ʻO ka protagonist nui ʻo Tsurumi Asuta. 17 makahiki, makahiki 2 kula kiʻekiʻe. E hana ana ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he mea kuke kuke ma Tsurumi-ya, mālama ʻia e kona makuakāne. I kekahi lā ua ʻā aʻela ke ahi ma Tsurumi-ya, no ka pono o ka pahi aloha a kona makuakāne ʻo 'Santoku Houchou' ua holo hou ʻo ia i loko e kiʻi i ka pahi a pēlā i loaʻa ai kona hopena. Ma mua o kona ʻike ʻana ua ala ʻo ia i kahi ʻano ʻike ʻole. A laila ua hoʻouka ʻia ʻo ia e kekahi holoholona e like me ka puaʻa akā ua hoʻopakele ke kaikamahine i kapa ʻia ʻo Aifa, no ka poʻe o Morihen. ʻO ia ka manawa i ʻike ai aia ʻo ia ma ke ao ʻokoʻa.
