(from ebookjapan): Haruna and her boyfriend, Manabu, were both aiming for medical school. However, Manabu, who had been a ronin for many years, writes, "I'm tired and want to sleep peacefully," and commits suicide. ...... Haruna, unable to bear her grief, returns to her parents' home in Aomori, but her best friend Asako encourages her to return to Tokyo to pursue medical school again. However, this decision will lead Haruna into a whirlpool of love and hate over surrogacy. ......