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	Regaining consciousness on an operating table...		Regaining consciousness on an operating table...

	The operation continued.		The operation continued. I wondered if it was the effect of anesthesia; my entire body was numb.

	I wondered if it was the effect of anesthesia; my entire body was numb.

	Around me echo the moans of injured people. As if to mask that, there are the sounds of big cannons roaring. The ground has so many bloodstained casualties, there's no place left to stand.		Around me echo the moans of injured people. As if to mask that, there are the sounds of big cannons roaring. The ground has so many bloodstained casualties, there's no place left to stand.

	A medic ~~peeks~~ at me, then ~~wipes~~ the sweat off my brow.		A medic peeked at me, then wiped the sweat off my brow. It appeared they were taking something out from inside of me. A dull pain runs through my being. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.

	It appeared they were taking something out from inside of me. A dull pain runs through my being. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.

	(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)		(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)
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	(Why am I here...?)		(Why am I here...?)

	I don't understand it.		I don't understand it. I feel out of place in a way hard to describe.

	I feel out of place in a way hard to describe.

	(How did I wind up in a battleship's operating room?)		(How did I wind up in a battleship's operating room?)
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	~~...He was dreaming. Beneath him lay a deep green tropical jungle.~~

	The attack bomber was shaking violently.		...He was dreaming. Beneath him lay a deep green tropical jungle. The attack bomber was shaking violently. The six Zeroes escorting him had been attacked by sixteen enemy P-38s, and there was a fierce battle in progress. Would they be able to shake free?

	~~The six Zeroes escorting him had been attacked by sixteen enemy P-38s, and there was a fierce battle in progress.~~		Closing in on the enemy planes, the bomber continued to answer the challenge eagerly, but it was hit. Spouting fire, the aircraft gradually lost altitude.

	~~Would they be able to shake free?~~

	Closing in on the enemy planes, the bomber continued to answer the challenge eagerly.

	~~But~~ it was hit. Spouting fire, the aircraft gradually lost altitude.

	"We're going to make an emergency landing on island 'B'."		"We're going to make an emergency landing on island 'B'."
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	On April 18th of the year Showa 18, he departed from Rabaul. Together with some staff officers riding in two land attack planes, they were en route to the do a front line inspection and to rally the troops.		On April 18th of the year Showa 18, he departed from Rabaul. Together with some staff officers riding in two land attack planes, they were en route to the do a front line inspection and to rally the troops.

	Suddenly, as if sliding through the sky, enemy P-38s approached them. Machine guns fired. At that moment an enemy bullet hit him.		Suddenly, as if sliding through the sky, enemy P-38s approached them. Machine guns fired. At that moment an enemy bullet hit him. That was where his consciousness cut off.

	~~That was where his consciousness cut off.~~


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	(Even so, this ship is the <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Nisshin Nisshin]</span>.)		(Even so, this ship is the <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Nisshin Nisshin]</span>.)

	Then he realized.		Then he realized. In the year 38 of the Meiji era (1905), the Japanese Navy challenged the Russian Baltic Fleet, which had cruised from distant Europe, and won decisively... This was the battle in the Sea of Japan which decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War. Cadet Takano Isoroku, barely graduated from the naval academy as a second lieutenant, when this century's ocean war came to pass, was ordered to join the crew of the armored cruiser Nisshin. It had been purchased newly built from Argentina. The captain had called for battle stations. About the time the battle commenced, an flying enemy shell suddenly exploded at the front of the gun turret. He was seriously injured by fragments that struck him.

	In the year 38 of the Meiji era (1905), the Japanese Navy challenged the Russian Baltic Fleet, which had cruised from distant Europe, and won decisively... This was the battle in the Sea of Japan which decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.

	Cadet Takano Isoroku, barely graduated from the naval academy as a second lieutenant, when this century's ocean war came to pass, was ordered to join the crew of the armored cruiser Nisshin. It had been purchased newly built from Argentina. The captain had called for battle stations.

	About the time the battle commenced, an flying enemy shell suddenly exploded at the front of the gun turret. He was seriously injured by fragments that struck him.

	(But, that time, I survived my narrow brush with death...)		(But, that time, I survived my narrow brush with death...)
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	Takano Isoroku underwent surgery again in Sasebo, progressed well from that point and was transferred to the Yokosuka Navy Hospital two months later. At the end of August he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy. He was discharged from the hospital in October of that year.		Takano Isoroku underwent surgery again in Sasebo, progressed well from that point and was transferred to the Yokosuka Navy Hospital two months later. At the end of August he was commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy. He was discharged from the hospital in October of that year.

