• Bastian isn't real. Bastian was made up by Mika when she got pregnant because she didn't remember who the father was. • Bastian is just a name Mika made up, because Michi’s real father is someone in town. • Bastian is a deadbeat who has never once paid child support. • Bastian at least tried to send Michi a birthday present or something every few years. • Bastian actually wanted to be in Michiko’s life, but Mika wouldn’t let him. • Bastian is buried in Mika’s backyard somewhere. • Bastian was “taken care of” by Aiko Miyaki, who called in a favor to a relative in the Yakuza. • Bastian never even knew Mika was knocked up. She never told him.