[Spy Arashi: Humble Beginnings] Chapter 3. Matsumoto Jun
Title: Spy Arashi: Humble Beginnings
Chapter: 03. Matsumoto Jun
Rating: G
Pairing: General Arashi friendship
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The Matsumoto family is a well-known family among the Japanese government. For generations, various members of the Matsumoto family have held key positions within the Japanese police force.
As a child, Matsumoto Jun was a scrawny little boy who enjoyed pulling pranks and cracking jokes. As he grew up however, the burden and expectations of carrying on the Matsumoto name in the police force dawned upon him and he turned into a highly disciplined youth. He studied extremely hard in high school, a complete 180 from his attitude in secondary school. Despite having had good results that could have seen him entering the doors of Keio, Jun decided not to waste time in University studying things that would be of little to no use in his job, and took up a scholarship to enter the police academy instead. Rumors were abound amongst his classmates that Jun only got the scholarship because his
dad was the Commissioner General, but Jun worked hard and proved his worthiness. His down to earth, caring, although a little stoic attitude also earned him respect amongst his peers. Jun's name quickly came up when the Agency approached the police academy for recommendations of possible recruits. After various discussions between Kimura and the police academy chief, it was finally decided that the Agency will offer Jun a chance to join the Agency once he graduates from the academy.
It was a hard decision for Jun. He had grew up believing that he will join the police force like his father, uncles, and grandparents before him, and having offers from both the police force and the Agency placed on his desk confused him. The police force were certainly not happy to have the Agency poach a top officer they painstakingly trained for three years, but had no power to prevent Kimura from hiring their men, thanks to the laws set after the Sarin attack. Instead, they have negotiated with Kimura that the boy be given a choice to choose for himself. In a bid to retain the rare talent, the police force had offered Jun a job he could not refuse - as Superintendent of a fairly large police station in Tokyo - a rank that would take over 5 years for even very outstanding individuals to reach. If Jun accepted the offer, he could well be the youngest Superintendent in the entire police force. The boast up certainly bodes well for Jun's career, as he'd be younger than the rest and have more time and more chance to get promoted. But at the same time, Jun was worried. Japan was a country that valued senior junior relationships, and seniority on the job depended more on age than talent. Although there has been some efforts made to change this phenomenon, the concept was an ancient one and deeply rooted in the Japanese culture. If Jun were to take up the offer, he could expect a lot of animosity from both his seniors and juniors alike. In particular, he was afraid if his subordinates would respect a young chap fresh out of the academy as their superintendent. Jun had proven his worth amongst his peers in the academy, but proving his worth out in the force would be a much harder job, especially if he started way above the others from the very beginning. Jun knew that they would probably pay him lip service, but behind his backs, they treat him with disdain for using his dad's powers to get him promotions. And Jun himself could not be sure if that unprecedented offer was indeed the case.
On the other hand, the offer by the Agency did not seem much better. But Jun was worried about the Agency's offer in a different way. His family had worked in the police force for generations, but yet he had never heard about the Agency till Kimura made the offer. It didn't help that citing security concerns, Kimura barely explained what the Agency was about and what his job scope would be. Jun tore at his hair in frustration. As if right on cue, Jun's phone rang. Jun frowned as he looked at the caller ID, or rather, the lack thereof, and pondered whether he should pick the phone up. Finally, Jun took a deep breath and picked up the call.
"Moshi moshi, is this Matsumoto Jun-san?"
"Moshi moshi, yes Matsumoto Jun speaking. May I know who's on the line please?"
"This is Johnny speaking, I'm the Commander-in-Chief of the Agency. So, have you made a decision on whether you'd like to join the Agency yet?"
A/N: Gomen, this is a short chapter, but the chapter length is no way an indication of how important J will be in the story! All our boys will be the main characters!
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Chapter: 03. Matsumoto Jun
Rating: G
Pairing: General Arashi friendship
Master post here.
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The Matsumoto family is a well-known family among the Japanese government. For generations, various members of the Matsumoto family have held key positions within the Japanese police force.
As a child, Matsumoto Jun was a scrawny little boy who enjoyed pulling pranks and cracking jokes. As he grew up however, the burden and expectations of carrying on the Matsumoto name in the police force dawned upon him and he turned into a highly disciplined youth. He studied extremely hard in high school, a complete 180 from his attitude in secondary school. Despite having had good results that could have seen him entering the doors of Keio, Jun decided not to waste time in University studying things that would be of little to no use in his job, and took up a scholarship to enter the police academy instead. Rumors were abound amongst his classmates that Jun only got the scholarship because his
dad was the Commissioner General, but Jun worked hard and proved his worthiness. His down to earth, caring, although a little stoic attitude also earned him respect amongst his peers. Jun's name quickly came up when the Agency approached the police academy for recommendations of possible recruits. After various discussions between Kimura and the police academy chief, it was finally decided that the Agency will offer Jun a chance to join the Agency once he graduates from the academy.
It was a hard decision for Jun. He had grew up believing that he will join the police force like his father, uncles, and grandparents before him, and having offers from both the police force and the Agency placed on his desk confused him. The police force were certainly not happy to have the Agency poach a top officer they painstakingly trained for three years, but had no power to prevent Kimura from hiring their men, thanks to the laws set after the Sarin attack. Instead, they have negotiated with Kimura that the boy be given a choice to choose for himself. In a bid to retain the rare talent, the police force had offered Jun a job he could not refuse - as Superintendent of a fairly large police station in Tokyo - a rank that would take over 5 years for even very outstanding individuals to reach. If Jun accepted the offer, he could well be the youngest Superintendent in the entire police force. The boast up certainly bodes well for Jun's career, as he'd be younger than the rest and have more time and more chance to get promoted. But at the same time, Jun was worried. Japan was a country that valued senior junior relationships, and seniority on the job depended more on age than talent. Although there has been some efforts made to change this phenomenon, the concept was an ancient one and deeply rooted in the Japanese culture. If Jun were to take up the offer, he could expect a lot of animosity from both his seniors and juniors alike. In particular, he was afraid if his subordinates would respect a young chap fresh out of the academy as their superintendent. Jun had proven his worth amongst his peers in the academy, but proving his worth out in the force would be a much harder job, especially if he started way above the others from the very beginning. Jun knew that they would probably pay him lip service, but behind his backs, they treat him with disdain for using his dad's powers to get him promotions. And Jun himself could not be sure if that unprecedented offer was indeed the case.
On the other hand, the offer by the Agency did not seem much better. But Jun was worried about the Agency's offer in a different way. His family had worked in the police force for generations, but yet he had never heard about the Agency till Kimura made the offer. It didn't help that citing security concerns, Kimura barely explained what the Agency was about and what his job scope would be. Jun tore at his hair in frustration. As if right on cue, Jun's phone rang. Jun frowned as he looked at the caller ID, or rather, the lack thereof, and pondered whether he should pick the phone up. Finally, Jun took a deep breath and picked up the call.
"Moshi moshi, is this Matsumoto Jun-san?"
"Moshi moshi, yes Matsumoto Jun speaking. May I know who's on the line please?"
"This is Johnny speaking, I'm the Commander-in-Chief of the Agency. So, have you made a decision on whether you'd like to join the Agency yet?"
A/N: Gomen, this is a short chapter, but the chapter length is no way an indication of how important J will be in the story! All our boys will be the main characters!
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