The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 3



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After the final destination was decided to be the United States.

I quietly prepared for what would happen next.

“Harrison McKinley T. Roosevelt Taft.”

What if the original owner of this body was Prince Yi Kang a hot-tempered man?

If that were the case he would have packed his bags and left for the New World right away.

Because my semi-expat life in Japan was like being a lab rat in a laboratory.

But I didn’t do that.

Because in everything there is something called priority.

“Who was next?”

Government policies change depending on who is the head of state.

This is because those at the top of power may not come up with detailed policies but they can set the general flow.

The United States elects its president through elections.

It was truly a huge opportunity to know who the next boss would be in this land of opportunity.

I also didn’t want to miss this so I was documenting all my memories.

“Who are you really?”

One who has come back in time.

What are the advantages of this feature?

Unlike others how will technology develop and who will take power?

It must mean knowing future information.

That’s why everyone would like to go back to the past at least once.

Because you may easily get the opportunity to become a billionaire or rise to a high position.

‘This is a big problem.’

The problem is….

If you go back in time and don’t remember that information you could end up losing the lottery.

Just like right now.

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‘Let’s leave it blank for now.’

Consider the following:

Coolidge Hoover F. Ruth Truman…

I slowly wrote down the names of the other presidents in my notebook excluding the name of the 29th president.

Furthermore they did not forget to add a rough outline of their tenure below.

‘Who is former Coolidge? Wow! I really don’t know.’

Human memory is not as good as you might think.

Volatility is also quite high so information you thought you knew can be forgotten in the blink of an eye.

Don’t you even remember what I did and ate last week?

Moreover it is also a problem that things are forgotten randomly and not in chronological order.

I was anxious that I might forget something important so I tried to document my memories as soon as possible.

The problem I was worried about has just exploded.

‘My memory was the best…’

Even though it had been over 20 years since I graduated from college I still had the names of all the American presidents memorized.

This is because his brain itself was brilliant and because of the nature of his job as a lobbyist working in Washington he had to remember this in order to survive.

Because I need to know when and how my clients are giving me money because of the laws that were created.

I prided myself on knowing American history quite well thanks to my innate ability and acquired learning.

But even I who used to be like this was now having a hard time.

‘I’m not really going to forget it forever am I?’

Wow seriously I don’t know the name of this guy the 29th president.

He was such an insignificant character that I forgot about him.

A notebook filled with my own handwriting.

I twirled my fountain pen recalling the name of the man who would fit in the box between Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge.

Phew- Phew-

The fountain pen moved from between my thumb and index finger to between my middle and ring fingers.

After that it moved back to the position between the thumb and index finger where it was before.

For a while it moved like a windmill on my right hand changing its position here and there.

‘Remember! I have to remember! …Ah! It was him!’

A president who was sandwiched between Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge.

Yeah that guy. That was Warren Harding.

He was the most unpopular person of all time.

‘That’s the end of the list of presidents from roughly 1900 to 1950. Here’s a summary of the major events that occurred in the United States.’

I raised my head for a moment and looked around.

Because someone I don’t know might sneak into my room and observe me right now.

‘I’m tired of worrying about the guards.’

Recording future memories can prevent the catastrophe of forgetting important information.

On the other hand the risk also increases.

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There are a bunch of guys watching my every move.

Just imagine if this treasure containing the knowledge of the future were to fall into their hands.

How terrible is it?

‘Security is thorough.’

That’s why I recorded it using various techniques.

Only I can interpret this record.

The code was created by transcribing the English pronunciation into Korean as it is.

‘There was a great earthquake in 1906… and then there was a panic.’

I added one more technique because Koreans who studied abroad in the U.S. may also see this.

The order of the letters was changed one by one.

So if the Korean alphabet arrangement is 1234 it would be written as 1324.

“What other memories of Lee Kang are there that are not written here?”

Additionally Lee Kang’s memories were also recorded.

Because I was possessed by the original owner’s body his memories which I had not experienced were present in my head.

Since I was born and raised in the United States I only have a very cursory knowledge of Korean history.

Moreover Lee Kang’s memories are fragmentary and full of personal opinions.

It may be a distorted memory but I recorded this because it is so precious to me who has nothing else.

‘I am leaving for America but I am still a prince of Joseon.’

Korean Americans will be my strength someday.

“Ah… it’s hard.”

For the past three days I’ve been wringing out information from my head like a dry towel.

Moreover the current content was written in a manner almost like a secret service code so the shadows under my eyes reached down to my cheekbones.

“Enough for today.”

I kept the densely written notebook safely in my bosom for a while.

Because if you keep it somewhere in a corner of the room or in a safe you might lose it.

after-

I sighed deeply and fell down on the bed.

Really.

I needed a break.

* * *

“Send this to Hanyang.”

I handed a note to Choi Hyun-woo my vassal who followed me from Joseon to the United States and Japan.

It was something I had to order my servants in Korea to do and since Choi Hyun-woo was my contact he accepted my note without hesitation.

“I feel stuffy. Let’s go for a walk in the garden.”

“yes.”

After that we moved outside to go for a walk.

During the process I had to pass through a narrow hotel hallway and along the way I had the opportunity to exchange glances with a Japanese woman.

“and…”

The woman stared at me for a while with her mouth wide open in surprise.

what.

What’s on my face?

“It’s still the same.”

Choi Hyun-woo looked at me with eyes full of envy.

As I tilted my head Choi Hyun-woo continued speaking.

“Haven’t you made many women cry in America? You’ve done the same here in Japan.”

At his answer memories of Lee Kang the original body flashed through my mind like a short video.

“Prince Lee Kang! Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?”

