A part of Japanese culture me, the god of Ronin has read many novels but I think the best of the best is the Chinese novel The World Online. Maybe I should check it out...





Obviously I didn't make the original novel


The alarm keep ringing within the room, a brunette male sleeping peacefully on the bed have no plan to wake up knowing it's Saturday today means no class. "Kang Jiro!" A loud thump on his door startled him making him fall on the bed, Jiro lift up himself into sitting position while rubbing his eyes, he is in half sleep . Who the hell would wake him up so early-oh it's 12 am, "hey idiot are you still sleeping there? Did you forget it's your turn to buy groceries?" Kyuwon angrily shout at his best friend's door, they been living together since first year college. Knowing that they both pass the entrance exam in different course, Jiro's parent rent a house near the university and because they know what their son capable of they ask Kyuwon to be with him. They been best friends since 3rd grade as Junkyu was transferee that time and the other male was the first one who approach him. 

Although they are friends, they both have each other throats and hitting nerve. They always fight on small things even arguing with no reason but they both love each other. As usual Jiro ignore that other male and return back to sleep but this time on the floor because he was lazy to get up, Kyuwon sighed knowing the other was still asleep. "I'll count one to ten, if you won't get up I'm telling Mrs. Kang by myself that you broke her favorite vase when we were on 12 grade." Hearing his mother name, Jiro eyes widened his mom was still in search who is the culprit and he still hide telling his mom the cats accidentally smash it on the ground, he immediately get up to open the door even though his forgot to do his morning routine. "I'm awake now, happy?" He pouted seeing Kyuwon smiled. "Good here's the list." Throw a piece of paper on the brunette before leaving, Jiro sighed before crunching down to pick the paper. He glare towards his best friend's room then slamming the down angrily, why he can't sleep peacefully. Going back inside his room to do his morning routine, you can't deny is physical appearance may look like a model but Jiro was no plan on auditioning on any modeling agencies. 

No brushing up his hair, after wearing his jogging pants he grab his another favorite anti social social club t-shirt then wear it. It's not like he doesn't have any clothes beside it but Jiro is too lazy to dress up, all the clothes given my his other friends was stuck inside his closet he might wear all of them if something or surprise event came up. For the final item, his yellow sling bag the most important thing of him. "The money was on the table! You can eat first before leaving." Kyuwon shouted from the bathroom, "Ne Eommani," The brunette mumble good thing his best friend didn't hear it, he grab the money then out it on his bag after that he also grab the waffle that Won made then eat. "I'm leaving!"he uttered, he can consume his food while walking his the supermarket is not far from their house. Jiro leave without waiting for Kyuwon's response. 

He arrived safely at the supermarket, now here he was keep yawning while pushing a cart, surely he would sleep again when he came but first he need to get this errands done. "What should I buy first..." He scan the list Kyuwon given into him, they have a habit of listing thing that is necessary to budget their money but Jiro often buy himself a treat. He go to the section where they putting all kind of noddles to grab a ramen but he halted as he vision caught one of the Japanese transferee in their university. The latter was cutely jumping just to reach a certain box of cereal, Jiro couldn't help but to snickered seeing the small japanese doing. He know him of course even they don't go in a same department, the Japanese was being famous of being cold but cute boy from dance major department and he really want to make friends with him but Jiro was to shy to approach him."Why they would place this on top?"to he Japanese mumble. The brunette sigh and let go of his cart, Kyuwon could wait but now he needs to help someone. The small japanese still didn't notice his presence which good because he effortlessly grab the cereal box making the other gasp in surprise. "Here,"he hand it to the latter. 

The Japanese accept it mumbling a short thank you then leave but Jiro rush to reach him. "Wait Kei-chan," the brunette gasp as he manage to hold the other's hand, now this is his chance how could he let this opportunity to slip. "Can you be my friend?" the Japanese shake his head, Jiro personally find it cute, "No we can't!" definitely he got his heart broken as he heard what the Japanese respond, he doesn't understand why everytime someone ask the Japanese the same question he ask, he would response no but Jiro was determine to be friends with him in his vocabulary, he won't give up asking the other. "look who ever you are I need to go. " the Japanese immediately leave, he was disheartened by just watching him leave, 'i promise someday we would be friends' whispering to himself then proceed on buying things on his list.



World War II, and Japan's defeat, deeply influenced Japanese literature. Many authors wrote stories of disaffection, loss of purpose, and the coping with defeat. Haruo Umezaki's short story Sakurajima shows a disillusioned and skeptical Navy officer stationed in a base located on the Sakurajima volcanic island, close to Kagoshima, on the southern tip of the Kyushu island. Osamu Dazai's novel The Setting Suntells of a soldier returning from Manchukuo. Shōhei Ōoka won the Yomiuri Prize for his novel Fires on the Plain about a Japanese deserter going mad in the Philippine jungle. Yukio Mishima, well known for both his nihilistic writing and his controversial suicide by seppuku, began writing in the post-war period. Nobuo Kojima's short story "The American School" portrays a group of Japanese teachers of English who, in the immediate aftermath of the war, deal with the American occupation in varying ways.

Prominent writers of the 1970s and 1980s were identified with intellectual and moral issues in their attempts to raise social and political consciousness. One of them, Kenzaburō Ōe published his best-known work, A Personal Matterin 1964 and became Japan's second winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Mitsuharu Inoue (ja) had long been concerned with the atomic bomb and continued in the 1980s to write on problems of the nuclear age, while Shusaku Endo depicted the religious dilemma of the Kakure Kirishitan, Roman Catholics in feudal Japan, as a springboard to address spiritual problems. Yasushi Inoue also turned to the past in masterful historical novels of Inner Asia and ancient Japan, in order to portray present human fate.

