I know that in this life, Earth is not the only living planet where living beings reside. Just imagine, astronauts and researchers have tried to explore outer space and uncover the secrets out there. And the result? It's truly astonishing. We, humans, appear only as dust-sized creatures compared to how massive planet Earth is. Eight billion human lives, all just dust-sized. And what? Do you think Earth is the largest form that exists? Certainly not, that is very, very... Wrong. In the Milky Way galaxy, Earth is a planet that is smaller compared to other planets, especially when compared to the sun. Haha, Earth is only the size of a pea in front of the sun.
So, is the sun the largest form in this world? Not really. Stars tens, hundreds, even thousands of times larger than the sun—all of that is real, millions of light-years away from Earth. So, if someone asks, how big is this world really? No human on Earth would be able to answer it precisely. Then, it wouldn't be strange, would it, if there were other planets where there is life, humans living, or perhaps aliens; anything could happen.
.... Yes, I understand that, but...
Experiencing it myself is clearly different. Throughout my life, one could say I lived as a human who believed in the existence of a higher life, one might say gods or God, although I did not worship any religion in my past life.
Reincarnation. It turns out I reincarnated.
I thought, even if I reincarnated, the common thing to hear was the elimination of memories so that the body returns to a pure soul and is returned to Earth, but this... I reincarnated into a novel I had read. And with that, also, with memories of my past life. A novel I read when I was a high school teenager, at which time I was still living with my hobby of avid reading. I don't know whether gods or God sent me to this place with a specific purpose or not, because all I knew after I died was darkness, darkness for an unknown period of time, and then, all I knew was that I was born, becoming a small baby again.
But alright, what happened has happened, and what is happening now, I must accept it as something that truly happened. The point is, I must face reality. That was my resolution, when I realized that I am now living in the world of the novel "The Strongest Empress".
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Alvurngsem Empire, year 1984
My current age is 8 years old, 1 year older than the protagonist of this world, Juliestica Von Kerzula. As far as I remember, the novel "The Strongest Empress" is a story about imperial politics, wars, and also the daily life of the princess to reach the end where she becomes the queen or empress of this Empire, an Empire that, under her rule, will become the strongest Empire in history. This is a novel I read when I was a teenager, so I have forgotten many things, such as the plot, the names of the characters in the book (besides the main character, of course), and even regarding the most important thing, namely my role—no, my family's role—in the original story.
Alex Argwager, that is my name. Born into the Duke Argwager family, rulers of the northern part of the Empire, which is a critical point with the highest number of demon and monster appearances in the entire world. As Dukes of the Alvurngsem Empire, of course, my family can be said to have played a big role in the Empire's contribution to its current state. In my own observation, my family is indeed said to be a powerful family, very powerful. But, I cannot remember my family's role in the main story, damn it. I should have been more thorough in my reading, and now, look how I forgot everything. No, but isn't that natural? Because I read so many books, all the plotlines piled up, so I couldn't remember the details for books I had read a long time ago, especially when I was a teenager.
Okay, so that's it. Because of that, what should I do now? My current age is 8 years old, I am still just a small child, even with strict training as the next leader, I still lack many things. By thinking about this, I finally came to one conclusion that I could draw.
Be strong. Be smart. Be great, very great.
I must become someone who can survive in this world, no matter what happens, so that whatever plot unfolds in this world, I can endure it, and all of that, for the sake of my dream that I will surely realize in this world.