Chapter 10 Miya-sama ni TS Tensei

Chapter 10
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This is Anthony Eden, and for some reason an arrogant person stood before my eyes

　Takahashi Korekiyo Cabinet, Cabinet Member List

　　Prime Minister - Takahashi Korekiyo

　　Minister of Finance - Takahashi Korekiyo

　　Minister of External Affairs - Yoshida Shigeru

　　Minister of Internal Affairs - Kawasaki Takukichi -> Ushio Shigenosuke

　　Minister of Justice - Hayashi Raizaburō

　　Minister of Education - Matsūra Shigejirō

　　Minister of Commerce and Industry - Ogawa Gōtarō

　　Minister of Agriculture and Forestry - Arima Yoriyasu

　　Minister of Communication - Tanomogi Keikichi

　　Minister of Railways - Maeda Yonezō

　　Minister of Colonial Affairs - Nagata Hidejirō

　　Minister of War - Matsui Iwane

　　　Vice Minister of War - Nagata Tetsuzan

　　Chief of Military Affairs - Isogai Rensuke

　General Manager of Aviation - Hata Shunroku

　　Director of the Army General Staff - Prince Kan'in Kotohito

　　　Vice-director - Nishio Toshizō

　　Chief of Operations - Ishiwara Kanji

　　Inspectorate General of Military Training - Watanabe Jōtarō

　　Minister of the Navy - Nagano Osami

　　　Vice-minister - Hasegawa Kiyoshi

　　Chief of Military Affairs - Toyoda Soemu

　Chief of the Navy Technical Department - Hyakutake Gengo

　Chief of the Navy Aviation Department - Yamamoto Isoroku

　Director of the Navy General Staff - Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu

　　　Vice-director - Shimada Shigetarō

　Combined fleet

　　Commander-in-chief - Takahashi Sankichi

　Fumu. There are so many people I don't recognize, I don't know who's who.

　I don't know about the rest, but is the different with historical fact's Hirota cabinet is that Daruma-san is the prime minister-cum-financial minister and Yoshida Shigeru is the foreign minister?

　But well, in regard to the Minister of War, it's a good fortune that Matsui Iwane from the service of first reserve was pushed for the position.

　I wonder, is Nagata Tetsuzan being chosen as the Vice Minister of War because his skill shines brightly for the position?

　I am so glad, because with this, we could prevent the revival of the military's dictatorship.

　For the time being it's possible to prevent the cabinet from collapsing by ignoring the voices that say "Idiot" or "go kill yourself".

　April 1936     London, United Kingdom

"Well then, are we to talk about the aspiration of forming an alliance for the second time between Your country and Our British Empire?"

　Has Japan changed its policy of expansion to a foreign diplomacy with the West?

　It's not strange with this kind of story, because to begin with, from the point of view of Japan, there were many people who wanted to continue the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

　However, even if there was some pressure coming from the United States, the alliance was cancelled because the alliance with Japan has demerits which outweighed the merits for Our Nation.

　The restoration of Anglo-Japanese Alliance at this late hour is kind of.....(you know)

　Nevertheless, it's a fact that the demerits through the dissolved of Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which let Japan has a free reins, were many.

　That's what it means. Just in case, it's worth to listen to the details of the subject.

"For argument sake, even if we could not join hands in an alliance, in the worst case, Our nation, The Great Empire of Japan, would like to ensure a favourable neutrality with Your Nation, the British Empire"

"Fuumu...."

　Conversely, this proposal of Japan, hinted that if Our Nation were to brush off their hand, it's likely that they would become Our enemy.

　If we were to turn Japan into an enemy, it would increase the effort in defending the South East Asian colonies, so it's true that Our Nation should not have done so as much as possible.

"Our nation, under recent circumstances, is concerned that another Great European War might occur"

"U-mu......after all it is a fact that there are some suspicious movements within the Europe"

　However, Japan should not have any direct interests in Europe, though?
　So in another words, it implies that they have indirect interests.

　Nevertheless, what Foreign Minister Yoshida has said is also reasonable. Certainly, our democracy is incompatible with Germany and Italia's totalitarianism. And Our country also run counter with Soviet's communism because our view's capitalism.

　The odds of war against these countries will possibly be higher than the odds with France.

