At the mont when Pri Minister Ozawa of Japan heard the shocking news, he hastily demanded his secretaries to prepare counterasures.
Three warships erged from the surface of the water near the east coast of Tsushima Island.
These warships looked too alien to be 21st century vessels.
Their hulls were entirely black, making them hard to distinguish, and they had no masts.
They ignored the warnings from the patrol boats of the Coast Guard that rushed to the scene and approached the island.
Captain Sanada, a first-class mariti security officer, ordered.
“What the hell are they… Notify the Mariti Self-Defense Force as soon as possible!”
The patrol boat only had a 40mm gun as its armant, so it couldn’t provoke those ships that weighed thousands of tons.
“By the way, does anyone know what kind of ships they are?”
Everyone in the bridge shook their heads.
“I have no idea. There are no ships in the world that paint their hulls black like that.”
“It would make sense if they were submarines… But they don’t look anything like submarines, do they?”
“…”
Captain Sanada felt uneasy as he watched the three ships approaching Tsushima.
There was a saying in Japan.
—If sothing happens, suspect Korea and Yu Ji-ha first.
It was a phrase that was spread by the Yushinkai after the nuclear test failed and it was confird that it was caused by antitron.
The Yushinkai claid that anything bad that happened to Japan was always the fault of Korea and Yu Ji-ha.
Many Japanese who were influenced by their ideology stopped trusting Yu Ji-ha.
Captain Sanada didn’t fully believe that, but today it seed certain.
“Are they trying to start a war…”
They were clearly new weapons from Korea, but what did they want?
They had committed multiple cris, from illegal territorial intrusion to ignoring warnings.
Soon, two Asahi-class destroyers of the Mariti Self-Defense Force arrived nearby.
But even they didn’t take any action against the black ships.
Captain Sanada was angry.
“Those bastards are idiots. A Korean ship has entered Japan’s territorial waters and they’re just sitting there?”
“It’s not that simple, captain.”
The chief said and he asked irritably.
“Why not?”
“Well, because this ti the Mariti Self-Defense Force occupied Takeshima by themselves. You saw it on TV before.”
He was about to argue that it was Japan’s inherent territory, but he closed his mouth.
This was not an easy topic to talk about.
It could trigger a war between Japan and Korea if handled poorly.
But they picked the wrong target.
There was a huge difference between Takeshima and Tsushima in size.
Unlike the forr, which was a rock, the latter was an inhabited island with more than 20,000 people living on it.
“Is this their retaliation for us taking Takeshima? How absurd.”
Before he finished his sentence, the staff in the bridge made a fuss.
“Oh, it looks like they’re starting to attack.”
The two Asahi-class destroyers began to fire their guns in earnest.
It was a fairly short distance, so they scored hits after a few shots.
But the black ships didn’t react at all, whether they were hit or not.
The 5-inch guns looked like toy guns to them.
Then one of the staff who was watching with binoculars reported.
“Captain! Part of the hull of the black ship is transforming!”
“What? Don’t tell …”
Was their entire hull made of black tal?
Before he could recover from his shock, the black ship finished its transformation and aid its long barrel.
Everyone thought of the railgun cruiser that was said to be in Korea, and the actual result was no different.
A blue discharge occurred at the tip of the barrel and then it spat out projectiles one after another.
The projectiles were so fast that they hit the Asahi-class at the sa ti as they were fired and the sonic boom followed later.
Boom!
“121! 123 both silenced! They seem to have been completely penetrated from bow to stern!”
“Just with that?”
No matter how weak modern warships were, he never imagined that their hulls would be penetrated by one shot.
Of course, they weren’t sunk, but a ship with a broken engine was no different from a coffin.
After destroying two ships like that, the black ships calmly approached Tsushima Island.
…
“I thought it was impossible, but they really did it…”
In the office of the Pri Minister’s residence in Tokyo, endless groans were heard.
Three ships presud to be from the United Human Federation attacked the Mariti Self-Defense Force’s vessels and landed troops on Tsushima Island.
Those troops were none other than androids and drones.
The pri minister’s secretaries seed to be shocked by the sight of the androids that looked like Terminators.
One of the secretaries cautiously opened his mouth.
“Pri Minister, I don’t think the enemy is Korean.”
“I think so too. President Yu also said that the Korean army is not moving.”
“Do you think it’s the United Human Federation?”
“Probably…”
The United Human Federation was a small country that was born less than a year ago.
Since its owner was who he was, it was recognized by countries like the US and Russia, and it was also being invited to join the UN.
But no one knew much about their identity.
