NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 261



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 261

The sun rises above the clouds? (1)

The United States of America in the 20th century.

In this era, as there were many readers, there were also many writers who tried to sell their writing to them.

As this is a market where anyone can succeed as long as they have a hand that can hold a pen and a manuscript that can express their imagination, numerous writers have jumped into this market with dreams of becoming future great authors.

But not everyone was given equal opportunities.

There were many writers who wanted to publish their own books, but the publishers they could contact were limited.

There, publishers want to invest in stable and guaranteed success… … so most of them tend to invest in writers who are already successful.

So the only opportunities left for aspiring writers were contests and cheaply printed fiction magazines.

However, since the contest only selected a few truly talented people, there were few people who benefited from it.

It goes without saying that serializing a novel in a magazine like this wouldn’t help build a reputation as a writer, and it would be difficult to make money.

“That’s why I borrowed this doctor’s name.”

“… … ?”

“If we borrow this doctor’s name, wouldn’t any decent publisher pass?”

“Was I that bad… …?”

“Of course not.”

“???”

The doctor laughed hollowly.

It seemed like he was tired of picking on each and every one of them.

“Then how did you get the publisher to give me such a big push?”

“I just bought a publishing company.”

“… … ?”

“Among the numerous publishers that are popping up in the U.S., I chose one that was relatively small but had some distribution network and its own printing house.”

“You chose it?”

“Yes, and among them, I chose one whose internal affairs were a bit shabby and whose ledgers were full of holes.”

“???”

The doctor didn’t seem to understand anything.

“So what do you mean?”

“To put it simply, they took over the company by threatening with money instead of guns.”

“???”

“This is my business card.”

The doctor received the business card handed to him by Mr. Lee.

The name Donny Vermillion was stamped on sleek white paper in gold foil.

“Donnie Vermillion?”

“This is the name I will use in America.”

“… … It’s a bit tacky.”

“So it’s familiar.”

When an American hears the name Donnie, he or she probably thinks of a warm-hearted neighbor on a quiet farm in the South, not an Asian from a faraway place called Joseon.

Even in modern times when prejudice has somewhat decreased, in this era where prejudice is established as common sense, it was common sense.

“So you wouldn’t think it was strange if a white-looking Mr. Vermillion showed up there.”

“Wasn’t it about explaining what this had to do with you buying the publishing company?”

“Yes, I just went there and threatened to expose all the corruption if they didn’t sell the publishing company right away.”

“… … .”

“If I hadn’t bought it anyway, the company would have been doomed to failure because of its flawed ledgers.”

“… … .”

“That’s the story.”

So, we swallowed up a publishing company and invested a lot of money to get the company back on track.

Naturally, all that money came from goods from a factory in Shanghai.

“It took exactly one month to get here.”

“You saved a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy in a month?”

“Yes, because all I had to do was sneak some money into the hole in the ledger.”

“Huh, somehow, the person who should be locked in his room and just writing manuscripts is wandering around outside… … .”

“Haha, isn’t it impossible to go for a walk with the greatest writer of the century?”

“Are you the greatest writer of the century?”

“No. Wouldn’t I be the greatest terrorist ever remembered?”

The teacher winked at the doctor.

Then the doctor shook his head and asked him,

“Really? So how many books did you sell? Did it create a bit of a buzz in American society?”

To this doctor’s question, the teacher laughed and answered.

“Haha, I didn’t sell a single one.”

“?”

“I printed about 10,000 copies of the first edition, and I paid for all of them to the bookstores that were distributing them, so I ended up losing money.”

“???”

“They even advertised on billboards and banners… … and in newspapers and magazines… … . If we were to be exact, we could say that it was a loss.”

“… … ?”

The doctor tilted his head.

“So… … . Instead of receiving money for selling books… … . Instead, you gave money away… … ?”

“yes.”

“Why on earth are you doing that? Are you crazy?”

“I may be crazy about independence, but I did it in my right mind.”

The doctor looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.

“No, why are you throwing money away on the floor when even a single penny is precious for independence?”

“hmm.”

The teacher held up two fingers and showed them to the doctor, saying:

“Doctor, you said that I throw money on the floor, but that is a wrong idea. There are two reasons why I spend money like this.”

“There are two?”

“First of all, here in America, I rarely have a shortage of money.”

“None?”

As the teacher said, he never had a shortage of money in America.

In the first place, there was no shortage of money even if we just received counterfeit money printed at the Shanghai money factory.

Of course, the bio-robots working there will be dying.

Like this.

In the United States, the Federal Reserve Board carefully considers the domestic economic situation when deciding how much money to print based on U.S. Treasury bonds.

This teacher didn’t consider such things at all, and copied money in Shanghai with a ‘click’, so he never ran out of money.

“Have you not thought at all about the economic chaos that counterfeit money would cause?”

