The world that never existed / Reich x Soviet

《Chapter 16》Unexpected Visit

Reich, Italy and Soviet were playing a board game. It was already evening and Duke was with them.

Laughing, they threw each other out of the game.

"It's the King of Malefiz's turn now!", Third Reich said to himself jokingly.

"Keep dreaming! I've beaten you more often than you can believe!", Italy said cheekily.

Soviet giggled and stayed out of it. He hardly knew the game and wasn't as good friends as the other two Countryhumans, who happily patted each other on the back and shoulders and teased each other in a friendly way.

But he had his eyes on Reich, who seemed happier than he had ever seen him and Reich's happiness infected him and made him happy too. Soviet smiled and looked at the two of them playing.

The two Countryhumans did their best and talked rubbish to each other, which only made them both laugh even more. Italy also opened a beer.

Reich didn't like alcohol, as it was one of the best tricks to get blackmail photos. It was unlikely that something would happen, but the possibility is still there.

Soviet also drank a little beer, because he felt like it.

After winning the game, Kingdom of Italy said: "I still have a few things to do, see you tomorrow!"

"See you then!", Reich said goodbye. Soviet Union said: "Good evening!" "See you tomorrow!", he said and disappeared.

Now Third Reich and Soviet Union were on their own.

"Shall we chat or play?", asked the smaller one. "Chatting would be more pleasant for me!", he said.

Third German Reich asked him: "Don't you like playing so much?" "I do like playing, but I like playing with people I know better much more.", he explained.

"Why is that?", asked the curious Countryhuman. "Well...", said the big one, "Someone ripped me off once and suddenly demanded things because he had won." Reich thought: "Then I understand your reaction very well! Would it still bother you, even if I promise you that I'm fair?" "Yes, it would still bother me!", answered the older man.

Third Reich accepted this and asked: "How is Duke?" "He's fine, except that he misses you!", answered Soviet.

Reich remembered: "Damn! I forgot to tell Italy to bring him tomorrow!" Soviet Union then said: "Oh, I'm sure he's already thinking about it!" Third Reich then said: "I hope so!"

Reich started a new topic: "Do you have a pet too?" "No, but for a while I wanted one."

Third German Reich continued with his questions: "Do you have a wife and children?" Soviet Union shook his head and asked: "You?" "No!", answered Reich somewhat sadly, "I've wanted to find the woman of my life for some time, but my 'family' had to scare everyone away and wants to set me up with a woman thirty years younger than me who recently threw herself out of a window."

"Is she alive?", asked Soviet. "I don't know!", said Reich, "I hope so! She can be really sweet, even if she has been spoiled too much in her life."

"How were the others?", he asked. "Very sweet!", said Reich and smiled.

"Do you have one in mind right now?", he asked. Third German Reich answered: "Unfortunately not! Maybe I'm just too old for that!" "You do know that we can live twice as long as the 200 years that humans are supposed to live?", Soviet reminded him. Reich corrected him: "No, it's not 400 but 300 years and it's not usual for a Countryhuman to live that long and so humans like to say: Our Countryhuman is over 200 years old! Even though they are replaced by younger ones!" "Yes, that happens more often!", he agreed.

Soviet said after a short break from drinking: "So you don't want to keep looking for the right one?" "Exactly! I'll let her come to me, otherwise I'll be looking forever and I've been able to get through almost 60 years without a partner.", replied the injured Countryhuman, while the other understood his decision.

Third Reich now drank too, and Soviet Union asked, although he already knew it but the other didn't: "Do you still draw?" "Oh yes!", he replied, "I love drawing! I won't let myself be stopped!" Soviet smiled at that.

"Would you like to see my drawings?", asked Reich. "I'd love to!", replied his friend.

"My drawings are in Munich right now," he said, "If I get the chance, I'll show them to you!" Soviet nodded.

Reich then asked: "Do you want to read?" "Yes, of course!", was his answer.

They both looked for an interesting book and read.

They read for a while before Soviet said: "Here in the book, two people have been friends since school! That would have been great, if it had been for the two of us!"

"Yes, but you couldn't call the place a school!", said Third German Reich.

Soviet agreed: "Yes! What would you call it?"

"Antitherapy!", said Reich and Soviet giggled, to which Reich replied, "First they give you depression and then life gets even worse! Definitely the opposite of therapy!"

His guest thought: "Great expression for it, I would have said hell, but they crawled out of there!"

Reich giggled at that. They both got along well.

"You were the worst off of us at the time, if I remember correctly," Soviet remembers. Third Reich agreed: "Yes, that wasn't an easy time for me! I always had to cry in secret because the person who called himself my father always had to make me mad and tried to manipulate me. I never want to face him again! He can't be human, he's clearly a demon! His slit eyes are so lifeless and always full of hate and no matter what you do, everything seems like a punishment because you're not like him!"

After a short pause, Reich said: "I feel so sorry for my mom! She is so sweet and full of heart and then he had to show up and..."

It hurt him so much to think that he had hurt his mother so much just so he could exist.

"Even though I was unwanted by her, she loved me so much and I loved her so much! She gave me all her knowledge and strength. Without her, I wouldn't be me! She has opened my eyes again and again with her knowledge. I'm glad to have had her with me.", he said.

Soviet sympathized.

Third Reich then said out of nowhere: "People deserve the truth! We are not just people who are destined to be leaders! Most Countryhumans and politicians are monsters who are all about money, power and not getting arrested! They are doing unspeakable things to this world and have so much more planned! I'm not going to take part in this anymore!" He yelled the last sentence.

His guest, on the other hand, was unsure of this idea. They only had their lives to lose, but if people suddenly found out what was really happening in their world, it might be too much for them or maybe they would turn against them.

"Reich... I don't really know." he doubted, "Do we know what they would do to us? They might see it as a lie or hate us for lying!"

Third German Reich had faith: "I know that we cannot predict their reaction, but my people love me and they will listen to me with full confidence!"

The convinced Countryhuman stood up and went to the telephone.

"Is that really necessary?", asked Soviet. Before he called his secretary, he only got the answer: "Yes!"

Third Reich had announced his speech for the 17th of the month.