The Nightmare Returns And Danger Begins. Are You Ready?
Unaware of the commotion in South Korea, I returned Ikaruga to Ama no Murakumo and immediately headed back to the bridge. You couldn’t easily get information about the internal affairs of other countries. However, the reason I sent intelligence agents all over the world was mainly as part of natural disaster countermeasures.
"Lady Misaki, I've contacted the foreign ministries of various countries to inform them that we are ready to accept the visit of their mass media. I've also told them our conditions, so it's up to them to decide."
"Got it. You have made the right decision to contact each country's foreign ministry rather than contacting the media companies directly."
"Yes. Now they will have to go through their respective countries’ foreign ministry to come here. I'm sure any biased media outlets will be filtered out."
"I hope it turns out that way. So, have there been any applications?"
"Yes. There was an application from Japan. Through their foreign ministry’s recommendation, a private broadcasting station wants to conduct coverage of Ama no Murakumo."
Huh? Why a private broadcasting station? Normally, in this kind of situation, a state-run broadcasting station would be their first choice.
"This smells fishy. They must be planning something...."
"So, do we reject them?"
"Helmviecke and Hildegard will handle them. If they're fine with it, then I don't have any problem either. Octa One, have you finished adjusting our surveillance systems?"
"*beep*.... Yes, we've finished adjusting them so they can monitor everything: sound waves, heat sources, vibrations, or even atmospheric pressure, in all floors. The communications from the outside can also be blocked."
"That's good. But it's better if we monitor their communications instead. Otherwise, it would be harder to detect the spies."
"*beep*.... Understood. Moving all adjustments to the final stage. Completing adjustments on the third floor promptly."
All preparations to receive the reporters are ready. Next I will do what I have to do.
"Ikaruga.... no, please prepare my Magia Ritter to set out. Four will be enough for the escorts."
"Yes, My Lord. Shall I notify the UN Headquarters in advance?"
"How did you know that I'm going to the UN Headquarters!?"
"*beep*.... You can just send one of the Valkyries for something like that.... Emergency Alert: something happened to one of our agents. It's probably related to the dimensional disturbance and requires further investigation. We will handle this, so please don’t worry."
"Is it serious?"
"*beep*.... It's still under investigation. I will inform you as soon as we have a good grasp of the situation."
"I see. Then, can I leave it to you?"
"*beep*.... Yes, please leave it to me."
I don't have a good feeling about this, but let's entrust this matter to Octa One. My job now is to declare Ama no Murakumo as a medical nation at the UN Headquarters. If I wanted, we could hack into communications satellite and broadcast our declaration to the world from here, but that wouldn't reflect well on our plans. It's better if we follow a proper procedure for something like this.
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Through the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a certain private broadcasting station received a reply to their request for an interview with Ama no Murakumo. The conditions were mostly acceptable, but there was just one problem.
"No interview with Misaki Tendo?"
The person they wanted to interview the most was Misaki Tendo, so they were dissatisfied with it. No, to be precise, only a certain lawmaker who had been pressuring this private broadcasting station was dissatisfied with it. Her plan was to have a dialogue-style interview with Misaki Tendo, and showing that her political party and Ama no Murakumo had a good relationship. The contents were not important. All she needed was to be filmed having a good conversation with Tendo Misaki. If that could be done, her campaign promises regarding Ama no Murakumo would gain more credibility. What happened after the election didn't matter. If things didn't go as she planned, she could come up with some convenient excuses and changed the policy direction.
"Who does that woman think she is?"
"Umm, well, the other party is the head of state, so let's be careful with our words."
"That doesn't matter. To begin with, why should I pay respect to someone who isn't even here? It's not like she can hear what I say."
The broadcasting station staff could only smile wryly at the exchange between the female lawmaker and her secretary. When the current opposition party was in power, policies that favored neighboring countries allowed a significant number of foreign agents to infiltrate the core of Japanese government. Just when they thought they were close to reaching the line where they could control Japan, a tremendous blunder caused the regime to be overturned. Even so, they persevered. Ignoring the citizens, they did everything to regain power. They teamed up with the media, concealed everything inconvenient to themselves, and fabricated unfavorable things about the ruling party, beating them down relentlessly.
"Oh well, even if things stay this way, our victory is assured. Include my name to the list of media representatives heading to Ama no Murakumo. I will speak directly with the diplomats there."
"Understood. Now, on to the next topic...."
