Kurokawa, a high school student in Hiroshima, who discovers that his always-smiling classmate Shiraki has been selling his body to survive. One day, Kurokawa finds Shiraki in a blood- stained shirt after an altercation with a client. Shocked and empathetic, Kurokawa decides to help Shiraki by suggesting they run away together. They impulsively head to the ocean, where Shiraki had always wanted to go.
Giju's life is marred by the tragic kidnapping and death of his beloved younger sister, Yuju. In an attempt to cope with his overwhelming grief and guilt, Giju retreats into metaphysical thoughts, convincing himself of alternative realities to escape the painful truth of her death. This denial leads him to bizarre and abstract coping mechanisms, including envisioning Yuju as a little bird trapped in a box, a metaphor that symbolizes his desperate wish to keep her memory alive.
Yoseob, a typically quiet and composed high school student, who is arrested for stabbing eight people. The narrative delves into whether he truly committed the crime and explores his obsessive love for his older brother, Jaeha.
Hanbun Ageru