“No Prince! You promised to meet me tomorrow!”

You’ve received a lot of confessions from beautiful women.

I thought it was because of his status as a prince…

Looking at the mirror installed on one side of the hallway it doesn’t seem to be that.

‘I would fall in love with it even if I saw it.’

He has a face that puts actors to shame.

The world is so unfair.

He’s a prince but he’s handsome.

“Still… I envy you.”

“Yes? Why do you say that?”

Choi Hyun-woo waved his hands saying “What nonsense are you talking about?”

I answered his question by touching my chest.

“Any man should have an equal like you. He shouldn’t be as clumsy as me.”

Everything can’t be perfect.

I started to tell Choi Hyun-woo one by one the shortcomings of my body that I needed to improve.

“Look at me. With my body like this… Shouldn’t I build up some more muscle?”

Because he is a member of the royal family he eats well and never starves so he is slightly under 6 feet tall.

Converted to standard units it’s about 179cm?

At this age he is by no means small in stature.

But my body was a typical Asian body.

He has narrow shoulders and a thin body.

‘With such a skinny body I guess I’ll have to work out hard for at least 3 years.’

Are you that free?

You could go back to the past and criticize me for thinking that all I do is complain about my appearance.

In America appearance is a very important business factor.

‘Even if you don’t receive preferential treatment… you shouldn’t be ignored.’

As is the case everywhere Americans are weak to the strong and strong to the weak.

People who look shabby on the outside are usually looked down on and ignored.

On the other hand if you are of a large size even if you are Asian you are not easily discriminated against.

“You need to grow up. Even you. Who in America is picking on you?”

“that…”

The memories of Lee Kang the owner of the original body suddenly came back to me vividly.

Before leaving for the United States to study abroad six years ago.

Lee Kang prepared several things separately one of which was to hear the experiences of people who had studied abroad in the West.

I wanted to analyze the footsteps of those who could be considered my seniors to get help on my journey to study abroad.

For those studying abroad information was also obtained through telegrams and letters.

‘Most people had a hard time.’

A significant number of my seniors who studied abroad in the United States experienced extreme racial discrimination there and suffered from tremendous stress.

It is said that some of them even considered suicide because they suffered so much.

“You can tell just by looking at those who studied abroad in the US before. Didn’t that guy Seo Jae-pil have an easy life as a student unlike others?”

But some were different.

Seo Jae-pil was one of those dogs who adapted completely to America without being ignored.

‘It has to be big after all. Isn’t America a macho country?’

Contemporary American culture enjoys a very masculine culture compared to Asian culture.

But now it’s the 1900s.

It should be seen as a much more conservative era than that.

‘I will do much better in America than that. Because I know the characteristics of American culture well. From the past to the future.’

Having lived in the US for the past 40 years my pronunciation and accent are like a local’s.

And the appearance is also outstanding.

He also has a special status as a prince.

These will definitely help me in my life in America.

‘I have weaknesses too…’

The challenges of living as an Asian in America.

I know the past but as a Korean-American born and raised in the United States I don’t know much about the history related to Joseon.

These two things will hold me back but the advantages I mentioned above will more than make up for it.

I made a confident expression and clenched my fist.

‘I’m almost ready to go to America.’

then.

There’s one thing I need before I leave for America.

I need to figure out my finances.

* * *

“You don’t have any money saved up?”

Woo Hyun-sik who is in charge of my finances answered me in a crawling ant voice.

“Yes that is correct.”

“Why? More importantly what have you been doing all this time?”

Woo Hyun-sik made an excuse with a sad expression on his face as if he was very wronged by something.

“Your Majesty didn’t you use them all? I tried so hard to dissuade you.”

Lee Kang’s economic ideas were completely wrong.

Four thousand dollars per year.

I received support for 6 whole years but now I don’t have any money left.

‘You didn’t save the tuition you received and invested it but you spent it all.’

I don’t study as I’m told.

It seems like he spent a lot of money on diplomacy in the US.

‘It looks like you got a nice shave.’

There were no faces of American celebrities in his memory that could be of help.

In short I just wasted money.

‘If only I had a little seed money I could make a lot of money without much effort using future knowledge…’

Money has the same properties as eyes.

This is because if a certain level is not reached it will melt away.

Isn’t our salary account just like that?

‘If we could just raise about 5 million dollars as of 2000… then it would be a different story.’

But once you start collecting a certain amount it starts to grow.

Like a snowball rolling down a slope.

slowly.

As the size grows at some point the assets increase without me having to worry about it.

‘So I need to save up some seed money before I leave for America.’

Whether or not you have seed money is much more important than you think.

To use a game analogy…

The difference between playing in normal mode and hardcore mode is determined by whether or not you have seed money.

‘I can’t go without any money.’

Can I get a loan to raise investment funds?

Those cold-blooded American bankers to me?

He is a prince but he is penniless.

They will only give me bitter sneers.

‘It’s the same in any country but if you’re a member of the royal family you can be deeply involved in the interests of the kingdom so it’s easy to create slush funds. Ha… What doesn’t this guy have?’

Huh? At that time a certain keyword rings in my mind.

Yeah that’s it.

Slush funds.

“Eureka!”

Woo Hyun-sik who was organizing the ledger next to me looks at me with a surprised face.

He doesn’t say anything but his expression seems to indicate that something is wrong.

‘That’s right. There is a way.’

I quickly straightened up and changed my expression as if it was nothing.

Then he quickly started thinking.

‘It’s not my pocket but…’

okay.

I can use his money to start my own business.

I smiled inwardly as I recalled the rather useful information I had discovered in my memories of my past life.

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