　もっとも、フランスはフランスで、いけ好かないカエル野郎なのだが。

　あの、お高く留まったカエル食いどもの顔ときたら、鼻持ちならない！

　カタツムリも食べるしな。

　奴等の傲慢さには、きっとゲテモノ食いが関係しているのであろうよ。
(I don't translate it because I have no capability to translate it well. But it's about too overbroad racism)

__France being France, I am sure their arrogance come from their grotesque diet. Snails can't be eaten after all.

　If their diets were following Britain's simple foods, they'd get a little bit better attitude I am sure.

　How about I feed them haggis next time?

"The reconciliation of the preceding great battle is merely an armistice for the commencement of the second round"

"What do you think Foreign Minister Yoshida, does Germany intent to take revenge?"

"It is Germany after all who gets tormented by the Treaty of Versailles"

"They're too greedy eh, France was I mean"

　Well, given that Our Country and Japan also snatched  away Germany's colonies, I couldn't exactly bad-talk France about it.

　However, such a proud British gentleman like me could play innocent about one's own country's shortcomings.

"The results are the rise of nationalism and extreme right forces in Germany. And then, as a clincher,- "

"Economic block from the United States's Great Depression"

　On the off chance that I don't predict the words I spin, I would be insulted as someone who's wet behind the ear.

　It's necessary to cover for the other party's words to this degree. (I think he's reffering to the type of talk where the other continues the other's sentence, like that 3 ducklings in Donald Duck)

"Indeed"

"It means German Labour Front(Nazi) is on the side of extreme-right and ultranationalists force, isn't it..."

"It's certainly no exaggeration to say that the previous war's victors are the ones to bring forth and give birth to the foundation of Nazi"

"If I were to say it using Japanese proverbs, is it 'bad causes brings bad results'?" (Inga ōhō: what goes around comes around)

"You know very well"

　If I don't know at least this much, I won't be the Foreign Minister for the glorious British Empire.

　No matter how much I was insulted as a greenhorn behind the scene, there's a reason why I was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs at young age.

"And then, German Nazi's extremist is surely going to come back to recapture Alsace, Reutlingen, or otherwise their territories which were taken away in the previous great war, and-"

"-First of all, they would certainly make a coalition with, or annexed Austria"

"Since Austria's dualist monarchy with Hungary has been dissolved and became a nation with only the Germans, it would be easy for Austria to merge with Germany"

　However, what is this?

　For a meeting between British Empire and Japan Empire's Foreign Ministers, isn't the contents of the talk feel too fishy?

　It hasn't been long since both of us were inaugurated as Foreign Ministers, and it is Foreign Minister Yoshida's first trip abroad since he took office (as Foreign Minister).

　Well, Our Nation is honoured for being chosen as the very first country they visit.

　In Japanese's run of the mill attribute, he would talk in an innocuous and harmless empty talk from the earliest starting point as far as possible, I imagined that he would talk equivocally, and on the off chance that I figured out what he wants, it turns out to be something loathsome!

　
This personage Yoshida Shigeru, without changing his easy-going attitude, is a stubborn person whose words could devour others.

　If I am not being careful, I might be eaten.

　However, this intellectual play is the privilege of politicians and diplomats.

　If the fate of the nation is not depended on this, I could enjoy this kind of intellectual play even more.

"From the point of view of Self-determination's cardinal principle, we cannot complaint about Germans wanting to unite"

"I suppose that's true"

　If we were to interrupt, the ethnic issue would cause fire all over Europe.

　Since Our Nation also has issues with Northern Ireland and Ireland, we have no choice but to observe Austria's issue.

"Next is Czech Sudetenland is it"

"Are there a lot of Germans over there too?"

"I would like to say that the Czechoslovakian government would not allow the cession of their Sudetenland, but....."

"Are you saying that due to Germany pressure they would yield with a cession?"

　Like this, it is as if this future could truly happen, isn't it?

　It's very likely to happen, it's going to be a headache again....

"Then, the stance of Your Nation, France, and Italy would take is also going to be important"

"Do you mean about whether we should take Czech's side or Germany's side or stay neutral?"

"If we were able to stop Germany before the situation reach that far, it would be good"

　If Nazi's Germany's expansion policy does not stop, it's going to be a war. However,

"I cannot imagine they could be stopped though?"

"If it comes to that, it's a war then"

"Haa, it seems to be so..."

　Now that I think about it, I feel like it was a mistake to partner with France in the previous great war.

　But if I were to say that, it would date back from the dismissal of Bismarck to Wilhelm II, going further back then it would be Franco-prussian's hetu and prataya, and even further would be Napoleon's era...

　When I think about it, Germany and France were always at war.

　Or should I say that it's the European continent which was always at war?