Kyozo remembered what he had forgotten one after another, which played a role of a bridge to make them friendly more and more even in spite of their first meeting.
As for Father Ogushi, now admitting he has finished his responsibility, he resits on the Japanese cushion relaxingly and solely listens drinking new Japanese tea.

About Father Baike, the church in Thursday Island, local people, present Cairns, ..., such various topics made Kyozo beside himself and peaceful.
"Looks unusually different."
Kuma watches Kyozo in deep interest. His mind seems to be back to that time. He must also recollect the boat colleagues there those days.
Now, the story comes to what happened around that time in Cairns. The two Fathers talk slowly selecting suitable words, and Kyozo answers their questions in English in a halting way.

"On that Christmas Eve, you visited Cairns. Do you remember you had a fight there?"
"Well, ...? What I remember is I sometimes visited Cairns on Christmas days and celebrated it in Father Baike's church."
Pretending or not, he looks reluctant somehow.
"They say it was in the hot afternoon, because it was in the summer over there."
"Well, ..., I'm not sure. Was it a fight? It was not such in my memory. Well, ..., wait, ..., yes, we visited the Father Baike's church in Cairns on the Christmas days."
It does not seem for him to go on pretending.
"Yes, you did. Good you remember it even a little. The fight was between about five of you and a group of young guys in Cairns. Could you explain what kind of trouble happened there then?"
"Well, I see, ... While I was listening to Father Baike's preach in the church, my colleagues were drinking in a pub. It seems they began a quarrel or something with young guys in Cairns. Then both of them probably hit each other at last. One of my colleagues ran into the church and requested a help to me in my vague memory..."
"And then?"
"I imagine I went there, talked to the local guys unwillingly and managed to reach some compromise. That's about all in my memory."
"Was it? Your talk is a little different from what I heard. Wasn't it more dangerous?"
"No, not any more, ..."
It cannot be a pleasant memory in Kyozo's mind. He blinks.
"When you ran into the open space, how many local guys were there in your memory?"
"Maybe four or five?"
Kyozo pretends to make sure of his remembrance.
"No, it was not. I hear they were about twice of your colleagues. A fist fight began in the open space, you see. Some guys of your side were bleeding, when you cried something in a loud voice toward the strongest-looking local guy."
Father Rogers says with a gesture.
"You offerred one to one to the guy as far as they say. You told him like this. If I lose, you can do anything to me. But if I win, I want all of you to be friends again forgetting everything."
Mrs. Misumi is now entirely a listener forgetting the interpretation to Kuma.
"I wonder if it was so. I don't remember it quite well because it was long time ago, ..."
The two Fathers go on to take turns to talk, paying no attention to Kyozo's embarrassed attitude. The whole talk is only in English, so Kuma must never understand anything. But she seems to catch some atmosphere of what they are talking about.
"The local young guys accepted your offer saying, 'fine'. Your guys were all exhausted and silent since they mostly did not understand English, right?"
"....."
"Though the local guys accepted, they could have easily guessed the result before the fight. They seemed to be surprised and even had a pity on you. That's because you were small and did not look strong. Australians never side with the strong. Australians are never cowards."
Kyozo agrees at this moment looking like a young guy those days and says.
"I know it well."
"Then you and the strongest-looking guy began to fight. Surely both of your arms are only hands and feet."
"....."
Kyozo looks speechless, probably thinking in a surprise that such a matter is in their memory even now.
"The guys concerned at that time told us like this. The two of you glared at each other for a while. Though both were in a boxing form at first, then you immediately took some posture like karate style or something strange. Am I right?"
Kyozo answers a little in excuse.
"The guy was so tall and large. No punch from my boxing seemed to be useful, and once the guy's punch would hit me, that should be the end. So I may have made a quick decision, ..."
"Yes, quick decision. Wasn't it when he was about to stand ready again? You ran into him in a straight line and hit his chest with the clenched fist, right? He lost the balance raising his big fist in a growl. This guy told us so."
"I don't think I did such a terrible thing to him. I admit I actually did something intending to hit in the pit of his stomach. I did it weakly in my memory, ..."
The then young guy is remembering the sick and tired stage.
"I am sorry about that bad thing even now. I was unfair. It may have been better that I lost, because he and they must have done any further thing. I don't forget about what they did after he came to life. I am sure we don't imitate them no matter how much we try."
"Fight is absolutely a bad thing. But his attitude after the fight made us feel saved. He came to life by your 'katsu' (the way to come back to life) and sits up by your help, then immediately offered you his hand, didn't he? He looked embarrassed, though."
The touch of that handshake seems to have come out to Kyozo. He nods again and again.
"It was a pleasant handshake to me. I was really glad."
"Perhaps still painful, he looked winced. They remember well that you dusted his clothes earnestly. They know your behavior was from friendly consideration not in a winning manner."
"It was natural to me, but I appreciate their thought. Thanks a lot."
The then young guy looks relaxed now.
"Father Baike was watching all of the happening in the open space from a distance. He said he was surprised. Since it was terrible to him, he was about to cry 'Someone, help stop them!'. However, they say he had a queer comment that your way to fight was fast and beautiful. He also praised the rival a lot saying he was a nice guy."
"I am truly sorry for him."
"After the fight, all the guys of both sides got togeter to the two fighters and shook hands every each other. Therefore, the local people praise all of you saying the last scene was marvelous."
"I never expected such kind of ending, so I was truly glad. Sure enough, they are Christians. Without this peaceful ending, Father Baike would never have allowed us."

Kyozo now has clear remembrance that the Japanese guys including him became more friendly with the local guys.
Father Rogers says.
"Yes, they say Father Baike referred to this happening happily until he died, also saying Kyozo was a good boy. Now sometimes we talk about it and say you were a gentleman of Japan."

4. Father Baike

The talk among the three is going on forever.
Father O'connor grins looking at his memo and is about to refer to the story related to Kyozo's faltering speech at the church in Cairns. But the time has passed too much.
Father Ogushi finally decides to say, "Well, it's time for us to say goodbye."
The two Fathers from Cairns, with deep wish to talk more, stood up straight, prayed to God, firmly shook hands with Kyozo, and returned.

The above happened in a remote village of no relationship with foreigners, so its rumor spread all over there.
"I hear Kyozo talked in English. True."
"The foreigners were Fathers, weren't they? Very tall."
"Where are they from?"
"I hear they are from Australia. It may have some relationship with the days Kyozo once worked in Arafura Sea."
"......"

Kyozo has a different idea about religion. Though he has belonged to the Protestant church in Shingu since his return from Arafura Sea all right, his house is equipped with a family Buddhist alter. Kuma changes water and burns incense sticks everyday, and the couple together pray before it. Their family supports Soto Sect temple, Zen Buddhism.

In the alcove, a household Shinto alter is displayed with a hanging scroll of the God of Amaterasu-ohmikami and also a cross.

Kyozo is willing to go to Konko-kyo religious church, a main religion of Miwasaki residents.
He is also friendly with people of other religions like Seicho-no-ie and Tenri-kyo.

Each religion had its argument and sometimes persuaded him to get rid of other religions, but Kyozo did not mind anything, sticking to various religions impartially in his own way until his death.