NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 103



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Little Boy (2)

A petition.

This word refers to a document written by multiple people with the same opinion stamping their seals or thumbprints or signing their names.

It was not something you could hear often, and it was something you could only count on one hand when you actually saw it with your own eyes.

That’s understandable, because usually when these things are made, they’re made by a group of people who have come together with one purpose to prove that they’re one and to strengthen their internal solidarity, or to put a tag on them to keep others from running away.

And the list of names that was revealed this time by the Chosun Ilbo is closer to the latter than the former, and most of the people on the list are well-known figures in politics, business, and the military.

Of course, most of them have disappeared over time or have retired from their positions, but their reputation was so great that Japanese society was shocked when it heard the news.

“To the conglomerates of former prime ministers… … . Even high-ranking generals… … .”

“I thought the Tokugawa shogunate had disappeared, but it seems that wasn’t the case.”

Until a few months ago, the Japanese government was not so popular among its citizens that even mentioning it would elicit curses.

Even though the Japanese government is tainted by all sorts of corruption and irregularities!

However, in the past few months, they have been showing signs of being unstable as they have not been able to control the military well and have been swayed by their words, and then they have been hit by a series of major earthquakes in the Kanto region and have begun to stagger.

An unprecedented disaster occurred that turned Japan upside down, and because the prime minister, who was supposed to lead the government, died from a chronic illness, the government had a hard time dealing with the unprecedented disaster and even failed to control the military.

In this situation, a secret organization believed to be manipulating the Japanese government from behind the scenes and a petition created by its members were discovered… … .

The people’s anger toward the government began to boil slowly like water in a pot.

“It’s not a big deal if people in politics have a few flaws… … .”

“But if they’re just going to plan something among themselves, then I wonder why they even bother voting… .”

“They say that educated people are more intelligent.”

Although Japanese citizens were accustomed to being treated like livestock rather than humans, it was difficult to tolerate being so blatantly ignored.

There was a lot of dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to respond to the national disaster of the great earthquake and its floundering for days.

The grim news of Tokyo, delivered through the mouths of refugees who fled the city, aroused the anger of the citizens like pouring oil on a fire.

“The army that is supposed to protect His Majesty the Emperor pointed its guns at the Imperial Palace where His Majesty the Emperor is?!”

“Have you ever seen such a heinous bunch of traitors!!!”

“What on earth is the government doing!”

“Those who said they would overthrow the shogunate and serve His Majesty the Emperor took the place of the Tokugawa, and now they want to become the new Shogun!”

“It’s the end of the world! It’s the end of the world!”

The citizens lamented.

If the last great earthquake destroyed their lives, the scandal of the petition and secret organization that was revealed to the world this time has destroyed people’s little hope.

“There is no one in the world you can trust.”

The country was turned upside down by an earthquake, and the government that was supposed to recover from the situation not only failed to do its job, but also hit the people hard in the back of the head.

In an unprecedented situation where the military, which is supposed to protect the country, is pointing its guns at each other, a deep sense of defeat has taken hold in the hearts of the citizens.

Some of them even went so far as to say that Japan was finished.

If it were normal, the police on the streets would have given the disgruntled citizens a proper beating with their clubs or dragged them to the police station to turn them into new people, but now there were no police on the streets to shut their mouths.

“What on earth is going to happen to this country… … .”

“Is His Majesty the Emperor okay?”

“What on earth is power and why is everyone making such a fuss… … .”

People lamented and were saddened by their situation, but at the same time they had some hope.

Originally, humans dreamed of a story in which a superman on a white horse appeared and saved people in difficult times of crisis.

Even now, I hope that some invincible robot-like person will appear, drive out the evil and lead Japan back to stability.

“My dear pigs, it’s been a while.”

As it happens, there was one person in Japan who fit the citizens’ wishes perfectly.

Even in the midst of the chaos that followed, a man with a neat appearance and strange eyes that seemed to look in different directions suddenly appeared and enjoyed talking in the most crowded places, and the words that came out of his mouth were all bizarre and attracted people’s attention.

“Why are we called pigs and dogs?”

“Having thoughts but not resisting, and just mindlessly accepting what is thrown at you by someone higher up is no different from what dogs and pigs do at home.”

“I’ll see all kinds of crazy people!”

“Rather than picking on others, do something more productive!”

Many people were upset by the man’s direct and aggressive tone.

But he tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand those who were angry and asked them back.

“Why are you angry?”

“There are some really crazy guys out there.”

“Why are you getting angry after picking a fight right away? Are you in your right mind?”

“I was just telling the truth… … Why can’t you refute my claim and just get angry?”

“Even so, this guy!”

Eventually, the man was grabbed by the collar by another person.

It didn’t end there, but the atmosphere around him quickly became tense as people gathered around him like clouds.

“Ahh… … . I can’t just kill this thing… … !”

“There’s nothing young people can’t say.”

“The Tokyo gentlemen don’t seem to know, but if you keep talking carelessly around here, you could disappear without anyone noticing.”

There wasn’t much to say, but people’s words were sincere.

If he had said the wrong thing here, he could have been found dead in a reservoir or on a local mountain the next day, but the man’s mouth would not stop.

