Twisted Flow (1)

"Hahaha! Nikolai Bunge! You crazy bureaucrat!"

Is he an ill-fated reformer destined to fade into history, or a madman who postponed even death while harboring original sin and stubbornness?

It's too early for a posthumous evaluation since Bunge hasn't died yet, but he's certainly someone who will be recorded in detail by future generations.

"Ah... How long has it been since I laughed so heartily?"

At this point, with the Trans-Siberian Railway nearing completion this year, all I wanted from the Amur Governor-General's Office was just maintaining the status quo.

That meant I thought the Amur Governor-General's Office's work was done after just receiving reports on Roman's fortress construction.

However, Bunge apparently thought differently.

"Do you see? These numerous business plans and reports? The madness of a senile old man at eighty?"

"...Isn't this the harmful effect of excessive autonomy?"