Kael voiced his conclusion and raised two questions at the same time.
Could awakened demonfolk coexist peacefully with ordinary natives? Was the information about the Panic Realm an overgeneralization?
The answer to the former was unknown.
As for the latter, Angel felt it was very likely true. The vast majority of wizards found it difficult to remain objective when viewing other intelligent races. And precisely because they could not be objective, they took every gust for wind and every patter for rain, never seeking verification from the wider group, drawing conclusions solely from what lay before their eyes. They deliberately magnified certain prejudices while ignoring the customs and strengths of nonhuman races themselves.
What was more, most such wizards were expedition wizards. The "expedition" in expedition wizards did not merely mean discovering unknown planes—it meant conquest and reclamation.
The meaning of conquest was not that they themselves had been threatened. It was to threaten the natives of other worlds, making them accept the values held by the Wizarding World.
Only through the assimilation of values, by seizing the high ground in ideological warfare, could they make the natives truly bow their heads in submission.
Therefore, it was common for intelligence sent back by expedition wizards to paint the whole from one corner.
But there was nothing to be done about it. The Frost Moon Alliance had essentially monopolized the great enterprise of expeditions in the Southern Region, so the right to interpret public opinion naturally rested in the Frost Moon Alliance's hands.
Of course, one could travel to other worlds alone. But one person, or a small team of two or three, could hardly be called an expedition. At most, it could be described as... a journey of sights and experiences.
"What do you think? Is it real or fake?"