LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 401
“Ultimately, it seems it was Your Majesty who brought this country to where it is now. Unlike the original princess, Your Majesty was here.”
“Is that how it is?”
Though I say the same thing every time, this time I meant that I’m not the original Anastasia.
It made me worry about being discriminated against because of that.
This country has come this far.
Suddenly, hearing that makes me feel like I’m quite something.
I’m really not that remarkable a figure.
I’ve merely used the future knowledge I have to the best of my ability.
To be honest, if I were to inhabit the body of someone from Korea, I think it would have been tough even knowing the future.
However, at least in Russia, unlike the Korean Empire, it seemed possible to somehow pull things up by sheer will.
“In the end, Your Majesty saved this country regardless of who you are inside, right?”
“Mother is right. It is because you protected the world.”
Protecting the world.
Yeah. But that’s definitely not just for my own benefit.
I merely created this for world peace, hoping for a world without fights and disputes to last a little longer.
“Is that how it is?”
“Yes. It’s a shame for the original princess, but we can’t know if she would have truly saved this country or created a peaceful world.”
If the original Anastasia had survived and joined the White Army, she would have fought hard against the Bolsheviks for the family’s revenge.
“Should we inform the people about this?”
Now that I think about it, I suddenly feel a pang of conscience.
Is it really better to just say it?
Saying it feels like it would lead to the end of the Anastasia game service.
“Wouldn’t saying that now cause confusion? Some might dismiss it as a lie. Of course, in the long run, the Romans would understand, but I don’t think it’s necessary to let everyone know.”
That probably makes sense, right?
It does feel deceptive, but if we go into details, how many would even believe it in the first place? And even if they do, the confusion would only be temporary.
It’s just the truth; nobody is clean when you rummage through the past.
It’s better to just let this slide.
“I don’t think we need to inform the people. After all, it’s all been accomplished by Your Majesty. There might just be some noise. The Russian people and the Romans will definitely not speak ill of Your Majesty.”
Is that how it works?
Well, to be blunt, it wouldn’t have mattered if I were a fake princess.
The most important part is having a focal point.
So, there’s really no need to say anything.
“For now, let’s just leave this dress and the frame.”
“Are you sure that’s okay?”
Honestly, I considered burying it along with the royal family, but there’s no need to throw it away.
Anastasia just left everything to me.
Someone should remember her.
I’ve told Maria and her family, so they might not forget, but I am the one who has entered the body of Anastasia.
I alone will remember Anastasia.
Remember the Anastasia who entrusted her body to me.
“I have to remember the Anastasia who entrusted herself to me. And for her, Rasputin was just a kind old man. So take good care of it. Everything else related to Anastasia that I brought from Yekaterinburg.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Maria and her daughter bowed their heads and stepped back.
The royal family thanked me as they left, and that was enough, but I’ve always thought that Anastasia should not be forgotten.
The world doesn’t know that Anastasia is me, and it doesn’t know that she died.
I walked to the window, sipping tea while gazing outside.
In the distance, I could see the Palace of Anastasia. The blue sky.
Once again, the skies of Rome are clear today, and they will always remain blue.
* * *
20XX
A long time has flown by like the flow of water.
There were no major issues, such as refugees or Islamic extremists, that became a significant problem in the original world.
The only thing was that there were civil wars breaking out in Africa, but compared to original history, it wasn’t that large, and under the mediation of Ethiopia, peace was quickly restored to Africa.
The only major clash was in South Africa with the people who got wiped out while trying to create a “Black Freedom Zone,” but that was about it.
However, as Anastasia predicted, something else erupted.
This isn’t to say that there weren’t any big or small incidents at all; it’s just less than the original world.
There was, however, a dispute over the sovereignty of the Falklands, diverging from original history.
Naturally, it was expected. Eva Perón’s era had passed, but because of the records stating that the original Eva Perón was rejected when she discussed the cession of the Falklands with the Tsars in Moscow, it sparked an obsession among the Argentinians about the Falklands.
“Oh, this is the fleet of Rome.”
With prior permission from the United States, a large fleet was dispatched.
The Roman Third Fleet in the Atlantic, known for having many advanced fighter jets and stealth aircraft due to Anastasia’s enthusiasm for ray-finned fish, was a massive fleet sufficient to subdue all of Argentina’s naval and air forces.
In the end, the South American Union gave up its claim to the Falklands.
And by giving up sovereignty over the Falklands, the South American Union needed to show some results, and they aimed at Venezuela. As a result…
A war broke out between the North American Union and the South American Union on the American continent.
The localized skirmishes over Venezuela escalated when the South American fleet bombed a U.S. fleet anchored in Venezuelan waters.
