Chapter 37:
July 28, 1939
A Pub in Downtown Berlin, Northern Germany
“Hahaha, diplomacy is war waged in times of peace. Fools who don't understand that can't conduct any diplomacy at all.
And all the guys in our Foreign Ministry are like that!”
“Hehe, Minister Ribbentrop, your skills are incredible. From the Anschluss to the Munich Agreement.
The British and French diplomats are completely overwhelmed by you, aren't they?”
In a pub in downtown Berlin, on a Friday evening, Ribbentrop, who had been called out under the pretext of an interview, was still chattering away energetically.
Claudia, who had been listening to Ribbentrop's stories for a full two hours, was seething with irritation and anxiety, but she humored him with a smiling face.
“Hahaha, as expected from a reporter, you really know your stuff! Ahh—drinking with such a wise beauty makes the alcohol taste great!”