Chapter 1: Border Town Rajah

“Finally, I’m here!”

A month had passed since I’d left home. After a number of shared carriage rides, I had finally reached the border town of Rajah.

The west side of the continent was called the demon realm, ruled by demons and monsters, while the east side was called the human realm, ruled by humans and demihumans. Rajah was located on the boundary between the two and was renowned as a mecca for adventurers.

It was the perfect place for me to start a new life as an adventurer, far away from home.

“It should be safe now that I’ve come this far.”

My sisters were incredibly powerful. When the five of them came together, they could control the entire nation with ease. But I had crossed three country borders to get here from our homeland, the Winster Kingdom.My sisters shouldn’t be able to extend their search here anytime soon. The fact that I still couldn’t be completely at ease was a testament to how terrifying they were.

“Yes, and it was all thanks to you, Mr. Sieg!” the merchant who had gotten off the carriage with me said.

His name was Ortho. I’d met him at a town along the way and spent the last week or so of the journey with him. Sieg was the pseudonym I was using, having borrowe