chapter 28
external enemies.
Assuming that there is an external existence that does not share any common elements shared by all members of the community, the community tends to define external entities that do not share the common elements as enemies and seek unity in the community. .
This is from the earliest times, the primitive times, to the present.
It is a tendency that can be easily found in living things that lead a group life.
Humans who have built up a history of war for thousands of years.
Numerous kings and emperors who ruled over such humans.
The accumulated history asks.
How to deal with internal chaos and rebellion when taking a new reign in an era of unstable reign.
And recorded history answers.
Build solidarity through war with the outside and turn your anger toward those who rule to the outside.
The external enemy theory has been used by many kings and emperors who have made a name for themselves in history, and it has been proven to be quite effective.
In the Middle Ages, when the feudal system flourished and the power of the kings was insignificant.
The kings favored war with the outside world to suppress the power of the nobles.
Due to the specific nature of the feudal system, when war broke out, the king, the ruler of the lords, could legally bring supplies and privates from the lords, the masters of the land.
If this was rejected or opposed, the king could define the lords as rebels and legally arrest and purge them at the national level.
The external enemy was one of the methods of strengthening the power of the kings using the special situation of wartime.
In addition, the external enemy theory was also favored by Hitler, the main culprit in World War II.
After the defeat of Germany in World War I, the Treaty of Versailles had to accept huge amounts of reparations and the disgrace of shrinking its army.
The huge amount of war reparations and economic sanctions as a defeated country made Germany struggling.
Also, after the end of World War I, even worse disaster struck Germany.
The Great Depression that started in America on the other side of the world
The global Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, plunged Germany’s still struggling economy into hell.
The German people caught on to their hungry ships, and the economy showed no signs of growing any further.
It was the era when ultranationalism, pan-Slavism, and pan-Germanism began to rapidly expand that engulfed Germany, which was in such despair.
Hitler of the Nazi Party began to use the circumstances of the time to turn the anger of the German people against the government against the Jews.
At that time, Jews were given a cold glance in Europe, which can be seen in the famous British novelist Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, the social atmosphere toward Jews at the time.
The book treats the usurer Shylock as evil.
He criticized the Jews fiercely by defining the main characters Bassanio and Antonio as good.
It’s good to be a Jew.
The right target for anger was also the Jews.
As a result, Hitler and the Nazi Party defined Jews as the public enemy of society and turned their arrows of anger towards the Jews.
As a result.
Germany will leave a horrific history of the Holocaust, the genocide of Jews, and the Second World War.
Here we have a question.
What were the factors that made Germany on the verge of defeat into a great power?
question that is.
The sincerity and loyalty of the German people.
At the time, extreme nationalism was prevalent throughout Europe.
and external enemy theories that Hitler used maliciously.
If we objectively analyze this theory in terms of the emotional aspect, the external enemy theory boasts terrifying efficiency.
If it is a living thing, it uses its basic nature to color the group into totalitarianism and raises morale.
So I decided to actively use the external enemy theory.
To unite the self-hatred failing students and use their anger.
If the existing system that discriminates against failing students, that is, Montegro Academy, is defined as an external enemy, it is easy to turn the students’ shame and anger away.
Anger is the most disturbing and burning emotion in the human mind.
I condemned the Montegro Academy to spread the anger of the students.
An ideology is like a flame, so even if it’s a very small flame, it never stops until it engulfs everything around it.
And those who are lost by that flame start to resist the existing system with a frenzied disposition.
That is why it was almost impossible to put out the flame once it had bloomed.
“Don’t you think you want to be like Hans?”
Rommel slowly began to kindle a fire in their hearts, like a small cigarette butt starting a forest fire.
Rommel, like a blazer, kindled a small, flamboyant embers in their hearts.
In order to grow into a bigger flame.
“Becoming a knight, you face impossible enemies, follow the path left by the stars, and eventually reach the stars.”
Even as he walked around in front of the failing class, Rommel did not take his eyes off the students.
Watching each of them carefully, they nodded their heads, trying to understand their feelings.
“It was your dream, knight.”
” ..right. “
And with those words, the tightly closed mouths of the crowd begin to slowly open thanks to someone’s remarks.
Even hard stones, once scratched on the surface, begin to crumble out of control.
