Kai urgently returned to the garrison. The next military operation was coming – he learned all this by calling the colonel on the phone and reporting on his temporary absence. Now he had several hours of travel to allow himself to remember the events of the last days. He remembered Toyami: if it was possible to remove this strange Toyami’s …

Finally, Kai forced himself out of bed. He saw the breakfast left on the table, remembered that he should eat. It was necessary – fight in the evening. He had no idea what was going on in Toyami’s soul. He had something to do and think about, and he forgot about Toyami as soon as he left. Once again looking …

When two soldiers came for Kai, he wandered aimlessly around the tent, no longer knowing what to do. He could not run because he gave his word. For Kai, this was not an empty phrase – over the years here he had established himself as a person who “keeps his word.” And nothing would make him break this word. This …

Mr. Takeru presided over the council of war in a tent, which was attended by his main military leaders. “Sorry, gentlemen,” said, entering, Izoa and bowed, then straightened up, looked at Mr. Takeru, “I have a valuable gift for you,” Izoa stepped aside to let the soldiers who brought Kai in. Toyami and Kai’s eyes met. For a split second, …

The soft click of the lighter in Kai’s hand in the underground corridor sounded deafening, echoing in the far corners of the forking tunnels. He froze, listened – they continued to bomb from the top. Plaster because of the explosion above was hailing from the ceiling and falling on his shoulder. A distant explosion, muffled by the thickness of the …

Toyami woke up first but did not want to get up. It was so good for him now – to lie and hug Kai, hearing his even breathing. Kai woke up and realized that someone was hugging him from behind. He jerked sharply, turned around, saw Toyami’s face, jerked again and, tangled in the blanket, crawled to the side. “Did …

During these months, the disposition on the fronts changed. Agreements were reached on mutually beneficial cooperation between the Japanese and Russian troops. In general, Kai was indifferent to all this until he was summoned to headquarters, where the colonel began to talk in detail about the upcoming assignment. Its essence was that when signing a cooperation agreement, one of the …

A car was sent for Kai, as Kodji had said, in the afternoon. But instead of taking him to the garrison, Kai learned that the colonel had sent him to the central closed hospital in Kamrat. Realizing that he was unable to change anything, Kai resigned himself to fate and spent another week in a closed hospital. He was pleased …

Kai woke up in the evening. The nurse, at his request, raised the headboard for him again. And now he was sitting and playing with the phone. “It’s so good that you can just press the keys like this and beat unreal monsters in a virtual game. The main thing is not to think.” Now he didn’t want to listen …

Kai woke up early in the morning, at first not understanding where he was and why he was here. Having looked around, he realized that it was clearly a hospital ward, it was clear from its decoration: it was intended for the highest command personnel. He was alone in the ward. He did not feel pain, only severe weakness, and …