NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 260



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 260

American Dream (8)

“What on earth do you want me to do?”

“Have you ever thought about writing a book?”

“A book? What the hell kind of book is that all of a sudden?”

What is the most powerful force that moves public opinion?

“That’s culture.”

“Culture? What are you talking about culture all of a sudden?”

What makes humans realize their differences and differentiate themselves from one another.

That’s culture.

Culture is the root of the society in which humans live.

“The representative communist of the West, Marx, once said that religion is the opium of the people.”

“Why is that?”

“What kind of thing is opium?”

“It’s something that makes people sick.”

“Yes, and it’s also the thing that made the mighty Qing Dynasty groan.”

The doctor’s eyebrows furrowed.

“What on earth are you trying to say?”

“Do you know what opium and culture have in common?”

“Stop asking weird questions and just tell me everything.”

“It’s something that naturally seeps into people.”

“It seeps in?”

Most people experience suffering in their lives.

Of course, there are people who feel happy, but they are only a minority.

Since the Industrial Revolution, the value of human beings has long been less than that of expensive machines, and workers have been regarded as mere cogs in a factory.

There, people died almost every day in the coal mines due to the hard labor, and even if that didn’t happen, miners would often get tuberculosis and be laid off before long.

In a life filled with misfortune and suffering everywhere, what do people want?

“That’s right, stop this suffering.”

“… … ?”

“Ha, you still don’t understand?”

“Can’t you help me understand?”

“So what I want to say is… … .”

The meaning was that the power of culture was as terrifying as opium.

There’s an old saying that people seek comfort when they are having the hardest time.

Something that allows you to look forward to tomorrow, no matter how difficult or tough life may be.

“Just as drug dealers in opium dens crave opium, and countless religious people rely on religion.”

“… … How dare you say such blasphemous things in front of me.”

“I’m going to hell anyway, so what’s the problem?”

“Don’t you feel like repenting and going to heaven right now?”

“I will have a serious conversation with the Lord about that later through prayer.”

“… … .”

The doctor kept his mouth shut.

It was a shape that was simply too difficult for his mind to understand.

“That’s… … . What is that… … . Ha… … .”

“That’s the point. People tend to become infinitely vulnerable to things like dreams and ambitions that suddenly strike their hearts during the most difficult and challenging moments.”

“… … ?”

“You look like you’re wondering what on earth I’m trying to say. Hehe.”

“Then tell me.”

“Do you really want to hear it?”

The doctor’s face turned so red that you could see his head bubbling.

“I’m thinking of publishing a few books.”

“So what kind of book are you going to publish!!!”

“Of course, this is a book that borrows the doctor’s name.”

“Borrowing my name? What kind of book are you going to publish using my name? Is it a book that defames Japan?”

“No. I’m going to write a novel.”

“novel?”

“Yes, I will write a novel that people will like.”

“?”

“If possible, I will write content that will cause Americans to have a lot of misunderstandings and prejudices about Japanese people.”

The doctor sighed deeply.

He couldn’t stand the growing frustration in his chest and just let it out through his mouth.

“Why is it that when I talk to you for a few minutes, I feel like I’ve aged by decades?”

“Are you saying that time passes that quickly?”

“It’s said that I age faster because I feel suffocated.”

“Oh my… … . I will make the coffin expensive.”

-Aduk-paduk-kkaduk.

A strange sound, like teeth grinding, came from the doctor’s mouth, and he suddenly turned his head away.

As if he didn’t want to talk to me anymore.

“I’ll bring the manuscript later, so Dr. Lee, please go to the publisher and just publish the book.”

“… … .”

“Then I’ll take my leave.”

“… … .”

I left the room, leaving behind the doctor who was reading the newspaper with a sullen expression.

* * *

In this era, when smartphones, computers, the Internet, and even televisions had not yet been developed, the only entertainment available was crossword puzzles on the radio or in the newspaper.

In this era, the way people enjoyed their leisure time was usually by gathering in groups to enjoy outdoor activities, or for slightly more respectable people, gathering in a corner of a room to enjoy board games.

If we were to say that it is a leisure activity that people enjoy more universally… .

“Reading.”

“… … What is this?”

“This is the manuscript you said you would write last time.”

It was a manuscript that I had been working on for several days, locked in my room.

“I didn’t know you were good at writing.”

“I just scribbled down a few stories that came to mind.”

This wasn’t that great of a manuscript.

All I did was use the spell checker on my laptop, and the help of various English books, movies, and dramas to write a story that would appeal to people of this era.

It’s such a cliché story that it may not be of much interest to modern people who are always searching for new dopamine every day… … but for people of this era, it’s a novel with content that makes dopamine flow in their heads.

“… … This is interesting.”

“Isn’t that so?”

Even this doctor, who was very upset with me, acknowledged the fun of the novel.

“But the content of this novel is a bit strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“No matter how much it was meant to disparage the Japanese Empire… … . The Japanese Empire declared war and attacked Pearl Harbor at the same time? Does that make sense?”

“That doesn’t make sense.”

“And before the war, the United States was in dire straits due to an economic depression… … Heh heh, when else has the economy been this good?”

“That doesn’t make sense either.”

The doctor put the manuscript down on the desk and asked me.

“The article itself is interesting, but I don’t know if Americans who read it will find it interesting.”

“I knew that, so I put something that Americans would like at the end.”

