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Don't you dare say that again!

Platoon Sergeant! Why did you say such things!

In the first place,

Does Platoon Sergeant know anything about Guadalcanal?

I don't, but I know what does 560 miles translate to.

We can only reach there in 3.5 hours.

And this 3.5 hours includes being

on the look out for enemies.

Taking into consideration the

fuel you need to come back,

Fighting in the skies of Guadalcanal

is probably a mere 10 mins.

I can imagine what kind of a fight it will become.

Just as what Platoon Sergeant had said.

What's up?

I am going back!

Going back to do a suicide bombing?

No!

Stop!

Platoon Sergeant...

Yes!

Damn it!

I will seek for emergency help right away!

Do what you can and endure!

Koyama! Hang in there!!

There is no sign of Staff Sergeant

Koyama at the landing spot.

What happened?

At the landing spot,

There were sharks swimming about.

Platoon Sergeant!

Why did you not let him perform a suicide bombing!?

Rather than being eaten by sharks,

Koyama would definitely feel happier dying

courageously in a head on with the enemies!

At that time there was still a chance

that he could have been saved.

Do you seriously think that he could be saved?!

I don't know!

Do you seriously think that he could be saved?!

I don't know!

But if he did a suicide bombing,

he would have definitely died.

You can die anytime, but it takes effort to live on.

Anyway,

There is no chance that we will survive this war.

If I were shot down,

Please just let me do a suicide bombing!

Izaki, you still don't get it?!

Don't you have family?

Don't you have people who will

feel sad for you if you die?

Answer me Izaki!

I still have my father and mother back in my hometown.

Only that?

I also have a brother.

Will your family not feel sad if you die?

No...

Then don't die!

No matter how hard it is, put

in effort to continue living!

Before and after that,

That was the only time that I had

a scolding from Platoon Sergeant.

That's is why his words had stayed

deep inside my heart until now.

The words of Platoon Sergeant kept me going

in an incident after I have left Rabaul.

In 1944, at the Battle

of the Philippine Sea,

a Grumman lying in ambush

shot my fuel tank.

That is the closest shave I had

with an enemy plane till date.

At that time...

Izaki, you still don't get it?!

Platoon Sergeant's voice resonated in my mind.

In the next moment I descended rapidly and escaped.

My fuel got used up quickly and I

made an emergency landing on the sea.

I swam for 9 hours in fear of sharks.

I fell into a despair many times but each

time I was saved by Platoon Sergeant's voice.

No matter how hard it is, put

in effort to continue living!

When I was standing at the death abyss, I

finally understood the meaning of his words.

Thanks to that I survived till today.

If not for Platoon Sergeant, my

daughter would not have been born.

Now, I can clearly say.

Having chose to live like that during that era,

Platoon Sergeant is stronger than any other people.

And because he is a strong person, he

is able to persist in living like that.

He is definitely not a coward.

But in the end,

My grandfather did not manage to see my

grandmother and my mother before his end right?

No, there is just this once.

After the Pearl Harbor

attack, Akagi was docked

at Yokosuka Harbor.

Eh?

At that time Platoon Sergeant spoke

about returning back to his hometown.

Miyabe

Dear!

What's wrong?

There is nothing wrong...

If you are coming back, please contact me!

Ahh I am terribly sorry...

Docking in Yokosuka Harbor is

an highly confidential matter.

Where is Kiyoko?

Are you Kiyoko?

Here, here Kiyo chan.

Here, see? It's dad!

She's so small!

Kiyoko.

How is the bath water?

Matsuno! It's terrible Matsuno!

What happened!?

Ah...

I got careless in the bath, but she is such a calm one.

She is enjoying I guess.

Right? Kiyo chan.

It is nice to be in the bath with daddy right?

Goodbye.

I shall be on my way.

Please...

Be safe.

Matsuno.

Definitely...

I will be back.

Even if I lost an arm,

Or even a leg, I will be back.

Even if I am dead,

I will still be back.

Even if I am reborn,

I will definitely be back to you and Kiyoko

It is a promise...

To tell the truth, I am in the last stage of cancer.

Eh?

Half a year ago, my doctor

told me I still have 3 months.

But some how after half a year

until now, I am still alive.

As for why my life has held out till

today, I think I understand now.

It is for me to tell this tale.

For the sake of me telling you the

tale of Platoon Sergeant I guess.

Platoon Sergeant,

I saw your grandchildren.

Platoon Sergeant,

Can you see this?

I... want to know more.

Yup.

I want to know even more!

Yup.

Before being able to return to his wife

and daughter, he gave his all to not die.

I am good with this.

I had just wanted to hear that.

To think we had even met once!

But if that is the case, why?

Hurm?

Why did grandfather chose to

be in the Special Attack Unit?

And at 10am...

Takeda Chairman, I have something to talk to you about.

It's you again!

I thought I told you that he has no time for you!

It is about the investigation of Miyabe Kyuuzou!

Please behave yourself!

Miyabe Kyuuzou?

Yes, please.

Well...

With that all my appointments

in the morning are canceled.

Ah.. I am sorry.

You do look a little like him.

I remember Instructor very well.

When we first met, Miyabe san is the

Instructor for our prep school.

In 1945, the war worsened.

Even us students, who had been exempted

from serving the army in the past,

Are ordered to served the nation.

With both strength and brains,

this condition allows

us students all to be

groomed to become pilots.

We were enlisted in the Imperial

Japanese Navy Air Service,

And received harsh training.

But there is almost no practices scheduled

for learning how to fight in the air.

Why do you think that is so?

Right from the start, we students are all

trained for the Special Attack Unit.

At first, we also have no idea that we are

training for the Special Attack Unit.

But once the training is over and before

the assignment for the real battle,

The slip of paper to confirm

our voluntary participation

in the Special Attack

Unit was given out.

The shock of getting that slip

of paper is beyond imagination.

But after 3 days, most of the students

decided to participate voluntarily.

Takeda Takanori

In actual fact, of the 4400 people who

had died as a Special Attack Force,

Around half are students like me from the prep school.

Yes!

Take note of the lateral wind when landing.

Yes!

That is all. The end.

Salute!

At ease!

Dismissed!

Roger!

Instructor Miyabe!

I should have passed today right?

Failed.

What is the meaning of that. I did

well in the real attack practice!

I was surprised that you performed very well.

If that is so, then why? Explain to me!

Failed.

Failed, failed, failed!

When will that person let me pass!

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