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.
Well, there is a place on Earth that 
some people theorize is a black hole.
Aber es gibt schon
einen Ort, an dem man
Aunque dicen que hay sitios en la Tierra
que son agujeros negros.
Aunque dicen que hay sitios en la Tierra
que son agujeros negros.
Sur Terre, on pense 
qu’il existe des trous noirs.
C'è un posto sulla Terra
che si pensa sia un buco nero.
На Земле есть одно место, которое
по некоторым теориям является чёрной дырой.