I Became the Last Princess of the Brown Bear Kingdom

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Kanto Republic Tokyo

Today, the capital of the Kanto Republic, Tokyo, was incredibly peaceful.

It was hard to believe that just a few years ago, this place was a battlefield; the blue sky and the land that has been somewhat rebuilt could actually accommodate people now.

Of course, that was only the outward appearance.

Although the land had seen some reconstruction, unfortunately, there were still those who longed for the Empire, rampaging here and there.

“Long live His Imperial Majesty! Long live the Empire of Japan!”

“Damn Japanese again, causing a ruckus!”

KWAAAAANG!

Loyalists to the Empire, supported by the Japanese Communist Party, launched a suicide bombing attack against the US military and the US military command.

The actions of these extremist groups, akin to Mari Islamic extremists, were certainly a nuisance for the US forces, even if they weren’t seen as separate threats.

In such a chaotic situation, the small number of stationed US troops in the Kanto region desperately needed support.

Since the home country was still unaware of the circumstances here, a hero was needed to accurately understand the situation and provide definite assistance.

And so it was.

MacArthur, unable to give up on Eastern Japan, sent Patton, who had been quite influential in the civil war and downfall operations with KFC.

Unexpectedly, the downfall operation—although described as easy with the presence of Mutaguchi Renya’s troops among the Rome Treaty forces including Russia—was significantly due to Patton stepping in.

Having engaged in the Red-White War and the American Civil War, Patton swiftly trampled the Japanese forces that were defending Tokyo.

Even though the Tokyo defense forces were short on manpower, conscripting women, the elderly, and even boys, he tore through them mercilessly.

Thus, he became known in the post-war era as “Oni Patton” among the defeated soldiers, and now he was dispatched back to Kanto.

“Ha, I was just thinking about taking a break in Russia. These damn Japanese are no help in life at all. It’s completely different from Western Japan; do these Japanese fools still think they stand a chance against us?”

It’s utterly ridiculous. Can they not grasp reality?

The Emperor they used to worship as a god has now disappeared into the mist of execution, and all of his clan members who collaborated in the war against the United States have been executed, while the rest were effectively exiled to the Ezo Republic.

In this situation, they still dare to cause a commotion.

I can acknowledge their will, but with Patton here, there will be no more mercy.

“Hahaha. The antics of these monkeys are predictable.”

“I hear the Reds have been rising up recently?”

The news that the Reds had recently stirred up trouble was a hot topic among the US troops.

“Yes. Hence, support from the home country is desperately needed.”

“Ah, I see. Is a revolution about to occur?”

Patton nodded with his eyes closed.

There seemed to be signs of something about to happen.

For now, the visible threat was those insane imperialist Japanese.

We should deal with them first.

“Uh, what should we do?”

What should we do? Well, as always, we need to use Patton’s methods.

A mad dog must be tamed with a club.

Just as we burned the Japanese islands to the ground, we need to capture them all.

“Arrest everyone related to those currently captured. Execute them on the spot.”

“Execute on the spot? Isn’t that dangerous?”

“Then how long will we keep suffering like this? This predicament exists precisely because there are those aiding the imperialists. Once they’re executed, they’ll realize they can die too, and there will be less nonsense. Do you know where the terrorists’ base is?”

These imperialist bastards, akin to Reds, need to have their bases wiped out too.

“There are some ruined military facilities in the suburbs of Tokyo that we are currently tracking.”

“What? Are you saying they haven’t been destroyed yet?”

Why have we left those untouched?

No wonder those Japanese fools still look down on the US military.

“Recently, there has been a lot of talk about not using military force.”

“Aren’t those all the Reds from the unions or something?”

“I can’t be sure, but it seems so.”

“Why is the United States Army handling things this way? It ‘seems so,’ you say?”

“The public sentiment in Eastern Japan is too dire. If we try to resolve things by force now, a revolution could really break out, and we might not be able to step in properly.”

Public sentiment? Is that something you eat? Patton shook his head.

“Just bulldoze it all with tanks.”

“Bulldozing it with tanks could really spark a revolution!”

“That’s what I’m hoping for.”

“Excuse me?”

Do you think Patton would fear a bunch of Reds?

He had already executed all the worthy Japanese leaders. What can a leaderless group of Reds do now?

“Crush the revolution completely. Stomp it out. Remember how they have defied us until now.”

These Japanese need to be trampled, and now the Reds add a one-plus-one to that.

