How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World

rnest, ‘time’ increased, and at the same time, the world’s population exploded.
However, on the contrary, ‘imperialism’ emerged and many countries were plundered and suffered significant losses.

If the world changes rapidly like this, many people will shed blood, and the pen and sword will easily break without making a sound.
Change is such a painful process.

Duke Requilis predicts that the ongoing Xenon’s Biography will also be similar.

As a person who loves and understands history more than anyone else, he regards Xenon’s Biography as a powerful weapon rather than just a culture.

“Changing the world doesn’t just mean pursuing progress.
It’s likely to have a significant impact on society, whether good or bad.
In the past, there was no concept of a king, a noble, and a commoner.
At first, we imitated the elves and had only councilors and vassals, and finally, only the people who rooted us remained.”

“… …”

“However, as time passed, the racial war broke out and it began to take its current form.
We have kings, nobles, and commoners as three classes of people.
But even this has many problems.
The conflict between nobles and commoners is deepening, and even the Jayros Revolution occurred in the Ters Kingdom.
Furthermore, recently, when the Xenon Chronicles went on hiatus, a protest group was even formed.
Do you really think all of this is a natural occurrence and has no significant meaning?”

Without any hesitation, I replied. 

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Well then, if the author of Xenon’s Biography makes a mistake in the book and a terrible tragedy occurs, will you still attribute it as a natural event? I think it’s too optimistic, but what about you?”

I felt as if Dimitry was warning me directly for some reason.
IfI make a mistake in the book, he’ll take care of me himself.

However, despite his concerns and worries, I am writing Xenon’s Biography purely as a hobby.
I can guarantee that I will never change the world or anything like that.

However, as Xenon’s Biography is already changing the world, there is no denying that I must take ‘responsibility.’ Dimitry reminded me of that once again.

‘Does he vaguely realize that I am the author?’ 

I decided it would be best not to think about it and gave my answer while looking at Dimitry’s serious face.

“It’s not just optimism, it’s something that has happened historically several times before.
When society changes, ‘people’ naturally change as well.
Of course, there will be a lot of noise at first.
We must fully accept knowledge that we could not accept as common sense, and it is no different from exploring the unknown.
People fear change, but ironically, they must face it to evolve as intellectual beings.”

“Hmm.”

“I’m sure you, as a Duke who loves history, know very well how humans fought against the elves during the racial war and how the Minerva Empire was established through what process.
At that time, it may have been a revolutionary change for people of the era, but it is strictly a thing of the ‘past’ for us who live in the ‘present,’ and we naturally accept it.”

The reason I became interested in history is simple.
It’s because I was born in South Korea.

To be more precise, as everyone knows, just 50 years ago, South Korea experienced a tragedy called the Korean War.
Shortly after celebrating independence, everything collapsed like a sandcastle due to the greed of one person, causing terrible human casualties.

But now? South Korea has developed into a strong country to the point where it’s hard to even imagine such a war happened.
Although traces of the war remain here and there, if you look at Seoul, you wouldn’t think such a thing happened.

So, I became very interested in history, wanting to know how people of the time felt about the ‘past’ that we naturally accept now.

I finished my story, looking straight at Dimitri who was listening to me.

“Future generations will just think of this moment as something that happened in the past.
It’s just a history that they will naturally accept.”

“…”

“From our perspective of living in the present, it may be very confusing, but ultimately, we are just part of the flow of ancient history.
To future generations, it will be a history that they will just accept naturally.”

“So, your point is that every occurrence within a massive change is a natural event from a historical perspective.
Therefore, whether you stand idly by or resist, it’s all meaningless.
Change is a natural process.”

“Yes, that’s correct.
However, this is strictly a historical perspective, and it’s better to prepare for it realistically to receive better evaluations in the future.”

“Hmm.”

After finishing all of my stories, Dimitry started to stroke his chin thoughtfully.
I lifted my teacup to my lips to hide my dry mouth.
I felt like I had squeezed out the story with a lack of sugar coating it.
The tea had a sweet fragrance when I drank it.

“I understand your thoughts.
You told me an interesting story.”

Dimitry, lost in thought as he stroked his chin, spoke to me with a gentle smile.
I put down my teacup completely and replied.

“Thank you for listening with interest, with my limited knowledge.”

“No, it’s not.
I feel like I’ve solved one problem thanks to you.
Now I’ll ask you another question.
Actually, this is the main and most important part.”

He mentioned it was the most important part, so I waited more nervously until his lips moved again.

“What do you like about my daughter and date her?”

“… …”

“I wish you would answer honestly.
You’re the man my daughter chose, but it’s not an easy problem to overlook.”

As a duke, he lost all his dignity and became nothing more than a doting father.
I barely managed to suppress a bitter laugh.

Just in case, I glanced at Marie sitting next to me, and she hung her head as if she was ashamed of herself.
She buried her face in her hands, looking quite embarrassed.

Unable to hold back my laughter, I answered honestly.

“Because she’s beautiful.”

“Hey! Don’t answer that!”

Marie screamed beside me.
It would have been enough to make her feel ashamed, but Dimitry went a step further.

“Well… that’s an honest answer.
My daughter is pretty, like her mother.”

“Dad! Please stop!”

Marie was almost screaming.

Translators note:

I actually frogot to press publish yesterday and went to sleep, lol.
My bad.