"Yoshi! Ha! Ooh, give it to me, baby—" The old devil Tadani Jiro hummed a snippet of a Japanese song.
Upon receiving the good news from the front, he let out a long sigh. Then, his mouth stretched into a wide grin as he rubbed his white-gloved, twisted hands together, humming contentedly. He paced back and forth, swaying his body and clapping his hands to keep the beat.
After a few steps, he reached the military map table. Looking at the National Government flags placed on the map, Tadani Jiro’s eyes glowed with ecstasy. He reached out and brushed them aside, then picked a small flag from the pile at the corner of the table, staring at it dreamily before blowing a breath onto it. With one fluid motion, he planted the Japanese flag squarely where the 88th Division's defensive position had been.
Chapter 186