Ch.291The Last Revolutionary

“As I said, I’ve come back too much for revenge. In a way, I should actually thank you Bolsheviks for helping me get to this position. If you want to change your identity and live quietly in Russia, I might allow that, but I don’t think that’s what you want.”

That’s the kind of man Trotsky is.

He would pursue revolution to the end rather than submit to me.

Logically, Europe would be impossible for him, so he’ll go somewhere else.

That’s what makes him a revolutionary. Without that, Trotsky has no value.

He will likely be the last revolutionary of this era.

“What if I start a revolution somewhere else?”

Trotsky said with a sly expression.

Yes. As expected. This bastard will eventually try to start a revolution.

“That’s your business. Though looking around the world, there’s hardly anywhere left for revolution. If you insist on revolution, I recommend avoiding Latin America. That’s American territory. Actually, those neutral countries down there might not be bad places for revolution.”

At my words, Trotsky fell into deep thought.

His expression suggested he was seriously considering what to do next.

“Then I’ll leave this country. As the Grand Duchess said, this is a land where I can no longer stay, nor should I stay, isn’t that right?”

His choice was ostensible exile.

I gave him a decent amount of gold and sent him away.

More precisely, I guided him to go somewhere outside Russian influence.

To the Far East, that is. Now, where might Trotsky go? Latin America is American territory, India and other regions have properly established governments and will function independently for a while.

Above all, those places have peacekeeping forces coming and going, and neutral countries are unsuitable for starting revolutions.

If there’s one place, it would be the Kanto Republic.

I’ve already attached Okhrana agents to monitor him, so whatever happens will be fine.

“So Trotsky has been dealt with as well.”

“Hmm, I’m worried. What if he doesn’t act according to Your Majesty’s wishes?”

After sending Trotsky away, I was planning to play with Belka II, but Maria suddenly asked such a question.

Well, do I need to? I haven’t really thought about it, but there are options.

“There are still plenty of ways. There are still those in the Kanto Republic who are nostalgic for the great Empire of Japan, so we can arrange for weapons to be traded under the table. As for Trotsky himself, I’ve had the Okhrana follow him, so if he becomes troublesome, we can just kill him.”

It doesn’t necessarily have to be Trotsky anyway.

I’ve heard there are many in the Kanto Republic who long for the former Japanese Empire. What would happen to the Kanto Republic if such people ran wild?

It sounds like it could get quite interesting. For now, I plan to weaken the Kanto Republic as much as possible.

Since the US is backing them, Renya Mutaguchi probably can’t achieve unification even if he sees the opportunity, but I should step on them as much as possible to make things difficult.

How about using the excuse of rising red tide to drive a wedge between East and West Japan?

If we really get into history, they’re all pretty much the same, but using history as a tool for division could work well.

West Japan was settled by immigrants who came from the north through the Korean Peninsula back to the archipelago. Their origins are different from those in East Japan. Let’s demand that Mutaguchi change the history textbooks like this.

Package it appropriately like this. Divide East and West Japan.

Add that the East Japanese are barbaric and still long for the Japanese Empire that committed barbaric acts in the past, while others are trying to start a revolution.

That should work as packaging.

I’ve heard there are still guerrilla fighters in the Kanto Republic. So it’s definitely worth trying.

And right now, Japan is the only place Trotsky could go.

No matter how you look at it, the Kanto Republic is quite chaotic right now.

Although there’s American military government, they’ve only established the government while delaying reconstruction. For America, East Japan is literally just a military base for contingencies.

The newly independent countries are led by independence activists, and Latin America is dangerous for Trotsky because it’s under American influence.

The Kanto Republic has the highest probability of being Trotsky’s destination.

“I hope everything goes according to Your Majesty’s wishes.”

“It doesn’t matter whether it does or not.”

I’m fine if things don’t always go my way. Even if they don’t go as I wish, I’ve attached Okhrana agents to Trotsky, so I can have him killed anytime.