Dr. Lee asked, looking annoyed at the teacher’s words.

Then the teacher smiled brightly and answered.

“Why should I care about the plight of the United States?”

“what?”

“No, that’s right. It’s urgent to just become independent right now… … We should worry about the independence and self-reliance of the Republic of Korea later, but why should we worry about the state of the United States economy and the catastrophe it would cause to the world economy… … Do we even have to worry about things like that?”

“America is a country that can be our ally!”

Dr. Lee strongly objected to the teacher’s words.

Then the teacher laughed and said,

“That is your job, Doctor. To bring the United States, which rejected Joseon’s last hand and put the nail in its coffin, into the alliance.”

“what……?”

“This doctor makes friends. I will cut off the airways of my enemies.”

“… … .”

The doctor looked at him silently.

Then the teacher also looked at him without saying anything.

* * *

[Pacific War – Seung Man Lee]

The subject of war and the author’s name, which obviously did not look American, were enough to turn Americans away.

That’s why the initial sales of this book were not very high.

No, the first edition didn’t generate any profit because we paid money to each bookstore and distributed it for free.

However, thanks to the publisher’s active promotion and advertising, and the bookstore owners giving away books for free to clear out inventory due to lack of space, many customers who visited bookstores were almost forced to come across this book.

When they first received the book, they didn’t think much of it, but after they finished reading all the books they bought, they naturally reached for it.

“Since I got it for free, should I just try it?”

“I had nothing to do… … .”

“How bad must you be to give away books for free?”

Everyone opened the book without much expectation and was soon sucked into it.

[The Pacific War] written (or not) by Seungman Lee was basically a novel in the form of a troupe drama.

The first protagonist, Robert, symbolizes the middle class commonly seen in America, while the next protagonist, Sam, a day laborer, symbolizes the lower class of American society.

William, who appears about halfway through the book, symbolizes the upper class of American society, so anyone who reads the book can easily immerse themselves in a protagonist whose situation is similar to theirs.

Like the novel Love and War by Leo Tolstoy, the great author of the century, this novel also deals with the love, friendship, and conflicts of young men and women caught up in war in a way that may seem somewhat unique to 20th century readers, so people who read a lot of these types of books also found it interesting.

Of course, there were some instances of incorrect grammar or vocabulary, but those parts actually fit well with the content of the book, and it even felt like I was reading someone’s biography rather than a novel.

To take it a step further, the setting that the United States, which had been doing well, was suffering from a stock market crash and an economic downturn due to internal problems that had built up over time… … The development that the Japanese Empire, which had been under intense pressure, attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the US fleet, taking advantage of the weakness of the United States, gave people a fresh shock.

At first, there were people who laughed at the development that seemed like something you would see in a third-rate novel, but unlike those third-rate novels, the content of the novel, which describes the situation in detail as if the reader was watching it from the side, made readers nod their heads in agreement.

In addition, when the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor spread throughout the United States, there was a nationwide recruitment frenzy and Americans who had been calling for peace were now calling for war, and this resonated faintly in the hearts of patriotic Americans.

And finally… … . The Battle of Guadalcanal, the first battle in which the United States declared revenge, was the climax of this book, with the heroic performance of the US Marines winning despite the defeat of the US Navy.

The scene where Robert, Sam, and William, who had achieved victory, turned their backs on the joy of victory and looked at the setting sun in the distance, pledging revenge on their departed comrades was enough to bring tears to the eyes of those who watched.

As I turned the last page, moved, there was a line written along with an illustration of someone lying down covered in blood.

[My friend! Please do not tell anyone about my death.]

Even the tiny text attached underneath it.

[Continued in Volume 2… … .]

“Is this… … the end?”

“There’s still more?”

“Who is dying… …?”

It was a truly captivating ending that made people go crazy with curiosity.

Thanks to this, people who read this book would often wander around the bookstore the next morning without a word.

“Ugh… … . Oh, I’m so tired, huh? Smith?”

“Uncle Bob… … .”

The same was true for Mr. Smith, who bought the book yesterday.

“No, what brought you here so early in the morning?”

“There’s still some time left before I have to go to work. By the way… … . Do you have any… … books?”

Mr. Smith grabbed the bookseller’s arm, looking as if he had been up all night.

The bookstore owner waved his arm away in disgust at his appearance, which he had never seen before.

“No, why, why are you doing this?”

“A book… … Do you have a book?”

“You have to tell me what book you’re talking about!”

Mr. Smith took the Pacific War out of a small bag at his waist.

“This book… …. Do you have volume 2?”

“Huh? This is… … .”

“Do you have volume 2 of The Pacific War?”

“Volume 2… …?”

This was happening all over the cities in the eastern United States where the book was distributed.

Of course, there was no volume 2.

As of now, that is.