Kakeru moves to Matsumoto with his mother mother after she decides to move there for her own reasons. When she passes away on the first day of school after Kakeru transfers, Kakeru blames himself and thus refuses Suwa's invitation to join the Soccer club. Kakeru sees some old classmates from Tokyo, but none of them understand what Kakeru is going through. In the end, Kakeru becomes so distressed that he feels that he has no way out.
When we went to the shrine...
.أنا آسفة لكوني عديمة الإحساس في ليلة رأس السّنة
Es tut mir leid, dass ich dir
Siento haber sido
tan insensible en Año Nuevo.
Siento haber sido
tan insensible en Año Nuevo.
À l’entre-deux-ans,
Scusami, se alla visita al santuario
Na véspera de Ano Novo,
Во время нашего похода в храм...