Not long after the bell rang, the teacher for their first class entered the classroom. Light shined off the top of the middle-aged man’s bald head, his girthy belly swaying as he stood in front of the podium. “Let’s begin our history class,” he announced.
So the first class would be history. It was perfect for Leticiel, who wished to know about the current timeline she was in. Ignoring the teacher’s explanations, she silently began to read through the textbook she had taken out. She didn’t notice the suspicious looks she was receiving from the girl beside her, who was amazed that she was reading so seriously even though “Drossell” had never so much as opened her history textbook in class before.
“Let’s see, please open to page six,” the teacher called. His voice and the sounds of pens skritching around her faded into the background as she focused on her textbook.
According to it, the kingdom of Platina was the third strongest country on the continent of Astoria. She was privately relieved that she was still on the same continent as her first life, at least. The kingdom’s history spanned over a thousand years, and they were currently allied with the Iris empire. In Leticiel’s time, the average lifespan for a country had been sixty to seventy years, so Platina was definitely a strong nation if it had been around for more than one hundred years. This world truly was one of peace.
Leticiel had likely lived in the time period when numerous nations had fought for dominance over the continent before the founding of Platina. That period of war was called the Astoria Continental War. It was also called the Millennium War because it was unclear when it had begun or how long it had lasted.
She suddenly felt something touch her shoulder. Looking up from her textbook, she looked at the girl sitting next to her who had tapped her.
“Miss Drossell, are you listening?” the teacher asked, textbook in one hand. From his current angle, the light was shining off the top of his head so brightly it was blinding…but perhaps it was best not to think of such things.
“I’m sorry. Could you repeat the question?”
“Hmph. Can you name the main powers in the Astoria Continental War?”
“Well, I suppose the Doranzaal Empire would be considered a great power, as it had the most power and land on the continent. And we cannot forget its neighbor, the kingdom of Sephiros, which was the other great power at the time. The Holy Walpurgis Empire was a country that controlled its neighbors through domestic politics. It was the only country that did not have an army, and its citizens were said to all be wicked. On the other hand, the republic of Hertochel and the kingdom of Fornande are countries that placed an emphasis on their militaries. The latter was also called the Overnight Country, as it was founded when a castle was built in one night.”
“Huh? O-Oh… That’s odd. She listed countries that aren’t even in the textbook,” the teacher muttered under his breath, the words not reaching the other students. Leticiel had simply stated the information she had gathered in her previous life. She had been alive during the Astoria Continental War, so she knew more about it than anyone else there.
She had only listed the countries that held real power in the center of the continent and hadn’t included those on the borders. Most of them had survived quite a while, but the kingdom of Fornande had been crushed by the two main powers within ten years of its founding, so it wasn’t surprising that it hadn’t made it into the history books.
Incidentally, Leticiel’s home country of Regenerose had been a fairly strong border country. At the very least, it was on par with its neighboring kingdom of Zelryde.
“E-Errm, well, I feel like that explanation was extremely detailed, but you do seem to have done your homework. Everyone, please turn to the next page. This time…” The teacher scratched his head quizzically but continued on with the lesson. Leticiel’s gaze dropped back on her textbook. There was too much she didn’t know about this era’s history and common knowledge. It seemed there was a lot she would need to research.