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Koh

**Koh** is a divine swordsman of the Order of the Sun Ring and escort to Freya, the third princess of the Hinomawari Kingdom.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

After the Daigenera Fortress on Mt. Daigenera had fallen at the end of the Liberation of Leifor, Dallas suffered diarrhea during his 250 km trek on the mountainous terrain west in an attempt to flee the Hinomawari kingdom due to a lack of food and drink. As he finally approached the great gate and spotted the silhouettes of people on top of the gate, which he thought to be still under Gra Valkas Influence, he tried to call for an official to open the gate, aiming to conduct vengeance against Japan. As the gate opened, three swordsmen, which were all women, swung their swords in his direction.

Koh, a divine swordsman, swung her sword against him, pitting the sharp edge of her blade against his throat, only to realize that the Hinomawari Knights had occupied it. Dallas looked straight into Koh’s sharp glare from which he could see her crystal clear intent on killing him. She beat Dallas up, even though he tried to exert his power of influence over her and those who surround him. After completely beating Dallas to a pulp, Koh and the others threw him into a dirty cellar. Eventually, Dallas was arrested, with a record of making him swollen by the courts of Hinomawari.
Oldeika

**Oldeika** is the deputy secretary of the Office of the Sovereign of Gra Valkas Empire.

## Personality

Oldeika is a a corrupt bureaucrat who is cozying up to El Chilgo of the military industry company Callus Line, and receives bribes for his favors. She is disloyal subject of the empire.

Her actions were based on his conviction that the Empire would be completely defeated and Japan would cease to exist. But to put the Crown Prince in mortal danger for her own personal gain was a clear act of treason and betrayal of the nation. If it were to be discovered, she would not only be disqualified from the war but would certainly be sentenced to death, regardless of whether the war was won or lost. Was she so stupid that he did not realize the danger? If she was aware of the danger, why did she knowingly devise such a scheme? In the first place, why she was such a person given the important position of deputy secretary of the Office of the Sovereign? There is no doubt that she is in a position to receive some sort of retribution in terms of the story, and her future movements along with El Chilgo's will be closely watched.

## Chronology

### New World War

After the fall of Valkyries Base, the frontline base in the Leifor Province of the Gra Valkas Empire, Oldeika, who first appeared, was being entertained by El Chilgo at Miltcomo, a high-end traditional restaurant in the Imperial capital Ragna.

She had connived with El Chilgo, an employee of defense industry company Callus Line, in doing some corrupt dealings inside the imperial government by giving her advance bids instead of money. Also, she is able to stop the crown prince from visiting the warfront but didn't do it. She said that the idea of visiting the warfront is silly but welcoming. For them, the capture of Crown Prince Gra Cabal and the planned armed punishment of Japan are all welcoming because war time production is up again, making them more profits based on the fact that Oldeika, like most of the rest, was without a doubt a victory over Japan and this invasion will be an opportunity to make huge profits while the loss costs will be negligible.

However, much to his shock, Japan's military technology turned out to be stronger than they thought, and the invasion ended in catastrophic defeat. Oldeika was forced to freeze at the threat of the Empire's destruction.

Her loyalty is at the opposite end of the line of his boss Kurtz, the Secretary of the Office of the Sovereign, who greatly laments the capture of Gra Cabal.
Nakano

**Nakano** is a captain of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and a commander of the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade.

## Appearance

In the manga version, Nakano is depicted as a man, wearing a camouflage combat bulletproof vest, Type 88 helmet, and safety glasses.

## Chronology

### Rodenius War Arc

When the 1st Airborne Brigade (JGSDF) and the Special Assault Team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrived to arrest the king in the air assault operations on the night, they was rushed to the royal castle after destroying the Royal Guards.

Mission commander Nakano saw first maid and second maid standing behind Royal Guards commander Rand as bait to ambush JSDF. He stepped forward in front of Hashimoto. Rand tried to earn time for reinforcements to arrive by faking a surrender, but Nakano didn’t allow him to buy some time. Nakano put him down on the floor and yelled twelve men of the 1st Royal Guards who hid behind the pillars to surrender. They swiftly followed Hashimoto’s orders, threw away their weapons, and lay flat on the ground. He asked Rand that King Hark Louria XXXIV was behind the door, however the 0th Royal Guards commenced to attack them by opening the hidden wall door with filled smoke.

When Rand helplessly witnessed his ambush troops were killed so easily by the JSDF, he tried to engage Nakano to close combat. Rand used smoke magic and tried to cut him with a hidden arm-mounted sword but managed to counter using a combat knife. In one swift strike, Nakano struck Rand on the neck. The knife hit his armor, scraping its surface. Rand stepped back in astonishment at Nakano’s handling. However, his wound was fatal. By the time he tried to swing his sword once more, the magic steel staff wielded by Hashimoto breathed out fire, and he fell where he stood.

After that, the rest of the Guards were also defeated by strafing, Nakano and other soldiers rushing into the king's throne room. They poured into the royal audience chamber to face King Hark Louria who stunned in fear and terrifyingly asked whether the Japanese were the Ancient Sorcerous Empire in disguise only for the JSDF to rectify him behind as they captured him, but Aoki didn’t know about the existence of this Ancient Sorcerous Empire. Aoki defined him under arrest for ordering the massacre of Gim in the Qua-Toyne Principality.

