| Then we hurried further to the backdoor. Suddenly, another rioter appeared in front of us on our way to the backdoor and he closely questioned pointing his pistol at us where Kiichiro Hiranuma was. The firm maid just kept returning the same answer and this man was also beaten by her spirit and ran away. As for saying a child's association is strange, I remembered that I just thought the pistol, which was shining dully black, looked very much like a beetle. When we finally evacuated to the backyard through the backdoor, we found two soldiers with perfect equipment aiming their machine guns at the backdoor. She fully displayed her gallant firmness and she shouted to the soldiers with the machine guns, "What on earth is this? It is shameful to point the scary weapons at an old woman and children. Turn it to the side. Let us go now." She carried out her mission that she must protect us anyhow, burning with intense hatred for the unreasonable lop-sided violence. Even now I clearly remember that she spread her arm to protect us with her fierce profile staring at the soldiers. I always appreciate very much Naka Uemura who is no longer with us. The soldiers with the machine guns whom she shouted at seemed like little boys scolded by their mothers and who obeying unwillingly turned the muzzles aside. After she ascertained that, she guided us and passed through there and she left my elder sister to the military policeman who came by chance just then. We were very attached to this military policeman. Then, I was left to the guard who came from the Metropolitan Police Board, and our old maid fulfilled her duty completely. My sister rode on the military policeman's shoulders, and I was led by the guard of the Metropolitan Police Board and we scattered in the separate direction. |
