47 Chapter 47: A Talk with Tanya

3rd POV

After all the most important negotiations were made between the Imperium Daciae and the Empire, we could now see our beloved protagonist Ferdinand and the sweet and "innocent" Tanya Degurechaff in a room, both facing each other at a table that had some sweets and tea.

Zettour and Rudersdorf prepared this room for the two of them, as the next negotiations they had involved smaller commercial agreements, which Ferdinand decided to leave in the care of Croditier, who was better at this than him.

Von Zettour and Rudersdorf only stayed for a few minutes before having to say goodbye with the excuse that they had "Important Military Business" to deal with.

A complete lie.

But this was beneficial for Ferdinand, who was now alone with this Psycho Loli who was looking seriously at him, almost as if she wanted to rip out his heart.

"So, Tanya, I believe we have unfinished business, correct?" Ferdinand asked with a calm smile on his face, he had already used magic and searched Tanya secretly to find out if there was a bug hidden in the room.

Fortunately, there were none, which made Ferdinand ask if the Imperial Government was stupid or something, but maybe it was because in Dacia a program has started to have wiretaps and wiretaps everywhere, except in the Dacian Imperial Palace or when someone from the Family Imperial uses telegraph.

The Central Government would know everything that happens within the country, except the Imperial Family and if something happens, it is likely that they will cover it up for the sake of the Imperial Family.

"Um, I agree" Tanya replied while she had an extremely serious face.

"Well, go on, ask me what's on your mind" Said Ferdinand while eating a sweet.

Tanya thought for a while before asking the first question.

"How did you come to this world? I'm not asking how you were born, but how were you reincarnated? Did you meet Being X?" Tanya asked seriously as she was looking at Ferdinand.

"Heh, not really, I came by...different means." Replied Ferdinand as he continued eating sweets.

This made Tanya raise an eyebrow as more questions began to arise in her mind.

"When I died, let's say a certain Department gave me compensation for their mistakes, with them then sending me here" Says Joseph as he saw Tanya have a shocked face, which amused him.

"Wait! So there is an Afterlife Department?!" Tanya asked, surprised by what she heard.

"Yep, and they are superior to the false God in this world" Joseph replied while eating another sweet, just making the most of what he had.

This made Tanya freeze, her mind endlessly processing Joseph's response, but then she laughed a little.

"Hahahaha, I knew that bastard wasn't a God!" Tanya said with happiness in her tone as she started to laugh like a maniac, but seeing the strange look that Ferdinand gave her, she finally stopped and gave a fake cough.

"Sorry about that, but you said that this Department is superior to Being X? And that's what I call the self-proclaimed God" Tanya asked while focusing on the important part about this Department that Ferdinand said.

"Yep, they are the ones who gave me and the Imperium protection from the influence of that, with me thus being able to guarantee a way to develop Dacia and leave it as just a simple Grand Duchy" Ferdinand replied with a smile on his face.

Tanya nodded, in her mind she was jealous that Ferdinand had the chance to be protected by this Department against Being X, she would be very happy to get protection from them.

"And how did you know I was reincarnated?" Tanya asked wanting to ask the last question she had at the moment.

"The Department told me, also your Magic was stupidly giant for someone your age, that helped too" Joseph replied with a good lie, he couldn't say that everything was just an Anime and that Tanya was nothing more than a character placed in war situations fucked up just for the entertainment of some otakus.

There is a chance of Tanya either going crazy or wanting to commit suicide.

Tanya nodded upon hearing Ferdinand's explanation.

"So what happens now?" Tanya asked as she looked at Ferdinand.

"I want to hire you" Ferdinand replied seriously as he looked into Tanya's eyes.

".....what?" Tanya asks in surprise.

"We are both reincarnated and we are in a World where there will clearly be a Great War on a larger scale, so the least we can do is come together to ensure the survival of both of us." Said Ferdinand as he tried to explain his reasoning.

"...I'm listening" Tanya said as she became extremely serious, more than she ever was before.

"The Department kind of guarantees that Dacia and its domains are far from the influence of the Being x as you like to call it, even more so for the leaders, so what I propose is quite simple: Work for me and I will put you in a position of power so that be protected from Being X and his influence" Said Ferdinand as he took one last sweet that was on the table and ate it.

"What would this 'position of power' be that I would receive?" Tanya asked as she looked expectantly at Ferdinand, she was really enjoying the idea of staying off Being X's radar.

"Because you are a foreigner, you will not be able to be part of the Imperial Guard or the Imperial Army unfortunately, even if I can get the documents to declare you a Dacian Citizen, many will not like a little girl suddenly appearing and being placed in a position of power. ..but there is another Armed Force that would be willing, the only problem is that they are....fanatics, so you would have to play the role of fanatic too." Said Ferdinand while remembering a Paramilitary Force that was his Men in Black.

Yes, he was referring to the Legionnaires, not the Party militias, but their real Armed Arm, which was growing up and who would become the future War Criminals loyal to the Imperial Family.

Ferdinand's explanation made Tanya frown a little, but she knew that Ferdinand was right, no one would suddenly accept a child as a senior officer.

"You will be part of the Legions of Archangel Michael, being more specifically the Centurion of the first Foreign Division under their control, while in the beginning, this Division would not have any soldiers, with you then staying more in the office having a coffee and signing some papers, in the future this Division would receive Soldiers that would have to be commanded, but you can very well lead them from the rear" Ferdinand said while looking at Tanya with a smile on his face.

Tanya, upon hearing this, had to think seriously, she knew from the newspapers that the Legionnaires of the Imperium Daciae had created a Second Armed Force, for her, this was an SS but now of Romanian origin, mixed with Monarchist and Religious Fanaticism.

While she could have a good time of peace, with her just having to sign some documents in the office she would receive, as Ferdinand said, in the future she would have soldiers to deal with, soldiers who would be a fanatical bunch and if she didn't show fanaticism to the Family Imperial, she could have problems not only with soldiers but also with the other Centurions, who she has already managed to understand are the Division Commanders.

"I....will have to think carefully about the offer" Tanya said to Ferdinand as she looked him in the eyes.

"Of course, I won't be leaving the Empire anytime soon, I'll stay here for another 3 weeks, I think that's enough time for you to think carefully about my offer, correct?" Ferdinand asked Tanya, who nodded.