# 未来へ向けた挑戦　(21) ー　#戦争を聞いて(11) ー　伯母が戦い抜いた「家」という名の地獄？　　(英語版) ー　The 11th War: A Life in a House Called Hell

I have told ten stories about the Great War. But this 11th story is about my aunt. It was a war within a house—cruel, hidden, and impossible to escape.
1. The Mask of Wealth and the Rot Within
She was beautiful and married into a wealthy family. But the family was rotten inside. Her father-in-law brought syphilis into the house. Her mother-in-law’s baby died, covered in spots. To fill that "hole," they took in an orphan. That boy became my aunt’s husband. This was the dark reality of the house.
2. Forced Labor and Lost Motherhood
Both my aunt and uncle were "outsiders" with no blood connection to the family. They were merely tools to keep the family name alive. My aunt was forced to work day and night, both in the house and at the factory. Under terrible bullying, she was not even allowed to hold her own children. The children were sent away and grew up without a mother's love. The home was like a forced labor camp.
3. A Battlefield Beyond the Air Raids
She survived the firestorms of the Osaka air raids. But what waited for her was not peace; it was constant attack from her own family. Her husband  had no hobbies. He only worked and escaped into cigarette smoke. It was not just tobacco that ruined his lungs. It was the "poison" the house kept breathing out.
Conclusion: The 11th War Diary
People say the war ended in 1945. That is a lie. My aunt’s war continued until the day she died. It was a lonely battle, hidden in history, ending only after years of endless cruelty.  Sadly enough, she herself had teased her son’s wife.

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