However, under the U.S. nuclear threat, the South American Union ultimately had to retreat and pay reparations.
Afterward, when they attempted to secretly develop nuclear weapons, they faced economic sanctions from the Rome Treaty and fell into despair.
From then on, the South American Union effectively fell under U.S. influence.
Meanwhile, Japan failed to fulfill the unification aspirations left by the National Father Mutaguchi, with the reason being that when the population of the Kanto Republic became divided due to the war, the influx of Black people from the United States grew large, and as they entered the political scene, even the position of the national language, Japanese, was threatened by English.
The 80 years of division, occasional border disputes, and other factors caused growing animosity between the two countries, making unification difficult.
“Oh wow. Let’s work together for the peaceful unification of American Japan and West Japan.”
Seeing a Black minister from the Kanto Republic at the summit served as a clear indication.
However, there were indeed significant events as well.
Contrary to Anastasia’s concerns, the history of computers and the internet advanced several years faster, and especially under the guidance of Glushikov, the Rome Treaty prepared future planning, centering on the AI Anastasia Project, which saw various private corporations jump on board to develop an AI Anastasia based on the internet.
It was an immense event that could not just be overlooked, even when combined with the original world.
The central government of the Rome Treaty integrated civil, economic, and political matters through an electronic government utilizing AI Anastasia.
The emergence of the Anastasia Cybernetic Roman Government.
AI Anastasia began rapidly collecting information, and the sluggish governance previously executed by people sped up considerably.
In a café in Russia.
There were male and female students researching Anastasia as a university project.
One was a Russian female student, while the other was a male exchange student from Balhae.
<Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova>
1. Overview
June 18, 1901 – ????. The youngest daughter among Tsar Nicholas II of the Russian Empire and his wife, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, she was exiled along with her family due to the Russian Revolution, becoming the only survivor among them. She is the one and only Emperor of the ‘New’ Rome, having united Europe that had long been divided, raised the status of Russia, and is an absolute presence.
2. Life
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2-5 Becoming the Focal Point of the White Army in the Civil War.
Now, in what is referred to as the Red-White War, which is essentially a war to filter out the Reds, she established a government in Yekaterinburg to avenge her family and became the focal point for the White Army, directly hunting down communists and reclaiming Moscow to form the Russian Republic that became the foundation for the Rome Treaty.
3. Ideology
The Anastasiaism she advocated is essentially a revisionist capitalism steeped in communism, but it has a different objective.
“In order to achieve complete equality, we must become a cyber government rather than have a government formed of corruptible humans.” – Anastasia
The goal of Anastasiaism was electronic governance.
In fact, the briefly established Soviet government of Russia and the German People’s Government transitioned into an authoritarian regime, leading to laborers barely being able to breathe, which makes perfect sense.
4. Emperor of Rome
She personally directed World War II and, after winning, unified Europe centered around her allies (by threatening with nuclear weapons), ascending to the position of the one and only Emperor of Rome, and numerous pivotal figures in the world left behind various quotes about her.
“Because she exists, so does I, Adolf Hitler, the National Father of the Danube.” – Adolf Hitler
“She was the true saint who saved Turkey from the brink of doom. It is entirely natural for her to claim the throne of Rome.” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
“The Second World War has become nothing less than a gift I gave to Tsaritsa.” – Winston Churchill
“An eternal benefactor of the Korean people who saved thirty million Koreans from the oppression of imperial Japan, greater than even the Ming Emperor of the Joseon dynasty.” – Ahn Chang-ho
“The only one who recognized me, Mutaguchi Renya, in the entire world.” – Mutaguchi Renya
“The world’s most dangerous woman and the most outstanding woman. No conqueror in history even comes close to her, not even Genghis Khan.” – Douglas MacArthur
“A great woman who embraced many.” – Eva Perón
Additionally, many world leaders praised her as the Emperor of Rome, demonstrating how magnificent her existence was.
5. Appearance
Her appearance was so stunning that nobody at the time could surpass it.
The photo of her presented on this wiki is not synthesized or retouched; after the Red-White War, she became more beautiful every day as proof of her sainthood.
“She is so beautiful that no one should dare to approach her, like a goddess. It was my wish just to lick her feet.” – Lavrenti Beria
6. Immortality
One of the most mysterious phenomena of the 21st century. There’s a theory that the former saint of Russia, Anastasia, does not age or die.
Some argue that to raise Russia’s status at the time, it was necessary to deify Anastasia, who pulled Russia up by the bootstraps. However, the photos left behind from that time are intriguing.
