CHAPTER ELEVEN – WORLD KNOWLEDGE
Devon snapped from reminiscing the past as he saw that Axel bid farewell to the Duke and the Duchess after he talks to them, and both of them left the place.
"You are quite good at hiding your emotions. If I didn't know you better, I would have been fooled"
He said in a low voice that only both could hear each other's conversation.
Axel smirks at him; "You are the first person to ever see through my façade, Devon. I wonder how did you do that? Hmmm…."
'The audacity of this bastard to act ignorant at all…!'
Devon sigh as he ignores the youth's teasing because it's a waste of time to argue with him.
"Come to think about it. His Highness the Crown Prince should be here, right?"
Axel's expression became void the moment Devon mentioned the Crown Prince.
"He should be somewhere here or if not, he is within his close associates. If my instincts are correct, the moment he heard the news about what happened to the Fifth Prince, he would be in rage"
Devon didn't comment on what Axel stated because it's an open secret within the Empire that the Empire's Crown Prince doted and cherished the Fifth Prince.
Even though the Fifth Prince is a magical wastrel, no one dared to look down upon him face-to-face because of the Crown Prince's protection.
That's why the nobles could only gossip about the Fifth Prince behind his back, but they never dared to confront him for fear of the Crown Prince's wrath.
He might be a magical wastrel, but he is still a Prince of the Truman Empire.
Both didn't speak once again as they walked through the banquet and Axel did retain his gentle and amiable approach to the other nobles while Devon only followed his Young Master at his side.
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The world that Laurence (Dark Phoenix) transmigrated into is a world where magic and fantasy-like elements exist.
Set in an alternate Medieval era where the nobles and royalty statue differ from the commoners.
Just like in his previous life, in history books where monarchy holds the authority of a certain country.
Laurence scans through the original owner's memories that he had inherited upon arrival to this world, and he looked through the geographical information of this world.
ARKMANDALLE CONTINENT.
The continent consists of FIVE ruling Empires namely; QUINTELLE EMPIRE, FROSA EMPIRE, RYKERIAN EMPIRE, TRUMAN EMPIRE, and the last is OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
The first three empires that Laurence looked through in the original's memory don't have any information about their culture, people, and their demographics.
'Hmmm…. It seems that the original Laurence doesn't have time to travel within Empires though.'
Laurence can only rely on information about the Truman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
TRUMAN EMPIRE, where Laurence is residing right now as he took over the body of the original Prince from this Empire.
The culture of this Empire had similar culture in the Ottoman Empire, royalties and nobles are above all and differ from the commoners.
Just like in the history books that he had read in his previous life. Something like the Caste system during the Medieval era in one of the European countries.
Truman Empire is more powerful than the Ottoman Empire.
To secure the alliance of both Empires, the Ottoman Royal family send off their Princess to the Truman Empire for a political marriage. That Princess is the current Queen, RADICKA ELLA OTTOMAN VON TRUMAN.
As for the current King of Truman Empire, HENDRIX WAYNE VON TRUMAN, Laurence's father…
Laurence couldn't help but shook off his head internally as he went through the memories of the original owner for more information about the current King.
'A total bastard indeed! Not only he is a tyrant ruler but also a biased father among his children! What a "good father" he is! Tsk! It makes me want to puke just reading the information about him!'
When the King learned that the original Laurence didn't have any magic affinity during the ceremony, he didn't spare a single glance at him.
He even called the original Laurence a disgrace right in front of many nobles and young ones back then!
Laurence clenches his fists as he continues to scan the original's memories.
King Hendrix, aside from having a legal wife which is Queen Radicka, had a total of six concubines by his side and one of those is the original Laurence's biological mother, Hanezza.
Laurence stops at that point as he couldn't help but be baffled as he looked for the information about the original owner's mother.
'Huh? She doesn't have a last name? No records about her identity? That's odd.'
Hanezza is the fifth concubine that King Hendrix took a fancy about her when the King went outside the palace, and he happen to accidentally bump into her.
'The f*ck is this cliché scene?! Bumping into each other like some sort of TV series where the heroine had a fated encounter? Like the f*cking hell!'
Laurence noticed that they had finally reached the restroom, thanks to the servant that Duchess Albert lends it to him.
He looked at the servant but didn't meet his eyes, but Laurence raised an eyebrow as he heard the inner thoughts of the servant.
« …. "He might be a magical wastrel and a disgrace within the Empire, he is still a Royal Prince! Those nobles only cared about their appearances which makes me want to puke! Argh!" …. »
He smirks as he looked at the submissive servant in front of him when he heard those thoughts.
'Never would I expected that there are still people who put me in high regard despite the original owner's reputation as a magical wastrel.'
That makes Laurence pause for a minute as he thinks about his current situation.
'I am now the one who occupies Laurence's body, right? Never would have thought that the original owner's reputation is a blessing in disguise for me.'
Laurence's reputation as a magical wastrel and an abandoned Prince serves its purpose for him.
The whole Empire knew that the original Laurence is a magical wastrel, to begin with.
'That's they were all wrong about the original Laurence.'
With that thought, Laurence composed himself as he looked once again at the quivering servant in front of him.
'Hey, dude. I am not going to bite you so stay still.'
"This prince should go inside, and you may return to your duties. Thank you for assisting this Prince and apologies for the inconvenience"