NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 295



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Episode 295

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There is a joke in engineering that goes like this:

The difference between a genius engineer and a competent engineer is that a competent engineer creates things that can be used ‘today’, while a genius engineer makes us dream of ‘tomorrow’.

Nikola Tesla, the chief engineer and largest shareholder of Tesla’s newly founded company, was exactly this type of person.

A person who shows ‘tomorrow’ to the people of the world.

People in the world called this person a genius.

That’s why even the great tycoon poured money into this old man who was killing time alone in a corner of New York and brought him to Japan.

When the news of Tesla’s departure for Japan came, many scientists and inventors from all over the world were astonished and sent him letters.

From their point of view, it seemed like old Tesla was being sold off to some nouveau riche from the far East.

“A great inventor like Tesla is going to Japan… … I can’t believe it.”

“How on earth did that Japanese guy give me so much money… … .”

“I heard that Mr. Tesla was in difficult circumstances, but I didn’t think he would do that for a little money… … .”

“Recently, the Japanese have been buying up many American companies and technologies… … and now they are even buying Tesla with money… … .”

“This is the miserable downfall of the United States.”

While we had been watching with displeasure as various companies were being sold off to Japanese capital one by one, now with the news that even Nikola Tesla was being sold off to Japan, resentment against the Japanese Empire began to rise within the United States.

No, it wasn’t just a blooming level.

Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States began to flare up even more strongly in the good old days, before the Great Depression, when Geronimo, an unknown terrorist who had come from Japan, committed several terrorist acts in the United States.

“The Orientals are trying to take our great civilization for free!”

“Kick out those who are freeloading on the bus of civilization that white people have built!”

“The monkeys covet what is human!”

People suffering from economic hardships caused by the Great Depression were angry about everything.

How can you not be angry when things aren’t going well, you have no money in your pocket, and your life continues with no prospect of tomorrow?

The problem is that there are so many angry people in American society today.

What they needed was not a solution to the Great Depression, or even a few bucks from the government, but something to vent their anger on.

In that sense, Asians were seen as excellent targets of abuse.

Although it differed from person to person, they were generally small in size and small in number, and especially the Chinese did not cause any trouble if touched.

So the street mobs went about lynching any Oriental they saw.

“Trash in the trash can!”

“Japanese people in the Japanese archipelago!”

“Let’s preserve the purity of the United States of America!”

The society was so chaotic that the KKK, which had been in decline and causing all sorts of incidents and accidents before the Great Depression, regained its power.

“Let’s kick out the Asians!”

“Let’s kick them out! Let’s kick them out!”

“Let us preserve the purity of the United States!”

“Let’s protect! Let’s protect! Let’s protect!”

“For God and country! Long live the United States of America! Long live purity!”

“Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!”

In major cities across the eastern United States, there has been an increase in the number of people walking around in white blankets during the day.

These men, all carrying huge crosses, marched through the streets like soldiers, attacking everyone they saw.

Their targets were not only Orientals, but all visible races.

Even their targets included immigrants from Ireland, Greece, and Italy.

“Let’s preserve the purity of the United States of America!”

“Let’s protect it!”

The streets were always rife with violence.

The city, rife with violence, began to rapidly deteriorate in terms of public safety.

Even good citizens, including Asians, blacks, and whites, were unable to walk the streets.

These people, who should have filled a page of the dark history of the United States and disappeared into the back alleys of history, filled the streets and ran wild like unbridled calves.

All of this was the result of the big bosses scattering money all over the United States and scratching at their pride.

The white people, whose pride had been properly wounded by the actions of the Great Leader, were destroying the United States of America with their own hands in an attempt to restore their modest pride.

* * *

“Your Majesty, I think we need to declare a state of emergency to get this situation under control.”

“… … State of emergency? Are you saying we should declare martial law? Martial law seems like a step too far just because of one rebellious group.”

“They are not the only ones who are having trouble. All over the country, new and small militias are being created, merged, and are growing in size.”

“Militia… … .”

As the streets became noisy, President Hoover’s worries deepened.

The KKK running wild in the streets, militias on the move everywhere, and an economy that shows no sign of recovering…

None of them could be handled lightly.

“Whew… … For now, I’ll leave the KKK and whatever idiots in the hands of the FBI and the police, and start by dealing with the militia.”

Hoover had already implemented several policies to try to revive the collapsed economy.

Originally, in history, the Secretary of the Treasury, who had been active since the previous president’s time, was also appointed to President Hoover and attempted fiscal austerity, saying that he would leave the Great Depression to the will of the market.

As a result, the market completely collapsed and reached a point where nothing could be done.

But now it’s a bit different.

When the Great Depression struck, Hoover’s predecessor, Calvin Coolidge, was forced out of the White House, and his Treasury Secretary, who also lost Hoover’s trust, left the White House with him.

I don’t know if I should say it was thanks to this, but President Hoover was trying to revive the American economy with a more active and hard-line support policy.

But there have been no noticeable results yet.

To put it a little more positively, the worst that could happen here was that we avoided it.

And now he was in no position to do anything more.

