power of Jioral.

## Plot

### Volume 1

At the start of the series the Jioral Kingdom welcomes Keyaru, a new hero. Following his recruitment, the military power of the kingdom rose thanks to the Healing Hero's unusual healing abilities that allows many disabled warriors like Kureha Clyret to return to the battlefield. However the true, unknown to most, was that the healing hero was enslaved by royal authorities and after almost two months of imprisonment, he escaped kidnapping princess Flare and framing the Imperial Knight Captain Renard for Flare's supposed murder. The next morning, the capital's citizens weeped for the death of Flare and wanted posters of the Knight Captain covered many of the city's walls. Because Keyaru had altered the captain's appearance to match his own, the kingdom mistakenly arrests the captain thinking he was the healing hero.

Weeks later, the Kingdom suffered another incident when a knight unit sent to hunt and enslave the Ice Wolf Tribe was almost annihilated by a rogue warrior claiming to be the hero of the sword and his allies. After hearing that the one responsible used the Clyret sword style, Kureha Clyret departed to Ranalita in order to capture him. At the same time, the kingdom discovers whom they thought was Keyaru was actually a transformed Renard, and promptly reinstate him.

### Volume 2

News of the Healing Hero Keyaru being the real killer of Flare spread across the cities of the Kingdom. The military, including the Imperial Knight Captain march towards Ratalinna, believing that the city is the best place for him to hide as an outlaw. Around this time Norn, the second princess of the Kingdom, returns from studying abroad and is given the title of first princess after the death of Freya. Taking charge of the operation to capture the Healing Hero, she order the destruction of his hometown and the capture of the villagers to lure him out.

Meanwhile in Ratalinna, Kureha "The Saint of the Sword" confronted Keyaru and lost. In the aftermath she learned the true of the dark side of the kingdom and became an spy for Keyaru's party. Shortly after, the army in the city start to parade the imprisoned villagers of Keyaru's hometown menacing to kill them in three days if the Healing Hero doesn't appear . Thanks to Kureha, Keyaru learnt that his village was devasted and he and his hometown were accused to being demon followers that conspired to kill Freya, with this information Kearu part to hunt Renard, the leader of the raid to his village, and get his revenge on him.

Three days later, when the soldiers prepare to execute the prisoners, Keyaru make his way into the city's coliseum and frustrated the plans of the army and killed the soldiers. Moreover, with the aim to shake the bases of the Kingdom Flare, Freia impersonating her past self, appears in a broadcast to reveal the true about the sins of the Kingdom to the citizens and ask them to fight against the corruption. The citizens, believing in her princess starts to revolt and kill the remaining soldiers meanwhile Keyaru's party escape the coliseum.

### Volume 4

Meanwhile the protagonist group departed to the Demon's lands, Jioral Kingdom suffered the consequences of their defeats and while the army suppressed riots along their territory, other nations start to bare their fangs against them since the loss of the heroes Flare and Blade, the champion Hawkeye and the genius strategist Norn make them looks vulnerable to the nations that they coerced in the past. Also, in order to fill Trist Organ place Kureha Clyret was elevated to the rank of the Three Champions

## Military Forces Powers

### Heroes

At the peak of his power Jioral Kingdom Commanded four heroes: **Magic Hero Flare** and **Healing Hero Keyaru**, both born of the nation, and **Cannon Hero Bullet** and **Sword Hero Blade** who were from allied nations of the kingdom and decided to operate in Jioral after striking a deal with the government. Using this powerful unit the kingdom attempted to conquer the Demon King Nation and kill the Demon King in order to obtain the Philosopher Stone.

### Three Champions of Jioral

The three Champions of the Jioral Kingdom is a title given to the most powerful warriors of their army who, although not chosen to be heroes, are able to compare in power with them. The group's inhuman power was strong enough to intimidate other nations into cooperating with Jioral.

* Trist Organ (Deceased)
* Gard (Original Timeline) (Unknown)
* Kureha Clyret (Former to Keyaru's Party)

### Knight Orders

#### **Imperial Knights**

The order of Knight in charge to protect the royal palace and the royal family, as well to wipe their personal enemies. They were under the authority of the first princess Flare until their death.

