
by eikou
After spending thirty years of his life as an outcast, despised, and mute, an unnamed linguist can no longer bear the burden of existence and steps off the edge of a roof into the void. However, death does not bring the absolute nothingness he expected; during his fall, he realizes that the stars are not arranged randomly, but form a language that reads "Space - Time - Path of Illusion". He opens his eyes in an unknown world as "Lux Gaciare," the son of a taciturn blacksmith living in a modest hamlet. Despite possessing the intellectual accumulation of his past life, Lux is now trapped within the mental and physical confines of a two-year-old infant, and he remains mute in this new life as well. As his former persona shatters, he begins experiencing cryptic dreams every night that bleed into his mind and resemble the fundamental laws of the universe. In his visions, the concepts of Space, Time, Illusion, Wish, Will, Victory, Society, Magic, and Hero are etched into his mind as sequential components of an overwhelming system. Leaving behind the traumas of the past and the despair that led to his suicide, Lux resolves to utilize this second chance rationally. His purpose is clear: to use his observational skills and analytical mind to decipher the mysterious language of this world, to comprehend the rules of the system surrounding him, and to become a part of the society that never accepted him in his previous life. Despite the silence imposed upon him, Lux stands up to forge his own path.
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