Avant-garde writers, such as Kōbō Abe, who wrote fantastic novels such as The Woman in the Dunes (1960), wanted to express the Japanese experience in modern terms without using either international styles or traditional conventions, developed new inner visions. Yoshikichi Furui tellingly related the lives of alienated urban dwellers coping with the minutiae of daily life, while the psychodramas within such daily life crises have been explored by a rising number of important women novelists. The 1988 Naoki Prize went to Shizuko Todo (ja) for Ripening Summer, a story capturing the complex psychology of modern women. Other award-winning stories at the end of the decade dealt with current issues of the elderly in hospitals, the recent past (Pure- Hearted Shopping District in Kōenji, Tokyo), and the life of a Meiji period ukiyo-e artist.

Haruki Murakami is one of the most popular and controversial of today's Japanese authors. His genre-defying, humorous and surreal works have sparked fierce debates in Japan over whether they are true "literature" or simple pop-fiction: Kenzaburō Ōe has been one of his harshest critics. Some of Murakami's best-known works include Norwegian Wood (1987) and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994–1995).

Banana Yoshimoto, a best-selling contemporary author whose "manga-esque" style of writing sparked much controversy when she debuted in the late 1980s, has come to be recognized as a unique and talented author over the intervening years. Her writing style stresses dialogue over description, resembling the script of a manga, and her works focus on love, friendship and loss. Her breakout work was 1988's Kitchen.

Although modern Japanese writers covered a wide variety of subjects, one particularly Japanese approach stressed their subjects' inner lives, widening the earlier novel's preoccupation with the narrator's consciousness. In Japanese fiction, plot development and action have often been of secondary interest to emotional issues. In keeping with the general trend toward reaffirming national characteristics, many old themes re-emerged, and some authors turned consciously to the past. Strikingly, Buddhist attitudes about the importance of knowing oneself and the poignant impermanence of things formed an undercurrent to sharp social criticism of this material age. There was a growing emphasis on women's roles, the Japanese persona in the modern world, and the malaise of common people lost in the complexities of urban culture.

Popular fiction, non-fiction, and children's literature all flourished in urban Japan in the 1980s. Many popular works fell between "pure literature" and pulp novels, including all sorts of historical serials, information-packed docudramas, science fiction, mysteries, detective fiction, business stories, war journals, and animal stories. Non-fiction covered everything from crime to politics. Although factual journalism predominated, many of these works were interpretive, reflecting a high degree of individualism. Children's works re-emerged in the 1950s, and the newer entrants into this field, many of them younger women, brought new vitality to it in the 1980s.

Manga (comics) has penetrated almost every sector of the popular market. It includes virtually every field of human interest, such as multivolume high-school histories of Japan and, for the adult market, a manga introduction to economics, and pornography. Manga represented between 20 and 30 percent of annual publications at the end of the 1980s, in sales of some ¥400 billion per year.

Cell phone novels appeared in the early 21st century. Written by and for cell phone users, the novels—typically romances read by young women—have become very popular both online and in print. Some, such as Love Sky, have sold millions of print copies, and at the end of 2007 cell phone novels comprised four of the top five fiction best sellers.

this is made for the purpose of getting the authors badge  at any rate I'll just compile world literature


