The Little Prince in the Ossuary
00133 # Angel Island
# Angel Island (3)
It was also a short time to stay on Angel Island. Winter and Joanna board the submarine without any space.
After being guided to the cabin, Joanna is pulled tightly. I feel like I'll break if I touch it. Knock, knock, knock. The sound of hammering holster with your fingertips. The handgun inside has already been checked for functionality twice. To her who could not keep her eyes off the cabin door, winter spoke softly.
“Calm down. It's going to be okay. ”
Joanna frowns.
“How can you be so sure? The behavior of the captain and crew was clearly suspicious. ”
“That's right…. ”
The answer is delayed. I can't be honest. When faced with them, the Survival and Combat senses did not react. If informed, a rollback will occur to determine the situation calculation error. I would not be penalized once, but it was a bad experience on its own. I don't know the limits of virtual reality, but there's a lot of difference between knowing and remembering.
So I think of another reason to tell her. I don't know what to say.
“I thought he hated me, but I don't think he was hostile. as far as I can tell.”
“Th-that's it? ”
“I'm sorry, did I say something weird? ”
“No, it's not. You can't ignore your senses in the field. even more so in winter. ”
Even so, she still frowns and doesn't slow down her tension. I wasn't persuaded. I just didn't want to ignore the winter. Winter laughed freshly and thought a little more. Why would the captain hate me? We met for the first time today.
While thinking, ask questions with the essence of making time.
“You didn't know which boat was waiting for you, did you? ”
Joanna said yes.
“The submarines owned by the United States Navy are large without exception. It's nuclear submarines. It's shallow water and complex seabed terrain, and it's very difficult to move efficiently in the bay. The Bay of San Francisco is noisy. There are other risks. We need conventional submarines in places like this. At least that's what the top position is. Doubtful.”
Anyway, that's why I keep saying we're working with the friendly fleet.
“I just haven't been informed about which country's submarine to take. I go on a routine vigilant mission, and they say that due to the neurological warfare at the bottom of the ocean, we seldom get shifted in time. I had hoped that the Korean submarine would take place even for winter……. ”
Then I peek at the winter flows.
“I heard that Korea and Japan are historic hangouts, do you think that's why? ”
The only thing she and winter are riding now is a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine, the Jingdu. Second Lieutenant Umehara Arts did not conceal her dark feelings when she saw winter. It was a violent tremor. It's perfectly normal to interpret it as hostile.
“No way.”
A winter that shakes its head. For a boy familiar with reading people, the darkness the captain showed was a different feeling.
I don't know if it affected me. In the veins of the past that constitute "since the end of time," ethnic emotions have continued to this day. The winter of my life, I thought it was useless. But not others. People from two countries who hated being Japanese and hated being Korean.
‘Be naive, be cunning. ’
It was either. The cunning ones constantly provoked hatred. It was because it benefited from the hatred of innocent people. Politicians, mostly. Some are entrepreneurs. Some were academics and religious people.
Hatred was also a self-fattening feeling. No one encourages it, but it only gets bigger once you hate it. I find reasons to hate with hate. And I'm always happy when I find it.
Satisfaction comes from hating. The addiction is winter. It was today that I realized that it was impossible to let go of my hatred for the world. The stone is only getting heavier.
What winter felt to the captain was far from that kind of hatred. ‘I felt self-loathing. ’
How should I deliver this? Language is not enough to contain the mind.
The winter I was thinking about heard footsteps coming from the hallway. Stop at the door. Knock, knock. Looking at the clock in the cabin, it wasn't time to arrive yet. Approximately 20 kilometers to destination. He said it was a short distance, but for safety reasons it took him a long time to sail slow.
Joanna struggling like a blade. It was not rewarding to distract the nerves from the conversation. Winter held back her hand and spoke Japanese.
“Who are you?”
“Captain.”
“Have you arrived already? ”
“That's not true, but I have something to tell you. ”
“I see. Come in. It's the captain's cabin anyway. ”
The door opens slowly. The captain entered with caution. It was the act of someone who knew he'd bought the boundaries. Like an experienced investigator, Joanna's tension is hidden in the veil of tranquility. It appeared to be still. Nevertheless, the captain looks at the investigator. To be precise, her hand was strong.
The captain folds his hands together and bends back. Speak English, considering Joanna.
“I came to apologize for my rudeness. I don't think I'll have a chance to solve the misunderstanding if I don't do it now. ”
“That's okay. I didn't get it wrong. ”
The captain gives you a strange look. The attitude of the FBI investigator was apparent. Her hand is close to a pistol. All of her gestures were a warning of something she would shoot at.
Winter shrugs.
“I mean, ”
Johanna's eyes glaze over. That's the captain, muttering. Then you bow your head again.
“You must have been uncomfortable with me. I'm sorry, I'm ashamed, but let me be frank. I, and the crew of the ship, were jealous of you. ”
“Ah.”
