The original aim was to build a realistic fantasy world where magic and science, legend and reality coexist; to depict a world where humans, AI, and insectoids live together, and find a way forward for them; and to tell the story of a boy who travels with his companions, gradually coming to understand the world and himself, and ultimately forming his own understanding of the world.
This is an experiment, and I know this kind of thing isn't easy to write.
If it fails, just read it as a light novel.
Etc! A book from thirteen years ago! 2010?!