	His home town was Nagaoka. The Russo-Japanese War was over. Japan seemed to have won a great victory in this world.		His home town was Nagaoka. The Russo-Japanese War was over. Japan seemed to have won a great victory in this world. In his home town, he met the people said to be his parents. But he felt strange meeting parents who should have been dead already. As far as he was concerned, they were strangers. And when he went to the many homecoming parties, they all felt like first time meetings. And yet these other people had once been close friends. They talked of old times, entirely oblivious that Takano Isoroku's soul had been exchanged...

	In his ~~home town~~, ~~he met the people said~~ to be his ~~parents~~. ~~But he felt strange meeting parents who should have been dead already~~. ~~As far as he~~ was ~~concerned, they were strangers~~.		In the end, "It seems that Isoroku-san is a rather peculiar man." "No, his injuries were almost to the death, so it wouldn't be strange for him to have some of his memories." He was aware that such talk was whispered about. The end of his furlough was drawing near.

	And when he want to the many homecoming parties, they all felt like first time meetings. And yet these other people had once been close friends. They talked of old times, entirely oblivious that Takano Isoroku's soul had been exchanged...		Until that time, he had to work to understand just what was the mysterious phenomenon that had occurred to him... Through having returned to Nagaoka late in the fall, he came to realize that this was not the world of his own true past. The past was extremely similar, but there were differences here and there...

	~~In the end,~~

	~~"It seems that Isoroku-san is a rather peculiar man."~~

	~~"No, his injuries were almost to the death, so it wouldn't be strange for him to have some of his memories."~~

	~~He was aware that such talk was whispered about. The end of his furlough was drawing near.~~

	Until that time, he had to work to understand just what was the mysterious phenomenon that had occurred to him... Through having returned to Nagaoka late in the fall, he came to realize that this was not the world of his own true past.

	The past was extremely similar.

	~~But~~ there were differences here and there...

	In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the battleship <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kashima Kashima]</span>.		In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the battleship <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kashima Kashima]</span>.
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	So he thought. The world of his native country, as in our world too, had started to roll down the hill towards destruction...		So he thought. The world of his native country, as in our world too, had started to roll down the hill towards destruction...

	But, the Army was stubborn to the last. Takano Isoroku tried hard to restrain their eagerness. Still, keeping the Army in check was next to impossible.		But the Army was stubborn to the last. Takano Isoroku tried hard to restrain their eagerness. Still, keeping the Army in check was next to impossible. What worried him most was the outbreak of war with America. It was the reason why he continued to oppose the <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact Tripartite Pact]</span>.

	What worried him most was the outbreak of war with America. It was the reason why he continued to oppose the <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact Tripartite Pact]</span>.

	But, standing against the reluctant Takano Isoroku, the right-wing diehards actively threatened him. Being an unruly bunch, they were hard to deal with. And they had the Army behind them.		But standing against the reluctant Takano Isoroku, the right-wing diehards actively threatened him. Being an unruly bunch, they were hard to deal with. And they had the Army behind them.

	(There's not much time before the fated date the war will start.)		(There's not much time before the fated date the war will start.)

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	But there were differences here and there...		But there were differences here and there...

	In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the battleship <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kashima Kashima}</span>.		In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the battleship <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kashima Kashima]</span>.

	In year 40, he would advance to Lieutenant, Junior Grade. He would take the Gunnery School and Torpedo School basic courses.		In year 40, he would advance to Lieutenant, Junior Grade. He would take the Gunnery School and Torpedo School basic courses.

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	But there were differences here and there...		But there were differences here and there...

	In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the Kashima.		In February, Meíjí 39, he would be ordered to the Suma. In August, he would be assigned to the battleship <span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kashima Kashima}</span>.

	In year 40, he would advance to Lieutenant, Junior Grade. He would take the Gunnery School and Torpedo School basic courses.		In year 40, he would advance to Lieutenant, Junior Grade. He would take the Gunnery School and Torpedo School basic courses.

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	He closed his eyes...		He closed his eyes...

	"Yes. ~~Before long the~~ ship will return to port, and you, cadet, will be taken from the Nisshin to the Sasebo naval hospital."		"Yes. The ship will return to port before long, and you, cadet, will be taken from the Nisshin to the Sasebo naval hospital."

	Though he should have received a wound to the right leg, this time there was not.		Though he should have received a wound to the right leg, this time there was not.
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	His home town was Nagaoka. The Russo-Japanese War was over. Japan seemed to have won a great victory in this world.		His home town was Nagaoka. The Russo-Japanese War was over. Japan seemed to have won a great victory in this world.

	In his home town, he met the people said to be his parents. But he felt strange meeting parents who ~~already~~ should have been dead. ~~Or rather~~, they were strangers ~~to him~~.		In his home town, he met the people said to be his parents. But he felt strange meeting parents who should have been dead already. As far as he was concerned, they were strangers.