What even are Reds? They’re like cockroaches.

Patton had experienced firsthand during the Red-White War just how insane these Reds could be.

If we leave them be, they’ll be brimming with confidence. If a revolution is bound to happen, we might as well let it erupt early and get rid of the Reds completely.

“Ah, I understand.”

“The pus must be squeezed out. We can’t let that fester.”

The pus must burst before it grows any larger.

Now is the perfect opportunity.

We’ll trample them mercilessly and force them out, and then stomp them down.

“Wouldn’t that frighten the other Kanto residents?”

“On the contrary, if they don’t cooperate with them, they won’t have any problems. Instead, if they report them, they’ll be rewarded handsomely.”

Not a single Red should be left alive.

And those fools still reminiscing about the old days.

Meanwhile, there were some secretly gathering power in the suburbs of Tokyo.

“The Americans have been unusually quiet lately.”

“It seems the time has come. Before the Reds rise, we must take the initiative. Let’s launch a coup in Tokyo, eliminate the US military command, and while they’re in chaos, seize Tokyo. We’ll gather the defeated soldiers from all over Shinju and install the imperial family.”

These were the people still dreaming of the Emperor’s Empire of Japan.

They could not let such a deeply rooted empire fall after thousands of years.

It was indeed a dream with absolutely no possibility. A delusion.

But if they recognized that this was a delusion, that it was an unachievable dream, they would have never resorted to crazy acts like bomb terrorism in the first place.

And the things they were saying were pathetic.

“Destroy everything! Show those bastards what happens when they defy the United States!”

“Yes!”

Patton rolled in with tanks, and the right-wing terrorists were crushed before they could fire a single shot.

“How unfair! If it weren’t for the traitor Mutaguchi Renya, this empire would never have been trampled by the US military!”

In the end, with the unnamed leader’s final self-detonation, the Japanese right-wing terrorists were annihilated completely.

All related individuals remaining in Tokyo were punished, and conversely, those who reported them received rewards directly from the republican government.

Meanwhile, as the Kanto right-wing forces were dismantled, the Japanese Communist Party couldn’t escape unscathed either.

Thus far, the right-wing had executed terrorist attacks on behalf of the Communist Party, which had been an overwhelming force, calling for an end to its reign of terror while protesting daily.

But what could possibly be the reason they managed to press down the right-wing forces despite the Japanese Communist Party’s opposition?

Pain begets pain. The US military would crush even the Communist Party that had supported the right-wing from the shadows. That was their stance.

“Though they’re Westerners, we will follow General Frank. Please be our leader and guide us! I, Tokuda Kyuichi, will serve as the secretary to support you.”

“Indeed. If we mobilize, surely those who couldn’t endure the pressure from America will join us.”

In the end, Tokuda Kyuichi, an official of the Japanese Communist Party, repeatedly urged Trotsky to mobilize. Finally, Trotsky had to make a decision.

“There’s no helping it.”

Originally, the loyalty stemming from the Imperial Way Faction’s influence over the Emperor flowed towards Trotsky, making it easier to unite than it had been against the United States.

While Trotsky, who had been silently building strength in the Tohoku region, mobilized earlier than planned, he finally led the old defeated soldiers who followed his former self into action.

Meanwhile, in Western Japan, Mutaguchi Renya was…

“Truly, those guys over there are nothing but fools.”

Indeed, this hero, governing Western Japan, praised himself, believing that this place truly inherited the Yamato spirit.

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“Your Majesty, there’s been an outbreak of civil war in Japan.”

The Japanese civil war.

To be precise, it was a communist revolution occurring in Eastern Japan, but anyway, it turned out that Frank had risen once again in Japan.

Frank. The name Trotsky uses within Japan.

Given the context, inciting a communist revolution with the name Leon would be quite challenging. He had already established a KFC once under that name in America, so it was inevitable he had to change it.

Originally, he initiated the red revolution with Tokuda Kyuichi, the first secretary of the Japanese Communist Party, in history.

“This crazy Patton has stepped up personally.”

The reason for the outbreak of the revolution was simple.

Thanks to Patton trampling the Japanese right-wing forces with all his effort, the Japanese Communist Party, previously strengthening their power through underground support for the right-wing, felt threatened and rose up.

Things were getting more complicated than expected. Wasn’t this a bit too early for a revolution?

Of course, if they hadn’t revolted now, they’d have likely been attacked first. But still, isn’t this an overly hasty uprising?

