Kenji was born as the second of three brothers. To his mother, Tsubaki, he always seemed like the easy, low-maintenance child... But one spring, everything changed. His older brother got a job and moved out, his younger brother entered a boarding school, and his father was transferred for work, leaving him to live alone. Suddenly, the once lively house became quiet, and Tsubaki was overwhelmed by a sense of loss... Seeing his mother like this, Kenji felt a mix of frustration and emptiness, feeling that she only ever worried about his brothers. Driven by a desire to monopolize his mother's affection, he began to...
