Reincarnated as Nikolai II

Chapter 284: Where Is My Friend (6)

"Roosevelt is saving us!"

"FDR! FDR! FDR!"

"Let's protect Asia with our own hands under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Asia belongs to Asians!"

"The Nazi Party approves of the integration of the Austrian economic sphere!"

"Isn't all of this thanks to the Führer's guidance! Heil Hitler!"

And this turning point, after five years of continuous decline, is causing great turbulence around the world.

The biggest change is that power, which had been scattered by the Great Depression, is gathering to one place, to one person.

To Hitler.

To FDR.

To the cabinet and the Emperor.

And.

"Shall we talk about the Neutrality Act that we've been postponing? The cause of this Great Depression is not the capitalists who are fellow American citizens, but the Great War. So we must never again get involved in others' wars."

"Right! Those who oppose this should go home today and read 'The Merchants of Death'!"

"The United States is a neutral country like Switzerland!"

Those who kept quiet and shut their mouths during bad economic times now open their mouths and act as things improve.

This is a fact that doesn't differ in any country.

BANG!

"AAAHHH!"

"Protect King Alexander!"

"Assassination, it's an assassination!"

The King of Serbia is dead.

By the Duce.

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From my perspective, I think Alexander I's death is influenced by the economic recovery trend.

'More precisely, it should be seen as a physical attempt to prevent Serbia from recovering economically and growing enough to establish an antagonistic stance against Italy again.'

As the economy entered a recovery phase, Serbia was also striving to ride this trend.

Naturally, they reached out to us as fellow Slavs, but King Alexander wanted to add one more line.

It was France.

He died while taking commemorative photos after a meeting with the French Foreign Minister.

"The captured man is a Bulgarian nationalist, but..."

"Yes, would the Bulgarian government be crazy enough to openly try to kill the Serbian king? As expected, there's only one candidate."

"Yes, everyone is pointing to Mussolini."

The Great Depression hasn't ended.

It's just been slightly alleviated, stopping short of getting worse.

But for our Duce, even that was already frightening.

"Before leaving for France, King Alexander did confidently say that to stop Serbia, one would have to kill him..."

"And he actually killed him. Mussolini is crazy too."

Knowing clearly why the Great War broke out, yet killing a king? And as Italy, of all countries?

This guy must be incapable of normal thinking.

Setting aside the fact that the Duce is half lost in his delusions:

This problem becomes more complicated due to the relationships of surrounding countries.

1).King Alexander I, who was trying to join hands with France despite being a Slavic country.

2).The duality of French Foreign Minister Barthou, who was leading the improvement of relations with Italy.

3).The U.S. Congress, which passed the Neutrality Act overnight and even restricted overseas stationing.

4).Britain, which simply dislikes Serbia, a Balkan Slavic country, for lingering around the Mediterranean.

And 5.

"Why is this guy stepping in again?"

Nazi Germany, which is suddenly criticizing the Duce harshly with the intention of making him the world's biggest bastard.

Adolf's rise to power has been successful, even perfect.

He didn't join hands with any faction, patiently waited for the right time, and finally ascended to the full position of Führer immediately after Hindenburg's death.

Moreover, if he's also significantly reducing the unemployment rate?

'The German republican system is finished.'

He gains power comparable to that of Wilhelm II in the past.

Even I am contemplating how to react to this incident, but why has Germany intervened?

"Stolypin, though Nazism may be merely an extreme right-wing ideology, Adolf, who founded the Nazi Party, doesn't seem to be immersed in Nazism. At least that's how I see it."

"That might be so."

"That means there's an intention behind criticizing Italy."

I've heard Adolf's admiration shifted from the Duce to me, but could it influence diplomacy to this extent? I'm not sure.

The fortunate point is that FDR can't intervene in this incident.

The U.S. Congress passed the Neutrality Act despite opposition from the president, who enjoys national support.

This is also because the people wanted the Neutrality Act.

Just as FDR can carry out the WPA policy, which clearly violates the constitutional amendments, because people support him, he couldn't reject this bill.

Bound by this Neutrality Act, FDR won't be able to actively intervene in this assassination.

Perhaps that's why Germany's stance seems all the more significant.

Why is he openly hostile to the Duce?

He must know that Germany's hostility toward the Duce only provides an opportunity for Italy and France to become friendly.

"Whatever the case, we must choose whether to question King Alexander I's pro-French behavior and pressure Mussolini, or to pacify the situation at the level of condolences."

"What do you think?"

"I... think we should apply pressure. Whatever the reason, if even Germany has joined in, the pressure Mussolini feels will be great."

Even Stolypin says we need to stop the Duce from running wild without knowing the limits.

But this uneasiness doesn't disappear.

France becoming friendly with Italy.

Russia in conflict with Italy.

The West in conflict with Russia.

And America, which must observe this structure for now.

There must be an answer within these spider web-like relationships.

At that moment, a thought occurs to me.

"This mad dog... why do I have to deal with it?"

The Duce is crazy. He's clearly not normal, thinking of triggering Europe's PTSD despite being a country that participated in the Great War.

And the object of that madness happens to be Serbia, which belongs to Pan-Slavism.

"...Stolypin."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Our neighboring Führer has also been raising a mad dog."

This feeling that suddenly becomes familiar in an instant.

'...Hitler, this bastard?'

Did I pride myself on raising two dogs alone?

It seems that Führer has also been raising a Duce.

Yes, this makes sense. Germany wants Italy to be more threatened and, in reaction, to act more wildly.

Because then I will move.