Takumi
En la región de Asuka, que es la cuna del Japón, hace mucho tiempo vivían los que disfrutaban del placer de la espera. En la actualidad, la gente ha perdido la capacidad de sentir ese placer, no es capaz de valorar el presente y se aferra a la ilusión de que las cosas evolucionan según un plan específico para cada uno. Hace mucho tiempo, la gente pensaba que en las montañas de Unebi, Miminashi y Kagu moraban los dioses. En esa época, un poderoso hombre de negocios había comparado esas montañas con una batalla que se libraba en su propio corazón. Las montañas eran una expresión del karma humano.
Catering
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...
