Shota was not particularly surprised to find Captain Minoru in the kitchen when he went to get the special baby food Hanako prepared for Kichiro.

Today, Minoru had brought a hirame, a large flounder Shota found particularly delicious, to serve as their dinner. Was it his imagination or was the captain showing up with fish more frequently these days? He enjoyed fishing, Shota knew, and fished from the jetty and the rocks as well as from the boat.

Sometimes, Shota knew, he sold ...