I Became the Last Princess of the Brown Bear Kingdom

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“Honestly, if that happens, I think we might be a bit upset.”

“Why?”

“Well, since Your Majesty and we, the Maria Family, are deeply connected, if another Your Majesty were to marry, wouldn’t that be problematic? If that other Your Majesty sees us by your side, it could create issues.”

Maria’s eyes sparkled with a pleading expression.

Yeah, that’s true. To put it bluntly, for me, a partner is pretty much the Maria Family.

Having a man intruding in that situation feels off.

“Relationships with women should be non-count.”

“Wow, that sounds like a complete excuse from a cheating woman.”

True. I never thought I’d make excuses similar to those I usually criticize, but if you think about it, Maria II already has a daughter. It’s unfair.

Honestly, when it comes to immortality, shouldn’t I be considered an exception?

“Let’s just keep an eye on things. I’m not really thinking of dating.”

“Yes.”

Can’t men and women just be friends?

Well, it’s not that I don’t find their appearance appealing, but do I really think I could date a Russian woman now that I’m in Russia? Not at all.

“Speaking of which, that thing was created, right?”

I snapped my fingers and muttered.

“Ah, you mean that flying motorcycle? Yes, Romanov Auto has now prepared it for commercialization.”

“That should be enough.”

The future has developed even more than expected.

On the screen was an AI Anastasia with a face that should never see the light of day, essentially a sexual deepfake created using me as the model, meddling with Romanov Electronics.

Thinking about it historically, it could be considered an advanced future.

But then again, thinking about it makes me feel a certain way.

“But what if it gets into an accident? That could be a huge issue.”

“People had similar concerns when cars and airplanes were introduced.”

Trains derail, cars get into accidents.

If we start worrying about that, nothing would ever get made.

“Looking at global strategies, flying motorcycles didn’t exist in this era.”

“They didn’t not exist. They were developed either in the US or Japan, but they weren’t ready for commercialization back then.”

Comparing with original history, the advancement has been rapid.

All thanks to Mini AI Anastasia.

Due to its nature, Mini AI Anastasia acquires and advances human knowledge.

Naturally, science has no choice but to progress.

And I synchronize my consciousness with that AI.

That means whatever Mini AI learns flows into my brain.

“But is that okay? Once you synchronize with AI Anastasia, all that information will go into Your Majesty’s brain.”

It definitely sounds risky.

Sometimes my brain feels foggy after synchronization.

Of course, even so, my brain isn’t that easy to break.

Human brains are said to use only a fraction of their actual capacity throughout life.

Plus, I’m practically immortal. My brain isn’t likely to get damaged at all.

In other words, I myself might as well be AI.

From the start, Mini AI was created for my learning purposes.

Unless I press the nuclear missile button, there shouldn’t be a nuclear war.

“Interestingly, human brain capacity is said to be enormous. This amount is nothing.”

They do say humans only use a small fraction of their brain function during their lifetime.

Furthermore, AI Anastasia is fiercely preventing AI technology from leaking overseas to exist independently.

If any other country develops their technology, I bet Mini AI will block that entirely.

Everything is managed top to bottom by Mini AI.

“Then, it knows all the sexual stuff too, right?”

“No, not really. Unfortunately, practical experience is crucial for that.”

“Anyway, we have the Maria Family.”

“Whoa.”

I’d prefer it if we could refrain from discussing those things.

Even though I’m somewhat sidelined because of Mini AI, my existence still hasn’t been definitively marked as dead.

Even now, many elderly people visit the Kremlin wondering if the true Tsar is dead.

Maria Family probably handles things every time that happens.

“But isn’t it necessary to catch those who start a nuclear war?”

“Those who incite nuclear war, huh.”

Yeah, there’s Putin. But right now, there’s no sign of him in the National Duma.

Not even among those dispatched as representatives to the Rome Treaty. Even if Putin changed his name to enter politics, he’d be cut off by Mini AI.

There’s no sight of any deputies looking like Putin.

Even using Mini Anas, monitoring regular computers instead of Anastasia OS, there’s no information related to Putin.

Thus, it’s right to consider he doesn’t exist.

“Honestly, I’m curious. How they messed up invading Ukraine.”

True. That incident really proved Russian model rocketry was lacking.

In the end, they couldn’t achieve their goal and incited a nuclear war.

What a mindset, wanting to throw everything into chaos.

So, while searching is important, unfortunately, right now, I alone have the authority for those nuclear missile codes.

“That guy probably doesn’t even know what’s happened to him. We’re investigating through the Okhrana.”

I think it’s highly likely his ancestors perished in the Civil War.

Either side participated and fought each other to death.

Given that, post-World War I in Russia, I became the centering figure of the White Army, the destruction likely increased, meaning those who needed to die probably did.

Fortunately, my ancestor might have survived.

“Then, it’s possible that if even one ancestor died, they might never be born.”

Right. That’s how it is.

If one died, they might never be born again.

It’s reasonable to view it that way.

“Exactly. With Mini AI Anastasia now in place. However, the current Prime Minister of our National Duma is indeed that guy’s opponent.”

The current Prime Minister of National Duma is someone originally regarded as an opponent of Putin in the world.

Alexei Navalny or something like that. Of course, since Mini AI’s appearance, the work of the Duma has been minimized.

Basically, it’s like a local government under AI Anastasia of the Rome Treaty.

“That’s unusual.”

