Includes six short stories. Story 1, Forest of the Ice Needles: a middle school student just wants a normal life, but his cultish mother is determined to raise him as she sees fit. Throw in a mysterious boy and...

Aoi is 25 years old this year. She works every day at her father's mechanic shop. One day, Kaburagi, a professional baseball player, comes to the factory to have his car repaired. Aoi, who has no interest in...

One day, high school student Yamato Tsukishiro meets Tomoaki Uchida, who is coughing violently in the infirmary. Uchida has had asthma since childhood, and unlike his delicate appearance, he is good at swimming...