The protagonist, a Japanese doctor, is motivated by human principles to aid an enemy during battle. The protagonist of the tale is a doctor who treats a seriously injured enemy soldier. He notices the white man in serious condition who desperately needs the doctor's aid because he is a doctor and because he is a human being. He doesn't want to help him though because the man was from a rival nation. He feels betrayed toward his land if he treats the white man badly. But after deciding to turn the man over to the police, he feels unqualified to continue doing his job.