I was planning to relax a bit after resolving the Trotsky matter, but now I see documents on my desk.

“Ah, these came up through the Duma this afternoon.”

“Now that the Trotsky matter is resolved, hmm. Is this related to South Africa? Maria, read it for me.”

I have some free time.

I think Maria, who essentially serves as the Kremlin spokesperson while having fun, should do more work.

She’s getting older now, but anyway.

“Ah, yes, Your Majesty. Chancellor Hitler…”

“Chancellor Hitler? Why?”

Surely he’s not going to do something crazy like shouting “Lebensraum!” belatedly and breaking away from the Roman Treaty to confront Russia.

That would probably be impossible.

But why would Hitler bring this up in this situation?

“Unfortunately, there was a bomb attack in South Africa…”

“A bomb attack? Like the one I experienced?”

“Yes. It appears so.”

“Hmm. So that happened.”

Could he possibly be dead? If so, that would be rather sad. Normally, considering history, I should keep him in check. But in this history, he’s been one of the people working for me.

If he’s dead, I should at least pay my respects.

“Fortunately, thanks to his bodyguards, he only suffered minor injuries, but they’re working hard to make it look like serious injuries in their propaganda.”

Doesn’t this smell a bit suspicious?

Perhaps Hitler is following my example to create justification to brutally suppress Black South Africans?

The thought is quite horrifying.

Our Hitler seems determined to create a justified Holocaust.

A prime minister of a country goes to South Africa to inspect public safety and nearly dies in a bomb attack.

I don’t know about others, but the Danube Federation will be foaming at the mouth.

“What about the people of the Danube Federation? What happened with the Duma?”

“It seems the Danube is demanding that treaty forces be dispatched to the treaty organization, and they’ve defined the perpetrators as Black South African communists and decided to send treaty forces to stir things up.”

They’re defining the perpetrators as Black communists.

So it’s already a done deal. What does this statement mean? It simply means they’re going to round everyone up.

“There are communists here, right? As it turns out, they’re all communists? Communists must be eradicated.” That’s the direction they’re taking.

There will be mass killings.

“So that’s how it is.”

Well, perhaps it’s for the best.

Eventually in the future, friction and crime between Black and White people will become extremely high anyway.

Maybe this is better. The treaty forces will do what they need to, but this incident will likely cause Black people to shed a lot of blood.

“Hitler has certainly chosen a difficult path.”

Perhaps it’s because of me.

When I said I would step up, he offered to go in my place.

This means he’s willing to take all the burden himself.

I could go in afterward to comfort the Black people. That might work. Hmm.

This gives me a lot to think about.

This incident will likely lead to something on the scale of the Holocaust.

“Your Majesty, perhaps it would be best to just observe this situation?”

“Hmm.”

Yes. Honestly, it’s right for me to stay out of it.

Other monarchs in the Roman Treaty Organization rarely make appearances.

It’s not good for me to get too involved.

Even with Indonesia, I actually went there to finish things decisively rather than wanting to go.

Stepping back like in the Vietnam War might be an approach.

“But other parts of Africa should be fine, I think.”

Yes. For example.

Instead of stopping the crackdown on lawless Black areas in South Africa, I could visit other African regions and give speeches about how they’re now part of the international community.

“That sounds good, but would it be alright?”

“Yeah. But the situation is really messy.”

From what I remember, everything was granted independence and completely fell apart. If we need to work on unifying things for a while.

I don’t think I can handle visiting all these places.

“Are you really going to go?”

“Well, this is a bit…”

This is too much. I mean, I did tell them to grant independence, but still.

“It seems the Ethiopian army is helping to establish countries along desired lines in a federal system. It might be better to visit after they’ve established their countries.”

“Will that work?”

I would go myself if possible, but…

“Or I’ve heard they’re forming governments centered around powerful tribes. The treaty organization is also supporting various regions except South Africa, so Your Majesty may not need to personally visit those lands.”

That arrangement might prevent civil wars, but do I really not need to go?

