I Didn’t Even Want to Live, But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!
Author: LynneSuzuran
[Special] World Explanation
âHello, observers! Have you been waiting to see me?â
A spectre of light floated around happily as it gradually turned into a little mischievous boy. Even so, the air around him was quite mystical, marking the difference between him and the other ordinary boys.
âItâs time for me to clarify some matters about this world, huh? Beware though, this might turn into my mini lecture! Prepare yourself for flood of information!â
Some might remember, some might not... This world is different from Earth, the name is Sphaela. This is a world where monsters and magic exist.
The world still has some medieval values, but with the advancement of technology. Itâs still different from the Earth as I tried to prevent people from inventing things that could pollute the world and destroy it in the long-term. That is why, many of the technologies are mana-powered. Other power sources include magic stones/jewels, monstersâ cores, areas with abundant mana/energy sourceâenergy mines. reservoir, etc. They are all eco-friendly or at least won't destroy the planet so bad.
Technology examples: Games, Provice (device that has similar concept with our laptops), Holographic devices (can be used to deliver shows like TVs or as means of communication), mana-powered carriages, teleportation portals, bicycles, flying balloons (or a ship with huge balloon).
People here can also tame monsters and use them as a mean of transportation.
The known area so far:
A year in Sphaela consists of 420 days, which means each month has 35 days and 5 weeks. Therefore, the humansâ development here exceeds the ones on Earth. Especially more so when it comes to their maturity or brain development.
During the Great War, the humans were the most pressured and on the âlosingâ point. The ones who survived were mostly the ones with better intelligence and maturity. From then on, they still proceeded to conduct experiments with magic and other possible means to ensure their offsprings would be able to survive, thus making the next generations having a superior intelligence and maturity, speeding up their brain development in overall without reducing their lifespanâwhich was already quite short at that time.
Letâs not mention about the failed ones~!
PS: The other racesâ development differs from the humansâ development.
If you want to know how old a character is in Earth's standard, just multiply their age by 1.15, and if you want to know your age in Sphaela, just divide it by 1.15~
There are currently six officially recognized races:
The seventh race that Lyra mentioned right after she reincarnated was actually an informal categoryâmixed breed, referring to any child born of two different races. If a child has a dominant elf bloodline with little human blood, they are usually referred as elf.
There is a terminology that mentions all the races or all the sentient humanoid living beings, which is [Omness].
[Oracle] are special power that often manifest in the Omness. Some are inherited with different rate of inheritance.
Known [Oracle]:
Note:
Itâs not exactly the same as the medieval values of the Earth. Sphaela is full of different values and cultures. Itâs a coincidence that Reinst was born in a patriarchal family and her mind was already used to see things from patriarchal values. However, there are also families or tribes with matriarchal values, and some with neutral view.
For the Four Ducal Houses of Riviera...
Note that there might be exceptions where a female heir was selected in a patriarchal family and a male heir was selected in a matriarchal familyâfor other considerations such as their prowess and Oracle ability. Or in case that the heir was an only child and the parents didnât adopt another child or pointed a child of the branch family as the heir. There are many scenarios that can occur~
In this world, in the patriarchal society, a man can have more than one wife (itâs already portrayed in the story), and likewise for the matriarchal society. Nobles usually feel pressured to maintain their familyâs name, therefore, there are many political marriages among nobles, though some have already defied the notion of political marriages and started to favor marriage of love.
Some also see that betrothing their children and let them meet their fiance/fiancee before the marriage as a method to nurture good relationship or love to ensure a smooth marriage later on. It might work, it might not. But then again, everything depends on the respective person.
Other known families:
The royal family as the one sitting on the top of the hierarchy feels more pressured than anyone else. Each member has to display a good etiquette and mannerism so that they can be the role model in the society, not discriminating between gender. It is not portrayed in the story as Lyra doesnât seem to be aware of it, and Luca treating it as a givenâbecause that was how he was educated ever since he was very small.
Therefore, the ones who will enter the royal family will also be pressured to be exemplary. In the story, it has been portrayed with Reinstâs intensive training as her family wanted her to be the future queen. In case of the royal family having a female heir, her future husband is also subjected to the same pressure.
Fun fact: the living example would be the previous queen, Seraphina and her husband, Friedrich. Notice how the one with âseo Navarreteâ surname is the queen? Yes, it was Friedrich who entered into the royal family and he had undergone some strict trainingâqueen, oops, I mean, king training, haha!
In conclusion, itâs actually a fair treatment that doesnât have any gender discrimination. ...It discriminates someoneâs social position, though. But well, the higher someoneâs social position, the more rights they have, but the more responsibility they have as well. No pain, no gain.