The human mind is also the same.
Even if you are a strong person, if you allow something just once, there will be a gap in your heart and you will allow it two or three times.
“It was our dream.”
” ..I wanted to become a good and strong knight and become a son that my parents would be proud of.”
“I wanted to build a big family.”
“I wanted to be a great older brother to my younger brothers…”
A wave that begins to oscillate once.
And countless mouths that begin to move along the wave.
The group once started to ride the winds of change.
Eventually, they begin to whisper their dreams that they have forgotten, forgotten, and wanted to forget.
” ..you. “
Rosé also looked at them with eyes wet with emotion.
To give up their dream of becoming a knight simply because they lacked talent, the harsh discrimination that the Montegro Academy had done against them gnawed at their minds.
So Rosé felt sorry for them. Being a knight is not only about force, but also the heart.
Because these people had the talent of knights than others who randomly exploited the weak just because they had talent.
Rosé’s heart began to swell even more.
Because I felt the desire to become a knight.
Because I felt the hearts of those who want to become knights and fulfill their dreams.
On the other hand, Rosé was very moved by their appearance.
“I’m going to show you guys this time.”
” how…? “
“How are we going to show it?”
“I want to show you too..!”
Their potential, the potential inherent in their hearts.
If the world only spoke with swords and magic, there would be no place for them to stand.
However, the world does not roll with swords and magic alone.
Not to mention, there are people who weave mats on the streets of the market, so the world rolls around, and everything has a meaning.
Perhaps the Empire did not see their potential because they only valued their swords and magic.
In order to open the direction in which to express their anger and disappointment, I stood tall and began to speak.
“The counterattack.”
I’m getting everyone’s attention.
And I opened my mouth, pointing my finger at the central area where the counter-resistance would be held.
“As you all know, the Anti-Revolt is one of the important festivals representing the year. On this day, we invite outsiders to watch the game. From celebrities from other countries to the academy, outsiders come to watch. Where will the stage be?”
A tragic short story, the protagonists oppressed by the world.
It may seem frustrating to the reader, but the actions of the main characters are getting attention and spotlighted because of these backgrounds.
This festival is attended by many foreign and domestic figures.
There, the underdogs lift their molars and start a rebellion.
They put their teeth in the necks of those who previously occupied the throne and bring them down from the throne.
revolt and revolution.
“So, I’m going to show you your worth. I want to show you guys the passion and hard work that Hans showed you. Even if the rebellion ends in failure, you have to leave a deep impression on them.”
Swallow one dry saliva and then continue.
Doesn’t give you time to think
I keep swaying their minds so that my thoughts are right.
And finally hit the final blow.
“My family will also come to see me, so will I show my pathetic side? Are you going to kneel down at the honors classmates in front of your expectant parents and lick their shoes and declare defeat? If it were me, I’d rather bite my tongue and die.”
“..f*ck it.”
“I can’t show you such an unsightly side.”
“…Even if you get seriously injured.”
actually gourd
Anyway, Viscount Griff abandoned me.
My father and mother treat me like a childless child, and my brothers and sisters despise me as a pathetic servant.
However, I mentioned the family, which is the most important value for them and the group that human beings value the most.
“Now, how about you and me to destroy the tower they built?”
“Okay! Damn it! Let’s try something like that!”
“Would you rather die?”
“Kill! Kill!”
“It shows our worth once!”
In an instant, the gymnasium begins to fill with heat.
It’s a completely different concept from the heat rising from sweat.
Each of them begins to raise their voices, and burns the flames that have been sleeping in their hearts.
And he succeeded in diverting that anger efficiently to the Montegro Academy.
“Okay, gentlemen. We are preparing for a counter-resistance from now on.”
“” ooh!!! “”
And the failing class raising their right arm with my declaration.
I looked at them and smiled bitterly.
Now it’s almost over.
They use them to prepare for a counter-revolt, and send out the royal aristocrats from the Montegro Academy.
As part of the plan is completed, a familiar sound begins to be heard from behind.
“ooh!! Follow Rommel!!”
When I turn my head and look back, I see what I see.
Louis was fluttering her witch’s hat and looking at me passionately.
And while turning his right arm around and around vigorously.
..why are you doing this? Louie..?