If we can revel in peace and prosperity, it matters not if all others outside our circle endure suffering.
In the early days of the magical civilization era, such was the time.
During this era, the powerful nations to the west and north of the continent were exhausted and weary from endless territorial disputes with neighboring countries. It was akin to ceaseless bloodshed and pillaging in one's own backyard, undoing the hard work of eradicating monsters to cultivate land, squandering hard-earned national wealth like water, and wearing out the finite population through endless conflicts.

In response, some of them sought a more constructive and productive hope, venturing out into the open sea.
If described in the textbooks of modern-day Japan, it might be romantically called the "Age of Discovery," but the reality was ruthlessly sinister. It marked the era of large-scale invasions by powerful nations backed by military strength.
Despite numerous hardships and difficulties, the overseas expansions of the major powers succeeded, bringing them immense wealth and prosperity (accompanied by indelible resentment and anger from those invaded).

As time passed, in the 18th century of the common calendar across the continent.
In this era marked by conflict and innovation, the Archduchess Vilmeena of the Kingdom of Bernesia underwent a past-life awakening.
With ambitions, greed, and upward aspirations akin to her previous life reawakening, how will Vilmeena navigate this tumultuous era?