The Musings of The Silver Fox

"Baka mitai kodomo na no ne

Yume wo otte kizutsuite

Uso ga heta na kuse ni waraenai egao wo miseta"

"How cute. The previous Martinez Presidential Government Administration and its Senators truly were truly nothing but bunch of lapdogs who wants Isalantura tgo to war as per the script of that two-faced United Sovereign States of Belamore.

While it was part of the past done by the Belamorian machinery, there are even lemmings in this country who are against constitutional reforms or new constitution for retarded reasons besides calling those who are anti-war as traitors and shills. Yet those same many flocks fooled by a xenophobic propaganda keep barking about expenses going up, incompetent and corrupt officials, weak military, lack of foreign direct investments, and lack of tech transfer.

While 'The Empire of the Sour Grapes' and its faction could not even take on Steinburgia and the Order of the Turquious Rose, this country was a lost cause to begin with for its severe case of colonial mentality and having a Stockholm Syndrome.

Oh, what's this? As expected for a third-rate country whose constitution that literally made it feel like new nation born every 6 years, a foolishness of removing meritocratic mechanisms, and a classic another example of ignorance towards the constitutional reform and constitution at its finesse….except this one done by newly elected president is done legitimately and fixing the shit from the Pro-Belamorian mess.

Why would I now care for Isalantura when its politicians and inhabitants wanted remain a third world country when one can disavow Isalanturan citizenship, immigrate this coming Sunday, complete the studies for better schools and pursue knowledge, and start a family there in that better country they all hated out from jealousy due to its success and governance model system of Valenfield that was modelled after Steinburgia?

These peons really don't get the entire picture, are they? Oh well, these so-called relectionists and dishonest corrupt will be nothing to me. They'll be dead soon."

At the bedroom, a partially drunk teen, Cedric Arboleda, a bit amused from the clown circus of Isalantura's political landscape including an article about the New Isalanturan Senate building located at Taguiano del Norte that had gone from 4.8 billion Pesos to 43.5 billion Pesos for costs, chugged down beercan.

With the connected Turquoistooth speaker playing the song while his laptop was turned on and showed a screen of a recent article of the government of the country and President Kiko Martinez, the previous president, which according to the country's constitution, a head of state and government, the leader of The Partido por el Federalismo, The Party for Federalism, that had removed the performance-based promotion system in the country during his presidency, was jailed in the current President Eloy Valeroso President, behind the young man, there's a trashcan full of empty beer cars, properly sorted.

What Cedrick did? He basically 'vented off' at what he saw through from the beginning; an act of The Republic of Isalantura being a vassal state, a puppet to a foreign power, The United Sovereign States of Belamor, the USSB, a foreign nation mockingly referred as 'The Empire of the Sour Grapes' that had a total area of 245.5 trillion square kilometers as country, playing the stage set in the script written by that troublemaker.

His Famiglia instructed him, his siblings, and cousins to hid the views and thoughts in the media and cyberspace in their public persona because of the yellow journalism in this country alongside from The Aranthor Continent Treaty Organization member-states majority.

His patriotism, care, and love for his 'motherland', The Republic of Isalantura, it was only a job he had to put on as a 'Isalanturan citizen' under the cover and role of being a Isalanturan national team member as directived by the Famiglia. He had deceived everyone including the locals in his public persona.

Like his whole family here, the Vongola Famiglia branch staying at the Republic of Isalantura, the Arbodela, they too, were also amused at the foolishness in this country including the close-minded ignoramuses for too being short-sighted and not knowing the cause of the problems and the ailments.

But meh that's only a surface because since the beginning before this era starting with the fated day when the Steinburgia's founding king, gave his Famiglian, a job. He was just doing the work of his ancestors in serving the Crown.

In these times, the whole Isalanturans in their delusions from the brainwashing from The United Sovereign States, and the Isalanturan and ACTO mainstream media, viewed Valenfield as a conqueror, and that they believed their 'messiah', The United Sovereign States of Belamore, should and must prevent Valenfield from 'conquering' their archipelagic state.

Bluntly, this was all classic example of xenophobic brainwashing and jealousy of Belamore and its lapdogs towards the rise of The People's United Federal Domain of Valenfield, and its success.

