Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

After the closing ceremony, everyone went home and went back to their own families.

Chinese capital poured into Tokyo at an even faster pace, boosting the Japanese stock market. Powerful figures in the Minato and Chuo wards drove up the hourly wage for Chinese-speaking tutors to two times its original price. The fragmented political landscape of the Liberal Democratic Party crumbled, leaving figures like Fumio Kishida and Yoshihide Suga resentful but powerless to change the situation.

But at this time, South Korea was dissatisfied.

With the political struggle extremely fierce and the election results repeatedly postponed until there was no longer any time to postpone, both parties in South Korea began to play the Jeju Island card.

Thus, the issue of US troops stationed on Jeju Island suddenly sparked a media storm in Seoul. With both the Democratic Party and the People Power Party stirring up public opinion and frantically pushing for the election, the issue was amplified to an extreme degree, escalating from US troops on Jeju Island to a Japanese invasion of Korea, and even rumors of 'Lee Sung-ha plotting to invade Korea and start World War III' emerged.

Under pressure from both parties, the South Korean acting government began sending official documents to Lee Sung-ha:

"South Korean Acting President Lee Joo-ho questioned Japanese Minister for Cabinet Affairs Lee Sung-ha: When will the G Brigade, a direct subordinate unit of your ministry, withdraw from the US military base in Seogwipo, Jeju Island?"

Lee Sung-ha responded publicly and very seriously on behalf of the Cabinet Affairs Department:

"Your Excellency Acting President, matters concerning U.S. forces stationed in Japan and U.S. forces stationed in South Korea should be discussed between the U.S.-ROK Command and the U.S.-Japan Command, and should be conducted under the coordination of the President of the United States."

This marks the second time Japan and South Korea have clashed over island sovereignty issues since the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute, instantly attracting the attention of media from many countries, especially Japanese media, which tend to portray Japan as the victor.

The South Korean media were initially speechless, then flew into a rage.

Who is the head of the US-ROK Command?

He was Xavier Brunson, a Black general from Arkansas who graduated from the philosophy department of Hampton University.

Who is the head of the US-Japan Command?

Isn't that Li Xinghe himself?

Could it be Admiral Jacqueline, who spends her days wandering around various tourist areas in Japan and sunbathing on every beach in the Pacific island nations? She's recently been traveling from Hong Kong to Guangdong for morning tea, and her photos are plastered all over the place. What can she possibly decide?

Of course, Jacqueline didn't admit that the vacationing old woman in the photo was herself, otherwise she would be subject to scrutiny from the United States, hindering her nominal ambition to become a general, while in reality she aspired to travel to all the scenic spots in the Asia-Pacific region. Ordinary Pacific island nations were no longer enough for her; exploring the mysterious scenic spots of China was her recent passion, fueled by a thrilling sense of impending dismissal.

Under considerable political pressure, the acting president of South Korea sent a second inquiry to Lee Sung-ha through the ROK-US Combined Forces Command:

"We urge the U.S. military in Japan to withdraw the G Brigade stationed on Jeju Island, because the jurisdiction and national affiliation of the two commands, the U.S.-ROK and the U.S.-Japan, are easily confused and should be corrected immediately."

This document, submitted according to Li Xinghe's instructions and using the correct posture, received a prompt reply from Li Xinghe:

"G.L., the SPPC Director of U.S. Forces Japan, replied to the Commander of U.S. Forces Korea and the South Korean Presidential Office: No."

Li Xinghe could offer many explanations, such as the location of the G Brigade's garrison being arranged by the White House, or some kind of financial pressure.

But he only said one word: "No".

All that preceding string of answers laid the groundwork for a "No," indicating an unwillingness to provide any further explanation.

This "No" infuriated South Korea.

"..."

South Korean media and both parties were speechless when faced with a "No."

It's red-hot, really red-hot.

Lee Sung-ha's answer drove the South Korean media into a frenzy.

South Korean political commentators and bloggers called Lee Sung-ha a bastard in the media and made comments about his ancestral home on various TV stations' live broadcast channels, while also mocking him as a fatherless bastard. They launched a low-class, frantic attack, like a shrew's attack.

This time, it was Japanese and Chinese netizens joining forces in the attack. Japanese netizens really enjoyed seeing the Koreans lose their temper. And the Koreans were even criticizing Lee Sung-ha while they were losing their temper, which the Japanese also loved to watch.