Ah, let’s just have fun. But is it okay for the Tsar not to act in this situation?

It feels like I shouldn’t just sit still, but maybe I could just give a speech expressing regret about the tragedy in South Africa.

No, that would look too uncool.

To be honest, I wouldn’t mind if the treaty forces reverted to imperialism and openly suppressed everything.

Of course, this isn’t because I desire imperialism, but because I genuinely don’t care either way.

The problem is my position as Tsar.

“If you really want to make a tour, there’s East Asia, isn’t there?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. There’s the Federal Government, Qing Dynasty, Balhae, West Japan, and so on.”

Oh, that doesn’t sound bad. I could say I’m touring East Asia, so I know nothing about the situation there!

I was planning to visit East Asia soon anyway, so this might be right.

The Asian Allied Forces have just finished their work, and the Roman Treaty Organization has industrialization, so this isn’t bad.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my country from my previous life.

No, it might be different here, but anyway, I’ll get to see my homeland.

* * *

The bomb attack on Chancellor Hitler in South Africa.

All of Europe was in uproar over the news of Adolf Hitler, who had gone to South Africa to personally comfort the Black people, being targeted in a bomb attack.

“The independent Blacks were communists!”

“Black people are as barbaric as communists, and they’ve failed, turning their areas into lawless zones!”

“Black people tried to kill Chancellor Hitler with terrorism!”

“The Roman Treaty Organization must send treaty forces to eliminate the Black communists in South Africa!”

“Revenge for Chancellor Hitler!”

The Danube Federation in particular was in chaos.

That was natural.

While Karl I was the monarch of the Danube Federation, Hitler was considered the father of the nation, so popular was he.

This was understandable. He had reconstructed and unified the fragmented Dual Monarchy, recaptured all the old territories, and taken revenge on Serbia for the Great War, wiping it off the map.

As such a figure, Hitler was on the same level as Anastasia in Russia within the Danube Federation.

With the Danube Federation’s strong will and as previously agreed within the Roman Treaty, there were calls to eliminate the Black South Africans.

“Communists are vermin. Even if they are independent Black people, if they choose to become communists, they are no exception. I do not want that red tide spreading in Africa.”

“It’s not just simple communism. It’s become a lawless zone. They’ve just gained independence and have already failed at implementing communism. This proves once again that communism is nothing but a half-baked ideology whispered by the devil.”

“If they are vermin, they should be cleaned up. It might be good to consider using biochemical weapons.”

“Director. What did your country’s Tsar say?”

In the end, the Tsar’s opinion was important.

The Tsar was the saint of the Roman Treaty Organization.

If she were to oppose the elimination of Black communists in Africa, things could become difficult.

Of course, given the Tsar’s character, she probably wouldn’t object with this level of justification, but this wasn’t simply about capturing Black people—it was about labeling regions that had sought independence in South Africa and become lawless as communist states to be eliminated.

The Tsar, being a woman with a dark heart, would probably understand and let this pass.

“Our Majesty said she is preparing for an East Asian tour.”

“So she wants us to handle this matter at our level.”

If that’s the case, there’s nothing to stop us. We should dispatch treaty forces immediately.

“Then there’s nothing to stop us. I’ve been displeased with the Black people who declared independence in South Africa on their own.”

“We must reincorporate the lawless zones back into the Republic of South Africa.”

“To do that, we need to deal with the leadership of the lawless zones and their communist bandit groups, and accept the Black people who surrender to the treaty forces back as citizens.”

Of course, they weren’t planning to kill everyone.

However, the treaty forces dispatched to the lawless zones intended to clearly establish who was in charge, showing that they could eliminate anyone who stepped out of line.

“Still, we must not appear as massacrers. We cannot label all Black people in the free zones as communists.”

“Let’s stage bomb attacks over time and gradually label them all as communists.”

Thus, the treaty forces were dispatched to eliminate the lawless zones that had formed the Republic of South Africa.