“It’s quite interesting how the Chinese civil war has turned into a brawl, yet it’s a mess here in Eastern Japan.”

“I hear Mutaguchi Renya has stationed troops at the Nagoya border, just in case.”

That’s a wise decision.

When drastic changes occur in a neighboring country with which one shares a border, it’s natural for repercussions to spread domestically.

For example, escaping a war might mean some communists are among the refugees. Furthermore, Eastern Japan is fundamentally an unorthodox nation compared to Western Japan, which still has an emperor.

They’d hardly want to get involved with any trouble from that side.

“Are they really considering intervention?”

Sensei Mojeonggu wouldn’t be that foolish.

We’d find it a bit troubling to just abandon Western Japan. In the event of an emergency, we could concentrate on the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan instead.

“No, that’s not it.”

That’s likely the case. Intervening in Eastern Japan would only complicate matters.

Mutaguchi Renya, having ruled Manchuria, would be aware of the international situation and wouldn’t get involved in Eastern Japan.

“If this happens, America will be tied up in Eastern Japan for a while.”

Even if Eastern Japan is currently overwhelmed by defeat, the Communists are different.

Those vermin know how persistent they can be.

And although the United States has occupied Eastern Japan, on the surface, it remains the Kanto Republic, and the US would know little about the defeated soldiers of the Japanese Empire.

“America’s Pacific policy is to regroup Vietnam, Indonesia, and Eastern Japan along with the Pacific islands as its backyard.”

The Prime Minister pointed to various countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia, which would become pro-American nations within the vast Pacific depicted on the map.

“That seems to be the case.”

In such circumstances, Eastern Japan exploded.

How will America move now?

If America invests in the Pacific, they had an expansion policy with South America, but under these conditions, they would inevitably have to project power into Eastern Japan as well.

“Lately, there’s been a lot of investment in Vietnam, but with the state of Eastern Japan, it seems America will struggle to project influence in South America for some time. Of course, if America looks down on Eastern Japan and turns its attention to South America, a communist revolution will erupt in Eastern Japan.”

Alisa Rosenbaum chimed in.

That’s true. Eastern Japan has long been turned into a shambles by America.

Now, they’re in the process of rebuilding it, and while facing a communist revolution in the midst.

It seems they must suppress these guys and then funnel in funds again, so it’s bound to be quite a hassle, right? Even for a wealthy upstart nation, this is a bit much.

Furthermore, if one were to ask whether America is entirely stable now, the answer would be no.

Despite being united against Japan in the war, they still had been torn apart during the civil war. Is there truly no infighting left within?

Well, sure. As long as they are holding steady, they probably stayed quiet until now.

“How will the Japanese Communist Party hold up?”

“No matter how defeated they are, there are remnants of the army from the old Empire of Japan. If they utilize the terrain, they can be a nuisance to the US troops.”

Indeed. If the Reds hide and engage in guerrilla warfare, it becomes a significant inconvenience.

Isn’t that precisely what guerrillas do? I never expected a situation like this to arise in Japan.

Ah, of course, I had anticipated an eventual eruption since Trotsky was thrown into the mix. I thought of it as a long-term plan.

I never expected America to prioritize Japan over South America, sending Patton and Trotsky to quickly absorb the remnants of the old Japanese army.

But still, isn’t the number quite small?

By the late stages of the war, during the downfall operation before the entirety of Japan was completed, most of the soldiers defending Tokyo were the elderly, women, and children.

Among them, only a small number remained from the previous elite forces.

“Really? To my knowledge, the defense of Tokyo before the fall was mainly a ragtag bunch recruited indiscriminately, regardless of gender or age.”

With that said, how well can Trotsky fight with that?

If you ask like this, it’s honestly hard to expect much.

Guerrillas may be annoying for the US military, but just how long can they hold out?

“Well, there are still the troops that returned late from China, and the remnants of the old Empire who didn’t comply with Western Japan. On the other hand, the US troops are like rolling stones. Even if Patton arrived with support from the home country, what happens next is uncertain. Most importantly, if Trotsky maintains control over the Communist Party, it’ll probably turn into an internal Red-White War version in Eastern Japan.”

“Hmm. One thing is certain: America is in a tough spot now.”

“Yes. It seems the Americans plan to turn Vietnam into a pro-American state while taking advantage of the absence of the Asian Allied forces, but they certainly can’t afford to give up on Japan.”

With expenditures scattered across various fronts, we wonder if America can manage both sides?

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