Rasputin of the East

Chapter 67

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Buckingham Palace. London.

Buckingham Palace has 52 guest bedrooms.

When I woke up in one of them, I looked at the clock and frowned. it’s still dawn

I don’t know when the sunrise in London is, but it’s probably not now

The official meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, so the need to get enough sleep was overflowing, but once I escaped sleep, it did not come back easily. changed to

No matter how much he wandered around, the chances of running into anyone other than the guard were low, and he was reluctant to put on his pajamas outside the bedroom, even for a brief moment.

I walked down the hallway after checking the mirror, wearing a neatly ironed black uniform, a belt, and a robe with medals.

Occasionally, the guards patrolling the building were surprised to see me habitually armed with a pistol, and then backed away, but no one stopped me from walking.

Even the guards standing at the back door couldn’t stop me. I just hesitated for a while as I couldn’t decide whether it was okay to stop the VIP from wandering around without an attendant at night without an attendant, and then looked into my eyes and backed away.

As I stepped out, the cool London night air welcomed me.

The air wasn’t that good. Even me, who thought that London’s air was polluted like the terrible pollution of the River Thames, frowned at the smell of soot from a young age.

‘It’s probably not smog.’

Through the mist, I strolled through Buckingham Palace Gardens (a park located behind Buckingham Palace, between Buckingham Palace, Constitution Hill and Grosvenor Place).

As I was walking along the gravel road lined with sycamore, I noticed a faint song coming from under the mulberry tree.

Walking in that direction, I found a familiar new model.

“What are you doing here? Princess Mama.”

Olga was smiling in front of me.

“I haven’t been able to sleep. Where did the countess go, dressed like that on a late night?”

“Same thing, I couldn’t sleep.”

“is that so?”

She took one step closer to me. I reflexively took a step back.

“count.”

“Yes, Princess Mama.”

“Don’t run away.”

“…………”

“Didn’t you say you would protect me?”

“that….”

“Didn’t you promise to protect us and me no matter what happens?”

Olga’s voice sounded very sad.

“If you run away, you can’t protect me. But now he’s running away, so does that mean that all those oaths are lies in the end?”

“It’s not like this.”

“really?”

“Princess, I tell you…”

“Are you saying that there is a gender gap? Do you really think so? The peasant saint, the supreme physician, the defender of the empire, the conqueror of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Antioch, do you really think you are too low to marry me?”

“I’m………”

“You told me a long time ago. When the time comes, when it’s time to make a choice, trust me. I believed I’ve been believing I will believe you in the future. Who else would I trust but you?”

“……”

“I felt to some extent what you were thinking and saying to me. Because Alexei is sickly, and he doesn’t think the other members of the royal family are capable enough. This country is in peril, and no one who is reasonably capable can overcome the difficulties, so someone close to you and someone you can trust will sit in the highest position, and you will move behind me.”

“that……”

“You deserve it. You won’t even have to move backwards. Just do one thing.”

“I would like to ask you one thing, but if I say no, what will the double-headed eagle do?”

“It is a responsibility given to me, and I must bear it, but there is a reason why I have decided to bring it up here.”

Without giving me a chance to speak, she raised her hand.

Sycamore and cypress trees sway like a chorus in the night breeze, and the night view of London seen from afar is shrouded in fog.

She looked at me like a flower blooming in a lonely winter breeze on the empty tennis court, as a gentle wave blew across the lake where a few flamingos had landed.

“Several centuries ago, there was a great mistress who ruled this land. A great queen who laid the foundation for what today this country can be called the British Empire.”

“Elizabeth.”

virgin queen.

“I believe in you, I will do as you please, but I do not marry anyone, I will never marry anyone, unless it is one who has come to return the Sophia Cathedral and the Holy Sepulcher to the arms of the Christians. I will not.”

“Likewise, I have no intention of liking anyone except the man who made an appointment with me, saw the stars, and spent the night with my sick brother.”

“……”

I looked around again. There was no one to see or hear, except for a few birds that were less awake.

There was fog in the eyes of the guards, and the angle was not so good, so it was in a position where it was difficult to see.

“When did you start thinking like that?”

“I do not know. Do I really need to find an opportunity?”

Olga quietly closed her eyes.

“The Count has a good face, he is a hero, he is good, and if he meets the person he truly loves, I don’t know who would be such a lucky woman, but he said he was right. I thought so. And I would be really happy if I could enjoy that fortune. If it wasn’t for me, it was inevitable… but I wanted to say this, even though there were a lot of conflicts.”

“……”

“Did you know that there are other people who like you, besides me, too? And I knew that it was my blood relationship, so there were times when I wondered if it would be good for me to get away with it if it was for the happiness of my younger siblings.”

Olga is the kindest sister to the younger sisters. I probably spent the night worrying a lot.

“I didn’t know.”

“lie.”

I have nothing to say. I knew from the beginning that it was a level that went beyond a simple liking, but it is also true that I neglected it.

