Juan tilted his head as he looked around the city.

He hadn’t seen many cities before, but Hiveden, the first city he came across in the Laus Mountain, was definitely strange.

Firstly, there were lots of demi-humans, including goat arles from the Scouts, elves, dwarves, and even black-haired humans that seemed to come from outside the border.

Not a single individual was casting a curious glance at Juan. Things would be different if he had exposed his gray cloak, but he made sure to keep it invisible.

The city’s scenery reminded Juan of Tantil at first glance, but not all arles seemed to be slaves. They had light expressions and getting along well with others seemed to be natural for them.

Furthermore, there were hardly any religious symbols in this city. Juan felt that it was quite peculiar. By comparison, in Tantil he could see the symbol of the emperor at every turn.

‘But this city is definitely a part of the empire’s territory.’

However, this city didn’t look like one where everyone lived in harmony and at peace. Frivolous swindlers clattered their coins and threatening-looking men walked around the street while bearing their weapons. Juan even saw drunkards lying in the alley even though it...