Japan didn’t know much about what was on Terra Island, except that it had facilities like prisons and camps.
One of the secretaries spoke.
“According to the latest report, the three ships are made entirely of black tal. They have ion thrusters and are ard with railguns.”
“All three of them have railguns?”
“No. The biggest ship seems to be a landing ship, and most of those androids and drones ca from there. They were dropped from missiles one after another.”
At this point, Japan’s policy toward the United Human Federation had to be drastically revised.
They had to stop supplying materials to them.
But in that case, Korea would respond instead of the United Human Federation.
Pri Minister Ozawa didn’t know where to focus.
“Pri Minister, Japan’s territory has been attacked. We have to declare war imdiately.”
Pri Minister Ozawa looked at him with no sense.
“Do you think we can use Type 4 anti-ship missiles?”
“Yes! No matter how powerful their railgun destroyers are, they won’t stand a chance if we fire dozens of them.”
“Then we’ll deploy landing ships to reclaim Tsushima City from those drones. Are you confident in ground combat?”
What an idiot.
Fighting those drones in the city was suicidal.
Even the US Army had concluded that there was no answer and planned to wipe them out with artillery fire.
The ground forces of the Self-Defense Force stood no chance.
Pri Minister Ozawa took a deep breath.
The Mariti Self-Defense Force had surrounded Tsushima Island, and the androids and drones that had occupied it were not moving for now.
He had to solve this before it got out of hand.
“Tell the Mariti Chief of Staff to join for a cup of tea. And the Secretary-General of the New Japan Restoration Society too.”
The three of them gathered, and Ginichi, the Mariti Chief of Staff, silently yielded all his remarks to the Secretary-General.
It was a scene that showed their relationship blatantly, and Pri Minister Ozawa sighed inwardly.
‘Since when did a secretary-general, not even a party leader, have influence over the mariti?’
Until the previous pri minister, he had firmly held the military power, but he didn’t know how it had co to this.
It ant that the Restoration Society had a lot of power.
Those who had left the Liberal Democratic Party had put their efforts into the House of Councillors election and succeeded in securing a considerable share.
Originally, in Japanese politics, the House of Representatives had more authority than the House of Councillors, but recently it was not necessarily so.
The New Japan Restoration Society, which had occupied more than half of the House of Councillors, raised a banner against the Ozawa administration, and a large number of mbers of the House of Representatives moved to their side.
As a result, there were articles saying that the aristocratic house had been revived in Japan lately.
Their claim was sumd up in one thing.
—Korea must be severed and Article 9 of the Constitution must be anded to create a new Japan.
Many people in the traditional right-wing, which was the Liberal Democratic Party’s turf, were also influenced by this claim.
In the midst of the changing situation, Pri Minister Ozawa saw himself as weak.
—-If Korea is not brought to its knees now, there is no hope for Japan. It must be done imdiately, and Takeshima would be a good target.
He had occupied Takeshima like that, but Yu Ji-ha ca back alive.
The basis of the Restoration Society’s plan was shaken, but they did not back down.
Matsuda, the secretary-general of the Restoration Society, challenged him in front of him.
“Tsushima has fallen? I’m afraid we’ll have to hold an imdiate House of Representatives election.”
Pri Minister Ozawa cald his boiling emotions and said.
“Yu Ji-ha has returned. Withdraw your troops from Takeshima imdiately. I’ll take care of the rest.”
“Takeshima is Japan’s inherent territory. You know that too, Pri Minister.”
“So you want to fight Korea now?”
“There is no war.”
Matsuda, who had a huge body, leaned forward.
“Korea is not in a position to wage war right now. And as impressive as their railgun cruiser is, they only have one. In a full-scale war, they will have to survive the baptism of Type 4 missiles. We are not North Korea.”
He doesn’t know anything.
Pri Minister Ozawa cooled his burning stomach with water and said.
“The perpetrator of this attack is not Korea.”
“Then who is it?”
“The United Human Federation.”
Their expressions changed strangely for a mont.
Are they talking about that island where they are still diligently delivering materials?
“What kind of troops do they have on that island? There are only prisons and camps there.”
“Yu Ji-ha told himself. The Korean army is not moving. So those ships belong to the United Human Federation.”
“A small country that was born less than a year ago has a shipyard that can build such ships? That doesn’t make sense.”
Pri Minister Ozawa answered by showing him a photo that was investigated by the Cabinet Intelligence Office instead.
It was a hole in a cliff taken from far away.
It was blurry and hard to distinguish, but it was clear that there were various facilities inside the hole.
