On the evening of December 30, Sasebo Military Port. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the day of the Great Darkness, the lively New Year's party was held in the station, and the Sasebo Military Port was full of laughter. The 6th team, the 8th team, and the 9th team, all of the three resident teams are all in the port, and the excitement has reached MAX.

The commander of the Sasebo Military Port, Shiozawa, held a feast to reward all the officers of the Sasebo Military Port. Not only Kii, but also many Sasebo officials who don't usually see each other gather together to enjoy the delicacies of Table Mountain. Commander Shiozawa also invited a group of geisha from the city to raise the style of the feast by several notches.

Enjoying the babbling dance performances on stage and the geisha serving juice for themselves, Kii was so happy that she didn't even hear Sato Gonjun shouting to her behind her.

“…… I wish the empire all the best in every battle next year! ”

After the notoriety Commander Shiozawa finished his New Year's message, the time was about to reach 24 o'clock, and the banquet hall burst into thunderous applause, as if they had all seen the scene of the empire ascending to the world hegemon.

Seeing that Kii didn't respond, Sato Gonjun had to lean over quietly and whisper to her. "Admiral Kie, everyone else is toasting their colleagues. It's not appropriate that you're just toasting Commander Shiozawa alone. ”

"What's wrong, I don't drink." Kii didn't take Sato's words seriously at all, and when she saw everyone get up and leave the table in turn, she hurriedly followed.

To celebrate the arrival of the New Year, the Sasebo Naval Port invites the monks of Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki Prefecture to ring the bell at this time of year. Estimating the time, there are only 40 minutes left until 24 o'clock.

Knock –

The first bell rang, and the bell rang through the radio horn, and the people of the entire military port could hear it. Everyone at the banquet also went outside, and everyone stood reverently and listened to the bells.

Boom – the aftermath reverberates.

"Dad, Mom is awake."

Tadaichi Nagumo, who was listening to the radio in the cubicle, slammed out the sliding door and went straight to his wife's hospital bed. Akagi had already arrived first, and was feeding Keiko Nagumo water with a spoon.

"Keiko!" Nanyun Zhongyi was a little overjoyed and looked at his wife, who had fallen asleep for half a month. Since the beginning of the month, his condition has further deteriorated, and even the military doctors invited by Nanyun Zhongyi have shaken their heads and dare not use medicine. Although the doctors did their best, the fact is that the cancer cells have spread throughout the body, which is equivalent to pronouncing the death date of Keiko Nagumo. Perennial asthma made Nagumo Keiko herself treat the symptoms as an old problem and didn't pay attention to it, and it was really so bad that her body couldn't hold it anymore and was sent to the hospital for rescue, and the military doctor found out that Nagumo Keiko had lung cancer.

In order to let the husband and wife spend their last time, the Navy Command Headquarters specially approved Nagumo Tadaichi to take a vacation, and Nagumo Keiko was also transferred from the hospital to home.

"Tadaichi, I heard Akagi say that tonight is a big day, and in 40 minutes it will be the New Year?" Keiko Nagumo is only 47 years old, but after a few months of treatment, her hair has turned a lot grayer, her face is sallow, and her past charm has been destroyed by illness, and she looks much older than Nagumo Tadaichi.

While thanking the gods for their gifts, Nagumo Zhongyi stepped forward to hold his wife's hand, "Yes, it just so happens that our family celebrates the New Year." ”

Nobuo Nagumo rarely saw his father crying, and stood silently behind his father, although he was still dissatisfied with his father's refusal to join his request to join the army, but the rare time of family reunion, nothing can compare.

"Isn't Kaga here?"

Thinking back to the year Nobuo was born, when everyone was still young, Keiko Nagumo couldn't help but smile. That year's New Year's was also a time of happiness when we gathered at this ordinary home, ate Kaga-boiled rice cakes and soba noodles, and enjoyed the happiness of the year.

