flowers of the afterlife

After I finish praying, I slowly turn around. “Were you there…?” \"Captain...\" The second lieutenant calls out to me with concern. \"What\'s the matter, Lieutenant...\" ``The captain...he seemed to be shaking for some reason... This flower is scary... It seems like it\'s beckoning...\" The lieutenant\'s eyes are moist. ``...I\'m not going anywhere without you. I was reporting to my father, who was an admiral.\" \"Father\'s...\" The second lieutenant\'s face fell a little at my words. \"Please let me pray too...\" The second lieutenant stood next to me and put his hands together towards my father.