[Official Channel: LIVE] 'Worldwide' live broadcast of the war between the Korean server and the Japanese server (14,115,135 watching)
Over 14 million players were watching the fighting scenes around the world. 
Since they watched it on the third-party server, the war between the Korean and Japanese servers, which took place all of a sudden, was nothing but one of the few interesting sources of entertainment in this boring and painful world.
They randomly posted joking chats even when a terrible war game was going on in real-time, and bet on which side would win.
Was the system conscious of such a reaction? The system opened up a mini-game to the viewers.
[Victory Prediction]
1) Offensive (Japanese server)
2) Defensive (Korean server)
It wasn't a bet. The system announced it would give a special prize by drawing to those players who answered the correct answer, the result of this game was too obvious.
[Victory Prediction]
1) Offensive  (Japanese server): 65.8%
2) Defensive  (Korean server): 34.2%
Naturally, the Japan server won overwhelming votes. Japan has always appeared strong in the minds of people around the world. Compared to the Korean server, it was natural they thought that the Japanese server had a great chance of winning.
Furthermore, the influence of the Japanese subculture was enormous beyond imagination.
Elements of traditional Japanese culture such as ninjas, samurai, and shoguns were promoted through Japanese animation and fixated as something like a fantasy in the minds of Westerners.
However, since such creatures were fighting in the real world, the so-called Japanese addicts could not help but have a crush on them.
In particular, they got carried away with Akira, Yamato's Sword's brilliant activities in the one-on-one duel, as he showed samurai in the best light like a being from fantasy.
[Real time chat]
─ J.J.P (USA-1): Oh God! Can anyone explain what I have seen now? I can't believe I have seen a samurai in action! Thanks, JPN players!
─ 7ate9 (USA-2): Yeah, chop them all! I know that's your race's national specialty, isn't it?
─ amigo41 (BRA): The country of martial arts is different. One day we will confront you guys, but I can't guarantee who's going to win. You guys are great.
─ Te creo (CUB): Awesome. That's all I can say.
─ きんほし(JPN): WWWW It's beyond my expectations.
─ DaveHHH (NZL): I support you. Keep going!
In other words, the chat window was overflowing with comments extolling the performance of the Japanese server, while the players of the Korean server kept silent until the Necromancer and his allies appeared. 
The moment when the Japanese troops who broke through the main gate were destroyed by dozens of explosive arrows, the huge wings of the Bone Wyvern Alpha Male spread over the building, and the person in question, called kor-157, appeared, the world's perception of the Korean server began to change.
Since the Japanese server players intruded, determined to wage a war with the Korean server, they were thoroughly prepared. 
'We should not make light of them. Although they didn't go through a major war, they kept hunting monsters,' Sungwoo thought.
They were armed with excellent items. They also learned how to receive effective synergy through appropriate party combinations. In other words, they were not weak.
'It seems they have done some background investigation about me because their main target is me.'
They targeted the Korean server to fight kor-157, the Necromancer. Therefore, they investigated the tactics used by the Necromancer and prepared for them accordingly.
- Caution! A 'poisonous cloud' is formed in the affected area.
For example, when the  "poisonous cloud" that crippled many Chinese troops during the battle in Taiwan appeared in the sky, forward soldiers on the tall buildings began to shout.
"Rain warning!"
"Rain warning!"
"Everyone put on a raincoat right now! The dark clouds formed over his head can sprinkle poisonous rain over us!"
Warning voices echoed from all sides. Then, all Japanese players started putting on thick vinyl hoods. Although they were not a perfect shield, they were the maximum defense available for now.
"If you notice a body, clear it right away! Otherwise, it will explode!"
They were also conscious of the corpse explosion, so whenever they found corpses, they picked the corpses right away and threw them far away.
"Watch out for the sky!"
"Air response!"
They also prepared a response system to cope with the Necromancer's main attack, 'Aerial Dominance', and practiced it. 
"As soon as the Bone Wyvern comes down, spread the protective shield right away and focus the freezing magic on both wings of the Bone Wyvern!"
By simply blocking the movement of the wings, they could minimize the threat of the Bone Wyvern because if the monster could not control his direction and balance, he could not mount a proper attack. 
Their systematic training in preparation for the Necromancer's attack was obvious to everybody.
"Gather together! We are going to move as a group systematically!"
It was a tactic that belied common sense that they decided to move along the uphill slope of the two-lane road as a single group. 
"If there is a big impact, never scatter!"
Given all the players who were destroyed by the Necromancers so far,  lots of them were killed because they gathered in one place.
However, these Japanese players made even larger formations. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, they were blocking AOE attacks with their shields and magic.
However, Sungwoo was not agitated by them at all. 
'I think they have been preparing a lot, but all they can do is delay my attack for a few more minutes.'
No matter how well prepared they were,  the Necromancer could freely attack them for one hour while his Lich and Anubis status were activated.
Rattle! Rattle!
If the huge skeletons kept resurrecting despite their killings, it would be impossible for even the toughest tankers to stop them forever.
Tung! Tung! 
The troll skeletons swung blunt weapons made of bones. Those who received their attack could not keep their balances.
"You can't stop me anymore."
Eventually, the Japanese players would show their weakness because they could not be resurrected like the trolls. 
"Clear the bodies quickly! Hurry up!"
The gap in their strength was widening as time went on.
"Fill the gap!"
They had only one hour. During this one hour of fighting,  the Japanese players had no choice but to suffer unilateral damage, which was a tough choice for them.
So, they chose the next best option: assassinating the Necromancer. 
Until now, no one has succeeded in assassinating him, but they wanted to avoid the hellish fighting with him for a full hour.
"Be careful on your side!"
Moreover, the Necromancer didn't attack only from the sky and front.
"Something is climbing the wall!"
"What are those terrible things?"
At that moment, hundreds of Japanese players were climbing a two-lane uphill road with buildings on both sides. This was the best fighting stage for the undead, which were optimized for the three-dimensional movement, such as 'ghouls' and 'giant Jannabi skeletons.'
"Drop them!"
"Be careful, you might be dragged... Ahhh!"
That was just the beginning of the attack of the undead.
Goo-gung! Goo Goo Goo!
The noise of something scratching the ground began to get closer and closer to the Japanese players like an earthquake. It was heard from over the building on the right.
"No way!" 
"This is that monster! Giant snake Imoogi!"
Since they shared the relevant information early on, the Japanese players instantly realized what they would encounter from the strong vibration.
"But that Imoogi can hardly move around here because of all the buildings here."
"Yeah, that Imoogi made a mistake!"
It was impossible for Bone Imoogi, a super-large monster dozens of meters long, to move around downtown, but the monster snake appeared at last. 
Gugugugugugu!
"The snake came out!"
"Avoid the snake!"
Its giant head popped out of the alley on the right, cut off the middle of the Japanese players' formation; then, he put his head back into the alley across the street.
The giant snake moved with tremendous speed and weight, like a subway running out of one tunnel and entering another.
"Just stay still until the giant snake passes by! He can't even turn his body!"
Bone Imoogi was powerful enough to push a forest away by swinging his long body, but it was a different matter if the giant snake could destroy a concrete building six stories tall.
"If the snake attacks us from the front, we can use the massive freezing magic at the same  time."
In other words, they already set up a plan to counterattack the giant snake, but what happened was not what they expected at all.
Bone Imoogi didn't keep passing. He blocked the middle of the Japanese players' formation as they labored up the hill and stopped before them.
"He stopped!"
"What the heck? Is he dead?"
Of course, Bone Imoogi wasn't because Sungwoo was controlling all his subordinate spirits including the giant snake. 
'Now is the golden time to attack them!'

It was just one of those ordinary college class sessions when all of a sudden, texts and quest cards started popping up in the air.
While everybody is flustered by the strange situation, all the lights go dark and the lecture room is engulfed in pitch darkness. Panicked, everybody is afraid of reaching out and taking the quest cards, but not the main character, Seong-woo: He instinctively realizes that he has to pick a card to survive, and he chooses to become a necromancer.
Soon after, a tutorial quest appears, and the entire school turns chaotic. Suddenly, goblins pop out everywhere and start slaughtering people. Survivors find it hard to adjust themselves to all the sudden changes, but Seong-woo overpowers one of the goblins by using his necromancy skill and starts to complete the quest given to him.
Seong-woo continues to grow his power and so does a number of his followers. He is surrounded by the forces of death that vow loyalty to him, as well as talented followers and trustful colleagues, but he is challenged by numerous villains in addition to a system that threatens to degenerate all of humanity.
In a world that is facing a change that it has never experienced before, a necromancer destroys everything with his committed forces!

