1945, Tokushima. Yodono's a cameraman visiting the base to photograph the special unit pilots. He's photographing them with only one motif in mind: "Young and admirable soldiers." During his time seeking to photograph that, one soldier in particular catches his eye. Shizuma Tanaka, flight petty officer first class, always smiles when looking through the lens. One night, Shizuma comes to talk with Yodono. Conversations progress beyond the camera, and Shizuma directly asks, "Would you try doing this to me?" The two know that they can't be doing this, but continue to feel themselves draw closer to one another in this first chapter to a series of various characters in various places, navigating the complicated space of the military during World War 2.