King Hark Louria XXXIV was led away in handcuffs by them who succeeded in the operation to capture him.

## Trivia

* Nakano only appears as a character in the light novel and manga, not the web novel.

## Gallery

Rand unleashes his hidden blade in an ill-fated attack against Nakano.The end of Hark Louria as he being apprehended by Nakano and other JSDF soldiers.Hark Louria being hand-cuffed by Nakano
RUM-139 VL-ASROC

The **RUM-139 VL-ASROC** is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, built by Lockheed Martin, a company from Earth for the U.S. Navy. In the New World, Japan is the primary user of the said weapon.

## Description

Design and development of the missile began in 1983 when Goodyear Aerospace was contracted by the U.S. Navy to develop a ship-launched anti-submarine missile compatible with the new Mark 41 Vertical Launching System. The development of the VLS ASROC underwent many delays, and it was not deployed on any ships until 1993. During this development, Goodyear Aerospace was bought by Loral Corporation in 1986, and this defense division was in turn purchased by Lockheed Martin in 1995.

The first VLS ASROC missile was an RUR-5 ASROC with an upgraded solid-fuel booster section and a digital guidance system. It carries a lightweight Mark 46 homing torpedo that is dropped from the rocket at a precalculated point on its trajectory, and then parachuted into the sea.

Beginning in 1996, the missile was replaced by the newer RUM-139A and subsequently the RUM-139B. The torpedo remained the Mark 46, though at one time an improved torpedo called the Mark 50 was proposed and then cancelled. In October 2004 the RUM-139C began production with the Mark 54 torpedo.

The vertical launch missile first became operational in 1993, with more than 450 having been produced by 2007. It is 4.5 meters (15 ft) in length, with a firing range of about 11.8 nm or 22 kilometers (24,000 yd)

## Specifications

* **Length:** 4.50 meters
* **Warhead:**
	+ Mk. 46 Torpedo
	+ Mk. 54 Torpedo
* **Engine:** Two-stage solid-fuel rocket
* **Operational Range:** 22 kilometers
* **Max. Speed:** Mach 1.0
* **Guidance System:** Inertial Guidance
* **Launch Platform:** Surface ships

## Ships installed

* Kongō-Class Destroyer
* Atago-Class Destroyer
* Maya-Class AEGIS Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG)
* Akizuki-Class Destroyer
* Murasame-Class Destroyer
* Takanami-Class Destroyer
Naval Mine

A **naval mine** is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

## Overview

Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any vessel. Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbor; or defensively, to protect friendly vessels and create "safe" zones. Mines allow the minelaying force commander to concentrate warships or defensive assets in mine-free areas giving the adversary three choices: undertake an expensive and time-consuming minesweeping effort, accept the casualties of challenging the minefield, or use the unmined waters where the greatest concentration of enemy firepower will be encountered.

Mines can be laid in many ways: by purpose-built minelayers, refitted ships, submarines or aircraft—and even by dropping them into a harbor by hand. They can be inexpensive: some variants can cost as little as US$2,000, though more sophisticated mines can cost millions of dollars, be equipped with several kinds of sensors and deliver a warhead by rocket or torpedo.

Their flexibility and cost-effectiveness make mines attractive to the less powerful belligerent in asymmetric warfare. The cost of producing and laying a mine is usually between 0.5% and 10% of the cost of removing it, and it can take up to 200 times as long to clear a minefield as to lay it. Parts of some World War II naval minefields still exist because they are too extensive and expensive to clear. Some 1940s-era mines may remain dangerous for many years.

Mines have been employed as offensive or defensive weapons in rivers, lakes, estuaries, seas and oceans, but they can also be used as tools of psychological warfare. Offensive mines are placed in enemy waters, outside harbors and across important shipping routes to sink both merchant and military vessels. Defensive minefields safeguard key stretches of coast from enemy ships and submarines, forcing them into more easily defended areas, or keeping them away from sensitive ones.

## Naval Mine in the New World

### Gra Valkas Empire

As the Gra Valkas Empire's Great Naval Invasion of Japan failed spectacularly, they are unwillingly shifted to a defensive war. Siegs, the last of Gra Valkas' Three Great Generals are now planning to deploy naval mines at the northern in Irnetia Kingdom and at Leifor to prevent submarine attacks from Japan and Mu. In response, Japan will send an Escort Flotilla (4 escort ships), 1 supply ship and 2 minesweepers included.
Mount Enavoregio

**Mount Enavoregio** is an offshoot mountain in the western of Grameus continent.

## Location

Mount Enavoregio is an offshoot mountain that connects to the mountain range that runs along Grameus’s western side, with the range extending several hundred kilometers towards either north or south. Known to the Esperantos as Mt. Enavoregio, it is more commonly referred to as the “workplace of the dwarves.” Many open air and pit mines could be found here, and the mountain also serves as the insurmountable wall that protects the Esperanto Kingdom’s northern flank of Mt. Enavoregio.
Nihonkoku Shoukan Volume 04

## Collapsing Balance

**Nihonkoku Shoukan: Collapsing Balance** is the fourth light novel of the **Nihonkoku Shoukan** series.

## Summary

The ferocious empire of the west finally moves to the "Eleven Country Leadership Conference," an international conference held once every two years in which the world's famous Superpowers and Quasi-Powers participate. The organizer, the Holy Milishial Empire, invites Japan, who has defeated the Great Power Parpaldia Empire, to this international conference. On the other hand, they received a request for participation from the Gra Valkas Empire, who had defeated the great power Leifor, and accepted it. And the next year, that day came.