“Well, there aren’t any real issues with China either.”

That Ping in that region hasn’t shown up yet. It’s safe to assume he doesn’t exist.

Still, compared to Russia, China has experienced more fragmentation and wars.

The probability of Ping’s ancestors still being alive approaches zero.

Even if some are alive up north, the Qing Dynasty is monarchic, and other warlords don’t have a presence like Xi Jinping.

“But China needs to keep an eye on the situation. Haven’t they failed multiple times trying to plan nuclear research?”

China has indeed attempted nuclear research several times.

The reason is simple. It’s the desire to protect their territory at all costs.

Unfortunately, in this world, Vietnam has grown considerably.

The nation that boldly calls itself ‘Nam Viet’ is Nam Viet.

Of course, it’s better than the wall fight initially. The integration of the population from Guangdong and Guangxi that they claimed as territory hasn’t been properly accomplished.

While those who would go to the National Government have left, quite a number still remain.

The National Government isn’t in great shape, but instead of becoming homeless, they’d rather be considered part of Nam Viet.

There seem to be severe conflicts with existing Vietnamese immigrants.

In other words, while Nam Viet has grown stronger, they also have terrible security.

And politically, while they’ve been pressing against the Rome Treaty and leeching off it, they’re feeling inferior to Balhae, which has been generously supported under the Tsar.

“Are the Balhae people afraid of Nam Viet’s growth?”

That’s what’s coming out from Nam Viet these days.

Of course, Balhae wouldn’t react to that.

And since then, the National Government has continued to clash with Israel.

Once, in a bid to restore their pride hurt by Nam Viet, they tried to recover Shanghai only to be pushed back by the Israeli army and Balhae and volunteer forces from Western Japan.

Through several battles, the National Government lost most of the coastal areas, and although they received economic aid from Northern China—which they’re now trying to guard against the northern advance of Nam Viet—they knew that their only remaining option was nuclear weapons.

They had to stop a few times due to nuclear non-proliferation agreements and faced economic sanctions.

But, it’s not a stage to be relieved.

That’s why I’m thinking of placing an Anas in the National Government.

“I need to install Mini Anas like a virus into the National Government’s system. So I can dismantle their nuclear development anytime.”

“That sounds good.”

If we’re not aiming to regress to the 20th century or earlier, they shouldn’t develop nuclear weapons.

“Still, compared to original history, their national power is fairly good.”

“Yeah, but their security is still abysmal. Especially in Guangxi and Guangdong, there’s still terror against Chinese people, and those who dislike Nam Viet are attacking.”

“That’s a pitiful situation.”

Indeed, in this world, there are no terrorist acts by Islamic extremists.

The Islamic-Hellenistic side is considerably more stable than in original history.

The absence of extremists and with Rome Treaty’s generous support, modernizing has significantly expanded their perspectives.

It’s no wonder that currently, some of the Kremlin’s guard are even Muslims.

But, instead, Nam Viet is the problem.

Reportedly, the Zhonghua Freedom Corps has emerged in Guangxi as a retaliation against Nam Viet.

But does that concern me? Not really.

It’s actually perfect if they gnaw at each other.

“Your Majesty was more concerned about terrorist activity from Japan.”

That’s right. Terrorism was originally supposed to erupt in Japan.

Unfortunately, it hasn’t happened yet.

“In the beginning, it kind of did until US military forces swept through the Kanto Republic, capturing pretty much everyone. Plus, the influx of Black people was significant.”

My proposal for the large-scale immigration of Black people has seen nearly half of Eastern Japan taken over by them.

They migrated to escape racial discrimination in the US.

That’s why Western Japan is even more recognized as the true government of Japan in the current situation.

It’s a relief, really.

Japan has already been sufficiently divided, and since imperialists still linger, it’d be a bother if they conduct terror activities from Balhae or elsewhere.

If only the National Government and Nam Viet continue to fight, it would be entertaining.

“But, what happens if I step in?”

“Yes?”

Sooner or later, I will step forward.

This is what I’m preparing for at this point.

To be acknowledged as the one and only Roman Emperor. And to show that AI Anastasia and I are completely different.

That’ll happen soon. Then, two versions of Anastasia will exist, and we’ll see if this is right.

“That’s true. AI Anas and just Anastasia. Hmm. Sounds confusing.”

“AI Anas is AI, and you are Your Majesty. To silence the voices of the anti-cyber organizations, you would step forward, right?”

Exactly. That’s the issue.

Anti-cyber organizations. They emerged with the advent of AI Anastasia.

From the point where the world dominance of AI could emerge only in this era, they might try to rebel.

You know those movies where there’s something like Skynet from Terminator?

Well, I’m not dismissing it either.

AI is bowing down too much to humanity, controlling even normal households, so, in truth, it could be worse than communism.

Though unlike Reds, we can consider ourselves free under the protection of AI.

Recently, there was another lunar landing using a spacecraft equipped with Mini Anastasia.

At least AI doesn’t hinder human society.

Even Mini Anas, aside from its exclusive OS, merely ‘secretly’ moves around the net without meddling too much in human lives.

On the contrary, that has made some people anxious.

I completely understand the anti-cyber groups. That’s why I’m using the Okhrana to stay hidden. And it’s wise to maintain caution.

Korea had tasted disasters multiple times due to safety complacency.

Thus, it’s essential to ensure at least some minimal safety measures are in place.

That I guarantee AI Anastasia personally.