The topic quickly changed. An hour later, the meeting ended, and everyone returned to their posts. After watching them leave, a certain chief producer muttered to himself.
"That old hag.... Needles don’t work on her. She’s a fanatic in a different sense. Or is she just immune to the Needles? Either way, she’s definitely a good subject for our future research."
The old ghosts’ comrades had infiltrated Japan as well. However, Japan was once an Axis power, just like them. For that reason, Japan had been excluded from the list of countries to be taken over through mind control. That being said, Needles had been used on several people at the core of Japanese government to gain access to internal information, but this was the first time a case like this happened.
"Well then, let’s continue to observe her. Everything is for Mein Führer...."
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A certain mansion on the outskirts of Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina. This place was the headquarters of Gehlen Agency which had long been preparing for Adolf Hitler's return.
"How foolish. Truly foolish...."
Adolf was leafing through a mountain of documents in his office. The history since his death until now, the current world situation, and the current activities of the Old Third Reich partisans. Thanks to Adolf's legacy, analysis of various occult fields has progressed significantly. They had even put something unimaginable by modern science like the Needles into practical use. Yet, what they were doing was just disrupting the core government of various countries, sowing discord, causing turmoil within the United Nations, and so on. They had been quite successful so far. However, Adolf was not satisfied with it.
"Inciting an attack on Ama no Murakumo.... Using Ama no Murakumo to provoke a conflict between countries.... How foolish...."
They had judged that having control of the political situation of various countries was their top priority, and that the quickest way to achieve it was to take advantage of the appearance of Ama no Murakumo. Purge as many of those who had done harm to the Third Reich as possible, as quickly as possible. It was unclear which part he was dissatisfied with, but Adolf's expression was sour.
“Do you have something to say?”
"Your Excellency, with all due respect, I don't think this is a foolish plan."
"Maybe it's not a foolish plan, but it's not a smart plan either. What is the next step in this operation?"
"Currently, we are in process of taking control the US 7th Fleet. We will use it to attack the Russian fleet and drag Ama no Murakumo into this battle if possible. We will deal a crushing blow to that damnable Russia."
"This is lacking, after all. Maybe this is an era where we need people like Ludwig...."
Muttering this, Adolf stood up and walked towards the door.
"Are you going somewhere, Your Excellency?"
"I'm just going to take a stroll in this neighborhood. I want to walk under the sun for the first time in a long time.... I don't need escorts."
The SS members immediately tried to follow Adolf, but they were stopped by him.
I finally walk under the sun again. Fortunately, the scene that unfolds before me is not that of a modern city, but rather of a pastoral nature. Those people have no idea that the headquarters of the Third Reich partisan is located located in their neighborhood.
There were hardly any people on the streets. However, from the rural landscape, he could tell that the people's daily lives were still firmly handed down here. In the midst of all this, there was someone who caught his attention. His clothes looked like those of a local, but there was something unnatural about him.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm just admiring the scenery. I may not look like one, but I'm actually a photographer. I travel around the world to take pictures of beautiful landscapes like here."
"I see. The rural scenery around here is indeed beautiful. It reminds me of Austria, where I used to live."
"So you're from Austria...."
The tourist faltered. The face of a local man in front of him suddenly transformed into that of a famous historical figure. Before he could react, his face was grabbed and crushed.
"Emergency Alert---"
"It's futile. Oh well, let's take this home and analyze it. To think I could find a golem, which can be called a relic of God, in such a remote world.... Interesting, this is going to be quite interesting...."
Adolf quickly put his hat on the crushed tourist's face to hide it, lent his shoulder, and returned to the mansion.
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"The mainframe is made of a honeycomb-structured alloy made from a combination of orichalcum and mithril. The golem has its own personality, created by its pseudo-soul.... I guess that's the limit of my analysis. However, I'm certain that this is not Earth's technology."
In a laboratory inside the mansion, Adolf was dismantling the tourist (golem) he had captured. Such a process was impossible with Earth's current technology, but thanks to the power of the God of Destruction's Remnant, he was able to break it down into its components without problem. In the process, he memorize the detailed blueprint of the golem and took control of the system.
"The communication system has been cut off and the internal data has been completely destroyed, huh.... I suppose it's impossible to recreate this golem. That being said, this golem body is strong, even stronger than my current body...."
Adolf picked up the disassembled golem head with his right hand, and in an instant, it was absorbed into his body, and integrated into his own skeleton. He expelled the excess biological parts and then incorporated the other parts, too. After continuing this for about an hour, Adolf's body had been upgraded to the level of golem body.
