▁ ▁Setting ▁The ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s ▁tells ▁several ▁stories ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Kingdom s , ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁several ▁islands ▁in ▁another ▁dimension ▁accessible ▁from ▁our ▁world ▁through ▁port als ▁created ▁from ▁naturally - occ urr ing ▁magic ▁( though ▁the ▁other ▁way ▁around ▁is ▁normally ▁impossible ). ▁The ▁port als ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁ocean ▁waters ▁of ▁Japan ▁and ▁China , ▁and ▁every ▁so ▁often ▁will ▁end ▁up ▁drag ging ▁someone ▁from ▁our ▁world ▁from ▁those ▁waters ▁to ▁the ▁kingdom s ' ▁islands , ▁and / or ▁on ▁rare ▁occasion , ▁pulling ▁an ▁un born ▁child ▁from ▁the ▁kingdom s ▁into ▁our ▁world , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁born ▁there . ▁On ▁the ▁islands , ▁magic ▁works ▁and ▁soci eties ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁classical ▁Japan ▁and ▁China ▁exist . ▁While ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom s ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁our ▁world ▁as ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Hou rai ▁( J apan ) ▁and ▁Kun l un ▁( Ch ina ), ▁the ▁reverse ▁is ▁not ▁true ▁for ▁any ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁our ▁world . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom s ▁speak ▁a ▁different ▁language ▁than ▁the ▁languages ▁of ▁our ▁world , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁learned ▁by ▁either ▁side . ▁Only ▁by ▁through ▁extraordinary ▁circumstances ▁can ▁the ▁two ▁world s ▁affect ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁a ▁respective ▁certain ▁extent . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁world , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁lands . ▁At ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁lies ▁the ▁K ou