This Otherworld Forbids Traveling West

“Dad, what’s really out west?” “A good slap across the face, kid. If you dare take a single step westward, I’ll make sure my boot meets your backside.” This familiar exchange echoes through countless households, forming the backbone of a nomadic civilization that migrates exclusively eastward. Herding livestock and dragging entire towns along with them, these people traverse the vast lands in an endless day-and-night journey. Amidst this sprawling nomadic society hides a small, unassuming traveler from another world who is determined to seize any opportunity to see what lies to the west.