Chapter 359
“Yes, Your Excellency. The Bulgaria has expressed its willingness to cooperate with our government as much as possible at the Rome Treaty Headquarters.”
“Alright. That’s not bad.”
“Enough already. What am I now, a Prime Minister? I’m just a powerless old man.”
Adolf Hitler shook his head. Unlike in the original history, he was practically living the good life now. Naturally, he had aged quite a bit.
“Ahem. Still, there’s no one like Your Excellency for a national leader.”
“If I had known it would come to this, I would have handled everything when we divided Bulgaria. Tch. I hate the Japanese, but I do admire that concentration camp of theirs. Compared to China, it’s hardly anything, so I should have sent all those Serbians straight to the gas chambers.”
It was quite unfortunate.
Ideally, when those Japs would disappear bearing the weight of all sins, I should have quietly buried my problems.
After all, a nation like Serbia, which already faced the world’s hatred, wouldn’t pose much of a problem even if it were unearthed again for another massacre later.
Above all, now that Hitler’s reputation in Africa was tarnished, the matter of dealing with the evil nation in Europe didn’t seem like such a big deal, did it?
“Well, at least after this, those hated Serbs will no longer have the power to establish a country, so isn’t that a relief?”
“When the time is right, send in the military. We can push in under the pretext of protecting the Serbian militias.”
Hitler laid his plans that way.
For now, that was the only way to push Serbia back as much as possible.
“Understood.”
As Adolf Hitler stepped out of the Prime Minister’s office, he gazed blankly at the sky.
“National leader, huh. National leader.”
Sounds good, but this is not entirely just my own power.
It all seemed like a scripted show. Someone had forcibly twisted the flow of history into one direction.
And who the main character was, was obvious. Tsarina Anastasia of Russia.
A woman who sees the future and even makes prophecies.
The only person aware of the history that she had not changed.
‘Maybe that’s the real history.’
About the version of myself in the world of scheming.
In the world of scheming, Hitler disappeared into a bunker, burdened with all the sins of Europe’s major powers and the bullets lodged in his head from the invasion wars.
To be frank, Hitler believed that the version of himself depicted in that book felt more accurate.
Perhaps the real background would have revealed the death of the Tsar’s family later, and in the Red-White Civil War, without Anastasia, the Red Army would have triumphed, leading to the establishment of the Soviet Union, colored by German fascism. He would have certainly led that fascist Germany.
To rightfully elevate Germany, he would have shouted the notion of Lebensraum from that book.
Even now, if it weren’t for that Anastasia, and if by some chance the Danube Federation had unified sooner, they might have struck down Germany and aimed right at Russia.
‘But, that didn’t happen.’
The Tsar of Russia had changed so much.
Bound by the Rome Treaty, the Danube Federation now hailed him as its national leader.
With this, Adolf Hitler’s epic had completed a happy ending, hadn’t it?
“Then, what about the Tsar’s ending?”
Is she truly the saint chosen by God?
Or is she, instead, a demon sent by Satan to dominate the world, stained with blood?
Either way, the world was moving forward more than ever.
At the very least, it seemed to be a future without those hated Serbs.
* * *
The state of Serbia was growing increasingly miserable.
Belgrade, which could be considered the heart of the Serbian autonomy, was dyed in blood.
War between the Pro-Danube militia and the Chetniks.
This war was increasingly drawing only the blood of the Serbian people.
Serbia had proven itself as the axis of evil in the world, killing each other repeatedly.
It was truly a regrettable situation.
“Hmm, I wonder how this will turn out.”
I was quite curious about how things would proceed.
How far would Serbia continue to perish?
“Your Majesty, it seems we have a bit of a problem.”
“What kind of problem?”
From my perspective, Maria 1 and 2 seem to just bring problems.
Of course, it’s not Maria’s fault, but still. We’re almost done here, so what could the problem be?
The Serbians aren’t a difficult opponent to the point of being a problem for us. They’re just self-destructing among themselves. What could possibly be the issue here?
“The damage is increasing exponentially due to the prolonged battles.”
“And?”
That much was to be expected, was it not? The Serbians destroying each other is merely their fate.
Watching them self-destruct is quite satisfying.
Just like the tragedy of fratricide happening in China right now.
The Rome Treaty Headquarters had tacitly accepted that everyone would die.
The European nations were aware that the glorious Serbians had become the main cause of the war, stirring all sorts of trouble. They knew that letting them get beat up was okay.
So, there shouldn’t be any problems in the Rome Treaty Organization. Then what?
“The UN is insisting that we should handle this peacefully, requesting the independent establishment of an autonomy.”
Ah, right. The UN exists, true.
Who proposed creating the UN? Come out. I’m going to beat you up good.
Establishing an autonomy. Well, that place already has an autonomy, so the autonomy they’re referring to must mean a genuine independent nation.
In other words, they’re suggesting we give Serbia a breather with that baseless talk.
Only the US is a country that could possibly challenge the Rome Treaty.
“Hmm, it must be the US making the demands?”
It is obvious what the US is requesting.
I think they’re trying to divert social discontent somehow by turning their eyes outward.
They’d be causing enough ruckus claiming they’re beating up Serbia in the name of the Rome Treaty, probably disparaging them as barbaric and whatnot.
“Yes.”
So it was that the US was coming at us like this.
Well, it’s not a big deal. After all, we just agreed to sort out our regions; we didn’t agree to avoid making cheap shots at each other.
If that’s the case, the Rome Treaty has become a bit tedious.
The US certainly wields substantial influence in the UN.
At least they had oppressed the South Americans first, but this time, to be targeting the perfect opportunity to wipe out the Serbian people feels a bit off.
My mouth is getting dry for no reason.
