Arcane Epoch

The Epoch is a world where steam, magic, machinery, alchemy, and supernatural forces coexist.

When Luke, a time-traveler, found himself with his head covered and a gun pointed at his temple by an imperial agent, he decided to tell a lie.

Thus, he became the chief inspector of the Secret Intelligence Bureau in the Cape District of the Golden Shield Empire.

Familiar with the plot, Luke only wanted to survive in this soon-to-be chaotic world, scrounge up some money and materials to cast the Words of Arcana and enhance his power.

He robbed, kidnapped, and extorted, committing crimes with the plot as his guide. But he never expected that robbing an imperial gold transport ship would lead him to uncover the biggest smuggling case in the empire's history?

As a "fake" chief inspector, holding a promotion order, Luke felt damned...