四分钟的金盏菊

If... something like fate exists...

if it's something that can't be changed...

would people want to see it?

And if you saw fate,

how should you fight against something you cannot change?

I still don't know.

However...

I can see fate.

The final moments of a person whose hand I've touched.

I can see these scenes... their fated death.

Hanamaki.

Hanamaki!

- Switch. - Yes, sir.

One, two, three...

It's Kogami from Sakurazaka Emergency Services. I am fully certified.

There was a vehicle-bicycle collision in Aonami Ward.

One injured 27-year-old man in CPA (Cardiopulmonary Arrest).

- Bruising on the right side of the chest... - One, two, three, four, five!

Isobe! We're taking him to Sakurazaka General Hospital.

- Yes! - Okay!

Let's move him. One, two, three!

Closing up.

Opening up!

This!

- Moving him. - Right.

This way.

Okay.

27-year-old male in CPA. He was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle. Bruising on the right side of the chest, possible pelvic fracture.

- Any witnesses? - Yes.

They say he flew five meters after being hit.

Got it.

One, two, three!

Start an IV.

Thanks for your assistance.

Hanamaki, let's go.

Yes!

When I touch someone's hand, I can see their fated death.

- Excuse me! - Excuse me, our son! He was in an accident!

Tetsuno! Don't die! Don't die, Tetsuno!

- Follow me this way. - Thank you!

And then...

that fate invariably becomes reality.

No matter what I do, it always becomes reality.

Shiro, here's your food.

Enjoy!

Mikoni!

Shiro!

- Hurry and eat your breakfast. - Okay.

- You too, sis! - Okay!

Morning.

Morning.

Eat up, Shiro!

A knock-out loss... He's hopeless.

You're still upset?

He was ahead in the first round, so he got cocky! There's no way he'd lose to this guy otherwise!

What a crap match...

- Good morning. - Morning.

Come on, Mikoto!

First, you go like this.

H-Hold on! Wait!

Then you do this, and that, and then...

like this, you got them pinned!

See? You can't get out.

You can fight back seriously, you know.

- No way! - Come on. Put 'er there.

Put 'er there. Come on!

H-Hold on!

Fine!

Mikoni trains every day. There's no way he'd lose to someone like you.

"Someone like me"?

I train twice a week too! That was just...

A foul! He kept saying "no" to get my guard down! It's not fair!

You shouldn't let your guard down. If you get cocky, you'll lose!

- Shut up, you coward! - Hey! Hey!

What a crappy match.

What are you doing this early?

Sara! Which of us do you think is stronger?

What's with that question? Are you children?

At your adult age... it's embarrassing.

We're men before we're adults!

Enough, enough!

I win!

- Hey, Ai. - Yes?

Come to my gym after school. Spar with me.

No way. I'd get filthy grappling with you.

Filthy?

When I was a kid, I always wanted chaotic mealtimes like this.

It was just my dad and me until I got a new mom and three step-siblings.

I was nine years old.

But...

my dad died soon after, and my step-mom is often traveling as a freelance photographer.

Only we, siblings, were left in this house.

My older brother Ren is a security guard. My younger brother Ai is in high school.

Even though we're not related by blood, we're a family.

Then, there's my older sister Sara...

- Ready? - All right! Let's eat!

Mikoni, I'll feed Shiro starting tomorrow.

You can't!

Well... I enjoy feeding him, so I'll do it.

Shiro's so cute when he's gobbling up his food.

- I see... - You're so doting.

Mikoto's always been like that. Right?

Yeah.

Always... Always have been, always will be.

Sara's my sister.

I can't change that.

I'm heading out.

Have a good day!

Shiro! You should wish him a good day, too! Mikoto loves you!

Have a good day!

I'm off.

Good! Let's go!

My sister...

The person I love.

It might rain.

- Really? - Yeah.

I hope it doesn't.

It'll make the roads crazy.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Morning.

You look exhausted. Did you take a nap?

I couldn't. Yesterday was super busy.

You'll get used to it before long.

When is "before long"?

Hanamaki, how long have you...?

I'm a 3rd year EMT (Emergency Medical Technician).

I might not last three years...

For now, you should get some sleep. Hand-off report?

There were nine calls yesterday, but nothing serious like cardiopulmonary arrests.

Got it. Have a good day.

Have a good day.

Also, just to check...

an injured man was transferred to Sakurazaka General Hospital during my last shift.

Do you know what happened to him?

Two days ago?

He was in an accident. His chest was bruised.

Oh! I heard he died from a cardiac rupture.

Did you know him?

No. Thanks. Have a good day.

Excuse me.

Ever since that moment in my childhood,

when my hand overlaps another's, strange scenes fill my head.

People with closed eyes, like they're sleeping. Family watching over them.

Sometimes they were brutal scenes I'd rather not remember.

At one point, I started trying to avoid seeing these things.

I realized these were their fated deaths when I became an EMT.

As I became involved in peoples' final moments, this uncomfortable hunch became a conviction.

- One! - Two! - Three! - Four!

- Five! - Six! - Seven!

Go do your checks!

- Dismissed! - Sir!

Hanamaki. You seem out of it.

I bet it's about that accident two days ago.

I keep wondering if I could have done something different or something more.

You have to move past it.

Are you going to fret about every death? We don't have the time.

Isobe-kun, be careful how you say things. (T/N: kun, honorific used to address men who are younger or the same age as the speaker)

However, Hanamaki-kun, I do agree with the gist of Isobe's point.

You shouldn't get overly empathetic with injured patients.

You have to find some balance.

EMS call. Aonami Ward. Umezaki 3-chome, 2-5. Apartment complex.

Sudden illness. Call for Sakurazaka EMT. 20 minutes.

3rd district...

EMS call. Aonami Ward. Umezaki 3-chome, 2-5. Apartment complex.

Sudden illness. Call for Sakurazaka EMT. 20 minutes.

Dad! Dad, hang in there!

- Dad! - Please remain calm.

Lock your elbows and continue performing five centimeter compressions.

One, two... What am I doing?! I have no clue!

The ambulance is here!

EMS!

I'm going to check on him, so please stop the chest compressions.

Okay.

Hello? Hello? Unconscious.

Securing the airway. Checking breathing and pulse. One, two...

We're here!

No breathing or pulse! He's in CPA! Start up CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) again!

Equipping the AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

One, two, three, four...

Dad! You're going to have a grandchild! Don't you want to meet them?

Starting the analysis. Move away. Could you tell us how your father collapsed?

I don't know... He collapsed before we came to visit.

Does he have any chronic diseases?

He told me he had high blood pressure...

He also said his chest was hurting on the phone this morning!

Heart attack...

One, two, three...

It's Kogami from Sakurazaka Emergency Services. I am fully certified.

In Aonami Ward, a 74-year-old man...

My dad will be okay, right?

He'll be fine. Please leave this to us.

- Isobe! Minatoyama Medical Center. Move him after 30 more. - Okay!

We'll be moving your father.

- We'll get an IV (Intravenous) and administer adrenaline in the ambulance. - Okay!

The job of an EMS is to quickly transport patients to medical facilities.

But sometimes, there are people we can't save.

I know I can't do anything about that.

But...