It seems Hitler was seriously eyeing this situation.
“Should we have just wrapped things up quickly?”
If it’s the US’s proposal, it might be hard to disregard it casually.
Even if we proceed to finish off Serbia while dragging out time, we might end up with guerrilla warfare from the Chetniks in an unprepared state.
This is becoming quite troublesome.
“Is it really something we can just ignore?”
Yeah. We can just ignore it and take down Serbia.
“That may be so, but as the US has openly brought up Serbia, we can’t just ignore it.”
Moreover, if the UN gets involved, it becomes meaningless.
To put it bluntly, the UN is here to be used in situations like this, isn’t it?
“If that’s the case, we’ll have to give them something in return.”
“That’s for sure.”
This means I have no choice but to meet with MacArthur.
How about negotiating with MacArthur again?
Surely, exterminating Serbia is a sequence we must undertake.
Of course, it should be a secret conversation, and MacArthur would probably not care much whether Serbia lives or dies.
Honestly, would MacArthur care if Serbia across the Atlantic goes away?
Unless his parents were Serbians, he wouldn’t care.
It could be a matter of, “You guys caused a ruckus, so we’ll do the same.” Or it could be a domestic issue in the US.
“Is there any problem in the US?”
Beria, who had been silent, casually interjected.
“I think there might be.”
Considering that, it would be right to offer them something.
Unfortunately, there’s not much I can give them. So, how about I suggest a solution to the recent black issue that has become trendy in the US?
No, wait. Wouldn’t MacArthur already know that?
He might be asking for help from the UN for that reason.
To be precise, the Rome Treaty, which had been a rival and partner up until now.
“I should go to the US and meet with MacArthur directly. I have a good method.”
MacArthur’s help is essential for the extermination of Serbia.
“Are you talking about the US?”
To be honest, MacArthur would likely already be somewhat aware.
He might be hoping that someone would say it. However, that kind of method could draw criticism in the international community.
If he doesn’t know, I can just teach him. That wouldn’t be bad.
So, I plan to push him a little.
“If I go directly, MacArthur will react.”
Even if I want to pass over some trivial problems, we need to address the issues each of us has.
A summit meeting is something we two should hold.
“What if we invite MacArthur to Moscow this time instead?”
“Moscow?”
I’ve gone so far to meet him; it would make sense to invite him once.
“Both my mother and the Duma have ordered me never to wander outside.”
“Anyone who hears that would think you’re a childish woman. The US should be safe.”
But well, there’s nothing I can do. I guess I’m just being a little cautious.
Honestly, thinking about all the travel I’ve done, I’ve wandered far more than in my past life.
So, it’s time for me to step back a bit.
“More than anything, this time feels different.”
“What do you mean?”
“To put it frankly, MacArthur started this. So wouldn’t it be right for MacArthur to come?”
Right. I have no reason to trouble myself going all the way there.
It’s only natural for them to roll with it on their own.
What about revenge for passing weapons to Argentina? I wouldn’t have anything to say about that, but still, I doubt it’s just that.
“The one who started it should come to eat their own words.”
That’s not entirely wrong. So should I invite him this time?
* * *
Washington D.C. of the United States.
MacArthur frowned.
Hadn’t he just boldly shouted for the UN not long ago?
Honestly, was it even okay for him to do this after committing that act?
Indeed, MacArthur had requested the UN to intervene to stop the cruel massacre occurring in Serbia and to grant independence.
Of course, since most of the members of the UN were states in the Rome Treaty, it essentially targeted the Rome Treaty.
“I wonder if this is acceptable.”
Soon after, Eisenhower, who would follow in McArthur’s footsteps, narrowed his eyes.
Bringing up Serbia before the UN was tantamount to provoking Rome.
To put it frankly, how many times has the Rome Treaty been sharpening its knives for Serbia?
The Rome Treaty had planted Serbia as the evil nation and object of disdain.
Thus, touching on the Serbian issue meant they had no right to complain even if they were criticized.
“Well, if you think about it, didn’t the Rome Treaty start it first?”
Hadn’t the Rome Treaty poked around South America first?
In that sense, it was quite natural and not particularly a nasty act.
Wasn’t there an agreement beforehand about selling weapons?
“They just sold weapons, you know.”
Yeah. They probably just sold weapons. But that’s what makes this situation what it is.
“Are you kidding me? Are they playing games with us? They know we’re a step ahead of them in weapon technology, and here they are with this nonsense.”
It wouldn’t be a joke. Eisenhower was as calm as ever.
The US was currently facing a severe social issue involving black people.
In this situation, distancing themselves from the Rome Treaty? That would be the dumbest act imaginable.
And with talks of whether to beat up Argentina already circulating, it’s not good to increase enemies for no reason.
“That’s not it; it’s more about the fact that we could provoke them unnecessarily. Although Eastern Japan has essentially been dealt with, it’s still concerning.”
Isn’t it perhaps a provocation to that Tsarina? That thought suddenly crossed my mind.
What if that Tsarina got angry and started meddling with the US?
“Then, what do you suggest we do?”
“Perhaps it would be better to increase welfare for blacks instead?”
The US has many issues at this point. The most notable being the black people.
Due to the recent KFC incident, blacks were now facing oppression beyond simple discrimination from whites.
In the South, they were openly treated like the old days of slavery.
Increasing welfare for blacks might be a solution.
The government could take the lead in directly enhancing welfare for blacks and support those who fought under the US government in the KFC war.
“That would cause a riot.”
Whites would probably freak out.
If that’s the case, it would be better to support the Asian Americans who’ve immigrated to the US instead.
In fact, whites absurdly started favoring Asians, offering jobs primarily to them while trying to discriminate against blacks.