I Became the Last Princess of the Brown Bear Kingdom

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“Going to the mosque seems a bit dangerous.”

“Why is that?”

It’s believable since it’s from an Iranian bureaucrat, but what on earth could it be?

“There are anti-Roman inclined Muslims conducting religious activities at the mosque due to the recent Greek invasion.”

Oh, anti-Roman inclined Muslims? So, are they similar to those who tried to assassinate me among the Iraqis?

Is that why I’m even more interested?

Right now, this area is the Niavaran Palace complex.

It’s currently used by the Pahlavi dynasty for various purposes, including diplomacy and the royal family.

Then I can’t just look at the palace.

Wouldn’t it be appropriate to visit the mosque as well?

“Oh, then I’m even more interested.”

“Your Majesty, that must absolutely not happen.”

Our Zhukov, catching on right away, desperately tried to prevent it.

“Don’t worry. It’s not that.”

Blocking the Tsar’s path is also a serious crime,

“Oh, I’m just going to the mosque. To make Iran a pro-Roman nation, I have to do at least that much. I should embrace all Iranians, even those who are anti-Roman.”

After all, I’m the Tsar.

As the Roman Emperor, a leader of the world, I must be able to embrace them all.

So, I’ll help the Iranians directly, restoring the diplomatic relationship that Greece has ruined by taking matters into my own hands.

“Then at the very least, we will go ahead.”

That won’t do.

I’m the one who can’t die, but you guys can’t, right?

I’m not ignorant of the feelings of gentlemen like Zhukov or Ungern.

Even if I’m invincible, as a lord, there’s still a duty to protect my vassals. It’s sweet to see you willing to risk your life for a woman who won’t even die.

But still, there’s a matter of cost-effectiveness.

It’s better for me to take the lead.

Is that all? Look at the current situation.

Right now, we’re in a position where we’re saying, “We are nice to the Iranians!” and if we lead with soldiers, it’ll only provoke them.

“It’s troublesome if the soldiers lead. Walk with the ministers. Ideally, it’s better to directly show the Iranians alongside the Iraqis.”

I go to the mosque directly where those who regard me as Allah are.

The Muslims at that mosque might be pretty angry.

That’s why I’m doing it on purpose.

Rome came to embrace the Muslims. We are definitely not your enemies. To prove that, I’ll naturally visit the Imamsadeh Saleh Mosque throughout Tehran.

It’s truly an ambitious plan.

If something actually happens, I could even consider ‘positive’ responses.

The generals from the White Army are looking at me oddly, but hey, what are you guys going to do about it if I say I’ll do it?

This is simply the Tsar sacrificing himself to advance the world a bit more.

“But we really can’t help but worry.”

Ungern, Zhukov, and Drozdovsky are deeply concerned, but if they’ve fought alongside me, shouldn’t they feel it by now?

I am invincible, and you guys clinging onto me is just annoying.

Of course, I understand the perspective of a vassal if I really think about it, but still.

Right now, there’s no other way.

Above all, I need to hold Greece accountable too.

You guys nearly caused the Tsar to die countless times just by existing! That’s enough pressure.

“How could I not understand your feelings? But there’s no proper way right now. Isn’t that right?”

For now, this method is the best. That’s what I’m saying.

“That’s true, but this isn’t quite right.”

“This is an action that only I can perform in this world. Which emperor in the world could win the hearts of the people in this way?”

Failure means death, success means becoming a deity.

I’m practically a god, with no chance of failure, and if I can gain the trust of everyone with just one action, it doesn’t get any better than that.

“Alright, then let’s go to that mosque.”

I’m quite a thoughtful person, you know.

The Middle East is just the right place to use my abilities.

* * *

Niavaran Palace

The Pahlavi II family had a sincere discussion about the Tsar amidst events that took place during the day at the royal complex known as Niavaran Palace.

Given the historical significance of the Roman Emperor’s direct visit, this was not something the royal family could overlook.

They had to seriously ponder over the Tsar’s proposal.

“What are the Tsar’s company doing right now?”