Cielia, who attended the meeting on behalf of the Gra Valkas Empire, provoked a declaration of war on the whole world. Behind the scenes, a disturbing shadow was approaching the Zeroth Magic Fleet that the Holy Milishial Empire was proud of.

Japan is swallowed by the vortex of true turmoil.

## List of Chapters

* Prologue: The Root of Conflict
* Chapter 1: Crushing Them Mercilessly
* Chapter 2: Falling Into a Trap
* Chapter 3: Pride of the Superpowers
* Chapter 4: The Eighth Empire

## Illustrations

Grade Atlastar arrives on Port Town CartalpasMithril Class Battleship being attacked by Antares FightersDiplomat Kondo meets with the Diplomat of Anionnrial Empire during the World ConferenceTravel Route of HME Diplomats to JapanOutline of GVE's attack on IrnetiaEimorish Emissary MoriaulSeto Mamoru captain of the Shikishima Patrol VesselOutline of GVE's and HME's Air BattleGVE Antares Fighters fighting HME's Alpha-3 FightersWind Dragon Riders of Emor fighting with GVE Antares FightersPatrol Vessel Shikishima being fired upon my GVE's Grade AtlastarOutline of Gra Valkas attack on port town CartalpasAsada meeting with GVE Diplomat CieliaMap of the New World: Right(3rd Civilization area), Left (2nd Civilization Area), Middle(Central World)GVE Foreign Affairs Bureau, Eastern Division chief Cielia
Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA)

The **Public Security Intelligence Agency** (公安調査庁, *kōanchōsa-chō*) is the national intelligence agency of Japan.

## Overview

It is administered by the Ministry of Justice in the government of Japan, and is tasked with internal security and espionage against threats to Japanese national security based on the Subversive Activities Prevention Act and the Act Regarding the Control of Organizations Which Committed Indiscriminate Mass Murder. Any investigation conducted by the agency needs to go through the Public Security Examination Commission (PSEC) in order to determine if there is a justification to investigate and clamp down on an organization's activities.

As the national agency with the role to collect intelligence information, the PSIA contributes to Japanese government policy by providing relevant organizations with necessary foreign and domestic data (collected through investigations and intelligence activities) on subversive organizations. It is also known that the PSIA is responsible for conducting surveillance and intelligence-related work on Zainichi Koreans on Japanese soil.

The PSIA's findings are released publicly through the annually-published Naigai Jousei no Kaiko to Tenbo (Situation in Public Security inside and outside Japan and their prospect) as well as regularly-published Kokusai Terrorism Youran (International Terrorism Report).

According to Philip H.J. Davies and Kristian Gustafson, the PSIA operates similarly to the British security agency MI5 from Earth since officers have no rights to arrest anyone during a law enforcement operation nor force anyone to be involved in an investigation.
Mount Ancald

**Mount Ancald** is a mountain in the southwestern part of Philades Continent.

## Location

Mount Ancald is 1,500 meters tall, located in the southwestern of Philades Continent and in middle near coastline between south of Pandora Greater Magic Principality and northwest of Parpaldia Empire.

## Chronology

### Great Race-Demon War Arc

Due to the long distance that the western force had to cover, the Alliance of the Races and Emissaries of the Sun God pounced on the Demon Lord's Army every day, forcing them on an endless marathon. Since two Zero squadrons had arrived at Mount Ancald and possessed a wide base, the Demon Lord's Army had to ascertain which path around the mountain they had to take. When they surveyed the mountain from above, one of the Zero pilots spotted something halfway up the mountain. The pilot saw something like a large glowing ring form around the silhouette of a person before a lightning bolt from the ground ran past him. He was able to avoid a direct hit, but he also feared falling out of the sky due to a malfunction caused by the lightning strike. When they left the vicinity of Mount Ancald, they were barely able to catch the movement of the Demon Army before returning the Kaga-class aircraft carrier *Tosa*.

After hearing the report about the people surviving on Mount Ancald, Alliance Army Commander Galeos still found it difficult to believe. Moreover, having heard the part where a lightning bolt jolted up from the slope of the mountain towards the sky, he bent his head over after concluding that there may be a very strong mage on Mount Ancald. According to what the elf said, there appeared to be an obstinate elven mage living on the mountain.

The main force of the Demon Lord's Army transited west to circumvent the southern side of the mountain. The 2nd Division maintained a considerable distance from them. One of the Zero fighters on patrol was able to confirm the existence of Demon Lord Nosgorath leading the demon army.

