@Doomer Ah yes, Japan only wanted to let the S ranks die, so they could protect Korea. WTF are you even talking about?
their INTENT from the beginning was to control the resources from the gates in Korea. keep BS yourself as much as you want, but don't come here talking this BS to others.
I didn't read the novel, but sure that was a dick move. what i would do is publicly reveal Japan's plan, but instead of saying that they would not help, he should have gone above and beyond and say something along the lines "so Japan tried to fuck us again, but hey we are nice dudes unlike you and we will help you out regardless" then leaving JP to deal with the aftermath of everything.
I would prob dislike him as well, im not saying that you are wrong on that sentiment , but you are clearly trying to justify Japan actions something like "for the greater good" when it was pure GREED