My name is Asira. It means 'morning beauty' in Japanese. Mummy told me, before Daddy passed away, and she started drinking. Before she started yelling about things that didn't happen and hitting me and my sister, Aiko.

 The name Aiko is also Japanese, and means 'beloved one'. Me and my sister are both half-Japanese. Mummy is Japanese, but Daddy was British, so we know mostly English, but some Japanese too. No, I know some Japanese, Aiko didn't care to learn. We were never close, Aiko and I, but Daddy dying changed us, formed us into being the best of friends. But everything changed on the next year of school.

Tokyo= is the capital and financial hub of most of Japan's big Industries including a lot of record companies.

Harajuku station Japan= is a train station in Japan that for some reason became the central hub for a lot of alternative fashion and Kawaii culture.

Tokyo red-light district= historically the place where people would go to meet prostitutes but in the modern-day also serves an alternative fashion and lifestyle purpose for many individuals.

Tokyo fashion and shopping district= most of the big cities in Japan are separated into districts based on what they have there and the same is true for Tokyo they have entire sections of the city just dedicated to going shopping!

Tokyo anime district= is it the same as the shopping district only specializes in anime.

NEETS= is generally considered an offensive term that is mostly used by Japanese to refer to people that are unemployed and not a student basically claiming that people like that are lazy despite what financial state that individual might be in because of most members of Japanese Society value productivity.

Otaku= is a person either Japanese or non-japanese that has an extensive love for anime and manga related merchandise.

Japanese schools are generally considered the best in the world but are they really?= generally, when people think about Japanese schools that usually think that they are some of the best schools which academically is true however their school system does have a lot of problems related to mental health and conformity, in fact, it wasn't too long ago that a student in a school had to sue to not be forced to dye her hair black because her natural hair color was considered too unusual and distracting! And for many people of Japanese descent, the idea of what should be reformed and what should stay about Japanese schools has continuously been an ongoing controversial debate.

Suicide is sometimes normalized by Society= as sad as it is there are a lot of countries like Japan, China, India, and Russia where suicide is sometimes normalized or even expected by some members of society it's a very toxic Behavior but it still exists and it plays Major roles and a lot of political and moral decisions people make.

Sexism and LGBT rights are not equal everywhere= for those of you that think pride month is ridiculous you'd be surprised that not everywhere has a pride month or even is allowed to have pride parades in some countries you can be killed for having a different opinion or lifestyle and someone else and even in countries where it is advancing like Japan there is still a quality problem especially for women and LGBT people, for example, gay couples still do not have the right to get married in Japan and it is still legal in many Japanese businesses to force women to wear high heels against their will despite all the injuries that it can cause to some individuals so ya.

The young versus the old= in a lot of East Asian countries like Japan and Korea there is a Great Divide over the ways of the old generation and the ways of the new generation and sometimes this can create problems for society at large and the disconnect between people and their children and especially in a society that to some extent has been taught to Value productivity and the welfare of one's company and family over one's own welfare.

All of these conditions both good and bad are some of the reasons that rock and roll and visual Kei have spread so well in Japan and one of the reasons they're held so highly because for so many it is a way of escape and a way of self-expression that before never really existed! And it is expressed in more than just the music but also in the fashion and the style of visual Kei and Kawaii culture! So ya the more know! 

Now I'm done nerding out for now!

A visual kei love story
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Note: this story is a random pile of a fever dream and not meant to be good!

Yeet!

Gun-Ho received a fax from Dyeon Japan.
It was about the Japanese engineer who Amiel was recommending, and also about his consultation price.
"Mr. Sakata Ikuzo is a Japanese engineer who had worked for Lymondell Dyeon in Seattle, USA for thirty years. He is one of the best experts in the urethane-related compound field in the world."
 
Gun-Ho leaned back in his chair in his office and read the fax that was sent by Dyeon Japan.
"He must be very good at his work with his extensive 30 years of work experience in this field. However, it's sort of expensive to invite him for consultation."
Gun-Ho read the fax further about the consultation fee.
"He will provide the consultation service for one month at 5,000 dollars. You will have to bear the travel expenses for him as well, such as the hotel, a flight ticket, food, rental car, etc."
 
There was one more requirement.
"You will provide Mr. Sakata Ikuzo an extruding machine for his use at least three hours per day. The raw materials for tests will be provided at your expense."
 
After reading the fax, Gun-Ho called for a meeting.
All of the five directors of GH Mobile attended the meeting: the internal auditor, the chief officer of the research center, the plant manager, the sales director, and Director Yoon who was in Jiksan to oversee the new factory construction. Gun-Ho placed the fax on the table and started explaining the situation calmly.
 
"As you all remember, the vice president of S Company promised us last time when he visited us that if we could develop the new product—AM083—assembly according to their product drawing, they will buy the product from us. S Company is one of the biggest companies in Korea. Once we start manufacturing this product and selling them, our sales revenue will increase by 15% to 20%."
The plant manager chipped in.
"Of course it would be great if we are able to develop that product. However, we are not capable of developing that product. Well, I would say, with the current technology, any company in Korea wouldn't be able to develop it yet. Don't you think, Mr. Research Chief Officer?"
The chief officer of the research center responded.
"That… that's true."
The sales director was with Gun-Ho.
"If we could develop that product, it's not just going to be about increasing our sales revenue by 15% or 20% anymore. We will prove our technology and our ability to develop that sort of products to the field. It would make it a lot easier for me to sell our products."
The plant manager opposed the sales director.
"Don't you think we don't know that? The problem is we are not capable of making it."
"You didn't even try it yet."
The two men raised their voices.
The internal auditor was quiet since he didn't know much about the production field. The new general director—Director Yoon—also didn't even try to chip in because the product development or manufacturing was not his area of expertise; he would have had a lot to say about it if it was about construction.
 
