Reincarnated as Nikolai II
A Russian economics expert had been making money through long-short strategies during the Russia-Ukraine war. Despite his economic success, he felt deep regret about Russia's historical mistakes. He wrote on his blog that "Russia has been on the wrong path since the 19th century," critically analyzing Russia's history. Then, remarkably, he traveled back in time to 1891 and found himself in the body of Russian Crown Prince Nicholas II during his visit to Japan.
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A telegram came from Billy.
He'd been sending telegrams to prevent war several times since the 23rd, but when I issued mobilization orders to respond to the ultimatum, Billy became urgent too.
He seemed truly unwilling to war with Russia.
Though I drew a line saying mobilization measures were limited to the Dual Monarchy, Billy seemed to find it hard to believe.
Our week-long unceasing telegrams ended there.
July 28, the Austro-Hungarian Empire began bombarding Belgrade along with declaring war.
Now neither he nor I can pull back.
August 1. Billy, based on treaty, finally sent me a declaration of war and proclaimed general mobilization.
August 2, France also proclaimed general mobilization.
And the same day, August 2.
German forces stepped into Luxembourg.
Britain was still silent.
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Though I somewhat knew, I immediately felt how much of a mess this war was once it broke out.