"Alright, I think that's everything then."

Tanya stood straight from where she had been bowing. Neither Claire nor Rain were taking any kind of argument from either of them, and Tanya wasn't even going to try.

With the redistribution of Alderp's lands, she'd just been given a rather large assignment and tied quite directly to the government of the Kingdom of Belzerg. She would be able to work within that to accomplish her personal goals and evaluate if she wanted to defect to the Demon King, but it was all a bit… restrictive.

Iris brought out a medallion and pressed it into a lump of hot wax that had been dripped onto a letter or proclamation of some kind. Tanya supposed that she used that to ensure that people understood it was her.

She cast another glance at it as Iris's head rose from her work of pressing the medallion into the wax. She got another look at the odd… odd… and familiar shape of it.

Was it…

Wait… no…

"May I see that, Princess? I've seen Darkness's, and I admit I'm somewhat curious about the nobility's obsession with those medallions as a whole."

Thankfully, she didn't stutter once, despite her fears that her medallion was emblazoned with that symbol.

The Princess blinked, but she nodded and placed it down on the too-big desk she was using. Rain was talking in the background.

"The usage of medallions to identify a noble is a long tradition since the original King Belzerg. When he battled the original Demon King, he handed out medals of honor and bravery to the adventurers, merchants, and other helpers that sought to bring down the Demon King. This was one that he never gave away, no matter what, and it became the symbol of the royal family for that reason."

Tanya nodded slowly, her thoughts spinning. No matter how she looked at it or tried to rationalize the symbol in front of her, she couldn't deny it.

It was a swastika.

The thing wasn't even made of gold, like Darkness's. It was fashioned from some black metal, reminding her of a promise to herself regarding the most reviled who used said symbol.

No matter how much she suffered, how badly the 203rd was pushed around or wounded, or how much Being X pushed her, she promised herself that she would never, under any circumstances, become Hitler.

It was just a horrible, no good, very bad idea. Killing your own people was, frankly, stupid, and she had no desire to find a husband, marry, and then kill herself in a hole in the ground as Berun was destroyed by communists.

She tried to keep a neutral expression. "Ah… well, I think we're going to head to Axel, now. I imagine that there is a lot of work that needs to be done."

All three of them must have sensed her nervousness, but none of them questioned her. Iris took back her medallion, and Tanya was only just able to walk calmly out of the room.

They wound through the castle, and Tanya began to analyze what she had seen so far. Maybe-

Then she blinked in realization.

They were totally Nazis.

Obviously, the impact of the Japanese Reincarnates had stymied the most wasteful, disgusting protocols, but the evidence was there. Everyone had blond hair and blue eyes, which was supposed to be something of a hallmark of their racist ideology.

They must have used magic to make that happen. They married Reincarnates often, and that none of the people in the few paintings in this castle had a mix of blond hair and dark eyes or dark hair and blue eyes told her enough.

She blinked as she thought of those paintings. Most of the ones she had seen were of people battling giant monsters, but she recalled seeing an odd one with people doing the salute typical of Nazis. She'd written it off, but…

They were out of the castle, and Viktoriya was likely getting concerned. Tanya muttered a few words about talking later as she continued to think.

The Reincarnates must have stopped the initial racism, but beastmen seemed almost universally despised.

They must have shifted their hatred to a minority that was directly opposed to the teachings of the major religion, without any people of the Jewish faith to kill.

Tanya managed to get to Alderp's in-city mansion before she turned to Viktoriya. "We're joining the Demon King."

"Huh?"

Tanya was almost running, and she was certainly babbling at this point. "Remember the Nazi people I mentioned that took over the not-Empire after they lost the first World War? Well, that was their main symbol. The whole of Belzerg is run by Nazis!"

Viktoriya raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Maybe they-"

A knock on the door behind them stopped Viktoriya's sentence, and they both went towards it to open it. Tanya was further proven correct.

A police officer wearing yellow and black instead of yellow and blue was standing there with two of the tallest soldiers she had ever heard of behind him. Both were wearing armor, and the man leading them had the taboo 'SS' on an armband.

Tanya tried to look like she hadn't just sucked on a shit-covered lemon.

He smiled. "Hello! I am here to make sure you know your duties as a noble. We haven't gotten new nobles in a while, but I am a member of the King's entourage suited to the task."

They invited themselves in, and Tanya was proven even more correct in the next hour.

Beastmen were not legally allowed to stand next to a member of the nobility, or they would be tortured. Peasants were the playthings of their nobles. If you had ways of quickening the pace of the extermination of the enemy, a handsome reward would be authorized by the King.

The King's first name was Fuhrer, and his middle name was Infidel-purger. At that pronouncement, a "Seig Heil," and a closed front door, Tanya gave Viktoriya a quick, quite pointed look that asked if she needed to say more.

She opened her mouth, and then an expression of great unhappiness crossed her face. "What if the Demon King is a communist?"

That brought Tanya up short, and then she shrugged. "Then we'll flee to… Elroad? No, they'd be Italy or Sweden…"

She was stumped, for a moment, but then she shook her head. "We'll try Elroad, or maybe we'll just find a map and fly away. We can both agree we're not staying here though, right?"

She nodded emphatically, and both packed their belongings. They had a rough couple of weeks ahead of them.

-OxOxO-

A/N 1: Well, if you're reading this, you're probably wondering where Chapter 37 is…

Yeah, I think it still needs a bit of work. Expect it in the next two days.

As compensation, you get two Omakes! I hope that'll tide you over until it's ready.

A/N 2: Oh, and I think it goes without saying that this one isn't canon, right?

Regardless, I hope you enjoyed this stupid explanation as to why the nobles all have blond hair and blue eyes.

A/N 3: Responses to Reviews:

MarkoncioX: Thank you, and anticipate more soon!

Tuisto: Would even Being X be that cruel?

The answer to that question is yes, and my response to this is…

Even I have limits (for now).

Tylermech66: NEVER.

Pyromania101: I know, and I'm shooting myself in the foot by leaving it.