This time, the chief officer of the research center attacked the sales director—Director Kim.
"Hey, Director Kim. You can't just develop a product overnight just because you want it."
When Director Kim was about to fly into a rage and argue, Gun-Ho stepped in.
"I understand what you all meant. That's why I was thinking of inviting an engineer from Lymondell Dyeon to our factory. He is coming from Seattle in the U.S."
"An engineer from Lymondell Dyeon?"
"He is not an American, but he is Japanese. I was told that he is one of the best engineers in the chemical compound field. I think we can have him here for a month. My friend, Amiel—the president of Dyeon Japan—recommended him."
"It will probably cost a lot."
"The consultation fee for a month is 5,000 dollars. Since he is a retired engineer, his fee is not that expensive anymore."
"Don't we have to pay for his flight and hotel?"
"Right. Since we are developing a new product, I think we can bear some cost at this stage."
"Once a new product is developed, who will take ownership of that product?"
"I haven't discussed that part with them yet; however, the AM083 assembly is specifically designed for S Company's products so it won't sell to other companies. Therefore, we are more likely to own the product."
 
The sales director said to the chief officer of the research center.
"I guess you can provide consultation service to other companies too, once you retire. Maybe you can make 5,000 dollars per month by doing that."
The chief officer of the research center didn't say anything back to the sales director, but he certainly looked pretty uncomfortable.
 
The chief officer of the research center then said,
"If that Japanese engineer comes here and runs some tests, we will have to provide him an extruding machine. If so, it will put our production temporarily on hold."
"That's right."
The plant manager confirmed the chief officer's concern.
 
The new general director—Director Yoon—carefully chipped in.
"Is it possible that we manufacture our products during the day, and do the tests at night?"
The plant manager seemed to get upset.
"Do you know what you are talking about? We turn off the extruding machine at the end of the day, and if we have to turn it on again, we will have to warm it up first, and there has to be someone who can assist in handling the machine. Who's going to stay at night to do that? Are you going to do it yourself?"
 
Gun-Ho said while releasing his arms from a crossing position.
"I've heard well from all of your opinions. We can talk further in detail about how we handle the use of the extruding machine after the consultant arrives. For today, let's focus on the issue of whether we want to invite the Japanese engineer or not."
"That should be decided by you, President Goo."
"We will follow whatever decision you make, sir."
"Okay, then."
 
Gun-Ho was having a cup of coffee after the meeting when he received a call from Attorney Young-Jin Kim.
"Amiel told me that he sent you a fax. Did you receive it?"
"Yes, I received it, and I just had a meeting with my directors about it."
"Really? So are you going to invite that engineer for a consultation?"
"Yes, we will."
"Oh, you will? Then I will ask him to send you another fax of the consultation contract. You don't have to worry about the engineer. Amiel told me that he is the best. That engineer's brother is a professor of engineering at Tokyo University. He even received a Nobel Prize in physics. I guess the two brothers are very smart."
"Really?"
"Amiel said you will need an interpreter though, either Japanese or English. The engineer can speak English, but since he is a native Japanese speaker, you'd better find an interpreter who can speak Japanese."
"I see. I will find someone who can speak Japanese then."
 
Gun-Ho asked for the general affairs director.
"We will soon receive another fax from Dyeon Japan for the consultation contract. Once it arrives, seal the contract with our company stamp and send it back to them."
"Yes, sir. I will bring it to you so you can review it before I send it back to them."
"Also, find someone who can speak Japanese on WorkNet. We will need an interpreter for the Japanese engineer. We might need the interpreter at night, so find a male interpreter."
"How much do we want to pay him? And for how long do we need him?"
"Umm… let's have him for a month and tell him that we will pay him 3 million won."
"Yes, sir."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

[It 's!  I went in!  First 16 seconds!  Korea scored in 16 seconds!  This is made!]

 [Believe, Korean viewers!  Saitama, Japan's sacred place, fell into a friendly room.  It's just one attack!]

 The overheated stands were mixed at once.

 On one side, a voice still cheering for the Republic of Korea, and on the other side, the mouth closed tightly as a dumb honey.

 Then at that moment.

 Hoyoung was so calm that he hit the ground along the touchline.

 If anyone scores a goal today, it was a walk-in ceremony promised to do with seniors.

 Other players such as Park Ji-seok and Ki Sung-ryong joined the promenade along the back of Hoyeong without saying anything.

 It was then that the Japanese crowd began to boo.

 "This is a foul!  Foul!  Where is it going from the beginning! "

 "To Pepaya!"

 "Obviously you've been drugged!"

 "Woowoowoowoowoowoowoowoowoowoowoowoo!"

 As the booing sound of the woo tingling ceased, Ho Young, who was walking in the street, stopped in front of the supporters seat behind the goal.

 Then he turned his back toward the audience, holding both thumbs and pointing to "WOO" on his back.

 The action was furious with locals as well as online.

 Writings that interpret Woo Ho-young's serenity came out like waterfalls.

 ['Woo' Lee wins]

 ['Woo' is like every kind of tribe]

 [Woo Moo Woo Moo Japan is a meal]

 [Woo + ㄹ + 지 + 마 Japanese]

 Woo Woo Woo

 [Yes.  I'm WOO.  Okay, stop barking.]

 └ This seems to be the best

 └ As you know, the Japanese crowd was hiding their fans.

 └ they might be embarrassed

 The Japanese supporters, who shouted in the voice of "woo", finally closed their mouths.

 Wait a while.

 "Wee eh eh eh eh!"

 That was the greatest boo they could do.

 That's why I couldn't walk.

 At the scene, director Hur Sung-soo could not hide his laughter.

 "This is won."

 He spent two nights thinking about his tactics, but he was devastating and cool.

 Woo Ho-young's ability to make the tactics of both teams was just amazing.

 Less than a few days after joining the national team and training, Ho-young was doing his best.

 'It was good to give Woo Ho-young a free roll.'

