Introduction to the world of magical maths

Welcome to the world of Magical Maths! Illénie is a Royal Mathematicians who designs new magical devices. When the king notices her and drags her into deadly court politics, it becomes harder for her to hide her chronic pain in a world that looks down on disabilities. Come read about her struggle!
Introduction to the story | Illénie (upcoming) | Novel upcoming

The story

The setting

The kingdom of Milara

The story is set in Milara, a prosperous and powerful kingdom that leads the rest of the continent in mathematics and its military and civilian applications, as well as in art. Its rival is its Northern neighbours, Aquatio, with whom they have warred three times in the past century. As Aquatio has recently made a major breakthrough in their favoured field of potions, it seems that another war is imminent...

Political system

Milara is ruled by a powerful king who is generally popular and considered to be a good ruler. He nevertheless faces opposition from his Royal Council, as well as numerous coups attempts as everyone is allowed to to try their chance by publicly duelling him. Indeed, power is seen as primordial in Milara, and surely, anyone able to seize the throne has proven that they have the necessary capacities to govern....

Duelling

Since they worship power, the inhabitants of Milara are passionate about duelling. The Duelling Arena of the capital, Lernée, is the best in the kingdom and holds daily matches and annual Championships. Those who wins 10 times the Classic Championship are considered eligible for the royal council alongside top military officers. This ensure that duellers are constantly surrounded by scandal, such as the last potion-cheating affairs with Champion Dueller Verteuil...

Disability

Another consequences of this worship of power is that individuals with disabilities are seen as weak magically, since "Magic is Might" and so the magic of anyone powerful would heal them automatically. Disabled individuals are scorned and are excluded from society.

Magic

Everyone posses some raw magic in their body, but controlling it is extremely difficult. To overcome this limitation, people use artefacts, rituals, or potions. While Aquatio favours potions, in Milara they're forbidden; instead devices and the mathematics necessary to create them rule. As such, mathematicians are highly valued and respected. At the top of the field are Royal Mathematicians whose senior members are even part of the Royal Court.

Characters

The king

King Vendelin de Liancourt is an ex-Royal Mathematicians who has stayed very close to the Institution after his ascension to the throne. Extremely clever and skilled, he seems to achieve anything he sets is mind on. He also knows how to manipulate everyone paround him, which makes him a very popular king. Despite this, he's facing constant political opposition in the person of Councilman de Crancé, but has big plans to seie ultimate control over the country...

Illénie

Illénie Neurisse is a Royal Mathematician. However, as she is not a prodigy, she is unlikely to ever be able to progress very far in her career. While being slightly bitter about this, she is resigned to it and mostly satisfied with her projects. Illénie has chronic pain, but has kept it hidden as this would have likely prevented her from reaching this stage of her career. However, she fears that it is getting worse. Her mother is suffering from a similar but much more advanced condition, and Illénie has seen how she has been treated because of it. This nice balance gets upset once the king needs to replace a traitorous mathematician working on his secret scheme and chooses Illénie to do so...

What to read next

King Vendelin de Liancourt

Character | Aug 2, 2025

The beloved King of Milara, and so the man with the most powerful magic & the best duelling skills in the entire kingdom! Everyone his vying for his attention & approval, at least if they're not among Councilman de Crancé's allies or the Aquatirians...

Mathematics

Language | Aug 2, 2025

Mathematics is central to the creation of magical devices. To design a device requires creating a logical statement, 3 sets of equations (geometrical, magical conductivity, & combination), the coordinates of each points of the design, & technical drawings

	List of articles by plotlines
Illénie, her family and her disease	Illénie Neurisse (upcoming), Illénie's chronic disease, and Ableist mindset.
Illénie's job as a mathematician	Royal mathematicians, Mathematics, Rules of Magic, Royal Mathematicians' Headquarters, Office pet, Royal Mathematicians' Charter, Royal Mathematicians' current project, Titanic architecture, Clippable Devices.
Royal Scheme:	King Vendelin de Liancourt, Royal Scheming Group
De Crancé against the King:	Councilman de Crancé (upcoming), De Crancé's Political Alliance against the King, Royal Council, and Duelling challenges against the King
The Duelling Arena:	Duelling Arena, Duellers, Duelling Championship titles, and Duelling Weapons.
Looming war with Aquatio:	The Enemy Country—Aquatio, The Three Modern Aquatirian Wars, Potions, Aquatirian Ambassador, and Milarian Battalions .
Life in Milara:	The capital of Milara, Lernée, Milarian fashion, Royal Palace, Royal Road Neighbourhood, Paint pigments for magical art, Potion-infused sweets from Royal Road Confectionary Shop, and Potion ingredients.

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