Chapter 101: The Beginning of Ambition
September 2, 311 Yamato Calendar.
It has been about a year since the Führer entered the Hellerford Aristocratic School.
At the grand palace in the center of the Giliezagrad, the capital of the Holy Republic of Elfusia, Minister of the Navy Horus knelt before his comrade Gilieza, who was sitting on the throne.
“Comrade Gilieza, the fleet is finally ready. We can leave the port at any time.”
“I see, so it’s finally complete… Just how long this year has felt…”
Comrade Gilieza, upon receiving the report, was moved to tears as he remembered the comrades who had fallen before the completion of the fleet.
Those who failed to complete the warship on schedule and were purged, those who feared purging and lied and were executed, and those who stranded the warship they had worked so hard to complete during open sea trials were sentenced to death in a summary trial…
Isn’t the majority of the cause of death Gilieza himself?
……Nobody says anything because any criticism will get them purged, but still, many comrades have perished for the completion of this fleet.
“…Comrade Gilieza. Everything is in order to eliminate humans and to build a paradise of elves, a world for elves. Our comrades will also be satisfied with the magnificence of our fleet.”
“That’s right, it’s all for the elves. And, it is to annihilate those humans, those Nazis. We must ensure that the sacrifices of our comrades are not in vain.”
A world for the elves means a world without the human race, which divides the world between humans and elves.
If the inferior race, the root of all evil, the humans, are all killed and the world is ruled by the superior race, the elves, it will undoubtedly be a world filled with happiness.
In order to make this utopia a reality, many brave comrades have died. So Comrade Gilieza convinced himself… No, in the first place, this guy has no hesitation in purging his comrades, so there’s no such thing as understanding or anything like that.
The people who were convinced were those who had purged their comrades on the orders of Comrade Gilieza.
They convinced themselves that they had no choice but to destroy the human race for the sake of the elves.
“So, Comrade Horus, Minister of the Navy. When will our beloved fleet of noble elves going to set sail?”
“Next month…”
“Next month, you say? There’s at least a month until next month, right? So, is the Navy planning to keep their ships tied up in the harbor and idle away their time in the meantime? Don’t you feel sorry for the people who work hard every day?”
“R-right sir, well then, let’s move it up to next week…”
“Stop being so spoiled! Three days. Have the fleet set sail within three days. if it is not possible, then…”
“Eek, eek!”
Comrade Gilieza merely glares coldly at him and makes no mention of purging him. However, he understood what it meant even without it being said.
Because, after all, there is no one who has escaped purging after earning comrade’s wrath.
Thus, the departure of the Frozen Fleet is set for three days later.
Consequently, navy officials were rushing around the country to make the necessary arrangements for this change of schedule that was supposed to take place one month later.
……And then, three days later, naval personnel were left vomiting blood.
Vladivozapad is the largest military port in the Holy Republic of Elfusia.
The city is the base for the construction of the Frozen Fleet and was enveloped in an unprecedented level of enthusiasm in the history of the elves.
The citizens are enthusiastic and the whole city is in a festive mood.
Bright red flags symbolizing the elves are displayed throughout the city, and people gather at the harbor to watch the Frozen Fleet depart, smiling proudly as they hold their flags high.
“Hey, look at the harbor! The fleet has finally assembled!”
“Ah, what an amazing fleet! With this, we can kill all the humans!”
What the citizens are looking at with a smile on their faces is the super-sized frozen fleet.
1 supermassive frozen aircraft carrier “Habakkuk”, 8 20,000-ton frozen aircraft carriers “Black Crow-class”, 12 20,000-ton frozen battleships “Basileus-class”, and 12 10,000-ton frozen battleships “Graf-class”.
This fleet alone would be the largest the elves have ever seen, and in addition to this huge fleet, there are numerous smaller escort ships and countless transport ships carrying massive amounts of troops.
A massive fleet of more than 1,000 ships, which nearly filled the harbor, is a symbol of the mighty military power of the elves that can be understood at a glance.
It is both a wonderful spectacle and a potential hope for changing the status quo for elves who are dissatisfied with their daily lives.
“We did it! With this fleet, the elves are invincible! As long as humans are gone from this world, there will be no more suffering from heavy taxes!”
“Say goodbye to food shortages! If we kill them all, we won’t have to worry about them taking our food!”
“Hooray for communism! Long live the elves!”
The elves cry out one after another.
The Elfusia Republic, which has ruled the western continent, has enslaved the human races that reside there. The national budget of this nation is heavily geared towards the military in order to control the domestic slaves who may rebel at any time.
