Germany

Germany is a country that mainly appeared in a track of **Westwood Vibrato**. It does appear in **Housekeeper** but as an alternate version of the country.

## Background

Germany is a country located in Western Europe. It is referenced in one of the episodes of Westwood Vibrato and is a key location in Housekeeper, as it is the old capital of the Third Reich. Germany is known for its economic prowess, efficient engineering, and rich cultural heritage. It's a federal republic with a robust democracy and a strong emphasis on technology and innovation. Germany has played a pivotal role in European integration and is a key player in the European Union.

### Geography

Germany is the seventh-largest country in Europe. Bordering Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria to the southeast, and Switzerland to the south-southwest. France, Luxembourg and Belgium are situated to the west, with the Netherlands to the northwest. Germany is also bordered by the North Sea and, at the north-northeast, by the Baltic Sea.

### Locations

* Black House - a notorious Nazi camp where Jews were killed everyday for 2 years.
* Hortenfurp - It was the place where the father of Hyundeuk Kim, the editor-in-chief of Korea News Daily, who was part of an Economic Mission to Germany along with the President of Korea was involved in a scandal, as he ended up hiring prostitutes and was even involved in SM play. A German monthly magazine tried to report on it exclusively, but the Korean government intervened to block the news from leaking, thus the news was never published in South Korea.

### History

#### Main Dimension

It is assumed that the Main Dimension proceeds basically in accordance to the records of German history.

#### Housekeeper Dimension

Unlike the Main Dimension, in the Housekeeper Dimension, Germany's history played out quite differently from WW2 onward. Unlike in real history, the Nazis won World War 2, and basically took over the world until a couple years, people rebelled.

## Organizations

* Nazi
* World United Government (Housekeeper Dimension)

## Folklore/Legends

* Pied Piper - a German legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony. Dating back to Middle Ages, the story tells of a piper, dressed in multicolored ("pied") clothing, who would lure rats away from the town using his magic pipe. When citizens would refuse to pay for his service, he would retaliate using his pipe to lure children. In Westwood Vibrato Track 2, the situation of the Jews is compared to the story of the piper where the Jews are the rats being led by the piper's music (represented by Oscar's trumpet) into their death (gas chambers).

## Plot Overview

### Westwood Vibrato

During World War 2, Leotto and Otto, two Jewish children were placed in a camp, the Black House. The commander of the camp was quite superstitious and believed the playing of the trumpet would blow away the angry spirits of the dead Jews. Oscar, a German soldier, was tasks to play that role and blow the trumpet. At the sound of the trumpet, the gas chambers would be turned on. Every Jew was afraid of him, except for Otto, the Jewish child. He would even offer him food, but Leotto, Otto's brother, would scold him and take him away before he caused any problems. Leotto and Otto were categorized as laborers and thus were not placed into the gas chambers. One day, Otto gave Oscar a star-shaped stone saying how his father believes stars would bring luck. Otto's father also played the trumpet every morning, which is why he really liked Oscar. That day, Otto sang Verdi's Nabucco for Oscar, but Oscar warned him instead saying that the song, which is a chorus of the Israelite slaves, would get them all killed here at the camp. Oscar kept the stone, but told Otto to stop bothering him.

During nighttime, Otto shared with his brother, Leotto, how all he could remember from their past was the trumpet that their dad played, which is why he was not afraid of Oscar. The following day, they went to the south wall to look at some violets as their old home had a backyard full of them. However, as they went to the southern wall, the soldiers caught them and thought they wanted to escape. Leotto, being quick-witted, lied to the soldiers that they were looking for star-shaped stones for the commander, to drive out evil spirits. The soldiers let them go, but only one of them, so Leotto was taken to the gas chambers. Otto rushes toward Oscar and grabs onto him and begs him to not play the trumpet or else his brother would die. In the struggle, Oscar drops the photo of his family, and in a that moment, Otto steals the trumpet but bumps into the commander. He is immediately taken to the gas chambers. The commander returns the trumpet to Oscar saying he should be careful as it is a sacred object to protect the Germans from the evil spirits of the Jews. He continues to mention how he found out Oscar's birthday was the same as St. Basil's, who was a church father of strong character who did not tolerate heresy. As Oscar prepares to play, he looks at the picture of his father, ponders, and then begins to play. However, the song is not the German anthem as usual, but rather it is Nabucco. In anger, the commander tells the soldiers to cancel everything as he believes he has dishonored St. Basil by praising the devil. He orders Oscar to be court-marshalled and for trumpets to be cancelled. The chambers were shut down that day and a day later, Hitler committed suicide and Leotto and Otto were saved. Oscar, however, was never found, even among the German soldiers in trial.

### My Nights Shine Brighter Than Your Days (Webtoon)

The father of Hyundeuk Kim, the editor-in-chief of Korea News Daily, had been part of an Economic Mission to Germany along with the President of Korea. It turns he ended up hiring prostitutes and was even involved in SM play in Hortenfurp. A German monthly magazine tried to report on it exclusively, but the Korean governemnt intervened to block the news from leaking, thus the news was never published in South Korea.

Furthermore, there is a relevant side character, Lucas, a middle man for the hostesses who is from Germany. In fact, in the Webtoons, he often uses German directly. It is probably the only case where there is German in the Super String Webtoons.

### Housekeeper

In the Housekeeper Dimension, unlike the main dimension timeline, Germany won World War 2 and takes over the world, thus becoming the certain of the new government. It is later renamed Germania.

## Trivia

* In My Nights Shine Brighter Than Your Days (Webtoon), the character Lucas is from Germany and at times speaks German, which in the Webtoons shows both the German and the Korean translation beneath, similar to when Lilia occasionally speaks Russian in Terror Man. It is the only known case where German is used in the Super String Webtoons.

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## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#Geography
2. ↑ Westwood Vibrato, Track 2-1
3. ↑ My Nights Shine Brighter Than Your Days, Season 3, Ep.28
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied\_Piper\_of\_Hamelin
5. ↑ Westwood Vibrato, Track 2-2
6. ↑ Westwood Vibrato, Track 12-1
7. ↑ Westwood Vibrato, Track 12-2
8. ↑ My Nights Shine Brighter Than Your Days, Season 3, Ep.28