"Well, who knows...", I ignored Huanca's discontent and looked at the map in detail.
The Arlott kingdom is a gigantic kingdom, observing the lines drawn as a labyrinth with the royal castle in the center I could not help but get a little dizzy, paying attention to the numbers I can read that the Arlott kingdom itself has more than a little more than a million miles from east to west and about seventy hundred miles from north to south. The territory of the royal city occupies approximately 10% of the total area of the kingdom, located in the center as a large walled city, here in the royal city is where some of the most influential people of the kingdom live as well as their children, occupying vast tracts of land and living in luxury.
Outside the royal city the territory is divided into four duchies, each occupying the cardinal points respectively, and those duchies are divided between counties and border regions occupied by marquises, and a part of the rest of the duchies divided into territories granted to minor nobles.
In itself, the whole Arlott kingdom is like a large country that easily doubles or triples the total territory of my country in my past life.
One thing that should be noted about all this is that, thanks to the vast expanse of land, and the large number of low-ranking nobles under the king, the Arlott kingdom is a kingdom in which the decision of the majority prevails and not the decision of the King as the final word.
According to what Huanca says while observing the map, if the King wants to implement a law or something like that, he must first consult with the Dukes, and the Dukes with the Counts and Marquises and they with the Barons, if the great majority of these nobles below the King disagree, then the King's proposal will fail and will not be carried out.
The role of the royal family in the Arlott kingdom seems rather to be administrators.
However, this causes a slight smile to form on my face.
10% of a territory at least a million miles long is no child's play, that means the royal city occupies at least a space of "100.000M / 60,000M", this makes my escape from the royal palace simply too complicated.
"As you may have noticed, it's not just about getting out of this castle, but escaping from the royal city, and we still have to pass through the dukes' territory in order to completely leave the Arlott kingdom", Huanca sighs with regret in his tone of voice, several ideas come to my mind, ways to try to escape from Arlott.
"Huanca...", I observe Huanca's face with seriousness, "What is the true value of us to the Arlott kingdom?", I ask, Huanca licks his lips regretfully before taking a sip of wine.
"Hehehe, Would you believe me if I said very little or almost nothing?", Huanca smiles as he rests his head against the back of his chair and watches me with a white-toothed grin.
"I'm talking in terms of military power, don't get confused... I mean, the value of us is based more on an ancient tradition or on the moral value we can exert...", I don't understand Huanca's words, he simply clicks his tongue before sighing.
"You see, although powerful, we are not too special, the Arlott kingdom and especially the duchies already have too many people with unimaginable power, this, Why would they g ast resources on us who are not even born in Arlott?", Huanca rubs the back of his neck.
"I mean, we are foreigners, it seems to me that this is done more because of a tradition from hundreds of years ago, or maybe if one of us goes to war we can boost the morale of several soldiers or warrios, who knows, but, I'm sure in something, we are more like a luxury good, something extravagant", Huanca nods his head, He smiles slightly as he moves his arms as if he were settling into his chair, "I've read that the most powerful hero that existed in the Arlott kingdom could barely compare to a Great Knight. What the hell does that mean? I have no fucking idea bro..."
Exclusivity.
That word crosses my mind, it couldn't be otherwise, people with money, bored and with power, they bring with them people from another world, maybe it's just to play or to show off, maybe even to satisfy some of their desires or just to keep boredom at bay.
Although it seems logical, I don't think that's the whole reason why they summon us here even if they don't especially need us, but well, each person has a different way of thinking, and what seems logical to me may not be logical in this world. Also, these are just my assumptions.
"You yourself, Axel, great name, Axel.... hahaha, Didn't you catch the attention of that prince?, Hahaha!!!", Huanca laughs like a pervert, "What happened, Did he invite you to spend the night with him in his royal bed?", Huanca almost bursts out laughing, he makes a noise between laughter and mockery that sounds more like the sound of a hyena laughing, "Did you even eat a real penis?, Hahaha!!"
"Tsk, surely you would have thrown yourself at that Femboy like a sexual predator, it wouldn't be anything new... and no, actually... Charles wants Diana", I said sincerely, Huanca's face goes from a devilish grin to a serious face.
"Will you take her to the prince?", Huanca raises an eyebrow a little worried, I don't understand why, so I just nodded my head.
"I see... It's a pity", saying this, Huanca began to drink wine without saying a single word more.
After that Huanca didn't want to talk anymore, his laugh/moan that sounds like a hyena's laugh is the only thing that comes out of his mouth, so I just went to sleep.
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The next day.
"Whether it is magic or brute force, everything comes from the basic energy in every body, in every person, in every living being..."
A man with white hair speaks while pointing to some drawings on a blackboard, at this moment, my twenty companions who transmigrated with me to this world are listening attentively, a small establishment dedicated to the training of us had been built during these last days, and only today is my first class.
It is strange to say it, almost like going back in time to those days of study at school.
After four hours of theory, lunch has been served and we all go to the dining area.
As I walk down a noisy hallway my eyes focus on one person.
Diana...
She is tall, almost one meter and ninety centimeters without wearing heels, her slender body highlights her curvy figure, a white skin, a dark uniform that highlights her charm and her narrow waist along with her not inconsiderable breasts and a charming face with long flowing hair.
But, there is something about her, an extreme feminist, she has hair painted like a rainbow and her look is serious and penetrating.
Diana's eyes look a bit wistful.
She is standing next to Caero and next to another woman I don't remember her name, I reo her nickname was something to do with pigs.