"I see. So this is Ama no Murakumo's technology. I don't know where they came from, but there's probably God's involvement in this. Fascinating, truly fascinating. I shall make use of this technology for the new Third Reich."
The last component remaining on the operating table was the pseudo-soul. Adolf picked it up and crushed it with his fingers.
"I want more samples. However, direct confrontations with Ama no Murakumo is too dangerous at the moment. Let's first see how much we can reproduce it with Earth's technology and resources. But first, we'll need to declare war to the world. I wonder when would be a good time...."
Hiding is not an option.
No, that's not it.
Why do I need to hide?
Why does the Third Reich need to hide?
If this technology can be replicated, there is no need for us to hide.
Let's wait for a little longer.
When the time comes, we will boldly declare war to the world.
"First, let's build the system and develop a weapon like Mobile Battleship Ama no Murakumo. To do all of that, we need the resources, funds, and location.... I wonder which country should I take over...."
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"*beep*.... Truss One, prepare to dispatch Combat Servants to Argentina ASAP."
"*beep*.... What happened, Octa One?"
"*beep*.... I couldn't reach our intelligence agent who was dispatched to Argentina. From the footage sent before we lost contact, there's a possibility he has been eliminated by the enemy."
"*beep*.... Data confirmed. Is this a nightmare? Why is Adolf Hitler still alive? History recorded that he had died decades ago."
"*beep*.... The situation is still unclear. However, he is someone who can destroy golem with his bare hand. We need to dispatch our combat personnel immediately."
"*beep*.... I object. There's a high chance that the hunter will become the hunted instead. I recommend seeking Lady Misaki's judgment first."
"*beep*.... You are right. I got a little upset because of this unexpected development. We exist to fulfill Lady Misaki's wishes. However, her safety is our top priority. I'm going to report this."
"*beep*.... Understood."
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I was on the bridge, pondering about the speech I was going to deliver at UN Headquarters.
How do I explain Ama no Murakumo's role as a medical nation, and as a country that is ready to assist in rescue operations in the event of a natural disaster? For the former, we can charge the patients, but what about the latter?
"This is not as simple as I initially thought. Even if the cost is zero, many things still need to be taken into consideration...."
"*beep*.... Lady Misaki, I have something to report."
"Okay, let's hear it."
I don't have a good feeling about this. I guess it's related to the previous emergency alert.
"Not long ago, we have dispatched intelligence agents to various countries in the world for monitoring. However, we lost contact with the agent dispatched to Argentina.''
"Please tell me what happened."
"*beep*.... I will play this footage first."
In the video, the face of a local man who was talking with our agent suddenly transformed into Adolf Hitler's. He then grabbed our agent's head and that was the end of it. Unless something also happened to the pseudo-soul, we should be able to continue sharing information even if the golem head was destroyed.
"Octa One, Truss One, immediately dispatch more intelligence agents and combat personnel to Argentina.... No, wait, there's still not enough information about the enemy. They will just meet the same fate if we send them now."
"*beep*.... If we are not careful, we will be just wasting our precious resources. In addition, there is also the risk of our technology falling into the enemy's hands."
"*beep*.... There is no reverse detection or hacking from the golem's built-in communication system. However, I will tighten the security of our communication lines just to be safe."
"Good job, Truss One. Please make sure we don't get into a situation where our securiry system got hacked. I will cancel my plan to go to the UN Headquarter. I will also postpone the opening of our medical facilities to the outside until an undetermined time. From this moment, Ama no Murakumo is entering a semi-combat state."
"*beep*.... Understood!"
"*beep*.... Understood!"
" The Valkyries are ready to be deployed at any time!"
"Infiltrate and monitor the global communications networks and satellites. Please thoroughly investigate all information regarding Adolf Hitler as well."
This is not a joke.
To think that Adolf Hitler has been resurrected....
My past self wouldn't believe it, but my current self is an example of that exact situation. I don't know which God brought him back to life, but I'm sure he also received some kind of blessing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to destroy orichalcum golem with his bare hand.
Who could go against such a monster? I guess that would be me.
Damn it, this wasn't part of my leisure life plan.
"I have to get ready...."
Since we are talking about Adolf Hitler, his goal is surely related to the Third Reich, right? Fine, I will do it. You can only fight God's blessing with another God's blessing, after all.