East of Nakba (78)

 

(Japanese Version)

(Arabic Version)

March 2023

Part III. Chimera

 

Chapter 78 NEO Galaxy Landing on Earth (4)

 

When he returned to his homeland, his fellow pilots regarded him suspiciously. No one dared to get in touch with him. One day he was struck by the words of those who held antipathy for him. He heard it when he passed them on the street.

 

"You left two of your colleagues the bag to hold and came back shamelessly. One of the two had to be taken to the desert and turned to bones in the sand. The other guy, who was an Arabic pilot, blew himself up far above Iranian sky shaking off the guidance of American pilot. The Arab was good at suicide bombing. Your father-in-law was the famous General Shy-Rock. He made a deal with the U.S. government and saved you. Shy-Rock was really a cunning gentleman."

 

The Elite then realized everything. Why was he the only one who was able to return safely?

 

When the Elite met his father-in-law, he gave me words of appreciation. Shy-Rock, however, spoke to him without emotion. The Elite felt that there was something behind the words.

 

His wife, Anat, was full of joy with tears. But the Elite had the impression that it was not for her husband, but for herself. In fact, Anat was screaming in her heart.

 

＜My husband will succeed definitely. Perhaps it's not a dream to get the medal of the same rank as my father did.＞

 

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At the end of their conversation, the Elite and astronaut Moshe hugged each other to congratulate their good fight. At that moment, a microscopic object crept into the Elite's body with breath of Moshe.

 

(Continued)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)

 

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