Vice Admiral Kasai Ryuuken, Galeos, and some of the officers headed for Mount Ancald. They saw what looked like a lone, solitary house on the mountain. It was wide and massive, too much for a single person to reside in. It appeared to be made primarily out of wood and brick and possessed a spacious garden, in which curious-looking trees grew. They met a young-looking elven woman called Luca, but she changed her appearance to that of a beautiful old woman in her 70s by enveloping a flash of light from the staff in her hand when hitting the ground. Introductions were exchanged and Kasai with Galeos, Luca already knew that they were going to come that they didn’t encounter any demonic beasts may have been due to some unseen mystical barrier protecting them or the path. She explained them about her magic and power to see the future.

After that, she decided to join the Alliance of the Races. They stayed in Luca’s residence for the night before setting out early in the morning the next day. Returning to the coast through the path they took, they found the destroyer *Sasameyuki* waiting for them as planned.
Qua-Toynian Base Commander

**Qua-Toynian Base Commander** is an unnamed commander of the 6th Flying Dragon Squadron Base in the Qua-Toyne Principality.

## Appearance

In the manga version, Qua-Toynian Base Commander is a handsome man with a long hair. Dressed typically in medieval attire, he wears a short shoulder cape and a circlet around his forehead.

## Personality

Qua-Toynian Base Commander commands the 6th Flying Dragon Squadron Base.

## Chronology

### First Contact Arc

An unidentified flying object arrived at Qua-Toyne Principality’s airspace. The dragon rider Maarpatima, who was on a patrol mission in the northeast region of the principality, witnessed an unidentified flying object and reported communication operator Kalmia in the 6th Flying Dragon Squadron Base with a magical communication tool. She considered the possibility that it was an attack from the Louria Kingdom given the state of tension with the principality during recent years. But the Dragon Knight reported that it had no recognizable national marks. Hearing this, she quickly went to report the communication to her superior, the Base Commander. He asked her what a kind of unidentified object is. She responded that the speed extremely surpassing their dragons; furthermore, the object didn’t flap its wings.

The Base Commander didn’t have any idea of what kind of creature surpassed the dragon; however, he remembered the rumor that there was a country among the Great Powers that use a non-living object called a flying machine. Kalmia also reported from the location of the report that the unidentified object was moving towards Maihark’s direction in the mainland at an ultrafast speed. He was panicked at the urgent prompt decision.

The flustered Base Commander ordered the whole headquarters to launch every knight of the 6th Dragon Knights for preparing the attack. The dragon knights of the 6th Flying Dragon Squadron in the whole base area heard from an order with the communication magic to be dispatched when an unidentified object was approaching Maihark and intruded their territorial airspace. Twelve Dragon Knights of the 6th Flying Dragon Squadron and their wyverns soared to the sky in turns heading to an unidentified object.

The knights located the object and attempted to pursue but their dragons were unable to keep up with the object despite their training. They reported to the Base Commander in the base that the object was outrunning them and heading towards the trade city of Maihark. The Base Commander ordered Captain Ine to assemble her men preparing on the wall of Maihark for a possible attack by an unknown flying object. Then he reported to Commander Nouka in the Defense Command Room of the Maihark Naval Base.
Night Vision Technology

**Night Vision** is technology that provides users with some vision in total darkness and improved vision in low-light environments.

## Overview

The most common applications include night driving or flying, night security and surveillance, wildlife observation, sleep lab monitoring and search and rescue. Night vision is often used by the military and also has recreational purposes, like use on home video cameras or during night hiking.

The three main types of night vision technology are **low-light imaging**, **thermal imaging** and **near-infrared illumination**.

## Types of Night Vision

### Low-Light Imaging

Low-light imaging is a technology used to improve visibility in dimly lit environments. The most common method of low-light imaging uses a device called an image intensifier to amplify available light.. Night Vision goggles and such are equipped with sensors that gather all available light sources and amplify them into a visual image. These are normally in green hues as these are the easiest to spot.

### Thermal Imaging

Thermographic cameras usually detect radiation in the long-infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 9,000–14,000 nanometers or 9–14 µm) and produce images of that radiation, called **thermograms**. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects with a temperature above absolute zero according to the black body radiation law, thermography makes it possible to see one's environment with or without visible illumination. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature; therefore, thermography allows one to see variations in temperature. When viewed through a thermal imaging camera, warm objects stand out well against cooler backgrounds; humans and other warm-blooded animals become easily visible against the environment, day or night. As a result, thermography is particularly useful to the military and other users of surveillance cameras.

### Near-Infrared Illumination

Night-vision devices using active near-infrared illumination allow people or animals to be observed without the observer being detected. Near-infrared illumination is a method of night vision wherein a device that is sensitive to invisible near infrared radiation is used in conjunction with an infrared illuminator. A popular and inexpensive method of night vision, near-infrared illumination is used in a variety of applications.

## Night Vision in the New World

### Japan

Japan makes use of night vision on all levels, from the advanced sensors on their vehicles and surveillance systems, to the individual soldier wearing a pair of night vision goggles. This was especially useful during the Pacification of Jin-Haag, where night vision foiled an attempted night ambush.

Additionally, Type-10 Tanks are also equipped with a night-vision and infrared sensors, allowing them to see the Hound I Medium Tanks in Malmund Mountains Tunnels.

