"Ignis Ackret" Ignis Ackret—he had heard of this name before. That was someone who acted with utter arrogance, constantly stirring up trouble and ruling the ducal house with iron-fisted methods. Under his rule, countless people had no choice but to keep their heads down, and in the end, he would be slain by the righteous protagonist who could no longer bear his tyranny. That was the content of a novel he had once read. He didn't ask to be the protagonist, nor did he ask to be remarkably powerful, but why on earth did such a cowardly person like him have to transmigrate into the most ferocious villain of all, aaaaaargh! If only he could just keep his head down and live quietly, but unfortunately, if not a single incident occurred for even one day, those younger brothers of his would make sure something happened to him! Every single day, he could hear his own people reporting that some new crisis had erupted. He was truly going to drop dead from sheer exhaustion, aaaaaaaargh.
[Geography and Environment of the Valhas Continent] Broken Bone Mountains: A colossal, perilous mountain range spanning the continent, cleaving the entire landmass in two and forming two starkly distinct ecological and political spheres. Central Plains (Imperial Capital): Located south of the mountain range, blessed with a pleasant climate and fertile soil; it serves as the centre of power for the imperial family and the majority of the nobility. Northern Frontier (Ackret Duchy): Located north of the mountain range, enduring an extremely harsh and frigid climate, with frequent incursions by magical beasts. Despite the perilous environment, it commands over seventy per cent of the continent's rare magic ore veins, forming the foundation of the ducal house's wealth rivaling nations and its fierce military culture. [Valhas Empire and the Imperial Family] Current Emperor: Aged and bedridden with lingering illness, currently unable to attend to state affairs. Crown Prince: Cassius Valhas. The empire's actual current ruler; outwardly gentle, refined, and smiling, but inwardly immensely calculating—a smiling tiger well-versed in political maneuvering. The imperial family is exceedingly wary of the Ackret family's immense wealth, military might, and Ignis's destructive power as the Master of the Magic Tower. Cassius excels at stoking flames from the shadows, constantly probing and instigating internal strife among the three ducal brothers in an attempt to make the three monsters slaughter one another, thereby dismantling the ducal house's power. [Core Factions and Organisations] Magic Tower: An independent faction composed of arrogant, reclusive pure mages dedicated to researching ancient magic and the truths of the world, looking down upon money-tainted alchemy. The Magic Tower does not dabble in secular politics, yet possesses power capable of shaking the very foundations of the world, such that even the imperial family dares not provoke them. Ignis is a once-in-a-centur…
To put it simply: Yes! It is a classic transmigration trope. Reference-wise... it's definitely because I've read heaps of those manhwa/manga, so it feels normal for it to resemble any of them. The player is someone meant to help him, and you can take on whatever identity you like; however, there is only one Duke and no other ducal houses, so if you wish to go higher, you can be royalty, or you can simply be a servant in their household. That way, being close to him won't seem strange, right? Re…
Historical & time travel
By 哈秋秋秋