 Ho-young is a benefactor to Hur Sung-soo.

 It was already a sign of the national team that exceeded the manager's ability.

 Shevchenko, who once led Ukrainian revival, was not this far.

 As Korea is a weak team, Ho-young was very prominent, and people's expectations were very high.

 If the team is good, Ho Young will be praised, and if it is not, Ho Young will be cursed.

 In this regard, Ho Young was a solid weapon and shield for Huh Sung-soo.

 It is not unconditional to use Hoyeong as a shield, but the burden is much lower.

 Moreover, this world cup.

 'The pairing is good.'

 It was as good as the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

 Once Nigeria and Greece are defeated, the round of 16 is almost confirmed.

 If Daejin is good here, he will face Uruguay or Mexico in the round of 16.

 The current team's goal, the first 16 rounds of the World Cup, could have gone to the quarter-finals.

 Moreover, the squad of the Korean national team was considered to be more pale than ever.

 I felt good.

 'Yes.  Smash Japan and go to South Africa. '

 Light.

 Hur Seongsoo clenched his fists.

 It might not be a dream to be another master after Gus Hiddink.

 On the other hand, Okeshi crushed the brow.

 It was like having a nightmare.

 'This damn.'

 Judgment error.

 I was wrong at all.

 It's hard to stop with proven tactics because Woo-young put out experimental tactics against him.

 It was too reckless to be reckless.

 One month ahead of the World Cup, the team's attempts to elevate the team's momentum came to a handshake.

 At this point he was awakened and changed his formation to 5-4-1 to make the defense more thick.

 The pledge to not lose at all costs has long been broken.

 It was not necessary to score.

 Only one goal.

 'You must stop only mass mistakes.'

 1 to 0.

 Even if you turn the ball for the remaining 89 minutes, the planer (大敗) had to be prevented.

 The momentum couldn't stop before the World Cup started.

 Beep-

 The game was so resumed.

 [I finally change the large size of Japan.  Close the gap between players and lower the line.]

 [It means you're only going to stop the bulk.  The idea is to spend time using only half-court.  And maybe I'll counterattack if I get a clear chance.]

 The ball was centered around the penalty box while lowering the defensive line as a whole.

 It was almost a ten-back defense.

 But Ho Young welcomed this change in Japan.

 'It must be fun.'

 Is it the situation that is winning one by one anyway?

 It also meant that you didn't have to join the defense and attacked.

 'From now on, you can induce mistakes in the defensive space while applying forward pressure.'

 In the end, director Huh Sung-soo's operation was followed.

 Tight pressure was a sign of aggressive and fast movements.

 'Good.'

 It was then that Ho-young started moving forward.

 I felt tired because I couldn't sleep well last night, but I was in good shape.

 Preparations for smashing Japan had already been completed.

 [24 minutes in the first half, Japan's ball continues.]

 [This is, I don't know how to comment.  I think I'm out for a pass practice.  This is not true.]

 Commentator Park Mun-seok, who was in charge of the local commentary, shook his head.

 At present, Japan's play was very serious.

 After the line was down, the defenders turned the ball, using only half-court.

 At first, I wanted to build up slowly, but after 20 minutes I didn't make much progress.

 At the same time, the voices of Japanese spectators were gradually getting smaller.

 I'm cheering for my team, but it was a game they couldn't feel.

 But will Koreans die?

 [Creepy.  Is this soccer?]

 [I hit a friend Woo Woo-young and it was totally ㅋㅋ]

 [Japan pass success rate seems to be 100% soon]

 But that was the moment.

 South Korean attackers began to put pressure on them, even as they would not tolerate it.

 It wasn't necessary to do that in a one-to-one win, but it was intended to boost the team's momentum by taking advantage of the chance to win the big game.

 "Press to guide the long ball!"

 It was Park Ji-seok's cry.

 At the same time, Park Ji-seok, Ki Sung-ryong, Kim Jung-hu, and Lee Cheong-ryong, who are in charge of the mid-sized 4-4-1-1, put tight pressure on the line.

 At the same time, the release table and Cha Doo-rim, which were used as the left and right full-backs, used the high speed to thoroughly prepare for the counterattack in Japan.

 [At the front, Woo Ho-young and Lee Geun-oh put very strong pressure.  The game is running out of breath.  The Japanese defensive formation is collapsing.]

 [Keun Oh's Pass Block!  Oh, I didn't take it, but it was a good attempt.]

 Korea's pressure play did not stop.

 The wider Woo Woo-young was, the faster the flow of the ball and the higher the tempo of the game.

 The Japanese defense was busy shrinking back and forth.

 Then, the accuracy of the pass was definitely lowered, and the frequency with which the ball flowed to goalkeeper Narazaki began to increase.

 [The active movements of our players are tightening the breath of Japan.]

 [Can this be also called playmaking?]

 [of course.  Playmaking is something that can be done even when the ball falls to the opponent.  Isn't it the same to make a play anyway?]

 [i See.  Dear viewers, Woo-young's playmaking is beginning.  I feel nervous in the defensive line that Japan is building!]

 It was not accurate, but the extremely excited Park Mun-seok commentator threw it.

 It is because Woo-young's current movement was so interesting to him.

 Ho-young's pressure did not fade away.

 Receiving the momentum was only stronger.

 [I think anything happens.  Even though that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge concern for defenders who play directly.  If you're under pressure, you'll have a huge burden and a mistake you didn't usually have.]

 [Ah ah ah ah ah!  The moment you said!]

 widely.

 Left front.

 Park Ji-suk's surprise pressure led to the right fullback Nakatomo's mistake.

 Nakatomo hurriedly kicked the ball back, but because of the inaccurate pass, it flowed into the empty corner of the right corner.

 Luckily, however, there was a left full-back Yuki Abe.

 [Yuki Abe runs to the left corner to catch the ball.]

