The novel opens with a conversation between Hiroshi and Mina. Hiroshi tells Mina that he wants her to join the school's women's club, but Mina tells him that she will have to wait until she has more time to make up her mind about joining the club. Mina tells Hiroshi that she wants him to join her, but he tells her that it is in Hiroshi's best interest for her not to do so
The novel opens with a conversation between Hiroshi and Mina. Hiroshi tells Mina that he wants her to join the school's women's club, but Mina tells him that she will have to wait until she has more time to make up her mind about joining the club. Mina tells Hiroshi that she wants him to join her, but he tells her that it is in Hiroshi's best interest for her not to do so