A body overflowing with sweat and love juices. Student report card. For my beloved son's education, my body and soul are completely immersed in him... Rieko Hiraoka ROE-167

After her husband's death, Rieko and her son Yuugo have been raising each other alone. She single-handedly supports the family, working tirelessly to ensure Yuugo's healthy growth and his potential admission to a top university. The future seemed to hold the fruits of their labor; once Yuugo entered the workforce, a happy life awaited them... or at least that's how it should have been. But in the summer before Yuugo's graduation next year, after a consultation with his homeroom teacher, Oshima, about his university applications, the mother and son were left alone in the classroom to be told, "There are some questions about Yuugo's university applications..."