After the Yekaterinburg and Tsaritsyn battles, testimonies from both the Red Army prisoners and White Army soldiers highlighted her survival during a bombing raid by the German People’s Army while entering the Reichstag in Communist Germany.
Post-World War II, photos taken at the age of over fifty and the materials and images left afterward suggest a very credible case for the theory of immortality.
Russian elders remarked that the Tsar did not age, and it was too long ago to be termed synthetic. Additionally, Winston S. Churchill of a nation discussed Anastasia Tsarina’s marriage.
“Since she doesn’t age anyway, what’s the problem in marrying a young royal boy?” – Winston S. Churchill
“I’m envious of that youth.” – Empress Catherine Victoria III
“I was dumbfounded by that outrageous beauty.” – Edward VIII
Thus, recent rumors about the survival of Tsarina Anastasia have surfaced.
7. Global Strategy
Her written global strategy states that the death of the royal family was never made known to the world, and even Anastasia herself was believed to be dead. The perspective is that the Red-White War ended with the Bolsheviks’ victory. Featuring a backdrop of the 2000s, the specificity of this narrative has made many deem that she might have envisioned the world wherein she was deceased. That is perhaps why it has been a bestseller worldwide to this day.
8. Miscellaneous
– Anastasia. She is also called the embodiment of light and darkness. For the Balhae people, known as the main ethnicity of Balhae, mint chocolate, which elicits extreme preferences, was forcefully introduced when the Balhae Federation government was established, receiving grants, and referred to as darkness, while at the same time dubbed the ‘Mother of Chicken’ for introducing chicken. (In fact, a foreigner introduced (old) chicken beforehand) – Some suspect she was gaslighted into creating Anastasiaism during the early civil war by Bolsheviks with differing intentions. They implemented welfare policies that the Soviet Russia had previously envisioned to turn public sentiment in their favor.
– At some point, when AI Anastasia started acting as a spokesperson for the Kremlin, it became difficult to discern whether the real Tsarina had died. Given she appeared ageless even until WWII, it suggests she might still be alive. Strong evidence for this includes the fact that the position of ‘Russian Tsar’ is still held by Anastasia, with Vladimir III being the starting point for all subsequent Russian monarchs (to be fair, Russians do love praising their Tsars).
“Could it be that AI Anastasia was prepared by the Tsar long ago?”
The Balhae male student nodded along, finding it interesting as he researched Anastasia for a university project.
“In fact, there’s speculation that AI Anastasia was developed much earlier. Your Majesty has never aged, so at some point, it must have been replaced. That’s what was said.”
“According to some members of the Kremlin’s personal guard, the Maria Family hasn’t aged at all either.”
“Hahaha. Are you a conspiracy theorist?”
The female student, resembling Anastasia, laughed at the male student.
“Not particularly? It’s more because of the rumors. I think of how public ownership might be improved with AI Anastasia. Just showing interest.”
At this time, the Balhae Federation was forming a coalition government with Israel and Western Japan as a central nation, but was experiencing friction due to political and economic problems, as well as Jewish terraforming projects regarding China.
This was yet another significant event observable in the altered history.
“Still, they say they’ll make a Balhae-style Anastasia now?”
“That flopped, right? They just embezzled the budget and created some silly VTuber. So, they’re rushing to introduce AI Anastasia instead.”
The male student gazed enviously at the mini AI Anastasia freely floating on the female student’s laptop screen.
As if aware of the gaze, AI Anastasia covered her mouth with her hand and smiled shyly.
The introduction itself was not a big problem.
Since it’s AI, it had been developed to cope globally from the start.
In the United States, they regarded it as a significant challenge to them and even went as far as to establish an independent AI system with thorough security.
“While the introduction might be quick, the elders of Balhae will have plenty to say. It’s like selling the country to Rome.”
“To put it another way, it’s more like a little AI is dominating all the way to Rome, right?”
“That seems about right.”
Given that the government is controlled by AI Anastasia, it can be seen that way.
“So, there shouldn’t be any problems. Well, for now, I need to do more research. To do this, I must research the Tsar, but their death has been mentioned. Which version could be correct? Is it possible that lurking communists are trying to diminish Tsarism due to their opposition?”
What a conspiracy-lover he is.
The female student thought to herself as she stood up from her chair.
“I don’t think they’ve passed on. Just a moment, I’ll go grab some coffee.”
“Okay.”
As the female student headed to the counter to get coffee, she smiled.
“It’s interesting to see myself in this changed world.”
Who would have thought that she would be born as a male in this world too?
It feels utterly different from her original self, but who cares.
Anastasia is just Anastasia.
She always has been, and she always will be.