I mean the royal family is the head of like a dozen countries and a decent amount of them are wealthy and have a large presence in world issues. It's kinda hard to say that family is irrelevant. Like they clearly shouldn't be relevant cause having a monarchy attached to otherwise democratic nations is outdated, but as long as they are still in power they will be relevant

It's like when people complain that there are too many sequels, marvel movies and remakes while simultaneously going to see each and every one of them.

Or my favorite clicking and commenting on Reddit posts about how much they don't care about whatever the post is about.

The book isn't that long but it's honestly one of the most repetitive books Ive ever read. Specifically the part where the main character goes into the desert with the alchemist. Like I get it you gotta follow your personal destiny.