Setsu's unconventional mother, Sawamura Umeko, has suddenly descended and forced him to enroll at Umezono Academy. In helping to assemble a shamisen which has lain long disused, he meets Maeda Shuri, a girl in the same grade as him. While all this is going on, Setsu reunites with his older brother, who he hasn't seen in a while, and they play shamisen together...
Not being able to attend
 high school in Aomori
أقصد عدم مقدرته على ارتياد ثانويّة في أوموري
Dass er in Aomori nicht zur Schule konnte,
weil er sich um seinen Opa kümmerte.
No pudo asistir a clases en Aomori,
ya que estaba cuidado a su abuelo.
No pudo asistir a clase en Aomori
Quand je pense qu’il a quitté le lycée
pour soigner son grand-père…
In fondo non ha potuto frequentare
 le superiori ad Aomori
Bom, porque ele não podia ir pro colégio em Aomori
Он не смог ходить в школу в Аомори,