Ash von Kesselring

"WOW! I never thought i would be this handsome!"

The grim looking butler became a bit anxious. It was a natural though.

But I had never expected myself becoming a young Duke with such handsome looks. Blonde hair, chisel-cut face, beautiful eyes and about six foot and ten inches tall, that was enough make any girl fall for me.

I was too tall though.

"I am just looking forward today. That's it."

"If that's the case, then i will take my leave."

I nodded my head. The butler walked out with a sense of relief.

I took some time to get ready. My residence was rather lavish. The floor was made of Macassar Ebony. A very precious hardwood flooring. The walls were not that colorful but the brownish tinge with expensive silk curtains gave a sense of nobility. The floors had expensive red mats put all over the house.

"Tch! What a waste of money!"

I would have rather donated all these to the people. As it is Germany of 1910 lived a bad lifestyle, moreover this guy had to decorate his place with expensive materials.

But did it matter in the end? No. After all I am here for 7 years only.

I walked to my office, thinking what to renovate. in the end, I couldn't leave things as it is.

The waitress who was busy cleaning hurried out on seeing me entering the office. My office was no exception to lavishness. The desk was pretty efficient. It was similar to a modern day computer desk. A few drawers and quite the space to spread your legs. The chair was made of wood and had a cushion on the seat and on the back-rest.

System.

*POP*

[ Information ]

[ ......... ]

Ugh! That's too much information! I checked my schedule with my butler. There was nothing to do for today.

2 hours later.......

The info was too much to handle. If one read this, he or she would have definitely been dead on spot.

Yes, he or she would have died, from laughter!

Was this guy even normal?

To summarize, the info gave me details about this body's history and relationships. It also gave me details about the current situation outside.

This guy however was most suited to be a fool rather than a noble. His parents died when he was only six. For 2 years he holed himself in his residence from the shock. Suddenly, one morning he came out of his bedroom with a different personality all together. He behaved like a fool to not get experiences of the past and did heavy training, apparently for no reason.

Who the hell trains heavily after all this?

This guy trained everyday, stayed on diet and didn't even touch wine, even after he was of age. Was he doing some kind of martial arts training?

I decided to look into it later. This was too troublesome to handle right now.

However his efforts were not to waste. Thanks to his training, i wouldn't need to train myself into my past twenties. This guy turned nineteen this year and was this healthy and strong. What an unexpected turn of events.

Moreover, this Germany had a messed up hierarchy. There were dukes and the Kaiser was the President. Moreover, the President didn't even hold full control over all the provinces.

Even more, it was a democratic system. The Duke who performed the best would be given the title of Kaiser. This repeated every 10 years. Why the hell are the Dukes even there when it wasn't a feudal system of government?

Too many questions popped into my head.

I took a deep breath and sighed.

"Hah! Why am I even here, you f*king cat?"

A few minutes later.....

*Knock Knock*

"Yes. Come in."

My butler arrived with a serious look on his face.

"Sir, the Kaiser wants to meet you as soon as possible."

Heh! So he finally called.

Before reading the info the system gave me, I had sent a letter to the Kaiser about expansion plans.

Seems like he got restless.

"Fine."

"I will ready the cab in 5 minutes."

With this the butler walked out.

To think it would be hectic, was something I was completely unprepared. I was a simple spy in my pas life. I grew old and was disposed off by my country because of my decrease in work efficiency.

Work was easy. Wasn't it?

The cab was a vintage style ambassador.

There was one thing that really intrigued me. That is the technological advancement of this world.

1910 was somewhere in between the post industrialization and pre-modernization era of Europe. That meant there were factories which were good enough to run the economy. When my butler handed me the map of the factories present in Hanover province and the rest of the German Empire, I was quite surprised. It's true that the Kaiser did establish factories but this was more then I had even thought of.

4 hours later...

The ride was really slow. Even though it was a few kilometers to Berlin from Hanover.

The Reichstag was quite simple to describe.

It was one freaking palace.

Moreover it was very complex with many offices, just like a complicated maze.

I got lost on my way to the Kaiser's office and had to take the assistance of the Kaiser's Guards.

However, comparing the exterior, the interior was quite simple. It didn't flaunt that much lavishness. But had a weird sense of respect. The Kaiser's office was the simplest of all. A glass window, red curtains, porcelain tiled flooring with red carpet over it.

The Kaiser himself was a a simple man. I had never seen the Kaiser before, so I expected him to be the Kaiser in the photos, but he was pretty plain, wore normal suit and a tie and had his table all messed up with several papers.

It was a sense of being back to home.

"Thank You for coming all the way here, Duke of Hanover."

He extended his hands for handshake as the sign of welcome.

"Its my greatest pleasure to meet you president. The distance is not a trouble at all."

"I see. Then let's get to work."

He had an anxious face. The letter earlier must have done that.

The Kaiser took a big looking map and placed it flat on the table and marked a few lines with red ink.

What the..!!

This map! So we are repeating that again?

"Oh my God!"

The President was grim all along.

"Yes. It's exactly what you think. France has started advancing towards Algiers. They already have control over Tunisia. Once they annex it, they will have full control over Northern Africa. Morocco will probably sign a treaty with France making France's reign absolute in the North Africa region."

Shit!

That was too fast. I never thought they would started making moves already.

"Sir, we can get Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands. They have 2 provinces each."

"If that was the case then I would have issued an order as soon as I came into office. The problem is that our Empire doesn't have a proper intelligence system. I got all this info by hiring a private spy."

"But aren't private spies too costly and dangerous. They might be double agents."

"It's exactly as you said. Moreover Belgium seems to be heading to a co-operation treaty with France. Attacking it would mean indirect war with France."

Damn it. They are moving too fast. It's too fast and I don't even know which countries are they from.

Wait!

"Sir, I am sorry for making such a weird request out of no where. Can you give me the permission to make a spy unit at the nation's disposal? I promise to bring the best spies into the unit."

There was a minute of silence when he heard this proposal.

What is it? Yes or No?

I waited eagerly for his answer. It has been a long time since I was so eager. The last time I waited eagerly was when I applied for the job as Intelligence Officer at the age of 22.

The Kaiser placed his arms on my shoulder.

"Yes. I would be glad if you can do the job."

I saluted. It was a simple salute. All you need to do is stand straight, clench your fists and place it on the left side of your chest just near your heart.

"It's my honor to serve you sir!"

"But remember, you've got only 1 year to create this unit."

"Yes Sir! I will definitely remember that!"

One year....

It's not enough but still it's manageable.