 [Ahhh!  But back!  It's back!  Woo Ho-young is going!]

 The other side of Yuki Abe.

 There was a player running mad at a distance 20 meters away.

 Woo-young Woo was also.

 As if he had a cold alone, he ran hurriedly and overcame Yuki Abe with a hair gap.

 It took less than two seconds to get there.

 And immediately after that.

 widely!

 [Woo Woo Young caught the ball!]

 [Yuki Abe reaches out!]

 Surya.

 Yuki Abe rushed to his urgent face and slid a tackle and passed by sweeping the grass.

 It was because Ho Young avoided Abe's tackle as he struck the ball.

 [Yuki Abe passing by softly!  Looks like you're riding a slide!  Let's wake up!]

 [Ah, Woo-young catching the perfect chance!]

 Ho Young, who was completely out of the pressure, calmly kicked the ball as soon as he saw Narazaki coming out.

 'No!'

 Narazaki went back to the goal, but the ball had already passed over his head and was sucked into the goal.

 And it went crazy.

 [Go oh oh oh oh!  Woo Young's second goal went off!  Dropping a bomb on Saitama Stadium!]

 Yuki Abe, the main culprit of the run, had lost his country.

 If not, a booing voice was pouring out.

 Anyway, it was a ridiculous mistake.

 But more than anything, it was Yuki Abe.

 'What should I do so fast?'

 Never vigilant.

 I did my best to live, but my body and skills did not follow.

 [Ah, who's four feet and Ao Woo-young and who's faster?]

 └ Centaur?

 └No matter how.  Woo Ho Young seems to be faster

 └ Cancer.  That's right

 Regardless of online and offline, the Korean people were enjoying the best moments.

 But it was a bit disappointing to finish here.

 In fact, this is a satisfactory result, but the time is still only 40 minutes in the first half.

 One more goal could be scored.

 Not surprisingly, the opportunity came in just five minutes.

 [Ki Sung Ryong prepares for a corner kick.  I send and receive signals.]

 [Defense is shaken a lot, but Japan is still getting out of crisis.  But I don't know what will happen this time.]

 Corner taken by Park Ji-seok just before the end of the first half.

 Central defenders Lee Jong-soo and Kwak Tae-hee entered the box and settled down.

 Woo Young also entered the box and placed near the opposite post.

 It was then that Ki Sung Ryong's corner came up.

 [A corner kicks out of the box!]

 Woo Woo-young is running!  Did you hit it right away ?!]

 Prepared surprise tactics.

 Ho Young jumped out of the box in time and took a shooting motion before catching the ball.

 Turning shot.

 It's very unlikely that you'll succeed in this dense defensive area, but if you're a good scorer who often scores acrobats, I've tried enough.

 Japanese defenders jumped to prevent Ho Young from shooting.

 However.

 "··· !!"

 The eyes of Japanese players who jumped fast were wide open.

 Ho Young's shot was shot on the ground, not in the air.

 Then.

 Cheongung!

 Plugged into the left corner and shook the net.

 It was a ground ball shooter using psychological opponents.

 "downpour!"

 [Oh oh!  I went in!  This takes again!  It's a hat trick!]

 [Awesome.  Following Cha Bum-gon in 1975 and Park Sung-ho in 79, Woo Ho-young became the third player to score a hat trick in Korea and Japan.]

 3-0 victory.

 But the game was still 45 minutes long.

 Japanese players would rather have a meteorite on the pitch.

 It was as bad as that.

 The second half, however, was undisturbed and the rising Korean national team beat up Japan.

 And Hoyoung was replaced around 55 minutes to control his condition.

 The result was, of course, the great victory of Korea.

 Beep-

 [South Korea sinks Japan with a comprehensive score of 5-0 with Woo-young's hat trick.  This is the best since he beat Japan 5-1 in 1956.]

 [Arguably, it was the best Korea-Japan war ever.  Korean players, I want to take this momentum to the World Cup.]

 Journey to the World Cup.

 Japan was the best offering ever.

Woo Hoyoung has returned to the past and gained the ability to steal the abilities of others!

His goal is to now become the greatest soccer player to have ever existed.

