A mute custodian, a blind pianist, and a gambler navigate love, sacrifice, and redemption through interconnected lives.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Silent Rescue
Aoi saves Mika from suicide and later assists her after a car accident leaves her blind. Despite her despair, Mika undergoes surgery and resolves to continue her piano journey.
Key Events
Roof Rescue — Aoi saves Mika from jumping and she leaves a chime behind.
Location: College Roof
Car Accident — Mika is hit by a car and loses her eyesight, devastating her piano career.
Location: Street
Lecture Hall Meeting — Aoi helps Mika access the hall for practice, and she mistakes him for a student.
Location: Old Lecture Hall
Secrets and Substitutions
Aoi takes a night job to play piano for Yuma, while Mika gradually recovers and reconnects with both men. A day trip reveals hidden truths about Yuma's identity.
Key Events
Lecture Hall Meeting — Aoi helps Mika access the hall for practice, and she mistakes him for a student.
Location: Old Lecture Hall
Eye Surgery — Mika undergoes surgery and regains arm sensation, deciding to continue piano.
Location: Hospital
Piano Arrangement — Aoi agrees to play piano for Yuma in exchange for payment.
Location: Casino
Junkyard Job — Aoi takes on a night job at a junkyard to fund the piano arrangement.
Location: Junkyard
Day Trip Revelation — During a day trip, Mika reveals to Yuma that she knew he was the piano player.
Location: Outskirts
Violence and Sacrifice
Aoi discovers Yuma and Mika's romance and is heartbroken. Keisuke's retaliation leads to a kidnapping, where Yuma is brutally injured and Aoi takes the fall.
Key Events
Day Trip Revelation — During a day trip, Mika reveals to Yuma that she knew he was the piano player.
Location: Outskirts
The Kiss — Aoi walks in on Yuma kissing Mika, leaving him heartbroken.
Location: Private Space
Casino Retaliation — Keisuke pays the casino to rough up Yuma due to extortion suspicions.
Location: Casino
Apology and Kidnapping — Yuma apologizes to Mika, and they are both kidnapped shortly after.
Location: Street
Warehouse Attack — A gangster stabs Yuma in the hand to ruin his piano career.
Location: Abandoned Warehouse
Aoi's Counterattack — Aoi arrives and fights the gangsters using his combat training.
Location: Abandoned Warehouse
Pipe Incident — Mika swings a pipe at a gangster but accidentally hits Yuma.
Location: Abandoned Warehouse
Aoi's Arrest — Aoi takes full responsibility for the attack and is arrested by police.
Location: Warehouse Exterior
Message Relay — Keisuke relays Aoi's message to Mika, telling her to forget him.
Location: Unknown
Reunion at the Dock
Two years later, Mika achieves her debut with Yuma's help and learns Aoi's location. A dangerous truck incident forces their reunion, culminating in a heartfelt kiss.
Key Events
Message Relay — Keisuke relays Aoi's message to Mika, telling her to forget him.
Location: Unknown
Hospital Vigil — Mika visits the recuperating Yuma and asks to stay by his side.
Location: Hospital
Professional Debut — Two years later, Mika makes her debut as a professional pianist with Yuma's help.
Location: Concert Hall
Location Revealed — Yuma divulges Aoi's current whereabouts to Mika despite not wanting to lose her.
Location: Hospital
Dock Search — Mika searches for Aoi at the ship cleaning dock, but he hides from her.
Location: Dock
Truck Rescue — Mika is almost hit by a truck while hearing Aoi's chime, and Aoi saves her.
Location: Dock Road
Final Reunion — Aoi and Mika share a kiss as they are finally reunited after years apart.
Location: Dock
Story Breakdown
Silent Beginnings — Introduction to Aoi's silence and Mika's despair following a traumatic event.
Roof Rescue — Aoi intervenes to save Mika from jumping.
Chime Gift — Mika leaves a symbolic chime behind.
Car Accident — Mika loses her sight and faces career ruin.
Musical Deception — Aoi enters the piano world through a financial arrangement with Yuma.
Piano Substitute — Aoi agrees to play for Yuma for money.
Junkyard Job — Aoi works nights to fund the arrangement.
Lecture Hall Meeting — Mika and Aoi reconnect under a misunderstanding.
Hidden Truths — Secrets surface during a group outing, shifting interpersonal dynamics.
Day Trip Revelation — Mika admits she knew Yuma's secret identity.
The Kiss — Aoi witnesses Yuma and Mika's romantic moment.
Jealousy — Aoi retreats emotionally after the discovery.
Violent Turn — External threats escalate as Keisuke's suspicion triggers a chain of violence.
Casino Retaliation — Keisuke hires enforcers to attack Yuma.
Warehouse Kidnapping — Yuma and Mika are abducted by gangsters.
Hand Stabbing — A gangster cripples Yuma's piano hand.
Sacrifice and Separation — Aoi takes the blame for the warehouse incident, forcing a painful separation.
Aoi's Arrest — Aoi surrenders to police to protect others.
Message Relay — Keisuke delivers Aoi's farewell to Mika.
Hospital Vigil — Mika chooses to stay with the injured Yuma.
Two Years Later — Time passes, careers evolve, and paths finally cross again.
Professional Debut — Mika performs publicly with Yuma's support.
Dock Search — Mika tracks Aoi to his new workplace.
Truck Rescue — Aoi saves Mika from a vehicle, breaking his silence.
Final Reunion — Aoi and Mika share a kiss, resolving their separation.
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
