"What!" I yelled.

'Weren't wars something really medieval? Even people in my past life acknowledged that war was something that was dehumanizing and a waste of human lives after learning from their mistakes. War was supposed to be a absolute last resort,' I thought.

Belle got a handkerchief from the pocket of her dress to wipe off the drops of tea that landed on the glossy wooden table.

"You know how there's a total of twenty countries in the fifth district right? The Great Estellion Empire, which is where we are right now, is one of the great powers of the fifth district that is planning to defend against the Crugren Kingdom. The Crugren Kingdom is about to wage a war due to the continuous poor harvest that has been happening in their most fertile lands for the last few years." Lucius explained to the group while glancing at me the majority of the time.

"That's why our mission is to prevent a war," Belle said grimly after she finished wiping the table.

"That doesn't explain how your house is part of the n.o.bility in the fifth district," I accused Belle.

Luke sighed and Cillian shrugged as if everyone that were the elites of the first district were part of the n.o.bility in the fifth district.

"We're also part of the n.o.bility in the fifth district as the Roselia family is ranked archduke of the Great Weronberg Empire, which is the another great power in the fifth district," Luke explained.

"And the Auclair family is ranked duke of the Vensuella Empire which is another great power in the fifth district," Cillian added.

'So the elites of the first district weren't just elites in the first district but more so in the other districts,' I thought.

"Then who manages these properties when you already own so many in the first district?" I asked while tilting my head in confusion.

"Our parents do, it's just like managing a portfolio" Cillian answered as if this wasn't something unusual.

"I think I remember learning all these details in elementary school so it's pretty much common knowledge," Belle commented while flipping through the doc.u.ments related to her mission.

It wasn't that I had bad memory. It was just that these kids had splendid memory. Each of the districts had their own history which made all this information hard to remember as the pathways that some districts took to become the way they were today were very similar to each other.

It was like reading thick history books about one country times a million from the amount of countries that existed in all the districts combined together.

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All the districts had tons of countries within them with the exception of the first district that only had three countries that made up the first district.

Currently, Luke, Cillian, Lucius, Belle and I came from the country of the 'Alliance of United Nations'. It took up 95% of the first district in terms of land and resources.

The other two countries weren't even considered to be a 'actual country' but research centers to increase the development of the already futuristic first district. Apparently that was the only way that the first district would never 'lag' behind the other districts.

"The teleportation gate will have enough energy to teleport you guys back to the first district about a week from now," Lucius chuckled.

"So try to stay in the castle until then," Lucius warned us in a serious tone while looking in my direction the entire time like he knew what happened between Ben and I when Sh.e.l.ly and I stayed at his villa.

"Lucius is only like this because he's concerned about you guys being in the fifth district when the situation has turned to be dangerous," Belle apologized for Lucius as she interrupted him from saying more warnings.

Lucius glanced away from Belle as he stiffly pretended to go through the stack of doc.u.ments as Belle gazed at us wholeheartedly.

"Lucius and I can't watch you guys because we have to stay at the Emperor's castle for the next couple of days to advise him what to do. So you guys will have to stay at the castle alone," Belle explained why Lucius seemed worried.

"It's fine, we're not children anymore." I sulked to indirectly say that their worries were unfounded.

Luke, Cillian, Lucius and Belle suddenly all turned to look at me.

"It's ok, we'll take care of Rika!" Cillian rea.s.sured Belle and Lucius while placing his hand on top of Luke's shoulder.

"Lady Belle and young master Lucius, the emperor has called for you!" The head maid knocked on the door.

Belle and Lucius reluctantly left the room with peculiar eyes full of worry in my direction.

With no other purpose to continue staying inside the stuffy study room filled with mountains of doc.u.ments, Luke, Cillian and I were escorted to each of our respective rooms by the servants of the castle.

"What outfit would you like lady Rika?" A servant that appeared to be not much older than I asked me.

I looked through Belle's closet again. There were countless uncomfortable looking dresses with frills, laces, jewels, and fancy embroidery that reached the height of my knees to my ankle.

"Do I have to change for dinner?" I asked the servant while lazily lying down on the guest bed.

"I will be scolded by the head maid if you don't lady Rika," the servant answered with great concern.

'Ugh! Why did people in the fifth district have to change clothes for each event of the day?' I thought.