As soon as Nanyun Zhong understood what his wife was thinking, he nodded. "Kaga is on a mission. Maybe she's celebrating the New Year with her crew now. ”

"Really? That's great. It's better for everyone to be safe than anything else. Keiko Nagumo coughed, and a little thick blood dripped from the corner of her mouth. Akagi hurriedly wiped off the blood stains for Keiko with a cotton cloth, and the red white cotton cloth was particularly eye-catching when it fell on the sickbed.

After Keiko Nagumo calmed down her breath, she said to Nagumo Tadaichi. "I'm a little hungry, can you help me cook a bowl of soba noodles?"

"I'll just go," Akagi quickly stood up, intending to go under the kitchen.

"No, Tadaichi knows my favorite flavor of soba."

"I'm good at such a trivial thing as cooking noodles." Nagumo Tadaichi naturally would not refuse his wife's request, and walked quickly to the kitchen. The house is not very big, just suitable for a family, and Nagumo Tadaichi can't remember how long it has been since he has cooked himself. Even if I am at home these days, I invite the nursing staff to cook with the nanny.

There are a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, and there are also semi-finished dough, and Nagumo Zhongyi is really hands-on, but he is still a little rusty.

"Where's the salt?"

After looking around the cooking table, he couldn't find the salt shaker. The sugar jar and the soy sauce jar were seen at once.

"Dad, the salt shaker is in the cupboard." Nobuo said as he opened the closet and placed the salt on the counter. "Mom asked me to help."

Looking at Nobuo, who was already taller than himself, Nagumo Zhong was speechless for a while. He didn't know where to put the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at home, and he felt ashamed of himself as a father. It's all his wife who raised the child, and his father is devoted to his career, except for the winter and summer vacations, he never asks about the child's situation at other times, maybe he doesn't have Akagi and Kaga in Nobuo's heart.

"Do you hate me" Not only did Nagumo Zhongyi ask his child, but Nagumo Keiko, who was leaning on the pillow and panting, also asked this sentence.

Only Akagi and Nagumo Keiko were left in the room, and naturally Nagumo Keiko asked about Akagi, who had not been branched out.

"Of course I hate you. 20 years ago, I lost. I've hated you for 20 years. Can I keep holding grudges? Akagi thinks back to the time 20 years ago, and she is indeed the most perfect in everything, but she also leaves a regret. The only failure was that she lost emotionally to an inconspicuous trainee nurse.

"I'm sorry, my body can't hold on anymore."

Hatred has never existed between the two, and the mustard that may be hidden in their hearts has also worn out with their lives for 20 years.

"Tadaichi needs you, not me." Akagi begged Nagumo Keiko bitterly, she watched Nagumo Zhong not think about food every day, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Keiko Nagumo reached out to hug Akagi and wiped away tears for each other, both of them gave too much. One gave Nagumo Zhongyi today's career, and the other gave Nagumo Zhongyi's current family.

"I'm sorry, I can't do it, I can accompany him and spend this year with you, I'm already satisfied......"

The two of them couldn't cry, but neither could do anything. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural principles of human beings, even if they are shipwrights, they have a big limit, but they are much longer than ordinary people.

"Promise me, okay? Promise me to take care of Tadaichi and Nobuo for me. Please, Akagi. Only you and I can rest assured. ”

Keiko Nagumo's request Akagi couldn't refuse, and even if Keiko Nagumo didn't say it, she would do it. Love is like a magic potion, once you take it, you can't quit it for the rest of your life.

"I promise you."

"Thank you. Miss Akagi. I made another vexatious request. ”

After 20 years, when Akagi heard Keiko Nagumo's words, it was the eve of Tadaichi Nagumo's engagement to Keiko. In order to make Nagumo Tadaichi completely dead, Keiko Nagumo prays for Akagi to withdraw from the love triangle. With the same simple agreement, Akagi lost the love that he had almost gotten his hands on. And this time, she has to accept everything painfully.

