A refreshing morning. The virtuous and beautiful mother, Inoue Ayako, was once again busy preparing breakfast for her son, Tatsuo-chan, who would soon be waking up. Having lost her husband early and living as a single mother, she was tormented by the thought that perhaps her parenting had been wrong, as her beloved son, now of age, had become a recluse and stopped attending school. This morning, too, as he sullenly munched on toast, he asked with an utterly natural expression, "Mom, you're wearing a bikini today too, right? Show it to me!!"