I heard that he was out and about in Tehran alongside his followers, but I have no idea what they’re doing.

“Among other places, they’re mentoring us Iranians, ensuring we receive food and various supplies around Golestan Palace.”

“But we’re not beggars, so why…”

The queen didn’t seem pleased, but Pahlavi II shook his head.

Right now, the situation in Tehran isn’t all that good.

First of all, supplies within Tehran have seriously dwindled.

The relationship with the Rome Treaty worsened, making it difficult for goods from the treaty to come in.

Along with the oil nationalization and the Greek invasion,

It’s tough to stop the Greek army with an outdated military.

“Oh, everyone knows that the relation with the Rome Treaty is bad for Tehran’s supplies. And the Greek army making the situation even worse…”

That must have been a concern.

After all, the Tsar must keep an eye on Pahlavi himself in order to enforce his will.

“Then will you accept the Tsar’s wishes?”

“What else can I do? Is that Tsar just an ordinary Tsar? This is the first time since the fall of Byzantium to the Turks that we’re dealing with the Emperor who has revived the lineage of Byzantium.”

The Ottomans claimed to be the Roman Kingdom, but that was just to bring the existing Byzantine interests under control. It’s strange for the very nation that caused the demise of Byzantium to claim to be Roman.

The current Turkish successor of the Ottomans has also officially declared that they are not the successors of Byzantium, while the Tsar binds Europe together again to create a new Rome, a Rome Treaty.

With such a background, he comes all the way to Iran to apologize and help the citizens in various ways, showing how humble he is.

If he does that, and we don’t respond positively, Iran will likely disappear from the map.

Accepting his offer right there wouldn’t have even been nice. It was just delayed by a day.

“The oil nationalization was a mistake. The U.S. had solidified the Middle East as the front yard of the Rome Treaty, and instead of severing ties, we should have continued with the Rome Treaty. What were they thinking?”

Recently fallen Mosatech. That guy, through the strong measure of oil nationalization alongside Iraq, gave Greece a reason to invade with the so-called Hellenistic Army.

Fortunately, Iran is less affected than Iraq, but damages have reached at least the capital, so it can’t be seen as a good situation.

“Is it really right to establish the Islamic-Hellenism Federation?”

The Islamic-Hellenism Federation.

Essentially calling to rebuild the former Hellenistic Empire.

But now, with the Middle East being Islamic, it will be an Islamic-Hellenism Federation.

There’s truly no worse hybrid than this, but constructing the Hellenistic Federation wouldn’t be a bad idea.

“Listening to those words, establishing the federation would mean we get the protection of the Rome Treaty. That wouldn’t be bad. Above all, they said there would be no interference in internal affairs and they would provide support for reforms as well. And this is something we must look into carefully.”

“What do you mean by ‘look into carefully’?”

Let’s examine this closely.

What does it mean that the Tsar has offered funds? Doesn’t that imply something is going on in his reign?

The Tsar wants to support that.

“Think about it. There’s a saying that the Tsar sees the future. Would someone like that offer me support without reservation? What does that mean? If the Tsar doesn’t help, it might mean that we, this Iranian Empire, could falter.”

It’s uncertain, but at the very least, it would imply that Pahlavi’s own reform efforts have failed, leading to a deteriorating situation in Iran.

Of course, it could also mean that this funding is given to embezzle, but has the Tsar ever caused harm to the world up until now?

He’s united Europe and built peace. He’s made China and Japan peaceful too.

So I don’t think he would bring harm to Iran.

“Above all, don’t the Iraqis praise him as Allah?”

“Isn’t that a threat?”

A threat? Everyone was half-crazed following her.

It seemed serious.

If it were a threat, they would be looking for a way out somehow, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“Look at the great procession coming from Iraq to Iran. This is beyond the means of a threat. Crossing borders and following him is nonsensical!”

What’s certain is that he’s no ordinary individual.

At least he’s not something ordinary, even if he’s not close to godhood; this person is at least their religion’s saint. Just look at that ageless appearance.

