대관식 | Coronation
"Long live the Empire! Live forever!!!"
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If you're stupid, you're stupid....
As I watched the Junkers, who couldn't seem to get their heads around the idea of the German Empire's demise, I silently closed my eyes and thought to myself.
I will be Emperor of the German Empire again....
In my younger life, the vague thought of becoming emperor had filled me with excitement, but now it was different.
Why is it different?
...On my shoulders rest the deaths of millions of Aryans who died in my previous life....
Is it because the weight of their souls is so heavy on my shoulders?
Of course, I have no regrets.
As Emperor of the Reich, I have the responsibility to carry the weight of those deaths, as well as the glory and supremacy of Germany.
I know that it is a price that must be paid for the unity of the Aryan people, persecuted and exploited by the imperialists and oppressed by the foolish monarchs.
History always thirsts for blood, and only with blood can a new history begin.
Humanity is the history of war and war is the history of humanity.
Except....
The price of countless deaths is not defeat, but victory.
Only victory is worth the price of blood and death.
History is written by the victors, not by the losers.
Mother.... I will carry on the traditions of the Empire. Please watch from heaven as I fulfill the German dream. ....'
I wore a black military uniform in the tradition of the Kingdom of Prussia, my chest adorned with medals bearing the symbols of the German Empire.
My face was filled with an expression of solemnity and pride.
I slowly walked out of the door and made my way to the throne room.
Around me, countless nobles gathered, each worshipping the rising sun.
The year is 1888.
4th in world economy.
5th in world population.
Number one army in Europe. (Although very, very subjective.... They're #1 because they kicked the crap out of the French Empire, who thought they had the #1 army in the world, right? Russia.... You guys are assholes, Japan and Bali are assholes in the Russo-Japanese war, and the British Empire has the best navy. The army is a joke).
An indisputable power that no one can refute.
The absolute monarch of such a power is about to be born.
"Long live the Kaiser! Long live the German Empire! Long live the Germanic people!"
"Long live the emperor! Long live the German Empire! Long live the Germanic people!"
"Long live the emperor! Long live the German Empire! Long live the Germanic people!"
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But no one realized.
That a bloodbath would take place here today.
***
"Long live the Kaiser! Long live the German Empire! Long live the Germanic people!"
...Long live the Kaiser? Long live the German Empire?
They're bullshitting me.
They're bullying me for their own military power and autonomy.
They have the power, but they use it for their own interests, not for the country.
'...Ah, long live the Teutons, maybe they really mean it.
Of course, even that was unkind to me.
Weren't all those Latins, Slavs, Middle Easterners, and Indians pointing their fingers at the same people I was supposed to be ruling?
Tsk.... The same Aryan people pointing fingers at each other as if they were different ethnicities.... I should unite the Aryan people as soon as possible.
The nobles and royalty, unaware of my true intentions, welcomed my rule with open arms.
But...
Unlike the previous emperors, who were warlike, how should this new emperor, who is fragile, move?
The first and second emperors used their powerful imperial powers to influence the military, and as a proud Junker, I cannot allow that to continue.
This time we must separate the imperial power from the military! The military belongs to us Junkers, and the German Empire we founded belongs to the military.
"Our empires don't want much, and the status quo is best.
From the military to the fiscal, administrative, and judicial powers, they are all self-governing.... The economy grows, security is maintained, and the situation is best as it is.
Wow, you can see all the emotion on his face.
What's wrong with people who have been in politics?
....You're not going to belittle me for not having political experience, are you?
Hmm....
I suppose it's possible.
You don't realize that I have past life memories of being in politics for decades.
There was a very real possibility that I would come across as an asshole to you now.
Is that a good thing? Because it's much better for me to be caught off guard than for my enemies to be wary of me, especially when I'm trying to make things happen right after my coronation.... Still, ignoring me feels like shit.
I laughed at the ridiculousness of their behavior as they wore their hearts on their sleeves.
The two pillars of the German Reich.
East Germany.
The Junker class of landowners in the Kingdom of Prussia, including Eastern Prussia and other parts of East Germany, who traditionally wielded great influence in the military and political arenas.
The independent, sovereign states that make up an empire, each with its own governmental, legal, and military authority.
These two classes currently support the German Empire, the second most powerful nation in the world.
And today....
I intend to bring the Blade of Purge down upon these two classes.
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Otto von Bismarck, First Chancellor of the Second German Reich.
She strode to my side, her voluptuous figure not concealed by her stiff military uniform, brightening the red carpet that stretched from the door to the throne.
In one hand she held the imperial crown for the owner of the German Empire.
"Your Majesty."
"Yes... Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who helped found the German Empire with my grandmother."
Gone was the usual beating, Bismarck turned to me and dropped to one knee.
She offered me the emperor's coffin, which she carried at her side.
She then addressed the new emperor who would lead the great and glorious German Empire.
"The fate of the German Empire, which has existed since 1871, is now in Your Majesty's hands."
Ah.... I want to be crowned at the Palace of Versailles like my grandmother.... Ah, so later, when we start a world war and take over France, we can proclaim the Aryan Empire from the Palace of Versailles? Hehe.... I've worried about you for nothing.
"The fate of the 100 million Germans scattered throughout Europe and the 50 million of the German Reich is now in the hands of Your Majesty."
What is he saying? The fate of 700 million Aryans scattered all over the world is in my hands.
"The fate of the nobles who are loyal to Your Majesty and of the princes of the federal states is now in the hands of Your Majesty."
Ah... They're dangerous, we should purge them.
"Please.... rule wisely. My Emperor."
"My Emperor."
"My Emperor.
"My Emperor."
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At the same time as her words ended, I put the emperor's crown on my head.
According to the doctrine of the divine right of kings, which states that God grants all political power to kings and emperors, it is traditionally correct for the emperor or king of a Christian nation to wear an imperial crown given to him by the pope or bishop, but the German Empire is different.
1916.
In the neighboring Austro-Hungarian Empire, Charles I wore a crown given to him by Pope Benedict XV, but that's because it's a shitty country.
In the German Empire, not even Christianity is above the authority of the emperor.
Napoleon didn't crown himself for nothing.
With all of Europe under his feet, even the Pope must have looked like a dick.
"Wow!!!!"
"Wow!!!!"
"waaaaaah!!!!"
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At the same time as the emperor's coffin was being wrapped around him, the Junkers and royalty all turned to me and fell to their knees.
And they cried out in unison.