The cicadas' chirps never cease this summer, and this year, I took advantage of my vacation to go back to my hometown. I prayed to my mother at the Buddhist altar, exchanged a few words with my father, and headed to the park where I was to meet my best friend, Takashi. As I was looking at the lake and enjoying the sunset, I was suddenly tapped on the shoulder. I turned around and saw Nao I had always had a crush on in my school days, standing there. She is now Takashi's wife. They invited me to dinner at their home. Little did I know that the hands of the clock that had stopped in my school days would start moving again...