### Gra Valkas Empire

This technology in the Empire has only been studied at the theoretical level and hasn't had any practical application products yet.
Pasha

**Pasha** is a chief of the Information Management Department of Defense Bureau in the Ministry of National Defense of the Holy Milishial Empire.

## Personality

Pasha is a member of the advance mission sent by the Holy Milishial Empire to establish diplomatic relations with Gra Valkas Empire.

## Chronology

### Pre-New World War

After Leifor defeated by Gra Valkas Empire on the Naval Battle of Leifor, the Holy Milishial Empire prepared sending an exploratory delegation to Gra Valkas Empire in Leifor before beginning diplomatic talks for inviting them to the Eleven Country Leadership Conference.

Pasha and his supervisor Siwalf and envoys visited the capital of Leifor, Leiforia in the Gold-class battleship *Galatine*. When they arrived the ruins of the former capital Leiforia, they were shocked and watched those Antares fighters flying around in the sky. Pasha felt threatened by the fact about the possibility that the Antares fighters of the Gra Valkas Empire might outrun the speed of the latest Milishial Alpha-3 fighter and the fact that the warships visible in the offshore were comparable in size to the Mithril-class battleships. They were taken to a reception room into the Gra Valkas's building and met diplomat Dallas.

Pasha listened to them but did not speak while Siwalf negotiated with Dallas to invite them to the eleven-country leadership conference with their documents and location map, but Dallas laughed out that he thought Leifor was weak country which they were actually considered a superpower where they surrendered with only a single super-dreadnought *Grade Atlastar*. He and his envoys all stayed silent while Siwalf formulated a response to challenge the Central World.

Siwalf moved on to the next topic and asked him the location of Gra Valas's home country and capital. Dallas refused to tell them the location of Gra Valkas Empire's mainland because it was being kept secret from them and most countries. It was only way to use Leifor’s capital, Leiforia, as a point of contact instead with Gra Valkas Empire for diplomatic negotiations.

Feeling disgruntled by the Gra Valkas Empire’s refusal to reveal the location of their home country, Siwalf confirmed the schedule and preparations for the conference. He and his envoys departed from the Leifor territory.
Mystar

**Mystar** is magically-powered satellite created by the Ravernal Empire.

## Description

There are a total of 35 active satellites. Along with the Ravernal Revival Beacons, it plays an important role in reviving the Ravernal Empire, provide the Empire with a precise time and space coordinates to "land" in the New World (Revival).

Besides its main role, it is likely to have integrated reconnaissance and GPS navigation roles.

This satellite system, like so many other pieces of technology of the Ravernal Empire, is extremely durable, so much so that it remains operational after thousands of years, shows the advancement of Empire's technology compared to Japan and humanity on Earth.

## Featured

### New World War Arc

The Mystar is mentioned by the officer of the Holy Milishial Empire after he is astonished of the fact that Japan has satellite.

### Nihonkoku Shoukan Gaiden 2/Short Story "The Forgotten World"

It is revealed that the Mystar is still working even after thousands of years had past and it is part of a system called Ravernal Empire's Revival Beacons.

### Upheaval at Mu Continent

According to Nihonkoku Shoukan Vol. 06, the total number of Mystar satellites in orbit is 35. Japan is planning to launch a space shuttle to retrieve one of the Mystar. Japan plans to take one of the satellites to study about Satellite's Durability and Operational System due to the satellite remains operational after thousands of years.
Marl Kingdom

**Marl Kingdom** is a country that belongs to the Third Civilization Area.

## History

The Marl Kingdom is on a peninsula in the southwest of the Philades Continent, and to the north lies the Pandora Greater Magic Principality.

## Chronology

### Post-Japanese-Parpaldian War

Marl Kingdom had been under pressure from the Parpaldia Empire to cede territory, but the pressure was removed when the Parpaldia Empire was defeated in a war with Japan and dismantled. The king was relieved when he received this report from his aides and thought about establishing diplomatic relations with Japan.

## Foreign Relations

### Altaras Kingdom

The king appears to be an old friend of King Taara XIV. He was relieved to hear that Taara's daughter Lumies was safe after hearing the magical broadcast calling for her nation to continue to resist the Parpaldia Empire occupation.
Ordo

**Ordo** is an archmage serving under Marquis Mauli Hanman, the noble lord in the Calamique Kingdom.

## Personality

Just like his master, he was a brutal and ambitious person, but has the so-called "Frog in the Well" attitude due to his kingdom's isolation from the rest of the world, as they are already planning a world domination after he and his master succeeded in taking over the Calamique Kingdom, even not thinking and caring that there are much more stronger nations outside the island country. He is also overconfident, thinking that only with his Fire Birds, Twelve-Horned Beasts, Diobehemoth and Demon Flame Tanks, they can rule all over the world.

## Chronology

### The Legend of Dragon

With the "successful" analysis of the ruins of the Ravernal Empire by himself, they managed to tame the Fire Birds and Twelve-Horned Beasts, creatures that were thought to be uncontrollable, as well as made a mobile weapon called the Demon Flame Tank. With these, Mauri and Ordo managed to conquer the Weiser territory that was ruled by the House of Ivan.