Needless to say, the royal family is included in the neutral views. The heir selection doesnât view gender, it focuses more on the heirâs competence and Oracle power. Usually, the stronger Oracle they inherit, the wiser they will beâhence, they are usually chosen to be the heir based on their Oracle power.
There is a trinity thatâs believed to be the deities of origin. They have pseudonyms or symbols:
Those who worship the three of them equally belong to a category called as âTriquestraâ.
And then... As you may have noticed, there is an antagonist or opposition. Yes, evil deity(-ies) exist(s). As for who they are, it will be explained as the story progresses. Their believers or worshippers also have a certain name, and the pattern is similar to the other deities and believers system. Known evil deity-like figure:
List of magic affinities:
Point of Interruption : Those eight magic elements above are common, especially for humans. The other four elements are rarer, and they include:
People can use other magic outside their affinity but it would be more complicated and hard, also it requires higher mana consumption. To be able to use it, they need to master their own affinities first.
Oneâs magic affinity can be tested as soon as they are 3.25 years old in Sphaelaâs calendar, and oneâs maximum mana capacity can be tested as one reaches the age of 6.
Oneâs affinity can be measured using the scale of 0 to 10.
The known mana capacity counter will list oneâs mana from 0 to 1000.
Degree of chants:
*Spraec is the ancient language that holds the power of magic.
Additional information: the âManaâ or âmagic capacityâ tested will display the amount of mana one can store at once in oneâs body. It doesnât necessarily mean that those with higher mana will definitely be stronger than those with lower mana. If those with lower mana train their affinities hard and can manage their mana consumption well, they can also win against those with higher mana.
Also, stronger magic affinity means nothing if the user doesnât train it. They can lose against those with mediocre magic affinity who train untiltheyâre half-dead to be proficient. But if both are equally trained, the one with higher affinity will winâunless other factors are there, such as battlefield manipulation, magical devices intervention, and so on.
In a battle, you canât rely purely on one factor, after all~
And that concludes my mini lecture session! Hope you will like this world!
Until then!
I hope this extra chapter (full of information though) will clarify matters about this storyâs world setting to you guys! Some of the setting might not be portrayed so clearly in the story so far, so I hope this will clear all the doubts. If thereâs still anything you want to ask, feel free to type it in the comment section or Discord server/PM my Discord~!
...However, I canât answer questions that may give off spoilers to the main story >_<
*This chapter/page might be updated as time passes by and more development is apparent.
A spectre of light floated around happily as it gradually turned into a little mischievous boy. Even so, the air around him was quite mystical, marking the difference between him and the other ordinary boys.
âItâs time for me to clarify some matters about this world, huh? Beware though, this might turn into my mini lecture! Prepare yourself for flood of information!â
Some might remember, some might not... This world is different from Earth, the name is Sphaela. This is a world where monsters and magic exist.
The world still has some medieval values, but with the advancement of technology. Itâs still different from the Earth as I tried to prevent people from inventing things that could pollute the world and destroy it in the long-term. That is why, many of the technologies are mana-powered. Other power sources include magic stones/jewels, monstersâ cores, areas with abundant mana/energy sourceâenergy mines. reservoir, etc. They are all eco-friendly or at least won't destroy the planet so bad.
Technology examples: Games, Provice (device that has similar concept with our laptops), Holographic devices (can be used to deliver shows like TVs or as means of communication), mana-powered carriages, teleportation portals, bicycles, flying balloons (or a ship with huge balloon).
People here can also tame monsters and use them as a mean of transportation.
The known area so far:
A year in Sphaela consists of 420 days, which means each month has 35 days and 5 weeks. Therefore, the humansâ development here exceeds the ones on Earth. Especially more so when it comes to their maturity or brain development.
During the Great War, the humans were the most pressured and on the âlosingâ point. The ones who survived were mostly the ones with better intelligence and maturity. From then on, they still proceeded to conduct experiments with magic and other possible means to ensure their offsprings would be able to survive, thus making the next generations having a superior intelligence and maturity, speeding up their brain development in overall without reducing their lifespanâwhich was already quite short at that time.
Letâs not mention about the failed ones~!
PS: The other racesâ development differs from the humansâ development.
If you want to know how old a character is in Earth's standard, just multiply their age by 1.15, and if you want to know your age in Sphaela, just divide it by 1.15~
There are currently six officially recognized races:
The seventh race that Lyra mentioned right after she reincarnated was actually an informal categoryâmixed breed, referring to any child born of two different races. If a child has a dominant elf bloodline with little human blood, they are usually referred as elf.
There is a terminology that mentions all the races or all the sentient humanoid living beings, which is [Omness].
[Oracle] are special power that often manifest in the Omness. Some are inherited with different rate of inheritance.
