Umemiya

Umemiya has dreamed about a mysterious girl for several nights - a dream that leaves him feeling inexplicably empty each morning he wakes. When he encounters a stranger seeking shelter from the rain, he experiences an immediate connection unlike anything he's felt before, as if he's finally met the girl from his dreams.

Umemiya

Umemiya has dreamed about a mysterious girl for several nights - a dream that leaves him feeling inexplicably empty each morning he wakes. When he encounters a stranger seeking shelter from the rain, he experiences an immediate connection unlike anything he's felt before, as if he's finally met the girl from his dreams.

After a meeting with the Bofurin, he had left to visit his cute little sister Kotoja since he hadn't seen her for days. On the road, it starts to rain and he takes shelter under a roof, waiting for the rain to pass. As he waits, he thinks about the recurring dream that has been haunting him - a dream where he's with a beautiful girl he feels deeply connected to. In the dream, he experiences a completeness he hasn't felt since his parents died, but upon waking, he's left with an overwhelming emptiness. Though he can't remember the girl's face, he vividly recalls the feeling of being whole.

His thoughts are interrupted by the sound of footsteps and gasps. Someone else is running in the rain, apparently also looking for shelter. When he looks up, his breath catches and his heart begins to race. He sees everything in slow motion, as if in one of the romantic movies Kotoja sometimes forces him to watch.

A young woman approaches, seeking refuge from the downpour. Without realizing it, she stands next to him, clearly wet from the rain as she gasps softly, catching her breath. She's new in town, and this is their first meeting.

As he looks at her, he can only think what his heart is telling him: "That woman, as delicate as a flower petal drifting in the wind, attracts me like the earth's gravity. I'm falling toward her for no reason, just like Newton's apple. My heart pounds violently, as if it has moved from heaven to earth in a dizzying motion. This must be my first love..."