“The only shipyard of the United Human Federation. It was completed a while ago, so it’s not strange that they have one ship by now.”
It was far too short a ti to launch a warship in common sense, but it beca strangely short when Yu Ji-ha intervened.
The railgun cruiser in Korea was also launched in one year and deployed in combat.
From what he had seen so far, it seed to have no flaws either.
Ginichi’s hand trembled as he picked up the photo.
“Why didn’t you tell us about this…”
“The pri minister doesn’t an anything to the mariti?”
His mood was bad, so his words couldn’t be gentle.
Ginichi looked at the secretary-general, and he swallowed dryly.
“Then, did the United Human Federation attack us? We have to take Terra Island right away…”
“Please co to your senses! The US Navy is protecting Terra Island right now!”
“They may have made an agreent, but the United Human Federation attacked first, didn’t they? I don’t understand why you are being so weak, Pri Minister.”
“Do you want to give up all this?”
Pri Minister Ozawa threw the docunts he received from his secretary on the table.
There were black tal battery factories built in Korea, Starfield-related companies, and plans to supply equipnt for the completion of the nuclear fusion plant.
“He would have been dead if he hadn’t co back alive! Do you want to keep antagonizing them in this situation? Don’t you see that the world’s stock markets are rebounding in one breath? If you try to exclude Korea and Yu Ji-ha, there will be no future for Japan!”
“I don’t think so.”
Matsuda leaned his face forward.
“Japan has been too accommodating to Korea’s demands. As a result, Korea has beco a spoiled brat. Maybe their national character is that anything goes if they throw a tantrum.”
“So you want to sever ties with that spoiled brat?”
“We have to go further and occupy Terra Island. The agreent with the US ends in January, so it seems that they made such a force by then. That ans that if we just drag out the ti a little, the US troops will leave Terra Island…”
“Do you think you can occupy Terra Island once the US troops leave?”
“The world has turned its back on Korea because of this execution.”
“That doesn’t an the world will support us. Terra Island is the rightful territory of the United Human Federation.”
“They are not even mbers of the UN, let alone Iran. That ans they won’t get any help from the international community.”
“…”
He was delusional to this extent.
Currently, various countries, including the UN Human Rights Council, were criticizing Yu Ji-ha’s treatnt.
No matter how big a cri he committed, it was unthinkable to entrust the trial to an artificial intelligence and end it quickly.
But only France was seriously trying to confront Korea.
The rest were adjusting their speech levels enough and even sending envoys to Korea to discuss the future.
Human rights of other countries are not very important in front of one’s own interests.
‘How narrow-minded they are…’
Pri Minister Ozawa was about to continue his speech when it happened.
Knock knock, a short knock followed by the door opening abruptly. His secretary bowed his head.
“News from the Cabinet Intelligence Bureau! Korea has attacked Takeshima!”
Pri Minister Ozawa closed his eyes in deep despair.
He had tried hard to reconcile with Yu Ji-ha after the resignation of Pri Minister Genzo Fujimoto, who had made a mistake in imposing sanctions.
But it seed that his term was over.
Breaking off diplomatic relations was the answer.
As soon as the participants of the National Security Council sat down, they heard the news that Pri Minister Ozawa had announced his resignation.
“The right-wingers will go wild now. In the worst case scenario, we may have to break off diplomatic relations with Japan. Keep that in mind when you make policies.”
The ministers and participants were silent at Yu Ji-ha’s words.
In fact, it was not surprising that a war had broken out and diplomatic relations had been severed.
Japan had occupied Dokdo first, but for so reason, the United Human Federation intervened and destroyed two escort ships and occupied Daecheongdo.
From there, they went further and the First Fleet, which included the Kim Gu ship, successfully recaptured Dokdo.
They kept firing from a long distance, and the Third Escort Fleet decided to withdraw after operating their CIWS.
They never intended to have a serious war with Korea in the first place.
The reason was that the Mariti Self-Defense Force was related to the Yuishinkai, not the Cabinet.
They couldn’t wage a war under the orders of a single party.
Yu Ji-ha understood this point precisely and ordered them to push forward.
After that, the Marine Corps and drones were deployed to carry out an operation to reclaim Dokdo, eliciting an enthusiastic response from the people.
The detained Dokdo guards were released and more than thirty Self-Defense Forces were captured.
“Citizens! The Rising Sun flag has been lowered from Dokdo and the Taegeukgi has been raised again!”
A reporter who entered by helicopter shouted almost hysterically.
The Koreans shivered at his report.
With this, Yu Ji-ha had regained Dokdo, which had been taken away from him.
At this mont, his support would be unspeakably high.