	~~However many times~~ he ~~went~~ to homecoming parties, they ~~were~~ all ~~nothing but~~ first time meetings. And yet ~~those~~ other people had been close friends. ~~Entirely~~ oblivious that Takano Isoroku's soul had been exchanged~~, they talked of old times~~...		And when he want to the many homecoming parties, they all felt like first time meetings. And yet these other people had once been close friends. They talked of old times, entirely oblivious that Takano Isoroku's soul had been exchanged...

	In the end,		In the end,
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	He was aware that such talk was whispered about. The end of his furlough was drawing near.		He was aware that such talk was whispered about. The end of his furlough was drawing near.

	Until that time, he had to work to understand just what was the mysterious phenomenon that had occurred to him... Through having returned to Nagaoka in the ~~deep~~ fall, he came to realize that this was not the world of his own true past.		Until that time, he had to work to understand just what was the mysterious phenomenon that had occurred to him... Through having returned to Nagaoka late in the fall, he came to realize that this was not the world of his own true past.

	The past was extremely similar.		The past was extremely similar.

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	===Prologue: A Hero Doesn't Die Twice on Bougainville===		===Prologue: A Hero Doesn't Die Twice on Bougainville===

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	He closed his eyes...		He closed his eyes...

	"Yes. Before long the ship will return to port, and you, cadet, from the Nisshin ~~will be taken~~ to the Sasebo naval hospital."		"Yes. Before long the ship will return to port, and you, cadet, will be taken from the Nisshin to the Sasebo naval hospital."

	Though he should have received a wound to the right leg, this time there was not.		Though he should have received a wound to the right leg, this time there was not.
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	In the year 38 of the Meiji era (1905), the Japanese Navy challenged the Russian Baltic Fleet, which had cruised from distant Europe, and won decisively... This was the battle in the Sea of Japan which decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.		In the year 38 of the Meiji era (1905), the Japanese Navy challenged the Russian Baltic Fleet, which had cruised from distant Europe, and won decisively... This was the battle in the Sea of Japan which decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.

	Cadet Takano Isoroku, barely graduated from the naval academy as a second lieutenant, when this century's ocean war came to pass, was ordered to join the crew of the armored cruiser Nisshin. It had been purchased newly built from Argentina.		Cadet Takano Isoroku, barely graduated from the naval academy as a second lieutenant, when this century's ocean war came to pass, was ordered to join the crew of the armored cruiser Nisshin. It had been purchased newly built from Argentina. The captain had called for battle stations.

	About the time the battle commenced, an flying enemy shell suddenly exploded at the front of the gun turret. He was seriously injured by fragments that struck him.		About the time the battle commenced, an flying enemy shell suddenly exploded at the front of the gun turret. He was seriously injured by fragments that struck him.

Lord EAA: /* Prologue: A Hero Doesn't Die Twice on Bougainville */

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	A medic peeks at me, then wipes the sweat off my brow.		A medic peeks at me, then wipes the sweat off my brow.

	It appeared they were taking something out from inside of me. A dull pain runs through me. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.		It appeared they were taking something out from inside of me. A dull pain runs through my being. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.

	(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)		(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)

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	...I should have died one time.		...I should have only died one time.

	My resurrection was a strange experience...		My resurrection was a strange experience...
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	A medic peeks at me, then wipes the sweat off my brow.		A medic peeks at me, then wipes the sweat off my brow.

	It appeared they were taking something out from inside of ~~him~~. A dull pain runs through me. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.		It appeared they were taking something out from inside of me. A dull pain runs through me. The surgeon, taking up something bloodstained with his forceps, tosses it into a brass container with clanging, dry sound.

	(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)		(Did that look like a shell fragment...?)

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	\| ~~Backward~~ to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Hymn\|The Hymn of the Deep Blue Fleet]]		\| Back to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Hymn\|The Hymn of the Deep Blue Fleet]]
	\| Return to [[Konpeki no Kantai#Volume 1 - ''The Destined Outbreak of War''\|Main Page]]		\| Return to [[Konpeki no Kantai#Volume 1 - ''The Destined Outbreak of War''\|Main Page]]
	\| Forward to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Chapter1\|Chapter 1]]		\| Forward to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Chapter1\|Chapter 1]]

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	\| Return to [[Konpeki no Kantai#Volume 1 - ''The Destined Outbreak of War''\|Main Page]]		\| Return to [[Konpeki no Kantai#Volume 1 - ''The Destined Outbreak of War''\|Main Page]]
	\| Forward to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Chapter1\|Chapter 1]]		\| Forward to [[Konpeki no Kantai::Volume1_Chapter1\|Chapter 1]]