The last episode of the first chapter of the novel, which began with Pearl Harbor, was the Battle of Guadalcanal in the original history.

This is the battle that was the counter-punch that the cornered United States of America delivered to the Empire of Japan in the history of Japan, and that lit the spark that led to the downfall of the Empire of Japan.

“hmm.”

The doctor tilted his head as if he was still not convinced even after looking over the manuscript several times.

“Honestly, it’s fun, it’s fun, but it seems like America is having a hard time right from the beginning. I don’t think that’s something that suits the patriotic nature of Americans.”

The doctor thought that patriotic Americans would not be happy to see their country weakened.

“Isn’t that what makes it fun? It’s a story about the United States, weakened as it can be, defending the world against a gigantic evil empire.”

“Hmm… … . Hearing that, I guess that’s what happens again… … .”

“Let’s at least publish a book.”

“Well. In the end, I’m publishing this book under my name… … . I published a book like this for nothing… … .”

“Are you saying that your reputation might be tarnished?”

“You saw it exactly.”

This doctor had a tendency to be obsessed with fame to the point of seeming unusually pretentious.

He was the kind of person who didn’t want even a speck of dust on his reputation.

This may be due to his personality as a diplomat, but it may also be because he considered himself a representative of Koreans in the United States.

Even if we leave aside the question of whether Koreans in America really consider him their representative.

“It’ll probably be okay.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, this doctor will become a popular author in no time with this novel.”

“… … How can you be sure of that?”

“I’m not only good at killing people, blowing things up, and seducing people.”

He was also good at promoting things to others.

* * *

-Tink-Tink

A small bell hanging on the bookstore door rang to indicate that a customer had arrived.

The friendly owner of the bookstore, who was busy organizing books, raised his head, looked at the customer, and soon greeted him with a smile.

“Smith, how long has it been!”

“How have you been?”

“Haha, I’ve been doing well! What about you?”

“Every day is the same for me. I work until my body breaks down all day long and barely manage to put food on the table.”

“Oh, my… … . But wouldn’t God extend a helping hand to someone as diligent as you?”

“Haha, I really hope so.”

A young man named Smith, who worked at the Baltimore docks, enjoyed reading, unlike his colleagues who enjoyed gambling, drinking, and sports like baseball.

So, aside from the monthly food and rent expenses and a little savings, I did buy books.

“Did you hear anything interesting?”

“It’s an interesting new book… … . I haven’t read it all yet, so I’m hesitant to recommend it.”

“is it so?”

Smith’s interest was piqued by the bookseller’s words.

Reading a novel that no one else has read before gives me the same thrill as a great explorer setting foot on an unknown land that no one else has been to.

And now Smith’s heart pounded like that of a great explorer whose name had made history.

But just like most explorers who, rather than making their mark on history, end up in ruins and in huge debts, Smith soon fell into deep disappointment.

“… … .”

“Why does this new book seem to be such a mess?”

“No… … It was kind of fun.”

Smith looked through each new book once and then put it back where it belonged.

Everyone thought the content of the book itself was excellent, but for some reason, it seemed too rigid and difficult for him as an ordinary worker.

“Are there any new Holmes novels?”

“Unfortunately, that’s not the case.”

“Oh my… … .”

Smith sighed as he took out and put back the books on the other shelves.

He was about to feel slightly disappointed at the fact that among all these books, there was no book that could fill his weary mind… that could help him forget these difficult days, even for a moment.

-Bam.

His foot lightly bumped into a pile of books on one side of the bookstore.

I was trying to avoid it, thinking it might be a pile of books to be thrown away, but then I noticed a billboard right next to it.

A billboard with an officer who looked like a recruiter pointing his finger at Smith read:

[Are you doing everything you can?]

Smith, who saw a billboard that reminded him of a recruiting poster from the last Great War, was so intrigued that he reached into the bookstore and looked at a stack of books.

And the moment you open the book.

I was sucked straight into the book.

He was so focused that he didn’t come to his senses until the bookseller tapped him on the shoulder.

-Tuk, tuk.

“Hey, Smith.”

“Huh? Huh?!”

Smith was startled by the sudden words of the bookstore owner and turned around to see that the surroundings had already become dark.

“Are you still here? It’s closing time now.”

“Yes? Already?”

Smith checked the clock hanging in the bookstore.

[PM 10:00]

“oh my god……!”

Smith’s eyes naturally turned to the book.

The page he opened was paused at the part where Pearl Harbor was burning due to the Japanese Empire’s attack and the entire United States was crying out for revenge.

“Hey, Bob!”

“Huh? But why Smith?”

“This book… … How much is it?”

“A book? Oh! That one.”

The bookseller scratched his head as if he had a headache and said to Smith,

“The publisher said there was a free distribution period, so they told me to give away all the first editions for free. They already paid for it, so I can just take it.”

“Oh, really? Then can I take one more?”

Smith picked up another copy of this entertaining book to recommend to others.

Then the bookstore owner smiled happily and nodded.

“Originally it was one per person, but if you love books as much as I do, I could give you two.”

“thank you!”

Smith looked at the book in his hands.

The cover depicts a magnificent battle scene with clean-cut planes attacking a huge battleship, with the title written in large letters in the middle.

[Pacific War – Seung Man Lee]

The book was distributed mercilessly and indiscriminately throughout major cities in the eastern United States.