April 11, 1939.
West Africa.
Affected by the European War, the situation in West Africa had also grown relatively tense lately, although the war in Europe could not possibly spread to West Africa.
Yet in order to counter Germany, Britain and France had already begun withdrawing troops and resources from West Africa. For a time, all of West Africa had been tossed into such chaos that chickens flew and dogs jumped.
After Germany declared war on France, aside from the Axis powers, the countries most excited were likely the Habsburg Monarchy and the New Austria Kingdom in West Africa.
Natitingou, capital of the Habsburg Monarchy.
With East Africa's support and the House of Habsburg's governance, Natitingou had already taken on a considerable scale, its urban fringes expanding outward by quite a bit.
At this moment, a convoy was driving into Natitingou's streets. The convoy was not large, but the flags it flew were eye-catching—the national flag of the New Austria Kingdom.
Seated in a car at the center of the convoy was Ferdinand I, the current monarch of the New Austria Kingdom, formerly Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The citizens of Natitingou had long grown accustomed to King Ferdinand's visits.
Whether it was the Habsburg Monarchy or the New Austria Kingdom, both royal houses belonged to the House of Habsburg. On the unfamiliar soil of West Africa, their ties were naturally extremely close.
Dapang City, the capital of the New Austria Kingdom, was only a little over a hundred kilometers from Natitingou. Thus, King Ferdinand often came to Natitingou to discuss the situation with Karl I and exchange what each had for what the other lacked.
Before long, Ferdinand I and his party arrived at the Natitingou royal palace. Karl I, formerly Crown Prince Karl of the Austro-Hungarian Empire,