episode_0136

President Hindenburg saw me conversing with Voroshilov, who had come as the representative of the delegation, speaking Russian fluently at a local level, without the help of an interpreter, interpretation magic, or at least cutting-edge electronic devices created with the help of magic engineering. Although I was quite surprised.

(Ah. Voroshilov, the person I was talking to, was equally surprised. It must have been strange to be able to communicate with someone I didn’t even expect to know Russian, right?)

In response to Stala’s invitation, he expressed quite negative opinions about sending me to the Soviet Union.

“This is what I said when, instead of sending you back to the Astrakhan Military Academy, I had you do various things by my side… As a leader of a country, I have done a lot for my country, and I have chosen a person who will do more for my country in the future. I can’t risk sending it to a faraway place. Stalin, did you send him knowing what he would do to you?”

His concern for me seemed like a parent anxious about his child about to go on his first school trip, but it had some validity.

Although Germany and the Soviet Union are now said to be secret friends, their interests were the same to some extent, so they were able to temporarily overcome the ideological wall, and they were never a blood alliance in which one could trust and entrust everything to the other.

‘Even in the 21st century, which is much less barbaric than the 20th century, you can’t find a heart-warming word like blood oath. They all take care of their own country’s interests while also taking care of their allies. Is there anyone who really gives up their liver and gall for their allies? Moreover, the Soviet Union, which is not an official ally, cannot be trusted even more.’

Anyone who would deny this would see no point in looking at the case of Charles de Gaulle, who promoted France’s own nuclear armament while criticizing the United States and Britain with the rare quote, “Can the United States give up New York to protect Paris?” The only ones who can’t feel it are kites with flowers blooming on their heads.

The problem is that if I only approach it rationally, it will be difficult to convince President Hindenburg why I should go to the Soviet Union, so I guess I will have to appeal to my emotions.

“I know very well the concerns that His Excellency the President has, but I am not a chick in the nest that needs to be protected by its mother, but a soldier who has received a letter of appointment directly from His Excellency. No matter what danger comes to me in the Soviet Union, I am confident that I will escape wisely!”

After appealing to my bravery as a soldier, it was not just anyone else but the Secretary General himself who sent a delegation to invite me, but they also said that they would not act hastily because the day they were caught using dirty tricks would put their national prestige in jeopardy.

In response to the Secretary-General’s invitation, I said that it would be beneficial to the national interest if I returned from exploring the depths of the Soviet Union, one of my secret friends and virtual enemies, or that I exaggerated as much as possible the advantages of my trip to the Soviet Union, which were not certain in any case.

One more thing here.

“Because my early graduation from the military academy and commissioning were unplanned, I was not able to say hello to the principal or instructors, but I would like to take this opportunity to meet my teachers and say hello as a disciple.”

“Hmm, I will meet the teachers and say hello… You are not only a great friend, but also a friend with a deep heart.”

He dazzled President Hindenburg by cosplaying as a ‘polite young man’, a favorite among older people.

‘Actually, the real reason why I want to go to the Soviet Union in this way is, in my personal opinion, to see the perspective of Comrade General Secretary, who was the greatest leader in Russian history… but I can never say that because if I give that reason, I will definitely be accused of being a communist. .’

As a proud officer of the German Wehrmacht, I maintain a fundamentally negative view of communism, but at the same time, I also believe that communism is better than Western-style bourgeois democracy.

As our dear Father, His Excellency the President, taught us, there is no way that a leader who emerged from a vote among idiots is a genius, that the delusion called democracy is a shortcut to destroying the country, and that loyalty to just one leader is worth the risk of sacrificing one’s life. This is because offering is the greatest happiness an individual can enjoy.

And after flying over the United States in an Iron Man suit and seeing what appeared to be traces left by aliens, I thought, ‘If there are aliens in the United States, what are there in the Soviet Union? I must go to the Soviet Union to find an answer to the thought, ‘I must check it out!’

Anyway, as I intended, President Hindenburg was satisfied to see the young man displaying the courage and respect for his teacher that a soldier should have in his heart.