* Renard (Captain) (Deceased)
* Barko (Vice Captain) (Deceased)

#### **Holy Lance Knights**

The strongest order of knights related to the purges of the church. They take part in the attempt to destroy Buranikka but end up having an internal conflict by the apparition of Flare/Freia who convinced at half of them to stop the attack. After that they suffered heavy loses.

## Politics

### Government

As an absolute monarchy the Jioral Kingdom political power concentrated in the king, who was supported by the noble families and the government officials to run the country. Nevertheless, as the kingdom higher ups were corrupt and malevolent officials they governed the nation in a tyrannical way that sacrificed their people along their convenience as exampled by their attempt to enslave the Healing Hero Keyaru, the destruction of Alban Village or their raid against Lanaritta. Although they were corrupt, the king and his top retainers were skillful in politics, deception and propaganda so the masses of the kingdom were not aware that they could be disposed as long it benefit the royalty.

### International Standing

Although called a kingdom, Jioral was in fact more close to an empire as the controlled a extend territory that originally belonged to many other nations and also governed over a good quantity of vassal nations that were forced to support them by the menace of their military might. On the international scene, the kingdom of Jioral was recognized as one of the 3 strongest countries of the world and acted along their standing, that added to their self imposed role of guardians of humanity against the demon race allowed them to exort all kind of technologies, resources and military personal from other nations and abuse of their power without major interferences.

## Culture

The kingdom culture was similar to that of the medieval or modern age kingdoms of Earth, however as magic and skills exists the standard of life and the technological development were higher. Among the most distinct features of the Jioral's culture is the abroad acceptation of the enslavement of the demihuman people as matter of fact and the animosity against the demon race. Also, another popular belief among the people is that all the monsters in the world attack humans because the demon race incites them to do it, a fake propaganda spread by the government and the church to increase the hate of the common folk against the demons and make them support the constant war against the demon realm.

## Religion

In the webnovel, the country followed the worldspread Farang Religion whose teaching preached humanity supremacy and the adoration of the god Faral. Along the lines of though of this religion were ideas like that humans are the race chosen by god and all other races are inferior, so the likes of demihumans or demons were to be despised. It could be infered that this religion was the reason used by Jioral to justify his claim over the land they stole to the demihumans and the one that make the citizens accept more easily the enslavement of demihumans as a common thing.

## Foreign Relationships

### Demon Realm

The kingdom of Jioral was openly hostile against the demon race and actively searched to conquer their territories and exterminate their people along the lines of their human supremacy beliefs. However, in truth the current government of Jiroal leaded by Proum Jioral see the oblivion of the demon race just as a step in a larger plan, as their main objective in bringing down the demon realm was to assassinate the Demon King and obtain his heart, the philosopher stone, in order to activate a massive mind control spell over the whole world.

### Granzbatch Empire

After the fall Proum Jioral and the takeover of Keyaru of the government under the disguise of princess Flare (Freia) saving the kingdom from his mad father, the Granzbatch Empire take an hostile approach against them making them responsible of all the tragedies that Proum was source of. In reality the nation was convinced by Bullet to attack the Jioral Kingdom, backed by the power and tactics of the Cannon Hero so they could obtain the territories and technologies of a weakened Jioral Kingdom under the disguise of a justice war.

### Imperial Kingdom of Scordellia

As another of the 3 most powerful countries Jioral stand in equal foot with the religious nation of Scordellia and even had good relationships with them as they allowed their religion, the Faragnist, to take root in their kingdom, as this was useful for both of them.

## Known Citizens

### Royalty

* Proum Jioral
* Flare Jioral
* Norm Jioral

### Noblity

#### Cyclet Household

* Kureha Cyclet
* Albert Cyclet (Deceased)
* Kureha's younger brother

### Military

* Renard
* Barko
* Hawkeye
* Hawkeye Daugther

### Citizens

#### Alan Village

* Keyaru
* Keyaru's parents (deceased)
* Ann