Burdened with her father's company debt, Aoi became Ryoji's wife, constantly tormented by guilt and unable to feel her husband's love. Their trip to a southern island, meant to be an escape, became the beginning of new suffering. On the island, Ryoji forced himself on her, plunging Aoi deeper into anxiety and despair. Yet, whenever she obeyed his commands, Ryoji showed her more affection than ever before. His actions planted within her a new seed of hope and pleasure. Under the sun, she gradually reclaimed her body and began walking a new path.