The ambiguous feeling becomes apparent. Jealousy. This is how a soldier of the Imperial Kingdom would feel to a young officer who became a war hero. The captain sighs, is silent, sighs again, and confesses.
“When the full moon passed from the last command of the Sea Basin, we realized Japan was gone. But it didn't go to our ultimate obligation. The reason for the existence of the SDF is to protect the people of Japan. I decided to cooperate with the United States. because they believed that they could improve the treatment of the people who had lost their country. ”
Joanna's tension subsides. The captain's confession continues.
“But in this pus-like bay, there wasn't much he could do. It's just slowly rotting in the pus. Look, the best conventional submarine in the world, at best, is given a contact line mission. When will we be able to prove our existence? When will it help the people……. ”
“ ……. ”
“We see your performance every day during your stay. Lieutenant in the middle of winter, one of you is better than the crew of 65 people aboard this ship. No, actually better than the entire Japanese fleet that cooperates with the United States. in terms of political influence. ”
“That's not true. ”
This was Joanna's consolation.
“The American coastline is magnificent. Without the aid of the SDF, the same naval blockade would not be possible right now. at least in the Pacific. The government knows the value. ”
As April Pacific shows, the U.S. Navy's fatigue is considerable. I feel like I'm going to rupture. A friendly fleet would be like a rainstorm on a family day.
“You've come to apologize and to be comforted. I don't have enough. ”
The captain smiles briefly and darkens again.
“Anyway. You could say inferiority. I had so many feelings that I couldn't bear the moment I saw him. It felt like I was being denied. I'm sorry. That must have been a very bad face. ”
Winter nods.
“Actually, I'm still getting that feeling. You still don't like me very much. ”
Captain Umehara with his mouth shut.
“That's why.... You're a good man. ”
How difficult it is to come out of that pose for someone who is under the rank, under the age, and who doesn't like it emotionally. How much shame would that be?
The captain's penance was his duty. A thoroughness that does not tolerate any potential harm to the people. Therefore, even if his apology was not authentic, it was not a problem for winter.
‘I think he's tough on himself. ’
The captain will be strict on this matter as well. I feel like I can count on it. There will be no authenticity after this. If not, there's nothing I can do. People have limits. Winter made a smile for the captain.
“Come on. Japan will rise again. Unless someone like you gives up. ”
Not like Tadaaatz Ryohei. The head of the Yakuza who called himself the ethnic leader. The more excited he is, the more gloomy he becomes.
Captain Umehara wipes his stomach with a bitter face. It looks like it hurts.
“Really, I'm not here to be comforted.... I have no regrets. My selfishness is troubling me again. ”
“Everyone's having a hard time. And I want you to feel comfortable talking to me. You have a class.”
Second rank is Commander. It was a class to respect, given the different affiliations. The Captain's inability to treat winter carelessly is also sad in some sense. I also heard that senior British officers in Korea once did not treat a U.S. military lieutenant lightly.
“Hard.”
The captain shakes his head.
“Rest a little longer until we get there. We'll let you know when it's time. ”
Avoiding gaze, the captain withdraws quietly.
Chug. Waiting for the door to close and the steps to move away, Joanna looks at winter.
“Did you expect this? ”
“Blurry?”
“Well……. ”
She struggles with her fist pressed against her mouth.
“I see. The winters are similar, so it's easier to empathize than I am. I'm tired of admiring you. ”
Winter did not correct Joanna's misunderstanding. Soliloquy, she fixes the pose.
“This is a different story, but now that I think about it, the accommodation they've been given is very sophisticated. ”
“Accommodation?”
As winter fades, Joanna nods one at a time.
“Think about where we were on this boat. ”
“It was north of Angel Island. ”
“Yes, the facility was actually a closed immigration building. And the sea in front of it, the Bay of Hypothesis, is called the China cove. Do you know why it's called that? ”
“Well…. ”
“It was the stage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It's one of the shameful histories of this country. ”
She explained that, in spite of her hatred for the Chinese, she was not only seeking immigration but also actively expelling the Chinese who were already there. It was practically legitimate racism.
“I'm uncomfortable. I think this country has shown its willingness not to accept them. ”
“It's a coincidence. ”
“The parties will feel differently. ”
The building itself was used as an exhibition hall, so it would be hard to know what was going on.
This conversation was over. Each of them had something to think about.
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# Contests
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# Q&A
Q. Atlacha: I love you @ Jacqar. Just give me one leg left, and I'll bite, suck and massage it. Lick.
A. Really? My legs are radioactive food.
Q. Kwangssin: @ criminals... Can I see youth flying or young winter now?
A. Maybe? Haha. Another difficult mission for winter.
Q. PAM: @ Startrack. I prefer Dr. Who!
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Well, I don't have time to see it anymore.
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