Chinese netizens have the mentality of Li Yunlong (a famous Chinese military figure known for his cunning and willingness to help others).

The online battle between the three powers lasted for two full days, with hundreds of millions of views exploding, forcing South Korean internet contractors to even cut off internet access to China and Japan at one point to protect the fragile hearts of South Koreans.

Then, after two days of behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Li Xinghe officially launched his counterattack:

"The Cabinet Secretariat has signed an executive order: referring to ancient Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultural texts, the translation of Korean place names will be standardized using Chinese characters. Seoul will no longer retain a separate katakana spelling; the spelling of 'Hanseong' will be restored. The Cabinet respects the opinions of South Korea and will send a complete comparison table after the revision is completed to avoid misunderstandings."

Isn't it just about disgusting each other?

You think we wouldn't do that?

When it comes to being disgusting, Li Xinghe has never been afraid of anyone.

Lee Sung-ha's so-called "rectification" is actually a satire of South Korea's de-Sinicization, which has led to a rapid decline in cultural standards. His excuse is that most regions in South Korea have corresponding Chinese character names, but Seoul, due to the South Korean government's requirements, can only use katakana, so he decided to restore the unified Chinese character name comparison table.

The reasons are reasonable, but they completely disregard the South Korean government's demands, which is tantamount to openly stepping on South Korea's national dignity and leaving a large shoe print.

As a result, public anger in South Korea continued to rage like an explosion.

Several South Korean lawmakers burned photos of Lee Sung-ha in the street and also displayed traditional supernatural abilities, wearing masks of Lee Sung-ha and acting as clowns in the street.

Chinese and Japanese netizens continue their online frenzy:

"That's so bad, I love it!"

The cross-border battle intensified, and Li Xinghe personally joined the fray using his social media account, attacking the enemy's spirit and ruthlessly attacking them starting with Chinese characters:

"As a country within the Sinosphere, South Korea should reflect on the cultural deficiencies caused by its years of blindly following the United States. In its modernization process, South Korea over-relys on Christianity, leading to severe persecution of its indigenous Buddhism and shamanism; South Korea blindly rejects Chinese characters, obliterating the convenient system of using Chinese proverbs interchangeably, and unilaterally promotes the so-called Jeon Yeon-mun script, rendering its citizens unable to even read their own history books; South Korea also completely plagiarizes popular culture from China and the United States, with the ubiquitous Korean fried chicken, hamburgers, and barbecue all copied from the US. The so-called Korean Wave, K-pop, and rap elements are also entirely copied from the US. Child abuse, drugs, Viagra, and entertainment industry murders have tainted the entertainment industry of the US and Japan's Johnny & Associates."

By absorbing all negative elements, like a pool of poisonous pus, South Korea has become something else entirely.

Of course, Li Xinghe also took the opportunity to criticize Japan, but since Johnny's Entertainment is already defunct, it doesn't matter. Criticizing Johnny's is like putting yourself in an invincible position; since Johnny's Entertainment in Japan has disbanded, would the major Korean trainee agencies dare to disband as well?

Regardless of how the South Korean academic community responded, Li Xinghe went all out, posting more than a dozen messages a day:

"Why do Korean movies and dramas all promote darkness and revenge? It's because of the control of American streaming platforms. Why are 80% of the composers in the Korean music industry from the United States? Because they have completely copied American pop culture and emasculated their own talent. Why do Korean period dramas and movies have a Chinese studio photo style? Because the entertainment industry has even lost its own classical culture, leaving only a group of returned fools who know American elements like the back of their hand but know nothing about East Asian culture, making up nonsense and trying to save face by calling it 'Oriental style'."

Lee Sung-ha has activated his super-troll mode, backed by the Republican Party and Elon Musk's verified account, and is launching a one-sided, frenzied attack on South Korea on social media platforms. Moreover, his criticisms are well-founded, targeting the very core of South Korea's entertainment and cultural industries, which are accused of fabricating stories, plagiarizing, and applying the status quo.

"Ah, I wouldn't be surprised if one day I found out that the South Korean government started claiming online that it was some ancient country from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. After all, they're not very well-educated, so they probably really think they are."

Naturally, someone in the comments section quickly added that South Korea claims to be the Qingqiu Kingdom and has been stealing for over twenty years.

"Ha, so they've considered themselves Qingqiu Kingdom for thirty years. Then let me ask you, has Korea ever seen 17th-century Dutch nautical charts? On those maps, Korea's vassal states are merely a part of China. Is Korea going to attack the Netherlands and burn those nautical charts?"