“By the way, even if that happens, at least I have to convey my heart clearly… I thought I would have no regrets if I had to convey that my determination was firm.”

Olga smiled sadly.

“Isn’t it selfish? I decided to be a selfish bad sister.”

“… Where the hell do you see that being selfish?”

Rather, it is an angel mark.

To be honest, even living in the 21st century and living in the 20th century, I can proudly say that I have never seen a good person like Olga in my entire life.

“I’m……..”

In an instant, a finger touched my mouth.

“You don’t have to answer me now. No, please do not answer me now.”

“……”

“I’m sorry, I’m going to have a meeting starting tomorrow, and I’m going to make you so upset… So, I was originally going to do it on the last day.”

Olga murmured more, but turned around and disappeared. As I stared blankly behind her, I caught a rustling sound in my ear.

Pull out the pistol at high speed and spin it. Your instincts as a skilled shooter will tell you where the target is.

The white shadow that stimulated my nerves appeared briefly on the shore of the lake and then disappeared.

I put the pistol in and headed to where the shadow had stood for a moment, but there was no sign of anyone there, except for a few strands of golden hair that shimmered in the hazy moon.

***

The war will end soon.

It is a matter that everyone who can see the world situation agrees on.

Germany will soon be on the negotiating table. This war could be summarized as the defeat of Germany, the fall of the Ottomans, the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the victory of Russia, the French who barely managed to find the battlefield, and the United Kingdom who had won but could not even find the battlefield.

There are countries like the United States, which did business properly, and Japan, where they tried to do business, but didn’t do very well, but for now, it’s out of the question.

In the case of Japan, the military industry was originally supposed to be booming, but Russia covered a large portion of the volume, so it was not much fun, and soon after the war ended, there was no work, and the munitions factories they had built were in a situation of closure.

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Moreover, when the expeditionary force was destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy, which they thought would easily surrender, there was a lot of political instability and domestic chaos.

But for now, it didn’t matter to those here what the chaos Japan was in.

“Mr. Kerensky and Mr. Olyanov… they never came.”

Lenin, who has not returned since the first day of the last meeting, and Kerensky, who returned to Russia, did not attend this meeting.

The news of Kerensky could at least be heard, at least, that he was working as a lawyer and writing for newspaper editorials, but Lenin never reached out to him.

Rosa Luxemburg patted her back. I feel like my back hurts more because I’ve been stressed lately.

“First, let’s talk about the Austro-Hungarian Empire.”

Clearly, the sudden upheaval in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not what the International intended.

Rather, it was more of a coincidence. Of course, after the incident, the international also intervened and contributed to the arming and organization of the citizens.

“The formation of a commune is a positive thing in itself, but it is not a good thing from a macro perspective. The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended the war too soon.”

“If this goes on, the war will end in Germany’s defeat, and the oppressors and the bourgeoisie will continue to rule as if nothing had happened.”

“We have no choice but to advance the plan. However, the war will not end today or tomorrow, and it will not be difficult to establish a salt field opinion in the UK as the British army is currently inflicting massive casualties on the front line.”

“There are ways to buy time.”

Everyone looked back at one person’s words.

“Carl, tell me.”

After hesitating for a while, Karl Liebknecht opened his mouth.

“Someone has to be sacrificed.”

“Who are not ready to make sacrifices?”

“…to be held in Germany, and also in Berlin.”

“Excuse me? Our goal is…”

“It is London, but there are still non-ship organizations in Berlin. And they do everything they can to mobilize the Berlin non-ship organization. Assassinations of factors, bombings, mass street protests, strikes, and destruction of machines… Of course, the lack of preparation and the lack of explosive power will cause them to be killed. ”

“……”

“But the negotiating party will see this and make a mistake. Even more so in Britain, where pride has been trampled on. The German Empire, like Austria-Hungary, would think that if it pushed a little further, it would collapse on its own, from within.”

“Carl.”

“Then you can break the deal and buy a few more months for the London Revolution.”

“that……..”

“It is a signal for a world revolution. It is the first step towards the liberation of all colonies. It has to be successful by any means.”

If they had heard of their greatest enemy in London now, they would have been outraged, saying, ‘A patient with infantile narcissism and severe heroic disease knows what kind of martyr I am and is trying to shed more innocent people’s blood because it’s not enough.’ , they looked as if they were seeing a saint who claimed to have been martyred by himself.

“Are you sure, Karl?”

“They will never know about us. Our real plan.”

Carl took out the cyanide that he always carried in his arms.

“They won’t catch me alive.”

The dead are silent, and by the time those oppressors knew of their true purpose, it must have been too late.

After a while, the standing party members started singing in unison.

“Awake, army of workers, cast off your bridles.”

“Justice burns like the flames of a crater.”

“When we open a new world in the cursed land of the earth”

“No old chain can stop us”

“Listen to the cry of the final decisive battle”

“People, let us stand under the banner of liberation.”