“You have courage that is unusual for young people these days… It’s definitely not wrong. Soldiers are sometimes exposed to even greater dangers than this, so it’s no good trying to protect yourself too much.”

“Then…! Are you sending it to me?”

I asked this because the atmosphere around the place wasn’t bad, but the answer I got back was an extremely vague statement that could be called ‘half success.’

“Ah, I guess I’ll have to decide on that after talking with the delegation some more. Since we are sending a talented person of your level, shouldn’t we find out what the Soviet Union can provide us?”

Well… Still, even if this isn’t the best answer I was hoping for, I think it’s enough to be satisfied and move on.

“That… is an extremely natural statement. I was only concentrating on going to the Soviet Union, but as expected, Your Excellency is different. Your Excellency always gives me a lot of inspiration, even though I have limited experience due to my short life.”

After a surprise worship on the spot, I took on the role of interpreter between President Hindenburg and Marshal Voroshilov throughout the talks that lasted for several days, fine-tuning the interests of the two countries and finally confirming my decision to go to the Soviet Union.

President Hindenburg was satisfied with being able to access the Soviet Union’s abundant raw materials on more favorable terms, and Voroshilov was satisfied with being able to show favor to his close friend Stalin by confirming my trip to the Soviet Union.

‘No matter how much Stalin is synonymous with purges, he would not evaporate his friend Voroshilov just because he failed to invite foreigners, but from Voroshilov’s point of view, success in this would be better than failure.’

If Voroshilov fails to bring me to the Soviet Union, the reason will be ‘Comrade Voroshilov is joining hands with Trotskyists and plotting against the General Secretary to destroy the Union! The proof is that he even brought a personal letter from the secretary and returned after intentionally failing to do his job! Anyway, then!’ Considering the possibility that it will come out like this, the person who would welcome the current result the most would be Voroshilov.

Of course, I also accepted this result with satisfaction.

There are limits to my ability to create raw materials out of thin air using magic and magical engineering and supply them to our country (Germany).

It was almost the only country that was not swept away by the waves of the Great Depression that hit the world (this was possible because, as a world-renowned king, it had no influence on whether the overseas market was bad or not, so it only had to worry about the domestic market), and it was able to trade more actively with the Soviet Union. If we can, we will be able to revive the national economy that has fallen into abyss at a faster rate.

This would have the adverse effect of increasing the national power of the Soviet Union, our virtual enemy, but if we eliminated the Soviet Union, there would be no country that would trade with us.

Even Duce in Italy, as a member of the victorious country, does not have a very close relationship with Germany at this point.

That’s what I’m saying…

“If His Excellency the President had formed an alliance with Comrade Secretary General… he would have been invincible…”

If the so-called ‘Berlin-Moscow Axis’ had been established, no country on earth would have dared to oppose it, and the combination of Germany’s excellent officers and technology and the Soviet Union’s labor and resources would have created tremendous synergy.

As can be seen from the example of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the relationship between fascism and communism seems like water and fire at first glance, but in reality, they are comrades who can join hands in the face of common interests… The relationship between Germany and the Soviet Union changed in the non-aggression pact. Even after coming to another world and reflecting on the fact that it did not develop into an airborne alliance, it is regrettable.

When I confided in Elysia, the youngest daughter of a Jewish capitalist, the things in my heart that I could not say in front of others, she pretended to be surprised and said:

“Oh my god! Paula, are you defending the communists now? 내 아내가 불순한 사상을 가지고 있을 줄은 꿈에도 몰랐었는데… ‘스탈린 개새끼’해봐.”

I was so dumbfounded that I was lost for a moment and then opened my mouth too late.

“You call that a horse? Of course you can. Stalin… gas… s, Stalin… s…”

However, even though I opened my mouth curiously, I couldn’t get the next word out… and ended up shouting the exact opposite of what Elysia had told me to say.

“Long live Comrade General Stalin! Long live the All-Federal Communist Party! Long live the world proletarian revolution!”

And that night, I had to cry for a long time under the cock of Elysia, who declared herself an ‘anti-communist crusader’…