Its total force is at least 2 million. In order to maintain the security of the vast land, such a large army is necessary even in peacetime.
The vast majority of the elven people’s taxes are spent on military equipment for use against humans, and welfare is almost non-existent.
Moreover, supporting a population of one billion is difficult given the poor food supply situation in this world without chemical fertilizers. it is extremely wasteful to feed human slaves who are being used as a labor force.
……That being said, it is certain that if human slaves are killed completely, the labor force will be greatly reduced, albeit temporarily. Doing so would be disastrous given the upcoming decisive battle with the humans.
Even though there is not enough food, they cannot eliminate humans as slaves.
It also requires a huge amount of labor to annihilate humans, which requires human slaves.
The elves think.
Why are the elves so poor even though they are supposed to be a superior race?
And then, they arrive at the answer. It’s because there are humans in this world that we are poor. If there were no humans in this world, the elves would not have to suffer poverty, or so they think.
That’s why they scream.
Kill the humans, don’t let them stab us in the back, and take back the world for the elves.
Kill all humans and all problems will be solved.
Though there is no basis for this, they truly believe it and are looking at the fleet in hopes of making their dreams come true.
A grand military parade is held in the harbor square, watched by a large crowd of citizens.
Tens of thousands of elite soldiers in brand-new military uniforms performed a flawless march, followed by legions of monsters such as goblins, orcs, and others.
This is not the only spectacle. More than 100 ‘Stalin Heavy Golems’ crown the end of the parade.
The enormous steel knight strides majestically before the citizens and advances to the towering podium set up in the center of the square. Then, they stop and salute in unison.
On the podium, everyone’s beloved comrade Gilieza.
Massive numbers of soldiers, formidable weapons, and a great comrade.
The gathered citizens were enthusiastic in the face of the mighty military force and said, “Well done! Comrade Gilieza!”, “Destroy the ugly humans with the strongest Elfusia army!” They shout in unison.
Their country, the Holy Republic of Elfusia, is the most powerful nation in the world, and the elves that make up that country are a superior race, so as an elf, he is undoubtedly a supreme being.
And so, the elves are absorbed in convenient illusions and drunk with excitement.
From the podium, Comrade Gilieza looked down with satisfaction at the pitiful self-proclaimed superior race. A certain person with a small mustache once said that the public is stupid and can be easily manipulated by a trivial thing.
This war against humans will strengthen the dictatorship of Comrade Gilieza.
Everything goes according to his plan.
In the midst of the madness, Comrade Gilieza standing on the podium and making a declaration.
“Comrades! The time has come for us elves to demonstrate our superiority to the world! Our ideology is just, then to the barbarians of the New World! We will teach those filthy Nazis a lesson!”
“Hooray! Long live Comrade Gilieza! Hurrah for communism!”
No one denies the invasion.
Everyone was eagerly looking forward to the military operation.
The cheers resounded, and a bright red flag was hoisted on the ship’s mast.
“From this point on, our Elfusia army will launch the first step of our offensive operation against the humans, the campaign to conquer the Kingdom of Londeria, Operation Sivuch! It’s the beginning of the Great Patriotic War!”
With the words of the comrade, the Elfusia fleet departed.
The preparations for the parade, which were originally scheduled to take a month, were completed in just three days due to Comrade Gilieza’s unreasonable orders, and the capable comrades breathed a sigh of relief at the perfect success of the ceremony.
It just…
The Elves’ war has only just begun.
A total war between humans and elves, which the elves called the “Great Patriotic War” and the humans called the “Greater East War”, is about to begin.
……The signs of the elves’ struggle were already visible immediately after the ship’s departure.
A huge fleet confidently navigates the ocean. They have not yet noticed the presence of the approaching enemy. They can’t detect it.
“…Captain, we’ve detected something on the sonar, it seems the enemy fleet is departing. It seems they haven’t noticed us here”
“That might be the case. Alright, contact headquarters and surface to periscope depth.”
After all, the opponent is a state-of-the-art submarine.
A smooth hull that emphasizes speed in the water. The Imperial Yamato Navy’s state-of-the-art submarine, the I-201, was capable of an astonishing underwater speed of 20 knots.
The submarine, dispatched to the western continental coast, had been monitoring the movements of naval vessels in the waters near Elfusia over the past few days to determine if a fleet had been assembled there.
As a result, the movement of the Elfusia fleet is reported in detail immediately after its departure, and the Yamato Empire also moves in response.
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