"If you know it's vexatious, don't ask me! I...... I can't refuse, you know? Since Akagi quit the love battle, he has always hoped that the two of them can live happily ever after. The simpler happiness is, the easier it is to be torn apart.

Knock - cut off the troubles.

Wu Harbor, the second voyage battle town guarded the house.

Yamaguchi, who was sitting on the balcony drinking and admiring the moon with the flying dragon, heard the New Year's bell. Rubbing his beloved woman, he is also a confidant who has accompanied him all the way through the ups and downs, and Yamaguchi has a lot of feelings. "Soon, we'll be on the battlefield too."

"My sister Canglong and I will always be your two strongest arrows. Nothing can stand in the way of our Second Air Battle. "Wyvern has 100% trust in her husband. Whatever the request, she does it with all her heart. "Aside from that, it's a new year. What are your wishes? ”

Regarding the problem of his wife's naughtiness, Yamaguchi didn't think about it, "Every year is a hundred and ten years, and every year is now." That's enough. ”

"Cheers." As Yamaguchi said, what the Wyvern wanted was just a promise from his mouth to grow old.

Meow~~

A cat meow disturbed the two of them, and when they turned back at the same time, they saw a tabby cat hiding on the eaves in a trembling way.

"Like a feral cat." Yamaguchi didn't see any collars or markings on the cat, but it was dirty.

"I want to keep this cat. May I? ”

Faced with his wife's request, Yamaguchi didn't want to agree anymore. "Yes, if you can catch it."

As soon as the words came out, Feilong held the kitten in his hand with his unusual skills. "Washing up will be a cute little one."

The kitten didn't appreciate it and meowed, for fear of being caught to make ingredients. But the dragon grabbed the kitten's two front paws, and the kitten could only be hoisted up, struggling weakly.

"What's the name for it?" Wyvern threw the problem to her husband again, and playfully stuck out her tongue. "People can't think of a nice name~"

"Jia Lai. Naturally, my Yamaguchi cat should have a majestic name. ”

The kitten couldn't understand what Yamaguchi was saying, but kept meowing, indicating that it was angry when it was caught.

Boom – the bell rings far away.

"Yubari, come out and watch the fireworks." "Wait, I'll finish the rice cake first."

Through the glass window, Sanjo Terumasa did not watch the fireworks show rising in Shanghai, but remembered his family, and this was the first time he had spent the New Year abroad. He was particularly upset by a number of events this year.

Boom - Congratulations for the coming year.

"Report, there's a New Year's card."

"Read," habitually gave the order, and Nagato realized the problem when he said it. "Just give it to me."

Seeing Nagato's embarrassment, Mutsu couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle, and the dignified commander of the First Fleet would also look panicked.

"I've told Hirohito several times that he's exempt, and he's going to send out a New Year's card every year."

complaining, how happy Nagato was in his heart, and Mutsu also saw it. "Sister Nagato, Happy New Year."

"Oh, good, good. The job is just done. Let's go, we set off to the temple to pray for blessings. Nagato dropped his greeting card and pen, changed into a kimono, and walked out of the castle with Mutsu. Outside, the subordinates of the first team subordinate to her have also finished lining up, waiting for Nagato's order to set off.

Knock –

“3、2、1…… 0。 Watching the watch count over, Kaga looked up at the vast starry sky, where all the crew members in the cabin were celebrating the New Year lively, including the Chizuki sisters, who were temporarily living on the ship.

"Happy New Year."

As if to say to herself, as if to the air, Kaga stood on the empty deck, letting the sea breeze blow her long hair, and she seemed to feel her mother's kindness.

The bell stopped abruptly, and 1937 quietly ended. A new page is opened, a new year that belongs to everyone, and happiness that belongs to everyone.

[It's a new year again......]

Kii didn't know when he fell asleep and leaned on Gonjun Sato.

Simple emotion, simple blessing.