However, he was not satisfied or happy about it.
This incident was nothing but a plan to cover up the execution of 261 people.
Just as Japan’s occupation of Dokdo ca up as a material, he expanded the situation and succeeded in burying the big incident of execution.
There were not many places where dostic and foreign dia dug into that incident.
Everywhere they went, they only talked about Dokdo and Daecheongdo.
Yu Ji-ha turned off the TV and the participants coughed and straightened their posture.
The deputy minister who attended instead of the vacant foreign minister asked cautiously.
He was one of the few who managed to preserve his position from the purge that hit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He probably received an evaluation of being a typical bureaucrat who did his job well.
He was originally a director-level official, but he was promoted to deputy minister after receiving Yu Ji-ha’s call.
“Mr. President, you just ntioned breaking off diplomatic relations… The aftermath will be no joke.”
“Of course it will. But it won’t hurt us in the end. We’ve overco Zhongng’s blockade, haven’t we?”
The War on Both Sides brought trendous damage to Korea as well.
The rise in prices at supermarkets was nothing compared to the many companies that went bankrupt without receiving their paynts.
Nevertheless, Korea succeeded in improving its constitution, because most of its semiconductor exports were taken away by Arica without hesitation.
In other words, there was no room for further ruin.
The trade volu with Zhongng still did not recover much, but Korea’s economy was not that bad.
Yu Ji-ha and Silla Group were trying to improve Korea’s economic constitution.
To be more precise, they were trying to put it under the influence of the United Human Federation.
The deputy minister nodded his head.
“That’s true, but…”
If Yu Ji-ha said sothing like that, it ant that he already had a counterasure ready.
He looked around at the participants and said,
“Japan has lost Daecheongdo and been driven out of Dokdo. Now that Pri Minister Ozawa has resigned, Yuishinkai won’t leave them alone.”
“They will probably induce a vote of no confidence in the cabinet from the maximum faction of Sakaguchi.”
“The pri minister’s seat will be taken by the Jumin Party’s moderate, Minister of Administration Kanba, so they won’t sit still. The rise of the New Japan Yuishinkai will begin.”
The participants knew very well about the tendencies of the New Japan Yuishinkai.
In short, extre right.
They were a distinct class from Japan’s traditional right-wing, and their main goal was to break off diplomatic relations with Korea, and Article 9 of the Constitution, and rearm.
Their power was insignificant, but it increased trendously after they failed the nuclear test and pointed to Korea as the culprit behind it.
—Jumin Party and Ozawa, step down. You have no intention of dealing firmly with Korea and Zhongng.
—We cannot forgive Korea for interfering with our nuclear armant. Japan has given up a lot to Korea in the past and even transferred technology. Is this the price?
—Let’s break off diplomatic relations with the ungrateful Korea and establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Zhongng is currently unable to pay attention to foreign affairs because of Xinjiang Uyghur.
These claims appealed to a lot of Japan’s middle-aged and older generations.
The younger generation was more inclined to be friendly with Shilla Group, including Russia, but the mainstream of Japanese society was still the middle-aged and older generations.
Anyway, Japan’s right-wing radicalization was inevitable, and Yu Ji-ha had no intention of stopping it.
He had hoped that Pri Minister Ozawa would hold on a little longer, but it wasn’t bad that Yuishinkai caused chaos.
He had no regrets about Japan, but there were many ways to exploit them if they had an extre tendency.
“So… I want each departnt to prepare policies for breaking off diplomatic relations with Japan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should prepare for withdrawing diplomatic missions.”
“Yes.”
“The Ministry of Industry should make a list of industries and items that will be affected if Japan imposes sanctions. I’ll take care of the counterasures.”
“We’ll start right away.”
“And our military side also uses so Japanese parts… “
“I’m sorry, Mr. President, but the Korean military has dosticated most of the parts, and the exceptions are from the US or Israel…”
“Who doesn’t know that the image sensor and servo on the corps-level reconnaissance aircraft are Japanese? They’ll definitely stop exporting them, so look for image sensors from Germany. Contact BD for servos.”
How did he know that Japanese parts were applied to the corps-level reconnaissance aircraft?
Minister Kim Chul-woo sweated as if he was afraid of being caught, but nothing happened.
Yu Ji-ha gave so more instructions to the related departnts and said,
“Breaking off diplomatic relations with Japan is inevitable. But there’s no need to be afraid. We may lose in the short term, but I’ll make sure it’s nothing in the long term.”
If soone else had said that, it would have sounded like arrogance or delusion.
But Yu Ji-ha actually made it happen.
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