Marquis Mauli Hanman was not contented with his achievements and started to declare war on the royal family. The coup plotters managed to destroy the castle gates of Archul Castle and killed King Brandea. When he and his master learned that there were people that came outside the island country for diplomatic relations, they immediately changed their aim, from taking over the country to world domination.

However, all of his ambitions were all for naught, as the rebellion was crushed by the visiting Japanese delegation. His Fire Birds were all easy prey for the Wyvern of Muller and the Wyvern Lords of Reckmeyer, and his Demon Beast and Demon Flame Tanks were all destroyed by the attack helicopters of the JSDF. He was captured and handed over to Japan to assist their researchers in studying the Ravernal Empire.

## Abilities

There is no doubt that he was a genius as a researcher, having done the analysis of the few and incomplete ruins of the Ravernal Empire almost single-handedly (or was he some kind of mad scientist?). Based on the knowledge he gained from this, he succeeded in developing a "revolutionary new weapon" and a "method to control magical beasts".
King Qaiz

**King Qaiz** is an unnamed king of the Qaiz Kingdom.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

Before the Gra Valkas Empire invaded the Qaiz Kingdom, King Qaiz prepared Alhaw and the other adventurers a handsome reward. When the wicked dragons came, with the help of their fellow adventurers and their wyvern’s reliable magic flame bullet, they were able to save the kingdom.

However, they failed to stop the Antares fighters with magic flame bullets as the Antares fighters dodged them at divine speeds. They were destroyed by the bullets of light from the Antares fighters.

King Qaiz’s status was unknown if he was dead or captured alive after Qaiz Kingdom had fallen and surrendered to the Gra Valkas Empire.
NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle

The **Komatsu NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) Vehicle** is an armored command vehicle used by the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). It is used to provide means to receive information, analyze and transmit data, and control forces carrying out combat missions. They are designed to provides nuclear, biological and chemical detection and surveillance for battlefield hazard visualization.

## Overview

This vehicle combines the functions of two older vehicles that are already in service with the JGSDF: the B-Variant of the **Chemical Protection Vehicle** which is based on the Komatsu Type-82 Command and Communication (C2) Vehicle, and the **Biological Reconnaissance Vehicle** which is based on the Type-73 truck. The NBC Vehicle is intended to replace the two vehicles.
Nivles Castle

**Nivles Castle** is the name of the imperial palace in Ragna, the capital of the Gra Valkas Empire, where Emperor Gralux and Crown Prince Gra Cabal reside.

## Location

The Nivles Castle is located in the center of the imperial capital Ragna. The Imperial Palace, which is the prime minister's official residence, is also located in Nivles Castle. The surrounding area is lined with inorganic buildings. There are other ministries and agencies in the center of the city, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located close to the Nivles Castle, which looks like a baroque building.

## Exterior and Interior Features

### Exterior

The Nivles Castle is made out of a simple and sturdy castle built in the Middle Ages period.
Rius

**Rius** is the director of the Second Foreign Affairs Department of Parpaldia Empire.

## Personality

Rius worked as the Second Foreign Affairs Department outside the palace to handle foreign relations with other countries in the civilized area other than the superpowers. Using their national power as leverage, they pushed forward Parpaldia’s national interests while pulling back against unreasonable conditions. Because these countries were all backed by other superpowers, they couldn’t just recklessly exploit them, so a level of prudence was necessary. This was where the rest of the elites worked.

He is also supposed to be an elite department, but since he was not directly involved with Japan from the beginning to the end (first by the Third Foreign Affairs Department, which was in charge of civilized foreign countries, and then by Remille and the First Foreign Affairs Department), he is somewhat overshadowed.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

When the National Strategy Bureau Inos and Parso were reprimanded directly by Emperor Ludius, Rius looked at them with a sly grin on his face, indicating that he did not have good feelings toward the National Strategy Bureau, but that is all he can read.

In the only scene in which he appeared, he tried to present a plan for the future invasion of the empire, which suggests that he was actively involved in the empire's foreign expedition.

Kaios' fate after the Coup D'etat in Esthirant was unknown. In the book version, Elt, the former Director of First Affairs Department, remained in the regime, but nothing is mentioned about him, and he probably lost his position following the coup.
Phonograph

The **phonograph** is a device for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. It was the most common device for playing recorded music from the 1870s through the 1980s on Earth. It was invented by Thomas Edison, after other inventors had studied the idea. Early phonographs recorded sound on cylinders, in addition to playing sound. In its later forms, it is also called a **gramophone** (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or, since the 1940s, a **record player**.

## Description

On Earth, Thomas Edison made his first phonograph with the mouth piece of the early telephone and some tinfoil. He thought he could talk into the mouth piece to make a disk vibrate, as the disk vibrated a needle would put grooves in the tinfoil. When Edison adjusted the machine to play and cranked the lever, he was surprised to hear his voice play back to him. He said his ideas rarely worked the first time. These cylinders could record sound, but due to their cylindrical shape, they could not be copied cheaply with a mold.

The gramophone, invented by Emile Berliner, plays sounds from a flat disk record. The record is placed onto the **turntable**. The turntable spins the record while a lever with a small needle on the bottom lies between the little grooves in the disk. When the grooves make the needle vibrate, music is played. These machines do not record, but the disks could be copied quickly onto vinyl disks in a factory with a mold, called a master.