Now, even if he tried to do something actively, the National Assembly, with an election just around the corner, would not respond, and the people’s expectations of him had also decreased significantly.

So, until the next general election was over, it was a time when President Hoover felt it was burdensome to implement additional economic policies.

But the militia case was a little different.

This was because it was a matter of national security, and the president could take action directly without worrying about what Congress would think.

In other words, it also meant that the issue was serious enough that the president had to act without worrying about what Congress thought.

“… … First of all, the number of left-wing extremist militias is increasing rapidly.”

“Extremism? Could you elaborate a little bit more?”

“Yes, first of all… … .”

In the American South, far-right militias grew in number, some originating from the KKK, others formed by fascists who were deeply impressed by Mussolini’s March on Rome across the Atlantic, while in the North, far-left militias mushroomed among workers in industrial areas of the northern United States, including Detroit.

The two were polar opposites in temperament and geography, but because of this, they became a considerable headache for the U.S. government.

“Why on earth is everyone so angry… … .”

“Your Majesty, there are also protests by veterans from the last Great War demanding immediate payment of the additional allowances they were promised.”

“Wow… Those commies are still protesting?”

“Yes, they are all building shantytowns along the Potomac River and crying out to the government for additional benefits.”

“Use it.”

As troubles began to surface across America, President Hoover’s face hardened.

“… …God help the United States of America.”

* * *

Nikola Tesla, the man who turned the United States upside down, was enjoying a leisurely life in his new workshop in Tokyo.

-Gulp gurgle.

-Gugugugu.

“Pigeon, let’s eat.”

“… … I didn’t really understand why you asked me to take the pigeons from New York to Tokyo with you, but now I think I understand.”

Tesla, who had come to Tokyo, was enjoying his leisure time by releasing pigeons into his workshop.

Dae-gal, who had come to check on how things were going, clicked his tongue as he looked around the messy workshop.

But Tesla ignored the stern criticism and responded as if he was annoyed.

“What? Please speak clearly in English.”

“Oh my… … I’d rather die than suffer… … Call an interpreter!”

After a while.

The conversation between Tesla and the Great King began with an interpreter at his side.

“You said that if I could just get you a new fighter jet, I would take care of your food, clothing, and shelter for the rest of your life. Why haven’t the fighter jet blueprints been released yet?”

Then Tesla replied:

“How many times do I have to say that I’m a person who makes things that help people, not weapons that kill people?”

“No, but can’t you make something like an airplane engine?”

“Haha, I told you several times that I’m not interested in that, but I could try making it, but it would take some time.”

“So how long will that take? Can you give me another month?”

Lord Daegal was very angry at Tesla for being locked in his workshop for months without doing anything.

Just the money that was going into him right now, including the cost of feeding hundreds of pigeons, the research funds for personal research or inventions, and the development costs for developing engines, would be equivalent to the annual operating expenses of a small city in the United States, and yet there were no results.

So, wouldn’t the eyes of the great lord of Daegal roll back and leave?

The reason he still keeps Tesla alive is because he feels bad about the money that has gone into him so far, and it’s definitely not because he saw some vision in him or because he’s pretty.

“Hey… Why are people so impatient? I heard that Koreans are impatient. Are you impatient because you’re Korean too?”

“I’m Korean, but the reason I’m angry right now is because you’re not doing what you’re supposed to do, and you’re just spending my money while chatting with pigeons!!!!”

“Oh my… … Ears… … .”

When the great squire shouted, “Whoa!” Tesla covered his ears and grimaced.

“Why are you yelling all of a sudden? If you keep getting angry like that, you’ll have health problems.”

“Ahh… …!!! I’ll tell you straight up. I’ll give you one month. Either build an airplane to deliver within that time, or at least build an engine for the airplane!”

“Heh heh… Is it really necessary to wait a month?”

“What!!!”

As the Great Lord Daegal’s face turned pale and his beard trembled, Tesla also flinched and looked around furtively.

“Eek… … No, what I’m saying is… … I’ve never made anything like this before, but I’ve made one… … .”

“What?! I made it!”

“I just made a blueprint… … .”

“Where are you! Where are the blueprints!”

In Tesla’s workshop, the big boss looked through the blueprints for a new fighter jet, which were smeared with pigeon droppings.

However, even though Daegal Daegam was neither an expert nor an outsider in this area, he did not recognize it right away just because he looked into it.

I have only just barely pointed out one peculiarity.

“Why are there two wings, one in front and one in back?”

“That’s not a wing, it’s a propeller.”

“So why are there two of them?”

“Of course, that’s because the output is higher and the weapons can be loaded more reliably.”

“Really? Then is this better?”

“yes.”

At those good words, Daegal Daegam smiled like a child holding a Children’s Day gift box in his arms.

“Then this… … when can I make it?”

“well.”

However, one problem still remained.

“Well? Why do you say well?”

“This does have good performance, but it’s a lot of experimental technology, so it costs money and it’s not even sure if it’ll perform well… … .”

The most important issue.

“First of all, I haven’t even tested whether it can fly… … Heh heh.”