Flowers can only grow when it rains.
All Takeshi Katou wanted was a quiet life. After leaving the military behind, he became a teacher in the rural town of Gero, Japan. But the weight of a single decision, one that left scars deeper than any wound, still follows him. But the past doesn’t let go so easily.

His students each fight their own battles. Ayaka Ikehara, a girl who hides behind silence, draws Takeshi into her struggles of isolation, bullying, and guilt.

As Takeshi steps on their battlefields, he is forced to confront his own. Can a broken soldier find forgiveness, and can his students find the strength to overcome their hardships?
A quiet yet heartfelt story about loss, resilience, and the fragile bonds that connect us.