While The USSB fooled the Isolturans through the Central Intelligence Agency fronts, these people were that jealous towards its success and efficiency with jealous igoramus, including the late infamous Belamorian known for his anti-Valenfield rhetoric, George Chang, one of the persons he assassinated, two months ago, spouting infactual garbage, and haven't gone to the PUFD once in lifetime.

If one counted the member-states of Aranthor Continent Treaty Organization, the ACTO, led by The United Soverign States of Belamore, The Republic of Isalantura, a non-member state of ACTO, there's variety of foolishness, dishonest intellectuals, and clown circus, thriving in the political landscape alongside the entertainment and academics of spouting "Valenfield Bad", "Valenfield's economy will collapse", and many more foolishness, including the late Belamore academic, lawyer, and scholar known for the "Valenfield's economy will collapse", George Chang.

Cedric Arboleda Vongola, throughout his life, in this country, Republic of Isalantura, he witnessed black propaganda against the constitutional reform attempts and the previous presidential administration done by this country's mainstream media that were known for its yellow journalism, and Pro-ACTO alignment.

He witnessed previous presidential government administrations of Isalantura rise and fall with each succeeding presidential administration putting blames on the previous presidential government administrations for popularity mileage.

He witnessed the stupid baiting, "#IsalanturanPride" in each inch of Isalanturan and medias because of his talents and abilities besides persons those who were of Isalturan-descent winning the contests and competitions or getting recognized in the international news media outlets.

Towards that Republic of Isalantura itself, there's that many vehicles illegally parked including in drive ways with the negative points for commonsense including in sidewalks where it was basically almost nonexistent in a way that if you live in neighborhood and your neighbors played loud karaoke speakers outside their house with no ordinance, might as well get the hell out of here than to tolerate the undisciplined behavior or lacking commonsense.

As usual, in his public persona, as he was known in public for his monicker, The Sleepig Feather, posing as the 'national team member' and 'Isalanturan citizen', the history he and the Famiglia carefully crafted over the years, as Cedric Arboleda, his public persona name, he held back.

To him, it was only a challenge. and part of the challenge. He had fun with that in public. There's even that the well-known game series made by Behemoth Real Entertainment (BRE) , The Kingslayer, where he had another way to train his senses and swordsmanship in-game!

Oh, if only the whole Tellus knew the person they knew, he, The Sleeping Feather, had more tricks, he wouldn't even give a damn because he and his family here would carefully 'immigrate' to Valefield, one of the member-states of The Order of the Turquious Rose, and put an act worthy of The Golden Velvet Stardust Sands Awards.

That "#IsalanturanPride", he was already fed up and amused at that cringy motherhood baiting shit invented by the mainstream Isalanturan media outlets.

What "#IsalanturanPride" when – 1) the country's constitution itself caused the irregularities and discards of programs and policies from the previous administrations, 2)Islas de Sol does not have its own local industry or corporation on par with foreign brands that can produce a product for exporting and compete in the world market, 3)videos of Overseas Isalanturan Workers, the OIWs, the news of it that included a captured genuine clip of a crying 6-years-old Solenses girl not letting go her own father at Simon Hernandez International Airport, 4)Underdeveloped transportation system with no subway train stations, 5)Prone to flooding even if it's a single strong rain, 6)Lack of equipment and facilities throughout the country, and 7)Not combatting poverty, higher expenses, corruption, yellow journalism, pollution, deforestation, and climate change?

What "#BetterIsalantura"? These thoughts and whinery of these Isalanturan netizens and masses were all foolishness in the end if they could not even see a bigger picture, that was the governance framework itself, and the geopolitics of Tellus.

The political landscape in Isalantura in general was like getting elected and appointed in the government because of connections, fame, and looks. Through part of his studies, including understanding the political systems as part of his training, he lost count how many celebrities or sons or daughters of the same corrupt political dynasty families were there in the Isalturan government itself.

For real though, what a waste for this country's potential when the Isalanturan girls were also known for their beauty. The unfit so-called elected peons ruined the country.

It's all Belamore's fault!