It's worth mentioning that after being scolded by Lee Sung-ha, the fragile hearts of Koreans were also enraged. They searched around in a fit of anger and found that what Lee Sung-ha said was true. As a result, they became even more defensive and, in addition to continuing their hysterical outburst, they could only resort to insulting and attacking various entertainment companies.

In this cyber duel, no one actually won; there are no winners in online insults.

On the contrary, Li Xinghe did receive a lot of criticism. Some Japanese conservative right-wingers were criticizing him.

Anyway, Japanese right-wing netizens are collectively in a state of insulting Li Xinghe on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, praising Li Xinghe on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and having a split personality on weekends.

In response, Katayama Mizuo, who was in charge of collecting online information, reminded him with great frustration:

"There's a lot of criticism online. But you still have more supporters."

Li Xinghe snorted coldly:

"Do these people really support me? Not necessarily. If I show even the slightest weakness, they will bite me like ungrateful dogs and tear a piece of my flesh off."

Then, on January 18th, while the popular Three Kingdoms fandom was still engaged in cyber battles, the Cabinet Secretariat, taking advantage of the heightened emotions among the Japanese public, issued a new policy ordinance:

"The Cabinet Secretariat has issued an executive order: Due to the shortage of personnel in the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the American-style system for foreign immigrants to join the Self-Defense Forces and obtain green cards or citizenship will be opened during this special period. At the same time, in order to promote public awareness of defending the country's territory from invasion, the Cabinet Secretariat will pilot an incentive system for conscription. Those who publish articles on the Internet advocating war, praising and admiring the Self-Defense Forces, and those who admire the Kamikaze pilots and participate in the worship of the World War II memorial monuments will be 'encouraged and encouraged' and specially approved to join the assault training course established by the National Defense Academy, which can graduate and enlist in three months."

Li Xinghe commented on the account:

"We need more troops. With so many people supporting the fight against South Korea, they should also be willing to join the Self-Defense Forces, right?"

What seems like an ordinary event is actually a shocking revelation: the Self-Defense Forces have opened up a loophole for foreigners to obtain citizenship.

This would normally be a shocking event in Japan, akin to the loss of the nation and the extinction of its people, but the Japanese are more concerned about the second point:

"Can you be conscripted for speaking out online?"

At this moment, Japanese netizens seem to have suddenly come to realize the true nature of this crazy, dictatorial minister who "confiscates other people's mothers" and "gains millions of support by rants against South Korea" online.

He may have been joking when he said he would confiscate the mothers of Japanese people, but he certainly didn't lack the audacity to use local conflicts to monopolize power and conscript men to fill quotas.

Thus, the Japanese faced a new dilemma.

To counter the threat from South Korea and fill the Self-Defense Forces, sufficient personnel need to be recruited. However, Japanese people themselves are unwilling to join the military, citing poor food, lodging, and even basic necessities like toilet paper. Therefore, the options are either to support Lee Sung-ha's recruitment of foreigners, especially Chinese, into the Self-Defense Forces, or to support Lee Sung-ha's online political vetting, arresting so-called fervent war enthusiasts who speak out in support of the Self-Defense Forces and the war, and using them to fill quotas.

For the average conservative Japanese person, supporting a Chinese person breaking into the Self-Defense Forces is like supporting a big black man breaking into their own home. Even if you don't know what they're doing, you've probably already imagined NTR, NTR, and other 18+ scenarios and are terrified and crying your eyes out.

But what if they were the ones being forced into military service in the Self-Defense Forces? They wouldn't want to go either.

Netizens were stunned and, feeling utterly helpless, had no choice but to petition the White House.

America, why don't you do anything about it?

The White House spokesperson maintained the American perspective:

"Conscription? A conscription system is good. Japan should try to move towards a universal military service system. It would strengthen the foundation for self-protection, especially given that a certain country is repeatedly trying to instigate local unrest."

From the perspective of the White House and Congress, the quarrel between Japan and South Korea, represented by Lee Sung-ha, is nothing more than a routine border skirmish, a minor incident that doesn't need to be brought to the forefront for discussion. However, Lee Sung-ha's actions of threatening to conscript ordinary citizens into various independent military camps within Japan in order to quarrel with South Korea are far more appealing.

Isn't this just a replication of the Ukraine model?