That appearance could certainly be said to belong to a saint.

Honestly, I can’t fully admit it, but it’s at least plausible enough that the Iraqis would follow him.

“Your Majesty! There’s a sudden uprising at the Imamsadeh Saleh Mosque!”

But then, strange news suddenly arrived.

Isn’t that the mosque in Tehran?

What does it mean that a sudden uprising has occurred; what on earth has happened?

“What uprising? What happened?”

“A Muslim has attacked the Roman Emperor visiting the mosque.”

What? The Roman Emperor? So that means they attacked Tsarina Anastasia right now?

What on earth is going on?

No, before that, this issue needs to be resolved quickly.

They said the Tsar has faced multiple attacks while coming here, but if something happens at the mosque…

It was horrifying just to imagine.

“Damn it! Send troops to the mosque immediately! We must capture the assailant! No, first confirm the Tsar’s safety! If we aren’t careful, everyone could die!”

There’s a possibility that the Roman Treaty could invade.

* * *

Just like any other day, something exploded again.

At the Imamsadeh Saleh Mosque, I was diligently trying to promote Rome.

We are not invaders.

It’s just that the Greek bastards mistakenly invaded.

We aimed to peacefully establish the Islamic-Hellenism Federation.

As for troops at the border? That’s just a concern about the Hejaz and Nejd leftovers crossing over into Iraq and Iran.

I tried hard to convey to the Muslims as well.

I even wore a hijab.

But seriously, who would say, “Oh, I see. You are our friends!”? Or someone might think, “Screw you, die!” during such times?

In Russia, it’d definitely be the latter.

And of course, I was attacked again.

**Tatatatat!**

Do you even understand the feeling of being blasted at with a submachine gun while being called the Russian Tsar? How much of a ruckus the Greeks have caused for there to be such thugs everywhere?

If it weren’t for my country’s situation, I’d have been made into a beehive pizza by that Papagos guy long ago.

And I’m a bit different.

I was directly shot at with a submachine gun. Honestly, I’ve been shot enough that it’s somewhat painful, but I can tolerate it.

“Your Majesty! Allah save us! Damn it! Guard!”

Those accompanying me, the White Army generals, the Iraqi zealots, and even the Iranian bureaucrats were all pale with fear.

But hey, there’s no need to look at it like that.

Even at this moment, I’m writing history with great effort.

The invincible Russian Tsar!

Now even Zhukov seems at a loss for words, completely silent.

And the Muslims who were actively practicing their religion in the mosque seemed equally dumbfounded.

I casually spoke to them.

“Ouch, that hurts.”

Feeling the sharpness all over my body, I tried to smile lightly as if it were nothing.

“That can’t be real.”

“How can a person survive being hit by so many bullets?”

“Even the citizens around suffered damage, yet the Tsar who was hit in the front is perfectly fine.”

The religious figures at the mosque looked like they just had eye surgery, their eyes wide open.

It was certainly a scene where some madman firing in my direction also caught some Iranians in the crossfire.

But I was fine, and only the Iranians shot by the submachine gun fell.

“Aah, it’s my fault for not giving everyone enough faith.”

“Really? Is it true what those Iraqis said?”

“Is the Russian Tsar really… Allah?”

“That can’t be. How can such an event happen?”

Well, now I’ve thrown out the bait abundantly.

“It’s just that I was lucky. Who would have thought I’d endure a terror attack? This doesn’t seem like a place where I should stay.”

This is enough.

I act disappointed while subtly suggesting that I won’t provoke you.

I turn my head, and the Iraqis who followed me were left in awe witnessing the sacred scene.

“Oh, that person is indeed an Apostle of God.”

“Look at that beautiful figure. Wouldn’t she have been released from suffering if she weren’t an Apostle of God?”

“What have we done to the one true God?”

This much will suffice.

If they can now boldly recognize who they’ve erroneously scorned, that’s enough for me.

Allah? I prefer not being viewed as Allah.

After all, I don’t want to be lifted by these strange Muslims.