## Phonograph in the New World

One noted example of the Phonograph in the New World is one in the office of Inos, the Director of Southern Strategy Office, Civil Strategic Office, National Strategy Bureau of the Parpaldia Empire. However, it is unclear whether it is magic-based or mechanical-based. It resembles the Edison Home Phonogram.
Ragna

**Ragna** is the capital of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Background

The city is not only the capital of the Gra Valkas Empire, but also the economic, cultural and political center of the country. The scale of the city's development surpasses most of the other New World cities, which, in Japan's view, is comparable to that of major Japanese cities before World War II.

Up to now, its location as well as the entire Gra Valkas Empire's mainland are still unknown to most countries, except Japan, which has been located by satellite, and the Holy Milishial Empire, the country in which Japan shared information.

## Chronology

### Pre-New World War Arc

#### Milishial Diplomatic Mission to Japan

The diplomatic mission of the Holy Milishial Empire returned from Japan carrying a satellite map that captured the mainland of the Gra Valkas Empire, including Ragna.

## Layout and Features

### Layout

The city is filled with buildings of all sizes, with cars, trams and pedestrians fluttering on the streets of the inner city, large trucks and trains run along major roads, reminiscent of "a Japanese good old town" from the Japanese perspective. Suburbs are where industrial parks are located.

In the center of the city center is the Imperial Palace, where the royal family lives and works. Surrounding it are buildings of government departments.

The city was most likely located in the south of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Trivia

* The name **Ragna** seems to come from **Ragnarok**, the end of the gods in the Norse Mythology.
* It seems the city is suffering from severe air and water pollution (from the perspective of the crew of the Ishtam Fleet in Vol 5). However, the Gra Valkas only considered it "a symbol of wealth and civilization", without knowing its negative consequences on the environment and human health.
* According to the record of how Gra Valkas Empire make their movements, it is most likely the capital was located somewhere on the south of the main island.
Rabid Wolf

**Rabid Wolf** is a breed of giant magical wolf with dagger teeth that resides in the Grameus Continent.

## Background

The rabid wolves can be found in the Grameus Continent. The origin of the breed is unknown, which perhaps they were among the creatures that altered their bodies by the concentrations of magical power or bred by the Ravernal Empire. The Demon Lord's Army uses them for mounted warfare as cavalry, which orcs ride on rabid wolves during the Great Race-Demon War.

## Appearance

The rabid wolves are aggressive wolf-like beasts with darker fur and dagger teeth. They are being larger, fiercer, and more intelligent than normal wolves.

## Abilities

The rabid wolves have the ability in speed, agility, and fierceness, but they lack the pure strength, durability, and size of the demon beasts, tanks, and other war machines. They are used as mounted beasts in battle by orcs, instead of horses being used, as they were far stronger.

## Trivia

* The Rabid Wolves are based on the Wrags from Lord of the Rings.
Palterim

**Palterim** is a pilot and squadron commander on the Marin fighter of the 33rd Squadron from 106th Envier Air Base of Mu in Kielseki.

## Personality

Palterim is a veteran pilot and squadron commander who is more patriotic than others and has only guts. His rank is Lieutenant.

He has heard the rumors about the Gra Valkas Empire. They were the army of another world that boasted absurdly enormous power. However, Palterim’s morale and love for his country were stronger than most, and so he put his faith in the fruit of Mu’s technological development, the Marin, and though not taking any more delays.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

At the beginning of the Raid of Valkyries Base, the multiple large-scale bombing with a total of 150 Antares fighters, Sirius bombers, and Vega twin-engine bombers launched off the Valkyries base. The Army Air Corps was in high spirits to commence the operation to take the Mu town of Kielseki. The Japanese personnel on the E-2C Hawkeye flying in the Mu skies noticed a large formation of more than 80 aircraft on the radar screen. Considering the course that they’re taking, their target is presumed to be likely the town of Kielseki which contains a station on the railroad connecting the continent’s north and south. The data collected by the E-2C Hawkeye was then properly transmitted to Envier Airbase.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force had already prepared their 12 F-15J Kai fighters and 15 F-2 fighters for sallying out. The Japanese fighters slowly trot across the ground towards the runway. Palterim, a veteran pilot of Mu’s Marin fighter, caught a glimpse of a Japanese fighter entering the runway. He emerged onto the runaway setup for use of Mu’s Marin fighters. He turned his engine to full power, strengthening the rotation of the propeller. His body was pushed against his seat. The Marin fighter accelerated favorably and took off.

After one of the JASDF fighters flew past him from behind, it rapidly climbed up into the skies at a steep angle. The angle at which it climbed was something he had never seen before and the speed at which it flew past was staggering. Palterim was shocked to see a Japanese fighter as monster that had a speed that was clearly dimensions apart from his plane produced two flames behind it as it disappeared into the skies.
Rocket Engine

The **rocket engine** is a type of reactionary engine that uses thrust to propel a vehicle or weapon forward. Unlike air-breathing engines such as Jet Engines, a rocket engine does not have a turbine, nor does it require to take in air for combustion.