"Quasi... Are you coming to eat with us?", Poki touches my shoulder and smiles slightly, however I simply decline his invitation.
With some doubts, I began to walk to where Diana is.
...
"It's complicated, Is there really no way back?... I mean, I don't have X or Tiktok, plus, my other friends are waiting for my advice...", a few meters away I hear Diana's voice, nostalgic, sad, I remember it was said that she married a man with a lot of money, a classic man with money and little self-esteem, the stereotype of a husband for any feminist who wants a walking wallet.
"Actually...", Caero stopped talking as she looked at me, a smile quickly appeared on her bright face.
"Axel...it's good to see you, I thought you would be playing with the prince...", Caero quickly moves in to give me a gentle hug, Why does it seem like she's making fun of me?, I wasn't surprised by her action so I responded to her embrace, the touch against her skin is soft yet firm, a silhouette framed against the skin of my body that only I can feel, a thought of lust passes through my mind that quickly disappears.
"Likewise...", I nod my head, then my eyes shift to Diana, she seems to be simply watching and when my eyes fix on her a frown tightens on her face, "This is going to be complicated, Why do I have to talk to this kind of woman?, Maybe I should hit her and drag her to the prince", I was slightly surprised by my intrusive thoughts.
I never really talked to Diana, she was always distant in some way, I once asked to borrow a book I had forgotten at home and her... reaction was strange.
"Diana, ah, I'm glad you're okay.... I mean...", I rubbed my right cheek a little making a somewhat annoying noise, "Em... Charles, Sir Charles would like to.... Meet you?", I said causing the three girls to tilt their heads slightly to one side, they don't seem to know who Charles is.
"Prince Charles, the one I was training with yesterday, Remember?", Diana keeps frowning, she seems to be analyzing my words.
"Yesterday Axel was taken to a special room by the Prince, hahaha," Caero said with a smile looking at Diana.
Diana's face blushes slightly, "How do I imagine?", she says with a slightly trembling voice making Caero take a few steps away from her.
"Not exactly, or well", Caero hesitates for a moment and looks at me, seeming to be looking for confirmation.
"Nothing romantic, Sir Charles is a grown man even if he doesn't seem like it, I mean, he is a man of old values... I think", I responded with a slight smile.
"Why you?...", Diana's curt reply makes me smile slightly, "Don't you know that interrupting a lady's conversation is machismo?", Diana clicks her tongue while looking at me with menacing eyes.
"I didn't interrupt anyone, Lady Di, besides, this is Arlott, we are not in your group of radicals, I respect that, but we are in a... different place", I said with a slightly annoyed tone of voice, Diana looks at me with her eyes staring, damn!!!, she really is beautiful.
"So, Why did a scoundrel like you come?", Diana spits.
"Hehehe", I imitated Huanca's smile, I slightly extended my hands to both sides, "To send you a message, I am Chaski, hahaha!!!", I suddenly raised my voice.
"Note: Chazki was a messenger who delivered messages by walking long distances".
Diana inhales a large amount of air, her face distorting with a faint shade of red before she looks up at the sky and then looks back at me.
"So, What business does the prince have with me?", Diana asks in a more neutral tone, her expressionless face making me want to, well, I want to make a sexual joke but no...
"Well, who knows... maybe he has fallen in love with you, hahaha, I mean, you're beautiful and...", before I can say anything I felt a pain on my left cheek, Diana had shortened the distance between us in a second and slapped me hard.
The sound echoes throughout the hallway making the noise stop, several eyes are watching me, my cheek burns slightly, maybe I shouldn't have said that.
"Let it be the last time, Sir Quasimodo, Grand Warrior of Notre Dame!!!...", Diana sneers as she watches me, I quickly shook my head to return her gaze.
"I mean..." I paused to snort with a listless smile, "Good slap, I didn't see it coming, you're... strong, maybe too strong...", I lick mi lips "I never knew why I didn't like you...."
Diana squints her eyes harder before looking at me, "I don't even like you now, you know that, Right?, I would have...", Diana pauses, "Forget it", she sighs tiredly.
Diana turns around to walk away, watching her back an image flashes through my mind of me unsheathing my sword and piercing the back of Diana's neck.
"Sir Charles said he would wait for you in his garden, or maybe someone will come to take you to that place...", I said before Diana retreated, a slight silence took over the place before the others returned to do what they were doing.
...
"Are you okay?", Caero approaches me, her voice a bit reluctant, though her eyes still seem to be watching me with some contempt.
"Yep...", I smiled, "This is nothing",
"Why do you do it?", Caero asks with a frown, her right hand coming up with a tissue to wipe my right cheek that seems to be smeared with some makeup.
"Do what?", I replied with a frown. "Hmph," Caero is silent for a moment, the gentle touch of her hand causing me to get lost in thought.
"Annoying others, you always have the perfect words to upset people, Wasn't that why the janitor thing happened?", Caero looks at me with concern, her words hiding something that I can't decipher.
"Miss Bet...", I murmured before smiling vaguely and shaking my head.
"Forget it...", I said before turning around and looking for a place to eat quietly, Caero did nothing to continue talking, she simply watched me.
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Maybe I should have kept my comments to myself, I mean, it's Diana, a certain part of me feels happy to see her safe, although, if I remember correctly, the day we were summoned, she seemed to be... Pregnant?
Later I found out through a chat with Poki that, indeed, Diana did come into this world pregnant and lost the baby the first night, the second day she was quickly cured by one of those medieval magical and mystical healers.