“You are an ordinary person who cannot refute what others say, and you only know how to get angry when you feel like it.”

“Hey, even this kid is like that!”

“This won’t work. You’re going to have to get beaten up today.”

Eventually, the social consensus was reached to just soak the man in it.

“I don’t understand. You know how to get angry, so why are you just watching this situation unfold?”

At the man’s words, the hand of the person who had grabbed his collar stopped in midair.

Then he asked the man.

“What does that mean?”

“That’s right, you fucking pigs.”

The man grabbed the hand that was holding him and slowly pulled it away from his body.

“Ugh.”

“Even a dog raised at home will bark fiercely if its owner does not give it food, and even a pig will struggle to run away if it is in a situation where it might die.”

The man glanced around.

He was alone, and there seemed to be at least a few hundred people surrounding him.

But no one attacked him.

No, I didn’t dare to rush in because of the strange atmosphere coming from him.

“So, if we really have to be specific, you are a people that can’t even be compared to pigs and dogs.”

“… … .”

Instead of getting angry at the man’s words, people quietly lowered their heads or avoided eye contact.

The man looked around at those people and smiled.

“You’re not angry this time.”

“Listen. Do you think we’re just staying still because we want to do this?”

“Is there a reason?”

The boy who had stepped forward curiously felt an eerie sensation as if a raccoon was crawling all over his body when his eyes met with the man’s.

“Oh, no one will listen to us, so what good will it do if we get angry? No matter what we do, the soldiers will shoot and suppress us mercilessly!”

“Are you afraid of being shot?”

“Yes.”

“As expected, they are pigs and dogs.”

The man nodded.

It was quite a heated remark, but people just showed signs of discomfort.

He didn’t show it outwardly like he did a little while ago.

“Of course people are afraid of guns! If you get shot, you die!”

The boy who had talked back to the man a moment ago finally lost his temper and shouted.

Then the man looked at the boy again.

“People are afraid of death.”

“Yes! Of course! Because a person only has one life!”

“Then it makes even less sense.”

The corners of the man’s mouth twitched.

“Just as your life is one, so is the life of the one who oppresses you. So wouldn’t the owner of the pigs and dogs who oppress you fear guns?”

“that…….”

“But why don’t you do anything? Why don’t you call what’s wrong wrong? Why don’t you try to bite your master?”

The man’s questions were endless.

He didn’t ask the people gathered around him for the answer to that.

Because people already knew the answer.

The man simply stabbed a shovel into their hearts, causing the hidden answers to raise their heads.

“Why?”

“… … I don’t know.”

“I see.”

The man nodded again at the boy’s words that he didn’t know.

Then he immediately slapped the boy on the cheek.

Naturally, the weak boy was knocked to the floor by the man’s brutal violence.

“I came from Tokyo, and I want to go back there.”

The man looked around.

The people gathered here were no different from him.

He was originally from Tokyo, but he could not stand the chaos there and voluntarily chose to become an outsider.

“Our Heavenly Majesty the Emperor is a coward who does nothing even when the pigs and dogs he raises cry out “woof woof!” and he is an incompetent man who just stands by and watches this situation unfold.”

“her!”

“No, that guy… … !”

The people were startled by the man’s words and started to murmur again.

“Why? Are you embarrassed because your master is being cursed at? Are you so angry that you can’t stand it?”

“… … .”

“To whom does today’s Japan belong? Is it that of an emperor who does nothing, stays in a corner of his room, and grumbles? Or is it that of a father who works hard every day to feed his wife and children? Is it that of a child who feels burdened by his parents who sell all the family assets to support him so that he can succeed, and yet studies? Or is it that of a wife who endures the beatings of her drunken husband and silently supports her family?”

The man said that and looked around again.

People who had been like violent wild dogs had now become docile lambs and were looking at him.

“Okay, then, that’s it for today’s class.”

After saying that, the man tried to leave.

Then people quickly blocked the man’s path.

“Oh, where are you going?”

“Where I want to go now.”

As the man spoke, he pushed past the people blocking him and advanced.

People hung on the man and asked him questions.

“What should we… …. What should we do?”

“Please tell me!”

“I guess you’ve seen all the crazy ones. Humans are living creatures who think for themselves. So, you foolish creatures, think for yourself about things like that.”

The man pushed his way through the crowd blocking his way.

And at that moment, we were getting further and further away.

The boy who had been beaten by the man a little while ago asked him.

“Teacher! Teacher! Please tell me your name!”

“name.”

The man paused for a moment, then turned his head halfway back to look at the boy.

People waited for the next words.

“Nishida! Where are you, Nishida!”

At the man’s call, an army officer who had been quietly smoking a cigarette in the corner approached him.

“Did you call, teacher?”

“That’s enough for today.”

“Where should I take you?”

“I don’t know.”

“yes.”

But the man smiled faintly, turned around, and walked away.

“Uh uh… … .”

“What are you doing? Follow me quickly!”

Some of the people followed the man.

Then others followed along, hesitating.

The waves created by a small pebble thrown into a small lake called Gyeongseong reached the vast ocean of the Japanese Empire, and the calm sea began to stir.

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 104