Known [Oracle]:
Note:
Itâs not exactly the same as the medieval values of the Earth. Sphaela is full of different values and cultures. Itâs a coincidence that Reinst was born in a patriarchal family and her mind was already used to see things from patriarchal values. However, there are also families or tribes with matriarchal values, and some with neutral view.
For the Four Ducal Houses of Riviera...
Note that there might be exceptions where a female heir was selected in a patriarchal family and a male heir was selected in a matriarchal familyâfor other considerations such as their prowess and Oracle ability. Or in case that the heir was an only child and the parents didnât adopt another child or pointed a child of the branch family as the heir. There are many scenarios that can occur~
In this world, in the patriarchal society, a man can have more than one wife (itâs already portrayed in the story), and likewise for the matriarchal society. Nobles usually feel pressured to maintain their familyâs name, therefore, there are many political marriages among nobles, though some have already defied the notion of political marriages and started to favor marriage of love.
Some also see that betrothing their children and let them meet their fiance/fiancee before the marriage as a method to nurture good relationship or love to ensure a smooth marriage later on. It might work, it might not. But then again, everything depends on the respective person.
Other known families:
The royal family as the one sitting on the top of the hierarchy feels more pressured than anyone else. Each member has to display a good etiquette and mannerism so that they can be the role model in the society, not discriminating between gender. It is not portrayed in the story as Lyra doesnât seem to be aware of it, and Luca treating it as a givenâbecause that was how he was educated ever since he was very small.
Therefore, the ones who will enter the royal family will also be pressured to be exemplary. In the story, it has been portrayed with Reinstâs intensive training as her family wanted her to be the future queen. In case of the royal family having a female heir, her future husband is also subjected to the same pressure.
Fun fact: the living example would be the previous queen, Seraphina and her husband, Friedrich. Notice how the one with âseo Navarreteâ surname is the queen? Yes, it was Friedrich who entered into the royal family and he had undergone some strict trainingâqueen, oops, I mean, king training, haha!
In conclusion, itâs actually a fair treatment that doesnât have any gender discrimination. ...It discriminates someoneâs social position, though. But well, the higher someoneâs social position, the more rights they have, but the more responsibility they have as well. No pain, no gain.
Needless to say, the royal family is included in the neutral views. The heir selection doesnât view gender, it focuses more on the heirâs competence and Oracle power. Usually, the stronger Oracle they inherit, the wiser they will beâhence, they are usually chosen to be the heir based on their Oracle power.
There is a trinity thatâs believed to be the deities of origin. They have pseudonyms or symbols:
Those who worship the three of them equally belong to a category called as âTriquestraâ.
And then... As you may have noticed, there is an antagonist or opposition. Yes, evil deity(-ies) exist(s). As for who they are, it will be explained as the story progresses. Their believers or worshippers also have a certain name, and the pattern is similar to the other deities and believers system. Known evil deity-like figure:
List of magic affinities:
Point of Interruption : Those eight magic elements above are common, especially for humans. The other four elements are rarer, and they include:
People can use other magic outside their affinity but it would be more complicated and hard, also it requires higher mana consumption. To be able to use it, they need to master their own affinities first.
Oneâs magic affinity can be tested as soon as they are 3.25 years old in Sphaelaâs calendar, and oneâs maximum mana capacity can be tested as one reaches the age of 6.
Oneâs affinity can be measured using the scale of 0 to 10.
The known mana capacity counter will list oneâs mana from 0 to 1000.
Degree of chants:
*Spraec is the ancient language that holds the power of magic.
Additional information: the âManaâ or âmagic capacityâ tested will display the amount of mana one can store at once in oneâs body. It doesnât necessarily mean that those with higher mana will definitely be stronger than those with lower mana. If those with lower mana train their affinities hard and can manage their mana consumption well, they can also win against those with higher mana.
Also, stronger magic affinity means nothing if the user doesnât train it. They can lose against those with mediocre magic affinity who train untiltheyâre half-dead to be proficient. But if both are equally trained, the one with higher affinity will winâunless other factors are there, such as battlefield manipulation, magical devices intervention, and so on.
In a battle, you canât rely purely on one factor, after all~
And that concludes my mini lecture session! Hope you will like this world!
Until then!
I hope this extra chapter (full of information though) will clarify matters about this storyâs world setting to you guys! Some of the setting might not be portrayed so clearly in the story so far, so I hope this will clear all the doubts. If thereâs still anything you want to ask, feel free to type it in the comment section or Discord server/PM my Discord~!
...However, I canât answer questions that may give off spoilers to the main story >_<
*This chapter/page might be updated as time passes by and more development is apparent.