One day at a time, Twice is returning to normal as if the crippling issues didn't happen. It's been a while since they have filmed as 9 guesting for a show. But still with the pandemic situation, it's the collaborator who has gone to JYPE for the shoot.
Today, March 28th, the girls are filming with Pengsoo. A mascot character from Giant Peng TV Youtube Channel. This giant penguin goes to the JYP building to get an exclusive training session with Twice, as he aims to become a star himself.
Momo has led on the dance lessons. Later, Pengsoo teams up with her to compete against MiChaeng for the trending lessons. Saying, it is a must to ride trends to stay relevant which nowadays is, making dalgona coffee. 
Jeongyeon, Sana, Dahyun, and Tzuyu have taught the penguin about charm lessons. They demonstrate through this generation's new media norm, ASMR, advising him to reveal his charms by how he could adorably communicate even on a peculiar situation. 
Lastly, Nayeon and Jihyo for voice lessons. The members would then evaluate if Pengsoo passed or failed. 8 have put up a circle letting him pass except Jihyo, who looks over to Sana's hand.
"Oh!", the Japanese pans to the leader too and is surprised by her judgement. Jihyo quickly changes her crossed fingers to MATCH her partner's circle hand gesture. Sana unwittingly does the same while Jihyo transitions. Jjakkungs end up with heart-shaped hands, kind of a hybrid of cross and circle.
Sana excitedly takes selcas and posts on Twicetagram with a caption, "When will this come out?" along with flower, a chick, and again a heart emoji in Jihyo's color. Well instead of the usual orange, Sana used yellow.
That excitement. They look forward to having schedules; as it means, they don't have to settle in knowing about each other thru social media or phone calls. This also means Jihyo could spend the night at the dorm.
Jihyo hovers phone to Sana teasing her about the IG post, "Miss me this much?"
"Mm-hmm, very much. Like purple heart-teddy bear-purple heart", giggles. "I'm wondering if you lost weight nowadays."
Sana intends to estimate by sensation. When she's about to reach for Jihyo's thigh, Jeong shushes them. "Yah! You two just got better. And you're at it again."
The Japanese instantly pulls hand and bite her own fingers while the leader bows head. Sana then gradually walks out while saying "Okay~ Rest well Jihyo-yah! We still have a long day tomorrow. Jjaljayo!" 
"Sana-yah, breakfast tomorrow? I'll serve us something healthy."
The Japanese nods and smiles. Feeling blessed, the leader clasps knuckles in happiness. She senses the gaze from the best friend and becomes defensive "Early rest. Healthy breakfast. See, we're taking care of health. We're being careful."
"I can see you're doing well", Jeongyeon scrunches face. "Just- be more careful. You two."
Jihyo is puzzled. How much more careful should they be?
Breakfast. As promised, Jihyo has prepared fruits and veggies. Today's menu is salads. To add twist, she's recommending her partner to put some balsamic vinegar. Like the experience with red ginseng though, Sana finds it to be an acquired taste.
The Japanese however, doesn't whine this time. Well, she's used to salads. It's just the dressing for her is a bit off this time. Nonetheless, she diligently eats the food knowing her partner has prepared it with caring intention.
Incidentally, Sana has read a recent topic on Jihyo being a caring friend. The Japanese brings it up as lately, Gugudan Sejeong has mentioned about it on interviews.
Turns out, when Sejeong was struggling, Jihyo cared for her and told her "If you're gonna be alone then be alone with me. We'll be together but I'll give you time for yourself." They then went on a camping trip.
"You're amazing Jihyo-yah", Sana lauds her partner.
"Wanna know how I thought of it?" Jihyo asks her the inspiration for such kindness. Sana anticipates. The leader says, "Through you! I've been looking at you and do you know what I've seen?"
Looks to her with all ears, the Japanese is on to the leader with such attentiveness. The leader motions the back of hand towards her partner's face.
Eye to eye, Jihyo tells Sana "It's you always being with me. Even when I felt going alone. Even when I want to do things all by myself. When I think about it now, I don't think I could endure. Your ways are proven. And so, I was also able to care for others."
Smiles, "You're the one who's amazing Sana. You're the best." The leader leans forward and wraps arms around her partner. "O… ", when Jihyo realizes the lack of social distance, she flinches. Yet, Sana pulls her back.
"Nah, come here. It'll be okay. Hugs are healthy too. For the heart."
They chuckle under their breaths. Time is precious, it's a moment to be seized in the name of happiness. Since Jihyo wouldn't say no to Sana, she then campaigns on health somewhere else.
Hence later, she shares some candid solo photos on Instagram. Also included a photo with Tzuyu and then, some app filter clips. The caption is sealed just by a smiley: "Everyone is taking good care of health, right?! We are having our schedule indoor as carefully as possible. Fighting!"
Sooner, a member has commented on the post. With a purple heart along with a baby, hamster, and squirrel emoji, she says "Pretty <3"
The leader beams as she notices. Quite obvious as to WHO sent it, she gazes at the sender and again waves phone at her. The Japanese shrugs with a gratified look knowing that Jihyo's trip with Tzuyu for Park parents' anniversary went well. 
Jihyo approaches and takes the chance to invite Sana, "Please join next time?"
"To your family?" Sana gives her a glimpse and a weak smile then goes away, busies herself at work.
This question isn't brought up often. The leader knows that it's something that the Japanese is yet to be ready for. In this matter, Sana is the indecisive one while Jihyo is the one to wait.
"O~ Sorry to witness that", best friend Jeong appears from the side. 
She tells Jihyo "In Sana's defense, no one in your family has expressed about her. Come to think of it, your parents dote on Tzuyu. Your sister favors Momo. I don't think Sana senses a warm welcome that she's used to. It'll take time."
"I know", the leader sighs. Jihyo couldn't deny the familiar warmth Sana has significantly received from the other members' families especially the YOOs. Ironically, when it comes to the family of partner Jihyo, Sana may have felt walking on eggshells.
Jihyo adds, "It may neither be my parents nor siblings show fondness. But, it's me who likes her. It's ME who's gonna be with her, not them." Imploring, "God forbid having to choose only one." 
Jeongyeon can only nod at the concern Jihyo has expressed. Considering that the leader has responsibly helped her own family, Jeong acknowledges that her best friend Jihyo deserves whatever happiness she chooses.
The leader's question is left unanswered when one of their managers suddenly informs them "Jihyo ssi, you are both called to meet with the higher ups."
Jeongyeon gulps at what she heard and shoots Jihyo a look. The leader is again puzzled squinting at the other trying to make sense of it. Jeong rechecks with the manager pointing at herself, "By both you mean?"
"It's Jihyo", she says. "And Sana ssi."
Jeong bows a bit as the manager leaves. She then turns to Jihyo, "You two have been more careful. Right?! Or- did you expose yourselves??"
"Jihyo-yah", Sana comes back with brows curved.
The Jjakkungs later find themselves facing not only Wook Sajangnim and JYP PD-nim but, the whole JYPE board of trustees. Park Jinyoung, their fatherly producer, utters "Sorry."
"…How does this concern us? Sajangnim, you promised."
Knees failing, Sana and Jihyo lean to each other upon hearing "Our hands are STILL tied Jihyo ssi."

[Events are HIGHLY BASED ON REALITY. Author re-imagines what goes behind leading Twice in such situation.] 

Sana and Jihyo are each other's best kept secret in a world that celebrates JihyoXDaniel.

TWICE promised the world to show good image as 9. But JYPE has other plans. For the love of their dream to be on stage happily meeting Once, the girls would not give in without a subtle fight.

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