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The narrative unfolds with Sukiko's routine journey home alongside her best friend, Yoshi Kazuya. With her camera in hand, Sukiko captures the vibrancy of life around her, including candid moments with Yoshi. However, her world takes a sharp turn when she encounters her older stepsister, Tomi Kawakami, who is seen with a boy Sukiko secretly admires, Toshio Shinoda. Overcome by jealousy yet striving to maintain composure, Sukiko’s emotions run wild when, in a tragic twist of fate, a steel cross from an under-construction building strikes Tomi. The consequent shock and horror are crystallized in a haunting moment — Sukiko drops her camera, which snaps pictures of the aftermath, sealing her fate in a tragic cycle of grief.