Maximiliano I, who was whiling away his days in East Africa, was naturally not the type who could stay idle. Having had enough of the tedious life in Mombasa, he decided to plan a journey to explore East Africa.
Meanwhile, in Europe, Maximiliano I's family had learned through Ernst that he was staying in East Africa. They considered calling him back, but Maximiliano I was inherently stubborn, the kind that ten oxen couldn't drag back.
Maximiliano I's current state of mind was probably similar to Xiang Yu's when he took his own life by the Wujiang River — too ashamed to face the elders of Jiangdong.
Back then, he had gone against all the family's opposition and was determined to go to Mexico to achieve his ambitions and values, but in the end, he ended up imprisoned.
Therefore, Maximiliano I was determined to stay in East Africa for three to five years until people forgot about him, and then return to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
