Elysium

5 days before the final day of the year.

In these past couple of days, Ren kept staying inside the mansion's library.

He read every information he could need, and as expected almost all of the histories of this world, Elysium, was closely related to the game. If not for some small difference, he would confidently say that this world is the game itself.

Ren didn't interact that much with other people to prevent someone who will notice his change. Eric Stratford doesn't care about his eldest son, this was also good for Ren. Living in this family and new environment, he finally knew through hearing gossips why the servants were looking at him with pity and ridicule.

The story was actually cliche, every hundred years a genius will be born in the Stratford household and that genius will have bloody-red hair.

Ren Stratford was the first son that will inherit the family as the head of the household. However, they didn't expect that when the second son was born, the identical red hair that was written in the ancestors' books was an actual truth.

When the second son, Arc Stratford, was two years old his talent started showing. He learned swordsmanship very quickly. Eric Stratford began to favor him at this time, always comparing him with the eldest son. Eric Stratford grew disappointed by his eldest son day by day, especially with Arc Stratford's rapid improvement.

At Arc Stratford's fifth year, he sparred with Ren Stratford, his eldest brother that is currently two years older than him.

And the result was Ren Stratford's one-sided defeat.

"The spar just recently happened, huh. After the spar, Ren Stratford locked himself in the room and this was how I took over his body... did he die due to depression or something?" Ren wondered.

...

In Elysium, at the age of 10, children will awaken magic.

Children of noble blood can have their parents accompany them in the church to check their elements, while those of common birth need to discover their elements on their own.

"This world is a world of swords and magic. Magic, huh... it's pretty interesting." Ren smiled while flipping the books that are related to magic.

"The rule that children will awaken magic at the age of 10 is not necessarily true, though only if this world is the same as that game. The last day of the year, which is pretty near. If this world is really that game I may be able to awaken magic by that day."

...

Claire Stratford, Ren's mother. She is the only one who treats him well in the whole mansion.

Every day, she will always come to his room to ask if he wants to play. There is also a night, where she offered to tell him a story.

Ren rejected her every time, as even though he was a kid he is a grown man mentally causing him to be conscious of her, and it would be bad if she notices this change. Since he is still not clear whether this world is the game or not, he avoided her for now.

Claire Stratford never showed signs of hating him, she always has her smile plastered over her face while saying she understands.

He found out something beautiful that he expected. Claire Stratford was not his and Arc Stratford's real mother. The truth was that their real mother died when she gave birth to Arc Stratford.

Claire Stratford was his stepmother. His father married a second wife after the second month his wife died.

"What a father, I'm sure he didn't love his first wife that much for him to quickly get over her death and marry another woman in just two months." Ren shook his head finding out this cruelty.

Ren didn't have memories and feelings of his body's real mother, so he didn't feel any emotions as her child when he found out about it.

"I was right at first though, Claire Stratford was not my mother. Such a beautiful woman, it's a pity that she fell in the hands and became the wife of someone older than her by several years." Ren sighed.

...

Ren Stratford doesn't have a good relationship with his little brother, Arc Stratford. The former thought that the latter stole his father's affection. On one hand, the latter looked down on the former.

"That innocent-looking little kid surprisingly has that black of a heart. Sigh, arrogant noble brat I will make you cry soon. Although it's too low for me to fight with a kid, but so what? I really hate those spoiled little brats." Ren grinned evilly.

...

There are several races in this world, with humans and elves being at the top of the hierarchy. The beast race that is popular in the anime like those cat-eared girls, big-breasted foxes, and more were treated as slaves and workers.

Dragons exist, but they are rarely seen and are treated as mythical creatures.

The slavery system in Elysium is not really harsh and cruel. If the owner of the slaves is mistreating them, the slave organization will deal with them.

Of course, illegal slavery also exists. In every world, there is always black and white so it is to be expected.

Slaves that are sold through illegal slavery will have no resistance at all. Their owners could do whatever they want to them. The difference was that the legal slaves have a normal contract binding them, while illegal slavery has a death contract binding them.

"Demons exist, but they would be introduced at the middle part of the game." Ren commented while thinking of having a cat-eared girl or a big-breasted fox lady as his slave that will do whatever he wants. Just the thought made him excited.

"Shit! I almost spaced out." Ren cursed before continue reading the book.

...

"It's quite a surprise though that I had no trouble reading and saying the language of this world. I saved a lot of time not having to study this." Ren smiled.

"Ah, is it time already? The last day of the year has finally arrived. Is this world from the game or not? This question will be answered soon. A lot of mysteries will be revealed later by the moon."