The Kurino family lost their husband several years ago and have been making ends meet with just Yoko's meager earnings. Naturally, they couldn't stay in the house they used to live in, so the mother and son moved to a certain countryside home. However, as if mocking them, the Kurino family's appliances started breaking down one after another. "The air conditioner broke again!" The season was mid-summer... the scorching sun beat down mercilessly into the house... Although the two never lost their smiles, Yoko's body glistening with sweat caught the eye of her son, Daisuke...
