After that, the group encountered no more bandit attacks and arrived safely at the territory. Upon learning that his wife and daughter had nearly been attacked, the lord hurried out to greet them. Incidentally, Airi had also asked Little White to appraise the lord, and the result showed that he was human.
So, Lord, was your head looking a little green?
In any case, the lord was extremely grateful to Airi and the others, and he invited them to stay at his manor. Naturally, he also asked about their identities. Airi had been prepared for this, claiming that they were disciples of a magus living in seclusion deep within the forest. They had left the remote mountains to experience life and hoped to become adventurers and travel the world...
The lord did not question it. He even thumped his chest and said he would help them register with the Adventurers' Guild—which was naturally the best possible outcome.
During dinner, Airi also obtained some information about the Kingdom of Balabajia from the lord, a man named John Galen.
In fact, the situation within the Kingdom of Balabajia was even more unstable than Airi had imagined.
According to Lord John, three races lived on the homeland south of the Dragon Mountain Range: humans, demi-humans, and demons. Long ago, these three races had apparently formed the core of the Kingdom of Balabajia. However, a civil war broke out for some reason, after which humans, demi-humans, and demons went their separate ways.
The humans still occupied most of the Kingdom of Balabajia's territory, while the demons ruled the south and the demi-humans secluded themselves in the forest sea to the west.
Perhaps due to historical grudges, the demons had always wanted to invade human territory and replace humanity as the rulers of this country.