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As I stepped out of the White Magic Tower, it started to rain. Unlike the imperial capital, where it rarely drizzled, the eastern part of the empire, where the White Magic Tower stood, had rain about half the week. It took just about half a day on a magic-engineered train to reach the capital from here. Maybe because it was close to the Magic Tower, I noticed a few folks who seemed to have learned some magic. They were the type of people that raindrops ‘avoided’. These folks strolled around without…- 591.7 K • Ongoing
- As I stepped into the whitewashed, snow-white tower, I was greeted by the sight of an anthill. Honestly, there weren’t many words that could explain this scene better than “anthill.” To call it a maze would be an understatement—the passages crisscrossing between the ceiling and walls were all kinds of unreal, jutting out like columns. A colossal tower with countless passages intertwined like a maze, an anthill, or a spider web. This was the White Magic Tower. The White Magic Tower Lord, who had…
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- “Is this the new novel you’re planning to publish, my lord?” “Uh-huh.” “The War of the Worlds… So, it’s a novel about war? Come to think of it, there hasn’t been a significant war lately.” “The Empire doesn’t need to expand its territory, and no other nation has the capability to invade the Empire.” The ‘Empire’ was practically a small continent all on its own. Ever since the two emperors known as the ‘Conquering King’ and the ‘Fortunate King’ took the throne, all…
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- Science begins as a branch of philosophy known as ‘natural philosophy.’ This was an attempt to interpret the self-evident and immutable laws of nature that don’t belong to ‘human experience.’ To borrow the words of Galileo Galilei, it was the pursuit of philosophical truths written in the language of ‘mathematics’ in the ‘book’ of the universe. It all started with the musings of Greek philosophers, expanded into a more universal realm by Galileo and Kepler, and found its voice through…
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- The technological development in this world was exceedingly bizarre. At least, that’s how it appeared to me, someone who had lived on Earth in a past life. Especially when it came to transportation technologies. Despite the existence of factories and printing presses indicating some level of technological prowess, there was hardly anything that could be called “modern transportation” apart from transcontinental trains crossing the Empire and neighboring countries. No airships or submarines? Come on!…
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- To write an adventure story capturing Duke Kapeter’s experiences, I gathered the necessary people. First, I called upon the two authors who would be in charge of the upcoming ‘adventure story.’ “Homer! Has the result come out?!” “Haha! Of course, I won, didn’t I?” I was referring to Johann and Hans, who decided to compete with their adventure stories. Their works, thanks to the ‘planned publishing’ marketing strategy, were flying off the shelves alongside ‘Fifteen Boys Adrift’ and…
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- Don Quixote. The first piece of literature I “borrowed” in this world, and the first modern novel. The last knightly romance. The Bible of Spain. The novel most dear to writers. The first bestseller. An immortal, everlasting steady seller as long as there are languages and as long as stories exist in this culture. The novel that marks the end of the Middle Ages. And there he was, Don Quixote of La Mancha, right before my eyes. Dressed like a wandering knight, as if he had just stepped out of the…
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- Hans and Johann. The two guys, each with the name ‘Johannes,’ shared a rather persistent and hilariously bad relationship as friends. To put it simply, they got tangled up way too deeply thanks to the connections of their predecessors. So here’s the deal: Hans’s dad, a big-time merchant, brought Johann’s dad, a totally broke noble, on board as his ‘legal advisor.’ Why? Because you can’t even stick your business card in the door without a noble title if you want to join a government…
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- While translating “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” with the chief magician’s advice, the final review process for Jules Verne’s “The Mysterious Island” also kicked off. Translating “The Mysterious Island” was much simpler. This was mainly due to the difference between “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” an exploration narrative, and “The Mysterious Island,” a survival story. As someone who has plagiarized works from my past life, I didn’t have to worry too much apart…
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- “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” If we’re being accurate with that number, it could actually be translated to “200,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” This thrilling adventure novel, overflowing with the sci-fi imagination of French author Jules Verne, dives into the uncharted ocean using the groundbreaking tech of submarines. It’s become an immortal classic, symbolizing the romance and passion of adventure. Now, Jules Verne’s sci-fi imagination wasn’t merely fanciful. In fact, it resembled…
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