At least, the virtual tehnology, including games such as The Kingslayer series games, the popular game he played during his breaks from his 'side job', was a nice small reliever and another exercise. As much he wanted to tell he too liked to play The Kingslayer games, he could not, just not yet, until the day the gig of this undercover mission of being a Isaltura's one of the national representatives gone this upcoming Sunday through the planned live presscon.

For the background, Cedric Arboleda, secretly also known as Cedric Arboleda Vongola were one of the privileged individuals who were part of the foreign exchange programs including the ones from The People's United Federal Domain of Valenfield and the member-states of the Order of the Turquois Rose, covered by his Famiglia for his upbringing, and the values.

He's one of the Royal Hidden Blades of Steinburgia, to serve the Crown, secretly just like his ancestors before him.

The People's United Federal Domain of Valenfield, that country he visited and spend vacation at together with his family, it was indeed very nice place, including the responsive government that showed what it means to have a system of the government serving for the people and for the people, just like The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia, and the member-states of Order of the Turquous Rose.

The causs of the PUFD's success story was all dued to Georgios Graham, The Great Architect, the founder of the resistance group against the opprresive regime, brought the famous opening up and reconstruction speech on year 1950, that had the PUFD be one of the most prosperous nations after the Post-World War 2 Reconstruction while The Republic of Isalantura, a former colony Belamore, during that time, when it was The Isaluturan Commonwealth, got hit the most after the conclusion of World War 2.

In this year, while the PUFD stands as one of the Order of the Turquous Rose member-states, better, well-off, and developed than the former The Isalanturan Commonwealth, and The United Sovereign States of Belamore and its fellow Aranthor Continent Treaty Organization (ACTO) member-states, the traces of the past in Isalantura such as Federación Nacional de Protección Económica de Isalantura, one of the Belamorian proxy organizations from the Belamorian Colonial Period in Isalantura, was one of the 'viruses' to be administered with a 'medicine'.

This year, his family elders agreed on the calculation that 'The Empire of the Sour Grapes' and ACTO would face off against The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia and Order of the Turquois Rose, with Steinburgia using various tricks he would expect and think of.

For his age, while he knew Juan dela Cruz and Maria dela Cruz alike, gave a bit of their 'self-pleasuring time' and 'raging boner moment' whenever he won on the competitions starting from his childhood, Cedric Arboleda, it was in his eyes, already knew what's up.

It was all thanks to his family raising him well, he was aware of things like this.

The non-government organizations that were linked to National Belamorian Democracy Endowmentn Foundation, and everything from The United Sovereign States of Belamore, it would be no more in the future, the future of new world order of Tellus, with a fuse called The Belamorian Dollar De-dollarization Iniative.

They and the ACTO were all just courting death since the beginning including that day when Belamore created the Aranthor Continent Treaty Organization in 1959.

So, today's the last days of him and his family living in this cesspool of popularity-based politics in Republic of Isalantura as per the mission specifications since he and his family stationed were surnamed Vongola in actuality with Arboleda as a chosen surname for the Vongola Famiglia – Isalantura branch since 1839.

As a Vongola who descended from the Islas de Sol branch patriarch, Jacob Bartholomew Arboleda, there would be no more missions of being Isalanturan citizen after he and the Vongola Familia – Isalanturan ranch 'relocate' to the PUFD as new citizens on Sunday due to the local politics shenanigans, and strategies connected to Belamorian Dollar De-dollarization.

For the fallout of his public persona, the "national representative of lsalantura", called as a traitor by the silly "traditional" Isalanturans and its keyboard warriors including the paid trolls of Isalanturan corrupt politicians, he would use the script that was half mixed with facts, and experiences for the shit to come.

He doesn't give a single fuck on the day being called a traitor when he could single them out with no mercy. He could even add a theatrical effect of him crying and tell the Islas de Sol and the government did not help him much and that his family had to go private programs for cultivating and nourishing him as per the script for that moment goes.

From the beginning, Cedric already held back in public as a national team representative for Islas de Sol for the charade and this public persona they crafted for him to use. He does not hold no loyalty and affection to Islas de Sol but to his Vongola Famiglia and The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia.

