The tropical summer continues unabated. Shinji, the adopted son, goes to Tokyo to become a working adult, and returns home after about three years. Mio, who has lost her husband, lives alone and is overjoyed to be reunited with Shinji, but Shinji seems somewhat lost. He seems to have been rejected, both emotionally and physically hurt. To encourage Shinji, Mio hugs him tightly, sweating profusely, but as Shinji's head rests against her chest, Mio becomes acutely aware of her own female identity…
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