The history teacher came to the class. He went to the podium and started giving his lecture.
The introduction of the students were done during the orientation class so it was not necessary anymore.
The students listened to the teacher attentively and took notes whenever necessary.
At this stage, Erika knew that this world was very different from the one she knew in the game. However, she was still excited to know about the history of her new country.
The teacher explained the history briefly.
The great and ancient continent of Festland in which the Kingdom of Hohenstaufia is situated has a history of over thousand years.
At first there were 4 countries, In the eastern part of the continent was the Empire of Osterlich, in the west was the Kingdom of Westenstad and the north and South had the Kingdom of Nordisch and Grand Duchy of Sudland.
The central part of the continent was a buffer zone between the four powerful countries.
However, that part was the most prosperous because of lands which would bore crops without the slightest effort and the presence of the Dark Forest which was then called the Great fairy forest.
The forest was inhabited by fairies and angels from the heavens and would reward the local population with great many riches.
"So that's the source of the riches inside the dark forest. I never knew it." Erika whispered.
The other students were surprised as well. They whispered amongst themselves about this new found fact.
The teacher cleared his throat, "Silence students." He continued with his lecture.
However, the four countries were vying with each other for control over the land.
They turned the once prosperous land into a place of constant war and suffering.
But since the power of the four countries were evenly matched, they couldn't capture the land for themselves but that made the land a safe haven for various criminals and bandits.
The local people suffered greatly during those times. The constant state of wars and criminals roaming around freely made life hard for them.
This state continued until the fairies bestowed their magic power on a local named Koch Heckel who sought help from them.
It is then said that fairies used their powers to bring in a heavenly force. This force is said to be consisted of men who could ride metal beasts and kill anyone in a distance not visible to human eyes.
This heavenly force called themselves the 9th Waffen SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. They were led by His Majesty Koch fought off the invading armies and the criminals bringing peace to this land.
Listening to this Erika jumped up from her seat.
"What do you mean by the 9th SS?!" Erika interrupted the lecture.
"I meant every word I said, young lady. Is there any problem?"
Erika obviously knew about the Waffen SS and its panzer divisions very well.
"Uh, sorry to interrupt but I think the Hohenstaufen division was not really a heavenly force." Erika composed herself from the excitement.
"What do you mean?"
"What is she talking about?"
"What does she mean by not heavenly? Then how can she explain their power?"
Students whispered. Maruschka was surprised as well. She couldn't understand what Erika spoke about.
"The 9th Hohenstaufen was a division of 19000 strong men from a criminal army called the SS which had committed many atrocious acts in various countries of the world it came from." Erika tried to explain.
The students laughed. "What do you mean criminal and what other world are you talking about?"
"The fairies really dodged a bullet. The world where it came from, the SS of which the Hohenstaufen was part, is considered to be criminals. They massacred villages of people in cold blood, men, women and child. If it wasn't the Hohenstaufen and Leibstandarte or the Totenkopf instead, we wouldn't even exist now." She tried to explain.
"So that means the fairies were right in summoning the Hohenstaufen. So sit down and don't interrupt the lecture."
Erika was helpless. There was no way she could explain the SS or the Reich to the people of a parallel world. So she sat down.
Teacher continued his lecture after the commotion Erika's exposure brought in the class.
After the land was freed, the force returned to the heavens along with the knowledge and weapons they brought with them. Not even a single trace of them remained in the world.
After that the fairies made His Majesty Koch the first king of this land. He named it the Kingdom of Hohenstaufia. The sign of the force the black shield with capital H pierced by a sword became the Coat of Arms of the kingdom.
"Lady Erika, why did you react like that?" Asked a surprised Maruschka.
"It's nothing don't fret. Just focus on the lecture."
The teacher continued with the lecture.
However, after a few hundred years have passed, the royal family and the nobles were becoming corrupted due to the riches they could find without any problem.
The fear the heavenly force 9th SS induced among the other nations made sure that they could exploit them without problem as well.
In this stage the kingdom entered another state of debauchery, the corruption of power and wealth.
Disillusioned with the debauchery of men, the fairies left the forest and closed the doors of the gate of heaven and opened the door of hell. Thus transforming the once great fairy forest into the vast Dark forest we know today.
After the immense human suffering, the fairies thought that enough was enough and blessed the Raubenbraums with vast magic.
When the king appointed the first Raubenbraum to the the regions near the dark forest, they once again brought peace back.
Maruschka was surprised and excited to hear this. She almost shouted,
"SO lady Erika is a lady from the famous Raubenbraum territory that protect the people?!"
This turned the attention of the class to Erika.
"Oh so the lady is Erika Raubenbraum from the blessed Raubenbraum family?!"
Students started talking amongst themselves again.
"In that case she might know something we don't."
Erika was uncomfortable with this new unwanted attention.
The teacher noticing it tried to resolve the situation.
"Hey, you know I am still here. The class has not ended yet."
The students again focused on the teacher.
"This is just a brief history for today. From tomorrow onwards we will delve into details of the various periods and events."
The teacher left the classroom announcing the end of the class.
Erika was soon swarmed by the other students who wanted to know more about what Erika knew.