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...
I thought you were like me, 
a sad person with nothing going for you.
ظننت أنّك شخص مثلي، شخص 
.بائس لا يملك أيّ شيء
Ich dachte, du wärst erbärmlich wie ich
und hättest nichts.
Creía que eras tan lamentable como yo.
Por eso permití que te quedaras.
Creía que eras tan patético como yo.
Tu sais,
Senti, io...
Eu achei que você era como eu,
uma pessoa sem nada e digna de pena,
Я думала, что ты, как и я, жалкий
человек, у которого ничего нет,