His clan already booked and sorted out things including documents. As much he wanted to see this newly elected President of Isalantura, Eloy Valeroso, a rare breed of not corrupt politician not aligned to the ACTO, and a genuine reformist including changing the Isalanturan constitution, doing the work of reconstruction, and supported by Steinburgia, and the Order of the Turquious Rose bloc, behind the doors, it's not yet time because…duty calls and following the script.

Letting out a smile for while, Cedric could not wait for that, his public persona, of the upcoming days of being Valenfieldian citizen just so he could further humiliate those Isalanturan citizens who were slow-witted in figuring things out the structural problem and inefficiency found in the government.

That other country, PUFD, just like Steinburgia and The Order of the Turquoise Rose also welcome talents and cultivates them. For his "public persona", he'll now enjoy benefits and resources without being held back because PUFD itself were one of the member-states of Order of the Turquois Rose, meaning country's very secured and safe because Steinburgia, his family's ancestral land where the Famiglia's main branch were at. This was all planned.

With the expected set of moves from the side of The Order of the Turquoise Rose to come in the future, he knew the Tellus world order will shift with the ACTO collapsing, and the higher chances of Republic of Isalanturan hanging its attitude towards 'The Empire of the Sour Grapes', their worshipped godling, Belamore, for a finale followed by a mental health crisis.

What an excellent strategy to turn those countries into a legion of homeless eunuchs! Having a total area of 69 decillion square kilometers for a country such as The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia was indeed nice to play with for bouncing ideas and plans. Combined with being the world's largest country, and oldest civilization under the same ruling royal family, this was just too good to putting the credocracy right in Belamore and its ACTO partners, which unknown to the people living in any of ACTO member-states, to their places and scrutiny.

While he already knew there'll be lots of mayhem, and the unfortunate suicide rates going up in the future towards that fated day, this disguised Royal Hidden Blade of Steinburgia, put down the beercan for a nice remembrance.

Surely, that day would be a wonderful sight, isn't it? What suicide rates? It's their fault for being in the wrong team, that's all. They should just know that country like The United Sovereign States of Belmaore, was all plutocracy-corporacy all along.

'Hold your excitement towards that day, Cedric. The day, The Sleeping Feather, aka me in public, be fully awake in their eyes, would be the day of another humiliation under the so-called Isalantoran Constitution of 1949 right in the Isalantoran history.' thought the black haired teen as shifted his gaze at his sheathed custom-made odachi-length blade, Deepest Night, resting on its sword holder above his bed.

Because of it, he then had another thought and smiled.

'That's right, my public persona, will now have more resources from The Order of the Turquoise Rose to use in public without a care now. Besides, at least I will not to get see the stupid face of that dishonest self-proclaimed professor who is an alumnus from the so-called prestigious De Los Santos University featured in television and ACTO media outlet . Oh speaking of which, today's the last day of him in the world of living. What a waste really…they knew I'm on a vacation.'

At that last joking thought towards the upcoming "treatment", he grabbed his foldable device located the left side of his modular portable table.

From there, he saw an unknown notification right on the screen with a yes or no for the answer to pick.

Cedric looked curious, alarmed, and cautioned.

Is it a scam or is it not? His personal faltgerät, a foldable mobile device, was a feat of Steinburgian Engineering, and the number of apps he created for his own use, worked legitimately as indeed including the app for The Kingslayer, not even a hack or virus could get through it.

But still, this felt like one of the isekai stories.

It almost felt like cliche. He even remembered reading Returner Instruction Manual story itself, which for his situation, this reality, was close to this.

A message that was an invitation, an isekai.

How suspicious.

He started reading the message.

[

Are you tired from 'boredom' of this world aka being held back because of circumstances?

Are you annoyed with residing in a mob country that was used as a puppet of a two-faced foreign power that is known for its hypocrisy?

Are you annoyed with being born in a country whose politicians and citizens of it were too insensitive not to take a look at the reality and their own backyards?

If that is so, keep reading.

On to the serious business, we all know isekai means otherworld.

Everyone almost knows it because the technology in the era you lived in, was almost like that, like that game you played, where you used your real life skills, in the game.

In isekai stories, it always involved with being hit by trucks, tanks, tractors, sedan, SUVs, or a person died from it with the main characters having memories of their past lives if not for the overused cliché of persons summoned to another world to save the day.

There are even stories that has the golden fingers, the cheats.