## Overview

A rocket engine is simply composed of a combustion chamber, an injection mechanism, fuel tanks and a thrust nozzle. Fuel is injected into the combustion chamber and ignited to create thrust and shot out through the nozzle. This makes the engine extremely fuel-inefficient, but its main advantages include extremely light weight, low cost, and highest thrust ratio. Since they do not require any air intake, they are able to perform at altitudes that even jet engines have trouble operating at and even in the vacuum of space. The downsides to a rocket also include a limited range depending on how much fuel it can carry.

## Rockets in the New World

### Third Civilization Area and Outside the Civilized Area

Rockets are basically unknown and are often confused with magical attacks. During the Battle of Ejey, the rockets fired by the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System was mistaken for a volcano erupting beneath the Lourian troops. Raiding bands of Lourian soldiers were decimated by Hydra 70 Rockets fired by AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopters. The Type-91 Surface-to-Air Missile used against Nosgorath was thought to be a 'homing bullet of light.'

### Second Civilization Area

Nations such as Mu are aware of the existence of the rocket, but have yet to figure out how to turn a rocket into a guided missile.

### Gra Valkas Empire

The Gra Valkas military also uses rockets, but to a limited degree since they are basically unguided. They were completely taken by surprise after being subjected to saturation missile strikes by Japan's Harpoon Missiles and Type 93 ASM-2 Anti-ship Missiles.

### First Civilization Area

As always, the Holy Milishial Empire is completely dependent on their poor reverse-engineered designs from the Ravernal Empire. They have only just begun developing the Guided Magic Warhead, and these can only be used on ships. A man-portable version is still a distant dream. As for launching objects into space, they are unable to create rockets powerful enough to achieve escape velocity.

### Japan

Like its jet engine technology, Japan's rocket technology is extremely advanced. The rocket engine is one of the mainstays for missiles and other guided weapons. Furthermore, aside from the Ravernal Empire, Japan is the only country in the New World that can launch satellites into orbit. Some artillery also used rocket-boost as support to extend the firing range further.
MGZ Magic-Powered Armor

**MGZ Magic-Powered Armors**are magically powered combat armors created by the Ravernal Empire.

## Description

The function of the suits are to enhance and amplify magical power and physical attribute of wearers. The suits are powered by a magical engine. The performance of the suits depend entirely on the magical power of a magical individuals so the stronger the magical beings, the better the performance of the suits and vice versa.

The suit in it base form can be destroyed by single shot of the type 1 Anti-tank guided missile but its durability can be enhanced by coating its with a layer of rock armor, which strong enough to resist the missile strike but at the cost of 82% loss in integrity.

## Chronology

The Nosgorath Unit Lyonos worn the suit to combat the Magicaraich Community Army and the JSDF at the Battle of the Balloon Plain. The armor was destroyed by the combined of Ixion Laser Spell and the AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-Tank Missile fired from an AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopter.
Ravernal Revival Beacons

The **Ravernal Revival Beacons** is a system that is designed to hasten the return of the Ravernal Empire to the New World.

## Description

The system is consist of series of beacons installed in the surface of the New World and the beacons installed on the Mystar satellites. By sending planetary position coordinates, time coordinates and spatial coordinates to each other, it will help the return of the Ravernal Empire.

## Chronology

### Forgotten World Arc

The beacons were first mentioned when Bahara requested Oka Shinji to save princess Elya from the Annonrial Empire. He said that the reason why the Heiskanen knights were attacked because Esperanto Kingdom has one of the Revival Beacons in their country.

### New World War Arc

It is found out that there are beacons situated in Gahara Thearchy and the Quila Kingdom. The Annonrial emperor Zaratosthra has now given the order to retrieve the beacons in those countries.
Orichalcum-Class Magic Battleship

The **Orichalcum-Class Battleship** are the most powerful class of magic battleships developed by the Ravernal Empire. Several units of this battleship were left behind when the Ravernal Empire disappeared from the New World and are in possession of the Annonrial Empire and the Holy Milishial Empire.

## Overview

The Holy Mirishial Empire has managed to successfully reproduced this class of battleships of the Ravernal Empire. However, since it uses rare metals, these ships are costly.

## Specifications

The class is twice as large as the Holy Milishial Empire's previous battleship class, the Mithril-class Battleship. It has and improved magic engine that has an strengthening time of 7 seconds, compared to the 18 seconds of the Mithril-Class Battleships. But the noted feature of these ships is the inclusion of Guided Magic Warhead in the form of SSMs (Ship-to-ship missiles) and SAMs (Surface-to-Air Missiles). The Holy Mirishial Empire has now deployed magic guided missiles in its arsenal.

Like all HME magic battleships, it has zero defenses against submarines.

## Service history

By the time of the Liberation of Leifor, the Holy Milishial Empire had brought 3 of these battleships into service, as many as their budget could allow. They were part of the Death Bar Fleet. A single battleship, the *Cosmo* chose to engage the last 10 ships of a Gra Valkas surface group by itself. The missiles were able to completely obliterate two battleships and a cruiser, feats even Japan's mechanical missiles couldn't do. The other ships were sunk with convention magic cannons. The Holy Milishial Empire would tout this engagement globally as a massive accomplishment.