Chapter 30 Hiroshima in April (1/2)
Kei drove the men through the country side, stopping off at scenic areas near the mountains to refuel on charcoal chips and wait for the car to warm up to resume the journey for their schedule meeting with Wiesmen's Operations Manager in the company's medical engineering factory located at the East End of Hiroshima City.
Tama was also able to enjoy the countryside rest stops by stretching her legs and foraging the wild growing or ploughed fields the car parked next to for her snacks.
Eiji had expected her to run off into a farmhouse, field or forest and never look back, even when Kei had tried to chase her off. She always returned to him and the basket bag unperturbed. Deep in his heart he was grateful for her devotion and made it his duty to give her lots of pats and cuddles despite what the other men thought of him for doing it.
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She was still and quiet in the car, using the time to take her naps.
Driving in the luxurious black car did turn heads whenever they stirred up dust through drive-by-towns and villages. As soon as people realised the car carried Germans, it seemed to be a plausible excuse for them to continue with their business and leave them be. Especially when they never stopped to break in any of the human habitats along the way.
Kei grumbled about having to drive stupid soldiers into the city and hoped they'd get lost once he dropped them off the whole time. Regardless of the man's grumbles he was still driving them and making sure they had adequate rest stops. Eiji was beginning to wonder if the man was all talk in the end.
It was close to evening when they finally arrived to Hiroshima City. The place was a huge and bustling metropolis like Tokyo, Eiji concluded as he observed the town from the car window. They drove through busy paved roads congested with other vehicles, people on bicycles, human powered sidecars and taxis and new modern bus-like trams that ran on rails through the main streets.
The car carefully manoeuvred through wide paved streets where the many round street lights and lamps created a pretty picture of glowing archways across the tops of buildings. The place was a thriving hustle of pedestrians in richly dressed springtime kimonos, conservative traditional robes or dark, stylish western suits and wide brim hats. People moved through, around and in and out of blue-white or colourful shop norens. Or around displayed wares and street pedlar carts.
”Ooh! A Momiji Manju shop I've heard so much about!” Hans beamed with delight when they drove past a colourful banner of a sweet's shop as they turned a corner to drive away from the cosmopolitan bustle, and into more conservative and quieter streets.
Kei drove them towards a line of industrial buildings and warehouses along the city's north-east banks of the Ōta River.