I never expected them to actually reach any Korean kilns. @Doopington
There are Japanese occupiers nearby, and I'm pretty sure the war has been ongoing for years by now. Also, he may be involved in the ceramics trade with Japan.
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Oribe's group has an interpreter with them. Guy with the Hitler stache. The different font is also supposed to represent that they're speaking Korean, not Japanese.
Haha, that's one heck of an idea, covering the taste of foreign foods you don't like by eating spicy peppers that should at least be equally foreign to you