The family Shahalian was born into was the most noble among the snake beastmen. There was a joke that if you combined all the livestock and beastman slaves owned by her family, they could fill the Endless Desert. When she passed, all would bow their heads, and she could obtain anything she desired.
But Shahalian could not be satisfied with just that. Because all those things were not achieved by her own doing. Shahalian wished to swallow something greater.
She did not know what it was, but she craved it earnestly. Then one day, while reading books from outside the great plain, she came to know of the Empire. Shahalian asked the old owl beastman who was her tutor.
“What kind of place is this Empire mentioned here?”
“...There is no need to concern yourself with such an unclean land. The great plain alone is enough for us.”
“...”
That could not be. How could she not concern herself with such a vast civilization? Afterward, Shahalian even obtained the forbidden books of her family and indulged in facts about the Empire.
And she learned. This world, strangely enough, revolves around the Empire. The magical beasts that threaten the world are born by the Empire and defended by the Empire.