Eien no 0 Page #6

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Come.

The place I met Miyabe san was at Tsukuba Airbase.

At that time, the person who protected

Miyabe Kyuuzou with his life,

Was you, wasn't it Grandpa?

That person protected Ito's reputation.

At that time, if anything were to happen,

even if I have to sacrifice myself,

I decided that I have to protect that person.

Navy Hospital

I only have this that I can

give you at this point of time.

My wife amended this by hand.

I cannot accept such a precious gift!

It's fine.

I want you to have it.

She is called Kiyoko, written

with the kanji for Pure and Child

Kiyoko san is indeed a beauty.

Ah you got it wrong. My wife is known as Matsuno.

Kiyoko is the baby.

Ah...

This child is born after the Pearl Harbor attack.

For the sake of this child, I do not wish to die.

How about Ooishi kun? What would

you like to do after the war ends?

Huh...

Is it hard to imagine that?

Ah!

What is it?

No...

Please tell me!

It's nothing...

What is it?

If I survive the war,

It doesn't matter what it is, but I would

like a job dedicated to helping people.

I had once thought about that.

It will be great if such a day comes.

Instructor Miyabe!

Oh!

Teranishi! Yamada! Kagawa!

How have you been!

You seem to be in good spirits!

Instructor Miyabe?

Ooishi kun...

You've recovered?

Yes, thanks for your concern...

That's good...

No...

It may not be good though...

Believe in the indestructible sacred

land, live for the eternal justice!

To your success!

Dismiss!

Roger!

At the dawn of tomorrow, the people on

the list will take part in the Battle

of Okinawa and attack the enemy's fleet

as a part of the Special Attack Unit.

The end.

Salute.

At ease.

Ooishi Kenichiro

Ooishi...

I am fine.

Teranishi and Yamada went too.

I am prepared for the worst.

Instead, look.

Miyabe Kyuuzou

What is going on?

That's nice...

It looks relaxing...

This is weird.

The water is cold.

The weeds are swaying with the wind.

All these small things that did not matter

to me before, become so endearing to me.

Until today, I have not really thought about

my family and Japan's future seriously,

Neither have I thought about myself dying.

Even if we are gone, I hope our

country still goes on.

I wonder for the children living

now, and their children later

on, how would they be talking

about the war happening now.

I keep on thinking about such stuff.

I wonder what kind of a country...

will Japan become then.

Each of you, bear the belief

that you will hit the target.

To your success.

Lieutenant Ooishi, I have a favor to ask of you.

Please change planes with me.

Isn't Miyabe san using the 52 model?

Why are you so obsessed and insistent

on taking the older 21 model?

21 model is the same as the one that I first rode on.

If I were to go, I would like to be with this model...

But...

This is my last self-indulgence...

can you go along with me?

Instructor Miyabe!!

Damn it! Damn it!

I don't want to!

Miyabe san!

Miyabe san!!

Miyabe san did not return.

And I was left here.

That was just..

Grandfather's fate...

No.

It is wrong!

For the sake of telling this,

After the war has ended, I went immediately

in search of Matsuno's whereabouts.

But...

Yokohama, where Miyabe san lived...

was burnt down by the air raids.

There was no one who knew where

all the neighbors and Matsuno san went.

I contacted my friend working in the

Ministry of Health and Welfare,

And finally found their whereabouts,

But that was 2 years after the war.

Matsuno was living in the barracks in Osaka.

She was raising Kiyoko up as a single

mother and was leading a hard life.

Definitely...

I will be back.

Liar.

Dear...

I am sorry.

I am Ooishi Kenichiro.

Your husband took good care of me during the war

I am Miyabe's wife...Miyabe has been in your good care.

No...

The person in debt of the good care was me.

It was a heart wrenching memory.

Having know that the two persons Miyabe

san was trying desperately to protect

were living such lowly lives, pained my heart greatly.

I told Matsuno about the changing

of planes with Miyabe san.

And also the resulting situation

of me alone surviving the war.

I had prepared myself for the worst.

I am sorry.

It was all my fault.

This was the fate of that person.

It is not your fault.

No! That's wrong.

I cannot imagine that it is just mere coincidence

that he changed the 52 model with me.

When I did the emergency landing on Kikaijima,

At the control seat,

I found this photo and memo.

When Miyabe san got on to the 52 model,

I think he had noticed the fault in the engine.

And on top of that, he left me this photo and memo.

If Lieutenant Ooishi survived

this war, I have a request.

If my family is lost on the path and is suffering,

Please help them.

Why?

Forgive me! I am the one ought to have died.

Please leave.

I beg of you, please leave.

Since then, I tried to do whatever I could for them.

When I had time, I would go travel there.

Kiyoko chan, take this to buy some juice.

Juice?

Can I?

No you can't.

Please do not bother yourself with us.

I will not be able to face Miyabe san.

Please take this.

Even if it is very little.

I can't, Ooishi san.

I cannot accept this.

It is cold.

Uncle!

Whenever I got my salary, I would make my way to Osaka.

Matsuno would not accept it.

But I went again and again.

That is because I felt that it was my duty to do so.

For you.

Thank you!

Come here!

All of them are blooming!

Can you reach?

I can't reach.

You can't reach?

Here you go, can you reach?

I can't touch it.

You can't touch it?

Here you go!

Are you ok?!

Please take it

I am wet!

Wait, you got to dry yourself!

Come here!

Come on! Come here!

I don't wanna!

Come here!

Come on, you will catch a cold!

Did you have fun?

Yup.

Again! Again!

Again?

Ready--

Why are you being so nice to us?

Because my life was saved by Miyabe san

Even if so, there is no need to

sacrifice your life for that.

You have done more than what is needed to atone for it.

I can't be relying on you any more...

No, that is not it.

You got me wrong.

In the beginning it was a sense of duty.

But gradually, coming here became a joy to me.

Being able to support both of you in little

ways became an encouragement to my life.

No, I will be straight about this.

When I first met you, I was in love...

I am a filthy being.

Please do not go.

I understand it now.

Huh?

That person...

Kept his promise.

He told me.

"Even if I die,"

"I will still come back."

"Even if I were to be reborn,"

"I will still return to you and Kiyoko."

You are right here with me now.

Miyabe has...

Kept his promise.

He has wanted to come back no matter what right?

Why?

I cannot put it in words clearly,

I will say what I can gather in words.

The one thing that i think is clear,

Is that he was not afraid of death.

He was more afraid of hurting

your and Matsuno's life ...

For a person who survived to have to die later,

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