Now you are thinking, Next life, no knows what will come in the next journey after the current life.

Religions usually say it's either heaven or hell.

But what if there's the other way too?

I know what you are thinking – what's this message appearing in your device? Is it a spam? No, it's not and never will.

This message is in a nutshell, an invitation, an offer to reincarnate to another world.

Now, now, I know what you are thinking - getting an offer to reincarnate to another world when you have everything and a caring family that made who you are today?

]

Cedric chuckled a bit.

His family, The Vongola Famiglia, indeed cared and nurtured him like that ever since including the secrets that included his family's real actual country of origin were from The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia.

The secrets were for the family's good and purpose from the beginning. It even had many fronts to avoid connecting dots to them.

He had almost everything.

To serve the Crown, was a pleasure.

His father, uncles, and older cousins, always tell the dad jokes including virtually.

What's the best part for that of hearing dad jokes?

[

If you are still reading, well yes, it's like that but keep in mind there's more to it that is they're doing missions and tasks I gave to them and our own purpose in Tellus from the beginning of Steinburgia's founding.

I know what you are thinking, Cedric, but I watched and observed you growing up.

You can trust me on this.

You're one of the many I'll be sending.

I am very confident you can proceed to another step of your next life and training in your current self.

As for who I am, I will tell you – I am Alexandros Balthier Wagner von Vongola, the start of everything for our Vongola Famiglia, condition, and the one who started it all and composed the strategies and tricks for our Clan.

You all know me as Vongola Primo.

]

'My elders did mention Vongola Primo for our lessons. I am quite surprised for him talking to me… this was all thanks to him we're hidden and not being talked by the media or the gossip.' He resumed reading.

[

Cedric, The Famiglia Ministry of Rites and Talent Cultivation, including your grandparents, parents, and your elders know this. Everyone in our Vongola Famiglia's components knows the next step and the isekai may happen earlier before the case of natural death because I can with my abilities.

Listen well, the world you'll be reincarnating at will provide you more experiences and training. That world, Blue Star, was where I previously reincarnated at after my death as Ser Alexandros Balthier Wagner von Vongola.

Blue Star was…how will I say it? It's kind of similar to that fantasy game you played, The Kingslayer games series because of the creatures there.

]

'How exciting, I always think of how interesting for the world to have a magic exist in reality. While I did joked around during my breaks via playing The Kingslayer games in the past and present, I've been thinking how interesting for the reality of Tellus to have a form of magic.'

[

Cedric, the offer will still stand even if you did not accept it because I will tell you why.

As per what I set, to compensate you for your sacrifice - I will give you "an enhanced version of Steinburgian Swordsmanship Affinity Talent" permanently in your soul. This "better version of Steinburgian Swordsmanship Affinity Talent" think of it from the manga you read that featured a subhuman race literally born to wield a sword as it's literally in their blood and DNA.

As for the others, it would be knowledge, and history of Blue Star itself including about myself in that world of Blue Star.

In Blue Star, I was called Baelthyr Wycliffe, one of the leaders of The Wycliffe Clan, known as The 1st Lord Paramount of Wycliffe Marensgrad. The Lord Paramount itself would mean being the House Patriarch of a House, the explanation of it and history will be part of the knowledge.

Before, and after I became The Lord Paramount of Wycliffe Marensgrad, I made what it had to be done including the compilation of strategies, manuals, and strategems stored in vaults of The Wycliffe Clan.

Anyway, the name of the country you'll be reincarnating at in Blue Star as a Wycliffe clansman, is Aldria. Aldria, which you can think of it as Blue Star's counterpart of Steinburgia I some day, Blue Star's largest country and oldest state and civilization bigger than The Grand Royal Kingdom of Steinburgia.

While I can't tell you where I am right now because I am no longer here in Blue Star, should you decide to reincarnate now or in the future, this is still important.

I understand the sacrifices to be made. But this was all for your growth.

Know know that while Blue Star or Mundo also have 16 months just like in Tellus, rest assured, I swear on my name, this is your chance.

]

'At least this young master is not a virgin.'

With a joking thought and a fact about him, Cedric Arboleda, true name, Cedric Arboleda Vongola, chose yes.