From football clubs to far-right Nazi groups, and then evolving into key players in militia conflicts, becoming right-wing military camps, this is the overall posture of fortified warfare. It resonates with the thinking of all social classes across America.

So even though they don't like Li Xinghe, various American newspapers and social media outlets are still continuing the propaganda approach of "Ukrainianization of Japan," brainwashing people around the world and in the United States.

But this was another slap in the face for the Japanese.

Seemingly to prevent Japanese netizens from getting too angry, the White House also delivered a slap to the South Koreans.

"President Vance has specially authorized Samuel Paparow, Director of the Indo-Pacific Command, to appoint G.L., Director of the U.S.-Japan Combined Forces Command (SPPC), as Deputy Commander of the U.S.-Japan Combined Forces."

Before the Koreans could even feel happy, they were already so angry that their heads were throbbing.

The White House's thinking is very simplistic, like a careless childcare worker in a kindergarten:

"If you slap both sides, they'll think it's fair, right?"

……

Amidst the chaotic public opinion and the endless mudslinging, Li Xinghe and Shang Qiujia appeared in person at the Cabinet Residence.

The petition, signed by all senior members of the Self-Defense Forces, received a response from Koizumi.

Koizumi signed the document, and Shang Qiujia, representing Emperor Naruhito, awarded the medal to Li Xinghe.

"By the decree of Emperor Naruhito, signed by Prime Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, and personally issued by His Excellency Shō Akiyoshi of the Ryukyu Autonomous State, the position of Minister in Charge of Cabinet Affairs, Deputy Commander of the Japan-U.S. Combined Forces Command, and Director of the SPPC, is awarded to Masako Seikawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japan-U.S. Combined Forces Command."

This is tantamount to a warning to South Korea. Once Lee Sung-ha obtains the title of unified commander, he can more legitimately mobilize the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' army, navy, and air force across regions.

Faced with Lee Sung-ha's attempt to consolidate power by taking advantage of the war of words between Japan and South Korea, South Korean Acting President Lee Joo-ho was forced to announce the deployment of additional troops south.

After several days of chaotic online mudslinging, the conflict began to escalate into military clashes.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 4800 words. My mind is a bit scattered.

This chapter is written more concisely.

Chapter 677: Mikako is Pregnant and Holding Her Pregnant Pearl, Li Xinghe Plucks a Bean and Fires a Missile (5100 words)

Kichijoji Temple, Tokyo.

The Otsuka Police Station near Ochanomizu University has recently increased its manpower, patrolling the school dormitories 24 hours a day. Ostensibly, it's to protect the school's safety, but those in the know understand that it's really just to guard Li Xinghe.

After talking with Sasaki Toya and Li Xinghe, Fujihinako accepted the assassin group's request and is currently performing as a ninja.

Meanwhile, in the usually bustling house, the two girls who had done a great service were tugging at Li Xinghe, insisting on drinking fresh milk. Natasha was also there, adding to the chaos by shouting.

"If they want to drink, just give it to them."

Unaware that Ai Azuma and Tao Niizawa were doing something rebellious against their father, Kaoru Mami patted her chest, muttering to herself as she sat down at the bar next to Yumi Hirai, lamenting as she placed the table on it.

"Sigh, I don't know what's wrong with me this month, I just haven't gotten my period yet. And my bra size is getting tighter and tighter, it's weird..."

In the political arena, good health is the foundation of everything. Mikasa is an iron lady with an iron body and excellent spirit, so her menstrual cycle has always been stable, but for some reason, it has become irregular this month.

But the speaker meant no harm, while the listener took it to heart.

These words shocked everyone in the room.

Misato suddenly perked up her ears, while Chiyo looked around with an expression that said, "Where's my knife? I'll stab this rebellious son to death."

Hirai Mi, on the other hand, looked surprised and secretly slipped a pregnancy test from her kitchen skirt to Mikasa.

A single pregnancy test is like a massive army.

"Huh?" Mikasa was shocked.

“Ah.” Pingyingmei and the other women nodded in agreement.

"what……"

Mikasa herself hadn't really thought about it that way. After all, her whole family was poor and worked in the fields, and she had long given up hope that her belly would show any signs of pregnancy.

According to the family's arrangements, Mikasa isn't exactly a very strong woman, so once a week might be enough for her as a form of comfort. The only thing that could interfere with her menstrual cycle was that group party on New Year's Eve 2028, not long ago.